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Brownwood Bulletin
BROWNWOOD, TEXAS. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16. 1943
VOL 43. NO. 123
SIX PAGES TODAY
i U.S. Cruiser
* (*hSi>«ffA Ciinl
U.S. Base Of Grifsa In Tunisia Captured By Romme
Red Front
Quiet For
Brief Rest
Allied Leader Seen
("WASHINGTON, Fsb. 16—(UP)
— Brooking a three-week lilenca,
the Navy rvvtaled today that U. S.
tea and air force* around tha Sol*
omona had destroyed at laaat two
Japanca* destroyers and 60 ylsnss
In seven days of intense air flghU
inf at a cost of two American wan*
ships and 22 planes.
In a long communique covering
12 separate engagements over an
area of nearly 100,000 square milee,
LONDON, Feb. 16—(UP)—Appointment of a Supreme Al-
lied Commander for the European theater of war, was expect-
ed to be announced soon.
Tit# apparent necessity for the appointment of a.European
commander-in-chief was emphasized by thfe declarations of
Mr. Roosevelt and Churchill that the Axis would be hit across
—- - ------ the continent in the next nine
s * | . _ .. months.
James H. Dudley rHKs-sFi-
— : . . . months Churchill's burn and
Confederate Vet, si r r: IX
I • X by any lack of available material
Dies at Democrat SffiiSEH:
IS I — . _ .. . Gen. Sir - Archibald P. Waved. Sir
Jame. Hudson Dudley, one of ^ Brook*. cb|*f of the Imperial
th^Gfnfedetaae veterans of this ^neral staff. Ueut. Gen. A G L.
part of the State and for years an McNaughton. Canadian command-
outstanding and widely known er in Britain;"and even Gen.
rancher of Ms section of the coun- George C. Marshall. U. S. chief of
try, died this morning at 3 30 at
usable equipment, turning
icrmpe into piping, controls
and all the multitude of me-
chanical contrivances that
make up an alcohol plant, are
all part of the latest war pro-
duction story to come to light.
The War Production Board
asked the New England Alco-
hol Company, a subsidiary of
Monsanto Chemical Company,
with a plant at Everett, Maas.,
to convert its alcohol process
from molasses to grain flour
fiwi to build a plant to make
(rain alcohol for use in other
war industries. New England
Alcohol and Monsanto Chem-
ical engineers went to work
with two strikes already call-
ed. There was no new plant
equipment available ana the
plant had to be up and run-
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
North Africa, reb. 16— UP
American troops, battling the vet-
eran panzer units of Marshal Er-
win Bommel's Afrika Korps. have
evacuated their base at Gafsa and
small elements of the enemy en-
tered the town last night, as Allied
communique said today
The communique said the Axis
troops which reached Gafsa were
In small force.
“Heavy fighting continued in the
area west of Paid in which armor-
ed foepes were engaged," the com-
munique said.
The Allies struck back in the air
and destroyed 11 enemy fighter
the Navy cleared up at least meet
of the mystery of what had hap-
pened in the Jan. 26-Feb. 4 period.
All the world knew then that hea-
vy fighting was going on, but had
only tha enemy's word hs to lose*'
The United States, the Navy
said, lost the heavy cruiser Chi-
cago. a destroyer, three motor tor-
pedo boats, and 22 planes.
In addition to the two epe—p
ships known to have been destroy-
planes during a raid on the airfield
at Kairouan. which was bombed
twice. In addition to the 11; planes
destroyed in combat, fires were
started among aircraft on the
ground.
To the northeast of Gafsa. how-
ever, U. S. armored forces—recov-
ering from the first shock of bat-
tle with the tough panzer troops—
counter-attacked and drove the
enemy hack six miles west of Faid.
nfaig in the shortest possible
■M,.- . |" ;•" _ ^ [t
The engineers, draftsmen,
purchasing agents and all the
plant personnel dug in and
worked long hours seven days
a week until the plant was
ready to go.
They designed units for al-
cohol production, then had to
search scrap yards, junk piles,
secondhand dealers* storage
warehouses for usable or sal-
vageable bits of equipment.
Old tank cars no longer safe
for the joad were used as
cookers. One huge kettle was
shipped in from a distant city
—and got stuck in a snow
storm coming through the
mountains, but arrived in
time. All the materials and
pieces of equipment were fi-
nally whipped into shape and
the Allied fleet as soon a* repair
Navy Photo from NEA Telephoto)
He Was the father of the late
R. t Dudley of Brownwood. who
died here a few years ago. and an
uncle of C. It (Rube) Dudley, who
lives at the Southern Hotel.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday at I pas. at the home,
with Rev. E. G. Gregory officiat-
ing. Burial will be in the Dudley
Twin thrusts by the Germans,
one from the Faid area and the
other from the region around
Scned. made Gafsa untenable for
the Americans and they retired to
positions northwest of the town,.
The communique said heavy
fighting continued in the area west
of Faid and one unofficial report
said the Americans had knocked
out 25 German tanks.
Reports to headquarters Indicat-
ed that the American counter-at-
tack succeeded in putting the U.
S. troops in control of high ground
east of Sbeitla. Most of the Ameri-
can casualties, it was said were
caused by Stake dive bomber*
American medium bombers
made two attacks on the airfield
at Kairouan. from which the
strongest enemy air attacks, par-
Eighty-one dollars In War
'tamps and Bonds were sold at
the booth which opened yesterday
The I sham I Smith Post. Amer-
an Legion, received at its meet-
g last night a cap won by the
afternoon at Bettis and Gibbs, ac-
cording to Mrs. Mart Callaway,
county woman's chairman for the
sale of war bonds, and the women
in charge of the booth returned to
the post office twice for more
stamps and bonds.
Mrs. Callaway said that it was a
“very encouraging day" and that
she expected the sales to increase
as more people learn the location
of the booth. • * - I j
The clubwomen of Brownwood
will be in charge of the booth
which will be open on Mouthy af-
ternoons and every other week day
from 16 a m to 5:30 p.m Mes-
dames A. E. Nabors, Vernon
Moore, and L. D. Galaway of the
1640 Study chib assisted Mrs. Cal-
laway Monday afternoon.
Mrs. H. F. Mayes Is the district
woman'a chairman for the sale of
war bonda and Mrs. Lou it Walker
is the assistant countv chairman to
..work > ’th Mrs. Callaway.
Infantry Band, originally the
saw Uara fiVtsil law-a jHvUIaSI^
meeting of the Texas Association
of County Judges and Commission-
ers held in Austin to vote on en-
dorsement or disapproval of Off
controversial legislation.
> Counties represented at the "Aus-
tin meeting voted 56 to 6 against
the highway engineer Mil and
149 to 3 against the fiscal control
bill. f . v. J
The votes were so overwhelming
that Senator Karl Love lady, who
had introduced the fiscal control
bill in the Senate, asked that It
be withdrawn Instead, it was re-
ferred to a sub-committee and will
not be reported out.
A similar fate was expected for
the engineer bill, which would re-
quire counties to employ a county
highway engineer.
County Judge A. E. Nabors and
the four Brown county commis-
sioners. who had vigorously cam-
paigned agaiast the two bills as
AUGUSTA. Me- Feb 16—1 UP
brothers and their aiclar. perished,
throe were hospitalised and 13
others fled scantily-clad in 26 be
low aero weather early today w hen
a private home lined to house eld-
erly state wards was demolished
by fire. .
The dead were:
Roland Ricker. •
Mrs Virginia Ricker. 34. Ms
IBJohn Ricker 16. hdr brother.
Walter Ricker. IT. her brother
Simon Clark. 74.
Thomas Bishop. 64. j>.
John Pierce, who died on his
76lb birthday. J [I ,
Near death at a hospital wi,
Mrs. Carrie Stackhouse. 60. who
on Dec. 16 was rescued from a
Maxing bouse at Manchester. Me.
Also hospitalized but recovering
were Theodore Willett and Joan
Bicker. 7. whose mother and broth-
er perished.
The two-alarm ftre\near th* state
capital caused property damage
estimated at $10 000
began to come out of
the plant at a capacity of 3.-
900,000 gallons a year.
In the whole project only
$2,400 worth of vital materials
were bought, and most of that
was electrical wiring. The
plant went into operation just
one month from the day it was
Japs Sent Home
Relate Accountsj
Of "Mistreatment'
undemocratic and dictatorial in
nature, hailed the result of th*
Austin meeting as a signal victory
for their campaign. (
The legislation had the indorse
reent of the East Texas Chamber
of Commerce.
Brown county officials said tha
men who endorsed the bills on be-
half of the executive committee of
the county officials' association of
Texas were placed In a moat em-
barrassing position by the out-
come of the vote. They tried to
say that the bills before the legis-
lature were not sBactly what they
had favored.
“I don't know Just what effect
ere did have in th* outcome, but
w* feel that If somebody hod not
spread the alarm these Mils might
have passed the Legislature,"
Judge Nabors said.
Brown county commissioners
court had sent letters to all coun-
ty officials In Texas, urginc that
the two bills be oppoeed.
Funeral Services
For Mrs. Pugh to
|| F. Bind worth has resigned
from th* Brown County War Price
and Rationing Board to accept a
position aa chief clerk and issuing
officer under the board, he an-
nounced today.
L. E. Dublin, local business
man, was approved by the may-
era and county Judge of Brown
county aa a new member of the
beard, and yesterday was appoint
od board chairman to succeed
Biudworth
Mr. Biudworth. owner of a local
poetar advertising service, has
been on th* Rationing Board since
it was fonnsd. and has been chair-
man for tha last several months.
3 More Cases of
WICHITA FALLA. Feb 16-
(UP*— Military barrack* houting
enlisted Army and Navy men tak-
ing CAA flight and ground train-
ing on the campus of Hardin Jun-
ior College was destroyed by fire
with a loss of 93.100. it was an-
nounced today
Most of th* students will be
boused In private homes or th*
college gym until the building la
replaced. jf t ,|
From Brownwood
six miles.
Heavy fighting raged In the area
west sf Faid. where the United
States fonts counter-attacked, and
25 German tanks wart reported
destroyed nr crippled
Th* Tunisian outburst cease as
th* British Eighth Army smashed
within possibly 125 miles of a-Jun«
tion with th* Americans, and ap-
peared to mark the start of the
decisive struggle for Tunisia
Th* African fUreup came dur-
ing a relative lull in the sweeping
Russian offensive, which already
was believed virtually at the gates
of Kharkov, threatening to isolate
the Nari central anchor of Orel,
and less than 96 miles from Tate
ganrog on tha Bee of Asov.
Ms Move Up
Thera was no sign of a Soviet
letdown, but the vast distances and
the necessity of bringing up mea
and tools for the Kharkov and
Donets basin battles brought a
Stale Treasury Official Dias
AUSTIN. Feb. 16—(UP)—Thos.
S. McKnight. 60. director of the
depository division of the State
Treasury Department, died last
night at Ms home here. The for-
mer state official was born at Can-
ter and engaged In business in
Dallas for many years before mov-
A report from the Federal Re-
serve bonk shows that Prawn
county people bought 9205.481
worth of War Bonds and stamps In
Solans Guests of Governor
AUSTIN. Feb. 16—(UP
Coke R. Stevenson tomgl
have the first official turn
the Governor's Mansion ail
death of Mrs. Stevenson Tl
It’s near
<**•*»Local Ration Board
Announces Clinic
ABBEVILLE. La., Feb. 16—(UP)
Sheriff K. F. Lanlry said today
a soldier bora hod boon identified
through fingerprints as James
Phillip Gordon, wanted In eonnse
tion with the murder of J. E. Miller
CUd WeKure Worlnr's
Autonobli It Stolpiv
Louis* Caril. Brewjr^ounty i
welfare worker for Pte Stale
pertinent of Public Welfare,
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Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 123, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 16, 1943, newspaper, February 16, 1943; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1045130/m1/1/: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Brownwood Public Library.