Congress Hears Madame Chiang Kai-Shek
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek denounces the notion that Japan’s defeat is less important than Germany’s and urges Congress to lead in creating a single postwar body of nations. She makes her first dramatic appeal to Americans for more aid to China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chiang Kai-Shek
Japan
Germany
Congress
China
Mme. Chiang
Hitler
United Nations
Damocles
Midway End
Coral Sea
Guadalcanal
78Th Congress
Mme Chiang Kai Shek Addresses Congress in Washington
Mme Chiang Kai Shek, wife of the Chinese leader, speaks before the 78th Congress in Washington urging support for a postwar world. She warns Japan’s menace remains and calls for decimating its military might while praising Allied victories and urging commitment to peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mme
Chiang Kai-Shek
Congress
Ralph Roberts
Roberts
Krueger to Lead New 6th Army in Southwest Pacific
Secretary of War Stimson announced Lt General Walter Krueger would take command of a new 6th Army formed from Southwest Pacific units. Krueger transfers from the 38th Army based in San Antonio at MacArthur's request as Allied forces in the region expand. Eichelberger remains a corps commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walter Krueger
Australia
6Th Army
Southwest Pacific
War Stimson
Krueger
San Antonio
Texas
Douglas MacArthur
Stimson
MacArthur
Robert L. Eichelberger
Eichelberger
New Guinea
Plane Modification Base in Operation
BURBANK Calif Feb 18 U P The Lockheed Vega modification center in Dallas the largest base of its kind in the United States has begun operations Officials said basic planes are produced rapidly then modified to climate and combat specs Lightning P 38 fighters Hudson and Ventura bombers are winterized or summerized for Arctic or tropical regions by special oil and fuel line treatments New navigational instruments are installed as developed or acquired Many ships are recamouflaged at Dallas when orders shift to desert or overwater routes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbank
Calif
U.P
Lockheed-Vega
Dallas
United States
Lockheed “Lightning
Hudson
Ventura
Arctic
Tropic
Australian Troops Push Japanese Back Near Mubo
Australian forces advanced toward Mubo Village on the Salamaua road in northeast New Guinea as Allied beaufighters strafed nearby Japanese positions. The communique said actions were nearer Mubo than Wau, with the Japanese retreating after their Wau airdrome thrust was broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Australia
Mubo
Salamaua
New Guinea
Wau
Weather Summary Amarillo and West Texas Report
The report notes continued mild weather with fresh winds and little overall temperature change. It cites warmer conditions tonight east of the Pecos River, light local rain in Del Rio Eagle Pass area, and cooler Rio Grande Valley from Albuquerque southward with some showers in central and north central pockets. Highs around 68, lows near 32, with a noon reading of 52.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
Pecos River
del Rio- Eagle Pass
New Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
Albuquerque
Allred Nominated As Circuit Judge
President Roosevelt nominated former Texas governor James V. Allred to serve as a judge on the Fifth United States Circuit Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allred
Washington
Roosevelt
James V. Allred
Texas
Fifth United States Circuit Court
Gandhi Struggles as Fast Enters Ninth Day
Gandhi aged 73 is described as growing steadily weaker in heart and mind during the ninth day of his fast against internment, according to a government bulletin issued in Bombay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
U.P
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Half Soles Turned Into Badges Of Honor In Amarillo
During World War I shoe repair shops in Amarillo report a flood of repairs as rationing left many with worn footwear. Cobblers work fast to serve busy customers, with some bringing in multiple pairs and demanding quick service. The rush continues as spring nears and shoes remain essential to keeping people in footwear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Chillun
Arkansas
Senate panel seeks early discharge of skilled war workers
A Senate appropriations subcommittee studying manpower favors legislation to discharge thousands of skilled workers and farmers from the armed forces by 1943 end. Led by Sen. John H. Bankhead the panel plans a formal report next week and seeks aid from other senators to push release of labor for planting and harvests while Army opposition remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Appropriations
Armed Services
John H. Bankhead
Alabama
Army
Navy
Subcommittee
Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard
War Manpower Commission
Paul V. McNutt
Senate
Bankhead Group
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Miss Hughes Visits Home Then Falls and Breaks Hip
Miss Mamie Hughes of New York visited her old home in Union South Carolina and fell breaking her hip. Her two sisters arrived back home and also fell breaking their hips. In Portland Oregon Mrs George Roberts 39 met her brother home from overseas service his hug fractured a rib. 2 V scrap books and photo albums Russell Stationery Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
George Roberts
Russell Stationery Company
Kilday bill would defer fathers and change draft quotas
Washington reports the House military affairs committee approved the Kilday bill by 25 to 2 to grant draft deferment priority to men with children and shift quotas to a statewide basis. An Elston amendment bars induction by occupational groups to block non essential drafting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Military Affairs Committee
Elston
Ohio
War Manpower Commission
May
Kentucky
Rules Committee
Death Claims Mrs Vineyard of Amarillo
Mrs Clementine Vineyard 69 wife of Dr G T Vineyard died at 12 25 pm today at 1700 Tyler Street after a brief illness. A longtime club worker she led the Potter County Federation of Women’s Clubs in 1921 22 and 28 and headed Amarillo Red Cross nursing in 1938. Blackburn Shaw to handle funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clementine Vineyard
G. T. Vineyard
Tyler Street
Vineyard
Potter County Federation of Women’s Clubs
American Red Cross
Amarillo
Red Cross
Blackburn-Shaw
Finnish President Forms Cabinet Ahead of Inauguration
President Risto Ryti met with parliamentary bloc representatives in Helsinki to discuss forming a new cabinet, signaling a name before the March 1 inauguration. The prior cabinet resigned following Ryti's re-election, a normal transition step.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsinki
Finland
Risto Ryti
Ryui
Japs Launch Attack on Old Burma Road
Japanese forces push offensives across southwestern Yunnan and Yangtze corridor as they bring up 10 000 reinforcements from Lashio. Chinese spokesman says drives hit Lungling area and four Yangtze Valley sectors while Canton fronts see landings and stiff resistance around Linchow Peninsula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Burma Road
Chungking
China
Burma
High
Lashio
Yunnan
Lungling
High Command
Yangtze
Hupeh
Hunan
Yochow
Changsha
Kiangsi
Fengjin
Nanchang
Kiangsu
Linchow Peninsula
Kwangchowwan
Canton
Sunkai
Samshai
Sunwai
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rommel
Aliae
America
Tebessa
Algeria
U. S
Cairo
Eighth Army
Bernard L. Montgomery
Mareth Line
Medenine
Foum Tathouine
Associated Press
London
Faid Pass
Tunisia
Feriana
Kasserine
Mareth
Foam Tatahouine
Montgomery
Foum Tatahouine
Sidi Bouzid
Sbeitia
U. S S
Henry L. Stimson
Oy , Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Gandhi
Moscow
Russia
Volga
Zkharkov
Stalingrad
Red Army
Orel
Konotop
Poltava
Vnieper Taivvcr
Wivw Wu
Dnieper River
Kursk
Ukraine
Kharkov
Dnieper
Donets Basin
Voroshilovgrad
Rovenki
Kramatorsk
Bryansk
Kramatorskaya
Graivoron
Bogoduk
Sweden
Berlin
Italy
Prussia
Estonia
Poland
Hungary
Ieeningrad
Cobessa
Trae, Greece
Rumania
Ve ‘A
Smolensk
Frostov
Turkey
Riga
Latvia
Odessa
Black Sea
Leningrad
Rostov
The
Bureau
Mrs. Vineyard
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Kwangtung
Hupeh Province
Yangtze River
Shasi-Ichang
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!