12 Apr 1943
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1943
Page
1
The Selective Service announced a new rule allowing fathers born before Sept 15 to receive draft deferment. Boards must classify these men as 3-A or equivalent, moving many from 3-B to 1-A or 3-C. The change aims to align fathers with longer-standing deferment groups and affect farm and essential-occupation classifications.
April 12 AP report: British Eighth Army enters Sousse at 8:30 A M as First Army units destroy armored remnants of the Africa Corps northwest of Kairouan after occupying the city. Rommel's forces reel under combined ground and air pressure with light opposition. The Kairouan Plain engagement accompanies the advance.
Moscow reports a surprise night assault in the Belgorod area capturing a string of German trenches. Soviet forces killed about 100 Germans, took anti tank guns and machine guns, and seized several dozen rifles. Other fronts saw renewed Soviet defense south of Balakleya and advances near Smolensk with hand to hand fighting and significant enemy casualties. Eight German planes were shot down as Caucasus units cleared enemy positions.
The House Ways and Means Committee voted 16 to 9 to table a bid to reopen consideration of pay-as-you-go tax legislation led by nine Republican members. Reed of New York led the motion while Hull urged extending reciprocal trade law.
Slight cooling tonight followed by warmer conditions Tuesday morning with gentle winds. Panhandle and El Paso may experience light frost, New Mexico shows no material change. Today's high 72 and low 41 dipping to 56 at noon.
Five teams meet in multiple locations to press a citywide fund drive to raise 6 002 000 for Potter County and 6 381 000 for Amarillo as part of the nations 13 billion war bond effort. Captains and volunteers pledge door to door canvassing and day meetings to speed up sales of long and short term bonds.
Allied reconnaissance units from the British First Army entered Kairouan Tunisia at 11 A M driving toward the Tunisian coast. Reports describe the town’s reception by residents and Jews who removed the Yellow Star badges after being spared by advancing forces.
War Manpower Chief Paul V. McNutt said 18 to 38 year olds will enter the armed forces by December 31 except 3.2 million in agriculture ministry and vital industries. The Kilday draft bill would shift calls to statewide quotas and four priority groups with stricter deferment rules.
A March meeting of shippers receivers for freight and transport reps will outline a streamlined program in the Santa Fe general office auditorium Amarillo Tuesday evening. The event is part of April Perfect Shipping Month observances nationwide highlighting faster war efforts. The Amarillo program features War Time Freight film and talks by Lieut H J Meyen Bob Clements William Boyce C R Tucker J R Briscoe F H Comiskey Capt A Peterson and FW&DC and Southwestern Shippers Advisory Board members.
Hull Secretary of State urged renewal of the reciprocal trade announcement law to show the United States will cooperate with other nations not only in war but in the peace to come.
A cold spell dropped to 41 degrees with winds rising as a baby girl died and three others were seriously injured when a small tornado struck a farming area in Garland County near Neosho Missouri. The storm comes two weeks before Easter and forecasters expect the cold snap to ease by morning.
London dispatch reports British submarines operating toward Tunisia destroyed two medium supply ships one tanker and five small supply ships in ongoing naval action.
Allied air forces struck hard destroying 41 enemy planes and scattering hundreds of vehicles while U S and British units continued advances in Tunisia and Sicily. The Second U S Army Corps under Gen Patton seized Faid Pass as Eighth Army pushed toward Sousse and inland ridges. Maj Gen Doolittle’s bombers hit Tunis and Sicilian ports and naval targets as Axis withdrawals were reported from Kairouan and Sfax.
Potter County board notes growing number of farm owners and applications for farm use gasoline. City residents seeking farm gas now limited to B books at sub-panels, while farm production users face no shortage. Board cites abuse as many apply for farm gas but use it otherwise. One member quips there seem to be more farmers than farms.
Berlin radio reported a German submarine sank a British Fiji class cruiser northeast of Alboran Island in the eastern Mediterranean Saturday. Allied sources had not yet confirmed the claim.
New York April 12 The western Atlantic has seen at least 5100 seamen killed and 2720 missing with 644 Allied and neutral ships sunk since Pearl Harbor. Last week 73 more lives were lost as three U S cargo ships were destroyed.
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