The Daily News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 111, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 10, 1949 Page: 3 of 8
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THE DAILY NEWS-TELEGRAM, SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS
AY 10. 194!!
UKSDAY,
CHINESE TERRORIST SLAIN BY POLICE
IN THE BACKGROUNDS 1
Major Gen
Bracken FI
Philip
j^Hring this entire period, Flem-
BHhnaincd in uniform—an army
f^kr on special assignment at
i |^Brqucxt of the president. He
H hi* regular army pay—and
^Korc than that. It wasn’t till
that he made colonel—and
^Hidn’t get to be a major gen*
tM until 1U42.
■Jp 1944 President Roosevelt
Herod General Fleming to Run-
■iSf to survey war damage. Flem-
S never met Stalin or any of the
'Ker Sovie! big-wig*.
wThe Russians treated him fine.
(Jrhcy gave him* a plane, a lieuten-
ant colonel to fly It—and in the
1 general’s words—‘They told me
ftp write my own ticket—there
I was no iron curtain at that time.”
In 1946, he was invited by the
I Indian government to come and
help in it* ,’econatiuction work.
On the way, he stopped off in the
Philippines. Following the gen-
eral’s recommendation. Congress
later agreed to help ph.v for the
rebuilding of the war-shattered
highway system there.
Retirement from active army
V’~" , (By AsDelUrd Prtu)
One plot lung me door of Presi-
dent Trgm«:ii,s, office opened and
Major Genera! Philip Bracken
Fleming \Va« urhered in. The Gen-
eral had been s ummoned by. the
President, who after an ex-
change of plca.-aftti feit—-came to
the point.
He offered the Cl-ycar-old re-
tired army officer the chairman-
ship of the Maritime Commission.
A* Fleming tclj* the story, he
stood up and asked Mr. Truman:
“Are you ordering me to take
this post, «r?”
“No,” replied the president,
“I'm asking you t« help me out."j
Being a soldier, Fleming ex-J
plains, there was only one thing!
he could do.
fSB .general heard no moiej
Finer Tailoring And Woikmanship Assur
.
You Better Styling And Improved Appear
... at a lower than ever pric
Expertly tailored suita to give you
extra quality, extra long wear and
extra value! Shorts, regulars and
longs in sixes 3S-42. Both single and
double breasted styles in stripes,
solids and shadow stripes. New
shades in blue, tan and brown. Smart
in appearanca, perfect in fit!
The Washington
Situation
BUY NOW ON BEALL’S
LAYAWAY FOR WEAR
THIS SUMMER!
(By Brooks Emmons, County Agent, Hopkins County)
{Hy A»M>rULttd Fr*$$)
One mail in Washington will
get bouquets galore today. He is
J, Edgar Hoover. The occasion is
the 25th anniversary of his head-
ing the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation. Hoover has seen hi* de-
partment grow from 657 employ-
ees to 95-hundred. He's seen the
national fingerprint file soar from
none to 111-miliion. And he's seen
the establishment of a national
crime laboratory and the FBI Na-
tional Academy — which trains
not only G-men but local police
officers as well . . , On Capital
Hill, Senator Byrd and his friends
arc arming themselves against
any possible purge .movement.
They see the possibility of a purge j
in President Truman’s remark J
that there arc “too many Byrds;
in the Senate.” The President j
made the remaik to a White House j
visitor. Senator Byrd is a long- J
time foe of government spending j
, , . Senators Connuliy and Van-1
denberg think that foreign affairs!
legislation pending before Con- i
Cool to the Touch!
Cool to Wear!
A-T valve year* later -after Harry
■ ' !4man had become president
—General Fleming once more
marched to the Whit* Houne.
By this I'm*, h# was Federal (
Work* Administrator. Again he
made clear hi* non-political sta-
tu*. A nd again he wax told that
wa» the way the President wanted
Styled by Beallpark!
They set a sales record la»t summer
. . . They’ll he bigger and better
this year! Colorful checks, solids and
plaids in sixes 35-42. Douhle-brenst-
ed styles . . . smart as can he!
He*< got nothing but. trouble
. , . and they are both beautiful!
See Brten lionlevy, Dorothy La-
mour and Claire Trevor In “The
Lucky Stiff showing at tha Car-
nation Tuesday and Wednesday.
NOW AT BEAU’S!
TERRIFIC VALUES IN
RAYON
SLACKS
Three Sensational Prices!
W \ •
;P . -1
Dan/in Edge in
Kernel Club
j accepted a:? a member of the Kcr-
j nei Klub, an organization compoa-
j ed of agriculture major*.
The son of Mr. and Mr*. How-
ard W. Edge, Garvin was grade
j a ted from Sulphur Bluff higf
lege, Commerce, ha* recently been school in 1948.
Jputure
Rayon is NATURALLY Cool!
Patterns Look Twice The Price!
Rayon la Wrinkle-Resistant!
Wrinkles Tend to Hang Out
Overnight I
Rayon Saves You Money On Prcaai:
Rayon Slacka Won’t Stretch or
Shrink!
Rayon la Not Moth-Bait!
You Can Buy A Rayon Wardrobe
What You Might Pay for One F
of More Expensive Slacka!
1 hi. mam nun wants a liner motor car than the
190 ( adilU, will have to wait.
lie will have to wait until the adcncc of motor
car manufacture has reached a higher level. For
here—in thaw gorgeously beautiful etcatiun-is to
be found the embodiment of all that is currently
good and desirable in an automobile.
It it. in every wav,aa fine and splendid a motor
tar at if it practical to produce.
Dumb as a Fox
That’s the way to be when it cornea to taking
your own risks. You'll never regret insurance.
It makes you smart as a fox.
Coma to Beall’a for yourt! We have
spring and summer colors and patterns
waist sites, 25-44, In all (ergtha!
Burt C. Waits
INSURANCE OF ALL KINDS
230 Connelly Street Phone 306
CHIEFTAIN PONTIAC-CADILLAC CO
lata at Magnolia Sta. . Snlphur Spring* Tn
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Bagwell, Eric. The Daily News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 111, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 10, 1949, newspaper, May 10, 1949; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth814913/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.