Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 249, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 29, 1942 Page: 3 of 6
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1942
swtfcl WATER KEPOKTER, SWEEIWAIER, H AAS
PAGE THREE
.London Brands Nazi Claim Of Troopship Sinking Untrue \
Berlin Complains
•Thai Allies Ignore
Arctic 'Debacle'
Ormans Had Claimed .1
Loaded Transports
Were Sent Down
_ LONDON, Sept. 21) — (UP)—
A ministry of information com-
munique denounced as untrue
today the German claims to the
submarine sinking of three al-
^ lied transports in the Atlantic.
"It may now he stated that
enemy claims to have sunk
troop transports in the Atlantic
are quite untrue." the communi-
^que said.
The denial of the German
claim it line after the Berlin
radio for a full 21 hours had
broadcast again and again,
each time In more detail,
^ statements that enemy sub-
marines had sunk three hi"
transports out of a fust,
protected convoy en route
from North America to the
British Isles,
® Had the German claim boon
true a two-war allied record of
moving troops across the Atlan-
tic without casualties would
have been broken.
f (Half an hour after the min-
istry issued its denial, the Ber-
lin radio broadcast a complaint
in a Stockholm dispatch that
neither Britain nor America
had made any comment on the
A "allied debacle in the North
Atlantic.")
M aryneal
*Home Club
In Meeting
® The Maryneal Home Demon-
stration club, meeting Friday
with Mrs. O. Hartgraves, heard
Mrs. Elsie Gilkerson, county
agent, give a demonstration on
^canning tomatoes and drying
•'fruit and vegetables.
She stressed the value of pre-
serving the vitamins in foods
to be canned and dried. "It
is the mothers and housewives
duty to help keep their famil-
• ies well by supplying them with
proper amounts of vitamins in
their daily diet.
By this method we not only
give aid to the war effort but
build toward a happier and heal-
®thier home life.
Speaking of the war, she said,
it takes one ship to carry food
to the war zone as compared
with seven for the same amount
_ of food in the first war, owing
•to dehydration of foods.
Refreshments were served to:
Aline Grubs, Mrs. Temple of
Sweetwater; and Mines. Duke
Lipscomb, Hal Nunn, David
^Burrows, Bascom Hartgraves,
•Buster. E. C. Rhea, Gilkerson
and the hostess.
* * «
Jrf.arria.ge
Sept. 18th
Announced
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Seward
have announced the marriage
of their daughter, Nelda Joy, to
Aivin Crawford, son of G. F.
Crawford, sr., of Merkel.
# The couple recited marriage !
vows in a ceremony read Fri-
day, Sept IS, at the home of
Elder L. N. Moody, minister of
the Sweetwater Church of
Christ.
0 Mrs. Crawford wore a dress
of blue crepe with black acces-
sories. The groom, a graduate
of Divide high school, is now
employed with the government
_as an electric welder. They aro
•at home in Houston.
Poppy Day
Leaders
T
own
Topics Tersely Told
Mrs. .1. H. Aaron of ICotan
was among out-of-town visitors
hero Monday afternoon.
# * *
Mrs. M. Lf. Compton. of the.
Compton ranch, Maryneal. was
a visitor here Monday.
* + *
Mr, and Mrs. E. D. Shaw nnd
daughter, Sharon, of Midland,
and Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Shaw
of Hcrmleigh visited here Sun-
day with Mrs. Alice Shaw, who
celebrated her birthday.
ii h *
Mr. and Mrs. .T. O. Hrirris
have* as their houseguest her
sister and husband, Mr. and
Mrs. Sam O. King of Houston.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Buck Chandler
and son of Snyder, Mrs. Elmer
Martin and baby of Snyder vis-
iter) here Sunday with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A.
Chandler.
* * *
Glenda Vey Brashcm-, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Mack Bra-
shear of Freeport, is spending
a week here visiting her aunt.
Ola Brashear. Glenda Vey, a
graduate of Sweetwater high
school, is employed by the gov-
ernment on the Gulf coast.
❖ * *
.\ll dubs forming the Com-
munity Entertainment associa-
tion are asked to meet at 10
a. m. Wednesday at the studio
of Mrs. H. W. Broughton on
Ragland street. The session is
important, and should be well
attended,
# * *
.fames Cochran, assigned to
the army air force, Wichita
Falls, spent the weekend at
home with his mother, Mrs. G.
W. Cochran.
* * *
Klaine AlUlredge, employe
of Camp Barkeley, was a week-
end visitor at home with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. IA. B.
Alldredge.
* * *
.Judgement was entered yes-
terday by J. C. Pace against L.
G. Slieppard of Houston.
* * *
Mrs. K. S. Davison is resting
well following major surgery
Thursday at the Sweetwater
hospital.
* * *
Frank Key, former water su-
perintendent, bookkeeper and
more recently associated with
Vandervoort's, now is head of
the accounting department at
Avenger Field. Mrs. Key, offict
manager of the Boy Scouts,
Monday assumed duties in the
clerical department of Vander-
voort's.
* * *
Mis. Dennis Redden and Mar-
joric Bugg spent the weekend
in Slaton visiting Mr. and Mrs.
R. B. Redden and baby.
Mrs. Margaret F. Reed, field
representative of the midwest-
ern area for the American Red
Cross is in Sweetwater toda3'
conferring with Dr. Albert
Brann, Nolan county chapter pre-
sident. Mrs. Reed is supervisor
for Texas of the home service
phase of Red Cross work.
* * *
New patients admitted to the
Sweetwater hospital Monday
are: Willie Ruth Richards, and
Robert Ragsdale, Blackwell,
tonsillectomies; Mrs. L. P. Tow,
medical. Mrs. Bill.Ellington was
removed to her home after med-
ical treatment.
The Needleeraft club will
meet at 3 p. m.. Wednesday
with Mrs. W. O. Cunningham,
110 Bowie street.
* * *
Amohg the out of town Mon-
day visitors in Sweetwater were
Mrs. K. B. Rector and Mrs. B.
D. Smith, and daughter, Betsye,
of Hermleiqh; Mrs. H. R. Had-
derton and Mrs. Elizabeth Smith
of Rotan.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Terry of
Roscoe spent Monday here on
business.
* * *
Bertha Nielsen, former super-
intendent of the Sweetwater
hospital, now superintendent of
Lyle clinic. Fort Worth, spent
Sunday here visiting friends.
Mrs. A. H. Fortner, who had
been in Dallas for a few days
with her daughter, Nancy, for
enrollment in a business col-
lege, returned to Sweetwater
with Miss Nielsen.
Mrs. Mose Newman and dau-
ghter, Mrs. W. A. Davis, 'and
grandson, Austin Newman,
were in Fort Worth and Dallas
(luring the weekend. They vis-
ited Margaret Louise Newman,
student of SMU. Mrs. Newman's
sister, Mrs. R. S. Malone. Mrs.
Davis and son left from Fort
Worth by plane Sunday to re-
turn (o Oklahoma City where
Major Davis is stationed. Mrs.
Davis and son were here three
weeks.
* # *
Mrs. J. K. Sheehan of Herm-
leish, accompanied by her moth-
er, Mrs. R. L. Wheelock of
Tfaver City, Mich., wore in
Sweetwater this morning. Mrs.
Wheelock, who has spent 20
months visiting her daughter
and son-in-law. entrained for
her home.
* * *
| Bile Spencer, former employe
of Yates Funeral Home, who
j enlisted in the U. S. Navy in
1 the spring, has received a pro-
Divide School
Closing Friday
To Aid Harvest
Divide Consolidated school
will dismiss classes Friday for
the harvest season allowing stu-
dents to aid in picking cotton.
They will observe a period
from two to four weeks.
Blackwell and Highland dis-
missed Friday for the crop har-
vest. Blackwell will be closed
for two weeks and Highland for
four weeks:
Beginning the school year
classes started this morning at
Cottonwood, a district lying five
miles south of town. The term
will continue for eight months
with Mrs. C. L. Leonard of
Sweetwater instructing eight
grades.
motion in rank to a first class
hospital apprentice. He is sta-
tioned at Norfolk, Va.. where he
has been since induction.
Duce Bridge
Club Members
Entertained
ROSC'OE — Entertaining the
Duce Bridge club, Mr. and Mrs.
O. J. Blocker were hosts Thurs-
day night to members at the
Turk hotel.
Present were Messrs. and
Mines. Clyde Jay, R. E. Post, E.
F. Duncan, Ray Hendricks, and
the hosts.
Mrs. Ray Hendricks and E.
F. Duncan scored high.
Refreshments of pie and cof-
fee were served and Mrs. Jay
was named president for the
year.
* * *
CONGRATULATIONS
Mr. and Mrs. Dale S. Campbell
are parents of a daughter born
at 1:50 a. m. today at the Sweet-
water hospital. She weighed six
pounds five and three fourths
ounces. The father, formerly ru-
ral supervisor of the U. S. Farm
Security program in Sweetwat-
er, now is in a similar state of-
fice headquartering in Dallas.
The family lives at 1207 Baw-
com street.
Hostess to 1982
Bridge Members
Friday Afternoon
ROSCOE — A red, white and
blue color theme was used in
decorations Friday afternoon
when Mrs. A. L. Moseley was
hostess to the 1032 Bridge club.
Tallies and table appointments
were patriotic.
Bouquets of roses in red and
white adorned the rooms. Mrs.
W. W. Shields scored high in
bridge and Mrs. Edd Dodds high
in bingo. Defense stamps were
given.
The hostess passed a salad
plate to Mmes. Bill Kirkland,
Elgin Costephens, V. I. Blocker,
R. E. Gracey, Shields, Ralph
Collins, T. D. Young, E. F. Dun-
can, Wade Forester, W. P>. Cross-
ley, and Dodds.
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When constipation brings on discom-
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breath, your stomach is probably "crying
the blues" because your bowels rion'r
move. It calls for Laxative-Senna to pull
the trigger on those lazy bowels, com-
bined with Syrup Pepsin for perfect ease
to your stomach in taking. For years,
many Doctors have given pepsin prepa-
rations in their prescriptions to make
medicine more agreeable to a touchy
stomach. So be sure your laxative con-
tain; Syrup Pepsin., Insist on Dr. Cald-
well's Laxative Senna combined with
Syrup Pepsin. See how wonderfully the
Laxative Senna wakes up lazy nerves and
muscles in your intestines to bring wel-
comr relief from constipation. And the
good old Syrup Pepsin makes this laxa-
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stomach. Kven finicky children love the
taste of this pleasant family laxative.
Take Dr. Caldwell's Laxative Senna com-
bined with Syrup Pepsin, as directed on
label or as your doctor advises, and feel
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Named
• Significant among the many
duties falling on the American
Legion Auxiliary during war-
times, Mrs. L. N. Geldcrt, pre-
sident, Monday evening at the
a regular monthly meeting, told
"of the necessity of a large Pop-
py Day sale and appointed com-
mittees for the drive to be held
around Armistice day.
Mrs. W. F. White, second vice-
-president, was formally install
*>d at her new office.
Closing the meeting a mem-
orial service, honoring the late
Mrs. H. A. Walker, was observ-
ed. Mrs. Walker is immediate
^pa.st prenklent and was a prom-
inent and active member of the
Legion auxiliary
Methodist
Women At
Youth Meet
Twenty-seven members of the
First Methodist church Women's
Society of Christian Service met
Monday afternoon at the church
auditorium for a program on
"Educational Needs of Youth."
Mrs. Milo Roth was leader.
Mrs. II. «0. Dean sang a solo:
"O, Youth and Fearless Proph-
et." A panel discussion and for-
um followed on the "Institutions
and Mission Schools Supported
by the Society." Taking pari
were Mmes. George Bennitt, B.
W. McKee, A. S. Kendriclt and
.Milo Roth.
Mrs. A. G. Lee, president of
the society, conducted a busi-
ness session.
Present were Mmes. Joe
Boothe, Paul Cain, John Sim-
mons, Sam Munn, M. B. Temple-
ton. Anion Johnston, M. C. Man-
roe, O. H. Berry, J. D. Flesher,!
C. A. Long, T. M. Johnston, D.
12. Barnhill, R. C. Prim, T. A.
Ezcll, J. D. Lipscomb, T. P. |
Johnson, C. H. Alston, B, L. j
Clayton, Walter Boothe, J. D.
Ijark-Li-, K. M. Camp, M. W.
Fife and F. T. Bradfield.
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A WAR MESSAGE
to Truck Owners and Drivers
America's truck transportation system is faced today with a very serious
situation; and the Office of Defense Transportation is asking the help of every
truck owner and driver.
Normally, this country scraps 40,000 trucks a month. We have left now a
pool of less than 120,000 new trucks —a mere 3 months' supply —to be rationed
for our civilian needs for the duration of the war. This means that we must
squeeze every possible mile of transportation out of the 5,000,000 trucks now
on the road.
When you realize that most of our every-day needs are utterly dependent
on truck transportation— the baby's milk, your daily newspaper, the servicing of
your utilities and many others —you can realize that this breakdown would
mean a complete breakdown of our entire way of life. This must be prevented
at all costs.
Thafs why the Office of Defense Transportation is asking that every truck
owner and driver join in a nation-wide movement to conserve all existing trucks
and tires through the program of the United States Truck Conservation Corps.
Your Country asks your Cooperation in this National Program
AS A TRUCK DRIVER...
mr AS A TRUCK OWNER...
Your Patriotic Duty is to Make Sure That:
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Your truck receives a thorough mechanical check-up at
regular intervals,
■^/ Your truck is never .overloaded. (Overloading shorten*
both truck and tire life.)
■*/ Your drivers turn in daily forms reporting on the
mechanical condition of their trucks.
y/ Only thoroughly instructed, competent drivers are al-
lowed to operate your trucks.
\/ Broken or worn-out parts are immediately disposed of
to a scrap dealer, if they cannot be salvaged for
future use.
Your Patriotic Duty is to Make Sure That:
•y/ You take every precaution to avoid accident; one care-
less moment can spoil a year of caution.
■*/ You remember that "easy does it" when you start and
stop. Otherwise, you waste tires, gasoline, strain the
clutch, brakes and other mechanical parts.
■y/ You report, conscientiously, on the condition of your
truck at the end of each day.
■\/ You avoid unnecessary delays because loss of truck
time slows the war effort.
y/ You check tires daily for inflation, cuts, nails, glass,
bruises and any indication of unusual wear.
HUMBLE STATIONS have been designated OFFICIAL STATIONS for the i S Truck Conservation Corps
A nation-wide program of conservation has been outlined and the Humble Oil and Refining
Company has signed the U. S. Truck Conservation Corps pledge to help promote this Official
Program.
Here's how YOU can help. Stop at your nearest Humble station and ask to join the U. S.
Truck Conservation Corps. You'll be given full information on the program of preventive mainte-
nance that will make your truck last longer. On your truck door will be affixed the Official Insignia
that designates you as a thoughtful and patriotic citizen pledged to cooperate with your govern-
ment in this important program.
Remember — this job needs the cooperation of everyone. Whether you're the owner of a
fleet or the driver of a single truck, drop in at your nearest Humble station — today — and sign up
to do your part to help — KEEP AMERICA'S TRUCKS ROLLING LONGER.
For high achievement in
the production of war
\\ equipment.
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Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 249, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 29, 1942, newspaper, September 29, 1942; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth310314/m1/3/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.