Men Placed In Draft Class 1-H Reclassified For Service
Texans cooperate in war effort as draft registrants 28 and older are reclassified under new rules. Gen. Watt Page says all 1-H cases will be reopened and placed in proper class with written notice. Other notes include defense bond purchases by Dallas Lions, Temple bonds, and an Army center survey at the state fair park.
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Associated Press
J. Watt Page
Selective Service
Page
Dallas Lions Club
Temple Boys
Temple School
Wichita Falls
Waco
Texas Agricultural Workers Association
Temple
Robert E. Lee
Copperas Cove
Sheppardfield
Dallas
Army
Army Air Corps
O'Daniel
Fort Worth
Red Cross Surgical Dressings Department
Austin
W. Lee O’daniel
Morris Sheppard
Uncle Sam
Schoolboy Gridders Allowed 2 Passes
Chicago January 10. The National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations approved a rule allowing Wo forward passes from behind the line of scrimmage on the same play. Players can run pass or kick behind the line. Pass interference now returns ball to scrimmage with a 15 yard penalty.
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Chicago
National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations
Leveling Process May Help Browns
St Louis Browns president Donald L Barnes says the war could balance the American League by moving top players to the Browns. He notes George Archie has left the roster and Joe Grace joined the Army while Ted Williams remains 1 A. The draft shifts strength without adding much to the Browns.
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St, Louis
Donald L. Barnes
St. Louis Browns
Bobby Feller
Hank Greenberg
Browns
Barnes
George Archie
Joe Grace
Ted Williams
Sheppard 600 Race Renamed After Olympic Champion
The Millrose 600 at Madison Square Garden on February 7 is renamed the Met Sheppard 600 in honor of the late Olympic champion who died last Sunday. Sheppard, long linked with the Millrose Association, formerly held the indoor and outdoor record at the distance.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Sheppard
Millrose A.A
Temple High Funds Buy Defense Bonds After Championship
Temple High School directed from the temporary athletic fund surplus, following the state football championship game, to purchase ten $500 defense bonds at a total cost of 3,700 dollars as part of a broader fundraising effort.
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Wildcats
Temple
Temple High School
Western Open tournament plans amid USGA cancellations
Chicago January 10 Western Golf Association president M T C Butz said the WGA would likely proceed with its Western Open in Phoenix Arizona on February 6 and 8 despite the USGA cancelling all four of its title events due to the war, with plans moving forward in defiance of the national decision.
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Chicago
M—T. C. Butz
Western Golf Association
Phoenix
Ariz
United States Golf Association
Japs Claim U S Lacks Fighting Spirit To Win War
Tokyo radio commentary argues America cannot muster sufficient trained men for its vast armament build, contending Roosevelt overestimates the impact of ships planes and tanks without a ready pool of disciplined volunteers. It predicts Japan will view U S military production as targets and future booty.
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U. S
Tokyo
San Francisco
United Press
America
Japan
Roosevelt
Committee Plans Ticket Sales For Crippled Children Balls
A Lubbock committee led by C. J. Wall meets Monday at 5 PM in the Pine room of the Lubbock hotel to finalize plans for four Crippled Children council balls on January 30 at Lubbock and Hilton hotels Old Hayloft and Cotton Club. Proceeds help crippled children needing treatment and hospitalization. Orchestras include Jack York Ross Edwards the Texas Rangers and Cotton Club musicians. Committee members are Dr A W Young Clifton Cummings George Kuykendall Wall Dr W B Irvin Ray Dickey G R Kennedy Mrs R A Millis Mrs L D Thomas and Weber Williams.
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Crippled Childrens Councils
C. J. Wall
Pine Room
Lubbock
Crippled Childrens Council
Hilton Hotels
Old Hayloft
Cotton Club
Jack York
Ross Edwards
Texas Rangers
The
Council
A. W. Young
Clifton Cummings
George Kuykendall
Wall
W. B. Irvin
Ray Dickey
G. R. Kennedy
R. A. Millis
Stangel Named Officer in Texas Agricultural Workers Group
W. L. Stangel head professor of animal husbandry at Texas Tech was elected vice president of the Texas Agricultural Workers association in Waco. Abilene chosen for next convention. The group offered its services to the federal government for guayule rubber production. The guayule plant thrives in Southwest Texas soil. Convention urged AAA to start a Southwide campaign against cotton pests.
Curtice Named Athletic Director at Texas Mines
Canyon, Jan. 10. Jack Curtice is appointed athletic director and football coach at the Texas College of Mines to replace Max Saxon. The move follows weeks of negotiations as West Texas State Teachers officials note Curtice’s strong record. The Mines’ gain is their loss.
Women's AAU Cage Tourney Dates Set
The National AAU women's basketball tournament will be played in Wichita from March 30 to April 4. National chairman Mrs. Irvin Van Biarcom announced that the Flyers of Little Rock Arkansas are the defending champions entering the 14th annual event.
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Wichita
Kas
A.A.U
Irvin van Biarcom
Flyers
Little Rock
Ark
van Blarcom
U S Stars Sweep Mexico City Tennis Series
United States tennis stars touring Latin America continued a clean sweep with doubles wins after four singles victories. Sarah Palfrey Cooke and Katherine Winthrop defeated Consuelo Roldan and Rosario L De Zarazua 6 0 6 2, while Don McNeill and Elwood Cooke beat Armands and Rolando Vega 6 1 8 6.
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Mexico City
United States
Latin America
Sarah Palfrey Cooke
Katherine Winthrop
Consuelo Roldan
Rosario L. de Zarazua
Don McNeill
Elwood Cooke
Armands
Rolando Vega
Possible tax changes debated by Congress and Taft
Treasury proposals call for lowering personal exemptions for married couples and singles and raise corporate and excise taxes. Taft warns sales or payroll taxes may be needed to meet the budget, preferring a payroll tax around 10 percent for less inflationary impact. Disney supports a sales tax but notes passage would be difficult without exemptions.
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Treasury
Congress
Sen
Taft
Ohio
House
Ways and Means Committee
Disney
D-Okla
Plane Explodes and Falls Near Houston in Bay Crash
An Ellington field advanced training plane with two men aboard plunged into East Galveston Bay near Red Fish reef about 10 miles from Galveston. Lieut. Randall Schamp and Lieut. Jack W. Clark, an instructor and student officer, were unreported with home towns unavailable. Witnesses said the plane exploded mid air. a tire was the only surface evidence. Army officers arranged a derrick to reach the wreck.
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Houston
Ellington Field
Galveston Bay
Red Fish Reef
Galveston
Randall Schamp
Jack W. Clark
Ted Hurlburt
Army
Eight Die In Mine Four Escape From Silverton Fire
Four men crawled to safety through a ventilation hole after eight coworkers died in a gold-silver mine blaze at the Pride of the West in Silverton Colorado. The escapees were Swede Wilson Frank Jenkins Ed Peterson and Elmer Hanson.
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Silverton
Colo
Pride of the West
Wilson
Frank Jenkins
Ed Peterson
Elmer Hanson
Huge Elevator and Wheat Destroyed by Fire
In Superior Wisconsin a massive fire in 12 below zero weather destroyed a large elevator and 1.5 million bushels of grain. Officials put total losses at about 2.25 million dollars with grain valued at one dollar per bushel and the elevator at 750 thousand. Insurance coverage is reported. The blaze, starting in the Great Northern elevator, involved two explosions and sparked four investigations while sabotage was considered but grain dust blast deemed likely.
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Superior
Wis
cAy
Great Northern Railroad
UT Professor Joins Dallas OPA as Regional Executive
Emmette S. Redford, professor of government at the University of Texas, will start duties in Dallas Monday as regional executive for the Office of Price Administration. He was granted a leave of absence from the university.
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Joe Austin
Emmette S. Redford
University of Texas
Dallas
Office of Price Administration
Sheppard Announces Reelection Bid in Austin
Comptroller George H. Sheppard announces plans to seek another term from Austin after a brief statewide statement. He cites fiscal oversight and budgeting experience as his platform.
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Sheppard
Austin
George H. Sheppard
Germany Denies Unrest Rumors Amid War Pressures
The article reports German leadership denying unrest rumors while detailing Hitler’s crisis response and the war’s winter setback. It notes Dietrich defending Hitler and mentions Brauchitsch’s resignation, winter hardship near Moscow, and shifting German bases. It also covers Turkey pressure delays and a German anti-aircraft unit’s home-leave sentiment.
Germans On Run as Luftwaffe Losses Rise on Eastern Front
Moscow reports claim 42 German planes shot down Friday while six Russian aircraft fell. British analysts call Hitler’s Moscow position a defeat and note a fluid front. Izvestia cites manpower strain with old men and youths pressed into service. A Nazi order warns not to give up any position as Germans scorch villages and destroy bridges to delay the Soviet advance.
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Hitler
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Izvestia
Hooten Announces Candidacy for County Clerk
R L Hooten seeks the county clerk post in the upcoming primaries asking voters for support. He cites twenty five years in the Lub bock area and stresses honesty efficiency and courtesy as essential traits for a public servant. He emphasizes the school home and church as democratic pillars and pledges to serve with dedication if elected.
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R. L. Hooten
R.L. Hooten
The
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Evacuee recounts Honolulu attack and wartime flight
Mrs Brown, evacuated with 51 from Wheeler field, describes chaos after the attack, anger at both Japanese forces and self fault, and a swift 17 minute march to join a ship. She notes Blackout rules, no night lights, closed schools, and strongPacific defense prep while family heads for Lubbock.
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Honolulu
Wheeler Field
Red Cross
Brown
Army
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Deserter Held After Narcotics Case Linked to Rich
State police told Bill Mabray assistant chief that Jack E Rich 33 arrested here is wanted for violating a US parole board conditional release. He was sentenced to three years in the Colorado penitentiary December 13 1936 for narcotics law violation. A 23 year old companion is held as an army deserter.
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Bill Mabray
Jack E. Rich
U. S. Board of Paroles
Washington
James Earl Rich
Rich
Colorado Penitentiary
New ROTC Unit Formed With U S Army Engineers
President Jones announces a new ROTC unit staffed by officers from the U S Army Corps of Engineers. Applicants begin Monday, sought from students of any class aged 14 to 26, with Col. H A Finch directing training at the military science building. Uniforms may come in spring. rifles and equipment will be provided for basic training. facility expansions and a contract for addition to the military building are planned.
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Jones
Col
H. A. Finch
Military Science Building
Japs In China Seen Threatening Moves Across Fronts
The article notes Japanese pressure from four fronts in China and Burma with strong Chinese counterattacks around Canton and Nanchang. It credits Chinese gains northeast of Hankow and near Nanchang as aid to a potential strategic push toward Tokyo, while Roosevelt elsewhere signals no operating limits for American forces. It contemplates a possible land offensive using Chinese manpower and American air and armor.
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Hankow
Yangtze River
Changsha
Nanchang
Ichang
Yellow River
Cheng¢chow
Inner Mongolia
Paotow
Chiang
Burma
Singapore
United Nations
Tokyo
China
America
Japan
Roosevelt
Canton
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Chinese Forces Report Heavy Japanese Casualties During War
The report notes thousands of Japanese wounded as trains carry more to Hankow and describes numerous dead around hills east and south of Changsha with hastily dug graves and cremations. British newsreels in the West Indies are identified as British.
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Hankow
Changsha
New Army Reserve Corps Unit Formed in Area
Announcement confirms the formation of a reserve corps unit after negotiations with officials of the eighth corps area. Details indicate arrangements and approvals were completed to establish the new unit within the regional command structure.
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Army
Eighth Corps
Price Control Bill Raises Parity And Farm Ceilings
The measure sets ceilings at 110 percent of parity or the 1919 29 average, forbidding ceilings below Oct 1 or Dec 15 prices. Senate blocked lower limits, sparking claims the bill is emasculated as aid to farmers is debated with figures for beef cattle chicken eggs wheat corn and cotton under the new standard.
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Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Sen
Clark
D-Mo
House Committee
Lucas
D-Nd
Sen. Guffey
D-Pa
Ed O'Neal
O’neal
Farm Bureau Federation
O’mahoney
Chicago
Liquidation Ordered in Shanghai International Settlement
Reports from Chungking say Japanese authorities ordered liquidation of American British Dutch and Belgian banks in the Shanghai International Settlement and seized 51 American and British factories there.
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Chungking
Shanghai
Convention Set in Dallas by Texas Cotton Ginners
The executive committee announced the Texas Cotton Ginners Association will hold its annual convention in Dallas on April 9 and 10. Buy A Defense Bond.
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Dallas
The
Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association
Rooney Weds Ava Gardner in Ballard California
Mickey Rooney and Ava Gardner wed in Ballard California with a small group of friends present. The ceremony was led by Rev. Glenn Lutz and the couple left for Del Monte after obtaining the license from County Clerk Jack Lewis. Rooney used his real name Joe Yule Jr and listed his age as 21 while Gardner said she was 19.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Mickey Rooney
North Carolina
Ava Gardner
Ballard
Glenn Lutz
del Monte
Montecito
Jack Lewis
Mickey
Joe Yule, Jr
Miss Gardner
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Canyon
Pagene
Germany
Dietrich
Soviet Russia
Bryansk
Vyazma
Deutsche Allgemeine Zietung
Walther von Brauchitsch
Berezina
Thefuehrer
von Brauchitsch
Berlin
Riga
Turkey
Oder River
Russia
Europe
Crimea
Fifth Army
Corps of Engineers
United States Army
British West Indies
W. W. Chiles, M. D
Chiles
Texas
Illinois
Texas State Journal of Medicine
Dr. Chiles
Clark Building
Clarke Key-Taylor Cline
19Th Street
Yours
V. V. Clark, M. D
Clark Clinic
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