The McGregor Mirror and Herald-Observer (McGregor, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, September 15, 1944 Page: 8 of 8
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McGREGOR MIRROR, MeGERGOR, TEXAS
MAILING TO SOLDIERS j AIR LOSSES IN FRANCE
BEGINS SEPTEMBER 15 j REVEAL HARD FIGHTING
Mailing instructions for all
Christmas parcels being sent ov-
erseas have been issued by t he
War, Navy and post office de-
partments, Postmaster Sam Am-
sler said' this week.
The designated period for the
mailing of Christmas parcels to
men and women in the armed
services overseas is from Septem-
ber 15 to October 15 this year.
The usual request from army
personnel overseas for packages
is not required during the spec-
ial mailing period.
Packages must not exceed five
pounds in weight and be not
larger than 15 inches in length
or 36 inches in legth and girth
combined. They must be wrap-
ped securely with heavy paper
and reinforced with twine. The
box should be heavy corrugated
cardboard or solid fiber board or
similarly strong material in or-
der for it to undergo extensive
and necessarily rough handling
on long trips. Fragile articles
should be surrounded on all six
surfaces by sufficient cushioning
material.
Type or print with ink plainly
the complete address. Show your
return address and place a copy
of both addresses inside the par-
cel.
Use the full name and no in-
itials, nicknames, or abbrevia-
tions. Mark each parcel “ Christ-
mas Parcel”. Parcels containing
perishables will not be accepted.
Only one parcel per week may be
sent from the sender to the same
addressee.
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McGREGOR MAN TALKS TO
FARMERS CLUB IN WACO
“I raised my cotton yield 332
per cent with winter peas, ’ ’ was
the subject of a talk by J. A.
McKay of McGregor at the reg-
ular monthly meeting of the Far-
mer’s Supper club at the Waco
chamber of commerce building
Tuesday at 8:30 p- m.
G. G. Gibson of the Neale farm
also discussed the raising of good
dairy calves and a color film de-
picting the lumber industry was
shown by County Agent Patter-
son.
A committee of four men ap-
pointed at the last meeting talk-
ed with other farmers about
their ideas 0f farm organization,
which is being discussed by sev-
eral farmers in the McGregor
area.
j In a message to Lieutenant-
j General Brehon B. Somervell, ask
j ing for “ maximum rate ’ ’ deliv-
jery of material across the Atlan-
jtic, General Eisenhower cites the
!loss of 3,000 airplanes since D-
: day and the use of the equival-
ent of 225 more in replacements
and spare parts.
The loss of 3,00 airplanes in
support of the French invasion
comes as a bit surprising in view
of news dispatches that have
hardly indicated a strenuous con-
test in the air.
It is emphasized by General
Eisenhower’s further report that
the Luftwaffe has taken a fear-
ful beating. Since June 6th,
2,378 German aircraft have been
destroyed in the air and 1,167 on
the ground.
These figures indicate that
American and German air forces
have suffered the loss of 6,500
aircraft in connection with the
invasion of France. They do not
suggest that our Air Force has
had a picnic.
The total of planes destroyed
in the • fighting accompanying
invasion of France does away
with the idea that the Luftwaffe
was entirely impotent and also
adds considerably to the hieas-
ure of the achievement of our
own Air Force.
We make an effort to keep up
with the events of - the: f Avar but
nothing that we have read about
the fighting in France gave an
idea of such aerial conflict.
The figures as to German loss-
es do not include 1700 aircraft
probably destroyed and damaged
in the air. Adding this figure to
the 3,500, it will be seen that
German losses have exceeded
5,000 aircraft.
This questions the conclusion
that the Luftwaffe was entirely
destroyed before the invasion
and increases the mystery sur-
rounding the failure of Germany
to use air forces against the in-
vasion armada while it crossed
the channel.
of sensation that comes from
loving and being loved. There-
fore, I asked him what differen-
cer he actually felt now from a
few weeks ago.
He said that if I cdnld spend the
day sometime he would have time
to tell me all the changes. As
he sat at the big wheel of his
streamliner in the quiet of early
morning, his passengers relaxed
sleepily under the soft ^low of
a dim interior light, his effer-
vescense invariably would get
the best of him. I watched him.
Occasionaly, he Avould pop his
fingers to /himself and Avith bated
breath, exclaim, “Hot dog!” I
grinned slightly understandingly
and he Avould slap his hand
down on the gearshift Avith re-
neAved anxiety to reach Brown-
Avood and his bride-to-be.
The next week Johnny married
“Glennie”. I rode his bus Avith
him after he had returned from
his honeymoon. He Avas a specta-
cle to behold, Avith gleaming out-
look and devotion to job and his
neAV household. There is no bet-
ter Avay for mankind than such
a spirit. Man Avith such humor
can achieve miracles. Without it
man must continue to drag over
mostly-deserved hardships and
through Avars and national
strife. I complimented him, and
told him ArroAv Coach Lines can
never have a better, more cour-
teous driver. “You’ll get some-
where, Johnny,” I added. He
peeled an eye from under the
bill of his cap and answereji,
“You said it. Brownwood—lit
5:28—and Glennie”.
OGLESBY .
DEPARTMENT
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MISS ORA GRAHAM, Representative
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1941
Recent visitors in the S. T.
Kinslow home A;vere Mr. and Mrs.
Warren Shotwell of, Jefferson,
Texas, Mrs. Jack Kinslow of
McGregor ahd Pvt. William C.
AVitt of Kessler Field, Miss.
Mrs. Rannel Graves spent the
Aveek-end in Maiflin visiting Mrs.
Mayne Graves.
Visitors recently in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Collard,
included Pvt. and Mrs. Wayne
Graves, Mr. '(and Mrs. Hollis
Tpng of Riesel and Capt. F. G.
Collard and Mrs. Collard and son
of Camp Claiborne, La. Capt Col-
lard is being transferred to Bor-
der Hospital Q. M. Dept., Chick-
asha, Okla.
Mesdames Lawton Searcy, C.
F. Evetts, Billie Foster ana
CFyde Baker were shopping in
Waco Tuesday.
Visitors in the Jake Clarman
home the past Aveek-end Avere Mr
and Mrs. Bob Clearman of Dal-
las, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stearns
and children of Waco, Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Clearman of Waco and
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Griffith of
Osage.
Mrs. Savoy Lawrence spent
Tuesday night in Gatesville visit-
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Voss.
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Miss Ruby Rose PoAvell of
Waco spent the week-end here
visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Powell.
SPECIAL NOTICE TO ALL
MEMBERS OF I. O. O. F.
ROTARIANS HEAR TALK
ON COUNTY SANITATION
TEXAS
A ____THEATRE....
s MeGBEGOR, TEXAS
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
September 15th and 16th
(DOUBLE FEATURE)
The Devil Riders
Buster Crabbe, Fuzzy St. John
and
The Whistler
Richard Dix, J. Carrol Naish,
Gloris Stuart, Alan Dinehart
Cartoon—FallOut, Fall In
SUNDAY — MONDAY
TUESDAY
September 17th, 18th and 19th
New Prices—12c and 25c
YELLOW CANARY
Anna Neagle, Richard Greene
Nova Pilbeam, Albert Lieven
This is America Letter to a Hero
Cartoon News
Allen Love, Waco-McLennan
county sanitary engineer Avas the
speaker at the Rotary luncheon
Wednesday. He discussed, the
Avork his department was doing
throughout the county, and said
that Avith the cooperation of the
citizens, it was possible to stamp
out many diseases which now pre-
vailed in the county. Espec-
ially did he mention small-pox
and typhoid fever. Dr. A. D.
Atchinson, the new county health
officer, accompanied Mr. Love
to McGregor.
A take-off on a speech by the
president, prepared and recorded
by Weldon Owens, was amusing,
and proved quite a hit. Owens
also had charge of the program,
and presented the speaker.
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FARM PRICES
Farm prices, under existing
legislation, will be supported at
ninety per cent of parity until
the January 1st that follows two
years after a proclamation or
resolution declaring the war’s
end.
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Miss Billy Jean LoAve of Waco,
also Miss Arline Wheeler of
Waco, spent last Aveek end here
with Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Sum-
mers. Miss Lowe is a niece of
Mrs. Summers.
To all members of the I. O. O.
F. order; also all women inter-
ested in joining the Rebecka
lodge. A meeting will be held
September 18, at the McGregor
I. O. O. F. Hall promptly at
8:30 p. m. The purpose of the
meeting is to organize a Rebecka
lodge in McGrgor. The principal
speaker will' be Mrs. Jane Apple
of Dallas, Texas.
C. B. WESTERFIIELD, Sec’y.
McGregor I. O. O. F., No. 303^,
Your first introduction
should tell you
WHY 9
Miss Ethel Casey has accepted
a position with William Cameron
Co. in Waco and left here Sun-
day to take up her neAV duties.
Capt. Walker Griffin, avIio is
an instructor at the army air
field bombardier school at San
Angelo, spent the week-end here
visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Griffin; also Capt.
and Mrs. C- C. Griffin whose
home is in Kosse, Texas.
Little Clemmie Delores Saun-
ders of McGregor, is spending
this Aveek visiting her grand-
parents, Mr. and Mrs, Luther
Sullins.
Billy Parks Walker, Billy
Charles Collard, Wayne Hale and
Dan Vandiver Avere among
aaJio left Wednesday for Olr
homa Avhere they will be induct-
ed into the army.
Warrant Carpenter Edwin
Hurst and Mrs. Hurst, who have
spent the past three Aveeks in
California, are here for a leave
vdsiting Mrs. Anna Lee Morris
and Mr. and Mrs. Hurst in Craw-
ford.
Miss Ruth Whilden returned
to Waco this Aveek after spend-
ing the summer Avith Mr. and
Mrs. George Griffin and other
relatives.
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Save all waste paper and
dump it in the tent just in
front of Texas Theatre, and
help the Boy Scouts, too.
SHIPPING RECORDS
SET IN 1944
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Having moved almost 27,000,
six months of 1944, American
Ship operations stand to surpass
their record of 47,000,000 tons
handled in 1943, the War Ship-
ping Administration said today
as it furthered plans to honor op-
erators and others engaged in
Martime operations fm Victory
Fleet Day, September 27. In the
first six months of 1944 some 9.3
million long tons of petroleum
products Avere moved out, com-
pared to 6.7 million in the first
half of 1943.
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PRINTS
$2.00 to $8.00
ETCHINGS
$2.50 to $3.50
HAND TINTED
$4.50 to $8.00
FRENCH PRINTS
$4.00
BABY PICTURES
$2.00 Pr
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FAMILY PROTECTION
For all members of the family our Burial Protection
Policies of — $35.00 — $75.00 — $150.00 — at the cus-
tomary popular rates are issued in connection with the
Greater Texas Burial Association, authorized under the
State Insurance Department. Services are rendered any-
where within a radius of 75 miles.
ADDITIONAL CASH BENEFITS of $150.00 — $250.00 —
$350.00 — are issued by us as Agents of the CLARK-
WILKIRSON-HATCH BENEFIT ASSOCIATION, which
is also a State chartered institution trhat will pay
promptly IN CASH.
The S. AMSLER COMPANY
WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY
September 20th and 21st
Johnny Doesn’t Live
Here Any More
Simone Simon, James Ellison
and William Terry
Cartoon News
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Sgt. Glenn Haley leaves today
for St. Louis where he is in a
radio school, after a visit here
with his mother, Mrs. Laura
Haley.
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Mrs. Word Cowell and child-
ren have moved here from San
Antonio and are living with her
mother, Mrs. Laura Haley. Mr.
Cowefll leaves this week for
Hiawii.
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A Stated Communica-
tion of McGregor Lodge
No. 376 A. F. & A. M.
Tuesday night, September 19th
Work in the Inter Apprentice
and Masters Degrees.
Hodward Fall, Wfl M,
F. M. Lyon, See’y.
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