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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1944
Page
1
Adriatic port of Pesaro capitulated after bitter fighting as Polish forces stormed the Foglia River front. Germans launched counterattacks but were repulsed with heavy losses. Allied advance linked with Gothic Line positions while Fifth Army front remained unchanged.
British armored forces broke the Somme line and captured Amiens while driving toward Boulogne Calais and Dunkerque. American tank armies advanced near the Belgian border as Eisenhower said Germany could be defeated in 1944 with weather and favorable breaks.
Pulse Feeler questioned five random people on whether wives should tag along with soldiers. Responses vary from support citing family togetherness to concerns about housing, travel costs, and strain on husbands, with mixed views from housewives, a police sergeant, a USO worker, a bookkeeper, and a single private.
The Texas Game Commission warns residents that 1944 hunting and fishing licenses expire at midnight. Resident hunting licenses are $2 and fishing licenses $1.10. Mourning dove season opens in the north zone September 1 and ends October 25, with cross-zone restrictions noted for out-of-county hunters.
Washington reports it seems certain that within a month President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill will meet to formalize plans for Germany's defeat and postwar western world security. Also on the agenda is Britain's full participation in the final war against Japan after Germany's defeat, a pledge made at Quebec a year ago this month.
War tallies show total Army losses up to 284,838 on August 13, up 23,249 from a week earlier. Navy casualties reach 58,353, bringing combined armed service totals to 343,191, with figures based on updates to next of kin and lagging behind ongoing front action.
Soviet forces believed to have entered Bucharest vicinity after capturing the Ploesti oil fields and halting much of Germany's oil supply. Red Star reported the way to Bucharest opened as Tolbukhin Malinovsky and their units pressed through the plains toward Brasov and the Bucharest route to Budapest.
Forecast calls for continued fair weather with temperatures climbing into the high 80s by tomorrow afternoon. After a 75 degree high yesterday and a 55 degree low last night, the trend remains warm with a gradual rise in daytime temperatures. Duchess of Windsor Undergoes Appendectomy in New York. bulletin notes no complications expected.
Amarillo mothers protest War Time and time-zone position forcing children to start school in darkness. Superintendent Charles M. Rogers notes January period before sunrise but not before daylight and cites impact on lunch, after school activities, and newspaper routes. Officials urge returning to Standard Time.
Stockholm dispatch reports Hitler and top aides forming a peo ples army to defend Germany and rebuild siegried line fortifications. German press touts mobilizations and youth drills, with men ages 16 to 65 in training and volunteers to front lines.
Washington August 31 The Army and Navy not Congress should decide when and how American armed forces are demobilized. House military affairs committee members stated after Rep Hamilton Fish proposed immediate demobilization for all married servicemen age 35 or older who request release within 30 days after Germany is defeated.
Democratic National Committeeman Myron G. Blalock proposes printing the names of presidential candidates instead of electors on the November ballot. He argues a state statute permitting this would be valid and cites a conference with Gov. Coke Stevenson amid opinions by two former attorneys general.
Fair tonight and Friday with rising temperatures. Ample sunshine in Amarillo and vicinity. Highs around 80 to 90 degrees with a 24 hour high near 75 and a low of 55. Local firms Russell Stationery Company Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance noted in the text.
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