Aerial Push and Convoy Grows for Second Front
London reports an Anglo American aerial push aimed at crippling western German defenses as the U S invasion army swells with the largest convoy of the war. U S Flying Fortresses raid Nazi transport, Dieppe raid results reviewed for Churchill while soldiers in London call for a second front now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Gallagher
London
Germany
United States
Sir Archibald Sinclair
U. S
Dieppe
Churchill
England
Moscow
Middle East
Air power shifts daylight war with bombers in Europe
Allied air strategy centers on the strategic power of B 17 flying fortresses to strike German targets from the stratosphere. The influx of air crews from the latest convoy to England enhances U S forces in Europe as Maj. Gen. Lee and Maj. Gen. Clark organize joint training with British and Canadian units to form a unified striking force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
England
Atlantic
John C. H. Lee
Mark W. Clark
U. S
RAF
Americans Bomb Rouen Area in Fourth French Raid in Eight Days
U S and Allied air forces raid the Seine near Rouen and Le Trait shipyards with 12 B 17s, backed by RAF and Polish fighters. Two FW 190s are shot down, two Allied fighters lost, and French civilian casualties reported as 48 killed and 101 wounded. The Vichy government protests the Rouen attack while praising Madagascar invasion as leverage against Allied actions. The raid follows a pattern of high level precision bombing used in Abbeville Amiens and Dieppe operations.
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London
United States High Command
England
Rouen
France
le Trait
RAF
U. S. Air Force
Seine River
le Havre
U. S
Abbeville
Etretat
U. S. Army Command
Great Britain
British
Air Ministry
Amiens
Europe
Dieppe
North Sea
Madagascar
United States
Lava
New Caledonia
German Desert Units Stirring Africa Med II
Allied and Axis observers report renewed talk of a Rommel offensive as air activity increases over the Egyptian desert. Rommel bivouacked 80 miles west of Alexandria, reinforcements suspected while Allied bombings target Tobruk and Derna. General Maitland Wilson takes command in Iran and Iraq as Britain readies strategic moves.
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London
Mediterranean
Erwin Rommel
Rome
Rommel
Alexandria
Desert
Tobruk
Derna
Harold Alexander
Middle East
Caucasus
Henry Maitland Wilson
Iran
Iraq
Wilson
Egypt
Allied Airs Down Four Japanese Zeros Over New Guinea
Allied headquarters reported four Japanese Zero fighters shot down by Allied planes over Eastern New Guinea. Japanese ground patrols were dispersed at Kokoda as invaders who landed at Buna and Gona pressed inland toward Port Moresby. Darwin was attacked by three planes the previous night, while 47 Japanese aircraft were repelled the night before.
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MacArthur
Australia
New Guinea
Kokoda
Buna
Gona
Port Moresby
Darwin
Argentine Liner Rio de la Plata Redirected to San Francisco
The state merchant fleet liner Rio de la Plata, initially set to sail for New Orleans next month, is now ordered to San Francisco. Maritime circles see the move as a first concrete consequence of Brazil's wartime declaration against Germany and Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Rio de la Plata
New Orleans
San Francisco
Brazil
Germany
Italy
O'Daniel Builds Lead In Texas Senate Nomination
Dallas August 24 Returns to the Texas Election Bureau show Senator W Lee O Daniel leading the Democratic nomination race for the U S Senate by 14 447 votes with 444 272 to 429 825 for James V Allred from 252 of 254 counties. Final tally expected tomorrow with about a 16 000 vote majority.
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Dallas
Texas Election Bureau
W. Lee O'Daniel
U.S. Senate
O’daniel
James V. Allred
Texas
Nazi Losses At Dieppe Said 4 000
The Fighting French commander who took part in the Dieppe raid Aug 19 estimates German losses at about 4000, including flyers, a figure called purely personal and not disclosed. French losses were slight, with most casualties occurring before the landing. The commander noted French troops wore red pompoms on naval caps and kept France tabs.
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London
Dieppe
New York
Germany
France
Trawler Attacked Off Iceland in Warfront Assault
A German bomber twice attacked a northwestern Iceland fishing trawler, killing one crew member. The bomber circled low, machine-gunned the vessel, and dropped a nearby bomb. the ship suffered only slight damage. A second bomber was seen over northeastern Iceland and another over southeastern Iceland yesterday but did not attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reykjavik
Iceland
Weather outlook for Amarillo and surrounding regions
Weather bulletin notes scattered showers and thunderstorms across Amarillo area and West Texas on Tuesday with a slight warming trend. New Mexico also sees afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Recorded temperatures show highs around the mid sixties to near seventy and lows in the forties to low fifties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
FHA Priority Aides Arrive in Amarillo Office
Two representatives from the Federal Housing Administration Priority Division in Fort Worth will be in Amarillo today to speed housing efforts. Willard Lowry and George Newton will untangle priority permit issues for the 175 house quota allocated to Amarillo as a vital defense area.
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Federal Housing Administration Priority Division
Fort Worth
Amarillo
O'Daniel Declares Victory After Primary And Plans Loans
United States Senator W Lee O Daniel said unofficial returns show him the victory in the Democratic primary stressing it is a victory for Texans and democracy not himself He thanked supporters and urged unity He will attend a Dallas meeting with cotton belt officials to discuss government loans for new crop cotton to reach 22 cents a pound with Senators Bankhead and Thomas present The South faces labor shortages as a factor in the discussion.
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Fort Worth
W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas
United States
O'Daniel
Dallas
Cotton
John Bankhead
Alabama
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
O’daniel
South
Senate Finance Committee Advances Tax Revisions in August Vote
The Senate finance panel, by nine to seven, rewrites the House revenue bill to tax future state and municipal bond income. It endorses medical expense credits up to 2,500 plus a lowered dependent credit and reduces exemptions for married couples and singles. A pay-as-you-go plan may be urged, and more changes could follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
House
George
Senate
Jester Nominee Takes Oath as Dallas Plans Move to Austin
Beauford Jester of Corsicana was oathed in Dallas and would be installed in Austin soon to fill a Texas railroad commission post. Jerry Sadler had resigned to join the army but withdrew, leaving the vacancy in question. The State Democratic Executive Committee declared the seat vacant and opened candidacy filings as Jester faced a possible challenge. Governor Stevenson appointed Jester to serve until his January term begins. No court ruling on the office status had been issued.
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Austin
State Railroad Commission
Capitol
Beauford Jester
Corsicana
Dallas
Jerry Sadler
State Democratic Executive Committee
Sadler
Jester
Coke R. Stevenson
French Destroyer Audacieux Rejoins Fleet at Bizerte
The 2,500 ton destroyer Audacieux, badly damaged at Dakar in 1940 during the French British raid, steamed into the Tunisian base at Bizerte under its own power today marking its seaworthy return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
Audacieux
Dakar
Bizerte
Tunisia
W. B. Patterson Taken by Death
Amarillo resident W. B. Patterson died at 84 after a heart attack at his home. A native Texan born in Waxahachie, he lived in Amarillo 40 years and worked in insurance real estate and oil. Survivors include wife two daughters three more children 16 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren with services pending.
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W. B. Patterson
Amarillo
Mr. Patterson
Waxahachie
Margaret Hu
J. W.collins
Jewel Brower
Galveston
W. S. Gribble
Houston
Briggs Patterson
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Scrap Drive Seeks Trucks for Saturday Volunteer Service
Local truck owners and drivers are asked to volunteer four hours for the Uncle Sam scrap drive on Saturday from 4 to 8 PM. Amarillo rally requires all available trucks including army trucks offered by Col. E. C. Black. Contact Mally Chisholm at Oliver Implement or Robert Condon at City Hall to pledge assistance.
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Col. E. C. Black
Air Force Technical School
C. J. Fowlson
Amarillo
Mally Chisholm
Oliver Implement Company
Robert Condon
Frontline actions mount across Stalingrad and near Rouen
A wartime summary notes Nazi tank advances toward Stalingrad and Red defenses yielding ground in the Caucasus oil fields. U S flying fortresses raid Rouen lines as a large Allied convoy reaches England. New Nazi moves in Egypt loom while Chinese forces recapture Linchwan and push toward Tokyo air bases. Latin America feels Brazil's war declaration impact.
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Stalingrad
Caucasus
Invaders Near Grozny Oil in Caucasus Push
German forces push toward Grozny as they reach within 85 miles of the oil hub in the Caucasus and 40 miles northwest of Stalingrad after crossing the Don. Soviet counterattacks, tank activity, and heavy fighting accompany the widening front, with Krasnodar and Novorossiysk areas seeing shifts in control and retreat.
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Henry Cassidy
Moscow
Stalingrad
Don River
Grozny
Don
Kotelnikovski
Volga
Caucasus
Mineralnye Vody
Rostov Baku
Prokhladnenski
Pyatigorsk
Krasnodar
Novorossisk
Black Sea
Russia
Great
Wheate
Red Army
Berlin
Novoros- Sisk
Volga-Caspian
Kletskaya
Gereman
Panhandle Oil Shutdown Days Cut to Eight
An order of the railroad commission reduces Panhandle oil well shutdown days in September to eight. The earlier nine day closure was amended by today's decree. Shutdown holidays include September 5 6 12 13 19 20 26 and 27.
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Austin
Railroad Commission
Panhandle
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Martinique
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Syria
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Court of Civil Appeals
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Nelson
Allred
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Burleson
Chambers
Hardin
Jackson
Lamar
Polk
Weather Bureau
FHA
Frank Hill
Hillsdale
N. J
Hill
Amarillo Daily News
Amarillo Globe
Russell Stationery Company
Linchwan
Kiangsi
Tokyo
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