The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, April 14, 1944 Page: 3 of 8
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ID AY. APRIL 14.1944
ed Headquarters in Naples <P)
bombers accidently killed
troops and failed to blast the
qyt nf Dnsslnn in thpir yrpnt
Army Reaches
7,700,000 But
Draft Goes On
Slaughter Pigs
And Calves Soon
Washington, »rm, M*
reached Its full strength of 7,700,000 | Martin of Iowa said he had re-
but that fact will not change the ] ceived a forecast" that the 1934-
tne arart, I iwo
Deputy Shenrr H. L. Smith
Robertson county was here Wednes-
day for a brief official visit. His
coming was occasioned by the pres-
ence of Denton (Dugan) Thavea,
an Inmate of the county Jail since
belny hrnnyht nu.r from_n«H««
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unstated number of Allied
were killed at Venafro,
lied bombardiers mistook that
vn for the target. Enker said
Ulld other bombs fell wide of their
Ik near Cassino when they ac-
entally became dislodged from
ir racks. He did not say whether
latter caused any deaths among
led troops.
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- ' Production of dates in the Unit-
M States has increased to an an-
nual harvest of about 15 million
1 imds—three times as much’ as
years ago.
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tablets, salve, nose dbous
March. Reeves
, . . r,p_ Tr. r present rapid tempo Of the draft, I 1939 "mximjiy uf lUUVttJ** Uaugli-
conceded, but the Texas-born . the Office of War Information an- j ^ng of millions of pigs and calves, rant ^ ^ ,
nder of Allied Mediterranean J w I Thr tro^ fTnrrwrt __ I charge of felony theft. Thaves was
— sharply insisted the op-1 TyraTt rB,,s conttnue at lev- , TTte Iowan expressed alarm over being held in the Jail at Clarksville
ted ofTKe £ i(r,r j &&,i
steps taken to assure adequate | and cashing several worthless
grain and feed production. checks. He is wanted in Dallas for
"From our knowledge." he quot- : similar conduct and the sheriff of
ed Bowles’ letter, “It would seem I Lampasas county also has a war-
there is a possibility there will have j rant for his arrest on misdemeanor
to be some curtailment of the j complaints. According to evidence
amount of livestock which this : supplied Sheriff Jim Geer by Rob-
country can maintain and still have ! ertson county officials, Thaves faces
sufficent grain to take care of the i the prospect of grand Jury hives-
commercial requirements In the | tigation for the alleged theft of
to see that all farm machinery Is i er- from Temple to operate
kept in this country, said he in- ! ®_ linotype for The Times and was
and Coast Guard, by Sept. 1,
Men also are needed to provide
, „ ... replacements, for both Army and
lve miles east of Cassino, when Navv
-j -.....The War Department, in a state-
ment issued through OWI, an-
nounced that its planned strength
has been reached but that it will
require 75,000 to 100,000 men a
month throughout the remainder
of 1944 to maintain that strength. j best interests of the war."
The Navy Department told OWI | Martin, who had asked Bowles
that by July 1 its forces should
total 3,500.000.
About 300,000 men will be needed
to reach that net strength by July
1 and at the same time provide
the necessary naval replacements.
Between July 1 and Sept. 1 and
additional 100,000 men will be add-
ed to the net strength of the naval __ _ _ _
forces. | rhe Government has cut down on locating him. Sheriff Geer surrend-
—-V- I the farm machinery supply. They ; ered him to Robertson county to be
Approximately 40 per cent of are taking as mueh of the farm • arraigned before a grand Jury,
all American airmen reported mis- labor as they dare for the war and Has Criminal Record
sing in action over Europe turn- i now we have a hint of the slaughter covering Six Years,
ed up in German prison camps. j of livestock because of the lack of ( Thaves has a criminal record ex-
—, feed. tending back to April 4, 1938, ac-
L——! “Instead of throwing out predic-1 cording to a report received by the
tions of this kind, it behooves the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
federal officials in charge to do! His finger prints were turned over
! everything in their power to bring j to the FBI after he was brought
I about a balanced distribution of j back to Clarksville. The record
shows that he was in jail on sev-
eral different occasions for periods
[ wearing apparel in Heame, Texas.
He came to Clarksville in Octob-
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terpreted that part of Bowles letter discharged In January. Before
to mean that the Government eavln<? t°wn h<; gave several worth-
P'ans to “repeat the siaughtering and parried in hippos
, of 6.000.000 little pigs and calves
it did in 1934 and 1935."
“We are unable to get much beef
tor our tables now," said Martin.
session on the night of his depar-
ture a set of golf clubs and suit of
clothes which he did not own. Local
officers sent out a description and
other Information which aided in
IS YOIIK INSURANCE ADEQUATE
YOUI? HOME and its contents arc more valua-
ble today because of llie shortage of many ma-
terials.
The fire insurance you carry is probably no long-
er adequate to cover present-day replacement
costs.
Now, before you have a loss, check up with
this dependable agency.
HUGHSTON & SON
INSURANCE AGENCY
the grain now in storage."
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use.
Commercial truck registrations |
were actually higher than a year
ago but below the 1942 figure. Pas-
senger cars were up from last year
but below the 1942 total.
Comparative figures on motor ve-
hicle registrations In the county
for three years are shown below: I
Type Vehicle 1942 1943 1944
Passenger 2.033 1,965 2,005 i
Commercial 322 r 3 302
Farm 351 415 521
Totals 2,706 2,678 2,828
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The Chinese generally wear five
buttons on their coat fronts to re- ]
mind them of the five principal
virtues recommended by Confucius
-humanity, justice, order, prudence
nd rectitude.
Authorized Service
Red River Motor Co.
I//777
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TAKE VITAMINS—A Spring Tonic
Vitamin “E”, pressed from germ wheat oil
“B” COMPLEX with iron to build blood cells.
“A" and D ’ TABLETS with calcium added.
Try Vitamins for added pep and vigor.
Hart- Anderson Pharmacy
The Prescription Drug Store
Itch-O-Cide
Kills Itch in 3t minute*.
Bure shot for Athletic
Good for Ringworm,*1
xema, etc. Money refunded
Price 50 ets. Sold by
t Drug Store.
FIRE DAMAGES CHURCH
Slight damage was caused by a
hot water heater at the First Chris-
tian Church at 4:30 Sunday after-
noon.
PLAIN AND FANCY
SEWING
BRING YOUR PATTERNS
Mrs. E. L. Dorris
315 South Locust
ranging from five to thirty days
for petty crimes before showing up
on the Texas criminal record.
Wanted! Men and
Women Who Are
Hard of Hearing
ened or coagulated wax (cerumen) try th*
Ourire Home Method teat that ao many aa\
haa enabled them to hear well atain. Yoi
must hear better after making this aimp’w
teat or you get your money hack at once
Ask nh-it Ou ***-•• D-a *:•• 1 - fit
STILES DRUG AND DRUG
STORES EVERYWHERE
SEE-FOR YOURSELF
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u4fee...
mALPRWAm PICK-UP
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iRcdumsuL StumA.
2.°* 1 74 P?r Om 10
Beans E2J?*
Tomatoes *£*
Shortening *r«
Mackerel Cellforai. elf1 1 44 Prl^m 8
Mo. JVl j Points rj
»reed CH.' 72* Rf£n 16
Avalon
SARDINES
10<
6 Points Per Can
VL^-fiajtum&jcL QJtsunA,
Fig lam 454
Marmalade z°- 33
Honey K; ........... i?*49
Prunes sszst..................16
Raisins m- 14
Green Beans srM £.’11
Peas ss?mr : ..................... 12
FlOUr rillsbory', Rest
Flow ear—
Syrup
25-Lb.
Cround u ben purchased to girt
you more GOOD cups per pound
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EDWARDS
Fine Qucliyy
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Blai kburn’s
5ti O*. Jar
7 P.M. One hour before the party—and
still in a swoon with pre-party preparations!
Where, oh, where is your spouse? He’s home
•very evening by six. But not this evening.
Six guests coming and he's latel
7:15 P.M. Junior would wake up screaming
an unearthly wail. Usually sleeps after his six
o'clock bottle. But not tonight. Oh, no. You
know men—inconsiderate from th« cradle to
to the graVe.
Bread
Mustard
RinSO S®cp Powder
Ha.. 5°op Powder—
L/UZ Does Everyth leg
Soap wtt?.............
..............ES* 104
..............5- 94
..............X? 234
..............234
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Selected
FRESH
EGGS
doz. 29c
Coffee Alrwcy
..Colic™.........
, Coffee
jP f t Maxwell
'Lor.ce Hoese
^234,
W 314
»Sf 30t|
Complete Assortment
Fresh Grennan
Cak
Saftiwcu/. Quality. WhatA.
32cKi“2
lb. 74cKfS7
if
7tM P.M. Exhausted? W.1I, 111 |m) hay* la
have « cup of coIIm. UmmI Minni.'i ce*-
ptolnts about th. itov. deal round at alar*-
ing m th^t night. And what If Junior h .till
crying? Cunt Th. Spous. wiH get h.r. In th.
■rick of Km.
7:41 P.M. hUcrt ^>ouu, wasn’t h.? Oh, woM,
straightening bathrooms and laying out good
towels or. lust port of a wife's ortfeol. My,
that Admiration Is good colfe.1 Sracnd m. up
wentferfully. H.I buffer than I kora •« day.
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Imiration Coffee
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Steak Ihonlder, Lb...........
Baked Ham .......
Slab Bacon XX u 294 fcWL 1
Dry Salt Bacon........u. 214 1
Dry Salt Jowls .......u. 154 HuthMd •
Hams u?-----------------ib. 334 tTZ_3
Hamstt*....................u. 29cKbl
Sausage 1^2-^......________354
Fre*h Fork Lola
ROAST
«» “ U. 29?
2 Points Pur Pound
Lota Kod..........Lb.
BAKED
LOAVES
Plckfe and Pbslwrto
Macaraal aad Cbuat.
VmI Loaf
u.32i
’ 1 Point Pur Pound
JabaJl JauUa. and, (Jsq&iabJbuL
Strawberries m ■*
Potatoes S5T....*----
Cabbage SmS.______
Squash SSL-________
Carrots S2______
Smkist Beets cXt--
ORANGES i-«ttoc«.22.--------
ns sM-w SW Celery gjjtl. .
u. 8< ' Tomatoes S. ls.
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POTATOES
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The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, April 14, 1944, newspaper, April 14, 1944; Clarksville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1005809/m1/3/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Red River County Public Library.