Yank Tops Aces With Triple Bay
LONDON March 16 AmMtn fea s new ace among European fighter pilots Capt Robert Johnson of Layton Oklahoma bagged three enemy planes yesterday and jumped to the lead with 22 kills. The 2d year former carpenter knocked down his first German last June 13 and now has three double wins, his first triple coming yesterday during a Brunswick raid. Maj Gerald N Johnson moved into third with 20 after a double, while Maj Walter Beckham is missing in action.
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London
AmMtnfea
Robert, Johnson
Lawton
Okla
Johnson
Brunswick
Gerald N. Johnson
Owentown
Walter Beckham
de Puniack Springs
Fla
Maburin
Rabies More Prevalent in Winter Warned by Health Official
In Austin on March 16, state health officer Dr George W Co reports rabies more common in winter than summer. After examining 316 animal brains, over 37 percent tested positive. Authorities urge destroying stray dogs and vaccinating pets to curb the disease. dogs exposed to rabies should be confined for 10 days for observation. If illness or death occurs, the dog should be ice packed and sent to the state health department for examination.
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Austin
George W. Co
Cox
State Health Department
More Details Given on 5. A. Ace Kearby
Allied Air Force Headquarters in the Southwest Pacific reports further details on the disappearance of Col Neel Kearby a San Antonio born fighter ace with two confirmed kills who held the Medal of Honor. The Allies also announce the death of Lieut Col Thomas Lynch a fighter pilot credited with 19 kills at an advanced New Guinea base.
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Airforus
Southwest Pacific
George CO. Kenney
Neel Kearby
San Antonio
Thomas Lynch
New Guinea
Kearby
Richard T. Bong
Poplar
Wis
Doe Fors
South Pacific
Bong
States
Kenney
Oro Bay
Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts Valley
Hong
Hum
Melbourne
Hyperinsulinism Victim Dies in Yakima
John A. Parker of Yakima, 47, died of hyperinsulinism, a rare disease marked by excess insulin in the blood. Doctors called it the fourth known case. Parker had suffered 20 years. Treatment involved a higher sugar content in his diet to counter the insulin surplus.
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Yakima
Wash
INS
John A. Parker
Parker
Navy Separates 2 Howe Brothers
NEW ORLEANS March 16 UP The navy split up brothers Eugene Loren and Lerence Howe from serving together aboard the same ship after the sinking of the Sullivan brothers influenced policy. The Granger Indiana trio joined in December 1943, trained at Great Lakes and Gulfport, then served as loader and crew on a cargo vessel, with the Navy citing family risk.
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Navy
Husky Howe
Eugene Howe
Sullivan Brothers
Howe
Eugene
Loren
Lerence Howe
Fron
Granger
Ind
Great Lakes
Armed Board
Gulfport
Miss
Lorm
Lorence
Violet Howe
Baskil
Funeral Rites Pending for Mrs. T. O. Jones of Weir
Funeral services for Mrs. T. O. Jones, 62, of Weir, who died Tuesday, are pending arrival of a set. She is survived by her husband and three sons, Leslie Jones in the U. S. Army at Fort Lewis, Washington, and Martha and LaRue of Weir, plus two sisters, Mrs. Sallie Rose of Oakwood and Mrs. Cora Hurtel of Oakwood.
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Georgetown
T. O. Jones
Weir
Leslie Jones
U.S. Army
Fort Lewis
Wash
Marth and
LaRue
Sallie Rose
Oukwood
Cora Hurtel
Oakwood
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