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900 Planes Lash at Nazis loose
Ve 11 1 0 Double Blow
Key Islands 2 Days
.. By the Associated Press
Hundreds of American warplanes swarmed over Formosa
and the Okinawa islands today for the second successive day,
Japanese defenders admitted, as Superforts returned from a
Mazing raid on the homeland and U. S. bombs rocked the
Philippines. .
Official enemy' communiques said 500 aircraft, largely
carrier-borne, raided the keystone islands for six hours and
50 minutes Wednesday and 400 continued the attack for more
than six hours today. .
The strike,' reminiscent of the devastating blows at For-
mosa preceding Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s return to the
Philippines, came as Tokyo reported a third Yank convoy
on the move through the Philippines. and MacArthur an-
nounced a double landing which extended his hold on Min-
tro—potential springboard for his next invasion.
Japanese announcements indicated land-based planes fromeither
China or the Philippines—perhaps both—joined the strike by the
U. S. Third fleet which has paved the way for most American invas-
ions of the western Pacific. Adm. Chester W. Nimitz mentioned only
the fast carrier aircraft units of the Third fleet in a cryptic announce-
can ment yesterday of the first blow. .
- * Despite reports of MM sorties, Japanese headquarter* claimed only
22 raiders were shot down and nine damaged in the two days. Some
. damage was admitted to the Islands which formed stepping stones mid-
way between Japan and the Philippines and act as offshore guardians of
the central China coast. _
Neutralisation of strong-Aircraft installations on Formosa, where most
t the power was concentrated, is a prerequisite of any invasion move
MacArthur may make—whatever the direction.
Formosa is less than 200 miles north of the Philippines. Okinawa, in
the Ryukyu chain, is 160 miles northeast of Formosa and 300 southwest
At Budapest
MOSCOW, Jan. 4—(AP)-
The German-Hungarian gar-
rison in Budapest was report-
ed making savage attacks to-
day against Red army lines in
the northwestern part of the
city, seeking to fight toward a
large force of Nazi tanks and
infantry moving on the capi-
tal from the Komarom area,
some 31 miles distant.
Dispatches indicated that
of Japan. , .
Superforts concentrated their attack yesterday on the Nagoya
Laircraft center. Returning filers reported that heavy fires were left
tolasing in the target area, clearly marked to the snow-covered W;
One B-29 was shot down by unusually aggressive interceptors which
met the squadrons on their fourth Nagoya raid. Tokyo said the bombers
V- - 90 or more of them—also hit. Kobe, Osaka and Hamany tsu__
Japanese bombers, Tokyo said, made a retaliatory raid on the B.295
home field, setting fires on Saipan ,
U. 8. bombers sweeping the entire western waters of Luxon island,
• MacArthur's ultimate goal in the Philippine*, sank or left to flames
25 Japanese ships—a large-transport, 22 freighters and two trawlers.
• Marine fighters swept Luxon installations near Mindoro while Lib-
erators and fighters struck at Luzon's Clark field Twenty Japanese
planes were destroyed at Clark field and in Nipponese raids on Mindoro
and Leyte island air bases. de
4 PT boats sank five Japanese vessels in inland Philippine waters where
Tokyo said suicide planes were attacking the third U. S. convoy spotted
heading toward Mindoro within a week, claiming two transports were
sunk and a destroyer damaged.
In land actions Yank troops made unopposed leapfrog landings
on „ther coast of Mindoro and killed 1,287 more Japanese on Leyte
while their Allies advanced in southeast Asia sectors.
• Chinese stormed and took Wanting last Burma road stronghold in
China to fall. The British 14th army seized strongpoints on two sides of
Kanbalu by-passed in their drive through the Irrawaddy valley toward
Mandalay Advance spearheads met stiffening resistance around Ye-u
while the Russians have been
forced to five ground southeast
of Komarom, a Danubian com-
munications center, they were
holding firm against the violent
blows of the Budapest garrison.
On the opposite side of the Dan-
ube the Soviet troops made further
progress In clearing Pest. Nearly a
third of that section of the battered
and burning Hungarian capital how
is In Russian hands, an additional
200 blocks having been captured in
the past 24 hours.
The exact time the Germans
launched their counterattack in the
Komarom area has not been dis-
closed, but from available reports it
appears to have been Tuesday morn-
ing In the snowy dawn.
A heavy German thrust was
thrown at Russian artillery posi-
tions. A Red Star dispatch said
the artillery line had been
forced back by German tanks
southeast of the city but it did
not state the extent of the with-
drawal. The official account said
merely that the Russians had
given up several populated points
along the southern bank of the
Danube.
The most recent official accounts
of the advance on Komarom had
placed Russian elements 10 1-2 miles
east of the city.
The German air force has been
and Kabo.
County Clerk’s
Son Is Missing
Second U. Billy T Hutcheson,
Army Air force navigator. Is miming
In action over Yugoslavia, a War
department telegram this morning
Botified his mother, Mrs Chester
Hutcheson of Merkel, who became
county clerk of Taylor county, Mon-
The lieutenant's brother, Don, a
cadet here from Marfa on a three-
Flying Sergeant
Listed Missing
Mrs William Suggs, 1034 Beech,
has been informed by the War de-
partment that her son, S-Sgt. Dur-
ward V. Suggs, 25, is listed as miss-
tog in Action over Germany since
Dec 11.
Sergeant Suggs, 25, was a ball
turret gunner on a B-17 based
in England with the Eighth
Army Air force. He had been
everseas store August and had
received the Air Medal with two
Oak Leaf clusters.
A graduate of Abilene high school
and student at Abilene Christian
college half a term. Sergeant Suggs
entered service May 5. 1941.
Besides his mother, he is sur-
vived by three brothers S.-Sgt.
Forrest E. Suggs, in Italy, Sgt T.
E. Suggs. France and R V. Lewis
of Baird and four slaters, Mrs. E.
R McMinn of Vancouver, Wash.,
Willene Suggs of Abilene, Mrs.
Bryon C. Cox of El Monte, Calif,
and Mrs. J. W. Thompson of Rus-
ton. La.
Montgomery s Men Join Yanks in Grand
Offensive to Collapse Ardennes Wedge
-----—- PARIS, Jan. 4—(AP)—American First army infantry and tanks fought
three miles forward in the new offensive against the north flank of the Belgian
bulge by 8 a. m. and continued the advance today through a blinding snow-
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‘OH, GIVE ME A HOME, NEAR THE CAPITOL DOME-
Senator-elect Glen H. Taylor (D-Idaho) (left) sits with his
family on steps of capitol at Washington strumming his ban-
jo and singing, “Oh, give me a home, near the capitol dome—”
as he tells the world he is having trouble finding living quar-
ters in Washington. In group are: Mrs. Taylor (right; a son,
Arod, 9, (top center), and another son, Paul, 2. (AP Wire-
photo). >_____________
After Sheriff’s Shutdown-
POOL HALLS IN RUNNELS
KEEP THEIR DOORS SHUT.
BALLINGER, Jan. 4.—Runnels
county’s five pool halls were closed
today, under orders of Sheriff J. L
Moreland, who said he expected no
trouble at all in keeping them
giving increasing support to the at-
tacking armor and infantry. The
enemy action, although heavy and closed.
violent, does not resemble any coun- The closing order was issued yes-
teroffensive, field dispatches said. -------------
"The Russian communique said the
attack was launched by "large forces
of infantry and tanks.” It added
"At the cost of heavy losses in •
men and material, the enemy was |
able to capture several populated
places on the southern bank of the
Danube."
New Chance on
Westex Fair Board
Of Advisors to Meet
Annual dinner meetin# of the ad-
visory board of the West Texas Fair
association is slated in the Hilton
hotel at 7 o'clock this evening.
About 90 persons have notified
sponsors that they will attend Dr.
M. T Ramsey is president of the as-
sociation.
Paper Salvage!
Next Sunday Abilene will have
the opportunity of redeeming itself
for “funking” on the job of salvag-
ing waste paper in compliance with
urgent appeals from the War Pro-
duction board and the armed ser-
vices.
Trucks manned by Camp
Berkeley soldiers will canvass
the entire city Sunday morn-
Ing to pick up waste paper plac-
ed at front curbs at homes of
the city.
I During Saturday the trucks will
The board of directors for IMS
will be chosen from the advisory cover the pusinEL district Firms
committee and the officers for the cover the business atst.net rums
IMS fslr will be selected from the
directors. - T7X
Jobs tor
Veterans
LT. RILLY T. HUTCHESON
day pass, brought the telegram to
Mrs. Hutcheson's office in Abilene
but before noon today.
Lieutenant Hutcheson, 19, had re-
ceived the silver, wings of a naviga-
tor and his commission as a second
lieutenant In' exercises at the Ban
Marcos Army air field in June, 1944.
His mother, brother and stater. Mary
Guth, and grandfather, J T. Dorsey
of Merkel, had attended the gradua-
tion ceremonies. ------
He landed in Italy Oct 19, and
had been based there since that
time v
1942 graduate of Merkel high
Whool, Lieutenant Hutcheson at-
tended Texas Technological college
one year before volunteering July 16,
IMS -
The lieutenant's mother on Jan
I began her two-year term as county
fork here where for eight years
previous she has been deputy dark.
Assault Charged
Charges, of assault, was filed
againsts Amedes G Jimenes, 872
Magnolia, this morning in the jus-
tice court of J. W. Cunningham with
C Z Hallmark signing the com-
plaint. Jimenes is charged with as-
sault of his wife, Paula Jimenes.
storm, it was disclosed at supreme headquarters.
The gains were along a six mile front on both sides of Grandmenil, 20 miles north of
Bastogne. Three to five miles north and northeast of that bastion town on the southern
flank of the German penetration, the U. S. Third army was halted by violent counterat.
tacks against the heroic 101st airborne division.
j Half the gains below Grandmenil were made in the first eight hours after Lt. Gen.
Courtney H. Hodges' resilient army went over the top. Weather worsened. Snowstorms
b turned into blizzards. Field Marshal von Rundstedt reacted swiftly with tank-supported
counterattacks
■ The Nazis reported that Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgomery had thrown elements of
3 his British Second army into the concentric offensive against the salient, and that units of
■ the U. S. Ninth army had wheeled down from the Roer front tp join in the attack.
■ Some 15 miles or so to the south, Lt. Gen. George S. Patton’s Third army advance waa
■ halted at least temporarily by violent German counterattacks ...
I north and northeast of Bastogne against the famous 101st air- Gormianc Am
I borne division. Field Marshal von Rundstedt built his south- OCHIdIBS ACT
Heavy Assault
Along Salient
LONDON, Jan. 4.—UP—The Ger-
man high command xald today the
Allied offensive on the north side of
the Ardennes salient was on a large
terday by the sheriff who said be
acted after numerous complaints
from parents that their sons 15
years of age and younger were per-
mitted to loaf in the pool halls.
“Men who frequent pool balls
hamper the war effort when
labor is so scarce,” said the
sheriff as he notified the oper-
ators to close, and stay closed.
Moreland said each place waa
“crowded and jammed" when he
visited them with a Texas Ranger
County Attorney Roy L. Hill said
the halls were operating in viola-
tion of law, since they cannot qual-
ify as social clubs and pay only
occupational taxes.
The holla were In operation to
Ballinger, Winters, Rowena and
Miles. “About 2g tables were being
used. • *
Three Relatives of
Local Woman Die
From Suffocation
era flank force to ten divisions.
A dispatch from the Seventh army front in northern Lor-
raine said the threatening German thrust south of Bitche had
been blunted and Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Patch’s men were
hammering steadily at flanks of the enemy salient, achieving
some advances.
Persistent German attacks from the Saar to the Rhine,
however, had forced the Americans from their holdings in
the German Palatinate east of the Wissembourg gap and
from all except the Saarlautern bridgehead in the Saarland. -
The drive began at 8:30 a. m. Wednesday morning after
a week of relative inactivity on the northern front during
which the Americans were massing men and supplies for the
decisive battle of the Ardennes.
A rigid security blackout obscured all details of the fight-
ing, but censored field dispatches said the Germans- were
reacting furiously with tanks and infantry to prevent a break-
through that could turn their great gamble in the Ardennes
into a first-class disaster.
As the new offensive opened, word came from the American
Seventh army front along the Saar and Rhine to the southeast that
large scale German counterattacks Ml those sectors had been virtually
halted after the Americans had abandoned some of their footholds
inside the Siegfried line.
A father and two sons found
dead of suffocation in the bed. spor, nunsveuv
room of a Dallas home Wednesday ored reinforcements into the Bas-
night were relatives of Mrs. J. B. tone sector to prevent s Third
Arledge. 682 College drive. . army breakthrough to Houffalize.
The three were Sydney W Evans Heavy fighting and small Ameri-
about 65. of Blackwell, a cousin of can gains also were reported imme-
Mrs. Arledge: his son, Sydney W. diately northeast and east of the
Evans Jr., Dallas pharmacist, m 101st in the Bourcy sector and to
whose home the bodies were found, the northwest -around Longchamps,
and Darrell Rust Evans, 17, of while other American units pushed
Blackwell, also a son of the elder the Germans back slightly to the
Evans. ___, . sector east of the Bastogne-Arlon
| The bodies were discovered after highway, south of Bastogne.
___________a neighbor turned to an alarm.------------—
and individuals of that district with Windows and doors of the house Railway Chief Dies
paper available should call the were closed, Dallas police said, and Kaiway Cnier 11
chamber of commerce—7241 — or three gas fire* were burning CHICAGO Jan 47 — John
take the paper to the saivage pen Chief of detectives Will Fritz Lansine Beven who spent his en-
on the Tap Ment-of-way block said positions of the bodies Indi- king career of almost 45
east of First and Oak cated that the three were stricken years with the minots Central rail-
Lew than a freight car load of as they prepared to retire probab-road advancing to the presidency
in the pen this morn-ly early the preceding night. EC died unexpectedly last
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scale and was launched between
Stavelot and Marche, a 28-mile
front. *
The attack was made by Ameri-
can shock troops "to relieve forma-
Mons engaged to a heavy struggle at
Bastogne, the broadcast communi-
que said.
It declared the attack had been
expected and that the Americans
lost 34 tanks.
Tuska, troops and guns of U. Gen: Courtney H Hodges' U 8. First A DNB military commenter
army command swung forward to the attack at 8:30 *. m. Wednesday, 19 Gen William Simpson’s Ninth
days almost to the hour from the time the Nazis moved out of their Sleg- army had been brought up from
fried line on Dec. 16 to open their winter offensive he Aachen sector. He did not .
The scale of the new drive was indicated by the fact that Hodges make clear whether Mb army
sent his forces into action under low hanging clouds that stripped the forces actually were engaged in
Americans of *1! direct serial support at the outset and permitted the the attack on the north side of
enemy to shift their reserves inside the pocket without fear of attack the salient. He declared British
from the air. Heavy snows were reported I alltog all across the front ears tanks, however, were aiding the
Headquarters spokesmen made II clear that this was the big
Allied bid to engage and destroy the 200,000 crack troops and hun-.
dreds of tanks that Marshal Karl vsn Rundstedt had drawn from
Germany’s last strategic reserves for his great gamble. . me proersss arsons .,- .... _
From their jump-off point below Grandmenil the attacking force*. PASO An TORS i ndjacent
described in a First army announcement as "Allied," were barely 12 miles avetleb s hu fount tor cun-
from Houffalize, the pivot of all Nazi communications inside the salient. str N DIOn UP =
Patton’s troops inthe Bastogne sector on the southern flank were barely | mueciimn border area west of
half that distance from Houffalize, and their converging thrusts men- Heenseeterd 1
aced considerable Natl armored forces caught to the western half of the Wissemboure beeniot
salient more than 20 miles west of the Bastogne-Houffalize-Oranameni cared ain "Pi muer mo three
Fon Patton’s Third army forces, meanwhile, were locked to a savage bat-days had been made between Bitche
Ue with six German arffered divisions and four infantry unite north and and Sarreguemines. where S
west of Bastogne, with the Nazis throwing to everything at their com-the old Maginot line were overrun.
mand in an attempt to blunt the
American thrust
Gambling that his northern wing
could be held by the forces on the
spot, Rundstedt was pumping arm-
American drive.
The German communique said
the German drive south from the
Saar and Palatinate continued to
make progress despite the fact all
General Heflebower lakes
Camp Barkeley’s Command
Command-of Camp Berkeley yes-, •
terday was assumed by Brig. Gen.
Roy C Heflebower when the station
complement service unit and the
Army Service Forces Training Cen- 5
Veterans placed since
Sept. 1 267 paper was to the pen this morn- | ly early the preceding night. 727 died unexpectedly last
Veterans placed yesterday . 2 ing but prisoners of war from Camp ,------j night aboard his office car to Clin-
Interviewed yesterday.. 2 Barkeley were loading it for ship- Canadians Capture ton. ml. Coronary thrombosis was
Referrer di vesterdayiniddes 2 ~ -"L-SRLERE" from Village, 100 Germans ... Miaterneen sa Sedaatbia ~
Routed to other agencies neighboring communities during < 1
yesterday .........0 the day to fin the car, which will ROME, Jan. 4-M-Cnd *
Jobs listed ..... 104 hold 50,000 to 60,000 pounds
ABILENIAN’S MOTHER BEQUEATHS $20,000 TO DOG
DETROIT, Jan. +(P—A dog
named Jack will become heir to an
estate valued at approximately $20,-
000 and/ a son will get nothing if
the will of Mrs Margaret Myers is
admitted to probate
Mrs. Myers, the widow of an
architect, died last October at the
age of, 72. The estate includes a
home in Detroit, a winter home in
Sebring. Fla., an - automobile and
several thousand dollars In life in-
surance.-
Her will, read to court yester-
day, stipulated that “I bequeath
everything to my dog, Jack, and
whoever takes care of him at my
home shall have rent free."
Jack, a five-year-old fox terrier,
now la being cared for in the Myers
home by a neighbor. Herbert Kelly,
who waa appointed custodian by
the administrator /
Mrs. Myers’ son by a former mar-
riage, Joseph G. White, lives in
Abilene, Texas
Joseph G White, whose mother
disinherited him in favor of her fox
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terrier, Jack, will contest the will on
the grounds that it was “only z tem-
porary will,” his wife said today
White was not reachable for com-
ment. but Mrs. White said that her
husband already had made two trips
to Detroit in connection with the
120.000 legacy left by the late Mrs
Margaret Myers.
She xald that her husband’s De-
troit attorneys were taking care of
the legal details, and that she un-
derstood from her husband that the
will which did not mention him'was
only a temporary document.”
troops have captured the village of
Conventello, two miles east of Al-
fonsine on the Ravenna-Ferrara
highway after inflicting heavy cas-
ualties on picked German forces.
Allied headquarters announced to-
day. ____
Approximately 100 prisoner* were
taken .IB the advance, a communi-
que said.
Jury Dismissed
I os ANGELES, Jaz 4
— The jury in Charite Chaplin’s
paternity trial was dismissed
today when it was reported It
was hopelessly deadlocked. Su-
perior Judge Henry M. Willis
“declared a mistrial to the case.
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The Weather
EAST TEXAS Fair is northwest per
non cloudy east and south portions with
light rein in youth portion this afternoon
and tonight, and in east and south por
non Friday. Not much change la tem-
P WEST TEXAS Fair this afternoon, to-
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ter wereconsolidated, placing all
units at Camp Barkeley with the
exception of the Regional hospital
now under the new set up
The appointment of General Hef-
lebower was by authority contained
in a war department circular which
also inactivated the station comple-
ment—the 1851st Service Unit. Pro-
vision was also made in the circular
to change Camp Barkeley from a
“class installation" to "class 1“. in-
dicating thst all troops now at camp
are serving under the Army Service
Forces. Previously the camp was or-
ganised also to service troops of
the Army Ground Forces
Primary functions of the camp
will progress much as they have
In the past. General Heflebower
stated. So far as most individual
units are concerned, effects of
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Sunrise this morning ..
sunset tonight
...8:41
Chenault Decorated
HEADQUARTERS, U. S. 14TH
AIR FORCE, China, Jan. 3(De-
layed)-(P)--Ma). Gen, Claire Chen-
nault was awarded the Legion of
Merit today for the "phenomenal
1 ‘ success" which he achieved as com-
mander of the China air task forte
between July 4, 1942 and March 9,
# 1943.
GENERAL HEFLEBOWER'
the consolidation will be nesligi-
ble, he said. “The consolidation
of course will entail miner
changes, particularly to elimin-
ating the duplication of activities
heretofore operated separately
by both commands,” the general
added. / L
The status of War department 4
vilian employes as well as that S
military personnel will be unetieck
See BARKELEY Fg 12, Col. #
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