Marines Land on Three Isles In Tulagi Area
German forces continue push in Caucasus while Red Army holds near Stalingrad. Allied forces in the Pacific report landing on three isles near Tulagi as German and Soviet fronts see broad pressure and strategic moves across Rostov to Tuapse and beyond.
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Tulagi
Caucasus
Red Lines
Stalingrad
Fine Harbor
Moscow
Rostov-Baku
Cherkessk
Red Army
Armavir
Grozny
Caucasian
Maikop
Krasnodar
Kuban
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Uapse
Tuapse
Don River
Kletskaya
Don
Kotelnikovski
Upper
Voronezh
Pyatigorsk
Sukhum
Bakuvil
Caspian
Rostov
Great Caucasian Range
Emselves
Kosov
North Caucasus
Glider School Hosts Night Tour for Newcomers
Col E H Underhill hosts viewing of gliders at Sherer Field as part of Newcomer Week in Amarillo. Officials advise motorists to reach the field from Third Avenue and watch gliders between 5 and 9 pm, with daily viewing available all week.
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E. H. Underhill
Army Air Forces Advanced
Third Avenue
Texas
Sherer Field
Uncle Sam's
Shorer Field
Air Corps
Uncle Sam
Col
Underhill
Irvine
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Chamber of Commerce
Ordnance Project
Amarillo War Department
The
Globe News
Texas Plainsmen Banquet Reservations At Herring Hotel
About 400 tickets were issued for the Texas Plainsmen banquet at the Herring Hotel Crystal Ballroom with 120 set aside for Navy Air Squadron members and sponsors. Reservations at Amarillo Chamber of Commerce, 5238, cost $1.50 per plate and are limited to 400 attendees.
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Texas Plainsmen
Herring Hotel
Crystal Ballroom
Rex Baxter
Amarillo
Southwest
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Dixie Dice
Carlton Scales
John McCarty
Wes Izzard
The
Globe News
Harold Bugbee
Clarendon
Pinky” Price
KGNC
KFDA
Matthew “Bones” Hooks
Navy Air
Naval Flight Selection Board
Lubbock
South Plains
University of Georgia
Edith Zelley
Marines Fight To Hold Tulagi Area In Solomons
U S Marines maintain footholds in Tulagi as Allied bombers cripple Japanese ships at Rabaul in a daylight harbor raid. The operation supports the Tulagi offensive with heavy bombs on a 15000 ton target, and one fighter down with several damaged.
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MacArthur
Australia
U. S
Tulagi
Solomon Islands
Rabaul
New Britain
Solomons
Rabaul's
Solomon
Port Moresby
Darwin
United Nations
General MacArthur
Robert Lee Ghormley
Tulagi Island
Washington
Texans At Pantex Plant 91 Percent Local Hire
Certain-teed officials announce 91 percent of Pantex Ordnance Plant workers are Texas natives. Officials say as operations expand more Texans will be hired first, with non locals filling skilled leadership and specialized roles as needed.
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Amarillo
Globe News
Certain-feed Products Corporation
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Texas
Certainteed
Amarillo native Perrine is promoted to brigadier general
Nat S Perrine former Amarillo resident and longtime businessman now Austin managing director of the Texas Safety Association is promoted to brigadier general. He began service in 1916 and helped organize Company B later part of the 142nd Infantry now commanding the 141st Infantry. He may be the first Amarilloan to reach general rank.
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Amarillo
United States Army
Nat S. Perrine
Washington
Austin
Texas Safety Association, Inc
Gen. Perrine
Gen. Perrin
Perrine
Battlefront Briefs From World War II Update
August 12, 1942 report notes U S Marines holding positions in three Solomon Islands as Allied navies clash for Tulagi waters. Unconfirmed word says Formosa bombed. German claims push on Red Army and Stalingrad. RAF bombs Mainz while Germany plans renewed England raids. Eagle carrier reduced in Mediterranean.
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Mackintosh
Highland
Scotland
Courageous
Glorious
Hermes
Eagle
Gibraltar
Chile
Admiralty
Britain
Mediterranean
South Atlantic
Rio
Ocean
America
India
Egypt
Russia
Iran
South America
Rio de Janeiro
SOS
Brazil
United States
Solomon Islands
Tulagi
RAF
Mainz
Rhineland
Germany
England
Soviet ships Arkos and Donbas reach Russian port
Pravda reports Arkos and Donbas arrived at a Russian port from the United States after escaping dive bombing and submarine attacks.
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Moscow
Pravda
Arkos
Donbas
United States
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By Eddie Gilmore
Third Army
San Antonio
George Hannen
Walter Krueger
Amarillo Daily News
Amarillo Globe
Russell Stationery Company
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Eeee
Tulagi Harbor
Douglas
London
London Star
New Guinea
Kei
Timor
Florida
Guadalcanal
Malaita
Pacific
Ernest J. King
New Zealand
King
Southwest Pacific
Robert L. Ghormley
U.S. New Zealand
Auckland
Pantex
Great Britain
L. D. Mackintosh
Admit Eagle
South Africa
Formosa
U.S. Weather Bureau
West Texas
New Mexico
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