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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1942
Page
10
General MacArthur awarded the Distinguished Service Cross to Captain George Kiser who led four fighters that confronted 24 enemy bombers near Darwin last April. He disrupted the formation and personally destroyed two aircraft.
Mr C M Norman in charge of the local recruiting station says 110 women are wanted immediately by the Eighth Naval District for WAVES with 65 Yeomanettes 15 store keepers and 30 radio operators. This district quota covers New Orleans area and nationwide 900 will be accepted for September training. Write to Office of Naval Officer's Procurement Federal Building New Orleans for details.
A policeman was killed and two special constables wounded when an armed band opened fire on a police patrol near the Eire border village of Clady. Clashes between authorities and the Irish Republican Army have occurred in the area. The report notes ongoing violence in Northern Ireland. The Thailand Government has opened the country's first factory to produce medicinals.
Maj Thomas Wingate will present a report on Civil Air Patrol coastal patrols to Amarillo CAP members at 8 pm in the high school armory. Wingate recently finished active submarine patrol duty on the Gulf Coast. Weather, crash procedure, and infantry drill instructions will be provided by H C Winburn Lt W D Oates and Lt Gordon Gill.
A large fire tore through the Pan American Refining Company refinery in Texas City Texas on Galveston Bay officials could not be reached for comment as workers battled the blaze. An employee described a big fire but exact cause and extent were not yet known.
The Rex Theater shows My Gal Sal a technicolor musical with Rita Hayworth and Victor Mature through Tuesday at the San Jacinto theater. The program includes Pathe News footage of the Dieppe raid and war bond film clips, highlighting Hollywood stars and the U S September war bond drive.
In Potter County Court a series of six charges accuse a motorist of damaging the highway after a flat tire. The driver, unable to repair, drove on the rim, gouging the road and exposing moisture. Officers emphasize highway protection despite limited repair options.
The following negro soldiers inducted into selective service on September 2 from local draft boards will be called to active duty on September 15: Edward RB Johnson, Jessie Sadler, Roy L Roberson, Melvin Brown, Clinton F McNeely, Oneal Rachal, Wille D Henry, Alonzo London, Johnny Y Brooks, Commodore Lively, Booker Scott, George Howell.
Dallas VFW members join a national program to refurbish young men deemed unable to become aviation cadets. They plan physical and mental coaching, weight reduction, possible surgery, and scholastic tutoring to bolster applicants for air corps service.
An old advertisement touts Cardus as a tonic aiding digestion and boosting energy for women with period related cramps. It claims 2 way help, starts three days before menses, and cites a 62 year record as evidence of effectiveness.
The Jesuit Philippine bureau announced large consignments of food and medical supplies reached the Culion leper colony, the world's largest, in the Philippines. Receipts came through the International Red Cross in Geneva, and the colony had been cut off since the Japanese invasion. The colony is run under the Leonard Wood Memorial Association.
The work of attending the average population of 6,500 lepers is carried on by missionaries.
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