Personal notices from the Brookshire region
Mrs Lena Landsberger returns from weeks in New York and the East. Misses Jimmie and Kathrene Holland of Houston spend part of their vacation on the farm. Miss Florance Bess Bailey of Simonton visits grandparents J. F Wells. Col Alfred Kasper of Sabine Pass visits parents. Damond Matlock hosts Lila Kurkendahl and Hattie Garrett. Wes Buller sidelined with a sprained back. Mrs Martin has Times sent to son Walter in North Africa. Mary Margert Martin home from Fort Worth airplane plant. Robert Lee McCauley visiting parents W. R. McCauley. R L Davis of Houston visits father C L Davis and asks paper sent for a year. Bonnie Cary of Opelousas works at recycling plant, staying with Mrs Gras. Conrad Neelley returns from Houston to oversee town interests. Mr and Mrs Ol ie Dewit and others visit J Mills. Martin ill. Post Office Cafe struggles. Veterinary supplies advertised at City Drug Store Brookshire. Thos Gassner’s place burglarized. few bottles and cigarettes taken. robber left a blood trail. Frank Zadeisky placed in enlisted reserve after Crockett posting under thirty eight year exemption.
Alaska War Zone Called Healthiest Front by Army Medics
An Army doctor Col Dwight M Young and assistant Capt Edward K Mills say Alaska’s Aleutians are the healthiest front despite harsh weather. Reported sickness under 1 percent, no typhus or bedbugs, tetanus rare, malaria absent though mosquitoes carry it, frostbite uncommon with ample wool gear, Navy troops preferring Army issue.
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United States
Aleutians
China
Philippines
Dwight M. Young
Orlando
Fla
Edward K. Mills
Dallas
Texas
Alaska
Europe
Asia
Solomons
Oscar P. Moffit Jr
High Point
N. C
Dutch Nazis Carry Arms To Curb Patriot incidents
STOCKHOLM Dutch Nazi leader Anton A Mussert says members of the Netherlands Nazi party will be armed after a wave of extremist violence against party members. He called the murders of prominent Nazis a necessary purge and urged precautions amid mass arrests in the Netherlands.
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Stockholm
Nazi Party
Anton A. Mussert
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Mussert
Buying Bonds Every Payday to Fight Inflation
A civic pitch urges Americans to buy more war bonds with each payday. It argues increased bond purchases curb black markets and runaway prices, framing the program as essential to preserving America’s economic stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Change In Bus Time From Houston To Keerville
Bus schedule update lists multiple revised departure and arrival times between Houston and Keerville. Adjustments affect morning and evening trips with several times moved to earlier or later slots.
Cop James Buller Returns to Camp Barkeley Duties
Patrolman James Buller returns to his duties at Camp Barkeley after two weeks with his parents Mr and Mrs H W Buller. He completed notary work and prepared wills and other legal papers. See Judge Anderson at The Times office for adv.
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James Buller
Camp Barkeley
Mrs
H. W Buller
Anderson
Times Office
Flying Fortresses Double As Ice Cream Freezers
United States airmen on British stations have devised a method to freeze ice cream by placing mixture in a large can attached to the rear gunner’s compartment of a Flying Fortress. The can is shaken as the plane flies over enemy territory to freeze the dessert, while bombs are dropped elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
New U S Dive Bombing Technique Tested in Burma
Maj. Gen. Clayton L. Hissell announced a new dive bombing technique developed and tested in Burma by the Tenth United States Air Force. General Bissell reported March air operations from India and China rose by 80 percent in missions and bomb weight compared with February.
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New Delhi
India
Burma
Tenth United States Air Force
Clayton L. Hissell
China
Bissell
Tenth Air Force
New Rations in Spain End Lavish Madrid Meals
Madrid reports that lavish restaurant meals in Spain will end in July as a new system of individual ration cards is issued. Both Spanish and foreign patrons must use the ration cards, punched like those for housewives, with border provisions for sticker access.
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Spain
Madrid
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Lena Landsberger
New York
Jimmie
Kathrene Holland
Houston
Here
Florance Bess Bailey
Simonton
J. F Wells
Col
Alfred Kasper
Sabine Pass
Joe Kasper
Mrs. Damond Matlock
Lila Kurkendahl
Hattie Garrett
Wes Buller
Dr. Martin
Walter
North Africa
Mary Margert Martin
Fort Worth
Robert Lee McCauley
W. R. McCauley
R.L. Davis
C L. Davis
Times
Bonnie Cary
Opelousas, la
Conrad Neelley
Olié Dewit
Brownell
Jennie Price
Mildred
J. Mills
CO. Martin
City Drug Store
Brookshire
Thos Gassner
Frank Zadeisky
Crockett
Farmers State Bank
Brookshire, Texas
A. H. Muske
Son
Navy
Keerville
Bowen
U.S
THE
Brookshire Times
A. B. Anderson
Georges Schreiber
Metropolitan
Whitney
Old Line Legal Reserve
Max Wander
Wilpitz & Company
Chevrolet
Brookshire Motor Co
Wrecker Service
Pho. 30
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