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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1944
Page
1
In Dallas December a spokesman cites the Army Air Forces as the people’s arm. Col Frank Kurtz of Los Angeles praises the air force’s leadership and execution, contrasting past eras with modern, professional standards.
Uncle Ashley reflects on quotes about women and men, and on teachers and Christmas gifts. The piece blends humor and social commentary with a jab at the White House and its supposed pipe dreams.
Oklahoma City writer reports that the interstate oil compact commission will hold its winter quarterly meeting in Jackson Mississippi December 15 and 16. Assistant Secretary E G Dahlgren announced. Four state geologists will speak: W C Morse Mississippi Stewart Lloyd Alabama Carland Peyton Georgia and Herman Gunter Florida.
T Sgt Collie J Hodges of the 36th Division recalls a muddy Thanksgiving in eastern France with heavy rain yet gratitude. The feast included roast turkey dressing mashed potatoes gravy peas cranberry sauce rolls butter coffee and candy. Hodges joined the 36th Division in March 1941. his parents are Mr and Mrs Collie Hodges.
Buenos Aires reports an ongoing heat wave with no relief in sight. Across Argentina high temperatures prevailed with Santa Fe recording 105 degrees in the shade and the capital reaching 89.8 degrees as the heat continues.
Huriz has developed tactics in combat and has just returned from a European theater assignment where he commanded 2,400 men and millions of dollars worth of flying equipment.
Ladonia Sgt. Jasper Earl Shires has wired his parents that he arrived at Camp Kilmer North Carolina and will be home on furlough soon after 27 months of service in Iceland. He entered the army February 12 1942 and trained at Camp Robinson Arkansas and Jacksonville Florida before deploying to Iceland in August 1942.
WACO Texas Dec 7 UPI Lewellyn B Duke general counsel for the wage hour division of the U S department of labor died instantly today when his car struck a gasoline truck 12 miles from Waco Police reported Duke 58 was alone in the car and died at the scene.
The text notes the death of a Texas attorney general’s assistant under William McCraw, widow Edith Easley of Georgetown. The body was taken to Georgetown for burial.
11 kon of Norway acknowledged at a luncheon that being king is not as glamorous as many believe. He reflected on the memory of explorer Fridtjof Hansen and admitted that people see kings as powerful while others just follow, noting his own mixed feelings about the role.
United Press notes the Allied lines and distances to Berlin from multiple fronts. Distances listed include 296 miles from the Western front near Nijmegen, 309 miles from the eastern front near Gionowo, Poland, and 527 miles from Ravenna to Jablonna front sites.
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