Laredo Times (Newspaper) - May 31, 1945, Laredo, Texas BRITISH INTERVENE - A Thought A Day Money a but a bad SPORTSMEN FORM 0RGANIZATION. HERE NEWS Behind The NEWS By RAX TUCKER The ing of the imperial in Tokyo represents a complete change in the original plan for treating Hirohito with more courtesy than we extended to his counterparts in Rome and The so-called divine ruler and his family will receive no greater favors than were given to and It is obvious that our fliers could have spared the sacred shrines structures if they had been instructed to do so. They places of reverence in including the the great art centers of the Cologne Cathedral and university But in this instance they were told to go the It is not certain whether the new policy of pulverization was on Page 7) WEBB COUNTY To Be Displayed E BUY BOMBER The bomber which the army is bringing to Laredo to be shown patriots of this area supporting the 7th War Loan campaign will be displayed next William N. general chairman of the 7th War Loan campaign announced Webb County is endeavoring to raise around in the sale of E Bonds which will assure the purchase of a to be in the war against will give everybody an opportunity to see what their investments in E bonds will result Hall said hours for displaying the where it is to be shown and routes to take to get to it be announced Love Costs Throne Nuevo Laredo Rotarians Hear Talks On Postwar Problems Problems and their was the theme of the talk given by President Elect Juan Mattei at the meeting of the Nuevo Laredo Rotary Club Wednesday night at the The meeting was presided by President Roberto del Valle with Manuel Servin as Mattei spoke on his subject with a thorough His long residence in the city has permitted him to observe the manner in which the border city has risen after depressions and other catastrophes which have laid the city Mattei spoke in glowing terms of two Nuevo who have shown the way in establishing new industries which will help employment at a high level in the post war He stressed the work of O. L Longoria and Ramon as two of the most progressive and Prince Carl youngest son of the Swedish Crown Prince Gustav has defied his King who refused to approve his intent to marry a He's pictured above with his Kerstin daughter of a Swedish Couple is expected to visit America after sighted men in His talk was one of the most interesting and instructive ever heard by the Nuevo Laredo All were guests of The musical part of the program was handled by young Francisco Rafael del Valle who pleased his audience with several classical selections at the The duo of and Marin rendered vocal selections which also pleased the President del Valle discussed his proposed attendance at the International Rotary Convention in 5r Chiang Names Soong New Premier Of China May 31.- -Chiang resigned today as Premier and turned the post over to acting Premier T. V. Soong in a move viewed as a step toward solidifying China at a time when the Allied Nations are applying tremendous pressure on Japan from all Chiang retained his post as president of China and head of the He also remains China's and now will be able to concentrate fully on military tasks in this critical period of the war on the continent of Slayer Shot KANSAS May 31 E. 42, sought since Tuesday night for the jealously slaying of was shot and probably fatally wounded at 9:15 A. M. today by Lt. Charles homicide squad another detective and a United Press reporter had gone to the home where Davis killed attractive 21-year-old Lulu Mae Davis Tuesday Four-H Boys In Mexico City MEXICO May 31- Twenty-four Texas Four-H Club Boys today will tour Mexico and tonight will be guests at a They arrived here yesterday on an 11-day L. L. Texas State Club Agent for the A. and M. College Extension and C. A. Associate Extension College are in charge of the farm demonstration Crash Fatal May 31. - Perrin Field officials today announced the deaths of Lt. Harrison 26, and Lt. Albert F. 26, killed when their plane crashed near here Following new members of the Japan who have purchased an in the 7th War Loan were announced today by Ed S. president of the Lazaro P. Mrs. Maria T. Humberto L. Miss Cristina Miss Margery Jose D. Miss M. Miss Miss Maria del Socorro Miss Dolores Miss Jovita David Miss Eusebia Mrs. Carmen Manuel Miss Narciso Miss Miss Juana Mrs. Carmen Moreno Miss Guadalupe Miss Josefa de los Mrs. Rodriguez Mrs. Santos Mrs. Antonia dc Leon de Miss Rita Howard Joseph Mrs. Lorraine F. Gus B. Billy Wayne John Jorge Jose Maria Guillermo Miss Mary Elizabeth Miss Noemi Isaac Daniel Mrs. Alice V. Miss Rosa Josefina Duke J. Herman Metchel Elias Herbert W. Mr. Charles Lt. Col. Dan A. Homer Mrs. Odette S. Mr. Archille Mayo Mrs. Marietta M. Annibale B. Points Changed May 31- values on canned tomatoes and spinach will be higher beginning the ration of tomato juice and vegetable combinations will be Rotarians Hear Addresses On Game Preservation Richard manager of the Laredo Chamber of Commerce outstanding member of the Laredo Rotary Club was program chairman of the day at the weekly meeting of the Laredo Rotary Club at the New Plaza Hotel Wednesday and provided the club with an interesting program on He had as speakers of the day Will J. executive secretary of the Texas State Fish & Oyster and Dr. George of the Federal Fish & Game Commission at Brownsville since 1940. who is no stranger to f told his listeners that he always has had a kind interest at heart for this particular section of as his father back about 60 was editor of the old Gate City Herald published in that he was delighted be present at the Rotary meeting and appreciated the accomplishments of Rotary Club of all Texas and how they had successfully promoted many activities in their He said he was here at this time to help the people of Webb county and surrounding area to conserve one of the greatest natural resources of this immediate large game He praised the work that had already been done by Joe manager of the large Callaghan ranch of North Webb county in promoting wild game and he hoped many would follow the example he has set in this vital He said the postwar days now in the near future would find great activities in this section of including the building of dams and creating great reservoirs along the Rio Grande for he would be of the first of these projects to irrigate Sunday JUDGE WRIGHT IS NAMED PRESIDENT SYRIA Churchill Orders Military Authorities To Pre More De Gaulle Told Withdraw French Troops To May 31-(UP)-President Truman has approved Great Britain's intervention to end bloodshed In the Acting Secretary of State Joseph C. Grew said 50,000 surface acres and these lands would be worth per acre when put into with a value of per year in game This will provide privileges for the erstwhile boys and those coming home from the many of whom had learned the use of arms in the rugged outdoors and put that training to wonderful He said they were chip off the old for many of their parents had been rugged pioneers in the great outdoors of and they now will work for a better place for all to live that soon many battle-scarred young men will return to their many coming and it was hoped that they would come back to a better world to repay them for their He said they will want to sit under a tree by a streamside and enjoy the pleasures in the and their hearts He praised the movement started by leaders in this community to preserve the wild game that about two by the fishermen and hunters On Page 3) Agreement On Occupation Of Reich By Big Three Seen May 31.-(UP)- A Moscow announcement of an imminent meeting of the Allied Control Commission for Germany indicated today that America and Britain were agreed on the main points of policy in the three-way occupation of the Reich Sportsmen and landowners from the Laredo area formed The Southwest Texas Game Propagation and Conservation Society Wednesday afternoon at an enthusiastic meeting held in the 49th District Court Room and elected Judge R. D. Wright of Laredo their first Other officials are George W. Spence vice president and Seb S. secretary and The 73 representatives at the organization m e e t i n g included Jim Hogg and Maverick Counties in the new organization and went on record to invite Jim Duval and Star Counties to become a part of it Under the rules adopted each county will have two representatives on the board of Dues will be per The rules as adopted were drawn up by a steering committee composed of Judge Judge James M. J. James S. Truman Phelps and Richard Joe Finley announced that which was in the bank from an organization which was started several years ago but which never functioned would be turned over to the new yesterday's meeting was the of years planning and several weeks of intensive thought by sportsmen and landowners of this area to form a potent organization representative of this Present for the o r g a n i were William J. veteran executive secretary of the Fish and Oyster Commission and Dr. George B. Saunders of the Federal Biological from Page May 31.- ordered her commander in the Middle East to intervene in the fighting between French and Syrians Prime Minister Churchill called upon Gen. De Gaulle to withdraw French troops to their barracks to prevent further bloodshed in the strategic order to avoid a collision between British and French forces we request you immediately to order French troops to cease fire and to withdraw to their Churchill told British forces have been in Syria since 1941 when they and the Free French knocked out German The action was announced in Commons by Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden following the third emergency session of the British cabinet in 24 firing has ceased and order restored we shall be prepared to begin tripartite discussion here in the message to De Gaulle on Page 10.) 40 And S To Meet Tonight An important meeting of the Laredo Voiture of the 40 and 8 will be held to-night starting at 8:30 o'clock at the Hamilton Hotel and dinner will be Commander Ross Swisher announced All Voyageurs are urged to be present as a number of important matters are to be taken Commander Swisher British sources confirmed the Soviet report that a meeting of the Control Commission was shaping They said the exact date had not been but there would be no undue Marshal Gregory K. Russia's No. 1 professional will represent the Soviet Union on the Gen. D. Eisenhower will represent the United States and Marshal Sir Bernard L. on the Strike Called MEXICO May 31-VP)- Sixty thousand workers of 200 textile unions are expected to go on strike June 4. Workers demand a minimum wage of a day and better working have been held for many labor union leaders said yester They said all cotton textile factors in Mexico would he Chinese Recapture Ishan And Close In On May 31.-iff)-Chinese front dispatches reported today that Chinese forces had recaptured Ishan on the railway 43 miles west of the railhead of former site of an important American air Another Chinese column striking northeastward along the highway from Indo-China was reported within 55 miles of The new threat to the communications hub was disclosed by the Chinese High which the column advancing from the southwest had 60 miles above captured and reached the vicinity of the strongly fortified Japanese positions at 25 miles Fighting was in Another Chinese column was attacking At the other end of the spreading wedge driven into the on Page 9.) Mississippi Tops Nation In E Bonds May 31- is far ahead of the rest of the nation in E bond the treasury's war finance division reported Nationally the E Bond goal is 41 per cent subscribed with sales totaling Mississippi's quota is better than 60 per cent Individual purchases of all types of Seventh War Loan Bonds total slightly better than 40 per cent of the individual Yanks Close Pincers Japs Near Shuri June 1.-(UP)-Tenth Army Marines and soldiers look control of the Shuri area in southern Okinawa drawing two separate pincers around perhaps thousands of Japanese near the conquered May 31.-(UP)-Tenth Army forces closed two separate pincers around perhaps thousands of Japanese near conquered Shuri in southern Okinawa Daily Washington Merry By DREW PEARSON Col. Robert S. Allen now on active service with the DREW TRUMAN TRIED TO FIRE BIDDLE YALTA VETO FORMULA GETS WORKOUT IN AUSTRIA'S EVATT BECOMES SMALL NATIONS BRITAIN'S RUSSIA'S WASHINGTON - Few people outside the White House know but President Truman detailed to Secretary Steve Early the job requesting the resignation of Francis Biddle as Attorney Apparently not wanting to see Biddle face to Truman asked Early to handle the Early called the Attorney General on the abruptly broke the did not appreciate this second-hand method of doing He promptly called the White said he wanted to the Going to the White Biddle told Truman that his resignation had been submitted immediately after President Roosevelt on Page 3) Hold Everything IMS BY T. M. U. S. close it I'm not ready aun no estoy listol Syrian Dispute Tests Faith Nations At Parly SAN May 31.- W fighting in Syria put to its severest test today the Good Neighbor Policy on which the United Nations are seeking to erect a New World League to keep The outbreak in the Levant aroused new apprehensions of many delegations here over the ability of the big powers to work out their world interests in a friendly and unselfish American are telling these small nation representatives that had the projected world organization already been in existence problems such as the Levant probably would have been more easily and speedily Secretary of State Stettinius threw his against letting any current issues interfere with the work of the conference officials appeared confident that he would Lt. Clyde Mangum Missing In Action Over Kyushu 2nd Lieut. Clyde V. husband of Mrs. Melita Kowalski has been reported missing in action over Kyushu since April 26, the War Department has notified his wife Lieut. Mangum is a fighter pilot with a Mustang group which acts as escort for the blasting the Japanese He has been in combat three Mrs. Mangum is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis 1620 Farragut PERISCOPE And a bushel of bows to Joe a year and maybe I And welcome to Laredo Victor farm editor of The Dallas And all you sportsmen send in your dollars to Seb Wilcox for the new Wild Life Clyde who had rather kid Captain Bob Horton than to eat and vice And one of Frank Bueno's four sons who are in the armed forces has 135 points and is being And Harry Fansler who still has a Scot burr in his tongue when he talks And Charlie J. George demon publicity sending greeting from the And Ross Swisher says you 40 and 8cr's bring your appetites and be at that meeting tonight at the starts at 8:30. Radio Tokyo conceded that its main defense line had collapsed and said the critical stage in the 61-day battle for Okinawa was In Shuri Marines of the First Division raised the Stars and Stripes over 15th century Shuri former Japanese Army at 1:45 P. M. Gen. Pedro Del Commander the First Division said his Marines now controlled the whole of the ruined city of though physical had not been Japanese suicide squads still clung to strong positions east and southeast of but the 77th division collapsed the northeastern defenses and plunged ahead to within a few hundred yards of a with the Marines at Shuri A junction of the 77th division and first Marines would encircle the Japanese still holding out on Wana Ridge northwest of Shuri and other enemy units north of the Hies Santone Messages were received in Laredo Wednesday afternoon announcing the death in San Antonio of Mrs. Ruth Simpson 40, widow of the late Colonel Hugh who died in 1944, and daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Simpson of Mrs. Evans was reared and educated in Laredo and is survived by a son and two Oscar Simpson of Laredo and Major Dewey Simpson of one Oscar Perron of and other S. Casualties May 31-VP) combat casualties in World War 2 passed the million mark The Army has lost 890,019 men and Ihn Navy 112,868, a total of 1,002.387. i We Congratulate New Members Of The Stork Club Mr. and Mrs. H. Hastings of 902 Moctezuma street announce the birth of a son at Mercy Hospital May 30. Mr. and Mrs. J. Jimenez of 1207 Main avenue announce the birth of a daughter at Mercy Hospital May 30. Syrians Have The Atlantic Charter In BV DEWITT MACKENZIE AP Foreign News Analyst The increasingly bloody clash in Syria between natives and French troops is based on a fundamental which should cause the world over to pause for and it's The Syrians have the Atlantic charter in the and they're applying the heat to discover what its promises of mean to The matter isn't confined to We see it in another significant development in the Middle East. This is the demand by Iran that Russian and American troops be withdrawn from the There the Atlantic charter crops up The British and Russians are self-invited guests at the Persian They invaded the country I in 1941 when the Teheran failed to oust thousands of Germans who were using Persia as a base for activities against the There was fighting and the Persians changed their A alliance was it was based on the Atlantic American troops were sent to Persia to run one of the World's greatest transport from Page 2) Acers Given Warm Welcome By Peace Friends A warm welcome back to this area was accorded M. W. special agent in charge of the San Antonio Field Division of the at a Law Enforcement Conference held Wednesday afternoon at the Big O Around 75 peace officers from Zavala and Zapata Counties were Chief Acers recently returned to the San Antonio office after being in Washington two years as administrative assistant to J. Edgar FBI Host John J. served a fine Mexican supper to the peace officers and guests from horn this area an outstanding program had been Jap Positions On Luzon Hit May 31.- bombers poured over 500 tons of bombs on Japanese positions on Luzon as the drive to wipe out the last enemy pockets on the island gamed it was announced The American air fleet flew over 400 sorties to drop 510 tons of explosives on Japanese installations and mostly in the Cagayan Valley in northern The biggest enemy force left on an estimated 30,-000 is in the The 32nd and 25th Infantry Divisions opened the attack on Cagayan Valley after cleaning up its the crossroads town of Santa In the final 150 Japanese stragglers were killed in the Santa Fe Heavy Sentence NEW 31-(UP)- Federal Judge Francis G. sentenced Dr. Abraham 44, to three years in prison and fined him today for selling 3,000,000 yards of cotton bandage on the black It was the heaviest black market sentence ever imposed in this
