Aussies Defeat Japs on Huon Peninsula
Allied forces drove Japanese from the Huon Peninsula as Australians seized the Buri River crossing in a tank and artillery action. MacArthur reported air strikes on barges and supply points along New Guinea’s coast while Allied bombers hit Madang area dumps and road feebacks.
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New Guinea
Huon Peninsula
Buri
Saidor
Douglas MacArthur
Gali
Uligan
Lae
Markham
Ramu
Bogadjim
Madang
Bari River
Sogadjim
United States
Bergen Bay
New Britain
Cape Gloucester
Kavienga
Ireland
Rabaul
Solomons
Vunakanau
Tobera
Nazi Collapse Is Possibility
War analysis notes that while wholesale collapse on the Russian front is not imminent, Nazi forces face immense Red pressure and could force strategic shifts in Allied invasion plans. The piece also reports Count Galeazzo Ciano’s execution and cites Utah’s early colonization history as context.
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France
Rus
Russia
Hitler
Europe
Ukraine
English Channel
Poland
Warsaw-Odessa
Romania
Reich
Galeazzo Ciano
Benito
Mussolini
Berlin
Grand Council
Il Ducc l
Italy
Axis
Amarillo Soldier Cited for Single Handed Tank Destruction
Sgt. John Y. Gill of Amarillo in the 36th Division in Italy single handedly destroyed a German tank. He threw a grenade into an open turret, killing the entire crew. Gill, son of Mr. and Mrs. D W Gill, is a former Amarillo High School graduate and ex National Guard member.
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John Y. Gill
Amarillo
36Th
Italy
War Department
Gill
Sergeant Gill
D. W. Gill
East
Nineteenth Avenue
Amarillo High School
National Guard
News-Globe
Camp Bowie
Two Davises May Lead Army Gridders in 44
West Point is poised for 1944 football with Glenn Davis and twin Ralph Davis joining Army. Glenn, Bonita High School standout from California, in speed and versatility, played multiple sports and weighs 170 pounds at 5 feet 9 inches. Ralph, also a plebe and junior varsity end, is his twin.
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West Point
N. Y
Glenn Davis
Claremont
Cal
Army
Bonita High School
California
Glenn
U. S. Military Academy
Ralph
Davis
Wanted Hard of Hearing Men and Women
An advertisement seeks men and women hard of hearing to try the Onrine Home Method test claiming quick improvement. It promises money back if hearing does not improve and promotes Curine Ear Drops at Cretney's and drug stores.
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Cretney’s
Boll Weevil Drives Migration in South Atlantic Cotton Regions
The Boll Weevil devastates cotton crops along the South Atlantic coast, leaving the area nearly depopulated as growers abandon fields and relocate.
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South Atlantic
United States
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