Japs closing in on City of Manila
War update reports Japanese forces closing within 6 to 20 miles of Manila with heavy losses on both sides. American lines are being readjusted in a strategic retreat as air and naval support lag. Singapore defense, Crimea frontline orders, and North Africa battles are also noted amid a global blood war.
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Manila
Dewey
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Singapore
Far East
Australia
Joseph Stalin
Crimean
Crimea
Near East
Black Sea
Libya
North Africa
Hitler
Germany
Russia
Victory Service at Methodist Church
Rev. B. L. Pool announced at a Rotary Club luncheon that a victory service will be held at the Methodist Church tonight at 11 05 o clock. Prayers for victory will be offered and the public is invited due to its importance for spiritual direction during wartime conditions.
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B. L. Pool
First Methodist Church
Rotary Club
Tis Church
Power Company Employees Boost Victory Bond Sales
Employes of the Texas Power and Light Company devote one hour daily to selling Victory Bonds and Stamps. They reported ten $25 bonds, five $50 bonds, and $117.35 in stamps, totaling $617.35. J Albert Young announced the figure as district manager, receiving civic praise for wartime support. Connie Lawson resigns as Precinct 8 Constable. Lonzo Worley elected to complete the term.
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Texas Power & Light Company
J. Albert Young
Young
Commissioners’ Court
Connie Lawson
Thorndale
Precinct 8
Shell Oil Company
Lonzo Worley
Miss Maurine Hollas Visits Family For Holidays
Miss Maurine Hollas a student at Johnson's Beauty Academy in San Antonio spends the holidays with her parents.
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Maurine Hollas
Johnson’s Beauty Academy
San Antonio
Hope for Better Postwar World Rally Aids Food Drive
Mary Louise Gehring of Baylor University presented a message of hope for a better postwar civilization and the food role to R. M. Evans national AAA administrator at a state wide Food for Freedom rally in Waco. Evans spoke on British needs for American food as Texas farmers from all regions attended.
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College Station
R. M. Evans
AAA
Mary Louise Gehring
Baylor Uni
Versity
Oakdale
Waco
Texas
Evans
France
Germany
Bedloe’s Island
Christmas Guests Gather at R G Grabein Home
Mr and Mrs L A Campbell of Ludlow Mississippi and daughter Cleone Campbell of Marshall join guests Mr and Mrs Weldon Olson and children of Austin Mr and Mrs Henry Powell and daughter Frances with M M Brown of Madison Alabama Mr and Mrs Joe Rowland and son of West Columbia and Misses Essie and Alice Jones of Bremond for the holiday season.
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R. G. Grabein Homme
L. A. Campbell
Ludlow
Mississippi
Cleone Campbell
Marshall
Mrs Brooks Brady Returns From Houston Visit
Mrs Brooks Brady came home Sunday with her husband Brooks Brady after a visit in Houston.
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Brooks Brady
Houston
Cameron Lodge and Rebekah Lodge Meeting Schedule
Noor Cameron Lodge No 56 meets every Thursday night with R L Storey as Noble Grand and H B McClellen as Secretary Joe D Bass is District Deputy Grand Master Cameron Rebekah Lodge No 46 meets on the first and third Tuesdays monthly led by Mrs Charlie Swift Noble Grand and Mrs Estelle Terry Secretary with Mrs Willie McLean as District Deputy President
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Cameron Lodge No
R. L. Storey
Noble Grand
H. B. McClellen
Joe D. Bass
Cameron Rebekah Lodge No
Charlie Swift
Estelle Terry
Willie McLean
Court House News: Property Transfers and Marital Notices
The Rockdale area records list transfers including City of Rockdale lot 40 Ackerman addition to Curtis McBride for 50 dollars. Kansas City Life Insurance Co transfers 132 acres of Gilbert Cribbs league for 3,085.20 dollars. Union Central Life Insurance Co transfers 100 acres of James Hannum survey for 1,009 dollars, plus various names and unsettled partitions among individuals.
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City of
Rockdale
Curtis McBride
Ackerman
City of Rockdale
Kansas City Life Ins. Co
Claud Elison Et al
Gilbert Cribbs
Land Sale Notice Involving Chambers Thompson Arnett
An undivided interest in 128 acres is being transferred among J. Chambers D. A. Thompson and T. S. Arnett for a price of $99. The document lists the grant chain and indicates a real estate transfer pending.
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J. Chambers
D. A. Thompson
T. S. Arnett
Local Car Listings Highlight Cameron and Rockdale Rides
Mrs Fred A. Davis of Buckholts shows a Ford pickup while Clarence Colburn from Cameron advertises a Chevrolet Special DeLuxe sedan. Paul J. Fitcher of Cameron lists a Buick Thunderbird. Jeanett McIntyre of Cameron features a Ford club car. Mrs. Robert Lynch of Rockdale shows a Ford T. K. School Bus. J A Quiln of Gause offers a Chevrolet 1 2 ton pickup. George N. Fisher of Milano lists a Ford truck.
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Clarence Colburn
Cameron
Paul J. Fitcher
Buick
Jeanett McIntyre
Ford Club
Robert Lynch
Rockdale
Ford T. K
J. A. Quiln
Gause
Chevrolet
George N. Fisher
Milano
Ford Truck
Christmas Visitors Reported At Several Homes
Christmas day visitors in the home of Mrs. Bob Kirk included Mr. and Mrs. Homer Shaeeffer of Humble Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Walden of Houston and Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Black of Houston. Miss Doris Krenek daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Krenek spent the holidays in Bremond with Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Krenek.
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Bob Kirk
Homer Shaeeffer
Humble
J. C. Walden
Houston
Alvin Black
Doris Krenek
Joe Krenek
Bremond
Jerry Krenek
Five decades of freedom and the price of liberty
A speaker reflecting on turning fifty five contrasts American liberties with European struggles for freedom. He notes Americans have long enjoyed church choice, voting secrecy, property rights, and public services while urging appreciation for sacrifices made by generations abroad to secure those very freedoms.
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Europe
Free
America
Torch of Liberty speech by Statue of Liberty in wartime
The message blends a personal address by Liberty Enlightening the World with calls to American unity and resolve. It recalls the 1886 dedication, the global reach of liberty, and President Roosevelt’s wartime pledge to win absolute victory. The speaker urges Americans to keep the torch lit as a beacon against tyranny worldwide.
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America
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Philippine Islands
Methodist Church
Power Company
Noor
Emory B. Camp
G. S. Baskin
Baskin
Cameron, Texas
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Ders
Rush Price
Lina Mae Phipns
Hal Nimmo Anderson
Jan Thanson
Walter J. Hagemeister
Lorene Dueser
Paul Joseph Taylor
Jewel Mae Wettstatt
August Poole
Mary Terrell
Albert Colbert
Mildred Roberts
Durward Lee Gray and
Fannie Merle Miller
Wm. H. Ma
Lucille Rosenberg
Homer Jarmon
Lilian Cumby
W. H. Birdwell
Bertie Smith
John Atkinson
Martha Patzke
Charlie A. MccCowen
Lila Thomas
Arthur James Scott
Nellie Mildred Lander
Ralph Williard Plant
Hilda Adams
Jimmie Lee Baxted and
Opal Moseley
Domingo Valverde
Sorrocco Guertas
John Stanislaw
Edith Denson
Charles Vinton
Maggie Ray Howell
Belton H. Hill
Pauline McCall
Julius McDaniel
Jane OD. Woodruff
D. E. Leeper
Marquaret Watson
Fred A. Davis
Buckholts
Ford Pickup
Tudore
Statue OF Liberty
Roosevelt
Congress
Pearl Harbor
San
Pearl
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