Saint Valentine and Wall Start All This Stuff
A Miss E. B. of Palhart asks what Valentine women prefer. Pulse Feeler quotes several women including Mrs Carl Mercer who wants flowers, Miss Carla Bangs who likes roses and humor, and Mildred Mays who values being remembered, among others. Pulse Feeler pays one dollar per question used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Valentine
Bailiwick
Palhart
Red Cross
Carl Mercer
Carla Bangs
Pulse Feeler
Artillery Attacks Benedictine Monastery at Monte Cassino
The Fifth Army, defying Vatican pleas, bombards Mount Cassino's Benedictine monastery after radio reports say it has become a fortress for German forces. Allied and Vatican positions clash over sparing the site as the hilltop complex dominates the Cassino area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Dowson
London
Fifth Army
Vatican
Italy
Mount Cassino
Rome
Timoshenko Bopped by Stalin at Churchill Dinner
A neutral diplomat recounts a Teheran birthday dinner for Winston Churchill where Stalin, in a drunken moment, tapped Marshal S. K. Timoshenko on the head with a bottle as he spoke. Stalin then quipped about General Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Josef Stalin
Stalin
Winston Churchill
Teheran
Knally
S. K
Churchill
Timoshenko
General Montgomery
Thunderbolts Attack Nazi Air Base Near Amsterdam
United States Thunderbolt fighter bombers struck the Ilze-Rijen air base near Amsterdam as part of the Allied air offensive into Nazi Europe. The raid reportedly inflicted no losses on the attackers during the Holland penetration, while German sources claimed eight planes were lost in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
United States Thunderbolt
Europe
Ilze-Rijen
Amsterdam
Republic Eit
Holland
Reinforcements Pressed at Anzio Beachhead Battle
Allied forces regain initiative on the Anzio Nettuno front below Rome. British troops smash forward to seize a strategic bridge after repelling German waves. Reinforcements land as weather limits air power and Cassino remains a pressure point in the Rome advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Aprilia
Rome
Anzio-Nettuno
Red Army
Lake Peipus
Pskov
Estonia
Pacific
Rabaul
Japan
Truk
Anzio
Nettuno
Fifth Army
Cassino
Appian Way
Via Casilina
Allied air strikes intensity at Rabaul and Kavieng in SW Pacific
Allied planes from Solomons bases bombed Rabaul with 134 tons of bombs, shot down two to five enemy planes, and destroyed six harbor barges. Kavieng was hit with 167 tons in the week’s heaviest raid. Stilwell urged larger air supplied tonnage to China to support a broader Pacific offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rabaul
New Britain
Pacific
Joseph W. Stilwell
China
Solomons
Kavieng
New Ireland
Stilwell
U. S
Burma
India
Chester W. Nimitz
U.S
Marshall Islands
Comet Agency
Wotje
Taroa Islands
Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Maungdaw Buthidaung
Arakan
Berlin
Taung Bazaar
Weather report for Amarillo and West Texas region
Fair tonight and Tuesday with milder conditions on Tuesday. Panhandle and South Plains stay fair with Tuesday partly cloudy and winds increasing. New Mexico sees generally fair conditions this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with warmer readings. 24 hour figures show high 35, low 16, noon 26 and light snow moisture .09 inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
U S Bombers Cut Nazi Fighter Plane Output
Washington reports that U S heavy bombers have reduced German fighter production by 40 percent, with recent raids halting more output than officially disclosed. Charles E. Wilson says USAAF raids crippleed Germany’s fighter capacity, widening U S air superiority in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reich
Charles E. Wilson
Wet Production Board
War Department
United States Army Air Forces
Germany
Wilson
USAAF
Royal Air Force
Army
Red Pole Crisis Spurs British Mediation Efforts
London reports warn of a possible crisis as Russian forces advance toward the Curzon line threatening a rump Moscow government in opposition to Poland's government in exile. Britain and the United States push for a last minute formula with Prime Minister Churchill and Stalin at the center of diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Beattie
London
U.P
Curzon Line
Poland
Soviet Union
Moscow
Britain
United States
Germany
Finland
Bulgaria
Rumania
Hungary
Russia
Winiston Churchill
Josef Stalin
Downing Street
Foreign Office
City Prepares Building Code Copies for Architects
City manager A. P. Hancock announced a batch of several hundred mimeographed copies of the building code. Demand for the code is high as construction proceeds, and the city will make the documents available soon through the listed services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Hancock
Cassino Fight Gets Just a Little Close
American troops under the Fifth Army push into Cassino Italy facing close combat with German forces. Soldiers describe near misses and shelling as they assault houses, use bazookas to breach walls, and witness German casualties while artillery pummels both ends of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassino
Fifth Army
Italy
U.P
Donald Wiese
Hartley, In
Pvt
Lee Henderson
Olive Hill
Cpl
Howard Finch
Sheldon
Finch
Finns May Ask Peace This Week
Stockholm reports suggest Finland may seek peace within days amid cabinet talks and social pressure. Ehrenrooth and other Finnish officials arrived to discuss possible steps while wary of German reprisals and keeping the move secret in Helsinki.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Finland
Helsinki
Social Democratic Party
Leo Ehrenrooth
Juhu Paasikivi
Elias Erkko
Ehrenrooth
Sweden
Italy
Albuquerque Plans Emphasize More Airports
Albuquerque leaders push ongoing aviation expansion at Kirtland Field and Oxnard and Albuquerque Army Air Base. Mayor Clyde Tingley lauds Kirtland as top tier with four fields and 6,000 acres for growth, urging national and international air commerce through Albuquerque and Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
Kirtland Field
United States
Cutter-Carr
Oxnard Field
Army Air Forces
Albuquerque Army Air Base
Transcontinental
Air
Continental Air Nes
Air Forces
Clyde Tingley
New Mexico
Tingley
Amarillo
Unpredicted Light Snow Falls Across Panhandle Area
The Panhandle region reports an unexpected snow event with a 13 inch blanket in Amarillo vicinity and .09 inch moisture. Heaviest snow measured at Adrian with lighter show ers elsewhere. Pampa and Clayton saw traces or none while Clarendon remained dry. Temperatures fell to 16 degrees, then rose. another freeze expected tonight. A separate note reports Mt Goropu Volcano eruption near Port Moresby New Guinea with no further details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
R. F. Smith
Mr. Smith
Panhandle
Plainview
Adrian
Main Belt
Pampa
Clayton
Clarendon
Pacific
London
Reuters
Sydney
Mt. Goropu
Owen Stanley Mountains
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Mullins Wins First Prize in News Tip Contest
A. C. Mullins, 806 Dallas Street, wins $5 for the best News Tip about the ball of fire seen last week. He described a fire ball later linked to a fire gun set by Texas State Guards on bivouac. Second prize goes to Jane Everline for a burglary tip, and Paul Boyer earns $2 for a Boy Scouts life-saving tip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Mullins
Dallas Street
Texas State Guards
Jane Everline
Crestway
Smyth Auto Supply Company
Paul Boyer
North Lincoln Treet
Boy Scouts
Also Mentioned on This Page
St. Valentine, Wall
Robert Vermillion
United Press
Joe Stalin
Thunderbolts
Louis F. Keemle
Hitler
New York
Tokyo Radio
Bill Gunn
Squire
Jack
RKO Radio
Paramount Theater
Paramount Stage
Old Tack
Big Bull Ranch
Otto Lang
Ditto
Russell Stationery Company
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Mayor Tingley
Globe News
Pied Hall
Monroe Street
Roy Motch
North Virginia Street
Jean Sherrill
Patsyigan
Georgia Street
George Smith
Lincoln Street
Juanita Shelton
Johnson Street
W. G. Wray
Lubbock
Gordon Sharp
Pantex
Davis Lee Perdue
Lubock
Boxwell Brothers
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!