Hudgins Returns Home With DFC and Air Medal
Tech. Sgt. Donald Paul Hudgins, after 30 months overseas, revisits family in Whitewright before a two week rest in Miami and return to active duty. He earned six combat stars, the Air Medal, and the Distinguished Flying Cross for missions across Europe and North Africa.
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Sicily
Italy
France
Greece
Balkans
Pantelleria
Lampedusa
Corsica
Sardinia
Malta
Hudgins
G. I
United States
Whitewright High School
Army Air Force
Whitewright Red Cross Drive Exceeds Quota
Whitewright and surrounding communities report a Red Cross drive total of 1761.49 dollars, surpassing the 1200 dollar quota. Pal ace Theatre collections contributed 77.51 dollars, continuing a regional pattern of meeting war quotas. A lighthearted domestic quote closes the note.
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Whitewright
Red Cross
Palace Theatre
Nazis Must Give Up Or Be Pulverized
Washington officials outline Allied policy toward Germany including unconditional surrender or pulverization as the chosen path. They say Axis leaders will be punished, reeducation and labor rights restored, and German economy and militarization tightly controlled for years after occupation.
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Washington, D. C
Gemany
Germany
James C. Dunn
Robert Murphy
Eisenhower
Archibald MacLeigh
Murphy
Europe
Hitler
Dunn
Austria
Japan
Point Values Rise Sunday On Pork OILS
The OPA in Washington DC ordered a ration point increase for pork and pork products effective Sunday. Beef, lamb, veal, butter and most cheeses remain unchanged while pork cuts and many products gain one to two points per pound. Center chops rise to twelve points and ham slices to twelve points.
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Washington, D. C
OPA
Iwo Flag Raising Picture Chosen as 7th War Loan Symbol
The famous AP photo of marines raising the flag on Mount Suribachi will serve as the official symbol for the 7th War Loan. Treasury officials said it will be displayed broadly, with Ted R. Gamble predicting it as the greatest war poster and Tom Lane vowing constant presentation before millions of Americans. Photographer Joe Rosenthal captured the moment on Iwo Jima, while artist C C Beall repainting it as a color oil painting.
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Washington
Associated Press
Mount
Suribachi
Treasury
Ted R. Gamble
War Finance Division
Tom Lane
Joe Rosenthal
Iwo Jima
Mount Suribachi
Cc. C. Beall
War news from Whitewright and area troops
A roundup of letters, notices, and updates from servicemen and families. Families learn of promotions and returns, while others report marriages, deaths, injuries, and actions in Germany, Italy, and the Philippines. Reunions and passes brighten distant, dangerous service at overseas posts.
Dentist With One Leg Saves Three In Lake Texoma
Dr. Tom V. Connor a Dallas dentist who lost one leg in a June plane crash saved three fishing companions from drowning when their boat overturned on Lake Texoma northwest of Denison. He pushed the craft to an island while the others clung to it and survived with minor injuries.
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Dallas
Tom V. Connor
Lake Texoma
Denison
E. F. Laird
Laird
Connor
Japan forms group to devote full time to twenty year war
Tokyo radio reports a growing view in Japan that the current war could span 20 years and extend into the next century. It cites the creation of The Association of the 20 Years War led by former foreign minister Hachiro Arita, with several high officials said to back the effort.
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London
Tokio Radio
Japan
Association of the
Hachiro Arita
Whitewright Scouts Collect 6390 Pounds Waste Paper
Whitewright Boy Scouts with O W Barker and F G Hoover gathered and sold 6390 pounds of waste paper to a Sherman distributor. The drive raised 25.56 dollars as locals tied and placed paper bundles on sidewalks for pickup.
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Whitewright
O. W. Barker
F. G. Hoover
Sherman
Local Engineer Office to be Reduced to Tulsa Sub-Office
Several Whitewright residents working for the Denison District U.S. Engineer Office at Denison will face job changes as the office is reduced to a sub-office under the Tulsa District. Most records move, many staff are discharged or reassigned as plant closures loom with war end.
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Whitewright
Denison
U. S
Tulsa
Okla
Dallas
Rotary Club Hypnotic Demonstration Delights Denison
The Rotary Club luncheon showcased hypnotism with W. E. Marsico of Denison, assisted by volunteers including C. J. Meador and Clay Horton. Miss Margie Wiggins was put to sleep to illustrate the art as Dr. Ross R. May announced a drive for good used clothing to aid war-torn countries, starting April 1 for the month.
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Rotary Club
C. B. Bryant Jr
W. E. Marsico
Denison
Mr. Marsico
C. J. Meador
Clay Horton
Roy Blanton
Marshall Hasty
W. E. LaRoe
Mr. Meador
Mr. Horton
Marsho
Ross R. May
Donald Paul Hudgins
War duration belief echoed across broadcasts and bills
The broadcast claimed the war could last 20 to 100 years while noting the sponsorship of the association by leaders in politics finance and journalism. The piece also mentions George Washington’s portrait on all dollar bills.
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Tokio
George Washington
Caraway Reelected Whitewright School Superintendent
At a trustees meeting of the Whitewright Independent School District B R Caraway was reelected to lead Whitewright schools for 1945 46. He is in his second year as superintendent. V Barker was reelected vocational agriculture teacher and Mrs Earl Blanton home making teacher. Barker is in his first year and Blanton in her second. Additional teachers will be elected later.
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Joe W. McCarty
Emma McCarty
Route 4
Sergeant McCarty
23Rd Infantry
First Army
Germany
Normandy
Belgium
McCarty
J. A. Norris
Pvt
C. B. Norris
Philippine Islands
Pfc
Jerry C. Hastings
Whitewright
C. B
Jerry
Hastings
Mattie Hastings
B. R. Caraway
Caraway
V. Barker
Earl Blanton
Barker
Blanton
Two More Days For School Census In Whitewright
Two days remain to enumerate school children in the Whitewright Independent School District. Children aged six on or before September 1 1945 and under eighteen by that date should be counted to bring funds for school operation. enrollments affect budgets and transfers. See Superintendent Caraway to complete enrollment.
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Whitewright Independent
Caraway
Zogi to Perform at Whitewright High School Auditorium
Prince Zogi the renowned magician performs Friday night at 8 15 at the Whitewright high school auditorium. Sponsored by the Whitewright Rotary Club for the Boy Scouts benefit, the show follows the performer’s recent engagements with soldiers in war camps and tours across the United States and beyond.
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Prince Zogi
Whitewright Rotary Club
Boy Scouts
Zogi
South
Union
Old
Mexico
Canada
Fifty Million Refugee Germans Hamper Defenses
Stockholm reports more than fifty million bombed out or refugee Germans crowding behind the lines. Unemployed workers threaten chaos as factories are bombed or captured. Jews are moved to free space for prisoners, while war prisoners are shifted for refugees. Allied bombing cripples industry. focus shifts to communications, oil, and the army.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Reich
Germany
Deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung
Gestapo
El Paso Closer To Pacific Ocean Than Gulf Coast
El Paso Texas lies nearer the Pacific Ocean than the Gulf of Mexico where Texas borders.
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el Paso
Texas
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
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Donald P. Hudgins
Iwo
Sun
Clifton Page
S .1E
Midway
Leon Bennett
Navy
Port Chicago
Calif
Mrs
G. D. Bennett
John L. Biggerstaff
Camp Mackall
N. C
Robert L. Owens
Cecil Owens
J. A. Dollar
9Th Army
Rhine
Camp Wolters
Lyndal Bush
R. J. Bush
Army Air Corps
Kissimmee, Fla
Clayton V. Neal
P. H. Neal
Kentuckytown
Greger Field
Neal
Percy G. Tracy
Philippines
Tracy
Army
Camp Fannin
Obe A. Hefner
102Nd Infantry
Linnich
Sergeant Hefner
Obe Hefner
Route One
Arthur W. Neal
Lucy Neal
the Sun
156Th General Hospital
England
J. W. Sanderson
H. E. Sanderson, Whitewright
United States Army General Hospital
Luxembourg
Florence M. Wilder
War Department
Lonnie C. Wilder
Wilder
Orangeville
O. V. Wilder
Blue Ridge
Camp Robinson
Ark
Florence Clark
Desert
Sulphur Springs
Jack E. Wallace
101St Airborne Division
Jesse Wallace
Morenci
Arizona
Wallace
Fort Sill
Joe L. Pritchett
Walter Pritchett
Mayenne
le Mans
Pritchett
St. Suzanne
Elbert Bennett
309Th Medical Battalion
Roer River
Bennett
H. H. Spencer
W. C
Bob) Lundy
Lundy
J. B. Smith
Southwest Pacific
Young Smith
J. B. Hall
Robert Dillard Montgomery
New York
Mark Montgomery Jr
Lake
Rotary
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