Army Day Parade in Amarillo to honor four famous war mothers
The Emblem of Honor Association awards Six Star and Four Star honors to mothers Flora Gray John Giles and James Gwyn in Alton and Amarillo. Mayor Joe Jenkins will present them Monday as part of a large Army Day celebration with a Legion Auxiliary float, a 50-horse Range Rider Division from Dumas, and multiple local groups marching.
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Amarillo
Joe Jenkins
Flora Gray
Alton
Iil
John F. Giles
Jenkins
James Gwyn
Taylor Street
George M. Baker
Association
Clarendon
J. A. Heston
Bill Heston
Herrington Hotel
Dumas
Bill Rutherford
The
Legion Auxiliary
McKinley School
Boy Scouts
Llano Estacado
D. A. R. Security Benefit Association
Lions Club
Freeman Flowers
Railways Motor Lines
Dees Stationery Company
Amarillo Laundry
Col. E. A. Simpson
Army Day
Japanese land at Akyab port in Burma provokes fresh drive
United Press reports thousands of Japanese troops landed at Akyab on Burma’s west coast near India, protected by at least 12 warships. Japanese planes attacked rear lines as they press toward Mandalay and Yenangyaung oil fields, while Allied defenders fall back to Toungoo and Prome.
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United Press
Akyab
India
Burma
Mandalay
Yenangyaung
Toungoo
Prome
Aternoon
India-Burma Command
Bay of Bengal
Bengal
Calcutta
Irrawaddy River
Yenangvaung
Rangoon
Andaman Islands
Spry Lady Rides Bike in Haviland Town
Mae Warner, at more than 70 years old, has started riding a bicycle around Haviland Kansas. The town finds her activity surprising as she keeps busy shingling her house and yet found time to learn to ride.
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Haviland
Kas
Mae Warner
Norwegian ships try to break blockade of Baltic Sea
Ten Norwegian steamships attempting to reach Britain after being interned in Goteborg were intercepted by German armed trawlers. Two ships were believed scuttled, a third ran aground, and a fourth burned in the Skagerrak. the remaining six turned back toward Goteborg. The crews hoped a snow storm would aid their escape to the North Sea and Allied freedom.
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Hubert Uxkull
Stockholm
Sweden
U.P
Baltic
Great Britain
Skytteren
Skagerrak
North Sea
Goteborg
London
Quisling
War department relaxes political limits for guards and reserves
The War Department ruled that National Guard reserve officers and selectees may run for and hold public office under wartime conditions, provided campaigns don’t interfere with duties. Regular army members remain barred from political activity.
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Washington
War Department
National Guard
Regular Army
Adjutant General
U. S
United States
Ie Department
Department
Air Force training schools authorized for Texas sites
The War Department announced authorization of two air force training schools at Lubbock and Big Spring Texas. Each school is estimated to cost more than 5 million dollars with no further detail released. Lubbock work will be supervised by the Albuquerque New Mexico office of the Corps of Engineers and Big Spring by the Galveston army engineers office.
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Washington
Lubbock
Big Spring
Texas
War Department
Senator Connally
Albuquerque
N. M
Corps of Engineers
Galveston Army Engineers Office
War Production Board freezes metal office furniture output
The War Production Board ordered immediate curtailment of metal office furniture and equipment. It forbids production of insulated metal filing cabinets safes and metal visible record equipment except for top priority orders. Manufacturers must cut steel use for metal shelving by 50 percent and in the next two months reduce steel use in filing cabinets desks chairs lockers bank vault equipment and other metal items by 60 percent.
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Washington
War Production Board
Japan massed divisions in Java and Singapore threaten Australia
Sydney reports at the United Nations say eight Japanese divisions totaling 120000 to 150000 troops are massed in Java and Singapore awaiting Japan's next major offensive. Parachute troops are included and US aid to Australia may hasten Japan's move against Australia.
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Sydney
Australia
Sydney Sun
United Nations
Java
Singapore
Japan
Sun
United States
Balloon escapes from Goodyear base roams toward Pennsylvania
A Goodyear Aircraft balloon broke loose from its mooring in Akron and, with 1000 feet of cable, drifted northeast toward Pennsylvania. Police in Ohio and Pennsylvania were alerted and company crews pursued the drifting barrage balloon as winds remained high. Charles Smart found innocent in Dalhart slaying case after two trials.
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Akron
Ohio
U.P
Goodyear Aircraft Corporation
Pennsylvania
Amarillo Dance to Aid Doughboys at Rainbow Gardens
Amarillo hosts an Army Day dance next Monday night at Rainbow Gardens on North East Eighth Avenue to raise funds for the Service Men's Civic Center. Music by Sons of the West, admission 50 cents plus a 5 cent tax, with Vv Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance listed.
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Amarillo
Doughboys
Service Men's Civic Center
Rainbow Gardens
North East
Eighth Avenue
Sons of the West
British raid targets western Europe in major night assault
British planes attacked western and northwest Germany Belgium and northern France including Paris suburbs and sowed mines in enemy waters. The Matford factory near Paris was hit while docks at Le Havre and rail centers across Belgium and occupied France were targeted. Fifteen bombers were missing in the operation and weather limited concentration of strikes.
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Sidney J. Williams
London
U.P
Germany
Belgium
France
Paris
Air Ministry
Matford
le Havre
Arctic
Russia
Murmansk
Archangel
Royal Air Force
RAF
Ickes Backed Down on Panhandle Oil Expansion Bid
in Austin Texas Panhandle regulators split over Harold Ickes bid to lift crude output. Jerry Sadler and Olin Culberson join to oppose raising Panhandle production beyond 30 000 barrels daily while Ickes pushes 82 500 barrels daily to move north for aviation fuel and East shortages. The panel calls idle lines able to supply more oil and questions the coordinator’s justification.
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Austin
Harold L. Ickes
Texas Panhandle District
Texas Railroad Commission
State Oil Regulatory Agency
Jerry Sadler
Commission
Olin Culberson
Ickes
Ernest C. Thompson
Sadler
Culberson
Panhandle
Chicago
Gulf Coast
Phillips Petroleum Company
Texas
Cripps Seeks Indian Voice in Home Defense Talks
April talks in New Delhi report Sir Stafford Cripps pressing for Indian defense representation within post war plans. Congress signals demand for full freedom and rejects limited dominion offers, while Nehru opposes splitting India and Gandhi delays retreat amid ongoing negotiations.
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New Delhi
India
U.P
Great Britain
All-India Congress
Majority
Stafford Cripps
Britain
Wardha
Cripps
London
Indian press calls for broader concessions to curb nationalism
Indian nationalist newspapers criticized the Viceroy Lord Linlithgow as unhelpful and warned of little chance for agreement without major British concessions. They demanded Indian control of key posts and acceptance of Indian majority advice on the viceroy’s executive council, plus potential changes to avoid minority-based country division.
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India
Lord Linlithgow
Britain
Weather Sketch Delivers Mild Temperatures and Strong Winds
Amarillo and surrounding areas expect continued mild conditions this afternoon and tonight with fresh to strong winds. West Texas and New Mexico share similar temperatures to yesterday with highs around 70 and lows near 45. Noon reading today shows 70 degrees.
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Amarilo
Texas
New Mexico
Blind man aids police in burglary arrest in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City police credited 55 year old blind resident Hoorman Reinhard with alerting them to a burglary. He said he sensed someone in his room, backed away, locked the door, and called for help. A 31 year old man was arrested and charged with unlawful entry.
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Salt Lake City
Hoorman Reinhard
Amarillo Relaxes Classes Amid Break For 10,000 Students
School dismissals extend through Monday as Amarillo public and college students enjoy an extended vacation starting this afternoon. The city’s education system announces a faster break pattern and urges safety and planning for the period. John Maynard Lumber Co. supplies materials for the closure.
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Amarillo
Police recover vacationing thief in Lyons case
Mrs. Donald W. Poland of Lyons Kansas learned about police efficiency the hard way. Her car was stolen and recovered by Lyons police before Hutchinson officers could issue pickup orders, as Poland was found by the Hutchinson constabulary while vacationing.
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Hutchinson, Kas
Donald W. Poland
Lyons, Kas
Lyons Police
Hutchinson Constabulary
Italians Chased by Allies Across Mediterannean
An Allied submarine reportedly sank a light Italian patrol craft in the central Mediterranean with many crew saved. The Italian communique claimed Gibraltar was reached and bombed with extensive fires in the harbor zone. British planes pursued Italian bombers as they returned safely.
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Rome
U.P
United Press
London
High Command
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Dame Eye
Malta
Amarillo Parking Revenue Surges Despite Tire Ban
In Amarillo the 26 days of last month saw no parking charges on Sundays, yet motorists paid pennies and nickels totaling 3739 dollars and 33 cents. City auditor J C Lilly noted an average daily take of 143 dollars and 82 cents.
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Amarillo
J. C. Lilly
Draft boards delay master list publication
The draft boards have not completed adjusting the last registration order numbers to the master Washington list. The final list likely will not be available for publication before Sunday.
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Washington
Ex-convict given life term for triple killing in feud
Pontiaс, Michigan April 2 Dominick Piccone 20 a year old exconvict received a life imprisonment sentence for killing three men to settle a long running grudge against one of them authorities said Piccone carried out the killings to avenge a dispute with the victim and was convicted on multiple counts of murder confirming a brutal feud case heard in court.
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Pontiac, Mich
U.P
Dominick Piccone
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