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Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1944

Page

6

Brigadier General Survives Three Day Hedge Row Stand

The brigadier general, missing three days, reappeared describing a lone forest hedge line battle with German forces. Armed with pistol and grenades, he fought his way back to headquarters in a “ring around the rosey” action, though his name was not released.

Robots Indicate Luftwaffe Decay and Future Flying Bombs

Baltimore June 21 The use of flying bombs by the Nazis signals Luftwaffe defeat says Glenn L Martin air craft builder. He predicts automatic bombs will have greater range and could strike from Europe to America with uncertain landings. He notes jet devices are inaccurate but threaten total war against living beings.

Baltimore Luftwaffe Glenn L. Martin Glenn L. Martin Company Europe America Martin

Finland's 1939-40 War and a Tumultuous Path to Independence

The article recounts Finland's long struggle with Russia and Sweden, its brief independence after World War I, and the 1939-40 Russo-Finnish War. It notes Western sympathy for Finland, the loss of territory including the Karelian Isthmus, and the uncertain future as global powers weigh security and borders.

Finland Germany Russia Gulf of Finland Baron Mannerheim League of Nations Karelian Soviet Russia Stalin Leningrad David Goliath Karelian Isthmus United States England France Norway Sweden

Lyons Den and Broadway Breasts Star in War Era Shows

George Baker chose the Sad Sack voice actor from a radio audition while other top radio actors auditioned. Victor Jory’s 45th St Pickups lost to Wallflower in softball as ex Red 60x players joined the cast. Louis Calhern, Jory, Robeson, Boles and James to lead Broadway Breasts at Camp Shanks Monday. In Washington sedition trial a German tailor from Waukegan is cross examined by Ellin O Jones who jokes about Jack Benny.

George Baker Sad Sack CBS Baker Victor Jory 45Th St Louis Calhern Jory Paul Robeson John Boles Harry James Camp Shanks Washington Waukegan Ellin O. Jones Jack Benny Jones

Radio Intelligence Division stations policed Texas airwaves

Texas RID monitors, from five to eleven stations, track enemy radio activity along the Gulf Coast and inland. They use fixed and mobile direction finders to locate clandestine transmitters and jam attempts, assist in locating lost planes, and sometimes trace transmissions to Mexico or the United States.

Washington Radio Intelligence Division RID Texas RIC Federal Communications Commission Gulf Coast Mexico Axis Tucson Ariz el Paso Austin San Antonio New Braunfels Avenue U. S Kingsville United States Germany Houston Texas Oil Company FBI Dallas Aid Mexico City

Fortified Bonin Islands Barrier to Foreigners Tightens

The Bonin Islands long closed to outsiders remain fortified with gun emplacements atop several hills. Harbors like Lloyd on Chichi Jima serve only as small refuge points. Japanese settlement began after World War I, with diverse ancestry among residents. no white visitors have been recorded since 1935.

Washington United States Bonins

Dicoumarol Saves U S. Soldiers At Temple Hospital

At McCloskey General Hospital in Temple Texas Major John B Levan heads the Cardio Vascular branch overseeing dicoumarol use. Since Jan 1 there have been no deaths from blood clotting and no embolisms to the lungs while the drug remains in controlled experimental use. The drug prevents blood clotting by inhibiting prothrombin formation.

McCloskey General Hospital U. S Department of Agriculture Maj John B. Levan Reading McCloskey

Betio shrines may rise from Tarawa war yard

British official Major F G L Holland says Betio Island in Tarawa may become a shrine after the war since palm trees are scarce and natives cannot return without productive trees. He warns Britain must compensate landowners for destroyed coconut trees and taro pits, while noting Gilbertese families own land strips across the atoll.

Tarawa Atoll Marine Corps Gilberts Islands Tarawa Britain America Holland Abemama

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