Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 138, Ed. 1 Friday, March 3, 1944 Page: 10 of 10
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BROWNWOOD (Tarn) BULLETIN, FRIDAY, MARCH 3, It44
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Mrs Serr Bowen Is
to Members
Priscilla Gass
•Members of the Priscilla Bible
Class of the Coggin Avenue Bap-
tiet Church met Thursday after-
noon at the home of Mrs. Seth
Bowen for 4 business meeting and
social.
During — the business session.
Mrs. - J. H. Sheppard resigned as
class president and Mrs. T.x. Stev-
ens was elected to complete the
uxmptTM term
The elasi members
Tuesday afternoon at
Cress Surgical Dressing
roll bandages and it was reported
that the members have given 256
hours of service for this work dur-
ing the month of February.
Mrs. L K. Haney was a visitor
for the afternoon and 23 class
members attended
Williams-Grey
lading Announced
Announcement has been made
hare of the marriage of Miss El-
eanor Grey of Avon. N. C., and
Vaughn D. Williams of May on
Feb 25 iat Elisabeth City. N. C.
The groom, who is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Williams of the
Williams Community, has served
with the Coast Guard since Sept.
1. 1942.
After a brief wedding trip to
Norfolk, Va., the couple returned
to Avon. N. C., where the groom
la ftkaiafl.;_• ■- ‘_
Personal Mention
Mrs. H. C. Rucker has returned
from Abilene where she visited
with her daughter, Mrs. J. L. East-
erling.
Frank G. Ingram of Alexandria.
La., is in Brownwood to be with
his sister, Mrr Haynie O. Har-
lows, who Is critically ill at her
heme at Harlow* Courts.
Quads’ Mother-
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peater, and Mias Edith Mathews
nursing home superintendent
said the father is Staff Sergt Wil-
liam Thompson of Pittsburgh. Pa.
(In Pittsburgh the wife of Staff
Sergt William Thompson eras re-
ported in seclusion last night and
her mother, Mrs. Mary Jcnsmann
was quoted as saying the family
had no definite proof" that Sgt
Thom peon was the father of the
Hosnor quads
("Until we have definite proof
that it U Eleanor i husband I feel
that we shouldn't talk about it,"
Mrs. Jenemann said. Asked if Mrs
Thompson would give her husband
a divorce, she declared the family
had been advised by an attorney
net to discuss the case until the
quads father is “definitely'* iden-
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Soviet Army—
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more then 30 tpwnl and hamlet*
captured in arrive which breach-
ed the ettylg first line defenses
Moscow di*>atcftes However, said
the Vitebe^ drive/ carried great
s,-
Jumbo Hambdraur* .. 15c
MOORE */ARVtScGRO.
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CALENDAR OF
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♦ ACTIVITIES ♦
Friday
Brown Street Club: 7:30 p. m.
I Game Night: 8 p m. Jewish Ser-
vices at Chapel No. 5, Camp Bowie
Adams Street Club: 10:30 a. m.
Streamliners, 11:30 a. m. Arts and
Crafts; 2 p. m Heir Warden's Club;
8 p. m. Dance.
Lee Street Club: Informal rec-
reation night; 7:30 p. m Chess
Club.
Broadway Street Club: 7:30 p.
m. Chorus Rehearsal; 8:30 p. m
Quiz with prizes; 9 p. ra. Informal
recreation.
Cordell Street Club (colored);
4 p. m. Service wives bridge and
tea party; 5 p. m Arts and Crafts
class; 5:30 p m. Varsity Drag Hour
for 'teen agers; 8 to 11 p. m. Party
Time.
Saturday
Brown Street Club: 8 30 p. m.
Bingo with prizes, 9:30 p. m. In-
formal Dancing.
Adams Street Club: 3 to 11 p.
m. Classical Recordings in music
room: 7p. m. Sing-song; Movie,
“13 Hours By Air,’’ with Joan Ben-
nett, John Howard and Fred Mac-
Murray. ,
Lee Street Club: 7:30 p m.
Quiz Bee; 8:30 p. m Movie.
Broadway Street Club: 8 p. m.
Radio Prevue; 9 p. m. "Melody
Time’* radio program, 10 p. m.
Feature Movie.
Cordell Street Club (colored':
8 p. m. Tournament Time; 8 p. m.
Informal Dancing; 9 30 p. m Bingo
session; 10 p. m. Movie Feature,
The Young in Heart,” with Pau-
lette Goddard and Douglas Fair-
banks, Jr.
Luncheon Scheduled
For 13th Armored
Officers Wives
The luncheon for officers wives
of the 13th Armored Division will
be held on March 14 instead of
MarcJi 7 as originally planned, it
was announced today.
The luncheon is scheduled at 1 [
p. m. at the officers club at Camp
Bowie.
Reservations may be made by
calling 6959 or 5660.
OCIETY
CHURCH and CLUB NEWS
TESSICA MARTIN. Editor......PHONE 2444
Deadlines: 10:30 a.m. Week Days; 4 p.m. Saturday
This Week
KBWD to Broadcast
Story of FBI's John
Bugas Tonight
The story of John Bugas of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
will be told during the MBS Free-
dom of Opportunity Show to be
heard over station KBWD at 7:30
o'clock tonight.
Bugas is the man who was re-
sponsible for breaking up the
powerful Nazi spy ring in Detroit, j
and for the trapping of traitor
Max Stephan. He also trailed and
captured Hans Krug, the German
flyer who escaped from a Cana-1
dian prison camp.
Also on the show will be Gov
Kelly of Michigan, who also has
a reputation as a “crime buster."
He will present Bugas with the
Achievement Award and Gold Key
of the United States Junior Cham-
ber of Commerce at the close of
the program.
American
Former County
Resident Dies *
Word was received here today
of the death of James B. Dunn.
94. pioneer Texan, and former
Brown County resident, who died
at hia home in Dallas Wednesday,
after a brief illness.
A native of Navarro County or-
phaned by the Civil War. Mr.
Dunn was reared by his grandpar-
ents in Washington County where
he lived until his early thirties
when he moved to Brown county.
He waa engaged in stock farm-
ing in Brow-n County for nearly
( fifty years He would have observ-
ed his 70th wedding anniversary
in April. He va a member of the
Church of Christ
He is survived by his wife; three
daughters. Miss Wilder Dunn and
Miss Flossie Dunn of Dallas: and
Mrs Blanche Mauldin of Pearsall;
one son. Temple Dunn of Brooke-
smith. 16 grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren Services were
held in Dallas Thursday
power and that the elunax waa ex-
pected soon
Major Red army gauss of the day
were registered in the Pskov fight-
ing. the Moscow war bulletin an-
nounced.
Consolidating their Narova river
bridgehead in northern Estonia,
troops of Gen Leonid A. Govor-
ov's Leningrad army stormed sev-
eral more Nazi positions yesterday,
the Russian communique said.
Approximately 7.000.000 British
women are working either part or
whole time in industry.
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er bombers all participated, the at-
tack being concentrated on the
Carroceto - Velletri - Cisterna line.
The German air force made no at-
tempt to intercept the formations.
Ten enemy planes ware sighted on
one occasion but they failed to
fight.
Allied Lines Intact
In the final attack late Wednes-
day in their two-day offensive the
Germans were forced to cross open
country and Allied artillery tore
huge holes in their ranks even be-
fore they neared the Allied lines.
Subsequently, American troops
wiped out a few minor Infiltra-
tions
"Everywhere now our lines re-
main intact as before the offensive
began," an Allied military com-
mentator said
The enemy losses Included nine
tanks knocked out by one Ameri-
can anti-tank unit at the height of
(the attack and an entire company
of possibly 100 men smbushed by
the British.
A strong Allied patrol ambushed
and killed or captured an entire
Germany company that attacked in
the coastal zone southwest of Lit-
toria Wednesday morning
Snow, rain and heavy winds re-
mained hampering factors yester-
day in the main Fifth Army and
Eighth Army sectors yesterday, but
artillery duelling and patrolling
continued Canadians of the Eighth
Army took a number of prisoners
in the Tollo area.
Body of Girl Who
Drowns in Lake
Worth Is Found
FORT WORTH. March 3—'AP'
—The body of Miss Johnnie Iris
Vandenburg. 23. was found at 7 55
a.m. today nearly a fourth of a
mile from the spot where she
drowned at 11 p m. yesterday when
a small boat ahe was operating
overturned on Lake Worth.
Finding of the body climaxed a
night of grappling along Wood’s
Inlet, on the south side of the lake,
where the fatal accident occurred
Miss Vandenburg. an employe at
an aircraft plant, had gone to a
party She and two men compan-
ions had entered the boat for a
short spin and had headed back
to shore when the 12-foot rowboat
to which an outboard motor was
attached shipped water over the
stern, dipped the bow. and capsiz-
ed. r
The death was the first 1944
drowning in Tarrant County.
Survivors of Miss Vandenburg
are her mother, Mrs Martha Jones.
Paris; three brothers. Cpl. William
L. Vandenburg, with the army in
Hawaii; Pvt. Coble B. Vandenburg.
with the army in England and
Fireman Third Class Walter T.
Vandenburg. with the Navy in the
Southeast Pacific.
Friday
Activity Night for the Junior
and senior students of Brown-
wood High School will be held at
8 p. ni. In the new high school
building.
Saturday
Mrs. Leola Christie Barnes will
be presented as the guest speaker
at the Delta Kappa Gamma meet-
ing to be held in the Federated
Club Rooms of the Carnegie Li-
brary at 3 p.m.
Members of the Senior Girl
Scout Troop will meet at 2:30 p.m.
with their leader. Mrs. J. R. Cars-
well. 507 E. Lee.
Betty Jean Haggard
Honored on Birthday
Betty Jean Haggard, who cele-
brated her eleventh birthday
Thursday, was honored with a
birthday party at her home, 1107
First Street.
After a series of games, the
gifts were displayed and refresh-
ments were served to the guests.
Friends who assisted Betty Jesn
in celebrating her birthday in-
cluded Mary Fay Hart, Bobby Hall,
Dorothy Jean Tyler, Marshall V.
Bittick Frankie J. Husband and
Burta Kennedy
Virginia Reynolds
Honored With Party
On Twelfth Birthday
Mrs. W. B Reynolds entertain-
ed at her home. 1001 Avenue C,
Thursday afternoon honoring her
daughter. Virginia, who was cele-
brating her twelfth birthday.1
Games were played during the
afternoon and refreshment* were
served to 30 guests. Mrs. Reynolds
waa assisted in serving by Mrs.
Westmoreland.
Present for the party were Nor-
Brewer, D
Gibbons, La Verne Cannon. Bar
ma Gill, Barbara Brewer, Darlene
Markets
BELIEVES MARSHALLS WAS
GREAT STRATEGIC SETBACK
WASHINGTON. March 3—(AP)
—Lou of the Marshall Islands was
*'a great strategic setback" to the
Japanese, in the opinion of Maj
Gen. Willis H. Hale, commandc
of the Seventh Air Force In the
Central Pacific The drive toward
Tokyo is “now ahead of the time-
table by a few weeks,’* he be-
lieves. t
REPORTS ON DOWNED
JAPANESE PLANES
GUADALCANAL. March 3-
(AP)—A spokesman said today
that 837 Japanese planes were
downed in the South Pacific be-
tween last Dec. 17 (the date on
which airmen began a concentrat-
ed series of blows against Rabauli
and Feb. 27 ^getqst the lost of 162
Allied plai
FORT WORTH. March 3—(AP)
—Cattle 500: calves 200; about
steady; medium to good slaughter
steers and yearlings 1275-1400;
beef cows mostly 850-1050; good
and choice fat calves 1300-1400,
stocker calves and yearlings 900-
1300
Hogs 2.200 ;steady: top 1365;
good and choice 200-330 Tb butch-
er hogs 1355-65; good and choice
180-195 lb averages 1225-1345:
good and choice 150-175 lb. butch-
ers 97S-1200; packing sows 1150
down: stocker pigs 800 down.
Sheep 1.200; steady, medium to
good wooled lambs 1300-1400; good
fall shorn lambs 1450; medium
grade yearling* 1250. full ewe»
650; medium grade feeder lambs
1200
KANSAS CITY. March 3 —'AP»
CWFAi—Hogs 3700: fairly active
mostly steady, good and choice
200-330 lb 1350. 170-190 lb 1260-
1345; sow* strong to ‘ 10 higher.
1260-75
Cattle 300; calves. 100; not
enough cattle to make a market; j
offerings largely canner to com-
mon cows 550-925. vealers steady;
medium to choice 1200-1400
Sheep 500. fairly active killing
classes steady: good and choice
native lambs 1575; medium and
good wheat pasture lambs 1500.
slaughter ewes 850; car load at
800
Allied Airmen—
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troops have counter • attacked
against Allied troops driving on
the important base of Akyab. 46
miles away, while another Allied
force, only 39 miles north of Ak-
vab. are meeting- stiff resistance,
southeast Asia Allied headquar-
ters said.
American bombers swept over
Japanese supply areas in northern
Burma, the communique said,
starring large fires
Japan lost more than six ships
s day—181 in all—during Febru-
ary. Allied communiques showed
Included were 25 units of the en-
emy's battle fleet In all. a third
of Japan's pre-wir navy lies on
the bottom of the sea.
The first paper mill in the Unit-
ed States was started in Philadel-
phia in 1690
fREEOOM ni
bara Stuteville. Jeanette Caden-
bead, Maxine Bishop, Betty An-
| thony, Buddy Fair. Lester Wilcox.
Barry McLean, Bobby Touchstone.
Grady Woods. Virginia Reynolds,
Jo Ann Belcher, Patricia Louder-
milk.
Also Nelda Rodgers. Alice Han-
sen, Joan Towery. Christene Mar-
tin, John Yancy. Walter Watson.
Bobby Stokes, David Cole, Betty
Richey, Barbara Garrett. Peggy
Wood. Dorothy Cole, and Mary
Turner.
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Melwood Baptists Get
New Pastor Today
Rev. Rusaell Dennis of Cisco has
accepted the pastorate of the Mel-
wood Baptist Church, officials
have announced. He ia expected to
arrive in Brownwood today and
win assume his duties on Sunday.
A former Howard Payne stu-
dent. Rev. Dennis has served as
pastor of a Baptist Church at Cis-
co for the past six years.
At the local church, he suc-
ceeds Rev. Gerald Riddell who
resigned as pastor recently to go
; to the West Laurel Baptist church
in Laurel. Miss
—
Calvary Baptist
*ome-- Odsp- ■
week it :rayer
In observance of the • Week of
Prayer for home missions, the
members of the Calvary Baptist
WMU are holding meetings eaoh
day this week.
On Monday afternoon the group
met at the church when Mrs.
George Brooks gave a review of
the book. "Christlanity. Our Cita-
del” Fourteen members were
present •
Mrs W. G Cleveland was lead-
SERVICES
er of the program giv
Tuesday afte
ven at the
church on Tuesday afternoon and
others who assisted with the pro-
gram were Mesdames H. A Mar-
tin, Rebecca Green, H. H. Hamil
ton. A L. Polk. Walter Leach. K
C. Stedman, and G. A. Henson
On Wednesday, the women met
at the church at 8 o'clock in the
evening for a program given by
the YWA and Intermediate GA
under the leadership of Mrs. Wal-
ter Leach and Mrs. K. C Sted-
man. Miss Mary Louise Fine led
the devotional and 15 girls from
the two groups participated in a
pageant. “Some Barriers of Home
Missions.”
Mrs. C. A. Stewart
Honored With Shower
At J. A. Henry Home
Mrs. J. A. Henry and . Mrs
Claude Reagan entertained recent-
ly at the Henry home. 1903 Eliza-
beth Drive, with a shower honor-
ing Mrs. Charles A. Stewart. Jr„
the former Maurine Pederson.
Guests were greeted at the door
by Mrs. Henry and introduced to
the honoree.
A large picture of the bride
and groom was placed on tht man-
tel and was flanked with plum
blossoms and japonica In twin blue
vases.
The refreshment table was laid
with a beige lace cloth and cen-
tered with an arrangement of
spring flowers and blue tapers.
Mrs. Reagan and Mrs. Andy
Stewart, mother of the groom, pre-
sided at the refreshment table.
In the gift room were the bride's
mother, Mrs. O. T. Pederson of
Somerville, and Mrs. Eapl Stew-
art.
Others In the house party includ-
ed Mesdames J. A. Dean, Earl
Dean. J. R Dean. Charlie Weems
and Lee Stewart.
Pfc. Ronald Gray It
Visiting With Parents
Pie. Ronald Gray who is with
the ‘ Air Service Command of the
Air Corps stationed at Tinker
Field, Oklahoma City, Okla., is vis-
iting in the (home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Gray. Pvt.
Gray is a former employe of the
circulation department of The
Brownwood Bulletin.
Hanry Glass Graduating
From Davis-Monthan Reid
S-Sgt Henry F. Glass. Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs Henry F. Glass of ]
Zephyr, is now completing his
course at Davis Monthan Field
Tucson. Ariz., as a member of a j
B-24 Combat crew and will soon
be assigned to overseas combat
area. He entered the service in
January, 1943. and won his wings ■
as an engineer gunner. He is a
graduate of John Tarleton Col-
lege, Stephenville, having finished .
the public schools at Zephyr.
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INFORMAL DANCE TO BE
HELD AT ADAMS ST. USO
An informal dance will be hald
at the Adams Street USO at 8 30
tonight.
Music will be furnished by art j
orchestra from the 13th Armored
Division.
Members of the GSO and their
friends are invited to attend.
Joa E. Caldwell Arrived
In England Racantly
Joe E. Caldwell, Jr., grandson
of J. D. Caldwell. Sr., of Routt 3,
Brownwood. has arrived safely in
England, according to recent mes-
sage to hia relatives here.
Brown County—
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Horace
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Johnson,
Sam James Ne-
Burl Newton Teague,
tdgar
Improvements Being
Made in Women's Jail
Workmen were busy this morn-
ing improving accommodations In
the women's quarters of the city
jail.
After approval by City Counci',
acting on a request by Mrs. Grace
Randall, police matron, a shower
is being built into the jail and a
screen is being erected in front
of the door to provide more priva-
cy for the women inmates.
Consumption of oranges la
England is restricted to children
under the age of five.
Lee Mullins. Robert Ray Ander-
son. Laurie* Day Richardson,
Frank Dietz, L. B Lancaster. Hil-
lery Eugene Canon and Charles
Ogle Winfrey.
Other Brown county Army in-
ductees are: Elzie Edward Martin,
Blanket; Robert Wayne Malone,
Longview; Joe James Cox, Byrds;
Jodie Turner Allen, Longview,
Albett Deloyd McMurry. May; Jeff
Jacob Siegfried. Wincbell; Samuel
Roosevelt Buckmaster, Coleman;
▲lvie Allen Brooks. Camp Bowie;
Vellon Lee Wallace. Bangs; Benja-
min Franklin Robinson, Blanket;
Amzy Earnest Hibler, Zephyr; Carl
L. Bagley, Bangs; Joe Howard
Daniel. Long Beach, Calif.; Eldon
Drew Mclnnis. May, and Howard
Kent Turpin. May.
Harold Dean Crutsinger and
Everett Loyd McKelva. transfers
from other boards, will be induct-
ed with the abovft-Aymy group.
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