Civil affairs officers to reach Pacific force total
Elton C. Fay reports the Army's civil affairs staff for the Pacific war is set to total about 2 300, far below the 3 900 in Europe. Training centers at Charlottesville and other schools now prepare about 280 personnel monthly for Far Eastern duties, emphasizing local customs, religion, and governance unique to the Pacific.
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Elton C. Fay
Associated Press
Army
Germany
Far East
Steriod
Eerly
Europe
Great
Réas
Ae Pn
Pacific
United States
War Department
Charlottesville
Occidentals
Funeral services for Mrs Tarkenton in Lubbock
Funeral services for Mrs C R Tarkenton 29 former Lubbock resident who died Wednesday in a Lubbock hospital will be conducted at 10 this morning in Rix Chapel with Dr C E Hereford pastor of the First Baptist church officiating. Burial will be in Lubbock cemetery.
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C. R. Tarkenton
Lubbock
Rix Chapel
C. E. Hereford
First Baptist Church
Lubbock Cemetery
General Hodges Back At Home
General Courtney Hodges arrived in Georgia after 15 months leading the U S First Army in Europe. He was greeted by Gov. Ellis Arnall and Maj. Gen. Frederick E. Uhl and joined by 46 officers and men as Perry townsfolk hoped for a later Perry visit.
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Atlanta
Courtney H. Hodges
Georgia
U. S. First Army
France
Belgium
Germany
New York
Army Air Base
Lewis A. Brereton
San Antonio
Walton H. Walker
Eighth Service Command
Dallas
Ellis Arnall
W. B. Hartsfield
Frederick E. Uhl
Fourth Service Command
Hodges
Oil Operator Delcambre Dies in Dallas
Am broise Delcambre a 62 year old Texas and Louisiana independent oil operator died in Dallas. He helped develop the Jefferson Island oil field in Vermilion parish Louisiana. His son is Del Cambre a navy lieutenant commander. Delcambre was born in Delcambre Louisiana named for his family.
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Dallas
Ambroise Delcambre
Texas
Louisiana
Jefferson Island
Vermilion Parish
del Cambre
Delcambre
Flier Sold to Germans After Yugoslav Rescue
A U S flier recounts that after bailing out of a shot down Flying Fortress in Yugoslavia he and two crewmen were rescued by supposed friendly troops who then sold them to the Germans for 30 dollars each. They were interned in Belgrade and then at Stalags 18 D and 13 D before being freed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
U.P
Yugoslavia
Edwin Richard Bentley
Betty Ashley
Bentley
Belgrade
Stalig Lufta III
Nurnberg
Edwin Ray Bentley
Lakeland
Fla
Germany
Jed Robinson Named Texas State Construction Engineer
Jed N. Robison of Athens will become state construction engineer of the Texas Highway department, effective June 1, officials said. He currently serves as assistant district engineer at Tyler and replaces Jim Douglas, who moves to the Houston district. Robison has 17 years with the department.
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Jed Robinson
Austin
U.P
Jed N. Robison
Athens
Texas Highway Department
Highway Department
Robison
Tyler
Jim Douglas
Houston
UT student Eleanor Brooks dies after illness
Miss Eleanor Brooks, 22, of Port Arthur, a UT senior in the college of fine arts, died in Austin after several weeks of illness. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Brooks, her death followed acute leukemia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Eleanor ‘Brooks
Port Arthur
University of Texas
L. T. Brooks
College of Fine Arts
Allied Forces Track and Estimate German Submarines In Return Efforts
Reports indicate about 250 Nazi submarines remained at large across Allied ports and controlled harbors. Unofficial figures and broadcasts urge surrender and warn that some crews may still resist, complicating Atlantic shipping safety until all subs are located.
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Navy
Karl Doenitz
Atlantic
Baby chicks lead Texas April hatch totals
Texas hatcheries produced about 13.2 million chicks in April, roughly one million above the five year average, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
United States Department of Agriculture
Krauts Still Defiant Spirit Uncrushed Says Red Cross Girl
Sylvia H. Simmons, a Red Cross worker with a club-mobile unit along the Austrian border, reports in a United Press letter from Orange Texas that German civilians remain wary and the enemy spirit appears uncrushed. She describes silent Austrian towns, quiet streets, bolted shops, and guarded windows as Allied troops advance. Simmons is attached to the unit directed by Fannie Beaty of Orange.
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Orange
Tex
Uso
Europe
Texas
Red Cross
Sylvia H. Simmerts
United Press
Paren
Miss Simmons
Miss. Simmons
Fannye Beaty
Second Victim of San Angelo Shooting Identified
John Chaney died from injuries after a shooting on the San Angelo road. Sheriff J N Norrell filed assault with intent to murder charges against Harry Gurney of Colorado City.
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J John Chaney
San Angelo
Pie
John Cha Ie
Chanes Sas
J. N. Norrell
Harry Gurney
Colorado City
John Chaney
The Favorite Ornament Among Women Was a Safety Pin
In a quirky view from the era a local column notes that the safety pin stands out as the favored ornament among women, reflecting practical style in everyday fashion.
Soybean Plant to Open in Kansas City June 1
Purina Mills announced a soybean processing plant in Kansas City will start operations June 1 with a 1 million bushel annual capacity. John C. Skaggs said four presses will run around the clock seven days a week and a sufficient soybean supply is on hand until the new crop arrives next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
U.P
John C. Skaggs
Purina Mills Company
Boiling to Death Penalized as Capital Punishment in England
In a historical note, England adopted boiling as a capital punishment in a legal context during a period of stern punitive measures. The obscure record mentions the method alongside other harsh penalties of the era, reflecting the severe deterrence mindset of the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Fragmentary Navy Plan Notes Markers Erection
Incomplete text discusses a Navy related plan about inland routes and markers. Mentions coast to Alaska context and a program to erect 100000 markers, with unclear details and dates.
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Hans
Tal Navy
Ellen
Alaska
CAA
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