Byrnes Named War Mobilization Chief in Roosevelt Plan
President Roosevelt designated James F Byrnes as director of war mobilization to unify federal agency actions and direct civilian and military resource use. The war cabinet was created with Byrnes, Stimson, Knox, Hopkins, Nelson, and Vinson as advisory leaders under broad powers to streamline production, procurement, and distribution for war needs.
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Roosevelt
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Supreme Court
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Presidency
Paul V. McNutt
William H. Jeffers
Ickes
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War Stimson
Navy
Knox
Harry Hopkins
Munitions Assignment Board
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Fred M. Vinson
Kentucky
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
War Mobilization Committee
Cabinet
War Labor Board
Office of War Mobilization
Inter-Agency
Seamen Strike Criticism Lays Blame On Lewis Bosses
The CIO National Maritime Union says coal auto and rubber strikes are inspired by Berlin and Tokyo and led by John L. Lewis. President Curran and top officials condemn the tactic as weakening Allied efforts and betraying labor, saying seamen who died will not rest while strikes spread.
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New York
CIO National Maritime Union
Joseph Curran
John L. Lewis
Berlin
Tokyo
Lewis
Action Keys Fuel Shortage Highlights Transportation Limits
The Office of War Information says civilian gasoline shortages on the Atlantic seaboard stem from overseas war demands. It notes 12th Air Force under Major General James Doolittle used 16.5 million gallons in 15 days, far exceeding monthly Atlantic ration, and cites a Berlin mission needing 525,000 gallons for 300 Liberator bombers.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Atlantic Seaboard
OWI
12Th Air Force Command
James Doolittle
12Th Air Force
Mediterranean
Doolittle
OWT
Berlin
Baltimore
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas Regions
Amarillo and vicinity report little temperature change Saturday with moderate to fresh winds and widely scattered late afternoon thundershowers. West Texas shows slight warmth in Big Bend area and scattered thundershowers. New Mexico expected scattered showers and thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and evening. Sunrise 6 35 AM Sunset 8 33 PM. May 28 1943 Amarillo Daily News.
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Amarillo
Texas
Big Bend
New Mexico
OW Biss
RAF Wave Bombing Pummels Essen Krupp Works
British heavy bombers execute a wave bombing over Essen in ten sweeps, dumping over 1,000 tons on Krupp munitions works and surrounding industry. The attack follows prior raids and precedes continued Allied operations in North Africa and the Mediterranean theater with American bombers striking Vil la cidro and Decimomannu in Sardinia.
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Krupp
Air Ministry
Grandfield Receives First Wheat Load of Season
The first wheat delivery of the season arrived at the Grandfield Oklahoma elevator. Grower Paul Burch, five miles southeast of Grandfield, reported 28 bushels tested at 58 pounds and 17 percent moisture. Burch previously won the early bird wheat title and national honor last year.
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Wichita Falls
Grandfield
Okla
Paul Burch
Burch
Braniff Denver Line To Open
Braniff Airways announced plans to start daily roundtrip service July 1 on a new Denver Amarillo line. The route will connect with Braniff flights to Dallas Fort Worth Brownsville and Pan American services to South America.
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U.P
Braniff Airways
Amarillo
Dallas
Fort Worth
Brownsville
South America
Battlefronts and Bombardments Highlight May 28 1943
RAF carries out wave bombing over Essen as Sardinia airfields endure Allied strikes. Attu center under heavy artillery as Japanese defenses crumble. Russians commit 159000 troops in Caucasus push. De Gaulle and Giraud to meet in Algiers amid wartime strategizing. Chinese air forces clash with Japanese arsenals in China.
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Essen
Ichang Bomb Raid By Chinese Bombers Hit Jiang river Port Base
Chinese bombers escorted by fighters bombed Ichang on the Yangtze River, base for the latest Japanese drive in Hupeh. The central news agency said there was heavy damage to military installations and all attacking planes returned. Chinese high command reported fighting two Japanese divisions west of Ichang with 1,000 Japanese killed on prior days and seized war supplies. General Chen Cheng commands opposing forces in Hupeh and western Hunan as part of the Chungking defense.
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Chungking
Ichang
Yangtze River
Hupeh
High Command
Lihsien
Chen Cheng
China
Chen
Chiang Kai-shek
Hunan
Free China
A Matter Of Economics A Polk Street Pencil Seller Comment
A pencil-seller on Polk Street wearing a Regal Stetson pondered whether buying a $1.98 hat each month or a $10 hat every two years is cheaper. The remark appeared in yesterday morning's News.
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Polk Street
Allied Landing Barges Spark Italian Fears of Invasion
Italian reports claim Allied landing barges were bombed at Bizerte and Sousse and a Morocco note said Mussolini met party chiefs to reinforce Sicily and Sardinia. The broadcasts cite increased fortifications, more anti aircraft batteries, and expanded Sicily air bases as heavy Allied bombing targets.
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Bizerte
Sousse
Morocco
Mussolini
Bis
Sicily
Sardinia
Churchill
Washington
Italy
Siscily
Rome
Pantelleria
Axis
Gibraltar
Japanese Propaganda Claims Naval Losses at Attu
Japanese propagandists argue that U S vessels were destroyed and damaged in battles around Attu Island as final defeat nears. Berlin radio reports, via AP, claim submarines and planes sank a battleship two cruisers a destroyer and another warship with more damage to two vessels since Sunday, but these reports lack confirmation.
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Attu Island
U. S
Tokyo
Berlin
Associated Press
Khiva To Double Ceremonial Goals In Amarillo Drive
Khiva Temple aims to double its ceremonial objectives with the Million In May war bond drive and full petition on file for the event. Campaign chair Ross Rogers reports cooperation across 40 counties and a push to reach a 100 percent report. ring candidates include Ben Solnick and Thomas W. Prench.
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Amarillo
Khiva Temple
Ross Rogers
Khiva
Shriner’s
Ben Solnick
Thomas W
Prench
Lubbock
R. P. Pare
First Christian Church
College Sign Up Opens Today at Amarillo College
Registration for the first summer term opens today with hours 6 to 12 this morning and 8 to 4 Monday. Dr E Shearer president announces an unusually full and varied program to maximize summer credits. Students may enroll in one course up to a full schedule to fit work and free time.
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Amarillo College
E. ©. Shearer
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