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Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light from Corsicana, Texas • Page 20

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FOUR Mr. and R. C. Cole have received word that their son, Sgt. Jerry B.

Cole, arrived Nov. 30th at New Jersey on the U. S. S. Washington, and will arrive home Bome time during the week.

Jerry spent the past twenty months in England, France and Germany rvith the 9th Air Force. Since the war ended he has vi.sited most of the larger cities including Athens, Greece and Rome. Italy. Edward Burnett Shivers, 20, BM, US Navy, veteran of two years in the Pacific Theatre oi Operations, arrived in San Francisco Thursday and is now en route home, accordinsr to a telegram received Tuesday his W. J.

Shivers, 104 South Thirty-fourth utreet. THE COTiSTCANA SEMI-WEEKLY LIGHT, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1946. tiiSiiSflliGHT FOR COL'NTRIES ABROAD AUSTIN, Dec. appeal for canned food to be shipped to I the people in war-devastated coun- Ip I tries has been made by Gov. Coke I R.

Stevenson. i In his proclamation setting Deo. i 17-21 ajs Collection of nfd Food the ask- jed indivlduali; and such groups as the Home Demonsttation Clubs land Future Fanners cf America to I allocate a portion of food canned I for thi.s relief program. I Canned milk, vegetables, fruits, I meats, soups and baby foods I are being sought, said Stevenson to prevent some 12,000,000 peo- I pie from 1 I The Texas Council for Children is I the Texas agency responsible for WNTV COUNCIL mk TO MEET ON FIRST WEDNESDM The first Wednesday of each month was set as regular meeting date for the USDA County Cnun- cil at an ortranizational meeting held recently at the courthouse, I USDA war board chairman, Sam L. Garrett, who presided at the meeting, explained that the nur: I pose was to set up a UDD.A.Coun- I tv Council to supersede work of I the war board except in agricul- I'tural deferment cases, as outlined I a letter from Secretary of Ag- ii iriculture Clinton P.

Andt-rson. Represented at the meeting 5 were the following: Sam L. Gar- 'rett, chairman. ACA committee; C. Ferguson, soil conservation i service: L.

O. Wright and Two Navarro county youths. Pvt. John C. Warner, 816 South Commerce, Corsicana, and Pvt.

Billy G. Roney, Emhouse, have recently begun their nine- week basic training program at I the Army Air Field, at The course includes instruction THREE HURT IX TT.W'E Texaco Oil Company plane burns at the Allegheny County Air- in first aid, map and photo read-j port, Pittsburgh, L'ec. 1, after it ground-looped on the field. Seven persons identified as Houston, I the food collection and 'local rabbit SHOOTS BOY-William ichool in each community has been Humphrey, 16, as he rested com- Credit Association: Ben as the collection center, fortably in a Louisville, hoa- Templeton manager, REA; J. R.

pital following treatment for gun- Hart, secretary National Farm shot wounds in his foot. The foot Association; Roy Cloud, vo- Yvuu fational agriculture teacher; Ti. of a struggling rabbit pulled the Kobinson, countv agent, and trigger of the gun as Humphrey and Afiga Sneed, home demonstra- a companion were hunting. tion agent, extension service, was the 13th rabbit we the Officers elected included Sim youth s.ld. WirephCO, ision aervioe, secretary.

Wartime Capital Of China Dances Again AP N'ewsfeatures. CHTTNGKING This wartime capital of China is dancing again, jamming the halls to the point of suffocation despite a cover charge of 1,400 Chinese dollars. It was illegal to dance in Chungking durin.g the war, but as concession to American foices authorities decided to a'low about a half dozen dance halls to open. These were built at great cost and were about ready to open when the ended and tho exodus of the Americans began. But the halls are prospering anyway, the eager Chinese seem to be trying to make up for all the fun they missed during the long and somber war years.

The orchestras on the whole are poor, but they play valiantly from opening to 11 p. m. closing time without rest, and the Chi- Frank- Dupree, sip.rvl.or home respectively, of discords. Beside the Farm Rer.iiritv Administra- the chaige i. I Booming: Crime I Overpowers Italian Police Force By BKIA.

AP Newsfatures, crime wavi; sweep- Blames Front ing, close-oraer dril), military dis-j escaped from the plane before flames enveloped it. Three crewmen were injured, Wire- ng Italy, Bauds as as rruv aoMn on the war-torn 92ND cipline and camouflage. Instruc-! tions in the of the carbine and other small will also be giv- in Afri-; and forty hours of phyJcal Sicily, Belgium, Germany and training and a four-day pj-ance. has been honorably dis- are parts of the oprograYn. charged from the Army here He pitart HARROR I wounded January 1.5, 1915, and wears the Purple Heart and the W.

Brannon. metalsmith, first. 4,, class of Corsicana is being pro- I Bronze He was in the service almost six years. Information From Navarro County Rationinjsf Board roads from Sicily to the Swiss The turning point in border. dramatically robbing war was the defeat in Wild West style.

Japane.se at Micw.iy I Murders, armed robberies, -kid- the defeat at Guad-1- extortion, Reaf Adm. Masso Acki told amn interrnp.qtor«;. Fire Truck Lab Th. lOKh York fire a i P-s with lurid vire in the Japanese navy, said Avowed I have the underlying reason for his delivery truck red. i defeat was the failuie It is a mobile laboratory, Japanese Industry to meet the ned by five younsr firemen, a'l a i 1 Red tokens should be surrendered I college rnemistrv graduates, and cessed here for transportation to a separation center in the United Howard, son of Slate, and arge rom Mr- i ll.u™lng their in.Ignia and furni- MIcahols, student nurse at snhwnv benind many of the crimes.

Jeff Housroi tber, Mrs. Beula) Carl anr 'omas Murphy. the opes. These tokens will then be provM ii a mixuire or needs of war, and that thiP in part was due to the drafting of skilled bv the army Submarine Seaman and Mrs. Bill Smith arrived from New London, on Saturday even- irig to sprnd the holidays with Mr.s.

parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Beckham. Mrs, was the former Emily kha much-berated synthetic vodka or fjin is on tap at 2.500 Chinese dollars the bottle.

Hangover comes for Consequently, most Chinese patrons drink tea and eat oranges. Turn About. police and fire departments finally got even in the matter of changing jobs. Patrolman Walter E. Hogfn turned fireman and rescued four persons from a burning building.

Then the fire department when three of its men, awaiting an alarm at truck company station, heard glass shatterinii. scuttled to the scene in their best hook and ladder fashion to foil a burglary and nab one of the would-be burglars. SAN Jack D. served with navy about .37 months. sent to the distribution center.

Howard of 917 1-2 South Fourteenth I victory S'Loan statement Burnie Buchanan, SAD 2-C, has United States Marines in the WASHINGTON, Dec. returned to Corsicana from Camp Southwest Pacific Wallace where he received his hon- ga.soline and cnidc oil, seepine in Officials Helpless. orabl, from the navy. and' in th, three years. his wife and young us a new rr ison, Jacklo Gene.

He has been task of keeping the intlUenCe patient at Brooks Convelescent I peace. To do that, we must pay I Capt. Earl H. Bescher, son of: since September, 1945. outstanding munitions bills, main- In LilSDOn allS fiom a gaiiuge the subwav.

I throw up Precautions promptly ta- ft the crime They ken to prevent what might tu the been a' disastrous underground I exDlosion pcrt, and to the of uneni- firemen are killed by I left In fumes than by flames or f'Alling the dir.astrous war victory loan statement by James lab on wheel.s men S. Adam.s, president, Standard Preventing such acci- 1 recent BomN'rs Off. DUEBENDORF, hcmncr.s forced here durine the war have served a post-war purpose of the International Red Cross Approximately persons paid a nominal admi.ssion price to see the the prori eds going to the Red Cross. Most of the bombers have been repaired and flown back. Material in others been salvaged.

dents is thoir lob. Mr. and Mre. Earl H. Bescher of pVivate Howfij-d two Austin, has been honorably dis- and eight months with the Charged from the AAF after morc'u.

K. Armv Medical Corps, and than four years in service. He re-iwas overseas 18 in Eng- celved his flying training at Cor- land, France and Wales. He wears tain our armies of ocupation, give LISBON our wounded the best possible care, itsn't always smart to write a provide benefits for veterans, ward assorted John Gould, edit- off inflation. All this costs money, or of the w'oelJy Lisbon Enter- Aihy the Victory Loan drive pri.se.

Author of Fa nier a well-dressed burgher preparing to leave home at night, equipped M'lth a machine gun, a dagger and hand grenades. are you going, arks his wife. To midnight Sun Want Ads Bring Results Utah Colony Grows. SALT LAKE population his jumped nearly 300 per cent in five years froin 2.210 in 1940 to at pre.ient. However, Saburo Kido, national president of the Japanese-American league, which reported the figures, believes many of these residents will return to the Pacific in another year or so.

Protect Your Health Keep Your Feet Dry Bring In your Shoes For Their Heavy Kerry Krome and Oak Tanned Prime Leather and Compo We Add Months of Wear! I Shoe Shop 215 North Beaton Between and K. Wolens sicana Prtinary Flying School. the Thealre. ETO jnnst be supported. Do your share, Takes a blamed "for- i 0 ne battle star.

Good Conduct and Three Corsicana veterans have Ribbons. arrived from overseas duty with --------the armed forces, according to RANDOLPH Earl Buy Victory Bonds, the world's for of the trouble.s finest, safest investment." Ten and Carry Six. BALTIMORE man Associated Press dispatches Wed- McDaniel, Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs nesday evening.

They are Pfc, Earl McDaniel of Richland, was Clyde B. Richards at New York, honorably discharged from the daughters, entitled to a T-5 James Tallant at Boston and my Air Forces at this separation Baltimore police de- M-Sgt. E. Newport base after three yeary and three has decided. It was Pa- News.

in the service. 1 trolman Joseph R. who. He was la.st stationed at Goodfel-1 apking for and obtaining a 10-day low Field, a primary flying train- lonve. e.stabliahed the depart- HOSPITAL.

Sgt. I.K)uis Garcia, route 3, First division ing installation of the AAF Training Command rnonfs precedent after Junior established one for the Christmas pr'r i gorgeous, ilef a gift to get quicker tlian mistletoe! Delijlitful deli' if You vf setn lliem in- 5 national It Big 4 Shoe Stoi pringing from, hi rcer. Identifying the foreigners as "folks who live outside Lisbon he "They expect an author to neglect his work ind stait on a "speaking The though, is ti larcre list of from all over the Trnited who had never heard of Lisbon he ed, had to pay twice the normal they are beyonrl the normal territorv. Women Pharmacists Get Praise From University Dean AUSTIN, Dec. have made good in pharmacy in indisputable W.

K. Gidley of the of at the University of Texas, today are instead of Point.s in favor of women pharmacists listed by Dean Gidley a.e: "They raise the moral tone, know sickroom supplies and baby needs; uphold the standiu'ds of the fe.ssion, kick less 0 ut their work, and are painstaking and conscientious by This year at U. T. the ratio of girls to m-ile graduates was one to two and one-half, while for some 40 years it has been one to ten, Ads Bring Try a Want Ad anri convert it into cash. Just phone 163.

ALL COLTS just as good as fall calves. It has been proven that a fall oolt Is just as good as a spring colt hwause people feed their mares through the winter and work them very little. literary cr OURS IS A STORE FOR FINE FURNISHINGS SILVER KING Fee; In TO THK for atiility, sense and conformation. .411 of Silver Colts this year have been yellow, a few had t)lack manes and tails, all saddled and none had blue eyes. the man that has the fee was free to stallion that does not produce good colts then you have high horse.

Located at the WILSON VARD, Corsicana. Texas Phone 1213. FRF.n DuHOSE. Owner onoEaoraoi.

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