Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 192, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 26, 1944 Page: 1 of 4
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HAt. pleasant dBailg Uimes
Volume XXVI
•.15TLING WITH YANKS, LCi APPROACHES PHILIPPINES
Nazis Retreating
in Holland Before
Allied Advances
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Gen. Douglas MncArthur. This is a IT s Sinal Corps radio pho to
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Evacuation Greek
later
Port of Salonika
Dairy Payments
Shelton Missing
ced to withdraw
Mrs Almarie Shelton has
spi inging • trap on the Ameri-
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and sustained the been previously
in a pincers
A dispatch from Istanbul re-
husband. Staff Sgt
Willard F
and Legion Calls
Bobby
occasion and also to commemo- Edna Pearl Falls, Daphne Goo l-
North of Warsaw
fleet in the Philippine area
Bobby
ore.
Tt, the birthday of
and Cross Vistula
Partridge. Dorothy Louise Pay-
Longview
Gresham
er.
the campaign
AN AIR RAID SHELTER STYLED FOR AACHENITES
on October 2 on
Pacific Island
Bell of the Navy, at a port on
Pruesin
the Reic?
monthly periodi
August. but Dennis reports he
eriously wounded last January is doing fine.
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AMERICAN FORCES are pictured above stalking dow
utienti)
Phone us your news items.
Details Received Next Tuesday is
on Action Willard Closing Date For
Theodore Roosevelt, regarded as
the father of our modern navy
received a letter and cablegram
' Thursday from their son. Pfr
Applications July
and August Cost
Must Be on Time
Employee of City
Succumbs While
Out With Crew
ine Liaby, Bobby Nan McGuire,
Reba Lynn Melton. Carolyn Mo
Canadians Clear
South Portion of
Sche dt Estuary
produces as a general rule
All producers who have not
applied for their payments due
, for July and August production
Lonon reported that Greek ps-
triots have occupied the railway
center of Larissa, about a hun-
CUTTING ITS WAY toward the smouldering shore of Leyte island in the Philippines just after it nal
naval bombardment on A-Day, is this landing craft loaded with U S. infantrymen. These YanI • v ■ e
some of the first to set foot on Philippine soil in the great historic invasion personally commancied by
on October
President
calved a letter from headquart-
era of the Army Air Forces at
Washington, giving meager de-
tails of the action in which her
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not
last
Three Fleets Are
Badly Beaten and
Flee Philippines
DR J. T HAWKINS HEARS
FROM sox IN SERVICE
Allies Gaining in
Balkin Territory
Nazis Once Held
Also Cross into
Norway and Take
Important Port
since
was
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A* il
I also leaves numerous other re-
latives and countless friends to
mourn his death.
Funeral arrangements had not
. been made at press time, but
1 they will probably take place
I some time Saturday.
Navy Day Friday
Working for the Interest of Mt. Pleatant, the Center of the Milk Induttry of North “art Texet, with its Progrettivo Soil Contervation and Divertifted farming Program
Mount Pleasant, Texas, Thursday Evening, October 26, 1944
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Mh SUNDAY SINGING
AT WINFIELD
- Application for payment for
was reported missing July and August dairy produc .
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RETURNS HOME FROM TWO
YEARS PACIFIC SERVICE
Students Listed
for Making 90
in Four Subjects
white, Frances Scott, Edna Gly-
nn Stevens. Frances Stuart, Jen-
na Talley, Mary Ann Williams.
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Clear
southeast shore in American pos
session
Wilson. Wesley Wilson.
and Jack Wooten
OJA'
are urged to do so immediately
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A daughter was born tn Cpl.
and Mrs Paul Jc ome Gresham
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Hamp Blythe Dies Honor Roll High
Suddenly of Heart School Pupils For
Attack Thursday First Six Weeks
in fr
Full Story of Jap
Naval Defeat Not
rate the great victory of our sby, Juanita Hays Sylvia Jo
naval forces over the Japanese Howrad, Maxine Justiss, Jerel-
possibility
vculd move
nt ofr East
from Formost, evaentiy trying said to have croased the river
to spring a trap on the Ameri west of Antwerp and were mov;
cans at Leyte, but it was inter ing northward Berlin reported
cepted by Admiral Halsey’s the Canadians have landed on
Third Fleet and it was also for Walcheren island, north of the
DI J T Hawkins has received he had met his brother, Leroy
stationed in Belgium
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LO< AL ARTIST PLACES
DRAWING WITH FAFFR
FOR NEWSPAPERMEN
dinathis Sundayafternponaioet Brothers Meet
Navy Day comes
Thursday afternoon, that his infantry unit has ar- morning She has been named
can*. the Japanese were
N-s"
lages, taking over
Nazi* forces were reported re-
treating northward in Holland
in the face of advances by Brit-
admitted that for a while
Edwin Duncan of this city
after a short visit with his moth- rived in England and he is safe Mildred Paulette Cpl
in Europe. only patrol a.,05 Greek port of Salonika in the
paking Plapaell. * face Ot advances fromjtember 10 for an attack on Vie- i the last date for taking such ap-
V' Greece British forcegnna, Austria, and about 10:40 plications, according to Harris
were aid sui be. C** than i am his plane sustained damage A Green, administrative officer ______
mtineomny .J rhiany • Day.
17 outrining numhergou Thunt anee tCean mn oxslmn auppiy “ w ““ • dive and descena mieta late mus have there wili be • generai
During Wednesday they blasted port
Marion Newman.
will never be able to replace its
losses Its only course h to re
tire to home waters and try to
hold back our torces in future ,
operations, he said Navy leaders
confirmed the Presidents an
nouncement
On Leyte General MacArth
ur’s ground forces have driven
inland as much as ten miles and
have occupied 31 towns and vil
it turned out that instead of strong beachheads, but there
--- was no confirmation from Al-,
aught lied sources The island had
six airfield*
i started. It
undated when Allied bombers
the
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tbsonorth......."tainine Istanbul Reports
The main Japanese force war tuary of the Nazi* by capturing'
sighted coming southeast Fort Hendrik. They were also —
J. V. Coleman, who was thr-
eading a pipe at the time, said
Mr. Blythe was setting in the
shade by the side of a ditch in
which he was working and had
just remarked that he was feel-
ing much better than usual. He
then toppled over into the ditch
in which Mr. Coleman was sta-
nding and the latter picked him
I up and called for some ice wat-
er to bathe his head. An ambu-
The regular fifth Sunday sing-
ing will be conduit rd at the
Scheldt and have established
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CM le George Gilpin of the
Seabees arrived home Wednes-
day night after two years of ser-
vice in the Southwest Pocifie (
iie speni mosi oi a -aett ar t .
Solomons, but was also in other
heaviest losses of the war
Report* given out late Wed-
nesday stated that right enemy
warships were definitely known
“6b have been sunk, including •
earner, two battleships and six
22 others were listed a* probably
sunk or badly damaged
Our losses were placed at the
light carrier Princeton an es-
rort carrier and several PT
boat* Only a few of the crew of
the Princeton were lost.
In addition to ship losses, the
Jap* had between 130 and 202.
nr. Jean Payne, Mary Edna
Reed, Mary Louella Ridenhour,
Mary Louise Rolf, Dixie Sale,
Billie Salina*. Lillian Satter-
is estimated there are about ,
a letter from his son, Billy j
known a* “Bear Track*” be
cause of his feet. who is in the'
Navy somewhere in the Pacific !
Lieut T J. Hawkins, who was
Singer* from many of the sur-
rounding communities are expec-
ted to be present, and a cordial
invitation is extended to all
within reach to attend AU the
leaders present will be invited
to direct the congregational sing-
ing, and any quartet* or other
planes shot out of the sky
eEartderywargihedinna Reds Start Drive
tie and that the Japanese fieet
or better in four subjects and
excellent in deportment, while
those receiving honorable men-
tion made between 85 and 90,
and are as follows:
J. E. Bishop, Billy Dale, Max
Duncan, Billy Gene Hartley,
Harold Morton, Thomas New-
man, Billy Porter, Randolph
Presley, Leroy Reese, Dan Wil-
E C Brice, principal of the
high school, announces the Hon-
or Roll and honorable mention
pupils for the first six-week
period of the term. Those at-
taining the Honor Roll made 90
partially In-
Hamp Blythe, meter reader
for the city water department,
died suddenly of a heart attack
I about 1:45 Thursday afternoon,
while in the southwest part of(
town with a tapping crew.
one of the islands on Oct
Mr and Mr* Bell had
heard from Leroy since
ish and Canadian forces, in or- j p
der to escape being caught in a j 53
i Hap along the west coast. It 1 83
special arrangements will be
welcome.
thatthe Rusians
toward Danzig to
J
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The current
papermen", •
cai, carried a
enormous air rid shelter which held thousands of Aachen civilian* during Alied air r
capiuze at me caty by American iorces. (i
magazine i# published at Hyde
Park. Mas* and has a wide
rirculattoA
where other Red forces have pen
etrated to e depth of about 30
mile* There was also sald to be
The full story of the great
Japanese naval defeat was still
not available Thursday as the
battle was still in progress, with
our forces chasing enemy units
back io their home bases
According to reports from Wa-
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Moscow reported that sub tan
-----, I . tial rain* mve also been made
toon drawn V. n Slovakia, that litte country
being practically cleared of the
issue of "New
, Mr and Mrs. C. L. Bell of
Route 2 have received a letter
from their son, Dennis, a mem- l
ber of a cavalry unit stationed |
on the Admiralty Islands in the
Southwest Pacific, stating that
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shington, the battle began Mon- 50,000 enemy troops in the th-
day when two Nipponese forces reatened area, and they have a
were seen moving toward the hard terrain over which to get
Philippines through the Sulu and away.
Sibuyan Seas, ostensibily for a The British have captured all
pincers movement on Leyte a- but a small corner of Hertog-
gainst General Mnc Arthur's lan- enbosch and are moving toward
ding forces. These forces were the confluence oi the Maas and
supported by land based planes Waal River* near where they
To meet these two fleets, Admir- flow into the sea. To the south-
al Kinkaid divided hi* forces west they were only a few miles
and sent carrier planes against from the transportation center i
them with the result that the ol Tilburg and to the west were
Japs failed to reach their objrc closing in on Breda, another im-
tive and were forced to retire to portant rail highway junction . .
Essen, Hamburg and Hamm with
telling effect
A new Soviet offensive has
the success of this operation was been started northwest of War
in doubt when the Japanese air •* in which the Vistula River
fore began to attack our troops was croese and Eains of more
and the naval units in the Gulf than five miles on the western
of Leyte but the Americans had bank were reported
the situation in hand in a short The Polish capital WS also
. . threatened by this movement
it was also reported Thursday and another to the south "which
that a firm beachhead has been may, reesultin the envelopment
. .1 1 - ■ . t.land of Warsaw soon but Berlin was
established on Samar isiand, -c.1
. * •—1. -sb he entire fearful the Russians would turn
north of Urt- .with the entire , direct . of East Prusia
a
gznen
ist in the Southwest Pacific, is
slowly recovering at Brooks
I General Hospital, San Antonio,
j and another son, Sgt Kenneth
R Hawkin*. l« fighting in Italy
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Haver in a drop of Water
Tn the marnfacture of electric
lamps every bulb must he free
। from the slightest trace of mois.
uret A drop of water distributed
jin ,00 aazzips 25 Ez=u5 = * 2-
early bulb blackening in all
Ida Lyn Allen, Ruby Andrews,
to earth Crews of other planes 1 from the county and state com-' nce throughout the country Lorene Baker, Addie Fae Bai-
were unable to observe other mittees before payment can be The local American Legion ley, Nancy Branch Ruth Brew-
—,details. made, and in many instances post call on all the business ster, Betty Bright. Billy Fae
U108 of .OuP A.ne a hun The letter assured Mrs Shel- ,approval is not given because houses in Mt Pleasant to dis-Clark, Betty Jean Cook, Betty
I1eh n%.. nortk of Athena ton that everything possible will the application to late, due to play their flags in honor of the Inyre Cnnk. Georgia Copeland.
Eo.m. nn,0. waen ",na be done lo gel information con- carelessness on the part of the Occasion and also to commemo- Edna Pearl Falls. Daphne Gool-
Foreign Secretary EdenI,.nd . erning her husband
high military and naval officiate _______________
of Great Britain have arrived in PFc. JAMES w MecowN
Athens fo- consultation with ARIVES IN ENGLAND
representatives of the Greek
government, probably to work ' Mr and Mrs j w McCown
out plans for cooperation of all
factions in the cuntry
Irene Baird He is re- and doing fine The letter was is nos
Sgt Alton B i rd returned to James W McCown, announcing I at a Pittsburg herpital Tuesday
covering from a leg wound suss- written after the cablegram was
tamed in France sent I Trv
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Mt Pleasant weather condi
ions for the previous 24 hour*
raken a: 6:30 this morning by
'OAffm Crker 1oe1 weather oto
server, are as fellows
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son, Bradely Witt.
lance was called immediately. Ann Abshire, Louise Alexan-
but Mr. Blythe was dead before der, Matalene Anderson, Christ-
it arrived. ine Bass, Mary Jean Bowden,
_ . .. it. Louse Brown, Margaret Cald-
Pleasant and was about 45 years well, Janie Cargile, Sue Daugh-
of age He is survived by his treBill ieJean Evans. Kathryn
wire and two children, Miss Elemins, Betty Gerhard, Joan
u ui . t T. woI Gilpin, Sue Gilpin, Doris Grigs-
Maggie. Blzthe ( Eortwoth by, virginia Grissom, Ruth Han-
land Rilly Blythe of this city He ey Jeraldine Harkrider. Bert
Marit Laden, Margaret Ann La-
den, Elizabeth Lee, Joyce Lee,
Evelyn Leinart, Joyce McClung,
Lillie McLeroy, Bernice Parham,
Elizabeth Parr. Pearline Pate,
Clyde Marie Payne. Sue Porter,
Colette Ray, Kyle Rhea, Janie
Rogers Bonnie Russ, Bettye Jo
Tigert. Gloria Williams
HONORABLE MENTION
Bobby Gene Austin, Billy Bos-
well. Billy Joe Brown. Charles
Glass. Joe Roy Johnson, Robert
McClanahan. Donald Moore,
R C. Owens, Billy Redfearn,
Robert Sammons, Galen Steeg.
Goron Thomas, Roy Trice, Sam
Mart*
All Germans have been driven
cut of Transyivania by Russian
। nd Roumanian troops who have
entered Hungary from the east
to shorten their lines before be-
ginning an allout drive for Bud-
epest
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sectors He has a 30 day leave'
at home,
destroyed dikes
pTms"usmP.t"tssi rn £ —w m un-jum—*
.— -i__ .11 .h. wav from Greek. Port.o Salonika in the erator bomber left Italy on Sep than October 31, since thia to n n| m. .
tember 10 for an attack on Vie-jthe last date for taking such ap- Vor Fa0 I)gnlav
Austria, and about 10 40 plications, according to Harris 1 WI * -—8 V“F-GJ
Aachen to Belfort
The Reich had a respite from
bombs Wednesday night hecause
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Cross, G. W. Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 192, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 26, 1944, newspaper, October 26, 1944; Mount Pleasant, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1433084/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mount Pleasant Public Library.