Doolittle Raiders Lift Off From Hornet for Tokyo Raid
War Department details the April 18 1942 Tokyo raid by Army Air Forces from the USS Hornet. Eighty airmen faced crashes or internment after aimed strikes on Tokyo Yokohama Nagoya Kobe Osaka plus oil refineries and shipyards. Major Gen. James Doolittle led the mission with 64 eventually reaching China or American soil.
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Washington
War Department
Tokyo
U. S. S. Hornet
Battle of
Santa Cruz
Army Air Forces
Yokohama
Nagoya
Kobe
Osaka
China
Chinese
Russia
Japan
James H. Doolittle
Strategic Air Force
Mediterranean Air Command
North Africa
Elgin Field
Fla
Hornet
William F. Halsey Jr
South Pacific
Ford 85 000 Acre Farm in Georgia
Savannah writer visits Richmond Hill as Henry Ford expands a vast plantation. The 85 000 acre estate supports 2 000 residents with modern homes schools churches and recreation centers. Forests 3000 acres grow rice vegetables and potatoes while wages rise from 1 to 5 6 dollars a day.
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Ford
Georgia
Savannah
Tom Gamble
Tom
Thomas
Henry Ford
Richmond Hill
Seacoast
J. F. Gregory
Mr. Gregory
Army and Navy Terms Explained For Home Front
Washington publishes a glossary of military and naval terms for home readers. Entries cover ships and ranks from battleship to corvette, plus formations like battalion brigade and echelon, with definitions for terms such as torpedo bulge, sick bay, quartermaster, and service command.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Quartermaster Corps
Ordnance Department
S. P
Neaves Named New Grayson County Auditor
Sherman report says R C Neaves, assistant Grayson County auditor, was appointed county auditor Saturday to replace W P Waldrop who reported for Navy duty. Appointment by Judge R C Slagle Jr and Judge Tom Suggs follows eight years of experience.
Auto Finance Ad Offers Quick Car Loans in Sherman
If you need money or want to refinance car payments to be smaller this ad promises any reasonable amount or term with no delay. Bring your title papers and the car for inspection to save money. F. W. Creager, Manager at 121% South Travis Sherman.
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Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
Travis, Sherman
Card of Thanks from Birdwell Family
We express sincere thanks to neighbors and friends for assistance after the storm which destroyed most of our household goods and clothing. Special thanks to the Red Cross and the Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association for aid. Claud Birdwell and Family
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The
Red Cross
Parent-Teacher Association of
Whitewright
Claud Birdwell
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Shangri-La
Doolittle
Batiste
T. W. Ayres & Son Gossard
R. C. Neaves
New County
Leo Hayes
Helen Maddux
Pascal Farley
Allen T. Short
Hannah's
Poland
James Pat Meador
Finis Alverson
Tom Barbee
Pilot Grove
Foster’s
Butane
Denison
Texas
Whitewright Sun
Whitewright, Texas
Madden
Madden’s
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