Soviet Forces Drive Toward Pecs and Austrian Frontier
Soviet armored columns crossed the Danube near Mohacs and pushed toward Pecs as part of a flanking sweep toward Lake Balaton. Soviet 2nd and 4th Ukrainian armies linked fronts across eastern Slovakia and northeastern Hungary with three Tisza crossings, while heavy fighting at the East Prussia front produced major German losses.
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Robert Musel
London
U.s
Danube
Budante
Pecs
Lake Balaton
Easternovakia
Hungary
Berlin
Budapest
Pees
Red Army
Tisza River
Tisza
Tinzakarad
Kenezio
Moscow
Vysni Svidnik
Presoy
Amarillo native named deputy chief of staff in Fighting Thirteenth
Lt. Col. Richard H. Curtis, Amarillo, has been appointed deputy chief of staff at the headquarters of the Fighting Thirteenth Army Air Force in the Southwest Pacific since September 1942. He previously served on Lt. Gen. Harmon’s staff, entered service in 1941, and earned the Legion of Merit in June. Curtis is a Virginia Military Institute graduate and former Sears, Roebuck executive.
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Richard H. Curtis
Amarillo
Thirteenth” Army Air Force
Southwest Pacific
Millard F. Harmon
Curtis
J. O. Curtis
Alma Clara Yngre
Polk Street
Richard, Jr
Adjutant Generals School
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
Sears, Roebuck & Company
Chicago
New Reason To Speed Conquest of Leyte
Leyte Philippines November 29 Pfc William A Hoffman of Kingston New York notes supplies piling up for the American forces on eastern Leyte He imagines the island tipping if they do not push ahead The item also mentions making shoulder pads from layered wool with a net cover and a net dickey to hold them.
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Leyte
Philippines
William A. Hoffman
Kingston
N. Y
Death Claims New Regent
Dr. Judson L. Taylor 63, renowned surgeon and newly appointed University of Texas regent, died of a heart attack at his Houston home. A Navy commander and former chief surgeon of the Southern Pacific Railroad, he had just joined the UT board amid controversy over its president. He leaves a widow, two daughters, a brother and sister, and six grandchildren.
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Houston
Judson L. Taylor
University of Texas Board of Regents
Taylor
Southern Pacific Railroad
Navy
Houston Office of Naval Procurement
el Paso
University Board of Regents
Homer P. Rainey
University
Coke R. Stevenson
Dan J. Harrison
Rainey
Dr. Taylor
New Waverly
Tex
Texas State Medical Association
Harris County Medical Society
Jessie Carter Taylor
Norman Binz
Driscoll A. Ott
Boerne
M. J. Taylor
Jack Thomas
San Marcos
Bride of Two Weeks Plans To Nurse Here
Mrs Ella Valpe, recently married to an Amarillo Field physical trainer, plans to nurse in Amarillo though she has no permanent address. She came to town just after her two week marriage and hailed from Waterville Maine.
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Ella Valpe
Amarillo
Amarillo Field
Valpe
Maine
Waterville
Nurse Seeks Work in Amarillo After Sta ters Hospital Training
The narrator recalls a young nurse trainee from Sta ters Hospital who planned to work in Amarillo while waiting for a bus. She hoped to find hospital work says nurses are in high demand, described as cute and petite with blue eyes, and the reporter laments not finishing the story.
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Staters
Amarillo
Kaufman Is on Missing List from Amarillo
Eugene Kaufman of Amarillo is reported missing in action. Iris Peters of San Antonio sent the notice, stating she lives with the W. R. Kaufman family from Amarillo who received word their son Eugene is missing in action. He is listed as a resident of Amarillo. By 1941 Liberia's rubber output had quadrupled since 1936.
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Eugene Kaufman
Amarillo
Iris Peters
San Antonio
W. R. Kaufman
Eugene
Liberia
Ensign Clark Seeks Volunteers for Merchant Marine
Ensign Yale V. Clark of the U S Maritime Service arrived in Amarillo to interview volunteers for Merchant Marine service. He cited increased demand as Allied advances boost need for supplies delivery and praised the Marine’s cooperation with Army and Navy. Eligible ages 17 to 50 may apply at the U S Employment Service or by letter to Dallas Enrolling Office. California note about mountains appears as nonrelated text.
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Yale V. Clark
U. S. Maritime Service
Amarillo
Clark
Pacific
Eisenhower
King
Nimitz
Merchant Marine
Ensign Clark
Maritime Service
U. S. Employment Service
Ensign Cl
Bryan Street
Dallas
Victoria Queen’s 63 Year Reign Amid Stomach Ulcers
A sensational ad lists England’s Queen Victoria and claims a 63 year reign was possible despite a stomach ulcer. The dubious promotion urges readers to buy Uden Tablets for ulcer relief, promising a money back double offer.
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Victoria
England
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St. Louis
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