Kerch Peninsula battles hinge on air power and claims
Soviet and German reports clash over Kerch fighting as Russians retreat to stronger positions amid heavy air and tank activity. Moscow says fighting continues with no major front shifts while Berlin trumpets German gains and near-encirclement on the Crimean isthmus.
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Kerch
Crimean
Berlin
Crimea
Parpatsch
Kerch Isthmus
Hitler
Red Army
Moscow
London
Pravda
Red Star
Kalinin
Briansk
eLningrad
Izvestia
Jeep to serve World War II service members with Amarillo send-off
The Globe News launches the Jeep for service members, with the first issue set for early next week. Amarillo High School Glee Club leads a city-wide subscription drive as 110 men depart for the U S Navy, with a 10 o'clock post office send-off on Fifth Avenue. A patriotic band, community leaders, and local officials will address the crowd, concluding with Lt. Charles Bentner's Star Spangled Banner trumpet arrangement.
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Globe News
Army
Navy
Air Corps
Amarillo High School Glee Club
Mabel Rowan
The
Panhandle
Glee Club
Globe-News
United States Navy
Fifth Avenue
Amarillo
Oscar Wise
Mr. Wise
Service Men's Civic Center
Amarillo Hotel
Charles Bentner
U. S. Navy
Bentner
Oscar Hargett
Bill Adams
Potter County
Col
BE. A. Simpson
Chamber of Commerce
Clay Thornton
American Legion
S. B. Whittenburg
Federal
Mobile Sound Unit
Maxon Company
List of Philippines Casualties Excludes Texans
The War Department released 107 U S soldiers killed in action or died of wounds in the Philippine Islands. None were from Texas or Oklahoma.
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Philippines
Washington
War Department Today
United States
Philippine Islands
Texas
Oklahoma
Admiral Stark Meets King George In London Reception
Admiral Harold R. Stark commander of the U S fleet in European waters had an audience with King George VI in London. He then dined with the king and queen along with Ambassador and Mrs. John G Winant.
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Stark
King George London
Harold R. Stark
United States
George VI
John G Winant
Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Update
Cooler and windy conditions expected Thursday across Amarillo and West Texas. Hourly temperatures and yesterday’s highs are noted, with sunrise time listed.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Lecture on Loose Talk Given Pacific War Council
Members of the Pacific War Council received a Roosevelt lecture on the dangers of loose talk that could aid the enemy. They said there was such danger but no specific instances or targets were cited and no government, person, or newspaper was singled out.
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Washington
Pacific War Council
Roosevelt
RAF shoots down 13 Junkers troop planes in North Africa
In Cairo the RAF announced British fighters downed 13 Junkers troop carriers and two escorting Messerschmitts, with one British plane lost. The attack targeted axis reinforcements from Crete. Malta and Gozo reports noted continued heavy air combat, destroying or crippling 128 raiders since Saturday.
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Cairo
Egypt
RAF
London
Junkers
Crete
Libya
Greek Islands
Cyprus
Syria
Valletta
Malta
Gozo
Victoria
Mediterranean
Berliners Dusting Off Gas Masks
Reuters reports from Stockholm say Berliners are retrieving gas masks they had put away as uncertainty grows over whether a gas war will begin in the coming days. The Berlin correspondent notes residents believe the next period may settle the issue.
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London
Reuters
Stockholm
Nya Daglit Allehanda
Mrs Puckett Returns to Hospital in Critical Condition
Mrs B M Puckett was readmitted to Northwest Texas Hospital Wednesday after four days at home on 2122 Monroe Street. Her condition is listed as critical. Scrapbooks and photo albums. Russell Stationery Company.
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Russell Stationery Company
Vichy replies to U S note on Martinique status
The Vichy government led by Pierre Laval disclosed it sent a note to the United States in response to demands about Martinique and the Antilles. Sources noted Laval agreed to immobilize three French warships the carrier Bearn and cruisers Emile Bertin and Jeanne D Arc.
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Vichy
France
Pierre Laval
United States
Washington
Martinique
Antilles
London
Bearn
Emile Bertin
Jeanne D'Arc
Farm Bill Row Heads to Senate Floor in Dispute
Senate appropriations panel advances an annual farm fund bill totaling about 865 million dollars in cash and loans. Russell of Georgia notes the total is below the usual over 1 billion. FSA funds face scope limits as the bill moves to floor debate amid House and Roosevelt prompts for aid to boost war production.
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Washington
Senate Appropriation Committee
Senate
Russell
Georgia
Congress
House
Farm Security Administration
Roosevelt
FSA
West Virginia
Kansas
Daring Day Burma Raid Made by US
A United States Army bombing squadron conducted a daylight raid on the Japanese airfield at Myitkyina in northern Burma. Major Donald M. Keiser led the attack that set parked planes ablaze and cratered runways, marking the ninth announced attack in the theater.
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New Delhi
India
United States Army
Myitkyina
Burma
Brereton
Donald M. Keiser
McComb
Ohio
Amarillo Gun Fight Leaves Two Wounded At Angelus Hotel
Big Boy Burton was shot in both shoulders and Davis surrendered, saying I did it. The clash occurred on the Angelus Hotel second floor after a dispute over Burton's removal. Burton and Davis were treated and charged. patrolman Frank King reported Davis’s confession.
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Burton
Northwest Texas
Lester Davis
Potter County
Davis
Angelus Hotel
Frank King
King
H. H. Thomas
Thomas
Angelus
Castle Drive- In
Tenth Avenue
Fillmore Street
Sid Harper
L. R. Cherryhomes
Bob Hargrove
Lee Throneberry
George Williams
Soldier Wage Increase Goes To Conference
The House kept the $50 monthly scale for lowest Army ranks while a final figure of $42 is expected. The measure goes to conference to align with the Senate, which favors $42. House action, 331 to 28, followed one dissenting vote. Front-line pay rises would apply to all enlisted grades and naval equivalents, with officer pay and allowances also increased.
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Washington
House
Senate
Rankin
Mississippi
Disney
Oklahoma
Major Naval Battle Looms Arctic War Widening
London reports that Hitler may send the 35000 ton Tirpitz from Trondheim to face British and Allied ships in what officials call the largest naval engagement of the European war. The Arctic convoy route to Russia sharpens as Raeder readies Tirpitz and Scheer with Hipper for future operations.
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London
Hitler
Tirpitz
Trondheim
Europe
Arctic
Russia
Norway
Murmansk
Erich Raeder
Admiral Scheer
Hipper
North Cape
North Atlantic
Battlefront Update May 13 1942 Across Fronts
Report covers Hitler’s Caucasus oil gamble with Red forces retreating to new positions and Berlin claiming 40 000 Russians captured. Japan pushes 50 miles into Yunnan before Chinese troops halt them. Vichy Laval notes draw Washington concern. RAF claims 13 German planes down. Burma airfield hits by American bombers in India. Pope Pius XII calls for peace.
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Kerch
Caucasian
von Mannstein
Azov
Kharkov
D. T. Kozlov
Red
Taganrog
Sea of Azov
Crimean
Hitler
Berlin
Germans reportedly test new shell in Kerch offensive
Swiss quoted Berlin explanation on a surprise German shell that deafens and immobilizes over a wide area and may release poisonous gases as a by product. Foreign experts say it appears to be an improved version of shells used in the Belgian campaign, intended to stupefy fighters.
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Bern
Switzerland
Foreign Office
Neue Zuercher Zeitung
Germany
Kerch
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U. S
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Royal Australian Air Force
Kerch Peninsula
Inussiaaans
Associated Press
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Barents Sea
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Fritz Erich von Mannstein
Caucasus
Rostov
Jeep
Amarillo Postoffice
Weather Bureau
Amarillo Daily News
Amarillo Globe
Ineasye Bolo
Pacific War Board
FDR
Africa
U.S
West Indies
Paris
Laval
Marshal Petain
Francois Darlan
Georges Robert
Robert
Daily Mail
William McGaffin
Amarilloan
China
Yunnan Province
Pope Pius XII
Vatican
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