Men in Uniform Visit family and receive promotions
Pvt Billy Roberts of Camp Howze visited his wife and mother. Sgt and Mrs Hansard of Coffeyville visited relatives. Raymond Kerby, Fort Sill, promoted to corporal. ex Whitewright teacher. Edgar Burchfield Navy Seaman visiting parents. stationed Treasure Island. Auten commissioned second lieutenant after OCS at Fort Riley. joins Cavalry. brother in England. White of Army Ferry Command visited mother. Teeman Sanders transferred to McChord Field. Billy Smith enters Yale AAF training for technical officer. Kaiser family notes two sons in service. Clyde Brown lands overseas. Major McMillin reported missing in action. brother Dan Scott McMillin instructor at Fort Riley. Doss to Fort Sill for motor officer course. Vestal in hospital for malaria. Roddy promoted to first lieutenant. has Denison and A&M background. brother Lloyd attends Edgewood Arsenal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond E. Kerby
Fort Sill
Okla
Cpl. Kerby
Whitewright
Virginia Mae Kerby
Edgar Burchfield, Sie
U. S. Navy
J. H. Burchfield
Seaman Burchfield
Treasure Island
Calif
Pacific
Kynard R. Auten
N. T. Auten
U. S. Cavalry
Fort Riley
Kansas
Auten
OCS
Leonard Auten
Army Air Force
England
Billy Smith
John E. Smith
Canaan
Army Air Forces Technical School
Yale University
Seldon L. McMillin
H. T. Atterberry
J. C. McMillin
War Department
Hope Whyte
Normandy
Dallas
McMillin
J. M. McMillin
Highland Park High School
Virginia Military Institute
Brooks Field
Dan Scott McMillin
Cavalry
Kan
David F. Roddy
D. M. Roddy
Denison
Denison High School
Texas A. & M. College
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Camp Crowder
Roddy
Army
Tennessee
Lloyd W. Roddy
Edgewood Arsenal
Maryland
Lloyd
Richard F
Dick) Simpson
Navy Department
Paul J. Simpson
Center
Jack Simpson
Naval Reserve
North Texas Agricultural College
Arlington
Pearl Harbor
South Seas
R. E. Simpson
German Offensive Proves Costly in Men and Materiel
Moscow reports three days of fighting in Russia exacted heavy German losses with about 30 000 dead 1 539 tanks destroyed or damaged and 649 aircraft shot down The Axis failed to break through the Kursk Belgorod region despite massed divisions and a 450 000 strong push, while the Red Army claimed strong defense and limited enemy gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Russia
Moscow
Axis
Orel-Kursk-Belgorod
Belgorod
Taxes in Britain high indirect taxes burden pint to film
Indirect taxes raise prices in Britain with beer, cigarettes, and cinema seats heavily taxed. A married couple with two children earning 4000 dollars would owe about 400 in indirect tax plus 1600 direct tax. Also a Navajo belief links summer dumpling cooking to hailstorms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Cadet Roddy to receive commission after Edgewood course
Induction time notes cadet captaincy in Co. A Chemical Warfare Service with best drill medal and a gold watch. Cadet Roddy to be commissioned as second lieutenant after completing Edgewood Arsenal course around November 1. Mrs. D. M. Roddy is a Whitewright High School faculty member. Private James P. Claborn returns to Camp McCoy after a 10 day furlough with his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. A
Chemical Warfare Service
Edgewood Arsenal
Roddy
D. M. Roddy
David and
Lloyd
Whitewight High School
Pvt
James P. Claborn
Camp McCoy
Wis
Mrs
May Claborn
Randolph
New Higher Wartime Tax Plan Pondered
The House Ways and Means Committee moved to begin work on September 8 on legislation for new higher war time taxes. It aims to raise about twelve billion dollars in annual revenue above present collections by expanding individual income and excess profits taxes, with no retroactive changes and hearings to start in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Robert L. Coughton
North Carolina
Doughton
Denison War Price Board Urges Care With A Book Renewals
Denison War Price and Ration Board warns applicants to properly complete the basic A gasolene book renewal forms. Do not fill the Board Action space. sign, date, answer questions, and ensure name and address appear on the back. Renewals must be received before July 21, 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
OPA
War Price and Ration Board
Old Record Drive to Be Nation-Wide
A nation wide drive to collect most of the United States 200 million old records for conversion into discs for American service men abroad began Saturday. Sponsored by Records For Our Fighting Men Inc with 100 radio and musical artists the American Legion and the Legion Auxiliary. A quoted wry remark about a dress was noted in the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Records For Our Fighting Men, Inc
American Legion
the Legion Auxiliary
Community Service to Honor Ely Servicemen
The Sun announces a Sunday service at 3 p m July 11 at Enterprise Baptist Church honoring Ely community men in military service. The program includes music salute to the flag roll call prayer and an address with invitations sent to parents. Forty nine servicemen across thirty eight Ely homes are listed in a church survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise Baptist Church
Ely
Court Order Says Too Much Cloth In Zoot Suit
A zoot suit dealer in Los Angeles was enjoined from violating a war production order on cloth use. Federal Judge Paul J McCormick issued the restraining order against Jack Lamm, owner of a clothing store, after a WPB investigator reported several suits in his shop appeared to use excess fabric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Paul J McCormick
Jack Lamm
Howard D. Chaffey
WPB
Lamm
Farm bill heads to White House after insurance row
The Senate sent the 842 million dollar farm bill to the White House after demanding abandonment of crop insurance. An amendment to extend the insurance program was attached to a separate appropriation bill, despite critics saying the FCIC yields losses beyond premiums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
White House
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
FCIC
GOP Nationalists Urge McCormick for President
In Chicago a meeting of the Republican Nationalist Revival Committee urged Col. Robert R. McCormick publisher of the Chicago Tribune to run as a Republican candidate in the Illinois presidential primary next April against Wendell Willkie. The group described McCormick as an American nationalist and Willkie as an internationalist. The committee seeks to position the party as a Nationalist alternative in American politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Republican Nationalist Revival Committee
William Grace
Robert R. McCormick
Chicago Tribune
Illinois
Wendell Willkie
Republican Party
Jap-Hunting Turns Baseball Style Patrols in Solomons
In the Solomon Islands U S troops convert patrols into a game with team names like the Phillies or Dodgers. Each lap killed counts as a run and soldiers say they play while on out on patrol, per Pvt Anthony Coan Jr returning from the South Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United States
Solomon Islands
Anthony Coan Jr
South Pacific
Phillies
Dodgers
Rural Students Must Transfer Before Aug 1
Children from rural districts planning to attend Whitewright schools next fall must transfer by August 1. Transfer forms available from the county superintendent in Sherman or Whitewright district officials. Each year a pupil must retransfer when attending a school outside his own district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Sherman
20000 Cigarettes Sent to Soldiers
Whitewright raised 61.91 dollars for 20000 cigarettes to aid U S soldiers. An order for 20000 more is planned with 10000 to the Pacific and 10000 to Africa. American Legion Legion Auxiliary and Rotary Club led the drive with local donations and street collectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General MacArthur
Whitewright
United States
Pacific
Africa
American Legion
the Legion Auxiliary
Rotary Club
Sun Honor Roll Adds Names in Texas Newspaper
The Sun announces new additions to its honor roll, praising reader support and urging subscriptions as newsprint limits threaten future additions. Notable names include abt ssemanles Lnisween, Pvt Teeman L Sanders, J W Hollingsworth, N L Manning, Glen Cole, Geraldine Garner, M O Miller, Co B Bryant III, Mrs C E Glass, E M Badgett, S H Murphy, and W L Johns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
Texas
Lnisween
Teeman L. Sanders
J. W. Hollingsworth
N. L. Manning
Glen Cole
Geraldine Garner
M. O. Miller
B. Bryant III
C. E. Glass
E. M. Badgett
S. H. Murphy
W. L. Johns
American Troops Land Near Jap Air Base in Solomons
Allied reports say U S troops landed at Rice Anchorage near Boioko and at Zanana near Munda as part of a broader Solomons offensive. Air and sea actions in the Pacific include a decisive Kula Gulf naval victory with nine Japanese ships sunk and minor American losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pacific
United States
Munda
Kiska Island
Aleutians
Australia
Kula Gulf
Solomons
Rice Anchorage
Boioko
Zanzna
Salamaua
New Guinea
Mubo
Helena
Strong
Tokyo Radio
Italy
Douglas MacArthur
Rendova Island
Rabaul
New Britain
British War Work Pay Averages 22.78 For Men 11.72 Women
The Ministry of Labor reports the average weekly wage for British factory workers at 22.78 dollars for men and 11.72 for women, based on a survey of 6.25 million workers in 50,000 firms. Men in aircraft plants average 29.94 dollars, coal miners excluded from the survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ministry of Labor
Smokers Learn Cigarette Tax Beats Fine in Texas
In Denison and Sherman smokers discovered it is cheaper to pay the state cigarette tax than the $25 minimum penalty. State comptroller agents report two Denisonians admitted guilt and paid the $25 plus 60 cents per carton tax, with others suspected of importing untaxed cigarettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Fernandez
State Comptroller’s Department
U. S
Comptroller
State Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
Billy Roberts
Camp Howze
Sgt
Mrs. Granvolee Hansard
Coffeyville
Bill White
Army Ferry Command
W.W. L. White
Lieutenant White
Atlantic
Hamilton Field
McChord Field
Wash
Det
2066Th Ordnance Co
Service Aviation
Army Air Base
H. L. Sanders
Ralph Kaiser
Ralph B. Kaiser
Pacific Fleet
Jimmie Kaiser
Corpus Christi
Oscar Brown
Pfc
Clyde Brown
Robert Doss
Field Artillery Battalion
Hamilton Vestal
U. S. Marine Corps
Lieutenant Vestal
Southwest Pacific
Hitler
Lars
Red Army
Berlin
Kursk
Pete Ford
California
J. R. Ford
Thomas E. Sears
Warner Robins Air Depot
Warner Robins, Ga
T. E. Sears
Denton
Bill
Inderse McCormick
Jap Air Base
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