Amarilloan Dies In Air Crash And Lubbock Tragedy
Cadets at Lubbock Army Flying School die in a mid air collision and crash into a post tailor shop. Pat Toombs from Amarillo center on the 1936 state championship team is among the dead. several others parachute to safety and one is in critical condition.
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Pat Toombs
G. W. Toombs
Arthur Street
Lubbock Flying School
Post Tailor Shop
Pat
Amarillo Sandies
West Texas State
M. J. Owens
Billy
Woodrow
Oklahoma A. & M
Lubbock Army
Duke W. Harrison, Jr
Greenville
Tex
Clark I
Pat) Toombs
Amarillo
Singleton
Jack J. Williamson
Jackson Williamson
Elkville
Ill
Andrew R. Wood, Jr
Canton
Mass
Charles ©. Wylie
Milwaukee
Wis
Owen Douglas Willard
F. E. Willard
West Alice
Martha
Wisconsin
Ralph I. Ginn
Denver, Colo
Yankees Wreak Havoc Among Enemy Planes in Solomon Islands
American air power repulsed a Japanese invasion fleet aiming to recapture vital Solomon Islands positions and damaged at least 13 Japanese ships. The Navy said the struggle for strategic islands remains intense with a large sea battle ongoing north of Guadalcanal as of August 24.
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Washington
Solomon Islands
Solomons
U. S
Guadalcanal
Civilians Join Battle To Save Stalingrad
A Soviet counterattack northwest of Moscow reported by official communique. Zhukov’s forces recaptured towns and advanced toward Rzhev while large German forces pressed toward Stalingrad. Civilians near Stalingrad joined defense amid heavy fighting and air raids.
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Stalingrad
Russia
Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Gregory Zhukov
Rzhev
Red Capital
Karmanovo
Pogoreloye-Gorodisheche
Zubtsov
Volga
Kalinin
Caucasus
Mozdok
Grozny
Prokhladnenski
Don River
Kletskaya
Don
Red Army
Kotelnikovski
Ghatsk
Vyazma
Texas Ranches Need Cowboys and Volunteers
Western Texas ranches face a shortage of riders as war and wages drain cowboys. District Attorney John Hamilton launches a drive to form drugstore cowboys to help drive cattle out of the mesquites to market. The Matador company reports its ranch reduced to three cowboys amid more than 200 privately owned outfits facing the same problem. In other news, a major sea battle near the Solomon Islands sees U S forces engaging enemy ships while Guadalcanal forces hold firm, with naval praise for U S fighter planes based on Guadalcanal.
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Matador
Texas
John Hamilton
Hamilton
Matador Land and Cattle Company
Solomon Islands
Pacific
New Zealand
Australia
Navy
U. S
Guadalcanal
Japanese land at Milne Bay in New Guinea contact
General MacArthur reports Milne Bay in southeastern New Guinea has seen a nighttime landing of Japanese ground forces. Allied bombers sank a Japanese transport, and a cruiser damage is noted with a destroyer hurt. Our ground forces are in contact with the enemy as fighters report several enemy losses in the Buna area while weather hampered operations.
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MacArthur
Australia
Milne Bay
New Guinea
Louisiade
Buna- Gona
Buna
Toltec Era Ruins Found Near Tula
Rich archeological finds dating from the Toltec era of the seventh to eleventh centuries were announced by Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History. A pyramid fortress and parts of an 18 foot high statue were unearthed near Tula, 50 miles from Mexico City.
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Mexico City
National Institute of Anthropology and History
Tula
Weather page preview for West Texas and New Mexico
The forecast calls for warm conditions in West Texas on Thursday with scattered afternoon thunderstorms in the Big Bend area. In New Mexico temperatures rise rapidly Thursday morning and stay warm in the afternoon. Overnight and yesterday’s temperatures are listed for Amarillo with highs around 92 and lows near 41, plus a trace of precipitation.
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West Texas
Big Bend
New Mexico
Amarillo
Nearek McCon
Orme 66
Bobee Eaves
RAF Fighter Raids Cut Axis Transport West of El Alamein
RAF and allied air forces attacked Axis transport columns 80 miles west of Alexandria and near El Daba in the western desert. Bombers and fighters dispersed enemy airfields, hit a Junkers 52, and disabled several vehicles while a South African pilot sacrificed a plane to disrupt enemy communications.
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Cairo
el Alamein
Western Desert
Egypt
Alamein Front
Alexandria
Matruh
Sidi Barrani
el Daba
U. 58 Army Air Force
Brookenhagen
Alamein
Mediterranean
Salum-Matruh
Rommel Desert Hosts Stirring Allied Reinforcements In West Desert
Allied reconnaissance reports substantial Axis troop and matériel reinforcements in Africa near El Alamein as Rommel strengthens west of Alexandria. The desert front shows no static posture with fresh forces, increased air activity, and mixed British, American, and South African air power resuming night strafing and daytime fighter bombing.
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Western Desert
Egypt
Erwin Rommel
el Alamein
Axis
Africa
Alexandria
Libya
Boston
Messerschmitt
United States Army Air Forces
Amer
Senate Rejects Rum Plan for Pay as You Go Tax
The Senate finance committee rejected the Ruml plan for pay as you go individual income taxes by a 13 to 3 vote. It also turned down a modified current collection proposal 11 to 6, but approved a 5 percent withholding levy on wages, interest, and dividends by a 10 to 6 vote, effective January 1 to collect 1943 liabilities.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
House
Bomber Crash Sets Farm Aflame near Shreveport
A Barksdale Field B-26 bomber crashed into a residence at Lucas six miles south of Shreveport in the early afternoon. The crash, which killed an undetermined number of fliers, set Leo Gullo’s home ablaze and badly burned the farmer. The Gullo dwelling was destroyed.
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Shreveport
Barksdale Field
Lucas
Leo Gullo
Gullo
Draft Confusion In Vital War Plants Scored
Sen Reynolds of North Carolina urged a definite plan to separate draft orders from wartime production needs. Senate leaders call for joint action by Selective Service and Manpower to avoid confusion over who must work in war industries and who must fight.
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Washington
Selective Service System
War Manpower Commission
Sen. Reynolds
North Carolina
Senate Military Committee
Selective Service and Manpower Commission
Armed Services
Congress
Army
Navy
Louis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Evanston, Ill
Paul V. McNutt
Hershey
McNutt
Manpower Commission
Reynolds
Nazi radio claims Dieppe raid heroes and captives
A Berlin radio broadcast asserted that during the Dieppe raid a German lieutenant with four anti air crewmen attacked 225 Canadians. The announcer claimed the five Nazis captured all 925 Canadians, portraying them as heroic figures.
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New York
U.P
German Radio Today
America
Alvin York
Dieppe
France
Berlin
War profits and taxes cited by manufacturers group
The National Association of Manufacturers said wage earners and salaried workers and farmers are taking most profits from wartime activity while corporate profits have skyrocketed since 1941 and are expected to fall further in 1942 due to taxes.
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New York
National Association of Manufacturers
Fronts Rage as Allies Hold Fast in Guadalcanal and Africa
War bulletin reports a furious 125 mile German offensive near Moscow causing heavy casualties as Stalingrad civilians defend the city. U S Marines hold Guadalcanal while an Imperial Japanese invasion fleet is repulsed and allied air forces strike in Africa and Asia.
New Students Urged to Classify at Once in Amarillo
Amarillo school officials urge high school newcomers to call for immediate classification. Norman said classification must be finished by Monday to avoid registration delays. Registration for A-G opens Tuesday at 1 PM, H-O at 8:30 AM Wednesday, and remaining students at 1 PM Wednesday. About 30 new messenger positions are available. applicants should confer with Norman today.
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Amarillo
Princins
R. B. Norman
Norman
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