Montgomery Saw Action From Africa to Germany
Staff Sgt. Mark Montgomery Jr of Palm Springs California on leave from Torney General Hospital recounts decades of combat from Africa through Tunisia Sicily Normandy and the Siegfried Line. He earned the Presidential Citation the Purple Heart two Oak Leaf Clusters the Good Conduct Ribbon and the ETO campaign bar with six stars. He was wounded in Tunisia and Europe and returned to the United States about a month ago. He notes a long campaign with the 47th Infantry including D Day plus one and the Hurtgen Forest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Montgomery Jr
Torney General Hospital
Palm Springs
Calif
Dallas
Montgomery
Germany
United States
Cherbourg
Africa
47Th
Safi
Casablanca
Army of Occupation
Kasserine Pass
Rommel
Mark
Tunisia
el Guettar
Bizarre
Mateur
Tunisian
Sicily
Franklin Roosevelt Jr
England
Salisbury Plains
France
Normandy
Belgium
Namour
Meuse River
Siegfried Line
Aachen
Paris
Pvt Carlis R Neal Killed In Action In World War II
Pvt Carlis R Neal, grandson of Mr and Mrs Bert Neal of Kentuckytown, was killed in action on Luzon March 29. A 1945 Whitewright High School senior, he entered service in 1944, trained at Camp Fannin, and went overseas in January with a replacement unit. His brother Pvt T H Neal serves in the Southwest Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Neal
Kentuckytown
Pvt
Carlis Neal
Luzon
Neal
John Neal
New Castle
Ind
Camp Fannin
Tyler
Whitewright High School
Pvt. T. H. Neal
Southwest Pacific
Whitewright Sees 2.32 Inches April Rainfall Record Year Likely
Whitewright received 2.32 inches of rain in April, .33 inches above 1944, boosting four month total to 18.06 inches. January through April rainfall compares with 10.99 inches last year, with farmers finishing corn and cotton planting though wheat and oats suffered from the excess.
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Whitewright
C. C. Cates
Cates
Truman moves to curb V E Day celebrations
President Truman seeks to head off V E Day revelry by asking Americans to refrain from celebrations and keep working. He defends OPA chief Chester Bowles, seeks a one year extension of price and ration controls, and urges wartime officials to stay at their posts until the war with Japan ends.
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Washington
Truman
Japan
OPA
Chester Bowles
Fred M. Vinson
J O Wallace Buys Forester Grocery
J O Wallace has purchased the G M Forester grocery and adds the stock to his new purchase. Wallace, who runs a South Bond street grocery and market, recently sold the South Bend laundry to Leonard parties. Forester arrives from Van Alstyne where he owned a grocery, plans to stay in Whitewright if he can rent a dwelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Wallace
G. M. Forester
Mr. Forester
Mr. Wallace
South Bond Street
South Bend
Leonard Parties
van Alstyne
Whitewright
Aunt Lizzie Devers Celebrates 114th Birthday
Sapulpa Oklahoma centenarian Aunt Lizzie Devers marks her 114th birthday claiming she will never die. She lives with her son and keeps goats and chickens on the Sapulpa outskirts while wearing nine wedding rings from husbands she has outlived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sapulpa
Okla
Lizzie Devers
Lizzie
Service family notes from Sherman area wartime roster
Staff Sgt and Mrs Alfred Schwiening head to Miami for rest. Tech Sgt and Mrs Donald Hudgins visit George Field in Lawrenceville. Pvt Sidney McCarty plans Atlantic City leave as he’s stationed there. Capt Lucian Vestal furloughs with parents after serving in the southwest Pacific. Hillard Garner learns son Pvt H A Garner was wounded at Okinawa. Pfc Delmer Spencer returns from Europe to Camp Butner NC hospital. Cpl Edwin Goodwin writes from Italy dry and dusty and hopes for rain. Anther Hudgins Jr arrives in the U S after foot wound. Debarkation Hospital pending. Pfe Stanley Thornhill moves to Kearns Utah after Childress. Roy L Gladden reports invasions in Marshalls Saipan Guam Iwo Jima. Lt Frank J Little and wife welcome son Frank Jr in Dallas. Lt Little in Germany. C B Bryant III on furlough after Wisconsin radio course. awaits Shoemaker assignment. Seaman Weldon Ingram seeks mail at Sherman home. Wm D Tomlinson promoted to sergeant in European Reinforcement Depot. Cpl William E Hargett longs for U S return. Cpl Randell Freeman, in England, leads a truck squad at a vital air depot.
Tom Barbee Buys Partner's Interest In Insurance Agency
Tom Barbee purchased Floyd Bassett's interest in the Barbee and Bassett insurance agency and will operate as Tom Barbee Agency. He has long been connected with insurance since 1898 in Whitewright, except for a period after selling to his brother W. J. Barbee. He represents three companies represented at the agency since 1909. He is regarded as the oldest insurance man in Whitewright by years in the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Barbee
Floyd Bassett
Barbee & Bassett Insurance Agency
Mr. Barbee
Whitewright
W. J. Barbee
Barbee
Senators Kill Secret Ballot Proposal
In Austin the secret ballot bill died in the Senate on Tuesday drawing opposition from lawmakers and women's groups. Opponents argued detachments could prevent proof of fraud if enacted, undermining election integrity.
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Austin
Senate
Guns barred in Lake Texoma area
Lake Texoma area bans rifles year round and permits only shotguns during duck season. Game Warden Eddie Laird announced the rule as opening of the squirrel season drew hunters to the lake area and warned that violators face arrest and fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Lake Texoma
Eddie Laird
Laird
Whitewright Aims to Reach 7th War Loan Quota Early
Whitewright and surrounding communities are urged to buy 7th War Loan Bonds totaling 43 300 before May 14 to reach the quota prior to the drive opening. Chairman J H Waggoner backs volunteer purchases, with committees ready to act if the target isn’t met by that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
J. H. Waggoner
Europe
Pacific
First National Bank
Post Office
Million Axis Surrenders in Italy After Unconditional Peace
Nearly 1,000,000 German and Italian Fascist troops gave an unconditional surrender in Italy, ending a twenty month campaign. Gen. Heinrich von Vietinghoff Scheel and staff were to meet Allied leaders as the central Alpine retreat collapsed. The documents were signed at Caserta near Naples and became effective at noon Wednesday.
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Rome
Europe
Alps
Heinrich von Vietinghoff- Scheel
Harold Alexander
Mark Clark
Fifteenth Army Group
Italy
Austria
Salzburg
Berchtesgaden
Adolf Hitler
Bavaria
Caserta
Naples
Whitewright
Germany
Strategic Bombers Move To Pacific Theatre
General Carl A. Spaatz said European strategic bombing will end its role and forces will shift to the Pacific as available. He noted American air power will move and expressed confidence allies will participate in the Pacific campaign as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Europe
Pacific
Carl A. Spaatz
U. S
Strategic Air Force
Spaatz
Sea origins Suggested for Animals
The claim posits animals began in the sea, implying a marine origin for life with a gradual shift to land. It notes ongoing discussion among scientists about early aquatic ancestry and evolutionary steps leading to terrestrial forms.
Mussolini Buried In Unmarked Grave
In Milan Benito Mussolini and mistress Clara Petacci were secretly buried in unmarked graves at Maggiore Cemetery. Fifteen staff witnessed the ceremony under secrecy to deter mobs from locating the site. The coffins were rough and the brain reportedly removed for criminology study.
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Milan
Benito Mussolini
Clara Petacci
Maggiore
Vittorio Vertova
Mussolini
New Shoe Ration Stamp For All Begins August First
Washington announces a new shoe ration stamp will be valid August 1 for one pair of shoes per ration bookholder. Airplane stamps 1 2 and 3 remain valid for one pair each. The 1945 program calls for 89.5 million pairs for children, up from 66 million in 1944.
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Washington
OPA
Veterans Must Be 21 To Obtain U S Loans
Fort Worth report outlines that veterans must be 21 or older to legally receive government loans or run business ventures. It notes that removing an age disability via court order is difficult and without it no loans can be issued, regardless of service records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Veterans’ Information Service
Berlin Falls to Russians After Hitler Suicide Report
Berlin and Nazi leadership collapse as Soviet troops take the city after days of brutal street fighting. Reports, from Stalin and Moscow, cite Hitler Goebbels and Krebs dying by their own hand. 70 000 German troops surrender. Key captives include Field Marshal Rundstedt.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Paul Josef Goebels
Hitler
Krebs
Germany
Luebeck
Himmler
Elbe
Seventh Army
Karl von Rundstedt
Ardennes
Joseph Stalin
Moscow
Stalin
Hans Fritsche
Goebbels
Ministry of Press and Propaganda
Fritsche
General Krebs
Denison Chamber Pledges Rent for County Offices in Town
Denison officials plan to rent a suitable building to house branch county offices, amid opposition to a Senate bill allowing a dedicated county building. The chamber of commerce directors will notify Rep. Roger Q. Evans of their action and thank him for his efforts.
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Denison
Chamber of Commerce
Branch County
Senate
Chamber Committee
Denison Committee
Roger Q. Evans
Liberated Americans To Run Nazi POW Camps
American soldiers freed from German prison camps will be assigned to operate prisoners of war camps for enemy soldiers in New York New Jersey and Delaware The Armys 2nd Service Command announced Saturday Enlisted and commissioned former prisoners will be employed in administrative roles and as guards
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New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Army
2Nd Service Command
Wartime Ration Stamps Schedule Through Summer Dates
Ration calendar details Book 4 red stamps and blue stamps with expiration dates in June, July, and August for meats fats processed foods sugar and shoes. Gasoline coupons 15 A through four gallons and B C series five gallons each valid through June 21 and related stamps with no planned cancellations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
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Pvt. Carlis R. Neal
J.O. Wallace
Forester Grocery
Alfred Schwiening
Miami
Fla
Sergeant Schwiening
Tech
Donald Paul Hudgins
George Field
Lawrenceville
A. A. Hudgins
Sidney Paul McCarty
Emma McCarty
Route Four
Atlantic City
N. J
Cpt
Lucian Vestal
R. C. Vestal
Corporal Vestal
Marine
Hillard Garner
Bells
War Department
H. A. Garner
Okinawa
Garner
Howard Cook
Route Three
Pfc
Delmer Spencer
Camp Butner, N.C
H. H. Spencer
Bennie Chesser
Cpl
Edwin H. Goodwin
Anther A. Hudgins Jr
Debarkation Hospital
Camp Shanks
N. Y
Pfe
Stanley R. Thornhill
Childress Army Air Field
H. C. Thornhill
Kearns
Utah
H. M. Rich
Roy L. Gladden
Marshalls
Saipan
Guam
Iwo Jima
Frank J. Little
Frank Jr
Florence Nightengale Hospital
C. B. Bryant III
Navy
University of Wisconsin At Madison
Wisconsin
C. B. Bryant Jr
Young Bryant
Weldon Ingram
Care Fleet Post Office
San Francisco
E. O. Ingram
N. Maxey
Sherman
Weldon
Wm. D. Tomlinson
E. E. Tomlinson
the Sun
Ira A. Rader
United States Strategic Air Forces
Tomlinson
William E. Hargett
Corporal Hargett
W. J. Hargett
Near
Kingston
Oklo
Randell Freemen
Strategic Air Depot
Corporal Freeman
J. P. Freeman
Randolph
Strategic Bombers
U.S
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