Australians Free Choiseul Clash Pushes Japanese Back
Australian and Japanese forces clashed as Australians swept through Choiseul, bombarding Fort Buin and advancing along flooded rivers. Troops secured oil centers near Sambadia and Kuta while probing Readwaters Bay. In New Guinea, Sixth Army regrouped to press toward Wewak, facing stronger resistance below Mount Tarak. a two pronged drive sought to crush Japanese in the Iverio area. Meanwhile a San Antonio couple reported a relocation to 141 University as their daughter Darene visits Yorkstown.
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Kuta
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Petajam
Gang
Guines
Wewak
Navy To Grant 30 Day Leaves To Men Overseas Duty
Commanding officers aboard ships and stations outside the United States may grant 30 day leaves to Navy personnel not in the U S for over 24 months. Travel time counts toward the leave. An estimated 8 000 to 12 900 officers and men may receive leaves monthly under the policy. Mr and Mrs Sterling F Neblett and children Fletcher and Norma of Houston visited Sunday with Mrs Curtis McClanshan and Miss Szilie Jones. We consider every woman beautiful until she states otherwise.
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United States
Sterling F. Neblett
Fletcher and
Norma
Houston
Curtis McClanshan
Szilie Jones
New WAC Director Cousin of Local Family
Colonel Westray Battie Boyce, head of the Women's Army Corps with about 100000 members, is a cousin of Mrs. P. T. Gordon and Miss Mamie Johnson of Eagle Lake. A Rocky Mount North Carolina native, she may replace Colonel Greta Culp Hobbs of Houston as WAC Director. She entered service September 12, 1942 and rose from government worker to WAC head after officer candidate school.
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Westray Battie Boyce
Women's Army Corps
ig @ cousi
P. T. Gordon
Mamie Johnson
Eagle Lake
Boyce
Rocky Mount North Carolina
Mahy
Greta Culp Hobby
Houston
Wac
Petroleum Industry Declares Oil Supply Adequate
The petroleum industry told a congressional committee that the nation’s oil supply will remain adequate for generations if exploration is incentivized and federal restrictions are lifted beyond interstate commerce. They argued true exhaustion is unlikely, even amid wartime shifts, as synthetic production and known reserves can meet demand with proper policy.
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Petroom
Haines
Mrs Gloria Cauthon Returns From Trini Visit
Mrs Gloria Cauthon and her baby daughter Christine Davis returned Sunday after several weeks visiting relatives in Trinidad. The note highlights the family's glad reunion and plans to resume daily routines.
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Gloria Cauthon
Christine Davis
Trini
Postwar citrus juice market eyed by industry
W A Stolk of American Can Co predicts a large postwar civilian demand for canned citrus juices as high speed filling and closing machinery boost capacity. Prewar can speeds of about 130 per minute rose to 185 to 200 per minute, with grapefruit and orange juice volumes surging toward 100 million cases in key markets.
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American Qan Company
Armed Services
U.S
Stale
Texas
Tide
Stalk
Fire department gathering promotes fire prevention
A Bremen firemen’s meeting Monday evening featured refreshments after a period of public visits by Carl Seahelm and R. Diyoka. Chief A H Dipple urged all to prevent fires by mowing vacant lots, cleaning yards, and watching trash burning closely, stressing community cooperation as essential.
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Carl Seahelm
Seahelm
R. Diyoka
Visters
A. H. Dipple
Bremen
Texas professor advocates charm as asset in teaching
Austin report notes UT visiting professor Dr. A L MallQuest from New York says charm is essential for teachers, outweighing brains. He defines charm as appearance, manners, attitude, cheerfulness, and optimism, urging self rating and psychology courses to develop it.
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