Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current, August 18, 1944, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextAGE TWO HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON Alinim i l! I NORTH FLANK IVES EAST TO LE HAVRE (Continued from Page One) umns In a lightning drive 21 miles due east of Chartrcs be yond the Aunay river. Ril Againit NaiU Giving instructions to patriots within the city, a supreme com mand spokesman said over the American broadcasting station in Europe (ABSIE) that the day is not far ou wnen you will nave to rise and chase out the enemy and its accomplices. "We are pushing eastward alone the whole of our northern lector," supreme headquarters said in announcing trie coastal thrust in eastern Normandy. In this eastern surge the al lied forces captured Bures. one and one-half miles northeast of Troarn, and plunged across the uives river occupying tiasscn ville, three miles from Troarn and five from the coast. Towns Taken Other towns captured in this drive on tne heels of fleeing rem nants of the German seventh army included Mezidon and St. Pierre-Sur-Dives, on the Dives river, 14 and 18 miles southeast of Caen. Above Mexidon the al lied troops reached the Dives north to beyond Troarn. Forty and more miles east of Troarn allied bombers yester day had wrecked most bridges spanning me mver msie from foulbec near its mouth to La Ferriere-Sur-Risle, 35 miles up stream, rne xasie hows west of tne Seine and parallel. Acknowledo Lou (The Germans acknowledged they had lost the battle of Nor mandy. A broadcast said the fleeing forces were trying to es cape another large allied trap. ("The Normandy front has been liquidated by the Ger mans," said Dr. Max Krull, mili tary correspondent of DNB. ''German forces are retreating and swift allied troops are try ing to gain new positions to out- uau& ana even encircle them. Linn Denied ("An attempt of this sort is being made at- Dreux where uuusus in several directions, in cluding Paris. The lines are everywhere dent- ana interwoven to an extra ordinary degree.") American. British nn4 Jan forces steadily reduced the Falaise pocket. Armored col umns striking south closed the g8? u between two and three nirk i, "fu," lne vicinity u...,uuu, juai norm oi Amer ican forces at Argentan. New Store Opens In Klamath Drought Costs Ohio Farmers $49,500,000 COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 18 (JF) The drought has cost Ohio farm ers $49,500,000 in losses to corn, aoy beans and potato crops, ex perts in Ohio state university's department of rural economics estimated today. , . . Extensive damage to pastures and loss of great acreages of "y seedings of clover and al falfadifficult to estimate in dollar values also were report ed.' '...... ' " . if ifs a frozen" article you need, advertise for a used one in the classified. I 1 ti 1 & I - : ni mwa b r . ... & a . i ata em c s- i rn,l,, ! .? &iv id The Goodyear service store was opened Friday at Eiqhth and Klamath in the Pelican thaatro building. The establishment features a retail store in the front, and a larce tirq and service de partment in the rear with a Klamath avenue entrance. Tires, car and home supplies are handled in tne new Business nouse. v. J. lioodwin. Known to mi mends as Wmtey Goodwin, is manager of the establishment. Fort Klamath Mrs. Jack Wright and 10- months' old son Dennis, scent a lew days nere last week visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Wright, from their home at Rockaway. Ore. Mrs. Wright's husband, formerly with the submarine service, is now in the landing ship transport branch of the naval service, and is at present somewhere in the South Pacific war zone. Mrs. Pearl Nortn of Klamath Falls was a recent visitor at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Zumbrun. Mr. and Mrs. William A. Pase returned Thursday to Stockton, Calif., after spending a week at their home here visitine friends. Both are employed for the dura tion in Stockton where Mrs. Page's mother resides. Mrs. f rank Kendall returned to her home in Fort Klamath Friday after spending a week shopping and visiting in Klam ath Falls. Lt. Bob Williams and his wife. the former Ruby Briscoe, visited here last week at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. , Briscoe. Lt. and Mrs. Williams have been at Fort Sumner, New Mexico., where he was stationed with the U. S. army air corps. Mrs. R. S. Ballou. Mrs. Rav Prowell and son, Alan Ray, were Klamath Falls business visitors Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Bennett of Klamath Falls, accompanied by mr. ana rars. tinmen McKeever of Fort Klamath, made a trip to Huckleberry mountain Sunrlav and report a large crop of the berries will be riDe in about a ween. Donald Wimer left hv train from Chiloquin Friday evening for Carmel. Calif., where hp will spend two weeks visiting his sis- ier-in-iaw, ivirs. rc. van Worm er, and her parents. Mrs. Van Wormer is employed at the not exchange at the Fort Ord army post, her husband, Cpl. Raymond E. Van Wormer. beins at r,rt un uanu island witn the 7th di vision. U. S. armv. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gorden of Portland are Fort Klamath busi- visitors nere, navmg ar. rived last week. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin rnnni,j and daughter Joyce, who have iiau uie rrea tjorden property "clc weu lur me Dast spvnra years, expect to leave within a week for Ketchikan, Alaska to make- their home. The Copeland stock and oat and hay crops have been purchased by Fred Bichop, who has also leased the Gorden property, which has been pur chased by the Copelands recent ly, and will move soon into the Gorden residence. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Prowell have rented the Fred Bishop home here. Donald Parker is now sta tioned at watchman lookout sta tion m Crater Lake park. Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Varnum and daughter, Audrey, will move soon to Bly, Ore., where Varnum will e.n t e r the garage business with his brother, Mann. Varnum has been employed by the Crater jjaice pars service for several years. Mrs. Ray Prowell entertained Saturday evening with a pino chle party at her home in llnnnr of her husband's birthday. Pino- cme was tne diversion of the evening with a birthday cake be ing cut and served her guests by A. a. triyjwv i m iiuumgni. i nose present were Mr. and Mrs. Purl Fox and son Clare, Mr. and Mrs. naroia wimer, a. B. Lewis, Mr and Mrs. Wilford Donnelly and daughter Gwendolyn Jane and mr. ana rars. prowell and son Aian ay. Morse Advocates Liberalism PORTLAND, Aug. 18 (.V) Constructive liberalism, minus partisan bitterness, was advo cated today by Wayne L. Morse, republican senatorial nominee, as a watchword for the republi can pany.. Morse told - the Multnomah County Renublican cluh that party members throuehout Ore. gon realize that only a program of "action, not reaction" can assure GOP victory. . New goggles, equipped with eight-inch plastic lenses, have been developed which protect the eyes, cheeks and forehead of hi my pnois irom frostbite and UUCUS. I I T II ONE 4507 HE Telephone 4567 STARTS SUNDAY 7 8gS (3D fEB 93353 Bmri-4& sa& dry iilkJaa 'Ms. -2S tt A romance . . . fender. . . alorious . . . heroic most magnificent triumph of M-G-M, maker of "Mrs. Miniver" and "Random Harvest." .fffietDhiteCliilfe of Dover IRENE DUNNE 41 A CLARENCE BROWN PRODUCTION M 1 tndwitii ALAN MARSHAL RODDY McDOWALL FRANK MORGAN VAN JOHNSON . C. AUBREY SMITH DAME MAY WHITTY GLADYS COOPER Box Office Opens 1:30 - B:45 2 FIRST RUN HITS! TODAY AND SATURDAY Judy Second Hit Poe Valley Clara McCarvcr and ler niece. Lucille Doak. were visitors here from Klamath Falls Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Nork and son. Benny, and niece. Dinnno were callers here Mondav from Klamath Falls. They went to Portland also for medical atten tion for Ben. Louice VanMetcr is in the val ley for a couple of weeks at the home of her grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nork. She will re main for the rest of the vacation. Ben and Billy Nork were call ers m tne valley from Langcll valley this week. There's a big improvement in the Foe valley road since the county crew started to work on it, widening, graveling, putting up new fences, ,etc. The Francis' Freucr family were shoppers in Klamath Falls from here one day this week. The Union oil man was in the valley transacting business Wed nesday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nork and Dale Van Meter went to Klam ath Falls Thursday where they visited at thn home of Iheir daughter nnd snn.tn.lnu u, ttam Doales'. They found Ken much improvea alter nis recent acci dent when he cot tho laroo hnnn broken in his leg while working in the machine shop (or Bill Ray mond at Hildebranri. A nun ne was pounding on flew up, nuung mm on the leg and breaking the bone. Vic Brown was a shnnnn. Klamath Falls from the valley Thursday. Wilbur Rcilinc is work-in r. his cellar again and has it well advanced. It's ninrip nf hric-t i;i and will be the best looking po tato cellar in the vallrv .i,o finished. Louise Van Meter Is a week's vacation at the home of her maternal grandparents, the Joe Norks. Short Attack Made on London LONDON, Aug. 18 ) Tho (.ioniums limits a short flvini bomb attack on London and tho souluorii counties c a r 1 v las1 night and n torso official 1111 mmucomcnt this morning said imhu casualties aim damago wcr cutis eu. New Pine Creek Mrs. Mnlissle Reynolds visited a uay nere lust week with Mrs tlortt rlnmmerslcy. She was uuiner resident of Lakevlow uoout years ago, but now re sioes at Wedding. She Ik the mother of Frea Reynolds of LiOKCVlCW. Lust btmday wns moving day in new fine treeK. llie whole tiling started wneu Flunk Ail dington bought tho Scarbrough piuce ut i airport. This made the 1'iHlelio place vacant where Ad oniKlun s lived so Andrew Liuht le bought the toilette place and Milton St. Clair bought the Lightio place. They all moved Sunday. Mrs.. Wilnia McKenzle from ban t rancisco came up lust Wed nesaay wcck ago lor a visit with her parents, jii Bnd Mrs. W. L, Biuiton. Her two children. Kar. cn and Jim, came with her. Mr, mid Mrs. Blurton went as far as Itcadintt to meet them. Lewis Metnrland. of Fresno 1.11111., nas ueen visiting for few days with his sister. Mrs Con Newman, leaving for home last Monday morning. For six years and until recently, when he was honorably discharged, he has been working for tho govern mvnt down in the Panama Canal zone. Hilton St. Clair had to so to tno nospiiiii last Monday, suffer ing from a severe sprained ankle which nc sustained while moving his household furnishings into his new home. He was sublcct to enlistment on the 17th but now it will be about six weeks before he can use his ankle and he will be deferred -until ho is released by his attending physician. Taylor George, father of Mrs Hilton St. Chur, nrrived from Washington Monday for a few days' visit with his daughter and lamiiy. A baby boy. Donald Russell was born to Mr. and Mrs. Irvin L. Faris on August 11. He weighed 7 pounds and 10 ounc- cs. The mother and bubo seem to be getting along nicely. The father, too, is recovering from temporary coma as now he thinks he may get to go hunt ne There will be a regular meet- Ing of the Grange this Saturday evening. Blv Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Thomason of Roseburg arrived here Mon day to spend a week at the home oi their daughter, Mrs. Gael Madison, and family. Bonnie Stone of Princville Is visiting Lois Osborn. Corporal Hank Hall who has been home on a 15-day furlough icii aunciay. August 13, for a camp in UKianoma. Clnsslflerl Art Bring Rpsulh fh Huuin waniw yy CONTINUOUS SHOW DAILY BOX OFFICE OPENS 12:30 STARTS TODAY Exciting Drama! Delicate Romance! From the pen of America's greatest story teller.1 1,M fl BIG HENRY snavnnu ROBERT KEltLARD OLOIII FBftNKtlH DESIGN FOR MURDER,.. Terrorising two natloml 1 ' Service Men and Women Home on Leave Cpl. Cht Lingilot fioni Oak land, Calif. Here until August au. Lt. (Ifl) John O'Connar from Tucson, Ariz. Here until August Lt. J. D. Cornttt from Eng land. Here until August 28. The above servlco people arc entitled to free passes to the lo cal theatres and free fountain servlco ut Lost River dulry hy courtesy of Lloyd Lamb of the thcutrus and R. C. Woodruff uf the dairy. Plenso cull ut Tho Herald and News offlco disk for Scott Reed) for your courtesy tickets. Grass Fire Near Town Extinguished The muss fire Unit win burn. Ing to the nnrthfusl of town be hind the Hot Springs district from Coleman's IJiiirv north to Baker's rock crusher Thursday afternoon, was put out complete ly ut uboul ti p. m. Thursdiiv eve ning the KFl'A reported Fiidny. No iippreciuble clanun;e wii caused, according to the KKPA. Another fire wns t a r t e d inursdny night near Warden hv a hot box on a railroad car. This glass lire covered nit area ol only about one acre and wns quicKiy Drought under control. Brosterhous Makes Low Bid On Unit Low bid submitted Fridnv afternoon to the county court on an addition to be construct cd on the back of the new cuun ty health unit ut HMD Main was by Brosterhous Construction company for $21.6115. Other bids were S2B.32S.II3 by Cecil Greene Sr.. mid S2-1.- 844, by Leo N. Huls. County Judge u. E. Reedcr announced that the contract had been awarded to Brosterhous. FRENCH FRONT EXPANDED BY SEIEMRI 'I'll, 6:(J (Continued from Page One) un Al.x-Kii-Provenco, 14 miles north of Marseille. Tim sltuutlon .in southern Friiueo wns fining so Well that Mediterranean air forces were able to divert heavy hoinhers to Dallam targets again. Tactical aircraft swept over tho skies in support of ground Ironim with. out meeting any opposition. i no na.i command had en trusted tho defense of tho I II VII. slon arcn to two German Infun. iry divisions, ine ziiind nnd the Mllth. The main allied iiirn.i whs rnudo bolwcen those two d. visions, creiitliiB cnnildnmhln confusion among enemv troons nlreuily badly bullered by bombing. New York Liberals To Support Truman WASHINGTON. Aug. 18 f,Ti Senator Truman (D-Mu.) accept ed . today the vice nrcsidentiul nomination of the liberal parly of New York stale, lie toM n delegation which visited his of. flee that "I feel that nil the III), cral elements in the country will bo united behind the democratic ticket" In- tho November election. The liberal nnrlv wns fnrmni by right wine clement nf ih American laoor party. Box Office Opens 6:45 -ENDS- TONIGHT HIKE r?rl CARMEN FAH fWIRANDA GOODMAN mi iU Old, SON ItKEI SECOND HIT SATURDAY ONLY IT'S HORRIFIC! j HAN BROOKS Jjjli Jf AH BROOKS '- v SECOND HIT - Delay On FHA House Construction Seen Completion of onv of the FHA row houses will bo de layed ut Icusl another week. ue. cording to Hurry R. Gamble. project engineer, os neccjmry hnrdwure has not yet arrived, and furniture cannot be put In until It Is possible to lock tho buildings. , The community building and 10 of the houses lint expected to bo completed and ready for occupancy within two weeks. Applications for tenancy in j the FHA project already exceed! tho number of houses being built. Forty-four trailers are1 now occupied. tNDS TONIGHT mm Hu,H S'J I Saturday Only COUR&Utl Tweed to Report To Navy Officials PORTLAND. Ore.. Aug. 18 lPi Chief Hiiillomun George Ray iweeci, uaw, wnose .ll-munth name of hlilc-nnd'Seek with the Japance of couipirrcd Guam is- iiiuci made mm a nero, left lorl land by air today for OaklnnH. Calif. Orders for him to renorl to tin. Sund Point naval station at Seat tlo were cancelled, and he wns sent south lasleud. He Is to leave immediately from Oakland for Washington. D C. In rei,i-l n his experiences to tho navy de partment, the navy public rela tions office announced. Classified Ann Bring Results jk' W''. i .13 Ow,i'i j 8,,'", ""yc DOX OFFICE OPENS 1:30 - 0:43 NOW PLAYING - SPIKE JONES nJ hi. City Sllch.ra .'bvfW?SvBj mt VAUGHN MONROE nit hi. 0r,h,,lr STARTS SATURDAY MIDNIGHT NO : - ape I Iv'i.fO A i ... mot . Jk. . y IS Jule Levey pretenti f SikK.J. Aas.VTl t pretenti WILLIAM REMIX SUSAM HAYW4RB "THE HAIRY APE' JOHtH DOROTHY C0HI1V60RB Roman Bolinan Alan Nopler Tom Faddcn .m,rr-J