Fiery Chain of Assaults Across Pacific Warfront
The raids covered a five day period last Wednesday to Sunday with heavy carrier and naval strikes within 650 miles of Japan. Air actions reported 158 Japanese planes lost and 55 ships sunk or damaged, plus 68 small craft crippled. Bombardments hit Bonin and Volcano Islands over three days, sinking and disabling several ships and planes.
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Japan
Bonin
Volcano Islands
Philippines
Davao Gulf
Celebes
Wake Island
Bonin- Volcano Group
Pacific
Paramushiro
Palau
Halmahera
Talaud
Truk
Ponape
Carolines
Marshalls
Marianas
Dutch East Indies
United States
Tokyo
China
U. S
Lingling
Sittaung
Burma
Decorators Remodel Rex Theater This Week
Decorators are remodeling the Rex Theater on Sixth Avenue and Virginia Street this week. Resident manager Frank Bettis says interior and exterior changes are planned and the project should be finished within a week with no changes to show schedules.
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Rex Theater
Sixth Avenue
Virginia Street
Frank Bettis
Visit Here After Winning Corps Honors
Lt. James Avery Rush Jr of the Army Air Forces visits his parents at 2218 Ong Street before reporting to a base for active duty. A former Amarillo High School and University of Texas graduate he won dual honors at the AAFP Officer Candidate School in San Antonio and earned the corps commander title with colonel rank in his class. He will stay in Amarillo about a week before departing for duty.
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James Avery Rush, Jr
Army Air Forces
James Avery Rush
Ong Street
Rush
Amarillo High School
Amarillo College
University of Texas
AAFP
San Antonio
Amarillo
English Bomb Robots Inspire Mixed Morale Letters
Miss Rae Schollenbarger recounts a London letter from Miss E W Ogle describing nightly repairs after robot bomb damage. She notes British resolve under Churchill’s warnings and laments the Germans’ tactics while quoting harsh sentiment about “English swine” and flying bombs.
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Rae Schollenbarger
West Twelfth Avenue
E. W. Ogle
London
Bob
Mr. Churchill
Oct 10 celebrated as Republic of China day in Panhandle
County Clerk Hubert Cole and United China Relief urged Panhandle residents to reflect on the 1911 founding of the Chinese Republic. Civic clubs and schools planned programs on Sun Yat Sen and China’s ongoing story. Lightning and rain damaged transformers on a Lake Fryer government project causing about 600 dollars in damage. no buildings were hurt.
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Republic of China
Chinese Republic
Hubert Cole
United China Relief, Inc
Panhandle
Sun Yat-Sen
China
Lake Fryer
Perryton
Jimmie Caserta
Governor Gibson Predicts Smooth Texas Democratic Convention
Amarillo district committeeman Charley Gibson says Gov Coke Stevenson can ease friction among Texas Democrats at the Dallas convention on Sept 12. He notes Panhandle delegates and potential split factions, with possible double elector slates if harmony isn’t achieved. Ann Cartwright returns to Amarillo from Perryton.
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Dallas
Charley Gibson
Amarillo
Chicago
Coke Stevenson
Gibson
Panhandle
Potter County
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Leonard Milliman
Associated Press
Longines
John Furbach
Polk
First National Bank
The
First National Bank of
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Oldest Bank
the Panhandle
Globe News
Clarendon
Taylor
Avery Rush, JR
Hutchinson County
Joe Biggs
Canadian River
Evetts Haley
Joe Whittenburg
Fritz Thompson
Borger
Cratic Party
Stevenson
Roosevelt-Trumeau
Byrd
Ann Cartwright
Capudine
Dr. D. Jayne & Son
America
RIA
Mfg.co
Kansas City, MO
Griggs Burial Association
N. S. Griggs & Sons
W.s.griggs & Sons
Noc Şe UU
IBM
FORD
Fords
Charles Retzlafp
Leonard
North Dakota
Ford Dealers
Mercury
Lincoln
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