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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1944
Page
8
A weekend surge in coffee buying hit grocery stores as the public feared possible rationing. War Mobilization Director Byrnes denied any coffee rationing, but stores opened Sunday saw the strongest runs while Monday shelves still held coffee in non Sunday shops.
Footnotes from the Western front recount Hugo Fenske of Escanaba Mich a rifleman nicknamed Give em Hell Hugo after waking to battle noise and a dying shell. Other tales note S/Sgt Glenn Fubler Atlantic City and T/Sgt Erbal Shook Waco feeding flavorful rations to generals and a Christmas package arriving late for Pvt Arden Jugdon Evansville Ind.
Twenty seven promotions announced at Lubbock Army Air Field include five Lubbock men Fred B. Mc Master and Theo M. Pullen promoted to staff sergeant and sergeant respectively. Other Sharpsheaf and South Plains airmen receive promotions from corporal to sergeant and private first class to corporal. Notables include Frances W. Anderson advancing to sergeant and Margaret M. Crawford to corporal, with technical sergeant rank given to Robert J. Chizek.
Private First Class Harold L. Young from Littlefield Texas earned the Bronze Star for meritorious combat service with the 85th Infantry Division on the Fifth Army front in Italy. He is the son of Mrs. Lois Young of Littlefield.
The War and Navy departments announce the Army-Navy E award for excellence in production to the Bluebonnet Ordnance Plant at Mc Greggor Texas. The recognition highlights superior war material output during the ongoing conflict.
A two year old girl, Betty Monahan, died after wandering into a Houston street and being struck by an automobile. The accident occurred today as she toddled into traffic, with officials reporting the juvenile's death.
Staff Sergeant Price F. Brookshire of Post Texas, tail gunner aboard a B 24 Liberator, flew his 50th mission in Italy during World War II. He joined December 3 1941 and trained in California and Florida before engaging in bombing raids on targets in Germany France Austria Hungary Romania and Italy. He received the Air Medal and three air leaf clusters for meritorious aerial service.
London reports that most of France's national art treasures including the Bayeux tapestry the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo are intact according to a Supreme headquarters commission adviser Lt Col G F Webb. He says the Bayeux tapestry was found in the Louvre vaults when Allied troops entered Paris and indicates no extensive looting of national treasures though private Jewish-owned collections suffered.
In Dallas last night burglars broke into a Power & Light office and took an assortment of counterfeit bills ranging from five to one hundred dollars. The bills were part of a Secret Service display and described as near perfect counterfeits.
The Dallas Morning News ran six page editions without advertising for a second time in recent weeks due to a severe paper shortage. Officials said eight page issues may appear without ads occasionally, and a state edition recently followed the six page format.
A former Texas Democratic executive official denounces claims that the national flag was not shown at the Dallas party convention. He accuses pro Roosevelt leaders of disrespect, detailing how a naval flag was misused and proper flag etiquette ignored during the opening and on the backdrop.
The Smithsonian will display a wartime bronze statue collection of 50 public figures including President Roosevelt and cabinet members. Sculpted by Max Kalish the two foot tall figures were melted down from old bronze statues. gifts from W. M. Kiplinger. The exhibit opens later this month.
Chronic bronchitis may develop if your cough or chest cold is not treated promptly. The ad promotes Creomulsion as potent medicine that reaches the bronchial membranes to loosen phlegm and aid healing. It claims non narcotic formula and a money back guarantee if not effective.
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