Berlin Bombed by Allied Air Forces in Major Strike
In a daylight attack Berlin faced a large RAF and Allied air power raid. More than 550 American bombers and 800 fighters targeted the Nazi capital with 1 000 tons of bombs, focusing on a major munitions plant on the city's outskirts. Diversionary raids hit Munster rail and industry while British heavies attacked Hamm. Twelve bombers and 22 fighters did not return.
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Hamm
RAF Heavies
Berlin
Eighth Air Force
Germany
Munster
Grandad and I Have the Best Times
Eleven year old Julian Lyles shares pride in his grandfather H. A. Nobles 83, a Panhandle pioneer who arrived in 1891 from Tennessee and built Nobles Wholesale. Nobles sister Callie Nobles died in 1939. Julian plans a surprise visit. Nobles is kin to Sir Francis Drake.
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H. A. Nobles
Julian Lyles
Julian
Mr. Nobles
Panhandle
Tennessee
Nobles Wholesale Company
Callie Nobles
Julian K. Lyles
Taylor
Sir Francis Drake
Signs of Yule Season Aren't In Sight Here
Santa Claus isn’t rushing his visit to Amarillo this year and Christmas decora tions appear sparse due to the War Production Board’s request. Downtown trees are few and stores have not agreed on extended hours for holiday shoppers, with Dec 18 historically the usual late opening date. Only one batch of trees has been sold downtown so far.HOME-MADE CLOUDS Pocket-size clouds test electrical insulation for war planes in glass flasks, simulating high altitude clouds to study insulation effectiveness up to 12 miles.
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Santa Claus
Amarillo
War Production Board
Taylor
The Twelfth Man Only Ambition Is Just To Stay on Farm
William Hocutt of 1203 Johnson Street braved the rain to work on the farm yesterday. The reporter, caught in the downpour, described Hocutt bundled in a thick jacket as he trudged through the weather in Amarillo.
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William Hocutt
Johnson Street
Mr. Hocutt
Amarillo
Remarkable Gallbladder Remedy Promises Relief
Sufferers report relief from gallbladder misery after using GALLUSIN which stimulates the liver increases healthy bile flow and reduces colic. The expensive medicine costs $3.00 per bottle yet offers a money back guarantee through CRETNEY'S.
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Cretney
Life Story of a Texas Native Growing Up in Oklahoma
The subject was born in 1913 in Franklin County Texas to farming parents and spent most of his life in Oklahoma. He works for a milling company and finds the job fairly interesting though sometimes monotonous. He values farm life for its perceived freedom and self rule, and he met his wife in Oklahoma. While visiting a man in Ryan, Oklahoma, he met the daughter of the house and was drawn to her.
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Franklin County
Texas
Oklahoma
Ryan
Man Returns to Farm Life After Four Years
In 1937 he married her and now has three children. He had no ambition beyond staying on the farm and hopes to return home. The piece reflects quiet longing for home and family after a period away.
Maritime figure fills multiple service roles in a single profile
A man described as a captain in the merchant service, a ton master mariner, a lieutenant commander in the United States, and an ensign in the U S Naval Reserve holds three official positions within maritime services. The report notes his varied duties across the U S maritime establishments.
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Merchant and Ton Master Mariner
Marine
Aearebni
U. S. Maritime Service
U. S. Naval Reserve
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