Secretary Knox reports growing Japanese supply problems in Pacific
Secretary Knox said Japan faces increasing difficulty keeping outposts supplied as Allied submarines press merchant shipping. He noted four new Liberator raids in the Solomons around Kahili Ballale Vila and Rekata Bay, with no losses reported, while bombing of Munda continues to hamper Japanese capacity.
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Washington
Knox
Navy
Solomon Islands
Japan
South Pacific
Amer
Ican
Munda
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Kahili
Ballale
Shortland
Vila
Rekata Bay
Archipelago
Commmunique
Aleutians
North Pacific
Girl 7 Unhurt After Enticement Kidnapping Sought
Shirley Jackson seven years old was found unharmed at home after more than four hours away. She described a khaki clad man who lured her with 15 cents to care for a supposed child. Police pursued leads through the night as neighbors reported details of the route along Lincoln Street and nearby streets.
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Shirley Jackson
Shirley
H. H. Jackson
Lincoln Street
Santa Fe
Fay
Fifth Avenue
Shirner
Fourth and
Lincoln
Jackson's
Shirely
Third Avenue
Johnson Street
Johnson School
Tenth Avenue
Mr. Jackson
Santa Fe Signal Department
Borger Girl, 2, Is Killed by Car in Borger
Linda Joy Pipes two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs C C Pipes Borger was struck by an automobile while playing in the street and died fifteen minutes later The driver Mrs A F Boudreau was backing from a driveway when Linda Joy rode up behind the car on a tricycle The girl suffered a concussion of the brain The Pipes family moved to Borger eight months ago from Frankston for interment Survivors include the parents two brothers Gary Lee four years old and an uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs G A Pipes Borger
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Borger
Linda Joy Pipes
C. C. Pipes
A. F. Boudreau
Linda Joy
Pipes
Frankston
Gary Lee
G. A. Pipes
Rommel Pulls Panzer Forces Back After Mareth Line Loss
Battlefront briefs report Rommel’s battered Panzer divisions retreating behind Mareth Line with 50 tanks lost. Russians press Smolensk road near Vyarma, encircled on three sides. President seeks home rule for Puerto Rico. Japanese supply lines weaken in Southwest Pacific as four Solomons raids occur. Nuernberg bombed in a 500 mile raid inside Germany.
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Southwest Pacific
Navy
Solomons
Smith To Speak At C C Meeting
Lieut Gov John Lee Smith will headline Amarillo Chamber of Commerce annual meeting with soldiers from Amarillo Army Air Field providing entertainment. Col E A Simpson will deliver the president's report as the event, at 8 15 p m in the Crystal Ballroom Herring Hotel, proceeds canceled due to shortages.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
John Lee Smith
Herring Hotel
Amarillo Fat Stock Show Schedule Highlights
Schedule lists events for March 10 and 11 at the Amarillo Fat Stock Show with sales and club activities. Panhandle Hereford Breeders sale and 4-H FFA entertainment appear on March 10, followed by Pig Club and Lamb Club sales and Calf Club events on March 11. The dispatch also notes a separate report from Istanbul about attacks on Yambol, Bulgaria.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
FFA Boys
Sales Arena
IL A
Cold wave grips West Texas with subfreezing day
Much colder Wednesday across West Texas with sub freezing temperatures and strong winds. Cold wave extends Wednesday night, threatening livestock in Amarillo vicinity and northern mountains. Panhandle and South Plains see sharper chill, while New Mexico reports colder conditions. Snow showers expected in northern mountains afternoon. Sunrise 8 05, sunset 5 50. Circulation figures listed for March 9 1944.
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Amarillo
West Texas
del Rio-Eagle Pass
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Shai
Ecadi
Wes Hes Vaca
Americans Hammer Nazi Air Force in North Africa Front
Allied in Tunisia seized the initiative as Rommel retreated after heavy losses. American Flying Fortresses and Lightning fighters destroyed 19 of 50 German warplanes over the Sicilian Strait and across Tunisia, while Rommel’s tank column suffered 50 tanks knocked out, three Mark II’s and multiple Mark III variants. Allied line in northern Tunisia advanced with Tozeur taken and Sedjenane area held, as air forces tallied 21 German planes down with minimal Allied losses. The document also includes a tax advertisement for Southwestern Investment.
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North Africa
Tunisia
Erwin Rommel
Eighth Army
Sicilian
Reichsmarshal Goering
Rommel
Tunisian
First Army
Mareth Line
Tozeur
Gafsa
von Arnim
Tamera
Sedjenane
Jurgen von Arnim
Beja-Mateur
Amarillo Fat Stock Show crowns grand Hereford calf
Billy Thornberry of Clarendon tops the baby beef division with Washita a 860 pound grand champion steer. Wesley Crenwelge of Fredericksburg earns reserve senior champion with a 1060 pound Hereford. Nolan County entrant Wayland Green wins junior championship with an 810 pound Hereford bred by Mrs. Meek Byers. Panhandle Hereford Sale heats up as Col Earl Gartin auctions 63 bulls and 10 females while club calves and sheep are sold. Lieut. Gov John Lee Smith attends as guest and speaker.
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Phleto
Murry Watts
Amarillo
Billy Thornberry
Clarendon
R. T. Alexander
Washita
Donley County
Wesley Crenwelge
Fredericksburg
Mason County
Panhandle Hereford Breeders Association
Col
Earl Gartin
Alexander
Col. Gartin
R. T. Alexander and
Young Thornberry
W. C. Thornberry
Clarendon Junior College
Pion
C. E. Jordan
Young Crenwelge
Erwin Crenwelge
Nolan County
Wayland Green
Coleman County
Meek Byers
Green
Dewey Green
Coleman
Coleman High School
Future Farmers of America Club
J. B. Cooper, Jr
Roscoe
Bul” Brown
Merkel
Cooper
Myr
J. B. Cooper
Roscoe High School
B. J. Holland
Kress
Swisher County
EL. Martin
Wheeler County
Young Holland
J. B. Holland
Kress High School
James Vineyard
M. C. Vineyard
Robert Gaylor
John Lee Smith
Jack Norman
Hall County
Hereford Breeders Association
R. J. Kinzer
Kansas City
American Hereford Association
Or. R. Peterson
Port Worth
Frank Farley
The
American Hereford Journal
Frank Reeves
Fort Worth
Ross E G Heads Hereford Association in Panhandle
E G Ross of Goodlett was elected president of the Panhandle Hereford Breeders Association to succeed E B Meyer of Amarillo. W E Bennett of Amarillo became vice president after the annual banquet. The board plans the stock show next year if war conditions allow and re elected officials include W M Gouldy as secretary’s manager and HM Gouldy as clerk.
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E. G. Ross
Goodlett
Panhandle Hereford Breeders Association
E. BR. Meyer
Amarillo
W. E Bennett
W. M. Gouldy
HM. C. Gouldy
Rotary Forum to Hear George de Huszar Tonight
George B. de Huszar, University of Chicago research assistant, speaks at the Amarillo Rotary Club forum on The Nations Cooperating in Wartime at 8 tonight in the high school auditorium. Free admission for public. a previous talk will be given to Amarillo High School students.
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George B. de Huszar
University of Chicago
Institute of International Understanding
Amarillo
Rotary Club
International Service Committee
R. Thomsen
Hew Roberts
Orient
Gerhart H. Seger
de Huszar
Switzerland
University of
100 Mile March Pushes Germans Back in Donets Battle
London report details a late February German counteroffensive in the Donets Basin. About 375,000 troops across 25 divisions advanced toward Kharkov, recapturing eight cities while Russian forces retreated to the northern Donets River. Moscow said heavy German losses were sustained, with fierce battles continuing south and west of Kharkov.
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London
Russia
Donets
Kharkov
Moscow
Krasnograd
Lozovaya
Pavlograd
Krasnoarmeisk
Kramatorsk
Moscow Commiunique
Donets River
Bulletin
Dnieper River
Europe
Vyazma
Dnieper
Smolensk
Vyagma
Gzhatsk
Sergo-Ivanovskaya
Gzhatsk- Vyazma
Sychevka
Red Star
Nikitinka
Rostov
Azov
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Ft A
Levaise Ae
Vyarma
Puerto Rico
Nuernberg
Germany
Bulgaria
Reuters
Istanbul
Yambol
Amarillo Daily News
Amarillo Globe Oo
Africa
Mediterranean
By Wes Gallagher
Southwestern Investment
Taylor
E.G. Ross
Hereford Alsn
Shad Rorial Security Recort systema,Rugeel Stationery Company
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