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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1944
Page
6
In recent matches at Marfa Army Air Field Hoyt Cole of Amarillo won the lightweight contest from a fellow air force trainee. In nine bouts six Texas youths ranked highly, Cole the only local representative. Officials said Cole won in record time and showed strong aggression.
The article lists local servicemen advancing in the armed forces. Lt. Daughtery earns pilot wings after flying as a bombardier and navigator, with ties to Denver and Hobbs. Maj. Winston Brown of the 99th Fighter Aces leads claims in the Southwest Pacific, while Sgt. Jack L. Parks Jr. earns a third Oak Leaf Cluster in Italy. Doyle V. Moore is promoted to fireman third class overseas, and Sgt Alfred C Nimmo reports for overseas duty with the Signal Corps.
Pete J. Morrow of 501 Kentucky Street is in the B 26 Marauder Group cited by General Charles De Gaulle and the provisional French government for outstanding service. The notice highlights recognition by the French leadership.
An advertisement features Mrs. C. D. Wells of Fort Worth touting the Ayds Plan. It claims dramatic weight loss without exercise or drugs, citing clinical tests with many participants and promising no meal cuts while reducing portions.
Sgt Robert W Bell formerly of Amarillo now a gunner on a B 24 Liberator with the Fifteenth Air Force in Italy flew his twentieth mission over enemy territory. He is Amarillo High School class of 1941 graduate and previously worked as a civilian aircraft inspector. His wife lives in Odessa. Capt John C Kerr received the Distinguished Flying Cross at his Twelfth Air Force B 25 Liberator base in Italy.
An advertisement touts Blue Star Ointment promising relief from itching and eczema in a single application. It offers a money back guarantee if the first jar fails to satisfy and urges immediate try.
Captain Kerr of Fairmount Street, in combat since March 1943, supported six amphibious landings. On May 13, 1944, he led a nine plane strike on a rail tunnel mouth near Itri, Italy, evading heavy anti aircraft fire and delivering precise bombs to the target.
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