The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 27, 1945 Page: 2 of 8
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THE ARANSAS PASS PROGRESS
Strictly rre
Nothing Left on Corregidor ^ hen U. S. Heroes Fell
Merchants Chief
Victims of Gyp
Patriotic Schemes
That You May Be
Less Troubled ...
its global baseball tcu
In time of grief, the burden cf
of detail should—and can be hft-
ed from you. The completeness
of our funeral service is most
helpful, nor do we lose sight of
economy.
-blv fee,' that J.*pan v.vu
re worthy c mi t:ti n.
’e has not been able to
much lately, ar.d a g d
,‘a't ones have slipped b
ur.svung bat
Use of Local Clubs
No Guarantee of
Worthiness.
Pauline
MRS. RICHi
ENTERTAIN
, Mrs. Loyd
tained the F
and other fr
«nd at the R
Goliad. Tht
f«t supper w
decorations <
Cored around
block linen '
roon doilies,
ted of pink
jjmdwiches,
apple cake.
- "Bridge w«
Mrs. Howarc
Kohler, Mrs
and Mrs. Wi
led and Mrs
«r of Fannin
Present I
irere Mesd
jL’May Keepei
■William Tin
■J^rs. Richarc
Friday aft
4ated in ho
|»ere served
i ^fending wer
|Ker of Golia
ion, Mrs.
Mrs. May I
Wilson, .Miss
l K. Love
-*»ey, Mrs.
Hostess.
With the ; >sirg cf rn'St r
tioning. money a-am assi'.r
. ightful place of irnpnru...
,n the housewife's purs;.
• • •
P evident Truman t'l.i he f
vored universal military train
?<-r American youth, tut did r.
mmer.t on what s.-rt. Pr •
ably he has in m:nd s me s '
< f physical trail mg progri. ■
since word from Japan indi.ii'
that the atomic bomb has mi .
war obsolete.
• • •
The good side of the bad r.c*v
that mere probably won't .
any new cars until 1946 is t *3
we are finding out just h /*' 1-
an automob.le really will UiSt.
Tokyo radio is telling
land folks to refrain Ur:
••rash" actions toward occupa-
tion troops' or “the world will
not trust the Japanese nation
in the future.” In other words.
Hirohito does not care to risk
the consequences of any little
Pearl Harbors.
P T BamUrr.’s popular max.m;
about the birth rati of suckers]
applies as w i ll today as w hen it I
was coined If you don't believe!
it. ask the Better Business Bj-|
reau.
Betti r Bu>;n* s Bun au and po-1
lice department fill are jammed
with r-por■ on wart.tn< rackets)
desigru d to victimize thi sor-;
rowing ihothtrs <f men who have!
died in battlf . soldh rs worried \
about thi ir postwar prr»sp«*cts ci-
vilians with a patriotic urge to
"do something for the boys in
service". and another group!
which is a fertiW vineyard for the)
gyps—pe< pie who want to get)
rich quick
Th> most vicious of the war-;
time racket.- .»re those .which,
prey upon the families of service-1
men killi-d in action Perhaps the
vilest one to which Milwaukee
moth* rs have bi» n subjected is!
the 'pho*‘ graph racket, which has—often the only copy-
works like this Ison
The sw rdit r w atches the news-1 A few days lat*r a con
■ otters to |
I county
Bar in Jap*1]
lr.>m their .
|$*nt to San
to be inclu- j
Idlers to pi I
their libera j
The addil
quired wer j
l.es throug
chairman's t
to Mrs. S.
.ocretary.
San Patri
blanks in t
sages in S
home servi
date specif
Funeral Homes
DEPENDABLE SERVICE
PHONE 65 — ARANSAS PASS
G. O. Hitchcock Gantry Reynolds
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MARTIN
WACi and I’. S. engineer* examine a portion of the ruins of “topside” barracks. Corregidor, Philippine
islands, showing the complete destruction that result'd before the gallant American forces were defeated by
the superior Japanese arm*. There was nothing but ruin for the Japs to take over and there is nothing
left of the strong prewar fortification now that the island is back In the hands of Americans.
icner rm nm-thvt
Typewriter Ribbons For Sale
fnr cn«unlty hrts from r * turr..». with tbr-e-marg’
* d print, framed He says the: The Wife ol mu Milw aukee ser- building w ith an illegal par. ine
picture is free, but that ’ "i f viceman l -*ught a tavern with money for the advertising sup*
e-burs* you want to buy this beau- the understanding that it was a posedly was to be used to equip
tiful i;am' (wi rth at - ut a quar- going concern and found later a gymnasium for veterans in the
ter) for $15.9 he that it out of bush r. bi
thinks he can get. for some time. Stilt another A legitimate veterans s organi-
If the mother refuses, he says bought a restaurant business and ration was persuaded by a pron.o-
he is muiely a delivery man. and found that the- “actual business ter to put out a yearbook, for
that he will have to take the pic- volume was only about 35 as which he sold advertising. Tnt
great as she had been told. promoter took half of the money
The B* tlei Business Bureaus in collected. But, as in all similar
other cities have recorded ther cases, the salesman represented
rackets worked on-service fami-' hifself as a member of the orgam-
eventually drift zation, and gave the impression
There is for ex- that all of the profit would go
of books toward a “welcome home'' cele-
bration for returning veterans.
Still another group, for lO'T
bi--graphical c,f the profits, permitted a profes-
ancj sional promoter to canvass local
a persons of wealth to whom he
.. sold S250 sets of- books, which
then were mailed to military
■( camp libraries. The take was ter*
______rific. the impression usually was
-nfethihg given that the organization got
a juicy &ii .of the profit, and the books.
according to the librarians who
( almost received them, weren't worth
oped bv very much-.—Milwaukee Journal.
which he g*ts the name and ad-
dress of the casualty's parents.
Calling ;-t th* n h- m*. h* u 11s the
moth* r that for advert,>ing pur
pcses hi i- giving her a fr*.*-. hand
colored enlargement of the sold-
ier's ph*-to; hut needs a-photo-
graph to copy.
Frame Isn't Free!
The distress*!!■ mother gives
the swindl* r the be -t piCtur- she
GEE,VJ\LUKERS/1 Y|
FORGOT VMAT K\OM
SENT ME FQR?> LEIAME
T ‘S-E- J
bobbv.run on/er to
THE STORE AMP GET ME
A SOTTLE OF STUFFED f
OLlVESp^v^ -S.- -
1 REMEMBER. NOW/
OLNES WITH .mg
TML LIGHTS OU/f
Mr. and l
Aucned las
ctencled va
olorado S[
id with M
ves in low
tur* back.
‘What about the- picture I gave
the t ther man?” asks the mo-
ther.
“I lon't know anything about lies which may
that,'' the racketeer replies, ’but t<> Milwaukee,
don't blame'm* if you don't get ample the publication
th* original back called Heroes-of World War II
Usually the nvthei, visualizing or some similar title. The ptorno-
the disappearance of the picture teis .*>k families for 1 _ .,
of h* i .--(in. p ays. ! .lata about a dead soldier
. j-;.» ., t : 1 r • dip! ,ng tr.at lead- ip to an- order for ;
ia'cket. which has u«.n i-landed $10 copy of the b >ok.■ payable'W
a ;va :*1 bv tht p* t me* le- : .-*• it p ublished.
A LAME BACK
Mrs. John
aughter ol
ve week e
lillingsley
nd other r
Often shows your kidneys are not
functioning: correctly. I'ain, burn-
ing. sor*-. aching back muscles, lum-
bago can usually l*e corrected
quickly by bringing back to normal
the body fluids w ith CIT-ROS, give*
you relief and comfort. 61.00 at
your druggist. Fur sale by
RHODES DRUG STORE
Mrs. Wan
rirginia Ni
hursday vi
itives in P
A « M. AfiVEimSINC CO
p. ..rtmi nt
WHY BE FAT\?
Get slimmer
without exercise
You m»> I «r i« un it anj ha%-(- a
■>orr slcnd^f. erscrtul hrurr No
lauti1
Willi tiu* A i US i,ur. j u d n'l
cut out try moll ionl f». po-
talon. or bullet, you «m
ply cut them, down It • rnucr m
when you enjoy delinks <rit». ■
■un forufied' A VDS (>«•-«'meal*. S
Abaoluttly Itmrmketa • ■
In clinical te*t» conducted brmedk-«1 dc<tor»
■tore than ISO person* lost 14 to IS lb* »»«■
Mt In ■ few wreks with AVOS Vitamia
Candy Reducin* Plan
Try ■ .to-day supply of AYT>S. only S2 21
Money t*ack on the eery first box U you doe'I
get results. Itione
Rhodes Drug Store - Phone •
pi ice. which may -'-range' i'lvm 50
ctnts tc- $5 is quoted.
Pay For Pride
Bursting with pride..many par-;
< nts promptly dispatch tht money |
w hich is askid. and in return re-1
ceive a clipping ( f an induction j
list, casualty list, or.furlough note)
something whicl
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CLOTHES
BRUSH
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and bun when
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For Purse or Pocket.
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by Texas Motorists
In 33-ot. everts,
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bo'tlot or on
Wrought)
better than pre-nar quality of Erso
t\tra. Al*.j>» _ first am*,ns premium
ca*'-,;ne-. toda> » L-*o Extra i« heller
than ever before. N.,w_in addition to
'ea-y Martina, matchless pirk-np. knock-
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new |„,h octane ratine exceeded onb in
the fuel Used by war planes in combat.
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war performance from Tour car. Take a
tip fr.-m >our friends—fill Up todav
vith better than pre-war Esso Extra,
ine line-t ea>oline you've ever used.
THANKS!
* for fke Hsir
FORMULA 20
SRAMPOO
is. 49*
Abundant Lather
GIVE TO YOUR WAR CHEST FUND!
ORA-TON
TOOTH BRUSH
Or*-fen 9AC
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In four stylos
During the „«r
women worked with
to duty to fire Allied
products needed for -
their skill and Hu m M
fscturlnr facilities hav
more to the needs of
teels It It a m
user of Rumble
thus to publicly
Rumble workers
slty.
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>ears, liui.iblc men and
magnificent devotion
I arms the petroleum
victory. Now, when
Ic's unrivaled manu-
re been turned one*
Peace, the Company
lime to let you, tbo
products know of this, and
express Its appreciaUon to
for their outstandlnc Iot-
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you* cor needs. When you ut*
rour motor tuned for bettor than
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Southwestern
Reverasre Company
12:? Caldwtll Siren! »
Phon-j 5421 Corpus\Christi
HUMBLE OIL G REFINING COMPANY
to* SETTER THAN PRE-WAR GASCIINE-MU UP TODAY fwnu _______
HUMBLE
TODAY
rn\0m
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Kew/aviti Used Funiilure RepAvys and R«2fimslun
, Phone 253 ARANSAS PASS, TEXAS
Urrms
YOU STILL
NEED
Soul&eftu
Se£ccf beer
Made with
SECRET FLAVOR CONTROL
0>alxjr«« Jbjency S)ruq Store
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The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 27, 1945, newspaper, September 27, 1945; Aransas Pass, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth803312/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Ed & Hazel Richmond Public Library.