Planes Sink Two German Submarines in South Atlantic
In a five and a half hour battle, six Navy and Army planes from Ascension Island attacked and sank two U boats. Lt Charles A Baldwin of Nebraska and Lt William R Ford of Florida led initial strikes, with a later killer run by Lt (JG) Marion V Dawkins from South Carolina securing the second submarine.
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Washington
South Atlantic
Naww
Avevy Puller ET
Ascension Island
Atlantic
South American Bulge
Natal
Brazil
Navy
Charles A. Baldwin
Route 4
Box 70
Kearney
Neb
William R. Ford
Crescent City
Fla
Marion V. Dawkins
North Salem Ave
Sumpter
S. C
Red Army Clears Wide Gap in Southern White Russia Offensive
Moscow said the Red Army opened a new offensive near Mozyr and tore a 19 mile gap in German lines. They captured Sarny and Dombrovitsa, extended their spearhead into old Poland, and forced German withdrawals toward Brest Litovsk while repelling counterattacks.
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London
Red Army
White Russia
Mozyr
Moscow
Davidovichi
Zhlobin
Sarny
Old Poland
Dombrovitsa
Vilna-Rovno
Brest-Litovsk
Nikolai Vatutin
Novograd Volynski
Muzhilovichi
Korets
Vatutin
Bug River
Belaya Tserkov
Dnieper
Ivan S. Konev
Konev
Kirovograd
Army Air Forces to Standby 69 Bases Across Nation
Texas members report four training fields Cox Field Paris and Gainesville Army Air Field Pounds Field Tyler Stinson Field San Antonio and the Van Horn Municipal Airport school join 69 bases nationwide placed on standby as the AAF peaks unit strength and moves to replacement training.
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Washington
Texas
Congress
Army Air Forces
Cox Field
Paris
Gainesville Army Air Field
Pounds Field
Tyler
Stinson Field
San Antonio
van Horn
AAF
Singing Parade Launches Bond Drive in Amarillo
Col E W Raley announces a Singing Parade as a tribute to Amarillo and Potter County for the Fourth War Bond drive. The 4 PM Monday parade on Jan 17 will kick off the drive starting Jan 18, with Major Joh Czingli in command and two Army bands marching through downtown.
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Amarillo
Potter County
Col
E. W. Raley
Amarillo Army Air Field
Cal Farley
War Finance
Joh Czingli
Maverick Club
Grant
Polk
Taylor
W. C. Coogan
Amarillo Army Airfield
Weather roundup for Amarillo and region
Amarillo and vicinity: fair Thursday with continued cold and moderate winds. West Texas: partly cloudy Thursday not quite as cold. In the Panhandle and South Plains Friday partly cloudy and slightly warmer. New Mexico: generally fair Thursday and Friday with rising temperatures.
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Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
War Prisoner Feared Nazis Kettner Dies in Camp
Pvt Franz Kettner a 39 year old Austrian born German prisoner at Concordia camp killed himself in a guardhouse after writing a letter to his wife claiming fear of the Nazis. Camp authorities and Col Lester Voeke ordered investigations into the death.
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Concordia
Kan
Franz Kettner
Preida Kettner
Bokano
Italy
Kettner
Austria
United States
Concordia Blade Empire
Hitler
Lester Voeke
Germans Admit Yank Victory on Road to Cassino
Allied sources report the German high command losing the fortress village of Cervaro after hard fighting, with American forces closing in from multiple directions toward Cassino four miles away. Cassino would open a path into central Italy as Allied air and sea power press the offensive while dealing with muddy terrain and heavy bombardment.
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Brest-Litovsk
Red Star
Narrog
Smela-Kanev
Dnieper
Kiev
Ukraine
Algiers
Cervaro
Cassino
Cerraro
Clark
Balkans
RAF Wellingtons
Piraeus
Sofia
Bulgaria
Fortress
Greece
Cairo Radio Today
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Schweinfurt
Paul Coad
Allesandro Street
Los Angeles
Cal
Kenneth R. Bickett
la Junta
Colo
Grim Reaper
Oschersleben
Magdeburg
Halberstadt
Krupp Armaments Factories
Continued Cold Weather Hits Amarillo and Texas
Continued cold and clearing in Amarillo with a thin ice formation and near ten degrees overnight. No snow expected, but a broader Texas blast brings snow, sleet, and freezing fog, leaving treacherous roads and lingering ice since early December.
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Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
Marine Big Guns Bar Jap Landing On New Britain
Allied artillery repelled a Japanese landing attempt at Cape Gloucester on New Britain as MacArthur reported heavy Japanese losses from evacuations off New Guinea. Forty three barges were sunk off New Guinea and New Britain with over 2,400 enemy killed in the Saidor area while Allied casualties were about 400.
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Associated Press
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Saidor
Huon Peninsula
Alexishafen-Madang
Tokyo
Arawe
Mid- Pacific
Marshall Islands
United States
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Kwajalein Lagoon
Central Marshalls
Kwajalein
Central Pacific
U.S Air Force
Mili
Marshalls
Taroa
Maloelap Atoll
mid-Pacific Islands
U. S
Gilbert Islands
Tarawa
Makin
Abemama
Formosa
China
National service proposal stalls as Senate panel opens hearings
The Roosevelt backed national service plan meets a cool reception in the Senate military affairs committee led by Reynolds as hearings begin on a labor draft bill by Senator Austin. Patterson defends the plan saying it would reassure service members and stabilize wartime industries, with limited compulsory stays.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Reynolds
North Carolina
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Austin
Vermont
House Military Affairs Committee
Robert P. Patterson
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Patterson
Yank Road Builders Close On Heels of Chinese Army
General Stilwell tours Burma as the Ledo Road nears completion. American engineers push the highway deeper into Northern Burma while Chinese forces under Sun Li-jen and Ling Yao-hsiang mop up the Hukawng Valley. Japanese resistance remains stubborn with camouflaged pillboxes and hidden snipers along the Chindwin fronts.
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Yank
Stillwell
Burma
Joseph W. Stilwell
Far East
Hukawng Valley
Sun Li-jen
Ling Yaohsiang
Chind- Win
Hukawng
Taro
Sharan
Stilwell
Jay Taylor Advanced to Colonel in U S Army
Amarillo’s Jay Taylor, prominent in oil, cattle and banking circles, promoted to full colonel in Washington. He heads the War Department procurement section. previously lieutenant colonel and director at the War Food Administration among other posts.
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Jay Taylor
U.S. Army
Army
Amarillo
Washington, D. C
War Department
Taylor
Washington
Californias
Chester Davis
War Food Administration
Sam
Colonel Taylor
Halliburton Oil Well
Federal Reserve Bank At
Dallas
Federal Reserve Banks
Texas and Southon Cattle Raisers Association
Imogene Taylor
Steve. Sallie
Jane
Penelope
Hughes Street
War Production Board Allows Fractional Motors for Farms
The War Production Board extended to Peb permission for farmers to buy fractional horsepower motors if the equipment is certified as essential for farming operations.
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Washington
Van
War Production Board
36th Division Praised for Salerno Landing Valor
Colonel William R. Blakely reports from the Mediterranean front after six months as a front line observer. Fifth Army soldiers showed daring courage during the Salerno beach assault with the 36th Division on day one and he stayed ten days with the assault troops.
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Washington
Jan
Fifth Army
Salerno
William R. Blakely
Laurens
S. C
War Department
Mediterranean
Salerno Beach
Blakely
Senate Accepts Major Tax Bill Features Amid Roosevelt Clash
The Senate approved most major elements of a 2.28 billion tax bill despite President Roosevelt’s claim that it is not a realistic revenue measure. Finance Chairman George of Georgia said no major changes are expected. Majority Leader Barkley and Senator Vandenberg indicated principal revenue sections may be deemed approved. Remaining amendments and minor changes will be tackled at the next session, with war contracts renegotiation provisions to be addressed Monday.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Finance Committee
George
Georgia
Barkley
Vandenberg
Michigan
Get Back to Shooting Zeros Says Aboard Bomber
Spokane dispatch reports Captain Dewey Busch of Wallace Idaho recounts a wartime intercom exchange on a heavy bomber during a Japanese Zero attack. A cannon shell exploded near waist gunners. after a tense moment the crew asked if anyone was hurt and both replied no, followed by a sharp quip to clear the space.
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Spokane
Wash
Dewey Busch
Wallace
Idaho
Texas Reports Week of Jan 8 Health Outlook
The state health department reported 24,450 new cases in Texas for the week ending January 8 and noted 1,138 additional pneumonia patients.
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Austin
U.1
State Health Department
Texas
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Supreme Court
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Braunsweig
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