Amarillo Man Dressed Soldiers Feet Free in Italian River Rescue
Little Mexican Sergeant Santiago Jaramillo and three companions escaped German capture by wading and swimming the icy Rapido River after their bridgehead failed. They trudged barefoot through freezing water under mortar and small arms fire, seeking safety and vowing to continue fighting.
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Amarillo
Hal Boyle
FIFTH
Italy
Rapido
Fifth Army
Rome
Santiago Jaramillo
el Paso
Jaramillo
Alex Carillo
Morris Crain
Barlow
Kya
Moochnek
Brooklyn
George C. Fox
S. Houston Street
Awans
Tex
Jaramillo, Carrillo and
Crain
Claud H. Fox
Houston Street
Sergeant Fox
Sanborn School
National Guard
Hugh
Medical Corps
Army
Marine letters stir Fourth War Loan drive in Amarillo
A reader’s letter from Amarillo urges support for the Fourth War Loan with quotations from Marines on Guadalcanal and Tarawa. The note recalls homefront groans and a mother’s grief after a buddy’s death, ending with a Texas mother’s tribute and roses.
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Amarillo
Bud
Guadal
Clevy
Dad
Mom
Guadalcanal
War Department
Sis
Tarawa
Homer Ratliff
Miami
Texas
Reds Battle in Streets for Rail Line to West
Soviet forces push toward Krasnogvardeisk, a key rail junction 30 miles southwest of Leningrad, as Germans rush reinforcements from Estonia and Latvia. The drive reaches near Shimsk and advances west of Lake Simen while Red Army trains jam along the Leningrad Vitebsk line and Red Star reports heavy bombardment and night ski assaults against German retreating units.
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London
Krasnogvardeisk
Leningrad
Estonia
Latvia
Leningrad-Moscow
Moscow
Lake Simen
Shimsk
Torsopod Stilochnaya
Vitebsk
Leonid A. Govorov
Kurishi
Novgorod
Lake Ilmen
Red Star
Lake Ilinen
Red Air Force
Naais
Winters cattleman fights cake rules for relief feed
Harris Mullins of Winters Texas moved 550 head of cattle to Plainview for warmer feed after ice and snow. He paid 1750 per ton in transport as AAA rules blocked getting cake in Plainview despite 10 tons allotted. Officials refused to alter regulations, forcing costly backhaul from Hartley. A second item notes Texas Highway Commission approval of 2 inch square auto registration tabs for 1943.
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Harris Mullins
Winters
Tex
Hartley
Plainview
North Plains
Mullins
AAA
Atey
Austin
State Highway Commission
Malay Targets Hit on Long Raid
Allied air forces based in India launched a long range strike into Southern Burma targeting Mergui on the Malay peninsula. four engined bombers attacked shipping at the Tenasserim River mouth with undisclosed results. separate raids by 14th Air Force Mitchell bombers hit Kaitak airfield Hong Kong. advances by Allied ground forces in Burma were reported near Taihpa Hukwang valley and Arakan with gains by Chinese trained troops aiding the Ledo Road push.
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New Delhi
India
Burma
Mergui
Malay Peninsula
South Asia Command
Toay
Tenasserim River
Chungking
Joseph W. Stilwell
14Th Air Force
Kaitak
Hongkong
Ledo Road
Taihpa
Hukwang
Chin Hills
Arakan
Associated Press
Frank L. Martin
14Th Army
Battle at Rapido River Through German Line
Soldiers recount a brutal night crossing the Rapido as mortars and machine guns fire. A lieutenant jumps in to aid. a pontoon is salvaged, and the group crosses under heavy fire. Captain Hawk tends to the wet and freezing men while coffee warms the weary unit.
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Fyore
Han
Jaramillo
Moochnek
H. P. Hawk
Gainesville
Tex
Rapido River
Amarillo Daily News
Amarillo
Texas
Allied air strikes hit Rabaul and New Guinea bases
Advance Allied Communique reports 46 Japanese planes shot down over Rabaul in a two day raid, with 18 more downed the prior day at Lakunai. Allied fighters set cargo ships ablaze near Admiralty Islands as Australians push in the Ramu Valley toward Bogadjim and Madang.
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New Guinea
Rabaul
New Britain
Lakunai
Admiralty Islands
Pacific Air Base
Jan
Comdr
Hawley
Monk) Russell
Scituate
Mass
Bougainville
Naval Air Squadron
Solomons
Golden Gloves Opens Tonight in Albuquerque Tournament
Young Georgie Stevens of Albuquerque enters the Globe News Golden Gloves event at Auditorium USC tonight at 8:15 as he follows his famous grandfather Montague Stevens with a boxing tradition. Leo Dean trains the 4‑year clubber, and the card includes a servicemen division drawing top boxers from Amarillo Dalhart and possibly Liberal Kansas in what organizers call the greatest tournament yet.
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Georgie Stevens
Albuquerque
Auditorium
Usc
Montague Stevens
Mr. Stevens
Leonard Wood
Mgr. Grigaly
University of New Mexico
George
George R. Stevens
Amarillo
New Mexico
Leo Dean
Dalhart Fields
Kan
Duke Nally
Hereford bull fetches record price in Texas sale
Silver Top Farms of Dallas buys Real Domino 51st for 23600 at Harrisdale Farms Hereford auction in Fort Worth, setting a Texas single bull record and matching a recent national high. Harris, Crutcher, Wilhoit, and Dr. Charles Harris drive a high average sale of 871.26 across 87 animals. the event boosts Texas as home to top national bulls.
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Fort Worth
Silver Top Farms
Dallas
Harrisdale Farms
Texas
Silver Tops Farms
Crutcher and Wilhoit
Charles H. Harris
Real Domino
Dr. Harris
Silver Creek Farms
Real Prince Domino
Daisy Domino
Turner Ranch
Sulphur
Oklo
Glad Acres Farms
Flat Top Ranch
Walnut Springs
Royal Rupert
Eclipse Obscured by Clouds Over Houston
Clouds hid the solar eclipse in Houston as weather observers reported the event would be visible from 8 43 to 9 34 AM but heavy cloud layers blocked the view. The article notes observers recorded the timing but could not see the sun due to overcast skies.
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Houston
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas
The bulletin notes Wednesday's partly cloudy cooler conditions with moderate winds. West Texas expects considerable cloudiness and cooler temperatures with showers in the Del Rio Eagle Pass area. El Paso area remains drier, with Thursday partly cloudy. New Mexico faces partly cloudy days and scattered mountain snow flurries. Cooler conditions extend to the southeast and far east Wednesday.
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Amarillo
Texas
el Paso
del Rio-Eagle Pass
New Mexico
Meat Supply Cut Ordered for February
Washington dispatch reports Price Administrator Chester Bowles announced February will bring smaller meat supplies and higher ration point values while butter availability increases. He cautioned that overall meat value may rise to 16 points per pound, with pork guts possibly unaffected.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
OPA
Bowles
Blue Network
Two Elevators Burn at Dumas
Two elevators owned by the Praser Grain Company of Hereford were destroyed by fire of unknown origin early this morning in Dumas Jap. 25. Loss and damage were estimated at 175,000 dollars. About 70,000 bushels of wheat were inside the elevators. salvage may reach one third. Two freight cars on adjacent Santa Fe tracks were also lost.
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Velletri
Rome
Appian Way
Veiletri
Nettuno
Via
Casilica
Gustav Line
Italy
Harold Alexander
Theater
Adolf Hitler
Bari
Littoria
Aprilia
Pontine Marshes
British Broadcasting Company
Don Whitehead
Associated Press
Genzano
Albano
Alban Hills
Aronn
Anzio
Whitehead
Dumas
Praser Grain Company
Hereford
R. W. White
Santa Fe
Army To Return Surplus Funds
Chairman Snyder of Pennsylvania told the House military appropriations sub committee that 27,378,306,000 dollars appropriated to the War Department would be returned to the bureau's reserve. He had earlier reported a further 13,163,510,000 dollars to be returned to the reserve fund.
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Washington
Snyder
Pennsylvania
House
Military Appropriations
Bureau
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