New Jobs Found by Workers in Amarillo Panhandle
Laborers displaced by cutbacks at Pantex and Cactus ordnance plants in Amarillo and Dumas rush to USES offices. Officials expect a broad absorption by zinc smelters, construction firms, farmers, and gas companies as 900-plus workers seek positions. women hiring standards rise concerns.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Cactus Ordnance Plant
Dumas
Panhande
United States Employment Service
Amarilla
Borger
Plainview
Lubbock
J. B. Kidd
Texas Extension Service
North Plains
A. M. Walker
The
Extension Service
Amarillo Federal Building
War Manpower Commission
W. M. Stones
W. G. Hollifield
R. E. L. Phillips
Railroad Retirement Board
Hawkins
the Panhandle
General MacArthur Reveals Occupation Landing Plans
The communique notes all armed services will be represented in the first landing for Japan. Airborne troops will land at Atsugi near Tokyo on August 28, followed by landings from warships in Yokosuka. Authorities urge calm and promise a friendly occupation, with police augmented by gendarmerie and navy units.
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General MacArthur
Pacific
MacArthur
Japan
Information Ministry
Atsuzi
Tokyo
Yokosuka
Kamo-gawa
Chiba City
Tamagawa River
Puchu
Hachioji
Otsuki
Izu Peninsula
Sagami Bay
Tokyo Bay
Atsugi
Civil War Rumblings Sweep Far East
An Associated Press analysis notes China faces internal strife as Chiang Kai-Shek and northern Communists clash in Shansi. Tokyo reports unrest in Japan, with armed forces kept to maintain order. The piece underlines potential tests for the Big Three allies and risks to world peace through Eastern and European crises.
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Far East
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
China
Tokyo
Japan
Far Eastern
Europe
Axis
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chungking
Shansi
MacArthur
Russia
Britain
America
Orient
Four Doolittle fliers freed from Peiping camp
Four members of Lt Gen James H Doolittle's Tokyo raid squadron were liberated from a Peiping prisoner of war camp by a humanitarian parachute team. Names withheld pending family notification. The report also notes Japanese broadcasts claiming executions and Russian moves in Manchuria.
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Eye Spencer Moosa
Chungking
James H. Doolittle
Tokyo
Peiping
Office of Strategic Services
Doolittle
Albert C. Wedemeyer
U. S
China
Mukden
Manchuria
Jonathan Wainwright
Corregidor
Weedemeyer
Canton
Sugar Pinch Remains Sugar Pinch Remains
James Marlow reports that U S sugar intake will stay at about 73 pounds per person annually through 1946 with no rise. Army needs have fallen but world shortages persist, leaving civilians at about 5.1 million tons while production and imports remain below prewar levels.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Charley Wilson Receives Wide Praise for War Era Feeds
Amarillo leaders and locals laud Charley Wilson operator of the Denver Lunch at the Fort Worth and Denver Depot for feeding half a million service members since Pearl Harbor. He often serves troops personally, coordinating volunteers and troop trains to ensure no one goes hungry.
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Charley Wilson
Denver
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Joe Jenkins
Wilson
Avery Rush
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
Synthetic Tires Enter Postwar Era In America
Washington reports end of tire rationing possible within months with synthetic tires and tubes set for long-term use. War Production Board officials say passenger tires may ration-free in 2 3 months, trucks in 3 4 months. Victory tire to feature synthetic rubber tread and natural ply with 40000 mile life.Synthetic inner tubes already used by military may replace natural rubber tubes. Concerns cite heat resistance and tensile strength limits but price and supply outlooks are favorable. production could reach 25 million passenger tires this year. Industry and government see broader use of synthetic rubber in cushions shoes upholstery and medical supplies postwar.
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William H. Davis
Senate
Truman
Congress
War Production Board
WPB
J. A. Krug
Krug
Helene Monberg
United Press
Washington
WPS
Rubber Manufacturers Association
Dutch East Indies
Malaya
Sumatra
WPB Rubber Bureau
Not Guilty Plea Made in Naylor Killing Case
Clare don August 21 Will Chamberlain pleads not guilty to charges of killing neighbor John Naylor on July 18. He seeks a suspended sentence if convicted. Sheriff Guy Wright testifies as state’s witness. defense plans eight witnesses, mostly for character. Jury selection completed. testimony to continue tomorrow.
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Clarendon
Will Chamberlain
John Naylor
Guy Wright
Chamberlain
Luther Gribble
Wright
Jap Fleet Whittled To 55 Combat Ships
Admiral Nimitz’ headquarters reported in Guam that Japan’s navy has been reduced to 55 combat vessels, including six submarines, with most capital ships destroyed or heavily damaged. Manila conference officials confirmed the navy’s “complete destruction” and a crippled merchant fleet, causing severe shortages of food and fuel as U.S. forces tightened sea lanes.
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Edward L. Thomas
Guam
Japan
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Forrest C. Sherman
Nimitz
Manila
MacArthur
Manial
Sherman
Nagato
Yokosuka
Hayataka
Katsuragi
Sasebo
Kure
Singapore
Pacific Islands
Friden Calculators Promised For Fast Accurate Figuring
Russell Stationery Co offers Friden calculators to speed up computation and improve precision for business and office work.
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Friden
Russell Stationery Co
Rain Totals in Panhandle Mixed Across Towns
Weather bulletin notes light to widespread rain across the Panhandle with totals near a quarter inch locally. Claude leads with 87 hundredths plus forecasts of over an inch if rain persists. Spearman 0.40, Stratford 0.30, Clarendon 0.28, Dumas 0.05. Cooler again with highs near 80 and lows around 58.
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Panshandle
Panhandle
Film Stars Betty Hutton Lana Turner on Sick List
Hollywood August 21 Lana Turner collapsed on a movie set and was hospitalized with nervous exhaustion a week rest expected Betty Hutton, in Paris, canceled the USO camp tour due to a nervous collapse and will sail home Thursday.
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Betty Hutton
Lana Turner
Hollywood
Lana
Betty
Paris
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Vicinity
Thundershowers and cooler today with cloudy night changes. Wednesday partly cloudy and cool. West Texas shows cloudy conditions with thundershowers tonight and Wednesday from the Panhandle to Pecos Valley. Cooler in the Panhandle and South Plains this afternoon and tonight with east of Pecos cool Wednesday. New Mexico sees scattered showers today tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. Highs Wednesday reach 80s in the mountains and 85 to 95 elsewhere.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
Pecos River
Pecos
New Mexico
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Don Hawkins
North Panhandle
Oklahoma Line
Grand Hotel de Pekin
Beri Beri
United States
War Department
Roosevelt
White House
George Barr
Madison
Wis
William Glover Farrow
Washington, D. C
Robert L. Hite
Earth
Tex
Robert J
By James Marlow
Armed Services
Cuba
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
McCormick CompAny
J. B. Coe Lor. Co
Lincoln
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes
Insurance
E. A. Regal Co., Real Estate and Loans
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