Panhandle Oil Field Goes to Full-Time Production
The Panhandle oil field began full-time production at 7 am August 9 after years of proration. Col. Ernest O. Thompson of the Texas Railroad Commission cites storage shortages and high demand. Average daily output rises about 23,000 barrels, with the era of 100,000 barrels per day noted as a recovery from 47,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Ernest O. Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
Thompson
Danciger
Phillips Company
Colonel Thompson
Nazi Red Peace Is Possibility
Washington reports cautious interest in Spain's claim that Hitler may yield to the military as Goering could lead a rival faction. Berlin and Rome dispatches discuss Italy's stay in the war and possible shifts amid a heavy eastern front crisis and shifting Balkan defenses. Allied advances off Sicily target Messina and Etna areas with American, British, and Canadian forces trapping German positions along the north coast.
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Madrid
Reichsmarshal
Herman Goering
Hitler
Goering
Poland
Germany
Russia
Bern
Rome
Italy
Berlin
Informaciones
Frankfurter Zeitung
Tribune de Geneve
Balkans
France
North Africa
Cape Orlando
Messina Strait
Sicilian
San Agata-Cesaro
Messina
Dougaboys
Seventh Army
George 8. Patton Jr
San Agata
San Fratello
San Pratello
San Stefano
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Troina
Cesaro
Randazzo
Mount Etna
Bronte
San Maria di Licadia
Eighth Army
Vast Air Networks Seek Amarillo As Key Point of Post War Lines
Amarillo rises as a main node in a sweeping postwar air network. CAB records show multiple carriers proposing routes from Amarillo including Braniff Essair Southwest Airways and Greyhound with extensive mileages and cross country links to Houston Dallas Oklahoma City St Louis and Chicago. Coastal Tank Lines also seeks cargo aircraft network across U S Canada Mexico and Alaska amid a flood of route applications following CAB's acceptance decision.
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Amarillo
Washington
D. C
U. S
Civil Aeronautics Board
Braniff Airways
Houston
Braniff
Oklahoma City
Memphis
Atlanta
San Antonio
el Paso
Austin
Neuvo Laredo
Mexico
Essair, Inc
Essair
Houston- Garden City
Houston-Lubbock
Houston- Albuquerque
N. M
Southwest Feeder Co
Southwest
Texas
Oklahoma
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Oregon
Greyhound Corp
Greyhound
CAB
Coastal Tank Lines, Inc
York
Canada
Alaska
W. J. Dillner Transfer Company
Southwestern Freight Lines
Great Lakes Storage and Moving Company
Willis Day Storage Company
Sunshine Airlines proposes feeder routes from Amarillo
A new Sunshine Airlines feeder service seeks to radiate from Amarillo to most chief West Texas cities and nearby states. Led by J Lindsay Nunn and partners, the plan places offices in the Nunn Building and targets routes to Fort Worth Dallas Pecos San Angelo Dalhart Carlsbad Santa Fe Austin Bartlesville Wichita San Antonio Enid and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Sunshine Airlines
J. Lindsay Nunn
Lexington
Gilmore Nunn
Houston
Hart
San Angelo
Bernard Hanks
Abilene
Nunn
Rex Baxter
Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Civil Aeronautics Board
Pecos
Canyon
Tulsa
Plainview
Lubbock
Brownfield
Seagraves
Seminole
Hobbs
Kermit-Wink
Monahans
Tohoka
Lamesa
Odessa
Midland
Big Spring
Dalhart
Carlsbad
N. M
Dumas
Hereford
Clovis
Portales
Roswell
Artesia
Santa Fe
N M
Austin
Albuquerque
Santa Rosa
Ft. Sumner
Clovis Muleshoe
Littlefield
Slaton
Post
Synder
Colorado
Sweetwater
Merkel
Coleman
Brownwood
Goldthwaite
San Saba
Lampasas
Georgetown
Bartlesville
Okla
Borger
Pampa
Canadian
Ab Blocker Dies in San Antonio, Legendary Texas Trail Driver
Uncle Ab Blocker, famed trail driver and builder of the XIT brand, died at 87 in San Antonio. He steered more longhorn cattle than any man, helped found the XIT operations, and demonstrated the Blocker loop at a ranch reunion. Funeral set for Wednesday in San Antonio.
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Texas
Ab Blocker
Texas Panhandle
San Antonio
Uncle Ab
North Star
Dalthart
Buffalo Springs
Blocker
John Blocker
Fronts Shaken as Yanks Break Nazi Right Flank
August 9 1943 war bulletin reports a surprise Yank attack crumbling the Nazi right flank while Soviet artillery targets Kharkov and attacks on other fronts intensify. The U S president returns from a fishing trip as rumors speak of stronger Japan resistance and possible Italy aid with shifts on the Russian front.
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Kharkov
Italy
Red
Berlin
Dolzhik
Kuprevakha
Vansk
Bryce Sumy
Weather summary for Amarillo and Southwest U S S
The Amarillo and vicinity reports continued warmth with moderate winds. West Texas shows little temperature change while New Mexico experiences lower temps and scattered thunderstorms in the mountains. Sunrise 4 03 AM, sunset 8 41 PM. circulation figures listed for August 1.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Cabine Mountains
Centra
Cabecenveee Dam
N.cas
Drive on Flies Will Help City Battle Polio
Amarillo launches a two week city wide campaign to kill millions of flies tied to infantile paralysis. Mayor Joe Jenkins urges absolute compliance with garbage rules and spraying of each trash can with creosote solution. Eight fly elimination crews will follow trash collectors with Maverick Club contributing one crew.
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Amarillo
Joe Jenkins
Jenkins
Maverick Club
Ae. Hancock
Hancock
Parched Panhandle crops face drought across wide region
A survey of Panhandle farmers finds feed crops badly rainless with most areas holding out a week or ten days. Dalhart to Dumas shows best conditions after last week’s rains. Amarillo side and Vega Adrian areas report severe moisture shortage and cattle suffering. Wind pumps fail without power. lakes have dried since June.
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Panhandle
Dalhart-Hartley-Dumas
South Plains
Floydada-Crosbyton
Amarillo
Vega
Adrian
Goodnight
Washburn
Ration Book 3 Deadline Set
The Office of Price Administration warns tomorrow is the last day to apply in person at local ration boards for War Ration Book Three. Those who mailed in applications without receiving books and those yet to apply are advised to bring stubs and OPA paid slips to ensure Book Three before national use mid September.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Rider Guy McSwain Injured in Fall at Tri State Fair Grounds
Guy McSwain member of the Will Rogers Range Riders was thrown from his horse during a track ride at the Tri State Fair Grounds around 8 30 p m. He sustained serious head injuries and possibly other injuries and was taken by Blackburn Shaw ambulance to St Anthony's Hospital where he remained unconscious at midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy McSwain
Will Rogers Range
Tri- State Fair Grounds
McSwain
St. Anthony's Hospital
Blackburn Shaw
Mr. McSwain
Texas Company
Bombers Range Over Jap Bases Across Southwest Pacific
Allied forces struck Japanese bases from Vila in the Central Solomons to Ambeina near Amund, and Salamaua on New Guinea. Fires and explosions caused heavy damage at Salamaua, while Bairoko near Munda on New Georgia Island also was hit. Rain slowed the ground advance at the supply base.
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Vila
Solomons
Ambeina
Australia
Salamaua
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Bai~roko
Munda
New Georgia Island
Dick Coon Injured by Revolving Disc Plow
Dick Coon of Dalhart was treated at St. Anthony's Hospital after his left ankle was caught in a revolving disc plow at a Dumas ranch. Tendon damage, a chipped bone, and 14 stitches were reported. he was weak from blood loss but said to be in satisfactory condition. Funeral rites will be held tomorrow for R. E. Burt, 80, a Texas Baptist leader and oil man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Coon
Dalhart
Dumas
St. Anthony's Hospital
Mr. Coon
Houston
R. E. Burt
Texas
Reds Race for Kharkov and Supply Lines
Russian forces threaten to turn Kharkov into a summer Stalingrad as they drive toward and past the city. Reports say 212 tanks 139 guns 96 mortars 523 machine guns and 618 trucks were captured in two days.
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Kharkov
London
Aus
Staligrad
Orel
Bryansk
Smolesnk
Moscow
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Adolf Hitler
Spain
San Stefano - Nicosia Road
Algiers
Associated Press
Riposot
Catania
Taormina
Sicily
Lucian Truscott
New York
CBS
Acireale
Torrenova
Fort Worth-Dallas
Clarendon
Childress
Quanah
Vernon
Electra
Wichita Falls
Henrietta
Bowie
Gainesville
Denton
XIT
Russell Stationery Company
White House
Japan
U. S&s Weather Bureau
Amarillo Daily News
Amarillo Globe
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