Air power seen as key to breaking Germany
Washington dispatch reports American airmen praising Britain's heavy bombing of Cologne and Essen as proof that combined British American air forces can cripple the Nazi war machine without a second front. Analysts outline strategic bombing targets, including bomber plant components, oil refineries, storage tanks, warehouses, shipping centers, and rail yards, to erode Germany's production and logistics.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Britain
Germany
Continent
Cologne
Essen
England
O'Daniel Big Target in Texas Campaign Season
A Texas political column notes Senator W Lee O'Daniel as the central target as Dan Moody and James V Allred challenge him for the U S Senate. The piece traces Fergusons, Allred, and Collins in a long regional political history with references to Texas counties, governors, and prior races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O’daniel
Texas
United Nations
W. Lee O'Daniel
Dan Moody
O'Daniel
James V. Allred
Wichita Falls
Daniel
Jim Ferguson
Fergusons
Ferguson
Moody
Ma Ferguson
Ross Sterling
Allred
Alex M. Ferguson
Howe
Jim
James A. Ferguson
Hal Collins
Collins Boys
Hal
Carr
Senate
Morris Sheppard
U.S. Senate
Mineral Wells
Elliott Roosevelt
Air Corps
Coke Stevenson
Democratic Executive Committee of
United States
Travis County
Har
Nose Picker Warning Ad Billed With Worm Medicine Pitch
A sensational readable fragment urges parents to watch for nose picking as a sign of parasite infection. It promotes Jays Vermifuge as a proven, gentle remedy claiming long use and broad earning by millions. A separate long list of political candidates follows with ages and counties.
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Jayne's
America
Jayne
Quitaque Man Wins Award
Technical Sgt. Harry M. Hayes of San Antonio received a purple heart for organizing a Dutch mechanic squad to repair an evacuation B 17 near Bandoeng Java and guiding a civilian pilot to fly it to Australia with evacuees. 2nd Lieut. Wilson A Chapman of Quitaque and 2nd Lieut. Clarence T Johnson of Atlantic Beach Fla also received purple hearts for aerial combat over Horn Island on March 4. A three cent war stamp will be authorized for sale July 4.
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Melbourne
Australia
United States Army
Harry M. Hayes
San Antonio
Wilson A. Chapman
Quitaque
Clarence T. Johnson
Atlantic Beach
Fla
Hayes
Bandoeng
Java
Chapman and
Johnson
Horn Island
Dobie Produces Texas Bush Country Story in Ranch Romances
Frank Dobie presents The Story Under the Grasses in Ranch Romances July issue, detailing the founding of an old Beeville area ranch and the founder’s hardships in the Nueces River country. The feature is illustrated by Harold Bugbee with period drawings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Dobie
Texas
Beeville
Nueces River
Mr. Dobie
Harold Bugbee
Drunk Taxicab Caller Coughs Up Ignition Keys
In Dallas on June 3 a drunken woman hailed a taxi and rode to police headquarters. She became excited and swallowed the driver's ignition keys, later coughing them up. The driver retrieved the keys and left without collecting a fare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Police
Main Nazi Drive Expected Against Rostov and Caucasus
Allied observers foresee a major German push in Russia toward Rostov and the Caspian Sea with a southern advance to Baku. The move aims at Caucasus oil, crucial for Germany, while Soviet counter moves under Marshal Timoshenko seek to blunt the threat and protect Moscow areas as Ladoga ice thaws. Local Chilean youths form model glider clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press War Desk
Russia
Rostov
Astrakhan
Caspian Sea
Caspian
Baku
Caucasus
Germany
Reich
Urals
Semyon Timoshenko
Kharkov
Kerch
Timoshenko
Kerch Peninsula
Kerch Strait
Ukraine
Kalinin
Leningrad
Moscow
Lake Ladoga
Vboys
Chile
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