Red Army in trouble east of Kharkov as German assault begins
The article notes a German mass attack with tanks and infantry east of Kharkov while Soviet forces press toward Smolensk. It mentions potential spring drives on Moscow and reports Patton placed in command by Eisenhower. Air war expands in the South Pacific with MacArthur bases bombed and eight American divisions in Tunisia advancing toward the Mediterranean. British submarines sink eight Axis ships and a Bremen U boat base is hit by the RAF. Arnold promoted to full general.
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Red
Kharkov
Smolensk
Moscow
Tunisia
George Patton
Eisenhower
Patton
Casablanca
South Pacific
MacArthur
Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean
RAF
Bremen
General Arnold
Army Air Forces
Roosevelt
War Chiefs Urge Induction of Married Men with Families
Secretary of War Stimpson said placing fathers at the bottom of the selective list would break down the system. Col Eddie Rickenbacker noted thousands of young men have moved to war plants to dodge service. Stimpson favors inducting married men with children.
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Stimpson
Eddie Rickenbacker
Boy Scouts Troop 52 Donates to Reyes Aid Fund
Boy Scout Troop No 52 on Wednesday contributed 2.80 to the Reyes Family fund being raised locally. The Herald will record donations and continue to receive gifts. The Scouts have performed four noble deeds in this contribution and funds from others will be turned over to the American Legion.
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Boy Scout
Reyes
Herald
Boy Scouts
American Legion
Navy Volunteer Brashear Joins Camp Parks Medical Staff
Thomas E. Brashear, son of Mr and Mrs Womack Brashear of Cameron, is stationed at Naval Hospital Camp Parks California. He enlisted in the hospital corps after working at E O Schiller Pharmacy in Cameron and trained in San Diego before serving at Treasure Island San Francisco. He assisted in operations and is now settled at Camp Parks enjoying his duties and sending best wishes home.
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United States Navy
Thomas E. Brashear
Womack Brashear
Cameron
Naval Hospital
Camp Parks
Calif
Brashear
Hospital Corps of the Navy
San Diego
Navy
E. O. Schiller Pharmacy
Frost Predicted for East Texas Tonight
Weather bureau forecast a fifth worther for March bringing frost to East Texas tonight. Cameron saw a 7 am arrival of a rain shower aiding Freedom Gardens with light rain east of the city and beneficial rain in the north and west. Temperatures not expected to drop to freezing. Hon. C. M. Beard of Milano visited Cameron on business. Cpl. A. J. Boecker, Fort Benning, Ga., is visiting his parents in Ben Arnold.
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East Texas
Weather Bureau
Cameron
Freedom Gardens
Cpl
A. J. Boecker
Fort Benning, Ga
Ben Arnold
Louis Krough Dies at San Antonio Home
Louis Krough Sr. died at his San Antonio home after a Cameron past life in the car and bus business. Funeral services are set for 11 a.m. Saturday March 20 at First Presbyterian Church with a San Antonio pastor officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery under Green Funeral Home supervision. The body arrives by Santa Fe at 3 a.m. Saturday and will be cared for at Robert McLane’s residence before the service. Surviving are a son Louis Krough Jr. and a widow Elizabeth Cross Krough.
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Louis Krough
San Antonio
Robert McLane
Cameron
First Presbyterian Church
Krough
Pvt J K Elliott Returns From Furlough at Kessler Field
Pvt J K Elliott returns to Kessler Field Mississippi on Thursday after a 15 day furlough with family and friends. He is the son of Mr and Mrs V Elliott of Cameron.
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Pvt
J. K. Elliott
Kessler Field
Miss
Pvt. Elliott
V. Elliott
Cameron
Dorothy Perkins Spends Weekend with UT Family
Dorothy Perkins of the University of Texas spent the weekend with her family, sharing time at home and with relatives.
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Dorothy Perkins
University of Texas
War Bonds and Gliders Highlighted by Treasury Ad
A wartime Treasury ad urges buying War Bonds to fund gliders for air troops. It notes three glider types, each costing about 19000 dollars, and calls on readers to donate at least ten percent of income. The piece also mentions a local marriage and visits in Cameron.
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U.S. Treasury Department
Allies Launch Long Expected Africa Push
Churchill announced the long awaited assault by the British Eighth Army as heavy land fighting raged along the front. Patton's American forces neared the coast within 50 miles while Rommel faced readiness for a strike by the British First Army. Air activity persisted as battles spread from Naples to Smolensk with 260,000 Nazi troops in Kharkov.
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Winston Churchill
George Patton
Rommel
London
War Office
United States Army
Naples
Red Army
Smolensk
Kharkov
South Pacific
Helsinki
Burma
Lt Warren Brashear Lands in England Amid Air Crew
Lt Warren Brashear arrived in England after leaving the United States with a contingent of American airmen. His father Womack Brashear was notified and received a letter from his son. Brashear flies a pursuit ship and is expected to face heavy action over Europe. The Brashear family has two sons in the armed services, including Thomas Brashear in the Navy. Anson M. Cone of the State Department of Welfare in Waco was in Cameron Thursday.
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United States
England
Womack Brashear
Brashear
Lt. Brashear
Europe
Thomas Brashear
Navy
Anson M. Cone
State Department of Welfare
Waco
Cameron
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