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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1944
Page
2
American forces along the Tyrrhenian coast capture Orbetello center of German resistance and seize the enemy’s immense food supply dumps on the Orbetello peninsula near Mt Argentario. Field dispatches disclose tonight.
Sid Feder reports from Orbetello that Allied forces have captured the peninsula junctions of Highways One and 74 and seized a mountain food stockpile with nearly 300 tons of flour, ham, rations, and biscuits. A garrison of 26 enemy soldiers was also captured as operations press northward.
LONDON June 14 Lt. Pau Holden of Harrisburg Pa led Eighth Air Force pilots in destruction with one and one half planes to his credit. It was a day of few combats. six aircraft were shot down by Eighth Air Force fighters. Lt. Col. Rov A Webb Jr of Pampa was credited with downing one plane. Mr and Mrs John T Miller 1317 Broadmoor Street are grandparents their first grandson Francis A Collins Jr was born last week in Cleveland Ohio. Francis Jr is son of their daughter Harriet who was graduated from St Marys Academy here in 1938.
Three men wearing Army forms were questioned by authorities in connection with an attack at a casine. Officials described the incident as under investigation and said no arrests had been made.
The House rejected the Senate Bankhead Brown cotton textile amendment to the price control extension by 87 to 191. Aimed at parity for raw cotton and mill profits, it faced opposition from President Roosevelt and OPA chief Bowles warned of higher textile costs. Southern Democrats mostly backed the measure. most Republicans opposed.
Wellington June 14 Secretary Deskins Wells of the Texas Press Association urged Texas newspapers to buy as well as sell war bonds. He asked every Texas paper to report by June 16 the bonds bought or pledged by employers and employees to show Texas newspapers keeping faith with the fighting men of the Lone Star State.
Robert L. Johnson of 2001 South Cleveland Street sustained several knife wounds in an affray at the Star Cafe located at 3800 East Seventeenth Avenue Tuesday night. Johnson is reported in favorable condition.
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