Night Fighters Guard Pacific Island Bases
Maj Bill Kellum’s Marine night fighter squadron flies protection over a critical Pacific base. five and a half hours after the first plane landed, Hellcats guard the shipping and base. The Leatherneck officer, once of Los Angeles, now in Holly Hill, NC, leads ace pilots trained at Vero Beach and Cherry Point in demanding night operations.
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Carolines
William C. Kellum
Hellcats
Leatherneck
Los Angeles
Cal
Holly Hill
N. C
Pacific
States
Vero Beach
Fla
Cherry Point
N. G
Filipino Smithy Makes MacArthur's New Insigne
Allied Headquarters in Leyte reports General MacArthur wears a newly issued five star insignia made by a Leyte silversmith. With no official badge available, the craftsman improvised from Filipino Dutch and Australian coins to create two insignia. The gesture arrives just after Christmas.
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Leyte
Philippines
U.P
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Three Family Members Die In Flaming Wreck
Oklahoma City dispatch reports three members of the Franks family Mr and Mrs Rosamond Franks and their son Lonnie ages about four burned to death when their car collided with a loaded gasoline truck. The truck exploded and struck a power line at Midwest City near the Midwest Air Depot. The truck driver Morris McClain escaped.
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Oklahoma City
U.P
Rosamond Franks
Lonnie
Morris McClain
Midwest Air Depot
Midwest City
Fat Used for Printing Ink Studio Wide Campaign
Used kitchen fat is promoted as a valuable resource for making picture film and printing ink for Vmail newsreels and service newspapers. The appeal urges saving every drop and turning it over to meat dealers promptly, noting a price of four cents per pound.
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V- Mail
Field Agent to Visit Sherman for Dependency Claims
Lt. Clarence Howe of the Dallas office will tour Sherman Texas December 27 and 28 to investigate family allowance claims. Brig. Gen. H. N. Gilbert announced the War Department unit overseeing 14 million dependents and seven billion dollars in checks. Temporary HQ will be in Sherman Room 325 Post Office Building. appointment holders must bring evidence and their Army serial number.
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Clarence Howe
Dallas
War Department Office of
Dependency Benefits
Sherman
Texas
H. N. Gilbert
USA
ODB
Newark
N. J
Army Service Forces
Howe
Post Office
FIB
Hodge Brothers Reunite Aboard Bremerton Ships
Bob and Glenmore Hodge sons of Mr and Mrs G C Hodge are U S Navy sailors on the West Coast. Bob’s ship docked at Bremerton beside Dub’s for a reunion. Dub rested after night watch as Bob visited and awoke to a long awaited sight. Dub to return home soon from overseas service.
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Bob
Glenmore Hodge
G. C. Hodge
U. S. Navy
Dub
Bremerton
Wash
No arrests in burglary at Debden and Company store
News brief reports no arrests made in the burglary of Debden and Company store early Sunday morning. More than $1,000 in cash was taken from the safe. Police say several suspects are under surveillance but no arrests have occurred yet.
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Cmmecrs
Debden and Company
See Us for a 64 Dollar Eversharp Set Brannon Jewelry
Jewelry ad notes a 64 dollar Eversharp set with caps and a fourteen karat gold barrel end, offered by Brannon's Jewelry. Strong entities include Eversharp, Brannon's Jewelry, and fourteen karat gold. No dates or locations provided.
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Brannon's
Funeral Services Held Today for Mrs U G Mize
Funeral services for Mrs. U G Mize former Edhube resident who died Tuesday in Durant Oklahoma were held at Edhube Baptist Church with Rev Joe Bamberg and Dr B F Milam officiating Burial followed at Hampton Cemetery Edhube She born March 10 1870 in Pineville Louisiana daughter of T S Cooper and his wife who moved to Edhube about sixty years ago Survived by husband A G Mize three sons six daughters four sisters twenty three grandchildren and eight great grandchildren She was a Nazarene church member Sons in law served as pallbearers.
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U. G. Mize
Edhube
Durant
Okla
Edhube Baptist Church
Joe Bamberg
B. F. Milam
Hampton Cemetery
Mize
Pineville
T. S. Cooper
A. G. Mize
C. C. Mize
Dallas
W. A. Mize
Bennington
J. P. Mize
Bochkito
N. F. Knowles
Earnest Edwards
Bonham
Inez Rollins
R-E. Martin
Telephone
Clyde Moore
Doyle Moore
Tom Richards
Lamasco
Eula Watson
Whitewright
J. J. Cunningham
Raleigh Benton
Ardmore
War correspondent Jack Frankish killed on French front
UP report from El Centro notes United Press war correspondent Jack Frankish, 30, was killed Saturday on the western front after joining the invasion staff last spring and covering robot bomb tests. His death raises to 49 the total dead or missing war correspondents since the European conflict began, with 26 Americans and 18 Britons previously listed as dead.
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EL Centro
Calif
U.P
Barbara Frankish
United War
Jack Frankish
Frankish
United Press
France
Belgium
Europe
Lsted
Low Flying Hell Hawk Thunderbolt Squadron Returns
Pilots of Col. Ray Stecker's Hell Hawk Thunderbolt squadron returned from a low flying bombing and strafing mission on the western front. Ground crews reported removing chicken feathers fence wire and part of a family wash from the planes. Invest In The Future Buy Bonds.
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Col
Ray Stecker
Paris Raided By Nazi Planes
Paris faced a nighttime air raid by enemy planes striking a city long believed safe from attack. The attack damaged a hospital and a servicemen’s club for wounded Americans, with civilian casualties confirmed and American medical crews delivering first aid. Pvt. Harry Soles of Coffeyville described the club’s collapse as fire and debris fell around them.
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Paris
U.P
9Th Air Force
United Press
Dudley Ann Harmon
Harry Soles
Coffeyville
Kans
Drizzle And Mist Persist Through Day And Night
A slow drizzle and mist persisted most of Tuesday and into the night, totaling about 0.20 inches by 8 am. Temperatures remained steady, with lows around 32 degrees and highs in the low 40s. Little change is expected, though forecasts call for cooler conditions Thursday night.
Two Killed In Gas Explosion In Juarez
In Juarez Mexico a gas leak caused an explosion at the Dominguez home killing En carnacion Acosta aged 28 and Arman duo Estivano Dominguez eight. Father Joaquin Dominguez and mother were injured along with two other children Jorge three and Margarita two. Police say a leaking gas pipe sparked the blast.
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Gil Sanchez
U S Land Based Planes Attack Manila Area
Allied air forces report a Christmas Day raid on Clark Field destroying or damaging 43 enemy planes. Led by Maj. Thomas B. McGuire Jr., Lightning escorts downed 39 and possibly four more, with total U S A A F L F losses listed as six fighters. McGuire raised his score to 38, two behind Maj. Richard Bong. Tokyo radio claimed more Liberators and Lightning fighters attempted to raid Clark Field. Local notices follow.
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Leyte
Philippines
U.P
Philippine
Luzon
Clark Field
Manila
Thomas B. McGuire, Jr
Ridgewood
N. J
McGuire
Richard S. Bong
Poplar
Wis
U.S
AFLF
Tokyo Radio
FCC
Mabalacat
Big Field
Grace Park
Local visits and illnesses rebound in Hickory Creek area
Hickory Creek residents visit relatives across Bonham Celeste Whitewright and Dallas. Names mentioned include Jess Blackwell Lavern Sharp Reta Cortney Oscar Teswell Wayne Wallace Jo Wofford Andrew Wofford Delvin Reynolds and Billy Grisham. Several ill or recovering individuals noted and extended family gatherings described.
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Jess Blackwell
Betty Nell
Mary Bell Owens
Bonham
Bill Heareld
Celeste
Sarah Grisham
Lavern Sharp
Reta
Oscar T Teswell
Whitewright
Rufus Cortney
Leonard Cortney
Lee Wallace
Robert Wayne
131
Andrew Wofford
Jo Wofford
Wayne Turley
Dallas
Delvin Reynolds
Elwood Lundham
Billy Grisham
Peeble Alexander
Ray Grisham
John Wofford
California
Robert Wayne Wallace
Lst
Relief For Your Cough With Creomulsion Ad
An old advertisement touts Creomulsion as a powerful cough medicine for bronchitis and chest cold relief. It claims to reach the source of coughing, loosen phlegm, soothe inflamed membranes, and restore rest, promising money back if not satisfying. It notes beechwood creosote as a key ingredient and emphasizes no narcotics.
Parson Pvt J B Parsons Transfer to Charleston Hospital
States Pvt J B Parsons and Mrs F R Parson now at the 8t Hospital Charleston, being transferred here after service in France following over five months in training. Parsons was a Bonham graduate who attended Baylor in Waco.
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J. B. Parsons
F. R. Parson Street
Charleston
Lough
Pvt. Parsons
France
Bonham
Baylor Y Waco
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