Allred O'Daniel Campaigns In Key Texas Primary Push
Long political briefing outlines absentee voting warnings and campaign schedules for Alfred Allred and Senator O Daniel ahead of the upcoming Texas primary. It notes absentee ballots cast in Potter County, urging verification of registration, and lists radio talk schedules across counties with emphasis on mobilizing supporters and expanding outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
Hubert Cole
Allied
Panhandle
Tubby Boyles
Alfred
Boyles
Texas
Allred
Jimmy
Senate
Mr. Boyles
O'Daniel
O’daniel
Wbaptqn
Fort Worth
Weatherford
Mineral Wells
Radio
Kprctqn
Houston
Cleveland
Conroe
TQN
Hallettsville
Yoakum
Edna
Maikop Falls to German Forces in Caucasus Campaign
Soviet dispatches report the Caucasus oil city of Maikop captured by German troops after Soviet forces evacuated and rendered oil facilities unusable. The loss comes as heavy fighting rages around Stalingrad with substantial German air losses and continued Soviet counterattacks along the Don and Caucasus fronts.
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Moscow
Russia
Caucasus
Maikop
Stalingrad
Volga
Soviet Bureau of Information
Krasnodar
Kletskaya
Don River
Kotelnikovski
Mineralnye Vody
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Tuapse
Semeon Timoshenko
Red Army
The
Don Bend
Bend
Don
Lake Ilmen
Volkhov
Leningrad
Vyazma
Rzhev
Voronezh
Fedor von Bock
Sky Busters Honored Tonight At Amarillo Banquet
Navy air squadron known as the Sky Busters from the Texas Plainsmen arrives in Amarillo for a chamber of commerce banquet and sendoff. Local dignitaries, a luncheon in Lubbock, and a Fort Worth station sendoff precede the gala program with music, speeches, insignia presentations, and a radio broadcast.
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Sky Busters
Texas Plainsmen
Navy Air Squadron
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
Herring Hotel
University of Georgia
South Plains
Lubbock
Fort Worth & Denver
Chamber, of Commerce
Panhandle
KGNC
KFDA
Dixie Dice
Carlton Scales
Globe News
Harold Bugbee
Clarendon
Pinky” Price
Rex Baxter
West Texas
American Pilots Sweep Nazi Base Over Western Europe
United States Army fighters operating with a Canadian squadron conducted a long sweep over France in the last 24 hours, joining RAF convoy patrols and interception sorties. British and Canadian sources described the mission as routine. no fliers’ names were released. Western Germany night raids by British bombers followed, with modest losses reported.
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London
United States Army
France
RAF
United States
Air Ministry
RCAF
Axis
Germany
Berlin
East Anglia
England
Middlesbrough
High Command
Britain
U. S
Hitler
Americans Gain New Footholds in Solomons Front
Allied Marines in heavy rains in the Tulagi area tighten their grip as Japanese forces in New Guinea face renewed pressure near Kokoda. MacArthur’s bombers hit Timor while U S forces push in the Solomons and Timor. aérea battle fronts include Owen Stanley range and Buna Gona, with ships and pilots sustaining the offensive.
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MacArthur
Australia
Tulagi
Sealark
Solomons
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Kokoda
Timor
Washington
Equator
Solomon Island
United Nations
Tokyo
William M. Hughes
Pacific War Council
Sydney
America
Midway
Coral Sea
Douglas MacArthur
U. S
Solomon Islands
Marine
Robert Lee Ghormley
Owen Stanley
Buna-Gona
Sion
United States
Seven Soldiers Die In Berkshire Mountain Plane Crash
An Army transport aircraft crashed on Garnet peak in Peru Mountain, Berkshires, killing seven soldiers and injuring three others who survived with severe burns. The blaze followed as the plane tore through treetops and exploded atop the peak, marking the worst U. S. military aviation disaster aside from airship incidents. Public relations at Westover Field confirmed the incident and casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Mass
Peru Mountain
Berkshires
United States
Westover Field
Army
Civilian Defense
Pittsfield
Lee
Akron
U. S
Navy
New Jersey
Denver
FarmUnion Head To Speak Here At Amarillo Convention
James G. Patton of Denver, national president of the Farmers Union, will keynote the 39th Texas Farmers Union convention at the Amarillo Hotel. Other speakers include C. B. Baldwin Zeb Lan ter Jesse B. Gilmer and H. H. Finneil. The theme is Cooperative Education and all farmers are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G. Patton
Denver
Farmers Union
Texas Farmers Union
Amarillo
Patton
Roosevelt
Mexico City
C. B. Baldwin
Farm Security
Washington
Zeb Lanter
Oklahoma Farmers Union
Jesse B. Gilmer
Farm Security Administration
H. H. Finneil
The
Soil Conservation Service
Free Italians Join Allies at Pan American Conference
The Pan-American Free Italy Conference in Montevideo adopted a proposal by the Argentine delegation pledging absolute solidarity with the United States Britain Russia China and other United Nations. The conference gathers Italian representatives from across the Americas to support Allied nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montevideo
Uruguay
North
South America
United States
Britain
Russia
China
United Nations
Americas
Weather Outlook Amarillo Vicinity and New Mexico Cool Mornings
Cool conditions persist Monday across Amarillo and New Mexico with afternoon temperatures rising slightly from Sunday. Scattered thunderstorms are possible in the north central mountains and showers and storms are forecast for West Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
New Mexico
West Texas
Stavse
Shack
World War Fronts on Aug 16 1942 Gains and Forces
Reported battles spread across Caucasus and Don bend with German advances near Grozny oil fields and Stalingrad as US Marines push in the Solomon Islands and New Guinea. MacArthur’s air raids target Timor while Gandhi and Jinnah test India’s resolve amid war pressures and British US air offensive plans form in Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon Islands
New Guinea
Caucasus
Grozny
Caspian Sea
Don Bend
Stalingrad
Volga
Red Army
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Joe Jenkins
C. M. Norman
John McCarty
Bill Gil
Florence Milwee Winyard
Farwell
W. H. Graham
Guy H. Goodman
Plainview
Clifton Janak
Cleo Tom Terry
White Deer
Guydell Ekelund
Joyce Ellen Hamic
Margaret Acker
Dallas
W. F. Gay
Radio Britain
Hollywood
Calif
Paul Ellis
Margaret Hennie
Mary Charlotte Ward
Jo Ward
Robert Doreigh
Vareta la Font
H. A. Shaw
Beacon Quartette
Margaret Heinie
Barney Ogle
Ogle
Miss Dice
Wes Izzard
Cere
Malta
Valletta
Europe
South Pacific
FarmUnion
Robert Lee
Columbus
Ohio
Privte James Fern
Abington
Alonzo Pearson
Windsor
Mercy Hospital
St. Luke's Hospital
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Gandhi
all-India Congress
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