Inactive Reserve Of Army Men To Work in Dairies
President Roosevelt announced War Department steps to shift soldiers into inactive reserve to enter essential industries including dairying. A memorandum lists seven actions to address a dairy labor shortage of about 50,000, using draft boards, conscientious objectors, and transfers to inactive status to reemploy dairy workers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
War Department
War Manpower Commission
Army
WMC
County War Boards
Rommel’s Afrika Korps in retreat as Allied forces push
Allied reports recount Rommel’s forced withdrawal from Gabes and El Hamma toward Sfax in Tunisia. New Zealanders lead pursuit with Montgomery’s Eighth Army, while American and French units close in from the west and center. Prisoners swell Allied gains near 13,000 with air forces hammering supply lines.
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Daniel DE Luce
North Africa
Erwin Rommel
Africa Corps
Sfax
Gabes
el Hamma
Eighth Army
Gulf of Gabes
Algiers
CBS
New York
London
Rommel
el Guetar
U.S
Maknassy
New
Gaves
Mareth Line
First Army
Daily Express
Cairo
Tunisia
Jurgen von Arnim
Africa
Marshal Rommel
Tunis
Bizerte
Mezzouna Aryl
Fondouk
Kairouan
French Morocco
Rommelt
Gebes
Oudres
Mediterranean
Chott Gjound
Sousse
el Djem
Rommelhaven
Patton
Gables
U. S
Quesseltia
Kome
Mareth
Berlin
Bernard C. Freyberg
Cory
Bernard IL
Montgomery
Eighth
el Alamein
Egypt
Libya
Henri Giraud
Ousseltia
Churchill
Father Draft Details Heard
A Washington meeting of state Selective Service directors was set for next week amid reports of changes to draft regulations to include fathers when other classes are exhausted. Officials call the gathering an annual briefing, while reports say a new class for fathers could replace current 3-A and 3-B ratings, easing local boards’ review for 1-A reclassification.
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Washington
Selective Service
Paul V. MecNutt
Home Canning Sugar Argued in Washington
CPA Administrator Prentiss M Brown pledged to provide reasonable sugar amounts for home canners and vetoed proposals to deduct canned goods ration points. He wrote to Rep Brown of Ohio stating the OPA will issue a program governing sugar for home canning with details forthcoming. Aides said few if any canned goods points would be taken from purchasers of canning sugar despite suggestions of a deduction per pound.
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Washington
CPA
Prentiss M. Brown
Brown
Rep. Brown
Ohio
OPA
Prentiss Brown
Earthquake Shakes Reno and Vicinity
A sharp quake rocked Reno and nearby areas today with Tahoe City also feeling the shock. The University of Nevada reported the tremor was strong enough to jar the seismograph recorder though no damage was reported.
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Reno
Tahoe City
Cal
University of Nevada
Victory Garden Tips and Land Sharing Coupon
Today's gardening guidance urges avoiding soil trampling and packing and using mulch to conserve moisture and suppress weeds. It warns against overwatering and advocates soaking soil deeply when watering and rechecking only after drying. A coupon seeks landowners offering vacant plots to start a Victory Garden in Avarilio with lender contact details.
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Victory Garden
The
Globe News
Avarilio
Victory Garden City
Red Cross War Fund Drive Closes Tonight
Potter County Red Cross reports $52,188.77 in the bank with a $56,500 goal as the drive ends tonight. Officials estimate $2,000 to $3,000 more may be collected on late reports and pledges to reach the top. Two thirds of funds support men abroad and local chapter activities receive one third. Amarillo leaders urge final-day generosity.
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Potter County
Red Cross
Oran E. Todd
Amarillo
Panhandle
Gray County
Court House
American Red Cross
Potter County Court House
Byron Singleton
Potter County Victory Fund Committee Leaders Named
Question box lists Amarillo regional chairman A.C. f. Ware and regional manager CC. M. Smith, with W. D. Smiley and J. H. Paul as co chairmen, Cal Farley as Potter County chairman, and I. C. Tol gien as co chairman.
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Potter County
All-Purpose Ration Book Described by OWI
The Office of War Information announced a forthcoming three all-purpose ration books to enable rationing without advance notice. The 128 page booklet Battle Stations for All argues simplified price ceilings by the Office of Price Administration will aid public understanding and enforcement of controls.
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Office of War Information
OWI
Office of Price Administration
Honky Tonk Control Bill Reported in Senate
A bill to regulate dance halls outside corporate city limits was favorably reported by the criminal jurisprudence committee. Senator Grady Hazelwood of Amarillo introduced the measure, and Amarillo Mayor Joe Jenkins testified during hearings.
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Austin
Senate
Grady Hazelwood
Amarillo
Joe Jenkins
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Vicinity and Surrounding Areas
The report notes little temperature change early Wednesday with a cooling trend in the afternoon and fresh winds, dust blowing. In West Texas temps stay mostly steady with cooler conditions in the Panhandle and South Plains, windy in the afternoon. New Mexico remains colder Wednesday into night with windy conditions.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Max Yest
Min
Yeat
Hars Wee
British Eighth Army Chases Rommel Toward American Contact
British forces of the Eighth Army push Rommel up the sea coast toward a juncture with American troops. In the Pacific, a Japanese destroyer burns in the Solomons after raid actions. Russians advance toward Smolensk as Allied raids hit Berlin and heavy targets. Chinese report gains on Burma border and along the Yangtze fronts.
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Eighth Army
Rommel
Allied HQ Reports Jap Destroyers Flee After U S Air Attacks
Allied forces say Japanese destroyers attempted a New Guinea supply run and were hit near Kavieng. One large destroyer was sunk or severely damaged as the convoy fled north from Finschhafen on the Huon Peninsula, with ground troops advancing near Mubo and Sala-maua.
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Australia
Vay
New Guinea
High Command
Finschhafen
Huon Peninsula
Lae
Mubo
Salamaua
Junkers 87 Stuka Production Ends, Source Says
London report says the Junkers 87 Stuka dive bombers no longer are manufactured. The source refused to reveal his name.
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London
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Amarillo Daily News
Amarillo Globe
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Yangtee
Southwest Pacific
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