American and British Forces Move on Maknassy Front
American tanks and infantry closed in on Maknassy inland from the Tunisian coast while forward elements of the British Eighth Army crossed from Tripoli at two points. Allied counterattacks target a German force that breached a French line on the Faid Plain west of Sfax as the days progress.
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William B. Dickinson
United Press
London
Maknassy
Eighth Army
Tripolitania
Faid
Sfax
Natal
Zuara
Tunisia
Sened
Tripoli
Edwin Rommel
Afrika Korps
Cairo
12Th Air Force
Sicily
Italy
Pantelleria
Mes Sina
Jurgen von Arnim
Sfax-Faid
Egypt
Sir Mores Ery
Allied push into Tunisia as Rommel’s forces resist in Tunisia
Allied forces press toward Maknassy and Zuara while German tanks and 88 mm guns clash with British and American units. Liberators strike Messina harbor and Axis shipping along Sicily coast. French, Algerian, and Tunisian forces face attacks near Constantine and Sfax as Senussi raids disrupt Libya.
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Mde
Pont du Fahs
Tunisia
Roban
U. S. Air Force
Middle East
Messina
Sicily
Cairo
USAAF
Constantine
Algeria
U S Ships Bombard Japanese Base on Kolombangara
U S Fleet units blasted Kolombangara Island supply base and airfield with 250000 pound shells in the New Georgia group. The bombardment targeted a Japanese airfield aiding Guadalcanal, drawing return fire from land batteries and pursuing destroyers as ships escaped down Blackett Strait. Lieutenant Robert Montgomery was aboard a covering destroyer during withdrawal.
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United States
South Pacific
U.P
Kolombangera Island
New Georgia
New Guinea
Kuiu Gulf
Gulf
Solomon Islands
Kulu Gulf
Kolombangara
Munda
New Georgia Island
Guadalcanal
Blackett Strait
Japanese Vessels May Have Been Destroyed. Lieut
Robert Montgomery
Stalingrad Nears Bloody Finish in Red Army Drive
A Soviet communique reports liquidation of a German group west of central Stalingrad and the capture of Field Marshal Friedrich von Paulus with 14 other German generals and two Romanian generals. The Red Army says over 900 Germans killed or captured north of the city and notes vast German losses on the front since August.
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Friedrich von Paulus
Stalingrad
Adolf Hitler
Volga City
Hitler
Voronezh
North Caucasus
Kropotkin and
Tikhoretsk
Don
Comment Declined By Navy
Tokyo dispatch reports a Japanese naval air squadron engaged an Allied fleet off the Solomons and sank two battleships. The career of the naval unit is unclear in the surviving text.
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Tokyo
San Francisco
Solomons
Navy policy on sinking claims and enemy advantage noted
The report argues that past Japanese dispatches exaggerate damage to lure a navy response. It states the navy’s policy is not to confirm sinkings until after any potential strategic value has passed, avoiding giving the enemy a clear score or advantage.
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Navy Department
President Roosevelt Birthday Balls Aid crippled children
Five dances raise funds for crippled children with proceeds split between Amarillo Crippled Children's Council and the National Foundation. One dollar buys a ticket valid for all five events at the President's Birthday Balls, marking a decade of the drive for infantile paralysis aid. Also notes ration book print readiness for War era controls.
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Chidren
Amarillo
Children's Council
National Foundation
Roosevelt
News Tip Winners Named in Local Contest
Mrs. A B Finley of 610 East Second Avenue wins 5 dollars for a tip about an 85 year old woman whose clothing caught fire after backing into a stove. Second prize goes to Mrs W Howell of 800 Mississippi Street for a tip about January grasshoppers. Third prize to Mrs D G Graham of 1500 Taylor Street for a tip about burning anti freeze in her car.
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A. B. Finley
East Second Avenue
Finley
J. K. Aldredge
Madison Street
Helen Anderson
Lincoln Street
Glenn Green
Friona
Joan Johnson
Hughes Street
Gene
Mason
H. O. Hughes
Amarillo Officers Enforce Sidewalk Sweeping Rule
Police instructed to enforce a health and sanitation measure requiring daily sidewalk sweeping. Violations include sweeping debris into street gutters. plan to move cars parked overnight in the business district is also discussed.
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Amarillo
FDRs Washington Return Sparks War Strategy Talks
President Roosevelt, back from North Africa and a 10 day Churchill conference, holds strategy talks with Hull Welles and Stark. He plans meetings with House and Senate leaders to report on his trip. Officials note no definite radio speech planned.
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Washington
North Africa
Roosevelt
Hull
White House
Churchill
Sumner Welles
Harold R. Stark
Mr. Roosevelt
House
Senate
Stephen Early
Wallace
Barkley
Kentucky
Connally
Texas
Foreign Relations Committee
McNary
Oregon
Austin
Vermont
Hill
Alabama
Rayburn
Mcl Cormack
Massachusetts
Martin
Bloom
New York
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Eaton Republican
New Jersey
Foreign Affairs Committee
Brazil
Early
Vargas
Roosevelt Withdraws Nomination of Flynn
President Roosevelt withdraws Edward J. Flynn s nomination as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Australia amid Senate opposition. Flynn asked to avoid a partisan Senate squabble and received a personal note from the President confirming the withdrawal and inviting him to visit.
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Roosevelt
Flynn
Washington
Edward J. Flynn
United States
Aus
Senate
National Democratic
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
New York
United States of America
Australia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Japanese Americans in Army form 100th Infantry Battalion
Lt Col Farrant L Turner praised the 100th Infantry Battalion composed entirely of Japanese ancestry men born in the Hawaiian Islands. The unit includes many officers of Japanese descent and serves in the United States Army with strong, wholehearted cooperation.
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Washington
United States Army
Farrant L. Turner
United States
Hawaiian Islands
Allies Thwart Japanese Attack in New Guinea Front
Allied forces repelled a Japanese assault in northeast New Guinea with about 300 enemy casualties. Air forces targeted Mubo Koia tum area and other targets across Timor and New Britain as naval and ground operations continued, including a Liberator strafing near Rabaul and a 2,500-ton transport hit 60 miles southwest of Rabaul.
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MacArthur
Australia
U.P
New Guinea
Wau
Salamaua
Mubo
Mubo-Koiatum
Timor
Dutch East Indies
Koepang
Hudson
Ambonia Harbor
Flying
Rabaul Harbor
New Britain Island
New Britain
Cane Gloucester
Catalina
Finschafen
Harold Guard
United Press
Rabaul
Guard
OPA rules against general advance in crude prices
The Office of Price Administration barred a broad rise in crude oil prices as unjustified at this time. It cited widespread pressure for increases and a tariff commission survey showing current prices and costs allow producers to absorb higher costs and retain wartime profits.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Tariff Commission
Sea Battle of Renel Island Reported in Pacific Clash
Imperial headquarters announced a two day naval battle near Renel Island with Japan claiming two Allied battleships sunk, three cruisers sunk, and several ships damaged. Allied losses included three planes shot down. Japanese losses included seven planes. Navy declined comment on the reports.
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Comemunique
Mace
Imperial Headquarters
Renel Island
Washington
Upi
Navy
South Pacific
Shoppers Spend on Pay Day Dollar Day in Amarillo
Shoppers in Amarillo flocked to stores on pay day for Dollar Day sales. The event drew many to make spring purchases and a similar sale is planned for the first Monday in March.
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Amarillo
Amarillo to renew bid for grain alcohol plant
Rex Baxter of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce announced a supplementary brief filing to renew efforts for a grain alcohol plant. Marvin Nichols, city consultant engineer, attended a conference with Rubber Czar Jeffers who promised a Texas survey to locate a plant, with emphasis on Panhandle sites.
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Amarillo
Rex Baxter
Chamber of Commerce
Marvin Nichols
Jeffers
Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
Mr. Baxter
Weekend Weather Outlook With Warm Spell Ahead
The weather bureau forecasts rapidly rising temperatures over the weekend with warmer conditions tonight. Morning low of 22 noted and the Sunday storm diminished quickly after crossing the Rockies at 48 mph, reaching a peak wind of 35 mph before easing.
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Rockies
Vv Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Amarillo Area Sees Rising Temps And Local Rain
Weather report notes rapidly rising temperatures in Amarillo and vicinity with light rain expected in Pecos Valley and Del Rio area. West Texas shows little change today with warmer conditions in the evening. New Mexico warmer later today with no major changes tonight or Tuesday morning. Temperature range over 24 hours ends at 6:50 AM shows a max 40 and min 22 with noon at 47.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Pecos Valley
del Rio
Eagle Pass
New Mexico
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