The Cameron Herald (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 3, 1944 Page: 3 of 8
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THE CAMERON HERALD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1944.
BRITISH GAiN 4 MILES
Gen. Ivan Cheriakhovsky, 37 year
old Jewish tank expert, sent his Third
White Russian army crashing 11
miles into East Prussia yesterday in
a powerful offensive which overran
300 towns and villages in 15 mile
gains on a 68 mile front. The town
of Giby, 11 miles inside the Suwalki
triangle, which Germany annexed to
East Prussia in 1939 after the con-
quest of Poland, was among the many
localities captured by the troops
pounding westward under Cherniak-
hovsky, one of Russia’s youngest
military leaders.
A new British offensive against the
center of the Nazi defense line in Nor-
mandy near Caumont crashed forward
more than four and one half miles
yesterday and at night fall still was
gaining up to a mile an hour in some
places, matching a swift American
armored drive to the west which ad-
vanced on a 20 mile front.
The stupendous Russian drives on
the east front maintained their pow-
er, with the Red army advance on
Kaunas and East Prussian frontier
gaining 15 miles on a 68 mile front.
These significant military successes
combined with reports of a flight of
German diplomats from Ankara and
indications of an imminent break
between Turkey and Germany, posed
the possibility of yet more serious
crises for the creaking German Reich.
Last night the battefront in cental
Normandy was aflame as the Allies
pressed for a major breakthrough.
One British force rammed beyond St.
Jean-Brecu des Essartiers, southwest,
of Caumont. To the west another
made equal progress, taking Les
Logos.
Behind American armored spear-
heads driving to break out of the
Cherbourg peninsula came other great
fA-cos of men and tanks which mop-
ped uji by-passed pockets of resis-
tance. In six days the American drive
had advanced as much us 25 miles.
Moscow announced 300 towns had
been captured in the drive toward
German East Prussia west of the
Niemen river in the Kuunas-Alyus
sector of Lithuania. Although the
Soviet war bulletin ignored the War-
saw front, where Red army troops
were within sight of the Polish capi-
tal, the German high command said
the Russians had crossed the Vistula
river.
In Italy Ihe Germans sought to hold
embattled Florence with five battered
divisions, but the British 8th army
was in sight of the historic city and
tightening its ring about it.
More than 1,000 heavy bombers sup-
ported the Normandy fighting despite
miserable weather, and 500 Mediter-
ranean-based heavy weights blasted
the Meserschmitt aircraft factories at
Budapest and oil feilds and railya-ds
in Yugoslavia.
OFF TO ARMY AND NAVY
The following young men have been
inducted in the arm services of the
country, according to Mrs. Jack
Lewis, chief clerk of local Board 2.
Army—Robert Ben Kamenicky,
Matias Gonzales Castro, Flirsch Eo-
win Ermis, Willie Purcell Bennett,
Leon Charles Hensel, Max Lowell
Shelton.
Navy—Lawrence Herman Richter,
Pete Paul Mikula.
Mrs. Wr. W. Culver and son, Charles
of Houston are spending several days
in the home of Mrs. Culver’s mother,
Mrs. M. W. Price.
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Lovedy Ann Thomas
Dies Here Saturday
Funeral services for Lovedy Ann,
eight-months-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Bever Thomas of Cameron, were
held Monday duly 31, 1944.
The infant died suddenly at the
family home Saturday. She had not
been ill but developed a slight fever
earlier in the day. The body was
taken to Temple for an autopsy but
cause of the childs death had not been
determined Monday.
C. W. Sanders, pastor of the Cam-
eron Baptist church, conducted the
services and burial was in the family
cemetery at Gause.
She is survived by her parents and
her four-year-old brother, Burnes.
Chief Petty Officer, D. T. Williams,
United States Navy and wife, are
visiting his grand mother, Mrs. W.
W. Nance and uncle R. P. Williams in
Cameron. He is a naval aviation
cadet and in training at Athens, Ga.
Aerial Navigator
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IT. ALPHONSE G. MATOCIIA
Lt. Alphonse G. Matocha was re-
cently commissioned in the United
States Army Air Corps at San Mar-
cos and is Navigator and flight of-
ficer.
Lt. Matocha is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. B. J. Matocha of Cameron, is 20
years old and has been assigned to
active duty.
In releasing announcement of hi”
graduation and Commission as a
Second Lieutenant, the public rela-
tions office at the field said:
“Qualified for one of the war s
most delicate assignments, the navi-
gation of mighty Air Forces’ bomb-
ers blasting the way for the armies
of liberation, young men from al1
parts of the nation were graduated
from the Army Air Forces Navigation
School at San Marcos, a unit of the
hugh AAF Central Flying Training
Command.
Lt. Matocha was born and reared fn
Cameron and graduated from high
school here.
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy McGoldrick oi
Galveston have returned to Cameron
to make their home.
Axis lines were being rolled back
Tuseday on all fronts and the Ameri-
cans have thrust to within 600 miles
of the Philippine Islands from where
they were driven in 1942 with the
surrender of Corregidor.
The Allies were advancing on all
fronts in France, and have crossed
the Saline river at 2 points. The
Allies have captured 6300 Germans
during the pust week. Prisoners say
they have been without food for
days and their officers desert them
when the going gets tough.
The Red army was advancing on
Warsaw from three points. A Berlin
broadcast said the Red Army had
crossed the Vistula river. The Ger-
mans are destroying Warsaw, suid a
statement from Moscow.
From General MaeArthur came an-
nouncement that the Americans aie
now withing 600 miles of the Philip-
pines with new landings on the Mari-
anas. The fighting succeeding on
Guam was rapidly sweeping the Japs
off.
The Germans were fighting des-
perately for Florence but the Allies
were advancing.
General Joe Stilwell has been pro-
moted to be a Four Star General it
was announced in Washington. Gen-
eral Stilwell leads the Americans in
Burma.
CARD OF THANKS
To our many neighbors and friends
who were so kind and helpful during
the illness and death of our loved
one, Mrs. Mollie Pierce, we want to
express our deep gratitude for every
thing you did for us during our hour
of sorrow. To you who gave flowevs
and in any way assisted us we shall
always be grateful.
Mrs. Lou Meyer and Family.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Carter.
Miss Annie Carter.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Penney are
spending a few days with their
daughter, Mrs. Ruth Winchester of
Houston.
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[DAY, AUGUST 5
Captain and Mrs. Hill were guest®
of Mrs. Pat Delahunty Sunday.
Miss Alyce Ivosel of Ben Arnold,
has been appointed as supervisor of
the county school luncheon depart-
ment.
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Between spells of duty at our southern outposts, the American soldier knows
bow to relax. Hate a "’Coke”, says a thirsty Yank, and it’s like a friendly invita-
tion to fun or a chin-fest... the same as when you serve Coca-Cola in your
borne. From the Caribbean to the Arctic, Coca-Cola stands for the pause that
refreshes, — has become the high-sign of friendliness many places overseas.
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MRS. W. A. COFFIELD
DIES LATE MONDAY
Mrs. W. A. Coffield, 52, died sud-
denly late Monday in Kansas City,
Kansas.
Mrs. Coffield was in Kansas City on
a visit with her brother, Earl Long-
moor, prominent business man in
Kansas City.
Funeral servirt s will he held Thurs-
day in Waco, it was announced here
Tuesday by E. II. Coffield, brother in
law of deceased, who received the
telegram telling of the death of Mrs.
Coffield.
Mis. Coffield was the widow of the
late W. A. Coffield and had lived for
many years in Waco. She was the
former Miss Grace Longmoor of Rock,
dale, horn and reared there. She was
widely known in Cameron and ninny
friends were sincerely shocked to
learn of her death.
Surviving are three children: Mat-
tie Bess Coffield, Grace Coffield and
W. A. Coffield, Jr., now in the armed
forces.
Three brothers survive as follows:
Earl Longmoor, Kansas City., S. A.
Longmoor, Vice President of the Re-
public National Bank, Dallas; and
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Gene Longmoor, cotton merchant >a
Rosebud.
W. A. Coffield, her late husband,
died in Waco in 1936. Only two of
the Coffield brothers are now living,
E. H. Coffield cf Cameron and H. IL
Coffield of Rockdale.
Mrs Lillian Mondrik Lester, whe
has been with the County Superinten-
dent office for several years, has
been promoted to Assistant Superin-
dcnl, taking the place recently va-
cated by Mrs. W. D. Bighee who has
gone with her husband to Palestine,
and Miss Mary Anyec Harlan has
taken the place that Mrs. Lester was
promoted from.
Pvt. Q. L. ( ryer, Jr., returned to his
base for duty after spending a ten
day furlough in Cameron with his
wife and baby daughter.
Miss Scdonia Lazek of Ad Hall
was a Cameron visitor Wednesday.
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Many Thanks
TO MY GOOD FRIENDS ANI) VOTERS OF MILAM CO.
I can never thank you enough for the nice vote 1 received
last Saturday. I consider the upend id majority a vote of
confidence for which I am very grateful. I hold no ill will
against those who voted against me and I shall serve one
and all alike to the best of my ability as your Flotorial
Representative.
Any time I can he of service to any one in my district,
please feel free to call on me.
Your Friend,
HENRY G. LEHMAN
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White, Jefferson B. The Cameron Herald (Cameron, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 3, 1944, newspaper, August 3, 1944; Cameron, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth560314/m1/3/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.