28 May 1943
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1943
Page
1
Stockholm dispatches report Germany plans to keep armies on the defensive this summer to time the war with U boats. No eastward offensive expected for three summers as Hitler aims to train troops and replace losses while issuing propaganda on impregnable defenses.
In the wake of shortages the Shrine reports rising activity for Khiva Temple’s ceremony next Monday. Prospects include 214 petitions from novices, extensive hotel bookings by out of town nobles, a surge in war bond purchases, multiple ring candidates, increasing memberships, and heightened noble involvement led by T W Gilstrap and Ross Rogers.
Allied air forces pounded Sardinia Sicily and Greece with heavy bombers and fighters. Bombers hit Comiso Ponte Olivio Biscari Pantelleria and Pantelleria targets while ships and airfields were damaged. Five Axis planes were destroyed and Allied losses rose.
AP war dispatch from Attu describes Catalina patrol by Lieut. Jess B. Jolly and Lieut. John St. Murphy spotting a torpedo wake, marking origin with flares, and guiding destroyers to depth charges that destroyed the submarine. The account notes an oil slick and fish remains observed after the sinking.
After two days of fierce fighting United States forces cracked the western Aleutian defenses guarding Chichagof Harbor on Attu Island. American troops now hold both sides of Chichagof Bay and press along the ridge toward remaining Japanese positions as air and sea support pound enemy installations.
The weather bureau reports winter wheat harvest underway in Texas with favorable outlook for bread grain nationwide. Illinois Indiana damages delayed corn. spring wheat seeding near completion in northern states. Texas harvest expanding as wheat ripens in central sections and late corn prospects improve.
A fragment reports scattered showers and thunderstorms focused at higher elevations in New Mexico. No significant temperature change expected Friday afternoon and evening. The data includes unclear timestamps and stray numbers. precipitation totals are partially legible with 24 hour figures mentioned.
Secretary Stimson reported Allied casualties in Tunisia under 70 thousand and Axis losses at 323 thousand in North Africa. He said the overall army casualties totaled 18,588, with 2,184 killed and 9,437 wounded, plus missing and prisoners. No manpower changes were made to 12,800,000 total.
On Attu a hand to hand clash pushes Americans to the main ridge guarding lines. In the Mediterranean and beyond U S bombers set a one day record by downing four German planes. Germans reportedly go on the defensive as talks and Stalin’s reply to the President loom. Russian forces dent German lines in Kuban while Chinese actions threaten Chungking. Russell Stationery Company.
Funeral services for Edsel Ford, president of Ford Motor Co, will be held tomorrow at 2 30 P M in Christ Church Chapel Grosse Pointe. The rites will be led by Bishop Frank W Creighton and Rev Francis B Creamer, reflecting the quiet life of the late industrial figure.
Washington May 27 President Roosevelt announced that British American staff conferences ended with complete agreement on future operations in all theaters of war. Churchill indicated plans for intensified action against Germany Italy and Japan while Davies carried a Moscow reply to Stalin and hinted at a Churchill Roosevelt Stalin meeting in the near future.
A dry goods merchant dropped a nickel in a pencil seller's hat on Polk Street. He examined the hat and found a Royal Stetson priced at ten dollars.
Chattanooga man Uncle Mark Thrash, whose age is verified as 132 by War Department records, helped bury Civil War dead at Chickamauga but now focuses on aiding the World War I war effort.
British naval forces engaged four German trawlers off Terschelling near the Netherlands at dawn. Three were driven off, one was heavily hit and left burning and sinking. One British ship disengaged due to fumes but returned safely with one casualty.
Fort Worth May 2 Edward E Taylor Port Worth superintendent of the Santa Fe Gulf Lines will retire Monday ending a railroad career begun as a window washing worker over 50 years ago He is 70 and has spent 39 years with the company A dinner will be held in Fort Worth Monday night.
Sugar board records show a four family request for canning sugar and a note asking that a book be reserved for a baby due within a month. The entry reflects a family need and a forthcoming birth.
Honolulu May 27 Lieutenant General Delos C Emmons announced Brigadier General Robert Richardson will replace him as commander of the Hawaiian department of the 17th Army on June 1. Emmons refused to confirm any broader transfer, saying there would not be a more suitable place to serve than San Francisco.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.