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Rita weaver, City Editor
ies This Sunday
I
fuxadmextal baptist
church
a. L. Patterson, Pastor.
9:05 a. m., Radio Service
9:45 p. m., Bible School.
11 a. m„ Sermon: ''Sold Out."
8 p. m., Prayer Service.
8:30 p. m., Sermon: "The Man
That Believed God."
8 p. m., Wednesday, teachers
meet and 8:30 Bible study.
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
• T. M. Johnston, Pastor
9:45 — Church School.
10:55 — Preaching Service.
Broadcast over KOX.
Sundav Announcements: Sept.
3, 1944.
C:45 a. m. Sunday School —U.
A. Spiers, Superintendent.
10.50 a. m. Morning Worship
Rev. L. D. Ball, of San Angelo,
Guest Speaker.
7:15 p. m. Training Union —J.
M. Baulch director.
8:20 p. in. Evening Service —
Rex. L. O. Ball.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
SERVICES
"Man" isthe subject of the
Lesson-Sermon which will be
i read in all Churches of Christ,
6:45 p. m. Board of
meeting.
7:15 Youth Fellowship meeting
8:00 Evening Preaching Ser-
vice.
Special Music by Mary Bel n
Butler.
8:00 Wednesday evening Pray-
er meeting.
We extend a cordial welcome
to all who will worship with u■:
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Sweetwater Texas
StewardsI Scientist, on Sunday, Sept. 3.
The Golden Text is: "Praise
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11:15 a. m., Sunday school.
7:30 p. m., Crusadors meet.
8:15 p. m., Sermon by the pas-
tor. The subject will be evangel-
istic.
( Athoeic church
Holy Family
Father Joseph Ballerin
Mass at 8:30 and 10:30 a. m.
Immaculate Heart Church
Father John Uriar'e
Mass ct 8:30 a. m.
waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion:
Hlessed is the man whom thou
choosest, and causest to ap-
proach unto thee, that he may
dwell in thv courts" (Psalms
t;r>:J,4).
Among the citations which
comprise the Lesson-Sermon ia
the following from the Bible:
And they that he wise shall
niiu as the brightness of the
firmament: and they that turn
many to righteousness as the
stars for ever and ever" (Daniel
J. 2:: j i.
The Christian Science society
hold services at 1001 Crane St.,
Sunday school is at 9:45 and the
morning service is at eleven
cioc i: On the first and third
"Wednesdays of each month t
(•-■stimony meeting is held at 8
p. m. The public is cordially in-
vited t.: attend these services.
< HI R< H OF CHRIST
Fourth and Elm Streets.
F. B. Shepherd, preacher.
Sunday !) to 10 a. m. Bible
'Classes for all ages.
1C.55 The church meets to
break bread.
11:15 Sermon by F. B. Shep-
herd, "Smiting Syria".
J 1:45 a. m The Lord's Supper.
8:15 p. m. Evening worship.
Sermon "The Religion of the
Patriarch of Uz."
Wednesday 8:30 p. m. Midweek
meeting for praise and prayer.
Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:45
• to 2 p. m. KXOX.
FIRST CHl'RCH OF <;OI>
Robert E. Bowden, pastor.
10 a. m., Worship. "Christ, Our
FIRST PUESRVTERIAN
CHURCH
Clifford W. Williams, pastor.
Peter Fox, Sunday School
Supt.
0:15, Churcfl Service at Roscoe.
9:45, Regular and Neighbor-
hood Sunday Schools.
11:00, Morning Worship, Ser-
mon by the pastor.
8:00, Evening Worship, "The
Second Coming of Jesus Christ."
This is the 7th message in a
series on the meaning of the
Apostles Creed.
9:00, Young People's Fellow-
ship at he Manse, (iOl Josephine,
Leader — Sam Pate.
All visitors and friends are
most cordially invited *o every
service.
W.
highland heights
methodist church
J. E. Shewhert, pastor
9:45 a. m. Church School,
N. Baucum, Supt.
11:00 a. m. Morning worship.
Message by pastor.
Special music by choir. Come
worship with us. The Friendly
church.
7:15 p. m. MYF youth group
meets.
8:30 ]). m. Evening worship. Mes-
sage by pastor. Youth ■ choir.
Come worship with us. You will
eniov our frjendly church.
3:00 p. m. Monday. Bell Ben-
nett Circle meets with Mrs. Lee
Adams.
3:30 p. m. Monday Suzanna
Woslcv Circle meets with Mrs.
R. T. Kerr.
8:30 p. m. Wednesday. Prayer
service and choir practice.
\SSEMRI.Y OF GOO
200 ,\ ialianta
li. '.annlilln. pasloi
10 a. m., .Sunday school.
11 a. in., worship.
8 p. m.. Evangelistic service.
C. A.
7:15 p. m., Monday,
radio program.
8 p. m., Wednesday,
meeting.
8 p. m„ F.-i.ay, prayer service.
C. A.
ST. STEPHENS
EPISCOPAL CHLRCII
502 Locust Street.
Church School, 10 A. M.
Morning Worship, 11 A. M.
Visitors are always welcome.
CHURCH OF THE NAZASENE
9tli and Oak Streets
\V. R. McClure, Pastor
9:45 a. m., Sunday school.
11 a. m., Worship.
7:30 p. m., N. Y. I\ S.
8 p. m„ Preaching.
2:30 p. m., 'Monday W. F. M. S.
8 p. m., Wednesday, prayer
meeting. You aie invited to at-
tend these services.
CHURCH OP GOD
Ninth and Cyreaa Street*
Rev. L: E. Silvera
10 a. m. Sunday school
11 a. m. Sermon.
8 p. m. Evanpenst service.
8 p. m. Frk'ay. Young peo
pie's meet.
Everyone is welccne
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VICTORY IN SICILY
XXIII
f")N the night of July 12 1943, a
a group of officers gathered
in the darkness on the wharf of
a North African port.
A few minutes later General
Eisenhower and staff were aboard
a destroyer, waiting in the heavy
seas. As Ike climbed to the deck
he chuckled. "I never know what
to do when they pipe me on."
The next morning the ship ap-
proached its destination. Day-
light revealed a frantic scuttling
about in the harbor, while in the
distance landings were still in
progress and big' guns boomed.
The ship was crowded with gen-
erals, admirals and lesser officers.
German planes flew in low to
strafe and machine-gun landing
forces. General Eisenhower was
having breakfast with General
Patton. Ike was writing a mes-
sage to all ships: "Best wishes
and good luck."
Fifteen minutes later—at 9:45—
the command "Action Stations!"
sounded. The crew began to fire.
Germans hidden on the beach
were bombarding General Eisen-
hower's ship. When advised to
take cover in a place of safety,
he quietly waved his advisers
aside.
"This is war," he said, "and I'm
in it!"
One of the officers aboard ship
told later how the general paced
the deck, smacking his fist into
the palm of his hand. A sailor,
looking at him with admiration,
exclaimed, "Geez! I bet the Old
Man would give his four stars to
be the first man ashore."
At 10:24 on this eventful morn-
ing General Eisenhower, accom-
Americans
land.
to set foot on the is-
CHITRCH OF GOO
West Side Town
4. W. Truett, pastor
10 a. m. Sunday school.
11 a. m. Morning worship.
Wednesday, 8:30 p. m. prayer
meeting.
Saturday night. Young Peo-
p)"'s Ende"vor.
^YRACUSE fell
the first. landing
rendered to naval
tense shelling on
day. The battle
18 hours after
f Pozzallo sur-
forces after in-
the following
of Gela came
to a victorious conclusion a day
later, after American troops nad
twice been driven "rom the tow n
General Patton jumped into the
surf and led his men in storming
the beaches. British troops anded
near Catania in sight of mt vol-
cafio, Mount Etna. Ilagusa fell
under the American, British and
Canadian onslaughts.
The battle of Catania was the
greatest in the Sicilian campaign.
Allied bombers dropped destruc-
tion on the city. British para-
troops landed and cleared a stra-
tegic bridge for the arrival of
advance units. Resistance was
strong, but on July 19 the British
were within three miles of the
city. The Axis contested every
foot of the way.
American forces, marching
across Sicily, captured Palermo
on July 23 and continued to ad-
vance. Catania was still holding
out. The British attempted to en-
large their bridgehead across the
Dittaino River, while naval forces
shelled enemy positions from the
sea.
The battle of Catania was won
on Aug. 5, when the British en-
tered the ruined citadel after a
26-day drive. American forces
took Troina without opposition
and swept on. The British had
now reached the foot of Mount
Etna. Desperate fighting slowed
down the Allied advances until on
Aug. 9 American croops landed
behind the Axis lines at Cape Or-
lando, Randazzo, Brolo and other
panied by his aide, Lieut.-Com.
Butcher, and John Gunther, war j Sicilian villages.
correspondent, stepped ashore on j The power of the Axis was
a sheltered cape on the southeast- | broken. They were forced into a
ern tip of Sicily—the first three i pocket of 100 square miles. Again
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XXIV
kICILY to Eisenhower was but a
topping stone. He began to
work harder than ever—there was
jel-dowri. His eyes were now
or; he mainland of Italy, just
across the strait, and the ulti-
mate conquest of Europe. He set
about making Sicily a great sup-
ply ba.se for the next invasion.
Shiploads of men, munitions, and
Mivipiles poured in from North
Africa. Day and night the Al-
lied bombers raided the Italian
coast from the tip of the boot to
the outskirts of Rome.
"We're playing in the big
leagues liuw," General Eisenhow-
er exclaimed. "You can't hit a
lu&me run by bunting. Vou have
to step up there and take your
cut. The time has come to dis-
continue nibbling at islands and
hit the Germans where it hurts.
I don't believe in lighting bat-
tles to chase .someone out of some-
where. Our object is to trap and
smash the enemy."
While subduing Sicily, the Al-
lies began an all-out air oflensive
against the Italian mainland
which left that nation reeling.
President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill on July 16
sent this message to the Italian
people: "The time has now come
for you, the Italian people, to
consult your own desire for a
restoration of national dignity,
security, and peace. The time
has come for you to decide wheth-
er Italians shall die for Musso-
lini and Hitler—or live for Italy
and civilization."
The appeal was punctuated by
the roar ol Allied planes over
Italy, but they did not carry
bombs—they bombarded Itaiy
with this message in printed leaf-
lets. The following day the
| heaviest Allied force ever to raid
the Italian mainland smashed at
Naples. Three days passed with-
out any apparent reaction in Italy.
On July 19 the Allies struck at
the Italian capital at Rome.
General Eisenhower was de-
manding his answer. After six
more days of terrific bombing, on
July 25, 1943, the answer came,
and it astounded the world.
Mussolini has fallen!
piSENIIOWER had driven Mus-
sol in i from power after 21
years of ruthless dictatorship. An
exultant world received the news.
It was revealed that in a dra-
matic meeting with King Victor
Emmanuel in Rome, Mussolini
nad oeen voted down by his own
Fascist Grand Council through op-
position led by his son-in-law,
Count Ciano (who, later, upon the
demand of his own father-in-law,
wax put to death before a firing
squad in Germany). The fallen
dictator was neld prisoner in pro-
tective custody.
Italy hailed "the end of the
painful nightmare that, has domi-
nated our lives for the past 20
years." Demonstrations sprang
up spontaneously everywhere, and
anti-German sentiment ran high
as crowds cried for a peace. Thou-
sands of Italian workers stormed
the plant of the Fascist "Popolo
d'ltalia," Mussolini's official news-
paper, in Milan and laid it in
ruins.
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rpHE fall of Mussolini caused the
expectation of surrender to
mount high. General Eisenhower
granted Italy a reprieve ±rom in-
cessant oombing in o.der 10 give
the new Badoglio government an
opportunity u surrender. Bado-
glio 10' reasons of national pride
and iack ot military strength, did
noi take advantage of the op-
portunity. General Eisenhower
put. the issue squarely to the
Italians on July 31;
ijCTHERAN CHURCH
Silas and llagland Streets.
L. D. Ilraun, I'astor.
!i:00 A.M.—
Divine Worship and Bible
Class.
10:00 A.M.—
Sunday Snhooi.
Eviryonr welcome.
they were in retreat, as thousands
were /tilled, wounded, and -orced
to surrender, while their com-
rades ned in ships across the
Straits of Messina to the Italian
mainland.
The Americans entered Messina
on Aug. 17. The scenes which
greeted them were memorable.
Sicilians fell on their knees and
prayed; they threw flowers in the
path of their liberators from
America. Italian mothers who had
sons in America threw their arms
around the soldiers and kissed
them Italian fathers grasped
them by the hands, while their
daughters and children broke into
songs of rejoicing.
* *
r; ENERAL EISENHOWER sat in
his headquarters and read the
messages that were now bombard-
ing him with high praise. Ponder-
ing over one of the dispatches in
his hand, he bowed gratefully and
put it down on the table. It read:
"All of us are thrilled over the
Sicilian campaign now sucessfully
concluded in accordance with the
timing and planning of the Allies.
This is especially true when we
realize that the enemy force in
Sicily amounted to 405,000 men.
"Events of the last 38 days show
what can be done by teamwork
based on preparation, training and
timing, and above all gallantry,
on the sea and in the air.
"From the ancient citadel of
Quebec I send you my warm con-
gratulations and to the officers and
men under your command—Brit-
ish, Canadian. French and Ameri-
can—my thanks and enthusiastic
approbation. Tell them all, well
done."
Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Eisenhower had fought and won
the campaign under the rank of
a temporary major-general. He
had entered the war as a lieuten-
ant-colonel a scant two years pre-
viously. Upon the completion of
the Sicilian campaign—his second
great victory in the war—Presi-
dent Roosevelt on Aug. 31, 1943,
announced his promotion to the
permanent rank of major-general
and awarded him the Distin-
guished Service Medal, Oak Leaf
Cluster.
NEXT: "Italians! Be Prepared!"
"Italians! Tonight we send you
a solemn warning. Listen care-
fully, and tell your friends to
listen, for what we say affects the
lives of every one of you.
"Six days have passed since the
overthrow of Mussolini. In those
six days the Italian people have
achieved much. But while you
were working for your liberation,
the Germans, too, were busy.
When they first heard the news
of Mussolini's downfall, the Ger-
mans were stunned. They said to
themselves, 'We Germans in Italy
are caught like rats in a trap if
Badoglio makes peace immedi-
ately.' But since then, day by
day, they watched the inactivity
of the Badoglio government. You
know better than we what has
happened. There has been no
sign of German withdrawal. . . .
"Italians! You know that ori
July 25 we let up on the aerial
bombardment of Italy. We hoped
thereby to give Italy a breathing
space wherein to unite for peace
and freedom. But the Germans,
too, have used that breathing
space to strengthen their'own jio-
sition, and for that, full and sole
responsibility rests with the new
government in Rome. , . .
"Italians! We crmnot tolerate j
this, and we issue you this solemn I
warning; the breathing space has
ended. Be prepared!"
Riots approaching revolution
broke out in northern Italy. Sol-
diers joined civilians in demand-
ing the immediate overthrow ot
Badoglio. They demanded peace.
Underground radio stations
broadcast appeals to the people
to refuse to co-operate with the
Badoglio government and begin
organized resistance. Italy was
in turmoil. Badoglio had to de-
clare martial law and militarize
the railroads and highways and
communication lines. In Milan,
the Cellari jail was stormed and
200 prisoners of the Fascist gov-
ernment were released.
The whereabouts of Mussolini
was " mystery. President Roose-
velt issued a warning to all neu-
tral countries to the effect that
inyone offering asylum to Hitler
or Mussolini or the Japanese w r
criminals was committing an un-
friendly act against the Allies.
NEXT; Italy Surrenders.
IVKSTSIDK BAPTIS* CHURCH
lit It and Hickory •
Itoyil Robertson, pastor
9:45 a. m., Sunday school.
11 a. in., Worship.
7:15 p. m„ Training Urnon
8:15 p. m., Worship.
CATHOLIC CHURCHES
Holy Family
Father Joseph Ballarin.
Mass at 8::3(> and 10:3(1 a.
Mass at-10:30 a. m.
Immaculate Heart
Father Raymond Martinez
Ma?i at 8:30 a. m.
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LAMAIl STREET BAPTIST
9:45 — Sunday school, Cliff
Boswell , Supt. The goal is 300
ar> devprvono is urged to be pres-
ent.
11:00 Morning worship. Hear
Dr Roger Hobai'd as he preaches
the Gospel Rev. Boyd Robertson
k.ads the song service and Dor-
ma Jean Buchanan will be at the
piano.
7:38 p. m. Training Union.
8:30 p. m. Closing service of the
revival under the tent. Dr. He-
bard preaches his last message
of the meeting and you are urg-
ed to attend. This service will be
broadcast over KXOX. Baptizing
will he held immediately after
the close of the service. Some
thirty-one awaiting baptism.
New Head Teacher
At Cowen School
Ben W. Newhouse has been se-
cured as head teacher of Cowen
school, R. S. Covey, city super-
intendent. made public today.
This addition completes the city
school faculty.
Mr. Newhouse replaced Robert
Hirdhfield. who was released so
he could go to Amarillo. He
comes here from Snyder wher?
he was elementary principa1.
Prior to that time he spent five
years in Dunn, two as hign
school principal and three as 6th
grade teacher. He was band di-
rector and high school principal
for two years in Hermleigh.
He and his wife and three chil-
dren will live at the Moody
leacherage north of town. He
will drive the Moody-Palava
school bus into Sweetwater daily.
CONTINUE TRAINING
m:\VKK (UP) —The chief of
the enlisted division of the army
ground force
sav
11 livgg
lu'viuen will i
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ing before th
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Colonel Clifford
\merican in fan-
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School Calendar *
High school students will re-
port at 9 a. m., Tuesday and go
to their last year home rooms
They will then be assigned. ^
Those who graduated from®
Reagan junior high last year
will go to the auditorium to b"
assigned.
At 2:30 p. m., all new stu<tenis
who have transcripts will meet
in the auditorium; those who do#
not have transcripts will attend
the 9 a. m„ Wednesday opening
of school where hooks will be as-
signed.
Junior high school pupils will
go to the auditorium at 9 a. m..^
Tuesday where devotional will
be given and room assigned. Af-
ter registration the pupils will lie
dismissed at noon.
All elementary school ppcils
will be on hand at 9 a. m., Tues-^
day in their respective auditor
iums for devotional and asf.ign
ments. R. S. Covey, city superin-
tendent, said.
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LOTS OK THEM A
WASHINGTON (UP) — Thew
Office of War Information says
Army and Navy postal sen ices
have sent over 700,000,000 V-mail
letters — to and from mem 'ers
of the armed forces overset s ^
since mid-1942. w
Deliveries reached the peak
last April when the army handl-
ed over 63,000,000 V-mail le iors.
and the Navy over 56,000,00 )
The OWI says plans ar*- be-
ing made to set up a tarr e \'W
mail station in France ihif fall.
This would eliminate the delay
required in processing an 1 re-
routing letters through England.
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