Bowie Youth Member of Famous Medical Unit That Helped Make History In Invasion
Pvt. Thurman A. Pittman of Texas serves in a U S Army medical unit with the 82nd Airborne Division in France during D-Day. The unit faced intense combat, landed amid German fire, treated casualties within hours, and fought to evacuate the wounded while remaining near the front.
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Bowie
Famous Medical Unit
82Nd Airborn
France
England
Normandy
Hunor
Thurman A. Pittman
Ee Texas
U. S S. Army
82Nd Airborne Division
Porentin
Air Corps
Jerry J. Belden
Watertown
New York
Hitler
Ambushes, evacuations mark D plus one in Normandy fighting
The unit faced German fire and tanks as it ferried wounded from no mans land to casualty dumps and ships bound for English ports. Private Lloyd Shields earned praise for a disengaging action while Curtis Bramer received the Silver Star for gallantry evacuating wounded under fire.
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Georgans
Ted
Divis
Safetias
No Man’s Land
Lloyd Shields
Summerville
West Virginia
Liajor
Watthew Ridgway
Curtis Bramer
Bloomingross
Ration Stamp Updates Enduring Through Next Year
Wartime ration notices list stamp validity for meats fats and processed foods with indefinite continuing dates. Sugar stamps 30 31 32 cover five pounds each indefinitely and a limited canning sugar stamp remains valid through February next year. Gasoline A-12 coupons in states outside the East Coast extend through September 21. Airplane shoes stamps 1 and 2 remain good indefinitely.
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East Coast
Reverend Paul Inglis's Mother Dies in Bonham
Mrs. Porter Inglis, native of Bonham, died suddenly at home. Funeral services were held Monday from the First Methodist in Bonham with Rev. Bickford of Higgins Nazarene Church officiating, assisted by Rev. Gregory. Surviving are her husband, three sons Paul of Bowie J B of Fort Sill Allen of Camp Wolters and two daughters Winnie Beale and Mary Freeman, both of Bonham. Interment at English Cemetery family plot.
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Paul Inglis
Bonham
Porter Inglis
Inglis
Oy Bickford
Nazarene
Higgins
Gregory
Methodist Church
Paul
Bowie
J. B
Fort Sill
Allen
Camp Wolters
Winnie Beale
Mary Freeman
English Cemetery
NFLA Stockholders To Meet In Bowie August 14
Montague County National Farm Loan Association schedules its annual stockholders meeting in Bowie on Monday August 14 at 1 PM. Secretary-Treasurer C E Blackmon says President A W Forester will oversee the session featuring an operations report and a round table for member and visitor input.
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Montague County National Farm Loan Association
Bowie
C. E. Blackmon
A. W. Forester
Association Directors Named for Election Year
The association announces its elected leadership for the year with A. W. Forester as President I. W. Young as Vice President Jeke Bowen B. F. Shaw and E. C. Chandler listed among the directors.
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Ahat
A. W. Forester
I. W. Young
Jeke Bowen
B. F. Shaw
E. C. Chandler
New Remedy CIT-ROS Promises Kidney Relief
Advert shows CIT-ROS claiming to stop kidney pain burning and frequent urination by restoring body fluid pH. It asserts elimination of the cause and immediate relief with a dollar price and Griffin Drug Store as seller.
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Griffin Drug Store
Local Gossip and Oddities Ripple Through Small Town
Mrs. Pierce of Piain view and Miss Laura Ellies with cousin Frank Moss figure in a brief social note. Mrs. Walton Davis and her daughter Sharon visit Henrietta, while a stray science aside notes that magnetism misaligns with true north due to differing geographic and magnetic poles.
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Piainview
Laura Ellies
Frank Moss
Walton Davis
Sharon
Henrietta
Burlington Lines Show Growth and Reach in 1880s Tale
A narrator praises the Burlington Lines for expanding to 11 000 miles of track serving 13 states with 22 principalized routes and 200 interchange points. The story links rail expansion to wartime and peacetime needs, noting freight and troop trains and future job opportunities.
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Jimmy
Burlington
Dad
Burlington Lines
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