Evening Star Newspaper, January 26, 1942, Page 27

¥ B—-6 Brest Again Attacked Proves w.onderf!ll iBy British Bombers F“r 'tChmg Sklll | B the Associated Press. s s 2 | LONDON, Jan. 26.—Squadrons of ;‘m&%‘fim&'{m&‘_ !.hmi | British bombers last night again at- formula backed by 30 years continu- | tacked the German-occupied port of oussuccess! For ringworm ptoms, | Brest, where the Nazi battleships eczema, athlete’s foot or blemishes | scnarmnorst and Gneisenau have THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON: D. C, MONDXY. JANUARY 26, 1542. ‘ For Banning Neon Robert, Hull, deputy air-raid war- den for the Southwest area, today Defense Sidelights ‘ Southwest Merchants Are Praised Missouri Mob Burns Critically Wounded s, Dimming Lights Assault Susped | Capital Memorial Church, Fifth and F streets N'W. due to external cause, apply ZEMO freely. Soon the discomfort should reported that a *“dimout for the | been reported sheltering, the Alri duration” is being executed excep-| Civilian defense workers in the Ministty announced today. The raid was carried out without the loss of a single plane, a com- munique said. disappear. Over 25,000,000 packages gold. One trial convinces. Only 35¢. Also 60¢ and $1.00. - EMO RALEIGH HABERDASHER | tionally well by merchants in the | Lincoln Park area will hear a talk | area. by Renah F. Camalier, counsel to All business establishments in the | the Senate District Committee, at a | section were requested to end neon | meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the | lighting and dim their bulb lAghtlngJ auditorium of Eastern High School. 50 per cent. They responded quickly e » g | and enthusiastically, Mr. Hull said. | The College Heights Citizens’ Asso- | The effect, of. the partial blackout | ciation has announced completion | of its defense organization, which is |is demonstrated best along the | : | to be headed by Dr, Roland Bamford, water front, which until a few weeks | oo 0" oo ordinator. { W N ety Hpbion. Air-raid wardens selected by the Man Dragged Through Streets Behind Auto After Seizure by 300 ! By the Associated Press. | SIKESTON, Mo., Jan. 26.—A criti- cally wounded colored man, | pected of attempted criminal as- sault on & white woman, was taken from the city jail yesterday by a |mob of more than 300, which sus- | In Time for the President's Birthday Ball $)) - $1695 to The Southwest Citizens' Associa- | tion and the Southwest Civic Asso- | ciation have had large placards made to place in the stores of all | co-operating merchants. The plac- {ards read: “This establishment has | co-operated with the air-raid war- den service of the Southwest by | eliminating unnecessary illumina- tion in the interest of national | defense.” 95 Better \ . “"){a\ \ and two - of - a-style INVEST NOW AND SAVE ON FINER | civilian defense area will hold its | monthly mass meeting at the Dean- | wood School, Lane street and Whit- | tington place N.E., at 8 p.m. to- morrow. The Civililan Defense Committee will report on progress made to date, and volunteers for auxiliary police and fire services 1wlu be registered. | Col. Lemuel Bolles, executive di- rector of civilian defense for the District, and Miss Mary Mason, in charge of emergency feeding units, | will address a meeting of members | of the Glover Park civilian defense day Ball. In ex- organization at 8 p.m. tomorrow in quisite bouffant net |the National Industrial Home spangled with se- Sc:o:‘lé“ ing of citizens living in the | quins; in svelte ray- Municipal Center defense area also | on crepe dazzling is scheduled for 8 pm. tomorrow. with rhinestones; in Chief Air-Raid Warden Clement | crisp rayon taffeta; Murphy will address this session, | in white or vamp which will be held in the Adventists® colors. Make a thrill- ing choice from one Shine with the movie stars at the Birth- tormals, | association are Dr. Bamford for Col- | dragged him through the colored lege Heights and J. B. Demaree for| district and then set the body afire. | College Heights Estates. | Harold Wallace, assistant chief Chairmen of the defense commit-| o police, identified the mob victim tees of the association are: A. V.|a5 Cleo Wright, 30, a cotton oil Krewatch, electrical repair; Mrs. B.| worker, ;:«'o;fi." a?-::u'é:'fyhe.r:,'d,‘c’:i V,‘;;c,;‘ He said Wright admitted pe had | and nuurses' aides: A. H. &tden-;fifi?": “S“‘d ”"‘"“""2-‘; “’"“","""{M" {:,mg“ ;:meif'h"cy food mddhgusxn]g.: ture had gsv.nbb‘ed Hess Perrigan, p. L8 , rescue and demoli- j tion, nndrnl‘i.ccrnnt, auxiliary police, | Patrolman. In turn. Mr. Perrigan Officers of the association are Shot Wright three times. G. B. Stephenson, president; M.| Mob Begins to Gather. | H. Fohrman, vice president, and R.| Several hours after the man had W. Anderson, secretary-treasurer. | been placed in the detention room | of the city jail, the mob began | gathering. At 11:30 am. they Residents of Zone 3 of the Colum- |t cog “thve front door of the City bia Heights civilian defense area yesterday heard a talk on poison | Hall and grabbed their victim. gases and bombs by Capt. Charles| David E. Blanton, Scott County C. Seller of the Office of Clvilian | Prosecutor, attempted to reason with Defense. The meeting was held | the crowd, but was thrust aside. at the American Legion clubhouse, Wright offered no resistance and 2437 Fifteenth street N.W. said nothing. He was stuffed into Capt. Seller presented the zone | the trunk compartment of a motor officers with a copy of the declara- | car and taken to the colored district, events leading up to the mob ac- tion: About 1:30 am. a man entered the S8turgeon home, occupled by Mrs. Sturgeon and her sister-in- law, Mrs. John Sturgeon, also the wife of a soldier. Mrs. John Sturgeon escaped, but the intruder grabbed Mrs. Dillard Sturgeon and stabbed her, infiict- ing a deep wound in the left side. After a chase across the town Officer Perrigan captured Wright, took a knife from him and put him in the back seat of his auto- | mobile. | The policeman obtained a driver for the machine and joined his captive in the back seat. Wright pulled another knite from his shoe and began hacking at the officer’s i‘h(:e. severing an artery under his | tongue. 1In the struggle Mr. Perri- gan drew his revolver and shot | Wright three times, The Southeast Missouri office of | the State HighWay Patrol concen- | trated 16 of its 22 patrolmen here | last night, | They were patroling the colored section in the western outskirts of | town. Apprdkimately one-fourth of | the population is colored. } | American Legion members guarded | streets leading into the area. Col- ored persons were ordered to re- | main indoors. White pérsons were | prevented from entering. A city truck removed ‘Wright's body after it had been in street | several hours. | An immediate “searching and | thorough Investigation” and indict- ment of every person who had “any part, great or small, in this mob | Violence” was ordered last night by | Gov. Forrest C. Donnell. Gov. Donnell said he fully con- | curred in a suggestion by Mr. Blan- | ton that a grand jury be called to investigate the case. tion of the United Nations, which | where he was dragged through the | was signed January 1 during Prime streets behind an automobile. Later Minister Churchill's visit in Wash- | the body was cut loose and gasoline ington. applied. = = I. A. Myers, a newspaperman, esti- Remember Pearl Harbor! Re- mated that about 300 persons member it every payday! Buy United watched the burning of the body. States Defense savings bonds and Events Leading Up to Lynching. stamps. Mr. Wallace told ti story of WOODWARD & LOTHROP THE MEN'’S STORE ... 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