American Legion Plans Own Home in Whitewright
Preston Everheart Post No. 225 lays out a plan to obtain or build a permanent Legion home in Whitewright. A building fund may be raised by public subscription while Roy G. Blanton is named commander for the year and a new building committee is formed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Preston Everheart
American Legion
Whitewright
Clay Horton
Roy G. Blanton
R. D. Maddux
Percy Darwin
W. O. Houston
Ronald Vestal
Legionnaires
Earl Fields
Fred Starr Sr
Blanton
Mr. Horton
Bertram E. Giesecke
Arthur Badgett
Badgett
Horton
B. W. Newman
Robert Doss
MacArthur orders Japanese POW camps turned over
General MacArthur directs Japan to hand over all POW camps to the senior allied officer in charge at each camp. He empowers said officers to demand food and medical care and allows requisition of needed supplies. Liberated American POWs describe starvation and torture while en route home.
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Yokohama
MacArthur
United States
Robert L. Eichelberger
8Th Army
Tokyo 31 Hours to Washington Sets Record Flight
A C-54 Skymaster landed at the national airport after a two stop flight from Atsugi covering 31 hours 25 minutes. Maj. G E Cain of Seattle piloted the plane which likely first used the northern direct Japan to United States route. Heavy fog forced 15 hours of blind flying, weather permitting could shave time off.
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Washington
Tokyo
National
Atsugi
Japan
United States
G. E. Cain
Seattle
Pacific
$10 Million Patent Suit Targets Ford and Partners
Five Chicago residents sue Ford Motor Co, House Engineering Co of Buffalo, and its parent Detroit corporation for 10 million dollars alleging conspiracy to infringe on gear shift patents. Plaintiffs Salvadore Sipulla Frank Girardi Joseph Barrescia Antonio Torretta and Edward Dublin filed the federal civil action in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Ill
Ford Motor Company
House Engineering Company
Buffalo
N. Y
Detroit
Salvadore Sipulla
Frank Girardi
Joseph Barrescia
Antonio Torretta
Edward B. Dublin
First Bale Of Cotton Received In Whitewright 1945
Whitewright records show the first 1945 bale arrive Monday by Weldon Bartley. Seed cotton weighed 1440 pounds producing a 480 pound bale. Premium of 65.75 dollars collected by Finis Alverson, the largest in years, with cotton sold at 22 2 3 cents per pound and seed at 55 dollars per ton.
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Whitewright
Weldon Bartley
Cecil Bartley
Finis Alverson
Judge J N Dickson speaks at Rotary Club luncheon
County Judge J N Dickson addressed the Rotary Club on county finances and road bond issues in Grayson County. He noted more than 2 million dollars in outstanding road bonds, some paid by state gasoline taxes, and explained an 8 cent tax increase to cover bond payments. He described a farm to market road program and anticipated state acceptance of Whitewright Ida and Ida Sherman routes. E P Jackson and M G Dicken attended as guests.
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J. N. Dickson
Rotary Club
J. H. Waggoner
W. E. la Roe
Grayson County
Judge Dickson
State Highway Department
Whitewright
Ida
Sherman
Commissioners Court
Dickson
Red Army to Hoist Officers Only Signs
The Red Army will post officers only signs in future as reported by Red Star. The policy aims to create sharp separation by establishing officers houses in districts and garrisons to differentiate ranks amid cultural enlightenment efforts. Great Britain imports more wheat than any other country.
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RED Army
Moscow
Red Star
Great Britain
Service notes from Sheppard to Fort Dix moving soldiers
Pvt. E F Everheart transfers from Sheppard Field to Fort Dix New Jersey. Sgt R A Scott and wife and Cpl J B Wade and wife visit Scott's father A L Scott. Wilton McFarland leaves for San Diego after a 30 day furlough with his mother Mrs W W McFarland. Sgt W L England on furlough with Frank England. Sgt Caton W Hargett released and moving to Sherman. Lawrence Burden Jr now overseas at 532 Sig Hvy Con Co APO 22054 San Francisco. PFC Thomas Willard Bowen awarded Bronze Star in Germany home expected later this month. Chief Petty Officer Billy E Montgomery flown from New York to Germany aboard SS Europia. Sgt Rex D Brown promoted. stationed Pacific while awaiting return home. Lt Lloyd W Roddy paratrooper in Japan with 11th Airborne. brother Lt David F Roddy in Germany. Pfc Kenneth Ford home 30 days furlough after 11 months in European theatre. Charles Reed advanced to ship's cook third class USNR. served at Saipan Okinawa Leyte Gulf. Pfe William T Stephens awarded Purple Heart. served Hurtgen Forest. Private Wood, Eighth Infantry, arrives Fort Leonard Wood for Pacific occupation. Lt Philip Earnheart home after internment in Russia following forced B 25 emergency landing. prior miss in action. Sgt G B Jones awarded two Bronze Stars with key battles in ETO. now Battalion Motor Supply sergeant 3rd Army. wife Marilyn Smith and daughter Kay reside with her parents.
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Charles Reed
Clyde Reed
Whitewright
Pfe
William T. Stephens
Joe Stephens
Route 4
Hurtgen Forest
Germany
Eighth Infantry Division
Wood
Fort Leonard Wood
Pacific
England
France
Belgium
Holland
Western Front
Bonnie Mary Stephens
G. B. Jones
Henderson
Jones
Patton
3Rd Army
Czechslovakia
U. S. 1St Army
Neurenburg
Ft. Sill
Marilyn Smith
Riley Smith
Kay
World War II Ends Six Years After Nazi Poland Invasion
A historical recap of World War II from the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland to the formal Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay on September 1 1945. Key milestones include Britain and France declaring war on Germany, Italy joining, the Pearl Harbor attack, and Germany's May 1945 surrender in Europe.
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Hitler
Poland
Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Russia
Pearl Harbor
United States
Japan
Hirohito
Tokyo Bay
Tokyo
Europe
Road plans mean jobs for Texas highways
The Texas Good Roads Association says highway construction plans will create 18 million man hours of work in the first year. The initial projects are expected to start within 45 to 90 days.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Good Roads Association
Texas Acts Put In Effect After Legislature Adjournment
Texas enacts new laws affecting aviation funding and commissions, truck weights, and fee increases. The measures also tighten butane gas handling rules, empower health department inspections, and raise court fees. Ballot labeling changes require presidential candidates on ballots, exemptions from poll tax need certificates, and insurance premium tax parity.
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Austin
Texas
House
Senate
State Aviation Commission
Coke R. Stevenson
Henry Ayres
Paris
al Buchanan
San Antonio
Parker F. Prouty
Lubbock
Good Neighbor Commission
State Health Department
Stars and Stripes To Be Raised Over Jap Capital Friday
United States forces prepare to raise the American flag in Tokyo as Yank 1st Cavalry Division moves to occupy the bomb-damaged capital. General MacArthur named the unit for the honor amid ongoing Allied occupation actions. The article notes Japan's surrender influenced by atomic bombs and losses, with swift moves in Wake Island Singapore Nanking Kyushu and Northern Honshu.
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Tokyo
United States
1St Cavalry
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Wake Island
Singapore
Nanking
China
Kyushu
Ninth Fleet
Ominato
Honshu
Naruhito Higashi-Kuni
Diet
Nippon
Factory job goal of nation at 14 million
Washington report says the War Manpower Commission sets a first goal of 14 million factory jobs in the coming months as millions lose work in war plants. It notes 14 million were employed in 1941 and discusses potential 4 million layoffs after Japan's surrender.
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Washington, D. C
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Japan
Army Navy End Censorship After Japan Surrender
The joint chiefs of staff ordered the end of censorship of mail and telegrams for all U S armed forces and civilian employees in the Pacific Asiatic theatres and on the European continent following Japan's formal surrender. Supplementary instructions extended censorship termination to additional installations.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Japan
United States
Joint Chiefs’ Order
Byrnes Urges Japan Be Judged By Deeds Not Words
Secretary of State Byrnes said the United States and allies will judge Japan by its actions in restoring peace. He noted disarmament is underway and pledged destruction of Japan's war capacity over time. The statement followed President Truman's address marking the end of the fighting phase of the war.
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Washington, D. C
Byrnes
Japan
United States
Tokyo
Truman
Whitewright Public Schools to Open Monday
The Whitewright Public Schools will open Monday with attendance near last year. All faculty except a coach and second grade teacher are filled. Miss Nelle Brown left for Cross Plains. a coach and his wife may fill the two vacancies. Supt. Caraway urged parental support for attendance and education.
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Whitewright
Nelle Brown
Cross Plains
B. R. Caraway
Caraway
Homer Gentry
O. W. Barker
Kathryn Roddy
Lillian Neathery
Renee Beazley
Earl Blanton
Ralph Kent
Nana Francis
Annabel Bedford
Sallye Hamilton
Flora Barron
Lee Bourland
Arleen Owens
Lucyle Sanders
Sarah Kilgree
Gentry
Sanders
Joe Miller
Cecil Waldrop
Walter Jenkins
Ernest Smith
Earl Benson
Pearl Harbor Inquiry Seen as Certain in Congress
Speaker Sam Rayburn indicated a congressional probe of the Pearl Harbor disaster is near certain. He said the subject arose at a White House conference with President Truman and that Capitol Hill's mood on the matter is unfavorable. Rayburn noted he sees no need for more inquiry, but Congress disagrees.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
Pearl Harbor
Rayburn
White House
Truman
Capitol Hill
Kay Kimbell Buys Walker Smith Stock In Texas Firm
Fort Worth financier Kay Kimbell is purchasing Walker Smith Company stock. C Y Early, executive vice president of the Brownwood wholesale grocer, says the 51 year old firm handles a 14 million dollar volume with 16 wholesale houses in Texas and New Mexico. The First National Bank in Dallas served as testamentary trustee and sold part of the Walker estate stock to Kimbell, who plans to buy more shares from others.
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Brownwood
Kay Kimbell
Fort Worth
Walker-Smith Company
C. Y
Texas
New Mexico
First National Bank
Dallas
J. A. Walker
Kimbell
Early
Corn-Picker Accident Fatally Prunes Brady Farmer
Van Jefferys aged 39 stock farmer from Carrol Colony was killed near Salt Gap on Saturday when his corn-picker at the Crumley farm either entrapped him or he was pulled into the machinery. The article also notes a Rhode Island sized comparison for Texas.
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Brady
Salt Gap
van Jefferys
Carrol Colony
Jefferys
Crumley Farm
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Ford ET AL
J.N. Dickson
Pvt
E. F. Everheart
Sheppard Field
Wichita Falls
Ft. Dix
New Jersey
R. A. Scott
J. B. Wade
Pampa
Sergeant Scott
A. L. Scott
Wilton McFarland
San Diego
Calif
W. W. McFarland
Route Four
W. L. England
Brooks Field
Frank England
Sgt
Caton W. Hargett
Mrs. Hargett
O. G. Alexander
Lawrence Burden Jr
Lawrence Burden
Route One
Camp Crowder
Sig. Hvy. Const. Co
APO
San Francisco
Thomas Willard
Shorty) Bowen
T. B. Bowen
Bowen
Billy Earl Montgomery
Mark Montgomery
New York
Rex. D. Brown
J. S. Brown
Orangeville
Sergeant Brown
Michael Scott
East 12Th Street
Bonham
Lloyd W. Roddy
D. M. Roddy
11Th Airborne Division
Atsugi Airdrome
Roddy
David F. Roddy
Radio Intelligence
Pfc
Kenneth Ford
European Theatre
L. A. Ford
van Alstyne
George
Philip R. Earnheart
Glen Earnheart
Fort Sam Houston
Earnheart
Aleutians
War Department
Walker-Smith
Brady Farmer
Rhode Island
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