Amarillo Civic Leader Guy McSwain Dies After Horse Accident
Injuries from a Monday riding accident fatally struck Guy McSwain 43 a prominent Amarillo civic leader and Texas Company official. Funeral Monday at First Christian Church with Dr. R. C. Snodgrass officiating. Burial Llano Cemetery. Survivors include wife daughter Milda Fae Arlan and extended family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy McSwain
Amarillo
First Christian Church
R. C. Snodgrass
Llano
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
D. T. Leachman
Tom Troth
Johnny Wilkins
Oran Todd
Bill Gunn
John R. Wiggins
Texas Company
Milda Fae McSwain
Arlan McSwain
Angus Boulton McSwain
Bryan
Essie MceSwain
C. F. Goen
Harry Edge
E. D. McSwain
Port Arthur
A. S. McSwain
Millican
R. F. McSwain
San Francisco
Mr. McSwain
Wellborn
Brazos County
Texas A. & M. College
Irma Lavelle
McSwain
Free Will Baptist Church
Kiwanis Club
Amarillo Safety Council
Clean-up Survey Opens Monday in Poliomyelitis War
Block leaders vote to survey all residential districts for thorough cleanup amid polio germ carriers. Fifteen to sixteen polio cases treated locally, with three in Amarillo, urging continued crowd avoidance and sanitation drives. Dr. Fuller warns of in town transmission risks. Dr. Thomas heads to Fort Worth to learn control methods. questions will cover garbage rules pond spraying and weed conditions. surveys due back by Tuesday night. The latest Kharkov advance reports push the Soviet drive beyond initial suburbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Mobeetie
M. L. Fuller
Fuller
W. B. Thomas
County Health
Fort Worth
Office of Civilian Defense
Russian Offensives Push Toward Smolensk and Kharkov
Allied and Soviet actions surge across multiple fronts as Russians drive within a mile of Kharkov and advance toward Smolensk, taking dozens of towns and pressing German lines. In Sicily and Italy the Allies capture Randazzo and Cape Orlando as Axis retreat quickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Kharkov
Bryansk
Smolensk
Moscow
Associated Press
Rome
Berlin
Milan
Turin
Italy
Randazzo
Sicily
Cape Orlando
Fiumara
Taormina
Spas Demensk
Washington
Europe
Asia
Pacific
Tokyo
Tojo
Hitler
Siberia
Bairoko Harbor
New Georgia
Red Army
Russia
Velikie Lukie
Soviet Monitor
Karachev
Karashev
Red
Ukraine
Kolontaev
Dnieper River
Orlik
Randazzo Falls as Allied Drive Sprints Across Sicily
Allied troops breach Randazzo in Northeast Sicily after swift hand to hand fighting as U S and British forces push toward Messina. The capture opens lines and GIs seize the ruined town amid heavy shelling and air attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Randazzo
Sicily
U. S
Survey of Food Costs Defended by Labor Department
The labor department defended its report of a 2 percent average drop in city food prices from mid June to mid July based on checks in 1,200 stores across 51 cities. Critics in several cities questioned the decline while some observers noted only selective decreases, especially for meat and butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
A. Ford Hinrichs
Labor Statistics
Myron Waddleton
Los Angeles
Harry Nation
The
Columbus
Retail Merchants Association
J. FE. Vietor
Arkansas
Dorothy Tilly
Atlanta Consumers’ Council
Till
Hero of Recent Italian Raid Missing in Action Tech
Amarillo soldier Fred D. Randall missing in action reported by War Department via brother and sister. Randall, 34, saved a Liberator bomber during a Reggio raid over Italy by sealing a ruptured hydraulic line with pliers despite being soaked in fuel. He helped land on Malta then returned to combat aboard a ship named Boomerang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noka
Amarillo
Randall
The
Santa Fe
Italy
Woods County Enterprise
Carl H. Larson
Lars Larson
Bore
Iowa
Reggio
Larson
Malta
Lawson
Third War Loan Dates Fixed
A regional manager clarifies Third War Loan dates noting that only E bonds sold from Sept 1 count toward the September quota while F and G bonds tax notes and other issues must be sold Sept 9 to Sept 30. Sept 9 is the official opening date handled by district war finance committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal Farley
Potter County
U. S. Treasury War Finance Committee
C. M. Smith
Plainview
Parley
Bombs Wipe Out Salamaua Base In Major Allied Strike
Allied assault at Salamaua New Guinea reduced the Japanese air base to ruins after a 177 ton bombardment by heavy and medium planes. MacArthur announced the attack as part of a broader Solomons offensive including operations at Kahili Bougainville and Bairoko Harbor on New Georgia Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Salamaua
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Kahili
Bougainville Island
Bobdubi
Southwest Gas Coupons Cut In Midwest And Southwest
The Office of Price Administration cut gasoline coupon value in the Midwest and Southwest from 4 to 3 gallons and expressed hope the northeastern pleasure driving ban can be lifted by Sept 1. An East Coast stock build up is sought, with a later potential increase in rationing. The move aims to reduce consumption as OPA warns the ban remains an emergency rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Midwest
Southwest
East Coast
Chester Bowles
Bowles
OPA
Was Mussolini Drowned Fleeing in Italian Submarine
The New York Post reports unverified claims that Benito Mussolini fled Italy in a submarine from Leghorn and was sunk after Allied air attacks. No official confirmation exists, and the paper notes unclear details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Post
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Mussolini
Leghorn
Post
Ex- Gace
Limit Water Flow Today in Amarillo
Amarillo residents may water lawns and gardens but not after 8 pm tonight. A waterless day yielded only thousands of gallons added to the reservoir, not enough to ease shortages. Officials urge cooperation tonight, tomorrow, and next week to avoid an emergency ordinance.
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Nearby Areas
Weather Bureau reports little temperature change Saturday with moderate to fresh winds in Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas shows little temp change, New Mexico may see scattered thundershowers mainly in mountains Saturday afternoon and evening. Sunrise 7 06 A M Sunset 6 37 P M. Circulation figures listed for 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
The Long Night Serial Opens in Ama rile Daily News
A new serial set against the Aleutians conflict begins with two army nurse sisters vying for Capt. Scott MacQuaid. Bette and Sue compete for the same man, stirring dramatic consequences as the story unfolds on Page 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarile Daily News
Army Air Corps
Eleanor Atterbury
Bette Stuart
Scott MacQuaid
Sue
Bette
Rome Bombed Again as Allied Raids Target Rome Area
Allied warplanes struck Rome in a second raid, dropping over 500 tons on railroad yards and airfields around the city. British and American aircraft faced limited fighter opposition as they targeted San Lorenzo and Littorio yards, with no Allied losses reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Rome
Reuters
Zurich
Switzerland
Italy
San Lorenzo
Littorio
Robert Butler
Staples
Minn
Lorenzo Yards
Battlefronts batter Rome rail yards and Randazzo clash
On August 13 1943 Allied raids hit Rome rail yards Milan Turin and other targets in southern Italy and western Europe. Soviet forces drive on Smolensk as American troops surge to strike the Axis center at Randazzo amid calls to save lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
U. S
Milan
Turin
Italy
Europe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bolshaya Danilovka
Kharkov River
Messina
Seventh Army
Highland
Tce
Mount Etna
Turis
Randazza
Tunis
Messina Straits
George S. Patton, Jr
U. S. Seventh Army
Naso
Brolo
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Tactical Air Force
Terry Allen
Troina
Lucian K. Truscott, Jr
Navy
United States
South Atlantic
Miami
Fila
Fred D. Randall
Globe News
Salamaua Base
Allied Headquarters
Duce
Weather Bureau
Amarillo Daily News
Amarillo Globe
Russell Stationery Company
Rome Burns
London Air Ministry
Alps
Britain
Piat Aero Engine
Royal Arsenal and Chemical
Germany
Hamburg
RAF Halifax
Middle East
San Giovanni
M Straits
Axis Center
hStalin Informed
Quebec
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!