CLARK FIELD
CAPTURED BY
ADVANCED G.I.’s
GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS ON LUZON, Jan.
26.—(AP)—Clark Field, whose
13 airstrips constitute one of the
richest prizes of the Pacific war,
was captured Thursday by the
southward driving Yanks, along
with the adjacent Fort Stotsen
burg.
Other columns pushed even
deeper within the scant 40 tirline
miles from Manila, whrh is the
climax to the campaign.
They have yet to run into any
concentrated Japanese resistance.
The rush of more than 70
miles from Lingayen Gulf aveng
ed one of the American’s major
setbacks of the Pacific war.
Clara Field is where the Jap
anese dive bombers wiped out
Gen. MacArthur’s main air i
strength in the early part of the
Philippine war.
The conques^ of this archipe
lago gives the Americans land
and air base help to blast open
the landing on the beaches of
China.
Major General Oscar Gris
wold’s 14th Army Corps are mow
ing so fast that the Japanese are
unable to mass defenses in the
ridge areas where they labored
for months.
Motorized columns are moving
quickly to make use of the air
center as Gen. Griswold sent pa
trols to the nearby hills from
which the Japanese could impair
the field’s usability.
Today’s communique also mad*
dear, with additional details, the
drive toward Manila was on in
earnest, while planes blasted Cor
regidor and Caviti, naval base
of the Manila area.
To soften the capital’s defense
zone, columns are moving south
and left of Clark Field, and have
t v
M I L E R — Arne Andersson
.(above) of Sweden set a new
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mile al Stockholm Jnljr IS. Qll
Dodds of Boston tnrnod In a now
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man race of tho Bankers milt al
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flanked Mount Arayat on the
west of that mountain. This is
the only good defense barrier the
enemy has down the Luzon
plains on the shortest route to
Manila.
TO DI8CUS8 SURPLUS
WAR PROPERTY
Tonight there will be a discus
sion on surplus war property,
and the manner in which civil
ians may purchase what they de
sire. Cpl. Harry Palmer will ex
plain all details and answer
most questions. The meeting will
be in the City Hall at 8:00 p. m.
All persons interested should at
tend.
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QUARTERS, Jan. 28.—-<AP)—
American naval task forces
shelled Iwo Jima Island on
Tuesday, while Superfortresses
and Liberators bombed and also
attacked the eight square miles
of the enemy island, with more
than 187 tons of bombs, it has
been reported.
Admiral Chester Nimitz an
nounced it is the third time in
two months that the Mareanna
based B-29*s have joined the
ships of the Pacific Fleet in a
co-ordinated sea and air attack
in blasting the fortress island,
750 miles south of Tokyo.
This attack of the Sixth Sur
face Force is shelling seadiiy this
hammered island of the Japan
ese defense system, which is
guarding the south sea approach
es to the homeland.
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ALONG MEMORY
LANE
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
(January 29* 1935)
Vf. Bloom, superintendent of
tha Nome Schools* started organ
izing the Polarites* Nome Ath
letic Club and the High School
into a league for a series of
games to be held in the school
gymnasium.
‘ In the Middle West and the At
■iantih States there were serious
floods and bitter cold weather
reported with over 40 deaths from
exposure.
The Presidencs Birthday party
under the chairmanship of Judge
Morison, is scheduled for the
29th at the Dream Theatre.
Although there was little snow,
skiing parties got under way and
trips have been made to Chicken
Hill and Gold Hill.
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AIRWAYS
Wien Alaska Airlines
Thursday morning the Boeing
made a round trip to Gamble
with a capacity load of mail and
freight. Later it lef^ for Kotze
bue and Pt. Barrow with freight
and mail. It made a round trip
from Kotzebue to Pt. Barrow this
morning and is scheduled to re
turn to Fairbanks via Nome to
night.
Ray Knott came in from Tel
ler witj?. Mildred Keatjon yes
terday.
Pilot Knott flew to Igloo with
Agnes Cabbell this morning.
Pan American Airways
Monday. Inbound passengers:
Herbert Okerlund; outgoing:
Alex Mclnnis and, Wm. Gabbard.
Wednesday incoming passen
gers were Frank Yarnot, Mrs.
Helen Southworth and infant.
Friday incoming passengers
were Dr. Maxwell Kennedy an£
Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Calkins.
Outgoing passengers were Gus
Brusilus, Frank Yarnot and Mrs.
Effie Bell.
HOSPITAL NOTES
Patients in the hospital this
week are Charlie Castel, Mrs.
Keutkeok, Norm Charles of Elim,
and Howard Dodge of Koyuk.
Mrs. A1 Doyle and her 7-lb.
baby girl, which was bom Wed
nesday morning.
Mrs. Doug Johnson was dis
missed.
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