The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 366, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 18, 1944 Page: 2 of 34
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Tune In on KRBC
THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
Sunday Morning, June 18, 1944
Three New Namec Industrialist
I I ITO NEW NdllieS Lions Speaker
■ ATTACK ON SAIPAIN LAUNCHES NEW PHASE IN WAR OF PACIFIC
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Filed tor Primary
Three additional names were filed ty attorney—Theo Ash; district
for the Democratic primary before clerk—Roy Skaggs; county clerk—
the Saturday midnight deadline J. Mrs. Dairy Parkerson, Mrs. Chester
P, Stinson, chairman of the county Hutchinson and Mrs. Kate Caus-
Democratic executive committee, - " 4 " Mesd-m
said yesterday.
They are Harvey Schmidt, oppos-
ing Luther J. Webb for county
commissioner, precinct 1; Leo -----------...
Standard, entering the race with —Luther J. Webb and Harvey
three others for commissioner, pre-
einct 3, and J. L. Dellis running for
county surveyor All applications
were to be accepted if postmarked
before 12 p. m. Saturday night,
Stinson said.
The executive commitlee meets
seaux; sheirff-—Sid H. McAdams
and W. T McQuary; county treas-
urer—J. R Clark; county surveyor
—John A. White;
County commissioner, precinct
BY REMBERT JAMES
ABOARD U. 8 EXPEDITION.
ARY FORCE FLAGSHIP EN-
ROUTE TO SAIPAN, June—(P)
Charles W Carroll, president and L____
general manager of the Univeral The Pacific war entered
Publishing Syndicate, Philadelphia.
Pa., will address the Abilene Lions
a new
phase when the high command of
the United States fleet sent land
forces against Saipan Island, in
the southern Marianas.
tween Pearl Harbor, approximately Carolines and other southern bases.
3,700 miles eastward and Manila. It is a supply center for Japan's
a little more than 1,600 westward inner South Seas forces and its air-
The Japanese view Saipan as a| fields are refueling stations between
major shield for the southern ep- | the Mikado's empire end the south,
preaches to Nippon proper It to on American fliers, with Saipan’s
the direct air and shipping lanes airdromes in their possession, could
between Japan and Truk, in the aerially dominate all the Marianas
and bring islands closer to Japan,
such M the Benins and the Kazans,
under their bombsights. All the
Carolines would be cut off from the
n :, Thus Japan’s southbound
supply lines would have to be re-
routed far west via the Philippines
and Palau.
Up to this time American land
forces have battled the Japanese
under tropical condition* Saipan to
a different story. Here the Yank
invaders will be fighting on ground
resembling that back home. SaipanO
to a land mass, not an atoll. There
are trees but no jungles.
at 1 p. m. Monday to draw up the
ballot and arrange for expenses of
the primary. Including Stinson, 32
members make up the committee,
one from each of the 31 voting pre-
cincts over Taylor county
The ballot, except for state of-
fices, will include:
■ For congressman, 17th district—
R. M. Wagstaff of Taylor county,
Clyde Garrett of Eastland. Joe E.
Fitzgerald and Sam M. Russell, both
of Erath:
Associate justice of the court of
civil appeals, 11th supreme judicial
district—Milburn S. Long of Taylor
county and O. C. Funderburk of
Schmidt; justice of the peace, pre--
cinct 1, place 1—W. A. (Bill Ward.:
Justice of the peace precinct 1,
place 2—W. J. Cunningham; con-
stable, justice precinct 1—Mervin
Meek;
County commissioner, precinct 2
—L. A. (Lem) Dudley, Houston! I
Robertson and Oscar T. Jones; jus- .
tice of the peace, precinct 5 (Mer- 1
kel)—Vernon B. Simpson and N D. 1
Cobb; constable, Justice precinct 5 I
—C. K. Russell; j
County commissioner, precinct 3 1
—James B. (Jim) Cox, Marks
Waldrop. Floyd Tate and Leo Stan-
dard; justice of the peace, precinct
» (Tuscola)—J. L Beard; constable,
justice precinct 2—J. W. (Pete) At-
kinson, H L. (Fatty) Greer and
Fayte White;
County commissioner, precinct 4
(Bradshaw)—L.R. Fisher,—A.—L.
(Arthur) Cleveland and R. D.
Shafer; constable, justtice precinct
4—John Swan; constable, justice
precinct * (Lawn)—O. W. Carter;
Justice of the peace, precinct 8
i Shep)—Eugene Crayton; constable,
justice precinct *—A. B. Sheppard
club Thursray noon on Industrial-
izing Texas.
For the past two years Mr. Car-
roll has lived in Ban Antonio where
one of the organization's seven
branches is located He is chairman
of Bernard M. Baruch’s advisory
committee and served under Mr.
Baruch on the War Industrial board
Eastland;
State senator. 34th district—Pat
Bullock of Mitchell county and Ted
Miles of Jones; representative, 116th
district—Joe C. Humphrey and Ern-
st Wilson, both of Taylor county;
district judge, 42nd judicial district
—I R. Black of Taylor county; dis-
rict judge, 104th Judicial district-
Owen Thomas of Jones county;
District attorney, 42nd judicial
district—Carl P Hulsey, W. E. Mar-
in and Thomas E Hayden, all of
Taylor county; district attorney,
104 th judicial district. Esco Walter; West - Wholesale Sue-
anith =======
P. Holland and F. E. Church: coun-
and J. W. Matthews.
in 1917. remaining with him until
the end of World War I.
He has made industrial surveys
in this country since 1919. and in
1938 conducted a survey as to indus-
trial and educational possibilities of
teh island of Puerto Rico for Gov.
Blanton Winship.
New Wholesale Supply Rubies were believed in ancient
DEW ‘ID0 supply times t0 have the power to stop
House for Abilene bleeding.
Announcement of the formation
of a new Abilene wholesale supply
Kern Music to
Be Aired Over
KRBC Tonight
Walnut and will be open soon. ,
The firm will deal in plumbing,
heating, sheet metal, water well and
hardware supplies.
Mitt has been in Abilene 20 years,
the past 13 as a plumbing and con-
struction contractor. He resides at
2540 Pine. He has closed out his
contracting business to prepare for
launching of this new enterprise.
Reed, a resident of the city more
than 20 years who resides at 690
Col' -ge Drive, has been West Texas
traveling representative for Morri-
son Supply company for the past
• The music of Jerome Kern will 10 years.
be featured in a SO-mlnute program ' ’
3e be aired from 7:15 to 7:30 this Janet County Th.
evening on KRBC Jones County 1 ax
Included in the broadcast will be Assessments Up
Kern melodies from Roberta. Show 99-IENT VP
Boat, Sally and Sunny. A brief talk 1
in the interest of the Fifth War
Loan will be given during the pro-
, ANSON, June IT.—According to
estimates announced this week by
. - - Co. Judge Gilbert Smith end Co.
gram by Major William J Fucha. • Auditor, O S Burkett of Abilene.
the tax valuations of Jones county
£ Bulldog Drummond goes to a ball for 1944 will run slightly less than
game for a little recreation and en- $15,000,000 which is an increase of
counters suicide, theft and murder about 3300 000 over 1943.
in the Adventures of Bulldog Drum- | The current tax collections are
mond drama logged on KRBC from running about 95 percent, accord-
430 to i O’clock this afternoon. Ing to Burt Dean tax assessor-col- I
1 In the ninth inning of the base- lector, with $221,859.65 having been
ball game a player is mysteriously collected In current taxes up to
murdered as he to about to score date. Delinquent taxes collected
an important run. Suspicion points since Jan. 1. 1944 amount to $47,-
to his wife who has apparently com- 858.96, he stated
■fitted suicide Drummond finds ten Lucy Catherine Rowell, daughter
#1000 bills which have been torn in of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Rowell of
half, and this Is the clue that leads Anson, has been named deputy tax
him to the murderer. | collector to succeed Charolette Ruth
• • • White who resigned June 15
$15,000,000
which is
an increase of
‘A young school teacher falls in •-------
love with one of her own pupils Ray Jennings of Encino, N. M.,
following a school play thus creat-former Hilton hotel employe, was in
tig the situation dealt with in the Abilene Saturday.
Blue Network's My True Story
treadcast on KRBC Monday morn-
tig at 9 15. How a younger g.rl en-
ters into the affair, how the faculty
becomes involved, end how the
teacher finally finds the strength to
tell the boy good-bye provide ex-
citing entertainment
• Hand Me Down my Walking Cant
Mid Mighty Lak a Rate will be In-
toned by the chorus of eleven voices
on the tint of a new series titled
the Aunt Jemima Show to be herd
over KRBC through Blue Network
at 9:40 a. m. Mondays through Fri-
days, starting tomorrow.
The chorus on Tuesday will offer
Sweet Georgia Brown and Just A-
Wearyin For You. On Wednesday
Moon Over Miami and Shall Be
Comin’ Round the Mountain will
be presented._______________
Harriet Widmer Chicago radio
actress, portrays Aunt Jemima and
each weekday offers menu sugges-
tueu interpsersed with oldtime
plantation sayings.
Elmer Blurt gets into trouble
again on Al Pearce’s Fun Valley
broadcast on KRBC via the Blue
Network this afternoon at 3 o'clock
4 much-married high society girl
selects Fun Valley Inn as the scene
for her latest wedding venture
Newsmen calling for a story on the
wedding art confused when Elmer,
answering the call mistakenly,
thinks they are asking about a horse
Al Pearce has just bought.
RECTAL CDLOHC
DISEASE
YOUR HEALTH
Requires Constant Vigilance
Neglected chronic ailments in
time may undermine health. This
to especially true of rectal, stom- j
ach and colon conditions, on which
informative literature will be sent
en your request
THORNTON & MINOR CLINIC
Suite 674, 926 McGee I
Keesee City 6, Missouri
(American forces landed on Sal-
pan June 14 and, in spite of des-
perate Japanese resistance have
captured one town and an airstrip
after initial setbacks.)
One of the Navy's top secrets for
months has been the fact that Sal-
pan. about 1.500 miles southeast of
Tokyo, was on Adm. Chester W
Nimitz’ list of Japanese strongholds
earmarked for capture Seizure of
the volcanic island would represent
a new American westward advance
of some 1,150 miles—a long hop
from the previous advanced base
in the Marshalls.
Saipan, is immediately north of
Guam and lies at the very cross-
roads of the Rising Sun empire It
is on the almost direct route be-
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Spring Filled Living Room
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Special feature for this week . . . .
this beautifully styled barrel beck
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Channel backs, spring cushions . . .
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- *12950
New Drapery and Slip
Cover Materials
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curtains and shower curtains.
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