The Daily Sun (Goose Creek, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 300, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 25, 1944 Page: 2 of 8
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THURSDAY, MAY MAY 25, 1V44
U. S. Heavies Hit
trance, Belgium
(Continued From I’m*
German preparations fa
invasion
% Atlantic •>
Hwtaa Heard BtesU
Berlin.- reported ' some Allied
lone* over southwestern Ger-
many, and the SwU* radio said
lire* they had kindled 24 hour*
earliey and , American he#vie* fed
yesterday in the triple assault on
the Nasi capital and. the sub-
urbs of- Paris and Vienna,
fenifadkof AVreeked
One) - Sis British Lancaster* and,
r rtIHrd Halifax?* that dumped blockbus-
ter* on Aachen and Antwerp
fought "off matted park* of Ger-
■ ■ ' A I m | Ithligfci-
m«ti with
flare? The night bombers also
enefmntwed the greatest con-
centration of * searchlight* ever
found in - thaw- areiBF-- if possible
indication that ’he Nan* are
strengthening the anti-aircraft
defense* immediately behind the
west wall
U. 8 headquarter* announced
that in'the attack on Berlin yes-
The big bombers ranged deep fought' off ttfaNwd io«i-
into France to platter' targets man -.lx?.' , fers via
in the northeastern comer of «d the way to the targ.
two region* compt
Explanation Of
Cruiser Transfer
To Russia Looms
(Cenlinaed From I’m
any public (Meuaaion
Telephone Workers
Demand More Money
FORf WORTH, May 23.
Southwestern Telephone
morethMfeft-
000 non-supervlsory employe*
ten*
nr ma morning, me awis-i
»rd explosions from the dim* .
ttoo of the Swiss-Alsace fton-
tier—apparently a pan of the
heavy bomber raid on Northeast-
ern France.
From dawn on, the roar of big
bombers, twin-engined medium*
and fighter* was continuous
over the channel. By oon the
first waves were returning ■•n'1
meeting fresh formations sweep-
ing eastward against the eon-
terday bomb hlG »crfe tanc«;;
drome and m ihe-vb-mity of the
;te-
Pag* One)
of flu* mat- Jkage 4„,
Brewster said that a literal in- h°xhe union has asked the com-
urpreation of that theory would -any; t0 Ml a date for bargaining
mean thal the entire U. S. fleet negotiations which It expects u
rpjilt. he traasferred ...to other. 4*^ ,wxt...month,..
powtttL.»nd ’no. one In congress
would be permitted to open his
mouth" .
Dtwiincd On Floor
The repotted transfer wa*
discussed on the floor of the
I *
(Continued mm
The daylight fleet picked up
the baton on the run ‘front the
RAF, which pummoled the big
rail center of Aachen In Western
Germany and Antwerp witii
super-blockbusters while speedy
Mosquitoes stoked the Berlin
Bchlelscher railroad station,
shown by photographs
The Recblen-Lkr* air field near
Berlin atari wa* homhed with "good
results"' Two big JiangaifSi and
two shops were hit;. Bomb bursts
were tinted in setrfat.districts of
.-Berlin.
The htig*' Allied air- fleet# lost;
KVplar.es tn at! operations, includ-
ing 52 American heavy bombers,
hut 1,12. German fighter* were
brought -down by allied gunners
AW. fighter _jjHdkh.....
TFrrw
V'rters he had heard reports
that the Cruiser Milwaukee had
been turned over to the Russian
government.
Early declined to confirm or
deny the reported transfer in
'/yessierday’s ’pres*, coitferehce. In
hi* talk with reporters he dc-
-cribd such information as "very
prohably of military value’ that
mm other natloiw would like i»
have,”
Fomstal fold. a -press confer-
ence thift'"mttitary security pre-
vent,a me from giving any in-
formation now" on the reported
transfer. •..... ... ■■' .
awnwinM*.........—r----------------
Germans Fall Back
To Mountains —
James Carl Jenkins
To LSU For Training
E...... End.*- T--i!!!« .....■
Double Feature jv
"Tiah uni
"laidy in the Donthhoiiw"
At The
C 0.0 L
PALACE
STARTS FRIDAY
Dave O'Brien
"GUNS OF
THE LAW"
"Also - ”500 Hats'
'•American s Hidden Weapon’’
Captain Marvel'*
—-fiartmt - 6ari - -Jen hhmr-Hf; -sn«r-0f-.-
•Mr. and Mr*. W L. ■■•VrdtenWWr
214 ■ fit. - Murrii-1 . lues t>eefr hoti t ied'
to report June 7 at Louislaim
. St i i,- him usuakty—tot- ,i * a i nine.
Trinity Rise Is
Highest In Years
der Uicii rmy s V-12 program.
Ha passed the -local" examiti
turns several months "' ago a
will he at the university for
least two. terms
The Trinity river flood, one of
Hie heaviest in,-v»»Hrn. .yaa, popfr
Galveston
CA-
POS into Trinity and
bays today after inundating the
river lowlands around Liberty,
Dayton, Old River, Cove, Ana-
huac. and below Barbers Hill.
At its crest the uver lacked
only-a few inches being over the.
Page Oit|)
Apphm Wsy.gnd coastal railway,
and the main Fifth army*
breakthrough to the Pontine
marshes 23 j mites to the south-
east after capturing • Terraeina.
Nasi Attack* Crushed
Deprived of thrir eottftal com-
munications, the Germans ap-
parently decided to fall back into
the mountains northwest of the
Appian Way for a desperate
stand to protect the flank “of
via Casllma; the best remaining
route of supply and escape for
their force* still holding out
against the Fifth and Eighth
armies to the southeast)
The beachhead push into the
outskirts of Cisterna, 3g . miles
southeast of Rome, followed twin
drives across the Appian -Way
and- tim -parallel" coastal FSHWay
both east grid west of the town.
The Germans counter-attacked
In strength: Seven times, hut each
Aterus wer«-4hrbwn back by -11—-
Allies With;’the support of the
largest tank forces employed by
the Fifth ajrmy since its original
landing atji Salerno. Mdre than
1,100 prisoners were captured,
boosting td; more than 10,000 the
bag of this Fifth and1 Eighth
TRY SUN CLASSIFIED ADS—
center pier on the Southern Pa-' armies on both Italian fronts
, cific railroad bridge at ..Liberty the current offensives.
Ends Tonile
At The
——... Ends Tonite —.......
“Action In. North Atlantic"
“Stranger in Town-
mm
At The
COQL
Always <0-0-1,
am
STARTS FRIDAY
2 FEATURES 2
STARTS FRIDAY
2 BIG HITS 2
Feature No I
. *
William Boyd
, - in
“latter Cover
Man-
chester Morris
In
‘‘Wing* Over
The Pacific"
IF
ALSO
“Tokio. Jokio"
"Adventures of Flying Cadet*"
*■-— End* Tonite ——
j .. ‘TVocadprd’’ -
.''Desperate Journey"
A t The
•00CAMIION
maswihsumo
Qfh* WOON
ee* HI* IoaS
v*tOZ 4 rot*ri04
hi-ature No, 2
which still gave the tracks sev-
eral feet of clearance over the
flood waters, hut trains crossing
were lining made cautiously.
■The flood waters were hacked
up over tin- road at Old River, a
lew. mites east of liarbers Kill,
and lacked only a few inches be-
ing over the concrete retaining
wail at the Old River Pumping
Plant, a"
As the muddy crest poured-ever
the marshes between Cotton Lake
and Turtle Bayou, the river wa-
ter was-at least three feet higher
than Trinity, bay when it made
i he beach area along Red and
Cross bayous,, cascading into the
bray proper.
tRIver fishermen were cleaning
up on the great numbers of fresh
water fish brought- down by the
Rood tides.
But bay fishermen were- really
put out . They'll either have to
turn to river trothng or put their
boats in the repair shops for a
month or two while the bay clears
up
One sshrimp fisherman yester-
day picked up a few shrimp'in a
small i lcar Streak near' San Leon,
a Streak he had to hunt for. "
Skippers of tug boats and other
vessel* said the muddy river
streak extended past Bolivar In
one direction, and past the cause-
way* into West Bay and Ander-
sen's ways in the other direction.
Bay fishermen who like to hunt
the speckled trout and other salt
water varieties of fish on local
bay reefs might as well store their
tackle,pntil tha Fourth of July,
and the flounder hunters might as
well keep their flounder lights
under the wraps until Labor Day
it'll take that long for the Trin-
ity River mud to settle.
Rome Expected
To Fall Quickly
(Continued From Page One)
line in the mountains northeast
of the Appian Way and effect-
ively prevented all enemy ef-
forts to disturb the systetnatic
’ course of these movements by
shelling and attacks by motoriz-
ed troops.
"Fighting was particularly hard
in the area of Pontecorvo and
Picdimonte, where the Anglo-
Americans ■ attacked throughout
the day.vvith massed" tank forma-
tions and strong battle-plane
support. Fifty 'of 300 tanks were
destroyed. In the course of the
evening, here, too, German lines
were withdrawn toward the Mel-
fa sector."
Jr
i%
Bulgarians Told
To Quit Hitler
(Continued From Page One)
ing Nasi troops, from the main
invasion front in the West.
The German news agency,
which normally operates only
reduced services on holidays,
urged all editors, the Berlin
broadcast said, to listen to the
Whitsunday 1:30 p.m. broadcast
this Sunday “under ail circum-
stances ... for possible special
announcement."
H
Cfeoied by KefrijgifaUon
STARTS FRIDAY
Cbartea .
STARREtr
"RIDING
WESrv
%
t£* yT
HUI Graduates To
Hear Noted Flier
HiqNands News
By Mrs. R.A. HOOPER
2nd Hit
A *£•
Carroll
NAISH
. > |AV.... -
"MONSTER
MAKER"
___;_
Also
‘‘Fighting 80M”
•Grtat American Mystery"
MRS. O’BRIEN SPEAKS
TO SERVICE GROl P
Mrs. Shcfters O’Brien present-
ed the devotional message on
"Infant Voices," when the Metho-
dttt "WORROrr SSHefy b7 VfitTfc
ian Service' met at the church
with Mrs. L. E. Leach, vice-
president, pre|tdin|.
Others on the program includ-
ed Mrs. J, B, Hance, Mrs. A. 0-
Burnett, Mrs. Joe Wolclk, and
Mrs. J. R. Barrow.
Attending were those mention-
ed above and Mrs. H. B. Bur-
rAaJ?JST-,*s>z
Dance" Band. ...
(Continued From Page One)
T. Hiilme, Charles Rucker^, Ah
j£ti ’ Vec Kaler, lOng BAine and
Clyde Harrison.
Tin- complete program for Fri-
iluy night includes:
* i-i
Processional —’‘‘Victory Grand
March'' High School Band un-
der the dlrecttdh of Bandmaster
Roy (Pop) Hester; "America’’—
Audience; Salutatory — Marcia
Harper. Cornet sblo Louis Hail-
wood pecktn
Call Wtt For ,Schedule
IT'S THE
COOLEST SPOT
In The Trl-CIty ,
NOW
SHOWING
THRU SATURDAY .
It's A Must Se«l * 45b s
H«r«'s the picture that is ‘
th# talk of the Tri-Cities ♦>
tBSs mm
m
- Atoe*~ »
Popeye the Sailor
in ^ .
■ "Wo'r* on Our
na*(~a VV tty to Hko"
"Malnatreet of
. Today-
Paramount Nows”
Address Lieutenant Charles A,
Birheek; Presentation of Class -
Superintendent of school board;
Pledge of Allegiance-—Class and
Audience and the Recessional-
High fjehool Band.
All relatives and friends of the
graduate* are invited to attend
tnl* program which completes
the school year.
MAUD D. EVANS
D.C. PH. C.
. cniRpiUfiro*
S2S Minnesota Ht. Phono 11I0J
............-ss&ar-
DANCE
Evary Saturday Night
Mute fey
SWIN6 RASCALS
STRING BAND
WOODMEN HALL
out Boat Texas Amj
Goose Crook
t TIL 1
APMMMON Me
(TAX DfCLUDm)
fe
B<K>K REVIEW CUB
IIKARN MRS. HORN HI KG
"Taps For Private pearcy," by
Jesse * Stewart, was reviewed by
Mrs. A Hornburg, when the
Highlands Book Review club
tnet In the home of Mrs, Carolyn
Ottpbiaf-v . -rj"
Miss Maude Bgrwel! was re-
ceived as a new mpmbrr, and
Mrs. R. A. Ramsey was a guest
of the club.
Following the review, refresh-
ments of angel food coke and
punch were OOgVed.
Those present were MesdamOt
Hornburg, H. A Barnwill, Hhcf-
fer* O'Brien, F. B. 8tratfo%tL’
Irma Holbrook, F. P, Noland,
J. G. Griffen, F. R. Cutblrth,
M. U Doss, and Misses Evelyn
Edmonds, Beulah Kldson, Mary
Elnor Barrow, and Carol ~WB’:
‘ phlnt. . V
> At the next moeting Mrs. B.
B. Talley will review "Winter
Wheat."
Mm. Jt V..Evans and son. Lar-
ry, are leaving Thursday for
Emporia, Kansas, whore A.-8
Evans la attending speciattaod
army -daaaaa. -
HON O BORN
Local friends have been noti-
fied of the birth af a son to Mr.’
mid Mrs I >I< k Mnlin on May 22
at Boulder, Colo The Muhns
formerly lived,.’, haro and Mr.
Muhn* was employed 8y the
Hurabls Oil and Refining com-
pany. the baby weighed four
pound* 11 ounces and has been
named Thomas Scott i A
£ I
WE HAVE PLENTY OF FRESH
MONTI
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Per Pound
Per Pound
Prime Rib Roast
GROUND MEAT
4>. qfc'4 *>(».,*» *ii- ••«* • H"n*e
SIRLOIN STEAKS
SAUSAGE
CALF UVER
Wf have plenty of htdrfs and longues
Per Pound
lb.
Per Lb.
ROLLED ROAST
Per
Pound
STEW
Per Pound
c
GRADE A or AA
RIB
CHOPS
1 35'
VEAL
Per lb.
C
FRESH
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DOZEN
FRESH, ROSY. RED
T omatoes
HOME-KILLED. FULL DRESSED
HENS
PER
POUND
Dixie OLEO
Lb.
C
WISH
BUCKEYE PEAS
■ l, bi IS*
FRESH GARDEN
CORN
EARS
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CUT
GREEN BEANS 2
NO POINTS |
No. 2 ^
cans
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PURE VINEGAR
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SHORTENIN'
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best kosher
SALAMI
RATH’S SPICED
LUNCHEON MEAT
KosherM
Admiration COFFEE 291
Mrs. Tucker's, Swift's, Jewel or Crustene
3 lb
Carton
CALIFORNIA
SHORTENING
BLEACH
QUART
SACRAMENTO
Tomato Juke
6 Points
No. 2 Can
PINK SALMON
No. I Can
12 Poirds
MAINE-In Oil
ABBAGE
Sardines 2-1 3c|oranges s
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STANDARD
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PgROCERY-Mapkct
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511 N COMMERCE ft
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Pendergraft, W. L. The Daily Sun (Goose Creek, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 300, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 25, 1944, newspaper, May 25, 1944; Goose Creek, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1028397/m1/2/: accessed June 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.