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THE IflUCIA WEEKLY HERALB
of Nazis
Rommel Believed Dead from Fracture Seek Escaped Prisoner
and Buried Secretly Back in Berlin
w
Con-aletl by hard-hitting Allies pushing northward from their southern France beachhead, Nazi
prisoners are shown being tabula ted by American MP's near St. Trope/.. (Signal Corps Radio-Tele-
photo via NEA)
By Kdward W.Bp«ttle
I United I'resn War (^respondent
j LIVAROT SUR VIK, Norman-
dy, Aug. 21 KU.R)Fielil Marshal Er-
, win Rommel probably is dead—
| the victim of Allied air power
! which brought tragedy aftei tra-
j gedj* to bis life.
! He apparently fell far behind
I his own front. And, ironically,
| near the birthplace of an ancestor
j of his allied adversary—Gen. Sir
i Bernard L. Montgomery. The once
i vaunted "Desert Fox," probably
died of a fractured skull about
• .'! a. m„ Jr.ly IS, hi a hospital ut
j Bernay, near the Seine.
There seems little doubt that In1
was the high German officer ser-
iously injured when an Allied
plane sent his car hurtling into a
ditch a few miles from here on the
afternoon of July 17tli.
Also, all the evidence from the
man who first treated him to Ger-
man officers themselves, indi-
cates:
That Rommel died withiut ever
regaining consciousness.
That the Germans made
Point Enterprise
and grand-
Mrs. S. C. Johnson
son, Arvel Winfrey,
daughter, Delhi Fae
Houston and Mra. M. J. Sewell of
Mexia are visiting relatives here
this week.
Mrs. E. Hinchliffe spent the
week end in Mortens with Mr. and
Mrs. Woodrow Hinchliffe.
Cora Lee and (Scssic Lou
Holt visited in Dallas last week.
is
Mr and Mrs. Bert McGee of
mon this week.
R. O. Kerzee was in Groesbeck
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Smith of
Houston visited Mr.
Cox last week end.
MESQUITE
The
and grand- | quite school
Williams, of | for Mr. and
shower - given at the Mes-
house last Friday
Mrs. Dell Sanders
was well attended. They received
many nice and useful gifts.
Mrs. Bethel Willard visited her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Harvie Rodgcrs of Waco,
over the week end.
Mrs. J, W. Cargile and children,
Mrs. Dick Roberts, and Thomas
i
jilay afternoon ut the City Park,
j Mr. and Mrs. Dell Sunders at-
I tended service 'it Thornton Sun-
iday morning.
; Bethel Willard anil family visit-
ant! Mrs. Elijed Mr. and Mrs. Molvin Cargile,
I Sr., one night last week.
Da-
Clear Florence of
Nazi Remnants
Polish Troops Push
North on Adriatic
] the ears. This convinced me he had
i a fractured skull. He was not
wounded by bullets, but his face
i wus completely swollen and dis-
figured.
"I ctartcd to bind the wound.*
and told the < fficer lie must be
taken at once to a hospital where
there was a doctor. I took his
pulse, which was weak and gave
him two injections of etheratv.l
camphor. In doing so 1 removed
his watch.
"The commander of the local
garrison then had the seat re-
moved from his car and the wound-
ed general placed in there. T!v
soldiers till said it was Romiiu'i
'ojr Marshal, our Marshal.'
"The village policeman then no-
ticed two crossed Marshal's ba-
tons on his epaulets, juid remem-
bering photographs of Rommel,
we both felt convinced it was Ik>."
Lescer.e said he learned lati.'r
that Rommel's car envied iiflm
, the driver's shoulder had been
' torn off in the Aliied plane at-
1 tack. The Marshal either was in-
great ! jured in the crash or in an attempt
effort? to keep his death a secret, . to jump from the moving car.
even to assuring a few in the know j The next day, someone from
that the "Marshal is all right." | Bernay told Leseene that the iren-
That Rommel's body was flown
secretly to Berlin for burial.
The best evidence is furnished
by a vigorous, thick-haired, ruddy-
cheeked man of about 50 to 55, with
a full gray French beard and
Im,
Jtaiu
is
J 3rd
lirit-
the
llli'iii
null)
Iston
Bison
here
Itton.
S.
|Edna
M.
Allen
with
vus a
sday.
e the
•sday,
treets
Cor-
Itural
esduy,
Mr. and Mrs. Rert McGee of Da-
mon spent the week end with Mr.
and Mrs. Ray McGee.
Mrs. Trnv Roberson of Delia
visited Mrs. Doyle McGee and Mrs.
Ray McGee Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holt and
Sgt. and Mrs. Wayne Ker/.ee
visited in Dallas Wednesday.
Sodie Mary Lighisoy is doing
fine since her tonsils were re-
lieved lust wok.
Sgt. Johnnie Kubiak was in the
community last week visiting
friends.
Billy Paul Shipp, son in Mr.
and Mrs. L. II. Shipp, is in Dallas
visiting his aunt, Mrs. D. B. Haye-.
Mrs. C. W. Kennon returned
Tuesday from Temple, where she
has been visiting her mother.
If you want to see fine Hereford*.
Texas' largest Brahman Shows,
Texas' largest Pig Show, Hybrid
Corn Exhibits, outstanding Home
Demonstration work, plan to at-
tend the Cnrsicana Livestock &
Agricultural Show, September 12-
16, 1944.
Mr. and Mrs. Dell Sandals
visited Monday in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Dick Roberts.
Mr. and Mrs. T. \. Cargile and
grandson, Thomas, Jr., will leave
Tuesday for a trip to Huntsville,
where they will visit their daugh-
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Strain.
I Mrs. Art Reek and children at-
tended the show at Groesbeck Fri '
jday night.
We are glr.il to know that Min-
j nie Ticknoi is able to he up and
| getting along fine after an ap-
! penriix operation.
' I). T. Webster of Beulah com-
| munity spent Sunday with his j
aunt. Mr and Mrs. J. W. Cargile. ;
Sunday school will lie Sunday I
morning at 11 o'clock.
ROME, Aug. 22. KU.P.)—British
Eighth army troops have cleared
all Germans from the ancient Re-
naissance city of Florence and
now are driving the enemy north-
ward to the heavily fortified
Gothic line, an Allied communique j
( revealed today.
1 Asserting that "It can now he j
| said" that Florence has been lib-
i crated and "is firmly in our
' hands," the communique also re-
I ported that Polish troops along
the Adriatic coast also had push-
ed northward after brisk fighting
between the Cesano and Metauro
| rivers.
| Marshall Albert Kessclring has
I given no indication, however, that
I he intend?, to make a general with-
drawal of his German troops to
new positions behind the Gothic
line, where, it has long been ex- ;
peeled, lie would make a major
stand for defense of northern ;
Italy.
The Germans flirt were push- j
ed across the Arno river, which ,
cuts the city ir. half, and later |
withdrew their main forces to a !
canal in the northern suburbs.
With tanks and maehinegun fire, '
however, they made a virtual no
man's land out of the northern 1
sector until (bo British
forced those isolated
to withdraw.
| sparkling blue eyes. He is Marcel
I Leseene, the mayor of Livarot, who J one of
is also the local druggist and the | died at
1 man who first, treated the Mar
eral who had been brought from
Livarot "died during; the night."
A village policeman, who had
been listening to Leseene's story,
broke in:
"A German officer, who later
was treated at the hospital, told
the Sisters that Rommel
' a. m. the next morning at
Bernay and his body flown to Uer-
F. B. I. Agent <, Texas Highway Patrolmen, and local law en-
forcement officers this week continued a widespread search for
WALTER BR1NCKER,- 43, a civi ian internee from Kenedy, Texas,
internment camp, who escaped from the camp on the night of August
17. 1944.
Brineker, the first civilian internee ix> escape from an interment
camp in Texas, is a citizen of Germany and formerly resided in
Guatemala. In Guatemala, he was alleged to have been active in the
Nazi party. Brineker -peaks German and Spanish fluently and is able
to speak English with an accent.
A middle-sized, blond, curly-haired man, Briniker's appearance is
marked with an exceptionally high forehead and a long, beaked nose,
Suran ji:.inter] out. He is five feet, ten inches tall, weighs 155 pounds
and has a light complexion.
FDR Urges Year'
Federal Training
WASHINGTON. \ng. 1«.
(U.R) — Pirsident Roosevelt
today recommended a nation-
wide siudy of a plan where-
b> American laijs, after the
war, would serve their gov-
ernment for one year in some
form ol, federal training, not
nerrsssrilj military. •
Mr. Roosevelt told a news
conference he thought some
advuntaw should be taken of
flu- trr>mend u.-> training and
Iviuung facilities which will
be l< I t in thi- c< iiniry after
the war,
!!<• suree-ted that the peo-
ple 'Itid> the general idea of
having about 1.000,000 hays
,i >ei between the iiges of
17 and 22 or 2! undergo a
12-month training course.
Mr. Roosevelt s;iid he thought
ii would be beneficial for the
youth of the country to learn,
after the war, how to live to-
gctlier in cleanliness and un-
der di-cipline.
M;.?p Airplane Victim
slialV injuries.
About (i p. m. on
said a car pulled u[
' lin."
July 1
at the
'th, he I
cross-!
roads, in front of the War Me- j
of.' ing Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs. Claude Brown and son of
,ake Jackson are in Mexia visit-
niorial, and a distraught tank of- j ing Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Blair
ficer jumped out, inquiring for j and Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Simpson,
the village doctor. j James Edward Teer of Kilgore
"I decided to go myself," Les- | is in Mexia visiting friends and
cene said. "The officer lay on a 1 relatives.
stretcher in the vestibule at the
hospital and sisters were washing I
his face. I noticed lie was a gen- j
eral because of the red tabs and '■
broad reii tripcs on his breeches
and high boots.
"An officer toll me we would
have to put him in another room
!in:l I had him carried to the din-
ing room next door. Then I noticed
he had :: large open wound above
the leti eye and was bleeding from
Oil Production Breaks
Ail Records for Week
TULST, Ok'u., Aug. 22 (U.R) —
U. S. crude oii production for the
second straight week broke •ill
records for the week ending Aug.
lit, the Oil and Gas Journal re-
ported today.
Dai'y production totalled 1,™
078.150 barrels, a gain of 22,:!.">()
barrels above the week ending
Aug. 12, the Trade Journal said.
Major gains were contributed by
fornia.
Eastern fields had daily produc-
tion averaging 77..SOO', a gain if
10,100 barrels above the previous
week; California KM). 100, up 7.-
050; Kansas 285,300, Ujj 8,200;
Texas was unchanged at -,10*,-
000 and only minor chanj-'is wei"
reported in Louisiana, Oklahoma
end Illinois.
AUSTIN, T
The body if Corp
dor who died
Field from being
airplane propeller
today to the home
Mr and Mrs. Peter
Island Gitv, N. Y.
Aug. 23. (U.R) -
IJbaldo Poll-
at licrgstroni
struck by an
lad been sent
if his parents,
i'oiidore, Long
i!r. err! Ir J ,c Hill and sous,
J. at •! Robert Earl, of Pasa-
' i pent t h. week end with his
th
Mi Mary Hill.
Marilyn McGowan and A
Fallin spent Thursday
Mis
Mary
Waco.
Miss Pattye Sue
las visiting relative
Dal-
'! :> see the ri lightst toughest Ro-
i'co o tl em all. top hands and the
roughest tod. from th* range
c< untry, do li:;t pass up the Texa:>
( ham|:i'nship Rt;de<i at the Corsi-
eana Livestock Agricultural
SHm1, September 12-1«. 1944.
TSG Existence
Here Threatened
Mexiaite Pioneer |
in French Landing j
A NINTH AIR FORCE) FIGHT-! Activity elsewhere
ER BASF.—Among the "irrt men including the
of 'lie Ninth Air Force to land in
Franco was Staff Serecant Eugene
S. Wo muck of 70.'! Fast Main St.,
and former manager of th.c
Tonight's 8 o'clock
of the seriously thn
e'mpany in Mexia wil
of that hvriie defense
drill session
atoned TSG
I be the last
unit before
eastern
insas
CONCORD
GRAPES
SAFEWAY STORES.. .are now receiving
fresh, crisp vegetables shipped direct from
gardens that are cooled by the breezes from
the snow-capped peaks of Colorado...
A visit to our produce department will
convince you that J?tJ Springtime *t Sefcuaij
Colorado
Rutabagas
Rich in Vitamins
6<
m
Fine for Making
.lam and Jelly
Direct from Arkansas
4-<?t.
Basket
the American Fifth
we.it, was confined
pat i-' Is.
along l he
area held by
Army on the
to clashes of
Political
Announcements
The Mexia Weekly Herald
has been authorized to make
(he following political an-
nouncement* subject' to the
•Democratic, primaries:
For Commissioner Precinct 4
ED PRATHEE
RUPTURED.?
ft Ulllllunan.a oieaun you ar. no: a.l-
ting *h« Drop.i support ana comiorl? Ar.
Yin on. el Ihos. unlorlunal.s who has
patiently tried all types ol trusses only to
Wad little OI no relief, lolling lor the glib
■ait order ads. or the so-called out oi town
Experts spending ireely your time and
money only to suHor greater
Jiollluslonm.nl?
Oi'.en we
■eateh in re-
mote sections
•t the werld
&relie. only I®
a belter serv-
exists w out
own community. %
Exp.r putting ana sympathetic under
standing romblned through Jiany years ol .
experience are at your disposal, we fea- !
lure th. lamous line ol Non-Skid Spot Pad
'"Tmeses. Abdomlnai Supporters* Elastic
siery. Shoulder Braces, eta.
Kendrick & Horn ,
Drug Co.
j News. Sgt. Womaek is an airplane
| radio meelu'tiic in one of the squad-
I ronB of the 17 T!iu;ide;bolt group
j under the command of Colonel Gil-
j her! I.. Myers. This group has
gidncfl promiiunie in tlie F.uro-
penn theatre ef ooerati uis for the
accurate diye, glide and bu/.z bomb-
ing it has been doing in repport
uf the gro:ind forces, Tl.c group
else has a good r.umbe;' oi enemy
aircraft to their credit.
Wading onto the beaches of
Normandy from an LOT, Womaek
underwent a raid by enemy air-
craft. Flare< dropped by the planes
ami the barrage thrown up by the
anti-aircraft gunr. made the beach
resemble a huge Fourth of July
fireworks demonstration. Sgt.
Womaek is now based with the
First Fighter Group in France and
at cm- of the first landing strips
to bo established in Normandy. He
has now set U" "housekeeping"
with a fellow roldier in one of the
many foxholes that honeycomb
the French countryside.
Prior to entering the new-paper
badness Sj:t. Womaek attended
Mexia High School and Texas
Tech. lie is a member of the Mexia
Rotary Club and the Texas Press
Association. Womaek is the son
of Mrs. .lack Womaek.
Border Feoul, 88, Dies
AUSTIN, Tex., Aug. 'i:l. '(U.R) -
John ' realon, 88, who bad a color-
ful career in the days of border
warfare in Texas, died at his hon:"
here os lord ay.
Hern in Carlisle, Penn., he was
brought to Tl:-ms by nis mother
after the death of Ins father who
laid been an officer in the U. S.
Army. They lived at. Brackett
viile and while still a boy, C'reaton
made nnmcroi.s scouting trips
with the soldiers from Fort
Cl.uk, and at times guided tlvm
in territory with which he had
become familiar. Later he was
in the U. S. Customs Servite on
the Rio Grande. II" hud been a
resident of Austin for about .!()
years Uis widow survives him.
the August 28 federal in pection.
ttoops | ^||(| jf yd more Mexia men between
unit., al.i.i at,.t,R ,,(• ](j an,| 05 ,|0 i,,,^ sjj,n
; up as members of the unit, to-
night's meeting may prove one of
its last.
Sharp m.tiee was given Mexia
early in August that, its Texas
State Guard company must he up
to full strength of 01 by the Aug-
ust federal in pection. If the unit
is stil! undeimanred by that date,
the government will act 011 the
assumpti n that there is not
i nougli kcal >upport of the unit
warrant maintaining it.
Lieutenunt Robert 1.. Maddox
Kiinounced l ine more men were
signed up Monday, making 21 new
men hers enlisted in the last-min-
ute local recruiting campaign.
Fven member was urgently re-
quested to report for final drill
tonight, as there will be no other
chmi';o prior t) next week'' in-
spect ion.
Those interested in the group
steers that its maintenance is more
esscnti I to Mexia than ever be-
fore, and that if rest squarely on
the shudders of Mexia m«n
w!irflier it will he kept here.
Green Cabbage Firm Heads Lb
Fresh Cora Golden Bantam 6^ Ear 25*
(Dajjr cXow SfosdQ, {phk&A. =
Red Malaga
Fancy Large
Arkansas
Reds
Airway Coffee
Edwards Coffee
Admiration Coffee
Jell-Well A,50r,ed
Catsup
Flavors
Red Hill
(30 Blue Points)
Mb.
Pkqs.
Mb.
Pkq.
Mb.
Pkq.
Rcq.
Pkq.
14-Ox.
Bot.
414
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314
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Lf €60 Enriched Dated Loaf I Uj
Hi-Ho Crackers p'kqb.' 234
P2 Gold Medol 10-Lb. / ni
I lOUr Kitchen Tested Bag O^T
10-Lb.
Kitchen Tested Bag
CI Kitchen Craft 10*Lb. fqi
(OUT Finest Quality Bag DOt
/" • Creamy
V^riSCO Shortening
3-Lb.
Jar
69c
Lead's Chopped
HASVI CO'b0,294
Kcm Pork Luncheon
MEAT c.'.0,294
NOTICE OF BUDGET
HEARING
N'olicc is hereby sivr:i lltril Ih-
sinners' Ourl ttC l.intcslene
duct « hraritiK on the Coiinly ['tuJ e(
in (he County Court rcom {Jrotshetk
Friday, September I. I'M).
luis the ri^hl and is hereby ardiali.v invited
iittcnd said meetin1' and nnrtieinate in -jiitl he.ir-
Cvdahy'i Puritan
Deviled Ham
3*Oi.
Can
$
Maxim Meat
10c
SPREAD i.V 104
C( SpzciaL OahuL
M A X I N E
Toilet
SOAP
Made Especially for
the Complexion
3k10'
Ivory Soap
Ivory Soap
Ivory Soap
Pot Geancrs Whi"
It Floats
All-
Purpose
Guest
Size
They Last
Kerr.
Iinuilly
Whit* House
Apple Sauce
No. 2
Con
25 Blu
Points
Fruit Jar Lids
Jar Rubbers Regular
Med.
Bar
Bars
Bars
10*
Site
Dot.
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64
10c
94
54
10c
4c
^AjDCQAlf. UaljUSlA,
Grapefruit Juice I"?.'*.
Marmalade Grapefruit Jar 254
!*■ Country Home
WOl rl Fancy (5 Points) ....
No. 2
Can
104
June (5 Points)
An Outstanding Value
Hand B
Tomato Puree
t3«
Dog Food Dehydrated PlrQ. 104
SUGAR Imperial I'ure f'uiic 5 lbs. 32c
PICKLES NuMim Sinir 16 oz. jar 24c
SYRUP Crvs,nl 5 lb. jar 40c
Toilet TISSUE si,k :i for 13c
Lers Elect
Judge Gordon Simpson
Smith County
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE
Supreme Court of Texas
it N i l
lOVi-Ot
Can
4 Blu«
Points
Comirisrioners Court
A seasoned lawyer, • man of sterling charac-
ter, a soldier In World Wars One and Two,
former District Judge, past President of the
State Bar Association. We unanimously commend him to you.
Bv HENRY l.VKKON
County I tideo
SMITH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
No 2 4A +
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Grapes
Apples
Oranges
Lemons ., 2
Potatoes McClure 3 Lbs.
Lettuce Iceberg u. i2<
Onions SX 3«.17t
Cucumbers Tendor Lb. 6<
PEARS W ashinKton Hart let t lb. 14l/2c
CELERY lb. 19c
California
Sunkist - Lb.
Sapuvcuf. QaaUhf- YYl&aJtA,
Grade AA & A Veal
Shoulder
ROAST
25*
Sugar Cured & Smoked
BACON
Slabs—By the Piece
Lb.
32<
Grade A & AA
Veal ......
Loin Steak
Dry Salt Bacon
Dry Salt Jowls
Luncheon IV! eat
Liver Loaf Served Cold
Cooked Salami
Braunsweiger
Brick Cheese
BEEF LIVER
DRESSED FRYERS
lb.
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