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GAINESVTLLE WEEKLY REGISTER, GAINESVILHE, TEXAS.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1945.
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15. C.
E. Darden, 68, Presidio;
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conservation
speaker.
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16TH DISTRICT COURT
John V.
ceived a majority of 1,513 votes
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southeast of Gainesville.
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ative.
9. Mrs. L. B. Fears, 74, Era. '
Camp
MUENSTER
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27. R. H. Busby, 54, at Dallas;
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Mrs. Laura Melton, 77..
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county.
Enid,
24.
of Gainesville, was killed - in ac-
wife was advised.
18. Roy A. Stamps was elected
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raw with their skins on wi
of Muenster.
iiversary.
.Mre.Julia E-KeUoy resigned
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and J. G. Biffle of N
elected county school t
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13. George W: Dayton.-77. Me-
dina, Texas; buria’ at Valley View
15.
buria'
Industrial Users
I Of Sugar Required
To Report Jan. 7
| Must Give Ration Bank
I Balances, Inventories
15. Mrs. Mandora Moore, 76, Ft.
Worth: burial at Valley View.
Woodbine.
13. Mrs. W. O. Covi
14. Mrs. Martha E.,
Lee Brady, 70, Harlingen;
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12. Mrs. John Owen, 65.
12. Frank Gates, 70, Memphis,
Tenn.; burial here.
15. Mrs. S. S. McGlaughlin, 79,
action in France July 11, his par-
ents were advised.
19. Mrs. Rhoda Fox, 65.
19. Mrs. Julius Bell, 61.
23. Warren McCubbin, 66, Val-
ley View.
Bread Ceilings Set
By Ration Beard
Wholesale and retail price ceil-
ings of 1% pound loaf white pan
bread in Cooke county have been
set by the district OPA office in
Fort Worth as follows:
Wholesale, 9% per loaf; retail
11c; chain store bread of their
own brands. retail 914c. Increases
permitted are 1c per loaf for re-
tail stores, and %c for chain store
bread. a
Small, loaf retail price ceilings
have been increased from 7c to
8c.
Attention,
Cotton Farmers!
Death Roll |
January
(tables
enever
I WANT 1943 EQUITIES—
any location
Strict low and better 13/16
staple and longer.
30. Dr. S. A. Greever, 78. ;
Sadler; burial here.
30. Fletcher G. Belk. Jr., 32.
May
3 W. J Wright. 66.
7 Ben Hellman, 73. Muenster.
7. P. B. Malone, 72
12. B. H. Wallace, 76.
12. Mrs. John Herr, 78, Muen-
ster.
12. A. A. Cooper. Sivells Bend.
13. Weldon Hinton, 54.
13. Mrs. Lovenia Winkler, .87,
$1 to $1.50 on the $100 valuation.
30. Carl T. Brown, 43, died of a
shotgun wound inflicted at his
home in an altercation with a rel-
75, in Dallas; burial here.
■ 18. R. N. Blake, 77.
19. J. W. Trammell; 78.
20. H A. Huneycutt, 66.
21. Roy C. Randall, 48, at Waco;
burial here. .
23. W. T. Turner, 76.
10. Frank Gimple, 47, Abilene;
burial here.
11. Mrs. Nannie Hunt, 79, Fort
Worth; burial here.
11. Mrs. A. J. Mercer, 53.
16.. O. F. Ruble, 68, Dallas; bur-
25. Mrs. Emily E. Finks, 82.
26. J. D. Gray, 70, at Houston;
in this area killed in action.
17.Cpl. R. T. Thomas, 22, son
of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Thomas,
died of wounds in France Oct. 28.
ster.
16. J. B. Allen, 62, at Temple;
burial here.
16. Gilbert W. Phillips, 76, Cal-
lisburg.
' 19. J. W. Huey, 70.
2. J. A Woods, 79.
7. Mrs. C M. Buckingham, 70. *
7: Mrs. J. M. Summy, 73, Dex-
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,517, of Era,
H Club Girls’
Wpf Dexter
Latham mayor.
14. . Buyers paid $6,919.96 for
Cooke County 4-H Boys and Fu-
ture Farmers’ calves and pigs at
annual show and auction sale. I
ial her.
19. Q. W. Hughes, 60.
21. B. M. Potter, 81.
possible and you will save valu-
able- nutrients -which are often
lost by cooking and skinihg-
July
3. Pfc. Loyd Hall was killed in
action on Biak island in the Pacif-
ic, his mother,, Mrs. Eva Hall, was
advised.
7. S-Sgt. Hershel M. Cavin, son
of Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Cavin, route
3, died of wounds in Italy, June
10, his parents were notified.
7. Deposits in Gainesville banks
reached an all-time high of $8,-
121,451.61.
8. Fifth War loan quota of $1,
290,000 was passed on the final
day of campaign.
9. Honor roll of 3,000 men and
20. Mrs. Emma F. Hemphill, 78. •
22. Mrs. Mary N. Crudgirigton, ,
72.
22. Joe F. Hirscy, 58, Muenster.
23. Mrs. Nancy A. Odom, 74.. ! ;
23. Mrs. C. C. Braggans, at Fort
Worth; burial here.
24. Louis A. House, 60.
24: W. C. Truitt, 68.
26. Mrs. Carrie M. Armstrong,
78, Norman, Okla.; burial here.'
27. G. R. McKissack, 45.
27. Mrs. Emma Lee Higgins, 87, 1
at Bartlesville, Okla.; burial here.
27. Mrs. Kate Allen, 89, Sivells
Bend.
29. Mrs. T. A. Hocker, 72. •
March
1. Mrs. A. T. Hoehn, 59. Muen-
ster.
2. A. C. Copeland, 53, at Okla-
homa City; burial here.
5. C. O. Varner. 57, at Tucson;
Arizona; burial here.
5. Mrs. Claude Mitchell, 54.
8. A. C. Potts, 77.
9. B. F. Stubblefield, 94, Callis-
12. Army commando raid on
Gainesville business district her-
alded opening of Fifth War Loan
campaign.
27. Gainesville taxpaying voters
approved, 271 to 188, an increase
in the school tax limitations from
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burial here.
28. Mrs. Corrinne Patchell, at
Denton; burial here.
29. C. B. Neal. 67. Callisburg.
April
6. F. A. Foster, 74.
8; Miss Lulu Atkeson. .
10. Dr. Hugh N. Wilson, 78.
20. Isham Beasley. 66.
23. Mrs. R. L. McAteer, 68, Val-
ley View.
26 William MeKemie, at Wich-
ita Falls; burial here.
9. E. D. White. 75.
9. Mrs. Sarah E. Wiggins, 85, at
Denison; ‘burial here.
11. Mrs. Susan N. Floyd.
13. Peter N. Neu, 40, at Sher-
man; burial at Lindsay.
14. Bob M. Wilcox, 47.
14. R. L. Milligan, 89.
15. Mrs. Amanda Elliot, 69, at
Dallas; burial at Myra.
16. Jo Jean McCubbin, 20, Val-
ley View. .
16. Joseph F. Bezner, 61, Lind-
say.
city.
22. Mrs. Bert Childress, 35, was
burned fatally at her home.
28 Mary Louise Scott, 17, and
Joe Mabry. 17, were killed and
five other persons hurt in an au-
tomobile-truck collision five miles
eest-of Gainesvilley" “ -
Hennigan, west one-haff of south
block, lots 13 to 18, inclusive,
block 51, City of Muenster.
E. L. Townsley
. OVER EXPRESS OFFICE
Lindsay. .
8. Mrs. J. C.
burial Here.
Okla.; burial here.
24. W L. McCrory, 70.
26. Sam Reed, 66.
28 B. A. Hugon, 83. > -
* December
2. J. M. Peery. 92.
8. E. L. Pierce, 51.
| 13. E. V. Clay, 56.
1 18 Mrs. Martha Anne Pearcy,
89
18 Frank Schneiderjan, 80.
-19. George W. Grace, 68.
20. Mrs. Laura Norton, 73.
24. Mrs. Martha Frances Ward,
77, Walnut Bend.
25. John Orth, 87. Lindsay.
30. Mrs. George Y. Bird, 85.
teg. ,
11. Mrs. W. M. Horn, 79.
a were.
tees.
of Gainesville.
Mineral Deeds:
J. B. Cole to John S. Hardy,
40 acres out of the W. M. Moore
survey, abstract 624.
F. E. Cas to J. W. Gladney,
15 530ths interest in 530 acres
out of the John McKerley sur-
vey, abstract 639.
F E. Case to Fred SnugEs.
2935/16960ths interest in !e0
IN PACIFIC AREA—Carroll P.
Moore, F-2c, U. S. Navy, son of
Rev. and Mrs. W. E. Moore, who
reside northeast of Gainesville,
is now on, duty in the Pacific
theatre of operations. He en-
listed in the navy early in 1944.
per Elm-Red Soil conservation
district of Cooke, Montague and-
Grayson counties, adopted a reso-
lution calling for strictly local su-
pervision of post-war public
works projects and adopted a 10-
year program of conservation
1. First Lt. Tom C. Cheaney, Jr.,
son of Tom C. Cheaney, Sr., was
killed in action Nov. 5 in the In-
dia-Burma area, his father was
notified.
6. Pvt. L. V. Martin. Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Martin, Sr., of
Valley View, was killed in France
rectors approved proposed new
route of U. S. highway 77.
6. City council approved in prin-
ciple proposed new route of U. S.
highway 77.
10. Paul Stacy, 15, Como, Tex.,
was drowned in lake at brickyard,
Rolling, Dallas;
ber of Commerce.
November
5. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Burleson,
Walnut Bend, advised their son.
Pvt. Joe Burleson, 23, was killed
in action in Holland October 26.
6. Chamber of Commerce board
of directors decided to ask city
and county governments to adopt
a master plan for county develop-
ment.
7. Franklin D. Roosevelt re-
2. Jac Gubbels, state highway
department urban plan engineer,
proposed a route for U. S. high-
way 77 through Gainesville paral-
leling Elm creek between Leonard
park and Fair park. ----------------- ----- .
5. Chamber of Commerce di- for a fourth term as president, in
13. John Lehnertz, 69, Dallas;
burial at Muenster.
18. Mrs. F. M. Armstrong, 56.
Era
23. Mrs. Joe N. Boozer, 70.
Cooke county in the general elec-
tion.
11. Lt. Col. Floyd L. Pfeiffer.
IARTC, was principal speaker at
the Armistice day memorial serv-
ices at Fair park: » I .
, 12- Memorial services were held
in Camp Howze chapels for men
sociation.
7. Lt. Charles Peery, Jr., 25,
Valley View, killed in plane crash
at Burton, Miss.
.2? 2___2— ___2 O. Hagman,
public relations officer at Camp
Howze since its activation, was
transferred to Camp Claiborne,
practices.
29. Pfc. Lloyd E. Bunce, 103d
division. Camp Howze, drowned
in Lake Murray on an infantry
problem.
31. One hundred and 39 gradu-
ates of Gainesville High school
and Junior college received de-
grees at commencement exercises
for which Rev. Orbin Turner, pas-
tor of First Methodist church, was
women in the armed services,
sponsored b y Dennis-Anderson
post, American Legion, was dedi-
cated by Lt. Gov. John L. Smith.
17. Lt. Leslie H. Stedman, 26, of
Valley View, was killed in a plane
crash near Roswell, N. M.
18. City council passed an ordi-
nance regulating travel bureaus.
20. Pfc. O. B. Robinson, 31, was
killed in action June 22 in France,
his cousin, Mrs. Joe M. Lenord,
was advised.
20. City tax rate of $2 on the
$100 valuation. was agreed upon
by the city council.
22. Sgt. Roy Speake was killed
in action in Normandy June 6, his
mother. Mrs. Greta Speake, was
notified.
22. Sheriff Carl Wilson was
nominated in the only contested
race decided in the first Demo-
cratic primary. •
26. Mary Evelyn Lovell, 7, died
of injuries sustained when she
was struck by an automobile on a
Gainesville street.
August
2. Hottest day of the year with
burial here.
6. Mrs. A. C. Miller, 67, Lois.
10. Mrs. O. Wilson, 82. Alvara-
do; burial here. ' * s
9. George W. Bybee, 86. •
11. a V. Fox, 73.
11. Joseph Burkhart, 76, Muen-
WADE-TEX CHRISTMAS PARTY—Pictured above are the employes of the Wade-Tex theatres
who were entertained with a Christmas party at the Eat-A-Bite cafe at 11:15 p. m. Friday evening,
December 22, after the four theatres, State, Plaza, Texan and Ritz, had completed their day’s screenings.
In the group are Milton and Martin Wade, C. F. Betts, Marion Robertson, Margaret Jo Lynch, Bobbie
Wilcox, Carl Shockley, Earl Jackson, Marshall Rose, James Quinn, Larence Hayden, Jerry Paul Hay-
den, Mary Ellen Scott, Billy Bob Richardsan, Claudine Grammar, Bettye Mott, James Stone, Doris
Betts, E. L. Betts, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Harrell, Gloria Wanda Norman, Mrs. Roy Faulkner, Molly Lou
Blake, Greta Sue Speake, Arthur Wilson, Elizabeth Wade, Claude Stephens, Barbara Cochran, Jean
Long, Frances Caulfield, Jo and Jean Holly and Doris WaEker.
John H. Owen, 70,
7. Mrs. Pinkie Bohanon, 73.
Sivells Bend.
9 Mrs. Frank Gates, Oklahoma
City; burial here.
10. Mrs. John G. Garrett, 76, at
Fort Worth; burial here.
11. B L. Welch, 85.
13. G. A. Bischoff, 81, at Okla-
homa City; burial here.
18. Mrs. Nolan D. Terry, 51.
19. Mrs. Joe Hesse, 39. Muen-
ster. 1
- 19. Mrs C. J O’Neal, 67. 1
25. Don H. Rudolph, 43.
27. E. Wayne Heath, 52. at Lub-
bock; burial here.
June j
. 2 Mrs. Joe Oehman, 76.
2 J. P Bomar, 72.
3 John Sturm, 85. Lindsay.
4 Mrs. C C. McGilvray, Sr., 82.
8. John Yosten, 70. Muenster.
‘ 11. W. T. Enlow, 76.
20. Mrs. Henry Briscoe, Wash-
ington, D. C.; burial here.
25. J. E. Hayworth. 60.
29 Mrs. A H Kelly. 65, Valley
View. J -I
ville, was killed in action in Eu-
rope. Nov. 12, his mother was ad-
vised.
8. Major Gen. James I. Muir
took up his duties as commanding
officer of the IARTC t Camp
Howze.
11. Final approval was given
the route of U. S. highway 77.
through Gainesville, by the Stat
Highway department, the Cham-
ber of Commerce was advised.
12. 84th and 103rd Infantry di-
visions. formerly at Camp Howze,
were revealed to be participating
in action against the Germans,
the 84th division being with the
Ninth army in Holland, and the
103rd division with the Seventh
army in France. •
15. Cooke county reached her
Sixth War Loan quota of $1,100,-
000 and passed her E. bond quota
of $530,000, two days before the
campaign ended.
16. T-4 Rubert F. Smithey, 26,
husband of Mrs. Thelma Smithey
106 degrees registered. 1a -gvE, ««> nqcu a-
9 Cpl. Cecil Cole, son of Mr. tion November 24 in France, his
and Mrs. J. A. Cole, was killed in "ife "‘ne ndiced
Divorce Suit Filed:
Marjorie Starr vs.
Starr.
Divorces Granted:
Mrs. Sallie Anderson, 77,
president of the USO council:
19. Mrs. Viola Patterson, 63.
was burned fatally in her home.
22. J. M. Isbell, district high-
Will Contest Case
Appeal is Planned
Attorneys for W. H. Campbell,
executor of the estate of Mrs. Su-
san Floyd, et al, have given no-
tice in 16th district court of ap-
peal of the suit brought by C. H.
Golden, to the Second Court of
Civil Appeals at Fort Worth.
Judgment was entered for the
piaintiff by Judge Ben W. Boyd
on Wednesday of last week and
motion of the defendant’s counsel
for a new trial" was overruled
Saturday.
1. Ethelda Mier,
won the statewide 41
scholarship.
1. J. H. Delasha
Camp Howze, and Alyce Bow-
man.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Warranty Deeds:
W. D. Martin, et ux, to Wil-
liam Boyd Warepar of block 18.
Sparks additon,cit of Gaines-
ville.
T. F. Ellis to Iri F. Mills, 89.2
acres out of the Cooke county
school land survey, abstract 205.
Clarence Harlow et ux to
James Wesley Atcuson, lot 4,
block 1, Cloud’s addition. City of
Gainesville.
J. T. Springer et ux to Roy E
Pharr et ux, One acre out of the i
Bushnell Gamer survey, abstract
396.
A. M Kennedy etux to W. H.
Howell et al, 979.37 acres out of
the B. C. Johnson survey, abstract
527; and 232.37 acres out of the
John Massingill survey, abstract
687.
M. F. Cirk, et ux, to S. H.
Smith, lot 6 block B, Clement’s
second addition, city of Gaines-
ville.
J. B. Wilde, et ux, to H. P.
Oct. 31, his parents were notified.
6. Sgt. James A. Jetton, son of burial here.
Mrs. Euna Jetton, route 3, Gaines- 7PH
July
1. William Somers, 81, Dallas; 7
February
7. Mrs. Rosina Klement,
Muenster.
R. G. Valencia, 23,
his parents were advised.
18. Four persons were killed and
one fatally hurt in an automobile-
ambulance collision four miles
south of the city. The dead were:
Mrs. Edith Pearson, 55, Overton:
Sgt. Wray R. Sloan, 21; Cpl. d-
. ward J. Lyons, 23; Sgt. Peter Ma-
let, 26. and Sgt. W. G. Meikel-
john. Camp Howze. Three other burg,
persons were hurt. " ’
• 22. City council passed an ordi-
nance regulating the handling of
liquified petroleum gases in the
city. e i ' a
December
Bend oil well accident.
11. Two Camp Howze officers,
Capt. Billie M. Weathers of Elk-
ton. Ky., and First Lt. Robert A.
Landon of River Rouge, Mich.,
were killed in a plane crash near
the post.
12. W. H. Campbell, county
draft board chairman, said Cooke
county’s manpower pool under 26
years of age for military service,
was virtually exhausted.
18. Gainesville city council
and commissioners court agreed
on a $12,717.26 budget for the
county public health unit.
22. A/C Raymond J. Berend,
23. Gainesville,' was killed in a
plane crash at Aloe army air field,
Victoria, Texas.
24. District supervisors of Up-
MUENSTER, Dec 30—Pfc. Ar-
nold Swirczynski of Camp Maxey,
is spending a furlough with his
family here. 7
Pfc. Ray Wilde has arrived in
England, his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Wilde, have been advised.
Mrs..John Tempel has gone to
Jonesboro. Ark., to visit her
daughter. Sister M. Florentine,
who is a nurse in a hospital there.
Daniel Luke, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Luke, is recovering from an
appendicitis operation performed
in Gainesville recently.
A son. Jimmy Glen, was born
on Christmas day to Mr. and Mrs.
Alois Wiesman.
Capt. and Mrs. John Janicki of
Tyler, and Miss Anselma Pagel of
Gainesville, were holidays visitors
in the home of Mr. and Mrs.* Jake
Pagel, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Friske and
children, of Dallas, spent Christ-
mas with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. August Friske. •
Mr. and Mrs. R. B Shelton of
Denton visited her mother, Mrs.
Wm. Weiler, recently. "
Pvts. Wilfred Walterscheid, Ar-
thur Hess. and Andy Stelzer, of
Camp Hood, visited homefolks
here during the holidays.
Miss Edith Mae Rhodes of
Wichita Falls, has been visiting
her mother,-Mrs. Jim Cook.
Miss Catherine Seyler has re-
turned to Dallas. after a holiday
visit with her mother. Mrs. Frank
Seyler, and other relatives.
Miss Johnny Ann Seyler will
return to Loretto Heights college,
Colorado, on January 8, to con-
tinue her college work, after a
holiday visit to her home here.
Misses Martha Hennigan and
Dolly Endres, students at Our
Lady of Victory college. Fort
Worth, spent the holidays here.
Mr. and Mrs. Orval Malone and
children have returned to Fort
Worth after* a visit with her
mother, Mrs. KatyRoberg.
.... OC ■ Mt. Zion,
ngton, 86.
Strickland,
Cordelia Mae Jones vs. Albert
L. Jones; maiden name, Cordelia
Mae Foster, restored to plaintiff.
Ida Mae Long vs. Clyde W.
Long.
" Geneva Hurst vs. William W.
Hurst.
Nannie Louise Evans vs. James
S. Evans.
Suit for Damages:
John Lawliss vs. Harold Wis-
dom.
COUNTY COURT
Birth Certificates:
Henry Lee Milliken, Zola Mearl
Beer, Sarah Evelyn Brown.
Edker Franklin Spradling, Ger-
ald Deen Neely and Don Weldon
Murrell.
Raymond George McLaughlin.
Lawrence Windell Roberts, Jr.,
James Monroe Wilkerson, Robert
Franklin Smithey.
Marriage Licenses:
Grand Prairie: burial at Hood.
19. Mrs. J. F. Aldridge, 63.
21. Mrs. E. D. Bridges, 85, Kil-
gore;: burial here.
22. .Mrs. Etta Green, 70, Myra.
23. Mrs. M. L. Parmley, 74.
26. Mrs. F. J. Schenk, 58, Muen-
ster.
30. Mrs. A. P. Hood, 81.
30. O. D Sparkman. 84, Dallas;
burial at Valley View.
31. W. A. T. Newman, 63.,
November
1. J. B Cox, 46.
2. Mrs. W. M Grammar, 72.
3. Miss Opal E. Floyd, 21. ’
4 James M. Allen, 78, Dallas;
burial here.
6. Henry C. Briscoe, Washing-
as county home demonstration
agent, effective Sept. 15.
26. C. T. Martin nominated for
the office of commissioner of pre-
cinct 1 in the Democratic primary.
30. Daily Register began its
55th year.
September
4. Mrs. David S. Gray, 56, was
killed and 30 others injured in a .
bus-truck collision on U. S. high-
way 82, three miles west of the
city. -'
9. Cooke County Teachers asso-
ciation organized with Randolph
O’Brien, president.
11. City schools showed an in-
crease in attendance over 1943 as
the new school term opened.
11. Miss Mildred Chapman ap-
pointed county home demonstra-
tion'agent by commissioners court
12. Pfc. Harold J. Pembroke
killed in action in France, Aug
27, his wife who resides on route
3, Muenster, was advised.
14. State highway denartment
agreed to take over maintenance
of Gainesville streets used for
state highways.
16. Staff Sgt. A. M. McAfee was
killed in action in France, Aug
20, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M
B. McAfee, were advised.
18. Mrs. O. B. Winters was ap-
pointed county commissioner 'to
succeed her late husband; she was
first woman to hold such a post in
Cooke county.
27. Many violations of OPA reg-
ulations found in Gainesville by
21 investigators from Fort Worth
district office. T<'
October
2. Pvt. J. C. Loving, 28, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Loving, Valley
View, killed in action in France
Sept. 8, his parents were advised.
6. Rev. O. J. Robinson elected
chairman of the executive board
of the Cooke County Baptist as-
Highlights of News
in Gainesville and
Cooke County in 1944
10. Ralph Schumacher, 17, of
aam3a*mm x ssa-
fusal to former oWners.oLP . its activation, left for Hot Springs, office in Gainesville was planned
chase of unimproved.land.in/Ark. to become commander of January 1 to begin drafting plans
Camp Howze reservation when Army Redistribution center in for U. S. highway 71 through the
government ceases to use land for that city,
military purposes I 13. Coi. LeRoy E. Nelson took
20. Mrs. Olna Boaz, county 1 - up his duties as camp commander
brarian, was elected president ot at Camp Howze.
Texas Library association. | 17. Ceremonies held at Camp
20. Eleven of 13 Germhan.pris. Howze in observance of its second
oners of war who escaped from annivei
’ Camp Howae and work detaiki -22.*3
author, inspected Muenster’s soil
conservation project.
30. Dr. Homer P. Rainey,
president of Texas university, an-
nounced 4he university would
make.a post-war survey in Cooke
4. Henry Lynch, William Lewie
and Robert Myers chosen city ai-
dermen; G. C. Powell, eitytre-
corder; and Jack Garrett city at-,
torney in annual election. New
council elected H. A. (Buster)
16. Major Melville Boulter, Jr,,
26, son of Mr. arid Mrs. M. H.
Boulter, Sr., was killed in a plane
crash near Balboa, Canal Zone.
17. Establishment of Infantry
Advanced Replacement Training
center at Camp Howze with Brig.
Gen. Paul C. Paschal as command-
ing officer, was announced.
21. Sgt. C. W. Fulmer, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Fulmer, Tioga,
was killed in action in France
Sept. 27.
24. Roland A. Wilson elected
president of Kiwanis club.
27. Congressmen R. E. Thoma-
son of El Paso and Ed Gossett of
Wichita Falls were guests of
Gainesville business" men at a
breakfast sponsored by the Cham-
And Sugar on Hanri
Industrial users of sugar, such
as cafes and restaurants and bak-
eries, must report their ration
book balances, inventories, and
sugar on hand as of January 1,
1945, not later than January 7,
1945, local ration board officials
announced Friday.
. Each industrial user must file
with the board with which he is
registered, a signed report show-
ing separately, as of the close of
business on December 31, the fol-
lowing:
(1) Name and address of the
user; (2) the amount of sugar on
hand; (3) the balance less out-
standing checks, in his ration
bank account (if any);*(4) the
amount of evidences he has on
hand, including those which he
has sent to his suppliers and for
which he has not yet received
sugar; (5) any advance of sugar,
or evidences he has which he ob-
tained under general ration or-
der 11; (6) sugar evidences he
has which he obtained for a pro-
visional allowance use; evidences
received under his allotment for
the first period of 1945, or sugar
acquired with such evidences.
No industrial user, ration board
officials emphasized, may get an
allotment after January 7, 1945,
unless he has made the report re-
quired to the board with which
he is registered.
It was pointed out and empha-
sized that institutional users, such
as hospitals, etc., must make their
report on all rationed food as of
January 1, 1945, before January
7, 1945.
This report must show the fol-
lowing, stated separately, as of
the close of business on Decem-
ber 31, 1944:
(1) Inventory of that food (in
points for processed foods and
foods covered by revised ration
order 16, and in pounds for su-
gar); (2) the balance, less out-
standing checks, in his ration
bank book balance (if any); (3)
the amount of ration evidences he
has on hand; (4) the amount of
ration evidences which he has
sent his suppliers and for which
he has not yet received foods; (5)
the amount of food in his inven-
tory reported in (1), in points
for processed foods and foods
covered by revised ration order
16 and in pounds for sugar, for
which he has not yet given up
ration evidences to his suppliers.
acres out of the John McKerley
survey, abstract 639.
F. E Case to H. F Couch
20/630ths interest in 530 acres
out of the John McKerley sur-
vey, abstract 639.
Fred Snuggs to Cox & Hamon,
38-132nds interest in 32 acres out
of the T. W. Ward survey, abstract
1089.
Fred Snuggs to F. E Case. 15-
530ths interest in 530 acres out of
John McKerley survey, abstract i
639.
F. E. Case to T. R. Couch. 10-
530ths interest in 530 acres out of ■
John McKerley survey, abst. 639. Il
E. G. Ramsey and wife to Mrs. I
Lottie Walker, Vsth interest in (I) |
56 % acres out of the B. Lusk sur-1
vey and (2) 1834 acres out of B. I
Lusk survey. , I
E. G. Ramsey et ux to Lottie I
Walker. Vsth interest in (1) 30 I
acres out of the.S. W. McKneely
survey, abst. 636; (2) 55 acres out ■
of T. J. Hutchinson survey, abst. I
i 1667.
E. G. Ramsey et ux to Lottie]
Walker, sth interest in (1) 118]
acres out of the Martin Elliott]
survey, abst. 361; A2) 1104 acres]
out of the S. P. R. R. Co. survey,]
abst. 986; (3) 103 acres out of the ]
S. P. R. R Co. survey, abst. 986. A
F. E. Case to Wm. H. Tyler, 15-4
530ths interest in 530 acres out of ]
John McKerley survey, abst. 639. ]
Assignment, Oil and Gas Lease |
James L. Anderson to Kay Kim-]
bell. 96 acres out of the A. C. C. ]
Bailey survey, abst. 44. I
H. E. Crenshaw to S. D. John-]
son 62 2/5 acres out of the Thos.
Scott survey. ]
H. E. Crenshaw to S. D. John-]
son, 62.4 acres out of the Thomas ]
Scott survey. I
Sinclair - Prairie Oil Company]
to Kenwood Oil Co., 87% acres
out of the Fannin County School]
land survey. ]
BUILDING PERMITS I
Sam Beattie, $800; three 2-room]
cabins, moved in; Sam Beattie,]
$300. one 2-room cabin, moved in;]
Levine Macon, $300 , ]
1. T. Sumpter, $450, one room]
blacksmith shop, tile. I
Oil and Gas Lease: I
Mrs. B. P. Gatewood et al to]
S. D. Johnson. 80 acres out of the ]
W. Slingland survey, austract 897.4
John J. Lawry to James L. An-]
derson 167.61 acres of A. C. C.
Bailey survey, ’abstract 44, and]
W. C. Brown survey, abstract 102.]
Hubert Felderhoff, et ux, to S.
D. Johnson, 101 acres of Cyrus]
Underwood survey, abstract 1072.]
D. O. Long to High Point Oil]
company, undivided 1/40th inter-]
est in 200 acres out of and part of]
MEP&PRR company survey, ab-]
stract 766. ]
W. E. Mannas to High Point Oil]
company, undivided l/40th inter-]
est in 200 acres out of MEP&PRR
company survey, abstract 766. ]
Mineral Deeds: ]
J. M Russell to L. D. Dyer, 35J
acres out of lot 3, subdivision of
Fannin county school land survey,]
abstract 1248. ]
F. E. Case to J. W. Winger, 530
acres out of John McKerley sur-]
vey, abstract 639. ]
Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease: ]
Melissa Sparkman to Danciger
Oil and Refining Co., 125 acres
out of the Bushnell Garner sur-m
vey, abstract 396. ]
Lucy Mae Nichols to Danciger]
Oil and Refining Co., 150 acres
out of the C O. Gillen survey, ab-]
stract 395. ]
Mrs Ida Hudsepth to Danciger]
Oil and Refining Co., 100 acres
out of the Jonothan Clark survey,
abstract 195. ]
Emil Vogel et- ux to Maguire
Industries, Inc.. 47 acres out of
the Isaac Saunders survey, ab•
stract 928 ■
Joseph Kreitz to Maguire In
dustries.. (1) 1434 acres out q
the S. P R R. Co. survey, ab
stract 975: (2) 100 acres out of th
Isaac Saunders survey, abstraq
928; (3) 100 acres out of Isaa
Saunders survey, abstract 92
(4) 8 1 3 acre*s out of the Isaa
Saunders survey, abstract 928 1
9. H. W. Stark, 75.
9. J. M. Hatcher, 84.
10. J. M. Cox, 72. Burton.
10. Mrs. J. D. Walker, 52, Muen-
ster. t s
1 15, Mrs. Nick Stoffels, 52, Muen-
17. Mrs. S. E. Collums, 83, Dex-
ter.
24. Mrs. J. A. Dennis, 81, Bul-
cher.
28. W. D. Newland, 91.
, October
4. w. L. Stock, 71. Muenster.
1L W. S. Moore, 69.
11. W. E. Corbin, 77. Linn.
several days earlier, had been re-
captured and returned to stock-
ade.
21. Lt. Clarence M Hoehn,
Muenster, was killed in plane
crash near Galveston.
24, At a mass meeting of per-
sons interested in public schools,
addressed by Dean T. H. Shelby
of the University of Texas exten-
sion department in Chamber of
Commerce office, recommenda-
tion was made that city school tax
rate be increased to provide in-
creased teachers’ salaries and
needed equipment.
25. Jac Gubbels, State High-
way Department urban plan en-
gineer, met with the highway
committee of the Chamber of
Comerce and a complete county
highway plan was agreed upon. -
May
. 7. Pvt. James Peppo, 103rd In-
fantry division. Camp Howze,
was drowned in Sarles lake, south
of city.
9. Cooke County Democratic
convention authorized unin-
structed delegates to the state,
Democratic convention.
11. Walter Randall, 52, died of
injuries sustained in a Walnut
19. Mrs. Walter Purcell.
Kitchens, one-half interest of 35
acres of lot 3, subdivision of Fan-
nin county school land survey^
Cooke county, abstract 1248.
R. E. Kitchens, et ux, to L
Dyer, 115 acres west end of loi
subdivision of Fannin cou
school land survey, Cooke com
abstract 1248.
Deed of Trust:
' W. D. Martin, et ux, to Cecil
Murphy, for the benefit of
Gainesville National bank, part
of block 18. Sparks addition, city
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22. Mrs. Quilla Jackson, 75,
Wichita Falls; burial at Myra:
23. Mrs. Sarah Jane Tucker, 73,
Hays.
23. Mrs. E. A. Campbell, 76;
burial at Fort Worth.
26. John Schmitz, 76, Irving;
burial here.
27. W. M. Dunnavent, 65..
28. Mrs. M. H. Bivin, 84.
September
2. Mrs. W. N. Craven, 63.
7. O. B. Winters, 53.
8. T. F. Goldston, 72, Wichita
Falls;'burial at .Oak Grove.
. 11. Reece A. Hays, 70.
12. J. F. Edmonston, Dallas;
burial here.
ton, D. C.; burial here.
7. O. B. Dove, 49, Collinsville,
at % 11. C. L. McCollum, 00. -
Howze, and Iola Barka, 20, Lords-
burg, New Mexico.
Donald R. Hildebrand, 25,
Camp Howze, and Ina Marie
Swinford, 20, Sullivan, Illinois.
James C. Dover, 21, Camp
Howze, and Ruby Hunt, 20,
Krum. •
Erskine B. Faulkner, 30, Camp
Howze, and Eris Jeffie Walker,
21, Memphis, Tenn.
Charles E. Hazel, 22, Camp
Howze, and Sarah Rosalie Miller,
22, Linton, Ind.
Michael L. McFadden, 26, Camp
Howze and Eunice M. Kewley, 24,
Joliet, Ill.
Elwood Goff, 24, Camp Howze,
and Luella Henry, 22.
Walter Emmet, 40, Kingfisher,
Okla., and Alice May Yost, 38.
Kenneth A. M. Kosson, 21,
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Serve fruits and
1 January
3. Felix Johnson reelected
chief of volunteer fire depart-
ment.
9. Gainesville has coldest day
of year with 9 degrees above zero.
12. Gainesville is on route of
interregional highway system
submitted to .President Roosevelt
by Gen. Philip B. Fleming. Fed-
eral Works administrator, it was
revealed in Washington.
13. Gainesville Army Air base
was placed on standby basis by
War department.
, 18. One thousand Camp Howze
• soldiers took part in parade in
Gainesville opening Fourth War
Loan campaign. t
20. Emmett F. Curtis was
elected president of Gainesville
Restaurant association at the or-
ganization meeting.
20. Ensign Richard Fette of
Muenster was killed in plane
crash near San Diego, Calif.
23. Oil showing in Northern
Ordnance, Inc., No. 1 Foy Davis,
1% miles northeast of Woodbine
started lively oil play in eastern
Cooke county.
27. Secqnd Lt Joseph S.
Zwinggi of Lindsay was killed in
. a plane crash at Bowman field,
Ky.
29. Five members of Cooke
county rationing board resigned
in protest of appointment of la-
bor advisory committee. .
February
3. Mrs. W. C. Johnson was ad-
vised her son,t'Pfc. H. C. Johnson
was killed in Southwest Pacific
area November 17.
7. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Murrell,
route 6. Gainesville, were ad-
vised their son," Flight Lt. Sidney
Murrell. RCAF, was killed in ac-
tion over Europe.
11. Cooke county went “over
the top” in the. Fourth War Loan
campaign, four days ahead of the
deadline.
12. " Miss Nette. Shultz, county
a home • demonstration agent, an-
nounced her resignation effective
March 1.
15. Pvt. James M. Morgan of
Gainesville was killed in action
in the Marshall islands, his
mother; Mrs Eldred Morgan of
Anna, was advised.
i 15. Harry Brooks, 56. died of
i injuries sustained in an automo-
bile accident at Pryor, Okla., Feb-
ruary 11. , .
28. Cecil H. Tinsley was elected
president of Gainesville Chamber
of Commerce.
29. Gibb Gilchrist, chairman of
the state postwar planning com-
mittee, proposed master plan for
highway 77 routing , through
Gainesville on Schopmeyer street.
March
• 1. * Mrs. Judy E. Kelley, new
county home demonstration
agent, took up her duties.
1. Lt. Jimmie R. Schaeffer, 19,
son of J. L. Schaeffer, was killed
in action Feb. 2 over Europe, his
father was advised.
1. Hulen Newberry took up
his duties as AAA administrator,
succeeding Cooper Carter, who
entered the army.
2. Betty Jan Murphy, 4,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Murphy, route 2, Gainesville,
burned to death at her home.
4. Mrs. Ruth Chambers took up
her duties as Lindsay Street USO
director, succeeding Mrs. Regina
Ewait, transferred to Washington,
D. C.
9. Clarence H. Leonard elected
vice chairman Of Red River Val-
ley Boy Scout Council at Denison;
Homer Koon reelected Gaines-
ville district chairman.
10. Cooke County Rabbit
Breeders association organized
with Jones Westbrook as presi-
dent.
12. Rev. Robert Rayburn an-
nounced resignation as pastor of
First Presbyterian church to en-
ter the army chaplaihs service.
19. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fleit-
man, Muenster, were advised
their son, Pfc. August Fleitman.
25, was killed in action in Italy
February 29.
21. Col. James E. Gilruth was
chosen city manager by the city
council.
22. Pfc. W. L. Flowers, son of
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Flowers, was
fatally hurt in U. S. Marine corps
maneuvers in California.
28. District Governor George
A. Stark of Oklahoma City and
ther district Kiwanis dignitaries
attended a ladies night [meeting
of the Gainesville Kiwanis club.
29. Louis Bromfield, famous
burial at Era.
25. Mrs W. A. Nichols, 66.
29. J. I. Welch, 75.
। 1 August
2. C. S. Marshall, 73, Dallas;
burial here.
3. Mrs. Henry Trachta, 51,
Muenster. ,
4.' G. D. Lay, 59, Houston; bur-
ial here.
4. Mrs. Maurice Morris, 36,
Wichita Falls: burial here.
6. Mrs.. Mary E. Albers, 73,
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