Americans In Algeria Battle Near El Biar Amid Local Wonder
U S doughboys engage French troops near El Biar west of Algiers on opening day of the North Africa campaign. Civilians and Arabs observe as shells and machine guns drive the French from a barracks while local scenes unfold including vin rouge and a milk cart rush through fire. Also a public sale notice lists impounded stock to be sold November 21 1942 at the City Barn.
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Associated Press
Algeria
North Africa
Algiers
el Biar
Battle of
Braggard
Verdun
Pete
Mere
B. H. Plemons
Poundkeeper
Navy clash near Guadalcanal noted in war dispatch
The Amarillo Globe reports a surface ship clash two nights before a new Japanese counter-offensive against Guadalcanal. Navy communiques indicate losses and damages with one U S destroyer sunk and several ships damaged while heavy cruisers and destroyers were sunk or put out of action.
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Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
Navy
U. S
Guadalcanal
Navy reports first heavy ship victory since Spanish-American War
A delayed AP dispatch from war correspondent Tom Yarbrough aboard a U.S. cruiser recounts the night battle near Savo Island off Guadalcanal on Oct 11. The U.S. task force sunk three Japanese cruisers and five destroyers with one American destroyer lost and others damaged, in a night engagement not involving aircraft.
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Navy Department
Guadalcanal
Tom Yarbrough
Associated Press
United States Navy
Savo
U. S
Joining Army Not So Easy As It Seems
On November 11 1918 Joe E Minnick was ordered for induction but Armistice ended service and he returned home. On November 11 1942 he was rejected at the induction station after weeks of business closures and packing in Dallas. He is brother to Mrs G H Jack Little and Mrs N E Jenkins of Amarillo. He lives in Dallas. Central Railway of Peru built 1871 to 1891 with 132 tunnels and bridges along its route.
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Joe E. Minnick
Minnick
G. H
Jack) Little
N. E. Jenkins
Amarillo
Muleshoe
Dallas
Central Railway of
Peru
Knitting Pattern 494 for Mittens in 4 6 8 10 Size
Pattern 494 offers instructions for mittens in the 4 6 8 10 year size with stitch illustrations and material lists. Mail eleven cents in coins to The Amarillo Globe Needlecraft Dept for the pattern, include PATTERN NUMBER your NAME and ADDRESS.
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Amarillo Globe
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
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Hollywood
Jerrie Buckley
Henderson Field
U. S. Marine Establishment
U. S. Navy
United States
First National Bank
Roger W. Harris
Victory
Solomon Sea
Odds and Ends
Rhealee
Corner
8Th & Polk
Amarillo Printing Co
E. Ph
Scotty Dog
Ory
Baby
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Red Cross
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Joe
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Firestone Usp
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