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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1944
Page
6
Landis a deputy county clerk and Army Air Corps crew chief in China shows a improvised motor scooter made from tailwheels, a motor from a portable generator, and other scrap pieces. The couple notes the device works despite its rough mix.
A detailed listing shows KGNC and KFDA broadcasting a full morning and afternoon slate including news, music, dramas, and comedies. Programs span from 6:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. with multiple channels and sponsors noted.
A cluttered page shows a Tuesday evening radio lineup across KGNC KFDA CBS NBC with programs from 6:00 to midnight featuring dance bands dramas and news. The section ends with an explicit violent threat about a grenade hole in a yard and a bizarre proposal to name a lake after the recipient.
The European advisory council in London, with American British and Russian diplomats, drafts surrender terms calling for complete demobilization of Germany. Occupation would be by American British and Russian forces, likely under a joint Berlin commission, with industrial resources stripped or repurposed for peaceful use.
A wartime appeal argues for continued bond purchases across future drives. It notes emotional salesmanship has worn thin but stresses the need for idle dollars to back war materials and curb inflation, urging readers to buy today and in coming campaigns.
The Truman Committee drafts a fits report arguing the Liberty Ship program was worthwhile despite breakups but should not be used for troop transport. Highlights also note legal disputes involving Dean Young B Smith of Columbia Law School, a dog bite suit, and Harold Medina as counsel.
A U S camp atop a hill in France has housed about 800 German enemies and allied detainees from Russia Poland and other nations. Prisoners are well trained and fit, some anti allied and pro Nazi while others hope for release as Allied advances reach them. Many were in the German navy before switching to the army.
The article reports Japan revealing warships and planes as Biak Island encounters a heavy assault by Allied forces led by MacArthur. It notes over 130 enemy planes this month with 74 shot down, Japanese cruisers and destroyers reaching toward Halmahera, and several destroyers sunk or damaged, underscoring naval strain noted by Adm. Nimitz.
Fierce armored clashes develop in Normandy as Allied and German divisions maneuver on France’s front. Col. Robert O. Montgomery notes a dry spring terrain favorable to tanks and predicts tank destroyers will shine if six to seven German armored divisions are present.
Advertises Blue Star Ointment claiming relief from eczema rash ringworm pimples and scabies in one application. Promises money back if the first application fails and urges immediate use.
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