Invasion Prologue: Allies Take Pantelleria and Lampedusa
The piece outlines Allied air power as decisive in the initial Mediterranean push after Pantelleria and Lampedusa fall to American and British forces. It analyzes invasion strategies, routes, and the broad buildup of forces across the Mediterranean, Britain and Iceland, warning of shifting tactical plans and the central role of air superiority.
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Glenn Bab
Associated Press
Hitler
Europe
Pantelleria
Lampedusa
S.ee
Mediterranean
Scandinavia
Britain
France
Berlin
Atlantic
Africa
British Isles
Ritain
Iceland
Russia
Red Army
Red
Itler
Black Sea
Baltic
Sumer
Scandia
Defense Guard Receives Former National Guard Equipment
A large inventory formerly belonging to the 181st field artillery has been officially delivered to the 39th (South Plains) battalion of the Texas Defense Guard in Plainview. S. B. Parsons of Austin transferred the equipment to George S. Berry of Lubbock, with Berry acting as receiving officer in A. C. Jackson’s absence. The items include furniture, kitchen gear, stoves, and a field kitchen, valued at 1000 to 1500 dollars, with some items to be turned over to the army for military use, including a spool of about one mile of insulated telephone wire.
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181St Field Artillery
National Guard
39Th
South Plains
Texers Defense Guard
Plainview
S. B. Parsons
Austin
State Board of Control
George S. Berry
Lubbock
Defense Guard
Berry
Army
Parsons
Soldier Reports His Car Is Stolen Here
Lubbock police broadcast a report that Sgt. Jack Griswell’s 1940 green Chevrolet convertible coupe was stolen Friday night from the 1600 block Broad. License 292-608, motor 3463226. Also noted: Calvin Williams, about 45, posted two $1,000 bonds after county court liquor violations. Holland Edwards pleaded guilty to fighting and paid a $1 fine. a runaway 14-year-old girl was reported near Levelland heading toward Gainesville. A Hereford bull weighing about 1175 pounds strayed from Hereford Auction and Commission pens. Tom Ingram reported a bicycle theft on 2411 Twenty-fifth Street from 1200 block Texas Avenue.
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Calvin Willams
Williams
Holland Edwards
G. W. Pardue
G. W. Pardue Sheriff's Office of
Levelland
Gainesville
Lubbock Auction and Commission Company
Tom Ingram
Fifth Street
Black Texas Avenue
Colorado Takes Six Firsts At Wartime Press Women Contest
Colorado entries clinched six first places in the National Federation of Press Women contest closing its three day wartime conference in Des Moines Iowa. Other states earning top spots include Iowa Pennsylvania Ohio and North Carolina.
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Des Moines
Colorado
National Federation of Press Women, Inc
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Ohio
North Carolina
Fox Mascot Named Crafty At North Camp Polk
A fox left its foxhole on the company street at North Camp Polk is adopted by CC company as a mascot. The animal has been named Crafty and is being taught rapid trenching while the piece notes there are 6,350 registered hospitals in the United States.
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Camp
Polk
Cc” Company
The
United States
SPAAF To Graduate New Class Tuesday
SPAAF will hold a streamlined graduation at 10 a m Tuesday in the post theater for a new class of glider pilots trained in Uncle Sam s cargo and troop hauling gliders. Nine Texans are among the graduates with awards to the best soldier and best athlete, presented by Hemphill-Wells company, including officers Charles S Barron Sanford H Cornett Charles T Stallings Burton B Jones William T Bennett and John F. (last name incomplete)
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South Plains Army Airfield
Uncle Sam
SPAAF
Hemphill-Wells Company
Charles S. Barron
Dallas
Waco
Sanford H. Cornett
Charles T. Stallings
Fort Worth
Burton B. Jones
Baytown
William T. Bennett
Normangee
John F
Work Stoppage Called Among Mexican Buses
The national US cooperative federation called a general work stoppage on intercity Mexican bus lines to protest tire scarcity and price gouging by speculators. It urged President Avila Camacho to help resolve the crisis as token strike dates were to be set.
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Mexico City
National
US Cooperative Federation
Mexico
Avila Camacho
Republic
Laredo
Texas
Hidalgo Man Charged with Murder in Slaying
Edinburg June 12 Andres Garza Jr 32 held in Hidalgo county jail charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of Simon Rodriguez 27 last night.
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Edinburg
uPi
Andres Garza, Jr
Hidalgo County
Simon Rodriguez
Midland and Hamilton figures named in student officer note
Mitchell of Midland Hampton Richey of Hamilton Walter F Bollinger of Bryan and Lieut Harry P Jordan of Waco are listed as student officers in a district notice.
Open House Set At Lamesa Air School
Public invited to open house at the 3rd Army Air Forces liaison training detachment near Lamesa from 2 to 5 p m Sunday. Capt William G Dixon commands. Field on highway 87 seven miles north. Civil contract school run by Clent Breedlove Aerial Service. Entertainment by South Plains Army Airfield dance band from Lubbock, courtesy Col Norman B Olson SPAAF commander.
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Lamesa
3Rd Army Air Forces
Lisison
William G. Dixon
Highway 87
Clent Breedlove Aerial Service
South Plains Army Airfield
Lubbock
Norman B. Olson
SPAAF
Training Given 2,689 For Nurses Aides
Gov. Coke R. Stevenson announced that 2,689 Texans are undergoing nurse aide training. The American Red Cross has awarded certificates totaling 11,624 in Texas.
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Austin
Coke R. Stevenson
Texas
American Red Cross
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