Native Son's Father Fought at San Jacinto Remembered
Avis Platter profiles George W. Douthit of Van Zandt County Texas as he nears 90. Born 1851 near Palestine, he recalls Reconstruction era hardship, farming on land granted to his father who fought under Sam Houston, school shortages, Civil War scarcity, and self-reliant life on a Lone Star farm off Highway 64. He notes aging hip injury but good health and fondly reflects on family longevity.
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Canton
van Zandt County
Texas
Douthit
Palestine
Anderson County
Highway 64
British Victory In Desert War Sparks Global Alarm
The piece argues the British defeat of Italy in Egypt marks a major wartime turning point, weakening Mussolini and Italy's Axis role while elevating Germany’s influence. It notes Italy’s blockade dependence on Germany, possible German shifts toward Greece, and the broader risk to Axis plans amid Italian decline and Italian domestic strains.
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Egypt
Lenet
Suez Canal
Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Valona
Albania
Italy
Rome
Germany
France
Graziana
Mediterranean Sea
Marshall Graziani
Hitler
Romania
Axis
Africa
Greece
Mediterranean
Borsig
Berlin
CAA Pilot Training Program Turns Graduates Toward War Service
The Civil Aeronautics Authority spring 1939 program trains civilian pilots who then enter Army and Navy air services. As of mid September 22 596 have been taught to fly and 17 250 more are in training with 45 000 slated this year. the program aims to strengthen national defense and economic postwar growth with 700 colleges involved.
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Civil Aeronautics Authority
National Defense
CAA
Army
Navy Air Services
Navy
United States
America
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San Jacinto
Avis Platter
Edgewood
the Southwest Magazine
George W. Douthit
Canton, Texas
Edwin L. James
New York Times
East Texas
East
Edward T. Folliard
Washington Post
Wright Brothers
Randolph Field
San Antonio
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