Coca Cola Supply Cut in Bonham Due to Sugar Shortage
Wallace Hill, manager of the Benham Coca Cola Bottling Co, warns that Coca Cola production will decline after July 1 as sugar allotments fall to 50 percent for industrial users. He cites global sugar shortages tied to wartime disruptions and promises equitable rationing in Bonham to protect the brand.
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Bonham
Benham
Wallace Hill
Coca Cola
Compan
OPA
Ijl
Military chapels rise on Guam since liberation
More than 100 chapels have been built on Guam since liberation from the Jaws. The oldest University of Santo Tomas in Manila dates to 1611. About 1,500 Waves and 3,400 Navy nurses serve abroad. Marine buglers are called field musics and a first class music must know 150 calls. Sniper fire, night operations, and shore assault boats cause the greatest battle strain.
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Guam
University of Santo Tomas
Manila
United States
Coca Cola Distribution Promise Amid Shortages
A Coca Cola spokesman pledges government cooperation and equitable distribution during wartime shortages. He emphasizes continued supply to all customers and requests patience if dealers lack stock on a given day.
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Tasintein
Will
Mr. Bull
Organization Invests Heavily in War Bonds
The McKinney Production Credit Association reports investment of $76,609 in war bonds. $700,000 appears credited to Fannin county branch in Bonham, with $300,100 to Collin and Kaufman counties, $200,000 to Rockwall, and $100,000 to Grayson counties, per H A Finch secretary treasurer.
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McKinney Production Credit Association
Fannin County
Bonham
H. A. Finch
Collin One
Kaufman
Rockwall
Grayson County
Crosses mark the fallen and a soldier’s gravesite
The poem laments unknown heroes buried in moss covered mounds beneath rows of crosses. It contrasts reverent taps for the dead with the ordinary ground that still holds value, noting pig iron is named for long flowing metal with attached short pieces called pigs and sew.
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Flanders Field
Marianas base plans exceed original air group concept
In Guam on June 18 1945 Chester W Niimita stated the Marianas have hosted five times more planes than originally planned. He noted the B 29 Fleet Admiral Nimitz was christened last Thursday with Gen Henry Arnold present. Crew members listed include Capt James W Park Sgt Chester C Gibbons Jr and Cpl William G Eubank.
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Aem
Chester W. Niimita
Marianas Islands
Adrial Nimitz
Nutz
Marianas
Army
Henry Arnold
Army Air Force Ceftain
Keombadgier
James W. Park
Grove
Okla
Chester C. Gibbons
Iecompti
Kansas
Cpl Wiaam G
Eubank
Cor
Christt
Tex
Reverend W R Holder Visiting City From Indiana
Rev W R Holder former pastor of the First Christian Church has been in Bonham for days now serving as secretary of the curen foreign mission work based in Indianapolis Indiana. He preached at Furst Christian Church Sunday morning to a large crowd despite bad weather drawing a legal turnout.
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Indiana
Pasetor
First Christian Church
Ccuren’ Foreign Misester
Indianapolis
Ind
Helder
Revenna
Furst Christian Church
Brod Holter
Bonham
Invasion by Japanese Patrol Foiled Coca Cola Loss Angers Doughboys
On Okinawa a six man Japanese patrol tried to infiltrate the 383rd Regiment of the 96th Infantry Division early today in order to blow up an ammunition dump. They failed to destroy the ammo but did damage a large can of Coca Cola syrup. The doughboys killed all six attackers.
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Okinawa
96Th Infantry
Supreme Court Cancels Deportation Order in Breadevet Case
The Supreme Court canceled an order demanding Hart Brideet, a noted leader, be deported to Australia as a communist. The ruling, 4 to 1, ends a long effort dating back to 1528 led by Attorney General Biddle, tied to accusations the party sought overthrow of the U.S. government by force.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Hart Brideet
Nea Coust Hikor
Australia
Breage
Biddle Cha
Communist Party
U. Sovernment
Fragmented lyric fragment reflects lingering loss and memory
A battered, unclear text fragment recalls a father figure and a loved one gone. The writing hints at long absence and emotional strain, with repeated references to time and distress. The piece conveys personal grief rather than a formal news event.
Thieves Take Cigarettes at Goodbar Tavern
A tavern break in reports 67 cigarette packages stolen after an intruder climbed a window two months earlier the establishment had operational issues with a failed door and safe. The article blends lyric reminiscence with crime notes and notes a June 15 event at Goodbar.
Poem Fragment Reflects on Fallen Soldiers in Quiet Field
Fragments speak of a field near a wasteland where poppies crown a delicate scene. A fallen figure lies in sleep as deep as the earth, awaiting remembered names and quiet tribute.
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Cressy
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