Seven men parachute from stricken bomber near Naples
From Allied lines in North Africa a Flying Fortress crash near Naples sent seven crew members into the Tyrrhenian Sea. three landed together and were rescued, while others were scattered. Lt. Harold L. Chrisman, Lt. Robert L. Kurz, and Sgt. Wells A. Macoy led the survivors who fought sharks and hunger before a Catalina plane spotted them. The others were rescued later and returned to duty.
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Daniel DE Luce
North Africa
Naples
Tyrrhenian Sea
Harold L. Chrisman
Denton
Texas
Robert L. Kurz
Clawson, Mich
Wells A. Macoy
Hyannis
Mass
Macoy
Africa
Macey
Lieut
Chrisman
Kure
Amrong
Kurt
Robert F. Smith
Oxnard
Calif
Smith
Allied Push and German Evacuation Efforts in Sicily
Allied forces pressed along the north coast of Sicily near San Fratello and Catania as German troops attempted disengagement and evacuation to the Messina bridgehead. Reports from Noland Norgaard note German withdrawal aims while bombers pounded ferries and barges. Biancavilla and Balpassa were captured.
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Cesaro
San Fratello
Seventh Army
San Agata
Randazzo
Mount Etna
Acire
Traina
U. S
Catania
Bernard L. Montgomery
Noland Norgaard
Associated Press
Yeserday
Messina
Airline Asked From Amarillo for Feeder Airline
Sunshine Airlines of Amarillo filed with the Civil Aeronautics Board to operate a feeder service using helicopters and other aircraft to serve 100 plus Texas Oklahoma New Mexico and Kansas towns. Partners include Lake Gilmore Nunn and J Lindsay Nunn with broadcasting and newspaper holdings. Proposed routes include Amarillo to Fort Worth Dallas Pecos San Angelo and Bartlesville and other intermediate points.
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Washington
Sunshine Airlines
Amarillo
Civil Aeronautics Board
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Kansas
Lake Gilmore Nunn
Lexington
Army Air Forces
Army Transport Command
J. Lindsay Nunn
Kentucky
Nunn
Texas Panhandle
Houston Hart
San Angelo
Bernard Hanks
Abilene
Austin
Wichita
San Antonio
Enid
Okla
Amarillo Urges Water Rationing Four Days a Week
City officials urge residents to irrigate only on Tuesday Thursday Saturday and Sunday to curb usage after a record 15.4 million gallons were consumed on Saturday. N V Moss says full capacity is 15 million gallons daily but variable well levels prevent sustained output. Industrial users asked to limit consumption to essentials.
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Amarillo
N. V. Moss
Water Department
Moss
Jugoslav Students Executed for Guerrilla Support
BBC reports 120 Jugoslav students aged 14 to 27 executed for supporting guerrilla leader Draja Mikhailovich. Nazi forces also say 18 Serbs were executed in Kraljevo after partisans derailed a train. An unrelated wartime item closes the note.
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United Press
Draja Mikhailovich
BBC
Mikhailovich
Jugoslav
Kraljevo
Weather update for Amarillo area and regions nearby
Notable cool spell tonight and Tuesday morning with scattered showers. West Texas sees little temperature change with tonight’s thunderstorms in the Panhandle and El Paso area. New Mexico reports no material temperature change with scattered thundershowers southward. High 100, low 70, noon 90 in the last 24 hours.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
el Paso
New Mexico
Japanese claim ships sunk in Solomons battle
Berlin radio quoted a Japanese comm unique claiming a destroyer sunk on each side and damage to another west of Kolombangara Island. It also asserted air losses over Shortlands and raids on Rendova with two transport ships sunk, claims not confirmed by Allied sources.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Solomons
Kolombangara Island
U.S
Vella Gulf
U. S
Shortland Islands
Rendova
New Georgia
News Tip Prize Winners Named in Amarillo
Stanley Sapp won first prize of 5 dollars for a tip about an Amarillo man accidentally shot. Robert Edward Payne Jr. took second prize of 3 dollars for reporting a found billfold leading to a shoplift search. Ronald Lamberth earned third prize for a tale of two cats aiding in catching a chicken thief.
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Amarillo
Stanley Sapp
North Lincoln
Robert Edward Payne, Jr
Taylor Street
Robert
Ronald Lamberth
Park Drive
Ronald
Argenalians To Guard Navy Urged by Broadcast
A British radio broadcast recorded by CBS says a secret Italian station urged Italian sailors to guard the navy against German seizure attempts. The broadcasts previously urged protection of both the fleet and merchant ships from Nazi hands.
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New York
CBS Today
Allied air formations sweep the Straits late today
Two strong Allied air formations, each with heavy escorts, crossed the Straits of Dover toward the continent in a late evening operation. No details on results or targets were provided.
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London
Straits of Ver
Evacuation Report from Stettin in World War II Context
A Reuters dispatch from Stockholm reports Stettin, 85 miles northeast of Berlin, is being evacuated. The item references Sheaffer and Parker pens and Russell Stationery Company.
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London
Reuters
Stockholm
Stettin
Berlin
Sheaffer
Parker Pens
Russell Stationery Company
Yanks and RAF Strike in Burma
New Delhi reports that Tenth U.S. Air Force medium bombers attacked river shipping on the Irrawaddy in occupied Burma while RAF planes targeted rail and water routes in lower Burma. The American communique said raids Saturday had no losses but weather hindered damage assessment. RAF hits damaged trucks wagons and engine sheds, sampans off Ramree Island were attacked, with no RAF losses.
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Allied
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Northwest African Air Force
Messina Straits
Messina
Cape
Calabria
Palmi
San Nni
Gulf of San Eufemio
Gioia
Reggio
Cap Vaticano
Capinga
Randazzo
Mount Etna
Milazzo
Angitola River
Mitchell
Marina de Catanzaro
New Delhi
U.f
U. S. Airforce
Irrawaddy
Burma
Ramree Island
Dalhart Air Field Contract Awarded
Col F J Wilson announces the Dalhart Army Air Field adds construction work awarded to Hoke Construction Co Stillwater Okla for more than 100000 dollars with work to start immediately.
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F. J. Wilson
U. 8S
Engineering Corps
Tulsa
Okla
Dalhart Army Air Field
Hoke Construction Co
Stillwater
President Roosevelt Rejoins duties after Canada trip
The White House announced Roosevelt has returned from a brief rest vacation in Canada with his official staff. The trip seems intended for relaxation with no stated political purpose or ranking Canadian officials accompanying him.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Canada
Finland Eyes Exit From War Amid Crisis Signals
Finland faces possible exit from World War II as German positions in Russia weaken and peace sentiment grows. Helsinki reports and Finnish Premier Linkomies hold major talks as Stockholm notes rising calls for peace and possible German withdrawal. Russia may require frontier restoration and a friendly government for any halt in hostilities. The shift follows Sweden’s blocking Nazi transit and broader war strains.
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Finland
Stockholm
Helsinki
Svenska Dagbladet
Edwin Linkomies
Russia
Germany
Linkomies
Berlin eyed for heavy air raids by observers
Berlin could face 30 to 35 heavy raids before being knocked out, observers estimated. One ton of bombs per 60 inhabitants targets cities. a RAP attack of about 2,000 tons could devastate a 120,000 population town, while Berlin with 4 million might require many raids to halt war production and cripple public services.
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Philault
London
U.R
Berlin
RAF
Roads decline on eastern highways in two year span
Washington reports that in June 1941 there were 62 vehicles per 100 miles on eastern roads, dropping to 40 per 100 in June 1943. The West shows a fall from 100 to 57 in the same period, with 1903 figures cited as 66 for the East and 76 nationwide.
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Washington
Public Roads Administration
The
Federal Works
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