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By GEORGE C. FALL
MAYOR C. E. Cromartie's sto-
ry in last week's NEWS, wherein
he told of the city's postwar plans
with expenditures of approximate-
ly $150,000.00 in mind was received
with much gusto and with appro-
bation by all who read it. It is a
fine program and this column sin-
cerely hopes that the city carries
out every part of it.
I want to repeat the highlight of
the program for you. It includes
the following projects:
"Three miles of paved street ,
¿50 or 60 blocks) $50,000.00; gas
system, $50,000.00; waterworks
extensions and improvements,
$20,000.00; sewer extensions, $16,-
000.00; light plant enlargement,
$20,000.00; swimming pool, $15,-
000.00; additional fire truck and
other auxiliary equipment, $7,500;
new street maintenance equip-
ment, $10,000.00; city equipment
barn and storage sheds, $5,000.00;
street name markers and traffic
signals, $3,000.00; airport grounds
$7,600.00; dumping grounds in-
cluding free trash pickup service
monthly, $1,000.00; street lighting
extension, $100,000.00; storm sewer
"extensions, $7,500.00; parks and
playground equipment and general
civic beautification, $10,000.00.
The city's master plan will in-
clude better sanitation and better
sanitary regulations, better legal
department and better police de-
partment."
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MR. CROM ARTIE further said,
to quota, "The program, out-
lined on the surface, might ap-
pear rather ambitious. Hut it is
not a too ambitious program if
all unite behind it and support
it since the city has been worked
into the financial position that
it has."
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I AM FULLY agreed with the
mnvnr that the program is not
at all too ambitious. It can and
should be carried out to the let-
ter. When thane and other things
are done in Caldwell, we shall
have a little city worth pointing
to with pride but not until that
time comes.
THE FIRE alarm drew the fire
fighters and their equipment to
the Coffee Pot late Monday after-
noon. Smoke was streaming from
the spout and domino pluyers
poured from the 'loorTt seemed
that Hays Bower and Hubert
Womble were in another domino
game with Officer Tolan Cross and
Sheriff Cleve Bates. Bates and
Cross were so far ahead of Bowers
and Womble that the squirming an-
tics by the latter pair caused so
much friction a blaze ensued. It
was quickly put out by the fire
department, however.
IT IS with hopes that large num-
hr of Burleson County citizens
will write to Congressman Lyndon
Johnson in regard to making the
Bryan Army Air Field a perman-
ent Field for this section that I
am printing in this column the fol-
lowing letter received today from
D. L. Wilson. Secretary-Manager
of the Bryan and Brazos County
Chamber of Commerce:
"George C. Fall, secretary
"Caldwell Chamber of Commercer
"Caldwell, Texas
"Dear George: We feel that the
time has arrived when it would be
well to take some further steps in
trying to have Bryan Field desig-
nated as a permanent Field.
"This field has been worth a
great deal to Bryan and I am sure
you will agree with me that it has
been worth almut as much to Cald-
well as it hap to Bryan. Also, I am
sure that Brenham has received
considerable benefit from this field
as well as much of the surround-
ing country.
"About the only avenue of at-
tacking this problem is through
our Congressmen and while our
K,own congressman and senator has
been approached, we realize that
your own congressman, Lyndon
Johnson, carries a great deal of
weight in Washington and if you
and some of your other influential
citizens would interest themselves
to the point of writing Mr. John-
win, we believe it would be very
helpful. While this field is not in
his district, many of his constitu-
. ents are receiving substantial bon-
* efit from its location. ,
"Write me your ideas on this
and when you are over here again,
drop around and let's talk it over.
"Yours truly,
I). L. Wilson, Secy-Mgr."
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THERE 18 no question about
it. Hryan Army Air Field has
helped Caldwell and other parts
of this county tremendously and
it should certainly he named an
a permanent field. It is the only
instrument flying training field
in the country, and. If my mem-
ory serve me right, in the world,
tret's get in there and write to
CatMfressman and get him to help
ns Itelp Bryan keep this field
as a permanent one.
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SGT HENRY SHAW, In a Ger-
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AND 1UE BURLESON COUNTY LEDGER
VOLUME LVIII—NUMBER 80
CALDWELL, TEXAS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1945
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PRICE «1.50 A YEAR—5 CENTS A
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Philp Awarded
Silver Star
For GaUantry
Caldwell Boy Crawls
Through Enemy Machine
Gun Fire to Aid Comrades
Pfc. Joe Dan Philp, attached us
aid man to Company B of an Ei -
gineer Combat Battalion, during a
seige of fighting in France recen'
ly. was awarded the Silver Star
Medal for gallantry in action, ac-
cording to information received
here this week. Joe Dan attend* •! I
Caldwell high school and. prior to
joining the Army, assisted in ti
operation of Philp's Dairy. He
the son of Mrs. Flossie Philp, cou: -
ty treasurer. I
Following is a copy of th- cit
tion received from the War I)
partment; headquarters of the IcJi
Infantry Division:
Subject: Award of Silver Stai
Medal
To: Private First Class Joe Dan
Philp 38033884 Engrs.
Under the provisions of Army
Regulations 600-45, as amended
the Silver Star Medal is awarded
to the following individual:
JOE DAN PHILP 38033834 En-
gineers, Private First Class. Co.
B, Engineer Combat Battalion foi
gallantry in action on 1 Septembei
1944 near Meximieux, France.
When forced to change positions
to meet an enemy attack, the com-
pany to which Pfc. Philp was at-
tached as aid man suffered several
casualties. Realizing the necessity ¡
for prompt medical attention for
the wounded men. Pfc. Philp,
crawled through enemy machine i
gun and artillery fire to adminis-
ter first aid and remove the wound-
ed to a place of safety. Pfc. Philp's
gallantry under fire was responsi-
ble for the prompt evacuation of
the wounded and is in keeping with
the high traditions of the Army of
the United States. Entered mili-
tary service from Caldwell, Texas.
W. W. Eag.e
Major General, U. S. Army
Commanding
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Bartlett Man In
Accident Near Here
Lawrence Howell, about 32, driv-
er of a Hill («rain truck and trail-
ei loaded with grain, plunged the
tru-?k off the right side of the
highway on Highway 21 four
miles wcBt of Cl|dwel! Tuesday
night and suffered painful chest
and body bruises. Cause of the ac-
cident was not learned. The truck
was only slightly damaged with
one wheel jerked from its axle.
Howell, a Bartlett resident, was
taken to a Bryan hospital for ex-
amination. His condition was mqph
improved Wednesday and he was
released from the hospital.
iot mobb war bomb* a*d itaifpr —
Income Tax School
Is Now Arranged
The Internal Revenue Office at
Bryan, Texas, has arranged an
Income Tax School which will be
open to all who are interested in
Improving their knowledge of the
tax laws. Primarily, the school has
been arranged for the benefit of
those individuals and representa-
tives :if business firms, army
camps, colleges, tax attorneys, and
others who will Ih> called upon to
help file tax returns for this year.
It ia a program designed to bettei
qualify these persons to give the
beat of help to the public.
The Bryan Office is fortunate in
being able to secure the services
of Milton L. Campbell of the Train
ing Division in Houston, as the
instructor. Campbell recently re-
turned from the Training Division
in Washington where he received
a thorough cotjrse in the new tax
lawa.
The school has been set for
February 5 and 6, beginning at 9
a.m. at the Post Office Building
in Bryan. Deputy Collector William
S. Brewer urges all those interest-
ed to attend the full two-day ses-
sion.
— mot WAB bombs tn ««un —
Ruth Twenhafel
Finishes Rlinn
Ruth Twenhafel. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Twenhafel, was
gradunted from Bllnn College
Thursday, January 26, at the mid-
term exercises in Brenham. Miss
Twenhafel, a graduate two yenrs
ago from the Caldwell high school,
completed her junior college work
at Rlinn as an honor studont, hav-
ing no grades below B. She plana
to rest for a few weeks and then
enter nurse's training after which
she expects to enliat in the Navy's
branch of the Women's Nurse
Corpa.
Wins Silver Star
PFC. JOE DAN PHILP
Gulf States Exempt
From W.P.B. Dimout
Lighting Curtailment
Officio! notification from t^e
Offi-e of War Utilities of th? War
Production Board that business
firms ir ' K • " ill not be re-
quired to curtail lighting on Febru-
ary 1 in order to save coal and
otlvr scar :e fuels has been re-
ceived by Gulf States Utilities
Company, according to W. T.
Thagard, superintendent.
This means ^at th se using
lighting for outdoor decoration,
signs, show windows, marquees,
etc.. may continue to do so without ¡
violating either the spirit or the
letter f the War Production!
Board'.-- order, a - cml an t other i
scarce fuels the order was designed
to conserve are not used by Gulf
States Utilities in generating pow-
r.
Gulf States joined other Texas
utilities in filing application for
exemption when the "dimt ut" or-
<!«•• was first announced January
15 to become effective February 1.
Th" Company followed this with
an application for exemption on
behalf of it own customers on
.fr>-uary 20.
tn grunting the exemption, the
War Production Board made it
i ffective to June 1. at which time
conditions will be reviewed to see
whether evidence justifies further
extension of the exemption.
- HI V MOHK «'All tlO.Ml" AVH M TAMPS
Butane Gas Truck
Wrecked On Road;
Traffic Delayed
Traffic on Highway ti. north of
Bryan, was partially blocked for a
time Sunday afternoon, and trains
on the Southern Pacific were re-
routed for a time, following the
wreck of a butane gas truck at the
underpass, and the leakage of gas
arid the spreading of fumes.
Highway Patrolman Lester Rob-
ertson took charge of the situation
and for a time routed cars and
ti ticks over the old road, but later
they were permitted to proceed
past the wrecked truck, but care
was taken to see that all cigarettes
v;ere out and no mat hes were used
while passing through the area.
The northbound Sunbeam made
use of the main S. P. track, but
stepped up speed before hitting the
inderpusf and coasted by, with no
lire in the firebox.
The truck was owned by the Bu-
Ben Wolz Urges
Collection 0Í
Paper and Fats
Waste Paper, Fats And
Prepared Tin Cans Needed;
Bring to Square Saturday
Ben Wolz, Salvage Chairman
. Burleson C unty, is urging
h u.s..wives to bolster their efforts
saving waste paper anil waste
fats, stating that the county has
been falling behind lately in both
these very important departments
oí the home front.
It was pointed out to Wolz that
there also has been a slacking up
of the collection agencies for the
waste papers and he stated that
lie would bring his trailer to Cald-
well Saturday and park it on the
courthouse square and urges every-
one coming to town to "bring all
his waste paper and dump into the
trailer. Wolz stated, however, that
the paper must be wrapped in bun-
dles and tied securely. Newspapers
and magazines and brown paper
must be tied in separate bundles.
Untied paper will not be accepted,
he said.
Tin cans, with both ends cut out,
cleaned and flattened, also will be
accepted. Do not bring bottles.
All salvage waste fats should
be taken to Smith and Manas and
left there for collection.
WITT MOtIB WAR HOVDN AWI> IT A Ml*! —
Sanitary Dairies
Opens New Feed
Store In Caldwell
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Pvt Willie Hejl
With Unit Cited
Sixth Army Group, France—The
Meritorious Service Unit plaque
for outstanding work during the
invasion of Southern France has
been awarded to the 63rd Chemical
Depot of the Continental Advance
Section. The Depot was the sote
source of vital mortar ammunition
during the early, critical days of
the campaign.
Men of the company hold five
battle stars for participation in as
many campaigns. They landed in
Casablanca in March, 1943, and
then went to Sicily with the 7th
Army. From there they went to
Naples and continued northward to
Rome before they rejoined the 7th
Army for the invasion of Southern
France.
Landing on D-Day and working
24-hour shifts in the early days,
ca<-h soldier then with the Chemic-
al Depot company unloaded and
issued nn average of 100 tons of
mortar ammunition to the 7th Ar-
my. Besides this, they created on
the beach a stockpile of gas masks
and other chemical warfare protec-
tive equipment for use if neces-
sary.
Pvt. Willie E. Hejl of Caldwell,
Rt. 2, is a member of this Depot
Oompany.
Monday, January 29, the Sani-
tary Farm Dairies opened its new
feed store. This store is one of
tht- finest of its kind in the entire
S uthwest. All of the feed is ar-
i aiiged on wks and neatly piled
in lows for the convenience of the
customer.
The company, in&ddition to a
complete line of feed, will handle
stock and poultry remedies and
miscellaneous items for the farm,
such as B. K. sterilization power,
milk pails, strainers, etc.
A. E. Rkdel, secretary and
treasurer of the company, an-
nounced that the opening of this
new store was in line with the
"Food for Victory" program. He
said, "There is a great shortage of
milk and particularly butter. Any-
thing that will help to increase the
food supply is certainly helping the
homo front."
Riedel said that the new store
is specializing in Uncle Johnny's
feeds. He said that when the time'
.•ame to pick the kind of feed that
was to he handled that he visited
eight different feed companies, in-
specting the mills and checking the
formulas and found that he had
no trouble at all in arriving at the
decision to handle Unele Johnny's
Feeds. He found that the idea back
of Uncle Johnny's feed is to pro-
duce a cheaper and better gallon
of milk and a cheaper and better
Subscription Date
On Service Papers
Must Be Checked
Families of men and women in
the services of the United States
are asked to come by the NEWS
olfice this week to check on dates
f subscriptions on this newspaper
going to service personnel either
in this country or overseas.
In many instances dates are
lacking on the subscriptions and
these must be checked or can
celled. Others have expired and
must be renewed or cancelled.
This rule on mailing is made in
accordance with government regu-
lations set up due to a shortage of
newsprint. The NEWS staff asks
your cooperation in checking these
so that papers going to the serv-
ice men and women will not have
to be removed from the mailing
list
— bit* nan wak noxDH Airn STAMP! _
"Dimout" Does Not
Apply to Burleson
County, Says W.P.B.
C. E. Cromartie, city mayor,
stated Thursday that he had re-
ceived a notice from the Office of
War Utilities of the War Produc-
tion Board that businesses in Bur-
leson County are all exempt from
the "dimout" order which was is-
sued on January 15 to become ef-
fective February 1.
While the "dimout" or some-
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Wage Statements
Are Not Complete
Wage statements requested from
the Social Security Board by indi-
viduals for anticipated use in mak-
ing out income tax returns nre not
complete for the last quarter of
1944 and therefore, cannot be used
for income tax purposes, said Da-
vid S. Pruitt, manager of the Aus-
tion Social Security Board field
office.
It was explained that any state-
ment of such wages from this
source would not include the latest
report of earnings made to the col-
ic-tors of internal revenue covering
the last quarter in 1944, because
of the time involved in posting
such data to the records.
Pruitt said that several inquiries
had been received regarding this
matter owing to the fact that the
time has arrived for considering
payment of income taxes for last
year. Anyone desiring to secure a
statement of his wages for income
tax purposes can expect to receive
from his employer on or before
January 31. a W-2 report including
this Information.
— hi t monk war honor aim) stamps —
G. A. Smith Is In
Public Relations
Herbert Brinkman
Missing In Action
According to"*a War Department
message received last Saturday, by
his wife, Mrs. Gladys Brinkmann,
Pfc. Herbert H. Brinkmann, has
bten missing in action since Dec.
18, 1944. J. A. Ulio, Adjutant
General, stated that Pfc. Brink-
mann is missing in the Luxem-
bourg theatre of operations.
Brinkmann is the son of Mrs.
Clara Brinkmann of the Birch
community and his wife, Mrs.
Gladys Brinkmann, resides in
Cameron.
Brinkmann entered the service
four years ago and received his
training as an Infantryman at
Camp Bowie, Texas, in Kansas,
California and Louisiana. He left
the states for overseas duty in
August, 1944. The last news the
family had from him was a let-
ter written on the 17th, the day
before he was reported missing.
Pfc. Brinkmann has two broth-
ers in the service, Pfc. Eldie T.
Brinkmann, a radio o aerator in
New Guinea, and Pvt. Alvin Brink-
mann, who has just entered and is
still at Fort Sam Houston.
— BUT MONI WAK HOVDM AW STAMPS
Pvt. Theodore Marek
Wounded In Action
Cancellation Of
Press Meetings
Nearly 100 Percent
Gulf States Press Group
Holds on With Annual
Meet In Brenham
The sixty-six year old Texas
Press Association has postponed
it annual meeting for the first
time in its history, George B.
Peeler, publisher of the Taylor
Press and president of the Asso-
ciation, announces.
The meeting was postponed in
compliance with a recent request
of War Mobilization Director
James F. Byrnes that all' group
meetings of 60 or more persons be
cancelled or postponed to lighten
the burden on transportation and
service.
Prior to the action taken by the
Texas Press Association, the
South Texas Press Association of-
ficers and directors, in a meeting
at San Antonio January 20, decided
to cancel their annual convention
but to hold a meeting of commit-
teemen and directors April 14,
with less than fifty in attendance
which does not necessitate the
making application for permission
to hold a convention.
It is understood that the North
Texas Press Association will not'
hold a convention this year, but
the Gulf States Press Association
will go on with theirs and hold
it at Brenham on March 23 and 24.
The action of the officials of the
Texas Press Association followed
a poll taken of editors and publish-
ers who are members. At a meet-
ing of the Executive Committee in
Dallas January 28 Deskins Wells,
secretary of the Association, said
more than half of the ballots had
been returned and that the editors
were voting approximately 10 to 1
in favor of voluntarily postponing
the meeting instead of seeking per-
mission to hold it.
The meeting was to have been
in Austin June 8 and 9.
"If conditions -change or the Of-
fice of Defense Transportation or-
der is revivsed, the Association
may hold a meeting in the fall of
1945," President Peeler said. "In
the meantime an attempt will be
made to conduct the essential bus-
iness of the Association by mail."
Bt'T MOHK WAR BONDS AXD STAMP*
Woodwards Move To
Roxton To Establish
Future Home There
G. A. Smith, former assistant
t-tatc treasurer and ex-editor of
this newspaper, is now in the Pub-
lic Relations Department of the
U. S. Navy with headquarters in
New Orleans, having boon trans-
ferred there several weeks ago
from Camp Wallace, near Houston.
Smith, an experienced newspaper
and public relations man, will be
at home in his new duties for Un-
cle Sam. He is writing radio script
for the 8th Sei vice Area,
A telegram from the War De-
partment to Mr. and Mrs. John
Marek this week notified them that
their son, Private Theodore Marek,
had been injured in action in Bel-
gium on the 6th of January and is
now hospitalized «nmewhere in
Belgium.
Before enlisting in the U. S.
A I'm y, Pvt. Marek lived with his
parents on their farm in the Birch
community. He enlisted for serv-
ice in June, 1944, received his ba-
sic training at Camp McClellan.
Alabama, and was with the 36th
Armored Infantry Replacement
when injured in Belgium.
No details concerning the extent
of young Marek's injuries have
been received.
iii't mohk «van ih1sd* axd ütami'h
Huge, Freak Turnips
Brought News Office
This is turnip week, so named
by the NEWS. No less than six
turnips, all of huge proportions,
have been brought to the NEWS
office since Monday. Topping all the
others and mnking the other giant
roots look like sissies in compari-
son was one brought in by Joe J.
Krall, said to be the largest ever
seen in these parts. The turnip
root measured 24 inches in diam-
eter and weighed 7 pounds. The
huge table vegetable was grown
in sandy soil on the Krah farm
ten miles southwest of Caldwell
off Highway 21.
Krnll had two other large, flat
turnips, but they couldn't compare
with the papa of the trio.
Also large but failing to come
close to the Krall turnip in weight
or dimensions, were three roots
brought in by H. W. Wilhelm. Wil-
helm also grew his turnips in san-
dy soil. One root had 5 tops or
stems and one was shaped a little
like a pineapple. Two of these tur-
nips weighed together, tipped the
beam at 7 1-2 pounds.
No more turnip tales, please.
This story caps the climax.
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Woodward
moved this week to Roxton, Texas,
where they will make their future
home, after spending 16 years in
Caldwell, Mr. Woodward as super-
intendent of the Womble Oil Mill
ami Mrs. Woodward, as a leader
in church and civic affairs.
Mr. Woodward resigned several
months ago from his position with
the local mill on account of de-
clining health. He had been active-
ly engaged in the cotton oil indus-
try as an oil mill superintendent
for 53 years. He had been so long
associated with the National' Oil
Mill Superintendents Association
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Teachers Receive
Salary Boost Nod
With Enthusiasm
The Texae Senate on January
passed its first piece of majos
legislation of the 49th session when
it raised the alarles of approxim-
ately 15,000 rural aid school teach-
ers about |800 per year. The vota
was 26 to 0 in favor of the raise.
Teachers in rurfal • aid sehoole
in this county received the news
last week with much enthusiasm.
The bill haB gone back to the house
for concurrence and it is ce.lain to
pass without trouble and become
effective for this year. It will be
retroactive to September 1944 and
teachers will receive the $300 sal-
ary boost for the school year 1044-
46.
. IUT MORI WAJt ROWDfl AMO STAMPS —
ii
Hollywood Canteen"
Feature Show Here
On February 8 and 9
The Hollywood Canteen, famoua
to servicemen and civilians all ov-
er the world, having been organ-
ized by Bette Davis and John Gar-
field in 1942, had entertained with
the best talent in the movie indus-
try over 1,000,000 of these serv-
icemen by September 1948 and haa
given entertainment to hundreds
of thousands more since that time.
In honor of this great achievement
of the movie world motion picture,
"Hollywood Canteen," featuring
Bette Davis, Jack Benny and a
multi-star cast has been filmed.
Half the proceeds of the picture
will go toward the expense of the
operation of the canteen.
Next Friday and Saturday, Feb-
ruary 8 and 9, this picture will
come to the Matsonian Theatre.
ivie lovers are urgpd to at-
tend the show. It is a fine show
and half of the money taken in
will go back to Hollywood Canteen
for the tise of the people who are
conducting the canteen for the en-
tertainment of the servicemen.
— nur MOBI WAR MfOI AND STAMP! —
Playing Cards Needed
By Men In Hospitals
Burleson County Red Cross
Camp and Hospital Council will
sponsor a used playing card dona-
tion rally on February 14, by de-
signating St Valentine's Day tot
the shower. Everyone have used oz
slightly used or new playing cards
and are willing to donate them to
the service men in hospitals are re-
ouested to get in touch with Miss
Kathleen Cade or Mrs. O. S. Win-
dell.
Miss Cade pointed out that it
ha i gradually become more diffi-
cult to buy new playing cards and
there now exists a definite short-
age of such cards at the hospitals.
but mobb war bombs axd itabh —-
Sgt. Henry Fahnert
Shot In Left Foot
Cpl. Sebesta Given
Croix De Guerre
Cpl. Robert T. Sebesta, a mem
ber of the 37th U. S. Bombardment
Squadron and son of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry V. Sebesta of Snook, was
cited by General de Gaulle, presi-
dent of the Provisional Govern-
ment of the French Republic and
Chief of the Armies, by order No.
44 of the French Air Force with
the Croix de Guerre avec Palme
(Cross of War with Palm), foi
its outstanding part in the prepa-
ration and support of the Allied of-
fensive in Italy which began on
May 11, 1944, by attacking and
destroying many most important
objectives in support of the French
Army despite intense, heavy and
accurate aircraft fire. *
In a letter to his parents, Cpl.
Sebesta sent the award home, say-
ing, "I am sending you this (Croix
de Guerre), a French decoration
I got, to keep for me, because I
have no place to carry it without
getting it lost or wet."
but mor* wab ar.fftt* AXD ITAHPI _
George Zavodny
Sustains Wound
Pfc. George L. Zavodny was
slightly wounded in action on the
twelfth day of January in Ger-
nuiny. This information was sent
to Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Zavodny,
George's parents, from J. A. Ulio,
Adjutant General. The Zavodny?
are residents of the Cook's Point
community, George, an Infantry
soldier, has been abroad about four
months.
Relatives of Sgt. Henry E. Fah-
nert advised the NEWS this week
that he was wounded in action in
Luxembourg, January 5, having re-
ceived artillery fragment shells ia
his left foot The war department
telegram went to his wife, Mrs.
Fern Fahnert, in San Antonio and
she telephoned his mother, Mrs.
Mattie Fahnert, here. A letter from
Sgt. Fahnert came one day after
the telegram arrived. He is hospi-
talized in England.
As announced in the NEWS
last year his brother, Staff Serg-
eant Clarence C. Fahnert, was
killed in action somewhere over
Germany March 23, 1944.
— BUT MODI WAB BOND* AN STAMPS —
Laddie Kristof
Given Promotion
An Eighth Air Force Bomber
Station, England—The promotion
of Laddie Kristof, 20, Route 1,
Caldwell, from sergeant to staff
sergeant has been announced at
this station.
Serving as waist gunner on a
B-17 Flying Fortress, Sgt Kris-
tof is participating in bomber com-
bat operations over Germany and
the occupied areas. He was recent-
ly awarded the Air Medal.
— but wab momos amd stamps
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* Court House News *
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Marriage Licenses
Ernest E. Campbell and Mrs.
Bess Jack Campbell.
Louis Knesek anil Margaret
Havemann.
Tom Brown and Theadell Turn-
er.
Johnie Gee Jr. and Lomeda L.
Bell.
Homer Helms and Velda B. Per.
kins.
R. D. Barnes and Ruby
Bob Bisor and Thelma ™
ton.
J. C. Lockett and Mae P.
er. - HH
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