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20,000 shipyard engi-
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in. KtlfoitiJLSjQOOlhjp-
building and «ngin«*r-
ing apprentice out in
Tynotido. Clydoiide dii-
triett, Huddonfiold and
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90,000 mintrl in
Yorkshire strike,
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OKLAHOMA ClTY, April 6. (U.R)
■ —-The mutilated hotly of Roy
I Schat, first vlslim of a maniacal
knife-wielding slayer who killed j miles from the,point where Schat'a
p ' thrui' per ons Monday, apparently body wa i hidden. All three of the
' for the price of throe cows, was | \iotinis (.led of slashed throats.
ter Gorski, with W daughter, i
Mar. ho, 3, were accosted by the 1
killr.- h her farmyard, about 23
discovered today in an abandoned
farm house a', the 012veland coun-
ty line southeast of Oklahoma City.
Ofik'trfl said Hchat's head also
had been crushed.
The killer dumped a load of
The U. S. isn't the only nation that has to contend with strikes in
industries vital to 1he war effort, as the above map of British Isles
shows. Despite pleas of union officials and a government crack-
down some 135.000 men remained idle i England's coal mines and
shipyards' ' In a "work or fight* move, government issue/#)iotices
to report for military draft to 25.000 apprentices striking at
northern shipyard.
' Schat, 47, Cleveland county cottonsced hulls which Schat had!
| farmer, was killed shortly before j purchased in Oklahoma Ci:y, and
j a Ml-CUiuI, .Okla., mother and baby j l:,u'.!ed the truck with three cows
■ daughter wei'j murdered. Sehal's ; from Gorski's farm. Officers had
■ iiuck was luiinil late yesterday in j duvc-luilcd dcKciiptioin of the man
i thicket southeast of Oklahoma 'who soli the c.wo t<> an Oldaihomu
' City. 1 city iiuniinUsion house inte Monday
j Officer;! had accurate descrip- j a.flcrnu.ri.
: tions of a negro believe.! to be the j A farmer liviiv '''' •
' killer. Two . uapecls had been 1 ?r.H.le bridge on U. S. Highway 02
j brought to Oklahoma City today jsou.ltwes. of the city M.W " i.^g. ■
I from Chiultasha. whtrj they were | KaviitK ihe truck Monday night,
j arrcFted lust r.imht. Sheriff GeoriW i Officer.* of Lincoln County, in
I G-,f of Oklahoma County wan ] v.iiich the Corski farm is located,
mil Cleveland County, where
slaying- occurred, were
prints on Sfihut's truck, and also | working with Oklahoma Cuun'.y of-
in the isolated farm house where > fleers on the case. A coroner'-'
the owner was killed after a brief verdict of di'ath at the hands of
struggle. an unkiuwn assuiiant was returned
The McCloud woman, Mrs. Wal- in Schat'a death.
questioning' them.
The slayer left tell-tale finffor- j Schat's
lints oil Sehat's truck, and also | working
of Fe eders Induct None 26
PoreteBs Shortage'or Over, Draft
for Ack-Ack- -.
*V.T SAS. T y.. A|ifll II (U.R) ■
hi r'.i fmp 'Mr-i.'i->r> rf the «at'-l
Boards Ordered
AUSTIN, Tsj:.. April II. CJ.R)
p'l r frni I'i Ivrtf artrkif. w'll !
>,lllv U'"1' j Miii. ./. Wall Pcki, f-uitc fialocli'.'
v v-re in tit1 tvvt Hires rmiii.U, Si). ;... tf hrK tlld,,y ()(jn, u,,(,
, f 1nrk iM i
hi
ocordimr to preil e i.>ns
'! 'ieekin',!i hri'e.
c'• -• uorp" illv U tile r.lacl! i
«•: sen for cntlli In Te::as. Hcr-> !
i tofore cattle havu been brnuich
fvcm the MiKvn' to carry fi
>a: Invest thr ii"h the 'l'i.\i|i
'i ii >'!i i furmer did not
: — f rf ihe |,n«t >*af
uxpumrbly beet ti if th*1 hi 'I. I •vl"u U®'L
i. i 1 '0 Mirti. wind I int.
cave n miu'fchi of pr.jfii. betttiu;.'.'
? eeiiinu' priccr,. ,
jfr.-.ms to dri ft bor.r I ■ tlirou'choyt
! ihu state,infitrustiiii,' them tj iiidual
I no men 2(1 years of ap" or ovc
regardless of employment.
Exceptions were au horixed ii
cases cf evaders and come others
j but the general rule jiui a tempo
1 rary hall on induction u,l the t;
1 .igo's toll g". am to the hoards-
('.'.ted April 10 • ri l: "Mj'feclivi
hi?- ilr.te, you are '.ii'ect.'d to iki.i'.-
!.. .1. Crunll imtvn regional dl-j P" ' t,'m' in« uctii n of every re-is
. . liter of the War Food Ailm'.nij tri.nt 20 years of age an older, I
tration, said tha' it would lie oirly J.V-u know n rugi.n.rant t- he an
I lie I'uwtoma. v teesonal decli'i ■ in'evader, a delinquent, or a moral;1
j beef. He udmitted that the short- least, eovtr rlieet with a statemeu
age would he increased hy the lack jJrom vlu:* t oar<l : !ioul.I he s. iit
I of fed cattle from the Midw.'st. , '.o lie s'.l.te director for d-jtermi i
I
■ '"iwrr
.'Pins-Up' Ga!
i ^
m.
Somebody would think of it
sooner or later—and here it is.
f^ercen ''actress Dolores Moron
jxesents an eye-catching ver«
sion of the "pins-up'' girl, /
Wherezit:
Ci'iiNA
Miles
^adiyo
®Ff. Hcrtx
YITKY.INA
!hd!a
irnphal
Lathio
^Mandaloy
AUyab
BURMA
Social Security
Imaginary Battles for Texas in *43
Fought on Radio
<mmS
to Boost Morale
"Hi:
4o •
LONDON. April 5 HU.R —Power-
ful format ions of Ameican fight-
i r plani-s r iol;oted 'loop into Ger-
many on their first non-escort
weep of the Reich today and pre-
liminary reports said a large mini-
AUSTIN. Tix.. April C (U.P.)—
Gov. Cell'. 1!. Stevenson today re-
ceived from the Department of
Public Welfare an adminis'rative
report showing !> 13,500.000 expend-
ed for Social Security in Texas in
1 "4i f which 1-'was for
eld agi. assistance.
The amount for old age aid
i'JlO, v.'hiil was $1 .>,072,177. At
her of enemy planes were destroyed (n thfct exptnde(, in
on the ground when the Nazi
Luf.waffe refused to be drawn in-
to battle.
Tiie German DX R News Agency,
Search ('crnt nwes for
Six Missing persons
GAl.VESTON. Tex. April 5 (U.R)
—Search continued today for six
persdnr niisshv: since Sunday an I
feared victims of the squall which
wrecked do/ens of light fishhi
boats in Galveston Pay.
Two persons were known dead
and the missing' six were believe,I
to have drowned.
Coast Guard patrol.- drugged
waters of the bay all day yester-
day and airplanes from the Army
Air Base and the Civil Air Patrol
joined in the search.
Known dead were J. N. Collier,
Silsbee, and Mrs. A, M. Jones,
Charles Boileu'.., old-time cir-
cus man of Philadelphia, Pa., is
pictured as he recently cele-
bi Li'"' his iOOth birthday. He
Rail, Sea Supply
; Rotites Attacked
! nation.
j ''Cviiy effort will be made to
'induct men under 20 years of a.'u
J who are physically fit unless lir.'ir
Civ
on.
to our! circu.i
•i three year:;
t:-rc-i crar.uu
i.-.vv i i ti.w :..i
' wapon
; .'o by
who
leases are eovureJ by. Form- «12-A
. .''oe.dal or -12 Special, or unless
' the men are deferred for other than
Al.Jdi'.U I'TEADQGAivTkUS IN oi;CU|,ationul reasons.
N'Al t.t.S, Apr.I II. 'iJ.R) Ahiad , "j- f f, ct ivu thi. ilr.t' no rojjis-
h-jir.bing flee sirui'l-. iuavily tv. s ejtt,,>inu,| i„a-L (limiie.t
servije) v. $ 11 bo foiwaidej fo
Beiiicf News
. i
sen,
Bill-.
Mr-. jn \i
Way, and
'.o:'i«7 hi
iTO'v,
?ll '■VY(
ing tIn i
.)!< r." "
Monro
opcatiori one «l
Kdwin Pluiani'
:•! tlrv 11
111 '
Mr.
11M: i
last
Par.ions ami
11', and Mrs.
' it-.11 vi-'it-
id M.'.i.
y.',lVl ;
Air.
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'Vi'ii
noseibly trying to bolster home
front mi'.rale, broadcast lurid anil
apparently unfounded accounts of
a wild air battle raging between
the Nazi and American fighters
over central, western and south-
ern Germany.
An official Allied announcement
iaiid only that British-based
American Liberators pounded the
Pas do Calais area of Northern
Franco while. U. S. fighters struck
hard at Germany on what appear-
ed to b'.' solely a "trouble-hunting"
mission.
\ that time there war. an average
'old age roll of 119,717, and the Ptliia,(lt'"a' Collier's body nil! had
average monthly check was $10.91.
For 194;' the average roll was
t%/l 11 «> i . in4- „ • . i % i i ,, a«< ,,
, '
.(•
and Mrs. 1
not been recovered.
Missing were Mr.
182,785 and the average payment K'dg'ht and A. L. Jae
S2().!22. It is said ap)iroximatelv Houston; A. M. Junes. Iiusliami el
•13,000 receive the maxinu.m of t?"0 !l'10 dead woman; and L. H. l'.ast
a month.
Taxpayer Money
Will Be Used to"
Solve Egg Mix-up
man and Otis Jackson;
Galveston.
—
b->111 of
FROSA
eay at the rail and sea lines of
j sit!:ply fer the N'azi arnll.'.-s in
' ri.utlu.-i n Italy whil.: 5tli Army
; i".und forces remih-ud small'
Mi.le Cirnuin attacks in the An-
r.i I bi achhfad e.u 1 it; lb moun-
tains above Cassino.
Wave:; of 1JAF V/ellingt M bom-
I civ hit the -,'es coast sttppl.V
p.jrfs of Picmbino and San Stefa-
iio bi-fove dawn today in the \vai;e
of serie. of lieavy Aj^ ri-'u:, day
lir'i'.t raids en lli.- n •'im'!: of rail-
n au lines fowling into Home fr.ipi
I' Ii rer.ee and tiie Adriatic coast.
The British raider.-, opened their
attack late Monday night an.I con-
lbilled to pound the enemy jiorts
I'vr live hours, dropping block
i listers anil fir.' bombs op harbor
instiillatiops, railroad yards and
ir.dr.suiul targe s.
in-
I'ueti.p. Induction calls ami pre-
iiuiuction ph. si jal examination
calls will not be excec.led. Short-
ug.' in previt.u'i talis will not be
made up.
"Activity occupational bulletin
.'!:!-(! in ihe case of wtu U-u; - n.>
1 ngi.r ; pplies. S udents can ordy
be iMisi.lered for deferment on a
' ;-A Special on whi-'li the state
«'ii'i«toi' reeommen !.. consi.i' ral i.m
i r i!>-fi rment."
^ % T
• U '
n
'.lany Nazi raider;; over England
have been destroyed by anti-
aircraft rockets from Great
Britain's new "Z-guns," details
of whose construction and op-
eration' are still secret, '^hoto
dbove ; flows two of the bi£ pro-
jectile: as, with flaming "tails,"
tbe.v roar up tow aid the enemy.
amX' - -vtiecr.-tci. jitS htfur xr.
5 rayed Stowaway ,
hi! , ro-
up the-
lis wife
fit iiei
i Mr. and Mrs. Paul Terry and
Mr. and Mrs. Williams and chil-
| dron of Houston, Cpl. Gene Lee
| of North Camp Hood, and Mrs.
Lee of Waco spent the week end
with Mrs. Ida Howard and family.
Pvt. James Anderson, who 5s
in the U. S. Army in Alabama and
Mrs. Anderson and son, Houston,
WASHINGTON, April 5 (U.R)—
Unofficial reports from most The War Food Administration will
ol the lighter formations indicat- \ begin immediately a new egg buy-
ed thi Luftwaffe had ignored the ing program desig-ned to assure
American fighters' challenge. producers tt price of 2(i cents a ! were Siting Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
.Tnbilan tighter pilots said ; dozen officials said today. ! Nevills Friday
they had to swoop down on the WFA for some time has bought | Ml, und m,.;. p j. Hurke and
menu - home airfields to find ae- . eggs in cur hits from egg handlers j daughter, Lois, were shopping in
T1 r, ... , . :it "agonal average price of .10 | Mtxia Saturc|ay.
aIso lePor^' eentd a dozen for top quality eggs, | Migs B p Mrs_ Ben.
outn- ! but with a glutted mnrki t many
tion.
h.cavy aerial fighting over
eastern Europe.
farmers report they are getting
only 18 and 20 cents a dozen.
WFA will designate egg com-
panies in various parts of the
country where prices are sagging
as agents to buy directly from the
farmer at not less than 2fi cents.
The companies then will resell the
eggs, after proper certification of
the purchase price, to WFA for 29
cents a dozen.
The agency will distribute
A mystery column of Allied
ground troops has landed astride
tin- .Mandolay - Myitkyina rail-
'.v ". ..in Jap supply line, to
thioateii enemy troop1, both to
north. :.nd south.
Prospects Bright
6#^
of the eggs obtained in this man- ! Mrs. S. J. Hines and children,
ner to relief institutions and for (Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Cotton and
school lunch programs. The rest ! children were MeXia visitors Sat-
w > b«' stored, possibly to he re- unlay.
sold to egg drying plants later in
the year.' •• 1
DALLAS, Tex., April 5. (U.R)~-
Texas officials of the OPA warned
today that the new order cancel-
ling periodic tire inspection does
n t mean the tire shortage prob-
; lem has been solved.
An official statement said the
! tire
1 complishod its aim. is no longer
valuable anrl thus will be discon-
tinued after April 20.
Officials -aid the "best feature" j O 'i ' ^
of the inspect i a program is be- ; 0 10 X i^vlval IS
ing continued—the requirement j
thai motorists have their tires in- I
spected before applying for new
tires.
A statement designed to end j
confusion over which license num-
ber should be written on gasoline
ration coupons also was issued to-
day by OPA. Motorists with the I
nie Ballew spent the week end
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Quint Dunn, of Coolidge.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Bailee and
children ofj Houston, Mrs. Delmer
McFarland and daughter of Mart
spent the week end with Mr. and
Mrs. G. S. Sanderson.
Mis-- Ed! h .1' and Davis
, '"" '" liiitied to pound the enemy jmrts Captain S. K. Heath-.'
• ii \*ui a I.,( .ii .ii I , . «.i.« w j'v,. j jVu ||0uj.s> drppping' block timed ironi the Kim |
... ... ,' U",KI> ' •• •' ' i ustei's and fir.' bombs on .harbor ater of war and i« with
.".11 of t oil.'.Oil. \<>> i •• - ■ i1 in ..to jli;ili.orirf, railroad yards and and son, Hobby Wayne
( "1 ~u'( - ^ ir.iiv.su ial targes. ' parents, Cajit. and Mrs. R. G.
x i"1 :: 1 '' 11 German anti-aircraft batteries Purcell. Miss Mi lb.-. Purcell of
daughter:. l.onise ro-d her. u)) ,1|invy han.il(re ,uu| Ft. Worth Is also visiting hr.r.f
'"'u! ' ' !, '''• two formations of Nazi night over the week end.
om ' ia' „'c' '• • ai. oil ^ ifrhtfr.-! attempted to intercept the , Mrs. \\ . D. Allison and baby
• ii in;liter I i Sliil h, Mr. and Mrs. rait|erw |,ut a|| the Wellingtons; daughter, Donna ltue, have nvv-
J.-hn D. Plum m or ..nd daughter. , ,.turnoci s.(f0iy. |.d back home to slay with her
Patsy, spent Sunday in the home of ... 1 parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Lind-
Mr. ami Airs. J. h. Jti.-.hu; oi La _ • «ey while her hu?bruul is in sor-
It, n: Aiirir.n,{lag troifi Italy i :^«***""
tt I Gets Honor Guards, j""",,.,': h
Miss Louise Lli-s : pi-o M;t.lr.iay j ] Wayne Sawyer of Tehui.cann
night in the honu of Mr. am; Air.--, j AUSTIN, Tex., April 1 (U.R)—'and Pcnoak and i.ay Sewell of
.John D. Plr.nimer. Wacs from Camp Swift will form Mexia visited W. L. Lindsc-y Jr.,
4 Willie Herring, Arvil Davis, Lou- | ;l ^ .,,.,1 ( f honor for the flag re- over the holidr.ys.
turned from Italy to Texa.j at a ! Mr and Mrs. D. 1). Thornton's
e-'emony hero tomorrow at the daughter of Athens visited her
University of Texas. parents over the week end.
, The Hag, now placed in a glass ! Mr. an*. Mrs. V, . L Llndsey are;
daughter, Joy, have i\ turned home j ,_.aKCi sl,m (;0Vi f]0|;, ]>, family and Wayne Sawyer
Stevi n ien by 1st l.t. John W.
ise and Catherine Liles i pent a
while Sunday risrnt in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. loe Guest.
Mr. and Mrs l.iies and
after spending a f
relative.1; in Odessa
days with
spent
toe day Sunday with Mr. and
Stanton. . Moore of the 7!'0th Ordance Com- W. L. Sewell. The younji peopl i I
ti'cftearcb Man Dies
many
Mary Louise Ward returned t
home Sunday after spending the
i week with Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Hardin of Prairie Hill.
HOUSTON. Te
—Funeral servic
at 5 |i m. today
on !lei ringle
lor
,;i
ivineer
I ill,:
ipri. i! (U.R)
re l.i lie held
ji'ii.i Ander-
n search eii-
- Te I >in-
puny.
He. died at his home Sunday. Be-
fore joining the tool cone o n, Her-
ring!on v.ois a col! -.e instiuor.or.
From 190rs-1911 lie was a member
of the faculty of Tt vas A. and M. j
College. Subsci|i'.ently, he laught j
at Oklahoma A. and M. Ccliege,
orable discharge from the U. S. j N(.v. Mo::ico A M !
puny of the o'ith Division, coni-
I posed largely of Texans.
j It was I'lown over command posts
: at Casablanca, Oran and other
' ohices in Africa and then carriud
to Sicily by the Texans.
A Kaiidi.lph h'iald band itiel ca-
d'.'tf from the Naval Flight Pre-
parr.ti ry Unit at the univer.'!ily will
ake part in tiie lerenionie; • to
•Ahich veterans of the .'Iticli Di-
went to the reunion grounds in
the afternoon for an Easter egg
hunt.
pmU
AHied Disunity w
Blame for Argenlinu
Clyde Sawyers was.given an hon-
Army and he arid his wife have
moved out Wevt.
•peciully invited.;
CALJJNA
Mr. and Mrs. Pick Bryant , and
Vand. i bili University. Beloit Col- ! ehildrert, spf'nt Sunday wiifh Mrs.
lege (Wiscou'dii), ar.d the Univer- i S«.V'4ei- of BowmjBn.
KANSAS CITY. Mo., April 10. |
(U.R)—Dr. David Kfron of Washing-
ton, Argentina adviser of the Na- >
, , , tionul Planning Association, today I
vision of Wor d Wai 1 have heel, ui i t !• > , ,
. „ . u , blamed Argentina' ru e by what
Portuguese-born Albert Por-
vestto, 16, thought he was going
to San Diego, Calif., when he
stowed away on a U. S. Navy
vessel at Boston, Mass., his
iiome town. He discovered his
mistake far at sea, en route to
Ihe Mediterranean. Sympathetic
Yanks took him under their
wing when he was put ashore
jit Naples and he doesn't seem-,
downhearted as he prepares to1
dip into Navy chow.
ft van f/1 PfAo/tUaJ Highways Blocked by lv ; " _
Uiven 10 rreacner Oklahoma Flash Flood Fre nch anrl Beljyi
| •* ■ lt>V 1/^ -^11
' Air Bares Hi! Today
lie called a "pro-Axis clique" on
| inability of pro-Allied forces there
j to unite.
In a lecture here last night, Ef-
I ron said more than 75 per cent of '
I the people uf Argentina were sup- '
j porters of the Allied na ions, I,
J I thi*'element would unite, lie a!.I.
"they could spall the doom of the
; ruling clique in 48 hours."
The K. Ji. Lamberts visited with
Mr. and Mrs, George Motley of
Hubbard Sunday.
. Mr; aiid Mrs. J. B. Wallace und
: lis if Waco spent Sunday with! Thomas Bay, Jr.. ha: r; tur."-
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Barring-ton. | to Schreiner Institu'e in Kerrvill
Abe Pace of Burnet is visiting i after spending- a few dev.- he,
DALLAS, Tex., April 5 (U.R)— OKLAHOMA • I TY, April 1" -
I'inal returns in the city's school <U.R'i — Two persons were dead,' . „nnv .
board election shewed today that scores were homeless and an in- ! '. ,'N' ' ' ' ' '' 1 !
he Rev. M. H. Jackson, negro Bap- creasing number of highways were 1 ™or,cn" h™7 bomb,''r uUacke< .
list preacher, who aspired to a blocked today as fhsh floods spread | '!'man %ses ,n France an(l
pl«ce on the board, was defeated extensive damage in the wake 0f I Belgium on a .'.00-nnlo front to- |
new midget -sized 1014 Texas li- , |,y an # to I majority. ' vH-nt wind and rain storms that. I ;!ay' s,''lf,:in'' f'f"
eense tags were ndviseil to ignore Jackgon was defeated by Fred D. battered most of Oklahoma last ! |,(ins,ivt' a Sunday raid reach- !
the new numbers and to continue Dariford, who sought re-election nigh:. 1 ing as far east as Poland in which '
to write on the face of their gaso- j'or p|HCe >j0 Danford received Mrs. Gland Walker, wife of a ■ f':t Nllzi f'Khter plan^ were shot
t!2,.118 votes to Jackson's 2.781!. Houston, Tex., shipyard worker, down. ,
The negro minister received was killed when n tornado destroy- ! Strong 'forces fanned out over i
votes in all precincts of his dis- ] ed her farm home 1.1 miles east oi' ! Western Kn.qpi; to pound German p-ie|f| S|,ent ,he week end with his
j However, despite an active Cordell. Bob Shields, a farmer ail' center in the liiird straight Albert Junson and Jerry,
i campaign, the negro vote was com- .louth of Cloud Chief, Okla., was !ay of a new dayligh offensive Clyde Mills is returning to'
| parHfivelv light or they did not i reported severely injured in the aimed at. the Nazi air force.
line coupons only the number con-
tained on their full-sized 1942
plates.
Fire Kurns Company
his parents for a few days. ] with his parents, Col. and Mi
Mr. and Mrs. O'is Pace and | Thomas A. Bay. Sr.
"hiidren of Wurthum visited Sun- i
day with Mr. and Mrs.* S. S. Pace. ;
Mr. and Mrs. Jack McGinls and
daughter of Fort Worth visited
Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Lusk and Mr.
and Mrs. H. Houston Sunday.
Albert H. Jenson of Randolph
USED CARS
WANTED
We will p«iy ca-.Ii fur your
Used Car.
Jack Driver
Prospects are brighter for her
aimbition—regular Army com-
missions tor women pilots. She's
Jacqueline Cochran, director of
the ASPS, pictured' readin|
congressional bill approved by
House Military Affairs Com*
■ M aittee.'
BEAUMONT, Tex., April 5. (U.R) vote for Jackson, as thirc are 6, I storm that razed ami damaged i
Fire early today virtually de-I r>R negroes qualified to vote in j large number uf homes.
stroyed the Pox Engraving Com- j the district. ' — —
pnny and damaged the Wilson | K. L. Thomas, unopposed, won i R:tes Due for Ginman
Building. | place No. 1 on the board, and Dr. DALLAS, Tex., April 11. (U.R)—
First estimates of the damage David W. Cartir, board president. Services will be held here tomorrow
defeated W. L. Smith for place No. | £ol. Byron H. Graham, «0, man-
. | ager of the Centennial Cotton Gin
r\t j ! Co., who died Monday in Abilene.
Bataan Day Observed A n(ltiVt, Texall, cil.Hhum llftd
lived in Dallns for 1)5 years and
had been connected with gin com-
panies for 38 years.
placed the loss at approximately
WS.OOO. Origin of the blaze was
undetermined.
Boy K'lled by Train
' AUSTIN. Tox.. April B. (U.R)-
HOUSTON. Tex.. April 5 (U.R)—| G°v- Coke R. Stevenson today in
A Houston shipyard shuttle train i reaponse to request of the Texaa
struck ami killed Roy A. Crawford, chapter of thi Bataan Rftltcf Or-
16, yesterday afternoon as he walk- ganitation has designated next
ed along the tracks near Slma
Bayou .
A e mniuniquo said American
fighter . shot down seven German
planes today and three II. S. b unh-
ers and four fighters were missing.
United States headquarters an- j
nouncod that Foitress anil Libera-
tor gunners downed i.'i German
planes yesterday, which with the
hei home in Houston after a viait
w'th r*)ativ«" .
The Blasingaine twins, Floyd
and Llo^d, will celebrate their j
'tenth birthday April 11.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Johunson, |
Don and Diana went to Hillsburo i
Sunday to be at the bedside ol' Mr.
Jobans .n's nephew, who is critical-
previously re'porte-1 escort plane ,]y jn afle|. H fH„ fl.om u homi>
bug ir.ised the total to (13, plus 29 | M),s Blasingame und son,
destroyed or damaged on the . Ch«rHe, have come to make their
ground.
Miss Peggy O'Neal of Prairie
Hill spent the we*k end here with
home with Mrs. Blaaingame's son,
Jack Herring, Miss Lorraine • H. Blasingame and family.
Pittmun, Mr. und Mrs. Lemanter 1 Callina had bunday School for
of Dallas spent the week end here i 'irat time since December.
Sunday as "Bataan Memorial i her grandmother, Mrs. J. W. O'- I with Mr. Herring's parents, Mr. ' Next Sunday is Rev. Fisher's
Day." jNeal land Mi . Guy Herring. [regular appointment.
SERVICE
in
Although we p.ro d< !'iri 1"< 1 >• n otv inLciTslorl
c.tjiiIribt;tinjr wm.t v:q run i:i i. r ft 'M . :v tn\ t rd
winuinjy the \v:ir, we iV'i'l (l a. • m- of tiie l<( ■!
COllll'l-
Ijiitioiifi \v(j can trmkc if> 1o i rm'i ;■ < very uf.j
can in furnish ing our i'rii i. : ti -ict:n
matiy of those thine" iha! r.
about the place or on l.'ui f ;• . v<-
We work ooii-sLanlly a I tin? jt. . ynti
Mirrris'.'l ai how many of ii • ;■
in our stnr.. f irt o 1o we t ".
i ■ iiticc we
■ with ''t-s
■ in (he home,
po :'t!)ly eitII.
will likely l.o
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