Corregidor Bombed as Jap Boats Sunk by Fort Guns
Washington reports Japanese bombers raided Corregidor ten times yesterday amid 22 raids in 48 hours while the island’s guns sank several small Japanese boats in Mariveles harbor. Communications with Cebu and Corregidor are down, and no details on Cebu’s situation are available.
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Army Supply Ships Sunk
The War Department reports two Army freighters sunk in the Far East. The Liberty was torpedoed twice near Bali on Jan 11, crews rescued by Dutch planes with no loss of life. The Meigs was sunk near Darwin on Feb 19, Master Capt. F S Link died of wounds and one crew member killed. eight wounded. Police: Amarillo dainty-foot burglar. Dryden station burglary shows dainty footprints. small money taken.
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Dryden
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Japanese Fleet Seizes Bay of Bengal as War Deepens
Churchill warned in Parliament that Japan controls the Bay of Bengal with at least three battleships, five aircraft carriers, cruisers and destroyers, threatening India from Burma toward the Ganges basin. The move signals a large force poised to shield landings while Britain faces thin naval reserves across global fronts.
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Associated Press
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James Somerville
Harebors
Japan
Russia
Allies Attack Rabaul across 2400 mile offensive arc
Allied air power pressed the push from Timor to the Solomon Islands with raids on Rabaul New Britain for a fourth day. A carrier hit and near misses were reported near Rabaul while planes returned safely amid heavy anti air fire. Australian Army Minister Francis Forde urged nationwide unity to meet an imminent Australian American defense against a ruthless enemy.
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Rabaul
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New York Times
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United States
Francis Forde
MacArthur Names Australian HQ Bataan in Tribute
In Sydney on April 13 General Douglas MacArthur named his Australian headquarters Bataan in tribute to the Philippines campaign. Calling the HQ Bataan, he greeted callers with Bataan speaking.
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Australia
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
Plains Weather Update and Local Rain Totals
Damp, shifting weather expected to rise after noon with little tonight. Yesterday's high 58, low 42 this morning. 24 hour rainfall measured 0.30 inches in Amarillo area, with Pampa 0.68, Clarendon 0.21, Quanah 0.14. Moisture spread across the Plains. ranchers and wheat farmers voiced no objections.
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Quanah
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John. Maynard
Japs Drive Within 20 Miles of Burma Oil Fields
Japanese forces with heavy artillery and bombers push within 20 miles of Burma oil fields, driving a wedge between the Irrawaddy and Sittang rivers as Allied air units and American volunteers mount an all-out effort to halt the advance. Flying Tigers raid Toungoo air fields and set three bombers ablaze, while Chinese dispatches report intensified fighting near Swa and Kyangin and on the Irrawaddy front.
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U.P
Irrawaddy
Sittang
Royal Air Force
China
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Toungoo
Swa
Mandalay
Kyangin
Irrawaddy River
Japanese Occupy All of Bataan in Eight-Day Offensive
Japanese imperial headquarters announced that Japanese forces have completely occupied the Bataan Peninsula after an eight day general offensive. The main enemy forces offering stubborn resistance were said to be annihilated. Russell Stationery Company.
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Tokyo
Bataan Peninsula
Amarillo Chamber aims to raise 20000 more pledges by midweek
In a voluntary membership drive the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce seeks about 20000 more in pledges by week’s end to meet a 40000 three way budget for defense and regular activities. Less than 300 members have pledged roughly half, with notable local firms and individuals joining the campaign as volunteers.
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Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Amarillo Paper Company
Bell Funiture & Mattress Company
E. M. Broome
Rolla V. Cartwright
Drs. Crume
British Bombers Pound Continent In Major WWII Raid
British bombers pounded the Ruhr, Italy, and France in a major operation described as one of the war’s fiercest air campaigns. RAF planes conducted long round trips, targeting Milan Turin Genoa, Genoa, and Turin while losing 13 fighters and downing four German aircraft.
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Turin
Genoa
Vichy
Alps
Switzerland
Berne
Germany
Air Ministry
Navy Says Atlantic Patrol Strengthened to Shield Shipping
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox announced in Boston that the Atlantic coast inshore patrol has been reinforced with more than 100 small craft and 100 planes. By May 1 damage from enemy submarines off the eastern coast will be negligible, he said after touring ports with Vice Admiral Waesche. He cited Boston and Philadelphia as the worst protected ports for fire and sabotage risks.
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U.P
Frank Knox
U. S
R. R. Waesche
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Boston Navy Yard
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Miami
Russia Warns Japan on Neutrality Pact Anniversary
Pravda editorial marks the first anniversary of the Japan Soviet neutrality pact warning Tokyo against blabbering about war in the north. The piece calls on Japanese military and Fascist cliques to heed the pact’s obligations while ambassadors Sato and Standley visit Moscow to present credentials. C. W. Furr’s condition at Northwest Texas Hospital is reported as improved but serious.
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Joseph Stalin
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Communist Party
Japan
Naotake Sato
United States
William H. Standley
C. W. Furr
Northwest Texas Hospital
Young Man Found Shot In Panhandle Barrow Pit
The body of an unidentified man, about 30, five feet five inches, 155 pounds, with dark hair and gray eyes, was found shot six times in a Panhandle barrow pit along Highway 10. He wore working clothes, lay under a blanket, and bullets from a .32 cal gun indicated the slaying occurred at the scene. The corpse is at O Neal Funeral Home. Justice of Peace Pred Reiner ruled death by violence. Sheriff T B Harris, Borger Police Chief Dale Lane, and State Patrolmen Shaw and McNeill headed the investigation.
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Here
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O'Neal Funeral Home
Justice of Peace
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
The forecast calls for slightly higher afternoon temperatures with little change tonight. West Texas may see showers this afternoon and evening east of the Pecos River, with temperatures similar to yesterday. New Mexico expects warmer afternoon than yesterday and cooler tonight. Temperature extremes over 24 hours end 6:30 AM show a 47 to 57 range, and precipitation totals 0.30 inch. Noon temperature 51. Neely Greenlill Lowndes.
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West Texas
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New Mexico
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