Tunisian Skies Look Like US National Air Races
In northern Tunisia American forces push on toward Mateur as German troops retreat. Air support roars overhead with Boston bombers and fighters chasing withdrawal, while infantry seize hills and break supply lines in a hard fought sector near Sedjenane and Hill 575. Local theft report noted as patrol advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunisian
C. R. Cunningham
Tunisia
U.P
Beja
Mateur
Bizerte
United States
Bidwell Moore
Staten Island
N. Y
Boston
Brooklyn Bridge
Services Tuesday For Mrs. Gass
Funeral services for Mrs. Beulah Yeary Gass mother of Dr. Evelyn Powers will be held Tuesday at 2 pm in Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel with the body in state at the daughter s home 3104 Polk Street from 4 30 pm today until an hour before the service Interment will be in Llano Cemetery She died Sunday night at Amarillo hospital aged 72 She is survived by husband Charles L Gass a daughter Mrs Lula Frady another son Roscoe L Gass a brother Dr D M Yeary a sister Mrs J F Bunkley and two grandchildren Mrs Eddie Rogers and Martha Ann Gass The family home is at 315 East Twenty first Avenue Palacios hours before the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Frady
Borger
Roscoe L. Gass
Fort Worth
D. M. Yeary
Farmersville
J. F. Bunkley
Seymour
Eddie Rogers
Amarillo
Martha Ann Gass
Gass
Funeral services for Laura E Morton to be held in Dumas auditorium
Laura E Morton widow of W J Morton died at sunset Easter Sunday at her home in Dumas. Funeral at 2 pm Tuesday in the Dumas school auditorium with Robert C Jones and Charles C Ritchie officiating. Pallbearers named. honorary pallbearers are Church of Christ members and Moore County pioneers. She was born January 4, 1871 in Maury County Tennessee and married December 21, 1893. survived by six children, three sisters, 15 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She lived in Oklahoma prior to moving to a ranch east of Dumas in 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura E. Morton
W. J. Morton
Dumas
Dumas School
Robert C. Jones
Church of Christ
Anna Moseley
Allie Savage
Bagwell
Morton
Greer County
Okla
J. N
R. W. Morton
War Bonds drive aims to hit 13 billion by weekend
Bonds continued to count toward the national goal as the public was urged to buy in. Amarillo sold 67 thousand in War Bonds on Saturday, bringing local totals to 5,068,400.85 and prompting expectations of increased purchases this week. Team standings listed top sellers including Joe Pendleton 539,000 and W. D. Buck Carter 511,000 with others behind.
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Amarillo
McDonald
Joe Pendleton
W. D. “Buck
FBI charges filed over harboring military deserters
The FBI announces charges of harboring military deserters in federal court. Hugo Alexander and his son Richard D. Alexander were charged after the son was arrested at the Alexander home. Jackie Gerland Morris and Robbie J. Parks are charged as wives harboring their husbands Harvey Morris and Arthur G. Parks. Harvey Morris Jr. faces related harboring charges. Special agent R G Danner said local police military police and the FBI coordinate to locate deserters.
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FBI
Hugo Alexander
North van Buren
Amarillo Field
Richard D. Alexander
Jackie Gerland Morris
Robbie J. Parks
Harvey Morris
Arthur G. Parks
Harvey Morris, Jr
R. G. Danner
Dale ‘Ins
Pension Probe is Continued in Texas House
The Texas House by voice vote ordered a two year continuation of an inquiry into old age assistance administration. The special committee, chaired by Ennis Favors, will keep investigating with a $1,000 expense allowance. J. B. Murchison resigned as executive director of the Public Welfare Department. a successor will be appointed. The Senate passed bills authorizing farm to market road designation and extending oil gas and mineral leases on University of Texas lands restricted by federal rules.
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Austin
House of Representatives
Murchison
Public Welfare Department
Public Welfare Board
Rep
Ennis Favors
Pampa
Earl Huddleston
Oglesby
Senate
Highway Department
University of Texas
Ex-Convict Held On Check Charge
Robert Hadley a former Texas Oklahoma and federal convict sits in county jail awaiting Taylor county officers on worthless check charges. Stratford rangers and state highway patrolmen arrested him on a tip from Amarillo police. A car registered to Hadley was observed with two people opening it. Abilene officers said they would extradite him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hadley
Texas
Oklahoma
Taylor County
Hadley
Stratford
Amarillo
Abilene
House Republicans Steal a March on Postwar Planning
The 33 member House committee to study postwar domestic issues is led by Charles Wolverton of New Jersey with 19 state representatives. Rep Dirksen of Illinois is named to the panel, which aims to influence postwar policy after Easter recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capitol Hill
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
America
Charles A. Wolverton
New Jersey
House
Martin
Wolverton
Rep
Dirksen
Illinois
Council of Social Agencies To Meet Tonight
The Council of Social Agencies of the Community and War Chest will meet at 8 o clock tonight at the Chest offices 607 Taylor Street to report on surveys of needs for day nurseries nursery schools in Potter County and social action for Negroes in the county Mrs M L Puller is president and invites all interested parties to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Social Agencies of the Community and War Chest
Chest
Taylor Street
Potter County
M. L. Puller
County Commissioners Buy War Bonds for Potter County
From a surplus in the road and bridge fund the Potter county commissioners court this morning purchased 50000 in War Bonds. Ross Rogers, appointed by Cal Farley, Victory Loan chairman, led a small group soliciting larger corporations and political subdivisions. The order was issued this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County Commissioners’ Court
Ross Rogers
Cal Farley
Victory Loan
Rogers
American planes down five Japanese fighters near Guadalcanal
Four U S fighter planes met ten enemy bombers and twenty zeros off Guadalcanal and shot down five Japanese fighters. Two U S planes failed to return from the aerial battle fought 95 miles northwest of Lunga Point in the Solomons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Guadalcanal Island
Navy
United States
Lunga Point
Guadalcanal
Solomons
District Court Opens in Canyon
The spring term of 47th district court convened at Canyon to day with Judge Henry Bishop and District Attorney Jim Lumpkin leading the opening. One witness was assured in Twin Falls as Virgil R. Borden deputy sheriff served a summons to a Kimberly resident for harboring a vicious dog. the deputy was bitten on the leg by the animal. Folding screens were known in China as early as the 2nd century B C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
47Th District Court
Canyon
Henry Bishop
Jim Lumpkin
Twin Falls
Idaho
Virgil R. Borden
Kimberly
Borden
China
Passenger routes noted on Burlington Zephyr journey
Conductor confirms two travelers on the Burlington Zephyr, one from Ft Worth to Denver with a brief stop, the other aiming for Billingsthen Spokane and finally Portland. question arises how the man learned of the extended itinerary.
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Burlington
Ft. Worth
Denver
Billings
Spokane
Portland
Burlington Lines
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Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner
Kansas City
Colorado
Chicago
Second Corps
Sevetane
Sedjenane
Medjez el Bab
North Africa
Clarence Beck
Daytona Beach
Fla
Beck
Djebel Sid Mafah
Djebel Smala
Ben Hamra
John C. Kelly
Brockton
Mass
Cunningham
Lesley J. McNair
Broadway
T. J. Carter
Hereford
Polk Street
Sixth Avenue
New York
Tel & Tel Tees
Armour & Co Wee Beens
Aviation _ Cor
Baldwin Locomotive
Bendix Aviation
Bethlehem Steel Ray
Borden Eeee
Chrysler
Consol Oil Peers
Een Teen
Cont Motors Tee
Curtiss Wright
Deere & Co
Ys Electric Boat
General Electric
General Foods
General Motors
Gillette Razor Bi
Greyhound
Int Harvester
Tel & Tel
Kennecott
Mid Cent
Montgomery Ward
Nash Kelvinator
National Can Natl Dairy
New Yok Central
New York Shipbuilding
North Amer Avia
Ohio Oi
Packard Pecevene
Pan Amer Airways
Penn Aoe
Phillips
UT AS
Firestone
Ming
Voice of Firestone
N.B.C
Tenth
Tyler
Financial Industrial Fund
ELL Drug CO
CML
Magee
Ame Rons
Amarillo Printing Co
Morton Services
Council of Social Agencies
Wsh
Duke OF Portland
London
Welbeck Abbey
Nottinghamshire
Duke
Globe News
H. V. Robertson & CO
Oliver Eakle
Copie
West 7Th Ave
Ansley Cleaners
McKnight
Crowe-Guilde Cement Co
North
Jean
Denver City
Southern
Burlington & Quincy
Colorado and Southern RY
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
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