Ml
Minimum
48
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14:55
19.0
feet
I
r":CKmo,
June
21
O
'
all
to
the
Japanese
of
;
.ia
city
on
the
Hankow--a
,
way
line
400
miles
(
iUiiRking
and
capital
Province,
there
Is
gone
i
hold
which
sUkxI
for
as
a
symbol
of
Chinese
K"'cr
nlaclni
them
within
'
f!ve
miles
of
Hengyang,
south
of
Changsha,
r'
r,
,
,,
,
II
..ie
runs
along
the
Slag
Udpile
To
k
Discussed
'uel
committee
of
the
'
council
is
to
co
Into
ses-
lth
the
Prince
Rupert
Co.
controlling!
tho
emer-
'
woodpile
which
was
cs-
''"hfd
here
last
fall,
to
dls-
hat
should
be
done
with
'
fuel
which
did
not
move
as
a'y
as
cxnectofl
hoenuse
the
was
so
mild
and
there
a
better
coal
supply
than
en
anticipated,
There
a
suggestion
that
the
.ovcrnment
might
not
live
o
the
JCial
rpsnnivlhlll
fnr
Mm
--"M.MIV
W
fait
f
"ot
disposed
of.
-nwniic
the
untidy
piles
on
f
side
of
Fifth
Street
be-
bocond
and
Third
Aven
"ve
become
rat-In
rested
.MOKi:
OAS
CUKTAILMUNT
OTTAWA
Minister
of
Munitions
C.
I).
Hone
announced
yesterday
that,
unless
the
Allies
stin
a
quick
and
over-powerinc
victors-,
further
curtailment
of
gasoline
and
other
petrMfum
fuel
supplier
for
public
purpose
ufll
be
necessary.
As
for
furl
oil,
the
supply
situation
in
crude
oil
was
more
critical
on
the
Pacific
Coast
than
ever
since
the
war
started,
the
minister
stated.
TIM
HICK
IMSTUKItANCi:
()L'i:ni:C
The
Hire
said
that
Tim
llurk,
I-abor-Pro-grrsslve
party
national
leader,
had
left
the
city
after
brln-folloMcd
for
some
distance
thruu'h
the
streets
by
crowds
who
had
been
present
at
a
political
meeting
called
by
the
party.
Ituck,
along
ssith
other
speakers
who
had
been
sched
uled
to
be
heard,
was
escorted
aji
from
a
hall
by
ollce
alter
a
gang
of
youths
prevented
the
meeting
from
starting.
The
police
drilled
reports
that
Ituck
or
other
speakers
had
been
molested.
Post-War
Finances
OTTAWA,
June
21
ff
Prime
Minister
William
Lyon
Mackenzie
King
says
he
contemplates
there
will
be
no
difficulty
In
obtaining
money
which
will
be
needed
to
carry
out
post-war
con-
structlon
programs
In
Can-
nda.
He
said
that
some
nhascs
of
reconstruction
would
be
.
discussed
at
a
forthcoming
Dominion
pro-
vinclal
conference.
Army
Vehicles
Disturb
Quiet
Complaint
made
by
Aid.
Thomas
Elliott
led
the
city
council
at
Its
meeting
Monday
night
to
Instruct
the
police
to
check
up
on
army
vehicles
using
Fifth
Avenue
East
for
the
hauling
of
heavy
loads
In
excess
of
the
limits
set
by
city
bylaws
and
report
the
numbers
of
same
to
the
commanding
officers.
Aid.
Elliott
told
of
such
vehicles
roaring
past
the
hospital
quiet
zone
with
exhausts
open.
He
fclf
that
they
should
be
dctourcd.
The
city
clerk
said
that
similar
complaints
had
been
taken
up
previously
with
the
commanding
officers
and
the
desired
rrsulN
obtained,
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IN
PACIFIC
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v.
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wva
Ml
IVI
I
Willi
V.H
I
VI
IIMl.
JU
Sea
Forces
May
kWlp5
Already
Embattled
PEARL
HARBOR,
June
21
(CP)
The
main
tln
flnntu
nf
.Irmrin
nnil
tlm
TTnifi1
Ctntio
,,,.,
.ill.
'
-
..........
...hi
viiv
uuiivii
utllll.1
IlltlV
IIUtT
joined
in
action
between
the
Philinnine
and
Marl-
ha
Islands.
A
Tokyo
broadcast
picked
up
in
London
ra
ImtlP
lias
alrendV
Momm
hilt
Tina
ta
nnr
nn-
in
-
-
-
-
.
ij
iivb
kuir
rmcd
elsewhere.
Admiral
Chester
W.
Nimitz,
at
H.rbor.
announced
la'
,'.
the
Japanese
fleet
Li
rr.
ved
Into
position
cast
of
ri..:
ppines.
apparently
(or
udtiwn
with
American
f
!:rs
following
the
de
:.!,
during
the
last
few
600
enemy
plane.
Nlm
i
I..
...it
-i
.--
i
t
li
a
iuii
ureas
shuck
ui
'i
drag
out
naval
bat-it
will
be
a
develop
s
U
has
been
worked
for
Pji
ific
fleet
ever
slncr
r
The
Allies
have
enough
'
take
care
of
the
Jap
t'ie
v
u
ii
me
enure
iieet
F'
rrtary
of
the
Navy.
F
-ri-tal.
said
today
tn
that
the
"American
have
caught
up
with
Moving
On
i
nrn
w
r
r-
IUIUIIV.C
I
Nth
and
Eighth
Armies
Still
ItUlnr
Good
Progress
North
krd
in
Italy
F
T
r
J.mo
21
(f
The
Drl-
Army
having
com-d
the
NaxU
out
of
mmunieatlon
hub
i'i.'.ch
north
of
Home,
d
four
miiei
north
adquarter
said
to-
Army
has
captur-
and
made
minor
The
gains
are
be-:
plte
of
rain
and
cads
are
now
only
'
mx
Florence
befort
thwught
the
NaiU
:
their
next
strong
YMBOL
OF
IKKTAun:
LJ1J
I
U
11.1
!
IIIV"
IU
1'iuril
fiom
Chi-
m
of
City
of
Chant
ACTION
IS
CONFIRMED
I'OKI.
II.MtllOlt.
June
21
CI')
-
American
carrier
bated
planes
attacked
a
.Iron
Japanese
fleet,
Include
lng
an
aircraft
carrier
and
battleships
midway
between
l.uron
and
Saipan
before
dusk
Monday
In
the
first
day
of
an
action
which
may
develop
into
a
decisive
naval
battle,
an
Allied
communique
announced
late
today,
Bulletins
Headwav
Acainst
Japaneoc
in
liurmese
Minting
Area
C11UNOKINO,
June
21
0)
The
Chinese
have
pressed
the
attack
all
along
the
northern
sector
of
the
Sahveen
front,
capturing
the
key
point
of
Wal-tien,
twenty
miles
north
of
the
Japanese
base
of
Tengchung.
Other
Chinese
have
gathered
for
an
assault
on
Chlangtso.
northeast
of
Tengchung,
seizin;
several
nearby
towns
and
clear
ing-
the
areas
of
enemy
forces.
The
Chiie&c
who
have
withdrawn
from
the
Durma
Road
town
of
Lungllng
are
being
reorganized
and
equipped.
BRITISH
IN
BURMA
MOVE
i
.
.
i
,
jaiMiirx
,src
IVCIllg
BIIOTTU
j
Out
Rapidly
in
Kohima-Impahl
Road
Area
KANDY,
June
21
O
The
Bri
tish
have
driven
the
Japanese
from
Mao
on
the
Kohlma-
Imnahl
Road
In
eastern
India
In
a
seventeen-mile
advance
which
cleared
the
enemy
from
all
but
29
miles
of
more
than
sixty
miles
before
Kohima
anti
Mar-
am.
It
Is
estimated
officially
that
mure
than
3500
Japanese
were
killed
and
fifty
prisoners
taken.
Seven
Hats
In
One
For
English
Girls
LONDON.
June
21
(rV-A
May
fair
hat
designer
has
answered
the
prayer
of
the
penniless
maiden.
He
has
designed
a
hat
that
can
be
worn
at
least
seven
ways
and
looks
different
in
each
one.
It's
a
concoction
of
ribbon
and
rtrlps
of
felt
which
can
be
worn
like
a
snood,
leaving
the
front
hair
exposed,
as
a
pancake
the
chin,
as
a
small
halo
hat
or
a
"Monty"
beret
It
can
become
a
becoming
Mary
Stuart-inspired
hat
with
t
veil
or
skull
cap.
Price
of
Is
two
guineas
($9.50).
New
Isolation
Hospital
Here
Aid.
O.
W.
Rudderham
sug-
gested
to
the
city
council
Mon
day
night
the
desirability
of
keeping
in
mind
the
possibility
of
providing
a
new
Isolation
hospital
here
to
replace
Uie
present
aged
and
Inadequate
premises
which
the
alderman
described
as
"nothing
but
a
shack
on
an
improper
site."
Aid.
J.
S.
niack'
agreed
that
Uie
present
Isolation
hospital
was
a
disgrace
and
should
be
removed
and
replaced.
The
city
had
already
spent
some
money
on
Improvements
but
there
were
no
further
funds
available
for
the
purpose.
He
thought
the
whole
matter
of
the
Isolation
hospital
should
be
the
responsibility
of
the
general
hospital.
Aid.
George
Hills
mentioned
that
a
contract
for
painting
had
been
let
Tor
some
time
but
It
was
difficult
to
get
the
work
done.
After
the
war
It
might
be
possible
to
get
an
army
building
which
wpuld
be
suitable
for
Isolation
hospital
purposes.
WARNS
ABOUT
DETONATORS
Acting
on
an
appeal
by
the
Attorney
General,
Hon.
R.
L.
Maltland,
city
police
will
visit
Prince
Rupert
schools
with
the
object
to
issuing
warnings
to
children
not
to
play
with
dynamite
caps
or
detonators
which
may
be
carelessly
left
around.
The
Attorney
General's
appeal
cites
a
recent
case
In
Nelson
where
two
boys
were
per
mancntly
maimed
by
exploding
dynamite
caps.
Bringing
Down
Budget
Monday
OTTAWA,
June
21
Hon.
J.
L
Ilsley,
minister
of
finance,
an
nounces
that
the
budget
will
be
brought
down
next
Monday
evening
at
8
o'clock
Ottawa
time
unless
unforeseen
circumstances
should
intervene.
FARMS
PARED
DOWN
In
Rumania
where
the
laws
of
Inheritance
allow
farm
tracts
to
Fighting
In
Cherbourg
Now
rOUNDINO
REICH-
Air
Attack
On
Germany';
Is
Extended
Uiah
lOOqVmerlcan
heavy
bombers,
accompanied
by
1000
fighters
blasted
Berlin
and
Its
out-skips
today.
The
German
radio
Indicated
that
some
of
the
planes
flew
eastward
after
dropping
their
bombs
possibly
in
the
first
shuttle
raid
from
Berlin
to
the
new
American
bases
in
Russia.
The
German
radio
admitted
damage
and
casualties
in
Berlin,
and
threatened
to
retaliate
be
divided
from
generation
to
with
bigger
and
more
powerful
aeneratlon.
many
farms
have
explosives
than
those
used
In
been
scaled
down
to
the
dlmen-
their
current
rocket
bomb
offen-
sions
of
Canadian
gardens.
.sive
Believes
Allies
Face
Greatest
Test
in
Rommel
Reception
Line
Noted
War
Correspondent
Writes
of
"Second
Atlantic
Wall"
Set
Some
Miles
Inland
From
Nazi
Coast
Defences
Ry
LARRY
ALLEN
-NEW
YORK,
June'21.5u)
The
-world
may
know.soon
how
long
the
war
in
Europe
may
last.
For
Germany's
High
Command
says
the
supreme
test
will
come
when
the
Allied
armies
hit
the
"Rommel
Reception
Line."
That's
the
name
given
to'
the
great
bastion
upon
which
Nazi
Germany
bases
her
hopes
ci
repulsing
or
noiaing
ine
Aiuec
invaders.
It's
the
"Second
Atlantic
Wall."
As
I
got
the
picture
from
the
Germans
and
from
the
Oerman
press
while
in
a
German
prison
model
with
a
veil
that
ties
under;
camp,
this
Is
a
powerful
chain
of
"command
forts"
stretching
from
Ghent
In
Belgium
to
Ren-nes,
due
south
of
Cherbourg.
This
was
the
area
In
which
the
Germans
expected
attack,
but
at
Rennes
the
line
presumably
connects
with
Brittany
Peninsula
defences.
I
cannot
say
positively
that
It
was
not
propaganda,
although
It
did
not
fit
the
usual
pattern
of
campaigns
to
boost
home
morale
or
confuse
the
Allies,
but
here
Is
how
the
Germans
described
the
line:
It
is
composed
of
vast
underground,
heavily
fortified
defences,
bristling
with
thousands
of
heavy
guns
and
mazes
ot
anti-tank
traps.
The
line
at
no
point
Is
less
than
30
miles
and
no
more
than
60
miles
Inland
from
the
Atlantic
Coast.
It
runs
from
Ghent
to
Arras,
Beauvals,
ttence
slightly
west
of
Paris
along
the
Seine
River,
thence
southward
to
Argenton
and
finally
Rennes
as
the
southernmost
end.
INSPECTED
IIY
HOMMKL
A
few
weeks
before
the
Allies
stormed
the
"fortress
of
Europe"
General
Field
Marshal
Erwln
Rommel
thoroughly
Inspected
tho
"Second
Atlantic
Wall."
He
told
German
newspapermen:
"Here
the
enemy
shall
not
Carnival
Attraction
July
10th
5
-
Mile
Marathon
Race
For
fi
Man
Teams
A
Handsome
Trophy
and
Individual
Prizes.
Make
your
entry
at
the
Carnival
Office.
Start
training
now.
pass.
This
will
be
the
supreme
and
crucial
test.
Every
one
of
these
positions
must
be
and
will
be
defended
to
the
last
man."
Rommel,
ace
master
of
defence
for
Nazi
Germany
and
nick-named
"the
desert
fox"
be-
SpT
;
"r-
:iFall
of
Great
French
Port
Kocket
rlanes
i
i
.
,
.
.
Coming
Again
LONDON,
June
21
After
a
fairly
quiet
day.
the
Nazi
!
pllotless
rocket
bombing
plane
attack
on
southern
,England
was
resumed
In
,
larce
scale
airaln
last
nlcht
4
But
Tause
to
Devastate
Berlin
witn
fUrther
casualties
and
In
2,000
Plane
Raid
j
damage
inflicted.
There
LONDON.
June
21
tt-
More
it
femed
to
an
Urease
;
v
waav
in
me
numoer
oi
ro-
t
bots
coming
over.
LYTTLETON
APOLOGIZES
Disclaims
That
He
Intended
to
Say
United
States
Had
Provoked
Japan
to
Pearl
Harbor
Attack
LONDON,
June
21
ffi
In
a
personal
apology
to
the
House
of
Commons,
Rt.
Hon.
Oliver
ed,
such
a
statement
was
manifestly
untrue.
Secretary
of
State
Cordell
Hull
of
the
United
States
had
pro
tested
at
the
purported
state-
ment9f
Mr.
Lyttleton.
FORTY-FOUR
C.C.F.
NOW
Only
Five
Liberals
in
Saskatchewan
with
Four
Seats
Vet
to
be
Filled
REGI.VA,
June
21
O:
A
C.CP.
victory
In
Meadow
Lake,
where
cause
of
his
brilliant
exploits
In
!
mpmhphIn
,
fhp
nt
s
Carnival
Queen
Standings
Eleanor
Storseth
Betty
Orleg
Olive
Huculak
Unly
Matter
ot
Hours
Inner
Fortresses
Iking
Assaulted
as
House
to
House
Fighting
Now
Proceeds
in
Flaming
City
SUPREME
HEADQUARTERS,
ALLIED
EXPEDITIONARY
FORCE,
June
21
(CP)
The
fall
of
Cherbourg
appeared
today
to
be
a
matter
of
hours
away.
A
National
Broadcasting
Company
broadcast
from
Normandy
said
"our
ground
forces
are
moving
into
Cherbourg."
The
citv
is
in
flames
as
,i
..
...
V
"
me
enemy
iires
ana
mows
up
docks
and
Installations
in
Its
retirement
and
endeavours
to
sink
ships.
The
Americans
have
assaulted
two
key
inner
fortresses
guarding
Cherbourg,
less
than
a
mile
from
the
commercial
docks,
and
are
fighting
house-to-house
through
the
city's
suburbs.
There
Is
a
cover
of
heavy
air
and
naval
bombardment
The
British,
fanning
out
from
Tllly-Sur-Suelles
at
the
eastern
end
of
the
tachhead
captured
Lyttleton,
minister
of
war
pro-jOnchy,
three
miles
to
the
south
duction,
disclaimed
today
that
i
west
he
had
any
Intention
of
saying
I
Only
patrol
activities
are
rein
a
speech
Tuesday
on
the
sub-1
ported
elsewhere
on
the
beach-
Ject
of
American
lease-lend
aid
'head.
The
"Caen
area,
held
by
to
Britain
that
United
States
had
forced
Japan
into
attacking
Pearl
Harbor
because,
he
declar
the
British
and
Canadians,
was
quiet
Allowances
t
For
Families
OTTAWA,
June
21
Family
allowances
proposed
by
the
Dominion
govern-
ment
would
become
effec-
j
tive
July
1,
1945,
and
would
range
from
$3
to
$8
for
each
chUd,
depending
on
the
age
of
the
child,
Prime
Mln-
ister
William
Lyon
Macken-
zle
King
revealed
today
In
a
resolution
submitted
for
H.
Howell
has
been
declared
el-
consideration
of
the
House
(nllnnlnn
rr
f
Vo
Cn1-I
Of
COIIUnOnS.
l
.liu
,uuun,ug
buutth
V
b.M.
out-
I
North
Africa,
Is
supported
in
trds
f
.
,
,
.
view
by
Western
Commander
nh
MM
General
Field
Marshal
von
Rundstedt.
Even
Relchmlnlster
for
Propaganda
Dr.
Paul
Goebbels,
writing
In
his
newspaper,
Das
Reich,
last
month,
finally
admitted
that
"we
cannot
stop
the
enemy
from
landing
but
we
can
and
we
will
stop
him
after
he
has
landed."
Germany's
"Second
Atfcintlc
I
Wall,"
with
much
accent
on
its
alleged
Invincibility,
has
been
topllne
news
in
German
newspapers
ever
since
the
last
of
April.
ENEMY
CARRIER
SEVERELY
HURT
Allied
Bombers
Smash
20,000-Ton
Hat
Top
in
Genoa
Harbor
Home
Announces
ROME.
June
21
0
Allied
bombers
severely
damaged
a
20,-000-ton
enemy
aircraft
carrier
In
Genoa
Harbor,
headquarters
announced
today.
Army
Engineer
To
Look
Into
Streets
Here
Col.
Robertson,
executive
assistant
,to
Major-General
W.
W.
Foster,
special
commissioner
of
defence
projects
in
northwest
Canada,
will
be
In
Prince
Rupert
very
shortly
how
to
make
a
report
on
the
condition
of
streets
and
services
as
affected
by
defence
operaUons
here.
Col.
Robertson,
who
Is
an
engineer,
Is
being
sent
here
following
communication
of
the
city
council
with
General
Foster
with
a
view
to
arriving
a
some
basis
for
aid
In
reconstruction
of
streets
and
services.
column
with
the
elecUon
of
Dr.
i
H.
E.
Houze
announced.
The
Liberals
have
won
five
seats.
Four
other
members
are
to
be
elected
In
later
voting.
Native
Hospital
For
Tuberculosis,
Venereal
Disease
The
.city
council
has
given
Its
approval
to
a
proposal
of
For
Theft
....
Silas
Innes,
a
young
man,
was
sentenced
to
a
fine
of
$100
or
two
months
in
jail
by
Magistrate
W.
D.
Vance
In
city
police
court
this
morning
when
he
was
found
guilty
of
the
theft
of
$21
from
a
grocery
operated
by
King
Tai.
The
Chinese
complained
that
Innes
had
taken
the
money
from
his
cash
register
while
the
store
proprietor
was
at
the
rea
of
the
building
serving
a
cus-
the
Union
Board
of
Health
of
itomer
shortly
after
3
o'clock
in
Prince
Rupert
and
District
thatjthe
afternoon
on'
June
16.
the
federal
government
should
Innes
was
arrested
by
Con
co-operate
with
the
provincial
i
stable
Sam
Ferguson
about
half
health
authorities
in
tne
establishment
ot
a
hospital
In
this
area
for
the
Isolation
and
treatment
of
tuberculosis
and
venereal
diseases
among
natives
as
well
as
for
the
examination
of
contacts
and
possible
sources
of
Infection.
HALIBUT
SALES
Orant,
Royal.
American
40,000,
15
and
2
Canadian
Prosperity
A.,
25,000,
W
and
161s.
Storage.
Gulvlk,
18,500.
18U
and
164.
Atlln.
Northforland,
7,000,
mi
and
16Vi.
Royal.
Success,
5,500,
18U
and
16,
Whiz.
Covenant,
32,000,
18Vi
and
16$2,
Booth
and
Pacific.
an
hour
later
cafe.
Funeral
Of
Axel
Lund
in
a
downtown
Funeral
services
for
the
late
Axel
Lund,
of
Terrace,
who
passed
away
on
Saturday
In
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital,
were
held
on
Tuesday
from
the
B.
C.
Undertakers
chapel,
the
Rev.
J.
B.
Gibson,
Dean
of
St
Andrews'
Cathedral,
officiating.
Sympathetic
friends
Joined
in
singing
the
hymn
"Lead
Kindly
Light"
Mrs.
J.
C.
Gllker
was
organist.
Interment
took
place
In
Fair-view
Cemetery.
Pallbearers
were
Percy
Pierce,
Allen
Crawford,
Frank
Lock-
wood,
M.
Hausen,
Art
Coukcll
and
August
Lip.
I
NEWQUAY,
England
W
Martin
Oliver,
who
has
been
for
20
years
on
the
staff
of
Rossal
School,
has
been
appointed
head
22,000
master
of
Oresham's
School,
20,000
Holt
Norfolk,
at
present
evacu-15,03
ated
to
this
Cornwall
town,
Viipuri
And
Beyond
Now
Finland's
Second
Largest
City
is
Taken
by
Reds
who
are
Moving
Towards
Helsinki
LONDON,
June
21
(CP)
Premier
Joseph
Stalin
announced
officially
last
night
that
the
Red
Army
had
captured
Viipuri,
Finland's
second
largest
city
and
southern
gateway,
as
a
smashing
climax
to
an
eleven-day
offensive
in
which
the
Russians
drove
sixty
miles
and
appear
to
have
plunged
the
Finns
to
the
brink
of
death.
Today
the
swiftly
moving
Russian
troops
were
reported
six
miles
beyond
Viipuri
toward
Helsinki.
The
Mannerheim
Line
is
"craried
through
and-tkRus
sians
have
captured
more
than
sixty
populated
places.
ADVANCING
ON
SAPIAN
Americans
Extend
Their
Forward
Lines
on
Important
Western
Tactile
Island
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
June
21
O,
United
States
troops
have
taken
the
southern
half
of
Saipan,
largest
Island
of
the
western
Pacific
Marianas
group,
and
forward
lines
now
extend
from
the
shore
of
Maglclenne
Bay
on
the
southeast
side
of
the
Island
to
the
outskirts
of
Garapan,
the
Island's
principal
town.
Allied
forces,
In
moving
in,
were
supported
by
warships,
bombers
and
fighters.
ARMY
HAD
GOOD
DAY
Members
of
Ordnance
Corps
Entertained
Terrace
and
Rupert
People
TERRACE,
June
21
Members
of
the
Ordnance
Corps
who
are
camped
in
the
vicinity
of
Terrace
staged
a
holiday
on
Saturday
last
to
which
they
Invited
the
civilian
population
to
see
the
sports
and
games
which
had
been
organized
by
officers
and
other
ranks
and
In
which
teams
came
from
Prince
Rupert
to
compete
at
baseball
and
other
sports.
Towards
night
dancing
began
in
the
huge
workshop.
It
was
a
big
day
for
Terracs
and
was
a
good
opportunity
for
the
civilians
to
mix
in
with
the
local
military
and
make
friends.
There
must
have
been
five
hundred
people
on
the
dance
floor,
which
proved
surprisingly
smooth,
considering
it
was
con
crete.
The
corps
personnel
had
worked
well
In
preparing
for
this
event
and,
after
removing
the
work
benches
and
scrubbing
oil
and
other
stains
from
the
floor
with
the
addition
of
a
liberal
sprinkling
of
powder,
the
floor
was
made
first-rate
tor
dancing.
The
boys
had
also
provided
a
first-class
orchestra
and
the
local
supply
of
girls
was
well
augmented
by
a
considerable
party
of
war
workers
from
the
coast
city.
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