The Daily News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 72, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 25, 1942 Page: 1 of 6
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REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR
SPRINGS, TEXAS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2S. 1942
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. S. NAVY RAIDS JAR-HELD ISLES First Secure Of
hhmb Indian Territory
Jap Thrusts in Burma
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0| Imbitious Aviation Cadets at RatMclph Field, Texas, get their
jr ils mixed and wear themselves out trying to find a bomb rack
1P ath a BT-9 basic trainer. They found a practice bomb and de-
i to try their luck at dropping it. Left to right are Aviation Ca-
ll. F. Green, Detroit, Mich.; W F. Honaker, Bechley, W. Va.,
C. W. Meade. Oklahoma City. (Air Corps Photo from NEA).
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Washington, March 25.—
Navy told today of highly
ceisful raid* on Japanese-held
Wake and Marcus Islands which
so disrupted Japan, reports from
Pearl Harbor said, that Tokyo's
light* were blacked out for sever-
al nights Small boats, seaplanes
and numerous shore installations
were destroyed, the Navy said, at
both these strategic Pacific is-
lands.
The attacking force, meeting
with "little opposition," lost one
airplane at each place. No United
States ship* were damaged.
Marcus Island is only 950 miles
from Tokyo.
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RED GROSS FIRST
AID MEET SLATED
THURSDAY NIGHT
fEST0CK SHOW
ENDS THREE-DAY
SESSION HERE
The Lions Club and the
Club of Sulphur Sprit!;
hosts here Tuesday night in the
basement of the First Methodist
Church to the Northeast Texas
Livestock Association and a large
number of other interested citi-
zens of Hopkins and adjoining
B|t'he annual Northeast Texas counties.
>r, (restock Show dosed here Wed- The colorful banquet, which bar
r*(j«Jay after a three-day session grown to he an annual affair
^myjich saw outstanding beef-type here each year, was made more
fhelmala exhibited, as well as 10 impressive by attractive and ap-
!y apep and 15 swine. propriate decorations, carrying
irp (There were 53 head of beef cat- jouMhe color scheme* and flags of
'lit | at the show barn in the City the various countries of North,
led. rlt, plus 19 shown by members Central and South America.
• the local KFA chapter. A num- j After a delectable dinner, serv-
lr of breeder* who planned to ed by tic ladies of the Methodist
Sve animals here were unable to • Church. Letter Murdock, prcsi-
J so, due to war conditions and .dent of the Lions Club, opened
shortage of labor and tires. the meeting, which was it* turn
All persons interested in tak
Ing the Red ( rue* standard course
In First Aid are to meet at the
Chamber of Commerce office on
Thursday night at 8 o'clock, T. A.
Johnson, chairman for this coun-
ty, haa announced.
Mr. Johnson said a number of
persons were unable to enroll in
the classes completed last week
and these would have an oppor-
tunity to register for the
at the meeting.
INCUMBENTS WIN
IN CITY ELECTION
Andaman Islands on the
HChief Sea Route Between
HERE TUESDAY Rangoon And Calcutta
This latest telemap from NEA shows the new development* in the
Burma, the Bay of Bengal and India.
Jap drive for control of
(NEA Telemap).
JAPS TAKE AIRPORT
NORTH OF TOUNGOO
HIGH SCHOOL BAND
ON BAINS COUNTY
RALLY PROGRAM
|Tuesday vui# the main day of
event, with jutiginjr ami the
ction *«!<» of KFA oalvos con-j
ided in the* afternoon, and cli-
rx<*lI by the annual Brooder’*
inqliot Tueaday night.
Horace High, of High, Texan,
'ept the championship with two
limais, bin h»!l, High’s Domino
Ith, having won both junior and
given ov»*r to Hodge Seller.*,
president of the Rotary Club.
Henry MrGrede, master of
ceremonies for the evening, intro-
duced J. ft. Dodson, of Saltillo,
president of the Northeast Texa^
Livestock Association for the past
three years. Mr. Dod*on, in behalf
of the association, expressed
thank,* for th»* co-operation and
fond championships, and his j encouragement received in the of
|a)e, Lucille Domino J5th, being. fori% hejng made to build up and
le champion cow. j pronHite the Pm-eding of better
Among brn-tars who entered ( bf(.f f8ttj„ lhls „f lh(,
rimaD in the show were M- L.
miley ol Brook?ton, Lester Lind-
y, Sulphur Springs; Murray
tw8on, Nelta; T. O. Payne, Sal-
SALE 1942 AUTO
LICENSE PLATES
The Hulphur Spring* Hi School
hand, composed of about 75 mu-
sicians, accompanied hy the di-
rector, Robert Isdale, will appear
on the program for a patriotic
rally at Emory Saturday at 2:00
p.m,, on the invitation of the
County Judge of Rain* County,
course | Supt. W. L. Willi* has announced.
Attorney General Gerald C.
Mann, a graduate of the local high
school, will be the main speaker
for the rally.
Band members here will be
picked up at the high school about
noon Saturday.
iBt Amntmltd frtm .. .
New Delhi, India, March 26.—
Chinese headquarter* In Burma
reported today that a force of L
0$0 Japanese were captured at
an airdrome north of Toungoo,
kjy of Allied resistance, yestei
day afternoon.
The communique admitted the
situation on the Toungoo front is
“serious.”
Voterst of Sulphur Spring* re-
turned all the present city office
holders running for re-election to
their job* for another term In the
City Democratic* Primary here
Tuesday, in which 1,038 votes
were cast.
While a general election will
be held April 7, the vote Tuesday
was tantamount to election in this
Democratic stronghold.
The unofficial tabulation show-
ed that J. K. (Jim) Thomas was
re-elected Commlasloner No. 1
with a lead of 233 vote* over his
nearest opponent, Lester Lindley.
The vote was 699 to 330. Hous-
ton Baker polled 89 vote* in this
race,
K. C, (Bob) McKinney polled
622 votes to 412 to defeat J. A.
(Johnny) Wyatt in the race for
(City Secretary.
In the other three office*, tho
incumbent* had no opponenta and
the count wa* as follows; Harve
Cambron for Commissioner No.
2—1,003 votes; E. K. (Ebb)
Wheeler for City Marshal—1,027
votes; L. E. (Elmer) Teor for
City Attorney—1,027 vote*.
Holding the election wefe C. W
McLemore, presiding judge; Ben
Ramey, JL Jsdu.son and Cla»*
once Wood, judge* Assisting as
clerks were Mrs, John Hayn*'
worth, Mrs, Arch VanWey and
Mrs. Jack Henderson,
IS SPEEDING UP
|Uo; P. ('.< Grant, Deport; R K
pally) Pratt, Sulphur Spring*; T.
Payne, Saltiliu; Horace High,
ris; J. R. Dodson, Saltillo; Jess
Ipencer. Sulphur Springs; O P.
JUrshail, Commerce; Rube
brother*. Sulphur Springs; J. C.
.indley, Ridgeway; Ernest Mc-
Hll, Saltillo; Frank Gregg, Birth-
ight; and G W. Payne, Saltillo.
(Continued ’Am page six )
British
| Bomb
' Athens
IBt Amo.-wM Brim.
Rome. March 25.—The Italian
high command announced today
that British planes had dropped
high explosive and incendisry
bomb* in the Athens, Greece,
area, destroying houses in the
suburbs, killing one Greek civil-
State.
Taylor brothers, two youthful
students of KTSTC at Commerce,
j delighted the audience with two
vocal numbers. Attired in West-
' ern garb, their songs were appro-
1 pnate for the occasion.
At this point, Mr. McGrede
called upon all out-of-town ntem-
j bens of the Association, visitnrr
and invited guests to rise for in- |
troduction, after which recogni-l
tion was made of the various j
committees in charge of the af !
fair. j
Mr Criss Cross, accompanied by I
Mrs. Monroe at the plane, render- j
ed two solos. These two Green- j
ville artists received a hearty ap- ;
plause, indicative of the apprecia-
tive manner in which their ef- j
forts were received.
The preliminaries finished, Mr.
McGrede in n highly complimen-
tary manner, introduced J. K.
Brim, prominent Sulphur Spring*
! attorney, who, in a few well-cbo*
en words, introduced the
for the evening, Dean Kyle of
Texas A.4M. College.
Dean Kyle’s address was a lec-
ture, illustrated by a large map
and moving pictures, detailing his
trip last year a* a member of the
Purchase of 1942 automobile
license plates has picked up con-
siderably this week, but the total
is still running a little behind the
number for this time last year,
Robert Anglin, tax assessor-col-
lector, reports.
Wednesday morning, 1,250 had
been issued, as compared with I,
450 at this time in 1941.
Motor vehicle owner* have
through March 31 to purchase
their 1942 tags, as that is the day
the 1941 plates expire.
MORE SOIL CHECKS
FOR FARMERS HERE
Soil conservation checks under
the 1941 program received at the
AC A office Wednesday for dis-
tribution to Hopkins County
farmers totaled $10,086.24, Clyde
L. Eden, secretary, reports.
The sum knocked a big hole in
the amount which remained due
farmers this year and brought the
total to’date to $302,003.10.
JAPANESE ATTACKS
ON PORT MORESBY
GROWING WEAKER
(Bv Aatocoitd Prtat.
Port Moresby, New Guinea,
March 25.—Three Japanese bomb-
ers attacked this port today in
one of the weakest enemy raids
yet experienced. No casualties or
damage was reported.
DUTCH RESISTANCE
CONTINUES IN
BORNEO, SUMATRA
(Bv Aa*>c1*t$d Pftta.
Canberra, March 25.—Report*
of continued Dutch resistance In
Central Borneo, Central Sumatra
and part* of the Celebes reached
here today. Dutch forces pushed
the Japanese back at some places.
$185 IN LOST
MONEY RETURNED BY
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Browning
of Plckton were “all smiles” Wed-
nesday, all because an honest man
found their lpat purse.
■ Upon their arrival in Sulphur
Springs Tuesday morning, Mr.'and
Mrs. Browning discovered their
purse, containing $185 in tnonoy,
had been lost somewhere on the
Como highway. It was found by
J, 0. Kern, an employe of the
State Highway Department, who
turned it over to T. A- Johnson,
local Highway official. Mr. John-
son placed an ad in The News-
Telegram for Wednesday’* Issue,
but before the paper came off the
press, Mrs. Browning came in the
office to place an ad Inquiring for
the lost money. Thus the connec-
tion we* mad* by which Mrs,
Browning described the contents
of her purse to Mr. Johnson, who
returned the money to her.
Now, more so than ever, Mr.
end Mr* Browning believe that
honesty pays—that Is, to them.
f»* SwuSM Prats)
New Delhi, Indie, March 26.—
The Indian government announc-
ed today that Andaman islands
on the Bay of Bengal had boon
occupied by the Japanese.
Andaman Island* are 860 miles
southwest of Rangoon, lying along
see route* to Calcutta, chief east-
ern Indian port
This is the first seisure of In-
dian territory.
DAIRY SHOW TO
BE DISCUSSED AT
MEET SATURDAY
Tho Hophina County Dairy
Herd Improvement Association
end directors of tho Northeaet
Texas Dairy Association will hold
a joint mooting Saturday noon at
Whatley’s Cafeteria, Presidents
Buster Ewing and Ed. I. Palmer
have announced.. , "Mmf
Among important matters that
are scheduled for discussion is tho
annua) dairy show to bo hold tore
late in May.
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ALL Arrive* “Down Under”
Battle Flares Between
Rumania And Hungary
TAKE PROFIT OUT
OF WAR, HOUSE
MEMBERS DEMAND
(Continued on page six)
i Ba Atturititt BrtmI
Washington, March 25.—House
member* demanded Tuesday that
the profit be taken out of war ax
new testimony was presented to
the Naval Affairs Committee that
increase* in the incomes of some
corporation executives had been
as much as 700 per cent last year.
Albert Gore (Dem.) of Tennes-
xxkraker k,ee' “PP«arinf W°re th« IIou*«
^ rNaval Affairs Committee, called
for a strict limitation of war
profits, and asserted the “scandal-
ous increases” in salaries and
bonuses were evidence of two
things—“inordinate profits and
evasion of the high-bracket profit
taxes.”
(Btf Attort*l«4 Prt0»i
Moscow, March 25.—The M«*
cow radio reported today that di*
cord between Rumania and Hun
vary had broker, into op<-n fight- j
ing between army units on the i
Transylvanian frontier of the two
countries. Casualties were report-
ori both sides.
RAZOR BLADES
TO BE RATIONED
ONE EACH WEEK
(Bv AamnUtUd Pratt
Washington, March 26.— The
War Production Board ordered
the production of safety razors,
straight razors and razor blades
curtailed today under, limitation
program which the WPB said
would allow an average of‘>one
blade per week to each shaver.
U. S. ANNOUNCES
LOSS OF 2 MORE
OLD DESTROYERS
(Bv WmmwS Prtul
Washington, M^rch 25.— Loss
of two more old f(>v)r-stacker de-
stroyers of th* U. &J Astatic fleet
in the enemy-domlimsd seas naar
Java was reported Tuesday night
by the Navy Department, raising
to 21 the total of American naval
vessels destroyed since last fall
hy cnemv. action and other causes
and to/sixteen the number loat
by enemy action alone.
The khipe were the 1,190-ton
Pillsburyv and Edsall, each ef
which had a normal complement
of about 145 officers and men.
The number of thSise on board
when they last were heard from
wo* not given.
Derrick Up
For Shady
Grove Well
A crew of workers war* rigging
up Tuesday and Wtdnesday, ap-
parently for teat oil well, in tto
Shady Grove community, after
derrick, tools and surfase casing
was rrovad In Monday night
Th* |
Geo.
(Bud) MsBon'e land 426 feet on
the south.
The oil firm sponsoring the
test Was said tors to to Joesy Pe-
troleum Co., Dallas.
i* rte Is on land owned by
Stealing, and offsets W. E.
A new fabric mad* from tto
short fiber* of rodwood bark com-
bined with west will soon to man-
ufactured.
iJAP REINFORCEMENTS
■ARRIVE AT BATAAN
STANDARDIZED
TESTS FOR RURAL
SCHOOLS ARRIVE
Standardized tests have arrived
at her office, Miss Clara Steph-
ens, rural school supervisor, ra-
ports, and teachers may secure
them there.
The tests must be given la
rursl schools seeking standardisa-
tion and in those already stand-
ardized.
H
Washington, March 26.— Japa-
nese aerial bombardment on har-
bor defenses of Manila Bay and
Amerkan-VIlipino positions in
Bataan wore resumed today, the
War Department reported, and
continutd enemy ground activity
in Bataan indicated arrival of
Japanese reinforcement*.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur (center) No. 1 United Nation# hero, re-
ceives tho plaudit* of an admiring throng "Somewhere In Australia”
where he now direct# the Pacific strategy against the Japanese. In
the lower picture, one of the first rsdio-photos sent direct from Mel-
bourne to the United States, a column of AEF troop* marches
through a city street attracting the close attention to the Australian
couple in the foreground. (NEA Radiophotos.)
RUSSIANS SINK
GERMAN SUB
(Bt 4mwMmS rrtu
Moscow, March 26.—Unite of
th* Soviet fleet operating in th*
Barenta Sea were credited with
sinking a German submarint.
Buy Detente Bonds and Stamp*.
APPROVE BIU TO
AID SMALL PUNTS
IN WAR WORK
M|j‘4*e»ewe< Bum'
Washington, March 26—A bill
setting up a smaller war pUtxte
corporation with 109 million dol-
lars in authorised funds was ap-
proved by the Senate Banking
Committee today. Chairman Mur-
ray (Dem.) of Montana of tto
Committee on Small Business, said
the legislation should enable thou-
sands af small plants to take part
In th,- war production sfMN^RS
.......His
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Bagwell, Eric. The Daily News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 72, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 25, 1942, newspaper, March 25, 1942; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth826574/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.