Texans Hope For Action As They Get Their Wings
Gulf Coast Army Air Forces training center celebrates 403 young Texans earning silver wings with graduation. Officials withheld total graduates but noted regional representation from 10 states and international students. Texans express eagerness for immediate combat assignments after three weeks of training.
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HDQ
Gulf Coast Training Center
Texas
Gulf Coast Army Air Forces Training Center
Army Air Forces
Pearl Harbor
Canada
Latin America
Nome
Solomon Islands Gold Link To King Solomon Temple
National Geographic bulletin outlines Melanesian tribes and 900 mile island chain off Australia. Scattered war actions near Tulagi and English, German colonial history, cannibalism mentions. Texas Army flight cadets from Foster, Moore, Ellington, and others graduate. twins Ralph and James Tankersley featured.
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Washington
Solomon
National Geographic Society
Japan
Tulgal
Tulagi Harbor
U.S. Navy
Cor
Newmnea
Australia
Great Britain
Austalia
Foster Field
Texas
Moore Field
Lake Charles
Army Flying School
Ellington Field
Brooks Field
Kelly Field
Lubbock Army Flying School
Ralph E
James D. Tankersley
Terrell
Lubbock
J. Russell
San Angelo
Mitchell Leases Antelope Ranch Southwest of Marfa
Mitchell leases the Antelope springs ranch southwest of Marfa to Frank Baker of San Antonio for five and a half years. Baker will pasture 4 to 6 section sheep pastures and fence the land. The deal includes about 1,200 head of mixed cattle and retains three bulls and a saddle set. Mitchell will keep operating the nearby T section Walker place. The Antelope springs ranch belongs to Mrs. A M Mc Cabe and Mrs. Claude F Lee, children of the Mitchells.
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Big Bend Sentinel
Marts
Antelope Springs
T. C. Mitchell
Presidio County
Marfa
Mitchell
Frank Baker
Texas
Baker
Mitchel
San Antonio
Junction
Edwards County
Carrizo Springs
Ald
Indians in Army Training Take Modern Warpath For Axis
More than 1,000 tribesmen from Oklahoma New Mexico and other states observe Indian Day in Massachusetts Devens camp wearing olive drab and training for combat They include Cherokees Pawnees Creeks Osages Potowattomies Seminoles and Poncas Their sergeant praises their bayonet leadership machine gunning stealth and stalking abilities They also perform noncombat duties driving trucks fixing machinery and aiding war bond sales Many are high school graduates with some college students in the group
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Oklahoma
New Mexico
Massachusetts
Ind
Ancle Jims
Arnold Woodall
Woodward
Oklo
Woodall
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Shepperd Jeweler
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Alan R. Fraser
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Mobilgas Mobiloil
Big Bend Abstract Co
Puller Bidg
Alpine, Texas
Frank
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Alpine
Solomon Islands
King Solomon
Jerusalem
Fiji
Ernie Raine
Eos
Fuller
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Sherwin-Williams Paints
Antelope Ranch
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Four Freedoms
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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WB Oil Co
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Earl Clark
Brewster County
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