The Sealy News (Sealy, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, February 18, 1944 Page: 1 of 8
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THE SEALY NEWS
SEALY, AUSTIN COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1944
VOLUME 55—NUMBER 50
4TH WAR BOND DRIVE HERE GOES FAR OVER TOP
Sealy’s Red Cross War Fund Quota Is $1,585
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Break All Records
Funeral Services
March 4th.
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Collector C. Strauus Reports
Over $65,000 Collected for ’42-’43
WALLIS AREA ALSO OVERSUBSCRIBED
3RD LOAN BY A NICE MARGIN
RED CROSS 1944
WAR FUND DRIVE
OPENS MARCH 1ST
FINAL COUNT GIVES
$102,174.50 AS THE
TOTAL RAISED HERE
County’s Delinquent
Tax Collections
WORKERS JUBILANT AS
VICTORY LOOMED EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING
JIM B. BUSHWALL
DIES MONDAY OF
HEART ATTACK
WALLIS BOND QUOTA OVERSUBSCRIBED
TUESDAY AT 2:30 BY OVER $4000
STATION WILL HANDLE
AROUND 80,000 BARRELS
OF OIL DAILY
FUNERAL SERVICES
TO BE HELD
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AMOUNT OF MOISTURE
FOR MONTH UP TO 14TH
WAS 2.08 INCHES
S. J. MAKEEVER
AGAIN HEADS DRIVE
IN AUSTIN COUNTY
The Wallis area also over-
subscribed the Third War Loan
quota by a nice margin.
The Wallis War Finance Com-
mittee, the Victory Leaders and
the citizenship of- the Wallis
area are truly to be congratulat-
ed for doing the job set for
them in such a fine way and
with no lagging behind. Such
is the true spirit of America.
A drive is now being made to
collect delinquent taxes on per-
sonal property and January
broke past records in payment
of this tax.
A concerted drive will con-
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Tue.-Wed., Feb. 22-23:
“SLEEPY LAGOON”
with Judy Canova,
Dennis Day
Thur.-Fri., Feb. 24-25:
“ABOVE
SUSPICION”
with Fred MacMurray,
Joan Crawford
Coming Soon:
“NORTHERN
PURSUIT”
with Errol Flynn,
Julie Bishop
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ROUND 'BOUT TOWN
By The ROVING REPORTER
- TEXAS THEATRE
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Sun.-Mon., Feb. 20-21:
“CLAUDIA”
with Dorothy McGuire,
Robert Young
Thur.-Fri., Feb. 17-18:
“THIS LAND
IS MINE”
with Charles Laughton,
Maureen O’Hara
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According to report of C.
Strauss, tax collector for Austin
County, $65,000 have been col-
lected in delinquent taxes on
real estate up to the first of
the year and for the years 1942
and 1943.
Unofficial Reports
Put County Quota
Well Over Tuesday
The grand total of bond sales
in Austin County at the close of
business, February 12th, was
$384,186.00. The quota is $425,-
000,00.
However, with the unofficial
reports of sales the first two
days of this week amounting to
$40,000, Austin County met its
quota at the close of the Fourth
War Loan drive Tuesday.
A splendid showing in the
investment in Series E, F, and
G bonds have been made, ac-
cording to H. O. Fisher, and all
sales of E, F, and G bonds any-
where in Austin County up to
and including the close of busi-
See 4TH LOAN on Page 4.
Let’s All BACK THE ATTACK
MAGNOLIA WILL ADD
ANOTHER COMPLETE
PUMPING UNIT
of delin-
week, but when we heard that
fans were calling for us, we
hit the trail for home, and here
we are. Thanks for missin’ us.
Heard this one in my rounds:
“If folks would whistle more
and whine less; hustle more and
holler less; work more and wor-
ry less; boost more and beef
less; the war would end a heck
of a sight sooner.
Women are to wear frocks
tigher this season. This saves
material, and shows their pa-
See ’BOUT TOWN on Page 4.
UNDERGOES MAJOR
OPERATION RECENTLY
Ernest Schaffner, who under-
went a serious operation in the
Nix Hospital in San Antonio a
week ago last Tuesday, is re-
ported to be doing quite all
right. His wife received a tele-
gram from him Wednesday, in
which he said he was not able
to write as yet, but hoped to
soon.
S. J. Makeever, county chair-
man of the 1944 American Red
Cross war fund drive, has an-
nounced that the drive will
open officially March 1st.
Austin County’s quota is $7,-
500 and a concerted effort will
be made to cover the quota by
The federal government has
asked for information from
truck owners and this informa-
tion will be necessary for regis-
tration.
The county tax collector is
sending out questionaires or
blanks to all truck owners in the
county with request that they
be filled out and brought to that
office or mailed in.
This is important and will
save time and trouble, at time
of registration, so truck owners
are asked to look out for this
blank which will come through
the mail and fill it out.
KEEP ON BUYING BONDS
Mrs. Adolph Hrachovy und-
erwent a major operation in the
Sealy hospital Monday morn-
ing.
This breaks all previous rec-
ords and is result of special quent taxes on real estate and
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Jim Boyd Bushwall, 57, died
suddenly Monday morning at
his home in East Sealy from a
heart attack.
He had been in impaired
health for some time and heart
attacks had occurred frequently
of late.
Funeral services will be held
Friday afternoon after the ar-
rival of a son, Jimmy Bushwall,
of the U. S. Navy, stationed at
a convalescent navy hospital at
Yosemite National Park, near
Merced, California.
Mrs. J. W. Alger, a sister,
arrived Wednesday afternoon
from Columbus, Miss.
BACK THE ATTACK
RAINFALL EARLY
MONDAY MORNING
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The Wallis drive in the 4th
War Bond Campaign went
over the top and at 2:30 Tues-
day afternoon, last day of the
drive, had exceeded their quota
by more than $4000.
The quota for Wallis was
$53,700 and early Tuesday af-
ternoon sales totaled $56,901.75
with sales still rolling in, ac-
cording to a report from W. J.
Wasicek, Wallis chairman.
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Sealy area, including Sealy,
Frydek and San Felipe, went
over the top in the Fourth War
Loan Drive and oversubscribed
their quota by $2,774.50.
With a check up Wednesday
morning after the splendid suc-
cess at the War Bond Premiere
at the Texas Theatre Tuesday
night, the committee was jubi-
lant and made announcement
that victory was in sight. More
sales coming in throughout the
day and Thursday morning gave
a grand total of $102,174.50.
This was a nice margin above
the quota.
As heretofore, it is again
proved that Sealy people can
always be depended upon to
come across when their country
calls without coercion or over-
persuading.
The chairman and Victory
Leaders and all committee mem-
bers did a fine job, but they
hand the credit for a job well
done to John Public who saw
his duty and did it, buying
bonds to his limit and in many
instances without waiting to be
approached.
The colored citizenry of this
area really did a good job of
buying bonds and a report will
be given on this when the fig-
ures are all gone over. Ameri-
cans citizens they are and good
American citizens they proved
to be.
Let’s AU BACK THE ATTACK
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Saturday, Feb. 19:
“ROBIN HOOD
OF THE RANGE”
with Charles Starrett,
Kay Francis
effort by the tax collector’s of- delinquent taxes on personal
fice at this time. property will be included.
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Mr. Makeever directed the
drive for this fund in 1943 most
successfully and it is anticipat-
ed that this drive will be no less
successful. The need for the
services of this organization is
more keenly recognized and the
work it is doing is more thor-
oughly understood, so response
to this call is expected to be
generous.
With Clara Barton at its
head, a self-appointed commit-
tee to further the interests of
the Red Cross in America was
$2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE HSS
Saturday Afternoon
Mrs. William Doernbraack
died at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Annie Zachas, Thurs-
day morning after a long ill-
ness. Funeral services will be
held at the Preibisch Funeral
Home at 2 o’clock Saturday af-
ternoon, with burial in the Kol-
latschny cemetery in Cat
Spring.
Mrs. Doernbrack was born in
Cat Spring October 20, 1864.
She was 79 years, 3 months,
and 27 days of age at the time
of her passing.
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formed in Washington in 1877
and she continued at its head Bond bales At
until 1905. This was after the
First Red Cross Society found- War Bond Premiere
ed in 1866 had lapsed through . ,, _ _p
lack of support. Amount to $13,058.75
Florence Nightingale, born in The War Bond Premiere at
Florence in 1820, was the pio- Texas Theatre Tuesday night
neer of trained army nursing. added $13,058.75 toward the
Her work with a corps of 38 quota for the Sealy area,
volunteer nurses. among he F. J. Krampitz, theatre own-
soldiers in the Crimea won for er, contributed his theatre and
her the title of Lady with the special attraction that night to
Lamp among the soldiers. Her the bond drive. The Sealy Fyr-
influence and example caused Fyters and the local postal staff
the founding of the Red Cross assisted with handling the sales
Society. . . of bonds.
The purposes of this organi- This was a fine gesture on
zation is one to which any good part of the theatre and those
American can subscribe. They assisting as well as those buy-
are : To furnish voluntary aid to ing bonds to see a good show.
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sick and wounded armies in
time of war; to carry on a sys- Over 600 Increase
tem of national and interna-
tional relief in time of peace In 1944 Poll Tax
and at the same time apply the ,
same in mitigating sufferings Receipts Is Reported
caused by pestilence, fire, flood
and other calamities. From reports by C. A.
. , . L:.c. Strauss, county tax collector, of
Area chairmen are being ap- Bellville, 3679 ponl tax receipts
pointed, supplies are being s were issued in Austin Coun-
to every section, with the pu - ty for 1943. For 1944 there
pose in mind o ge Were 4286, thus showing an in-
over successfully at the end of ‘ 07 +e nast
the first week. By Mr. Makeever cese ° 607 °e the PaS
and his committee, the follow- Mr. Strauss made favorable
See RED CROSS on Page 4. comment on this increase.
Material is on the ground for
the building of a complete new
unit at the Magnolia Pumping
Station about a mile south of
Sealy. Construction work will
start within a short time and
around forty men will be em-
ployed.
This new unit will be the
seventh at this station and will
have a pumping capacity of
12,000 barrels a day and will
give this station a capacity of
between 75,000 and 80,000 bar-
rels a day. Most of this oil is
pumped to a refinery at Beau-
mont, but some goes to Okla-
homa and on east.
Let’s AU BACK THE ATTACK
Mrs. Wm. Doernbraack
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With a strong wind which
grew to storm proportions, a
heavy downpour drenched this
section anew in the early hours
of Monday with 1.65 inches.
The precipitation up to and
through Monday was 2.08 inch-
es for the month of February.
Farmers are becoming impa-
tient to get into the fields to
break land and get ready for
planting. It is estimated that it
will take at least two weeks
sunshine to get the land in
shape to plow.
SCRAP WITH YOUB SCBAP
County Red Cross
3 Years Achievement
Is Inspiring
The report on Red Cross
work in Austin County for the
past three years compiled by
Mrs. J. A. Neely, of Bellville, is
particularly interesting. It
shows growth in interest and
accomplishment, jumping from
667 finished pieces in 1941 to
253,108 in 1943.
The record as compiled by
Mrs. Neely, recently resigned
as chairman of volunteer spec-
ial service in the Austin County
Chapter, follows:
1941—461 garments, 20 lay-
ettes, 186 knitted garments.
1942—492 garments, 55 lay-
ettes, 37 toddlers’ packs, 358
knitted garments, 43,100 band-
ages.
1943—836 garments, 328
knitted garments, 251,800 band-
ages, 144 kit bags.
Let’s AU BACK THE ATTACK
Federal Government
Asks Information of
Truck Owners
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Kendall, C. P. The Sealy News (Sealy, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, February 18, 1944, newspaper, February 18, 1944; Sealy, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1601787/m1/1/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Virgil and Josephine Gordon Memorial Library.