Laredo Times (Newspaper) - October 8, 1943, Laredo, Texas J V i T ffi TV 4 Day 8 not be lies shall 19:9- Clark s Army Battles To Reach Volturo River Where Germans Dig In For Stand 62ND YEAR No. 101 12 PAGES OCTOBER 8, 1943 PRICE 5c Nuevo Laredo Mayor Enforces Ceiling To Be Here With Opera Quartette October 15 CORN GRAIN SOLD metropolitan opera prima who will be here with the National Operatic Quartette the evening of October 15 to open the Laredo Civic Music Association concert President J. James Richter Pictures of Civic Music Artists on Page 7.) Following the filing of a complaint against a grocery store on Victoria street in Nuevo Laredo by inspectors of a Nuevo Laredo grocer was arrested and held on charges of violating the recent ceiling price The charges filed against the man was that of hoarding 97 sacks of corn and selling it at 45 centavos a Following a Mayor Pedro Gonzalez ordered the corn confiscated and the grocer fined one thousand This together with other smaller number of sacks are being sold by the city at the rate of 24 centavos a According to the all hoarded foods confiscated are to be sold at ceiling prices by the city The Nuevo Laredo city hall yesterday was filled to overflowing with persons buying the corn of which there is a scarcity Heads of Salvation Army In Laredo Legion Seeks to Keep Flag Flying rice GREAT Nuevo Laredo Mayor Takes Direct Action Against Hoarding On Buildings Here PROGRAMS SIGNED City and county officials will be asked to keep the American flag flying daily over the city hall and court house the American Legion voted last night at its semimonthly meeting at Legion The Legionnaires also voted to ask owners of the larger buildings to arrange to keep I L P 11 j F F L m mm & 0mm MILTON Sergeant Russell Love Back From Two * Battles With 7 Decoration PROCLAMATION like all other com having among its residents those who through no fault of their own - find themselves in need of Laredo having been served for many years by an organization which is skilled in identifying those deserving of assistance Since this organization - thr Army must have f with which to Because every citizen of Laredo benefits directly or indirectly by the activities of the Salvation A m V CHARLES E. Laredo insurance who was elected president of the chamber of commerce at the annual meeting of the directors A. R. Hunt was elected vice president and P. H. Stanford re-elected Renken Says Fire Hugh S Week Mayor of the City of - do hereby set aside and A proclaim Saturday - the 9th of SALVATION ARMY DAY all citizens are I George Renken has announced pear from DELLA NATIONAL OPERATIC QUARTETTE I That's the roll call on J I names and units at the top of concert and music roll which will be on the Laredo Civic Music Association this season starting October 15, II President J. James Richter i announced There's a probability that a fifth concert will be Richter With largest membership budget in its history the local Civic Music Association was able to reach out this year and take the cream of the concert world Jan top - bracket Vivian Delia personality soprano whom all radio fans swear by as one of the very finest voices on the Joseph violin wizard and the National Operatic The quartette is a four in one bringing four outstanding two men and two ALLIED Oct. 8-(ffl-Battling in heavy rain and Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark's Army has forged ahead and reached the Volturno the German defense line north of on a 16-mile front from Capua to the Allied headquarters announced Captured in advance were on the south side of the where there is an important and Castel Volturno at the river 97 airline miles from the main town on the Mazoni plain on which the first phase of Gen. Clark's battle for Rome is being is 17 north of Naples and 106 straight-line miles southeast of the Italian It was taken in a 10-mile advance along the via one of the two main roads from Naples to The other is the Apian the On the where the British Eighth Army was fighting another battle on the approaches to the side door to the Italian Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery's forces beat back more fierce German took the offensive and occupied an important high area above Termoli along the Six German divisions were now fighting along the Italian front in fierce In their first sweep into American Lightning fighters of the Northwest African Air Forces destroyed a number of parked planes on the ground at on the coast of the Gulf of on Page 4.) PEDRO GONZALEZ Russia Expands Three Dnieper Bridgeheads Oct. 8-UB-The Red pressing its new surprise autumn offensive all the way from White Russia to the Black was reported today expanding its three bridgeheads west of the Dnieper particularly the one below Kiev which threatened to cave in Germany's entire eastern With Fire Prevention Week women and will be the first on coming to a Fire Chief the concert series and will that the campaign has given ex- October 15. With the National Operatic MRS. ATKINS By JIM FALVELLA Wearing the purple heart for wounds inflicted during two battles in which he had engaged in the North African Technical Sergeant Russell E. 36, son of the late Everett prominent onion grower and - - - Laredo - NEW Oct. 8 Newsman port of this International results the Department ization which devotes its entire answered but one fire Quartette will be efforts to prevent undeserved alarm which registered no grand opera prima shows that preventable Russell fires can be eliminated to a Winifred I have hereunto signed my name the Chief and of the Ford Sunday Hour officially and caused the Seal of then gave the following and Jess rising young T- to be im- ' Lighted matches and smokes suffering in our own IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF of the the City of Laredo pressed hereon this the 8th day of 1943 HUGH S. CLUCK ana wno is a native oi is nome on T I furlough while recuperating from the injuries but TeteT plans going back into service before Love who was inducted army service May 12, 1942, from was assigned to a infantry Division and was sent overseas in the fall of 1942, where he was under command of Lieut. General and served in the North African During the battle of Tunisia he received a wound m the when a piece of iron was taken from his right lung after he was put in a hospital near the About three months later he was on Page 11.) foreign died yesterday while visiting A. R. GARCIA City Richter states that since the should be put out before thrown concert season opens soon after keep them away from the recent posters will and do not smoke in not be available for the first Keep waste He urged everybody ers and oily rags away the to keep the October 15, in Front line dispatches to the army newspaper Red Star said the major crossing of he Dnieper south of 50 miles below the Ukrainian capital city of which may prove to be one of the decisive operations of the caught the enemy by surprise and was carried out in four hours under the cover of Russian forces which formed the wedge in the vaunted Dnieper line were reported already to have on Page 11.) Servando de la Garza Dies In Mexico City Servando C. de la 52, son of Mrs. S. de la Garza and the late Servando de la Garza of and who was a native of died in Mexico City Wednesday afternoon when he suffered a heart attack two hours after an on Page 11.) on Page 4.) Degree Knights To I The Laredo Optimists Club at their weekly luncheon meeting at the Hamilton Hotel Thursday received an invitation from the district governor of Optimist International to have a representative at a meeting to be held in Wimberly Saturday and Sunday for taking action on the on Page 4.) RAF Blasts Three Big German Cities - Oct. 8-(#1-Ranging over a great area of Germany last a powerful Royal Air Force bomber fleet pounded three important German cities and Heavy cloud formations vented full observation of the results of the RAF an i ii Air Ministry communique but the German radio announced Hiat was inflicted on where the jj of eight mainline rivals its industries in as Besides blasting the three im- fortant German British lanes laid mines in enemy 11 i 8 and the Air Ministry said seven aircraft were missing the night's extensive i Germany news a broadcast recorded by the Press said that important city north of city was also a target rof Nazi bombers during the Madrid Group Scored By Mexico Labor MEXICO Oct. 8. - Mexican Workers Confederation today said an article in the Madrid Falange criticizing Mexican Foreign and religious policies represented for intervention in Mexican domestic The newspaper's criticism of collaboration with the United States a distinct stamp of which reveals its true the confederation said in a press The Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus will serve as an honor guard to His Bishop at the Solemn Pontifical Field Mass to be held on the post office at 8 o'clock Sunday October 10, according to Henri Faithful Navigator of Laredo Assembly of the Fourth members of the Fourth Degree are urged to be at the Mercy Hospital at 7:45 Sunday in the full regalia of that said Continuing he Mass is being offered at the request of Laredo Council and Laredo Assembly as our part in the celebration of Discovery and also as our public prayer for the victory of our and for a just and lasting We urge every Knight of Columbus in Laredo to be present and receive Communion at the Mass. We also request that every Fourth Degree be present in full regalia to serve as a guard of honor to the Special seats will be reserved on Page 4.) Be Field Mass Honor Guard i i Daily W a shin Merry Qo Round BY DREW PEARSON PREW PEARSON'S PROMOTED BETTER U. S. VIEW i TOWARD OBSERVER BELIEVE From the Washington Bureau By TRUMAN FELT Sept. 30-During the month that elapsed between Sumner resignation and its announcement by the White with the appointment of Edward R. lis the new undersecretary of the outstanding development in policy has been the succession of closer with This change in almost simultaneously with the outburst of the Secretary Hull against Drew Pearson for his charges of anti-Russian followed by a presidential rebuke of Unprecedented obviously aimed at the same The official State Department view of that the harges were there never has been any trouble and on Page 12,), Save Regularly The Grocery Stores Listed They Are Consistently Bringing You Better Quality And Read the Grocery Sections Thursday and Friday in The Laredo Make a list of the Shop for the RAMIREZ Cash Store WIGGLY STORES Red and White Food Store Salvation Army Nears Goal Tucker Says At a meeting of Salvation Army drive workers called last night by drive O. A. it was learned that or more than half the quota has been With still to be Mayor Hugh Cluck has proclaimed October 9th, set aside as Salvation Army Booths pretty will be located at various spots in the down town and every one will have the opportunity to subscribe to the Those who have not been contacted personally by drive workers are urged to exchange a dollar for a Salvation Army pin at one of these In addition to the you'll get that good feeling that results from knowing you have helped along a vital program of emergency If you won't be in town please call 868 and ask Major Atkins to come for your Your contribution will be Miss Gray to Leave Laredo USO For California Miss Elizabeth the ans director of the National Catholic Community Service of who has been in Laredo since last Spring as the womens director of the Laredo has received orders to report for duty in the western region with headquarters at the in Los Calif. Miss Gray will spend a vacation in Laredo next week then leave for her new Her successor in Laredo has not yet been B. G. Salinas Gives Statement On War Fund In answer to various inquiries with respect to the opening of the National War Fund the following was issued by B. G. Chairman of the Webb County American Red American Red Cross and the National and Community War Funds carry on separate drives and independent activities but they supplement each other and are united in the will to In accordance with the decision of the President's War Relief Control the Red Cross will conduct its 1944 War Fund next March while the National War Fund campaign is being held this The Red Cross wishes the National War Fund leaders every success their in Rayburn for VP Oct. 8 - L. Mendel Rivers and Wright Patman want Speaker Sam for the 1944 democratic vice presidential They said last is the man for vice don't know what my state will but personally I'm for Sam Rayburn for vice And here's saluting Mr. and Mrs. Reyes Ortiz upon their wedding And a bow to Minerva upon her And it's too bad Tony is too busy to continue as trainer of the Tigers and he'll be Manuel Carillo of Laredo and Manuel Carillo of Mexico City bumping into each other this time at the Optimist And make yourself happy by getting a present to Mrs. Peter Leyendecker Jr. to be given to a at the USO bring tomorrow And Rancher Walter Nicholson waiting around buf not for evening Who is Dr. Graham backing in the World And we are not hinting for a Your wisecrack would been used in this space if wc had heard you make it and ii been Londo 1 n Gets Worst Raid Two Years Oct. 8-Iff)-London suffered its heaviest raid in two years at the hands the German air force last night as RAF bombers staged their fifth air assault of the month on targets inside The raid on the British capital came early while streets were still thronged with The Air Ministry announced an unspecified number of casualties from bombs dropped over a wide area of the metropolis by a of enemy planes that succeeded in penetrating the anti-aircraft East Anglia and Southeast Britain also were visited by the German Two enemy aircraft were shot in the London The last large scale German attack on London was on Mav 5, 1941. While last night's raid was neither damage nor casualties were comparable to the toll exacted almost nightly two years American soldiers and civilians recently arrived in London on street corners to watch their first raid Britons and others who have been through previous heavy aerial attacks headed for As great searchlights swept the sky and the defense barrages increased in British night fighters went up to meet the High overhead formations of the big RAF bombers headed for the continent also were picked up by the Although crowded residential areas in London suffered damage from enemy there was no report of military targets being Volcano Threatens Cane Crops MEXICO Oct. 8.- Sugar cane and rice crops valued at are threatened with destruction in Michoacan State because ashes from Paricutin Volcano have clogged irrigation Gen. Lazaro Cardenas reported today after a tour of the Cardenas recommended that the national irrigation commission and the Michoacan government take emergency measures to save the Two Pronged Allied Off en sive Readied the Jap By DEWITT MACKENZIE Associated Press War Analyst Events in Asia and the Pacific emphasize the steady approach of a two-pronged United Nations drive against the a fact admitted by Premier Tojo in warning new government officials that the Allied offensive has in and that from now on their is Straws which show the direction of a great wind that blows the Japs no good include the arrival m India of Admiral Lord Louis commander-in-chief ior Southeast to prepare for the invasion of This is likely to play a major part in breaching the Mikado s home Over in the Pacific General MacArthur's New Guinea offensive continues great speed and as Secretary of War on Page 12.) Be low The Rio Reg. C. S. Pat. By LEON PEARSON Miami Friday of this week 8) a group of 13 American will make a grand tour by air of the entire Amazon to see for themselves how much natural rubber Uncle Sam is getting from the jungles of Peru and The trip is sponsored by Rubber Development which pays all transportation The purpose is to tell the American public the real story of that difficult venture which has been concerned not only with tapping rubber but also with improving the lot of the natives with subsistence moving and musical But Rubber Development is sloughing off the and getting right down to the RDC officials protest that they import the musical instruments or the Swiss and they want to get rid of both as soon as In the Swiss chef is back in New in time for Thanksgiving dinner with his He is typical of the program which was set up by other agencies before the late The chef was supposed to go to rubber center of to make life bearable for the officials imported from But when he got he had nothing to work and he became a clerk A lot of money was wasted and time lost by giving the Amazon program glamorous glow of reform which Rex Resettlement had in the early New Deal U is being stripped to bare and the 13 newsmen are supposed to find things really From they fly to to see the then to and into the headwaters of the and The tour with a fling at Sao Paulo and FIRST COLOMBIAN TIRE Colombia has just manufactured the first automobile tire in on Page 2.) r I if r f ri h
