Conference to Hold Commanding Officers from 50 Area Camps
Commanding officers of 50 Army installations in five states were ordered to Dallas to discuss command problems. Major General Richard Dono van will open the session with Lt Gen. William H. Simpson and Major Gen. Henry C. Pratt in attendance. Brig. Gen. C. B. Rucker and 10 other generals will join leaders from Army posts, hospitals, and POW camps.
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Dallas
Eighth Service Command
Commandeh
Eneven
Richard Donovan
Brehon Somervell
Services Forces
Patterson
Ersonnel
Exas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Ouisiana
New Mexico
William H. Simpson
Fourth Army
Fort Sam
Fort Sam Houston
Ralph H. Goldthwaite
Army and Navy General Hospital
Hot Springs
Ark
Larry B. McAfee
Bruns General Hospital
Santa Fe
N. M
George C. Beach, Jr
Brooke General Hospital
James A. Bethea
McCloskey
Two U S Submarines Reported Lost in War Mission
The Navy announced the loss of submarines Cape Capelin and Sculpin with about 150 crew, including a division commander. Commanders were Elliot E. Marshall of Portland Maine and Fred Connaway of Forest City Arkansas. Ensign Worth Gamel of Lubbock Texas, an instructor at Texas Tech, is listed among the Sculpin crew.
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Washington
Navy
U. S
Elliot E. Marshall
Portland
Cmdr
Fred Connaway
Forest City
Ark
Ensign Worth Gamel
J. W. Gamel
Selma
Ala
Ensign Gamel
Texas Technological College
Mrs Avnell Pryor Dies Near Lorenzo
Mrs Avnell Pryor 25 died at her home five miles south of Lorenzo this afternoon. Survived by her mother Mrs Lillie Br aw two children and three brothers. Funeral services set for Monday afternoon at Lorenzo Baptist Church.
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Ralls
Avnell Pryor
Lorenzo
Lillie P. Br ‘Aw
Lorenzo Baptist Church
Retired Farmer Chron Dies At Ralls Home
E. C. Chron aged 53, retired farmer, died at 4 30 PM at his Ralls residence after a malignant illness. He lived in Crosby County since 1925. Funeral at 3 PM Sunday in Ralls First Baptist Church with Rev. J. H. McClain officiating. He is survived by his wife, one son Virgil Chron of Ralls, four daughters and 12 grandchildren. Burial by Morrow Funeral Home.
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Ralls
E. C. Chron
Crosby County
Ralls First Baptist Church
J. H. McClain
Chron
Virgil Chron
Dewey Wells
T. V. Mecham
Plainview
Glen Hogue
Wichita Falls
T. C. Smith
Houston
D. T. Morton
W. I. Chron
Healdton
Okla
Frank West
Holland, Tex
Austie Gordy
Flagstaff
Ariz
Morrow Funeral Home
Enforcement Of Wage Law To Be Speeded
The Eighth regional War Labor Board reports 748 wage stabilization law violations on file and orders a faster enforcement program across Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. A permanent enforcement division will handle cases quickly, with sessions held as needed. Dr T O Walton, former president of Texas A and M, chairs the division.
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Dallas
Eighth Regional War Labor Board
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
T. O. Walton
Texas A. & M. College
County commissioner must personally sign payroll opinion
The attorney general's department held that a county commissioner must personally sign his payroll and may not delegate that authority. The opinion was sought by County Attorney Charles H. Theobald of Galveston.
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Austin
Attorney General's Department
Charles H. Theobald
Galveston
Dixon Finds That Just Kids Battle War Report
Associated Press dispatch from Sardinia profiles young B 26 Marauder air crew in the AEF. It highlights 19 year old Lt Roscoe Nemer of Evansville Indiana, nicknamed Junior, his combat record and daring early exits, plus anecdotes of reckless buzz jobs and rapid rise from training to overseas missions.
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Dixon
Kenneth L. Dixon
Associated Press
AEF
Sardinia
Roscoe Nemer
Evansville
Ind
Mae West
Junior
Indiana
Royal Canadian Air Force
U.S
Uncle Sam
Avon Park
Fla
Cotton Spinning Capacity Up in February Report
The Census Bureau says cotton spinning operated in February at 123.3 percent of capacity based on an 80 hour week, down from 124.0 percent in January and 135.9 percent in February last year. The rest of the text discusses unrelated boastful anecdotes about aviation and personal bravado.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Less Black-Out In London Suggested
The Daily Express editorial urged brightening London's blackout saying the blackout no longer offers protection. It argues it slows transport raises road deaths harms health and delays the war effort. In Dayton Texas a 15 year old boy Ray Kolbert burned to death when a bakery truck he rode in skidded on wet pavement overturned and burst into flame.
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London
The
Daily Express
RAF
Dayton
Tex
Ray Kolbert
Red Cross War Funds Drive at SPAAF Shatters Quota
At South Plains Army Airfield the Red Cross War Funds drive surpassed its $6,000 quota by reaching $6,398.75 in ten days. Major Chester A. Smith led the campaign as general chairman with Major Mervin B. Wheeler overseeing officers solicitations, Major James A. Binder directing the carnival, and Lieut. Howard A. Long guiding civilian solicitors.
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Red Cross
South Plains Army Airfield
Chester A. Smith
Mervin B. Wheeler
James A. Binder
Howard A. Long
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Broadway
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Eugenia
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Irene Bailey
Fern
Roy
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J. E. Maisen
Main St
Insurance and Bonds
Varian Green
CAP
Polytechnic High School
Los Angeles
Paul Graham, Manacer
SPAAF
Moscow
Pierre Cot
France
Dé Gaulle Committee of National Liberation
Mother
Romaines
Jersey
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Oxfords
Berkshire
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