Navasota Daily Examiner (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 141, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 25, 1942 Page: 1 of 4
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Navasota Daily Examiner
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Published in the HEART of the BRAZOS VALLEY
VOLUME XLVH
NAVA80TAr TEXAS, TUESDAY. AUGUST 25, 1942
NUMBER 141
Russian Fail.
Unwelcome Visuors for Herr Rommel
Convicted by U. S.
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veil One encountered
also convicted.
Lunch Room
Student Is
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11 Unite With
Church At Revival
Tea for Three—Dregs for Germany
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To Halt Heavy
German Thrust
District Meeting
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Grimes County Has
38c Tax Rate For
Operating Purpose
Believed Lowest
Rate In 71 East
Texas Counties
At Paerse’s request, the jury wu
polled and
There was
mercy.
One special feature of the morning
program wiM be a unique and Im-
pressive presentation of “On | Thia
Foundation: The Evangelical
neas in Latin America.*'
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On the Mexican aide of the Rio
Grande, M,000 balsa have been gin-
ned out of a crop eetimatad at 86,-
000 bales. ,
Shipyards Hit
By Flying
■Fortresses
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Aa a part of the afternoon prog-
ram, Miss Bessie Oliver, an ordain-
ed Minister io the Korean Methodist
Church wiU bring < message of great
importance and internet to the group.
The entire meeting will bo open
to the public and everyone, regard-
less ot Church affiliation. Is in-
vited to hoar as much of this days
program as possible
The defendant displayed no emo-
tion when Mrs. C. M. Schmidt, Eli-
zabeth. Jury foreman, announced the
verdict at 6 p. m. (Eastern War
Time). The case had ..gone to the
jurors at 3:66 m.
A two weeks revival meeting that
has been conducted in the north
part of the city by Rev. R. E. Milam,
pastor of the First Baptist Church
came to a close Sunday night.
- The services that were held every
evening were well attended and
'seven were taken into tbe church for
baptism while 4 were received by
letter. •'
Baptizing of the new members
will be at the church newt Sunday
following the evening services Rev.
Milam said this morning.
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The n. w w*-4 tanks, built at Hammond, Ind., and said*«b be the
most formidable tanks in tbe world, are shown lined up on flat cars inside
the plant awaiting final inspection. This huge tank carries a 75-mm.
cannon on a revolving turret which enables the gunner to swing in a
complete circle. Just to look at them Is most reassuring..
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perwons in youh community
urged to attend this meeting.
Commercial Fishermen
Get Salmon Bonanza
A8TORIA, Ore., Aug. 35. — Com-
mercial fishermen revealed tn a sal-
mon “bonanza today.
The men who haul tn the nets call-
ed It one of tbe heaviest August runs
in history. They worked long hours
as' the fish kept coming in almost
endless waves
PA District Supervisor of the school
lunch project, and Mr. J. S. Caton,
District Commodity Supervisor will
attend this meeting. They will ex-
plain and discuss many important
phases of the School Lunch Pro-
gram. . -j
A representative of the Agricu-
ltural Marketing Administration will
toe present to discuss the inaugura-
tion of a school milk program in
Grimes County. This program will,
assist farmers of Grimes County in
securing a fair return on their full
milk poduction. At the same time
tlhs program makes more milk avai-
lable to the Grimes' County School
children suffering from malnutri-
.en..
All school trustees, sponsors' rep-
resentatives, and ail other interested
are
battle of
level
aaifi thaj Geroman, mobile troops
and infantry divisions, after forcing
the Don northwest of Stalingrad, had
•(broken through strong Russian de-
fenses east of th river Elsewhere
on the Don Front Russian
cotinter-attcks were reported “frus-
trated” by Italian troops).
Tbe situation in the Caucasus
likewise had deteriorated, <
in the area southeast of Pyatigorsk,
140 miles from the Grozny oil fields.
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Japs Base Captured
By Chinese
CHUNKING, Aug. 25. — The re-
capture of Linchwan (Fuchow sec-
ond biggest Japanese base in Klangs!
Province, was announced tonight by
the Chinese high command, while
other Chinese forces smashed to
S .within 30 miles of'Nanchang, the in-
* trader's main Kiangs! stronghold.
‘ The Chinese Central News Agency
later reported the Japanese forces
retreating from Unchwan had been
cut Off by mobile Chinese units
•whloh gained control of Communica-
tions in their rear,
* Eastpprd to the Chekiang Ptov-
inee border the Chinese held a re-
gained 116-mile segment of the im-
ipdtrtant Nabohang FBmgohow rail
line, and on tato Chekiang they
pressed in new drives that menaced
Japanese-held Chuhsien and Unehui
sites of air bases from Which Tokyo
could be bombed.
* Thus in a resurgence of offensive
operations, Generalissimo Chiang
Kai-Shek’s forces either invalidated
or threatened the chief fruits of the
<■ Japanese summer campaign in the
two key provinces.
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FONDA ENLISTS AS
APPRENTICE SEAMAN
LOS ANGLES, Aug. 24—Sans fan-
fare and ballyhoo, Henry Fonda, 37-
year-old film star, enlisted In the
navy Monday in Ma lowest rank—
apprentice seaman.
I "I'd like to be with the
who handle the guns," said
quiet Fonda
Twentieth Century-Fox studio pub-
licity men said they were entirely
unaware that their star planned to
F* enlist. He will' be sent to Ban Diego
for training. Finds is married and
has three children, Peter, 3 1-3; Jane
Convicted of
Federal Judge William F. Smith,
fixed sentencing for Sept. 2. FVeder-
ic M. P- Pearse, Bahr’s court-assign-
ed counsel, said an appeal would be
taken.
William Dudley Pelley, 52, former
leaded of the Silver Shirts of Amer-
ica, Who was convicted by a federal
court at Indianapolis, Ifid., on 11
counts of crimtafl sedition and con-
spiracy. The Fellowship Press,
lae., Pelley's publishing house, was
Valley Maps Drive
Against Boll Worm
HARLINGEN, Aug. 25.—The bat-
tle against spread of tbe pink boll
worm, infestation of which in the
Valley area is reported dangerous
this year will bo intensified at a
meeting here Thursday at which
state and federal experts will be on
hand to direct the work.
J. M. Del Curto, state entomologist,
and R. E. McDonald, of ths U. S.
Department of Agriculture will speak
to Valley farm groups, chamber of
commerce and others whb will meet
at the call of Harry Rati Iff, cham-
ber of commerce manager here.
The drive will seek to destroy cot-
ton stalks so .that the pest can not
hibernate in them and carry over
until next Spring. 7 • 1
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A similar campaign is being car-
ried out on Um Mexican sMe of
the river „
fellows Tbe Valley's cotton crop baa been
nearly all ginned, with 75,000 bales
in out Of an estimated 90,000-lbals
crop.
With all the talk of bombing Germany eat of the war, this meet
the U. 8. and British bembar chiefs ta London is significant. Show,
tag tea are (l«ft to right): Brig. Gen. Ira C. Bakes, bomber chief
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fan-
tor
the' basis of its
I ntw cou,nty budget calling for a
I tax rate of only 38 cents fqr opera--
I ting purposes, according to -the tax
IlDepaittnent of lhe East Texas Chu-
I'mber of Commerce
II For debt set vice Grimes county
I levied an additional 62 cent^
J Grimes county's new budget calls
I for only 15c levy for the General
I Fund, three cents for the Jury fund, I
I 15 cents tor the Road and Bridge
I Fund, and five; cents for the Per-
| manent Improvement Fund
I . This 38 cents total levy for opera-
| ting purposes ig bblieVed by the East
Texas Chamber to be the lowest for
any of its 71 counties, Substantial
reductions in spending were made
to make this local charge to the tax
payers possible.
Two cents were levied for Gen-
eral Fund Interest and Sinking.
Thus only 17 cent out of the Con-
stitutional maximum of 25 cents has
been levied by Grimes Coupty this
year.
With 11 cents levied tor Road and
Bridge Interest and Sinking, only
26 cents out of the Constitutional
maximum 30 cents for all Road and
Bridge purposes has been levied by
this county'
Only five cents out of the Con-
stitutional maximum of 25 cents for
Permanent Improvement - operating
and interest and staking purposes
has been levied.
Grimes county is on a cash, basis.
It is budgeted to stay on cash thro-
ugh1913.
This county’s valuations are
proximately $10,300,000.
Nazi Lose 4000
LONGVIEW, August 25—A
fare of ti urn pets is in '.order
Grimes cdunty on
Spying Charge
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Bahr Faces
Posable Sentence
Of Death
NEWARK, N. N. J. Aug; 25. — A
begun.” The German high command jury of six men and six women to-
day conVlcted Herbert Karl Freld-
rich Bahr, former Buffalo student;,
of a charge of conspiricay to com-
mit espionage The‘ jury deliberated
onl ytwo hours and five minutes.
Bahr faces a possible death sen-
tence. V; ■
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Vicious Battle
Rages 40 Miles
From Volga City
MJOSCOW, Aug, 25. — German
tank formations, finally acro.-S the
Don River bend struck out tonight
toward Stalingrad, 40 miles across
the flat corridor which ties between
the Don and the precious Volga ar-
tery ,
A Vicipus battle of movement
swirled over Uiis level battlefield.
The lines of attacker and defender
were extremely fluid, there still were
many Russians on th,e. west bank of
the Don, within the great bend, and
they, veerci counter-attacking 'with
bayonets in an attempt to pinch off
the armored formations which had
been ferried across the river.
Below Stalingrad, in "the wheat-
lands northeaOi of Kotelnikoveki,
German tanks for the second suc-
cessive day pounded a wedge in the
Russian lines.
Ruas Tanks in Action
To combat this southern arm of
the German pincers on the gate city
of the Volga, Russian tanks now had
, come into action.
One of these Soviet tank groups
delivered a. flanking blow which, the
mid-day communique said, destroy-
ed 7 German tanks and killed more
than 200 Germans. In another battle
for populated area, Red Army infan-
trymen routed a Roumanian batal-
ian... v ‘
.? The fighting below Stalingrad ap-
pears to have approached about as
close to the city as hae the conflict
on the northwest. —
(In Berlin, a Ge rtnan foreign Of-
fice spokesman said “the great and
decisive batt 1'e for Stalingrad has
In Dieppe Raid
LONDON, Aug. 25. — The com-
mander of the fighting French-Com-
mandos who participated ta the
Dieppe Raid Aug. 19 estimated today
that the Germans lost 4,000 tfien, in-
cluding flying personnel in the days
action.
The commander’s estimate was
described Ito- a statement from fight-
ing French headquarters ag “pure-
ly personal."
His name was not disclosed The
statement merely identified his as
“a big Alsatian who before the war
worked for five years in a New York
bank? «
(Germany announced Its losses
were only a few hundred in the raid.
Official British estimates have n<rt
been released.)
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BAND MOTHERS TO MEET
Band Mothers will meet at library
in Grammer School Wednesday,
morning ab' 9 o’clock.
Mr MksNeely is anxious to have
aM old and new members of the or-
ganisation to be their.
Project To Be
Women Wednesday Discussed Friday
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Meeting Will Be
Held At Court
House At 8 P. M.
A letter signed I.
J. T. Gibson, County Superinten-
dentent of Schools Mrs.. M. E. Tho-
mas and County Health Officer. Dr.
E. M. Parker has been mailed to
citizens of
an importont meeting that will be
held at the courthouse in Anderson
on
8 o’clock.
. Mrs. Mudewete H Wotaack. project taxm^eately.
‘ ' I The group plans to rent a loom on
the first floor of the Camp Hotel
for a nominal sum. and equip it for
the use of service men. who will be
In the city from titae to time
It will bs furnished with furniture
donated 'Or borrowed by the orgniza-
ion from local people.
Mrs. J. W. Saunders was named
chairman of the committee to secure
furniture for the room and anyone
having tables, chairs or other ar-
ticles of furniture suitable for use
there, is asked to. contact her im-
mediately.
Mrs Hunter and Mra. Di Marett,
proprietors of the" hotel have offered
the room free for the first month
and after that h proposed that the
various civic organization* will each
sponsor It for a month. Mrs W. F.
Gibbs was appointed chairman of
committee to see that each organiza-
tion functions when it is their time.
Mrs. M. C. Peters will assist Mra.
Gibba
In addition to the rent there will
also be other items of expense con-
nected with the project.
Glass jars will be placed in the
various business houses and every
citizen of Navasota is asked to con-
tribute to the cause as often s possi-
ble.
In furnishing the room, rugs will
be needed, and a number of persona
have offered to take braided ruga,
if enough rags can be secured to
•make them. Mrs. Lathan Boone, Jr.,
is in charge of this part of the
work.
Games will also be needed and
anyone having games of any kind
* that they will donate is asked to
phone Mrs. C. W. Lucas.
Mrs. Tom Moore was named chair-
man at the publicity esmmlttee.
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WOMAN TRAIN VICTIM
18 DEAD AT FORT WORTH
FORT WORTH. Texas Aug. 35—
Mrs. Luta Elliott, 36. of Santa Fe.
N. ML, flown here Aug. 15 from her
home to a hoepl tai in an effort to
combat a brain ailment, died Sun-
day. She was injured May 3 when
the automobile ta which she was rid-
with a trata M M
President Of
Women’s Work
Will Preside
.The Women’s Society if Christ-
ian Service of the First Methodist
Church, of this City will be hostess
to the Huntsville District Siminar
Meeting Wednesday, August 26. A
large delegation of women from over
the District, Preachers from the
several charges, and the District
Superintendent pf the Huntsville
District, will be present. The Meet-
ing will open at .9:30 a. m.
Mrs. C. T. Schaedel, president o!
ihi Woman’s work of the Texas Con-
ferences, will preside. Other Con-
ference officers who will have parti
on the program are: Mrs. W. E.
Horton, vice-president, Mrs. I. E.
Lainer, Secretary of Missionary Ed-
ucation and Service, Mrs. H. H.
Blagravea, Secretary of Literature
and publications, and Mrs. George
B. Davidson from Texas City, Tex-
» Continuous Air
, Attacks Made
* On Germans
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It A 'Joint; t'ainmiihiqui tiqm head* •
f ,7jva.i :<'I S . n!r tir ’■EutitpVn; the n . r f
I ; Hpi'i ilioMM., 'He llnitrd A’ ,•<•!.’At-•
I l iny dtjd ' tlm Britt, h Air Mrtr-J.'y
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Li ; TlriA- a? r t i-. rm. (,'r(.tt>'d, Sta ■ At’- .
I ' a,y Air P'.. 'KAfr.- f\» ucsseS . ...
• tB-j.7'.s pt'aeked e.’H my .,hfpyaf Js at
I ;Li-ti'..,jt • fern Ilotn .
I j :'lAn r cat -' was p< ..'.ddi-ti by. flatter
| Mitiadi'ir,.- bt ’J;, it A. Polish Air
IJ force, iljid I':,;..' . It. a t. \ : rny A>r
| ’ Epi ce.
"All ' t.hi. f<>i w"s.'d’s reached: the
'target, and t>omb> d from a. high . le-
vel: One encouhtr’red -j Fbcke-Wulf
UH) ..on .the , return ; jpui 'und< a
Srriall .iiumbej of the creW were.,
wounded All 'the.’borpbe.rs -i':etur.nod.'
“Two Fpcke-Wulf 190’a were des-.
troyed by the escorting fighters. ’WO
of which are missing.” .
-A big Anglo - Ante i *cbn “aerial
push ”, aimed a t crippling Germany's
western .'defense's to paye the way for
a second front was foreseen by mil-
itary observers- tonight as the United
S ates invasion, at my,. swelled by the
largest American convoy of the war,
settled into battle training.
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Recreational Lounge
,y “"“ '“d8' lw Service Men
A recedaiional league for serv.icA ■■
. _ _____ . .. . ._.... meh-was discussed at the meeting
the County- announcing .Of .the exeraWve board :of the local
Federation yvf clubs, Monday even-
<nit. .
Frtdey night, August ; 28th, '■ a.t'.j. A, Di, Pi at t . acted as c.h.iitman' J .
‘ ‘ . i- 1 jilans were fotmulgtod (o begin
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