Engineers Land Behind Marines in Solomon Islands Front
Allied reconnaissance planes report strong U S fleet buildup under Vice Admiral Ghormley as Marines establish footholds around Guadalcanal Tulagi. Bomber raids target Kavieng and Port Moresby while MacArthur air units strike Timor and New Ireland as Japan possibly diverts forces from the Solomons.
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Yates McDaniel
MacArthur
Australia
Pacific Front
U. S
Robert Lee Ghormley
Solomon Islands
Kavieng
New Ireland
Solomons
South Pacific
Guadalcanal-Tulagi
Solomon Chain
New Britain
New Guinea
Tokyo
Washington
United States
Berlin
DNB
Guadalcanal
Tulagi Islands
Timor
Port Moresby
Southwest Pacific Command
Ghew~r
Tulagi
MacArthur Command
Carolines
Solomons battles intensify as Allied push extends
New Zealand dispatch reports prolonged land fighting in the Solomon Islands with US forces reinforcing and supplying land troops after naval success. Japanese units sunk or fled. Guadalcanal Tulagi and Florida cited as lost. strategic outcome hinges on crucial naval battle as Allies expand sea lines and bases offshore.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Solomon Islands
South Pacific
United States
Solomons
Caroline Islands
New Zealand Press Association
Guadalcanal
Tulagi
Florida
U S Air Force Boosts Role in Europe Air War
U S air power expands from Africa to Europe with two and four motor bombers joining RAF in raids on Rouen France and targets across Axis territory. Brig Gen Ira C Baker led the daylight attack while Maj Gen Carl Spaatz vows rapid, relentless bombing as the war effort grows.
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Wes Gallagher
London
United States Air Force
Europe
Middle East
Africa
Ine Kap
Rouen
Ira C. Baker
Carl Spaatz
United States Air Forces
Germany
Weather Amarillo and Vicinity Report
The weather item notes continued moderate temperature around Amarillo and vicinity. A line mentions Ditto duplicating machines and genuine supplies supplied by Russell Stat. Co.
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Amarillo
Ditto
Russell Stat. Co
Rent Control Ordered for Dumas Sunray Area
The Office of Price Administration froze residential rents in 38 defense rental areas at the March 1 level effective Sept. 1, covering over 6.5 million people. Landlords must register by Oct. 16, with local date announcements. The Dumas Sunray region in Texas includes Dallas, Hansford, Hartley, Moore and Sherman Counties, population 17,637. A separate Stockholm report notes Swedish warships depth charged a submarine after the Steamer C F Liljevaldh was sunk.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Leon Henderson
Henderson
OPA
Tulsa
Okla
Creek
Osage
Dumas-Sunray Area
Texas
Dallam
Hansford
Hartley
Moore
Sherman
Stockholm
C. F. Liljevaldh
Vaestervik
Fresh American Troop Arrival and Frontline Shifts Reported
The report notes new American troops reaching the Middle East and the selection of Maj. Gen. Alexander to command in Egypt. Soviet counter‑attacks at Stalingrad aim to blunt German advances, while Nazi pressure in the Caucasus shows some stalls. Naval skirmish prospects loom for sea routes around Australia as Marines and engineers reach the Solomons. Air force plans to expand strikes on Europe move faster from England. Brazilians protest after three more ships are sunk.
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RAF
U. S. Army Air Force
Middle East
Erwin Rommel
United States
Cairo
U. S
Africa
United States Air Force
Russia
Alexander
Egypt
Stalingrad
Caucasus
Red Army
Leninegrad
Berlin
Rzhev
Moscow
Red Star
Timoshenko
Kotelnikovski
Volga
Voronezh
Don Bend
Townsend Clubs Swing to Alfred Banner in Texas
Townsend Club officials in Amarillo report a nationwide Townsend movement endorsing James V. Allred. Dr. Francis Townsend urges supporters to back Allred, criticizing opponents during wartime and signaling a statewide shift toward Alfred in the senatorial run off.
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Townsend
Alfred Banner
United States
Wheen E. H. Tomlison
Townsend Club
Amarillo
Francis E. Townsend
Texas
Sherman J. Bainbridge
Townsend National Weekly
FE H Tomlison
Club Six
Garfield Street
Dobie Attacks O'Daniel On Campaign Trail In Texas
Historian J Frank Dobie campaigned against Senator W Lee O Daniel voicing support for James V Allred to aid Roosevelt in the war effort He accused O Daniel of double crossing and of aligning with Adolf Hitler era tactics while criticizing his stance on labor capital and world affairs from a meeting backed by Dan Moody followers in Texas.
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Dallas
J. Frank Dobie
Texas
W. Lee O’daniel
Dobie
James V. Allred
Roosevelt
Dan Moody
U. S
Allred
O'Daniel
O’daniel
Adolf Hitler
Senate
Amarillo Sends Second WAAC Recruits for Enlistment
Amarillo’s second WAAC unit was dispatched from the Amarillo Recruiting office yesterday for final enlistment. Five men join the army branch, nine join the navy, and two enter the marine corps. Army recruits include Orpha M. Powell Amarillo and Ray E Palmer Clarendon among others. navy names include James Weldon Hall Amarillo and T Marvin McClure Wellington. marine recruits are Stillman Knight Lewis Jr Bradford Pa and Robert James Purdy Pampa.
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Amarillo
WAAC
Army
Navy
Marines
Orpha M. Powell
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Ray E Palmer
Clarendon
Walter E. Gibon
Elwyn L. Brewster
Wellington
William L. Weldon Amarillo
Ollie R. Joseph
James Weldon Hall
T. Marvin McClure
Elwin Kenneth Kidd
Lakeview
Thomas Woodrow Inman
Hereford
Raymond McDonald Vaught
Borger
Jack Walter McClendon
Earnest Wilmer Marler
Alexander Bailey Pease
Perryton
Herman R. Allen
Clinton
Okio
Stillman Knight Lewis, Jr
Bradford
Robert James Purdy
Pampa
Allred Rally Planned For Dumas Thursday
A political rally in support of Jimmy Allred's Senate candidacy will be held Thursday on the courthouse lawn in Dumas. Col. E A Simpson will speak. Other program details are being arranged and the public is invited.
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Jimmy Allred
United States
Dumas
Eli Willis
Moore County
Col. E. A. Simpson
Election Party Returns Night At Globe News
The Globe News and Amarillo Electric Company sponsor a Saturday election party with live returns broadcast from the Globe News building. A courthouse lawn gathering across Sixth Avenue offers seating and music as results come in, free to all attendees.
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Globe-News
Amarillo Electric Company
Texas Election Bureau
Sixth Avenue
Globe News
Married Men To Face Draft In Near Future
Boston reports a National Selective Service Board spokesman said a general draft of married men under 46 with dependents will come soon. Ted Luther noted the 1-A pool is exhausted and 1-B and 3-A men must be drafted, with dependents influencing call order.
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Boston
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service Board
Army and Navy Legion of Valor
Ted Luther
Selective Service Board
Luther
Absentee Voting Tops July Mark in Potter County Run-off
Potter County: run-off absentee ballots total 501, surpassing 438 in the July first primary. County Clerk Hubert Cole notes it is likely a historic first for heavier absentee turnout in the run-off than in the earlier primary. Previous records show 672 in July two years ago and 998 in the November 1940 election.
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Potter County
Hubert Cole
Cole
Smashing Nazi Tanks Force Red Defense Back at Stalingrad
Soviet dispatches report German tanks breaking through to push Red Army from a Stalingrad sector while Soviets counterattack near Kuban and Pyatigorsk. Timoshenko operations claim gains elsewhere as heavy fighting continues on the Moscow and South Caucasus fronts.
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Stalingrad
Russia
Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Red Army
Volga
Kretskaya
Pyatigorsk
Mineralnye Vody
South Caucasus
Krasnodar
Kuban
Semeon Timoshenko
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Ma'bourne Herald
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U.S. Air Force
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Deadly Air Circus
West Texas
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Rene
Tae
Dumas-Sunray
Sealanes
England
Dr. Townsend
Carl Larsen
Tomlison
Mr. Allred
Alfred the Bulletin
Ohio Street
Chicago
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W. Lee O'Daniel
Amarillo Daily News
Amarillo Globe
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