The Pennsylvania Returns To Battle In Pacific Warfront
The battleship Pennsylvania resumes action in the Pacific after a three months overhaul at Hunters Point drydocks. Her turrets carry gun material from Pearl Harbor and the Oklahoma and Nevada ships. It took 211,645 nine hour man days to restore the 20 year old veteran of two wars. It has participated in 13 Pacific amphibious operations and hurled more than 11 million pounds of steel at the enemy.
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San Francisco
Pennsylvania
Pacific
Hunter's Point Drydocks
Pearl Harbor
Oklahoma
Nevada
Japanese Generals End Harakiri On Okinawa
Bodies of Lt Gen Mitsuru Ushijima and Lt Gen Isamu Cho found in rock graves at the southeastern tip of Okinawa after a ritual harakiri. Cook witness recounts the June 21 to June 22 event at a cave entrance on Hill 89 with aides and staff present.
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10Th Army Headquarters
Okinawa
Cecil W. Nist
Salem
Ore
24Th Army Corps
Mitsuru Ushijima
32Nd
Isamu Cho
Tshijima
Cho
10Th Army
Cho Isamu
Ushijima
Houston Records Heat Victims As Humidity Rises
Houston reports two heat victims as the Weather Bureau predicts another day of extreme humidity and high temperatures. The city braces for continued heat with health officials urging hydration and cooling measures.
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Houston Mercury
Houston
U.P
Weather Bureau
Engineers Map Future Plans for Panhandle Society
The Panhandle Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers meets at 7 30 p m July 5 at Amarillo Country Club to appoint committees set meeting times and hear a by laws and constitution report. Chartered May 23 by Elgin B Robertson president of the Texas society 35 members include Sam Davis president J L Adams secretary.
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Panhandle
Texas Society of Professional Engineers
Amarillo Country Club
Elgin B. Robertson
Dallas
The
Texas Society
Sam Davis
Southwestern Public Service Company
J. L. Adams
Davis
National Society of Professional Engineers
Washington, D. C
San Jacinto Planned Big Fourth of July Celebration
San Jacinto Kiwanis Club plans a wartime friendly Fourth at San Jacinto Park with a merry-go-round ferris wheel baby show Dixie Dice Army square dancing and an old fiddlers contest. Proceeds fund a permanent youth center on West Sixth Avenue including a library gym and game rooms. Ticketed barbecue limited to 2000 and a $50 War Bond prize for the baby show.
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San Jacinto Park
John Snider
San Jacinto
West Sixth Avenue
Amarillo
Kiwanis Club
Clayton Watkins
Bill Beechler
Beechell
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Cuticura
PAY Cash Grocery
Boston
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Washington
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Boell Dealers
Hereford
Lamplighter
G. C. Hutchison
Tulsa, Texas
Church OF the Open Bible
15Th Avenue
Ong Street
Bible Conference
Harvey Farmer
Post Office Drug Store
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Boyer
Chen Yu
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Hudnut
Leigh
Lenel
Luxor
Max Factor
Old Spice
Orloff
Palmer
Select Cosmetics
Varva
Weil
Wrisley
Friendship's Garden
Paris
Conti
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Castile
Lilly
Glover's Mange
Lyon
Blue Jay
Kryocide
Arrid
Johnson
Colgate Soap
DR. Scholl
Scholl
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Savon Sagi
Savon Saori
Ocusol
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