The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, March 16, 1945 Page: 4 of 12
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THE CLARKSVILLE TIMES
FRIDAY, MARCH 16,
OUR MEN AND WOMEN
FIFTEEN SQl ARE MILES
OF TOKYO DEVASTATED
' to 15 square miles of Tokyo's In- The raid "left nothing but twist-! GOVERNMENT TO SPEND The board will hire a minimum of j John L. Lewis’ notice that a <
dustrul and waterfront m a raid ed tumbled-down rubble In itf $300,000 ON STRIKE VOTE special agents, for at least 'with the nation's bltumtr
described unofficially by some of- path." said MaJ. Oen. Ourtis Le Washington, — bP —The biggest three days at $11.80 per day, to operators existed on PVbr
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"1st Bomber Command. Guam, fleers as the most devastating single Mav whose B-29s only recently strike vote ever taken by the Na-handle the vote, which results from j -V- .sisSst]
' r Relations board—the United Mine Workers — will cost! The tear gland (lachryuMXt la
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— At a tost of two bombers, more , air blow ever dealt an y city In wiped out 240 city blocks of Tokyo‘ tlonal Labor
than 30U Supertortresses laid waste the world. in another devastating attack. I March 28 ballot among 400,0001300,000 NLRB estimated.
ceived word that his brother. V-3
Calvin E. Taylor has be, r. .ui.iicol
a combat infantryman bam,e for
duty performe<1 in action .gainst
the enemy. Cpl. l'.ij lot a iorm< r
Red River Motor C" . m pic was
among the first t • cn'ei -vrvs r
leaving here with the Co. I. 144th
Inf He i.- n \i ..'':i,V; with an
anti-tank eon.p.iiiv mrwherr m
FYancc
r,
» Pfc Kirk B Cnis.twai son oi Mr
»nd Mrs Sell Gasawai of Bagwell
has landed m Fiance Pfc Gasawav
is with an infantry division He lias
beten in service 18 months
Mrs Margie Goodwin D-
Route 1. whose son. PS, .1D
Johnson, was wounded
Southwest Pacific January IT. lui
received a letter from him \ ■:: .
that his condition : lira'll : -
ed
Jesse Johnson r.o •or V ■-
Merchant Marine.a; ri n.s.-o.
Is home on a fur’.eurh *o not his
mother, Mrs Margie Cri*.>:iwin De-
troit. Route 1.
Sgt. John c O lJounrii. o Camp
Howze Texas, spent Hie week end
with his pan tits. M: am; Mr- J
O'Donnell.
338th has received more counter-,
Butifyv fire than at any othc: time
m its entire Italian campaign The
enemy fired more than r'ono rounds
at the Battalion :n a m: :• inon.Ti.
A sap f M ■ Mc sii d; 11 u born
to Put and M's Ellis M. Meals.,
Anno-, 1 spy • . ,cv m On -
M o i, .on of Mi
M..ruble of Clarks-
ed n the European
Sgt. Alvin A Nevills. s n o: Mrs
Price Gist Of Clarksville, previous',v
wounded twice, has been sent to an
Army hospital in England for treat-
ment of a third wound.
Sgt. Chas. T. Holley has been
tranferred from Camp San Luis
O Bispo California ;o Camp Howze.
Texas.
Pvt. Lovonc Davis of Clarksville,
spent a ten-day furlough at homo.
He has reported to his new outfit at
Ft. Ord, California
y Mr. and Mrs. W P Brllmte re-
ceived a telegram Irotn the War
Department, stating their son. Pfe.
Walter E. Bellotte of Avery was
seriously wounded Feb. 8 on Luzon.
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Johnson of
Clarksville. Route 3, have received
word from their son. Pfe. Claude S.
Johnson, that he has landed safely
in Northern France
Pvt. James N’ John. ,.-;i. left Mon-
day alter spending an eight-day i
leave with his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. C S. Johnson of Clarksville, j
Route 3.
Gerald K Lee. son rf Mr and'
Mrs. J. P. Lee. of Clarksville was1
promoted recently to the grade of i
Corporal, it was announced by Col !
John A Feagin. Commanding OI - j
ficer, Tonopah Army Air Field.
Cpl. Arthur L. Adams, truck i
driver, whose wife. Martha, lives |
on Route 5, Clarksville, is a mem-!
* ber of the 338th Field Artillery I
Battalion, which recently has been!
shelling Highway 9 'connecting I
Bologna and Ravenna in Italy. On *
n
Pn- J H Perkins of Clarksville,
home an .1 brief furlough
.. lew weeks ago. is now in
■ 1 part:::, were inlnrm-
::;s week
R.-v Rogers cf Clarksville was n-
' uHv w unded on Luzon, accord-
ing *0 .1 letter received bv his wife,
but his condition is improving He
lias been with the Navy with the
u.uk F 1-c. For his wounds he
has been awarded the Purple Heart 1
T-Sgt Raymond ' Stephens has
over, transferred irom Iialy to
France His or tie.. T-Sgl. Cecil
L Stephens, has been transferred,
from England 'o fiance Both are
■on- 01 lln Lena Stephens ol .
Clarksville. Route 3
Franklin H Ellers, son of Mr. and
Mi- F A Filers. Clarksville. Route
2. has been promoted to the rank'
of staff sergeant, according 10 in-1
formation received by his wife, who!
In i at Pete:: burg Texas. His out-;
fit. a unit of the Seventh Armored j
Dnision. stopped the Germans fivipj
da;, s at £t. Vith when they broke j
though American lines for the fifty I
mile plunge into Belgium in Mid-'
December. Action of the Seventh!
threw the Germans . ff balance ond \
also delayed them several (Jays. • v-j
ing other Aiiienem lints a malice :
to organize an efleetive delciise. j
Pic. Nowltii Lot ell. son of Mr.!
and Mrs. R J Lovell of Cuthand.!
.pent a nine-day furlough at home
enroute from Camp Fannin to Fort
Mead. Maryland, where he will j
await orders for oversea duty. Mrs. j
Lovell will make her heme at Bo- j
gata with her parent^
Lt Col. Melvin Marx has been j
promoted from acting surgeon lot
surgeon of the West Defense Guard, J
according to word received by his 1
mother. Mrs. Melvin Marx. Sr. Lt.'
Col. Marx is stationed at San !
Francisco.
Additional news of Our Men and
Women in Service' will be iound
on another page, in the second sec-
tion 01 The Times today.
85.430 CHINESE LOST
ON Yl AN-BCRMA FRONT
Chungking, J5i —Chinese casual-
ties on the Yuan-Burma front from
October 31, 1943. through February
28. 1945. totaled 85.420 Of the total.
31.602 were killed, 49.731 wounded
and 4,087 missing.
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WESTINGHOUSE
Mazda Lamps
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Fall Size
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Portable
With
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fR
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| only —
DRIP
Coffee Maker
Make* delicious coffee in a
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8-Cup Size
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Double Boilers
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QUART
SIZE
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Clothes Hampers
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S§aEIl& 3 Sizes
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Whisk Brooms
A handy it*>n> t -p ^
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Step Ladders
g==s 2-Ft. Size
3- Ft. Size
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• PITCH FORK
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Canvas
Lawn Chairs
Heavy Oak Frames
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Low Price db
OUTING JUGS
WITH SPIGOT
Here's a real buy in an outing jug. Has
stainless steel lining, stainless s*eel top.
Will last a lifetime. This
same type jug is used ©»
the Flying Fortress.
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SPECIAL
PRICE
MOTOR OILS and GREASES
100%
PENNSYLVANIA
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Motor
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WHITE'S
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f change to a
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oil. White's Penn-
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Gallons
Quality
Guns—Greases
• GUNS $*195
As Low As .... I
• 5-LB CAN CQ<
GUN GREASE ^7
• 5-LB. CAN AQt
CUP GREASE *17
• 5-LB. CAN
WHEEL BEARING
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Fcr
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TRUCKS
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5
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5^95
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All
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Insulators
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GAS CAPS
FOR AIL CARS
98c
WITH KEY
Each
KWICK
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SEALED BEAM
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FOR MOST ALL CARS
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FOR COMPLETE KIT
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* Chevs. 37-42 49c
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• FORD V-8
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The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, March 16, 1945, newspaper, March 16, 1945; Clarksville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1005918/m1/4/?q=WAR+DEPARTMENT: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Red River County Public Library.