Letter From Home o Boys in Service
A long Amarillo weekly letter covers wartime events April 11 1944. It reports a fatal shooting at the Double Dip by O M Redding, a bank robbery and Hunt case updates, local weather turning stormy, Chamber of Commerce banquet, weddings and engagements, draft shifts to younger troops, and notable military arrivals and losses. It also notes spring sports, track and golf results, and local club events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Tolzien
Navy
Pacific
John F. Dwight, Jr
Amarillo
Cincinnati
Sandie Hoopster
Charles Hughes
Bill Meadows
B. L. Morgan
Athens
Jack Tomberlin
William J. Terry
Plainview
Berlin
Ebey L. Clark
J. H. Clark
Clarendon
Italy
Jimmie C. Byrd
Europe
Panhandle
Army Air Corps
Bruce D. Andrews
Stanley D Foreman
Louis L. Hulme
Harold Liston
Edward F. Hillis
Claude L. McGowan
William FE. Patman
Clay O. Keen
James M. Davis
Grant Fuller
John L. Nathe
Lefors
New Guinea
George C. Kenney
Fifth Air Force
Tri-State Senior Golf Association
Amarillo City
Amarillo Bowl
High School
Gene Melton
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
Bobby Phillips
Sunset Course
Germany
Gestapo
Two youths held in attempted robbery of cab driver
Two youths were detained by police after an attempted robbery of Jimmie Gaines of Safeway Cab. Gaines, after picking them up on Third Avenue and North Fillmore Street, fought back when one passenger struck him with heavy pliers, and the suspects fled without money. Police also investigated broken windows at Garwood Service Station on Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Gaines
Safeway Cab Company
Gaines
Third Avenue
North Fillmore Street
San Jacinto
Thessengers
Garwood
Washington Street
Tornadoes Kill 30 in Arkansas and Nearby States
A string of tornadoes swept Arkansas last night killing 20 people in multiple counties including Woodson Stutgart Pine Bluff and Duncan along with ten deaths at Duncan and Parkin. Oklahoma and Texas reports one fatality each as storms and floods cause damage across the southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Woodson
Pulaski County
Stutgart
Pine Bluff
Harrison
Marianna
Brinkley
Monroe
Duncan
Parkin
Hearing Delayed In Murder Case Of Mrs. Gertrude Redding
District Judge Henry 8 Bishop orders a three day bond hearing delay for O M Redding charged with murder in the death of his wife Gertrude Redding last Thursday. Hearing now set for Friday at 9 am due to defense counsel H H Cooper’s trial in another case. Redding remains in jail under Sheriff Bill Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. M. Redding
Henry
108Th District Court
Redding
Bill Adams
Amarillo Frost Diary and World War II Front News
Forecasters warn of late killing frosts in Amarillo as April 15 remains the average final frost date. Reports from La Junta to Boise City describe a foot of snow and stranded cars while rail lines into Colorado suffer outages. Allied forces see light but persistent gains as artillery and air strikes hit Cassino and Italian targets. German holds erode in Yugoslavia and the Crimea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Victory Gardens
R. L. Smith
la Junta
Colo
Boise City
Okla
Lamar
Guyman
Stratford
Moscow
Crimea
Dnestr
Romania
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Jajce
Sawtooth
Bosnia
Serbia
Anzio
Adriatic
Garigliano
Cassino
U. S
Italy
Dalmatia
Pulse Feeler Seeks Question Type Feedback
Pulse Feeler’s mail bag fills with questions and sarcasm. Readers weigh in on preferred topics from current events to humor, with one critic calling the column a waste of space. He plans to choose a format today and will pay a dollar for each used question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulse Feeler
Helen Donovan
Paul Housttn
Sam Hencamp
Dan Elkhart
J. M. Wilburnson
Dozen Deer Spotted North of Amarillo by Bus Rider
Twelve deer including bucks and does were seen along the highway about 14 miles north of Amarillo this morning by E. M. Vanderslice. He was a passenger traveling to Amarillo and noted prior occasional sightings near Amarillo Creek but never in such numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
E. M. Vanderslice
Adams Street
Vanderslice
U S Chamber Postpones Convention Meeting
Amarillo delegates Ed Hardin and Rex Baxter were notified the United States Chamber of Commerce meeting in New York, set for May 24, is postponed indefinitely. Eric Johnson, the president, said the gathering might interfere with the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Ed Hardin
Rex Baxter
United States Chamber of Commerce
New York
Eric Johnson
Motorist Charged in Fatal HitandRun Near Forest Hill
Alta Jo Delaho was charged with failure to stop and render aid a felony and driving without a license a misdemeanor after a Sunday early morning accident that critically injured Alla Reigh as she crossed North East Eighth Avenue near Forest Hill School at about 2 am. Reigh is hospitalized at St. Anthony's. Bond set at $1000. district court for felony, justice court for misdemeanor. Delaho admitted driving the car, with Willie Hale and Elma Horn in the vehicle. Plymouth coupe owned by W M Short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta Jo Delaho
Alla Reigh
Reigh
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Eighth Avenue
Forest Hill School
Justice of the Peace
J. D. Cazzell
Ex-con James Thomas Indicted in Dr Hunt Slaying
Lamb County grand jury indicts ex-con James Thomas also known as Jim C Thomas and James Clyde Thomas for murder in the Littlefield case involving the brutal slaying of Dr Hunt and his wife found Oct 26. Bond set at 25000 as he remains jailed in Galveston after arrest there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oston
U.P
James Thomas
Lamb County
Dr. Hunt
Littlefield
Galveston
Thomas
Grand Jury
Jim C. Thomas
James Clyde Thomas
Amarillo
Panhandle
Orton
War Production Board orders priority for heavy artillery
The War Production Board announced an over riding priority placing heavy artillery alongside invasion landing craft as the most urgent items in the war production program. The directive cites battlefield lessons from haly and calls for a sharp acceleration of the army’s heavy artillery program in the next 90 days, giving artillery cannon ammunition and motive power units priority over all other arms except landing craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W.P
War Production Board
Haly
WPB
Pinch Imphal Pinch Imphal
Allied communiqués report the Japanese threat to the Allied supply line into China and northern Burma remains, while Japan has ceded over half of New Britain in the southwest Pacific. U S troops hold more than half of the island as Japan presses toward India around Rabaul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Bergholz
Associated Press
China
Burma
New Britain
Southwest Pacific
Rabaul
Gasmata
Cape Hoskins
U. S
Japan
India
Louis Mountbatten
Japanese Reinforcements Reported Enter Burma From Southeast Asia
Fresh Japanese troops and equipment were said to be moving into Burma from Thailand and other Southeast Asian reservoirs to halt the Allied offensive in northern Burma and reinforce invasion forces in eastern India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
Burma
Thailand
Southeast Asia
India
Allies Hold Imphal Defenders Face Japanese Push
Allied forces in Imphal repelled Japanese attempts to seize the Imphal plain while supplying efforts for Lt. Gen. Stillwell in northern Burma. A New Britain briefing said one fifth of the 50 000 original enemies there were killed or lost to disease or starvation since December. Air raids ranged from Boeroe Island to Woleai Atoll with heavy bombardments on Wewak Hansa Bay and Aitape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kohima
Bengal - Assam
Joseph Stillwell
Burma
China
Imphal
New Britain
Rabaul
Boeroe Island
Australia
Woleai Atoll
Caroline Islands
New Guinea
Wewak
Hansa Bay
Aitape
Central Pacific
Ponape
Oroluk
Carolines
Marshall Islands
Mexican Lieutenant Wounds Assassin of President
In Mexico City on April 22 a young Army lieutenant Lt Jose Antonio de la Lama Rojas 31 attempted to kill President Manuel Avila Camacho and was gravely wounded after a struggle. Camacho escaped unharmed though a bullet pierced his coat and left powder burns near his heart. Rojas was captured and moved to Ha cienda of Ecvhegaray guarded by troops. reports say he tried to escape and was shot by an army guard Rafael Solis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Manuel Avila Camacho
Avila Camacho
Jose Antonio de la Lama Rojas
Loma Rojas
Ecvhegaray
Federal District
Rafael Solis
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas
Pair tonight and Wednesday not quite so cold tonight mild Wednesday afternoon West Texas generally fair this afternoon tonight and Wednesday Warmer Wednesday Fresh to strong winds Wednesday New Mexico fair this afternoon tonight and Wednesday Warmer this afternoon and in the northeast portion tonight High for 24 hours at 6 30 A M 55 low last night 34 noon 42
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Call Off Wedding of Red Skelton and Muriel Morris
Hollywood April 11 Richard Red Skelton and blond model Muriel Morris called off their proposed marriage hours after saying they would wed within days. Both 30, Morris plans to marry a wealth businessman in Mexico City. Edna Skeleton, Skelton’s ex-wife and gag writer, predicts no reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Richard
Red” Skelton
Muriel Morris
Skelton
Miss Morris
Edna Skeleton
Red
Induction of 26 and Over Selective Service Halted in Amarillo
Pre induction and induction for registrants age 26 or older in Amarillo are paused as the Potter County boards issue a joint directive. Those 26+ may report only if they choose, while a nationwide deferment list for critical activities and pre-professional students is being issued from Washington. The move may delay local orders for weeks as boards await updated guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service
Amarillo
Potter County Selective Service Board
Lubbock
Gen. J. Watt Page
Washington
Lewis Hershey
Asociated Press
Ence
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Armed Services
The
Globe and Ews
Billy Redding
Oakland
Cal
Jim Thomas
Roy Hunt
Hunt
Lamb County Grand Jury
Canyon
Nebraska Pen
Texas Rangers
Raton Pass
Chamber of Commerce of
John Snider
John Boyce
Jack Cunningham
Chamber of Commerce
Evelyn Phipps
Cpl
J. W. Tallant
Marjorie Ellen Russell
J. W. Burdett, Jr
Joy Powell
Johnny Cartrite
Jean Barnes
W. A. Duerr
Jean Doak
Billy G. Noland
Potter County
Abby
A. B. aDick Mimeograph Supplies
Hkssell ‘Stationery Company
Baltic Coast
Hannover
Brunswick
Ghent
Tours
Tergnier
Aulnoye
Laon
Belgium
France
Ruhr
Channel
Russia
Carpathian
Dniester
Odessa
Perekop Isthmus
Crimean Peninsula
Sivash
Black Sea
Kerch
Galiti Gap
Carpathians
Danube
Campulung
Siretul
Suceava
Transylvania
Colorado
Clayton
N. M
Rolls
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Stockholm
Aftonbladet
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Fosurance
Pinch Imphal
Morris
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