Local service members receive Christmas updates and transfers
Harvey Junior Kyle of Whitewright enlists at Dallas induction on December 13. Cpl Teeman Sanders moves from McCord Field to Hamilton Field for six weeks of ordnance training. Families hear from relatives abroad in Italy and the Pacific theater as service members celebrate holidays.
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Harvey Junior Kyle of
Whitewright
Navy
Dallas
Cpl
Teeman Sanders
McCord Field
Wash
Hamilton Field
Calif
Ordnance
W. W. Adcock
Whitewright Methodist Church
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
U. S. Army
Gift Skates Lead to Death of Chicago Boy
Joseph Urso a nine year old boy died after touching a faulty reflector at a skating rink. He had tested new skates given by his father and, after drying his clothes on a radiator, reached for the reflector causing an electric shock. Fire department rescue efforts failed to revive him.
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Chicago
Joseph Urso
Joseph
New War Restrictions Hit The British Hard
London reports severe shortages and rationing as nail polish remover acetone cosmetics and hair preparations vanish. Camouflage makeup for troops replaces cold cream and a shoe shortage tightens footwear with wooden soles. Hot water limits baths washing on bath days. War medals lose decorative ribbons and scarce baseballs threaten games.
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London
Board of Trade
Star
Africa Star
Wembley
Rigid Enforcement Of Gasoline Ration Regulations Looms
A Bonham meeting of district OPA officials ration board chairs and gasoline retailers warned strict enforcement of gasoline ration regulations starting Jan 1. Distributors received instruction sheets and must ensure ink endorsed coupons with complete details on gum black sheets. Irregularities cited included coupon endorsements and required information on gummed sheets by retail stations.
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OPA
Bonham
Eighth Air Force Adopts New Bombing Technique
London report says the Eighth Air Force developed a new bombing method using scientific devices to strike through solid cloud cover, announced by United States Army Headquarters on Tuesday.
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London
United States Army
Eighth Air Force
First Atlantic Flight by Lt-Com A C Read in 1919
The record shows Lt-Com A C Read became the first person to fly the Atlantic in 1919. His pioneering crossing marked a milestone in early aviation history.
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Atlantic
A. C. Read
Eisenhower Predicts Allied Victory in Europe in 1944
Allied Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower told reporters in Algiers that the European war would be won in 1944. He praised Allied unity from front lines to Britain and the United States and urged full duty from all, including the French, in the upcoming second front operations. He called Kasserine an accident and credited Montgomery’s supply success as turning the Tunisia campaign.
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Algiers
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Africa
Eisenhower
Britain
United States
Mediterranean
French North Africa
First Army
Tunis
K. A. Anderson
Cao
Lero
Dodecanese
Tunisia
Sir B. L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Tripoli
Kasserine
Rommel
Churchill
England
North
Italy
Henri Honore Giraud
Russians Drive Closer to Poland Frontline Breakthrough Near Kiev
Moscow announced a Red Army advance to within 48 miles of the prewar Polish border west of Kiev. The drive seized 250 communities in 24 hours, capturing Korosten, Vygov, Ushomir and Byelopole while widening a 35 mile rail corridor from Leningrad to Odessa.
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London
Red Army
Kiev
Bug River
Korosten
Moscow
Vygov
Ushomir
Novograd
Volinsk
Zhitomir-Korosten
Poland
Berdichev
Byelopole
Nekhvorosch
Berdichev- Kiev
Leningrad
Odessa
Chernyakhov
Zhitomir
Turchinka
Fassovo
Sergeant's Cake Finally Reaches Marine After Long Journey
A fruit cake mailed August 17 1942 from Filer Idaho to Sgt Edward R Wygal in the South Pacific reached him by Christmas 1942. He had fought near Makin Island and later served at Espiritu Santo Guadalcanal where he earned a Purple Heart. Wrappings show stops in Honolulu New Zealand the New Hebrides and San Francisco.
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San Diego
Calif
R. S. Wygal
Filer
Idaho
Edward R. Wygal
South Pacific
Ruth
Carlson
Makin Island
Wygal
Espiritu Santo
Guadalcanal
Honolulu
New Zealand
New Hebrides
San Francisco
Sun Honor Roll Continues To Grow
The Sun honors roll grows with subscriber additions this week. Names added include Mrs. Nick DeGorge, L. C. Cooper, W. E. Pennell, T. L. Dicken, J. P. Harper, Guy B. Ely, Elvin Petty, Lester Short, J. W. Haws, J. M. Franklin, L. H. Grammer, G. C. Brown, Roscoe Pace, B. E. Chesser, Roy Taylor, Jack Yeager, W. L. Gordon, Mrs. M. E. Greenway, J. D. Hoard, Mrs. H. T. Atterberry, Mrs. Coralee Payne, H. O. Hoard, C. F. Collins, Prentiss Compton, Mrs. Wade Robbins, Mrs. Herman Bedford, Harold Thornhill, M. M. Cooper, Mrs. W. T. Ross.
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Sun
The
Nick DeGorge
L. C. Cooper
W. E. Pennell
T. L
Rayburn to Face Opponent in 1944
Greenville Texas Senator G C Morris announces bid to challenge long serving Representative Sam Rayburn in the Fourth congressional district. Morris, a former State House member and current State Senator, has two years left in his Tenth district term.
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Greenville
Sam Rayburn
Texas
G. C. Morris
Morris
Rayburn
Neighbors Wrong as Jackson and Flora Mark 50th Anniversary
In Denver, James E. Jackson aged 68 and Flora James aged 66 celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple had eloped from Apollo Maryland amid doubting locals. A long life together was noted despite early skepticism.
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Denver
James E. Jackson
Flora James
Apollo
Rayburn Warns Casualties Will Be Heavy in 1944
Bonham Texas speech by Speaker Sam Rayburn warned that 1944 US casualties would exceed those of 1942 and 1943 combined. He urged sacrifice, praised servicemen, and warned against pacifists and postwar blame tearing at Allied resolve. He cited Tarawa losses and urged a hard line to prevent future dictators.
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Bonham
Sam Rayburn
Bonham Rotary Club
Rayburn
House of Representatives
United States
Germany
Europe
Russia
Tarawa
Texas
England
United Nations
Hitler
Tojo
Bells Soldier Is Wounded in Italy
Cpl. Eugene C. Freeman, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Freeman, was slightly wounded in action December 6 with the 36th Division in Italy per a telegram from the War Department. He was raised in the Ambrose community and sailed overseas with the 36th Division last April.
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A. A. Hudgins
Donald Paul Hudgins
Italy
United States
Hudgins
Eugene C. Freeman
D. C. Freeman
36Th Division
War Department
Cpl. Freeman
Ambrose
Loy candidate for 15th District Court judge
Judge Jake J Loy, currently county judge, announces a bid for the 15th District Court seat. He plans a formal announcement after year’s start and has strong Whitewright support aiming for the upcoming July primary.
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Jake L. Loy
15Th District Court
Judge Loy
Whitewright
30 Year Old Car Begins to Give Owner Trouble
In Moline Illinois a 1913 automobile purchased by a Stanton California woman reports carburetor trouble. The car was manufactured in Moline and the complaint came via a card from the purchaser on a form tied to the car sale. Jeannette Rankin became the first woman elected to the House of Representatives in 1917.
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Moline, Ill
C. H. Vandervoort
Moline Automobile Company
Stanton
Calif
Moline
House of Representatives
Jeannette Rankin
Win the War and New Deal Slogan Under Fire
President Roosevelt defends the win the war slogan as not signaling a fourth term. He uses a doctor allegory to contrast the 1932 New Deal remedies with wartime needs, cites reforms like FDIC and the SEC, and says recovery hinges on victory and coordinated postwar planning with other nations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Picayune
Win
United States
New Deal
Aroud
Pearl Harbor
Federal Deposit Insurance
Homeowners Loan Corporation
WPA
PWA
Securities Exchange Commission
Canaan District rejects consolidation with Whitewright ISD
In the Tuesday election the Canaan School District voted 15 against consolidating with Whitewright Independent School District while Whitewright favored consolidation 34 to 0. Earlier a similar proposal with Bells District failed.
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Canaan
Whitewright
Bells
Egg price support announced by War Food Administration
The War Food Administration said egg prices will be supported effective immediately. Dried whole eggs for February delivery will be bought from U S manufacturers as a temporary measure until the 1944 purchase program. The plan aims to absorb eggs in peak season with contracts setting farmer payments at 32 to 35 cents per dozen, Dallas regional FDA director L J Cappleman said.
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War Food Administration
FDA
U. S
L. J. Cappleman
Dallas
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Albert Reeves
Camp Clairborne, la
Davis Parrish
Rice Institute
Houston
Ross R. May
Sgt
Billie Roberts
Louisiana
Grace Roberts
Joe M. Magers
Camp Chaffee, Ark
L. M. Magers
Magers
O. A. Hefner Jr
Camp Swift
O. A. Hefner
Pilot Grove
Houston Darwin
Rehoboth Beach
Delaware
L. H. Darwin
Perrin Field Hospital
Fred Clark
Pfe. A. Russo
Russo
Brooklyn
N. Y
Walter T. Holmes Jr
Ploesti
Romania
Denton
Holmes
Air Corps
Fort Stockton
Mrs. Holmes
Jimmie Kaiser
Corpus Christi
Ralph Kaiser
Clarksville
Jimmie
E. E. Tomlinson
William D. Tomlinson
Tomlinson
Wallace Wilson
Sherman
Lela Ryan
8Th Air Force
Sun Honor Roll
George Washington
New York City
Jake J. Loy
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