Britain Unwraps Fast Bombardier Lancaster
Britain unveiled the Avro Lancaster as the fastest heavy bomber, outrunning the Short Stirling with a 300 mph speed, eight ton load, ten 0.303 rifles, 3000 mile range, and 30 ton weight. It played daylight raids to Augsburg and Danzig submarine yards, becoming a favored RAF craft for bold deep raids.
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Nazis Striking At New Oil Area in Caucasus War
German troops push southeast toward Grozny with advances to Cherkessk and Pyatigorsk while Russians report heavy battles near Maikop and Krasnodar. Red Army claims repelling tank assaults, inflicting heavy losses as fighting intensifies south of Stalingrad.
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Nazi Talks Loud Of Peace Plans
A neutral official in Istanbul reports a Nazi propaganda inspector outlines Germany’s plan to halt the eastern offensive this winter and erect an eastern wall from the Caucasus to the Volga, then offer peace. He says Germany may rely on submarines and Japan to keep America from winning.
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Germany
Russia
Turkey
Alfred Rosenberg
World War II Front Reports Aug 11 1942
On the Battlefronts Hitler’s forces push toward the High Caucasus aiming to cut across to the Japanese and split three continents. In Russia fighting around Stalingrad rages as Nazi troops seek a new oil field. In the Pacific America’s first offensive force presses the Japanese on night five with no decisive result yet. Aleutian actions report sinking one Japanese cargo ship and damage to two others as well as shore installations. British carrier Eagle reportedly sunk in the Mediterranean. unconfirmed. India imposes harsh measures to quell Gandhi era riots.
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Tulagi
Plains Tribute Gathers Support For Sky-Busters in Amarillo
Amarillo organizations and citizens mobilize for a grand tribute to the Texas Plainsmen Navy squadron. The banquet at the Crystal hotel will honor 23 West Texas counties with all Panhandle representation, radio coverage by KGNC and KFDA, and a star lineup including Harold Bugbee and Wes Izzard.
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Texas
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South Plains
Jap Cargo Ship Sunk and Planes Attack Aleutian Base
News item notes a Japanese cargo ship sunk and two damaged amid naval and air assaults on an Aleutian base. The piece also covers a Texas Plainsmen muster in Amarillo with Lubbock events and a forthcoming scrap rally in Potter County with details for participation and scrap types.
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Army Open House At Amarillo Fairgrounds For Newcomers
An evening program on East Tenth Avenue invites newcomers to tour the Army Air Forces Technical School encampment at the Tri-State Fair grounds. Col. Red Black leads tours of barracks and mess halls, with further exhibits at the fairgrounds zoo and Will Rogers Range Riders stables. Activities continue tomorrow at Shearer Field with glider demonstrations and a Pantex tour planned for Sunday alongside church gatherings and friendly welcome efforts.
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Frenchy Gerard
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Third Avenue
P. S. Irvine
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
U S Pacific Offensive Planned Eight Months
Eight months of planning and buildup culminate in a coordinated Allied push in the Pacific led by Admiral Nimitz. The drive, launched after Pearl Harbor, targets Japanese positions in the Solomon Islands with support from MacArthur’s Southwest Pacific command and Ghormley’s South Pacific naval forces.
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Allied Landings Hold Footholds in Solomon Islands
Allied bombers continued strikes on Japanese bases as U S Marines secure footholds in the Solomons. Curtin says Allied gains outweigh losses as Australian and American forces press the campaign with fresh supplies and aerial attacks on Rabaul and Timor shipping.
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New Guinea
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Weather forecast and wartime want ads blaze through Amarillo
The Amarillo weather service reports continued warmth with afternoon thundershowers for Amarillo and the region. In news classified columns Globe News urges war workers to rent spare bedrooms to aid bonds and patriotic efforts, listing several rooms for rent and contact numbers.
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Japanese Hospital Ships Move Quietly in Pacific
The Japanese government told Mexico that ten hospital ships are operating in the Pacific and should not be attacked. The message, relayed by the marine ministry via the foreign ministry, gave no location but said ships would stay safe under international law.
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