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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1944
Page
10
Police traced a cruiser missing for 15 hours to the city garage where it was under repair. Officers said the car was taken from a parking lot without their knowledge.
French girls armed with Lugers and grenades join resistance leaders in Brittany to trap and oppose German forces. They accompany American supply routes, fix trucks, scout roads, and help protect convoys from German snipers as U S troops push toward mop up operations.
In Moscow Maj. Gen. John R. Deane recounts how a Russian general averted a clash between American troops and Russian entertainers. He notes shuttle bomber bases are now on tour schedules with Red Army performances and that a shimmy dancer incited whistles and stamping among the soldiers. The Russian officer calmed tensions with a stage speech, allowing the act to continue.
Police confirm Dr. Marcel Petiot known as the mad butcher of Rue Lesueur is real. They identify 54 victims with many more suspected and worry he may be with the German army as a nationwide chase continues.
Pvt. Anthony Veltre of Webster Pennsylvania risked his life in the South West Pacific by grabbing a Japanese officer armed with a sword in a foxhole. He wrestled the officer, kept him pinned as a grenade landed beside them, and flung the officer onto the grenade, killing him instantly and leaving Veltre uninjured.
The War Manpower Commission sponsored Consolidated Steel Caravan arrives December 8 on Cameron court house lawn at 12:30 pm with a music show by Toby Kelly and his Consolidated Steel Guitar Swingsters, followed by an evening film program at the High School Gym about wartime shipbuilding and Orange’s growth. The event aims to recruit workers for expanded shipyards.
Among the Hindu community the first day of the new year is marked by sacrifice to the god of wisdom. The ritual reflects devotion and cultural tradition carried into the year ahead.
Miss Mildred Cryer of Austin is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Cryer.
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