Lightnings Strike Again Over Wewak in 45 Minute Battle
Lightnings shot down 16 enemy planes near Wewak in a 45 minute running engagement. The outfit reached 276 kills in under five months and 40 since Dec 15, while guarding Allied invaders. Two planes were lost. pilots parachuted to safety. Pilots credited include Paul C. Murphey Jr of Waco, Texas.
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Asahel Bush
New Guinea
Wewak
New Britain
Arawe
Southwest Pacific
Paul C. Murphey, Jr
Maple Ave
Waco
Texas
Southern Democrats Break Open The Race Question in Congress
In Washington the day after a violent event, James Marlow and George Zielke report that Southern Democrats debate race in Congress. They note census figures, poll taxes, literacy tests, and the shift from agriculture to industry. They predict unions will organize both white and black workers as industrial growth expands.
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James Marlow
George Zielke
Washington
Congress
South
Cotton
Ed Smith
South Carolina
Senate
Smith
Roosevelt
Southern Railroad and Terminal Companies
CFEP
Rankin
Mississippi
Sam Jones
Louisiana
Jones
Luigi Meets War Orphans At Naples Institute
In Naples at the Institute of the Good Shepherd, Private James Louis Wingate from Baltimore brings Christmas joy to war orphans who gift him their handmade keepsakes and a doll for his daughter Frances. The scene shows a rare mutual exchange of hospitality and sentiment amid wartime separation. Wingate notes the children’ s generosity and his own habit of giving earnings to feed the institute. Military mails cross seas with over 50 million pieces per week.
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U. S. Fifth Army
Italy
Institute of the Good Shepherd
Naples
Luigi
James Louis Wingate
Baltimore
Gulf of Naples
Wingate
Tyke
Frances
Convict Flees Under Fire From Houston Prison Farm
Joe B. Stephens a 36 year old life term convict escaped Retrieve Prison Farm under gunfire after hijacking a cab driver last June. He fled with Olen L. Williams a 25 year old forger, six gunshots were fired but the pair vanished. Authorities warn of possible car theft as they search Houston area.
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Houston
U.P
Joe B. Stephens
Stephens
Olen L. Williams
W. D. Sloan
Covington State
Eastham
Curtis
Joe Stephens
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Yank
Mother Superior
Abilene
Robert Sauer
Jones County
Sauer
Albert Bledsoe
Nelly
Taylor
Boxwell Pte Ee
Gene's Cafe
Russell Fowler
Amarillo
Panhandle
J. N. Vernon
Troy
Tyler ST
Georgia
Harrison
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