Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • 22

NEWS OF 1944 AT HOME AND AROUND WORLD CENTERS IN WAR Black Hill Pas-don Moselle bridgehead French army I ter-century reaches Rhine Hnrdin plays seen by thousands in Abilene elected president of West Texas under sponsorship of Lions club chamber of commerce in annual Largent-St evens Hereford sale aver armr lands behind German lines in dim Marshall AAP veterans liberated from Romanian war prison re- turn to homes here Frank Sinatra has tea at White Huuse British invnde Greece Wendell Willkie (tics of overtaxed heart Abilene gets 357 inches rain Oct 4 Hj'innd "We shall not fail" savs Dr Harold Cocke college president ns 1759 POO building and endowment caim-uign passes S900000 Lt Gen Simpson Texan commands 9th designated S6th division memorial giark nominated 42d dipt riot CJO blare et Bcaumon 839AX) at route troops rapture Cher- judpe Pat Bullock barely win state Orcnse Two-day attack 6J0 nmc bourg $58000 000 Denison dam wnate reelect ion Joe Humphrey from Tokyo destroys 11 Japane-e 1 roe to state lower lor third ships Heat New York Bv the dedicated Russians overrun SPf Kerella Armv on western front Courtesy I Speaker Sam Rayburn addresses in Business campaign launched by I Democratic rally In Abilene t-ivvts break sthrough the 8irg- age price $430 Mr and Mrs Smith Rotan wed 50 years Ten killed in Athens as leftists march General Arnold gives wings to last class of WASPs at Swertwater's Avenger field Yanks fight way across Saar B-29s to Tokyo again Gen JosQ eph Stilweli visits Abilene President Roosevelt signs $1673000000 post-war highway bill 90th Division crosses Saar near Sanrlau-tem Mr and Mrs Whig-' ham Winters wed 50 years convention in Abilene where Senator Torn Cunnally speaks ZLm Lutheran church observe 50lh anniversary William Temple becomes first Archbishop of Canterbury to be cremated Germans driven completely from Greece Dr Millurd A Jenkens pastor of the First Baptist church 30 years Dead: Dr Alexis Carrel French smg eon scientific philosopher Tlieron Fergus elected president of Abilene Kiwanis club carrier planes blast mnnila area ship sunk Taylor County War Chest over fop Camp Barkeley sergeant kill wife and eelf Four score and five: John Dewey grand old men of phllmophy Navy discharges since Pearl Harbor: 10038 undesirable 15479 bad conduct 2-007 dishonorable Republican: do Communists and Pinkos like the New Deal so much? Ga tank explode in Cleveland with death toll of over 100 Russian Invade East Prussia Tarloban capital of Leyte island taken by American Japanese Navy Is crippled and put to flight in three sea battles in Philippines area 58 of 60 Japanese ships were hit 24 sunk including two battleships and six destroyers lot light aircraft carrier Princeton two escort carriers two destroyers and destroyer escort Convention of United Lutheran resolves to "vigorously hasty marriages and Transit strike in Siff ai-d Pat Patterson and Luther Philadelphia Shanghai bombed McMiilon in run-off for tax asses- Gen Lesley McNair son kii-sor-coliector More than 200 kill- I ed on Guam helped organise Tank ed in expltwion of ammunition ship Destroyer unit at Te3 cam? at Port Chicago Calif Blast Sailor George Ray Tweed rescued shakes San Francisco 35 miles away on Guam after 31 months hiding Polar bear in New York City zoo from Jar Air P1aw oI re-eon-bites arm off of voung woman teaser q-iest of Philippines starts Pres-belore her companions drive him irieiit return from Hawaiian con-aav burning newspaper ference with Mac Arthur Nimitz and Gen Lci-lfV McNair chief of Halsey 90th Division wounded Army ground forces killed in France i at McCloskey hospital say Nazis cut Pro-Roosevelt forces control throats of American paratroopers "most" Texas court Democratic con-1 MaJ Gon Douglas Greene vernier Senators Cotton Ed new commander of 12th Armored 5mih and Hattie Caraway elimm- division Camp Barkeley 344 used iited ir p'lmane Mrs Hattie tear sales recorded here under ccil- Abilene Kiwanls club Moat Abiicnlvn interviews pick November as victory month In Europe Hurricane hit eastern seaboard: tens cf thousands of tree downed P47 rishtcr plane crashes on Abilene's Sayic boulevard Of 9000 German defenders In Praga only One in 30 is taken alive Wrst Texas cotton-picker wages discussed Mrs Dallas Scarborough Abilene named Democratic presidential elector Brooks Ball Savles mother of Abilene leader Met falls Spectator at Jitterbug Army pigskins Navy 23 1 to 7i at session in Stockholm: "I assume I tlmore Wed: Col Elliott they get married 36th division ends fourth year In Army of the United States Rising Star area peanut crop worth more per acre than the land's value B-29s bomb Singapore from India bases Armed might of nation represented in colorful Armistice Day parade in Abilene Northwest Texas Methodist conference in Sweetwater On Aachen sector Yanks rapture roostful of Nazi carrier pigeons eat them for supper Abilene Christian college ex-students' second annual radio mgs U-boats sunk exceed U-boat victims Russian press eye- witness description of Nazi exter-mination camp Fielder nresident of new Knife and Fork dub Ezell Hanili NOVEMBER 1944 Americans free entire Cherbourg peninsula Leroy Jrrnires becomes Abilene Rotary president City budget based on 81048940 expected income for coming Field Marshal Rommel's liver acts ip Abilene Christian college announces agriculture department i to open in September Nazi sent AUGUST 1944 2319 30 31 ALFRED BMilH I fried line north of Aachen Taylor county grand Jury calls for cor-1 rmion of traffic hazard in South 14th street after schoolboy killed Nazis cave before massive Red as- I (n pn both sides are bitter heated I sault in Lithuania Congressman I V-2 rockets hit England George Mahon puts on work clothes I American bombers and fighters in I and "pull in home county raida on Germany destroy 208 Nazi of Mitchell West Texas Aviation I pbim at loss of 58 planes Gen conference at Ballinger Ameri- stilweli recalled reaches Washing-can bombers give Berlin its 168th ton 10 statement Albany's I bombing In Toronto divorce Maj Gen Robert Williams re-granted Rows vs Rows and Loveless turns from Europe to command I vs Loveless Nearly 100 men of second Air Force 36th this vicinity prisoners of Japanese infantry regiments 141st 143d and New Deal both un-American and 143d given unit citations for flght- Barbara ing fnyn Anzlo beachhead through I phony says Martin Dies I Amet leans break through Nazi line in Normandy drive fust and hard through Brittany Highway 80 construction contracts for Sweet-water-Roscoe segment awarded Russians enter East Prussia home of the Junkers general Oil leasing boom in Fisher county Joseph i Uncle Joe' Stilweli made 4-star general Stars and Strtpea raised again cr Guam Ice rationed in Abilene Manuel Quezon exiled Philippine president dies Towns of Abilene area ship three cars of salvaged paper for war purposes Clifton Woody Abilene GOP nominee for congress for 17 district Pork ham canned fish back cn rationed list Gov Coke Steven- MRS SCARBOROUGH UV I iVs- velt Faye Emerson movie his third her second State Department reorganization City commissioners tell Abilene police to quit depositing nlckrU In parking meters for motorists who leave them under windshield wipers FTO- Joins in thf search for cigarettra Greek crisis mounts Gilbert Smith of Anson president of Texaa County Judge and Commissioners Taylor county exceeds pver-all UTa Ain aaiinta i Hm 1fl Sixth W'ar Loan quota (Dec 10) GENERAL McN UR GENERAL WILLIAMS Abilene district democratic execu tive committeeman Abilene city commission invites proposals to op- Hutton and Cary Grant reunited crate city bus system in ac-aftrr gfVen works separation cordance with city commission's In- Corinth falls to Greeks and British citation Sidney Latham secre- 17th district American Legion tary of state rules Democratic pres- meets al Stamford Howard Bak idential electors named in May con- ghot with pistol by Mrs Lena ventlon shall go on November bal- Benson as they leave Abilene church lot 8 bans American ship city commissioners break orl from Argentine ports est Tex gtnal pledge to keep Lake Phantom as fair net profit 5636 Firstly west shore line open to public lady of the turf Mrs Payne Whit-1 bjr granting private leases Col neJ' Gpn" George Nielsen becomes camp eral Bddle rules CIO-PAC vlo- comniander of Camp Barkeley lates no election law Abilene Rlga Iallj st Louis Cardinals free mnk fund for children launch-1 beat Browns In home-town world yer series Texas Baptist Student I shall not campaign In the usual convention meets at Hardin-Slm-sense Gram sorghum market mons university Carrier planes I Mriing on 300-mi front in Russia Norman Davis former am-bLwsdor-it-large ard Red Cross president die Charles Fea-therston Wichita Falls made president of Texas Cowboy Reunion association International monetary conference opens at Bretton Woods Wilmer Suns becomes Lions club president Dr William Wfcvbum become president of Texas Tech Dewey radio match lor Roosevelt vocally speaking opens campaign Allied Paratroopers land on Nunfor island west of Bisk 8 troops complete occupation of Saipan Truk bypassed Bom: quintuplets in Turkey 34 Abilene city employes get mere salary Vice President Wallace star home from Chungking Wounded men trained at Camp Barkeley back at McCloskey hospital Temple from Nonrardy LT OLA HOLLOW ELL vanjj president dies Jap air force withdraws to Moluccas Representatives of United Nations meet at Dumbarkton Oaks to plan Lasting peace 44958 Japanese killed in Marianias Mai Bob Johnson AAP fighter ace sent to Abilene Army Air field Allies overrun France Democratic runoff primary in Texas: Sam Russell returns to congress: Tom Hayden nominated 43d district attorney Fat Patterson reelected county tax assessor-collector Grover Sellers state attorney general Gordon Simpson supreme court Justice Paris liberated Abilene's Army nurse Ola Hollowell awarded Air Medal Gen Raymond McLain formerly of Camp Barkeley commands Bsrkeley-train ed 90th division in 3 Anrv rrance Yankees In Cha-teau-Thlerry Bulgaria orders Nazis out Romania fights Hungary After 500 years plebians may enter Eton Harrow other exclusive English schools Berry again Taylor County War Chest chairman Motion picture production cost 85300000 FIELDER submit legislative drops 70 cents: growers must sell on falling market or try to over- come lack of storace space homecoming Washington an-1 nounces American casualties reach half a million Governor appoints Hunter Abilene re-elected Judson Taylor Dudley Wood- president of Mid-Continent Oil and ward and David Warren to Uni- Gas association Gov Dewey verslty of Texas board of regents back at work after vacation at Sea West Texas Hereford assoc la- island Ga John tlon sale average price $288 top bull brings $1000 at sale Ernie Pyle given degree of Doctor west Texaa Hereford association of Human Letteri by Indiana uni- electa Roy Largent president verslty Allies step assaults on Jefferies vice-president Mrs Ru western front Left-right quar- pert Harkrlder secretary Brit re Is break out In Belgium and I ih tanks fire on Greek leftists France Jack Simmons resigns I 45th Division 45 minutes behind tha aa acting chamber of commerce 1 103d entering Germany between the manager in Abilene Abilene Kl-1 Rhine and Voages Mr and Mrs wania club starts fund to buy bus will Matthews Goldsboro wed 50 lor high school Eagles Inter- years Texas In the United national Aviation conference in states 99 years 6500 members Chicago Rains halt cotton-pick- get WTCC 1945 work program Ing aid ranges Interlocking 35th Division stops two Nazi dlvl- interests among trustees of state alons cold on 43-mlle front CHARLES GREEN I educational Institutions charged in Mayor Will Hair defends city com-- I hearing before senate committee of mission's decision to give bus fran- University of Texas trouble I chise to Oscar Page and associates 1 china cut in two by Japanese line Mr and Mrs Younse Ros- Kong 1 coe wed 50 years Lupe Vein City commission kills ordinance commits suicide Admiral Kim- outh center VIUIW tul as chairman of A from Manchuria to Hong Kong trustees Unh rsity 01 clty kill ordin Rainey of Adtn Mark Halsey's Third fleet attack the Ryukyu islands innermost guardians of pan's homeland MaJ Gen Walter Weible director of military training of Army Service forces leads 150 off! cers to Camp Barkeley for Fifth ASF Training conference Tay' lor county War Chest received $9800 first day Stilweli relieved of duties in China Cuba's new president: Dr Raymond Grau San Martin W' Lee O'Daniel speaks in Abilene for Texas Regulars Nib Shaw Abilene lieutenant gov- emor of Tex -Oklahoma Kiwanls for Abilene district Reds and Tito Partisans Law resigns smash into Belgrade Pres Homer Texas regents fire Pmid-nt on firat panting bus mel and General Short clenred students and ex-studems fle- franchiae t0 Abllene-Vlew partners guilt In bombing of Pesrl Hnrbor mand their mignaion reinstate- paMfa on first nadlng proposal of Dr Walter Adams ACC dean ment of Rainej Major Lauuar-1 pgge aIMj associates B-29 tells Abilene Insurance men mnnlcl- mand their resignation reinstate ment of Rainey Mayor LaGuar- -im iriiii dla at LaGuardia field is again hit Tokyo Secretary of pal and school district financt tfsm iwwtsrlsu wnmnn CltV CORl for porterless woman sTate Cordell Hull resigns because 1 should be separated The Assod- mission adopts AblleneAlew busi JU hpalth Roosevelt names Ed-1 ated Press charges threat to saddla franchise proposal on firs wadi ing ward stettinids Jr For third the news with government control welt time in six days B-29s hit Tokyo All-America bits lines asks for 432 electoral votes: son says he will redistnctirg to legislature In January Allies capture Florence 160 miles north of Rome AP says 90h division Camp Barkelev-trained carried Texas flag into France battle Eight German armv officers hanged for plotting to kill Hitler MaJ Edward Brocks former ccmmarder of 11th Armored division Camp Barkeley commanding Second Armored in France CIO-PAC plea: "A buck for the New Dear Texas' division and Barkeiey-traired 45rh fighting in 7th Army northward from French Mediterranean coast Dewey denounces Ham Fish for anti-Semitism Jones county gets heavy rew oil producer six rni'ps southwest of Anson: Merry Bros and Fermi No I Herncon Last of the first women senators: states with in first night raid eoun- permit to operate across West Texas JAMES ERGt'SON in "aSuM? 2S55te Charles Green named I acting manager of Abilene cham-i I ber of commerce Toombei I I elected president of Taylor Coimty 1 i Brer-1 iexu rair opens Ames in Netherlands Belgium Luxum bourg Mr and Mrs Mor ris Westbrook wed 50 yean General Eisenhower confident of victory in 1944 Sen Georse Norris champion of popular rights Jrb5kilied on- Mtortul Texas political figure Hattie Caraway of Arkansas iose nne John Milburn Doss Jr killed srrin omirt primary tantamount to defeat 1 in action in Pacific Dewey Rep Fulbright sponsors resolution I opens campaign in Philadelphia which puts the House on record for I Col Penlck Stamford international freedom of the press town-founder and West Texas Maize sales of '44 crop already pioneer dies at 82 American fliers liberated in Romania flown Abilene Christian college plans five buildings after the war ton's air-borne landings at Arnhem Isolated Few escape 6 carrier planes hit Manila Manila's puppet regime declares James Fergu- S750000 in dozen West Central Texas Supreme court rules pro Roosevelt presidential electors must go on November ballot Reds complete conquest of Estonia Texas Regulars form an anti-Roosevelt party nf Texas counties Warsaw battle rages disputing democracy pro-New Deal faction WTCC to continue referendum convention plan ilh rrtrfiv Vice-President Wallace: "Some I chr regents with 16 restrictive people say President Roosevelt is I returns to a tired old the great fear I Philippines with invasion of Lejte of certain reactionaries Ls that his Ga sure of mind is awfully Church- victory but fight may be long ill fearful Nazis may hold out well I a- carrJr la For into 1945 GOP win In Maine 5- lnk 27 ships and destroys Aimee Semple McPherson dies 396 anes: 45 American planes lost I TAIafl BlAliatuI BaM fin tl WENDELL WILLKIE I Rainey of University of Texas Died: Richard Bennett 72 GENERAL ROOSEVELT Russia strengthens family life makes divorce more difficult helps large families De Gaulle has talks" with ir Washington 10075 cn Tavlor county school rolls Ton" fire in Hartford Cc-rn takes 150 lives Field Marshal Rurd-s'rd' place ir taitci: ty von 50 retus 1 wi mx rate In history proposed in ltr county budzet 2752 killed 8 130 injured ir first four wee a of bombing Will rocket f-ntr cross the ocean? Not tie blitz have Londoners tre Germans ao intensely cf Texas President Homer Rjirey wants medical and pharmacy branches moved to Austin Russians keep up ter-miie-a-day rampages toward to Italv Lvor falls The rumor that a destroyer was sent a thousand miles to fetch Fala left In the Aleutians is denied Finland's three years of war with Russia ends British free Antwerp and Brussels Red army In Bucharest Russia declares war on Bulgaria call lt off four days ROY LARGENT in competition to Southwestern Greyhound lines Lt Miller Ainsworth and Sgt James Logan Congressional Medal of Honor win-11 ed 36th Division men visit Abilene in interest of Sixth War loan series bond drive $539-874 contract let for reconstruction of Highway 84 in Tavlor county MaJ Gen Edward Brooks for-v mcrly of Camp Barkeley commands Army 11th corps on Western Front MaJ Gen Raymond McLain formerly of Barkeley command Army 19th corps in Germany Ninth I Blxth War loan bond qurfLA ex- I eroded 45th and 3Glh Divisions- nlain I irucu lu mw Juin stage idol father of Constance Joan and Barbara Aachen falls Churchill Stalin end conference 8 Great Britain Russia China thevTe seventh cousins once re- Snyder of manager Rus- moved West Texas chamber Mans Invade Norway RPh Ben Russell Br HOMER RAINEY of commerce urges extension of I St John heads The Abilene club I Jj Lmui driveblrthdlyR'AP Bureau association social Security to farmers Taylor county Sixth War Loan qul- 1 81xlh Lcan-drive RAF Bulgarian edict: All cooks who ta $1055000 scries spoil in rooking will be shot UL Germans jnmnince death pt Baptist church 850000 871 birthday with completion Wap nan mil- loixm wnr Lvan utvc nnr 1 Bmif 1 na polncnp 83 395 0O0Qto- Tlrplt Hwnhower: "More frede Al torton Celebrates needed" Abilene's inounce death of LK tum 87th birthday with completion I Erwin Rommel I CL book Nazi cled bv t'f ovcnlli Army Canned vegetables and most oil returned to rab rationed list her forty-first pri I shiione riwifriinni hi-im rhHt nrr wVh Abilene Goodfellnwa bring Reno record 58 divorce actions Field Marshal youth gpnter Ih Center Foote Abl- Christmas last veteran of the Confed- of war Prk ppta to-Wash- cheer to 150 famlllea Clty'a Army dies at 95 Allies minuter issue call for season of Army dies at 95 Allicsl I minister issue call for Reason off fl Hied 111 uie dav Rogenis rule B-29s blast targets In Formosa University of Texas medical school I Japanese fleet turns tail after ap lene 1 crate to remain at Galveston Sec- pronching 8 Navy force near wln bnUln 0Xn Antwerp TSiH py for our trooiw Mr and retary Stimson: 1 hope I live Iona I cigarette shortage Oscar PW Mr Bacon Abilene wed 50 I and asMwiates ask for city bus yearn Llvestoi-k men flglft cell franchise 90th division deepen Publcan Ing on live cattle fihnw'a Joef -P vpw of the wnr: "A mpre hHHWf in the froth of history" Russian at B'Klopeat Eden firml against 8fnrzn at hi Carmel Calif home New Illllrr HENRY ROBLR1S Cnrq'i'vt of New Guinea clinched with landing at Raneapor vil'sce on 'he inphwpft tip Jaycee report Center buildinz ootamed on South First Diligenti quintuplets of Biu-nr Aires rriebiate completion of thrir first normal year What may he Inst reunion of Texas Con federate veteran meet In Kyle four ve' era ns left In Abilene roc ion West Texas Gmnrrs association meets in Abilene Ben Bennett year-old Joe A Hargrove accident ally killed with small rifle npr I u8 surprlse photos sires BROOKS Abilrne hi "recovery" landing at Ornioe I split for MaJ Urn A Binre of Temple IchcI thrust Earlhqiinke hit Japan Radio Tokyo ndnifia: aetamologist Ihroughout the worlifl record quake a one of greatest Churchill win vote of confidence on Greek policy B-29s lilt Volcano Island to neutralize Japanese plan I attacking Snlpan New device I make U-boats Mill a menace American win Ormoe the for'iA Iz'vte )virt 81x1 It War loan of 14 million ovrr-siibsrrihcrl Gen de Gaulle confer Premier Rlalln in Moseow Tokyo reported being evHcuntcd in fenr of B-29 later when Bulgaria Join Allie Mitcham Cisco and Arl I edge ranch Sevmour take top hon-Chsmp Claik of Mw-ouri lows in or at West Texas Fair Hrreiord primary More than 223000 tit r- show Germany invaded iSept 11) man prisoners of war in ram I Roosevelt and Churchill ron- M-billltn-dolIar budget submit- fer In Qurliec Governor Coke ted to congre-s State ad valorem I Btevenaun flies to see the President tax rate set at 55 cents Berlin I John Spaulding 80 Abilene'S cautions homeland: verj- great I first automobile dealer die trial ol strength" at hand Dr United Nationa Relief and Rehabill-A Beckman resigns as superintend- Itatioii conference In Montreal rut Abilene State hospital Dr Bruee I Halinarhea hit from air 3817 Ailwon auetrecix him FI teen I kuls In Abilene athooia first day days of piuslC0 temiiernture in Abl-1 Rerotd national corn and wheat l-ne Rn'Mims storm Czu hn-1 crops forecast 1200 In Abilene Slovakia Myl'kyina falla to Al- leciliegi-s a s-sslcm oiiens Benny be- Ktate general lunil bark In I Butler becomes CieC'u of first time since liYj lager Plane bomb Mindanao Prcliilillinnis's In effort to vole I Cat of Abilene public school ber otU of Foil War'll und Dallas teim estimated at $415938 WFA sets higher Inn 11 rate onlx troops land at Moioial In the 1944 cotton nop Henry Roberts Halmaheruv 3H0 nnle south of the reelected president of 'lavlor Conn-I und al Palini 560 miles ty Sheep and Goat Kaisers Bseucm-1 to thtir east Allied airborne CalaN faliti Al Smith clb 111 Manhattan Wrst Central Texas cotton rrnp value highest In 15 years Donald Nelson resigns us WPB chief succeeded by A Krug Gen Henry II Arnold reveals that as of Kept 1 American airmen had dropped 1000000 tons of bombs on enemy Abllene-Vb Bus Inc buys city system from Kemper War bond ashing rush fnl MILfll llN LONG Reich Brig Gin Roosevelt Jr kei rendrvn-j w'h death in Francs rrtic comcrtion: IDR's rruvr' was Inevitable Ben Harry wins hot Tare for second plai rn srt 100-degree tsmpptiinre and hiKher holds on for da in Am-lenr Guam invaded Attrnpt made on Hitler's life wen an plosive: Berlin snnonine tlins kill td would-be assassms liii til'eil grain vine throuuli otlnr iipiMl? reports widespread pince r( v-n erals Jap pretna Tro tails In Ih'ii-iH'iatie rn-st irimif: Sam llirvll Ind Clyde Garrett ter 17'h disitirt roncri man MiIiumi I one Abdetie Wii-Ji tor Ut'i end ap-prii court p'-'onaie 'a nil) Winy Callry liuiuiiiU'id couii! KAM RAYBURN Allies liiumner at Uerniaii de-1 ri-n-u-R Advance slowly Rt tor-ririn rost Teen age aoelul and I I'eereatlun center oin-im at Abllene'sil Fair park While Hat rnnehl Ifercrord sale prlre average Remnvcrslcm hailed 1o kpeei! anus output lidy Aslor I of Common to retire after quar- fig Stbflrnc iRtporter-ilrtui SUNDAY tAN 7 1U-I5 rAGE EIGHT Furmosn Amcrleuii mop up low sliiipllllcalliin of reileiuptlon lOernian force at Aachen 7111-prucedure Army Air Trausimrl ler deerees forma tlon of riermnti command establishes direct air aer- Home Guard Heinrich Himmler vice betweeiu New York and Paris placed In eliarge 8 Bubipn- Lt Grume lii-rehenmihn Lt rlnea sink 32 more Japanese vessels Martin and Sgt It ulus Wei-1 bringing their war-long bag to 804 FUIK TIMeM U1AM1.