News of local service personnel and real estate moves
Sherman and Whitewright residents share furloughs letters and visits as relatives host sailors and soldiers. Real estate transfers include Glen Earnheart buying J L Lilley property for 2500 and Hansard selling and moving to new dwellings. Lt. Adcock trains at Harvard and will join Fort Lewis unit after chaplain schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow W. Adcock
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
the Sun
Adcock
Fort Lewis
Washington
Baptists Plan Three Million Endowment Drive
The Baptist General Convention of Texas will launch a 1944 endowment drive January 23 to fund Baptist education hospitals nurses training centers and seminaries. The Mary Hardin Baylor College will receive a share, with pledge cards to designate gifts and a goal of five thousand dollars raised by students and faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belton
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Texas
Convention
Baptists of Texas
Mary Hardin-Baylor College
Mississipi
Republic of Texas
Gordon G. Singleton
Postwar Food Control Forecast by OPA Adviser
Richard V. Gilbert, economic adviser to the Office of Price Administration, says food regulations cannot be lifted until after the first full harvest in Europe following the war. Textiles, clothing and consumer durables likely to be relaxed soon after the European phase ends. He predicts ample supplies of small hard goods by midsummer and beyond by year end. He urges management to find ways to support prices amid a projected loss of 35 billion dollars in purchasing power in the postwar period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richard V. Gilbert
Office of Price Administration
Europe
Gilbert
American Management Association
Texans Tie For Top In Downing Japanese Planes
In the Southwest Pacific Capt. Richard Bong of Poplar Wisconsin and Col. Neel Kirby of San Antonio Texas share the lead with 21 Japanese planes destroyed. Maj. Thomas Lynch of Catasauqua Pennsylvania and First Lt. Thomas McQuire of San Antonio are tied for second with 16 each. Capt. Jay C. Robbins of Coolidge Texas has 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Southwest Pacific
Richard Bong
Poplar
Wis
Neel Kerby
San Antonio
Texas
Thomas Lynch
Catasauqua
Thomas McQuire
Jay C. Robbins
Coolidge
Soldier Details WWII Italy Invasion and Family News
Pfc. Noble Page of the 36th Division recalls the Italy invasion and a 15 day furlough after front line service. He reports travel to Africa and a bakery job on the ship, notes Arabs and camels, and sends North African money home. Lt. David W. Smith, Whitewright native, earned wings as transport pilot on Jan 7 in Fort Sumner New Mexico and now teaches near Albuquerque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Garland Dean Smith
Pfc
Noble Page
Private Page
Italy
Atlantic City
N. J
Page
David W. Smith
Whitewright
J. B. Hall
Army Air Field
Fort Sumner
N. M
Smith
Albuquerque
Barbara Monroe
Savoy
Dallas
New Mexico
Whitewright High School
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Merchant Marine
Fifteen Draft Classifications Explained and 1-A Concerns
The article lists the 15 draft classifications with emphasis on 1-A as the most common, meaning available for immediate induction. It explains variations such as 1-A-O for non combat duty and 4-F for unfit registrants, noting age markers and policy limits on service, including 38 to 45 year olds not being drafted under current rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service Boards
Vatican Influence to Receive Test in Italy
A Foreign Policy Association spokesman said postwar religion will shape Vatican influence, with church readjustments after WWII and possible strong opposition in Italy. Critics foresee anti clericalism as Vatican ties to Fascism influence public sentiment and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican
Italy
Washington
Foreign Policy Association
Sherman S. Hayden
Hayden
Reveille the Aggie Mascot Dies at Texas A&M
Reveille, the little black and white canine mascot of the Aggies for twelve years, died of old age at Texas A&M College. Funeral rites at Kyle Field featured the Aggie Band and Cadet Corps, with The Spirit of Aggieland and Silver Taps. Reveille gained global notice after a movie contract image shown worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Reveille
Aggies
Veterinary Hospital of
Texas A. & M. College
Kyle Field
Aggie
Aggieland
Texas Aggies
New Guinea
Africa
England
Church Gets Ten Dollars After Each Air Raid
Lt. Marvin D. Anderson pilot of the Flying Fortress Spirit of 44 sends home 110 dollars in recent weeks and asks his father to give ten dollars from each raid back to the church collection plate. He notes return from tough raids and contributes a monthly hundred dollars, with thirty dollars given last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Marvin D. Anderson
Spirit of
England
Quake Death Toll Climbs in San Juan
BUENOS AIRES reports from quake stricken San Juan on Monday night show expected deaths surpass 500 with 900 to 1000 seriously injured and about 4000 less seriously hurt as the disaster toll grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
San Juan
Marine's GI knife saved him in Tarawa night clash
Marine Cpl. Granville W. Boyd of McLean Texas used his GI knife in a close combat counterattack during a night assault. He grabbed the enemy rifle, drove the blade into the Japanese fighter twice, and held the rifle as the foe collapsed dead. He then kept his grip and awaited daylight while the battle raged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Pacific
Tarawa
Cpl
Granville W. Boyd
W. W. Boyd
McLean
Texas
Boyd
Recovery of $900 in Bank Change Error at Sherman
Sherman police report recovery of $900 mistakenly given by bank after a $100 check was cashed with a $1,000 bill. About $700 was found buried southwest of Sherman and $200 surrendered by the man who received the money. Police traced the cash via a bank list, the suspect confessed, $700 recovered, $200 later returned, and several pints of whisky found with the loot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Italian War Prisoners Learn Caution From Skunk Incident
In Fort Benning Georgia a group of Italian war prisoners being interned there had a comic scare when a skunk wandered into their area. A decontamination squad was dispatched to handle the unusual intrusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Benning
81 Year Old Man Cuts Own Wood in Pomaria
Newberry South Carolina. Sidney Stoudemire, 81, of Pomaria, remains hale and hearty as he cuts a half to a cord of pulpwood daily on his farm. He cannot hire labor and notes the war effort needs paper, so he woodcuts himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newberry
S. C
Sidney Stoudemire
Pomaria
Texas Farmers Receive AAA Payments for 1943
Texas farm families begin the new year with 1943 AAA payments totaling 38.6 million dollars to 195 000 producers. Cotton and wheat share large sums while soil building, Irish potatoes and vegetables receive millions. dairy feed support goes to 34 745 dairy farmers with payments tied to October milk output. Payments reach most counties led by Bexar Dallas Harris and Tarrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas
AAA
B. F. Vance
Vance
Bexar
Dallas
Harris
Tarrant
Fourth Term President Draft Movement Starts
Culbert L. Olson former California governor launched an unofficial fourth term draft in Washington signaling California delegates will back a Roosevelt on first ballot. He stated California Democrats will unite behind delegates pledged to Roosevelt and Wallace to ensure continued wartime leadership and transition to peace while noting GOP gains in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Culbert L. Olson
California
Roosevelt
Olson
Democratic National Committee
Roosevlt
Wallace
Native’s IQ Wins Marines Blushing in South Pacific
In the South Pacific a group of Marines argue over the Empire State Building’s height. A native named Noa weighs in with 1,250 feet, a figure confirmed by a check. He replies he has never been to New York, only a good reader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pacific
Empire State Building
Noa
New York
Ice storm damage estimated at 16 million to East Texas timber
J. O. Burnside of the Texas Forest Service said the ice storm damaged East Texas timberlands with a projected loss up to 16 million dollars after air and ground surveys by forest service personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Texas
Sentences in War Fraud Case Imposed in Providence
Federal Judge John P. Hartigan handed down sentences in the Anaconda Wire and Cable Company war fraud conspiracy case. Four defendants received prison terms from one year and a day to 18 months, one was given probation, and the company faced a maximum $10,000 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
John P. Hartigan
Anaconda Wire and Cable Company
Fifty Million V Mail Letters Sent to U S Army
London reports the Army Postal Service has dispatched fifty million V mail letters weighing five and a half tons to the United States since its June 1942 start, according to U S Army headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Army Postal Service
U. S. Army
Fourth War Loan Drive On In Whitewright Campaign
Whitewright launches its Fourth War Loan Drive aiming to sell 98000 dollars in bonds with committees canvassing residents. Bond purchases already occur at the First National Bank and post office as the city strives to meet its quota. A bond auction with Col C J Meador is set for Wednesday night at the Palace theatre offering admission free to bond buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
First National Bank
Palace Theatre
Booth
Col
C. J. Meador
Hills
Arkansas
Col. Meador
1944 Political Calendar For Texas Democrats
Texas Democrats release a 1944 campaign calendar with key dates from January 31 poll tax payments to the November 7 general election. The list covers primaries, conventions, ballot filings, and campaign expense reports across statewide and county levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Court of Civil Appeals
Congress
U. S. Fire Losses Reach 1943 Peak
New York dispatch reports fire losses in 1943 totaled 380 235 000 dollars, the highest nationwide since 1932, per estimates released Tuesday by the National Board of Underwriters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
National Board of Underwriters
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J. N. Fain
W. W. Adeccok of
Mrs. O. L. Sears
Farmersville
Dick Barbee
U. S. Navy
Mrs
W. J. Barbee
J. F. Spindle
Leon Spindle
Pvt
Mrs. Wilson Kaiser of
Wallace Wilson
Jack Bradley
Alexandria, la
A. G. Bradley
Jakie Chesser
Camp Wolters
C. W. Chesser
G. C. Stuteville
James Stuteville
NTSTC
Denton
Rex Brown
Gulfport, Miss
Joe Johnson
David
Anna Ruth Johnson
TSCW
J. C. Gillespie
J. T. Gillespie
Wolfe City
Gillespie
J.C. Gillespie
Miles Chumbley
Robert Chumbley
Sergeant Chumbley
Iceland
Glen Earnheart
J. L. Lilley
Mr. Earnheart
Glenn Doss
Philip Earnheart
Jones Field
Bonham
George Hicks
Sgt
Russell R. Hicks
Myrtle Beach Army Air Field
Myrtle Beach
South Carolina
Sergeant Hicks
Canal Zone
Clyde Russell
WAC
Newport
Ark
Otto Russell
Russell
Clovis Childress
R. P. Childress
Clovis
Navy Hospital
Corona
Calif
Corpus Christi
Atlanta
Pensacola
Fla
Willie R. Gordon
J. W. Gordon
Sergeant Gordon
Army Transport Service
Atlantic
Pacific
George Hansard
Elmer Sanderson
Mr. Hansard
Charley Stateville
W. E. Pennell
Mr. Sanderson
W. D. Taylor
William Douglas Taylor
North
Baptists
OPA
Church
Marine
G. I
By Wright Patman
U. S
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