Jap Empire Is Bleeding From Allied Strikes Across Pacific
Allied forces report heavy losses for Japan as U S and British actions shrink the empire. Carrier raids hit Palau and nearby bases, sinking ships and destroying planes while bombers strike south of Truk. Guam Tinian and New Guinea show continued Allied gains with Chinese forces closing on Hengyang and Leiyang recaptured.
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J. B. Krueger
Associated Press
U. Ss
Carolines
Palau
Philippines
Japan
Hengyang
Pdlau
Western Caroline
Yap
Ulithi
Guam
Chester Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Truk
Sabang
Sumatra
Burma
Singapore
London
Far
Tinian
Marianas
U. S
Ushi
Nimitz
Apra Harbor
Sumay
New Guinea
Leiyang
Canton
Hopkins Receives Third Oak Leaf Cluster for Air Medal
Lt. Francis J. Hopkins Jr. aged 21, co pilot on a B17 Flying Fortress, earns a third Oak Leaf Cluster for meritorious achievement. A Amarillo High graduate 1940, Lyons Township Junior College attendee, he has served in the Army since September 1942 and is son of Mrs F J Hopkins.
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Francis J. Hopkins
Lipscomb Street
Eighth Army Air Force
England
Hopkins
Europe
F. J. Hopkins
Amarillo High
Lyons Township Junior College
la Grange
Ill
Funeral for Amarillo Pioneer Merchant John Durrett Held
Funeral services for John Milton Durrett 84 a pioneer Amarillo merchant will be at 4 30 p m Saturday in Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel with pallbearers Dr R L Rogers Miles Bivins Jack Ellis Grady Camp John Trolinger and Harry Kearns. Interment Llano Cemetery. Durrett died Wednesday night in Corpus Christi after moving there to be with daughter Sarah Childers and husband F T Childers. Survived by daughter Katharine Cannady twin of Mrs Childers and two grandsons. A Mississippi native he moved to Texas in 1890 opening a Channing store then came to Amarillo in 1896 to 1920 as a merchant. Vr Smith in Temple Marlin.
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John Milton Durrett
Amarillo
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel
R. L. Rogers
Miles Bivins
Jack Ellis
Grady Camp
John Trolinger
Harry Kearns
Llano
Corpus Christi
Sarah T. Childers
F. T. Childers
Katharine Cannady
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Jap Empire
Hankow
Yunnan
Laifengshan
Tengchung
Myitkyina
Kool Aid
Canada
Ginger
LINIT
White Swan
Yerkes Observatory
Lake Geneva
Wisconsin
The
University of Chicago
Wit SanAoe
Germany
Hitler
Taylor
J. M. Durrett
Smith
Temple
Marlin
HY. M. Smith
Hub Clothiers
Palo Duro Dog Food
FORD
House of Eorge
Armour
Vuuy
Doe
Bacon
Shanke
Bologna
Coe Roe
Miller's
OTOE
Morton's
Marco Jelly
Royal Baking
Crisco
Domino Brand English
del Haven
Pine Grove
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Whiteway Food Stores NO
N. Buchanan
Fillmore
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