The Daily Sun (Goose Creek, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 160, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 24, 1941 Page: 3 of 28
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DECEMBER J4,
THI DAILY SUN—GOOSE CREEK, TEXAS
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[DHE5DAY, PECfMBER 24. 1941
net the group in
“hdt? rv bombs
[■he pubilr is |nv;t
' Monday nignt c
ary Vinsrn said.
■ — t our BCF. jjj
tribe Watches Battle in Philippines
ront Line Report of Fighting Telephoned in
4
•*A\7, WEl**BI.ATT battle from tL. ______~ ; ~
>fL» (»rres!>o«Hl<nt where the fighting It underway. 000 feet.
In Nmy Lauds
dhariea'ifMi’Mooney, Jr.,loi^ SaskftbMl team.
____*UY OtFINSC STAMPS
Property taxes in 1919 constitu-
per cen of the total was derived
my in 1924 Sim
the nearby fields enn fort from an ulUtudc of 25,-
aifT l Vll.'V- >—' ---......r. — ».*»«, nw . 000 feet,
■ _„r TTNOAVKN FRONT. have tanks here and to\»gh, One wave of bombera, the rli-
Zj.nhonc to Manila). 'I’.R) — reasoned army lorcea-both Am- Ing tun emblem, gleaming on their
Pin Dianes and tanks are •ncan and Filipino Their morale wings, came ovur to attack at
, n.,t -ne Japanese Invad- *■ h'*h ttnd they, are meeting the 10:30 a m. A second wave of»slx
,in* , quarter of a mile from enemy^a9er|y- bombera appeawM ISmlmKee la-
„!ot from which 1 am tele- The Japanese, after getting "*fr'
this first dispatch from ashore in 150-man barges from
Philippines fighting front their transports off Lingnyen
ttaJCWlA L iU . gulf, infiltrated this area, I
‘ rheati I can hear the drone learned, evidently guided by aome-
jinaiuse planes trying to'at- one who knows this territory well.
'^rthu^hVwembuId - • ■ The batUe^along this line start-
STfbst blgtand front of the «d Monday and our forces gave
the t'r”1 8 a good account of tHemselves.
........
In the vlclnty of Santo To- planes attacked a village near
. .gainst the attack Of Japan- this poinjt. Their bombs killed
forces landing hbtweeh Agoo some civilians and wounded oth-
ulicrhflv tn thr* are
n Sergt, Gcnnnro
Bl’V DEFENSE BONDS
mo.**! $*n.4+iiL0*iumt.**ii
er 17 years in t;
tankful to b< an
n 1924 Kcmoncl.'c
a Philadelphia s
speak English, a
n» lot'll him hv the ...
Iked away with *». £
t 13 then. "*
ME BONDS
from The Japanese attack was nso-
toss,, however, Their bomb sal-
vos landed In the Vicinity of an
Atr field but I could aee that
none of them hit the landing field
AttertcW’ *i^TRr ' defenses At
the airdromes defending the Phll-
------- tppines ore inerensingly effective.
Only two hour* ag^ Japanese 0ne & «°rp* <rfflcer told me that
'---- -“--.-j „ V||iage near In the first seven days of the war
'.gainst the' attack of Japan- Sis point. ~"f heir bombs killed the batterl*s at one field alone
i..-ain<. between Aeoo ««m„ »_j -------j.j ..jj_ accounted for at least 14 Japanese
Vu, Femindo slightly to the ....... ~ . » attackers
,*** As I made my way northWiH,?
•' om telenhonlng this dla- , ' (A Washington communique to- I saw Filipino inrmerg |n their
,1. „„„ hear the roar of day reported that “Increasing fields. They were working calmly
*• 1 bonds numbers of bombing and attack harvesting their crops and carry-
_ ,I|V pE I planes” are mpporting the Japtn-. ing out their planting as though
ese attack.) there was no war within 1,000
As I made my way up to the mlles °*
front from Manila, I watched one ’ y — BUY DIFEN#I •TAMrt.
Japanese bombing attack less.
than half a mile ..way. The planes ■
were blasting at a nearby Ameri- • ,,
- (y BAtmiLtr arJtfiowMglnit your
many favors of ihe past year, please accept
ir best wishes for
A MERRY CHRISTMAS AM) A HAPPY NEW YEAR
Wa’ia wishin’ you a mighty fine Chris
a heap of good things cornin’ your way.
been liberal with your patronage of this I
past; may Lady Luck be just as liberal to
months to come. Merry Christines, ever
For Last Minute Buyers...
Wall Be Open All Day Christmas!
WHITEHORSE SJA5Q
SCOTCH 12 «*» 4Z
Here Just a .ample price of what you ran do by baying In quan-
tities. , ......
the foflowii
stmas Day
f HIUS..,
MPPINfSSl
)?drl<s M ”x
RANDLE A. HtTSON, sta-
tioned In Hawaii In the coast J
artillery of the IT. & army, Is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Hutson of Polly. — Lawloot
pfcsta. •
. . . — BUY DIFENSI ST AMOS T n
Merchandise exported, from the
United States In September to- •
taled *417 million, as compared
with *295 million for the same
month In 1940. ‘ >A
Christmas
BUY DEFENSE STAMPS
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m N. GOOSE CHEEK FHONI
BAYTOWN
-—
As ue approach an-
bther Christmastime,
toe wish to send a
word oj GREETING
to each of you. To
which we add our
pledge of continued
unceasing ej/orts to
increase our friend-
ships during every
day of the New Year.
lAnd a Happy
rtJew Year!
E. C. LANGFORD, brother of
C. 8. • Langford of Danublna
Acres, has been in the navy
since last February and was at
Pearl Harbor at the outbreak
of war.
’*•/«#. I rV'
Even though these are
troublesome times, we
cannot let these troub-
les dissuade us from
knowing Christmas is
bare . . . and' wanting
jaU of you!
Frank Williford, Jr,
KATRIBE'S
Judge, Harris County
Criminal Court
BAYTOWN
BUY BEFENSE BONM-
-MORE!
I RayW'liitley Mnsicai
(“CALIFORNIA OR BI-SI
PLUS: “News of the Py
Mhy the Peace and Joy of
Clifislmas abide with you
All Through the Year.
WISHING YOU'
AND YOURS
A fjoqoul
Ch/uiUuU
% STATIONED at Pearl Harbor,
Russell Hart Is a nephew of
Mr^ JUid Mm H. O. Hart of
Goose Creek—Lawless Studio.
RELIANCE
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now showing >
ARCADIA (double ftwturol: “The
Night of January 16,” with
Robert Preston; “She Knew All
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t nett.
TEXAN: “Tuxedo Junction,” with
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irtlng Tomorrow
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f- PALACE (double feature): “Billy
| the. Kid,” with Robert Taylor;
f. “The Gang’s AH Here,” with
L 'Frankie Darro. '
* LUCILLE BALL has worked
| out n system for staying young
i in Hollywood—: keep busy and
P don’t worry. _l-.____
| “One nice thin* about the
f. town,” she said, “is that when it
L keeps you busy you don’t have
I time to worry. And when you
f: don’t have time to worry, you
I don’t have time to grow old;’’
I ‘Miss’ Ball hr busy enough at
'• the moment to keep from worry-
I ing about anything further -away
f. than temorrow’s lines. She is
making “Look Who’a Talking," in
| which ahe co-stars with Edgar
It’s Christmas, and with its •
coming we welcome the’lfine
spirit of friendliness that goes
with it, and are desirous of
sending this Greeting to all
those we serve and those
whom we hope to serve. j
, 1 ——
a eon you and vi
KfrW«
pli
ffiMASDAY'
E NIGHT 0F^
the ans« eBS
Arnaz, also an ftctor. They have
a suburban home and Miss F*ll
says she is going to do all the
decorating and landscaping her-
self. .*4!
_ ___buy defense stamps
The Venetian Room
m EMMA BOIAN ^ mabket
of the United
Stales weather bur.
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Pendergraft, W. L. The Daily Sun (Goose Creek, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 160, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 24, 1941, newspaper, December 24, 1941; Goose Creek, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1027559/m1/3/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.