Daily Post - 24.02.1943, Blaðsíða 2

DAILY POST
DAILY POST
is published by
Blaðahringurinn.
Editors: S. Benediktsson.
A. L. Merson.
Office: 12, Austurstræti. Tel.
3715. Reykjavík. Printed by
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Vednesday, Feb. 24th, 1943
Spain
Today the Sword of Damoc-
les hangs by a very slender
threat over the scarred head of
unhappy Spain. There are gow-
ing indications that Hitler may
cut that thread at any moment,
and plunge t.he starving and
weary Spanish people jnto a
second bloody struggle. German
divisions are massing in South-
ern France, and Franco’s Go-
vernment has shown disturbing
signs of growing hostility to-
wards the Allies. The Nazis are
fanning this hostility by “warn-
ings” to the Spanish people that
we intend to invade their coun-
try.
Hitler is in desperate need of
a cheap and flashy victory that
will mend his shattered pres-
tige. It would be a mistake to
count on serious Spanish resis-
tance to a full-scale invasion by
the Nazis. However, the.dange-
rous possibilities of such a
thrust, which would threaten
our vital Gibraltar bastion,
were no doubt considered at
the Casablanca conference, and
we may feel sure that the Al-
lies have a plan ready to meet
such a contingency. — Even
though it might throw out of
gear the major offensives plan-
ned for this spring and Sum-
mer.
Dangerous as it would be,
such a move on Hitler’s part
would hold one great advan-
tage for us. Providing we move
quickly enough, we could
create at leat one land-front on
the European Continent with-
out suffering the heavy losses
a landing on any other part of
its shore-line would certainly
entail. Friendly Portugal, more-
over, may prove a great asset
to us, even if she does not come
over actively to the side of the
United Nations.
Spain may well turn out to
be the cockpit of Europe in
World War II.
itaftlfsið í Posí Dall?
Anerica Looks At
The War
Auxiliary Kathryn Doris Gre
gory found life in the Women’s
Army Auxiliary Corps dull. So
she posed as a stranded show-
girl, and got a job in Des Moi-
nes’ Casino Theatre. In less
than a week she had been “up-
ped” to “Samon Love Dancer”
and stripteaser. The authorities
found her and hauled her back
to camp.
It was not known what to do
with her, for the WAAC’s are
“of the army, but not in it.” —
She was kept confined to
quarters.
“Time” recently printed a
photograph of her side by side
with one of Major-General Ger
hardt, who breaks his men in
gently by sleeping them in pup
tents in the rain, and making
them swim icy Oregon rivers.
Major Gerdhart is sitting on
a motor-cycle wearing only a
crash helmet and a pair of
slacks. Under the picture is a
caption: “He stripped to toug-
hen”. Under the picture of
semi-nude Auxiliary Gregory
are the words: “She stripped to
tease”.
Ttae9ve Joined
Up
“Chicago Herald” American
reporter Charles Finston was
turned down by the Marines
and Navy because of colour
blindness. He wrote to the
Polish Embassy at Washington
applying for a Polish army
commission. Although he has
no Polish blood, and does not
speak a single word of Polish,
he is now a lieutenant in the
Polish Army.
U.S. Army Air Forces have
commissioned famous Ben
Ljmn. He is now an intelligence
officer with the rank of major.
His radio programmes in Bri-
tain with his wife, Bebe
Daniels, De Mille made star of
nearly fifty pictures, and Vic
Oliver, Vienna-born, American-
naturalised husband of Winston
Churchill’s daughter, Sarah —
livened up the B.B.C. considera-
bly in the opinion of many A-
mericans in Britain.
Walter Winchell, Lieut.-Com-
mander in the American navy
has been on temporary duty in
Rio de Janeiro. /
Movie exhibitors report that
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
made most money in 1942.
Clark Gable, one of the top ten
ever since the poll was first
taken eleven years ago, was
second, Gary Cooper third. Aft-
er leading for three successive
years. Mickey Rooney dropped
to fourth place.
Hollywood — Ann Corio, the
strip teaser, is reported to be
seeing Ham Nelson, ex-husband
of Bette Davis, frequently. Miss
Corio is one of Gypsy Rose
Lee’s rivals.
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Chicago — P. K. Wrigley,
owner of the Chicago Cubs, and
Branch Rickey, Booklyn Dod-
ger president, have been named
as trustees of a proposed Girls
Professional Softball League
Embryonic rumors that the
league might take shape among
small midwestern cities spread
after articles of incorporation
were filed in Illinois. It also
was rumored that the league
might be a forerunner to wo-
men’s professional softball
clubs in major leauge cities.
Paulette Goddard. screen ac-
tress, and A1 Jolson, radio and
movie star, have made arrange-
ments to go overseas to enter-
tain United States servicemen.
The United States, says Reu-
ter, refused permission for ex-
King Carol of Rumania to ent-
er America from Mexico to
give evidence at the trial in De-
troit of three men charged with
failure to register as the agents
of a foreign Power.
■ *
Washington — It is reported
that the new 45,000 ton super
dreadnaught, Iowa, is being
completed well ahead of sche-
dule. The Iowa will bear more
anti-aircraft guns and heavy ar-
tillery then ever before assem-
bled on one ship.
From All
Quarters
London — London club girls
will play hosts to Scottish
girls doing war work in mid-
land cities. The Scottish lassies
will see London’s sights as a re-
sult of plan being worked out
to cheer homesick girls who
cannot go home for their holi-
day.
* *
Zurich—Hundreds of French
prisoners are being held by the
Nazi Gestapo and the Special
Italian police after raids in Mar-
seilles, Toulon and Paris. Gesta-
po officials charged that the
French police had allowed a-
bout 50 per cent of the suspects-
to escape.
Istanbul. — Confinement of
Bulgarian officers and troops
stationed in Sofia to their bar-
racks indicate that strong ele-
ments in the army are in sym-
pathy with the “Liberty front”
movement. The confinement
followed the assassination of'
War Minister General Lukoff
and the Chief of the Bulgariam
State Secret Police.
Berne, Switzerland — Gio-
vanni Ansaldo, the Rome radk>
commentator, has forecast the-
evacuation of the Russiair
Ukraine by Axis forces in order
to avoid encirclement.
* ❖
Alexandria. Egypt ■*— Police
have rounded up 21 Italians
charged with publishing a pro-
paganda newspaper, An Italian
school teacher released from
internment because of poor
health was trailed to a meeting
with a group of Italian school
children, who later were seen
i in the streets distributing the-
I Axis propaganda sheets.
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