Mary Bullough Receives Texas Citizenship Certificate
Pvt. Mary Bullough of New Jersey is issued a Texas citizenship certificate by Gov. Coke Stevenson in a Mothers Day ceremony for enlisting in the Texas Company of WACs. Wirnest J. Boyett, executive secretary, forwards the papers with the governor's seal and signature as proof. The governor plans to issue a proclamation urging Texas women to volunteer for the Army.
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Mary Ballough
New Jersey
Texas
Coke Stevenson
Texas Company
Wacs
Wirnest J. Boyett
Globe News Today
Miss Bullough
Gov. Stevenson
Captain Max Addison Returns From Canal Zone
Captain Max Addison age 24 has returned from the Canal Zone after over a year there. He is a West Texas State College graduate and formerly from Amarillo. He is visiting his parents Reverend and Mrs O M Addison in Lubbock. Addison’s sister Mrs A V Jones lives at 601 Dallas Street. Glen S Wilson is a national representative of the Townsend organization.
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Buchanan Street Methodist Church
Captain Addison
Canal Zone
West Texas State College
Max C. Addison
Amarillo
O. M. Addison
Lubbock
Addison
A . V. Jones
Dallas Street
Glen S. Wilson
National Repre
Sentative
The
Townsend Organi
Townsend Club To Hear Glen S. Wilson
Townsend club invites members to a 2 o’clock program featuring Glen S. Wilson. The event continues a series of talks with local civic interest and community announcements.
Carrier Planes to Clash With Land Based Defenses
Washington reports that the coming battles in the central Pacific will pit carrier borne aircraft against Japan's land based air defenses. Task force raids on Marcus and Wake islands are cited as proof that air power can neutralize strong defenses. Navy leaders foresee major engagements to seize forward bases for attacks toward the Japanese mainland.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Central Pacific
Marcus
Wake Islands
Solomon Islands
Aleutians
Solomons
Ralph A. Bard
Navy
Detroit
War Air Loss Rates Show American Planes Under Five Percent
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson said American aircrews in Europe have averaged less than five percent losses per mission since 1942. British losses are also under five percent overall, despite the Schweinfurt raid where 60 heavy bombers were lost. He noted 186 enemy fighters were destroyed and 27 probably lost, and cited a northern France raid with 501 American planes suffering no losses.
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Washington
Henry L. Stimson
Stimson
Eighth Air Force
Schweinfurt
France
Penetro touted as modern with old time mutton suet base
The notice promotes Penetro as a medicated salve built on a traditional mutton suet base. It claims relief for colds coughing and muscle aches and markets a two half ounce supply at a stated price.
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Eugene Polk and Associates
Rule
Pvt
Ture
OUR
Knox
Jayson
Enro
Max Addison
Globe-News
Wyatt
Diane
Bodo
Hale, Hearty
Quicksilver-Smith Co
POLK
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Company
Amarillo Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Bhal Pin
Lincoln St
Southwestern Public Service Company
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