Soviets Execute Spies Behind Front Lines Reported
On August 2 Pittsburgh dispatch notes Soviet and Allied actions in wartime theater. The report claims Soviets quickly execute spies and saboteurs dropped behind German lines while Americans and RAF target Rommel’s supply lines. Murray proposes AFL CIO peace talks tied to unity talks and war-effort cooperation.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
American Federation of Labor
AFL
William Green
Murray
Green
CIO
R. J. Thomas
United Automobile Workers
Julius Emspak
United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
UMWA
Allied Bombers Press Axis as Rommel Supply Lines Hit
British and U S bombers hammered Rommel's supply lines and troop concentrations in North Africa. A big Axis cargo ship was probably sunk while three motor lighters were destroyed. U S Repair Plant in Eritrea reports planes rebuilt and returned to front. British fighter bombers hit Alamein fronts, destroying vehicles and an Me 109. RAF News says large bomber raid struck Tobruk harbor, hitting two ships and starting fires.
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Cairo
U. S
Erwin Rommel
U. S. Army
Middle East
Eritrea
Red Sea
United Nations
RAF
Tobruk
Amarillo Band Concert Tonight at San Jacinto Park
Col. E A Simpson will be in termission speaker at the fifth summer concert by the Amarillo Municipal Band in San Jacinto Park. Robert Louis Barron will conduct a program of military music novelties and old favorites. The Jaycees sponsor park entertainment in a series of summer concerts at city parks.
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Col. E. A. Simpson
Amarillo
Russian Ship Sunk in Caribbean
The Navy Department reports a medium sized Russian merchant vessel was torpedoed weeks ago by an enemy submarine in the Caribbean. Survivors have been landed at an east coast port.
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Caribbean
Washington
Navy Department
Dollars Do Double Duty on First Monday Dollar Day
Wartime bargain push urges Amarillo shoppers to buy wisely as war industries boost demand for savings. Local stores advertise today’s discounts and urge residents to make every dollar count for America.
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Amarillo
Merchants Plan Price Ceiling Demonstration in Amarillo
Merchants from the Amarillo area will attend a price ceiling clinic next Wednesday at the Amarillo Hotel blue and gold room. Rex Baxter says the GMPR demonstration will teach correct procedures for posting ceilings and filing records with county war and ration boards. Officials from the Office of Price Administration will lead the sessions with a censor merchandising specialist.
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Amarillo
GMPR
OPA
Rex Baxter
Chamber of Commerce
Office of Price Administration
Baxter
American Author Waldo Frank Attacked in Argentina
Waldo Frank, a U S author and lecturer, was beaten by six men in Buenos Aires after Argentina declared him persona non grata. He suffered a severe concussion and possible skull fracture as police officials called the attack regrettable and noted his near diplomatic status.
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Buenos Aires
Waldo Frank
United States
William D Amilae
Amici 2D
Marato Wey
Argentina
Foreign Ministry
Castillo
Jose Stanek
Porter
Frank
Stanek
Congress weighs veto on separate rubber agency plan
Congressional leaders signaled acceptance of a presidential veto if Roosevelt demands full utilization of farm and forest products in the synthetic rubber program. Farm bloc leaders push for small nearby distilleries and warn that current WPB allocations favor large alcohol producers and transportation delays.
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Washington
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
Gillette
Iowa
McNary
Oregon
Thomas
Oklahoma
Wheeler
Montana
Norris
Nebraska
Barkley
Donald Nelson
Bunas
War Production Board
FDR
WFB
Farm Congress
WPB
Grain Rubber Agency
Senate Agricultural Committee
Houdry
Rubber Reserve Company
A. E. Pew, Jr
Houdry Process Corporation
Canada Sets Weekly Tea and Coffee Rations
The wartime prices and trade board announced rationing starts tomorrow in Canada. Each person may obtain one ounce of tea or four ounces of coffee per week, but not both.
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Ottawa
Canada
Prices and Trade Board
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Surrounding Areas
Warm conditions return Monday across Amarillo and vicinity with warmer readings expected. New Mexico and West Texas anticipate moderate temperatures with scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon and evening, and a warm trend east of Pecos River. Hourly temps in Amarillo yesterday ranged from 76 to 96 degrees with a low near 62.
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Amarillo
New Mexico
Fearless Umpire Sought for Service Game
A charity salute softball match at Malin Field Sunday pits Army Glider School players against Dallas area Navy players in Amarillo. The event features free admission, no reserved seating, and a community celebration with a color guard, the Texas Plainsmen naval aviation group, and entertainers plus a postgame reception. No volunteer umpire has stepped forward despite appeals.
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Malin Field
Army
Navy
Dallas
Amarillo
Globe-News
Will Rogers
Dalby
Malin Park
Globe News
Army Air Force
Texas
George S. White
Texas Plainsmen
Barry Holton
Naval Aviation Board
Army and Navy
Navy Aviation Division
Panhandle
University of Georgia
Athens
Navy Aviation Board
L. H. Ridout
Dallas Naval Headquarters
Col
E. H. Underhill
Buddy Harris
Pantex Certain
British Motor Boats Sink Nazi Torpedo Boats Off Cherbourg
British motor boats attacked the Cherbourg area in a sea action described as the ninth along the invasion coast in under three weeks. The British claimed two E boats were damaged and two 600 ton torpedo vessels were hit, while German reports claimed minor engagements with possible British losses.
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London
Cherbourg
Berlin
Japanese Movements in Burma Hint At Indian Invasion Plans
Intelligence reports say Japanese units are slow moving from Akyab toward the Indian border in Burma. A Bangkok dispatch quoted Rash Behari Bose warning Japan could begin fresh operations on the eastern Indian border, pending India’s response to British rule.
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Akyab
Burma
India
Bangkok
Berlin
Rash Behari Bose
Chindwin
Chungking
Cedar Tree Grows From Boulder Near Medford Field
A 15 foot Cedar Tree thought to be about 400 years old is growing out of a solid boulder in a field near Medford Massachusetts. This natural oddity attracts curiosity as residents marvel at the ancient tree rooted in rock.
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Medford
Mass
U.P
Soviet Forces Stalemate in Caucasus as Don Bend Battles Continue
Dispatch notes heavy fighting across the Caucasus with Russian and Nazi forces in repeating clashes. Reports claim Russia halted fresh onslaughts near the Don bend while asserting their own counteractions. Chinese and British reports flag looming India invasion risks and air support needs.
Chinese Forces Halt Japanese Inland Advance in Chekiang
Chinese troops in Chekiang reported halting a Japanese column that landed 30 miles below Wenchow. Stilwell headquarters said all quiet on the air front. British broadcasts cited Allied air strikes on Hongkong docks and ships, with Chinese forces pursuing south of Lishui and disrupting the Peiping-Hankow line to hinder Japanese supply routes.
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Chungking
China
Seaboard
Chekiang
Wenchow
United States
Joseph W. Stilwell
Hongkong
Kowloon
Netak
New York
CBS
Lishui
Peiping
Hankow
Linyang
Lauchlin Currie
Roosevelt
Nanchang
Kiangsi
Yangtze River
Roads Safer for Soldiers In 1942 Texas
Texas traffic deaths among military personnel fell 12.2 percent in the first six months of 1942 compared with the same period in 1941. State Police Director Homer Garrison credited the drop to tire availability and moving troops from near home areas to reduce unofficial military and visiting traffic.
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Austin
Texas
Homer Garrison
Russians Admit Nazi Wedge Is Driven Deeper
Moscow reports show a major German push into the western Caucasus with parachute troops and spies, while Soviet forces battle hand to hand near Stalingrad. The Black Sea fleet bombarded a German-occupied port, and vast air and tank actions unfold along the Don and Caucasus fronts.
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Moscow
Don River
Caucasus
Don
Salsk
Black Sea
Red Fleet
Baltic
Black
Azov
Stalingrad
Red Army
Tsimlyansk
Don Bend
North Caucasus
Kuschevka
Rostov
Kuban
Krasnodar
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Rommel
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Airivantivale Last
Europe
Associated Press
Royal Air Force
Germany
Royal Navy
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