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DENTON, TEXAS, RECOSU-CnROmCLE, 29, loll' DENTON COUNTY MEN IN SERVICE ter to his wife, who, with their £on, Ray, Is making her home in Dallas. Harper Is the son of Sam W. Harper of Denton and hns been in the service two years. He has taken part in battles of Guadalcanal, Bougainville and Tarawa as well as 1 Salpan, where he lost all his belongings but came out with no I worse injury than shock and exhaustion, he wrote' his wife. Mr.

Jess Griffith, 418 Crawford Street, have received a letter from their son, Billy Joe Griffith of the U. s. Const Guard, saying that he was in on the Saipan invasion. Capt. Fred W.

Westcourt, formerly of T. S. O. W. staff, is "somewhere in England," since sailing from Lexington, June 25, word has come to Dc-nton friends from Mrs.

Westcourt, who is in chula Vista, Calif. Westcourt has been assigned to the U. S. Armed Forces Institute, the educational branch of the service. Aviation Cadet Joe Grandon Poore son of Mr.

and Mrs. Joe G. Poore of Fort Worth and formerly of Denton, Is soon to graduate from primary (light school at Lodwick School cf Aeronautics, Lakeland, according to a public relations release from the school. A 1940 graduate of Dc-nton Senior High School, Poore attended Teachers College two years, where he majored in industrial arts, and was manager of Borden's Retail store prior to his appointment to cadet I training. Mrs.

Poore, the former Miss Ruth Talley; daughter of Mrs. Oneita Tally, 1518 West Hickory Street, is with her husband at Lakeland. Winter Scott Leverett, chief storekeeper in -the Navy at Pear! Harbor, is here oil leave visiting his sisters, Mmes. Abney Ivey, 912 West Hickory Street, Joe Heed, 1707 North Locust and Ollie Camp. 309 South Locust Street.

Leverett was employed in Los Angeles, prior to Joining the Navy Dec. 8, 1911, and hns been overseas since April, 1312. Bennle Q. snider, fireman first clas's in the Navy having been graduated recently from the electrical eVigineering school at San Diego, has been assigned to the receiving station there, following a five-day leave to Los Angeles and Hollywood. Snider wrote ills parents, Mr.

and Mrs, T. G. Snider, 319 Wainwrlght Street, that he is receiving the Record-Chronicle and often, meets other Denton men in the armed services. Ray Harper, yoeman second clnss, U. S.

Navy, landed in a Navy hospital last Tuesday in Seattle, for rest after Inking part in the Snipan invasion, according to a let- For Those Important Occasions FLOWEKS from ALLEN'S! Our flowers are always fresh, hardy and artistically designed into a bouquet or corsage. Flowers telegraphed anywhere. 24 hour service. ALLEN FLOWERS Pvt. Adrian Hooper, son-of Mr.

and Mrs. Richard Hooper, 717 Bushcy Street, recently was assigned as a plane guard to an Air Corps Service Squadron unit which participated in "a unique plane salvage operation, that of repairing and putting back into the air a Flying Fortress dainaged.while making a pilot- less landing in'the Nile farm lands near Cairo," according to jublic relations dispatch from the Middle East. The crew camped beside the B-17 during their work on it. Pvt: Hooper entered the service in February. 1943, and has been overseas more than two months.

Pvt. Leroy Whitloek, stationed at McKinney, visited his wife and daughters in Denton and his parents. Mr. ami Mrs. A.

B. Whittock, at Green Valley. Corp. Drue Calhoun, son of Mr. and Mrs.

L. G. Calhoun, 310 Stroud Street, is being transferred from Love Field to a field in Colorado, where he will take six weeks of training in Army Air Forces ground cr'ew work. Mrs. Calhoun, the former Miss Margaret Davie, will be with her mother, Mrs.

C. H. Davie, 302 South Elm Street. Leading the enveloping movement toward a downed German flier, who introduced a bit of comedy to the war scene when lie parachuted to safety near the American pi-ess headquarters in Normandy, was Pvt. Fred Williams Jr.

of Denton, son of Sgt. Fred Williams, of Shepparcl Field and formerly of Denton, und nephew of. Sam Williams, son of Mrs. Id.i Williams, 425 Fry Street. Description or the landing and mention of the Williams soldiers were in a clipping sent from a friend in Philadelphia to Sgt.

1 Williams. Service notes from Pilot Mrs. James Noel met her husband, Lieut. Noel upon his arrival in the United service at Pearl Hnrbor, and they are enroute to Pilot Point to visit his parents, Mr. und Mrs.

J. L. Noel. Sgt Leonard J. Berend visited at Pilot Point.

J. V. Wood wrote his mother that he landed in England. James Welborn, chief specialist in the Navy Senuees at Pearl Harbor, is In searcli of sandalwood, once, plentiful in the Sandwich Islands, STATIONARY Air Mail, Mail, Army, Texas, Denton. Complete assortment of all types.

FULTZ NEWS AGENCY S. West Corner Square 5HA7ES Exciting cuticle fountain Shaperwith SOFTOL lubricant maVes itubborr cuticles disappear in jiffy. Idc-o' For home manlcutes and pedicurci liquid refill bclllo SOc, Tobin Drug Store Phone 47 North Side Square FOR THOSE Important Occasions Send Flowers from Sel- hy's. They are always fresh, hardy and appropriate. R.

L. SELBY SONS Ph. 374-375 North Side Square ONE GROUP OF $3.95 to $5.95, Now SS.90, Now $12.95, $14.75, Now $16.95, $19.50, Now These are late summer arrivals greatly reduced for im-i. mediate clearance to make room for the new fall ones that are arriving daily. The.groups include'sheers, cottons, spun rayons in.

white, colors and smart prints. Sizes for juniors, misses and women. The Boston Store YOUR STORE Music Library Offers Broad Aid To T. C. Students Ultra-modern, microfilms bring back the beauty of rare old Wagr.er- lan manuscripts to North Texas State music library.

In the music library also are books on. music, manuscripts ancient and current, mustc that a student musician might ask for. Organized in 1941 under the direct ion of Miss Anna Harriet Heyer, the library offers to the student the most modem techniques of preserving the great music of the past. The huge modern col lee Uo us of phonograph records at present numbers over 4,000 and augments the use of the microfilm. Realizing the need of a separate library, section with the incroasing growth the music department and the extensive purchase of music material for the library, the college administration established a special music library In the fall of 1040.

Miss Heyer supervised the organization of the library, and it was opened for use in March. 1911. Music Library Previously the listening laboratory containing phonograph records, was located next to the library auditorium on the north side of the main library building. With the reorganization of the material, the listening laboratory was moved to the music building, and the room vacated by the phonograph material was designated to be the new music library. All the books on music mid the music itself, which were shelved in the general stacks of the main library, were moved into the room.

All reference books on music were taken-from the reference room and.made available in the music library. Periodicals dealing primarily with music, including thn bound were added to the New microfilm material has been purchased recording historical sets of music arid rare editions of complete works of various composers. At the present time the number of educational units contained in the library included: books, scores, and sheet music, phonograph records, mlcrafllm, 40 titles on 1,011 reels; and periodicals, 24 titles in 225 volumes. Since its opening In 1941 to the present, a total of approximately 75,000 booksHhave been checked out of the library, and a total of approximately 60,000 people hove used the collection. Heads New Work Mrs.

Fanny B. Vanderkooi, above, a T. S. C. W.

graduate, wJio has a M. A. degree from the University of Southern California, and who completed clinical training Pliipps Psychiatric Clinic at Johns Hopkins Hospital, will be the of a new major in Occupational Therapy which will begin at T. S. C.

W. In September. Mrs. Vandcr- koof also studied at the Art Students League, Woodstock, anil with Alfred Binns, Alfred University. N.

Y. She has done occupational therapy work at Johns Hopkins and Stc-ckton (Calif.) state Hcoyital. mid served as reconstruction, aide in government hospitals in India and Virginia, aide at Walter Reed Hospital, and councilor of the Gulick Camps in Vermont. She also has done volunteer work in die Pasadena, recreation department, Laivn Parties to Fete Service Men Capt. Neville Heads "Stars and Stripes" ROME, July The.

name of Capt. Robert Neville, 39-year-old New York newspaperman and foreign correspondent, appeared at the masthead of the Mediterranean editions of the "Stars and stripes" to day as the new publications officer succeeding Col. Egbert White 'who was removed a fortnight ago Simultaneously staff members in Rome were informed the paper had been transferred from the. auspices of the services of supply to the public relations office of the Army. On each Saturday evening during the month of August the First Presbyterian hurch, U.

s. will sponsor a lawn party and serve light refreshments to all service men and women who are in the city for the week-end. The events will be informal, beginning at 7:30 p. and will be come-and-go or.bring your-dato affairs, according to those in crage. These parties will take the place of the Sunday luncheons that have been served each Sunday following the worship hour.

The committee In charge, who represent the entire church, is corn- poesd of Mrs. W. E. Graham, W. F.

Brooks, George Echel, Joe Bowers Mmes. Brent Jackson, Marshal Magill and W. B. McCIurkan. A series of hostesses will be named for each Saturday evening to assist the committee.

The events are entirely complimentary. according to an article in "The Review," newspaper published by his engineer battalion and recently sent to Welborn's parents. Mr. and Mrs W. s.

Welborn, 1203 West chestnut Street. The architectural engineer Is a graduate of Denton Senior High School, receiving his in IBM and his M. A. in 1940 from Teachers College. He was a civil engineer with the Army two and a half years prior to entering the Navy July 1,1943.

He has been stationed at Camp Peary, and Gulfport, and has been in the Hawaiian Islands since March. OLDSMOB1LE Parts and Service DELCO Batteries RAY DICKSON MOTOR CO. Phone 1577 Denton Couple Marrieafin Kansas Miss Gladys Padgett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Padgct, Route 1, Denton, became the bride of Robert P.

Taylor, U. S. Army Air Forces, Monday In Independence, when the ceremony was. read by Rev. A.

Z. Van Benschoten. Sgt. Taylor is the son of Mrs. Chrlstal Taylor, formerly of Denton but now teaching in Manzara, Calif.

Tlie bride is a graduate of Teachers College Demonstration School and Teachers College and taught in the Dentcn public schools the past year. Sgt. Taylor is a graduate of tlie Denton High School and attended Teachers College before joining the Army. He recently visited here after returning from service in the South Pacific for 29 months. Sgt.

and Mrs. Taylor are living in Coffcyvilfc, where he is stationed at the Army Air Base. T. S. C.

W. KITCHEN BEING RENOVATED Work of renoval inr; and overhauling tile kitchen of Brackeni-icigc Hall at T. S. C. W.

is underway. W. M. oveless, business manager of the college said. New equipment is tx 1 ing Installed and the kitches is being rearranged for Greater efficiency, he satd.

Cold Watermelons, 3c ih. Haley's Melon Garden 300 Morrison's Peacemaker Facts FACT No. 11: There is no better flour made than MORRISON'S PEACEMAKER, anywhere, at any price. We back this statement with a money back guarantee on every sack. Always Use Morrison's Peacemaker Flour "The Highway to Better Baking" WHY NOT BE WELL? This is no time for half-way health.

There's so much to be done! Why not make up your mind here and now. Say to yourself, "I WILL be well!" Then start some action to make that resolution a reality. You will find your doctor eager to play his part in the program. Call on him this very And if this PRESCRIPTION pharmacy can aid, we are yours to command for our expert, relaible compounding. You save when you buy sick room supplies, baby needs, first aid equipment at Brooks Drug Store Low Prescriptions Synthetic Oil Plant Hit Again, Bremen Blasted July force of 1,100 American heavy bombers struofc Germany's Leuna synthetic oil plant at Mcrscburg for Die second successive day Uiis morning, and also attacked tlie northwestern port o( Bremen.

The blow was in the woke of au attack by 1,000 heavy British war- Planes which blasted Stuttgart, Hamburg, Frankfurt and bussbomb bases in France at a cost of 62 planes. Some of the American bombs attacked visually through" breaks in the clouds. They also raked 'Nazi airdromes at Juvlncourt and Laen-Couvron northeast of Paris. A heavy escort of Mustangs ond Lightnings accompanied the bombing force. A German occupied village in the Brest peninsula to be a German headquarters was wiped out by RAP Spitfire fighter bombers iii an attack at breakfast time tills niorniii! the village of Scrlgnac, consisting of between 300 and 400 houses, had been evacuated of the civilian population and a German garrison had been installed.

Tlie only building left standing after-the bombing was a church, which pilots reported, remained amid a great heap of rubble. An air ministry communique said tlie night bomuers were engaged in numerous combats over tlie Belch by Qerman night fighters and that the British shot down at least 21 German planes and many more probably were destroyed or damaged. Other British planes carried out attacks on Nazi supply depots near Watten and Pus Ue Calais. Mines also were laid in enemy waters. Fires Started The air ministry communique said thick clouds obscured bombing results over Stuttgart but returning crews reported large fires were left burning- in the Hamburg target area.

Fleet Mosquitos carrying two-ton bombs struck nt Frankfurt while "Going My Way" Shoiving at Texas Rise Stevens opera star, has on important role in "Going My showing five Bing Crosby and Rise Stevens Star In Movie Showing at Texas Theater Bing Crosby and Rise Stevens star tile film, "Going My Way." show- ng at the Texas Theater today, and which will continue through Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wcd- losday Bing tlic part of a young. A i OJIUUIV WJVIHIIUV VOU11K SrSf? iViendiV rocket-bomb bases in the Pas De Calais region. RAF assault followed intense aerial operations yesterday during which some 1,500 American heavy bombers from British and Italian bases hit Nazi oil centers at Ploesti and Merseberg. The German radio asserted heavy Nazi fighter bombers attacked shipping concentrations in Seine Bay last night, claimed hits on two Allied destroyers and several landing craft, and damage to a ton freighter. Tronsocean, Nazi news agency, said strong Russian air attacks were n(ftd6 Vt'gainst Klrkens, on the northern tip of Norway, where bombers etratcd the harbor area.

The Germans declared 14 bombers were shot down. The Russian communique told of heavy air attacks on the Warsaw suburbs, tlie roll junction of Inster- burg in East and Krustv- pils on the Latvian railroad line between Daugavpils and Riga. who gets olT to a bad stars In his parish. One of his problems is Carol James, played by Jean a pretty young girl, who has run away from home. Tills finally he has the added burden of making money to lift a mbrlgtigo on.

tlie church, and at last fire, which burns the church to the ground. RIsn Stevens takes the part of an opera slur and she sings f.wo songs from "Carmen Domestic troubles In nn uproarous farce will be seen at the Iexas tonight at 11:15, and will come back for a three-day run starting Thursday. Tills comedy, "Up 'in Mabel's nocrh," stars Dennis with strong fighter protection pen- I O'Keefo. Mnrjorie Reynolds, Gail Patrick and Lee Bowman. Miss Patrick, a sjxctre but of the past, causes much trouble for Dennts O'Kecfe, who hus ust been married to Miss Reynolds 30 days, Deivey Expected To Have Influence In'Senator Choice ALBANY, 'N.

July Gcv. Thomas E. Dewey, having dipped, into a covitjrcssiorml race to blast at the candidacy of Kev. Hamilton (R-NY) for (Jon, appeared prepared today Lo take quiet hand In the selection of a Republican nominee for the United States Senate in New York. Although Edwin P.

state chairman, hns declared 'wide open" the choice of a GOP candidate for the senatorship now held by Democratic Robert F. Wagner, DcVrey was expected 'to have major iiA'u- I ence In naming the man to run with li im in a a te which le ado rs of both parties believe they mudt carry to win the presidency. A half dozen or more prospective candidates are oil the horizon but reports here are that Dcwcy may favor Irving M. Ives of 48-ycar-okl majoiity lesideder of the State Assembly, In a formal statement, the governor charged that a quotation from fish published by the New Ycrk Post to the effect "the Jews are more or less for Uie new deal, unfortunately," no.0. Injected a racial or religious issue into the campaign and scored that as "a disgraceful and unatnerkan act." Castor oil Is used as an industrial lubricant.

"Meet the People" Palace Film An up-to-the-mhiute musical, "Meet tlie starring Dick Powell and Lucille Ball, shows at the Palace Theatre Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Tilts is a timely tale of Americans who help build ships. Miss Ball plays a famed Broadway musical comedy star who meets welder Dick Powell while making a bond-selling; appearance at the shipyards. combined in a Jerome Kern musical starring Rita Hayworlli and Gene Kelly comes to the Palace Wednesday and Thursday. This Columbia AUBREY NEWS to Kecord-Clironlcle AUBREY, July George Apple, Mattle nick and C.

A. Wilson of Abilene are visiting Mrs. J. W. Reynolds, Mrs.

J. M. Hawk, is visiting relatives In Scnton. Miss Margie Lewis of Wichita Pails is visiting relatives here. Mrs.

Sam Payne of Volasco, Miss Stewart of Houston, nev. G. Hodges and family of Oklahoma were iruests of Mrs. J. M.

Ashforci Mrs. Hobart McLanghlin of California and Mrs. R. A. Grogran of Denton visited Mrs.

O. A. Llpstreu. Word was received here that Otis Llpstreu had been made commanding ollker of his station in Honolu. to any, wire lumgen.

American Cleanera, Phone 1 HAD MY PRINT STOLEN ONCEf" Safety Sam Is laklncj no chances en Josirig Ms MOORE'S HOUSE PAINT. This painter knows valuable thin? whan he Joes 111 You. will too, when you tee tie boourf, color permoncmce, and value that MOORE'S HOUSE PWNT can add to VOUH home, Well be glad to tell you more about It. Cadenhearl-Denman Hardware, Inc. North Side Square Phone 724 We'll be glad to advise you on ANY paint problem production, "Cover Girl," lins some of tlie most beautiful models, chosen with (lie assistance of 15.

editors of national The liysleria tlint gripped nil London during the the Ripper murders is told In -The Lodger" Ktnrrlng Merle Oberon, George Sanders nnd Laird Cregnr mid shows nt the Pnlace Friday and Saturday. Deamland Shows Autry Movie Gene Auiry and Snilley Burnette star In "The Big Show" which plays nt the DreanilHiid 'Theater Sunday, and Monday. The Bnrbary Coast of old San Frunclsco the writer- front of the early 50's with gamming houses full of killers and criminals is the of "Frisco Kid" starring I James Cagney, and shows at'the Dreamland'-Tuesday only. Robert Paiue, AUbrition and Robert Eenchley piny In the gay Universal comedy, "Her Primitive Man," which shows at the Dreamland Wednesday and Thursday. Rough Kodeo Saturday, July 29.

8:30 p. in. Many special events. Admission 50o and 80e. 300 Bend jour cteantng ana 421 W.

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