Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune (Newspaper) - October 14, 1944, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin GIVE Community War Chest October 3-14 A CONSTRUCTIVE NEWS P A PER ifM Community War Cheat Quota Thirty-First 9602. Wisconsin October 14.1944. Single Copy Five Cents STRIKE JAPANESE FORMOSA Hungary Seeks Report HOMECOMING QUEEN AND COURT OF Delores who was chosen for this honor by a student body presents the gold to Captain John Fie gel in a traditional Lincoln high school Homecoming Left to right are Flower Girl Pauline At- tendants Marjorie Rock wood and Kit a Robert Queen Delores Wayne Captain John Attendants Rose Marie Becker and Kathleen and Flower Girl Betty Lincoln High Alumni Join in Homecoming Celebration ALLIES WILL TALK PEACE Bulgarian istice delegation has left Sofia for Moscow at the invitation of the British and United States the Ankara radio said The radio said its information came from an official Bulgarian an- Bulgaria ended a short-lived state of war with Russia on 9 after the Soviet declared war on the Balkan kingdom to force her from partnership with The kingdom declared on the United States and Brit- but not on The Bulgars have been ing to win concessions involving Grecian Thrace and The Greeks have served notice that the Bulgars must draw from Greek and the British and American governments are reported to have backed them Prime Minister Churchill recently announced that the Bulgars would have to work their way back into lied and the Russians have active Bulgarian pation in defeating the Nazis as a condition to an The German communique an- today an attack by garian on German troops along the western border of GREEK ISLAND OF 9 CORFU CAPTURED troops have captured the fertile Greek island of Corfu in the Ionian sea after the German garrison of only 60 men surrendered without firing a it was announced At the same time Albanian ans on the mainland occupied an inland road center above the port of Sarande which previously was The fall of Sarande and Delvino eliminated both the ian coastal road and coastal waters of Nazi escape ward from The light opposition encountered in the area indicated that the Nazis no longer attached high value to these Climaxing a spirited pep session at Lincoln fieldhouse on Friday senior student Delores Tenpas was crowned Queen of winning the honor by a student body This ceremony has been included in the ing festivities for the past five years and it has now become tion to honor as the senior girl who received the largest vote in an all school Heralded by a blare of trumpets from the Lincoln high school the royal procession was led by Homecoming Wayne Williams and Robert wearing who entered one from either side of the meeting in the center and ing up the carpeted stairs past throne guards Vincent Nash and to stand beside the queen's Attendants Enter Attendant Rose Marie Becker carrying the gold crown trimmed with and Attendant Rita carrying the gold entered from opposite met in center stage to walk together to their places one step the Two other jorie Rock wood and Kathleen Roets carrying bouquets of fresh Two tiny flower Betty Sherman and Pauline dressed in white and carrying small j white baskets filled with threatened to steal the show as they 1 demurely made their slow march to take their places on the carpeted Queen is Crowned Queen dressed in a white formal as were her and wearing the flowing re- gal robe advanced to take her place before the throne and to receive the crown from Wayne After the Captain John Fiegel strode onto the stage to kneel before the queen and receive the golden To bring this ceremony to a conclusion Queen Tenpas and her court advanced i front and center to join with the 1 7 Fighting in Streets Of Report Berlin Cast said today that strong ed Russian columns grade this and Marshal Tito's headquarters said Soviet troops and Yugoslav partisans were the enemy in the of the Yugoslav An earlier communique said iet troops had advanced west of Subotica and were clamping an iron ring around Liberation of the Yugoslav capital appeared For several days it had been en- circled by Tito's who re- ported that the German commander and his staff bad to the t Crash Is Termed After a thorough investigation by the jury and questioning of the railroad engineer by District Attorney Hugh it was announced today that the crash which hilled Mrs. Ed Saeger when her car was struck by a Chicago and Northwestern railroad train on would be termed dental and Janice Saeger is at Riverview hospital where she is undergoing treatment for a broken thigh bone and bruises suffered in the Prof. Badwin Is New Graduate Dean Wis. Prof. Ira L. Baldwin of the agricultural department of the college of agriculture today was named dean of the University of sin graduate school by the board of The new now on leave of absence to do research work in the field of tropical disease in will return to the campus Dec. 1. Until that he will re- turn to Madison periodically to take care of administrative Heavy Drive Makes Small Gains in Italy and can troops supported by low flying fighters and mered out small gains in furious fighting yesterday against a cal German defense of the Po Allied headquarters announced that Fifth army troops seized some new hills in the central sector south of while Eighth army forces to the east pushed the mans back along the entire battle except in the Adriatic coastal At the same time it was disclosed that another contingent of Brazilian troops had arrived in the battle The original Brazilian which has been operating in difficult country on the west flank of the U. S. Fifth army push to yesterday ed five miles northwest of Bagni di The fresh Brazilian force more than doubled the total Brazilian troops in Italy and included the First Brazilian air force to arrive in American troops fought their way up hill 462, about nine miles west of Castel San on the Farther about a half mile north of was Along Highway 65, the main road north of Bologna from there was intense fighting as erican units seized some high ground east of the The mans fanatically defended a hill north of West of the highway American units pushed forward about two miles and captured Mount di Canadian troops reached the Scolo Rigossa canal in the area adjacent to the ters They pushed back strong enemy rear guards arid reached a point within 17 miles of Eighth army troops captured about two miles of the allied communique The Brazilian were welcomed by Col. John N. Cobb of port Fred Dunham and Maj. Robert M. Lasalle of medical Master Sgt. Thomas Collier of 111., a member of the liaison said the Brazilians provided their own entertainment en route with frequent concerts and least once a he they would in They loved Other U. S. army men who made the trip were Lt. Col. Gordon F. Swarthout of and Capt. Frank Cameron of Wis. RUSS COMPARE SITUATION WITH ITALY'S IN 1943 Ankara without confirmation from other said tonight that a garian delegation had left for cow to ask for The Moscow radio said the man legation staff already had fled Hungarian capital which appeared open to invasion by the Eed and that disorders were becoming Moscow dispatches hinted that that political situation in Hungary was approaching a showdown and compared the situation to that in Italy in 1943, when the allies concealed an armistice with the Italian government nearly a week in the hope of springing a trap on the Battle House to House Inside Report New Offensive by Yanks of vian capital and last Baltic city that remained to the released two powerful Russian armies today for a thrust southward toward East On the Red army's southern silence cloaked decisive ations in The Soviet drive in Hungary now may be compared to operations last year in which Sir Bernard L. Montgomery's British Eighth army marched up the Italian peninsula for six days after the Messina British in It air It is recalled that the British ed on the mainland at dawn Sept. 3, same day that Marshal Pietro Badoglio's emissaries signed an Until evening of Sept. 8 British troops officially re- garded the Italians as enemy but day after day were amazed by large-scale desertions and even active Badoglio's staff officers claimed later that if the allies had taken them into their confidence and had disclosed the time of the armistice announcement well in advance in- stead of the night of Sept. 7. a 7 Schedule For Blood Donor Trips Next Week Cards telling the time of ture for the mobile blood unit at Stevens Point are now being sent out to all persons who have made appointments for next cording to word received today from Mrs. A. J. local blood donor service Those with appointments are asked to be at the Red Cross dressing rooms in the Nash block where they are to check in before The schedule of departure is as October buses will leave at a. 12 and p. m. On there will be transportation at p. 4 p. p. and 5 p. Wednesday the buses will leave at a. 12 and a bus will leave on that day at from tation will be provided at p. 4 p. p. m. one will leave from and 5 p. m. Persons who have made are to report at the time specified for them so tbat there will be no mix-up in trans- Today's German communique declared American troops had opened strong attack on a broad southeast of in the sector west of Belfort and the gap to southwestern fighting is still going on at several breakthrough the bulletin There was no word from allied quarters of a new sault on this Seventh army U. S. troops rooting out Germans with fire and explosives pressed deeper into medieval Aachen today in a battle against strengthening and guns and planes again thwarted Nazi at- tempts to reinforce the besieged The Aachen escape now was good as an officer at the front But some German reinforcements possibly had slipped into the ing and a front dispatch mated Germans were left fighting back more ately In five days an can division has taken Germans fought as bitterly in Canadians blockading the escape route for the enemy on Zuid Beveland and Walcheren islands in the northern Scheide estuary were forced on the To the east in British forces hacked out a gain of more than a mile southeast of Overloon in the sector above but progress was Doughboys using grenades and ed slowly but steadily in An attack on the northeast had narrowed the iane from the Field artillery and planes hit re- at German reinforcements trying to move in from the and prevented any major counter- attack to relieve Eighty-four German tanks had been knocked out in 48 hours through Germans in Aachen had to be squeezed from pillboxes and dug from wells and cellars of ruined Four miles north of Germans threw in stronger but were dispersed by allied planes and Doughboys in this sector between Aachen and Bardenberg moved forward slowly against stubborn defenses including mobile guns and Southeast of the allied communique reported progress near 12 miles from Aachen and one mile southwest of Hurtgen to regain ground lost earlier to a strong enemy Nazis Deny Soviet Capture of Riga German dio denied today the Russian an- of Riga's The Transocean propaganda agency's version was that German troops evacuated the eastern part of the Latvian but still held the western part. Reporting a new red army ing on Saare off the Estonian the German radio said and prisoners had been evacuated in the Nazis retreat from the tic 7TH DISTRICT WILL MEET HERE WEDNESDAY Mrs. George state president of the Teacher will be in the city on October 18, to address the delegates of 10 units expected to attend the Seventh dis- conference here on that Theme of the meeting to be held at the County Normal school from a. m. to p. m. is Brings Following a half hour the meeting will be called to order by the district Mrs. A. T. Olson of Stevens The Rev. G. E. president of the Curtis P. T. A. will offer the opening prayer and Mrs. Elvira president of the Waupaca wiil lead the salute to thp Assembly singing will be in charge of Miss Bess ector of music in the Wisconsin Rapids grade with Mrs. Jean instructor in the County Normal Model as Floyd superintendent of the city will the ad- dress of welcome to which Mrs. Carl president of the ferson P. T. A. of Stevens will A half hour business session is scheduled at and at 11 o'clock the assembly wilt hear the state president's She will be lowed on the program by A. W. principal of the Wood County who is to speak of the of Youth Today and The conference will recess from 12 to p. m. for the complete dinner to be served at the First Methodist church at 411 Oak Fifteen minutes of song by the East Side Lutheran children's directed by G. C. will open the afternoon program at Then the Rev. A. W. pastor of the First Methodist will speak on the subject Brings followed by a discussion Reports by presidents and men at p. m. will be followed by a question box and general dis- cussion nf methods by Mrs. The conference will close with installation of cers and the singing of Bless The Model School P. T. A. will entertain at a tea at the close of the All adults in Wisconsin Rapids and the surrounding area are in- to attend the conference ALLIES LOSE CITY IN SOUTH CHINA Drive Subscriptions Not All In On Final Campaign Day MRS. CORA CAREY DIES Cora 63, of this died at Memorial hospital in sau early this morning following an illness of one week of heart Funeral in charge of Krohn and will be announced Monday in a com- plete With the South Wood County Community Chest campaign drawing to a close General Chairman Ralph R. Cole announced that up until noon the tabulations had reached He ed the opinion that subscriptions which had not yet been turned in would help to raise the total toward the campaign mark of The bulk of rural subscriptions have not yet been turned in due to the fact that these canvassers got off to a late start and had a large area to All canvassers are to bring in their subscriptions by Monday so that the books may be closed as soon as War Chest quarters in the bank building be open through nest Tuesday to tabulate oilier late sub- People of this area reminded that it is not too to subscribe to this campaign if they not already done so. Tabulations to date im- portant limn in southern j has fallen tu driving forces who Killed de- fenders to the the Chinese command Bitter street fighting its The Japanese poured forcements into the until they outnumbered the defenders four The nese battered back the Japanese in violent and left the field wild enemy dead be- fore end There was no specific figure in Chinese of juncture Liu and 70 miles southeast of important raii city below Japanese Art driving against in an attempt to outflank key southeast China defense on the the chairman To Date Industrial Employes Commercial and Professional Public Officials and Schools 617.35 Rural and 120.50 Unclassified not included in other 49t.ll Quota Total to COMMUNITY WAR CHEST H A V E Y O U D O N E Y O U R P A R T 10.0OO 5.0OO SOUTH WOOD COUNTY NO PLANES PHILIPPINES ARE ISOLATED BY RAID large task force of attacked on Japan's island of the 20th bomber command announced today in a communique which identified the city as most important air target south of Japan The communique said that of our aircraft so fas has been reported This largest attack yet by followed on the heels of the carrier-borne aircraft attack on Formosa is much than the target of some of the lier Superfortress attacks on it was presumed the bombers each carried a much ier load of explosive than on thai i longer I The communique's reference ta j the mission being launched from bases in China seemed to indicate that the round trip flight might have covered about The longest known flight of was last August when the attacked Japanese oil production centers at bang in That flight was from a base outside of near the that the round trip covered about Mikolajczyk Confers With Allied Chiefs 3 High School Students Killed in Iowa Crash Council carrying nine Council Bluffs teen-age school students crashed into an steel sicn post here killing three and injuring six of the young The beam snapped at the base and toppled over onto the preventing removal of the dents until it was pulled off by an- other Associated of the rival Polish regimes of London and lin were reported to be reopening negotiations for a. combined They have heard from Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Marshal Stalin of the importance attached by the allies to a united Premier Mikolajczyk of the London government in exile today for tuo and a half hours with British For- eign Secretary Anthony Kden and Ambassador Sir Archibald Clark met last night with Stalin There m con- the joint but it was that move would bo a second possibly leaders of the Lublin Polish of Kven the premier went to the Kremlin last night one source expressed 111 at a. blueprint be drawn their for final settlement of the differences that kept the London exile and ttio Lublin tee at odds for U. S. Pacific Fleet Pearl Harbor Japan's army of in the sorely harassed by guerrillas even before the American was believed cut off from its main source of re- at For- mosa which blasted today after two days of carrier plane at- Japanese imperial ters communique reported that rier planes hit the island today for the third in two morning at- tacks by 4oO aircraft which ed the Vern Associated Press war said that view was taken here of official re- ports showing upwards of U. carrier aircraft sank or damaged wiped out 396 planes and ripped Formosa's railway system in giant raids Wednesday and day within 100 miles of the China U. Fleets Undamaged Tokyo while telling of the claimed six carriers and four were sunk but Adm. Chester W. Nimitz said last night the Japanese airforce failed to even damage the fleet units in their Wednesday night torpedo and bombing Harbor correspondents wera permitted to speculate that raud carrier which io four days accounted for 140 87 smaller craft and fom 525 to 530 planes at the and the still may be in tion against Japan's inner defense The newly announced raid on Formosa sub- Tokyo radio's expressed IN 7 W. Berg Slightly Hurt When Struck By Car Walter was injured slightly late Friday when he walked street in the middle of the bridge and was struck bv Alex Route 2 Arpin who was driving east across the look Berg to hospital where he was given first aid treatment for a left knee i and a ait on the left He was then dismissed from the MINOR DAMAGE REPORTED A. M. Route 1, ing cast on West Grand avenue and driving a eral Motors turning east onto West Grand avenue from First avenue collided causing minor age to both Dalsbo Is Committed To Waupun Prison Marvin appearing in the court of Judge Fiank W. Calkins on Friday sentenced to Waupun state prison on counts of. grand ceny and breaking and He received not less than one year and not more than one on the first and not less than one year and not more than two years on the The two sentences will be served Dalsbo was picked up by city police as a suspect in bing of the Bodette tavern and not guilty in justice court Later he changed his plea and the case was bound over to court THE WEATHER For Fair and cooler with light to heavy frost Sunday fair and Today's Weather Maximum temperature fot 24- hour period ending at 7 a. 76; minimum temperature for 24-hour period ending at 7 a. 36; at 7 a. 38, I
