Willie and Joe and the war cartoons of Bill Mauldin
Wanda Orton recalls editorial cartoonist Bill Mauldin and his Willie and Joe characters who fought through mud and fear on World War II fronts. Mauldin drew from his infantry days, earned a Pulitzer at 23, faced Patton, Ike intervened, and his Posthumous fame includes Up Front and a commemorative USPS stamp.
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Bill Mauldin
Willie
Joe
Mauldin
45Th Infantry
Europe
Stars and Stripes
Sicily
Bill
George Patton
Patton
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ike
Irving Richter
U.S. Postal Service
Wanda Orton
The
Baytown Sun
Air Quality Readings Across Cities
Weather brief notes air quality and temperatures for Houster listing 82 over 64. Kingwood reports 81 over 63 baytown 81 over 66 with warm, breezy conditions and moderate air levels.
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Abilene
Fort Worth
Amarillo Houston
Austin
Laredo
Beaumont
Longview
Sbis
Brownsville
Lubbock
Dallas
San Antonio
el Paso
Victoria
Miss West Chambers County Natural Beauty Pageant Winner 2010
Brianna Walston won Miss West Chambers County Natural Beauty 2010 with Samantha Oliver and Jordan Wilson as court. Grace Cullum was Tiny Miss West Chambers County Natural Beauty 2010. Pageant organizer Kasey Willis coordinated the shoot with Affinity Photography and Angel Touch Florists. For 2011 details contact kitkatkaysey yahoo.com.
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Old River-Winfree
Founders Day
Community Calendar Highlights East Houston Area Events
The calendar lists networking luncheons by East Houston Continuity of Care rotating among San Jacinto Methodist, East Houston Regional, and Bayshore Medical centers with $18 member and $20 non member fees. Barbers Hill Lions Club meets monthly at Eagle Pointe Cypress Room, guest speaker from Lions Eye Bank of Houston. Crosby Center hosts rhythm walking and guitar lessons, TOPS, ESL, chorus, and more with contact 281-462-0543. Baytown entities host lines dancing, genealogy, Rotary, Toastmasters, bingo, senior classes, Grace’s Kitchen meal program, Teen Time, and Bible study with various times and locations.
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Continuity of Care
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
East Houston Regional Medical Center
Bayshore Medical Center
Barbers Hill Lions Club
Eagle Pointe Recreational Center
Cypress Room
Pointe Grill
Lions Eye Bank of Houston
Barbershilllions.org
Crosby Community Center
Hare Road
Melissa
Crosby Ladies and Lords Chorus
Marguerite
Highlands
Intermedi
J.D. Walker
Wade Road
Baytown
Market St
Decker Drive
Baytown Rotary Club
Goose Creek
St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Baytown Community Center
Grace’s Kitchen
Cedar Bayou
Calvary Temple
Breda
Today in History November 10 highlights key events
On November 10, 1775 Samuel Nicholas founded the US Marine Corps at Tun Tavern. The Wilmington Insurrection began in 1898. The American Legion held its first national convention in 1919. In 1942 Germany invaded Vichy France. Direct-dial coast-to-coast service began in 1951. Eisenhower dedicated the Iwo Jima Memorial in 1954. The Hope Diamond was donated to the Smithsonian in 1958. Sesame Street debuted in 1969. Vietnam War notes in 1970, Lunokhod launched, and Khmer Rouge attacked Phnom Penh in 1971.
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Philadelphia
Samuel Nicholas
Wilmington
U.S
American Legion
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Minnesota
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Vichy France
Francois Darlan
North Africa
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Iwo Jima Memorial
Arlington National Cemetery
Smithsonian Institution
New York
Harry Winston
National Educational Television
Public Broadcasting Service
Southeast Asia
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Isaiah 1 18 Verse On Sin And Purity
A Bible verse from Isaiah 1 18 urging dialogue with God. Though sins are scarlet they shall be white as snow and red as crimson they shall be like wool as the Lord invites reasoning and forgiveness.
National Summary The East will be nice and sunny today
The East enjoys sunshine while Minnesota and Iowa face showers and the Dakotas see snow. A disturbance ushers in spotty rain and snow across the Intermountain West, with a mix of precipitation patterns shaping today’s outlook.
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Iowa
Dakotas
Intermountain
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