Captain West Led Native Allies in Burma Mission
Capt. Lee West son of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. West returns home on terminal leave after 13 months behind Japanese lines in Burma with Kachin Raiders. He earned the Bronze Star for a February action at Mansi where about 100 Gurkha troops and he held out despite heavy odds. West organized native 200-man companies behind Jap lines at Manzi and Kalau, parachuting in first with Americans to establish radio links and gather intelligence for the British 36th Division and 14th Army. He notes mixed loyalties among locals, brutal Japanese torture, and supply challenges, including substituting elephants with horses for transport. He and his wife now in Washington, D. C., to spend two weeks before returning to San Antonio.
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Burma
Lee West
L. E. West
Mansi
Captain West
West
Myitkyina
Assam
India
14Th Army
Manzi
Kalau
Merrill
Ledo
Mandalay
Washington, D. C
San Antonio
Veterans to Return Home to Cigar Stores After Service
V B veterans who served in all branches and theaters from Guadalcanal to Tokyo are being honorably discharged. They will travel home and greet friends, old and new, at their favorite cigar stores, marking a celebratory homecoming.
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Guadalcanal
el Alamein
Berlin
Tokyo
V-B’s
Trunk Held Remains of Dog Found in Woods
Scranton police and detectives rushed to a clambake scene after Steve Condella opened a weatherbeaten trunk to reveal bones. The coroner concluded the investigation, stating the remains were those of a dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
U.P
Steve Condella
Olyphant
Women and Men Assigned to Grand Chapter Posts in Texas
At the Grand Chapter meeting in Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle, Susie Caldwell was named grand Esther of the Texas Chapter and 18 major officers were installed. Frank R. Phillips of Canyon became associate grand patron. Lydia Singleton of Bonita Chapter 184 was named deputy grand matron of District 2, Section 2. Both veterans have logged about 15 years in OES work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Eastern Star
Amarillo
Panhandle
Susie Caldwell
Grand Esther
Texas
Frank R. Phillips
Canyon
CES Grand Chapter
Bonita
Lydia Singleton
Singleton
Caldwell
OES
University Expands Russian Language Courses in Texas
The University of Texas in Austin offers Russian as a Southwide program and reports rising enrollment. Dr. Eduard Micek notes several graduates work for the U S Department of State and emphasizes Russian for diplomacy, business, and journalism abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Micek
From where I sit by Joe Marsh
Rode out to the Jenkins farm and met Charlie Jenkins two months out of uniform driving a tractor with one arm. He recalls flight in a bomber yet longs for hay smells, sun on his back, and home comforts. He says returning veterans crave the familiar, not dull, but the simple pleasures of home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenkins
Charlie Jenkins
Charlie
Germany
Betty Myers Survives Lightning Strike in Montervan
Betty Myers of Montervan Indiana escaped death by lightning in Rockville. She sustained first and second degree burns and her hair pins were welded together by the electric charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockville
Ind
U.P
Betty Myers
Montervan
Bouquet Honors Presque Isle Ration Board on Anniversary
A Presque Isle rationing board marked its third anniversary with a bouquet sent by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jamieson. The note praised the board for accomplishing wonders, replacing the usual brickbats with flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presque Isle
U.P
Charles Jamieson
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Susi Caldwell
Frank Phillips
Cuticu
Goa
Polk St
Taylor
Appliance Company
Tyler
Persommaiy
VL Bendix
Riley
N.B.G
Flatbush
Personna
Stet CS
Dr. D. Jayne & Son
Jayne
Dick Turner
Duk Turnerr
NEA Service
Vnctm Regus
Simpson
Joe Marsh
United States Brewers Foundation
Ansley Cleaners
Wilson Battery & Electric Service
Bi-Rite, Inc
POLK
Kidwell's Model Shop
Beery
Prescription Shop
Amarillo Printing Company
Bayer - FO Ane
Cal Farley
Fillmore
NTN
Siroil Laboratories, Inc
Detroit
Michigan
Siroil and Drug Stores
Conocoth
Conoco
Continental
Oil Company
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