Panhandle Press Association to Hold Amarillo Convention
Editors and publishers from the Panhandle region arrive in Amarillo for a two day Panhandle Press Association convention at the Herring Hotel. Speakers include Charles B. Emde and Frank King with sessions on conservation, labor, advertising, and editorial policies. Luncheons and a dinner plan follow events at Pantex and the News-Globe hosting duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Amarillo
Panhandle Press Association
Herring Hotel
Charles B. Emde
New York
Tary
J. C. Philips
Borger
Horace McBee
Pampa
Herbert S. Hilburn
Plainview
Paul Allingham
Mason King
Grady Camp
Ed Schneider
Tucumcari
Richard Hindley
Clovis
Pantex
Certainteed Products Corporation
Col
Ernest Thompson
The
News-Globe
Old Tack
Liberators From Aleutians Attack Jap Bases Across Pacific
American bombers struck Kurile Islands Matsuwa Onekotan and other targets in the Pacific from the Aleutians to Truk and Ponape. Navy reports multiple raids with one escort fighter downed but rescued. Strikes extended to Oroluk Ulul and Ponape with airstrips and storage areas hit.
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Washington
Pacific
North Pacific
Kurile Islands
Caroline Islands
Navy
Aleutians
Matsuwa
Onekotan
Kuriles
Macn
Nada Peen
Tokyo
Truk
Dublon
Truk Atoll
Méen
Paramushiro
Shimushu
Japa
Red Army drives to Sevastopol as Crimea falls quick
Russian forces shattered the Crimea defense racing 46 miles through the central railway hub toward Simferopol and 18 miles from Sevastopol. Tolbukhin and Yegemenko commands freed dozens of towns on routes to major ports and oil centers while Germans retreat further south toward Sevastopol.
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London
Red Army
Crimea
Crimean
Simferopol
Sevastopol
Kerch Peninsula
Moscow
Ukraine
Tiraspol
Odessa
Falticeni
Chisinau
Bessarabia
Skala
Kerch
Feodor Tolbukhin
Feodosiya
Two-Way Aerial Squeeze Hits Reich
American fifteen air force heavyweights from Italy struck Messerschmitt factories at Wiener Neustadt Austria while Liberators Fortresses from Britain were turned back by weather. Ninth Air Force Marauders and British Mosquitos bombed France Belgium targets as fighters swept Western Europe. Berlin warned of enemy planes over Northwest Central and Southwest Germany. London endured a one hour alert as anti aircraft batteries and searchlights deployed. Good results reported.
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London
15Th Air Force
Italy
Messerschmitt
Wiener-Neustadt
Austria
Britain
Europe
Ninth Air Force
France
Belgium
Ea RK
Germany
Holland
Berlin
Wiesbaden
Prankfurt
Vienna
Fischamend Merkt
Bad Voslau
Zagreb
Croatia
Wiener - Neustadt
7000 Flights In 72 Hours
Allied air activity reports show 7,000 bomber and fighter sorties since Sunday with 11,900 tons of bombs dropped on German Europe. Casualties include 98 heavy bombers and 28 fighters for the Americans and 42 for the British. raids targeted Wiener Neustadt and surrounding targets near Vienna as well as Cassino and Courtrai in Allied efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hirson
France
Haine
St. Pierre
Belgium
Aachen
Hannover
Germany
Brunswick-Hannover
Charles F. Anderson
Gary
Ind
Europe
FDR Requests Wallace Trip
President Roosevelt disclosed a personal request that led Vice President Wallace to plan a China trip within four months. The move spurs speculation on a second place nomination and on stronger U S ties with Chiang Kai shek. Wallace remained silent aside from a brief note that no further details beyond the earlier announcement were accurate.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
China
Beni Kai-shek
India
Chungking
Dairy Show Sidelights at Plainview Draw Big Crowd
The Seventeenth annual South Plains Dairy show in Plainview is the biggest in years. Staff of the Plainview Evening Herald, headed by editor Herb Hilburn and reporter Luren Brown, coverage the event while Truitt Sides brings in Lamb County 4 H members. Mason King stayed away on doctor orders. Frank Reeves notes the show’s progress as Mason’s absence prompts questions.
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South Plains
Plainview
Plainview Evening Herald
Herb
Hilburn
Luren Brown
Lamb County
Truitt Sides
Orton
Frank Reeves
The
Star Telegram
Mason King
Mason
Plainview Dairy Show Crowds Pack Halfway Judges Ranchers
The Panhandle Plains Dairy Show in Plainview reports 398 entries at midpoint on April 12. Jerseys lead with 233 entries followed by Milking Shorthorns 116 and Guernseys 22. Holsteins 18. Swisher County Jerseys win top production honors with Ideal Financial Beauty producing 2.3438 pounds of butterfat and 47.4 pounds of milk.
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Plainview
Panhandle Plains
Guernsey
A. L. Darnell
Texas Tech
Swisher County
Ideal Financial Beauty
Chester Eliff
Welcome Volunteer Sable
Orr~l
Jersey Farms
Tulsa
Princess Blue
B. F. Craig
Mort Wood
Ardmore
W. E. Buchanan
Brownfield
Lady's Bell
Briscoe
W. FE
Buchanan
B. E. Prosser & Son
Hale Center
Primrose Abidigh
Mort Woods
Okla
Cooper
Prosser
Sunkist
Admiral Hart in Hawaii Probing Pearl Harbor Attack
Rear Admiral Thomas C. Hart is in Hawaii to investigate the Pearl Harbor attack of December 7, 1941. The probe relates to possible court martial actions against Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and Major General Walter C. Short. Hart commanded the Asiatic Fleet at the war's start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Thomas C. Hart
Hawaii
Husband E. Kimmel
Walter C. Short
Hart
Taft proposes long range clear draft plan for war needs
Washington April 12 Senator Taft of Ohio says the draft system is muddled and calls for a permanent, well defined plan based on manpower needs. He urges a public final plan, sticking to it, and ending confusion for men ages 18 to 38 to stabilize families during the war.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Congressional Record
George C. Marshall
Draft changes leave Texans dizzy across 26 plus deferment case
Washington reports rapid shifts in induction rules causing confusion at local draft boards. General Page limited postponements for men 26 and over only if they aid essential agriculture, war production, or related activities. Boards in Hale County and Weslaco paused inductions as they awaited national guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Selective Service Office
W. W. Moore
Board Seven
Houston
Clara Huffman
Weslaco Board
Mission Board
Washington
General Page
Hale County
Plainview
San Antonio
Allied Chindit Operations Slow Japanese Push in India
Allied air and ground actions in Central Burma and behind Japanese lines threaten Nipponese supply bases along the Chindwin. Chindits, including American, British and Indian troops, operate covertly to sever rail and river links while pressuring Japanese forces around Kohima and Imphal. The broader Indian campaign hinges on monsoon timing and potential air withdrawals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
Kohima
India
Burma
Chindwin
Imphal
Bengal-Assam
Chidwin
Southeast Asia
Bombing of Hansa Bay and Nearby Targets Reported
Allied forces say heavy bombers and escorts pounded Hansa Bay on the New Guinea coast, dropping 210 tons and causing significant damage. Missions also struck Wewak, Boram, Rabaul, and shipping near Dagua, with additional hits on a Truk area island and Carlos lines.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
Hansa Bay
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Nomoi Island
Truk
Carolines
Wewak
Rabaul
New Britain
Boram
Weather outlook Amarillo region Thursday into Friday
The Amarillo area is expected to warm Thursday with stronger winds and increasing cloudiness. Cooler on Friday with a mix of sun and clouds and a chance of showers in the Panhandle and El Paso area. West Texas and New Mexico show partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and cooler temperatures in northern mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
el Paso
New Mexico
Continental Divide
Nazi Base Falls To Partisans in Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito announced the capture of Gradina in central Yugoslavia by Partisan forces and said German reinforcements were rushed into Serbia, Bosnia and Slavonia. He reported heavy fighting along rail lines from Zagreb toward the Dalmatian coast and several garrisons suffered losses, including troops who drowned fleeing Gradina.
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London
Gradina
Yugoslavia
Josip Broz
Tito
Zagreb
Balkan
Dalmatian
Marshal Tito
Serbia
Bosnia
Slavonia
Hungary
Free Yugoslav Radio
Una
Balkans
Adriatic
Italy
Verona
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Bill Miller
Douglas Meador
Plains Editors
Frank King
Associated Press
Dallas
Louise C. Allen
R. R. Moser
Carpenter Paper Company
Oklahoma City
Jimmie Gillentine
Hereford Brand
Matador
Claude Wells
Memphis
Wes Izzard
Honest Bill Miller
Spearman
John Price
Littlefield
W. R. Rutherford
Dumas
Clyde Warwick
Canyon
Secre
Nese
Ventura
Fleet Airwing 4
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimita
Eleventh Air Force
Central Pacific
Oroluk Atoll
Ulul Island
Ponape
Marine Corsairs
Marshall Atolls
Whirlwind
Garris
Exrenere
Perekop
Tobruk
Black Sea
Red Star
49Th Alpine Corps
Red Fleet
A. B. Kirilov
Soviet Union
Romania
Botosani
Constanta
Reich
Castle
Cassino
Rapido
Anzio
Courtrai
Coxyde
Saint Ghislain
Mons
Harry C. Evans
Birmingham
Ala
FDR
K. R. Eudaly
Texas A
Friend
Guy M. Witt
Chamber of Commerce
Texans
C. J. Potter
Solid Fuels
Ector County Draft Board
State Office
Definite and
Russell Stationery Company
U. S
Migward R. Stettinius, Jr
Richard K. Lawter
Sir Alexander Manent
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