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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1944
Page
2
Ben Stephens has tendered his resignation after serving as C4 officer for the past three to four years. He announced today that he is not ready to reveal his future plans.
Florida saw more than 10 million acres of forest land scorched last year as wildfires raged across the state. Officials cited dry conditions and repeated lightning events, with extensive damage to timberlands and habitat.
Three airmen died when a B 26 bomber from Dodge City Army Air Field crashed near Charleston Kansas. Identified victims were First Lieutenant Geo D Grubb of Syracuse New York First Lieutenant Robert R Bribal of Mount Pleasant Pennsylvania and Private First Class George W Birdsong son of George W Birdsong of Kirbyville Texas.
McKinney Lions defeat Bonham Purple Warriors 24-17 in the season opener at home. Clifford Lumpkins led scoring with 10 points, Belden 8 for McKinney, Gooch 7, and Hiatt perfect 4-of-4 free throws for Bonham. Bonham briefly led late in the third before McKinney restored a four-point edge.
Eating establishments may charge higher prices on holidays but not more than 15 percent above Sunday prices for meals, food items, or beverages of the same class. L. K Hargrove, chairman of the war price and rationing board, sets New Year s Eve ceiling prices at the 1942 level and requires menus or records be available for inspection.
An ELAS force of about 1,000 including women and youths stormed and captured the RAF headquarters at Koifissia ten miles northeast of Athens. RAF planes dropped leaflets warning civilians to evacuate Athens and Piraeus ahead of an anticipated all out assault against the Leftist force tomorrow morning.
Terry Dairy Products Co. of Little Rock, Ark., was fined 500 by the U S District Court Eastern District for selling milk cream and by products in excess of War Food orders quotas. Quotas are based on June 1943 sales and apply to milk cream and by products including chocolate milk and butter milk. A baseball field abandoned twenty years ago has become densely forested without planting seeds as trees spread naturally.
A rural postal notice expresses gratitude to patrons for kindness and cooperation in delivering mail over the past year. It urges continued help with stamped letters and securely tied packages, signed by E E Morris Route, Fred P Johnson Route 2, and Harry Hancock Route 3.
Washington doctor praises the National Tuberculosis Association and its affiliates for tuberculosis control work and urges support for the 1944 Christmas Seal Sale. The sale opens November 27 and runs through Christmas to fund the 1945 campaign against the disease.
At Pearl Harbor on December 20 Adm. Chester W. Nimitz was pinned a fifth star and named admiral of the fleet. The ceremony makes him the first active field commander to hold a super-admiral rating, with Congress and the President authorizing the rank. Admirals King and Leahy also attain the top naval rank in history.
Allied and German reports place Heinrich Himmler in command of German forces holding a Rhine bridgehead in southern Alsace with headquarters on the east bank, directing operations against the western bank as winter 1944 nears.
Treasury department unloads surplus wet goods including belts and coding devices. Bidders must be wholesalers or jobbers to qualify for the castor oil lot of 6000 gallons. Sale signals a large stock of medical supplies among surplus items. Fort Worth residents Sam Vassar and Thomas Wade, along with Mrs. T. T. Lockaby, plan a weekend Berham visit. Goodyear toys and games advertise Christmas bargains.
Chinese forces pressing the Kwangsi railway city Hochih captured a key height west of the city while Japanese troops offered bitter resistance. Far behind lines, Chinese units raided Japanese railway points in Hu Nan. On the Yunnan border they push westward to join 38th Division forces driving from Burma, closing the Ledo Burma corridor gap. A Dec 14 communique says Heimengkwan pass near Wanting was attacked and Japanese assaults repelled at Manpane.
Houston dispatch reports Seaman 2nd Class Robert H Kuhn indicted by Harris County grand jury for the killing of ex-WAC Clara Penn of Kansas City and Oklahoma City. Grand jury met 38 minutes. Kuhn confessed after arrest moments before his merchant ship was to sail from Houston port.
Advert says Kleerex dries pimples quickly after consistent use. Readers report disappearance of blemishes and relief from embarrassment. Promoted by Saunders Drug Store with a money back guarantee and urging immediate purchase.
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