The Beatrice Times from Beatrice, Nebraska • 1

MOSCOW, Sunday," Sept. 6 (U.P.) The defenders of Stalingrad are beating back German assaults northwest and southwest that "Red 430 miles to the Soviet forces have been driven back to new positions northwest of the great Black 'sea naval base of Novorossisk, the Soviet high -command announced The approaches to Stalingrad were reported littered with thousands of German dead wrecked and burned-out tanks as Soviet artillery, machine-gun and rifle fire mowed down enemy forces who were reported to have been ordered by Adolf Hitler to take the city at all costs. The Soviet high command's midnight communique said that northwest of Novorossisk "large enemy forces, after intense bombing, went on the offensive." The forward line of the Soviet defenses destroyed "large numbers" of German infan try and a squadron of Rumanian cavalry and "only after the Germans brought up reserves did our troops withdraw to new positions," the communique said. Southwest of Stalingrad German tanks and infantry, supported by a large number of planes, launched a "number of fierce attacks on our positions," the high command said. Despite the enemy's numerical superiority "the Germans did not succeed in advancing." 9 and Weekly Wymorean feekly Wymor YOUR MORNING NEWSPAPER No.

152 Sunday, September 6, 1942 Rommel's drive is repulsed CAIRO, Sept. 5 (UP) United States army fighter planes and medium bombers, operating with the RAF, blasted concentrations of enemy transport vehicles Daylong air; raids on nazis LONDON; Sept. 5 (U.P.) "American flying fortresses struck at nazi Europe today with the strongest U. S. air attack yet delivered in a re-jord-breaking round the-clock Allied air offensive that has rocked Bremen, Vienna, Dudapest, Koenigs-berg, Breslau, Rouen and Le Havre.

robbeir Vol. 1 Beatrice, "WASHINGTON Sept. 5 M. Baruch will recommend tires and automobiles, A 35 by (UP) The special rubber committee headed by Bernard to President Roosevelt government purchase of "extra" miles an hour national speed limit and expansion of the synthetic rubber program, it was learned authoritatively tonight. Desnpslteirs in Completing the swift transition from peak peace-time output of essential agriculture equipment to the emergency war-time production of shells, the Dempster Mill Manufacturing Company yesterday observed in brief formality the "turning" of the first shell.

It was the ninth mission that 'the United States bombers had carried out from their British 'Isles bases and for the ninth time every bomber got back to its home grounds. Target of the flying fortresses was Rouen, the second time that this important French communications center has felt the weight of American precision bombing. O. L. Clarke hurt in auto mishap at Clay Center O.

L. (Bud) Clarke. Beatrice printer and prominent in dem-: ocratic circles, suffered serious head injuries including possible "brain concussion yesterday when his car left the highway and plunged into a tree near Clay Center, Neb. He was taken to Hastings hospital, where his injuries included a fractured jaw, broken nose, head and face lacerations and internal shock. Clarice was riding aione toward Fairmont where he was to meet Ed Horn, Beatrice paper salesman for their return home.

He had driven his daughter, Marianne, to- Superior for her year's school teaching assignment, before heading for Fairmont. The accident occured shortly after noon a mile north of Clay Center. The Clay county sheriff called an ambulance and notifi-'ed Mrs. Clarke here. A son, O.

L. civilian pilot trainee, left 'immediately with J. F. McKeone for Hastings. ruclh The committee, appointed by Mr.

Roosevelt Aug. 6 to survey the entire rubber situation is putting the finishing touches on its report and expects to deliver it to the White House soon, it was said. The report will not, it was understood, recommend nationwide rationing of gasoline as a rubber conservation measure. Instead, it will propose these! curbs on private use of automobiles, designed to forestall the necessity of such a step: 1. Establish a nation-wide speed limit of 35 miles an hour, 2.

Limit each automobile to five tires. Incorporation of the Beatrice grain alcohol plant committee is completed on paper and can be translated into an operating organization at a minute's notice, it was announced last night. If the Baruch committee report favors establishments of grain alcohol plants, the Beatrice effort will be intensified immediately. 3. Limit each family to one automobile.

4. Provide for government purchase, at a fair price, of all tires and all automobiles above the fixed limits. CLOSED MONDAY Retail businesses will be closed tomorrow, Labor Day, as will public offices. Service stores, as drug stores, confectionaries, filling stations, movies and others will be open as usual. win second made and awarded it to and Mr.

Dempster, I -re, 1 mm a in the desert today as front dispatches reported the enemy was being driven back in a spreading battle on the southern and central sectors fthe El Ala-nein front. A communique said that the medium bombers scored several direct hits, starting fires among the enemy vihicles that have taken a terrific pounding in the new battle for the Nile now in its sixth day. Fighter planes ground-strafed enen. troops and vehicles. Front dispatches said that the first major infantry clash of the current campaign occurred yesterday when New Zealand troops, supported by strong artillery barrages, hurled back three German c6unt-er-attfftks and inflicted hezvy casualties.

HEAVY NAZI LOSSES Determination of the enemy to capture the central front strip of ground taken' by the New Zealanders on Thursday night was indicated by the strength of. the counter-attack, front reports said. The first, from the west, was repulsed by a tremendous artillery barrage; the second and third attacks from: the southeast were even more intens? but they were hurled back. The ground was left littered with German dead and wounded. Enemy losses of tanks and motor transports were reported mounting hourly.

One British officer at the front said they were "greater than we ever dreamed." May, Griswold speakers her at labor meet Members of Beatrice labor unions made preparations beginning yesterday for the annual convention of the Nebraska Federation of Labor starting next Sunday at the auditorium. President Walter Andrews of the Central Labor Union and Ernest Scharton, convention chairman, outlined a program and business session for the three day meet at which more than 300 delegates and visitors from, outsate are expected. Heading the sessions will be President Roy M. Brewer, Grand Island, of the state federation. Principal speaker will be Dr.

John R. Steelman, chief conciliator of the U. S. department of labor, who will speak Tuesday morning. Foster May, democratic senate candidate, will appear on the same program, while his oppDn-( Continued on page II) Weather 1 BEATRICE AREA warmer Saturday's high 75, low 67, rainfall .22 of an inch.

Mrs. Minnie Emal dies here at 7,1 Mrs. Minnie H. Emal, 71, of Pickrell, died early Sunday at a Beatrice hospital after a brief illness. She was the widow of the late Franklin J.

Emal, Pickrell. A native of Pennsylvania, where she was born October 15, 1870, she moved to Gage county when a child. After her marriage the Emals lived on a farm east of Pickrell until 1902 when they moved into the village. She leaves five sons, Edgar, Earl, Dave and Clarence, all ofi Pickrell, and Alvin of Adams; one sister Miss Carrie Snyder, Lincoln and two brothers, Will Snyder, Dallas, and. Alvin esnyaer, ijoio.

The body is at the Harman-Johnson funeral home" and rites will be announced later. Local in record time pulled out an extra shell the President H. L. Dempster and Captured Arkoosh, war ord nance chief at Omaha, were honored guests, and to Arkoosh went the distinction of receiving the first product a shining missile of destruction for enemy forces. "This to me is a symbol of America's right to, victory," Arkoosh said, "It is the product of men who changed their tools, their working habits and speeded their efforts to achieve this goal in record time." He told the assembly of workers, inspectors, company officials and a few special iirms and to the live, uemp ster's was first to reach pro duction.

Arkoosh paid high tribute to the quality of the product, the manner of workmanship, the new war plant and to Harry Dempster. In times of emergency "it is wise not to overlook the proved qualifications for virile leadership," he said. After Arkoosh had received the shell, Dempster employes surrounded their "boss" and to (Continued on page 11) the formal presentation, employes I First turned by Dempster's If i fMfcH? If If! Dempster in deep esteem of his leadership in peace and in war Central figures of the picture above surrounded by work- Pausing; briefly from the serious business of turning out war material for an American victory, workers at Dempster's yester-Jay paid and received tribute in the award of the first shell to Capt. Fred Arkoosh, Omaha, war ordnance supervisor, by Pres ers are Chief Engineer Herman Loeber, left, holding the shell given Dempster; John Beckman, war department inspector at ident H. L.

Dempster. 'the plant, Captain Arkoosh,.