The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 10, 1944, Page 6

(ONGRESSMEN WILL ARRIVE HERE MONDAY Aviation Subcommittee Members Coming on Inspection Tour members of Congress, rep- resenting an important committee on aviation in the House of Repre- sentatives, and headed by Dr. Ed- ward P. Warner, Vice-Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board, well known aviation authority, counsel will arrive in Juneau on Monday afternoon by plane from Anchorage, it was announced by C W. McMonagle, Treasurer of Alaska Airlines, Inc The distinguished party is visiting here on an inspection tour of avia- tion facilities of the major routes and cities of the Territory, accord- ing to word received here today from Mr. McMonagle’s office in An- chorage The party arrived in Fairbanks today, flies to Nome to- morrow, and to Anchorage on Sat- urday, where they will spend the weekend The Congressmen are members of the Av n Subcommittee of the Committee on Interstate and For- eign Commerce of the House of Representatives. Congressman Al- fred J. Bulwinkle of North Carolina is Chairman of the committee, which includes Representatives Virgil Chapman, Lyle H. Boren, Lindley Beckworth, Richard F. Harless, Carl Hinshaw, Evan Howell, Joseph P. O'Hara, Elton J. Layton, Clerk of the committee, Dr. E. P. Warner, and writer. and John Groves of the Air Trans- Association, Washington. port GREEN COR CUCUMBERS GREEN PEPPERS LETTUCE TOMATOES GREEN BEANS EGG PLANT CAULIFLOWER GRAPES PHONE— WRITE—WIRE US YOUR ORDER { Purpose of the flying tour is to hand informaton con- obtain first cerning aviation in Alaska, and to make a complete inspection of the airways and airports of the Terri- tory. The committee will meet with representatives of all major air companies, private fliers, and air contractors for discussions of the various problems of the operators. - THOUSAND JAPS DIE ~ INAITAPE Yanks Slaughter Enemy-| | Encircle Front Lines- Nip Ship Bombed GENERAL HEADQUARTERS IN OUTHWEST PACIFIC, Aug 10.—An additional 1,072 Japs have been killed in the Aitape sector of British New Quinea, Headquarters announced today, as Americans en- circled the Jap front lines on the Druniumor River, and remnants of the Jap Eighteenth Army, trapped in the Wewak area, attempted a break to the westward through American lines. They are now on the defensive 20 miles east of Aitape Headquarters announced that an Allied Liberator bombed a 2,000~ ton Jap freighter at Davao on Mindanao, in the southern Philip- pines on Monday night. | Other Allied bombers raided Hal- mahera Island, between New Guinea and Mindanao, Yap Island in the western Carolines, Sorong and Manokwar, and weakened Jap bases in Dutch New Guinea and west and east of the American beachhead |at Sanasor. Super Maricet PHONES 92-95—2 DELIVERIES Orders for Delivery Accepted Up to 2:30 P. M. ARRIVING TOMORROW LIMES ASSORTED PLUMS GRAVENSTEINS CANTALOUPES WATERMELONS APRICOTS PEACHES BANAN/ GRAPEFRUIT the Rudy, guest of Martin Kendler, mother of honor; Charles Lynch, Frank Maie son, Cleo Commer: RUSSO-PUSICH ~ NUPTIALS ARE ~ ON TOMORROW and Jack Trambitas. Miss Grace Pusich, daughter of e, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Pusich of Doug- | las, will become the bride of Mr.| Guy A. Russo, USCG, at a 9 o'clock; service tomorrow morning in the! Catholic Church of the Nativity. The ceremony will be performed by | the Rev. Edward C Budde, who will also be the celebrant of the nuptial American Subs Destroy Warship Among Enemy Vessels Bagged mass. Mrs. Helen Forrest, sister of the in the evening all friends of the WASHINGTON, Aug. 10—Ameri- bride, will be her only attendant and Mr. Ed Fratrich will act as best couple are also extended an invita- A 4 B! subs, perating in S Sion ¢ oal) hetween® 4ad 11, oelock |50 ube, operatipg SRR man for the bridegroom. Wedding ot tha xacepition ot thie hom o2 ths |destroved anothier 10 EncECHEEES Ann Rowland, | music will be played by Mrs. Lillian Uggen, organist. Open church will be observed and bride’s parents in Douglas. Follow- including one warship, the Nav; ing the service in the morning there {announced will be a wedding breakfast at the| The latest bag of far-ranging subs which may have operated ir the, coastal waters of the Jap homeland, brings to 839 the num- Iber of Jap ships of all types which Baranof Hotel for members of the wedding party and intimate friends | and relatives of the bride and bride- | groom. Later a wedding supper will at be served by the bride's parents their family home. ;ha\'e been sunk or probably sus SR i A S |or damaged by subs alone. Includ- led in the total are 54 warships definitely sent to the bottom, eleven ‘pmbuh]y sunk, and fourteen dam- Mildred Kendler . |aged. sunk, and 101 dam- . 26 probably Wedding Shower . meciin s anker wo included’ in the latest announce- Complimentary to Miss Mildred ment, thus cutting deeper into the Kendier, whose marriage to Mr.|enemy's swiftly dwindling fuel Dale Steen will be an event of early |transportation facilities. fall, a surprise boudoir and bath| Other craft in the latest total lof escort vessels may -have been comparable to American destroyer duty; a linen shower was given last Fr day by Mrs. Rudolph La Brash, at her residence on Auke Lake. |escorts used for convoy At the entrance of the bride-to-!large cargo transport, seven med- be, Mrs. Ann Rowland, at the piano, ium cargo vessels, four medium rendered the Wedding March from sized transports, and two small Lohengrin. The first part of the cargo ve els. levening was spent playing games.| American sub |The prizes were bath accessories at 27 and the winning guests contributed 'them to the honoree. At the closing of the game the ‘honored guest was presented with| a large shower-barrel, decorated with white crepe paper with an appropriate verse hidden in the rib- losses now stand BRI (1450 Empire Classifieds Pay: bons. While opening the many lovely gifts, the bride-to-be wore the cover of the barrel as a hat. It was also bedecked with white! crepe paper bows and ribbons. The wearing of the shower-barrel cover, as a chapeau, is an old-world cu: tom, and is supposed to bring showers of happiness and prosper- ity to the wearer. Mrs. Jack Trambitas and Mrs. Ann Rowland assisted during the evening and with serving the re-| freshments. The refreshment table was cov-| ered with a lace cloth and centered | with a beautiful arrangement of, blue, white and pink miniaturei summer flowers, offset by tall pink tapers in crystal candelabra. In the background, banked with uny} ferns and flowers, were a diminu- tive bride and groom under a white bell, white lilies of the valley, and! minute white candles in the formsj of wedding cakes. The rooms were | decorated with picturesque boquets | of assorted garden flowers. Present for the occasion were the }Mlsses Rose Maier, Mida Rudy,1 Judy Trambitas and Mesdames Joe Our Vegetables Are ALWAYS | FRESH and CRISP BECAUSE THEY ARE KEPT IN OUR MODERN COOL ROOM! See Our Display Anytime at the THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR , Jennie Petter-| “JUNEAU, ALASKA MISCELLANEQUS * SHOWER HONORS MISS L. SINCLAIR The bride-elect was the re nt | of many lovely gifts during the eve- ning and following the playing of | games appropriate to the occasion, refreshments were served. | Jon Complimentary to Miss Lila Sin- DEMOS BEGIN (LUB THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1944 | PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY | Have'a portrait artist take your Io ElE(I BARILE"EMcmre. Hamersley Studio. Opp:s‘;z? | “Asked to attend were Mrs. Beryl| Democrats of Juneau met last| s, Mrs. Lillian Nyman and the evening Misses Marjorie Snell, Mary Jane Monagle to form a “Bartlett -for- ‘fim'ringlon. Charliene Arnold, Louise Delegate Club.” Judge William A. Adams, Elizabeth Kaser, Kay Mc- Holzheimer was elected to lead the in clair, whose marriage to Sergeant | Alister, Susie Winn, Merion Cass, group. Jack Vertrees will be an event of | Bonnie Klein, Betty Rice, Marion Saturday evening, a miscellaneous | Lynagh and Shirley Long. shower was given last night with | T T st o | Mrs. Kenneth Kihlman as hostess at her apartment in the Hillerest. dollars worth of gold annually. 2 PIGGLY WIGGLY offers you PHONE 16-24 Free Delivery Plecly wiecedy $2.00 Minimum Orders to be in before 1 P. M. In order te conserve manpower, gasoline, rubber and equipment, we havesonly one delivery each day. war. war for America. Militarily, this is the most important . . . most urgent phase of the whole The moment is at hand for Ameri- can soldiers to give everything they’ve got in a supreme effort. Depend on them. They will write history . . . write it with their blood. Financially, too, important, most urgent phase of the V.7 % “v /"”70_ D Empire Classifieds ray: the office of M. E.| Federal Building, Ph.one 204, SURANCE Health, Accident, Life, Annuities Juvenile Educational Endowments M. 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