Clint Melugin Breaks Both Arms In Ladder Fall
Carpenter Clint Melugin broke both arms just above the wrists after falling from a third step ladder at the L. LaRoe & Company lumber yard. Royce Lay assisted as they worked on a sliding door on the south end of the LaRoe building. Melugin previously hurt his back weeks ago in a scaffold incident at Tom Graves's home.
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Clint Melugin
L. LaRoe & Company
Mr. Melugin
Royce Lay
LaRoe
Tom Graves
Changes In Automobile Insurance Rates Across Classes
In Austin the casualty department announced rate changes effective May 1. Private passenger rates fall 20 percent for A card holders, 15 percent for B, and 10 percent bodily injury for C. Medical payments drop up to 37 percent. fire and theft cut 19 percent. local hauling fire rates down 25 percent. Collision rates rise up to 38 percent for private and commercial cars. commercial long hauls up 75 percent.
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Austin
J. P. Gibbs
Houston
Congress acts to train young inductees before combat
A bipartisan group of senators seeks to amend the selective service extension bill to prohibit inductees under 19 from combat until they have at least six months of military training. The move responds to mothers' fears that 18 year olds may face front-line danger with insufficient preparation.
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Washington
Congress
House
Army
Brewster's Millions Banned in Memphis
Memphis censorship chief Lloyd T. Binford banned United Artists film Brewster's Millions for "too much familiarity between the races." He cited Rochester Eddie Anderson in a key role and said the movie promotes social equality and racial mixing, against public welfare.
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Memphis
Lloyd T. Binford
Memphis Board of Motion Picture Censors
United Artists
Brewster's Millions
Congressional probe urged over deadly Gene Autry suits
Rep. John Rankin demanded a congressional inquiry after reports that three Washington children died and eight were seriously burned when their Gene Autry cowboy suits ignited. He blamed a New York manufacturer for producing the highly inflammable outfits and called for those responsible to be sent to the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John E. Rankin
Miss
New York
House
Fishing Slows at Lake Texoma Amid Rising Waters
Lake Texoma fishing dwindles as water levels rise over 20 feet since mid February. Whitewright anglers use a small Oklahoma side draw now stretched to cover five to six times more area, making limits harder to reach. High winds and muddy water hinder bass catches, but overall angling remains better than usual for the region. The Denison Herald notes the sport's ethic: catch your limit and share with others to prevent future scarcity.
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Lake
Texoma
Oklahoma
Lake Texoma
Denison Herald
Hitler delayed invasion of Great Britain says German general
In a crowded Stadt hall, a German ordnance major general claimed Hitler postponed the Britain invasion despite military advice. He said Von Ronstedt pressed for action after France fell in 1940 but was overruled. instead forces moved to Yugoslavia and Russia. He cited RAF bombings and Allied North Africa drive as reasons.
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England
von Ronstedt
France
Hitler
Yugoslavia
Russia
von Rundstedt
von Brauchitsch
Holland
North Africa
Suez Canal
Middle East
Mediterranean
Cpl
J. M. Lindsey
Germany
War Department
Whitewright
Corporal Lindsey
First Army
Sicily
Belgium
Pvt
Leon Lindsey
Nazis Prepare Wood Fueled Tanks
In Eisenbach Germany workers found tanks in extensive shops being converted to run on wood gas to overcome fuel shortages. The tanks were knocked down and oversized by the conversion gear, and no evidence suggests any unit entered action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenbach
Germany
Silver pencils said to kill at close range
London Daily Mail reports from Germany that Hitler Youth forces are equipped with silver pencils capable of firing a bullet for close range killing. The claim cites a correspondent and describes the weapon as a death pencil.
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London
London Daily Mail
Germany
Local service members listed for duty and discharge
Listings note Ralph Kaiser Navy discharge home and multiple veterans from Sherman Whitewright and area including Lt Robert Doss retired Army entering Legion Veterans Hospital Kerrville. Inductions and promotions include Layman Franklin Massey Schwiening Cato Magers Braden Lindsey Nossaman Pritchett Lindsey Ross with units Camp Fannin Pearl Harbor and many postings across world theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Doss
U.S. Army
Legion
Kerrville
Willie D. Ross
C. N. Ross
Ely
U. S. Naval Hospital
Memphis
Tenn
Honolulu
Oakland
Calif
Guam
Marine Corps
Guadalcanal
Bougainville
Iceland
New Caledonia
Russell Islands
New Thunderbolt Tops 450 M. P. H.
Washington reports April 6 that the P-47N Thunderbolt now in production exceeds 450 mph and has a combat radius above 1,000 miles. The Republic Aviation design serves as offensive fighter and can operate as fighter bomber or long-range escort. It uses a Pratt & Whitney engine with eight .50 cal guns, ten 5 inch rockets, and two 500 pound bombs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pratt & Whitney
Republic Aviation Corporation
Air Technical Service Command
Hitler Youth Calls Up 10 Year Olds
A radio broadcast reported that 10 year old boys and girls in Germany were being called up for the Hitler youth service to help meet manpower needs. The broadcast did not state their duties. Sell it with a Sun Want Ad.
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Hitler Youth
London
DNB
Hitler Youth Service
Germany
War Bond Drive Highlighted by Texas Hospital Group
Six Texans at the 49th General Hospital appeal for Seventh War Loan support. Lt Orabel Holt Filburn recalls husband Capt Daniel M Filburn’s death, and Sgt John Brown urges unity with strikers. Patients and families share wartime sacrifices and hopes to buy bonds.
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Manila
49Th General Hospital
Orabel Holt Filburn
Wichita Falls
Daniel M. Filburn
Germany
Filburn
P. L. Holt
Leyte
Luzon
Pvt
Jesse L. Sneeden
Dallas
158Th Infantry Regiment
North American Aviation
J. L. Sneeden
Army trims artillery ammunition and tank plant plans
Chicago said the ammunition program will be cut by about ten percent from the December authorization and twelve tank plants will not be completed as planned. The War Department in Washington noted no need for the dozen plants and promised care for industry and labor during the cutbacks estimated near 200 million dollars.
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Washington
Army Ordnance
Chicago
War Department
Army
Philippine Sugar Forecast to Fill Deficit Next Year
A group of sugar experts in New Orleans predicts Philippine sugar will help cover next year’s deficit. They foresee a gradual end to U S sugar rationing in 1946 as Philippine production may resume, with mills potentially capable of handling island cane output.
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New Orleans
John Q
Philippines
United States
Charles Godchaux
Godchaux Sugars
E. E
Sun Honor Roll Adds Local Residents Names
The Sun lists this week’s honor roll with names including G. C. Marlow J. L. Boone Mrs. Cecil Head Bryan Weber W. P. Haston Frank Whitworth Lt Earl W Shollenberger Miss Maggie Noe Mrs Bud Hughes Mrs Paul Robbins Mrs George Heitt Mrs D M Rich Pvt Wm K Braden G V Vestal Mrs D A Yowell Ewell Bradley Mrs Griffin Dollarhide Ernest Harrison Sam Stateville Lloyd B Cato Phm 3c H M Rich.
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Sun
G. C. Marlow
J. L. Boone
Cecil Head
Bryan Weber
W. P. Haston
Frank Whitworth
Earl W. Shollenberger
Maggie Noe
Bud Hughes
Paul Robbins
George Heitt
D. M. Rich
Wm. K. Braden
G. V. Vestal
D. A. Yowell
Ewell Bradley
Griffin Dollarhide
Ernest Harrison
Sam Stateville
Lloyd B. Cato
H. M. Rich
Future Farmer of America Calf Show This Saturday
The annual Future Farmer of America Calf Show is set for Saturday at 3 PM in the local business district. O V Barker announced the event with judge Bill Speed from Leonard and prizes donated by local businesses for White Face baby beeves about one year old.
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Future Farmer of America
O. V. Barker
Bill Speed
Leonard
Allied Drive Toward Berlin Nears Elbe Threshold
Hard charging American Ninth Army tanks push toward the Elbe last water barrier on the road to Berlin, with Magdeburg within reach and Soviet forces on the Oder Neisse poised for a joint strike. British advances in the northwest threaten Bremen and Hamburg as a combined Allied Russian move looms as the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany.
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Elbe
Berlin
Magdeburg
William Simpson
Oder-Neisse Line
Germany
United Nations
Nazi Germany
Bremen
Hamburg
Ruhr
Oder-Neisse
Italy
Nazis Planned Rocket Strike to Wipe Out London
Allied bombers and invasion forces stopped a German plan to fire 120 pound rocket shells with 40 pound warheads at London and other English cities last spring. An underground site near Calais was bombed and captured after D day, the British Information Service said.
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New York
London
British Information Service
Calais
Singing Convention Postponed to May at Bethel Baptist
The County Line Singing Convention scheduled for Sunday at Bethel Baptist Church south of Whitewright is postponed to the third Sunday in May per W C Brown president. The postponement is due to a singing event at Blue Ridge on Sunday.
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Bethel Baptist Church
Whitewright
W. C. Brown
Blue Ridge
World Cotton Plan Aimed at Stabilizing Markets
The International Cotton Council plans a world stabilization agreement after meeting since last week. Draft resolutions target governments to curb cut-throat competition and likely restrict export subsidies used to dump cotton below producing countries’ prices.
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Washington
International Cotton Council
Three Marines Die From Iwo Jima Flag Photo Figure
In the Mount Suribachi flag raising image six men stood beside the flag, but three were killed in later fighting on Iwo Jima. Marine Pfc. Rene A. Gagnon of Manchester New Hampshire revealed that only he and Marine Pfc. Ira Hamilton Hayes of Bapchule Arizona survived uninjured.
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Iwo Jima
Walington
Associated Press
Joe Rosenthal
Mount
Suribachi
Rene A. Gagnon
Manchester
N. H
Ira Hamilton Hayes
Bapchule
Ariz
Grayson Solons Vote Against Anti Closed Shop Bill
Grayson County's three Texas House members M. B. Morgan Roger Q. Evans and Jim Sparks voted against House Bill 12. The measure would bar denying work to anyone who refuses to join a union. The article notes a politican recalling older colleagues as a meeting crowd gathers.
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Grayson County
Texas
House of Representatives
House
M. B. Morgan
Roger Q. Evans
Denison
Jim Sparks
Sherman
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Hal Boyle
Ralph B. Kaiser
Navy
R. A. Scott and Son
Pampa
A. L. Scott
Wallace Reeves
Coast Guard
Curl Reeves
E. E. Tomlinson
Sgt
Wm. D. Tomlinson
Charles Grady Layman
C. R. Layman
Lewis Alvin Franklin
Fort Sam Houston
Louis Massey
Infantry Replacement Training Center
Camp Fannin
14Th Training Regiment
Alfred Schwiening
H. T. Atterberry
Aleutians
Fleet Post Office
San Francisco
Pearl Harbor
T. H. Young Cato
Pilot Grove
Whitewright High School
Cecil Magers
L. M. Magers
Magers
Donigan Gun Company
Air Corps
William K. Braden
58Th Infantry
Camp Wolters
Braden
B. A. Braden
Jack D. Braden
Southwest Pacific
Doyle D. Alexander
O. G. Alexander
AAFBU
ATC
Alexander
Boeing
Jack Nossaman
San Antonio
Infantry
Jack
Billy B. Pritchett
Victoria
Kansas
Bascom Pritchett
Sergeant Pritchett
Armed Forces
383Rd
By Sam Kinch
John Brown
Amarillo
85Th
Brown
Gilmer
W. T. Brown
Oklahoma City
Trinidad Barrera
Berclair
Beeville
84Th Engineers
Barrera
Pfc
Frank Barrera
Ross Barrera
Air Forces
David C. Runnels
Linton
148Th Infantry
Runnels
Runnel
Robert Lee Runnels
Lawrence Harris
Reich
Singing
Grayson Solons
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