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Class matter unde act of Congress of March 3, 1878.
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THESE WOMEN!
By d'Aiessio
i
“John predicts the vvai w.ii end!’
Mrs, Oeo'(i‘ Wi I’am t substi
<uled yesterday for Mrs, Mar
ioiie Gunde'sen, high school
teacher, who is ill.
Herbert Francis, civil service
employe at the base, returned
to Kodiak Wednesday evening
after a vacation arid business
trip <o the States. He visited in
San Bernardino, Calif., with rel
atives.
Mrs Francis, local acting post
master, took I he next day off. It
was Washington's Birthday and
a legal holiday.
Pete Unger, who is employed
at Kraft’s meat department, was
a patient at the GM hospital
this week. He was released yes
terday.
Martha Patarochin began
working at the Kodiak Candy
company Monday.
Mrs. Julien Morrison was ad
mitted to the GM hospital Sun
day and released Tuesday.
A FAIR QUESTION
When our soldiers and sailors retain home again,
one of their first questions will be: How many
War Bonds did you buy, and, did you keep
them? They have matched their lives against
our money, and it is our duty to show good
faith by supporting their fighting.
8UY MORE BONOS
By Associated Press
News Highlights
USPFH. Guam—Hard fight
ing of the U. S. Marines, who
have paid the Pacific’s highest
price for 58 hours battle with
5372 casualties at Iwo, wrested
546-ft. Mount Suribachi, on the
south tip of the island, from the
Japanese. The U.S. flag was rais
ed at the craters rim at 10:35 am
by the 28th Regiment signalling
the end of one phase of the 5-day
old struggle.
Nimitz announced the victory
in a brief communique soon after
one which reported only minor
advances through Thursday a
gainst fierce opposition. No in
vasion of the Pacific war for a
comparative period has cost so
many American casualties. The
communique reported only that
more of the same tyoe of bitter
fighting which built up the casu
alty totals is continuing.
Gains made Thursday were
too slight to affect the virtual
stalemate developed Wednesday.
Three Marine divisions the 3rd,
4th & 5th, inched forward slight
ly on the north toward the en
emy fighter base at the center of
the island & constricted theiu
lines around Suribachi.
Manila—Veteran Yanks of the
American division invaded tiny
Capul island in the San Ber
nardino straits just off Luzon’s
long southern tip Wednesday in
a move to clear the Japanese
from the main shipping route
from the U S. to Manila.
Opposition was light on the
small oval island, 5 miles long,
which commands the strait
through which the Japanese
sent a war fleet to harass the
American invasion of the Leyte
coast.
in ivia-uua. iu me mean time
point blank shelling of I be thick
east wall of Iutramuros in ten si
fied as 1st Cavalry Yanks made
ready for a grand assault to clean
up the garrison there. ; owitzers
and cannon were attempting to
pound an entranceway for tanks.
Front reports said 17th Infan
trymen seized the 3-story city
hall near lntratnuros after bit
ter hand to hand fighting in
winch the Yanks withdrew from
the budding 4 times in the face
of machine gun fir before going
in to stay.
Bitter room to room fighting
continued in the luxurious Man
ila hotel. Americans captured
the first floor but the enemy was
i fighting stubbornly on and above
the >econd floor.
i (Jorregidor 5G0 men of the
; 3r<i daiafroop division coni inned
the giim task of exterminating
j the remaining Japanese with li
quid fire and explosives.
London—Russian troops re
ported massing along an arc 30
. sjf
Margueri'e Derdenger, 21
months r Id shown left in the
arms of her moth* r on her f.rst
birthdav, wa killed in Los An
geles by a pet bulldog which
grabbed her by the reck when
she tried to pet the animal,
shown right with Airs. Uerden
ger after the tragedy.
to 50 miles east & southeast of
Berlin for an end of-war stroke
Stalin declared in a special order
that ‘‘complete victory over ths
Glermans is now near” and said
the Russian winter offensive has
3ost the Germans more than
1,050,000 killed or captured,
Moscow radio said dissolution
of the German army in the east
is in full swing & it is up to the
German people in army factories
to stop the war.
Paris—Geiman reports assert
ed Eisenhower has launched a
great offensive toward the Ruhr,
crossing the Roer river with
tanks & infantry on both sides of
Linmch, river bastion 28 miles
west of Cologne.
Roth south & north of the
Roer sector American 3rd & Can
adian 1st armies made gains.
Still farther south American 7th
army moved to within a mile &
a half of Saarbruecken. Patton’s
3rd army advanced up to 2 miles
in the Moselle valley & within 4
miles of Trier, keystone German
defense before the middle Rhine.
Worsening weather slowed the
pace of the aerial onslaught
which \esterday gave the Ger
mans the most widespiead aerial
bjinba'dment ol the war.
Rome—Ameiican trxps, ex
ploiting the capture of Mount
Belvedere west of Pistoia on
Bologna highway, stormed
through an elaborate German
trench system & seized 35U0-ft
Mount To raccia in a 2-mile ad
vance.
Germans gave fierce resistance
& the tt Train was so difficult
some casualtiis were evacuated
by a cal le tramway that makes
a vi111 ally vertical descent of
1350 11 in a complete run of 1800
ft. R a iiian troops on the right
flank ol the American* captured
Mount Gastello & dug iu on the
peak under heavy enemy mortar
fire.
Tom Jones, former manager of
the Beachcombers, returned to
Kodiak this week after a trip to
the States with Mrs. Joties and
their son.
The hitter lemamed for the
time with Mrs. Jones’ parents in
Hamilt r, Montana.
Phyl i« i hichenofT, from Afog
nak, ucderweut, a tonsil opera
tion at the GM hospital this
week.
A deed was recorded thia week
on the sale on Jan, 24 of hots 9
and 10, Block 8, Leite addition,
by L. F. Nachtweih to William F
Swope.
Notice
The Club Unique, beginning
Monday, will be open every day
of the week from 2 pm until
midnight.
Frank Irick
Manager
Classifieds
FOR SaLE—Modern cafe. Seats
45, booths & counter. Plenty
of new equipment. Doing $10,
000 per month now. Illness in
family reason for selling. Grad
eiie Leigh Realty Company,
Box 408, Fairbanks, Alaska.
3-3
for SALE—The Sterling Silver
charm bracelets are here. H.
Pinch Jewelry.
FOR SALE—
Ladies Shoes
1 pr. mukluks—8
1 alligator shoes—5 1-2
White strap sandals 5 1-2 B
Patent learher 5 A
Kid oxford 5 1-2 B
Blue dancing slipper 6 1-2 B
Men’s Shoes
1 pr. men’s new oxford 8 1-2
Now Ri-cuts size 8
Rebuilt hi-cuts size 7 1-2
Several other pairs at a bar
gain. Kodiak Shoe Repair
Shop.
WANTED—to borrow. $3500,
fully secured on good business.
Write Box 100A, care of Kod
iak Mirror, Box 135, Kodiak,
Alaska
WE BUY—Guns—Cameras—
Radios Hairy Pinch, Jeweler.
WANTED—Will pay cash price
for electric washing machine
Inquire at Mirror office. 3-17