29 Apr 1944
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1944
Page
1
USDA reports April 1 1944 wheat stocks down sharply in Texas with interior mills elevators and warehouses holding 1 305 000 bushels. Farm stocks total 2 364 000 bushels while national totals reach 284 443 000 bushels, well below 1943 levels but above all earlier years.
General Paul Hawley stated aerial hospital units would be towed to Europe by glider and blood banks in refrigerated planes and trucks are ready for the invasion. He declined to estimate casualty rates due to lack of data.
The Montgomery Ward seizure triggers a double inquiry push in Congress. Senate Judiciary Chair McCarran dispatches an investigator to Chicago as Byrd and others press for a special House probe. Ward’s board and shareholders back the company, while Biddle defends presidential power under the War Labor Board order.
Cloyce Terrell of Plainview won the champion in the sheep judging arena at the Plainview Fat Stock Show. His brother Floyd Terrell earned the reserve champion, with Cloyce also having grand champion honors last month in Amarillo. Tommy Terrell of Dimmitt took grand champion in swine, with W. T. Hall of Orton as reserve. Beef cattle champions to be named today. results in Sunday News Globe.
O. M. Redding must stay jailed pending a Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruling on bail in the murder case tied to his wife Gertrude Redding's death on April 6. Judge Henry Bishop denied bail after a two day hearing, noting a likely death penalty if convicted and that defense may appeal.
Moscow communique says Soviet long range aircraft set fires and explosions in Lwow and reported no substantial land changes. Attacks southeast of Stanislawow killed about 800 Germans and Hungarians. naval strikes sank a tanker and barge near Sevastopol and a minesweeper in the Gulf of Finland.
Condition of J F Weatherley, early Panhandle rancher and oil man, remained critical at his home in Panhandle last night. He had been seriously ill for some time.
Frank Knox veteran publisher and Rough Rider who served as Navy secretary in World War II died at 70 in Washington from a heart attack. Acting secretary Forrestal announced the time of death as 1 08 P M Eastern War Time. Knox helped build the fleet and had a long career in newspapers and Republican politics.
Pampa Army Air Field will stage a dramatic Air Corps show at Buffalo Lake with seven sections of equipment and a fire fighting demonstration using five crash wagons. The event includes boat rides, a noon grudge boat race, air raid siren alerts, and aerial maneuvers by planes from Pampa and Childress fields. War Bonds, WAC recruiting teams, and traffic control will accompany the free public display.
Frank Phillips and his wife donated the Woolaroc ranch including Woolaroc Lodge and museum to the Frank Phillips Foundation Inc. The 3400 acre Oklahoma site features barns, a wild animal preserve and one of the nation’s largest buffalo herds. The public may continue museum tours and ranch access will persist for Phillips Petroleum employees and friends.
Mostly cloudy with strong winds and scattered showers in Amarillo area. West Texas to El Paso and Big Bend see partly cloudy to cloudy skies with showers and cooler Saturday. Sunday warmer in El Paso. New Mexico experiences partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms in northern mountains Saturday Sunday, wind 25 to 35 mph, then fair and warmer with extended period through May 3.
Allied air forces widen the eve of invasion assault with a 14th consecutive day of heavy bombing over France and targets from Friedrichshafen to Avord and Cherbourg. American bombers suffer losses, while RAF and German air activity continues along the coast as fighters clash and targets across Tours Paris and Pas-de-Calais are struck.
Nineteen persons are dead with two seriously and two less seriously wounded after a transport plane crash about 15 miles east of Flagstaff Arizona. The lth naval district at San Diego had earlier reported the plane overdue at Winslow, with a search in progress.
A light rain with thunder and lightning moved across the central Panhandle area last night. The shower stretched from near Pan Handle to near Tulsa and from the Canadian River to near Childress, with heavier rainfall in Amarillo and to the south. English Field station recorded only a trace of moisture.
Washington reports eight more canned vegetables set to be not rationed in May as price office plans later restoration of point values. To clear warehouse shelves for new season packs, the Office of Price Administration eliminates ration values from three to ten points on number 2 cans of corn tomatoes beets spinach asparagus leafy greens blackeye peas and garban beans for the period Sunday through June 3.
A stray cow wandered into the Dan Stanford yard on Madison Street and wedged itself inside an open car door in the garage. Neighbors tried to remove it but failed until combined efforts finally dislodged the animal, delaying milking chores.
Navy states it bombed Guam on April 24 despite Japanese ground forces. Ponape was attacked April 26 and again later that day by the Army, with the town and airfield hit and fire started. Fifty four tons of bombs hit Moen Ette Dublon Param in the Truk atoll. no US casualties reported.
Allied communiques report Japanese armies halted or routed across Pacific fronts. In New Guinea Allied forces consolidate on 450 miles of coast, capturing six airfields and four bases in a week while bombing remaining Nipponese airdromes. MacArthur says Wewak remnants wiped out as Hollandia area sees air and sea bombardments. Farther west, Bamo and Sorong bases are blasted and Kohima battles continue with Japanese drive slowed near Chenghsien. Stilwell advances in North Burma as Chinese and Burmese forces close on Mogaung Valley.
Berlin radio predicts the invasion date amid feverish speculation about a new Allied fleet forming in Southeast England. Nazi comments discuss attacks on Allied shipping and shifts in air raid targets while various commentators forecast May dates and daylight landings across the Channel.
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