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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1943
Page
6
Dallas reports the Silver Star awards Capt. Pat Buchanan of Bonham for saving his troop laden ship under heavy enemy fire near Guadalcanal. The citation signed by Secretary Frank Knox notes Buchanan steered the vessel safely to port despite opposition.
Texan Miss Lucille Clayton aged 19 praised the lion despite injuries from a 200‑pound seven month old African lion named Leo who chewed her arm after she reached through a protective screen. The owner restrained the animal and a surgeon treated wounds on both arms. Also noted, new magnesium deposits were found near the Boulder Dam area.
Technicolor Western Desperados opens at the Paramount with Randolph Scott Glenn Ford Claire Trevor Evelyn Keyes and Edgar Buchanan in featured roles. Cheyenne Rogers a hunted killer arrives in Red Valley and uncovers love rivalry gambling schemes and a lynching plot as lawlessness erupts during a wild horse stampede. The film follows Cheyenne’s attempt to go straight while Ford as the sheriff and Keyes as the girl he loves steer the drama with peril and reform efforts.
Over the Bismarck Sea a Flying Fortress conducted a two hour reconnaissance mission as Technical Sergeant Thomas C. Barnett of Altheimer Arkansas treated a lieutenant with appendicitis. Barnett applied cold compresses while Pilot Lieut Waldo A Schauweker of Bowling Green Ohio completed the aid before the aircraft returned to base for ambulance pickup.
Cpl Harshall W Hooker of Tomball Texas, a 27 year old marine once rejected for a shoulder injury, earned the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry on Guadalcanal October 10 1942. He killed seven Japanese snipers and used a hand grenade to finish two more, showing calm under fire despite injuries. Hooker is the son of B W Hooker of Tomball and has two army brothers.
Grants New Mexico May 12 The field notes that squaw Petticoats rule range country Rancher Floyd W Lee hired Navajo women as sheep herders claiming men could not match them Each squaw wears at least a dozen flaring gypsy skirts to wrap newborn lambs Portland dogs bury bones in Victory gardens face harsh measures from Mayor Earl Riley enforcing dogcatcher roundup citywide race to curb dog problem
Movie listings announce Desert Victory with Roddy McDowell and Rita Johnson at 1:00 3:49 6:38 and 9:27 PM and Rhythm of the Islands with Allan Jones and Jane Frazee plus Indian Signs and Sports IQ through Wednesday. Random Harvest and News of the Day run today with shows at 12:50 2:55 5:11 7:27 9:43 PM and later features.
A brief, fragmentary report notes scarce ground for bone burial by dogs amid the Victory garden era and describes limited remaining space for such burials.
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