Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 30, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 18, 1944 Page: 1 of 4
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pleasant Batin ^imes
Volume XXVI
Mount Pleasant, Texas, Tuesday Evenin, April 18, 1944
Precautions Taken
POLAND
in Britain Before
WARSAW
Invasion Launched
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made oxi the enemy base by Gen. Kenney’s Fifth Air Force bombers. At least 288 Nipponese craft were
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Strike at Berlin
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and Other Centers
Sevastopol Under
Siege By Russians
Surrounding City
Presented Monday
Evening by Pupils
Do Drop Inn, a large road-
house located three miles south
Are Accompanied
By Equal Number
Fighters Tuesday
British, Americans
Supporting Soviet
Drives From Air
Severe Penalties
For Strikes, With
Diplomats Interned
Teachers, Students
To Offer Program
To Public at Gym
Nazis Forced Into
Narrow Sector and
Escape is Cut Off
live through the night. However,
word1 from members of his family
Tuesday morning said he had
rallied end was in much better
condition.
REV. W. L. AIKIN REPORTED
MUCH IMPROVED TUESDAY
Mrs- Grady Wilbanks receiv-
ed a letter Tuesday from' her
husband announcing that he had
arrived safely at a base in Eng-
land. He is a Pfc. in an infantry
unit.
Mt. Pleasant weather condi-
tions for the previous 24 hours
taken at 6:30 this morning by
Charles Ccker, local weather ob-
server, are as fellows:
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MEMORIAL TREES BEING
TAGGED BY GARDEN CLUB
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SMOKE AND FLAMES shoot skyward as Jap planes burn on Hollandia Airfield after one of a number of raids
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destroyed by parachute bombs and strafing in sustained attacks over a three day period. (International) >
Maximum
Minimum
Temp. 6:30
Wind from
Sky __________
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Lake
1
Thousand Bombers From Italy Damage
Nazi Supply Lines
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Allies Improving
Positions in India;
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The first machine-made wood
tsothpick is reported to have
been made by Charles Foster of
Maine, in 1860.
Allied planes based in Italy
■ again carried out extensive at-
I tacks on Axis supply lines in the
Balkans Tuesday in support of
larger amount of materials had
been shipped on April 13 and is
due to arrive at an early date.
Workers will be informed when
this shipment comes so they can
as.ist in the conversion of ma-
terials.
land, president; T. C. Walker,
vice president; W. M. D iggers,
I secretary-treasurer.
A report on conditions of the
property revealed improvements
were made on the road to the
Russian naval base city
under siege
i had
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Stockholders of the Hoffmann
I-ake Club held their annual
meeting Monday night for the
purpose of electing directors and'
officers fcr the ensuing year.
The following were chosen:
Directors—C. C. Cleland, T. C.
of town, was totally destroyed1 Walker, W. M. Driggers, A. G.
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Dr. John Ellis, who has been
resident physician at a big St.
Louis hospital, is home for a
two-weeks’ visit with his par-
ents, iDt. and Mrs. J. iM. Ellis.
He is due to return soon to St.
Louis' to finish his hospital train-
ing andi will enter the ^tmy in
October. . ■>
ji AUSTRIA^
ARROWS ON THIS MAP indicate the possible courses the Russians will take now that the Red offensive
has brought Odessa back into the fold and Reds press forward in their reconquest of the Crimea. Ac-
cording to observers, the Balkan drive is almost certain to follow the Danube valley. (International)
Working for the Interests of Mt. Pleasant, the Center of the Milk Industry of North east Texas, with its Progressive Soil Conservation and Diversified Farming Program
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Musical Pageant by Bank Statements
West Ward School Reveal $4,000,000
Thursday Evening On Deposit April 13
BERLIN
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The piano pupils of Mrs. E. A.
Barrett were presented in re-
cital Monday evening at the
home of Mrs. L. M. Cargile on
West First Street, the younger
| group beginning their program
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Japs on Defensive
On All Sectors of
Asiatic Campaigns
Reports Tuesday on action in at 7:15 and the older °nes at 8:45.
the Asiatic campaigns were the ^he following took part:
most optimistic for some time
nd indicated the Japanese were
’n the defensive everywhere.
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Mrs. Levy White and daugh-
ter, Lura Ann, returned Tues-
day from Camp Grant, Ill., where | Longview attending the annual
they spent two weeks visiting convention of the East
Pvt. White. | Chamber of Commerce
Large Increase is
Shown Since First-
of Year For City
Statements of condition of the
tw0 Mt. 'Pleasant banks at the
close of business cn April 13 re-
vealed that slightly more than
four million dollars are on de-
posit in these financial institu-
tions. The exact figure was $4,
097,844.09, which is a consider-
able increase over trie last state-
ment at the beginning of the
year, when the deposits amount-
ed to $3,787,384.98. This repre-
sents a gain of $310,459.11, al-
though during that period regu-
lar taxes, income taxes and war
bonds to the amount of $456,000
had been expended by citizens
of Titus County.
Total available cash for the
two banks amounted to $3,349,-
831.41, w;tlh loans and discounts
totalling $429,730.59, indicating
unusually strong financial struc-
tures.
The three principal items of
the banks for the April period
are as follows:
First National Bany
■Loans and discounts, $261,-
972.87; available cash, $2,333,-
488.32; deposits, $2,486,126.05.
Guaranty Bond State Bank
(Loans and discounts, $167,-
757.72; available caslt $1,518,-
393.06; deposits, $1,611,718:04.
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Piano Recital is
believed' several other manufac-|
turing centers were also hard
hit. This was the first big day-
light raid on the capital of tl.e
Reich since March 23.
There was no information as
to She damage inflicted or the
number of planes lost by both
sides when the first report came
in concerning the operations.
Berlin stated there were fierce
air battles all over northern and
central Germany throughout
Tuesday and that the raid by
the Americans was a heavy me.
During Monday night British
mosquito planes attacked Co-
logne and other objectives in the
yrestern part of the Reich.
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PAUL ROGERS INJURED IN
CAR WRECK EAST ORANGE
The Garden Club is placing
tags on the memorial trees along
the highways within the city
limits. Some h'ave already been
tagged, and others will be in the
next few days.
The public is urged to help
watch the trees and protect them
so they will get their full
growth.
ied by an equal number jf fight- |
er planes in one of ULe biggest ■
attacks staged in recent weeks. I
Berlin was said to be the
Breaking a lull of five days,
•aerial warfare on Hitler’s r
rope was resumed Tuesday by a'
force estimated at a f-— ’
Nancy Legg, Alvis Redfearn
Jr., Carolyn \Jio Munden. Anita
__________ ____________ | Riddle, Marybelle Bolger, Sandra
Allied forces in India made■
additional gains around Imphal
and were in complete control of
the open country around that
town. They were also defeating
the enemy in the Kohima area,
although Tokyo claimed Japa-
nese troops were within a mile
and a half of the Bengal-Assam
railway.
Allied gains were also report-
ed deep inside Burma.
Australian troops had driven
two miles past Bogadjim on their
way to Madang, meeting no re-
sistance, which is considered >vi-
dence the enemy was evacuat-
ing the big base. Hollandia was
given another hard bombing.
Truk, Dutcfh Timor and sev-
eral other Japanese holdings in
the Pacific were also hard hit
from the air.
The Kurile islands were get-
ting their daily bombings by Am-
•rican planes from Aleutian
‘»’ses, and Navy Secretary Knox
rtated they were definitely due
for anphibious attacks, but he
did1 not know when.
Tuesday was the second anni-
versary of the bombing of Tokyo ;
'-•y General Doolittle’s air force
’rom the carrier Hornet.
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ARRIVES AT ENGLISH BASE
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Do Drop Inn Burns Stockholders of
Dressings Finished to Ground in Fire Hoffman Lake Club
For Present Quota of Unknown Origin Choose Directors
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were completely ruined.
was <
use, all of which was destroyed,
quantity
Mr. and Mrs. IJ. A. Glass re-
ceived a letter Sunday from
their son, Lieut. Harold Glass
of an infantry unit, announcing
his safe arrival in North Africa.
He said the trip across was with-
out incident and he was feeling
fine.
Precautions against movements
which might restrict invasion op-
erations and the permitting of
leakages of information to other
countries have been taken in
Britain 'Which are some of the
most drastic in history.
Monday night it was announc-
ed that a strict censorship will
be placed on all diplomatic mes-
sages into or out of fine country
and all representatives of other
nations were forbidden to leave
England. Only American, Rus-
sian and Dominion representa-
tives were exempt from the or-
der, which sets aside a custom
in use for over a century.
The government on Tuesday
put into effect orders which car-
ry heavy .penalties for instigat-
ing or carrying out strikes of
any kind which might impair
the war effort.
These moves indicate the Al-
lies are preparing for an early
invasion of Europe, 'and Paris
and Berlin radios were
predicting attacks will be nude
the Continent within forty
days. Some enemy commentators
said the invason may come soon-
er than expected, but they in-
sisted the Allies will be thrown
back when they make their first
landings.
uci in* | Liuobua uy me zviiicb are very
principal objective, but it was :ight, as the Nazis do not have
rn’any planes in this are(a to
fight off the raids.
In Italy the ground action was
still confined to light patrols
with no gains being made by
either side.
Premier Badoglio has resign-
ed as head of the Italian govern-
ment, but the king instructed
him to form a new cabinet to be
made up of more liberal min-
isters.
The teachers and students of
the West Ward school will pre-
sent an historical, musical pag-
eant entitled “Making America,*’
at the gymnasium Thursday
night of this week at 8:15
o’clock.
The program will consist of
American songs and folk dances
from th beginning of early Am-
erican history to the present.
The children will be dressed in
authentic costumes appropriate
for each stage of history. The
representations will be as fol-
lows:
Scene 1—‘Pilgrims and Indians.
Scene 2—Colonists and Pio-
neers.
Scene 3—Southerners and Civ-
il War Days.
Scene 4—Spaniards and West-
erners.
Scene 5—Americans.
Finale.
The program is prepared and
will be presented under super-
vision of the following teachers:
Misses Eunice Callan, Bertha
Sims, Jewel Green, Avo Lee
Herman, Eunice Perkins, Mmes.
J. R. Reynolds, Jack Austin, Rob-
ert Davis, Doris King and Lena
Livingston, and Mr. Winton.
The public is invited to at-
tend.
Eu-1 the Russian ground campaign.
, Belgrade and 7
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bombers. They were cco.npan-|0f bombers, while others went
still further 'and struck at Plov-
•p lanes in one of the biggest div, a city 85 miles southeast
>f the Bulgarian capital.
Losses by the Allies are very
SSSWXiTtt “s'- ■>» '■ 1e.d..a’'d,ar^c•'■.st
as there were no evidences of
a blaze when the place was
closed for the night, and when |
discovered the building was
falling in end all the contents
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considerable equipment in Ilake durin« “uhe Past few months.
Rev. W. L. Aikin, who under-
went an operation in a Dallas
hospital Thursday of last week,
was reported Tuesday to be
much improved.
His life was despaired of Mon-
Ad S. Rogers returned Tues-' day, and attending doctors pre-
day morning from Orange, where dicte at 9:30 that he could not
he'went to visit his son, Paul " -----*- aV- "---------
Rogers, who was injured in an
automobile wreck Sunday
tween that place and
Charles, La.
Mr. Rogers was riding in a car
with a friend driving on a visit
■to Lake Charles when it w&s in-
volved in a crash with another
automobile and a baby was
killed. Mr. Rogers sustained se-
vere cuts sbeut the head and
was badly bruised but was able
to return Monday afternoon o
his home in Orange.
YANKS BLAST HOLLANDIA HELD IN NEW GUINEA
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The F ‘
of Sevastopol was i '
by Soviet troops which
forced the Nazis into « small
area along the coast and were
gradually narrowing the pocket.
The Red column whidh came
in from the north was meeting
more stubborn resistance from
the Nazis in the suburbs of :he
city and their gains were only
for a short distance.
The armies driving in from the
east were attacking Balaklava,
twelve miles from Sevastopol,
after breaking through the Axis
hill defenses.
Moscow reported the Red air
and naval forces control the es-
cape routes for the enemy and
were destroying many transports
and barges that were being used
in an attempt to evacuate the
■Nazis and 'Roumanians.
Thousands of prisoners
being taken by the Russians and
it was reported that many were
surrendering without a fight.
Sevastopol 'was said to be in
flames in practically every dis-
trict and Uhe city is expected to
fall within the next two or three
days.
Berlin reported the German
garrison at Tamopol, Poland,
was able to break through the
Soviet encircling forces, although
Moscow announced last week the
capture of the city.
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Larg-g Structure
o'n Highway South
of Town Destroyed
Loyd Sinclair’s automobile
was stolen Monday night while
he was at work at Uhe Cotton
Belt station and it was found at
Naples Tuesday morning.
A description of the car was
g'ven to neighboring peace of-
ficers and it was discovered by
the Naples Justice of the Peace
when he went to work Tuesday
morning, the lights still burn-
ing. It was not damaged.
i McClinton, Mary Louise
Black, Lola Belle Richey, Mary
Martha Black, Corinne Ray,
Elizabeth Ann Reaves, Mary
Louise Tanner, Jimmy Reaves,
Carolyn Gail Sawyer, Carolyn
(McClinton, Ann Thomas, Charles
Rex Driggers, Newell Barrett
Oler, (Patsy Ruth Moore, Virgin-
ia Ruth Franklin, Margaret Ann
Coker, Frankie Nell Newman,
Nellie Jo Driggers, Ann Mc-
Fearin, Charlie Cochran, Peggy
Jean Rogers, Imogene Cox, Mary
•Louise Hays, Inez Driggers, Ga-
len Steeg, Patricia Temples, Bet-
ty 'Lou Colley, Miary Ann Wil-
liams, Bobbye Nan McGuire,
Imogene White, Sue Gilpin.
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ARRIVES IN NORTH AFRICA
Mrs. F. W. Stephenson, chair-
man of the surgical dressing di-
vision of the local Red Cross
chapter, reports completion Tues-
day of making tip all materials
available and there will be no
more work until a new ship-
ment arrives.
The last quota
I, ‘ gravel having been placed on the
together with a quantity of c’ay hillsides so they are pas-
household furniture stored in an 1 ■’able at all times.
jpartment at the back. | • V
The building was owned by CAR STOLEN MONDAY NITE
Mrs. Virgil Corn, who lives in is RECOVERED AT NAPLES
San Antonio, and the business
was under lease by Mrs. Annie !
Allen. There was little insurance
because the place was located
so far from town. The loss could
not be definitely set, but will run
into several thousand dollars.
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Ben L. Patrick, Ed Enochs an:’
Allan l^beeler spent Monday in
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Storekeeper Murray Russell of
Camp Peary, Va., is here1 to
spend a few days’ leave with
relatives.
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Cross, G. W. Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 30, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 18, 1944, newspaper, April 18, 1944; Mount Pleasant, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1373900/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mount Pleasant Public Library.