Detroit plants drive Allied victory in war production
Lubbock editor CHAS A GUY reports from Detroit on the mass production surge powering the Allied war effort. He notes Chrysler Ford and GM plants supplying tanks planes guns and ships while thousands of smaller shops support major factories. He observes Detroit’s labor organizing and the political debates surrounding war labor policies.
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Lubbock Avalanche Journal
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Detroit
Chas
A. Guy
Avalanche-Journal
United Nations
South Pacific
Poland
India
Normandy
Roosevelt
USA
Chrysler
Ford
General Motors
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Texas
Willow Run
Washington
Henry Ford
The
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CIO
Sidney Hillman and Co
Make-up bag found with owner name Lillie Dagna Scoble
Globe-News readers are asked to claim a small make-up bag found containing identification for Lillie Dagna Scoble. The owner may retrieve it by presenting identification at the Globe-News.
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Lillie Dagna
The
Globe-News
Reward and personal notices in Canyon and Hereford
Classified notices include a reward for a lost billfold with ID and money in Canyon. a request for a live-in helper for a widow with a child in Canyon. a small purse with money found and return offer in Hereford. a lost ankle chain in Canyon. a request to correspond with a man aged 38 to 48 in Canyon. Also a Hopkinton Rhode Island historical note about early transport milestones.
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McMasters
Marvin W. Davenport
Alabama Street
Polk Street
Levine
McDavid
Hereford
Texas
Eleanor Hudspeth
Jackson Street
Tack
Madline
Taylor Street
Amarillo to seal coat 250 more blocks of streets
The Amarillo city commission approved seal coating 250 additional blocks at about 30000 dollars. Potter County will cover a third of the cost and 300000 square yards will be sealed, adding to 150000 already completed. City officials cite labor material and equipment shortages delaying regular maintenance, including alleys and unimproved streets.
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Potter County
Austin P. Hancock
Hancock
Few Cats Become Many Cats in A Short Time
A suburban Amarillo resident recounts how an abundance of mice and rats led to accepting gifts of cats. Two litters raised the numbers to twelve, then a neighbor’s cat used a lumber pile as a maternity ward, adding one mother and six kittens. The owner plans to release cats in the city.
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Amarillo
American Military Mission Arrives in Communist China
A U S mission tours northern China to study cooperation with Allied air and Chinese ground forces. Chinese spokesman P N Chang says aims include aiding wounded fliers, gathering military data, and obtaining information while withholding details on mission composition and bases.
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Chungking
China
P. N. Chang
Chang
Cafe Owner Has Proposition For Unsuccessful Robbers
An attempted break in at the Glass Cafe at 213 East Fourth Avenue left only damaged screen door and lock. Owners Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Glass noted the intruder did useful work by prompting repairs and offered a humorous deal to return to help with dishes and cleaning.
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Glass Cafe
East Fourth Avenue
B. M. Glass
Mr. Glass
Seale Issued Two More Housing Permits
The city issued two additional housing permits for Seale projects, adding eight families to be housed in two buildings on Seventeenth Avenue and Washington Street. This brings the total to more than 32 living units under federal allotment for 50 families, following earlier permits for two other eight family buildings.
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Seale
Seventeenth Avenue
Washington Street
No Labor Shortage for Plowing Bralley Reports
Potter County has no current labor shortage for plowing as county agent Art Bralley reports. He notes daily calls from farmers and workers, with about half the day showing available labor, while planting season could bring a shortage.
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Bralley
Potter County
Art Bralley
Unemployment Benefits Extended to War Plant Workers
The Senate Finance Committee approved unanimously a plan to extend unemployment compensation to workers in federal shipyards arsenals and similar installations matching private industry benefits. The move breaks the congressional logjam on demobilization legislation.
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Washington
U.P
Senate Finance Committee
The Road To Berlin Front Distances Listed
The Associated Press outlines fronts nearing Berlin with distances for the Russian front at 322 miles from Warsaw eastern suburbs, the Italian front at 605 miles from Senigallia, and the French front at 630 miles from Troarn.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Senigallia
Troarn
Troops Willfully Murdered 19 Canadians, King Reports
Prime Minister Mackenzie King said Nazi US troops in Normandy killed 19 Canadian soldiers, including an officer, after capture. A British US Canadian court of inquiry verified the charge against the 12th SS Reconnaissance Battalion, with Switzerland protests and calls for punishment.
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Ottawa
Normandy
W. L. Mackenzie King
Crerar
Mackenzie King
Commons
U. S
Yanks Best Nazis in Foxhole Argument
In Normandy an American squad pressed a German position after a heavy artillery exchange. Staff Sgt. Homer Molina, 24, of Laredo, Texas, leaped into a foxhole with a Tommy gun and helped seize a German officer armed with a pistol beside a machine gun.
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Amarillo
Texas
Thomas E. Lafitte
Dilton
Okla
Normandy
Homer Molina
Laredo
Tex
Hollywood Editorial Sparks Catholic Film Appeal
Jimmie Fidler notes Hollywood should target Catholic South America with refined Catholic-themed cinema. He cites The Rosary and calls out studios for neglecting this market while praising potential box office gains and cross cultural goodwill. The column also laments aging film stars and records humorous “Idol Chatter” gossip and opinions from Hollywood veterans.
Pick-a-Back Nazi Bomber Shot Down Over British Front
An experimental German “pick-a-back” bomber pairing a Messerschmitt 109 with a Junkers 88 explosive warhead crashed into the sea off a British beachhead after being shot down by an RAF fighter. Witness Capt. R. C. Lewis described the spectacular but harmless end, noting it was the first reported use of the weapon and not repeated.
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France
R. C. Lewis
Lewis
Junkers
Messerschmitt
RAF
Kreipe Named Nazi Air Force Chief After Korten Death
Reichsmarshal Goering appoints Lt. Gen. Werner Kreipe as chief of the German Air Force general staff to replace Col. Gen. Guenther Korten who was killed in the bomber blast aimed at Hitler. British BBC says Hitler moved HQ from Insterburg as Red Army advances.
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Associated Press
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Werner Kreipe
Guenther Korten
Hitler
DNB
Kreipe
Stockholm
Insterburg
East Prussia
Konigsberg
BBC
Office of War Information
Amarillo Restaurateurs Brace for Ceiling Price Rule
Amarillo restaurant owners prepare for the OPA ceiling price ruling effective August 16. They name the 40 basic menu items affected and plan to announce them soon. West Texas managers met in Lubbock to discuss the ruling with OPA officials. Holland Scott and Dewey Ashcroft were named to the advisory council. Charley Pryor serves as temporary chairman of the local owners group.
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Amarillo
OPA
West Texas
Lubbock
Holland Scott
Herring Hotel
Dewey Ashcroft
Silver Grill
Charley Pryor
Amarillo Hotel
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