Soldier Held as Nazi Agent in California Case
S/Sgt. Frank Hirt, 30, of the Air Forces, is held at Hamilton Field California on a charge of conspiracy to espionage for Germany. He will face court martial within a month. Hirt, a U.S. citizen raised in Germany, allegedly attended a Nazi espionage school and planned to relay information to South American mail drops for transmission to Germany. He denied sending military data, admitted to using South American postcards, and reportedly confessed after a lie detector test preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Rafael
Calif
Army
Hamilton Field
Frank Hirt
Germany
Petaluma
Trans-Pacific Air Transport Command
Pacific Theater
Hirt
Adolf Hitler
SA Stormtroopers
Hitlerjugend
United States
South America
Sgt
Fairfield-Suisun
Army Counter Intelligence Corps
Berkeley
Cal
Trumans Planning Big Xmas At Home
Independence residents help the Trumans prepare for Christmas in their hometown. Mrs. Truman and daughter Margaret host guests including Mr. and Mrs. Wallace and their children. A 35 pound turkey and Missouri ham are planned for Christmas dinner in Grandview with relatives nearby.
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Independence
Margaret
Trumans
D. W. Wallace
Mrs. Truman
Fred Wallace
Denver
Little David
Marian Walace
Harry
Truman
Mary Jane Truman
Martha Truman
Missouri
Grandview
White House
Joseph T. Noland
Edwards Life and Buffalo Hunting Reminiscences
The article recalls Edwards and his early hunting days with buffalo herds. He describes killing 15 buffalo with 17 cartridges and notes rare white buffalo sightings. It mentions his move from Georgia to Texas, settling in Johnson County, and a 19th century marriage milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards
J. Wright Moore
Snyder
Texas
Georgia
Johnson County
Brown and
Ebcorne
Wichita
Kans
Chisholm Trail
Alice to Get Doll After Three Years as War Prisoner
Birmingham article recalls six year old Alice Strong who, after being interned with family during Japanese occupation of Manila, returns home for Christmas and will receive a doll this year. Her father Herman Strong describes wartime blackout and internment experiences in Santo Tomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Birmingham
Ala
Wonderland
Manila
Alice Strong
Santa Claus
Strongs
Herman Strong
Strong
Santo Tomas
Saint Nick
George Cooper Rites Set At Lorenzo
Funeral services for George W. Cooper 57 longtime Lorenzo resident will be at Estacado Baptist Church at 11 a m Sunday conducted by the pastor. Burial will follow in the local cemetery under Sanders Funeral Home Lubbock direction. He died at a Fort Worth son L M Cooper’s home of a heart attack Wednesday night. Survivors include another son L M Cooper of Fort Worth his mother Mrs E F Cooper of Estacado one brother Samuel Cooper of San Francisco and three sisters Mrs G W Brooks Estacado Mrs E P Reed Lubbock and Mrs G C Perry San Angelo.
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Lorenzo
George W. Cooper
Estacado Baptist Church
Sanders Funeral Home
Lubbock
Cooper
California
Fort Worth
L. M. Cooper
A. S. Cooper
E. F. Cooper
Estacado
Samuel Cooper
San Francisco
Calif
G. W. Brooks
E. P. Reed
G. C. Perry
San Angelo
Wainwright Praises Patton As Leader
In San Antonio on December 22 two War Department generals praised General George S. Patton after his death in Germany. General Jonathan M. Wainwright, stationed in Del Rio for Christmas, called Patton one of the greatest fighting soldiers. Lt. Col. R. W. Hartman, on furlough from Patton’s staff, said every commander’s unit showed the greatest respect for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
George S. Patton
Tank Corps
Germany
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Patton
Fort Clark
Brackettville
O. J. Hollman
Wainwright
R. W. Hartman
Funeral Details for Patton as France and Allies Attend
Representatives from France Czechoslovakia and Italy will attend Patton's funeral with Lt General Walker serving for Eisenhower. An honor guard of 600 veterans will honor Patton who led the Sicily and Normandy campaigns before command of the 15th Army. The service will include 12 honorary pallbearers and notes on his death from a blood clot after a car crash.
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Germany
Pospipi-Luhacovski
Czechoslovakia
Fiore Venazza
Italy
Eisenhower
Olton H. Walker
20Th Corps
Patton
Seventh Army
Sicily
Third Army
Normandy
France
U. S. 15Th Army
John C. H. Lee
U. S
European
J. K. Gannon
U. S. Air Forces
Europe
Lucian K. Truscott, Jr
Everett Hughes
A. W. Kenner
Robert V. Littlejohn
Leven C. Allen
Walter J. Muller
Bavaria
Rya T. Maddix
U.S
John M. Willems
Thomas H. Nixon
Paul D. Harkins
Bulge
Luxembourg
Bastogne
Belgium
Aid To German Firms Charged By Kilgore
Senate probe charges that American businessmen in Berlin postions aided by the State Department and Army undermine Potsdam industrial demobilization for profit. Kilgore alleges misalignment with Truman policy and cites Draper Wysor Bell Devereux Boyd among others as opposing deindustrialization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James £ E.roper
United Press
Washington
Truman
Germany
State Department
Army
Yeen
Harley M. Kilgore
D .Va
Senate
HST
William H. Draper
Dillon Reed
Rufus Wysor
Republic Steel
Lair Bell
Frederick Devereux
J. Boyd
Dr T B Bass Dies After Heart Attack
Dr Thomas Bridges Bass 80 a nationally known epilepsy treatment authority died at his Abilene home of a heart ailment. Former superintendent of Abilene State Hospital he held leadership roles in multiple medical associations and societies. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at St Paul Methodist Church with burial in an Abilene cemetery.
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Abilene
Thomas Bridges Bass
Bass
Abilene State Hospital
American Psychiatric Association
Texas Psychiatric Association
Taylor and Jones County Medical Society
Big Spring-El Paso
Texas
Sulphur Springs
Terrell
Virginia Military Institute
Tulane University School of Medicine
St. Paul Methodist Church
Man Unhurt After Explosion Blows Freeport Shrimp Boat
Freeport, Dec 22 A 33 year old shrimp boat skipper W A Jones was left on a piece of hull after an explosion blew his craft out of the water and rattled windows a half mile from the waterfront. Witnesses said the boat was at the general seafood docks when Jones lit a lantern in a hold filled with gas vapor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
W. A. Jones
General Seafoods Docks
Jones
Joe E. Brown Credited With Killing Two Japs
Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler disclosed that Joe E. Brown the stage and screen star killed two Japanese soldiers with a carbine during the Luzon battle. The claim was shared during a first-night performance of Brown's Harvey in Columbus Ohio.
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Columbus
U.P
Joe E. Brown
Luzon
Robert S. Beightler
37Th
Hogan to receive plaque at San Francisco Open
Benny Hogan of Hershey Pennsylvania will be presented a gold plaque during the San Francisco Open golf tournament held January 10 to 13. Hogan set an PGA record of 261 for par 72 at the Portland Open last fall.
Louisiana to Advertise Baton Rouge Test Ad Program
Louisiana plans a six month test advertising program with the state commerce and industry department spending 7500 to 10000 dollars to publicize Louisiana industry and tourist attractions. Executive Director W. Harry Johnson announced the plan today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Commerce and Industry Department
W. Harry Johnson
Scheduled Arrivals Of Overseas Troops In New York
Overseas units arrive aboard Enterprise and Gen. McCrae with sailors aboard Karachi bound trains from India. Harold B. Welch of Lubbock on T-5 and Joe B. Davis of Rt. 1 Lubbock on T-6, Milbern L. Burrough of 2302 Avenue H Lubbock on T-4. bronchial and lung complications noted after a trip near Mannheim.
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New York
Enterprise
Harold B. Welch
Lubbock
Gen. McCrae
Karachi
India
Joe B. Davis
Rt. 1
Milbern L. Burrough
Avenue H
T . Harold B. Welch
Associated Press
U. S. Recognizes Regime Of Tito
The United States and Britain recognized Tito’s Yugoslav government while criticizing its election tactics. The move ends monarchic rule, with King Peter ousted, and Tito’s regime pledged to freedoms but U S cautions that elections did not offer true choice. Ambassador Patterson to be accredited to Belgrade, with Acheson signaling continued disapproval of methods and guarantees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Yugoslavia
Britain
Josip Broz-Tito
U. S
Europe
Tito
Peter
Karadjorjevic
England
Dean Acheson
Stanoje Simic
Richard C. Patterson, Jr
No Clues Found On Missing Teacher Grace Wheeler
HOT SPRINGS New Mexico December 22 Sheriff Berry said his office has absolutely nothing on the whereabouts of Miss Grace Wheeler missing since December 8. He denied rumors of a possible found clue from friends in Lubbock Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
N. M
Houston C. Berry
Grace Wheeler
Lubbock
Tex
County Prisoners to Have Turkey Dinner
Prisoners in Lubbock county jail will dine on turkey and trimmings plus pies and cakes alongside vegetables for Christmas, Jailer J A Wright said. Meals are served family style. City prisoners likely will get similar Christmas fixings, Chief Don Reeder stated. They are fed under a cafe contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock County
J A. Wright
Don Reeder
School Superintendent Resigns. Successor Named
Harvey Hays, Rusk County school superintendent, resigns after a second term to pursue business. Shannon Strong, his assistant, is appointed by county commissioners to fill the unexpired term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Harvey Hays
Rusk County
Shannon Strong
Hays
Young Musso Convicted in Milan
Vito Mussolini nephew of the late Duce and editor of Popolo D Italia was convicted today of aiding Fascism and sentenced to 14 years in prison. He was absolved of a collaboration charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musso
Milan
Vito Mussolini
Tr Duce
Popolo D'Italia
Short in wiring damages car. firemen report at 7 35 p m
Firemen investigated a short in wiring that caused minor damage to a car parked at Thirteenth and Ave M after a run at 7 35 p m Saturday. Capt Cash King, now living in Memphis, is visiting his mother Mrs G R King and sister Mrs Clent Breedlove in the city.
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Thirteenth and Ave. M
Capt. Cash King
Memphis
Tenn
Cit
G. R. King
Twenty-Seventh Street
Clent Breedlove
Capt. King
U.S. Monterrey
Pacific
Mrs. Sarah Belle Michael Dies at Estacado Home
Mrs. Sarah Belle Michael, 78, longtime Estacado resident and pioneer, died at home after a two month illness. Funeral services set for 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Baptist church with Rev. J. S. Nix officiating. Burial in Estacado cemetery. Survived by eight children, including Mat Michael of Lorenzo and seven daughters, a brother Neil Soles of Star, five sisters, 14 grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed from Estacado, Lorenzo, Lubbock, and McAdoo.
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Estacado
Sarah Belle Michael
Mills County
Baptist Church
J. S. Nix
Abernathy
Marr Funeral Home
Ralls
Mat Michael
Lorenzo
Callie Michael
Jenny Lynn
Mary Belle Moore
Dora Moore
Ruth Young
Lubbock
Ruby Wingo
Lucy Jones
Childress
Neil Soles
Star
Annie McCaughn
Charlie Mills
Santa Anna
Marshall's Chinese Name in Chinease usage noted
General George C. Marshall is identified in Chinese as Ma Shim-Erh in Chungking on December 22. The article notes the characters have variable meanings and one joking translation suggested is Horse Brings Peace.
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Marshall
Ma Shih-Erh
Chungking
George C. Marshall
Ma Shim-Erh
Fire destroys Sonora grocery store in complete loss
Firemen investigated the origin of a blaze that destroyed a Sonora grocery store yesterday. The building owned by Mr and Mrs Vernon Hamilton was a total loss except for meat in deep freeze lockers and the meat counter which remained undamaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonora
Vernon Iamilton
Missing elk hunter sought near Gardiner
Searchers trudged through deep snow in the mountains ten miles west of Gardiner in the Tom Miner basin north of Yellowstone Park as they hunted for Worden Montana elk hunter who separated from companions on Thursday.
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Hunter
Gardiner
Mont
Here
A Worden
Elk Hunter
Tom Miner Basin
Yellowstone National Park
Vinson to Visit Denison en Route to Bonham
Secretary of the Treasury Fred Vinson will arrive by plane at Perrin Field between Sherman and Denison on January 2 or 3 and plan to visit Speaker Sam Rayburn in Bonham, as announced.
Youth Held On Dyer Act Count
An 18-year-old Lubbock youth, Aston L. Haggard, was placed under $500 bond on a Dyer Act charge for transporting a stolen car across a state line. A juvenile was also charged with auto theft in the same case, but a hearing had not been held. The car was reportedly stolen in Lubbock and found abandoned in Tucumcari, New Mexico. Chief Deputy Earl Horton led the arrests.
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Lubbock
Aston L. Haggard
U. S
Olive Fluke
Tucumcari
N. M
Earl Horton
Bill Mabry
Wood Printing Company
Ave. J
Walter Clark
Peaceful Christmas Thanks From Truman to Servicemen
President Truman and Army leaders praised the armed forces for a first peacetime Christmas in four years. Messages thanked servicemen abroad for devotion and sacrifice and expressed hope for their early return and peaceful years to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
General Myers Reassumes Staff Role at Western Flying Command
Brig. Gen. Charles T. Myers returned to Randolph Field after two years to serve as chief of staff of the Western Flying Training Command, headquarters announced. A Kelly Field graduate in 1924, he previously led the 77th Flying Training Wing at Foster Field, Victoria, after duties at Brooks and Randolph Fields.
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Myers
San Antonio
Charles T. Myers
Central Flying Training Command
Randolph Field
Western Flying Training Command
Kelly Field
Brooks Field
77Th
Foster Field
Victoria
Customs team to study border simplification plans
Washington and Ottawa agreed to form a joint committee to study simplification of customs arrangements along the Canadian American border, the State Department said today.
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Washington
United States
Canada
State Department
University forms committee to study wage scale
Dr. M. R. Gutsch, professor of English history at the University of Texas, will head a six member committee to study the salary scale. The panel will compare University wages with those at schools of similar size and prestige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
M. R. Gutsch
University of Texas
Allied Council calls for return of German agents abroad
Berlin Dec 22 The Allied Control Council through its political directorate requests all United Nations members to help send back to Germany all German agents and other obnoxious Germans in their countries.
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Berlin
Allied Control Council
United Nations
Germany
Carpenter to Set Up Manila War Crimes Commission
Col. A C Carpenter chief of General MacArthur's legal section will depart by air for Manila next Wednesday or Thursday to establish a new military commission to try war crimes suspects.
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Tokyo
Col
A C. Carpenter
MacArthur
Manila
Kirbyville Man Bernard Brown Dies From Auto Crash Injuries
Bernard Brown 44 former Orange County commissioner of Kirbyville died in Beaumont from injuries suffered in an automobile collision near Victor the day before.
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Kirbyville
Beaumont
Orange County
Bernard Brown
Victor
Emperor Hirohito to pay wartime taxes say Mainichi
The Mainichi newspaper reports Emperor Hirohito and other imperial family members will begin paying taxes, starting with prospective wartime tax levies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Hirohito
Main+ chi
Soldier Dives Five Miles to Reach Wife and Baby
Former American soldier Herbert John Lamoureux 22 of Fitchburg Massachusetts dived from the Rushville Victory to swim to shore for Christmas with his English wife and five week old daughter. He struggled an hour in icy seas before reaching a rock three miles from shore and was rescued by a naval launch. Immigration officials deported him for lacking a visa and he was placed aboard the Argentina to sail back to the United States.
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Plymouth
England
Herbert John Lamoureux
Fitchburg
Mass
U. S
Argentina
United States
Lamoureux
Britain
Man Dies After Fall in Lubbock Home
W. W. McLain 84 of 1508 Ave. W died at 2 25 p m Saturday in a West Texas hospital after a fall at his home earlier that day He had been ill for months He came to Lubbock from Wichita Kans three years ago He lived with his daughter Mrs Louis G Metcalf A son W J McLain of Dayton Ohio two granddaughters Miss Mary Lou Metcalf of Houston and Miss Sally McLain of Dayton Surviving relatives listed Services set for 8 30 a m Wednesday at Sanders chapel conducted by Dr H S Robinson The body to be shipped to Dayton Ohio for burial
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W. W. McLain
Ave
West Texas Hospital
Lubbock
Wichita
Kans
Louis G. Metca
W. J. McLain
Dayton
Ohio
Mary Lou Metcalf
Houston
Sally McLain
Sanders Chapel
H. S. Robinson
First Methodist Church
One Dies Eight Hurt In Highway Mishaps
Three traffic accidents in Rusk county before noon left one dead and eight injured. Claude Eubanks a 17 year old Negro died in a crash involving J W Caller Jr his wife and two children en route from Kilgore to Austin. The Meyers of Houston were seriously hurt when their car overturned six miles south of Henderson. Two others had minor injuries on the Kilgore highway.
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Henderson
Rusk County
Claude Eubanks
J. W. Caller, Jr
Kilgore
Austin
V. V. Meyers
Houston
Jam Brings Halt In Rail Ticket Sales
A New York Central railroad spokesman said unprecedented holiday travel volumes forced temporary suspension of ticket sales at several points in New York City and surrounding area today December 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Central Railroad
Woman Falls From Plane Dies Near Hinsdale Airport
Mrs. Harold Scott, 33, of Joliet, plunged to her death today from an airplane near Hinsdale Airport. Her body landed on Hinsdale High School football field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Harold Scott
Hindsdale
Ill
Hindsdale High School
Mayor seeks 850 emergency housing for Austin veterans
Mayor Tom Miller wired the Public Housing Authority requesting 850 emergency housing units for Austin veterans. A city bureau processes veterans applications, totaling 242 in the past three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tom Miller
Federal Public Housing Authority
Poland Returns 15 Red Army Airfields to Polish Airlines
Warsaw reports 15 airfields used by the Red Army have been turned back to Polish airlines as part of a re turn to normalcy. The official announcement notes the sites are now under Polish control and ready for civilian use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
Red Army
Davis to be honored as top Southern California athlete
Glenn Davis, two time All American Army halfback, left West Point by plane for Los Angeles to be honored Sunday as the outstanding athlete of Southern California for 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DAVIS
West Point
N. Y
Glenn Davis
Army
Los Angeles
Southern California
Laboratory opens in Weslaco for border diarrhea study
A new laboratory in Weslaco will assist the U S public health service long range study of border diarrhea in Hidalgo county. County health officer Dr. Mary Walton announced the opening and outlined its purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weslaco
U. S. Public Health Service
Hidalgo County
Mary Walton
Holidays Swell Number Of Idle Detroit Workers
Holiday layoff surge pushes idle workers in the U S auto industry toward a half million. GM production staff, Ford and Packard cut output amid part shortages, with Chrysler and GM unions seeking wage settlements before year end. Negotiations and the Truman fact finding board loom in Detroit after Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
General Motors
CIO
United Automobile
Ford Motor Company
Packard Motor Car Company
Chrysler Corp
Uaw-Cio
Ford
Chrysler
Winter Arrives Here Officially Saturday
The report notes Lub bock welcomed the first day of winter with 56 degree morning, 64 degree high, and 32 degree midnight low. It highlights the winter solstice falling on the shortest day of the year and contrasts mild local weather with severe winter storms elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
North Pole
Denison Plans For Eisenhower Visit
Denison leaders announce a planned April visit by Gen Dwight D Eisenhower and Speaker Sam Rayburn. Mayor Ahburn initiates all day celebration in honor of Eisenhower who was born in Denison. Civic leaders buy his birthplace home to make a memorial to the Allied commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
L. M. Stuart
Sam Rayburn
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Rayburn
W. L. Ahburn
Eisenhower
Gen. Eisenhower
Freight Trains Collide Near Mount Lucas
Two Missouri Pacific freight trains collided head on one mile north of Mount Lucas in Live Oak County shortly after midnight. No injuries reported though both locomotives were demolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Missouri Pacific
Mount Lucas
Live Oa County
Navy holiday exodus swamps Corpus Christi travel
About 7,000 Navy personnel crowded trains buses and travel bureaus in Corpus Christi as highways filled while they headed home for Christmas leave on December 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Navy
Truman’s Christmas Gift to White House Staff
President Truman gave a scroll bearing the Presidential proclamation of V E Day to White House staff and several hundred employees as a Christmas gift in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Washington
President Truman
White House
V-Eay
Wisconsin Governor Works on 83rd Birthday at Capitol
Wisconsin Governor Walter S. Goodland, the oldest U S state chief executive to win office, marked his 83rd birthday by continuing to work at his desk in the state capitol today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Walter S. Goodland
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