War Department reports U S ground casualties in Europe rise in November
War Department data show U S ground forces in Europe sustaining 44 143 dead 189 118 wounded and 24 863 missing through November across France and Germany. Total Allied losses for theaters reach 483 957 dead wounded and missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hington
U.P
War Department
U. S
I Europe
Departa
Department
France
Germany
Marine and
Coast Guard
P Reich
Mexican Chief of War Officers Visits Training Field
Brig. Gen. Guzman and staff visited a Mexican fighter training field in Texas today. The general will stay through tomorrow as the training exercise continues for pursuit operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atajors Vield
Ors Field
Tex
U.P
Guzmanenas
Tee
Roosevelt Returns to White House After Warm Springs Visit
President Roosevelt returned to the White House from Warm Springs Georgia after a three week stay. He resumes leadership amid serious diplomatic, military and domestic challenges facing his fourth term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Roosevelt
Ign
Warm Springs
Lexan Loses Life plane Crash near Madera
Belligerent reports from Washington claim Japanese targets were struck in three areas including ura and Shanghai as the War Department notes enemy losses while a separate notice from Merced Field Army lists fallen fliers. Flight Officer Paul M. Malvern and Joe B. Currie of Dallas among those killed in the crash five miles west of Madera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Resno
Cal
Dee
Mmer Field
Army Air Base
Clall
Madera
Paul M
Malvern
Joe B. Currie
Dallas
Driver Sleeps as Gasoline Wastes From Parked Truck
Bonham residents report a large van truck parked on the west side of North Main Street for about three hours with its motor running while the driver slept inside the cab. The vehicle was tied to Tetlon coupons as residents questioned the fuel usage.
Six New Officers Take Oath At New Year
Six county officials elected in November 1944 will take the oath on January 1 1945. Glen Finley becomes county judge and Ed Whitley returns to sheriff. A L McRae and Ray Shaler assume district attorney and clerk roles with prior service or training. B J Briggs and Roscoe Patterson join the commission by replacing current officers as district work concludes. The sheriff’s office moves back to the courthouse and the county agents revert to their former spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Finley
O. L. Couch
Judge Finley
Ed Whitley
A. L. McRae
John C Farmer
USMC
Ray Shaler
J. L. Dobbs
J. Hendricks
B. J. Briggs
Buster Anderson
U. 5 Army
Roscoe Patterson
Mr. Anderson
Armed Forces
Broadfoot
W. F P. Keeton
G. B. Sparkman
Collision at West Eighth and Willow Leaves Occupants Safe
At the West Eighth and Willow intersection a Monday night crash involved Ray Shuler's car and Ms J W Cunningham's vehicle. Shuler's car rolled onto its side, leaving Ray Shuler and his son Harrd uninjured while Cunningham escaped but later required hospital care for nervousness and shock.
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West Eighth
Willow
Ray Shuler
Harrd Shuler
Eighth Street
J. W. Cunningham
Willow Street
Shuler
Cunningham
Eighth Air Force Sends 500 Forts To West Front Fight
LONDON Dec. 19 The United States Eighth Air Force dispatched more than 300 Flying Fortresses to the battle to blunt the Nazi offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8Th Aaf
West Front
London
Eighth Air Force
British Eighth Army advances from Faenza toward Rimini Bologna
Allied dispatches report British Eighth Army pushing westward from Faenza along the Rimini Bologna Highway. They held east bank positions on the Senio River, sent a patrol across, and expanded control toward Limisano and Cassette as Polish and New Zealand units push resistance aside. Canadian troops near Bagnacavallo close to a road junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Faenza
Rimini - Bologna
Senio
Paenza
Sintria
New Zealand
Eighth Army
Limisano
Casette
Adriatic
Bagnacavelo
Dowlen Receives Medical Corps Commission in Dallas
Lt. Joseph A. Dowlen of Windong Texas graduates Southwestern Medical College in Dallas and receives a commission as First Lieutenant in the Medical Corps. He trained under the Army Specialized Training Program and will complete an internship at Denver General Hospital before returning to active duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Drc
Joseph A. Dowlen
Windong
Southwestern Medical College
Southwestern Medical Foundation
Medical Corps
Army of the United States
Dowlen
Army
Denver General Hospital
Denver
Colorado
Medical Corps of
The
Superintendents Confer on State Aid Requests
State aid school superintendents met with R. M. White deputy state superintendent in the county office to discuss proposed budgets and needs for the 1944 45 school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. White
Mr. White
Train Wrecked By Bomber Crash Near Amarillo Air Field
An Army Air Field crash near Amarillo left the bomber pilot dead and three others injured as the burning aircraft overshot the Amarillo field and crashed onto Santa Fe tracks twelve miles east of the city. A freight train was wrecked in the impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Amarillo Army Air Field
Here
Expensive Pie: Four Men Caught in Café Crap Game
In Goose Creek four men began a casual dice game over a slice of pie at a cafe. Police arrived to find the men still playing. the incident ended with fines totaling 42 dollars levied for the activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goose Creek
U.P
Allied air power neutralizes 742 Japanese planes in seven days
Allied headquarters announced that Army and Navy air units destroyed or damaged 742 Japanese planes in a week of strikes in the Philippines. Carrier forces under Vice Adm. John S. McKain and naval units claimed over 450 planes. Kenney's land-based airmen totaled nearly 300. Mindoro airfields were rushed toward completion while ground opposition was light. In Leyte, Maj. Gen. Bruce and Archibald Arnold reported significant progress against Japanese forces, including the fall of Valencia airfield and the destruction of remnants of the 26th Division as US forces advanced toward Ormoc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied
Leyte
Philippines
Army
Navy
Douglas MacArthur
John S. McKains
George C. Kenney
Mindoro
Japan
China Sea
United Press Front
San Jose
FCC
Sulu
Minciro
77Th
Ormoc
First
Andrew D. Bruce
Velencia
Valencia
Ormoc Limon
Archibald V. Arnold
Seventh Infantry
26Th
Orimoe
Townsend Quits As Member Texas Liquor Board
W. J. Townsend resigns from the Texas Liquor Control Board effective December 31 to become Angelina County attorney. He cites stronger enforcement of liquor laws and credits Administrator Bert Pord for much of the board's success during his term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas Liquor Control Board
W. J. Townsend
Angelina County
Townsend
Bert Pord
Germans Regain 21 Miles On Counterattack
German armored forces conduct a three day counteroffensive covering twenty one miles and pushing into Belgium past Malmedy as Allied air forces damage or destroy numerous enemy vehicles. Reports place German advances near Malmedy and St Avelot with broader pushes across the Reich frontier and Luxembourg. First Army lines retreat a few miles amid intensified fighting.
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Paris
U.P
Belgium
Malmedy
London News Chronicle
Tactical Air Force
Ronald Walker
Aachen
U. S. First Army
Air Force
St. Avelot
Reichsoll
Liege
Reich
Monschan Forest
Luxembourg
Carrier Planes Sinking Vessels Hit Luzon Area War New
Pacific Fleet reports three day Luzon strikes sinking or damaging four enemy ships and destroying 269 planes while losses include 20 American planes. Navy and Army air forces neutralized Japanese airpower over seven days with 742 planes destroyed or damaged. Full report lists ships sunk and damaged, military installations hit, and a 200 truck convoy near San Jose affected.
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San Jose
Manila
Weather Update for East Texas Fair Tonight and Wednesday
Fair conditions prevail tonight with continued cold weather across East Texas. Lows dip toward 32 in the north, with Wednesday remaining chilly but not quite reaching 50 degrees in most areas. The pattern suggests persistent cold with light winds and clear to partly cloudy skies.
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East Texas
Death Ends A B Scarborough Banking Era in Bonham
Death early Monday night ends the banking career of A B Scarborough longtime president and key founder of the First National Bank of Bonham. Born December 20 1850 in Mississippi he came to Texas in 1870 and helped organize the bank in 1863 opening in 1864. He served as cashier president and chairman of the board guiding the bank to prominence. He was bedfast for several months and died days before his ninety fourth birthday. Funeral set for 11 a m Wednesday at Wise Funeral Home with burial at Willow Wild.
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A. B. Scarborough
First National Bank of
Bonham
Scarborough
Lawrence County
Mississippi
Mr. Scarborough
Texas
Jefferson
Honham
Jack Ruussell
Wang
Pannin County Bank
Himwif
Naional Bank
Ufe
National Bank
Jelmy
First National Bank
Wis
Th Bonham Golflub
Bonhem Gun
Red Club
Nellie Ardinger
John Ardinger
Fannin County
Chiff Jones
W. McMahon
J. R. Hill
Dallas
Paul Planer
J. W. Birdsong
Greenville
Joe B Hirchcka
John Arledge
John W Polmore
Ravenna
Walter C McGee
Dodd City
Roy Gass
Horace Smith
Bradford Miller
Ellis Eubanks
Olvin Gross
Dr. A. B
Kennedy CH
VanZanit
Dick Higgins
Sam Rayburn
Tom Rayburn
JH Whitsett
Rk. T. Lipscomb
Stewart Arledge
Edgar Womack
Montgomery Ward Seizure Likely Over War Labor Board Demand
Government seizure of Montgomery Ward and Company assets in seven cities seemed imminent as the firm refused to comply with the War Labor Board directive. The company met the Detroit store staffing requirement but rejected other WLB demands, including maintenance of union membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Montgomery Ward and Company
War Labor Board
WLB
Detroit
Wards
Fort Worth Livestock Market Report Shows Mixed Slaughter Rates
Fort Worth dispatch lists cattle 3700, calves 2500 with irregular medium slaughter steers and yearlings 1050 to 1250 pounds. Good beef cows 11 to 50, good killing calves 1250 to 13, stocker steer calves and yearlings 11 to 50. Hogs 1300 active, prices 1455 top for 180 to 270 pounds. good and choice 275 to 325 pounds 1380. good and choice 150 to 175 pounds 1225 to 1425. Sows 1325 to 50. Stocker pigs 10 to 12.50.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Allied and German Forces Clash Across Belgium Luxembourg and Italy
Massed American tanks and artillery push toward Belgian front as Hodges First Army lines stabilise in the northern 70 mile defense. Soviet columns advance toward Kassa in Slovakia while Italy sees heavy fighting on the Eighth Army front. British bombers strike at targets in Poland and Germany as Churchill skirts Greece and European politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Belgium
Hodges
Luxembourg
Moscow
Budapest-Vienna
Slovakia
Kassa
Poland
Hungary
Eighth Army
Italy
Germany
Grydnia
Mannberg
Pister
Churchill
Ime
Greece
Mindoro
Valenhold
Submarine Victory: 33 Japanese Vessels Sunk in Pacific War
American submarines sank 33 more enemy vessels in Pacific action, including 12 warships such as one light cruiser and three destroyers, plus escort vessels, mine sweeper, and mine layer. Non combatant losses included two tankers and 19 cargo ships. December totals show 53 vessels sunk, and overall 907 enemy vessels destroyed.
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Washington
Mariana Dorough Taken To Sherman For Examination
Mrs Henry Dorough reports her daughter Mariana Dorough was taken to Sherman hospital for examination after an auto accident Monday. She was riding with R B Stimpson and was severely shaken up but not seriously injured.
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Mariana Dorough
Sherman
Henry Dorough
Sherman 95d
R. B. Stimp
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Avate
Creee
Anks
Perforts
Ura
Shanghai
King
China
Lexan
Mindoro Island
Texas Liquor Board
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Chester W. Nimitz
Luzon
Philipines
Mar Arthur
Finis
Gordon Dunn
H. S. Cole
W Athrey Evans
B. Risser
J Wright Russell
Sam McGee
T. J. Humphrey
A. 8
C. Pierce
Savoy
Sam A. Meade
L. K. Hargrove
A. Buron
B. Spry
Earl Gross
W. T. P. Stoddard
Claude Emer- Sol
Fort Worth Livestock
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