Mt. Pleasant Daily Times, Mt. Pleasant, Texas
October 17, 1940
Titus County Had 2,411 Registrants To Sign Wednesday
About One Thousand More Than Were Recorded in 1917
Registrations for military training Wednesday under the first peace-time conscription law of the country totaled 2,411 in Titus County, which is about a thousand more than were registered for the World War in 1917.
The registrations by voting precincts are as follows:
S.W. Mt. Pleasant 271
Green Hill 110
Marshall Springs 65
Monticello 72
Maple Springs 90
Cookville 106
Hickory Hill 126
N.E. Mt. Pleasant 293
Talco 318
Argo 135
Winfield 99
Lone Star 28
N.W. Mt. Pleasant 286
S.E. Mt. Pleasant 225
N. Mt. Pleasant 187
Total 2,411
Mt. Pleasant Daily Times, Mt. Pleasant, Texas
Thursday, November 14, 1940
Questionnaires Mailed to Draftees In Titus County
Others Will be Mailed Out in the Near Future, Hart Says
J.E. Hart, member of the Titus County Draft Board, has handed this office a list of one hundred and one names of men in Titus County, between the ages of 21 and 36, to whom questionnaires have been mailed, in accordance with draft laws. Other draftees, Hart said, will be mailed out in the near future.
Men whose names appear below are the first 101 subject to call from this county. Each man can determine his order number by counting down from the top.
The list is as follows:
Wylie Hollis Lunsford
Levy Dee Robertson
Lester Bun Raney
Sylvester Hawkins
Louis Victor Cameron
Cleo Criddle
Milton Turner
Joseph Edward Caldwell
Jacob Cody Wright
R.L. Brownlee
Dave Carthel Byrd
Horace Deloney
Edwin Carl Jones
Ted Roosevelt Davenport
Grady James Narramore
Ross Hargrove
Varnie Jack Narramore
Horachious H. Norris
L.T. Foster
R.Q. Mitchell
Houston McCoo
Wilbur Lavoid Black
Herman Edward Owens
Virgil Grady Jr.
Hollis Beasley
Ernest Theodore Lance
Jack Barnett Landers
Murell Kenton Taylor
Earl Fletcher Phillips
Carl Austin Harkrider
Webber Wesley Beall
Calvin Byrd
John Paul Collins
Otis James Searcy
Johnnie Milton Bingle
Corry Ainsworth
Raymond Lee Woolen
J.S. Taylor Wright
Eugene Gideon Justiss
James William Walker
Willard Francis Pollard
Cecil Lee Hunt
Charlie Smith
William Forrest Stevens
Horace Benjamin Woodard
William Hubert Kennedy
George Traylor Russell
Robert Lee Freeman
Macon Silas Robertson
Willie Clyde Thomas
Thomas Hugh Sellers
Charles Renford Sikes
George Ray McLeroy
Argusta Mims
Malcom Nat Robertson
Carl Martin
Austin Benjamin Morgan
David Hullett Goodwin
John Allen Wilhite
Ralph David Culver
Connie Henry Russ
Levy White
Otis Eugene Denny
Montique Mitchell
Roy Samuel Blackwell
Eugene Russell Moore
Newman Fay Casey
Beuford Troy Cargile
Narvel Alexander Allison
N.J. Johnson
Robby Redwine Smith
Rufus W. Buchanan
Charlie Raney
Dave Walton
Floyd Morris
Chester Roy Jones
Archie Charles Stone
Ulas Earl Reese
Herbert Francis Cross
Marvin Rayford Hays
Reed Horton
Jessie Darius Roberts
Lessy Brown
Morris H. Deaton
Amos Batchelor
George William Tumey
Joseph Vincent Hughes
Cleo Mosley
Mt. Pleasant Daily Times, Mt. Pleasant, Texas
March 13, 1941
Additional Men To Leave Soon For Army Induction
Still Another Call Announced For Third of April
Officials of the local draft board made announcement Thursday of the names of men selected to leave for army induction on March 18th and March 25th. The first group includes seven whites whose names are as follows:
V-Doyce Ray Blalock.
V-Ellis Ray Stephenson.
V-435-Milton Russell Blackwell.
V-578-R.P. Moles.
V-742-Thomas Olin Roach.
V-1781-Odis Thomas.
V-2092-William Clyde Southerland.
Due to the fact that two men were turned down because of poor physical condition, when they left for induction on March llth, two replacements have been selected. They are Clem Willis Terrell and T. B. Brown and they will also leave March 18th.
On March 25th a contingent of four Negroes will be called into service. They include O. B. Dabbs, Eugene Miller, Morris Searcy and James Harold Brannon.
On April 3rd a contingent of six whites will be asked for but the names of the men selected for that period have not been announced.
Mt. Pleasant Daily Times, Mt. Pleasant, Texas
July 20, 1941
PROBABLE ORDER IN WHICH TITUS COUNTY DRAFTEES WILL BE CALLED TO ARMY SERVICE
Ninety-Two Men Are Included in List For Second Draft
According to the order in which their numbers were called in the Washington Thursday following list shows the way ninety-two Titus County men who attained their 21st birthday between the first registration day on last October 16 and July 1st will be called into service.
The numbers preceding their names show the way they registered here, and they are placed in the order in which their names were drawn.
39-Carl Edward Williams, Cookville, Route 1
74-B. W. Gilmore, Mt. Pleasant
40-Marshall Johnnie Love, Mt. Pleasant
9-Willie Edward Price, Mt. Pleasant, Route 1
11-William Alberry Ford Jr., Mt. Pleasant
18-Joe Lloyd Page, Mt. Pleasant
75-Paul Henera Jr., Mt. Pleasant
58-Roy Doe Elkins, Mt. Pleasant
17-Will Thompson Jr., Mt Pleasant, Route 4
69-Roy Lee Harvey, Cookville, Route 1
36-William Roy Price, Cookville, Route 1
54-Odis Glenn Blalock, Talco, Route 2
66-Revis Carroll Lumpkin, Omaha, Route 2
72-Hubert Lee Smith, Talco, Route 2
50-William Henry Sellers Jr., Mt Pleasant
91-John Matthews Johnson, Mt. Pleasant, Route 4
53-Dan Buckley King, Mt. Pleasant
85-James Moody Lamb, Talco, Route 1
26-Goree Haidge, Mt. Pleasant, Route 3
81-Robert Adams Slone Jr., Mt. Pleasant
77-Clifton Thomas Crooks, Mt. Pleasant, Route 5
29-Joseph Dean Scarborough, Mt. Pleasant, Route 4
48-None
28-Thomas Eugene Smith, Mt. Pleasant, Route 2
37-Alex Quilanton, Talco
7-Wylie Howard Reese, Mt. Pleasant, Route 5
20-O.L. Colley Jr., Mt. Pleasant
10-Vernon Edward Gordon, Mt. Pleasant, Route 2
61-Benny Reed, Pittsburg, Route 4
25-Chalmers Clifton Fleming, Mt. Pleasant, Route 2
13-Marvin Robertson, Mt. Pleasant, Route 4
70-James Roland Reed, Winfield
93-Merries Anderson, Mt. Pleasant
88-George Sheppard Smith, Mt. Pleasant, Route 4
44-Weldon William Weaver, Mt. Pleasant, Route 3
46-Morris C. McCoo, Mt. Pleasant, Route 4
73-John Ray Ferguson, Mt. Pleasant
63-Frank Truett, Mt. Pleasant, Route 5
12-Curtis Edward Hays, Mt. Pleasant, Route 5
47-Ralph Golden Dovenport, Mt. Pleasant
31-Lewis Edward Nichols, Mt. Pleasant, Route 3
41-Pleas Alexander Anschutz, Talco, Route 2
45-Willard Erskine Cecil, Mt. Pleasant, Route 3
86-Thomas Clifton Cox, Mt. Pleasant, Route 5
14-James Weeks Tiller, Mt Pleasant
43-Joe Clifford Martin, Mt Pleasant, Route 3
52-Raphael Rhymes, Mt. Pleasant, Route 3
16-Arthur Ray Lee, Mt. Pleasant
87-Tommie Jones, Mt Pleasant
23-J.B. Gunn, Mt. Pleasant, Route 1
19-Charles Howard Jr., Mt. Pleasant, Route 2
83-Lonnie Rhea, Winfield
65-Alfred Luke Lunsford, Omaha, Route 2
58-Charles Derwood Hollingsworth, Mt. Pleasant
78-Paul Howard Sparks, Mt Pleasant.
51-John Paul Weaver, Mt Pleasant
21-William Howard Adkins, Cookville
22-Olie Richard Randles, Talco, Route 2
6-J.E. White, Pittsburg, Route 4
57-Edwin Carl Hunnicutt, Cookville, Route 1
42-Willie D. Standback, Mt. Pleasant
82-Louis Edgar McDonald, Mt. Pleasant
2-Tommie George Coffmann, Mt. Pleasant
76-Hyman Odus Williams, Mt. Pleasant Route 2
1-Hoyt Dean Sinclair, Mt. Pleasant, Route 3
89-R.B. Turner, Mt. Pleasant, Route 3
90-Horace Eaton, Mt. Pleasant, Route 4
5-Ralph Ellis Murphy, Cookville, Route 1
71-Curtis Lee Culver, Mt. Pleasant Route 1
15-Harold Roy Patrick, Mt. Pleasant
64-Arnold J. D. White, Croatia, Route 2
4-A.C. Whatley Jr., Talco
33-Jesse Lee Hooks, Mt. Pleasant
80-Willard James Richard Davis, Cookville
3-John D. Lemmond, Mt. Pleasant
68-Walter Pledger Weems, Mt. Pleasant
79-Fred Thompson, Mt. Pleasant
49-Holmes Milton Walls, Winfield
55-Roy Lain Andrews, Mt. Pleasant
14-Robert Guy Russell, Mt. Pleasant, Route 1
27-Curtis Arnold Cabinesss, Mt. Pleasant, Route 3
92-Clifford Thomas Martin, Mt. Pleasant. Route 5
35-Euwin Wesley Dyke, Talco, Route 2
8-Dean Parker, Mt Pleasant, Route 1
67-John Wesley Barton Jr., Mt. Pleasant
59-Marvin Ellis Jones, Cookville, Route 1
38-Arie Thomas White, Mt. Pleasant, Route 1
24-W.H. Harbour Jr., Mt. Pleasant, Route 5
30-Olin W. Stanley, Winfield
60-L.Z. Chism, Mt Pleasant, Route 2
62-Charlie McGill, Mt Pleasant, Route 4
34-Tom Wyatt, Talco
32-Martin Allen, Mt. Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant Daily Times, Mt. Pleasant, Texas
September (15-30), 1941
New Draft Call Is Fixed For Last Day of the Month
Nine White Boys Enter Service At That Time
The Titus County Draft Board made announcement Thursday, morning of a new call that will result in nine white youths entering the army on September 30th. The boys will entrain here at 7:30 o'clock and will go to Dallas for formal induction.
Those to be called at that time are as follows:
247 Arthur Anderson.
343 Ottis Allen.
579 Hilary Davis Buchanan.
582 Eugene Jackson Hall.
S-625 Will Thompson Jr.
640 Willie Adkinson.
S-646 Roy Lee Harvey.
653 Travis Edward Dunn.
668 Albert Hugh Sullivan.
Mt. Pleasant Daily Times, Mt. Pleasant, Texas
February 24, 1942
To Collect Books In Titus County For Soldiers' Use
Mrs. C.E. Lee Is Chairman of Drive
At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Monday night Mrs. C.E. Lee was named chair man of a Victory Book Campaign in Titus County. The purpose of the campaign will be to collect books for use by enlisted men in the Armed Forces of the nation. The books will be used to supplement libraries already in operation at the various camps and training districts.
The Victory Book Campaign is sponsored by the American Library Association, the Red Cross and the United Service Organization.
Plans for the collection of books have not all been completed, as yet, but the work is progressing at a rapid rate. At volumes are to be donated and not loaned, and those not considered fit for the soldiers' use will be sold as waste paper, with the money derived in this manner going to the national headquarters for the drive.
Sorting will be necessary and arrangements will be made for repairing only those books that are considered worthwhile.
No specific date has yet, beep announced as to when the campaign will be started. As soon as his information has been obtained it will be announced officially and places will be named where the books will be accepted.
Mt. Pleasant Daily Times, Mt. Pleasant, Texas
March 15, 1942
MT. PLEASANT MAN MAY BE CASUALTY IN BATTLE OF JAVA
With the announcement by the Navy Department of the sinking of the heavy cruiser Houston in the big naval battle in the Java Sea, there is the possibility that at least one Mt. Pleasant man was a casualty in this engagement.
J. Harold Vaughan Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Vaughan, when last heard from, was a member of the crew of the Houston, but of course there is a chance he was rescued as some units of the fleet were able to avoid the Japanese during the battle and are now in Australian waters.
Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan are said to have received a letter from Harold mailed about the middle of January.
Mt. Pleasant Daily Times, Mt. Pleasant, Texas
January 4, 1940
CAPTAIN HARRY A. BADT GETTING MANY REQUESTS FROM SOUVENIR HUNTERS
Mrs. J.M. Badt has a letter from her son, Captain Harry A. Badt, of the U. S. Navy, in which he says that he is constantly receiving requests from souvenir hunters and hobby collectors for all sorts of items to commemorate the rescue of the German liner Columbus, in which he had such a heroic part.
Even Walter Winchell of the New York Mirror made reference to Mr. Badt's rescue of the crew of a vessel from a country where the people are taught to hate Jews.
Mt. Pleasant Daily Times, Mt. Pleasant, Texas
June 7, 1940
Red Cross Asks For Quota of Garments From Titus County
Clothing to Be Badly Needed in Winter By War Refugees
In addition to its regular quota of $560, the people of Titus County have been called on by the American Red Cross to donate the following garments for use of refugees fleeing from the European war and who will badly need this clothing next winter whether the conflict is lover or not.
Five men's sweaters, five women's sweaters, (cardigan preferred) or black shawls, ten children's sweaters, five women's dresses, ten girls' dresses and two layettes. Yarn for the sweaters will be furnished by the American Red Cross.
The following have contributed to the relief fund since our last report: E. W. Albright, R. L. Thacker, Mrs. Jessie Cooper Willson, Alpha Child Guidance Club, Rev. L. E. Lamb, Mrs. S. H. Spurger, Mrs. Ed McElroy.
From Talco-C. E. Jones, R. R. Kelly, Talco State Bank, Post Office Force, H. E. Worsham, O. B. Hopwood. George Barber, Elwood Jones.
Mt. Pleasant Daily Times, Mt. Pleasant, Texas
October 3, 1940
DR. W. A. FERGUSON FIRST MT. PLEASANT OFFICER CALLED INTO SERVICE
Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Ferguson and little daughter left Thursday morning for San Antonio, where Dr. Ferguson will await orders for an assignment in the Army Dental Corps Reserve.
Dr. Ferguson is a Reserve First Lieutenant, and is the first Mt. Pleasant officer to be definitely assigned for active service in the present emergency. His dental office will be closed until he serves his assignment.
Mt. Pleasant Daily Times, Mt. Pleasant, Texas
October 29, 1940
Selection of Draft Eligibles Begun Tuesday Morning
Wylie Hollis Lunsford Has Number First Called For County
The selection of the numbers by which men will be called for a year of military training was conducted in Washington Tuesday, beginning shortly after 11:00 o'clock in the Departmental Auditorium.
Just prior to the selection of numbers, President Roosevelt made a short address, pointing out the necessity of preparing the nation for the emergency caused by the attempt of dictators to dominate the entire world and destroy the principles of democracy. Total defense must be available to resist total war, and the young people of the country are ready to do their part. The President read letters from heads of Protestant, Jewish and Catholic national organizations approving the selective service plan. At present, only about 5 per cent of the more than sixteen million men will be called for training, according to Mr. Roosevelt, and at least 90 per cent can feel safe that they will not be called at all.
From the same goldfish bowl that held the numbers of the first draft on July 20, 1917, when Secretary of War Newton D. Baker drew the first number, Secretary of War Stimson, who was blindfolded, pulled out a blue opaque capsule which contained the number 158. Then Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau drew the number 192. Attorney General Jackson brought out 8,239, which was useless, as there were only 7,836 numbers. Secretary of the Navy Knox drew 6,620 and Secretary of Commerce Jones drew 6,658. All these were announced by President Roosevelt Senator Morris Sheppard of the State Military Affairs Committee drew 4,779, Representative Thomason of the House Military Affairs Committee drew 8,848, another useless number, and after a few other dignitaries had drawn numbers, the selection continued in a routine manner.
Of the first twenty numbers, only three were applicable to Titus County, with a total of a little over 2,500 names. They were the first, second and nineteenth numbers and those holding them in this county were the following: Serial number 158, Wylie Hollis Lunsford, Route 5, Mt. Pleasant; 192, Leroy Dee Robertson, Route 4, Mt. Pleasant; 105, Lester Bun Raney, Route 5, Mt. Pleasant. A coincidence in connection with the selection of the first number was that Mrs. Mildred C. Bell was in the audience watching the proceedings and when the first number was drawn it proved to be the on that was held by her own son for the District of Columbia.
The various Draft Boards of the nation will be given a list of the selections in the order they were made, and the men whose numbers correspond will be called before the board in the same order.
Mt. Pleasant Daily Times, Mt. Pleasant, Texas
January 6, 1941
Defense Training Program Planned Local High School
Enrollments Will Be Accepted During All of This Week
A program in line with national defense is being arranged at the high school this, week for boys between the ages of 17 and 24 who are not attending high school.
The program is under the direction of the NYA and will be in charge of Robert Steele, who comes to Mt. Pleasant from Brownwood, and will have headquarters at the vocational agriculture, shop at the school.
Mr. Steele will accept applications for this training work each afternoon this week, and all young men, especially those in the rural communities, should arrange now for enrollment.
Training will be in metal work, wood work, electricity and repairing farm machinery, with special emphasis on the latter. The men will be permitted to bring in such machinery in need of repair, and they will be fitted up for use again without cost, as material for this purpose will be furnished free.
Classes will be conducted for three hours each afternoon, and at the end of two months of training, the enrollees will be furnished with a certificate of merit, which will be filed with the state employment agency showing their proficiency. This may enable the students to secure well paying jobs.
Mr. Steele also said that the boys taking this training will have a deferred status in regard to being called to the army.
Mt. Pleasant Daily Times, Mt. Pleasant, Texas
February 23, 1941
Ex-Service Men Show Patriotic Spirit By Registering Saturday
Boys of 1917 Again Show Readiness To Serve Nation
The voluntary registration of ex-service men, conducted by Jack Jessup Post 210, American Legion, showed that the spirit of patriotism continues in Titus County, as the men again demonstrated their willingness to serve the nation, if necessary.
At 4:00 o'clock Saturday afternoon, 120 men had put on paper their qualifications which might become useful if America should again become involved in war for the preservation of democratic principles.
The records thus obtained will be forwarded to the national and departmental headquarters of the American Legion, and a copy will be retained by the local post. These records may later become useful, as the Government could easily ascertain where to find men whose services might be even more useful than those who are being inducted in the armed forces at present.
Of course, it is not expected that any of the men who registered Saturday will be called into service, but there are countless ways in which they can serve the country, through activities at home, such as guarding against sabotage and even in forming a home guard unit for service in time of civil strife, taking the place of National Guardsmen.
Because a number of ex-service men had other duties Saturday and could not get off to register, there will soon be another date set for them to answer the questionnaires concerning what they are capable of doing to be of service to the nation.
Mt. Pleasant Daily Times, Mt. Pleasant, Texas
March 5, 1941
Veterans to Have Second Chance to Register Saturday
Those Who Failed to Register Before Asked Do So Now
According to officials of Jack Jessup Post of the American Legion, World War veterans who failed to register last Saturday will have another opportunity of dung so this week. None of the veterans are forced to register but all are asked to cooperate in a patriotic movement, that they may be available for home guard in the case of an emergency.
Last Saturday a number of men were unable to register because of a shortage of necessary blanks but more have now been secured. Those wishing to use them, and it is hoped that every veteran in the county will eventually do so, may secure them at the office of the local selective service board or from Floyd Thomas hardware.
Saturday, March 8th, will be the second official registration day.
Mt. Pleasant Daily Times, Mt. Pleasant, Texas
August 5, 1941
DEFENSE FILM COMING TO MARTIN THEATRE THURSDAY
The "Martin Theatre will show on Thursday of this week a film that should be of interest to everybody interested in what America is doing in its rearmament program.
Graham McNamee takes the public into the closely guarded factories which are turning out the country's vital defense needs, and will describe the pictures shown, which will depict new machines, new processes, and new techniques used in the production of the materials.
The film is sponsored by the National Association of Manufacturers.
Mt. Pleasant Daily Times, Mt. Pleasant, Texas
December 29, 1941
Local Medical Unit Will Be Organized Tomorrow Evening
Doctors, Nurses, First Aid Experts, Others Are Invited
A meeting has been called for tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock, for the organization of a local medical unit as a part of Titus County preparation for national defense. The meeting is to be held at the district court room at the court house, and has been called by Dr. J.M. Ellis, medical member of the County Council of Defense.
All doctors, nurses, first aid experts, ambulance drivers, and everybody who might be of assistance in the event of a disaster are invited to attend the meeting, which is to devise plans for the equipment of such a unit.
Many are of the opinion such preparations may be a little farfetched and unnecessary, but it is officially known that when the Japs made their attack on Pearl Harbor, the Nazis were to have bombed the Panama Canal and land troops by parachute in that area, but for some reason Hitler's plans failed to materialize. Should this have occurred, all of Texas would have been subject to raids by the Nazis or Japs, and it is better to be prepared for such an emergency as to undergo the attacks and not be ready.
Mt. Pleasant should plan for every eventuality, and the organization and equipment of a first aid and medical unit will be one of the means of doing so.
Mt. Pleasant Daily Times, Mt. Pleasant, Texas
December 29, 1941
First Aid Classes To Begin With Meeting Tonight
Entire Public Is Invited to Attend
The first actual instructions in First Aid will be given tonight in a meeting that will be held in the district courtroom of the court house. A cordial invitation is extended to the entire public to be present end to take part.
The instructions will be under the direction of Theron Ballard and Lee Soward, both of the State Highway Department, and will be in cooperation, with the American Red Cross. According to them, all persons registered for defense duty with the local ambulance and medical corps will be required to take the course.
Meetings will be held at the court house at least two nights each week, and it is hoped that more than two hundred persons will avail themselves of the opportunity of taking the courses. The training is of the utmost importance, not only in the event of a war disaster, but in case of any type or accident where life might be endangered.
Special textbooks for the courses may be ordered at tonight's meeting, the instructors stated.
Titus County Tribune, Mount Pleasant, Texas
Thursday, February 3, 1944
Titus County Lags In Bond Drive
Earl Lide, chairman of the 4th War Loan Drive for Titus County states that the Drive is lagging. It was thought that buying would be stimulated after people had read or heard of the Japanese treatment of our men in their prison camps. Most places reported an increase in the sale of Bonds.
Titus County will be offered another opportunity to purchase Bonds and attend the Bond Show at the Martin Theater February 9th. Buy Bonds, Back the Attack and Bring Our Men Home That Much Sooner.
The grand total of Bonds sold from January 1st, 1944 up to date, $255,164.95.
IT'S A GOOD INVESTMENT NO MATTER HOW YOU LOOK AT IT
Titus County Tribune, Mount Pleasant, Texas
Thursday, February 3, 1944
Surgical Dressings Completed Tuesday
The Red Cross surgical dressing workers held an all day session at their work rooms in the Methodist church basement Tuesday afternoon. During the noon hour a covered dish luncheon was served.
The workers finished their quota of 30,000 dressings. Mrs. F. W. Stephenson, chairman of the Titus County Surgical Dressings, desires to thank the women for their splendid work and states that they will be notified through the press when a new allotment arrives.
Titus County Tribune, Mount Pleasant, Texas
Thursday, February 3, 1944
4th War Bond Show Martin Theatre Wednesday, 9th
"THOUSANDS CHEER" PREMIERE SHOWING
Buy War Bonds and see "Thousands Cheer" free Wednesday Feb. 9th. The doors will open at 2:00 P. M. and your admittance to any seat in the house will be your ticket showing that you have purchased a Bond in the 4th War Bond Drive.
There will be no distinction in the seating, first come, first choice of seats. The theatres and the acting profession throughout the country have done much for the War Bond Drives and in all war efforts. They have given their box office receipts, then time and effort to raise money to purchase the implements of war.
It is up to the public now to buy those Bonds and attend this premiere showing of "Thousands Cheer" starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland with a supporting all star cast. There will be no tickets of admission sold at the Martin box office. Back The Attack-Buy Bonds and Attend the Bond Show.
Titus County Tribune, Mount Pleasant, Texas
Thursday, February 3, 1944
NAZI FLAG AT TRIBUNE OFFICE
The Tribune is in receipt of a Nazi flag from Corporal John Browning. Cpl. Browning captured the flag when they took a town just a little ways from Naples.
Most everyone that comes in to see the flag wants to stamp on it, but we can't let them do that or Cpl. Browning would not have a flag when he returned home. D. C. Morgan did put his feet on it.
