Hanover News Roundup Of LocalVisits And Returns
Mrs Marcus Moore and daughter return to live with her parents Mr and Mrs Jim York in Hanover. Miss Minnie Nell Gandy and Miss Thelma Ruth Gandy attend Thorndale basketball. A F Robinson and son Kelley visited Temple on business. Mrs Clarence Mowdy ill this week. Mrs Raymond Dees visited daughter Mrs La Verne Allison in Cameron. Mrs Joe Robinson of Cameron visited Mr and Mrs Geo Black. Rev Leo Brock of Waco to speak this Sunday. Mrs Carl Holley and daughter Valeria visit Gunnels family. Jimmie Peed and Ben Welling discharged from Newton Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus Moore
Houston
Jim York
Earnest Burleson
Waco
Carl Holley
Minnie Nell
Thelma Ruth Gandy
Thorndale
Raymond Dees
LaVerne Allison
Cameron
Joe Robinson
Geo. Black
Leo Brock
Valeria
Ernest Burleson
Jack Gunnels
Lorene Matula
Temple
Alice and
LeRoy Bales
Alexandria
Miss Matula
McCloskey Hospital
Gussie Matula
Yoemen Defeat Tigers In Rockdale Narrow Victory
The Yoemen edged the Rockdale Tigers 21 to 19 at Rockdale Tuesday night in a tight basketball game. Howard Kennedy shut down Rockdale star Jones, while Eanes and Marek fouled out for Cameron. Alvin Gerick led Rockdale with six points as the Tigers made 13 free throws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockdale
Tigers
Howard Kennedy
Jones
Eanes
Marek
Cameron
Graham
Otto Gerick
Alvin Gerick
Yeomen
Thorndale
Bull Dogs
Last Minute Decision Ends Wedding in Englewood
Guests gathered for the wedding of Miss Matilda Horn and James William Wilson III in Englewood New Jersey when a dinner party announcement revealed the couple had canceled the marriage. The pastor commented on their courage and the reception moved on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Englewood
N. J
Matilda Horn
James William Wilson III
Farmville
One Armed Blind Girl Weds Army Private in Kansas City
A 21 year old blind girl from Reedsport Oregon and Pvt. Foster Pierson 30 Independence Missouri were married in Judge Tucker's office. The bride Vina Baldwin wore blue silk and cried upon recognizing her groom's steps. She lived alone in a trailer and worked as a dishwasher while caring for 13 dozen quarts of fruit and vegetables. They met five years ago in Camas Valley Oregon where she lost sight and a hand at age four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
Reedsport
Ore
Vina Baldwin
Pvt
Foster Pierson
Independence
Clark E. Tucker
Pierson
Hawaii
Oregon
Jefferson Barracks
Camas Valley
Crisis Nears as Red Army Advances to Berlin Fronts
A war update reports Red Army units within 99 miles of Berlin with multiple fronts advancing while Allied planes drop surrender pamphlets. Rumors of high level conferences swirl as Hitler vows Germany will not surrender. Western Allied pressure grows, and Patton’s Third Army crosses the Our River as domestic social notes touch on visitors.
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Europe
Red Army
Berlin
Germany
Washington
Roosevelt
Stalin
Churchill
Bic
Adolph Hitler
Munich
Hitler
West Wall
Third Army
General Patton
Our River
Yank Patrol in Holland Finds Deserted Baby
Pfc. Fred Wilson of Marion Indiana carried a deserted baby back from a patrol in Germany and turned the infant over to a Dutch nurse. Capt. William Schmees of Fairview Village Ohio recalled the Nijmegen fight turning hot near the Waal river bridge and praised his men’s growing experience on the frontline.
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Holland
Fred Wilson
Marion
Ind
Germany
William Schmees
Fairview Village
Ohio
Nijmegen
Waal River Highway
Captain Schmees
Something About This Soldier Three Wives
Carlyle Illinois resident Miss Reva Baty, 20, sues for divorce from James King after discovering he returned from Wendover Army Air Field in Utah in a private’s uniform to avoid saluting noncommissioned officers. King, a second lieutenant, has a history of whirlwind courtships and five prior marriages, with only the first and fifth wives obtaining divorces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyle
James King
Army Air Forces
Wendover Army Air Field
Utah
Reva Baty
King
Wendover
Buck
Joseph Schlarmann
Miss Baty
Schlarmann
Jap Sniper Beheaded by Low Flying Avenger Over Tinian
Pearl Harbor report details Marine pilots using a low altitude Avenger observation plane to strike a Japanese sniper perched in a tree. The plane skimmed tree tops and punched through, unspotted until near the target, causing the sniper to fall.
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Pearl Harbor
H. I
Raymond Globokar
Chisholm
Minn
Tinian
Grady Gatlin
Soft drinks reach millions in wartime distribution
The article notes over 1.25 million places in the United States selling soft drinks. In 1943 about 18 billion bottled drinks were sold, with roughly 15 percent to the armed forces and 15 percent to industrial plants. Hospitals were major buyers, while about 70 percent went through retail outlets, with roughly half consumed on site.
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United States
Test Perfume Before Buying
Before purchasing perfume, test on skin by placing the bottle on the skin and taking a whiff. Alcohol vapors can collect near the bottle neck, while skin chemistry alters the scent for each person.
Thread-holding curtain rod aids sewing setups
A small curtain rod attached under the sewing machine or table holds spools of thread within easy reach and helps prevent tangling. Mrs. Allen Dodson is in Newton.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hanover
A. F. Robinson and Son
Kelley
Clarence Mowdy
Jimmie Peed
Newton Memorial Hospital
Ben Welling
Burlington
Yoemen
Tiger Team
Ed Marek
Chriesman
Fritz Schwarting
Ben Arnold
Emory B. Camp
Baskin
Cameron, Texas
DuPont
du Pont
Ee Pes Pano
Handy Lumber Stores
Texas
A. E. Matula
J. O. Mitchell
Buckholts
Bob Wiley
Terry Wiley
Bryan and
Tack Woody
Connie Nichols
Austin
J. A. Cryer
Yank
S. E. Brogdon
Southwestern Life Insurance CO
James G. Blaine
Allen Dodson
Horstmann Bros
Texas Power & Light Company
War Production Board
Tp&l Company
East
Dred
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