The Mexia Weekly Herald from Mexia, Texas • Page 6

Rites to Be Held Thursday Funeral services forJW. L. Lind: 1 50 will be held Thursday at I 2 o'clock from the- Riddle Chapel Rev. William H. James conducting the services'and turial planned to take place in the Dres- in Nayarra county, farmer and substitute mail carrier in 7 rince-1918, was born May 15, and Nancy Jane-Osborne i Lindsey, both of Arkansas.

He is "mother, four Mm, LaRue Allison, Miss Bernice Liwjsey of Port Worth, and nie Lindsey--and two step-children Johnson and Mrs. Mary Plunktett Sisters surviving him include Mrs. IE. M. Boyd of Kings- vilje, Mrs.

Jimmie Raines of Eir Mrs. Charles Fowler -of Abt tenVMrs. H. F. Hester of Temple, Mrs.

Charles Thompson of Dallas, Alice Sheppard of Colorado Carrie Thompson, and Mrs. Frank Ballew of Frost, and Mrs. R. B. Sewell of Mexia.

Gas Stove Burns Men i IBB MKZJA.WEEKLY, Hang by Heels HOWELL W. WOODFIN WOUNDED Mrs. S. A. Woodfin, Rt.

1, "Box been notified that their son, 1 Lt. Howell W. Woodfin, has been wounded in Germany. Lt. Woodfin has been in service since July, 1942, going overseas in September, 1944, to serve a medical-corps.

He is a graduate of Mexia high school and Texas Technological College, where he received his B. A. degree in June, 1942. Milan's Plaza Xoretto the bod ie was obtained by the New York Times and sent fiom Bern through NBA Telephoto.) DALLAS, May 3. U.R)--Three -Grand Prairie men were in a local Voil Rundstedt Commander of them was lighting a gas stove at the Texas Tire and Rubber cl- Pralrie last pany at Walter in a SEVENTH American tank surprised tank commanded by Lt Joseph Field Marshal Kark.Von Bund-, Burke (home town unknown) derson and Orville Hodgers also ttlo we burned.

The explosion oc- Allies from Normandy to the Rhine was taking a health treatment, it was announced today. was living a house attached to shower room at the plant. Rundstedt, twice comman-1 6 der of the Gesman armies in the Mr. and Mrs C. R.

Holes spent west sincsrthe Allied invasion, was Sunday in Palestine and were ac- taken at 10 p. in. last night at Bad compamed home by Mrs. R. Tolz, a.

resort town of Mu- Shaffer and son, Dickie. I nich. Hitler's Birthplace Indifferent to Capture by Americans' 13th Armored Division By ROBERT RICHARDS I thc light of day. BRAUNAU, Germany, May 2. It'was plain and bare except for Von Rundstedt said he had not expected the Americans until the next morning.

He told his captors he last saw Adolf Hitler on March 12th. Pfc. Hqiman Jobe, Wairensburg, Ind who drove Von Rundstedt and ei his family to the prisoner of war cage, said, "he seemed leady to surrender." The units which took von Rund- HAHVEY FARRIS DUE HOME Pfc. Harvey W. Farris of the 30th Division was due to arrive at Fort Sam Houston Wednesday after 25 months, overseas in the Eiuropean theatre of war, accord, mp to the publfc.

relations office of the 8th Service Command. After i reporting to Fort Sam Houston he will visit h'is parents at 722 East Liberty, Mexia. stun mm Kttffll SmUKHUF Docket for Italy- Again emphasizing the. job of defeating the Axis was not done, jfrom WILLIAM HINCHLIFFE VISITING HERE Lt. William Estes Hmchliffe, I son of Dr.

and Mrs. E. H. Hinch-1 (Continued From Paje One) liffe, arrived Sunday to spend 12 days wifli- his before reporting back to San Francisco for destroyer escort duty in the Pa- CUl 'k said, "I know you will face mbs cific. This is his first leave home I ta sk ahead with the same mag- 'f lanes SAN FRANCISCO, 2 (UJ9 --American, plans ''take certain Pacific islands 'as permi- nent defense and the general problem "of handling territories taken from Axis countries loomed today as the next major issue to ajtractj world attention The itself still 'is indulging in talk today, with routine opening addresses.

South Africa, Norway and ivenezuekt' a tor which, if videdji These commissions 'Tire: General provisions of the proposed international organiiation, general A dispatch WMarshalllont. headquarters said the south Denmark of arose here every type of boat afloat under a delegation! 1 American a bullets from nificent, generous, and indomitable spirit you have shown'in this'long campaign. Forward to final vie- in years Listed on today's casualty list by 'the Army is the, following: Black, Elmer bus-1 MeNarney sounded the same note band of Mrs. Louvene Black, 410 ln his order of the day, in''which North Brazos Street, Groesbeck. i he sa 'd, "now with final and over- Rhodes.

Pvf all Vlr.tOl-V in lof no nn tn.v I Rhodes, Byrd, son of Mrs. Mary E. Rhodes, Route 1, Box 191, Army missing in- pean regions. MEXIA SOLDIER DOES I UNIQUE FISHING all victory in sight, let us go for- ward until the last foe--Japan- is crushed. Then, and not until then, will freedom-loving men and women be able enjoy lasting- peace." The resounding victory also was RAYMOND SIDENBLAD MEETS BROTHER Miss Janie Bozcman, writes that he met his biother, Pvt.

England recently. This was their first meeting in commanding t.h, VM WITH THE 38TH DIVISION ON mal ked an order of the day BATAAN--Lt. Lester A. Porter, from Fleld Mar shal Sir Har01d G. son of Mis.

Beulah Porter of Mex- I Supreme Allied! Comia, Texas, serving with the 38th man( er 'he Mefflterranean, who said the campaign "long will live in history." waui me aoin Sidenblad, Carpenter's Division in the Philippines recent. and husband of the form- ly took advantage of a lull between battles to do some quick and power ful fishing. Lt. Porter was ordered by his BRAUNAU, Germany, May 2. It'was plain and bare except for The i wlllcil took von Rund- three years.

Don has been in Ger- (U.f»--Adxili Hitler's hcme town the chairs facing toward the front St et were attached to the 36th mam- in action, but was recently was "libeiated" today by American I--like a schoolroom. In the corner, Div siorl I41st Ee Siment, torn- sent back to England. They met tanks and infnnt.i-v rvf TT.ti manded bv Col fhvnne tanks and infantry of the 13th Armoied Division who were greeted with flowers and cheeis. Not a was filed in this where Hitler's bed used to stand hung a map of what he called Greater Germany. In the center of the loom on a town, birthplace of Der Fuehrer.

The AmencHH doughfeet crossed the Inn River in small boats borrowed from obliging civilians. No one heie appealed to care the slightest that Hitler, the town's most infamous son, was dead That is, no one'except one sad-eyed policeman. "Well, how do von feel about Roosevelt's death?" he kept asking. ''That the same way we feel about Hitler's Roosevelt was the Ainei ican and Hitler thc greatest Geiman." But the othuis in the ciowd laughed at him. We went almost immediately to the yellow-fronted hsuse where Hitier ua-, boi The same, sad-I tonight" they asked me a eved policeman led us into the i aftei noon An they seemed to like room tthou-D ei Fuehrer first saw the idea of be.ng told what to do pedestal was a huge, bronze bust If 1 i of Hitlei with a fancy circular red rma regent of background tacke'd on the' wall behind it.

The whole room looked more like something from the five and ten stole than the mecca for loyal sons and daugh- teis. Hitler himself visited the ugly yellow house only once after his use to power. That was in 1938, when he had to come to Austria anyway to take over the country. Most people here had never seen Col Chailes Ownes. Yesterday the Seventh Aimy captured two othei Geiman Field Marshals, Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb and Wilhelm List, as well as the Aclmu- neai Plymouth.

M. L. MCDONALD. some es "My, gratitude to you and, my admiration- is unbounded and' only equalled by the pride which is mine in being your commander-in-chief," Alexander told the troops who had fought across Italy for 20 month). With the fighting over, it was and'at HIP OB TM reported in London that Alexafl- fuh 1ft me co a der Ml8ht give is at The After going to a Filipino fish.

Da.ly Express said he might direct village where he 'acquired a the 3ntish Control Commission They generals and thioe major generals Von RundbteJt was leheicd of his command for the second time since the westein invasion in March after (he Ameiican First LEAVES TUESDAY native boat, ami of couwe to Staff Sgt. Maicus McDonald, row it, he moved out to sea. Ji Mt Tuesday fw Cherry Point, Several miles out he began' North McDonald, Sr. tor Germany. Thc Allied Military Commission here estimated it might be able to i Italy over to Italians By mid-day, dozeiu of inlets and harbors on both the' and west coasts of the peninsula were swarming with hundreds of ships, i trawlers, fishing smacks and tramp steamers.

"They apparently are; using anything which will float and the whole 'sea is dotted with art 1UF pilot said. traffic ja of the war up behind the ports as the Germans fled in panic from the advancing British and Canadian armies. Great confusion was reported between Luebeck and Kiel. Troops of the British Second Army's Sixh Airborne; Division contacted Russian tanks in the Wismar area at the northeastern corner of the northern redoubt after a 50- mile dash from Luebeck, Hordes of Germans were rushing into the Britislh lines crying: "Where can we go? Russians are coming." The Germans were surrendering The general is this: 1" The proposed world charter, formula on international trusteeships should be drawn to perniit physi. cal control by specific nations over areas in winch, their straterfc" Jse, curityy interests were p'ateim'ount? j'iwo for 1 would be suclf an.

area" of nterest toj flie gfi'tes but 1 "it'Would not proper American dele- at this'conference to say'so. instate, the States considered--and the others agreed--that a specific 'base in the formerly Jap-controlled Carolina Islands was-necessary to otr defense, we would obtain physical control of the island base. We I would also control the entire area I because of strategic considerations. But the American- pUw would per- jmit an international trusteeship to exercise -limited political, eco- nomic and social control as'-long as is did not encroach upon our- strategic The Carolines wpre mandated to Japan by the League of Nations. of no significance would'be wholly governed by an international trustee.

ship body. Australia iflf 1 1 -l! i AllllVUuUClI by tens of thousands. The IHh tna it favors going' baclt to the Armored Division alone captured. mandate system -under- which in- ines ansen A i wen the Remain budgo- from Cahforma has been assigned ionthe him. But they heard him ovei the 1 ul radio often.

offen Hitlei's home folks took to the new occupation readily. "Will you please tell me time I must be head placed by Field Mashal I Kc'sseli ing. In December of last yeai Von Rtimhtcdt launched the Geiman i in the Aidennes, i came daiifienuslv near to takmar Liege and cutting auoss the Meuse I attack was the woisl setbacl the Allied aiinios suifeied would float to the surface I and the native boy would swim out and pick them up. Very quickly, fish were obtained to feed the entire company. That is what is called "combat fishing." MdqLia.teis to the Mexia Prison-j Lester A.

Porter of Goose 18,000 prisoners yesterday, includ- ERNEST D. HANSEN 1 ASSIGNED HERE Second Lt Einest D. Hansen ei of "Wai Camp He ariived Tuesday, and i be attached to the a i detachment Advertisement From where I sit Joe Marsh Black Market Versus Brighter Meals I guoss our town doesn't like rationing any better than other folks. But when a fellow went irom door to door the other day, peddling butter, cheese, and ba- eon without points, he didn't find a single taker. Ed Carey's missus, Sarah, it up.

"I'd just be ashamed to have that butter on my table," Sarah says. "I'd a heap rather have family and Cnests put up with what I can fcerve honestly, tliaii give 'cm a treat from the Black Market." These days, most 'people are agreed that a simple menu of un- rationed foods and substitutes is a badge of no apologies required! And from where I sit, housewives ran brighten limited meals with cheerful table decorations, sparkling cider or tangy ice-cold beer, or side dishes of homemade preserves and fruits and Those little touches can be mighty helpful to the appetite. Euiopean a a i Von commanded the i a aimics in the west at thc time of thc i a imasion, replacing Fluid i i Rommel He- in i was iclicved by Field Maishal i Kluge in afiei the attempt on Hitlei's i Von IJjmMedt again was given the i cirinidiid last Jail, squishing I i i a he had been connected i the plot a a i Hitlei In thc Polish a i thc a i A'o'i RiinastccH ciip- tuied Ciacow an i ivi Then, 1010 he smashd i the Fiench Meu.c-- iit he tiled to do last y-eai and jicached the English a In 19')1 he defeated a in the Not them Tlnn-lipppd. told RUIH stedt gencial He ti nulitaiv school MAY SHIFPKIN ON FURLOUGH Pfc Shiffnn of the Mexia Texas. He formeily attended the Mexia high school and later was employed as a cleik in the Safeway Grocery.

He enteied thc service January 24, 1941, and for the past fourteen months has been ovei seas, of the surrender. Due the 1 sion seized 55,000 prisoners. firal collapse of the German '-most of Northern Italy was save'd Grand JlIFV FlleS Its 1 mil i Report Today loin battle destruction, including suth industrial cities as Milan and Tin in. That would simplify 'the pioblcm greatly Yugoslavia Next However when the military government set-up leaves an economic mission and some troops probably will remain here. With the German Army throughout- Italy and well into Austria out euau' en a 23-clav a Conn.

i i a I stationed in Hawaii and New Guia nly ssible fi vi MI inTM A i detachment left Wednesday nea, prior to participation in the fui lough for I campaign to free the Philippines ing in front of Allied troops in the Mediterranean was in Yugoslavia where Eighth Army troops dividual nations 'were given- unlimited individual control of regardless of sjie nature qf their importance, strategic'or otherwise. had linked up with Marshal Tito's Yugoslav Army. fiom Japanese aggression A brothel, Pvt. Htoiace Port-pi ES th st A HOS-ISLf C01TS ShCPPard eld PITAL, Temple, Texas, May (Spll--Helping their fellow sol- i EVERETTE SMITH I diei-patients take the first step' IN PHIIIPPTNPQ St Ct1 Gen Von Lenr com i IN vuiui i WES a i the entrapped Smitn, Pharmacist's, I faced a Philippines chose to as left completely exposed by the surrender. They also faced the Russians in from the on the read back is a gioup of 31 combat casualties, 15 of whom their these men, some arc Ti at MtCloskoy General Ho pital, Temple, Texas convalescence, cf whom arc amputees aic leaders and instiuc- tei in the pnvsical, educational and occupational theiapy phase of the Convalescent Reconditioning Pioiiiam at this, largo aimy installation "By then loadeiship and high moiale instructors aie a troops.

OK The i WASHINGTON; May 2 report for the March-April ses- I Natlon fl'! Housing Agency to- sionuhas been filed in the 77th autnor 6 of li," District Court with the judge of i more houses, more that court: a na of them in. Lou "We have diligently inquired i Adm in istrator John B. Bland- to all criminal violations of law that have come to our knowledge and in doing so 46 witnesses have been examined by this Grand Jwy. As a result thereof 11 felony indictments and one indictment of the grade of misdemeanor have been returned into this court. "The county jail has been visit- i ed by this body and same found Rcl GlOWCT that most houses will sell at prices ranging up to $8,000 and the remainder will be held for rentals up to $65 a month.

All will be privately financed. Housing quotas included: Texas--La Porte, 15; Meridian, five. patients and rf inspualion a constant after having spent five months in 1 California following T'A months' service in the Atlantic out of Eng, land. Re participated in thc 1944, invasion of Fiance. He will be land based in thc Philippines, and writes that the island on which lie is stationed is pietty well undei contiol, although conditions aie not (he most desirable as yet.

On his way ovei his ship picked up Enders Gioover in the Admiral- tv Islands and, this Mexia yeoman No. 115 of a Sana Saturday in Mexia on business. POSSUM MOTHER'S DAV GRAHAM HUNTER BftWNG HOUR i DUM9UNGS MAKE AWE DIFFERENT TUOSE OS VAST nt Milling Company Sherman, Texas Hamburg-- from Pnge One) was on board ship for a week. This eminent The capitulation and British occupation of Hamburg- was announced in a seiies of dramatic broadcasts from thc German-eon- trolled ladio in the- big- port, up until at least 36 hours ago the headquarters cf the Doenitz gov- to be in a sanitary condition and the prisoners apparently well cared, for. "It now appearing to this body that all cases, with one'or two exceptions" have been disposed of and this 'is the last Week of the 1 present term of Court "and that our services have been completed, we respectfully'ask-thafc we be by' the Court finally discharged." 'The report was filed Thursday.

WICHITA, May 2 U.R)-- A B-29 Superfortiess was dedicated this afternoon to the memory of Ernie Pyle and sent forth to fight the Japanese in his name. Dedicatory ceremonies were at- HOUSTON, May 2 -Funeral services for Lamar Coke Trousdale, prominent Southeast and cattleman. be held here today. Burial will be at El May William Snow, heM today on charges of criminal assault and robbery, in the beating and rape of a wo- mar. rr-re (al Saturday.

0. Y. i "in a local hospital being treated for an injured knee "sustained in a fall. tificaticn froni, the War Depart- ment ached him. The fall of Hamburg knock ed out the southern anchor of the northern redoubt and opened the fortress area to a flopd- tide of Allied troops- surging toward Denmark.

British troops entered the big port soon after noon. The Maburg said they ordered a m. Capture BaltlC JL curfew except for utilities workers. LONDON, May 1. (U.R)-^Marshal Hambuig police were entrusted stalin announced t'hc with enforcement of the curfew, Secont White Russian Army had i but it was announced that the Bri- captured the big Baltic of tish would intervene with aims in Stralsund the coast north of 'the event of 'Berlin, and-Wndeflburg due'west Radio Hamburg finally went off the air -at 1 n.

m. wilh the playing of Dcutschland Uber Alles and 11 T-I U. I I tended by William Pyle, Dana, Mr. and Mrs. G.

A. Lyell spent father of the famous front-line re-! Tuesday afternoon in Waco porter, and "Aunt Mary" E. Bales. The iacher revealed he had learned of Einip's death through radio' moadcasts three hours before i Beethoven's Egmont Overture and a defiant cry, "Long live Ger- 11 many!" by the woman announcer. Next to Berlin, Hamburg probably was the most bombed city in Geimany.

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