Air Power Claims 10 to 1 Toll in Pearl Harbor Era War
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz told the Pacific fleet aboard a fighting ship that American air power has inflicted tenfold losses on Japan for every US loss in the Coral Sea and Midway. He urged veterans to hold the line until reinforcements arrive, praised joint Army Navy Marine teamwork, and noted escalating carrier strength and upcoming medal awards.
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Pearl Harbor
United States
Coral Sea
Midway Island
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Nimitz
Midway
Army Cannot Win Without Missouri Jack
The army bets on mule power as mules return to service with 1500 vehicles to be replaced by animal drawn transport. Civilians buy horses and mules at higher prices amid steel and rubber concerns. Sparks Norris auction reports strong demand with horses and mules fetching up to 200 dollars, though buggy and wagon shortages limit sales.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
AEF
France
Sparks- Norris Commission Company
W. F. Sparks
Tires Recovered From 1,000 Foot Canyon Near Prescott
In Prescott Arizona on June 18 a local service station owner hired eight boys with burros to retrieve old tires rolled into a 1,000 foot canyon over the years. They have hauled up seven tons so far.
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Prescott
Ariz
Glider School in Amarillo Receives Merchant Aid
Glider School in Amarillo receives free equipment after three local women from the Service Men's Civic Center and the Council of Churchwomen solicit merchants. Donors include Sharp Furniture, Amarillo Hardware, Herring Furniture, Tolzien Music, Haley Furniture, Nunn Electric, J W Hill Furniture, and McAfee Inc. The gifts include writing tables, library tables, magazine racks, a davenport, chairs, a radio, a phonograph and softball gear.
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Army
Amarillo
H. Grady Wilson
John H. Winters
Service Men
E. C. Seaman
Council of Church Women
Sharp Furniture Company
Amarillo Hardware Company
Herring Furniture
Tolzien Music
Haley Furniture
Nunn Electric
J. W. Hill Furniiture
McAfee, Inc
Edward H. Underhill
Southwest
China Bomber Chief Named By McGaffin
Col. Caleb V. Haynes named chief of the American bomber command in China. The posting details and timing remain secret. Haynes, 46, has a long war record including Burma evacuations, ferrying commands, and early Atlantic flights. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaves.
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Chungking
Caleb V. Haynes
American Bomber Command
China
United States
Claire L. Chennault
Flying Tigers
Army Air Force
Haynes
Burma
India
Assam-Burma-China
England
Atlantic Ferrying Command
Germans Claiming Nineteen More Ships Sunk
Berlin reports German submarines have sunk nineteen more ships totaling 109000 tons in the Atlantic and Caribbean, according to a high command communique issued today.
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Berlin
Atlantic
Caribbean
High Command
Shipfitter and Riveter Marry
Tacoma wedding notes list groom Robert W. Harkins as shipfitter and bride Betty Barrington as riveter. The item notes the high bachelor rate among men reaching adulthood with a playful Cincinnati tone.
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Shipfitter
Riveter
Tacoma
Robert W. Harkins
Betty Barrington
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American Air Power
Lynn
Congress
Lynn Miller
Congressional District
Miller
KGNC
KPDN
Pampa
Munich
Adolf Huehnlein
Motor Corps
Globe-News
KODAK
Camera Store
Polk
Pan-Tex & Technical School
C. Lee Prater
3Rd & Polk
William McGaffin
New York
Eascene Warris
Rose
Burgundy
Purrey
Nashbua
Levine’s
Purvey
Nashua
Sandman
Doubie
Part
Levine's
Esmond
Levine
Northmoor
Raycott
Lucain
Belden
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