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PGE FOUR MOINES REGISTER. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1940. Former Nun Freed AFTER SIX MONTHS OF WAR Italy Gets No News But Is Confident PRESS REPORTS A WEDDING RING FOR CHRISTMAS Free Student Clinic Conducted by Drake ONLY VICTORIES Man in Street Places I'- .1 I 'I TWO PATROLMEN NAMED FOR IOWA Replace Two Others on Military Duty. The state public safety department Tuesday announced the appointment of two Iowa highway patrolmen, replacing those on leave of absence for military duty. James Amsberry, Milo, and John Rhynsburger, Pella, are the appointees.

Both are former patrol station clerks, Amsberry serving at Des Moines and Rhynsburger Atlantic. They replace Ronald Richardson of the Des Moines district and Harold Stillwell of West Union. The department also announced the appointment of Tillman A. 6 Faith in Duce. By -John T.

Whitaker. (Sjwinl 1h rhlcsEn Dally New and Tn Des AloinM Kflilaur (Loprl(bt, 1910.) ROME, ITALY Tuesday was the anniversary the sixth month of Italy's entry, into the war. I Vt What could be more appropriate or more thoroughly appreciated than a lovely diamond wedding; ring for Christmas? Plumbs carry the largest selection of diamond wedding rings in Iowa. Many lovely diamond wedding rings are priced as low as $15, with very large selections from $25 to $100 and upward. Wedding rings without diamond settings in many beautiful designs of yellow gold, white gold and platinum priced from $5 to $20.

Convenient terms when desired With nothing printed of the British offensive iin Egypt, or of 9 (3 reports trom Albania, the 1 SJL presents the picture of mtmimttmm i mh I-. miw frm iwtiiiiwimna wi'intnw I'mxifc i I keen and enthu Thompson of Clarion, a former deputy sheriff, as a state agent, replacing Gail Burbridge of Logan, who resigned to join the federal bureau of investigation. siastic public. PLUMB JEWELRY STORE Walnut at Sixth Des Moines The official ,1 bulletin was printed In the "Madre Coiu-hila," Hie nun MMiUMirrd in VJ'iS to 20 yean In prison as thn "inti'lli'ctiml author" of I'rpsidcnt-Hwt Alvaro Olire-jron'H assiitninalion, was free on pardon Tuesday at Mexiro City, Mexico. She Is with her husband.

Carlo Castro Balila. whom she married while in the Mexican penal colony on the Tret Marias islands in the f'arlfir. He was released koiiip time ago after serving a sentence for an attempt on (threKun's fl'i. morning's news papers under the hhitakkr. following head lines: British mechanized columns put to flight in North "Victorious counterattack of our troops of the 9th army on the Greek front." Churchill Describes Advance in Egypt "Military objective of Santa Dr.

Nelle S. Noble, Drake university physician for women, listens to heart of Jeanne Barlow, 20, Dumont, la. Charting the examination I Dorothy Woebbeklng (center), school nurse. Moura and the Gulf of Arta bombed." "Five enemy planes hot down." Although no news is published Believing a sound mind in a healthy body is necessary rarasi here of the British announcement that they have developed a major to maintain good grades and high scholarship, Drake uni LONDON, ENGLAND W) The text of Trime Minister Winston Churchill's report Tuesday to the house of commons regarding the war in northern Egypt follows: GUI versity this year started a free medical clinic for its stu dents, with offices in the new "Some months ago the collapse offensive against Gen. Rodolfo Graziani's army, from the seacoast hinge of Sidi Barrani, through the whole southern sweep of the west history of each student Is taken, vr men's dormitory.

Students who need attention are called back later for conferences The clinic is one point in the ern Egyptian desert, competent of France seriously endangered our position in the Mediterranean and made the task of defending Egypt from an Italian invasion one of extreme difficulty, the more quarters seem unperturbed. with the university physician. Women students are attended by Dr. Noble and men by Dr. Glom Who Have Just Driven a New De Soto with Fluid Drive and SimplimaticTransmission-COAST'TO-COAST, NO SHIFT There a considerable confidence in General Gra- university health program administered by a committee consisting of Dr.

Daniel J. Glomset, Dr. Nelle S. Noble, Noel Petree and Ruby Ana Holton of the physical education department, and Dr. George more so as we were compelled to set.

face the menace of Invasion our 71 miles within uhile Buqbuq is 35 miles jrom Italian Libya. "It is too soon to attempt to forecast either the scope or the result of the considerable operations which are in but we can, at any rate, say that the preliminary phase has been successful. Heel Busy. "The British Mediterranean fleet and the royal air force are, of ziani, a veteran career soldier Any student who needs medical attention may go to the health who knows African fighting Huff of the biology department. clinic.

selves at home. Reinforcement. "However, by the time the secretary of stale for war made his Present when the doctors are out An officer, recently in Libya, says that in his opinion the Brit Important visit to the middle east ish could never develop and sustain The committee requires every freshman and new student to take a physical examination at the beginning of the semester. Wasserman and tuberculosis tests are given, abnormalities are noted and a complete medical a major offensive. of the office is Registered Nurse Dorothy Woebbeklng, Waterloo, who also has an office in the women's dormitory.

Miss Woebbe-king is a junior in the college of course, co-operating closely with in October, reinforcements or men and material had reached Sir Archibald Wavell. commanding the British and imperial army of the Like Lawrence. Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell, com liberal arts. Nile, sufficient not only to give mander of Britain's middle east forces (Egypt, the Sudan and Cy in the direction of the propaganda greater feeling of security, but to prus), as a colleague of Lord At ministry, and now even Guadala the army.

"British warship have bombarded the various coastal position Involved In the fight, Including particularly Maktila and Mill Barranl. Some detail of the air action have been received. "On the eighth, a heavy at lenby and Col. T. E.

Lawrence in the last war, believes In hit-and- jara Is thought of and celebrated as a victory. run raids, the Italians believe, "British Propaganda." no patience with Individual or groups who spread defeatism In wartime circumstances. The Popolo Di Roma Tuesday spoke out against Italians who read Swiss newspapers and says that individuals who do not do their bit on the morale front at home, while thousands are dying abroad for the fatherland, should be beaten up. rather than in the slow, methodical advance of a fighting army which British claims at Taranto have 2 Meet The Two Girls. Joselyn Reynolds of N.Y.

City andVirginiaCampbellof Washing, ton, D. typical non-professional American girl drivers. They tell a great story Listen to their story: "At the take-off, Mr. Pisciotta, N. Y.

City official, examined and sealed the automatic counter on the top of our '4 1 De Soto. been denied by Premier Benito by sheer weight of numbers tack was made by our bombers on the airdrome at Bengasi where Mussolini himself and good Fas crushes its opposition. about 25 tons of bombs were cists are warned against British propaganda, which, is described as Similarly, the Italians argue that their peasant soldiers are more willing to suffer the hardships of dropped effectively on hangars having completely misrepresented and among aircraft. "On the, same night, air at desert fighting, where men are the development of operations in trapped with a pint of water a day Norway and the lowlands. This being true, there is no basis AN INCOME TAX RULING ISSUED and must go frequently without food In trying extremes of heat by as yet for reports printed abroad, of riots in Milan, Florence or Tri tacks were made on the Italian advanced airdromes as a prelude to the morning's action and throughout yesterday our bombers continually harassed the Italian advance airdromes, while day and cold by night.

este. MADISOX, WIS. UP) Social The British and dominion troops, on the other hand, are described as requiring electric refrigerator and whisky and soda, even In the security taxes may be deducted by Hsfi Visa wW Well-Disciplined. These reports officially are de individuals in computing state in nied as ridiculous. In Rome, I desert.

come tax, the board of tax appeals have seen large crowds of the rela our fighter aircraft, in which Hurricane squadrons are conspicuous, made low flying machine gun attacks on enemy troops and motor transport, causing substantial loss. decided Tuesday. tively poor, standing in queues in The Italians are also shocked by the easygoing attitude of the Brit i vr i TOtwah Viwnr ta open the possibility or an assumption of the offensive. "However, at this moment the Italian invasion of (ireece made It necessary for us to send a considerable part of our air force from Egypt to the aid of tha Clrcek army in their heroic, defense of their native land. "The part played by the A F.

In the Greek victories has been most Important and we have received the wnrmest expressions of gratitude from the Greek king and the government for the aid we were able to give. Delay Necessary. "Serious temporary diminution of our air forces in Kgypt made it necessary somewhat to delay the execution of the offensive plans which had been matured and it was not until the beginning of this month that our air force in Egypt was, once again, in a position to afford the necessary support to a forward movement. "Accordingly, on the night of the seventh of December, a strong detachment from the army of the Nile, under Sir Haitland Wilson, comprising British and imperial troops and a detachment from the free French forces, advanced towards positions which the Italians had fortified since their incursion across the Egyptian frontier three months ago. "It ivlll fx realized that the operation of advancing, nlmosl In a single hound, across 7," miles of desert, is by no means free from hazard and complexity Uicn considerable, forces are The board held that social se the hope of getting charcoal, since they cannot afford coal, but they are orderly, well-disciplined, and ish, and especially the dominions' troops.

curity payments are in effect a "We shall no doubt receive 4 "Headed West, we' shot from a standstill to top speeds without shifting once! We cruised along over mountains, hills, valley thrilled by the great power. "What traffic! We made thousands 6f stops and starts in big cities and on country roads but not once did we shift gears or press the clutch pedal further news shortly." "They seem to think of war as far from capable of producing riots while they have confidence in their duce. federal income tax and therefore deductible. Corporations previously were granted the right of deducting their social security a game," said onj Italian, "and PILOT KILLED some Australians we captured The cost of living is up about talked of having a 'bad IN TEST DIVE They said that the breaks would even up. They fight bravely enough, but with no sense of the in JEWELRY LOS AXGELES, CAL.

(UP.) Mi 40 per cent since the war. Real hardship, moreover, I caused to all but the well-to-do, by their inability to stock goods and food being rationed. And yet, as it is officially, and A. Douglas scout bomber, one gifts: poetry of war." (ieneral Confidence. of a consignment being built for the navy, dived vertically to earth All these military speculations truthfully, pointed out here, the in the lei Key district Tuesday, killing the test pilot.

Rudy Lech- are scarcely shared by the inexperienced men in the street. There situation in Italy is less severe than in Germany, France or the occupied countries. 12 K. Gold Plots ncr. The plane virtually buried lis a general confidence, among (good Fascists, bred by the series The Italian people, finally, are Lockets iiiiiiiSiStiHiiiirnoiwM admirable in heir willingness to accept hardships in this vale of NO all the popular ears which is only a testing of successes in Ethiopia.

Spain. Albania, and British Somaliland. Alessandio ravolini, minister of propaganda, is as skillful a student of Italy as was Count 'Ciano (now foreign minister) MflNPY NEW STYLES "Crowded streets didn't bother us a bit. Fluid Driving with Simplimatic Transmission is wonderfully easy. It makes you a better and far more efficient driver ground to them for the future life.

"In Palm Springs, where you see plenty of expensive cars many a head turned to admire our big, beautiful De Soto. It made us feel proud to be seen in it down Naturally, the officials have itself. The -foot, nil-met. il, SBH-2 boiuber apparently was unable to ii. me out of a poer dive, two polire patrolmen ho saw the crash said.

They estimated its speed when it crashed at more than 3f)i) miles an hour. The usual test is to start the dive from 12.000 feet and pull out at Douglas Aircraft Corp. officials said there was no chance to recover the body until the entire fuselage was excavated. 'Em LJ WEEK Li No PiYMfMTi Out Until Nnnr Ytwi I i fWhy buy a nlen yOU can ljUy this employed. "It with satisfaction that his majesty's government learned that this long and rapid approach had been successfully accomplished.

"Yesteniay morning, the ninth, our forces came into contact with the enemy at various points over Ma sit 1 i 4 mmr spkial mrr pay! 4 i nit ii i nil ii TUTHTnn 5 The king was in the Barnir.i, on the roast, into tho' ol H-U lyliNlNr-K FOR NEWSBOYS An attack was delivered! I1'. ill uitu onwi cuADcn tiid i 1H 4 i against the positions on the Ital-j Louis SieRel. Pis Moines lav-ian center to the southward nfjein proprietor who began his ca-Sidi Barrani. jieer as a new sboy, Tuesday an- Worrying over Biiiifi'iii i aaaaaaaat xiMii mm 2 2 lmnmce.1 his annual new shoys I (ht is! tiinner he iield next ioiwral KiMl. money.

5aJiQ95 The queen was in ft the dining room. "Mayor Bowron gave us an official welcome to Los Angeles checked the unbroken seal and recorded the counter. Score: Not a single shift in 3,070 miles! "We pity the gearshifters! Over the same route, a conventional car recorded shifting 4,097 times the clutch pedalde-pressed 4, 1 62 times! We '11 take DeSotoi" 8 Sptrd Qerr rket 1 i the first ilefemicl areajTiicsday night at Hotel Chamber-1 which was assaulted and overrun, Jain, 500 prisoners and some war ma-j Harry It. Crund will lie toast-; teriHl fell into our The master Charlie radio Italian general in command wasnriaulrr, the master of cere- killed and his second in command cv-operatinp with Sicsel was captured. the committee will be Joe "Later in the day, a further: iamon and Tinkev Cricksnian.

I 53995 jEgJ I etinn DOWN Sr'--'iviT Being gay and sunny. She hadn't told him how she saved i 1 VOU TAKE THE WHEEL! Experience. Get behind the wheel of this Flashing New De Soto. You'll discover the newest thing in cars Driving Without Shifting! mi a mm rs advance was made into the second j. t.k 1 Isl MKN 1'.

a week I aim sironer ami more unporianij position nearer to the roast and! more prisoners and material were DE SOTO DIVISION OF CHRYSLER CORPORATION, DETROIT, MICH. MAJOR Her time and his mazuma 'i By finding gifts thru Sii'EcF 5 arc the only Author' jjij 5 ised Speed Queen Dealer in I I 'I i Des Moines. i lS I IT Av.iUbl. at mod. rat.

additional coat. AT THESE DEALERS iiassinea. ljjj i il si 2' 2 2 2 2 BRADY MOTORS taken. More I'risoners. Bntifh forces aNo reached the coast between Sidi Barrani and Huqhuq.

making further captures of transpoit and prisoners. Sirfi Banini ix I.HIIt MI.M. And staved in a GIVE YOUR LAZY LIVER THIS GENTLE "NUDGE" Follow Nolrl Ohio Dnrtor'a Advice To feci Tip-Top" la Morning! If liver bile doesn't flow freely rry tfiy into your intestine constipation with it headachos and that "half-alive" fpolinp nfien rwult. So step up that liver IhIp Jitid set1 ho xv much better ynu should feel! Jus try Dr. Olive Tablets used so successfully fr yearn by I'r.

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