Falfurrias Facts (Falfurrias, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, July 24, 1942 Page: 3 of 6
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FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1943
PALFUKRI M F \r T «
PAGE THREE
NEWS FROM
PREMONT
ACompIete Coverage Of Southern Jim Wells County
By MARJORIE WARKEN7LN
| man P-mch ar* vlutlng Mr. and
tin. L M Dubno.
1 1 _ 4 '
Pr Bill Huffsmfh af Panama and
his brother of Falfurrlas visited
Mr. J. R F. and family Hun
ir. Alice Thursday nlte.
__ Mr. and Mrs Lee Cox and Levi
E\ am \:.<t M. , Margar- Wllkengon left Tuesday I r aixm*-
were lr. Alice n beck, Texas, where they will visit
their mother.
OUR BOYS
SERVICE
The liist Premont bey inducted
Into the service has received a
commission. Quentin Wehrmah.
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wehr-
man, received his commission as
1st Lt. from the Engineers Officers
Training School at Fort Belvoir.
Va. He Is stationed in Florida and
is attached as Engineer to the Air
Corp. His duties will carry him to
the many fields from Floridb tt>
Brownsville, Texas.
Walter Ricks and Alfred Ahlman
have recently been Inducted Into
the Army at the Fort Sam Houston
Reception Center.
Information has been released
from the Public Relations Office
at the Midland Army Flying
School that Cpl. Clifton B. (Sonny)
Self son of Mr. and Mrs. James
Self of Premont was granduated
the Uth of July from the Post
Technical Air Mechanics School.
Mrs. Effie Evans received word
that her boys who are serving in
the U. S. Navy are well. Billy
says that he likes the Navy better
then ever. Just recently his ship
stopped at Pearl Harbor where he
visited his brother, Jim. who is a
3rd class Petty Officer. He is on
shore duty as a signal officer. Both
toys have seen action in the Pa-
cific. Further, Mrs. Evans had a
letter from her nephew, Steve
Secyo, stationed at Camp Murry,
Wash., that he was leaving for a
northern post in Alaska. He is
serving in a heavy weapons unit.
Another nephew, Noel Seago. sta-
tioned at Fort Lewis. Wash., in the
Observation Baloon Sqd. and
passed an examination for the Of-
ficers Training School at Miami.
Florda.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Morgan were
Indeed glad to receive a telegram
from their son. Jack, at present Ln
New York. He Is in the Merchant
Marine and serving cn a tanker.
He has been cruising through
South American waters. This was
the first news in about 5 months.
Sgt. Donald Kershaw lr;m Dun-
can Field, San Antonio, writes to
Hobu Party
A -hobo' party was given by Mus
Alice Ratzlaff Friday nit? at her
home. Those present were Misses
Gwen ar.d Pat Wehrman, JoAan
and Lois Duerksen, Irene and Lma
Gene Balzer, Gwen Lane, Majorie
Warkeutln and the hostess, Mia
Alice Ratzlaff. All carried out the
theme by dressing as hobos and
were served baked beans, hot dogs,
sweet pickles, potatoe chips and
coffee.
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Birthday Party
Mr .and Mrs. Clyde Wright gave
a birthday party on honor of Char-
lie Reynolds and Clyde Wright Jr. Harlingen viMte<l_ in the C. C.
at their ranch b£>nc)iy nite. A-
round twenty boys and girls were
Wehrman home Pricay evening
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Randolph of'
family of Randando visited Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Langen. Friday.
thorp ,, Ml. ailfl MTS. CS.eVU\ ttauaOlMl n
hU uncle, Edwin Kershaw, that he' Ra,l!,h Mahaffey of K.rgsviUe1
has transferred to a Glider Pilot here Weaiwsdo^nite.
Training School. Park Stubblefield wu In San j
Narciso Poledo, Jr. who i3 serv-j Antonio Friday,
ing in the Armored Forces, 13 sta-
tioned in Ireland, according to in-i
formation received by his Father AllCe v!sltcr3 Thursday
Mrs. Jorge Pena was Lr San An-
tonio Monday.
Mr. ana Mrs. A. T. Canies were
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Atkinson in-
form us that their son. Chailen. is
now a cadet and is in training at
Muses Vella Barrera and Elunina
Barrera visited in Alice Friday.
Mr Ora Gr^etv Gen? Ford and
children anc’ Miss 3onns* Ham-
mons. ail of Henryetta, Okla., are
visit mg the Robnetts.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Kershaw jnd
daughters. Misses Evelyn Hkirris
and John Valentine and Mr. and
Cpl. Bernard Poetker, from the *' __
Enid Anny Air Bose, is on leave | Mr and Mrs. L. V Oamey of
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alice visited Mr. and M:s. C. C.
Ben Poetker of Premont. H? just Wehrman Friday eve lr,g.*
completer’ a 5 months Technical _____
course as an Air Mechanic in I Mr. and Mrs. A T. C iuaie3 and
Chicago. daughter, Tommie, an?' Miss Villa
Cpl. Bill Mahjffy, Prom Camp Barrera were in Corpus ChrLsti
Berteely, has been admitted to the Wedne. day
Artillery Officers School af Fort
Miss Eulalia Tijerina of Browns-
ville Is here for a tew days visit
with Mr. and Mrs. Raul Tijerina
and fatnly.
J. S. Warkentin
Premont
Si'l, Okla. Aaron Metvooza Jr. of 3an At
t.nio Business C^vlege spent the
w-i'-’k end in Premont vlsitng his
--! parents.
Mr. and Mrs Bums lan ? and, __
family moved to P-:etuLl\ Satu:-j m- and Mrs. Howard Livingston
day where Mr. Dane has a job as 3;vi som moved to K.ngsvlUe 3un-
?ucerintendenf. day.
Cpt. Bo‘'fin field and family cf Mr. and Mrs. Harold Largm and
Porter Garner of Lamdo was in
Premont on business Thursday.
Arnuifo Salazar of San Antonio
was in Premont over the week end
Charlie Hornsby went to San An-
tonlo Wednesday.
The Baptist Young People’s class
had a house part at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Mo Dona'd Tuesday
nite All had a wonderful time and
enjoy »d refreshments of cookie;
and jir.eappie juice.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wenrman and
Mr. and Mrs. Nsul Ahlman vinted
M s AUm Evans, accompanied
Mrs. A. C. Canales and aon, A-
by Mr. arid Mrs C. M. Sheldon, are mando of San Antonio arrived in
visiting Mrs. Dorr Lobrecht for a °remont **oncfay- ______
few days.
Mrs Ray Morris and daughter of
Corpus Chru^i are visiting Mrs.;
Anna CharlUle for a short while.
Mrs. D. C. Lively and son of Chap
loy War lands
Ivory fay Day
* * *
Lot’s DowWo
Our Quota
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ASOVI ALL-
VICTORY
IN carrying an our businoss of bonking, them
I is one consideration that dominates all
others___Victory. The vital war role of
America's banks — how they are helping to
finance Ihe war, assure adequate food sup-
plies, accelerate war production and keep
the economic machine on an even keel—will
be discussed in this new series of advertise-
ments entitled "Banks and the War.” Our
next message will be on a subject of intense
personal interest to everyone — Defense
Bonds. Watch for it.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
"H (JooJ l)ank in n Qond Tjown"
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
“FRANCE HAS LOST A BATTLE;
FRANCE HAS NOT LOST THE WAR”
I u ;<>i **i»* j
iLa l ^ J
Appreciations
sur
la France
A LA SiKHIM
THE French people the 14th of July, Bastille
Day, is as much a symbol of liberty as the 4th of
July is to us. Like us, the French are a mixed
people. There is little in common racially between a
Breton and a Provencal, or a Basque and a Lorrainer.
But over the centuries the French have proved again
and again that they were united by the same burning
love of freedom that united this country in 1776, in
1917 and in 1942. John of Arc rallied this French
love of freedom in the Hundred Years War. Lafay-
ette put it at this country’s service during the Ameri-
can Revolution. The men of the French Revolution
proved it to a European coalition that crumbled at
the sound of the "Marseillaise.” At Verdun and the
Marne they proved it again to the bewildered Ger-
mans. On this July 14th the soldier* of General
de Gaulle and the 40,000,000 Frenchmen i*i France
who fight with Joan of Arc’s Lorraine cross ori their
flag or resist the Nazi invaders at home once again
show the world how Frenchmen fight for freedom.
WHEN THE NAZIS marched into Paris and Field
Marshal Geering strutted beneath the Arc de
Triomphe, many people thought that France’s re-
sistance had ended. But they were wrong. From
London, General Charles de Gaulle issued his new-
famous proclamation urging the people of France
to fight on and drive the German invaders from
their land. The proclamation ended “France has
lout a battle; France his not lost the war,” and the
French proved it to the hilt. Many French boys,
like those shown above, fled in small boats across
the Channel to enlist with the Free French Forces.
Thoie who stayed at home are fighting a continual
underground battle with the Nazis and the Vichy
collaborationists. To cheer them on the Free French
publish “Le Courrier de I’Air," which is distributed
from R.A.F. bombers flying over France and which
gives Frenchmen latest news from London and U. .4.
HUNDKCDA OF HOSTAGES, like this young boy whom
the Nazis murdered at Vincennes, have been executed in
Occupied France as a reprisal for resistance and salK»tagc.
soldiers or France.
From all over the world
Frenchmen have flocked to
light under tko French tri-
i lor and the Lorraine croos.
Here are some of their faces.
A young pilot grins before
taking off '» 1 pursuit ship.
A weathered member of the
Foreign Legion takes a drink
from his canteen. A Senega-
lese standi at attention. A
bearded infantryman sights
his rifle. A non-commis-
sioned officer watches hi*
seen, and a marine presents
asms as his an tit Is re-
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