San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 11, 1944 Page: 2 of 8
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Texas Digital Newspaper Program and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Sinton Public Library.
- Highlighting
- Highlighting On/Off
- Color:
- Adjust Image
- Rotate Left
- Rotate Right
- Brightness, Contrast, etc. (Experimental)
- Cropping Tool
- Download Sizes
- Preview all sizes/dimensions or...
- Download Thumbnail
- Download Small
- Download Medium
- Download Large
- High Resolution Files
- IIIF Image JSON
- IIIF Image URL
- Accessibility
- View Extracted Text
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Coveted Conansskna/Medal
sfthnotlSfaM Marine Hero
USMOW
_________..._____________GUN SEC-
TION DURING A SOUTH PACIFIC ACTION...
SAW EVERY MAN OF HIS COMMAND KILLED
OR WOUNDED- HE ALONE MANNED THE
ykX and returned under heavy fire
VlSH-ATER he led fresh troops in
0A| A bayonet attack to protect
HIS HARD WON POSITION... HE'
OP was later commissioned a
tBr , ) LIEUTENANT - AND THE
PRESIDENT AWARDED HIM THE
JJATIAm'o uiruceT uakiao _
SECOND GRADE—Mr*. 81.wart
nation's highest honor
THE CONGRESSIONAL
MEOAL OF HONOR.
§vW.
TWO
^atririo ffiomtfjj •Npwh
^ij^ft,WliW »«| TkiriWi ft flnlM.^row Publish
Mr*. J. Roy Mnm, Society and Nows Roportsr
hill III as tccond cjau sutler March 25th, 1949, at the PostoOce at Slnton,
lisa Patricio County), Texas, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1979.
WSSCIUPTION RATE.. ........ ..........................One Year IX.uo
Payable itrlctlg In advance
NATIONAL EDITORIAL-
ISSOCIATION
NATIONAL (Dll
1944*Sfe
Ranca—Obituaries and, poetry are pObllshed In tlili paper at the rate flf 1
Sant per wold. A'charge of 11.90 Is made on cards of thanks. Stories of deaths
SSd funerals published In time tn retain the news value are not rafted as
•Maries. Any erroneous reflection'upon the character or standing of any
individual published In these columns will be cheerfully corrected upon ll»
being brought to the attention of the editor. We will also appreciate the
■tvtag of any new* Item, the names of visitors in your home, or the going
M member., of -your family «Way for a visit. Such assistance will hrtp t<f
tneraase the value of your local paper and should be given with the -thought
. that It Is a debt you owe to. the progress at your city. .-
Important Notes From Your Ration Board
■ '"V rV" .-— -—-is.—4v'
A recentannouncement that “B" pointed out today. It is fully* ex-
And “C" gas ration book holders ported that , some time later in the
aiW eligible for Grade 1 passenger! ydnr. perhaps In the fail, meat ra-
dar tires has led everyone to be- j tlon points will again be required.
Lupe Costillo Died
Friday, May 5th, in
Sodville Community
Lupe Coattllo, 53, died at«Ms home
In the Sodville community. Friday,
May 5th, at "3:30 p. m., and funeral
services were held Saturday after-
noon. , Interment was In the Slnton
cemetery, with an Impressive cere-
mony briing conducted at the grave
by hi* brother. Ralph Costillo.
Ltipe’s, son, David, who Is serving
With .the .Arnpyi was at nls bedside.
He had’*b'een a resident In the Sod-
ville community fbr the past twpnty
five years, and for the past. eight
years, had been .employed on the
Steele farm. His mother, Mrs. E. L.
Gqritlllo,’and brothers. Ralph of El-
gih. ahd Albop of Victoria, and sev-
eral sisters attended the funeral
sertltrl-s. He is survived .'by his
wife, Adeline, and seven children,
Lupe, Jr.. David, MVs. Louisa Tre-
vino, Jose, Jesus, Lucil and Caro-
lina.
WOULD ONE
Heve that there are enough of these
firgg to meet all needs, yet appli-
cations are greatly exceeding coun-
iy quotas. E. S. Butler, .chairman
•f the local ration board, hag an-
nounced. v
FIFTY DOLLARS
INTEREST YOU?
The Tyler Commercial College,
Tyhr Texas. Is making plans to
care for a large enrollment this
To meet this possibility. W. O'. HI JNDRED AND
Marshall, OI'A food rationing offi-
cer In the San Antonio district
office, has Instructed the local
board to advise all dealers to con-
tinue keeping records of meat pur-
Urilcss a person Is an "essential chases, and of ration points stir-
•llglble.' which means'that he Is rendered. .
contributing to the war effort, and Mr. Butler stated that “although summer. Young people seem more
•Unless, the county quota i.v ade- j virtually all meat items now have i interested this year in business
quate. many applicants for Grade zero point value, meat is«ptlll corf- training than for a good many
1 passenger ca r tires may ha ve p. j sider.gd on the ration list ; the re-I years. This condition is. brought
take a certificate for a Grade lit rhoval of meats from rationing .is about, no doribt, because of . the
tire, Mr. Butler explained. The jo-1 believed to be only a temporary j insistent demand for well-trained
cal board is examining al|-ap|i:lica -i measur.eii office workers.
tions carefniiv on the ' i,.asis of opa's decision to remits moiwj ITaetic'aily all of last sear's, high..'
essent ia I eHgibi l i ty. [I i -• m*,•••> e 11 s from rationing is hasi-iS^Ld school graduates entered into some
sury tcKappiy to the .board for’anv tie . ’following facts; The HL'j type of defense work, causing fetv-
fire. arid fo have a ertifibate be-| slaiighfer of beef was approximate- j er y.oiing people to prepare for bus-
fore making, a min.-rinse. N |v 17.700.000 cattle, and it nowijness positions: consequently,-few-
* * » • . ! appears that* the 1044 : slaughter j er were trained for office .work. ■
E- ft. Thitler' rf,airman ■•[. the vvij| |„. some 20.000,000,^ While in j Tie Tyler Commercial College
local ration board asks lot il 104 j nie number of hogs killed vi is has for the -past several months
housewives to use tokens Instead o', tnio 000 the number in 1044 1« 1 been getting many -more calls than
of ratifiiyf stamps uieh buying ra- ,' ,.x |l(,, tto bf over . 100,000., 000. j they . have been able to fill at sal-
llonetl food, The hoarding of tok,- There will be very little letup in aides. Up 1.0 $150.00 per month. In-
erts i|0K been felt by local.'.filer- [ slaughter of hogs, even, during' stead of th.ifi condition improving.
Chants, and as f< ,.l ration stamps I ,th,.; suninier months. Due to the! H h* gradualJy getting worse. .This
aie now, valid in-iminitely, shoppers ! eritieal feed situation and the lack 1well-known school could place many
are apkert to umc tokens rather than
ataenps whetF*
tJ. Butler.
War Pric<
of rffiic:orriti«>n Hthrajre Kjmce, it
is T-onKulereri wiser to consume
nimv meat for awhile. But rationing
While all meats .\yith the excep- n(jt over—-not even -meat ration-
al0*1 of beef ste.iU- irwl hcof roasts j jp^e-w-the chairman stressed,
ftl o now rat ion - f 1 people should * * * *
not fe^l that this ik rnjapent. II. Attention has been , called by E,
ehan tn iri «.f Uu» local j j*. (hitler, chairman of th<* CVninty
a.'i'l Ua;jii)Tritfy • Board \v;,r price and' Kationin*: Board, to
enni hsion 'VcLtardih^ the. proper
means »»f making aj^jilication for
' inning and preserving Ku^ar,'
Act oV. ding to' Mr. fhiVler, many
a ppil?vi lit s ' u-p: attUC^lnt? Sugar
S»a.rip« -i7 in .War llatiim Book 4
Ip t fieir./i ji'jihi a tions for extra sugar
f..r 1 ho?ni- tupd (noce.ssing. Instead,
if the appluatinh is rfiailco. Spare
Scarlet Fever Is a
Dangerous Disease
, ,A V S T N L — 'S ‘ 11 1 * * f * • v e r. i, • >
nearly five times highci than th"
^even-year media.ri in Texas, is ntic
of the more disabling and^Vlar.ger-
oup diseases usuailv .associated with
ehildhootL alth«»ngh actually it .is
Confined to.no age litfflt. arenrdhig !;,tl M ^ ,l
to Dr. O*o. VV. Cox. ...«tate Health I Th™ has .nr
Officer value; Mr .Butler explained, hut
The Doctor described, fovirlet fe- attaeheti to shew that the appl.i-
Ver a9 an. afut*' iht'ertious. disease,
the onset of which is siuhlen. The
,fimt symptoms including s »rv
moi‘* young people in. responsible
positions paving ‘excellent salaries
if they only had them ready.
If you are interested in an inten-
sive streamlined training and being
promptly placed in a nice position,
you would do the wise thing to
write the syhoo) and get dne of
thi-ir < utalogs and make ypur plans
to; eiit‘ r immediately after grad-
uating from high school, Their eat -
a log. is : fee, Address Tyler Com-
mcrffal <-ollege. Tyler Te.xas
HOSPITALS DISTRIBUTE
PENICILLIN
ytluv thun 1,000 hn!-|>it.ils in th*-
rnitcfi Htutck have been solecti-d
•jepnt h'.spltals for the
... ... . ,, , , , ,, , I to serv*. as depbt hnspitals for th
S "’r'1 ' " I S 10,1 f ‘e j limiteil civiliap' distribution of pen
i”itir n I idllin. the1 WPB announced. The
11 K> hospitals should have, received their
' ■throats--' vomiting, fever, and head -
ache, may appear in three to five
Aliys after exposure These are fol-
lowed by the red rash which gives
this disease, its name. I)r Cox stat-
, ant has War Ration Book 4. If
the appili’a.tion is mifrle in person,
the, iipidicani should JS'OT .detach
the stamp. |mt should bring Book 4
to the office of the ibcal board, and
permit the clerk to detach the pro-
per stamp.
* * * * ‘
Sume stores seem to have ad**
vised their customers that the OPA
pB-hJluts them from accepting the
r» Mfm "f any merchandise,. E. S.
But!• ! ch.iirmari^ of the .ocal Ba-
first shipments on May 10.
emepgeney legislation has the au-
thority to seize retail stores, it h?ts
the power to seize farms, ranches
and in fact the business of every
ittdividual and corporation.”
Complications may cause prolong-
ed disability nr dea th- Children suf-
fering with scarlet f«*ver may de-
velop sinusitis and middle-ear in-
fections which can l-ad to, m/istnid •]-thming Bn;rrd. hhs. announced. Cus-
Itis. 'As the germs spread through t -m-j <»f »»tlier stores complain
the c hild’s system, the joints, kid* that Mew; have been advised that
Heys, and heart may become* inV, Be < >PA prohibits any store fmm
vnived. causing lifelong i*nv.«lidisin making cash refunds when rner-
or crippling * $ 1 . rulis * as returned.
%,A childWith at v kind of a sot-r Wid-le if is true that the OPA
throat should be *-'cen l«\ tfie liiiir i ••cnrHTHcn/led that stn-res disron-
J|y physician pr•.•nipt 1’v '' In <'<>\ permitting the exchange of
~ 'asserterj ”lfWat (ef fewr ik preseur r!uU'cdifVfid1ktk~’W'tTtrnnt nrlid -retts<
the treatment rc» irmmended* will do; it ks not friie that stores are pro-
much to alleviate discomfort, aitd liildtod in any manner from making
i-edure the possibility of Serious ■ sm h exchanges as they deem ad-
eomplicatioTis." j visa*If. the chairman explained.
Dr Cox Htatod that children tin-i f’ertamly. he added, the OPA does
der ten years vf age. are most s.us- not recommend that stores refuse
i Ceptible, and that those persons who to exchange merchandise or refund
fail to contact' m ah let fever, until (ash when the customer has a le-
frown. 'stand an •excellent chance gitimate reason to make such a
of never having "the diseas.* . . v • ’request.
BUIL
LIVESTOCK
TO SAVE
Better building* mean healthier stock. This
„ year, build only what you need. Make the
necessary repairs on farm buildings with our
quality materials.
Check These Materials
-WE HAVE THEM ALL IN STOCK-
it LUMBER
it NAILS
★ PAINT
★ CEMENT
it ROOFING NEEDSI
' PY rHl'JCi TO BUILJ ANY'
TEXAS REPRESENTATIVES OPPOSED
TO SEIZURE OF WARD BUSINESS
RAN' A.VTONIO.— Congressman I to institute Impeachment proceed-
-Milton II. West of I?rriwnsville, iry ings
a letter to the South Texas Cham- West pointed out that “if the
her of Commerce, has pledged to Government under the present war
'•vigorously support legislation to 1
correct and .prevent , the recurrence
of stirh action on the part of the
executive branch" as the rerent
Government seizure of the Mont-
gomery wiu;d & Co. retail plant in
Chiea go.
Ray I.eeman, executive vice
president iif the regional .chamber,
had wired members of the Texas;
congressional delegation denounc-:
ink the seizure and urging quick
and effective action by Congress.
To the message.' Sen. Tom Coh-
nijlR' telegraphed this reply: .
: “Deplore" awflil blunder. Matter
in. courts and Senate investigating."
Rep. r’uu-l J. Kild.iy of San An-
tonio replied in part as, follows:
"1 agree with you, thoroughly. This-
Hei/.uie .is contrary to. law apd in-
defensible. ('origress never granted
am', such power to the President.”
; Rep. West. . who wrote muff at
length, also said ip part;
'In my opinion, this is a high-’
liaiided arid unlawful procedure, and
unless the executive branch of the
government with its numerous of-
ficiais takes cognizance of the laws
it may be necessary for Congress
.4- ”
GRADE—Mr*. Brannan ,
Last Friday night, May 5, the
seventh grade . entertained the
eighth grade with the ahnual party
In the Cframmar school auditorium.
Twenty tables of “Whoopee," a
very interesting game was thor-
oughly enjoyed by every one, Four
gifts were placed on each table.
After each game the winners upon
progressing, selected the prlft of
their choice.
Delectable refreshments of chick-
en salad, snowy-white cake squares,
and Iced punch were served by the
following seventh grade room
mothers: Mrs. Woodward, Mr*.
The Fifth grade entertained the Harwell, Mrs. Harmon, Mrs. Edgar,
In social studies th^ class had
found It interesting to collect
many beautiful. colored rocks for
Study.
We missed Jesse Gilbert, Harroll
Dean Gann and Ollle Otlce Barrier’
during their absence due to Illness,
and we were Indeed happy to have
them back In school.
Since Mother's Day Is Just a week
off, the children have been making
something to give their mothers for
that occasion.
• • * •
FIFTH GRADE—Miss Edwards
Grammar school and visitors with a
May pole play entitled, “Crowning
the May Queen,” on Tuesday after-
noon, May *2.
The characters were: Old Hagar,
the gypsy, Connie Horine: the
woodland elves, Dart—Bill Burnett,
Ray—Roger FYanks, Zephyr—Lu-
cille Harwood, Rill — Betty Ann
Sanderfer; the boys: Percy—Wil-
ber Berry, Cecil—Leon Martin; Ar-
thur— Marvin Rusk; Frank — Ed-
mond Lee Sanslng; Guy, Lewis
HApson; Harold—Gltenn Dyer; The
Girls: Rose, the queen — Annette
Dehnlsch, Winnie — Ann Dawson,
Helen — Daily Neal. Grace — Patsy
Sue Russel. Doris—Irene Mutchler,
Ellie—Iris Berry, with Annie Belle
Phillips as announcer.
Miss Elizabeth Meachum accom-
panied the songs and Miss Erin
Edwards directed the .play.'
Mrs. Rusk, Mrs; Paynter, Mrs. Per-
ry, Mrs. Knight, and Mrs. Burnett.
Ail mothers of the seventh grade
had a part in making the party a
big success. Besjdes seventy mem-
bers of the two grades, five teach-
ers were present. They were Miss
Moore, Miss Thompson, Mrs. Ab-
bott, Mrs. Seymour, and Mrs. Bran-
nan. ' '
—Reporter, Ernest Hunt.
MORE IRONS TO BE
PRODUCED
Authorizations to purchase a to--
tal of 193,625 electric flat iroiw in
1944 have been granted two manu-
facturers in Mansfield, Ohio, and
one manufacturer in New York
City, WPB Said. The total author-
ized production is how ‘about 395,-
000 irons.
Important Job
These Days
* .
Even Baby’s Shoes Cost
MORE
The Telephone Lineman
...maintains the network of
telephone wires and cables
that links the nation To-
gether.
Day after day, In storm and
fire and'flood, up tn tha air
and underground, ha’s on
tha |ob—knowing that avery
circuit Is naoded for war.
Thoso days it Is Important
for averyona to mako tha
best use of telephone equip-
ment.
You can halp by not talking
over 5 minutes when Long
Distance circuits are busy
with war,
' (8
SOUTHWESTERN BELL
TELEPHONE COMPANY
Congratulations to the j
' E&SSSSSH*
• Buying for the family today is a sizable job
compared to what it was in prewar days. The
prices of even the smallest items are up.
Not so with Dependable United Gas Service.
This service continues to meet your fuel needs in
• t
homo and business at a lower cost than ever, and
natural gas remains at the same high standard of
* . . .t . ' .. •
quality as before the war. It is true that United
Gas Service has helped to hold down the cost
* ' • k
of living.
k; .. *
* .
*, * v ,
9 The Bureau of Lajbor Statistics in
Washington reports that living costs as
of November 15,1943, are up more than
24 per cent os compared with the aver-
age for the period 1935-39. The cost of
United Gas Service over the some period
has been substantially reduced. '
NITED GAS
LOW COST GAS SERVICE H«lps to Hold It Down
-
M
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Matching Search Results
View eight places within this issue that match your search.Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
San Patricio County News (Sinton, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 11, 1944, newspaper, May 11, 1944; Sinton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth718447/m1/2/?q=WAR+DEPARTMENT: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sinton Public Library.