Rough and Ready Admiral Halsey Shapes Solomons Fight
Vice Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. is described as rough and unorthodox, trusting speed and firepower over polish. His Solomons campaign victory follows a earlier Gilbert and Marshal raid, earning praise for audacious, fast actions and bold leadership in the Pacific.
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Washington
Nbdv
W.P
William F. Halsey, Jr
Halsey
Solomon Islands
Pacific
Gilbert and Marshal Islands
Navy
Naval Academy
Berlin
Pensacola
Fla
Saratoga
South Pacific
Robert L. Ghormley
Solomons
Keep Coffee in a Cold Place To Preserve Flavor
Tallahassee Florida November 17 Mary E Keown state home demonstration agent with the Agricultural Extension Service said keep coffee in the refrigerator or cool place to preserve freshness under the rationing plan of a pound every five weeks. She offered eight practical tips including tightly covered containers fine grind level measures and serving promptly to avoid waste. Leftover coffee can be stored for flavoring or a warmed cup later.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Mary E. Keown
Agricultural Extension Service
Boy Scout Cub Packs Reorganize At Alice Landergin School
The Boy Scout Cub Pack at Alice Landergin School will reorganize at a special meeting for boys and parents tomorrow at 7 30 p.m. Goldsmith Davis Packmaster and J L Parmalee committee chair man will direct. Parents of boys ages 9 to 11 invited. Amarillo Field Army Air Force Technical School presented entertainers at Amarillo High School today. Pvt Sica, former professional entertainer, performed impersonations as the highlight of the program. Several musical numbers were included.
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Alice Landergin School
Goldsmith Davis
J. L. Parmalee
Amarillo Field
Army Air Force Technical School
Amarillo High School
Pvt. Sica
Olive Tablets Promote Digestive Aid Advertisement
A vintage ad urges correcting living habits to prevent constipation and promote digestion. It promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle laxative and liver bile stimulant, claimed to aid fatty food digestion and bowel movements. The ad touts vegetable content, 20 years of use by Dr F M Edwards, and prices 15 30 60 cents in drugstores.
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Dr. Edwards
F. M. Edwards
Walter Hom Learns Family Safe in China
Walter Hom, Amarillo merchant of Asia Market, learns his wife and children survived after a Hong Kong escape during Japanese attacks. The letter from Chungking dated July 3 reports a bomb that failed to explode and a farm home now used for food production with rice priced at 300 dollars per sack.
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Walter Hom
China
Amarillo
Walter
Hong Kong
Chungking
Homs
Three Amarilloans Serve as Texas U. Student Assistants
In Austin on November 17, UT reports 224 student assistants aiding faculty during wartime shortages. They tutor, handle office tasks, verify rolls, and grade papers, with duties expanding in science labs. Pay ranges from 15 to 50 dollars monthly. selections base on scholarship. Amarillo trio named include Cecil Warden Kelley petroleum engineering Larrie Burgett Stitt business administration and Marion Kenneth Woodward law.
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Austin
University of Texas
Amarillo
Cecil Warden Kelley
Larrie Burgett Stitt
Marion Kenneth Woodward
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Tree Tre Saldiere
Ewing Publishing CO
Agriculture Department
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THE
Order OF the Golden Rule
Blackburn
Shaun
Bierce
Railway Express
Uncle Sam
U. S
O.P.A
United States Rubber Company
U. S. Royal
Tire Service
U.S
Amarillo Garage & Storage Co
Polk Street
Sixth Avenue
Rockefeller Center
New York
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