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NEWS of Our Men
^ and Women in Uniform
FROM FLORIDA
Seaman 1st Class Boycc Hay
Nichols, stationed at Fort Walton,
Fla., met his mother, Mrs. Hoyce
Nichols of Lynwood, Calif., in Al-
bany last Tuesday, and they spent
the remainder of the week with
their mother and grandmother,
Mrs. Riley Jones. Also visiting in
the Jones home for the latter part
of the week was Mrs. Leonard
Parnell, also a daughter of Mrs,
Jones. Mrs. Nichols and Hoyce
Ray accompanied Mrs. I'nrnell to
Fort Worth, where Hoyce Ray left
for his station in Florida Sunday
afternoon.
Seaman Nichols entered the
Navy September 4th last year, and
has gained weight and is liking the
Navy.
Avn. MM 2-c J. B. Sherwood
and wife of Melbourne, Fla., have
returned to their home after
spending a 15-day leave with his
sister, Mrs. Hob Hate, and family.
IN HOSPITAL
Pvt. Gene Halford of Kearns
Field, near Salt Lake City, Utah,
is recovering from an attack of
pneumonia. He is in the camp hos-
pital there and is reported to be
doing fine.
Pvt. Robert Cockrell has re-
cently been transferred from Nor
folk, Va., to Middletown, Pa.,
where he is stationed at Olmsted
Field. Hob, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. T. Cockrell, is with the 2nd
Weather Squadron, attached to
the Air Corps.
CABLES FROM NORTH AFRICA
Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Anderson
have received two cables from their
son, Lieut. Harold J. (Laddie) An-
derson from North Africa since
the Sicilian invasion. He report-
ed that he was well and asked his
parents not to worry about him.
Lieut. Anderson is first flight
officer in a Troop Carrier Squad-
ron, piloting one of Uncle Sam's
huge troop transport planes.
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THE ALBANY NEWS HAS
SERVED SHACKELFORD '
COUNTY SINCE 1883
Volume Number Fifty-eight
'The Oldest Journalistic Venture West of the Brazos"
Albany, Texas, Thursday, July 29, 1943
Number Forty-One
Cable Received from Edwin Dyess
Albany Pursuit Pilot, Missing 14
Months, Made History on Bataan
"Hello, Folks. Safe, in perfect health. Letter follows
via air mail/ All my love. William Dyess, Overseas U. S.
Navy."
The ab^ve cablegram, received by Judge and Mrs.
Richard Dyess last Friday morning from their son who
hadn't been heard from since Faster Sunday, 1942, made
these Albany people supremely happy. Major Dyess'
wife, Mrs. Marajen Stevick Dyess, of Champaign, III., re-
ceived a cable the same day.
Major Dyess, 2(i, graduate of the Albany high school
and John Tarleton college, received his cadet training at
Randolph Field, Texas, where he received his wings and
commission as second lieutenant. He trained at a num-
ber of fields, and was sent to the Philippines in the fall of
1941 as flight leader, with rank of captain. His pursuit
squadron met the first Japs at Nichols Field, near Manila,
and from that day on through the horrible days of Bataan
and Corregidor, Fdwin Dyess displayed courage, loader-
ship and fighting ability that caused his comrades to
call him the "One-man scourge of the Japs."
PRAISED BY COMRADES
The heroism of Major Dyess was
attested to by his comrades, whom
he ordered to fly out of Hataan,
while he remained with his men
who didn't have planes to fly out.
The late Byron Darnton of the
New York Times reported from
Australia that "Major Dyess re-
fused to leave his men on Hataan.
There were not enough facilities to
bring all the men out, so Dyess re-
solved to stay behind and continue
the fight against the Japs from the
hills of the interior."
ENS. MATTABEL DOWNING
TO TEACH NAVIGATION
Ensign Mattabel Downing, sis-
ter of C. B. Downing of Albany
and former Moran teacher, has
been assigned for training as an
instructor of navigation at Holly-
wood Beach, Fla. The following
news item was filed from Wash-
ington, I). C., concerning the selec-
tion of instructors:
"Women naval officers are to be
used as instructors in aerial navi-
gation, the Navy reported Satur-
day, in announcing that the first
class to begin training for this new
duty will enter the Naval Air Nav-
igation School at Hollywood Beach,
Fla., Aug. 7.
"There the women will receive
training identical to that given
male instructors and will have a
number of hours of dying before j
they go out to naval flight pre-
paratory, preflight and primary
training centers where they will
teach navigation to future avia-
tors.
"The Navy said the first class of
women at Hollywood Beach will in-
clude WAVK ensigns already serv-
ing in naval aviation. They are:
Jane La Munyon, Kalispell, Mont.,
now on duty at the Dallas Air
Station; Helen Feleki, Chicago,
now on duty at the air station at
Pasco, Wash., and Mffttabel Down-
ing, Midland, Texas, now on duty
at the Attumwa, Iowa, air station."
MURLE HOWARD HERE
Murle Howard, seaman 1st class
of the Seabees, stationed at Camp
Endicott, Davisville, R. I., came in
last week to spend a ten-day
leave with Mrs. Howard. Murle
received his "boot" training in
Virginia, and has been in Khode
Island about three months.
Murle left Wednesday for Gulf
Port, Miss., where lie will be as-
signed to a Seabee unit for training
before going overseas.
Pvt. John Carter 6f Camp Wal-
ters spent the week-end here
with Mrs. Carter. John was in-
ducted July 115th.
EXPLOITS RECALLED BY
COMRADES IN U. S.
News of Maj. Dyess' cablegrams
o his wife and parents was can '
ed by the various news services
Saturday and printed in most daily
newspapers. Seeing the story,
three comardes at St. Petersburg,
Fla., were very happy, and caused
the following story to be publish-
ed :
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July
2(5.— Exploits of Maj. William Ed-
win Dyess during the bloody Hat-
tie of Bataan were recalled at the
Pinellas Army Air Base Monday by
three fliers of his squadron who
were rejoicing over reports he i.-
alive and well.
The fliers, Maj. Ben S. Brown,
('apt. William G. Coleman and
Capt. Stewart Robb, who flew un-
der the command of Major Dyess,
then a captain, said they had not
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Shell Well Drills
To 4,582 Feet
Shell Oil Company No. 1 Joe B.
Matthews, located I miles south-
east of Albany, has been bottom-
ed at -1,5X2 feet, presumed to lie
in the Ellenberger lime, although
nothing has been divulged other
than the depth.
Electric survey lias been made
in the hole, and the rotary i.- still
on the ground, so it is presumed
that some tests are to be made.
Located in northeast corner of
Sec. 35, B. A. I.., the test is 2
miles west of the Ibex pool, near-
est production, which is in the
Caddo lime. The Shell test is three
miles northwest of Roark No. 1 W.
H. Green, which was drilled to 4,-
35f> feet to test the Ellenberger
in Sec. 1, OAL.
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G. H. CLEVELAND IMPROVES
Mrs. (i. H. Cleveland returned to
Albany Wednesday from Stamford
where Mr. Cleveland is a patient in
the Stamford Sanitarium, and re-
ported his condition improved. Mr.
Cleveland is suffering from appen-
dicitis. A tube was placed in his
side, and it will be about two
months before surgeons can oper-
ate. He plans to return home in
a few davs.
Gen. Williams
Goes to Overseas
Command
Brig. Gen. Robert B. Williams,
who has been in command of the
Kith Bombardment Wing with
headquarters at El Paso, has been
given an overseas command, and
flew to his new command and now
is in charge. Miss Lora Williams,
Gen. Williams' aunt, received the
following message from him Sun-
day :
"Had lunch in New York and
breakfast over here Friday morn-
ing. This is a job 1 have been
wanting for a long time and con-
sider myself lucky to wind up
right where 1 want to be. Tell
Hetty (Betty Fox, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. ('has. Fox of Brecken-
ridge) that her picture flew the
North Atlantic and will soon see
some action."
(ieneral Williams is one of the
pioneers of the Flying Fortress,
having helped develop the multiple
motored bomber since he entered
the Air Corps after graduating
from A & M. college in 1924. He
spent several months in England
during the terrible bombing in
1041 and lost an eye when a bomb
broke a window where he was ob-
serving the laid.
Albany friends of Gen. Williams
know he will make an excellent
record for himself as a wing com-
mander of heavy bombers in the
European theatre of war.
o—
Court Term Closed
at Albany Friday
here
term
Judge Milburn S. Long wa
Friday to close the current
of the 42nd District court.
The jury commission, composed
of Judge Richard Dyess, J. L.
Todd, Albany, and Grover Morris,
Moran, compiled the list of grand
jurors and petit jurors to be sum-
moned for the next term of court,
which will convene the last of No-
vember.
Mrs. Collinsworth
Buried at Moran
APPEAL MADE FOR BOND
PURCHASES; $9,000 SHORT
Albany Men Attend
State Guard School
Lt. C. B. Downing and Sgt. Joe
A. Clarke and Sgt. I. M. Chism are
at Camp Bullis this week, attend-
ing the final week of the State
Guard officers' school. They ex-
pect to return home Sunday.
Three hundred officers and non-
commissioned officers have attend-
ed this school each of the four
weeks. The Eighth Service Com
mand is in charge of instruction,
with a Military Police company
giving demonstrations and instruc-
tions.
Guest speakers at the school
have included Major (ieneral Rich
ard Donovan, commanding officer
of the Eighth Service Command,
Governor Stevenson, Genera!
Knickerbocker, State Adjutant
General, General Learch, and otli
ers.
o
RETURN FROM WEST COAST
ENJOYS NEWS IN PACIFIC
Jack Tankersley, member of tht
Seabees in the South
writes his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Mertie Wilson and Mrs. D.
C. Brazell returned Wednesday
from a two weeks trip to San
Pacific, | Diego, Calif., where they were
of Mrs. Wilson's daughter,
Mrs.
Fred Tankersley, that he is getting
the Albany News and remarks,
"And Was It Good News!" He
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guests
Mrs. John Malone, and Mr. Ma-
lone. Mr. Malone is instructor in
a machine shop at the Naval base
in San Diego.
COUNTY LACKS $0,000
MEETING JULY QUOTA
Shackelford county folks must
buys $'.1,001).00 worth of War
Bonds today, Friday and Saturday,
or the county is going to fail to
meet it - quota for the first time.
That'.- the statement of Jno. F.
Sedwick, county War Bond chair
man, who is appealing to Shackel
ford people to not fail in meeting
its quota this month.
July's quota was set at $23,300.
Wednesday night SI 1,325 in bond-
had been sold. The remainder
of the quota must be sold before
Saturday night.
This county has never failed to
meets its quota in any War Bond
campaign since the presc.it con-
flict started, and Mr. Sedwick and
his committee do not intend to
start slipping now. So if you hav
not bought your bonds this month, j
these good people are calling on |
you to do so immediately.
HOTEL ROOM DAMAGED
BY EARLY MORNING FIRE
A room in the McLemore Hotel
was damaged early Sunday morn-
ing when a blaze broke out. Dam- 1
age was confined to the room. The
fire department was called to con-
trol the blaze.
Occupants of nearby rooms de-
tected the fire by smoke, and
turned in the alarm.
Funeral service for Mr-. John
Dora Hager Collinsworth, 07, was
held at the Methodist church in
Moran Friday, July 23, at 1
o'clock. Rev. Darius Egger, pas-
tor of the Moran Methodist church,
conducted the service, assisted by
Minister ('nit- Jackson of the
Church of Christ.
Burial was in the Johnson ceme-
tery, just north of Moran.
Mrs. Collinsworth died suddenly
of a heart attack at the home of
her nephew, Arthur Carter, of
Georgetown Wednesday evening.
.July 21, yt S o'clock. She had
-tarted out to gather the eggs with
her nephew when she became ill.
She had been visiting her sisters,
Mrs. Bob Carter and Mr-. John
Emerson at Georgetown, and had
gone to her nephew's home to
spend the night.
Mrs. Collinsworth was born Aug.
5, 1875, in Bosque county. She
was married to R. E. Collinsworth
at Georgetown in 18!)3, and in
I'.'07 they moved to Shackelford
county, settling on their farm near
Moran. Mr. Collinsworth died
September 12, 1034, and Mrs. ( ol
linsworth moved to Moran three
years ago to live.
She had been a member of the
Methodist church since childhood.
Pallbearers were Claude Brooks,
Lee Dunham, Roe Scott, Reese
Yergin, Boyd Tabor, and Albert
Grace.
Surviving are nine children:
Mrs. J. S. Scott, Albany; Mrs. N.
'/. Harbor, Ed, Grant and J. W.
Collinsworth, Moran; Mrs. Brook
ie Brush, Mr Thurman Nelson,
Benavides; J. D. Collinsworth,
Portales, X. M.; and Tom Collins
worth, Albany, Calif. All of the
children were present for the fun-
eral except Tom Collinsworth.
Also surviving are 20 grand-
children, 3 great-grandchildren;
and two sisters, Mrs. Hob Carter
and Mrs John Emerson of George
town.
Throw Your Scran into the Fight'
109 DEGREES
REGISTERED
Albany topped off a week of ex- |
cessive heat last Saturday and
Sunday with 10!t degree tempera-
ture, according to Mrs. A. W.
Reynolds, who keeps the govern-
ment thermometer here.
All last week was hot, with the
mercury reaching 108 last Thurs-
day. Readings beginning with
Friday, July 23, follow:
Friday, 108; Saturday, 100;
Sunday, 100; Monday, 103; Tues- \
day, 107; Wednesday, 102; and
this morning the temperature was
100.
Monday's shower registered .40
inch. Local farmers and ranchers
are hoping this country receives
a good rain in the next few days
so the feed crop can be saved.
o
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Giles and
son, Meredith, of Waxahachie
, spent the week-end here as guests
of Mrs. Giles' parents, Mr. and
Mrs. (). B. West.
LUTHER CROW
********
GETS MEDAL ON
********
NEW GUINEA
Report reached relatives here
this week that Luther Crow, with
the Army in New Guinea, has been
awarded a medal for bravery in
the fight in that jungle island.
No details of the award have
been received here, other than
Luther writing that "I got a medal
for saving a guy's life." More de-
tails are expected soon.
Luther is a technical sergeant,
in the Quartermasters Corps, at-
tached to the Air Forces. He is
a son of Mrs. W. A. Crow of Al-
bany.
o-
L. S. HOLLOWELL BETTER
L. S. Hollowell, pioneer Albany
resident, suffered a stroke last
Friday, and was very seriously ill.
We are glad to report at this time
that his condition is greatly im-
proved.
All the children of Mr. and Mrs.
Hollowell arrived Friday and Sat-
urday to be with him. They are:
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hollowell and
sons, Bobby and Billy, of Abilene;
Mr. and Mr.-. L. S. Hollowell, Jr.,
and daughter, Jean, of Quanah;
Mrs. Horace Hupp of Garland;
Mrs. Ralph Walkers, of Corpus
Christi; Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hol-
lowell, McCamey; Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Couger and daughter, Eliza-
beth Ellen, of Lake Charles, La.
Subscription Rate to
Continue to Aug. 10
MEDAL AWARDED
********
POSTHUMOUSLY
********
AT ABILENE
Lt. William S. L. Pennington,
who died last October when his
Army pursuit plane crashed some-
where over Western Europe, was
honored Saturday afternoon when
he was awarded the Air Medal
posthumously at the Abilene Army
Air Base. Lt. Pennington's father,
W. F. (Dick) Pennington, receiv-
ed the medal from Col. Edmund
P. Gaines, air base commander.
In presenting the award, Col.
Gaines saiil: "Mr. Pennington, be
assured of the profound sympa-
thies of all personnel of this com-
munity and of all military person-
nel of this air base in your be-
reavement.
"In the name of the command-
ing general, European theatre of
operations, United States Army, I
have the honor to present to you
the Air Medal, awarded posthum-
ously to your son, Lt. William S.
I.. Pennington, as an everlasting
memorial that he made the su-
preme sacrifice for his, the United
States, government."
The Air Medal was presented
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MR. AND MRS. RICHARD
DYESS APPRECIATE FRIENDS
We are unable to adequately ex-
press our deep appreciations of our
Shackelford county friends, and
for their concern and sympathy
during the long months when we
did not hear from our son, Edwin.
Xow that Edwin is safe, we are
deeply moved to find that our
friends are nearly as happy as we
are. Your words of cheer, and
your letters of congratulations re-
ceived since we heard from Edwin
makes us appreciate the people of
Albany and Shackelford county
more than ever.
It is a wonderful privilege to
have such friends in time of dis-
tress. It is even more wonderful
to have friends rejoice with us.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dyess.
IN HOSPITAL
Jan Downing, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. C. B. Downing, who has
been ill in the Stamford Sanitar-
ium since Sunday night, is rapidly
improving and will he brought
home tonight if she continues
improve.
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
SPONSORS CLEAN-UP MOVE
WARREN WILLINGHAM
HONORED BY GROUP
Members of the Albany Cham
her of Commerce started a move
at their Tuesday noon luncheon to
clean up Albany, and thus forestall
as far as possible outbreaks of
typhus and infantile paralysis. As
yet Albany has not had any cases
of these diseases, and the members
believe a general clean-up cam-
paign will help prevent disease.
Captains will be appointed in each
block, and with their aid, and with
the aid of the city trucks, it is be-
lieved the city will have a success-
ful clean-up program. Xo dates
were set for the campaign.
Roy Matthews acted as chairman
i in the absence of President I. M.
Chism, who is attending the State
Guard officer school at Camp Bul-
lis this week.
• Special guests for the hour were
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Willingham.
As Mr. Willingham, member of the
j Chamber of Commerce,
Friday for the Army, he was pre-
sented a gift from the organiza-
tion. Tribute was paid Mr. Wil-
I lingham by members of the State
Guard, of which he was a non-com-
j .missioned officer, who predicted
he would make an excellent soldier
for Uncle Sam.
Scholastic Census
Totals 1,203
The scholastic census of Shack-
elford county totals 1,203, accord-
ing to census reports filed in the
office of the county clerk. The re-
ports have been approved by the j
State Department of Education, j
This number includes 1)73 schol- j
astics for the independent school i
districts, 703 for Albany and 270
for Moran.
There are 230 scholastics in the 1
5 common school districts, as fol- j
lows:
Battle Creek, 20 pupils; Post |
Oak, 73; Hastings, 34; Berryhill,
40; Rockhill, 54.
| The News July Bargain Rat*
will be extended through Auguit
i 10th, due to the fact that many
I have asked us to continue the $1.60
rate until after the 1st of Auguit.
The rate will definitely be return-
ed to the $2.00 price after Augurt
10th.
The campaign continues very
successfully this week, with thtf
following renewing their subscrip-
tions, or becoming brand new
readers, since our report last week:
Roy Mauldin.
George DeLong, Sr.
C. F. Brown.
P. S. Fincher.
Pvt. R. P. Fite, Amarillo.
C. W. Rhoads.
A. J. Isbell, Rt. 1, Moran.
L. C. Reynolds.
Pvt. Wayne Walraven, Lubbock.
Mrs. John T. Cross, Tampa, Fla.
Howard Kelley, Breckenridge.
Mrs. |{. W. Kelley, Mineral
Wells.
J. W. Kelley, Dallas.
Henry I,. Balliew.
O. B. Lawrence.
Warren M. Cauble, Fireman 1-C,
AI'O San Francisco, Calif.
P. H. Williams.
Warren Willingham.
F. S. Freeland, West Los An-
geles, Calif.
L. E. Lewis.
Mrs. Emma Bernstein.
Pvt. Bernhard Schkade, APO
Seattle, Wash.
R. W. Ziehr, Cisco.
Mrs. Jack Meredith.
Boyce Nichols, Lynwood, Calif.
O. B. West.
Mrs. Alma Simpson Jones.
W. H. Crider, Bartlett.
L. W. Segler, Dickinson.
Francis Taylor.
R. L. Wylie.
P. T. Sears.
J. T. Beard.
C. B. Snyder, Moran.
Mrs. Margaret Wylie.
Grady King.
Mrs. Maude Newcbmb.
Mrs. Fula Biggs.
Mrs. E. J. Tinsley, Hico.
Miss Helen Jackson, Batesville,
Ark.
Bob Pierce, South Gate, Calif.
W. R. Loggie.
M. E. Lewallen.
Mrs. Ethel Halford.
Louis Boettcher.
Mrs. Frank Smalley.
Pvt. James Liveley, Camp Hu-
len, Te*as.
O. H. Kunkel, Fort Griffin.
C. R. Downing.
J. M. McComb.
Alvin Handrick.
Charley Cooper.
W. C. Whorton, Tahoka.
R. E. Burns, Abilene.
Lt. W. V. Wheeler, El Paso.
John H. Kleiner, Cisco.
Mrs. Mary J. Chrisenberry, Los
Angeles, Calif.
R. J. Moberley.
Pvt. Andrew King, APO Seattle,
Wash.
t II. J. King.
B. H. Cook, Moran.
Mi ss Oil ie Martin.
Pfc. Morris Ledbetter, APO
New York.
Mrs. M. G. Ledbetter.
Robt. Handrick.
Bob Pate, I.ueders.
Mrs. L. R. Williams, Houston.
David Minor, Dallas.
S. D. Waller.
Mrs. W. Y. Garrett, Fort Worth,
J. H. Elliott, Moran.
C. M. Isenhower, Ingleside.
Davis Shoe Shop.
Joe M. Overton.
Mrs. E. G. Cooper.
T. C. Currie.
Sam T. Davis.
Wm. S. Gay, Fort Worth.
(Continued on page 8)
Skeezix Tabb, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Morris Tabb, returned Friday
from a five weeks visit in Califor-
nia. He arrived by train in Abi-
lene. While in California he spent
is leaving i two weeks with his uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs. Donald George, at
Big Bear Lake, near Fawnskin,
Calif. He also visited his great-
aunt, Mrs. Nell Williams, in Los |
Angeles.
Skeezix reports a very fine time
fishing while at Big Bear—but still
I thinks the cut fish he helps his !
Members discussed the
of an air port for Albany
building | Grandad George catch in the Clear
Fork are the best fish. I
The Albany News
Invites
MR. AND MRS.
THOS. L. BLANTON, JR.
To Be Our Guests to See
"POWERS GIRL"
At The
AZTEC THEATRE
Monday, Aug. 2
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