Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 267, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 28, 1945 Page: 1 of 4
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HAt. pleasant Aaily Uimes
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Number 267
Mount Pleasant, Texas, Sunday Morning, January 28, 1915
Volume XXVI
Working for the Interests of Mt. Pleasant, the Center of the Milk Industry of Northeast Texas, with its Progressive Soil Conservation and Diversified Farming Program
AN AMERICAN DOUGHBOY WHO FELL IN BELGIUM
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nasium Admission will be charg-
’ We have hern in wnon for
Mt expect to attend the parties in Mt Pleasant
they
land to reach the Reich
fective February 1
I began their dr
ter of a million of Hitler s troops Friday
However, they
Japanese artillery stationea in
asaisting
e
full slate of officers to hr eh
Try Felonv Cases
Watson ex
them tn mdu to get
come
ments to the eastern front and nank along Lingayen Gulf
pprehe
70 superfortresses had struck at
Hitler to Tokyo, eausing large fires which
Those
Ward Seizure Held
RATION CALENDAR
fore March 1 New red
Federal Judge Sullivan of Chi
er Hanks. Homer Bowden, O C
in
TAKEN TO ARMY HOSPITAL
Gasoline
Try our went ate
MacArthur’s Force
Meeting First .lap
Wednesday is Last
Date for Payment
of 1944 Poll Taxes
Aid for Veterans
Discussed at FSA
Meeting on Friday
MT. PLEASANT WILL UNDERGO
DIMOUT STARTING THURSDAY
Another Message
is Received From
Herman Wilhite
Expect Raising of
Large Sum Money
For Daralysis Fund
the
the
Plans Completed
For President’s
Birthday Party
TEC H SGT. L K ( HISM IS
AWARDED PURPLE HEART
in methods of aiding veterans in
th* purchase of fauna under th*
Brown-Out Goes in 1
Effect Throughout
City on Thursday
Reach Obra River
Saturday in Direct
Drive on Berlin
Enemy is Shelling
Clark Field. Lost
To Yanks Friday
State Director is
in Charge Program
For Committeemen
Nazis Weakening
Positions to Help
turning veterans m th* purchase
of farme through loens guaran-
teed up to $2,000 bv th* Veterans'
en earlier with what appeared
tn he appendicities while home
on a pass before getting a leave
from th* hospital His sister Miss
Louise Baird. and Floyd Thomas
accompanied him
Special lighting devices have
been developed for inspection of
gun bores and shell cases
Asks Cooperation
of County and City
Officials in Task
swift enough to cause
ion among the Nazis
Juanita, Imogene, Bill "
Instead of th* card being sent
to them direct, Mr and Mm Wil-
hit* said it cam* in an envelope
furnished by Army
Washington
By a vote of 14 to 5 th* Sen-
ate Commerce Committee reject-
*d President Roosevelt's nomin
at inn of Henry A Wrllare as Sec
retary of Commerce
The committee also voted 15
to 4 for th* George hill to separ-
at* th* RFC from th* Commerce
Department and set up another
agency for this and other lend-
ing agencies
Russians Swarming
into Reich From
establishments
Outdoor decorative and outovor
ornamental lighting
We ask, your Homnor that we
hr discharged "
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point
Next
g B By Federal Judge
Senate (ommittee
by th* enemy until aftet Ameri- '
ran troops drove past them seem
evidence that the Japanese were
all the time expecting American I
landings in th* southern part of
Luzom
Hard nighting waa still in pro-
of stamp* will be vali-
Jan 28
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th* proper steps tn take to *f I n A . .
feet th* curtailment of use of For (ommerce Jon
d a jury panel to appear next places if swch can to any mannet
Wednesday morning for th* trial I be dome
Th* War Department anwounr ■
values
series
dated
i hi aoor Of A DEAN ASAERICAN soldler Um in th* snow on a road to Herneux, Belgium A eron
Taxes on Property
Carry Penalties
If Not Paid Then
present law
erans in Titus County ar* Fred
' Witt, Raymond Brown and B B
ant teams Th* score for th* sec-
ond teams was 22 to 19 in favor
of th* Visitors and in th* final
contests between th* first string-
ers, Mt Vernon won by a score
of 39 to 19.
14-A coupons
j Germany Paul Rogers R C Porter, E H
At th* southern end of th* Garrison, W. L Hinson
front, th* Seventh Army appear __—V——~
rd to have stopped the GermanMT. VERNON BASKETBALL
offensive north of Strasbourg and TEAMS WIN FROM TIGERS
weather condition* Th* shortage Polish city which has been (4-on+k in I yIAn
•LICllgLl ill uLll
gress on the American eastern
Hold Back Russiansthecherisforburelary Follow-
- | ing these trials, there will be
now in effect
-oaer’nerm-hoinaUnconstitutionzl
may soon be eliminated
rapid as ft raws waa. but still ed Saturday that a force of about
nothing left for the court to do
except perhaps try a non -jury
case or two
nomination the former vic* presi- I
dent will be rejected
Mr and Mrs W W Chism have
received a letter from their son
Tech Sgt L Z Chism, with the
Third Army, announcing that he
had been awarded the Purple
Heart medal for having been
slightly wounded in the fighting
in Germany
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The Grand Jury tui the Janu-
ary term of District Court con-
cluded its sessions Friday after-
noon after summoning all per-
sons found in local domino halls
to testify concerning their opera-
tions The investigating body in-
vestigated these places during
Adm inistiirat hom Mr
All commercial customers of
the company are being sent cir-
cular letters, together with cop-
ies of the WPB order concerning
to "brownout" asking strict com-
for service
the streets on which
located These places
yalid everywhere for 4 gal-
lons each through March 11.
B-5, C-I, B 6 and C-U coupons
good everywhere for five gal
Iona each
Army of sixteen properties nt
Montgomery Ward in eight cities
was unconstitutional and that
President Roosevelt exceeded his
wartime authority in ordering
the seizure.
Judge Sullivan ruled that the
mail order house’s retail stores
were not vital to the war effort,
that they did not affect the arm-
ed services and therefore did not
come under the provisions of the
Jaw authorizing property seiz-
ure.
bad the
' 768959
jagne
A pull chain lampholder is a
small, compact device but it has
TO parts, and assembling them
takes 82 separate operations
Try bur want ads
Aae
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Soviet forces were swarming
into German Saturday at a
number of locations, with the
Nazis admitting they had pene-
trated to within 97 miles of Ber-
lin. although Moscow officially
placed the Red advances as IM
miles from the German capital I
Reports from Berlin stated the
Reds had broken into Branden
burg province to reach the Obra
River, a tributary of the Oder,
which flows westward from Po-
land This penetration was far.
to the southwest of Poman, big
pliance The locai office is pre- j ■ - ----------
possible in advising customers on Rejects Wallace
fare the south and were not used islation aimed
are unsanitary Men report that
they are definitely hurting their
businesa, as sam* people will not
miles from Dusseldorf, one of the Capel, L A Daughtry, John M
principal Ruhr Valley cities of Alton. A G Hunt, Roy Price
I’ appeared probable that when ---V—
th* Senate finally votes on th* 1 30 Parts to Lamnhatdce
, in Cast Prussia
charged service man to of legal |
age even if mat 11. under the
Mt Vernon won both basket Sgt Alton Baird was taken in
forced the Nazis back to their ball games at the gymnasium a Thom»< ambulance to Harmon
original positions of a few days Friday night when th* first and General Hospital Saturday morn-
age an =2 git tezrhtazy has =reem teasas mzet Uto mv Pleas- ing ter treatment He was strick-
Outdoot sign lighting except
tor Oil a man or identification
signs required for fire and police
protection, traffic control, trans
porta turn terminals or hospitals
____ „ i ---—--- —----— Representatives were present
| had still not raptured Koenigs- caves in mountains north of the from Red River, Franklin, Bowie,
Show window lighting exeP berg er Ebing big airport, wae reported to be Marris, C— Casnp, Upskur, Kar
where necessary tor interior It-! Soviet troops were still mak- I shelling Clark Field whirh hae l rison, Marion and Titus Countics
luyination ing good progress in the south, I terowu a no-man’s tend and can- to hear T. C Watson state direx
Marguee lighting in excess of having taken the town of Hin mat be utilized as yet by our air for of the Farm Security Admin-
60 watts for each marguee denberg NI Upper Silesia, th* I forces The fact that these raves' istratiom explain Title 111 of leg
While way street lighting in largest German city yet raptor fare the south and were not ward kalation aimed at antes‘mg re-
ruiu of the amount determined ed In this area. lbs Reds have
by local public authority to be crossed the Oder and were mov-
necessary for publie efety | ing down its west bank om both
sides of Dreslau, biggesi cily on
the southeastern part of the Reich
which is now under siege
rago ruled Saturday that
seizure and operation by
the business bowses of men com-
ducting an honorable business.
We urge that County and City
efficials cooperate to close these
Meats, Fats Ete Book four
red stamps Q5 through X5
now good No termination
dates have been set, OBA says
none will be invalidated be
Sale* at tickets for the Presi- the afternoon following the com-
dent’s birthday party next Tues- plaints by business men on
day night were being conducted J streets where they are operated,
Saturday and II is expected a and the demand for their closing
I large sum of money will bo rais- came as a result
{ ed for the fund to fight infantile Below is the report of Iha
paralysis ' Grand Jury on its work for lh«
All plan* haw been completed 1 current term:
I for the big celebration to be held W*. your Grand Jury for the
at the refinery recreation hall January Term of the Distriet
and for the play--night party for Court of Titus County. haw fin-
, the school children at the gym ' inhed our labors
Bill of
Outdoot display lighting ex ’ Bay ia the direction of the city ' strong resistance from the Jap.
rept < Ae necessary tor the rem of the same name after cutting anese around Clark Field, which
duct of the business of outdoot off probably aa many a* a quar- wae captured from the enemy
or directional or identifkcation
J. A. Petty, manager of the '
Southwestern Gas & Electric i
Company, announce* that begin-
ning Thursday, February 1st, the
"brown-out” of certain electric
lighting fixtures will go into ef-
fect in Mt. Pleasant in conform-
ity with the orders of the War
Production Board.
The order was recently issued
as a part of a national drive to
meet a critical shortage of coal
and scarce fuels in the north
and east portion* of the country
The Southwestern asked for ex-
emption from this order inas-
much as it uses natural gas for
fuel in generating electricity, but
so far this has not been granted
and it is extremely uncertain if'
it will be until coal is made avail
able for other sections of the
country at a result of changed
said to haw called a conference were still burning several hours
rd his military leaders at Frank after the raid was over Another
e southward from
toward Manila
were meeting
GRAND JURY ASKS (LOSING OF
MT. PLEASANT DOMINO HALLS
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Outdoor advertising and out ( in the north, the Russians were j Lngayen Gulf
door promo: tonal lighting । moving westward along Danzig the Americans
A meeting waa held al the Me-
Donald Hotel Friday morning
and afternoon to acquaint the
committcemen of ten counties
next Wednesday are as follows: —
Edwin Sanders, C. W Jones, Mr and Mrs E A Wilhite of
C R Howard, D R Roper. J Cookville haw received another
Q Roper Grover McKelvey. Rm message from their son Pvt Her-
mett Jono* Sam Coffey, A L man Wilhite, captured by the
Ponder, Lee Wilson, Frank CaM Japanese in Java nearly three
well, Olin Moore, Leon Rosewell years ago, and now in a prison
John H Brooks, John B Kirby camp in Thailand
C B Cow, J A Petty, Ben Leek The latest card was dated De-
ey. T R Stanley, W T Foster cember 15, 1944, and represents
A 8 Rogers, Frank Cox, Bay-! the quickest service yet report-
mond Browniee, T R Crabtree ed for messages from prisoners
Frank Landrum, Holly Banks, of the Japs It stated Your mails
Walter Roberts, F G Benton, R ’ are received with thanks My
C Capps. J E White, Duffy health is usual T am working for
Moore. Elvis Sargent, Virgil pay My best regards to Mother,
Cameron. T F Hopkins Fletch Syble, Willard. Leola, Bettie.
killed and 86,000 captured Num
mand in the colder areas of the held by the Nasto Berlin also
country and to strikes last sum stated that th* Russians were |
met which reduced the winter ' tollowing the main highways and
supply of coal railways west of Poznan in Um
Under proviaiona of the WPB direction of the Reich and had
order, no electricity may be used almost completed their drive .
for the following purpones, »f 1 through the western bulge of Po
signs for any similar essential
public services the lighting of I
which is specifically certified to
be necessary by local public au-
thority Certification shall be
made in writing to th* appropri-
andanepdino e—ow. - Berlin, andjraia made at U» same time
tomal 0 Paentirication signs .. threatened1 martial is the ft— bases in India - the coast
ing md mor* than 80 watts pet 1° "-mD 1O smam enem!
establishment for doctors and A Stockholm dispatch darter- shipping trying to send reinforce-
hotel, and other public lodging ed civiliane are being evacuated ments to Luzen
establishments from Berlin in expectation of the ' Th* Navy announced that Am- Hunnicutt
The company has been advised Russians reaching th* city soon, erican submarines had sunk fl ------v------
to assist in carrying out the pro j with leaders calling fot a supreme more Japanese vessels in the In Tibet, the well-to-do
visions of this order by enlisting effort to stop the invaders he Pacifie, including a light cruiser use yak butter; the poor eat goat
support of local authorities in the fore they reach the capital ’ This bings the total of the war butter
use <4 the law enf ement Mose ' eported Frida night 0979 for the • a '
chinery to obtain compliance or that since the Bed campaign ke-
if not surer saful to report viola &an the Nazis haw lost 293,000
lions
Th* county tax colli rt MB of-,
nice was quite a busy place Sat- mext Tuesday night Sheriff go to these halls at 2.00
urday with Titus County citzens Fruit jars placed in many of ’ p m and summons every person
paying 1944 texes before expire the business house* are also ex found therein Aa a result, 22
ton of the tlradtinr. whtrN ia pected to yield • considerable persons were summoned before
idnigh r ■ imeNda are Colleetions are being taken in men are work at various placek,
-n 0 o. "o wunaany i the various schoots of th* county but a few were not employed
. . " _____eJ AN J for the fight on infantile paraly and were making no effort to get
Ihete 1^^ irZre 4 sis and half of all that is secured employment we instrueted that
""E" , in Titus Conty will remain here vagrancy charges be filed We
^"w^torste- b also the tou daw ’ tonfuture emereencies, the other have ate* talked with various
- U ,0 le. A.went. ran' haif going to the national toun- . business men about these places
1 - - — - dation j and from reports given, these
be mod* but there will protably I _______
. ma., - .. a. —V-— | places are a disgrace to any
=-Jury Panel .Called --- -
em mipcumn : Next Wednesday to ---
1 been recovered
The Nazis are showing much
less strength all along the line
than they did before their dis-
astrous offensive intended to
; break through Allied positions
There wet* signs Saturday that
the Allies haw started an offer
sive on the Western front as the
German bulge into Belgium is
officially cleared
The Ninth, First and Third
Armies were making steady gains
i into German positions all along
th* former front, and were meet-
1 mg only token rentdanre. it he
ing believed that the Nazis are
j pulling some of their divisions
: out of the line in order to send
I them to the eastern front, as air
men report continuation of rest
bound traffic from the Rhine and
Ruhr areas
British and American troops
have gamed control of practical-
lx all of the western bank of the
Roer River for nearly fifty miles
and at one point were only 25
Coler Technieian in 1941
Color television first was put
on, ' air in 1941 from the New
YF skyscraper, the Empire
State building
has begun to make counter at- i
tacks on the enemy These have
..3 e wrept for two aldermen Thi
plained how his ran het dree and ’
urged lb* emu. committees to shonld.ctimubate Pol
—tot e* mwMxgmrta Those Indicted by
in every way possible, and not t” . । a । r a
send them to someone else when King A mpricang
they ane viited Ilf al poinied >i8nS । Arp Facing Trial
mupatnu"curmiom Starting Offensive
single loan if he can do other- 4^ 11 4 D 4
wise, but bare some of it for (n WesteKn FronL
reserve He stated that a die-
Processed Foods — Book 4
Nue stamps X5 through M
and A2 through GJ now good
OPA says none will he invali-
dated before March 1. New
point values tnr fruits at well
as vegetables now in effect
Next series of stamps will be
validated Feb 1.
Sugar — Book 4 stamp M.
good for five pounds., is the
only sugar coupon still valid
Termination date has not been
set A new stamp for five
pounds will be valid Feb 1:
must last three months instead
of two and a half months
Shoes _ Book .1 airplane
stamps 1, 2 and .1 valid indefi-
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provision of th* G I
Right*
the Russian advance ia tad
From all reports th* Nazis
haw sent considerable reintar re
•d for both occasions The cele a period of two days, during
bration at th* refinery will be which time w* haw voted three
in the farm of a dance, with a bills of indictment on* for theft,
nickelodeon to furnish the music, one for bigamy and one for
but many who purthase tickets burglary We had one other mat-
will not attend i ter for investigation, but did not
During Saturday, Boys Scouts find th* tart* sufficient to vote
acted as solicitors for publir sub- a tall
eeriptions to the fund to secure "We haw spent some time in
contributions trom those who do investigating th* domino halls
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Cross, G. W. Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 267, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 28, 1945, newspaper, January 28, 1945; Mount Pleasant, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1433158/m1/1/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mount Pleasant Public Library.