Army food waste cited before Senate committee
Maj. Gen. E. B. Gregory told the Senate war investigating committee that there may be instances of large food waste in army camps but the quartermaster general expects no repeat. He attributed press reports to impressions of civilian shortages and denied army hoarding. Senator Mead led the session in Truman's absence.
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Washington
E. B. Gregory
Senate War Investigating Committee
Quartermaster General
Gregory
Mead
New York
Truman
Missouri
Ickard
Frost Threat Fades as Clouds Allow Showers East
Cold spell moves east with a killing frost risk fading. Scattered showers push in mainly to the east, with Central Kansas reporting freezing temperatures. Wheat belt weekly rain totals show varied rain, Spearman highest at 3.25 inches. Amarillo 0.98, Adrian 0.46, Plainview 0.92, Shamrock 1.00, others lighter. Easter is a week and a half away.
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Kansas
Bureau
Wheat Belt
Amarillo
Adrian
Claude
Clarendon
Childress
Crosbyton
Dalhart
Dumas
Follett
Hereford
Memphis
Miami
Muleshoe
Pampa
Panhandle
Plainview
Shamrock
Spearman
Ammunition Hit During North Africa Raid Report
In the April 14 1943 Amarillo Globe report forces describe a raid over Tunis and Cap Bon with Fortresses destroying transports on ground. Lieutenant W R Thompson Jr recalls bomb strings hitting a field, smoke rising after the attack and several aircraft burnings amid air force assaults on Ste Marie Du Zit Menzel Temine and Korba.
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Amarillo
Texas
Tunis
Rommel
W. R. Thompson, Jr
Forest Home
Alabama
Desert Air Force
Ste. Marie du Zit
Menzel Temine
Korba
Cap Bon
Malta
Pan
Bombings and naval attacks off Sicily and Sardinia reported
Allied forces attacked multiple targets including underground hangars at an airfield in Sicily and shipping at Porto Empedocle. They also struck three naval vessels near Levanto and caused one to explode. A harbor attack at Porto Torres, Sardinia, saw Lieut. Col. John W Weltman of Rowlesburg score a freak bomb hit through a freighter.
Lavoptik Eyewash Promises Relief for Tired Eyes
An old advertisement touts Lavoptik as a boric acid eyewash that soothes irritated eyes and granulated lids. It claims 23 years of success, refunds if not satisfied, and availability at all drug stores nationwide.
Sweden Drives Off German Bombers Near Karls Krona
Swedish fighter planes and anti-aircraft batteries repelled two German bombers near Karls krona, Sweden's main naval base on the south coast. The incident marks a second such event around the base in recent weeks.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Karlskrona
Foreign Office
War Bonds Drive Urges Citizens to Lend for Victory
The article explains national war bond borrowing needs, outlining that about 100 billion dollars will be spent this year with 70 billion borrowed. It details income brackets and suggested loan targets, urging Amarillo to raise 6,002,000 for troops and equipment. Kal Farley calls for strong citizen participation.
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Sam
Axis
Treasury
Amarillo
Kal Farley
Potter County
Texas aviation measure advances after final reading in Senate
The Texas aviation bill easing state flying permits moves to final reading as intrastate regulation fights on. House stalls three proposed constitutional amendments, signaling a shaky path for a jury change, longer terms for public officers, and higher interest limits on small loans.
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Austin
Senate
House of Representatives
Jesse Martin
Fort Worth
House
Grand and Petit Jury
Amarillo Purchasing Agents Plan Local Chapter
Purchasing agents in the Amarillo area plan to organize a chapter of a national association. Jesse Pate notes C. S. Worley arrives from Oklahoma City to assist the move. Worley, vice president of District No. 2 for the National Association of Purchasing Agents, is tied to Consolidated Gas Utilities of Oklahoma. The group may merge with the Buyers and Material Men's Association of the Texas Panhandle, with T. R. Cross serving as secretary.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Jesse Pate
C. S. Worley
Oklahoma City
Worley
Consolidated Gas Utilities of Oklahoma
National Association of Purchasing Agents
Buyers
Texas Panhandle
T. R. Cross
Paramount Supply Company
Buyers’ and
The
Tire shortage limits tire permits for county trucks
Board notes countywide tire wear and truck needs but restricts permits to one in five or six due to monthly quotas. Applicants are urged to recognize the board’s duty to balance urgent demand against limited supply while keeping trucks in operation.
Markets Chicago Livestock Report April 14 Prices
Chicago hogs 13 000 head with top $15.00 and good to choice 180 lb class $14.75 15.00. Cattle 8 000 with loads of choice fed steers $16.75 17.25 and best heifers $16.50. Sheep 2 500 with good to choice wooled lambs $15.90 16.10 and top $16.25. Kansas City hogs slow with late bids $14.65 and cattle weak with steers $13.75 15.25 destination.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Eee
Kansas City
Rotary Club Buys War Bonds With Student Loan Funds
Amarillo Rotary Club action approves a $2,000 purchase of war bonds using surplus from the Student Loan Fund. Guy Saunders, committee chairman, requested permission and the board was authorized to approve future requests. The fund has aided many local youths and grown substantially through careful management.
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The
Amarillo Rotary Club
Rotary Club
Board of Directors
Guy Saunders
Saunders
Six More Attacks On Jap-Held Kiska In Aleutians
U S Army medium bombers with Army and Navy fighters conducted six more raids on Japanese-held Kiska in the Aleutians. The communique reports hits on the runway gun emplacements and main camp area. The attacks occurred Monday. In the South Pacific, strikes on Munda on New Georgia Island hit an ammunition dump and camp area starting fires.
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Washington
U. S. Army
Kiska
Aleutians
Navy
South Pacific
U.S
Munda
New Georgia Island
Spanish Ship Sunk By Nazi Submarine
London reports the Spanish ship Castidio Monte Allegro sunk in an Atlantic daylight attack by a German submarine. No details on the sinking are given and the vessel is not listed in shipping registers.
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London
Morocco
Castidio Monte Allegro
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific War Developments Near New Guinea and Burma
Allied air forces continued attacks on Japanese bases and shipping in the South Seas with reports of a 10 000 ton ship sunk and an 8 000 ton vessel aflame at Hansa Bay New Guinea while two Japanese coastal ships were strafed in the Kai Islands. In Burma British forces repelled Japanese attempts to infiltrate the Guindan sector north of the Mayu Peninsula. Tokyo claimed heavy Allied losses with 465 planes destroyed and thousands killed, figures not independently verifiable.
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Ing
Guindan
Bay of Bengal
Mayu Peninsula
Imperial Tokyo
Burma
Allied air action over Tunisia halts Rommel planes and targets Legrine
In Tunisia the Allied raid returns the Fortresses after destroying four Rommel planes in air combat. Night bombing by French crews strikes Legrine air drome at Fochville near Tunis, while Mitchell medium bombers hit Oudna airfield in the same operation.
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Tunisia
Legrine
Fochville
Tunis
Oudna
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