US Planes Hit Jap Positions In New Guinea Offensive
Allied aircraft under Gen. Douglas MacArthur blasted Japanese huts, supply dumps and invasion barges along a 60 mile New Guinea front near Buna and Toribaiwa. Fighter sweeps attacked Buna area targets while Boeing Fortresses bombed Buna airfield as clashes with Zero fighters continued and one Allied plane was lost.
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Douglas
Buna
North New Guinea
Toribaiwa
Port Moresby
Kokoda
Boeing Flying
MacArthur
Storms Hamper Japanese Defenders in Aleutians
Naval sources say harsh Aleutian weather is delivering a "terrific beating" to Japanese forces on Kiska and Attu, compounding damage from air and sea bombardments.Weather will hinder rebuilding and blizzards may worsen positions, aiding Allied pressure though not forcing retreat alone. Rep Warren Magnuson warns removal will be costly.
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Washington
Aleutians
Kiska
Attu
Arctic Circle
Warren Magnuson
Democrat
Emergency Hospital Unit Lost by Cabinet Maker in Philadelphia
Red Cross executive John Michel asks for the return of a 12 bed emergency hospital unit found missing in North Philadelphia. The 20 by 30 foot canvas station vanished from the cabinet maker delivering its interior components.
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Philadelphia
John Michel
Red Cross
Michel
What Well Dressed Gunner Will Wear
Chicago report about James A. Boyle Sr shopping for his dive bomber son in the Solomon Islands. He carries a letter from the 20 year old asking for a 10 inch hunting knife with the purpose left unspecified.
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Chicago
James A. Boyle
Solomon Islands
Boyle
Paramount Panhandle Premiere Opens War Bond Queen Contest
Tickets for the Paramount Theatre triple header premiere sell fast for Wake Island and the first West Texas screening. Hollywood figure Jimmy Fidler hosts, eleven contestants vie for America's War Bond Queen, with proceeds aiding War Bond causes and theater workers. Tickets $1. Reserve at the Paramount.
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Paramount Theatre
Panhandle
Wake Island
West Texas
Jimmy Fidler
Hollywood
Paramount
Jack King
Interstate
King
Interstate Circuit, Inc
Amarillo High School Student Congress Holds First Meeting
The first meeting of the Amarillo High School Student Congress will be held tomorrow. Representatives from advisory groups to the Congress were elected yesterday. Miss Dorothy Brokaw, history department head, is the faculty sponsor for 1942-43.
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Amarillo
Congenial Couples Class to Host Weiner Roast
The Congenial Couples Class of the First Christian Church invites members to a weiner roast tomorrow night at 7 o clock at the home of Mr and Mrs. The event aims to foster fellowship within the church community.
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First Christian Church
Hope Increases For Stalingrad
London dispatch reports rising hope that Stalingrad can be saved as Soviet counter offenses gain momentum. Russian forces threaten key roads, a guard unit seized a hill overlooking the northwest area, while German attempts to advance near the city face setbacks and Berlin disputes retirements of Field Marshal von Bock.
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London
U.P
Stalingrad
Moscow
Semyon Timoshenko
Don River
Voronezh
Volga River
Berlin
Fedor von Bock
Adolf Hitler
Tour of Hospitals For Nurse Aides
Harry Hatch manager of North west Texas Hospital and Sister Mary Vincent of St Anthony's invite prospective nurse aides to tour both hospitals. Demonstrations will show work details and clarify duty hours as volunteers choose schedules. Inclement weather moves event to the church.
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Harry Hatch
Northwest Texas Hospital
Sister Mary Vincent
St. Anthony’s
Carter's Little Liver Pills Advertorial Promise
A vintage ad touts Carter's Little Liver Pills claiming they wake up the liver to pour two pints of bile daily. It argues free bile flow eases digestion and prevents bloating and constipation, urging readers to buy the 10¢ and 25¢ packages.
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Carter
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