American Tank Fighters Victorious In Desert Ridge Hold
American forces claim a first round victory after holding Desert Ridge against German assault as Kursk drives press toward Voronezh. Russian high command reports heavy fighting west and southwest of Voronezh with tanks, including KV models, countering German advances.
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Desert Ridge
Henry
Moscow
Kursk
Don River
Voronezh
Stargieskol
Don
Berlin
Rariny Group
Semeon Timoshenko
Moscow-Rostov
Caspian
Black Seas
Fedor Ryon Bock
Stalingrad
Caucasus
Rostov
Kerch
Staryi Oskol
Klementi Voroshilov
von Kleist
Belgorod
Keep Pushing 'em War Bond Drive Urges Commandos
General Paul V. Alexander heads the Retailers for Victory campaign urging Commandos to intensify bond and stamp sales today through Friday. July quota is 563600 dollars for Potter County as clerks report and leaders vie for top sales with $100 war bonds awarded to leading performers.
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Potter County
Texas
Amarillo
Paul V. Alexander
Retailers For Victory Campaign
Uncle Sam
United States
Midway Island
Polk Street
White & Kirk
Elizabeth Blackburn
Blackburn Brothers
Pioneers
W. W. Wetsel
White & Kirk's
Elizabeth Thompson
Amarillo Gas Company
Southwest Public Service Company
Neely-Greenhill Insurance
For Victory
U. S
Commandos Reported in Amarillo War Bond Drive
A list titled Commandos reports high performers in Amarillo retail war bond sales. Names include Elizabeth Blackburn Dinwiddie Hudgins and others tied to stores like J C Penney Baracat Oriental Shop and White Kirk. The report notes the list reflects reported high commandos for Lieut General Gordon Morrison and urges all stores to report sales and top clerks.
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Elizabeth Blackburn
Zoe Allen
White & Kirk's
San Jacinto
Morrison
White & Kirk
Elizabeth Trompeon
O.s. Ct
Lucy Bell
Gordon Morrison
Amarillo
Seabee Battalion Display At 506 Taylor Street
Agency windows at 506 Taylor Street show a Seabee Battalion display featuring three $100 War Bonds bought and placed by Roy Greenhill Jeff M Neely and Charley Lowndes. The American National Bank reported to Gen Morrissia yesterday.
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Taylor Street
Seabee
Roy Greenhill
Jeff M Neely
Charley Lowndes
American National Bank
Morrissia
Maori Natives With Bayonets Driving Nazis at El Alamein
A Cairo report details Maori troops from New Zealand driving Axis forces back in the El Alamein area. The bayonet charge followed heavy artillery and tank duels, with RAF bombers targeting Rommel’s concentrations. Auchinleck leads a renewed push as New Zealanders reinforce the British offensive amid local gains and ongoing supply concerns.
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Cairo
Berlin
Basel
Switzerland
National Zeitung
Il Giornale d'Italia
Grant
South Africa
Alexandria
Nile Army
RAF
Erwin Rommel
Egypt
Claude Auchinleck
Libya
el Daba
el Alamein
Middle East
Matruh
Amarillo FHA inspectors assess 175 defense housing sites
Federal inspector E T Stearns and FHA chief underwriter Willing W Ryan visit Amarillo to review 175 proposed defense housing units and financing plans under Title Six. An 8 pm public meeting in the Amarillo Hotel Blue Room will discuss site results and procedures.
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Amarillo
E. T. Stearns
Fort Worth
Federal Housing Administration
Stearns
Willing W. Ryan
FHA
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Regional Housing Committee
National Housing Agency
NHA
Chamber of Commerce
Attacking Nazi Units Repulsed in West Africa Desert
By Edward Kennedy with an American tank unit in the western African desert. June 12 marked the first US German clash in the region. Americans claim at least nine German tanks knocked out, crews unhurt, and two days of heavy fighting with tempers and heat inside tanks.
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United States
Henry Cabot Taden
Bacton
Uae
War Department
Major Lodge
Massachusetts
Washington
Kennedy
Gazala
Charles C. Stelling
Augusta
Ameicans
Stelling
P. E. Maury
Calhoun
Train Wrecking Charges Filed In New Mexico
Two Oklahoma youths were bound over to district court after pleading guilty to an attempted wreck of the Texas Flyer near Clayton New Mexico. Virgil Trembly 26 of Wheeless and Lawrence Parsley 16 of Felt were identified by two girl companions and later arraigned with bonds set at 25000 and 2000 respectively. An FBI agent assisted the local case as the rock was placed on the rails about 10 30 PM Saturday the youths had been drinking. Scrap rubber totals were 334293 tons by July 3 per Roosevelt briefing.
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Clayton
N. M
Oklahoma
Livingston Taylor
Here
Virgil Trembly
Wheeless
Okla
Lawrence Parsley
Felt
Trembly
Parsley
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Jack Lenhart
Quik View of the Battlefronts July 6 1942
War update from July 6 1942 highlights Russia and Ukraine frontline intensification with a million troops in the sector. American tank units in Egypt claim victory by destroying nine enemy tanks. Maori natives in New Zealand bayonet attack disrupts German positions. Submarines sink three Japanese destroyers in the Aleutians while Flying Tigers operate in 30 000 square miles of air combat.
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Russia
Egypt
New Zealand
Flying Tigers
Army
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Keson
Nis
U. S. Treasury
Son
U.S
West Texas
Kcept
Rio
Eagle ’Ass
Big Bend
el Paso
Panhandle
New Mexico
Tam
Joseph B. Eastman
Office of Defense Transportation
Office of Civilian Defense
Eastern Seaboard
BlackBurn Bros
Globe News
Mr. Craig
Craig
Globe-News
Amarillo Daily News
Amatilla Globe
W. Lee O'Daniel
Municipal Auditorium
Senator O'Daniel
Paducah
Plainview
Abilene
Anson
Haskell
Stamford
S@ll Stationery Company
Africa
By Edward Kennedy
W. Z. Fralish
Anton, Ala
B. F. Sullenberger
Marlin Hospital
Roosevelt
Aleutians
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