Soldier Conner Returns on Furlough From Pacific Service
Master Sergeant Charley Conner, a 13 year Army veteran, arrives in Comanche on a 30 day furlough with his wife and eight year old son. He recalls landing on Leyte, aiding Luzon seizure, and fierce Manila house to house fighting. Conner was wounded, hospitalised a month, and notes Pacific fighting remains tough for the Japs.
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Charley Conner
Comanche
Charley Gilbert
Philippine
Met. Conner
First Cavalry
Leyte
Philippines
Luzon
Manila
Conner
Pacific
Set
Final Notice for Canning Sugar Applications Here
Urges all residents who have not filed for home canning sugar to submit applications at the War Price and Rationing Board. July quota will cover current processing and new submissions but August quota is uncertain. Submission must occur before the end of July to ensure processing and quick coupon return.
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Canning Sugar Panel
Beaty Home From Overseas On 30 Day Furlough
Melvin C Beaty son of Mr and Mrs B F Beaty of Newbury community returns home on a 30 day furlough after five months in England. He flew on 17 missions over enemy territory during his service as a sergeant.
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Set
Melvin C. Beaty
B. F. Beaty
Newbury
Sgt. Beaty
England
Soldier seeks Stateside reassignment to Camp Bowie
The subject plans to report to Camp Lee in Virginia next month for reassignment and expresses a preference to be stationed at Camp Bowie, signaling career aims and duty location wishes.
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States
Camp Lee
Virginia
Camp
Bowie
Quotes Of The Week From Political Figures And Businesses
A collection of remarks from public figures and industry leaders. The statements touch on national interests abroad antitrust policy corporate competition census findings and personal life events including a congressman and a veteran.
War Bonds Buy Bombs to Blast the Axis
Wartime bonds are promoted as the funding source for military ordnance to defeat the Axis powers. The appeal emphasizes patriotic duty and collective effort to accelerate victory through bond purchases.
Waring Confirmed Ration Board Head in County
John D. Waring Jr appointed County Chairman of the War Price and Rationing Board to succeed H L Stewart. Waring, an insurance and real estate man, previously served with the State Highway Department and is a Rice Institute alumnus. Stewart resigns with praise for his service. In unrelated hotel anecdote a visitor asks about healthfulness.
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John D. Waring, Jr
War Price & Rationing Board
H. L. Stewart
Waring
State Highway Department
Comanche
Rice Institute
Houston
Stewart
First Airborne Army Enters Berlin Occupation
Pfc William H Davis of Comanche joins Major General Floyd L Parks First Airborne Army as U S forces occupy Berlin with headquarters planned in Berlin District Brig Gen Paul Ransom and Brig Gen Stuart Cutler command Headquarters Command to secure the military government led by Colonel Frank Howley The occupation follows Yalta agreed multipartite control and aims to guard against sabotage uprisings and looting in the bombed city
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Berlin
Pfc
William H. Davis
Comanche
Floyd L. Park
U. S
Pfc. Davis
Evelyn Beam
L. B. Davis
Hasse
Parks
Paul Ransom
Galesburg
Ilinois
Stuart Cutler
Auburn
New York
United States
Frank Howley
Cherbourg
Paris
Philadelphia
Pennsyyvania
John Waring Jr Heads Comanche Lions Club
John D. Waring Jr elected president of the Comanche Lions Club to be installed at a Lake Eanes picnic and barbecue next Tuesday night. Other officers include Porter B. Franks, Sergeants Boyd Anthony, Robert Eaton, Eiland Fagan, and R. E. Burleson, with H. H. Lockridge’s move to Goldthwaite noted. The article also recounts Homer Smith returning home to tell his wife he was fired before quitting time.
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John D. Waring, Jr
Comanche Lions Club
Lake Eanes
Waring
Frank Ray
H. H. Lockridge
Goldthwaite
Porter B. Franks
Boyd Anthony
Robert Eaton
Eiland Fagan
R. E. Burleson
Italian immigrant Tomasco Ricardo faces citizenship exam in Chicago
In Chicago an Italian applicant Tomasco Ricardo is questioned for citizenship. When asked how many states are in the Union he responds with a quip about how many bananas are in a bunch, turning the test into humor.
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Chicago
Tomasco Richardo
Union
Ricardo
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