Letter From Home Slo Boys in Service
A February 22 1944 Letter From Home highlights wartime life and local service news in Amarillo Panhandle. It covers escape attempts by German prisoners near Clarendon, Amarillo police jaywalking drive, reunion stories of air corps veterans at Amarillo Field, Red Cross and War Bond efforts, and local weddings. It notes Lt Randall Keeney killed in a Corpus Christi crash, missing pilot Toney Gochnauer, and letters from soldiers in Tokyo and Pacific camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Panhandle
McLean
Clarendon
Afrika Corps
del Rio
Amarillo
Amarillo Field
Theo Davies
Wilkes-Barre
San Antonio Rose
Davies
Old Fort
Pacific
Ronald A. Wright
Denver
San Antonio
Plainview
Randall Keeney
Harvey Keeney
Corpus Christi
Marine Air Corps
Keeney
Toney Gochnauer
W. F. Gochnauer
West 20Th Avenue
Warren Robertson
Roger White
Tokyo
Fukuoka
Japan
131St Fieldrtillery
Java
Texas
Oklahoma
Walter S. Mount
Rex
Ray Daniels
B. Daniels
Alane Zeeck
Pampa
The
WAVES
Bill Fanning
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Walter Robertson
Air Corps
Kingman
Ariz
Omi Robertson
West Sixth Avenue
Bettie Thomson
Tulsa
Okla
G. M. Wolfe
Polk Street Methodist Church
Virginia Miller
Scott D. Stimpson
Beryl Dean Clinton
Stanton
Peggy Joe Shuffler
Ed Navyn
Paterson
N. J
Lela Pauline Anderson
Robert Edward Howard
Portage
Amarillo College
Denney Plumlee
Gaynor van Shaw
Grace Marion Griffith
Ray McCausland
Sandies
Lubbock
Golden Gloves
Fort Worth
Georgie Stevens
Albuquerque
Flash
Stevens
Pat Flynn
Globe News
Berlin
London
Happie
Allied forces retake pass in Burma as Japanese incur heavy losses
Allied troops recaptured a high point at the western exit of Negakyedauk Pass in Burma and nearly cleared the area of Japanese forces. The move followed severe fighting that trapped and blasted many Japanese units. British and Gurkha troops pressed remnants in other fronts while Chinese forces advanced in the Huhawng valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
Negakyedauk Pass
Burma
Lord Louis Mountbatten
South East Asia Command
Arakan
Seventh Indian Division
Bawli Road
Maungdaw-Bithedaung
Natural Gas Association Honors Two Amarillo Men
Harold Dunn, vice president and general manager of Shamrock Oil and Gas Corporation, and 2nd Don Harrington of Harrington and Marsh were honored by the Independent Natural Gas Association of America in New York. Dunn elected second vice president and Harrington to the executive committee. E Buddrus of Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company named president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Dunn
Shamrock Oil and Gas Corporation
Don Harrington
Hagg
Harrington
Marsh
Independent Natural Gas Association of America
New York
Dunn
E. Buddrus
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company
Paratrooper Pfc Edward H Little Jr Returns Home
Pfc Edward H Little Jr a Marine paratrooper surprised his parents at 411 B Carolina Street arriving from the war area. He has made two voyages to battle zones and wears several campaign ribbons. His brother J Dawson Little is in the Navy at Tulane University New Orleans and another brother Joe Bill serves in India. Scrapbooks and photo albums mentioned along with local business names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward H. Little, Jr
E. H. Little
Carolina Street
Southwest Pacific
J. Dawson Little
Navy
Tulane University
New Orleans
Joe Bill
India
Uninvited Guests Take Groceries After Dinner
Mrs Ella Dye of Jackson Street recovered well after a peculiar burglary of her groceries. The grocer delivered a five dollar bill of food. the next morning a note appeared with leftovers saying two old cowhands declined hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Dye
Jackson Street
Deferment Query Reveals Mixed War Duty Opinions
Local readers weigh in on deferment amid wartime draft with voices from a defense worker to a farmer and a mother. The piece notes voluntary induction requests, the inability to quote certain respondents, and the emotional impact on families as the draft continues.
Japanese Losses and Pacific Raids Reported Amid Eniwetok Push
Secretary Knox announced 92 Japanese ships destroyed in three weeks as U S forces land at Eniwetok and press the offensive across the Pacific Sea and air strikes target Truk Paramu shiro Shumushu and Rabaul while MacArthur notes nine enemy freighters sunk near Rabaul and air patrols along the New Guinea front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Paramushioro
Rabaul
Pacific
Truk
Carolines
U. S
Eniwetok Island
Parry Island
Eniwetok Atoll
Marshalls
Douglas MacArthur
New Britain
Wewak
New Guinea
Bismarck Archipelago
Kuriles Chain
Paramushiro
Shumushu
Roosevelt Vetoes 2.315 Billion Tax Bill
President Roosevelt returned the 2.315 billion tax bill to Congress with a veto message calling it wholly in effective and favoring the greedy. He urged simplification of tax laws and forms, criticized complex language, and warned that the country cannot study higher mathematics while fighting a war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Illness Worsens For Mrs Wooldridge At Ong Street Home
Mrs. P. J. Wooldridge is seriously ill at her home on 2217 Ong Street after several days of illness and is unable to receive visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Wooldridge
Ong Street
Allied Air Attacks Hit German Factories and Fields
American British air forces from the UK and Italy launched coordinated strikes on Germany, hitting Brunswick aircraft plants and several airfields. The two-day offensive tallies nearly 8 000 tons of bombs and 94 German planes downed by fighters, with factories at Leipzig Bernburg and Bruns wick cited as major blows and several Bramsche Lingen Vechte Quakenbruck Dipeholz and Ahlhorn airfields struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U. S
Brunswick
Netherlands
France
Ninth Air Force
Gilze- Rijen
Germany
Channel
England
U.S
The
Reich
Bramsche
Lingen
Vechte
Quakenbruck
Dipeholz
Ahlhorn
Anderson
Bernburg
Red Army Slugs Into Iron Town
Moscow dispatch reports the Red Army breaking into Krivoi Rog, threatening a major German iron ore center in the Dnieper Bend. The capture would follow Nikopol’s loss and could encircle a large German force. Soviet bulletin also claims Kholm seizure after intense street fighting with about 500 German dead. West of Lake Ilmen, Red Army units move toward Pskov, claiming about 112 towns and villages taken in yesterday’s push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Red
Krivoi Rog
Dnieper
Nikopol
Red Army
Cherkasy
Kholm
Lake Ilmen
Novosokolniki
Pskov
Bids to open on two water wells Thursday
City commission cancels Tuesday meeting and schedules bid opening for two water wells on Thursday night. Proposals for drilling four additional wells due March 7. Public hearing on rezoning may occur next Tuesday night. Vv. Expert fitting trusses and surgical belts. Beery Prescription Shop. Ph. 2-6559.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beery Prescription Shop
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Vicinity
Partly cloudy and a little cooler tonight with little temperature change. West Texas fair this afternoon tonight and Wednesday cooler to New Mexico. Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Wednesday with few scattered snow flurries in the mountains and colder in the east and central portions. High 53, low 50, noon 44.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Two Pedestrians Hit by Automobiles Near School
Two pedestrians were struck by cars yesterday but suffered no serious injuries. Ten year old Sylvia Kilgore of 1710 Hayden Street was hit in front of Wolflin School at noon. Richard Nejo, a Mexican, was struck at Fourth Avenue and Filmore Street and taken to St. Anthony's for treatment and release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Kilgore
Hayden Street
Wolflin School
Richard Nejo
Fourth Avenue
Fillmore Street
St. Anthony's
High Wind Dies Down After Brief Gusty Spell
A sharp cold front brought winds up to 43 mph overnight but eased by daybreak. Yesterday's high was on land, the low this morning near 40, and tonight’s temperature may dip to around freezing. Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau
Churchill declares united Allies plan broad air offensive to crush Germany
London February 22 AP Prime Minister Churchill reviews wartime aims in Commons. He says Allied bombers in Britain will soon outpace German air power and reach far beyond prior efforts. He stresses unity with the United States and Britain, confident of victory though not guaranteeing a Europe win this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Long
London
Churchill
World Today
Germany
Moscow
Teheran
Commons
Europe
Hitler
Italy
Rome
Stalingrad
Africa
Cairo
Britain
Poland
Soviet Union
State Officers Seize 17 Stills Within a Month
The liquor control board reports 17 illicit stills seized in January across Kleberg Morris Red River Harris Titus Waller Tyler Harrison Newton and Bowie counties Bowie led with four admissions none in the Panhandle while Wheeler saw mash and moonshine gear. Inspectors confiscated 925 gallons of mash 12 gallons of liquor and 19 arrests were made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piney Woods
Liquor Control Board
Kleberg
Morris
Red River
Harris
Titus
Waller
Tyler
Harrison
Newton
Bowie
Panhandle
Wheeler County
Big Guns Thunder In Italy
Allied reports from Naples say heavy artillery and fierce infantry clashes near Rome halted a Nazi push to the sea. American and British forces repelled counter-attacks while shelling near Aprilia and Cassino limited German advances. Air activity targeted shipping and rail yards as patrols and a Polish unit reported light gains against German forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Rome
Fifth Army
Aprilia
Carroceto
Garigliano
You'd Be Surprised by a Lady Taxi Driver Tale
Evelyn Boyd describes a taxi driver’s day and the odd corners she sees while riding with a woman chauffeur. The editorial reflects on everyday surprises encountered in city streets and asks readers to consider unseen stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Boyd
Also Mentioned on This Page
Armed Services
Globe and News
Yours
Natural Gas Association
Pfc
Russell Stationery Company
John Maynard Lbr. Co
5Th
Pulse Feefler
American Red Cross
FP. K. G
War Department
Draft Board
Pulse Feeler
Morrie Landsberg
Associated Press
Marshalls Atolls
mid-Pacific
Coral Islands
Kwajalein
Eniwetok
William L. Worden
Gilberts
Chester W. Nimitz
Netherlands East Indies
Laha
Amboina Island
Saidor
United Kingdom
U. S. Army
W. W. Hercher
Frederick L. Anderson
Leipzig
Iron Town
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Winnie
French
Russia
Anthony Eden
Richard G. Maslock
Eighth Army
Sant’ Angelo
Ortona
Beac
Orte
Imperia
Leghorn
Anzio
Carraceto
Cisterna
Jane Froman
Pan American Airways, Inc
Lisbon
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