North Africa Crisis Deepens as Tobruk Falls
British and American forces press northward across the Mediterranean as Tobruk is abandoned and German lines in North Africa crumble. United Nations planes bomb the Africa Korps while Rommel’s fate and Hitler’s rescue plans remain uncertain amid a massive Allied invasion fleet.
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Tunis
Hitler
Rommel
North Africa
Tobruk
United Nations
Tunesia
Greece
France
Spain
Ronmel
Clayton Mode Joins U S Navy Aviation Cadets
Clayton Darrell Mode of Cameron son of Mr and Mrs J W Mode 504 E 15th will train as a Naval Aviation Cadet and go on active duty soon. He finished Cameron High in 1938 where he played football. He now works as a loftsman at Duncan Field and will report to the U S Navy Pre-Flight School at the University of Georgia Athens for three months of conditioning and instruction.
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Clayton Darrell Mode
J. W. Mode
Cameron
Duncan Field
U. S. Navy
University of Georgia
Athens
Joe Bailey Joins Grabein Chevrolet as Buick Service Chief
Joe Bailey, a well known auto mechanic and former garage owner, accepts a Buick service chief role with the Grabein Chevrolet Company after leaving Buick Motor Company in Freeport. He will serve until called as a Navy reserve enlistee.
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Joe Bailey
Grabein Chevrolet Company
Bailey
Buick Motor Company
Freeport
Buick
Mr. Bailey
United States Navy
Pvt Ray A Tucker Shot in Ireland in Critical Condition
Pvt. Ray A. Tucker, of the 804th Tank Destroyer Battalion, remains critically ill in a British hospital after being shot in the stomach during unrest in Ireland. His mother, Mrs. Maggie Tucker, received word from General Ulio on November 11 confirming the condition and wound details.
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Pvt
Ray A. Tucker
Ireland
British Isles
Maggie Tucker
Cameron
Alio
Army
Washington
Pvt. Tucker
Miss Tucker
Tucker
804Th Tank Destroyer
Col
Purdy
Wings Report for Army Duty in Florida
Lt. Warren H. Brashear and Lt. Billie Batte Bryan have earned their wings and commissions in the United States Army Air Corps. They are in Cameron on furlough before reporting to duty at McDill Field in Florida and Orlando respectively.
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Warren H. Brashear
Billie Batte Bryan
United States Army Air Corps
Cameron
Brashear
Womack Brashear
Texas Warrant Company of
W. J. Brashear
Mary Richter
McDill Field
Florida
Bryant
John Bryan
Baylor University
Yee High School
Lt. Brashear
Air Field
Orlando
All Property Owners Should Read This War Era Ad
An old homely wartime contractor notice urges property owners to repair roofs and improve homes to aid the war effort. It promises roofing, painting, waterproofing, remodeling, cabinetry, and other services with references from Cameron and nearby towns and a phone number.
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Sam
Cameron
Rickenbacker Found Alive on Pacific Island
Col. Eddie Rickenbacker, missing in the Pacific since October 26, was found alive on a Pacific island along with several crew members. One crewman died. the plane’s pilot had been located the previous day.
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Rickenbacker
Pacific Island
Eddie Rickenbacker
Pacific
Rickenbacker Crew Found After Secret Mission Incident
The report notes that the specific Rickenbacker and his crew located after the crash were not announced. They were on a secret mission for the Secretary of War when the plane went down due to fuel shortage on October 26.
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Rickenbacker
Secretary of War
Chicago Bandits Rob Poker Game in Major Heist
A Chicago bandit crew robbed a poker game causing heavy losses to the winners. Authorities pursued leads and secured preliminary statements from witnesses at the scene. Investigations continue as victims assess their stakes and seek recourse.
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Chicago Bandits
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Cameron, Texas
WNU
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Wilson
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Germany
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The
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the Herald
GIVE
Uncle Sam
America
Texas Power. & Light Company
Coca-Cola
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