Guadalcanal Veteran Praises Raiders and Marines
Garland Turner, a West Texas State graduate and Seabee from Texas, recalls Guadalcanal experiences while praising Marines and particularly Colonel Carlson's Raiders. He recounts air battles near Henderson Field, the loss of planes, and a night interception feat, noting discipline, hardship, and gratitude toward Marines and Roosevelt.
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Guadalcanal
Garland Turner
Turner
Jim Oakes
Monroe Street
E, Texas
West Texas State College
Colonel Carlson
Marine Raiders
Southwest Pacific
Russell Islands
Henderson Field
Stamp Dates Announced for New Food Ration Stamps
The Office of Price Administration lists validity dates for more ration stamps. Brown stamps V W X become valid Jan 23 Jan 30 Feb 6 and good through Feb 26. Y and Z start Feb 13 and Feb 20, valid through Mar 29. Green stamps G H J in book four start Jan 1 and run through Feb 20, with D E F valid through Jan 20. Four members of the 30th Air Forces Band visit Amarillo Army Air Field hospital wards tonight at 8:15 to cheer patients.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
30Th Air Forces Band
Amarillo Army Air Field Hospital
Republicans Draw a Bead on 1944 Gubernatorial and Senate Hopes
Washington dispatch notes Republicans aim to seize House control and contest 15 states for Senate gains in 1944. Senator Taft cites Arizona California Idaho Indiana Illinois Iowa Kentucky Nevada New Jersey New York Maryland Missouri Oklahoma Utah Washington as targets. winning 12 of 15 could secure a Senate majority and enable committee chairmanship realignment.
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Washington
House
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Arizona
California
Idaho
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Kentucky
Nevada
New Jersey
New York
Maryland
Missouri
Oklahoma
Utah
Five-Point Postwar Plan for U S Armed Might
Rep. Wadsworth of New York pushes a five-point program to keep U S armed strength as world peace insurance. He calls for one year compulsory military training for men 18 to 21, a small but highly trained army, a preserved fleet and air force, a nucleus of munitions factories with expansion plans, and a peacetime technical and experimental staff in service.
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Washington
America
Rep
Wadsworth
Republican
New York
Senate Military Committee
New Yorker
Foreign Affairs Committee
White House
Berlin Hints Army Shifts to Active Fronts
Stockholm dispatch says a Berlin military spokesman hinted that Nazi divisions in Finland and northern Norway might be moved to more active fronts. No location was specified, and the distance could be many thousands of kilometers from Finland.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Finland
Norway
Stockholm-Tidningen
Crime Takes A Holiday
In New York on December 24 police report three cats named Petty Larceny Grand Larceny and Assault and Battery enjoyed a rat during a Christmas banquet at headquarters the young felines four months old sampled their first catch.
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New York
Range Riders Plan January Party and Install Officers
The Will Rogers Range Riders announce an annual party in January with no definite date. At the meeting they will install officers. Club activities are light due to weather and footing. Delbert Dalby serves as president.
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Will Rogers Range Riders
Delbert Dalby
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