Lt Whittington Receives Air Medal For Normandy Mission
Lt. Whittington of St. Joseph Amarillo earned the Air Medal for outstanding flying and courage in the initial C 47 troop carrier operations of the Allied invasion. The 26 year old pilot released paratroopers, kept control under fire, and returned safely with his crew. He and his wife Verda Bonnie reside in San Antonio.
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St. Joseph Whittington
Amarillo
Ninth Air Forces Troop Carrier Command
European Theater of Operations
G. W. Whittington
Sunset Terrace
Whittington
Ninth Troop Carrier Command
Ninth Air Force
Mediterranean
el Alamein
Beach Head
Italy
Normandy
Verda Bonnie
San Antonio
Pickpocket Caught After Bogus Confession at Penn Station
New York story reports detective John A. Duffy near Pennsylvania Station observed a man jostle a train bound passenger. The suspect confessed to taking a wallet and was charged with grand larceny. Globe News Want Ads Get Results.
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New York
John A. Duffy
Pennsylvania Station
Duffy
Globe News
Paratroopers butchered in early French invasion report
A D-Day veteran’s letter from an Army hospital describes German troops killing paratroopers captured after landing in France. He recalls German soldiers cutting the stomachs of wounded airmen, and vows retaliation as the war continues.
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Dallas
U.P
Cpl
William Lyles
M. Lee Lyles
Chicago
Lyles
Giant Beets Unearthed From Poor Garden Effort
George Baxter of 1912 Johnson Street reports a poor gardening year yet uncovers six unusually large beets. He dug up a two pound six ounce largest specimen measuring 14 inches top to root and 15 inches around. He brought three beets weighing six pounds fourteen ounces to The Globe-News.
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George Baxter
Johnson Street
Baxter
Globe-News
Flying Will Require Skill
DALLAS July 27 4-David L Behncke of Chicago says he does not see skies filling with private family planes. As founding president of the Air Line Pilots Association since 1931 he notes the need for skill due to air traffic and faster aircraft. War fliers may not qualify for airlines without starting at the bottom, and only a small percentage could be absorbed into the industry.
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Dallas
David L. Behncke
Chicago
Chicagoan
Air Line Pilots Association
The
Pilots Association
Behncke
Pole Leaves For Moscow to Seek Polish Reconciliation
Premier Stanislaw Mikolczyk, head of the Polish government in exile, flies to Moscow after the cabinet approves talks with Premier Stalin. London and Polish factions press for settlement of the split between Mikolczyk and the Polish Committee of Liberation as unity grows in the Polish Armed Forces. Moscow radio cites leaders urging a strong, independent Poland and Zeligoski lauds their role.
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London
Stanislaw Mikolczyk
Moscow
Stalin
Polish Committee of Liberation
Red Army
Sigmund Berling
Alexander Zawadski
Juljan Zeligowski
Poland
Zeligowski
Heat Blanket Covers State
Texans faced continued heat with Uvalde at 111 degrees the 20th straight 100-plus day. Eagle Pass Del Rio San Angelo and Laredo also hit 109 108 degrees while Pyote Big Spring and Alice posted 106 105. Major cities ranged 98 to 103 with Houston and Corpus Christi near 98. In Washington Kay Walker of the Lucille Shop plans to stay until Aug 1.
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Associated Press
Uvalde
Texas
Eagle Pass
del Rio
San Angelo
Laredo
Dallas
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Ter County
J. D. Cazzell
Justice of the Peace
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Beery
Lsan Old
Polk
Pole
North Carolina
Washington, D. C
Kay Walker
Lucille Shop
ED Tun
Mothers
the Fletcher’s
Fletcher
Wea
Centaur Company
Sterling Drug Inc
Ranway, MA
Reddy Kilowarty
Ervan Ee Tory
Reddy Kilowen
Southwestern Public Service Company
United States War Savings
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