Allied Forces Close on Messina as Invasion Pressures Mount
Allied armies reach within 14 miles of Messina as German evacuations come under heavy shelling and naval bombardment. Russians seize towns near Bryansk and Zhizdra while Kharkov faces three-sided assault. Allied air strikes hit Le Bourget and German airports in France as 39 Nazi planes are shot down. Milan is reduced to debris and Rome remains a contested symbol as bombings continue across Italy and beyond.
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Officials Hopeful Of Solution in Pension Tangle
In Austin the state and federal officials aim for a quick fix to a law conflict that could endanger 1.9 million dollars in September federal funds for Texas old age assistance. A new Texas rule allowing 250 dollars yearly from seasonal work may clash with the federal Social Security Act limiting such income. Public officials express confidence in a cooperative resolution and possible hearings to determine fund continuity.
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Texas
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Social Security Board
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Welfare Department
Coke R. Stevenson
John Winters
State Welfare Department
Water Conservation Prompts Slow Reservoir Refill
City officials said filling of the water reservoir would finish last night, enabling limited lawn watering from 8 PM to midnight today. Although the reservoir should be full, the emergency continues as pumping gear rests. Total weekend usage hit 27 million gallons with off days reducing demand and aiding storage. Officials urged continued cooperation.
Brown ration stamps set to start Sept 12 in Book Three
The Office of Price Administration announced that brown ration stamps for meats fats oils butter and cheese in War Ration Book Three will take effect Sept 12 replacing red stamps from Book Two as used stamps expire. New stamps carry B or C marks and old books must be exchanged by Sept 1.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Santa Fe Official Taken by Death at 69
W. K. Etter vice president of the Santa Fe Railroad was found dead in his California Club room during a Los Angeles business trip. A native of Amarillo, he rose from 17 year old clerk to vice president in charge of operations, with a storied career across multiple divisions. Survivors include widow Julia Miller Etter and two sons William Kirby Etter Jr. and Lewis Fort Etter. Funeral plans have not been announced.
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Santa Fe Railroad
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Cactus Ordnance Works
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Kan
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Rio Grande
Newton
Topeka
Chicago
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William Kirby Etter, Jr
Navy
Lewis Fort Etter
Pacific Railway Equipment Co
Sweden halts German war materiel transit to Norway and Finland
Stockholm reports that for the first time in three years no trains carried German war materials to Norway and Finland via Sweden on August 16, marking a notable shift in wartime logistics.
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Finland
Sweden
Brazil weighs sending troops to war fronts
Gen Enrico Gaspar Dutra Brazil's minister of war said Brazil is considering seriously the problem of sending troops to the fighting fronts.
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Miami
Fila
Enrico Gaspar Dutra
Brazil
Battlefronts and Home Front Uproar Amid World War II News
August 16 1943 reports Messina a three way death trap for Nazis and Milan in panic as debris chokes streets. Kharkov battle nears climax with renewed Allied pressure. Nazi targets in France bombed Berlin bombarded as American forces push toward Sala maua. President meets Churchill in capital. German nerves in Norway fracture. War bonds urged.
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Messina
Red Army closes on Kharkov as Bryansk and Zhizdra falls
Soviet wires report Red Army drives within 19 miles of Bryansk and near Kharkov’s northern outskirts. Tass calls Kharkov the largest German base on the front and says the battle has reached its climax with German counterattacks repelled and key localities captured including Zhizdra 40 miles northwest.
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Spas Demansk
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Texans Attack Ration Bungling
Lt. Gov. John Lee Smith denounces the 25 percent cut in gasoline coupons for the Southwest as bureaucratic bungling and capricious tyranny. Gov. Stevenson withheld comment, saying he would wait to cool off, as residents send letters protesting the reduction.
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Austin
John Lee Smith
Southwest
Coke R. Stevenson
Texas
Smith
Prentiss Brown
Office of Price Administration
Harold L. Ickes
Secretary of the Interior
Pacific
Allied forces push toward Messina from Sicily
Allied units advance along the north coast within 14 miles of Messina and threaten the port area. The British Eighth Army moves through Taormina Castiglione and Kagel within 15 miles of Messina while facing German shore batteries across the straits. Milazzo is reported occupied and American forces are poised to reach Messina first as the Sicilian campaign nears its end.
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Pud Apeckes
Romilazzo
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Reuters
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Peloritani
Campaign near Messina Presses German Withdrawal
Allied forces intensify bombardment of Messina area as coast and air strikes hammer the German retreat from Sicily. Artillery, naval guns, and bombers target debarkation points and rail lines while engineers fight road mines. The Peloritani range shields the Seventh Army as Messina nears decisive combat.
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Sicily
Italy
Allied air raids batter Le Bourget and French fields
Allied bombers and fighters pounded Le Bourget near Paris and six other French fields as RAF and USAAF units pressed a broad offensive. 17 German fighters downed over Paris, 20 more in the six airfield attacks, with high casualties in Milan and other bombings across Italy and Germany.
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London
RAF
Milan
Berlin
Paris
France
Thunderbolts
Eighth Air Force
Weather snapshot for Amarillo and surrounding regions
Weather notes show little temperature change across Amarillo and West Texas on Tuesday with light to moderate winds. New Mexico trends warmer in the northeastern area while other zones stay cooler with scattered showers and thunder in mountains, and various readings indicate mild afternoon highs.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
German Nerves Snap in Norway War Measure After Oslo Police Chief Executed
Oslo reports say Nazi authorities executed police chief Gunnar Eilifson for disobedience and ordered a broad roundup of Norwegian officers. Premier Quisling signed a decree placing Norway under virtual military rule and mobilizing police, the Quisling guard, German storm troops, and the Norwegian third organization. The action follows fears of an Allied invasion and cites war conditions due to Soviet actions.
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Norwegian Police
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Russia
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Hitler
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