Interned fliers in Sweden find life tedious and dull
A Stockholm dispatch reports Maj. William H. Brandon of Nashville commanding the American group in Sweden where allied fliers interned after Ploesti raid discuss war views and American politics. The men, including Lieut. Robert Theis, note language barriers, meal routines, and desire to return to combat while hoping for a quick end to the war and release from internment.
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Diio Light
Sweden
John Cole
Stockholm Associated Bureau
William H. Brandon
Floresville
Nashville
Brandon
Virginia Black
Albert Black
Dispatch
Nashville, Tenn
McQuade
Ploesti
Pacific Theater
Universal
Robert Theis
Dayton
Wounded Soldier Returns Home For Christmas Leave
Pfc. Buster Barrera, son of Mr and Mrs Alfonso Barrera, arrived by train on December 28 for an 80 day furlough from West Virginia where he has been under treatment in a hospital. Barrera served 18 months in the Army and was wounded in his left arm by machine gun fire during two years in service.
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Buster Barrera
Alfonso Barrera
West Virginia
New Year's By PeeslameIos of the President
Unclear text notes a New Year event linked to a president. readable fragments mention a celebration or proclamation but no verifiable names, dates, or locations. The item reads as garbled OCR with insufficient context to confirm specifics or outcomes.
Major Phillip John Made Promoted to Lieut Colonel
Floresville friends of Major Phillip John Made, now in foreign service, learn he has been promoted to Lieut Colonel in the Air Corps. He was formerly at Brooks Field where he married Elizabeth Sheehy of this city. Mrs John resides with her parents Mr and Mrs J T Sheehy.
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Floresville
Phillip John
Air Corps
John
Brooks Field
Elizabeth Sheehy
J. T. Sheehy
Miss Emma Hinze Burial Here Monday
Emma Ottilie Hinze born September 7 1888 in Carmine Texas to Carl Hinze and Ottilie Seamooder. She lived with aunt Mary Krueger in Mathis and died December 26 in Beeville after long illness. Funeral Monday 5 pm Murray Funeral Home and Floresville Cemetery officiated by Rev Theodor Winter.
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Emma Ottilie Hinze
Carmine
Washington County
Texas
Carl Hinze
Ottilie
Beeville
Charles
William
Rosa Schroeder
Floresville
Lena
Sweetwater
Pvt Tony Garza Home From Italy
Pvt Tony Garza returns from eight months overseas to his Floresville home with service stripes He recalls Salerno on September 9 with the 86th Division Texans earned a heroic reputation He suffered an eardrum burst aboard ship and later was furloughed He will report to McCloskey General Hospital Temple after 21 days with his parents and has eight years in service after North Africa duty last June he came back to the states with a boatload of prisoners but stayed seven days.
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Tony Garza
Vicente Garza
Floresville
Pvt
Garza
Salerno
McCloskey General Hospital
Temple
North Africa
States
Women of Wilson County Call for War Knitters
To the women mothers wives sisters and sweet hearts of the boys in the armed service more than 1000 Wilson county boys serve and only about 20 knitters. Please help meet the quota: Navy 17 sweaters 6 watch caps 9 mufflers Army 88 mufflers 20 scarfs.
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Armed Service
Wilson County
Navy
Army
Floresville’s Dan Wright to play in Cotton Bowl
Floresville star Dan Wright, youngest Ramblers back, will start for the Randolph Field Ramblers against the Texas University Longhorns in the Cotton Bowl at 1 p m on New Year’s Day. Wright, son of Mr and Mrs Elmo Wright, is among a famed backfield with All American Glenn Dobbs and other Prostars.
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Floresville
Randolph Field Ramblers
Texas University Longhorns
Rambler
Floresville High Star
Corp
Dan Wright
Elmo Wright
Glenn Dobbs
Randolph
Wright
Ramblers
Bebe Ray Russell Injured In Floresville Accident
Bebe Ray Russell fourteen daughter of Mr and Mrs E Bryan of the Key farm southwest of Floresville was seriously injured Monday afternoon around five oclock when her horse balked and threw her striking her head on a rock. She was taken to Blake hospital where she remained unconscious at noon Wednesday but was reported slightly improved.
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Bebe Ray Russell
Bryan
Floresville
Blake Hospital
Bebe Ray
Funeral Service for Mrs W F Adams Held Today
Funeral services for Mrs W F Adams who died December 29 1943 will be at 11 o clock today at the family residence conducted by Rev Robert McClung. Burial in Floresville Cemetery. She was born June 10 1875 near Livingston Texas and lived in Floresville since 1910. Surviving are her husband two daughters Clyde Adams and Allen Adams a brother and three grandchildren. The Chronicle Journal extends sympathy to the family.
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W. Adams
Robert McClung
San Antonio
Floresville
Margaret Ellen Adams
Maggie Adams
Livingston
Texas
J. N. W. Parrott
W. F. Adams
Oakville
Clinton
Adams
Live Oak County
Abilene
S. P. Dismuke
Sierra Blanca
Qwen Rankin
Monroe
Clyde
J.g
Allen Adams
Corpus Christi
Sam Parrott
San Francisco
Cal
Chronicle-Journal
Lt Armentor to Visit Floresville for WAC Recruiting
Lt. Armentor will be in Floresville on January 4, 1944 to assist in Women’s Army Corps recruiting. He will work with Mrs. Elbert Franklin, Civilian Chairwoman, and interested women may leave their names with Mrs. Brana or the Postmaster.
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Floresville
WAC
Elbert Franklin
Brana
County Chairman Richardson Announces 1944 AAA Program
Rev Gladstone Reisinger, pastor of Stockdale Methodist Church, leaves today with family for Dallas to attend Southern Methodist University. He will serve a small charge near Dallas during his university study. Reisinger is loved across the eastern county for his church work and was recently reassigned by the conference.
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Gladstone Reisinger
Stockdale
Kleberg to Broadcast National Address Jan 4
Congressman Richard M. Kleberg will give a national radio broadcast via 130 Columbia Broadcasting System stations on Tuesday January 4. The KEYS Corpus Christi station will air the address at 9 30 p m local time, covering important national issues.
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Washington
Richard M. Kleberg
Columbia Broadcasting “System
William P. Elliott
Keys
Corpus Christi
One-Liners on Prices Across the World
A humorous world price survey notes cigarettes at 38 cents in Germany and a cheap suit at 158 dollars in Italy. It ribbings the U S OPA describing it as dictatorial and burdensome while listing odd contrasts such as a sarong in Java and shorts in Calcutta.
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Germany
Chungking
Calcutta
Java
Italy
U.S. A
OPA
Weekly News Item Submissions Requested
Public notice invites community members and organizations to send news items for publication in the upcoming weekly edition. Submissions should include concise summaries, pertinent dates, places, and names to fit card format. Please send promptly for timely inclusion.
Wilson County Agriculture Adjustment Agency Announces 1944 Plan
A. D. Richardson says the 1944 A A A program calls for increased war food production with balanced supplies to shorten the war and secure peace. The county aims include 18100 acres cotton 42000 peanuts 69000 feed crops 1400 dried beans 600 sweet potatoes, exceeding 1943 plantings. No marketing quotas or crop payments on cotton or peanuts in 1944, payments to support farming practices only.
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Agricultural Adjustment Agency
A. D. Richardson
Wilson County
Richardson
Floresville Poth Stores Close New Year’s Day
Floresville and Poth stores will be closed all day tomorrow for New Year’s Day, continuing a years long custom observed by the two towns. Local merchants say the day-off honors the holiday and gives staff a holiday break.
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Floresville
Poth
Sutherland Springs Boy Dies From Accident
The 11 month old James Albert Jarutowicz of Sutherland Springs died after an accidental head injury received Tuesday. Funeral services were held at La Vernia Lutheran Church on December 25 1943 at 2 30 p m, with burial in La Vernia Lutheran Cemetery. He is survived by parents Walter and (illegible) Jarutowicz, brother Walter Lee, grandparents Anton and (illegible) Jarutowicz, and Bud Johnson of Jory.
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la Vernia Lutheran Church
James Albert Jarutowicz
Sutherland Springs
Jimmy
San Antonio
Walter Jarutowicz
Walter Lee
Anton Jarutowicz
Bud Johnson
Jory
la Vernia Lutheran Cemetery
Postoffice Observes New Year’s Day
Floresville postoffice will be closed all day tomorrow Saturday to observe New Year’s Day. There will be no rural route mail service for the day due to the holiday.
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Postoffice
Floresville
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Lea
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Wevéith
Iis
Geks
Avery
Floresville-Poth
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