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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1943
Page
7
Pulse Feeler offers a test men in Army and civilian life discuss hat alignment. Quotes from diverse locals reveal varying opinions on whether a hat can look straight and whether men can judge a woman's dress. The piece ends with Pulse Feeler inviting readers to submit lines for a dollar.
The Aftontidningen report says German command ordered evacuation of Zhitomir while stores are cleared from Orsha. Allied reports note Russia’s offensive near Zhitomir and Berdichev, a White Russia push toward Vitebsk, and heavy losses for German forces. Canadians fight at Ortona, Mt. Samucro, and a German battleship is disputed as sunk.
City street department crews labored through the night with motorized equipment to remove snow and widen two downtown lanes while ice on west streets resisted graders. Traffic Captain Tommy Thomas urged cautious driving and warned about underpasses where skidding has occurred repeatedly at Fillmore Street. Two escorts were launched in Hancock Massachusetts as USS Luke and USS Barr honor Marine heroes, alongside Pasadena sliding down the Fore River shipyard ways.
The column reflects Christmas and New Year in Amarillo and the North Plains during 1943 44. It notes snowdrifts grounded planes and buses and profiles local military families including War Food Administrator Marvin Jones Lt Col Jay Taylor Col Harvey Larson and others. It lists Christmas weddings prisoner reports battles Tarawa and notes local USO events and a San Angelo Lufkin football title.
Work stoppages receded as CIO United Steelworkers president Philip Murray ordered uninterrupted steel production. War Labor Board adopted Roosevelt guidance for retroactive pay, with major plants in Pennsylvania and Ohio restoring operations within hours. Republic Steel warned costs may drive higher prices. Wheeling Steel showed slow but hopeful recovery.
The Army says it can run the nation’s railroads with soldiers if a strike blocks service and will impose penalties under the Smith Connally act. Secretary Stimson and Lt. Gen. Somervell outlined plans to keep war supplies moving and described regional military administration and safeguards for workers willing to stay on the job.
Severe winter conditions persist across West Texas eastern New Mexico and parts of Oklahoma and Kansas with heavy snow up to a foot north of the Canadian River. Am sure 4 inches at Amarillo and 8.2 inches in Woodward Oklahoma Panhandle report injuries to livestock. Temperatures fall to five degrees at Dalhart as highways remain hazardous and trains run behind schedule.
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox disclosed in his year end briefing that American secret weapons were deployed against Germany and Japan. He noted sixfold growth in aircraft carriers since Pearl Harbor and cited Corsair and Hellcat fighters boosting carrier power.
Tito reports Partisan forces push back German troops in Croatia while inflicting heavy losses near Glamoc and Livno in western Bosnia. In Eastern Bosnia Partisans claim offensive gains around Kladanz and Zivinizar as fighting intensifies. A surprise attack near Zagreb destroys a three engine bomber and captures 225 prisoners including a German captain.
Supt Charles M Rogers announced that classes will resume at 9 o clock tomorrow. River Road Independent School will also reopen tomorrow morning after a holiday delay. Principal Martin A Meeker reported only 15 students attended Monday. six teachers were present and no classes were held today at River Road.
Rock Island train crew braved snow drifts to rescue 15 to 20 freezing motorists near Lark and Conway. A baby girl among four children and parents were pulled from a stalled car and brought 30 miles to Amarillo aboard an overcrowded passenger train. Conductor W D McClure, engineer W A Burrows, brakeman C K Killough, Playman I M Hess, and assistant conductor H S Beaver aided victims as cars teetered off a ditch. Fireman E B Melvin kept everyone warm while some refused to leave their cars.
Allied reports say light and medium tanks moved toward Cape Gloucester airdrome as Marines expand two beachheads in Western New Britain. Target Hill near Bergen Bay fell after air and naval bombardment. Japanese resistance collapsed first day. Arawe front saw patrols withdraw under counter-attacks but Umtingalu village held, forcing enemy to break contact next morning.
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