Navy fliers spot Nazi destroyers in Biscay and aid sinking
Two US Navy fliers Lt. Stuart D. Johnston and Ensign Hugh M. Greeley spotted a flotilla of 11 German destroyers in the Bay of Biscay. They shadowed the ships for six hours, signaling for British warships to intervene. Three destroyers were sunk as cruisers closed in, with more damage reported on others.
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Roger Greene
London
Bay of Biscay
Stuart D. Johnston
Upper Darby
Hugh M. Greeley
Boston
Johnston
Coastal Command
Berlin
Admiralty
Senate panel invites Jones on feed shortage inquiry
Austin December 30 Chairman Houghton Brownlee of the Texas Senate general investigating committee invited War Food Administration head Marvin Jones to appear January 3 for a possible continuation of the feed shortage probe. Jones is vacationing in Amarillo. Brownlee said the committee will decide if the study resumes when members meet, and invited Jones or a representative to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Death claims Mrs. Thurmond in Elk City Oklahoma
Mrs. E. G. Thurmond aged 97 widow of a pioneer banker and rancher died at her Elk City home after a long illness. A Tennessee native who moved to Texas as a child she married in 1863 and helped found the First National Bank in 1902. Survivors include her son I. C. Thurmond of Amarillo Texas.
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Elk City
Okla
E. G. Thurmond
Western Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas
Fort Worth
Thurmond
First National Bank
Oklahoma
I. C. Thurmond
Amarillo
Tarawa veteran recalls horror of battle and fateful letters
Roy Stuart, a former Canyon student, writes from the Gilbert Islands theater recalling Tarawa’s brutal slaughter. He notes the limits of words to describe the horror and praises the bravery of fallen comrades while thanking God for the Stars and Stripes. He describes training in New Zealand, Maori influences, tea habits, and currency, and asks for letters to his FMF address in care of FPO San Francisco.
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Tarawa
Roy Stuart
Canyon
Globe-News
Gilbert Islands
New Zealand
North
South Islands
G. M. Stuart
Happy
FMF
FPO
San Francisco
Cal
Mrs Goetz Dies On Denver Visit
Mrs Caroline Goetz of Amarillo died in a Denver hospital while visiting her son Larry Goetz in Denver. She resided in Amarillo since 1927 with two sons, Larry and William A Goetz, a sister Bertha Walters, and brothers Alex W Staab and Jake Staab. Body to arrive in Amarillo and be in state at Griggs Funeral Chapel. Dairy subsidy payments for November and December will be made in January with back October payments also issued. Applications to county AAA office in federal building. West Texas State College and Amarillo branch reopen next Monday after holiday break.
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Caroline Goetz
Amarillo
Denver
Goetz
Larry Goetz
William A. Goetz
Bertha Walters
Hays, Kan
Alex W. Staab
Borger
Jake Staab
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
Grigg
AAA
Federal
WTCC
West Texas State College
Canyon
Harrison Street
Madeleine Carroll Sacrifices Career for War Work in Hollywood
Hollywood columnist notes Madeleine Carroll has abandoned film stardom to devote herself entirely to Red Cross and war work, sacrificing potential earnings and status. Other stars contribute but she remains fully committed, earning $150 monthly for war service and leaving lasting satisfaction from a great, selfless effort.
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Hollywood
Madeleine Carroll
Miss Carroll
Madeleine
Red Cross
Feed Allocation Plan Explained
Be ASHINGTON Dec 30 An official plan outlines 20 percent of protein meal production to be allocated monthly by the government starting January 1 based on state needs. President Hutson of the Commodity Credit Corporation and Walter Berger of the War Food Administration announced the plan to Western senators noting distribution will occur through processors via normal channels.
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Ashington
J . Hutson
Commodity Credition
Walter Berger
A and Livestock Division
War Food Administration
CCC
Wonton
Excargaciy
Geen
Eine
Milliken
Colorado
French Saboteurs Wreck Rail Line Near Pons Germany
Bar celona dispatch reports on Dec 30 that French saboteurs damaged the German Atlantic Coast Railway near Pons north of Bordeaux. The act occurred on Dec 27 and went unnoticed until the Bordeaux Paris Express collided with a derailed freight train. Flying Fortresses burn 250 gallons per hour cruising and near double at full throttle.
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Barcelona
Pons
Bordeaux
Paris
Mother of Amarillo Women Recovering From Illness
Mrs. Mary Cage mother of Mrs. Lloyd Bivins of 1500 West Twentieth Avenue is recovering from a serious illness at her Birmingham Alabama home. Mr. Bivins learned this morning that Mrs. Cage is ill as three daughters Myda Margie and Patricia accompanied by Mrs. Bivins left Amarillo the day before Christmas to be at her bedside. Mrs. Cage has visited Amarillo frequently.
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Joe McCrea
McCrea
Joel
Atlanta
Mary Cage
Lloyd Bivins
West
Twentieth Avenue
Birmingham
Ala
Bivins
Myda
Margie
Patricia
Amarillo
Mrs. Cage
Baxter To Direct WICC Program
Rex Baxter accepts appointment as program chairman for the Texas Chamber of Commerce Managers Association. The annual convention will be in July in Dallas. A meeting of the program committee is set for Jan 25–46 in Dallas to draft a wartime service and future planning program. Attending are Amarillo Chamber of Commerce manager plus Otis Fowler Den ton Hila Weathers San Marcos E R Maxwell Breckenridge Ollie Clark Albany William Holden Fort Worth E H Whitehead Conroe Guy Draper Oak Cliff M E Morton Texarkana Joe Mack Harlingen and M J Bene field Brady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Baxter
Texas Chamber of Commerce Managers Association
Dallas
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Baxter
Amarillo
Otis Fowler
Denton
Hila Weathers
San Marcos
E. R. Maxwell
Breckenridge
Ollie Clark
Albany
William Holden
Fort Worth
E. H. Whitehead
Conroe
Guy Draper
Oak Cliff
M. E. Morton
Texarkana
Joe Mack
Harlingen
M. J. Benefield
Brady
Chamber of Commerce Managers
West Texas Chamber of Commerce Managers to Meet in Amarillo
About 25 trade association managers will gather in Amarillo for the West Texas Chamber of Commerce Managers Association meeting on April 21 and 22. The notice notes the presidential flag features the seal on blue with a white star in each corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trade Association
West Texas Chamber of Commerce Managers Association
Amarillo
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Mrs. Thurmond
Herring
Fox Holes
Gilberts
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Jovian
Hollyw
Donald Duck
Pat O’brien
Stuart Erwin
Myrna Loy
Fred ‘MacMurray
Jeanette MacDonald
Paulette Goddard
United Artists
Jack Oakie
F. BR. A
Lipscomb Street
Elaoe
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Cleghorn
Sherry Anita Caudle
M. O. Caudle
Plainview
Jason Miller
Lamar Street
A. H. Caudle
Hale Center
Globe News
Blackburn-Shaw Organization
Blackburn Shaw
Pierce
The
U. 8S. Deposit Insurance Corporation
the Panhandle
Baxter
Regent's
the Friendly Store
War Production Board
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