Strike Threat Grows Acute Amid Miner Dispute
The War Labor Board plans a three man fact finding panel as John L. Lewis refuses to nominate a labor member. Threat of a 450000 soft coal strike rises as UMW members in Pennsylvania's bituminous fields protest stalled wage talks. Lewis demands a $2 daily wage rise, blocked by the Little Steel wage ceiling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Labor Board
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
UMW
Lewiss
WLB
William H. Daviseviously
Lewis
Axis Losses In North Africa Decline Reported
A military spokesman said Col. Gen. Jürgen von Arnim concentrated armor to fight British tanks that penetrated Allied lines at North Africa headquarters. The Axis reported 66 000 men killed wounded or captured in North Africa from January to April 15, in official release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jurgen von Arnim
Allied
North Africa
Axis
Roosevelt signs 30 day extension of coal control act
President Roosevelt signed a concurrent resolution extending the Guffey bituminous coal control act of 1937 for 30 days to May 26. The extension delays expiration at midnight and allows Congress more time to deliberate on renewal. The act sets minimum prices for soft coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
WPR
Roosevelt
Congress
Labor leader faces panel over coal dispute risk
The labor member sitting with industry and public representatives hears evidence and makes recommendations to the board as a coal mine dispute looms. Lewis summoned the UMWA international policy committee in New York to decide miners action after a 30 day truce with operators ends April 30. Lewis has outraged the board by stating it is packed against labor and may skip the first panel hearing while staying at his hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor
Lewis
UMWA
International Policy Committee
New York
Soviets Break With Poland
Radio Moscow announced Moscow had severed relations with Poland's government in exile. The note from Foreign Minister Molotov to the Polish ambassador cited the move amid Poland's demand for an International Red Cross probe into alleged Nazi propaganda claims of 10 000 Polish troops killed in Russia, denounced as aiding Nazi aims to divide the United Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Radio
Moscow
Soviet Union
Poland
Viacheslav Molotov
International Red Cross
Russia
United Nations
German Counter Attacks Probed Front in Caucasus
Moscow April 26 German forces pressed counter attacks in the Kuban delta of the western Caucasus but halted by heavy losses and no major engagements were reported. Scouting on almost all fronts continued with minor actions as the mid day communique noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Kuban
Caucasus
Five Die As Santa Fe Section Crew Crash Near Cardenas
A Santa Fe accident near Cardenas New Mexico killed five section crewmen and seriously injured a sixth when a motor car crashed into a coal car pushed by a locomotive. The victims were L A McManus Satero Florez Gregario Baca Geronimo Gallegos Jose I Sena. The gravely injured Juan Sena was hospitalized in Clovis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Cardenas
N. M
L. A. McManus
Satero Florez
Gregario Baca
Geronimo Gallegos
Jose I
Sena
Juan Sena
Jose Sena
Clovis
Fort Sumner
Largo
Yeso
A. L. Sweetland
I. D. Phillips
Army Air Base
McManus
The
Unseasonably Warm Easter Weather With Mixed Signals
The report notes strong winds and chilly start with a 74 degree day and 49 degree morning. It mentions Easter crowds, similar bonnet counts, and some Easter egg pains from synthetic eggs. Weather warms with little tonight and strong winds, Abilene hit 98 degrees yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Air Force claims destruction of Japanese planes over Hunan base
Major Gen. Claire L. Chennault announces that five to nine Japanese planes were destroyed when a large enemy fighter formation attacked an advanced base in Hunan Province. Chinese pilots joined Chennault's airmen in combat for the first time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Claire L. Chennault
14Th
U. S. Air Force
Hunan
Chennault
Strawberries Rotting in East Texas Declares Abe Mays
Former State Rep. Abe Mays of Atlanta Texas told Governor Coke R Stevenson that strawberries and dewberries are rotting in East Texas due to a sugar shortage. He issued the notice in Austin on April 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Abe Mays
Atlanta
lGov
Coke R. Stevenson
12 Million Tires Soon
Jeffers, a railroad president, inspects the Monsanto synthetic rubber plant in Port Neches Texas and forecasts the area will produce the most synthetic rubber in the nation within months. He expects 5 000 000 Victory tires by Jan 1 1944 in addition to 7 000 000 pre war tires, aiming for 12 000 000 tires annually by 1944 to keep rubber tires moving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monsanto
Jeffers
Texas Gulf Coast
United States
Port Neches
Texas
Navy denies Ranger sunk after German claims
The Navy rejected Berlin radio reports that the aircraft carrier Ranger was torpedoed and sunk in the North Atlantic. A Navy spokesman said no US carrier has been sunk or damaged in any ocean, reaffirming the Ranger’s safety amid wartime claims. Meanwhile in Windsor Ontario about 15,000 Ford of Canada workers returned to jobs after a four day stoppage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Ranger
North Atlantic
United States
Berlin
Windsor
Ont
Ford Motor Co
Canada
Dominion
Byrnes May Become Assistant President
Early Senate approval was predicted for a civilian supply agency measure described by Senator Taft as a step toward giving James F. Byrnes authority to act as an assistant president. The bill would separate civilian supply from the War Production Board and grant Byrnes final say on disputes among Army Navy and other agencies. Senator Maloney said he would try to bring the measure up this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Taft
Republican
Ohio
James F. ‘Byrnes
WPB
Donald Nelsop
War Production Board
Army
Navy
Byrnes
Senator Maloney
Connecticut
Supreme Court
Delay in Senate draft exemptions bill persists
Secretary Stimson opposes blanket exemptions for fathers as Senate action on the measure is postponed to next week. Senator Johnson will delay further moves until Monday while Senator Wheeler plans an amendment to bar pre Pearl Harbor fathers from 1943. Stimson cites Selective Service data showing about six million deferments tied to having children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stimson
Senate
Johnson
Colorado
Wheeler
Montana
Senate Military Affairs Committee
War Department
Selective Service System
Germans Die Swinging Steel in Tunisian Hill Battle
Bodies of SS Stormtroopers were found among about 200 Germans killed in bayonet fighting atop Djebel Garci near Tunis. British Eighth Army clashed with a German force that included Stormtroopers outside Europe for the first time, as German attempts to hold the bridgehead continued with fierce infantry combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Army
Tunisia
U.P
Djebel Garci
Europe
Eighth
Hitler
Tunisian
Sub Sinks Ship Survivors Landed In New York
Survivors of a medium sized United States merchant vessel torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine in the North Atlantic in mid March have been landed in New York City the Navy reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
North Atlantic
New York City
Navy
Weather after tonight and Tuesday morning in Texas area
Weather notes show little temperature change tonight and Tuesday morning for Amarillo and vicinity and West Texas with no major shifts in New Mexico. Temperatures in the past 24 hours reached a high of 74 and a low of 49 with 82 at noon today. Reshingle and repair offered by John Maynard Lumber Co. at 800 W. 5th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Allied push advances toward Tunis Bizerte corridor
Allied forces report rapid progress in Tunisia with U S Army Corps reaching three miles east of Sidin Sir and 10 miles from Mateur while Tunis Bizerte routes loom. North of Sedjenane American forces seize Djebel Nechat el Mazi as French units move to tighten mountain positions amid tough terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toubellat
Tunis-Bizerte
Port du Fahs
Zaghouan
Bou Ficha
von Arnim
U. S. Army
Sidi n’Sir
Mateur
Tunis
Bizerte
Djebel Nechat el Mazi
Sedjenane
French forces reach three miles from Pont Du Fahs
A Paris radio communique aired from Algiers reports French forces advancing to a position just over three miles from Pont Du Fahs, the Tunisian stronghold held by Germany, as of April 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Algiers
Pont du Fahs
Allied gains in Tunisia drive back German positions
British and American forces push along the Tunisian front taking key hills including Djebel Mansour and Djebel Terhouna. The Eighth Army captures 50 prisoners while French forces seize heights near Pont Du Fahs and advances threaten the Medjez el Bab area. Allied air and ground actions cause German tank losses and destroy several enemy aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Second
Bizerte
Tunis
Tunisia
Mateur
Due
Beja-Mateur
Cape Serrat
First Army
Madjez el Bab
Bou Arada
Eighth
Enfidaville
Djebel Mansour
Djebels Artogu el Tanech
Bou Krin
Menaesir
Edjebel
Grand Dorsal
Five Hills
Eighth Army
Djebel Terhouna
Pont du Fahs
Algiers
Associated Press
German Africa Corps
Goubellat
Medjeb-El-Bab
Medjez-El- Bab
Sidi N'Sir
Heidous
Djebel Tanngouche
Confederate Memorial Day Observances Across States
The article recalls Confederate Memorial Day observed by Alabama Georgia Florida and Mississippi with simple rites while other states hold their events on different dates. It notes that only about 300 veterans remain and about 10 000 widows. most veterans live in Confederate soldiers homes as memory of the Civil War endures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Mississippi
Texas
Carolinas
Arkansas
Virginia
Louisiana
Tennessee
Jefferson ‘Davis
Bond Campaign In Final Week In Amarillo
Amarillo enters the last week of the Second War Loan drive with a Saturday cutoff for April sales of about 6 million dollars sought to back U S troops and curb inflation. Interstate Theaters in Amarillo report major bond push as Jack King buys 14000 in war bonds through the Amarillo National Bank, with Joe Pendleton’s team credited for the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Uncle Sam
Paramount Theater
Priday
Amarillo Army Air Field
Jack King
Dallas
Amarillo National Bank
Joe Pendleton
Bob McDonald
KGNC
KFDA
Invest
Also Mentioned on This Page
Capt Serrat
Porto Farina
Grombalis
Maktar
Ousseltia
Pichon
Kairouan
Hammamet
Bou
Naboul
Sousse
George S. Patton, JR
el Guettar
Russell Stationery Company
Ranch Loans
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Gallant
South
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!