Captain Dunlap Home After 52 Missions Over Europe
Capt. Wesley Dunlap, B 17 pilot of Spirit of the Nation, home on leave with wife and baby at 2216 Twenty-ninth Street after 25 combat missions over Germany and Western Europe. He praised crew, ground crew, and fighter escorts, recalled Bremen raid and England stay, and noted good but improving meals and hard English living conditions. He returned to the U S February 14 after flight from England.
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Noted Piano Duo to perform at Lubbock High auditorium
Internationally famed piano duo Ethel Bartlett and Rae Robertson will appear March 22 at the Lubbock High School auditorium as the first Texas Tech artist course program of the semester. They replace the canceled ensemble due to travel disruptions. The pair have toured widely and performed with major symphonies and radio programs.
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Texas Technological College
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Japanese confidence falters as US defenses hold
Reported in a broadcast from London via the Associated Press, Japanese leaders had believed the United States could not hit its targets. The analysis notes careful aim by Americans despite occasional misfires as Japanese bombers adjusted and crews remained vigilant.
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Steel usage doubles for production of simal tools
In 1944 twice as much steel was absorbed into the production of simal tools as in 1945, indicating a peak during the wartime buildup followed by a decline in the postwar year.
State Democratic Executive Committee Sets March 29 Meeting
The Texas Democratic executive committee will meet in Austin on March 29 to select a May 23 convention city. The May convention will choose delegates to the national convention in Chicago in June. Chairman George A. Butler of Houston called the meeting and said the committee could not decide on waiving the poll tax for soldier voting until Congress acts.
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Former Abilene nurse killed on the Italian front
Lt. Laverne Farquhar, a former Abilene nurse, was killed on the Italian front Feb. 10, according to a War Department message to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Farquhar of Sidney. She trained at King's Daughters hospital Temple and later worked at the Abilene clinic before entering service, and she roomed at Camp Barkeley nearby.
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