Army Captures Lauterbourg and Mindoro Lighted by U S Forces
Army units captured Lauterbourg and broke a Nazi defense line while U S troops landed on Mindoro. A 1944 Purple War banquet highlighted the life philosophy of leadership as Cooper NTSTC coach urged unity and study. Virginia King received a football sweetheart honor as J B Golden and others were saluted. a turkey dinner followed in the Duncan school cafeteria.
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Lauterbourg
U. S
Mindoro
Cooper
NTSTC
Duncan School
Virginia King
Cleatis Is
J. B. Golden
Evacuation Agreement Reported in Athens Civil War Context
Maj. Gen. Sarafis agreed to evacuate the Athens area as part of a settlement with ELAS and the Greek government. A summary of charges framed the dispute, noting ELAS opposition to the plan and Sarafis pledge to carry out the order. ELAS troops stayed in vital areas despite the promise.
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Sarafis
Athens
Attica
Med Elas
Scobie
Wounded NARD Pvt Hubert FP Listed in War Dispatch
A wartime telegram notes Pvt Hubert FP of the NARD has been wounded in action while assigned to aviation duty. The message indicates he was in a brief period of service before being wounded.
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Nard
Hubert FP
Key
Weldon Van Kirk Receives Purple Heart for WWII Wounds
Pvt. Weldon Van Kirk son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Van Kirk and brother of Mrs. Lily May of Bonham and Mrs. Jimmy Hoston of Ravenna, was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in Germany on November 27. He enlisted in 1943 in Los Angeles and trained at Camp Croft Camp Gordon Camp Dix and Camp Coral before going overseas in January 1944 as a medical corps member.
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Weldon van Kirk
Lily May
Bonham
Jimmy Hoston
Ravenna
United States
Germany
van Kirk
Los Angeles
Calif
Camp Crant
Camp Gordon
Camp Dix
N. J
Camp Gor- Cor
Johnston
Fla
Medical Corps
J. O. van Kirk
Ravnna
Seventh Army Divisions Enter Germany From France
Two divisions of Lt. Gen. Alexander Patch’s 7th Army crossed into Germany via the Wissembourg gate after a 550 mile Mediterranean march. They seized pillboxes and bunkers near the Karlsruhe corner, while a third division paused after a token crossing from Lauterbourg. The advance pushes toward the Rhine and Saar regions threaten German communications along the western front.
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Paris
Alexander M. Patch
U. S
Germany
Wissembourg
West Wall
Lauterbourg
Rhine
France
Mediterranean
Pateh
North Africa
Anzio
Sicily
Karlsruhe
Lembach
Volkssturia
People's Army
Harat Mountains
Rhine River
Rhenish
Palantinete
Saar Basin
Leonard Boy Wounded in Action in France
Pic Bob Knox Jacobs son of Mr and Mrs Roland Jacobs was seriously wounded in action in France on November 14 according to a War Department message. Jacobs, 19, entered the armed forces April 1 this year and went overseas after training at Wolters and Fort Bragg.
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Leonard
Pic Bob Knox Jacobs
Roland Jacobs
France
War Department
Pic. Jacobs
Armed Forces
Mp Wolters
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Shift in Draft Rules Clasifies Men Aboard 1-A
Washington reports a broader draft pool as older men 26 to 37 may be moved to 1-A if their job shifts hinder the war effort. Registrants leaving essential work could be inducted after February 1, with boards deciding if changes aid prosecutions. Some switches may be approved without prior board consent.
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Washington
Trinity River Bill Fails to Clear Senate Obstruction
The rivers and harbors bill with an 18.7 million dollar appropriation for Trinity River work hung in a balance as the Senate refused changes from a conference committee. The dispute centered on restoring an exemption for California's Central Valley from a 160 acre limit in reclamation laws. The House backed the conference report. the Senate rejected it and sent it back, but later reconsidered, keeping a slim chance the measure can still pass.
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Washington
Senate
J. J. Mansfield
Columbus
House
Congress
California
Central Valley
Fort Worth Livestock Market Report Highlights
Fort Worth market notes show cattle and calves steady to 25 lower versus last week with beef steers yearlings and cows down. Week’s top slaughter figures reach 1475 for steers and yearlings, 1150 for beef cows, 1325 for fat calves. hogs steady with top at 1455 and light weights 180 to 270 pounds at 1350 to 1375.
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Fort Worth
Mec
Lone Elm Surpasses 6th War Loan Quota
W. J. Burtram reports Lone Elm has met its $375 quota in the 6th War Loan drive. Community members contributed to the target as part of the nationwide effort to support the war.
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W. J. Burtram
Lone Elm
RAF Bombers Raid Ludwigshafen and German Rail Hubs
London reports more than 5009 RAF Lancasters bombed Ludwigshafen with over 3000 tons of bombs on Friday night after 1200 American aircraft struck Hanover and Kassel with 2000 tons of explosives by day. US Eighth Air Force pressed Kassel and Hannover with 650+ bombers as Luftwaffe remained grounded.
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London
Ludwigshafen
Saarbrunken
Hennover
Kassel
United States
Eighth Air Force
RAF 1
Ijmuiden
North Sea Canal
Amsterdam
Holland
Rosenheim
Amstetten
Germany
Ling
Selzburg
Austria
Innsbruck
Brenner Pass
Hannover
Red Army Crosses Slovak Border Near Ipolysag in WWII Drive
Forces under Marshal Malinovsky push into western Slovakia crossing the Ipoly river frontier near Ipolysag to sever German lines and threaten Vienna while pressing on Budapest. Russian troops advance toward central Slovakia and approach Bratislava as Free Czechoslovak units regroup. Blood plasma life-saving drops noted in a separate line.
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London
Red
Slovakia
Budapest
Vienna
Ipoly
Ipolysag
Sahy
Bratislava
Moscow
Rodio Y Malinovsky
Ukraine
Branska Bystrica
Marshal Malinovsky
Borzsony
Bratislavia
Kassa
Kosice
Paris
Szendro
Faleln Miskolc
Scouting Revitalized in Bonham and Fannin County
Glenmore Hodge announces new impetus for Boy Scout work as Louis McCoy moves to Bonham to direct field operations for the Lone Star Area Council. New troops form in South Bonham and Boyd, Cubbing emphasized under J B Golden, with a fundraising drive to follow early next year.
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Bonham
Fennin County
Glenmore Hodge
Hodge
Louis McCoy
Lone Star
South Bonham
John N. Hyde
Boyd
Area ‘Council
J. B Golden
First Christian Church
Fannin County
McCoy
Richard Moore Receives War Dept Unit Citation for B-17 Crew
Richard Moore 19 son of Mrs Charlie Moore Pog 83 Tele phone is a tail gunner in a 15th AAF heavy bombardment group in Italy. The unit earned the War Department Unit Citation for a May 18 1944 mission against the Romano American oil refinery at Priesti Romania where weather forced other groups back. Despite 100 enemy fighters and intense anti aircraft fire the fortress crew damaged the refinery and seven heavies plus 28 enemy fighters were destroyed with 30 probable kills.
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Richard Moore
Charlie Moore
15Th Aaf
Italy
Set
Moore
War Department
Nathan PF. Twining
15Th Aafp
Priesti
Romania
Groun
George W. McGregor
Calfonte Drive
Alexandria Va
Boyd Lochridge Completes Air Crew Tour in England
Boyd Lochridge son of Mr and Mrs Wesley E Lochridge of Honey Grove completed his tour as an aerial gunner on a B 17 with the 8th AAF in England and will remain as a gunnery instructor. He was awarded the Air Medal with Oak Leaf clusters.
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Set
Boyd Lochridge
Wesley E. Lochridge
Honey Grove
8Th Aaf
England
Lochridge
Alden Armstrong Commissioned as Second Lieutenant on Battlefield
Alden Armstrong of the 36th Division received a battlefield commission to second lieutenant on Nov 25 in France. He is an anti tank gunner and Purple Heart recipient who fought in Salerno and southern France. He was wounded at Montelimar on Aug 27 and earned a unit citation.
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Alden Armstrong
Ector
G. L. Armstrong
France
Armstrong
Montelimar
36Th Divison
Salerno
EAME
Naples-Foggia
Italy
Rome-Arno
Paestum
Attavilla
Persano
San Pietro
San Vittore
Invasion Campaign Entries Across Italy and France
Commissioned river and breakthrough actions cited across Anzio Velletri Rome Grosseto and locales in France including St Raphael Trejus Gap Grenoble Valence Lyon Besancon Vesoul Luxeuil Moselle and Espino as part of the invasion efforts in World War II.
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Rapido River
Casino
Anzio
Velletri
Rome
Grosetto
Italy
France
St Raphael
Trejus Gap
Grenoble
Valence
Lyon
Besancan
Veson
Luxeuil
Moselle River
Espino
Bonham Marine Receives Purple Heart in Pacific War
Seven Texas Marines with the Second Marine Regiment were awarded Purple Hearts for wounds suffered in the Saipan and Tinian battles this summer in the Marianas. Privates First Class James T. White James L. Anderson Edgar T. Gordon Ashley Richardson Jr and Troy W. Morse Corporal Alfred G. Lewis and Platoon Sergeant Jas P. Jones are named with their listed homes in Bonham Waco Dallas Ranger and Saltillo.
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Pacific
Second Marine Regiment
Saipan
Tuniaa
Marianas Islands
James T. White
Iaonia White
Route 2
Bonham
James L. Anderson
Edward J. Anderson
Fast University St
Waxtaachie
Edgar T. Gordon
Lily Gordon
South 19Th St
Waco
Ashley Richardson Jr
Ruth Richardson
4Th Avenue
Dallas
Troy W. Morse
Lily R. Moose
Saltillo
Alfred G. Lewis
Minnie Lewis
East Lith
Borger
Jas P. Jones
Ranger
Purple Heart Awarded to Leonard Resident’s Son
The Purple Heart is awarded to Ocie Berry, son of Gene Berry of Leonard, who was killed in action in France on July 25. His brother Ernest E. Berry has been overseas two years, earning the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. He participated in North African Sicilian and Italian campaigns.
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Leonard
Pile
Ocie Berry
Gene Berry
France
Ernest E. Berry
Devie Clinton Killed In France During World War II
Leonard. Devie Clinton son of Mrs. Gladys Clinton was killed in action in France on November 24, per a war department message. He belonged to the first platoon to capture German prisoners and had received the Purple Heart in August 1943 for wounds in North Africa and the Bronze Star for bravery in action.
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Leonard
Devie Clinton
Gladys Clinton
France
War Department
Set
Clinton
North
Africa
Weather Outlook for East Texas
Generally fair conditions prevail across East Texas with little temperature change. Most areas will stay above freezing, though the extreme northern counties may see lows near or just below freezing tonight.
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Texas
Ector and Dodd City Exceed 6th War Loan Quotas
Ector with a $10,000 bond goal reported purchases of $13,619.25 and Dodd City with a $12,000 quota sold $14,131.25 as of Saturday. County Chairman Frank Wright said the county nears its $880,009 overall goal but still trails in the $330,000 E bond quota. Bonham’s Martin Hoassell noted the city nearly meets its total quota but misses part of its $197,000 E bond target. All quotas are expected to be met before the deadline.
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Dodd City
Ector
Frank Wright
Wright
Bonham
Martin Hoassell
Rector Soldier Stationed At Indian Post
H G Dulaney of Ector serving in India with an aerial photo reconnaissance unit writes his friend Bill Skipworth. He doubts he could have been sent to a more interesting or nastier country and notes he expects to move soon to a hotter station. He describes visiting the city’s riverside Hindu cremation vaults.
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Set
H. G. Dulaney
Ector
India
Bill Skipworth
Set. Dulaney
Tulip and Mulberry Community House Fate in Court
Commissioners from Tulip and Mulberry face a Tuesday hearing to decide the future of the joint community house. The county tentatively offers title to the buildings, with residents expected to maintain and repair them. Tom Eller and Jess Moore planned to contact both communities for a meeting.
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Mulberry
Tulip
Tom Eller
Jess Moore
Landing Takes Nip By Surprise In Allied Breakthrough
Paris reports Gen Tath's Seventh Army captured Lauterburg near Karlsruhe as American forces breach the Siegfried line on the Rhine frontier. In Mindoro a swift amphibious assault nears Manila while Japanese air power is hammered in Luzon. Russian and Balkan fronts show gains with Budapest and Bratislava under Soviet drive and Krakow feared by Berlin.
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Paris
Tath
Lauterburg
Karlsruhe
Rhine
France
Polrd
United Press
Seventh Army
Siegfried Line
Paltinate
Upper Rhineland
Germany
Budapest
Vienna
Bratislava
Berlin
Poland
Krakow
Silesia
Italy
Athens
Great Britain
Pacific
Mindoro Ibend
Manila
Philippines
Japan
Luzon
Manila Bay
Leyte
Minecero
Tae Land
Ereht
Canadians Repulse German Counterattacks at Lamone Bridgehead
Canadian forces of the Fifth Army repulsed renewed German counterattacks supported by an entire new infantry division. They widened the Lamone River bridgehead to 10 miles west of Ravenna and two miles deep, while other units pushed across the Canale Lio.
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RCME
Ravenna
Lamone
Canale Lio
Shortage Prompts Wood Use to Supplement Oils and Minerals
As supplies of oils and minerals tighten, the Secretary of Agriculture notes that forms of wood will be used to supplement them. The statement highlights shifts in resource use and potential impacts on farming and industry.
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Bill Svoboda
Roylan
Floyd Tyler
Wilshire
B. Golden
Dunfafeteria
Sid Smith
Miss & Anthony
Dents of
Bailey Inglish
Buster Johns
Tie Claimseek
Dhe Promise
Pvt. Weldon van Kirk
Purple Heart
7Th Army
Leonard Boy
Worrren
Trinity
Hanes
Joneress
Fort Worth Livestock
Flying Fortress
AAF
A. L. Armstrong
Bonham Marine
Rector
Indian Post
Relecates
Walberry
Court
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