Yuma Daily Sun, The (Newspaper) - April 6, 1944, Yuma, Arizona i THE WEATHER AT YUMA Ac Reported By D S Bureau Highest last 24 hours 86 Lowest last 24 hours 53 Average date Average low this date WEATHER FORECAST FORECAST TO NOON Fair with higher day ture Little change at night BRITISH RAID NAZI PLANTS IN FRANCE Indicate Attack By Heavy Bombers Was Effective By AULT War Correspondent April G Air Force Liberators attacked the French invasion coast for the ond straight day today and Berlin reported bombers over Germany indicating a assault by American planes ing from Britain and Italy Heavy bombers of the Roya Air Force put the Allied offensive bank on a full-time basis las night with a destructive blow German aircraft repair plants a in southern France the Spanish frontier Thunderbolt fighters the Liberators in the smash at German military gets in the Pas de Calais area of France across the Straits THE ARIZONA VOLUME 82 Elwood C Greist Appointed Boy Scout Executive of Dover The Liberators bolts encountered and light craft fire but no German opposition and nil returned ly Inclement presumably had grounded the RAF's weights following their costly raid on and western many last Thursday night though twin engined Mosquito bombers made attacks oh the Reich during the lull Raided The night assault followed by only a few hours a heavy attack by 200 Flying Fortresses and from Italy on railway gets and a refinery at Ploesti in the rich Rumanian oil fields and an American fighter sweep from Britain over the Berlin and ich areas in daylight yesterday Reconnaissance p h o t o r a phs taken after the raid showed considerable damage the l bottleneck on the German supply and forcement line to the fighting front in northeastern Rumania Continued oh 41 SOLDO THINKS CAPTAIN WAS TOO PARTICULAR NEW ORLEANS April Orleans with an craft battery in Italy was sent by his captain to get a supply uf shells according to re- ports received here Ho returned with a truckload of Hi mm shells The captain fumed ing- out he bad ordered 20 shells said the ex- But ya gotta re- alize there's a war BIG BATTLE FOR IMPHAL IMMINENT Stillwell Forces Advancing On NEW DELHI April 6 Japanese troops were reported into the main British de- fenses on the Manipur road north of Imphal today while Allied forces in Burma further ground in their two-pronged drive on Myitkyina and destroyed 33 to 36 enemy planes caught aground on a gle airfield THIS IS THE ARMY MR ELWOOD C GREIST President Warren Currier of the Area Scout cil announced today the ment of Elwood C Griest as Scout executive to replace Hugh M cox who has taken a similar tion in Orange county The new executive will make his ters in El Centro serving the two counties and Yuma The new executive comes to this rea from the Ventura County Continued on Page 4 i Statistics on the above showing astounding growth of A communique from Adm Lord the U S Army since Pearl Harbor should add to current insomnia ouis Mountbatten's Southeast of Nazi leaders TONS OF BOMBS FALL ON WEWAK Liberators Are Unopposed In Raid On Japanese Base By WILLIAM 1J DICKINSON United Press War Correspondent ALLIED HEADQUARTERS Pacific April 6 American Liberator carrying the weight of an Allied offensive to smash lower on New Guinea destroyed 13 enemy planes along the north coast in a raid on Wewak t was announced today While the bombers roin Lt Gen George C Kenney's Fifth air attacking the altered base Australian roops advancing through the valley moved to within of Bogadjim 216 miles of Wewak after passing hrough Kwalo where they seized motor park and 30 trucks Attacks Are Widespread The New Guinea operations ere part of widespread Allied at- Continued on Page 4 Lo Asia headquarters said Japanese units straddling the road between and Kohima 60 miles to the north to exert on the British lines It was indicated that at least part of the invading column had j turned south on the highway and a large-scale battle for Imphal may be imminent Jape Arc Dispersed Some advanced Japanese ments were ambushed and dis- by British patrols along the highway the communique said and a similar road block caught other enemy troops at- Parades Missing from Army Ddy Observance This Year Nearly Half Of Men Now Overseas tempting to move south of Imphal up the road On the Central Burma front Joseph W Stilwell's nese troops fought their way south through the ley to capture the river villages of and tang two miles south of Laban and 18 miles north of the beld road base at From a winding tor road runs south and cast to the main Burma base at Myitkyina 40 airline miles away Kachins Advance Less than of the column a force of Kachiri levies was revealed to have fought its way down to within about 40 miles due north of Myitkyina The destruction of the nese planes was credited to Col Philip Cochran's commando fighter planes In two strafing attacks on the airfield Tuesday ran's fliers smashed 33 grounded enemy planes and fighters enemy bombers fighters probably destroyed three others and damaged eight planes WASHINGTON 0 The parados and demonstrations of Conner years were missing tor day as the growing IT Smarmy observed Army of American into World War intensive training and preparation for the coming invasion Army Chief of Staff Gen George C: the celebrations and lic inspections said The of war make it inadvisable and divert troops for this purpose To Continue Work This said Marshall like any other day will be one of hard work to carry us that much nearer to To every tiie man and woman in said Marshall we owe an debt of tude for the fortitude and spirit are bising performed i Secretary of- Henry Stimson sent greetings and personal gratitude for- your 46 prisoners age and unselfish service trust of America lies of the great tasks will not fail that Lt A A Vandegrift rine Corps sent greetings and the salute of the Marine Corps Army day and four after the plunged into World at Pearl half of the of- men overseas lafft week that Would be end of At the armistice iast war the numbered about of overseas Army casualties in more than two years of ber including ed iig and prisoners World War 35.560 killed in action DRAW CLOSE TO ODESSA Expected to Lay Siege to City Last Month Was torch In Years Gordon Rep month was the windiest Withdraws From Contest Hits at Isolationists May Bolt Party's Nominee Start Third Party By LYLE C WILSON United Staff Correspondent April 6 Wendell L Willkie's sharply od withdrawal from the 1944 the possibility that he may bolt the party's nominee But organization and Republicans generally ed him out of the contest with lucson Man Killed In Action in Southwest Pacific WASHINGTON April 6 Tlic war department made public today the names of 229 U S diers killed in action in the tic Central Pacific European Mediterranean arid Southwest areas The list with next of kin Southwest Pacific March in more than 30 years cording to the monthly report of day Highest was 88 the the James H Gordon meteorologist at j first Mean maximum temperature which is two the local U Weather Bureau station Wind velocity on the and 21st was 27 miles per hour from the west velocities were not the report continued The heavy February rainfall conr areas tq the the surface of desert northwest cut by army traffic during 1942 and 1943 and no dust storms were noted in Yuma during the month age hourly velocity of the wind Prevailing direction was north DETAIL FOR TODAY Twenty days had 100 per cent sunshine For the month as a Moreno Cpl Henry Mrs whole there hours of Moreno mother 808 test for Republican presidential some cheers and few misgivings j to be Gov Thomas E chances of drafted for the tial nomination steadily were im- proving Rep Joseph W Martin Jr Mass house Republican leader apparently was confident would stand by the Republican South 10th Avc Tucson Gov Apr 7 As Good Friday PHOENIX April 6 Gov Sidney P Osborn today claimed April 7 as Good Friday ordering all state departments to party to which he went from the from noon to 3 p Democrats after President first election in 1932 From his Massachusetts home Martin expressed hope and confidence m to permit employees to attend religious services The spirit of forgiveness and administration this year Withdrew at Omaha last night at thl I Wisconsin's 25 delegates to CLUB at any hour Therp lu is a sign on the door For Enlisted Men Only so will be can relax in peace without at next Tuesday's ing to dodge behind G I cans to I Nebraska opposition elude the glance of some trom u- Comdr Harold E eyed second looey It his first former governor of ever treks way over who will get there to root him out the private I the delegation bv de- can always crawl under a table Thc SERVICE CLUB has cafeteria ping pong radio library and gee look the love of humanity that Willkie would continue to cd Christ on the Cross is a help the GOP lick the Roosevelt j of Christian virtue in I that Jesus proclaimed a love of his but hatred for their spirit which must national and international relations if moral and spiritual catastrophe for humanity is to be the governor's message read He urged all Arizonans to ob- serve the day with appropriate prayer and meditation from the Republican presidential nomination contest in a statement made in Omaha Nebr where he arrived after his campaign for the las lilies to mosey into the CANTEEN CLUB pick n comfortable chair up a smoke mid do some ogling at the gals who work there No w shy to elate The withdrawal followed im- mediately upon announcement of complete but unofficial returns from Wisconsin's April tial preferential primary which shine out of the possible 372 hours an average of nearly 11 hours per I had passed the peak of below normal Moan minimum temperature for month was 49.9 of a degree above normal Under the rado river the meteorologist re- The month while increases in the snow cover on the upper basin of the river in Colorado Utah and northern zona Indications are for a- rather heavy early runoff and a very moderate peak in June Regarding crops the report had this to Plant development was somewhat slowed by cool weather and drying winds Lettuce season was drawing to a close at the end of the month Citrus trees By HARRISON SALISBURY Press War Correspondent MOSCOW April 6 sia's 3rd Ukrainian drove to within artillery range of the Black sea fortress of Odessa day after dooming most of the garrison to death capture or an attempted by cutting across its main escape routes to the northwest -Gen Malinovsky's guns and artillery were ex- to largest Soviet city remaining in German hands within a matter of hours Latest front reports placed the Russians northeast and 15 east of Odessa which fell to in only after a siege Fate Is Sealed Malinovsky's some of them veterans of Stalingrad tually sealed by-..'cutting- both railway running from Odessa to in arabia on three miles to the head of less swamps that extend down to the Dniester lagoon The route le German was a single-track coastal that hurdles teir of from this Some A month ago of German 6th 8th armies remaining in were- more thaii put tens of thousands of since have on the port The the with the capture of northwest of Odessa and severed the au highway by ing eight miles southwest to Ku Another three-mile push to the southwest engulfed Baden brought Malinovsky's forces to the head of swamplands that reach Dniester lagoon 100 Localities Seized 3rd seized 100 In converging drives a arc stretching from the lower ter northwest of Odessa to the Black sea coast east of the port the blows of our troops the enemy is ing heavy losses in men and equip the Soviet command said in its midnight communique During 25 tanks 48 guns including 11 of Continued on Page 6 Strayed Stowaway i 16 thought he was going to San Diego Calif when he stowed away on a U S Navy vessel at Bobton Mass his home town He Jus mistake far at sea en route to the Mediterranean Sympathetic Yanks took lum under their when he put ashore at Naples and he doesn t seem downhearted prepares dip into Navy chow STATE TO APPEAL LAND CASE DECISION SAN i FRANCISCO 6 U P o said Allied planes attacked Truk atoll in the Carolines again Monday anj Tuesday nights The new attacks if con- firmed bj Allied be the seventh and eighth against the Japanese island stronghold BELIEVE WILL REMAIN IN COMMAND A L LIE p Southwest April 6 Gen Douglas will re- tain command west Pacific in any shift of com in believed ARTILLERY AT CASSINO Sudden increase In German Troop Movements Reported By REYNOLDS PACKARD United Press War ALLIED HEADQUARTERS Naples April lery duels have broken both s of the mam Aimy front in southern Italy a said today as official a sudden Ger man troop and around Cassino roar of Allied cannonading rose to a furious pitch m the hills Cassino and on coastal to the west as both sides sent dieds of shells into the opposing J Allied shellfire was heavy on the Cassino sector and spokesmen said the 5th gunners successfully engaged big German motor col- and targets inside the town New Thrust Indicated was no official lion foi the new activity In the German lines but the reference to large scale t I suggested the Nazis might i have been troops SRU foi counter thrust against the Allied positions in the town reports said the bombardment inflicted consider able casualties on the Germans Nazi trench countered the Allied fue Zealand positions on the of Castle hill just northeast Of On the left flank or the 5th 1 ne German field guns hurl eel an estimated 600 shells into a j of the coastal 1 vest of Minturno Casualties Are Light The main weight of the enemy bombardment fell upon Allied around the village of shells crashed down at the rate of- 20 a minute slid however that Allied casualties from this shelling were lat ely light and artil lei v c continued on the Anzio beachhead disp itches slid Nazi shells land ed in an American hospital there Speculation oiei changes in the for the second time m 24 hours Is Broken Tjp Pacific setup centered m the pos that Aclm William sey Ji South Pacific commander i On the Butish 8th Ad will be given a new post as result mtic f Ont Allied troops broke of the coi of the Solomons Up a small enemy attack campaign and the of his Of while the Germans forces within MacArthur's tional zone raked the Co on Page b iat PHOENIX Ariz April 5 Notice of appeal was filed day by thn Arizona state highway department to the Arizona sit court contesting a decision of Court Judge Howard Was Expected of if by ALLIED HEADQUARTERS ed attacks by the 15th and Eighth Naples April 6 Gen Ira I United States air forces against C Eaker commander in chief of German targets as both forces the Mediterranean air forces suid today that the bombing of Ca sino last month accomplished that was expected of it by ai grow in size permits Page Withdrawal from Presidential Race By comment on the of Wendell L from the Republican presidential nation New York It was of Wendell to accept the Wisconsin disaster witli forthright candor A self- seeker would have gone on col- stray in the hope of wrangling a consolation prize from the wreck New York Daily Results in the Tuesday primary convinced dell L Willkie that he had his bolt as an aspirant for the Republican presidential enough to hold both himself CM Robert R McCormick Take and Daughter Born to Sgf Mrs T F Meece A daughter was born has boon the New Republican choice be- cause ho is n foreign-policy matc of the president New York Mr Willkie's announcement hikes out of rn Page 0 thn contest tor the or dny at p.m to Sgt and Mrs his party the candidate who in T F Mcece of Thc the judgment of thin newspaper has been host fitted by by ability and by tion lor the Republican ation for the presidency PM: On his Wisconsin publican not sergeant is stationed at March Field Calif and Is home on a day furlough Thc baby has been revealed Willkie fourth to named Lee She weighed who won a smashing victory 9 pounds 7 ounces This and Gen Douglas is the to uo born to the made cleni that the R it away Colonel it's yours defeat means renewed the in the GOF force commanders despite the C Speakman who held the j fact that the town has not yet state is to pay rental for leasing I been captured by the Allies of state school and Ho also revealed that Mail by the Yard lands The suit was a test case planes raiding Stcyr Austria 1 Sunday shot down 107 was brought against the stati land department in order to clar ify the issues Thc superior court judge ruled that the state land department may lease such lands and may re Chicago Thc failure of rental payment as provided Willkie's earnest campaign by statute lights the futility of his dream that by force of personality and idlest discussion of principle he could transform the Republican party into an instrument of eral democracy Chicago Mr conducted a campaign such as the country has not seen since Huey Long used to denounce the lying newspapers which exposed his graft He campaigned against a newspaper The Tribune Tile sue in Wisconsin was Tribune against Willkie policies The people of Wisconsin voted for against Chicago Speaking of principles we think that the wing of the GOP will Be ha I'd put to derive real faction fiom the Wisconsin Of course they arc en- titled to be happy over what to Mr Willkie But Gov Dewey nml Mr arc not nil about acres and I ing German aircraft rather than 115 as previously I was their largest bag of the in this theater said he disliked heavy bombers for raj such as that March lu tin sino but contended that il that could bcen expected of it in view the forces involved the state o their training and the time tho forces operated The concentration of bombs r Cassino and the accuracy was about the same as German industrial targets RAF LISTED MISSING ACTION LONDON April 6 Group Captain P C Pickard the pilot said of the plane P for Freddie in the Royal Air Force film Target for is missing it was announced today Daily Temperatures United New York 35 Chicago 50 St Louis Minneapolis -IS Seattle 63 Denver 36 Kail Lints Are Cut Lauris Norstad op- chief for the ranean air forces sail all railways in Italy been cut along 11 line from to since March 24 said the experience Cassino very similar to first World War in which many areas received heavy tions of shell fire for very periods and seemingly were com- devastated only to stubborn resistance afterwards 391 from enemy forces concealed be- 281 low the surface 54.1 Eaker promised more Low 27 31 Pfc William of East Orange N J with in Italy is all tangled up in what is probably the longest letter received by a G Z- j abroad Originated by Mrs Hook and Mrs Clark ot his homo town K it 12 yards long and ot personal froin friends cartoons tos and
