County board weighs preferred mileage for officials
McGee lauds Potter County board for interpreting mileage regulation to require proof of necessity. The board denied some agencies and approved others for preferred miles, including WPA and state services, while noting many officials did not request or need mileage and urging adherence to the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Mark McGee
Potter County Rationing Board
McGee
Agricultural Marketing Department of Farm Security Administration
WPA
Rent Control Office
Ed Crabtree
U. S. Employment Service
McNutt Manpower Commission
State Comptroller's Office
Grady Hazlewood
G. H
Jack) Little
Potter County Board
C. K. Davis, Jr
Howard Gholson
Lubbock
Doyle Settle
Lubbock Setvice
Bob Wear
Office of War Information
C. E. Weymouth
Potter County
Weymouth
Texas
OPA Legal Department
Pearl Harbor Day Rites Raise 150000 In Bonnage Bond Sale
Inclement weather drew a small crowd to the downtown Pearl Harbor Day ceremony in Amarillo as a signed souvenir bond sold for 150,725 dollars to fund war effort. The city bid 100,000 dollars for a dual memento signed by Texas Rangerettes WAACs. Mayor Jenkins praised the women and announced the band will hang in City Hall. E T Burk bought 12,000 worth of War Bonds, aiming for 50,000 more in memory. Kiwanis clubs, firefighters retirement fund contributed 15,950 and 10,000 respectively. A Christmas tale about a boy who proclaimed No Santa Claus concludes the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Texas Rangerettes
Panhandle
Waacs
Woman's Auxiliary Army Corps
Jenkins
E. T. Burk
Pheer the SKEPTIC Begins Editorial Page Run
The editorial page opens with Pheer the SKEPTIC launching a new weekly feature. Readers are invited to submit questions and reactions guiding future columns.
Naples Harbor Raid by U S Bombers Lights Up Night Sky
United States Army heavy bombers based in North Africa rain more than 100000 pounds of bombs on the Naples harbor area. They hit Italian battleships cruisers and destroyers with direct strikes and near misses and left columns of smoke from shattered power houses and dumps. The raid, led by Maj Chris Rueter Capt Thomas Omohundro and Lieut William Sutton, showcased pinpoint bombing from several miles up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
United States Army
North Africa
Naples
Africa
Tripoli
John
Killer) Kane
Shreveport
Navarino Bay
Greece
Chris Rueter
Waco
Tex
Thomas T. Omohundro
Wagner
Okla
William E. Sutton
Langley
John Lovelace
Commerce
Rueter
Omohundra
Sutton
Lovelace
Hugo Rush
Lancaster
Amarillo Alert Test Reveals Weak Civilian Defense Sirens
Amarillo conducted its first Civilian Defense test during wartime alerts with poor sound reach. Officials reported only one of 50 calls in the Country Club district heard, highlighting inadequate sirens and a need to study statewide results in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OCD
Country Club
American Legion
Austin
Amarillo
Weather outlook Amarillo and West Texas thawing cold snap
The Amarillo region reports slowly rising afternoon temperatures with thawing and a night still below freezing. West Texas sees warming after noon, with snow possible in the northwest mountains tonight. Last 24 hours highs 29, low 22. noon today 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West
Texas
Hazel Husted Wins News Tip Prize of Five Dollars
Hazel Husted of 303 North Lincoln Street wins the week's $5 prize in the news tip contest for the tip about the air plane crash at Canyon and pilots parachuting to safety in Palo Duro Canyon. Second prize of $3 goes to Mrs Doss Thompson for the sofa firetip. third prize of $2 to W Victor for the backyard strawberry tip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Husted
North
Lincoln Street
Canyon
Palo Duro Canyon
Doss Thompson
Brook Avenue
W. Victor
North Taylor
Billie Tieratt
Mississippi Street
Ray Burns
Mary Jo Sloan
Pierce Street
E. A. Riner
San Jacinto Avenue
W. Z. Clark
Tyler Street
W. R. Paul
Fannin Street
Patsy Mulligan
Georgia Street
Ruth James
East Twenty-first Avenue
Allies Hit Europe Round the Clock Night Bombardment
RAF and US air forces waged a major night and day campaign over occupied Europe. RAF Lancaster, Stirling, Halifax and Wellington bombers struck Karlsruhe and Eindhoven while American Liberators hit Abbeville and Lille. Eindhoven's Phillips factory suffered extensive fire, with significant damage to the tube plant and gas unit. Over 48 hours allied losses included 23 bombers and two fighters as attacks targeted key war centers across Holland and France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Air Force
Karlsruhe
Germany
London Evening Star
Dover Straits
the Star
Dover
Continent
Phillips Electrical Works
Holland
Fives-Lille
Lille
France
Abbeville
London
Air Ministry
Eindhoven
Phillips Factory
Bombers Blast Axis in Africa and Tunisia Front
RAF bombers hit Bizerte harbor docks and fuel stores after Allied raids on Naples, while long range fighters attacked a northbound Junkers-52 convoy near Linosa Island. In Libya, bomber forces struck at Mersa Brega, and French Camel Corps seized Libyan border passes as Tunisia battle continues. Allied and Axis forces clash around Tebourba and Mateur as plans for final Tunisian phase are laid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Air Force
Bizerte
Naples
Reggio
Italy
T While
Linosa Island
Sicily
Tunisa
Mersa Brega
London
U.P
Camel Corps
Libya
Tunisia
Radio
Morocco
Djanet
Fort Charlet
Tripoli
Mt. Kiska
Tebourba-Mateur
Reuters
K. A. N. Anderson
First Army
Alan Humphreys
Humphreys
Agheila
el Agheila
Great Army
Gela
Sousse
Sfax
Slax
Neely -Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Suez to Singapore by Cecil Brown
Cecil Brown recounts a long wartime journey from London to Istanbul with sharp reflections on England France Italy and Germany. He describes the mood of Europe before World War II the pull of peace versus looming conflict and the destruction witnessed in North Africa and Sicily as Allied air and ground actions unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Brown
Istanbul
Bosporus
Asia
Europe
England
Germany
Chamberlain
Hitler
Churchill
France
Cologne
Berlin
Dresden
Gestapo
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Schuschnigg
Italy
Mussolini
Ethiopia
North Africa
Libya
Italo Balbo
Tripoli
Empire
Paris
Demands Darlan Be Ousted From Africa
London dispatch reports General Georges Catroux of the Free French demanding the removal of Admiral Jean Francois Darlan from Africa. Catroux says Darlan is a direct threat to Allied communications amid the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Georges Catroux
Jean Francois Darlan
Africa
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Mediterranean
Porta di Massa Quay
Angioino
Fred DeCoster
Russell Stationery Company
Ior News Tip
AXIS
Washington
War Department
Tebourba
Gulf of Sirte
SUEZ
Singapore
Belgrade
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