OCR Text |
Show RANROPH THE RICH COUNTY REAPER. THE RICH (ntereil Act of t the r.s second class h 2. 187t. matter Feb. 8, 1928 Mar-- MacArthur's Forces Close In to Cut Off Japs' Pacific Empire; Set Up Military Rule for Reich. Released Post Office, Randolph, Utah, under tb Wm. R. Marshall. Kusiness Manager SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 Per Year in Advanc l.ayton Marshall, Editor and Prourirtr SUSPICIOUS PROSPERITY I cant figure my family out, said the GI holding a letter from home. "For the last several months Ive had difficulty making ends meet so I used to write home for money. Last .month I decided they might be having a pretty rough time of it at home so I cut down on shows and eating out, I not only got along on my pay, but I saved a few dollars and sent a money order home. I was going to do the same this month, but now after receiving this letter I dont know whether I will or not. He showed us the letter. It read: Dear Son: Received your money order. Hope you havent taken to crapshooting and playing poker. ! High Jumper Thief Heh, someones knocking at the door. Whatll we First do? Second Lets jump out the window. First Thief But were on the 13th floor Ox this hotel. Second Listen, brother, this is no time to get superstitious! Papa Pays Joe I hear Jims dad has two wives to support. Bill You dont mean hes a biga- mist. Joe No, but Jim just got married! Joe about Bill Joe Not Abel! Why did Eve never worry catching the measles? I dont know. Why? Because shed Adam! Bad Luck J oe What are you cry ing for ? Was that rich, man who just died a relative of yours? Bill No. Thats why Im crying. PACIFIC: Return to Philippines forces extended American their holdings about rubbled Aachen, and other Allied units pressed against the reich through fall mush, the U. S. and Britain laid down govregulations for strict military terriernment of occupied German tory and Adolf Hitler called on evAs d male between 16 ery and 60 and if need be, women and girls for guerrilla warfare against the conquerors. Focal point of fighting continued around Aachen, where Doughboys rooted out German defenders house able-bodie- by house in the once proud, now shattered, city of 165,000, and strong enemy units assembled to the east of the metropolis in an effort to prevent the Americans from bursting into the vital Rhineland. Action also flared on the Dutch frontier to the north, where British troops pressed toward the German border below the pivotal Siegfried bastion of Kleve, gateway to the industrial Ruhr valley. So bitter was the fighting in this sector, that desperate Nazis made every house around the village of Venray a strugstronghold, with gles even carrying into the hallways framed with miniatures of Dutch hand-to-ha- masters. Fighting was equally intense on the lower end of the front, where the U. S. Seventh army edged up the foothills of the Vosges mountains guarding the Bavarian border, and lashed at approaches to the Belfort Gap to the south. 460-mi- le In extending military government to occupied German territory, the Allies demanded strict obedience to regulations, and decreed death for espionage, armed resistance, unauthorized possession of firearms or a Visitor What is the most feature of prison life? Prisoner Visitors ! objec-ionab- le Rough and Tough Bill I feel like a cross-cu- t saw today. Joe What do you mean by that? Bill Itll take two men to handle me! Patriotic Mrs. Brown How does all this rationing make you feel? Mrs. Blue I feel badly that I have only one mouth to feed for my country! Untrustworthy Sambo Do youall belief in ghosts? Rastus Nossuh, Ah dont belief in em. Ah wouldnt trust a ghost as fdr as Ah could see him! Very Unusual! Nit What is a rare volume? Wit Its a book that youve loaned thats returned! Teacher Right! Why shouldnt you play with gasoline? Smarty Because its rationed! SWEET SUE! Pursuing the tactics he employed in the Solomons, New Britain and New Guinea in separating enemy forces, General Douglas MacArthur struck at Leyte island in the center of the Philippines. As the generals grand strategy shaped as the U. S. Sixth army, supSevported by the U. S. Third and carrier enth fleets and planes, not on the main were the Japanese only island of Luzon in the north divided from their units on Mindanao to the bed. Mrs. Backtalk How silly to let a few alley cats frighten you! Col-lier- In south, but the Americans foothold put them in position to threaten the enemys supply lines farther to the west carrying vital raw materials from the Indies region up to the foes home industries. Under cover of an extensive air umbrella and the big guns of the U. S. warships, supplies were poured ashore to the American troops, who held a wide strip reaching southward from the principal port of Tacloban, and who girded for a showdown fight with an estimated 225.000 Japanese in the Philippines under Field Marshall Count Juichi Terauchi. General MacArthurs invasion of the Philippines, fulfilling his pledge to return After the Japanese conquest of the islands less than three years ago, followed in the wake of the Third fleets continued aerial attack on enemy shipping and aviation units in the Formosa and Manila regions, which prevented their free dispatch to counter the big invasion IJ JU -- JN A HANDSOME PACKAGE NEW NOTRA TONE WHITE HULLESS OR GIANT YELLOW HULLESS wwmmkVOP. Invest in Liberty Buy War Bonds struggle against the Japs. In opposing the railroads petitions for average freight rate increases of 6 per cent, and a retention of the 10 per cent boost in passenger fares, agricultural agencies declared heavy production assured the carriers of continued high ton- Circle indicates region of U. S. invasion of Philippines. s. reaching the boat. jOLlY1 As government agencies resisted increases in railroad freight and passenger rates, army officials predicted continued high traffic after the end of the European war as the emphasis on movement will shift to the west for acceleration of the RELIEVE COLDS nage. Not only will the rails have to handle longer hauls to western ports for the Pacific war after Germanys surrender, army officials said, but rolling stock also will be needed for shipments to Atlantic ports, where some troops also will be sent out to fight the Japanese and supplies will have to be funneled for occupation forces and rehabilitation needs in miseries... At bedtime rub throat, chest and back with Vicks VapoRub to ease coughing, loosen up the phlegm, help relieve congestion in upper bronchial tubes, invite restful sleep. Relief comes as VapoRub to upper bronchial PENETRATES tubes with its special medicinal vapors, STIMULATES chest and back surfaces like a warming poultice. Often by morning most of the misery of the cold is gone! Remember ONLY VAPORUB Gives You this special double action. Its Europe. AIR TRAVEL: Super-Liner- s time-teste- d, As the Civil Aeronautics board conducted hearings to determine costs and volume of traffic of future air travel to guide it in deciding bow many companies should be allowed to operate over ocean routes, plans were presented for elaborate facilities to be used in such transport. Listed for use by one airline was home-prove- ... the d best-know- home n remedy for reliev- - A A ing miseries of childrens colds. trans-Atlant- ic V vaporub SNAPPY FACTS ABOUT . a new," and as yet undeveloped, combination passenger - cargo plane weighing 92 tons and capable of carrying 128 people by day and 119 by night 3,500 miles at a cruising speed of 288 miles per hour. Cargo capacity would be 2,082 cubic feet. Also listed for use was Lockheeds of Leyte. famed Constellation, now in producThe presence of substantial tion as an army transport plane, of the Third fleet in these waa passenger capacity of 40 by ters, with warships as well as air- with and 30 by night and a cruising day craft carriers in full array, also scared off the vaunted Japanese speed of 322 miles per hour. The holds an unofficial navys incursion into the invasion Constellation 6 hours and 58 minof record speed bewaters, the enemy turning tail Churning through muddy roads, fore large-scal- e could develop. utes from Los Angeles to Washingaction d D. C. jeeps carry U. S. troops to General MacArthurs return to the ton, battle-fron- t. Philippines was personal, the comwireless transmitting set, looting or mander having directed the opera May Ring Again pillage, destruction of records and tion from a warship and then set sabotage. Further, travel within up headquarters ashore. Repair of Americas historic liberty bell Germany will be forbidden except FUEL: so that it could ring out in full tone on by special permission, and all politiwas proposed by W. J. Conley of the cal prisoners, Jews and foes of the Warm Winter Lincoln Electric comNazi regime will be released. Due to a combination of high propany of Cleveland, Pending establishment of Allied duction of coal and efficient trans Ohio. telecontrol, postal, telegraph and Housed in Indeportation, U. S. homes will be well phone service will be suspended. Ra- warmed this Hall in even though the pendence winter, dios will be permitted.11 Philadelphia where government continues to advise conit was rung to sumservation to assure orderly conBy Every Bush mon citizens for a to meet wartime needs. celebration In calling up the guerrilla army sumption of the With production having passed the Declaration of Indeto operate behind Allied lines, Hitler 500.000.- 000 ton mark so far, soft-copendence, the bell said: is running 25,000,000 tons cracked in 1835 while Just as in 1939 we are facing over output last year. Not only are rai. ,tollin8 ut the death the enemy alone. In a first enor- deliveries of Chief Justice John Marshall. to but up moving snuff, mous effort of our German peoples copper and tin structure, the liberty careful has permitted the beUOf could be repaired by arc welding, strength, we succeeded then; Ger- transportplanning of great quantities of coa effort must over the Conley declared. manys second Great Lakes for distribuand will succeed. Relying on our own force, we will not only break tion to adjacent territories. HURRICANE: How much foreign countries may the enemys will of destruction, but draw on U. S. coal supplies remains Siveeps Caribbean we will throw him back again . . . with British producLeaving unsecured dwellings upAddressing the reich from a bar- undetermined, tion and miners threatening rooted, store windows lagging racks in East Prussia, under siege to strike for higher wages, and un- power lines tangled and smashed, of Russian forces driving in from many perthe north, east and south, Home certainty existing as to what ex- sons killed and injured, a destructent output may be resumed in lib- tive hurricane swirled out of Front Commander and Gestapo Cuba, and twisted across the Chief Himmler ordered the defense erated nations to help meet some of their own needs. Caribbean to lash along the western of Germany . . . by every village, coast of Florida and then head over every house, every farm, every Oil Output the mainland to the northeast. ditch, every forest and every As Hich in U. the S. is coal, bush. equally ward the hurricane moved northrich in petroleum, with oil producat a rate of 15 miles per tion estimated at Massed Attacks approximately "7. gales shifting in its path, residents of the With the Russians attacking in 5.500.000 barrels daily. With its western and coastal fields thickly populated beach areas force in East Prussia, driving into around Czechoslovakia through the north- alone yielding over 1,000,000 barrels Bradenton and Sarasota moved with some seeking ern Carpathian mountain passes and daily, Texas, with its seven producrefuge in ing areas, leads the U. S. in output churches and schools. Residents of battering enemy armored columns with over g 2,000,000 barrels. With al- tiie coastal area on the on the Hungarian plains, the Ger- most 900,000 barrels Atlantic side of Florida were ad- daily, Califormans were hard pressed to hold their nia runs second. lines in the east. fo higher ground Other big producers with their ap- smee abnormal tides were predict- Referring to the bitter fighting in proximate daily output jnclude LouEast Prussia, where the Reds were isiana with 360,000 barrels; Oklaho- - FlnHHldefv,tauing a toU of two ves in employing upwards of 600 tanks, the hurricane blew virtually : Nazi radio exclaimed: . . . The pnn nrv?M KSas Iniis all of the states Mexico 100,000 record crop of orWy is in country smoke and oming 98,000 and Arkansas enveloped anges and grapefruit to the 80,000 ground belching flames and above it hangs With 50 barrels daily, Florida is at the never ending din of battle. . . . OOo!ooOS damage estimated at $50,- the bottom of the list. ele-ment- RUBBER V-d- - tire pressure before inflating and save tire mileage and troublesome flats urges the Office of Defense Transportation. A passenger car tire that is 3 pounds below the lowest of its running mates can be suspected of having an undisclosed puncture. Five pounds' variance is allowed in truck tires. Check your rain-soake- Ordinarily statistics are dull, but here are some that are significant when you consider that a 6.00 x 16 passenger car tire weighs about 22 pounds: There are 60,000 pounds of rubber In a battleship; 55,195 pounds In an aircraft carrier without plane complements; 4,358 pounds In a destroyer; 65,000 pounds In a submarine. al all-o- ut in-lan- Kitty! Kitty! Mrs. Bigtalk I had a terrible dream last night. I dreamed that all the animals' that went to make up my furs were standing around my When survivors of torpedoed ditched planes cannot be rescued in other ways, a United States AAF plane now drops to them, by parachute, a boat called the Flying Dutchman, says Weighing 3,000 pounds and bolding about 36 people, this boat rarries food, clothing, radio, water still, fishing tackle and blood plasma; also sails, two engines and a large supply of gasoline. When the Flying Dutchman hits the water, a mechanism sets off smokepots to mark its location and fires rockets which carry long buoy lines to assist survivors TIME Ha-va- Joe Your sister is spoiled, isnt she? Bill No, thats jugt the perfume she uses! People ships and RAIL TRAFFIC: To Stay Heavy nd Strict Control MORE QUESTIONS? subsidies to permit Payment to enter the farmer American the a profit was foreign market at Commodity the agreed upon by Credit Corporation and cotton and wheat representatives, with details of the program still to be worked deout and submitted to the state government partment and other agencies for approval. Under the proposals, the CCC would bear the difference in cost between domestic and foreign prices to enable American producers to meet cheap competition. Where the CCC had cotton on hand, it would resell the commodity to exporters at markdowns. A similar procedure would be followed for wheat for export as bulk or flour, with the CCC reselling the commodity to shippers at an announced price. Western Newspaper EUROPE: Press Through Mud Equipped for 36 of by Western Newspaper Union , Planes Drop Rescue Ships FARM EXPORTS: Study Subsidies WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS REAPEP COUNTY low-lym- 265-000- BIGoodrich EIRSTiinirubber f Beware Coughs from common colds na d, That Hang On Creomulsion relieves promptly because it goes right to the seat ol tne trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, inflamed bronchial- mucous membranes. Tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with the un-n derstanding you must like the wayare quickly allays the cough or you to have your money back. - CREOMULSION for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis IR H E UTvRSiTil ARTHRITIS - NEURITIS Cet Mendenhalls Number 40 fro'm druggist or by mail postpaid for Money back if first bottle fails to JL C MWPJENH yu tlS AU MEDlCiHO t9 |