The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, February 23, 1945 Page: 2 of 6
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filAWr B-29S BoinBED THE JAP MAlWLAWO WERE BUILT 8* A
HALF-MILUOM CHINESE LABORERS WHO TURNED |W ONE OF THE
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More Japanese
Prisoners Freed
MANILA, Feb. 19. (UJ J—Seven
thousand person were liberated
Saturday when American infantry
units '• tormed the Philippines Gen-
i'1'u] Hospital in the Ermita section
of Munilu and wiped out fanatical
Japanese defenders.
The liberated included 800 pa-
tients, including 42 American ci-
vilinns. The others were residents
of the district who had taken re-
fuge in the hospital during the
fighting.
The hospital was taken at noon,
after two days of hard fighting,
by unit* of the 148th Infantry of
the 37th., Division, commanded by
Lt. Col. Herbert W. Radcliffe of
Kenton, O.
The Japanese had pillboxes at
the approaches to the hospital and
had foriified several buildings sur-
rounding the main building.
Tanks knocked out the pillboxes
and laid down a smoke screen to
cover the infantrymen when they
charged the buildings. More than
20(1 Japanese were killed.
K. J. Brown, formerly of Indian-
apolis, Ind.. said the patients had
been unable to sleep for the last
several nights because of fighting
in the southern section.
The patients were told to re-
man in iheir beds Saturday night
and most of them were not aware
they were liberated until yester-
day when someone shouted "vic-
tory" in the front floor.
The patisents were transferred
yesterday to hospitals and church-
es to the rear.
Baltic Battier
Hammer blows swung against
Insterburg resulted in the liber-
ation of that East Prussian city,
along with Tilsit and Gumbin-
ncn. Delivering those blows
was the 3rd White Russian
Army, led by 37-year-old Gen.
Ivan D. Chorniakovsky, above,
one of the youngest of Russia's
Big Eight commanders. His
troops helped encircle Koenigs-
berg, near the Baltic Sea, swept
on toward Danzig. Bom of
Jewish parentage, the general
is a product of Russian military
training since the Revolution
and of the Soviet's own West
Point—-Frunze Military Arad-
rmy. Handsome, wavy-haired
Cherniakhovsky directs his men
along the coldest front in the
East—the Ealtic region
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Bilibid Prison
1st Released
fevlSai!
T. HL Breeland
d on Luzon
Pvt. Theodore Hillary Breeland, j
j son of Mrs. L. ('. Ragsdale, Rout? j
14, Mexia, was reported by the!
j War Department Saturday, to j
i have been killed in action on j
1 Luzon.
He was with an infantry divi- 1
s-ion, and had been oveisear- for i
six months. I
He attended school at Cross j
Plains, Texas, and wus farming ;
at the time he wont into service. I
; Surviving are hi., parents, Mr.
and Mrs. L. C. Ragsdale, and his ,
wife, the former Miss Christine]
petty, who is making her home 1
; with his parents.
BELTON, Feb. 14. —Pictured above is Mrs. Marvin McMurrey,
Tyler, with Dr. Gordon S. Singleton, president of Mary Hardin-
Ba lor College. Mrs. McMurrey, the former Lula Belle McCardell,
graduate of 1918, gave $15,000 to Mary Hardin-Baylor College at the
recent centennial celebration.
Draft Status Pending
on Famous Jockey
Mrs. Wot'ford Sells
J. L. Wofford.
Beauty Shop Interest Tfhe,shotp win continue to be ?P-
•' ' erated at its present location
The Wofford and Hardcastle whjci, has been a barber shop lo-
Barber and Beauty Shop, which cation for the past 40 years. It was
has been operating since July originally operated by the late J.
19:16 at 104 North Sherman, Tidwell.
changed hands Monday morning . «,
when Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hard- Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Petty are
castle bought the interest of Mrs. spending several days in Jasper.
MIAMI, Fla., Feb, ID. (U.R; -
Ted Atkinson, the nation's leading
jockey in 1014. was wondering 10-
day just how he stood in t!v
draft.
He sail' he was info; mod after
taking his pre-in luction physical
at Camp Blardir.g, Fla., that iie
was not foi.no lit i'o.' military
service but that he had not. been
rejected.
"My status is still pending," he
said.
Berlin's Turn as Reds Besiege
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WASHINGTON. Feb ID. UJ.R>~
A partial list of American miii-
tary personnel rcscued from Bili-
l.id Prison. Manila, released by
the War Dcparfn.ent included It
from Texas. Next of kin have
been notified.
Tc x.ins and their emergency ad
dresses includv :
Ash. Wiilkun S„ Pfc.—Roy
Ash, brethi r, Cto'e Boyd, Route
1, Abilene.
Bohner, J. \V„ Sgt.—Mrs. Olu
K. Bonner, mcthor, Gen Del., Du-
mont, King County.
Brinkmeyer, John E., Maj.—
Mrs. Marguerite S. Erinkmeyer,
wife, 1501 Laniont, San Antonio.
Brown. Charles f, Capt.--
Mrs. Katie R. Brown, wife, 270
Oakview PI., San Antonio.
Ellis Brady T.. Sgt.—Mrs.
Buna V Eiiis, mother, Gen. Del.,
Voth, Jefferson County.
.Findley. Jimmie vV., Pvt.—Mrs
Mary L. Findiey, mother, Box
"CM. Kliasville, Young County.
Guujurdo, Julian F., Pvt.—Mrs.
Modesta Guajart'o, mother, Hit."
V Commerce St., Fort Worth.
Hanson, Charles M., Cpl,—Mrs.
Minnie Hanson, mother, Utopia,
Uvalde County.
Hough, Jose] h W., Pvt.—Mrs.
Fan: y Houph, mother, Whiteflat,
Motiey County.
March Keinev F„ Sut.—Mrs
'larlin A. March mother, Box
lr.7, Annona, Red River County.
MeGiaw, August, Spt.—George
MeCraw, father, RED. San An-
tonio.
Meyers, Griis Hv Cpl.—Brad-
lord J Meyers, brother, ASN Wi-
' 97-''S;i, Menical Detachment, Ha1'
lingen Army Gunnery School
llai lingen.
Pittman, Jamns A.. Pfc.—Mrs.
Kaii" W Pithnan, mother, Dub-
'in, Erath County.
Smith, John H Capt.—Mrs. J.
B. Smith, wife, 418 W. Larkir,
St., Athens
Roberts, Arthur.S., Pfc.—James
1 Robert", father. Route I,
Manor. Travis County.
flection m Filed
n Legisj^ture
AUSTIN, Tex., Feb, 19. Ul.fi)—
A bill to permit retention of
vhite men's primary elections in
' >• >:> >• was filed in the state legis-
lature today by Sen. Weaver
Mot.re, Houston.
The bill seeks to repeal the
numerous state iuws, both civil
i nil criminal, dealing with party
primaries in so far as they re-
[ late to who may participate.
Repeal would leave the matter
of party membership to be set-
Picto-map above shows Russian cities besieged when German success rode the crest of the wave,
and K also ahows Berlin, exposed to Red Array siege as the tide of fortune ebbs for Hitler's armies.
I tin; entirely by parly regulation,
j Senator Moore explained: It's
| jiifl a w hile primary bill, that's
I all."
j Sailor Admits Murder
HOUSTON, Tex., Feb. 17. <U.R>
I A 20 year-old suitor arrested in
Ga'.vestor has confessed the boat-
ing-slaying of Raymond D. Mei'o-
t dith, 41-year-old oonstruction
I worker. In Houston Monday night,
[ police reported today.
'Sooners' Protest
Nazi PW Camp
OKLAHOMA CITY. Feb. 19.(U.R)
—Oklahoma officials have made
vigorous protests to the War De-
partment against location of a
German officers' prisoner of war
camp near the Chouteau Powder
Plant, it was disclosed today.
The protests were sent to Wash-
ington recently by Gov. Robert S.
Kerr, Safety Commissioner J. M.
Gentry and U. S. Sen. Elmer
Thomas.
Gentry said they considered the
prison camp a "menace" to the
huge ordnance plant.
"High voltage wires serving
the powder plant run above the
prison camp," Gentry said. "It is
a situation that we consider dan-
gerous."
In Washington, however, the
War Department brushed aside
complaints with a statement that
"at the time the camp was first
given thought last November,
there was discussion with all in-
terested parties and the conclusion
of plans was to their- satisfaction."
Walter Winchell joined in the
protest last night on his nation-
wide radio broadcast. He called
upon residents of Oklahoma to for-
ward protests to Washington.
The War Department disclosed
that about 1,100 German officers
are housed in barracks originally
built near Pryor for ordnance
plant employes but never used. It
said the officers did not go out-
side to work and added, "every
precautionary measure is taken
toward keeping the prisoners in-
side."
Youth Vrrests Break
Dallas Theft Ring:
DALLAS, Tex., Feb. 19. (U.R)--
\ city burglary and automobile
theft ring was broken up today
following the arrert Sunday of
four youths, Chief of Dcteetive.}
Will Fritr announced.
■Frit/ said the hoys admitted
numerous recent burglaries of
business houses, including safe
obs and several automobile
thefts. One of the suspects had
been in city j'.iil :jinro Feb. 4.
The first ef the three who were
!• nested Sunday was captured by
city police as he was looting u
parked err during the early morn-
ing hours. He iiad in his possessioi
a car which had been stolen Sat-
urday night. Durinp the after-
noon, the other two boys were ai ■
rested in the downtown area of
ihe city. Fritz raid.
Dallas Citizens Ship
Thirty Cars of Paper
DALLAS, Tex., Feb. 19. 'U.R)—
The nation's drive for waste paper
for cartons to ship supplies to
fighting men was 900,000 pounds
nearer its goal today with the con-
tributions from Dallas citizens.
A van of fifty city trucks picked
up the paper from front curbs and
loaded it on fhirty box cars of two
railway companies to be converted
into cardboa; d cartons at various
paper mills.
II. A. Heirze, chairman of the
I local paper salvage committee, said
the load was one of the largest
since the city's first drive at the
beginning of the war.
Mexia Sergeant
Loses One Foot
A January -S, 1045, :etter writ-
ten to Mr. and Mrs D. W. DoL;
by their son, Staff Sergeant Kcr-
ley L. DeLo, 112, gives more de-
tails concerning the injury he had
earlier been reported as receiving
in Luxemuourg. He wrote;
"Know I have waited a long
time to write. Till r.ow there hen
be..n no news. This time it's bad
news, but could be much worse.
Yesterday 1 planted my foot on
just one too many mines. Nov/ I
nave ">o foot. Doc cleaned it off
about half,way up to my knee—the
right one. Do not worry becau:t.'
I'm all 'ight 1 suppose it's just
v. matter of time until I'll be home
with you, a)! in one piece except
one. I'll even have that, they say.
:.nd a good one.
'So goodbye now. Will writa
more ner.t time. I'm in a hospital
in Luxembourg City at present
time."
Las'. Saturday his family re-
ceived a telegram from him that
came from Florida, so that tnoy
believe he is back in Jhis co'.ntrv
now They 'ive at 10C North Bai-
'ey.
W".t li'i'i
FRIDAY, FEB. 28. 1
Early Bird Gets the lev/down
That ole income tax debbil, March 15th, will be along before you
know it, and a lot of people are going to be caught unprepared
and pay for their procrastination by-standing in line to get their
1944 returns In. The Treasury Department urges every t :-payer
who needs assistance in filling out bis return (and who doesn't?)
to get it don'? in February. Call at your local Internal Revenue
Office, where Uncle Sam has a staff ol experts who'll be glad
to help you.
I South Manila Japs tHcuds New Cot,
! Get Ultimatum
Lie DeLong Hurt
m China Crash
Second Lt. Robert Ellington
Del.org war wounded in a plane
accident February 11 in China, so
his wife and parents were noti-
fied Saturday by Adjutant Gen-
eral J. A. I'.io.
Lt. DeLong has been overseas
since November 1944. stationed
t.t an Air Trai sport Command
base in the Assam Valley as pilot
on a C-46 tranrport plane.
He entered active service Au-
gust 17, 19-I2, wbib) a student at
A. ,(i M.. and received his train-
ing at Jones Field, Bonham, and
Perrin Field, Sherman. His com-
mission was presented May 24,
'he day after be and Miss
Jennettc Simpson, daughter '>!'
Mr. and Mrs. L H. Simpson of
Mexia, were married at the pout
■•Hape! at Aioe Fieid, Victoria, the
preceding day Thev aie the pat-
ents of a b:,.by son, Robert E. De-
Long. Jr.
Lt- DeLong is the son of Mr.
and Mr.;. Iiale'gh DeLong of Cal-
MANILA, Pel. 17. <U.R)—Ms.j.
Gen. Oscar \Y. OriswoiJ, . com-
mander of U. K. forces in Manila,
called upon lapanusi troops hold-
ing the Intraii.uros district <T
South Manila loony to s'irrendci
.■!• permit the evacuation of ci-
vilians ''in the true spirit of the
Bu.-hido and the code of the Samu-
rai."
(Bushido is the name given the
unwritten laws supposedly govern-
ing the conduct of Japanese
noble-;. The Samurai are Japanese
warriors.)
The u'timatum first was seni
by public address system and by
radio at 3 p. m.. Friday and was
sent age in Saturday morning. The
Japanese are believed to have re-
ceived it. But there >vas some con-
fusion in establishing radio con-
tact with the enemy and the re-
sult of Griswold's action still was
doubtful at this hour.
Scout Drive at
One-Third Point
Maj. Gen. Frank W. Milburn,
above, heads the new 21st U. S.
Army Corps, which, with troops
of the 1st French Army, broke
the Colmar pocket, drove the
Germans back across the Rhine
along- a 50-mile stretch south'
nf Strasbourg. He i< former
nead football coach at Moni
tana University.
Gu; Guy
veston.
Announce Gift of
Glass Brick Wall
The first of a series of expecte 1
grants to be made in connection
with the expansive modernization
of the Mexii. Public Schools'
lighting and seating arrange-
ments was confirmed tod. y when
Superintendent Frank L. Wil-
liams was notified that tht Owens-
Illinois Glass Company will pro-
vide the glass brick for one entire
loom at \V. M. White.
Williams explained that the
third grade room on the second
floor, Mrs. L. B. Aultnian's home
loom, will have its glass exposure
mcreHsed until Ihe room has 2H'"r
as much glass exposure as floor
space, with the modern glasi
brick, one of the last words in
modernistic building, used. Special
ventilators will be installed to
care for ventilation.
An engineer from the Toledo of-
fice of ih ,Owens-Illinois Glass
Company will be here the iast of
this coining week to supe' vise the
work. The generous contribution
to the local modernization plans—
a change expected to gain na-
tionwide interest of health figures
and educators—I? made by thi
company in the Interest of dem-
onstrating the beneficial effects
of using natural light for a
schoolroom, with the glassed-in
wall scientifically constructed so
as to insure adequate light.
Throe Perish in
Worst Tacoma Fire
T.\CO.MA, Wash., Feb. 17. (O.,^
Firemen tonight combed smol-
i doring embers of n five-story tt-
paitment house in ouest ol bodle?
in the worst fire in Tucon.a'a his-
tory as estimates of the miss-
ing ranged from olj to K5 person).
Three persons were known to
have'perished in the flames.
The Boy Scout and Girl Scout
drive for $2200 to cover the joint
budgets of these two local organi-
zations for the coming year has
reached the one-third point, so Mrs.
Raymond L. DiHar/l reported Sat-
urday afternoon for the volunteer
canvassers. $700 dollars have boon
paid in so far to the joint drive,
which was combined to save
duplication of appeals and effort.
At the band concert Friday
ni';l< some $41 was donated by
people who dropped coins in boxes
placed at the entrance by Boy
Scouts.
"The cause is worthwhile, and
has the added attraction of beire.
for a local purpese," Dillard, Eoy
Scout financ echairman, pointed
out. "That is the amount of money
that it will take to keep the ae
livities fer these several hundred
boys and girls now working in
tror.ps going for the coming ye n
here in Mexia."
Anyone who wishes to donate
is a^ked to contact Dillard, Harold
Nussbaum, the Rev. A. W. De-
Guire, Mrs. Eddie Felz, Mrs. Hurry
Irwin, or Mrs. Dillard.
Dallas Man Killed in
Attempt to Board Kus
DALLAS, Tex., (U.R)—The city T r
traffic death toll for the year was j
five today, following the death |
Sunday f Merle Thurman, 17, who I
died from injuries received when ;
he was struck by a city bus.
Accidet t investigators said
Thurman was «tiuc|< when he ran
across the street ir an attempt to
board the bus, which he thought
was about to come to a stop at Ihe
corner. The driver of the bus said
he did not see Thurman in time
to avoid hitting him.
On
On
Brig.-Gen. Ward H. Maris,
above, former newspaperman
and ROTC instructor at Col-
orado State College and Purdue
University, now tommands all
artillery of the new 21st U. S.
Army Corps, whichT battered
the Germans out of the Colmar
pocket, sent them fleeing back
ae-roes the Rhine.
f.l.iver I'.ruit
omptiny
Strut
USED CARS
WANTED
We ivjll pay cash for your
Used Car.
Jack Driver
Rakes
Spading Forks ...
Hoes
Potato Scratehers .
Shovels
$1.50
$1.35
$1.00
$1.45
$1.95
Garden Wire, roll $5.50
Garden Grubbing Hc;e $1.65
J. I. RIDDLE & CO.
Mexia, Texas
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COUGHS
or Bronchial Irritation Due To Colds
Dorr's good news for tho peojilo
of "Ihe P. S. A. Camilla's greatest
eomvh in.•,Urine Is now tirlni? maclo
unci HOW rlnlit tiero, and if you
Vive anv tlonl't al.out what to tako
this wintor for II.e common cough
hronelilal Irritation Kct a bottle
Of lini-lct-y's t'AN'A I HOT. Mixture.
You won't tio illHMiippolntecl—It s
(lift' tut from anything eltf'i you
S'or one littlo sip and you
nel lri::tiint aetlon. Only 4.,c at
all drugglBlH,
Tidwell L)ru
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