Japan Presses India Front as War Expands Across Oceans
The article outlines Japanese raids on merchant shipping and possible bases near Singapore Gibraltar or the Andaman Islands. It notes 57 planes possibly destroyed over Ceylon and reports on Colombo bombardment with Tokyo claiming naval strikes while London editors question the extent. US talks with Indian leaders are mentioned as part of a broader wartime diplomacy.
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Delhi
Tellny
United Nations
Singapore
Britain
Gibraltar
Andamanslands
Ceylon
London
Warsips
India
United States
Louis Johnson
Roosvelt
Johnson
Pandit Jawaharlal Yehra
Maulana Abul Kalanzad
All-India Couress Party
British Empire
Burma
Akyab
Colombo
Australia
Sydney
Solomon Islands
Bataan
Philippines
Imperial
Tokyo
RAF Massive Bomber Raid Strikes German Targets
Allied air forces pummeled Cologne and Gennevilliers in one of the largest night raids, using over 200 bombers to hit war plants and engines. Simultaneously British forces, possibly Commandos, attacked Narvik, as German reports claim limited damage and casualties in western Germany. Russian fronts see heavy fighting with losses on both sides as Stalin notes German aerial assaults on Leningrad and naval strikes near Kronstadt.
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Associated Press
Russia
Ask
RAF
Cologne
Rhineland
Germany
Paris
Giomenarone
Gennevilliers
Adt
Stockholm
Narvik
Orman
Norway
Narvik Fjord
London
Mtrast
Adolf Hitler
2Rman
Moscow
Leningrad
Kronstadt
Rybinsk
Malta
Weather forecast updates for Amarillo and West Texas
The forecast notes cooler tonight in Amarillo with above freezing temps this afternoon. Showers are expected in West Texas this afternoon and tonight, with cooler conditions later. Panhandle, South Plains, and Big Bend plus New Mexico also see afternoon showers. tonight’s temps near last night. 24 hour extremes: minimum 44, maximum 77, noon temp 63.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Big Bend
New Mexico
Emblem of Honor awards honored mothers in Amarillo Army Day event
Major Joe A. Jenkins presented the Emblem of Honor to honored war mothers in Amarillo for Army Day. The ceremony featured Flora Gray of Alton Ill and J A Nel ton of Clarendon with family members, plus George Baker of Friona and Nila Baker in the center and bottom photos respectively.
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Joe A. Jenkins
Emblem of Honor Association of America
Amarillo
Flora Gray
Alton
J. A. Nelton
Clarendon
Nettie Fields
George Baker
Friona
Nila
Don Ilurhes
Spectacular Amarillo Parade Honors War Effort
A massive Army Day parade in Amarillo featured troops from Camp Barkley, 45th Division units, and local defense groups. Citizens cheered as bands, floats, and veterans marched past the Santa Fe Building, with Lt Col Jasper Wright leading the 1st Battalion 180th Infantry and a host of military and civic contingents from Panhandle towns.
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Santa Fe
45Th Division
Camp Barkley
Paramount News
Happy High School
Uncle Sam Band
Panhandle
FE. C. Black
Joe A Miller
H. P. Burgard
Amarillo
Jasper Wright
180Th Infantry
Texas Defense Guard
11Th Squadron
Amarillo High School
High School Glee Club
Tokyo
American Legion Auxiliary
Salvation Army
Red Cross
St. Anthony
Northwest Texas Schools of Nursing
Pilot Club
Victory Bridge Club
Altrusa Club
Amarillo Federation of Women’s Clubs
Amarillo Panhellenic Council
Security Benefit Association
Amarillo Club
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Newcomer's Club
Esther McCrory
D. A. R. Central
Panhandle High School
Plainview
Khiva Shrine Patrol
Hereford
Friona
Dimmitt
Canyon
White Deer
Memphis
Higgins
Phillips
Wildorado
Adrian
Vega
Dumas
Spearman
Claude
Horace Mann Pta
Horace Mann School
San Jacinto
Parent-Teacher Association
McKinley Parent-Teacher Association
Summit Parent-Teacher Association
Wolflin
Wilson Boy Patrol
Glenwood
Sam Houston
Sam Houston Pta
Wilson Pta
Humphreys Highland Pta
Red Carnation
Trio Division
Brotherhood of Railway Engineers Auxiliary
Fern
Ladies
The
Order of Railway Conductors
Amarillo Central Labor Union
Ralph Dykeman
Maverick Club
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Bether
Indian Frontier
Bay of Bengal
Akoyab
Japan
Pacific
A. B. Dick Mimeograph Supplies
Russell Stationery Company
New Richland, Minn
S. E. Saffell
Weather Bureau
Bureau
Noriy-Greenhill-Luwties Insurancs Guild
John Maynard Hr. Co
Texas
Tennessee
Illinois
Polk Street
State Highway Patrol
Pat
Sam Lard
el Paso
Mr. Lard
KGNC
Higgins High School
Charles Hoppin
Duncan McClaren
all-Panhandle American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
United Spanish Veteran
Bones Hooks
Dunbar High School
Lubbock
Malder School For Beauty Culture
Just Us Matrons Club
Herring Hotel
Hereford High School
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Boys’ Ranch
Greece
Dee
Wade
Holman
Ray Pittsche
Jay Pietesche
Pearl Harbor
Wade Hulman
General MacArthur
Pinkney Packing Company
MacArthur
Assarille Garden Club
Soil Conservation Service
General Mill
Amarillo Garden
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