Acrobat won't create bookmarks from level three headings in Word 2003 doc

I’m trying to convert a series of 2003 word docs, each with three levels of headings to .pdf using Acrobat but neither Acrobat nor Word 2010 (which a friend tried for me), could produce bookmarks for heading 3.
Headings 1 and 2 are main standalone headings but Heading three has been applied to the number of each paragraph in the document (the number has been typed in manually at the start of each para) and is on the same line as the first line of text. It is separated from the text by a single tab space. Immediately above the first line of text of each paragraph is a single line of upper case text which gives the name of the file. Normal style has been applied to both the paragraph text and the upper case file names.
Here is how it looks;
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2 We’re so glad to have many friends that we see in the building ---too many to try to mention. I just happened to notice, coming in the door the man that married wife and I together. And we’re glad to have him in with, oh, so many others.
The number “2” above is heading style 3. All three levels of headings will produce an accurate TOC for the document so the problem seems to be that neither Acrobat nor Word 2007 can ‘find’ heading no 3 because it is set between the upper case and paragraph text.
I’m wondering if an MS article (Q285059) I have tried to understand that refers to use of Lead-in Emphasis with Heading styles and Style Separators may provide a solution … but at this point the lingo is over my head.
I have over 1000 similar docs to convert to pdf so any suggestions that might help or even establish that what I’m trying to do is not possible will be very gratefully received.
Audionz

1000 docs to convert? That's MISERABLE!
I have the same problem (on a much smaller scale) and will follow this thread to see if someone figures it out.

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