Allies drive Axis from Tunisia amid heavy air attacks
Allied and American forces push along a new line from Maknassy to Mahares forcing retreat of Rommel's Afrika Korps and Italians. Eighth Army seizes prisoners and hits coastal columns while British and American ships destroy several enemy supply vessels near Sfax and Bizerte.
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Allied
North Africa
Maknassy
Mezzouna
Mahares
Tunisia
Eighth Army
Graiba
George S. Patton, Jr
Afrika Korps
Erwin Rommel
Sfax
Zaghouran
Pont du Fahs
First Army
Medjez el Bab
Royal Navy
Bizerte
Rommel
Highth
Tunisian
Bernard L. Montgomery
Africa Corps
Wadi Akarit
la Skhirra
Sousse
el Guettar
Phil Ault
United Press
Patton
Djebel Berda
Ault
Pandarag Press Association opens 34th convention in Panhandle
Editors and associates crowded the Herring Hotel for the 34th annual Pandarag Press Association convention. More than 200 had registered by noon, the largest opening-morning attendance in the association’s history, according to Clyde Warwick of Canyon, secretary. Delegates continued registering through early afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel S. Campbell
Pampa
Panhandle Plains
Herring Hotel
Association
Clyde Warwick
Canyon
H. A. Shaw
Blackburn-Shaw Quartet
Margaret Harris Heiney
Joe Jenkins
Amarillo
Panhandle
United
18Th
Texas
Jimmie Gillentine
Hereford Brandh
Izzard
Rent Control Violations Charged In Federal Case
Federal court charges D. H. Greer and E. L. Keith with rent control violations. Keith faces false statements in registering property and two counts of overcharging. Greer and Keith each post $500 bonds. First such cases in the district, trial set for June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Greer
Tyler Street
Amarillo
E. L. Keith
Borger
Keith
Rent ~ Control Board
RAF Sacrifices 21 Bombers In Heavy Ruhr Raid
British four engined bombers pressed a Ruhr raid despite bad weather with twenty one planes lost. The attack targeted Duisburg steel city and river port with factories ذك. An air ministry communique cited weather obscuring results and Luftwaffe defenses.
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RAF
Ruhr
London
Royal Air Force
Germany
Britain
United Press
New York
Steel
Duisburg
Air Ministry
Essen
Krupp Arm
Kiel
Japanese Claim Sinking of Cruiser and Destroyer Off Solomons
Tokyo claimed a major sea air battle sunk an enemy cruiser a destroyer and 10 transports off Florida Island with 37 planes downed by U S forces. Washington reported 98 attacking planes 50 bombers 48 Zeros with seven U S planes lost and two transports damaged while noting no surface ship confirmed sunk.
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Solomons
Washington
Tokyo
Florida Island
U. S
Guadalcanal
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Dutch New Guinea
MacArthur
New Delhi
Chittagong
Burma
Wilkinson Succumbs Former Banker and Farm Security Official
Henry L. Wilkinson aged 56 a Texas state director of the Farm Security Administration rural rehabilitation program and former Panhandle banker died at 9 30 last night at Methodist Memorial Hospital Fort Worth after a year of poor health He was born August 16 1886 in Hartford Arkansas and spent 20 years in banking before joining government service in 1936 He led First State Bank Hereford and directed Farwell Bank before moving to Role in Region 12 Re settlement Administration later becoming corporate custodian and executive assistant to the Farm Security Administration
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry L. Wilkinson
Texas
Farm Security Administration
Panhandle
Methodist Memorial Hospital
Fort Worth
Wilkinson
Mr. Wilkinson
Hartford
Ark
First State Bank
Hereford
Farwell
Region 12
Corporation
Farm Security
Weather report for Amarillo and West Texas region
The bulletin notes little temperature change tonight and into Saturday across Amarillo, West Texas, and New Mexico. Scattered showers and snow flurries expected in northern mountains, with cooler conditions in the west and north, and a high of 63 and low of 41 with noon at 67.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau
Armor
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Price ceilings eyed on all food to curb costs
President Roosevelt outlined plans for dollars and cents ceiling prices on foods affecting living costs with Byrnes saying the Office of Price Administration may publish specific ceiling plans soon. The approach ties into a four legged strategy including wages, rationing and taxes, while clothing ceilings were ruled out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
James F. Byrnes
Office of Price Administration
Byrnes
Congress
OPA
Chester C. Davis
Lewis Barks Back on 2 a Day Wage Increase in Mines
John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, vows to press for a $2 a day raise through negotiation as Roosevelt freezes prices and wages. He cites an increased obligation for the bargaining conference to reach an agreement while the Northern Appalachian Soft Coal talks resume with U R Conciliation Director John R. Steelman present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
Lewis
U. S
John R. Steelman
District PTA Conference Focuses on Youth Needs
About 207 men and women attended the Eighth District Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers annual conference at First Christian Church. The event featured a roundtable on youth needs led by Dr. A Caswell Ellis and a session on how schools address current youth needs led by Sept W G Davis. District president Mrs D L C Kinard presided with local leaders aiding in arrangements and program sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
A. Caswell Ellis
Hogg Foundation
Austin
W. GC. Davis
Memphis
D. L. C. Kinard
W. D. West Bay
Glen L. Bowen
Amarillo
Strike at Ford Over Gambling Action Spreads to 4000
DETROIT April 9 UPI Separate strikes at two Ford war plants surged to four thousand workers as 1000 more joined the Highland Park anti aircraft detector division. The Highland Park unit and earlier 526 staff halted duty after gambling discipline involving eight employees. Desks chairs and tables. Russell Stationery Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
U.P
Ford Motor Co
Highland Park
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Mme
Chiang
Los Angeles
Chiang Kai-Shek
Wes Izzard
Roy Snodgrass
Bomber Command
By Noland Norgaard
U. S.S
U. S. Army Air Force
John Robert Dyas
Mobile
Ala
Jack Howard
Llano
Howard Slagle
Erwin
Tenn
Slagle
Dyas
T. A. Kingsbury
Merkel
Taylor County
Jack McFarland
San Antonio
Tex
Joseph McMath
Houston
John Maynard Shr. Co
5Th
PTA
Ford
Russell’ Stationery Company
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