Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 7, 1945 Page: 4 of 12
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JUNE 7, IWf
Specials at
Caro’s
MELONS, ice cold, per lb.......
BLACKEYE PEAS. Fresh, per lb.
GREEN BEANS, Fresh, tender, lb.
ONIONS, Picklers, per pound . . .
TOMATOES nice fresh, per lb. . .
CORN, Nice tender ears, each
BING CHERRIES to eat, per lb.
PEACHES, fresh, per pound
PLUMS, Santa Rosa, to eat. pound
SAUR KRAUT, qts 35c; gals.
CUCUMBERS, Louisiana, per lb. .
LEMONS, 360 Sunkist per dozen
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12c
17c
10c
15c
4c
45c
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25c
98c
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Caro’s Grocery
S.-Sgt. T. J. Coats
Recovering From
battle Wounds
THE 12TH UNITED STATES
AHMY REINFORCEMENT DEPOT;
AT TIDWORTH. ENGLAND—Aft-
er receiving wounds while fighting
in France for which he received the
Purple H. u-t, Staff Sergeant Thos.
J. Coat.' cf Coleman, Texas, is now
stationed . t this 12th United States
Army Reinforcement Depot in Eng-
land where he assists in the train-
ing of new infantrymen.
Sgt. Coats was wounded in fight-j
ing near Paris when his division.!
the 4th Infantry Division, was ad-
vancing upon the city prior to its
fall. After being struck by shrap-,
ne1 and suffering from concussion
he was removed to a nearby hospi-
tal and was later sent to England. ,
His wife. Mrs. Gladys Coats, and
three children live in Coleman. A j
son. T. J: Jr., is in the Navy, j
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Jennings Funeral
Rites At Burkett
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Last Wednesday
. Christ,
at the
Bow-]
Mor-!
- , r , member of the Church of
Jennings runeral r“ « {hat Mth
Pallbearers included J. C.
den. Walter Chambers. Jim
j gan. Bunk Medcalf. Jack
and Mr Waters
! Flower bearer^ were Leta Mae
| fennings, Wanda Jennings, Doro-
Funeral services for Mrs. Maryj Medcalf.
Alice Jennings. 81. who-died at her;
home in Burkett last Tuesday eve-1 Surviving are 14 grandchildren-
Gouldbusk Sailor
Aboard Cruiser Off
Okinawa Island
ABOARD A HEAVY CRUISER
OFF OKINAWA ;Delayed 1—Eddie!
I. Hornsby, gunner's mate third
class, USN. of Route 1, Gouldbusk,[
Texas', is serving on. this veteran!
fighting ship now standing off Oki-j
nawa with all batteries pounding
away at the crumbled enemy
stronghold and its dwindling Jap
defenders.
This cruiser has harried the Japs
for three years of Pacific warfare.
■ She won her reputation as a top
Brcnvn i fighting unit in the memorable
slugging match against the .tops off
Savo Island in November .1942.
She added to her reputation at
all the major Pacific stops—Bou-
gainville. Salamaua. Guadalcanal.
Mrs. Bunk Medcalf. Mrs. Evelyn] the Aleutians, the Gilberts nn
Williams. Leta Mae Jennings. Ray-] Marshalls, Carolines and Maf ’
mond Jennings, Cecil Glenn Jen-j anas, Iwo Jima and the Ryukyps. |
nings. Walter Rudolff. Walter WU-j
liams. Chester M Jennings, Billie.
Powers, Margaret Powers. Clyde]
, Powers. James A. Powers, and Wil-j
mjy. Jennings was born June 18.j jie p ennings, and one brother,
863. at Grandburv. Mo., and had j John Gage of Missouri,
raided in Coleman county for the.
ning, were held from the Burkett
Church of Christ Wednesday after-
noon with Minister J. P Salyer
officiating. Interment was in the
Howe Cemetery with the J. E. Stev-
ens Co. in charge of arrangements
past 36 veasr. after moving'to Texas
53 years ago. She married Andrew
Jennings in September 1879 who
preceded her in death as did her
rive children, two sons and three
daughters. She was a devoted
( VRIi Of THANKS
Geo. L. Carter Wins.
Infancy Badge for Sgt Carl Wheeler
serves as Inspector
Tchnician in Palaus
SO YOU HAVE TROUIlCS. TOO
Out in the Palau Islands, a Marine mea* sergeant attached to an
air unit saw flies sweep his improvised gplley twice in she weeks.
Tile second fire destroyed biscuits he had just made with the gal-
ley's last bit of flour.' The fire disc dwCroved a batch of bread
pudding—made With the last bread in the area. Two hours after
the second fire, a new galley was ready. Then a 50-mile-an-hour
typhoon swept most of it away. Said the sergeant, “I think we ve
leached the pftint where we can laugh off anything.'
HOME LEAVE IS FOREIGN SERVICE
When a Marine captain, after extend-
ed service in the Pacific, received a
30-da.v leave in the states, his friends
had their own idea of a service flag.
His feliow-LeatheViiecks placed a flag ,
with one star over the entrance to the A J
captain’s quarters. 'That’s overseas *
service to us," they said.
SOUNDED jUST LIKE A NAZI
An Army lieutenant with an infantry division In Germany took
a position in the cellar of a flre-swept house and prepared to
launch a rtffe grenade. He felt a tap on the shoulder and heard
a voice near his ear. ‘‘Shut up,” said the busy officer. “Eon sound
just like a Nasi." Again came the tapping and again the voiee.
The lieutenant whirled angrily, thinking .one of his soldiers was
playing a joke on him. Behind him stood,a German, respectfully
anxious to surrender. j j t £
SIZING ’EM BP IN THE StRVICE ’ f' i' p*
According to the Army Quifrtermaster r
Corps, the average servicemten Wears a #. >
size 7 to 7'x hat, size 9 glove, size 15 Ml
shirt with a 32-inch sleew length, sitsei; r
36 (regular length) jacket,.s^e 32 trotis-'
ers' (with a 31-inch leg lerrjth', size 11
socks and size 8-D shoes. The average
servicewoman is five feet, four inohes
tali, weight* 128 pounds, ha i a 28 4-Inch
waist circumference, weirs size 6-8
shoes, size 7 gloves, size 13 colinrs on her ,
shirts and size 9 >4 stockings. / f j
SAVES LIFE BY SUTTINC THROAT / 5 <8 r •* ' ■'
A Navy medical corpsman silt the throat of a wounded Marine on
Iwo jima and doctors say the action undoubtedly saved the
Leatherneck’s life. The corpsman held the severed. end of the
Marine's jugular vein in one hand while he slit the skin of the
throat so he could reach enough of the vein to apply a hemo-
stat. This prevented the Marine from bleeding uj death.
INCIDENTAL INTILLICRNCE ‘d
More than 100 military chapels "
have been built on Guam since
that island was liberated from
the Japs . . . The oldest univers-
ity under the American flag is
the University Of Santo Tomas in
Manila and was founded in; 1611
. . . Approximately 1,5*0 Wares
and 3.400 Navy nurses are serving outside the continental limits
of the United States . . . Marine buglers are called "field musics"
and a first class “music” must know 15* dill event calls ... Sniper
tire, night and riding assault boats to shore, in that order, are
causes of the greatest battle strain, according to - Marino unit.
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Coleman Soldier '
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pfe. Earl V. Ray, Who Is working
at the Heavy Shop CHJ in Paris,
France. wrote the following inter-
esting letter to his patents hCre
tn Coleman:
-I went into town with two
French boys on VE-Dny and it Was
a beautiful sight. In fact, words
can not describe It. We went to
the Temple of the Sacred Heart
which is located on the highest
point in the City. There Were huge
spotlights flooding the temple which
is snow white stone. In the cen-
ter of the cite spot lights forihed
a ‘V’ which extended thousands of
feet into the air. All the old church-
es and famous buildings Were lit
with a flowing flood of light. Am-
erican planes flew over dropping
flaTes, while other flares wire shot
from the ground. There was every
color of the rainbow. Some flares
burst open and formed a ’V’ out
into space that reflected against
the drifting small clouds.
“Every one was happy and re-
joicing, and at four a.m. we started
back to camp, but were detained at
each street dance and ball. The
same celebrations were repeated the
next night and the next, but I
felt that I should stay in and Write
my parents and friends about this
Joyous celebration."
B. A. PESSELS
ItffcJRANCE
Surely Bond*
AulomafcUes—Financed
Dm fir** 0*lrni.L Nation*! link
Staff’ Sergeant George L. Carter,
son of Oscar C: Carter, whose home
is on Rt 1. GoldsbOro. has been
We wish to express our sincere cited by the 362nd Inf. Regiment of
thanks and appreciation to the the. Fifth Armv’s 9lst- “Powder Riv-.,
many friends who gave their ut- er” Writ ton and awarded the Com- Master Sergeant Carl F Wheel-
most sympathy and understanding tet infantryman Badge for actual e>- • P .0 em^t a‘‘ "1K , .
during the illness and death of our participation in combat against the. technician. * *
beloved mother and grandmother, enemy to Italy , 1! !
Our wish is that God may bless standards for the badge are high » l,h *AF Ambers P *
each and everyone of you. 'fhe dec iration is awarded to the] aP 0 ? tuc ions
The Bolton Family. 23p mfiaury soldier who has proved hlSjYictoG’ »n the Pacific.
ability in combat.
L A Kile of Odessa visited his
i wife and sons over the week end.
ANNOUNCING - - -
' I Am Now in Charge of the
Sinclair Filling Station
TALPA, TEXAS
And take this opportunity to invite you to
drive in today . . . for
GAS OIL - TIRE REPAIR
FRED HOLLINGER, Mgr.
S-Sgt. Mittel Finishes
Instructor’s Course at
Laredo Air Field
s Sgt.
material retrieved from the junk
piles, the finished product Is an
example of individual ingenuity and
accomplishment in spite of the
constant obstacles with which they
were confronted.
The base unit and its personnel
are currently assured an adequate
supply of ice In a climate where the
satisfaction of chilled food and cold
drinks cannot be overemphasized.
Pfc. Sewell is the former refriger-
ation manager of the Joseph Ober-
kampf store in Sonora. Inducted
into the Army in October 1943, he
has been overseas since June 1944,
Joe Green Start*
Veterinary Practice
Joe W. Green, son of Mr. and
Mr*. George Green of Santa Anna,
received; his Doctor of Veterinary i
Medicine Degree from Texas A. and I
M, College, May 25, and will start
practice in Coleman Monday, Jut*
4.
Dr. Green has been well qualified!
foV this profession, and will Havel
his office at BoWen Drug Store for j
the present.
His parents and his sister, Mrs.
Forrest Reeves, attended the grad-
uation exercises.
Sgt. Wheeler and fellow techni
clans conduct periodic performan-i and served in New Guinea and now
ce checks of the group's big Lib-1 the Philippines.
*»rators and automotive equipment,! He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
together with the personnel who1 Isaac V. Sewell, Box 236, Talpa.
use them on the Palaus base.
Sergeant Wheeler wears the Asia-
W. F Mittel. Jr, son ot jic-Pacific ribbon with battle star
Mr and Mi W F Mittel of Glen for participating in the reconquest
] Cove, arrived in Coleman Sunday
j morning for a 15 day furlough fol-
! lowing nine weeks armorer gun-
I tiers instructor’s course atN Laredo
He en-
in June,
of the Mandated Islands,
tered the Pacific Theatre
1944.
Sgt Wheeler’s mother, Mrs. Lona
Army Air Field. I.aredo. Texas. He, wheeler, lives at 110 North Blanco
reports P Harlingen, Texas, on street. Coleman. His wife lives at
June 12, to take up duties as in-j 2725 Perez Street. San Antonio. A
structor. 1 member of the regular Army since
g s>.’ Mittel returned to’ the! 1925. sgt. Wheeler attended schools
States January 25 following seven] in Coleman county.
month- duty in Italy with’the 15th| ---
Air Force He wears the Presiden- Q O „*„J1 P-t-
iiil Ci’etion with ont oak-leaf clus-: [\Oy ,J0vVclI UClS
ter, the E.T.O. ribbon with three] J
major battle stars, the. Air Medal
wjth three-oak leaf- clusters, and
the- American Defense ribbon. He
Is an armorer gunner on a B-17.
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Hot in New Guinea;
Makes Ice Plant
fa
PEACHES, frozen, pt. size
PINEAPPLE now have fresh, frozen,
Sweetened, Crushed Pineapple
SEE US FOR ALL YOUR CANNING NEEDS
PLENTY OF SURE-JELL AND CERTO
PINTS AND 01 ART FRUIT J ARS
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Groceries - Vegetables s - Meats
Copeland Grocery
—Our Pledge to Our Customer* is Quality and Service-
Urivate First -Class Roy W. Sew-
“11. assigned to the 1571st AAF base
unit of the Air Transport Com-
mand in the Philippines, has rec-
ently received a letter of commen-
dation from the Commanding Gen-
eral of the Southwest Pacific Wing
for his achievement in the con-
struction of an ice plant while Sta-
tioned in New Guinea.
Inspired by the casual remarks of
one of the Officers on the “value
of ice in the steaming tropics,
Sewell and two co-workers designed
and constructed a plant with a
1000 pound daily capacity.
Using salvaged parts and other
FOR SALE
Guberson Oil
HEATERS . .
Large Size. Will have
to have certificate.
GENE BELL
Fi*k, Texa*
His Wife, Mrs. Geneva W. Sewell,
and their young son, Roy, aged two
years, reside in Coleman.
TRIG SERVICE MEN SPEAK
TO KIWANIS CLUtf
Three service men recently re-1
turned from overseas were guests I
of the Coleman Kiwanls Club at f
their regular meeting Tuesday, tt.
Milford Mayes described life on aft
Aircraft carrier. Sgt. Robert Mc-
Corkle, a veteran of the South!
Pacific gave interesting details 6f|
the works of the ground forces ini
that theatre. Sgt. Richard Pride-1
mote, tall gunner on a B-17, home!
from his station in England, told J
of his experiences While watching,
the collapse of the Nazis.
Vice President A. R. Scott wasj
in charge oT the program fof tlie .
day. ' ■
Mis* Belli* McCulloch. M«r.
Coleman, TeAas
SUMMER
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2 11x40—4 ply
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ir 13x36; 11-25x36—6 p;
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Braswell, Sam, Jr. Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 7, 1945, newspaper, June 7, 1945; Coleman, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth747823/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Coleman Public Library.