Oil field chase near Amarillo sparks talk of Tack No 3
An Amarillo newspaper column chronicles plans and bets on a new oil test near the town. The Stanolind Company backs Tack No 3 amid acreage disputes, with projections of 500 to 1,000 barrels daily by Christmas.
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Walter Moxey
Standing Company
Mr. Moxey
Moxey
Amarillo
News-Globe
Tack
Cedar Puckett
Washburn
Stanolind Company
Stanolind
Mr. Puckett
Old Tack
Smart Aleck
Oil and Gas Journal
Ross Rogers
Sinclair Company
Red Wertz
Mr. Wertz
Oklahoma
The
News- Globe
Stanelind Company
Brand
Colored woman seeks reliable housework helper half time
A reader requests a good honest colored woman for general housework one or two days a week. No drinkers or smokers need apply. Contact 715 North Johnson Street. Aerial naval clash in the Solomon Islands grows beyond the original marine landing as U.S. Marines confront enemy forces. Navy communiqué notes ongoing operations.
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Tack
Allied Pacific Offensive Advances in Solomons Fight
Washington stated that Japan, though battered at Coral Sea and Midway, launched a counter-attack on Tulagi Guadalcanal as Marines with navy and air support seized the area in the first large Allied Pacific push. German radio claimed an American cruiser loss and Japanese cruiser damage as MacArthur air forces near 700 miles west of the Solomons hit a Japanese convoy and bases while sighting reinforcement ships near the Toleriand Islands.
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Washington
Coral Sea
Midway
Tulagi- Guadalcanal
Solomons
The
Star
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Allied air and sea actions in New Guinea and Solomons
Allied bombers sank a gunboat and damaged transports at Gona Buna, while fighters attacked the Gona Buna base and enemy barges near Buna. Air operations supported progress through Owen Stanley range, with strikes on Guadalcanal where Marines hold the southern Solomons air base. Since Aug 7, Marines advanced amid rising threats to their position.
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New Guinea
Owen Stanley
Gona-Buna
Buna
North New Guinea
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Marines Face New Reinforcements In Island Defense
The forces on the island consolidate their positions as reinforcements and supplies arrive. They confront opposition from Japanese troops driven inland into the hills and may need to mount a defensive battle against additional enemy arrivals.
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