Piqua Daily Call, The (Newspaper) - December 30, 1942, Piqua, Ohio YEAR No 62 THE PIQUA DAILY GALL WEATHER Rain today and colder tonight PIQUA OHIO WEDNESDAY DECEMBER SOVIETS ROLL TOWARD ROSTOV are Fating Isolation Seven-Year Job Is Done in 14 Months effort In Tunisia Due to Mud and Rain BY EDWARD W BEATTIE V P STAFF CORRESPONDENT London Dec 30 The British Eighth Army massed armor and artillery west of Sirte today and with both sides bogged down In the Tunisian mud H appeared the next Allied blow in Africa would fall on Erwin Rommel's weary retreating Afrika Korps British patrols broke across Wadi Bel El 185 miles east if Tri- poli a middle eastern command communique announced and the Afrika Korps yielded one of the free possible defense positions on the Libyan coast Heavy rains reduced land and air activity in Tunisia to the minimum Eighth Army would get in the next big punch against the Axis Front dispatches reported a heavy flow of German and Italian supply columns from Tripoli into Tunisia hinting strongly that the Axis would not attempt a defense of Tripoli which already has been ers acknowledged yesterday tha British and American forces had withdrawn from a hill position su miles northeast of which they had taken the day be fore Christmas Competent observers said ever that the Allied position as whole was not materially affected Columbus o Dec 30 An armed bandit held up the hotel Monday night and got bat overlooked in the cash drawer The newspapers reported It the next day Early this morning a man Identified as the same visitor announced he hart come back for that thousand bucks He got away with 5150 HUSBAND ANO WIFE FACE DEATH FIRST OF SOUTH Raleigh N C Dec 30 Carolina today prepared to execute J the first husband and the I first its history on New 1 Year's Day Execution will be in the gas chamber J Daniel and Rosanna Lighter Phillips of Gastonia are the pair I and almost on the eve of death each I declared faith in the witchcraft of I Africa and expressed faith that I would them They were accused of the murder of Harry p Watkins I year old wealthy landlord ot I ham county Contingent Is Due I Dec- 30 I College officials announced today I that the first contingent of men Ithe Navy school at the I college will arrive Jan 7 Last British to Germany Dies in His Sleep Last Night London Dec 30 Nevil last British to Germany died last night in hi sleep at his residence in the fash west end it was announce today Henderson 60 had been 111 fo some time Henderson went to Berlin as am in 1937 from Paraguas where he was minister ana was thu in at the scene during the Nevi Chamberlain appeasement and th final dramatic weeks when elected to stand by Poland On his return to Britain rar broke out Failure of a his apolo for his ambassadorship In whict he discussed the Nazis with frankness Henderson became a group com Concluded on Page Nine Won't Help Pressure Washington Dec 30 ra or the baking industry said ately today that the government's order prohibiting certain bakers practices including the sale o sliced absorb an Increase n the price of flour would not minate pressure for higher prices on bread l's place as Nazi puppet dictator NOVELIST ORDERED HELD 30 UP 40 Me Hoth ordered held for the Dade county federal grand jury on that she smuggled a soldier out of Q military stockade fn the back seat of her automobile in u TO USE DAKAR AIRFIELDS PHI im Africa Dec 29 ed UP use of air fields at Dakar is arranged by a special American mission which that important west African port direct from the United States it was revealed today S OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED London Dec 30 Gen Alphonse Juin hos jeen named commander in chief of the French forces in Africa under Gen Henri Honore Giraud new high French African radios announced today MEET DEATH IN STORMS Bombay Dec 30 Appealing for relief for victims of the October cyclones in Bengal Pandit viya leader revealed today that were killed in the storms RUSSIANS PLAN PUSH TO GATES OF ROSTOV Drive Across Flat Plains to City Is In Prospect As Soviets Smash Another Point of Germans Forces Southwest of Pincer ment Is Being Closed By Red Army By United Press The Russian Army smashing the anchor point of the German forces southwest of Stalingrad prepared today to start a push across the flat plains that lead to the gates ot Rostov Capture by the Red Army of FORMER GANG LORD TO BE WELCOMED BY Return of Touhy and viving Henchmen ed Solitary Cells Ready Chicago Dec The Terrible Touhy and his viving henchmen wore promised three weeks of solitary confinement today Warden Joseph of vine penitentiary at Joliet 111 an- he would the return of Touhy the former Chicago lord and other convicts who shot their way out ol the prison last Oct 9 Touhy and two of his pals were captured by Federal day Two others James O'Conner Concluded un Page SOLDIER GETS WOMAN IN BAD AT Miami Pla Dec r Ursula Parrott 40 gets a pre- hearing before a United States Commissioner today on a charge of smuggling a soldier out f a military stockade In the back eat of her automobile She was accused of aiding one Pvt Neely a soldier In the military desert and of harboring con- ealing and protecting U convicted she might be sent to irlson for a maximum of three ears and fined not more than 000 unhinged the line In the sector and a big pincer was being closed on Rostov which guards the approaches to the Cau Should Rostov fall al thousands of Germans would be trapped Increasing numbers of Axis were straggling back from and large amounts of booty were captured in the city including 17 undamaged German planes and a of trucks There was no halt to the drive southwest of Stalingrad Tanks led the way in night fighting and more towns and villages fell to th Red Army The Russians cut Morley Is Promoted O Dec 30 Morley son of Dr Mrs lorley of Ashtabula has been noted from rank of major to col- nel in the U S Army Medical Corps it was announced today would feel water As the swollen YEARS OR MORE IS Pittsburgh Dec 30 The worst flood in more than five years rolled through industrial western Pennsylvania today recent heavy rains which sent streams surging over their banks throughout a broad area It was feared that some Industrial plants situated In low-lying tions along the rampaging rivers the effect of the high and rivers continued their rapid rise the weather bureau pre- a crest of between 34 and 35 for Pittsburgh where the two rivers meet to form the Ohio late this afternoon or early tonight Flood level here Is 25 feet Prisoner Walks Away from the Ohio Prison Columbus Dec D Henderson warden of Ohio reported today that for the first time in three years a trusty walked away from the Institution The prisoner was Ijilher cny 42 Cleveland serving a one lo 25 year sentence for unarmed bery He is presumed to have walked out the front door FORCES OF ALLIES ON THE MARCH Wedges Are Expanded in Beachhead as Troops of 1 Enemy Manage to Hold Out By TAVES Staff Correspondent I Gen MacArthur's icrs Australia Dec Two expanding Allied wedges in the Japanese beach head near Buna threatened today to iso- Ute forces still holding out near the western end of the main Japanese air strip An enemy strong point ing 13 blinkers was reduced day an Allied communique said This was In a triangular A area southeast the Buna mission which had been bypassed in the early stages of the beach head fighting In Eastern New Guinea where the Japanese less than six months ago had a free hand and were plan a thrust still nearer to lia the enemy had left today a strip of jungle anct swamp one and three eights mile long and only 1 300 yards wide at its widest This beach extended from the mouth of entrance Creek near the village of Bune end of the airstrip from which the se had been pushed back The Allied wedges Were working toward Point from the east and west In a pincers movement The eastern wedge moving between the beach and the enemy's air strip Concluded on Page Two OHIO RIVER NEARS STAGE IN Crest Expected at Noon at Roads in State Are Closed By United Press Tile Ohio River fed by a rain and melting Ice which has molten all tributaries today neared a flood stace in the upper Ohio valley at Dam No 8 warned that a crest was expected at noon at Pittsburgh It meant a oot stage at the East district because of the teady rain Residents of Jethro in the em end of the city would be forced move to second floors or Concluded on Page Four SEE NO RELIEF FOR THE NAZIS Trapping Is Bad Columbus Dec streams in mean continued noor for fur trappers Charles Gerling veteran trapper who lives along the swirling big Walnut said today Muskrats can't be trapped with streams at Hood stage he said By LOUIS f KEEMLE United Press War Analyst Reg U S Tat Office The German position in Russia las been seriously weakened by the win Red Army drives northwest nd southwest of Stalingrad Tne picture is not entirely clear but the Russian occupation of the important town of on the railroad Irom Stalingrad to the Black Sea makes it Improbable that the Germans will be able to get relief to the encircled army of Gen Von Hoth In front of grad Tiie Germans attempted a northward from kovski to aid Von Hoth and were thrown back with heavy losses of men and material They then abandoned hope of holding and are in retreat alonz the Sal river This a German but there Is nothing to Indicate that U Is a rout The Germans now are probably pulling in their lines for the defense of Rostov at the mouth on Second Boost In Pay Shelby o Dec 30 city council has granted the second pay Increase in a year for city em- ployes Effective Jan 1 the in- creases will average a month Chief Flying Ensign Thomas 20 blooded Cherokee Indian will charge along an aerial warpath when he leaves the Naval Air Station at Jacksonville Fla o lake his place wilb he fought in War he States and wo uncles were In the last war TAX COLLECTION PLAN DISCUSSED Enactment of Some Form of fs Anticipated Washington Dec 30 ment of some form of Income tax legislation before the March In payments are due was an- today by some members of congress Crowing sentiment in ot income tax collodions on a current basis similar to the plan discussed by Hie last congress was found among both Republicans and Democrats den Robert M la Prog Wis ranking minority member of tile Senate Finance committee speedy action is so Imperative that the would be upon In- dependently without wailing for Concluded on Page Fouri MEAT PRODUCTION IN 1943 TO RISE DEPARTMENT SAYS Record of Nearly Pounds Predicted for U S Washington Dec Department in a survey it meat production prospects oday forecast an all-time record of pounds Despite heavy ion meat Is expected to be rationed to civilians starting about Feb 1 Estimated 1943 production in- cludes pounds of pork veal mutton and lamb and pounds of tal meat production this year was about pounds The forecasts based on reports of RUSSIAN FORCES CUT WAY THROUGH TROOPS IN ADVANCES Rich Key to the Caucasus Is Neared fay Red Army Southwest of Stalingrad Where a Was Big Ammunition Dumps Fall Into Hands of the Russians BY M S HANDLER United Press Slall Correspondent Army cut its way through German troops southwest of Stalingrad today a divisional headquarters and rolled on ward the rich of Rostov key to the Caucasus 2 tell to the Russians and large numbers of prisoners began mg toward the rear lines from captured by the Russians yesterday There were indications that there might be another offensive soon on the northern end of the 1 mile battle line A Berlin dispatch to the Swedish paper Nya Dagligt reported that Soviet were streaming across frozen Lake Ladoga restoring land communication with besieged Leningrad German artillery shelling the ice the dispatch said Tanks led the night assault that defeated the 000 Germans southwest of Stalingrad By their capture of 90 miles southwest of they smashed the anchor of the en- tire German right wing and news was expected at any time thai Hie Russian left wing had swung around In a direct attack over flat plains which offer little possibility of defense against tanks on Rostov gateway to the Caucasus In night fighting piercing cold took village after agc Concluded on Page DELAY IS POSSIBLE Washington Dtc SO administration officials sala today they did not anticipate any delay in he rationing of canned goods and processed foods but at the same time admitted that some possible because of the difficulty in printing thousands of forms STREAMLINED PROGRAM FACES OHIO ASSEMBLY Governor Bricker and His Cabinet Ready for Opening Session Monday With Hope Held Out That Work Can Be Accomplished Quickly State Budget Promises to Be Main Order of Business Editors This Is the first which a treasury surplus of morn of a series of stories outlining the than must be thrown program ot legislation planned by Into the breach created by declining Governor Bricker and his cabinet revenues will be the main order of for consideration by the overshadowing all other assembly which convenes Monday j proposals currently being readied Concluded on Page BV ELLIS U P CORRESPONDENT Columbus O Dee 30 rovernor Bricker his cabinet mvc shaped a streamlined wartime which may Ashland O Dec 30 nin The hie Ihn 95th Ohio council last night granted a Grant Pay Increases Monday to achieve pay increase to city employes short Jan 1 Firemen were Concluded on Page Nine hat ton administrative ments heads have by all I Ions aken seriously the governor's demand legislative j be to matters I to the war or to i demonstrably vital j proper functioning of their j j The state budget tor In en an additional a month The Liquor Business A J Dies O Dec 30 1512 o undivided permit funds to Ohio O Drc 10 iU -J 88 befor tw UL totaled state auditor Young entered play T Ferguson announced died yesterday His wife tcrs and a son survive TIRE INSPECTION Dec 30 Stale Office of Price tion motorists today that lires on every passenger car must be inspected by an authorized OPA inspector bj Jan 31 1913 all holders of l basic I or mileage book must have their tires every fiur months All of or supplemental D mile must have every with at least 30 apart British Break Through Defense Line in Libya Cairo nee 20 01 Army patrols have broken ho Uri M first of remaining Mirer ble of on the coast and arc Afrika Korps i communique of the middle eastern command said today Operating in lightning columns the British patrols were reported the enemy both in rear on the land and he paid enemy vehicles had been in The sanj Bel R Is oi west of 155 east ol Tripoli It was long believed that U Field Erwin Rommel tried even a delaying stand it would be based en this wadi or dried river bed and and which the Axis line of retreat in area miles Irom and 200 miles from Hence it was Indicated that possibility of an Axis delaying stand had materially lessened and it Concluded on
