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Sunday Morning, October 31, 1943
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THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
Berlin Says Second
Invasion Date Set.
LONDON, Oct. 30 — (AP) — The the meeting “as a result of the
Moscow three-power conference complaint attitude which was sur-
plunged Berlin into restless anxiety I prisingly shown by the Soviet gov-
today. ernment" waa upon post-war re-
avazi propagandists relayed Swed- construction in Russia with Allied
ish reports that the Allies had giv- | aid, this report added,
en Russia a "fixed date" and all i In London, President Roosevelt s
details for launching a major front | announcement was hailed as set-
ting the seal on the defeat of Hit-
PVT. ROBERT WALLACE
PFC. SIDNEY DUNN
SGT. NOLL BAY HENKELL
PFC. ROLAND BRANDON
in Western Europe. . ting the seal on the defeat of Hit-
Betraying the Nazis’ deep uneas- ler, and caulking and chink that
iness over the dangers etched for might have existed in Allied unity,
them in President Roosevelts dis- A transocean propaganda agency
closure that the conference was broadcast declared that Britain and
succeeding. Berlin sounded this the United States had knuckled
general line: . down to all of Russia’s demands,
United States and Britain and that the exiled governments
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their grip upon exiled governments realize that the must now mart
by giving up their insistence upon
independence of small European
a clear choice between Moscow and
Berlin."
states after the war. From this,
it was argued. Germany would
“gain new followers "
Quoting Stockholms Svenska
Dagbladet, one Nazi broadcast said
“England and America made a de-
tailed proposition to the Soviet
■ v Union regarding a second front
with a fixed date" and thus “gain-
ed the favor of the Soviet negotia-
tors."
A second conclusion reached at
Ollie D. Haley
Suffers Attack
Recurrence of abdominal hem-
orrhage sent Ollie D Haley, 19, to
Hendrick Memorial hospital in a
serious condition early Saturday
night following his collapse in a
downtown cafe.
Haley, who recently received a
medical discharge from the Army,
did part time work at the cafe as a
bookkeeper He returned to the
cafe to work on books after playing
a round of golf, complaining of
feeling ill.
Other employees found him
sprawling in the rear of the estab-
lishment, weak from loss of blood.
He was taken to the hospital in a
Kiker-Knight ambulance.
Co. B Seeking
More Recruits
Company B, Texas State Guard,
has opened a recruiting drive to re- |
place members of the organisation
who have been called to the colors
or accepted vital war work.
In citing the importance of train- .
ing as a guardsman Capt. B. R.
Blankenship pointed out the work
offers an excellent opportunity for
men who expect to be called into
service to learn much in the way
of tactics taught them in basic
training.
The company personnel is now
engaged in rifle shooting competi-
tion with top marksmen in the con-
tests scheduled to draw appropriate
medals. The losing team will serve
a feed to the winning unit.
The company meets in the Arm-
ory building. Fair Grounds, each
Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock.
Other officers of Company B are
1st. Lieut. Odis Claxton and 2nd.
Lieut. Roy Skaggs
CPL. TROY MORELAND
SGT. H. H. McQUEEN
PFC. HERMAN LEE MOORE
PFC. JOHNNIE CAMPBELL
Prc. J. P. BURK
William J Dunn who live in a mod-
est little home in the south part
of the city.
Others reported missing included:
Cpl Terry Moreland, 25, son of Mr.
and Mrs J. T. Moreland husband
of the former Thelma Hamilton,
and nephew of the Runnels county
sheriff.
Another missing man, not report-
ed earlier, is Pfc. Lawrence Dewees,
21. son of Mrs. B. B. Campbell of
the Hatchel community between
Ballinger and Winters. His wife is
the former Pauline Paske of Bal-
liner. Mrs. Campbell, who lives on
one of the good blackland farms
of Runnels county, has two other
sons in service—Warren O., in the
Air Corps in California, and Pvt.
L. P.. on duty in England.
One Winters man, Pfc. Roland
Brandon, is among the county’s
missing soldiers. He is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brandon, Winters.
His wife is the former Ona Jones,
now living in Corpus Christi.
Pfc. Brandon’s brother-in-law,
Pvt. Wesley Jones, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jess C. Jones of near Ballin-
ger, has been reported wounded in
action. Both were in Company C.
Four Runnels county men have
paid the supreme price in World
War II. They were Lt. Harmon
Buckley, Pfc. Carl R. Bilbery, Lt.
Mallory Miller and Sgt. Wagner
Byler. Nine others have been
wounded in action, bring to 27 the
county’s casualty list for the war
Men wounded in action have in-
cluded: Cpl. W. Roy Cole, Sgt.
Thomas H. Whitworth, Sgt Robert
Nicholson, Harry D. Lee, Marquis
Flanagan, Harvey Cole, Capt. Frank
Coker, Lt. Roy L. Wilkinson, and
S. Sgt W. S Bailey.
Caldwell Loses 31
In Italian Drive
CALDWELL, Oct. 30 — (UP)-
Thirty-one Burleson county men —
all from the same company — have
been reported missing in action in
Italy in the last four days. George
Falls, editor of the Caldwell News,
said today.
“The names began coming in
Tuesday, and we’ve had a hard time I
trying to keep track of them since
that time," he said. 4
"The parents here are hoping and
praying their boys were sent out
as an advance unit and were cap-
tured, Notification they are missing
was dated Sept. 19."
The tiny town of less than 2,4 1
population, was struck from one
end of main street to the other by
the steady flow of bad news. Almost
every message received carried fear
to another home.
Falls said the date of the action
indicated the men were lost dur’s
the invasion of Salerno or in action
shortly after establishment of the
beachhead.
The newspaper editor said more
names were expected, and "we will
call a county-wide meeting as so
as we can get them all in."
Of the 64 men in the company,
only one man, Pvt. George Barnett,
was known to be unharmed. Reports
had been received of the wounding
of another soldier. There was no
information on any of the other
Many of the boys reported missing
are the sons of Bohemian-American
farmers Whether adjoining coun-
ties were also hit as hard as Burle-
son was not known. ..
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Hugh Small, chairman of the
Abilene Reporter-News typograph-
ical union chapel, was called to
Shamrock yesterday by the death
of his mother. The 81-year-old
woman, also mother of Clint Small,
former Texas state senator, has
been in ill health for some time.
She is a member of a pioneer
family of the Texas Panhandle.
Hens Stolen
Risking a penitentiary sentence
an unknown culpruit yesterday took
five hens from Mrs. Buell David-
son’s barn at 9:33 Victoria, accord-
ing to the Abilene police blotter.
Under Texas law theft of poultry
constitutes a felony and conviction
may result in a penitentiary sen-
tence
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Cotton Pickers
Threaten Fight
LUBBOCK. Oct 30 —(P—Hock-
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personnel and serves as a criterion
for other submarines."
Several of the young Coleman
countians reported missing Satur-
day attended- grammar and high
school together and then served in
one of the two Coleman county
National Guard companies which
became a part of the Army of the
United States in late 1940.
The county is one of the few
smaller of the state’s subdivis-
ions which maintained two Na-
tional Guard contingents. One
was organised at Coleman, the
other at Santa Anna.
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RUNNELS COUNTY WAR CASUALTIES — In the above
group are 14 of the 27 bottle casualties thus far reported
among the 1,400 or more men in the nation’s armed forces
from Runnels county. Of the above group, 13 were reported
missing in action in telegrams to their families Thursday and
Friday. All are members of Company C, 142d infantry, of
the 36th division. See story on page 1.
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WELCOME MAT IS
OUT FOR SPOOKS
Hobgoblins, witches, ghosts and
black cats failed to appear in Abi-
lene in numbers last night but
Chief R. L Buster had a full po-
lice force on duty to bid, them wel-
his barber business Saturday but
definitely was worried and sadden-
ed by the message. “Might as well
be working,” he said. Reported
missing is his son, Sgt. Rufus W.
Ransbarger, 22.
“Surely there’s a mistake some-
where.” he said. About one week
ago he received a cabled message
from his other eon. Sgt. Albert Troy
Ransbarger, 24, to the effect that
all was well, and at the close was
PVT. BUCK SANDERS
the message, "children have been
come, just in event they went as- evacuated." This cablegram was
tray sent several weeks after Sept. 13,
* • date his son Rufus has been re-
The chief had every available ported missing in action.
tion instead of waiting tonight for
ley County Sheriff Ed Hofacket of I their traditional prank playing.
Desk sergeant A. W Maxey re-
ported last night that spooks were
unusually quiet.
However, all policemen realized
that tonight was the night for the
banshees to howl and Chief Buster
Levelland said an angry crowd of
cotton pickers of Latin-American
origin gathered today at Levelland
after a brief fight but that serious
trouble was averted through arrival
of officer reinforcement*.
Hockley county judge Jim Ellis
told the Lubbock Avalanche Journal
that “at least 1,000. maybe twice
that many cotton pickers gathered in
the street end on the court house
lawn” across from a reataurant.
The sheriff said the disturbance
started during the afternoon when
a group of the cotton pickers sought
service in A restaurant and were re-
fused
M. D. Gibson Infant
Dies in Ballinger
BALLINGER, Oct. 30— (SpD) —
Funeral services will be conducted
Coleman countians saw heavy ,t 3 p.m. Sunday for Tommy Mer-
fighting with the advent of Octo-
ber, home folks believe. The week
of October 7 four were reported
killed in action, five seriously
wounded and five slightly injured.
The following week two from the
county were reported killed end
three wounded
vin Gibson, 1> months old son of Mr
and Mrs. M D. Gibson, who died
in the Bailey clinic here Friday af-
ternoon.
In addition to his parents he is
survived- by the paternal grandpa-
| rents, Mr and Mrs Tom Gibson of
Ballinger, and the maternal grand-
All those, and those reported Sat- mother, Mrs Myrtle Hale, Bayard,
urday with the exception of John-
| igan, were listed ss from the North
| African theater which includes
Italy.
The total In war dead Includes
also those who lost their lives in
training accidents.
BOMB LOSSES-
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son — has become the accepted
“par.”
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Interment will be in the Norwood
cemetery at Benoit.
Swap Column
AUSTIN, Oct 30 — — Roy
Bedichek, Texas Interscholastic
league director, said today tha. fu-
ture issues i of the league paper
has another brother in Sicily, Ar-
chie. a sergeant in the air corps.
They have met twice overseas.
, Sgt.H. H. McQueen was also
man ready in expectancy the spir- [ Mr and Mrs. Gay Henkeli went among the missing and at his home i
Ite would have a pre-day celebra | about business as usual today in today were his worried parents, Mr.
their grocery store and market in I and Mrs B. U. McQueen, and the
downtown Ballinger. Their grief | sergeant s wife, the former Sylvia i
and worries were nobly suppressed Bradley who works at Goodfellow 1
as they served their usual Satur- | field. San Angelo. The McQueens’
day customers. But near at hand have another son in service—Pfc.
is in hopes that everyone will have
a wonderful time, providing they’re
looking for nothing else, but good,
clean fun.
In other words malicious mis-
chief will not be tolerated-window-
was the crumpled telegram advis-
ing them that their son, Noel Ray,
a sergeant, has been missing in ac-
tion since Sept 13, the date given
in all other telegrams to Runnels
county families.
have another son in service—Pic.
soaping, gate-stealing, razing of
backyard comfort stations and de-
flating tires.
Sweetwater School
Sees Trend Change
SWEETWATER, Oct. 30—(SpD)
—After having yielded teacher aft-
er teacher to the r, effort since
the duration began Supt Roa*
Covey of Sweetwater schools was
looking forward this week to hi*
first experience of getting a teacher
back from the war effort
Noel Ray is one of two sons they
have given to the armed forces.
The other is Pfc. Henry D. Hen-
kell, U. S. Marines, San Diego. Noel
Ray is a 1937 graduate of Ballin-
Denton G. at Camp Forrest, Tenn.
Last of the 13 missing men to
visit in Ballinger was Cpl. Milton
Ray Owens. 27. who came back to
the U. S. in July with a shipment
of prisoners of war. He is a son of
Mr and Mrs T. B. Owens and anx-
iously awaiting more news of him
is his bride of one year, the form-
er Marie West Two other sons of
the Wests are in service, one in
North Africa, the other in Tenn-
ger high school and was in the essee.
National Guard three years before • • •
M-Day for the 36th. He was home
last November.
In an humble little threeroom
cottage was pretty Mrs Mary Lee
Campbell, wife of Pfc Johnnie Ku
dale Campbell, one of the 13 miss-
ing men Sleeping peacefully was
their beautiful little 15-month-old
daughter, Donna Dale Mrs Camp-
bell was home for the week-end
from San Angelo where she is a
civil service employe. Johnnie’s
Thoma* Whittenburg, who taught ___
math in junior high school until son Pin
11 months ago, will return to the
faculty Monday, teaching general
science this time He has been an
mother is Mrs Clab Harris. Ballin-
ger, and his father is Everett Camp
bell. Lamesa A brother, Calvin, la
Laying on a table at the J. P
Burk home was the telegram that
told them that their son, Pfc John
Pierpont, was missing In action.
Pfc. Burk is one of 11 children end
a triplet—the other two, J. B. and
J. D—being at home. Their father
is a carpenter and paper hanger.
Another carpenter’s son is Pfc
Sidney Dunn, 27. who like the oth-
ers has been in Company C since
mobilization almost three years
ago. His parents are Mr. and Mrs.
a sergeant at Camp Gordon John-
instructor in radio code at Chanute
Field, III., since his resignation
from the faculty He is returning to
Sweetwater because of the falling
health of his father, T 8 Whitten-
burg. who ranches north of town.
His wife and child are returning
with him
On the Sweetwater faculty he will
would carry a swap’ column to replace Mrs. Edna Boyd, who taught
the Bittercreek school until it be-
enable schools to trade equipment
they do not need but which some-
body else might.
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THERE are at least twice as
many burglaries as there are fires.
Therefore your property surely
should be protected with Burglary
Insurance. See
If any numerical allowable is
tv be used, said this official,
there is only one possible figure
fee planes and crews — the
number the commander can re-
place. Provided he succeeds in
destroying his objective, the
commander can lose as many
planes and crews as he can re-
place from his production and
training schedule.
Lonergan Alone
NEW YORK. Oct. 30——Wayne |
Lonergan, who experienced the glit-
ter of cafe society and knew the
life of a Broadway playboy, was left
alone and friendless in his cell to-
day, a* police sought additional evi-
dence in the bludgeoning , and
strangling of his pretty, 22-year-old
heiress wife, Patricia Burton Loner-
gan
In general, so long as the crews
know from reconnaissance photo-
graphs and ground reports that
their missions are being accom-
plished, they face the risks eagerly
“So,’’ he said as to Schfeinfurt,
that leaves us with three questions:
"First, did we accomplish our
objective? We did — the ball and
roller bearing plants at Schweinfurt
are out of operation for months
"Second, did we lose more planes
and crews than we could replace?
The answer is, we did not
“Third, did the Germans employ
any new weapons or tactics that
might account for our losses’ No-
they had a concentration of fighter
plants, but there was nothing new
in their methods."
May Elevate Ike
WASHINGTON, Oct 30 — (P)-
The Army and Navy Journal said
today that army circles are confi-
dent General Dwight D Elsenhow-
er will be selected by President
Roosevelt to “direct the office of
chief of staff of the army" if Gen-
eral George C. Marshall should be
appointed supreme commander of
Anglo-American force*.
President Named
CLAREMONT, Calif . Oct 30 —
(PP)— Election of Dr. Frederick Hard
to the presidency of Scripps Col-
lege was announced today.
gan coming to Sweetwater by con-
tract Mrs. Boyd is to teach in the
Emilio Carranza school.
Counsel Charges
Evidence Faulty
NASSAU, Bahamas. Oct 30 —OF
— In a final blistering attack
against a key crown witness. De-
fense Counsel Godfrey S. Higgs
charged today that fingerprint of-
fered to convict Alfred de Marigny
of the murder of. Sir Harry Oakes
is “fabricated evidence"
Unable to shake Capt. James O.
Barker’s testimony thst he found
the print on a bed screen In the
death room, the hard-hitting Higgs
accused the American detective of
having “swept aside the truth" in
his "desire for gain and notoriety "
Calm and unruffled. Barker flat-
ly denied the charge*
BALLINGER-
(Continued From Page One)
V. V. Sanders definitely was per-
turbed over the news that his son
Buck Merrian, was among the mim-
ing. Sanders has been a garage
man and car trader here for 22
years. The missing soldier’s mother
is Mrs J. A Shoffett, also of Bal-
linger. Buck worked with his fath-
er as a mechanic before donning
his uniform
One of the missing men. Pfc Her
man Lee Moore, 23, has a son here
whom he has never seen. The son,
Herman Glenn, is four months old
Moore# wife, the former Rosa
Walker, is making her home here
for the duration. His parents, Mr
and Mrs. Avery Moore, now live in
Comanche.
The Runnels county man whose
draft number was the first drawn
back in October of 1940 also is
among the missing. He is Pvt. Rob-
ert O. Wallace, 25, son of Mr and
Mrs Abbott O Wallace, Talpa, and
a sister of Mrs Spencer M. Mc-
Kenzle, this city. Private Wallace
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