B 29s Strike Tokyo in Early Morning Raids
Three B 29 Superfortresses dropped fire bombs on Tokyo between midnight and 5 30 this morning Tokyo time in a followup to yesterday's large scale attack. Tokyo says no damage from today’s nuisance raids while yesterday's strikes started fires and claimed enemy planes shot down.
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Washington
Tokyo
FCC
War Department
Honshu Island
Marianas
E.G. Valens
United Press
Saipan
Nagoya
Hamamatsu
Honshu
Numazu
Nirhino
Chici Island
Bonins
Formosa
China
Battle Update From Western Front Across Belgium and France
The 101st Airborne spearheaded Patton's drive pushing two miles east of Longchamps to Recogne and a half mile north toward Houffalize. Reports say elements neared a junction with the Second Armored Division near Samree while German forces shell Strasbourg and Hagenau with 280 millimeter guns and threatened the Strasbourg area. American troops entered Gambsheim and knocked out a Nazi tank and self propelled gun, taking prisoners as the bridgehead near Strasbourg remained contested.
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Patton
Longchamps
Recogne
Houffalize
101St
Second Armored Division
Samree
France
Wissembourg
Rhine
Strasbourg
Hagenau
Gambsheim
23 Americans Escape From 2000 Japs With 24th Division
Twenty three men of the 24th Division reconnaissance troop escaped a trap in Leyte after overwhelming Japanese forces estimated at 1500 to 2000. The patrol leader and another member were killed. The survivors reached the sea and, aided by guerrillas, were picked up by American PT boats during nighttime patrols.
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Philippines
Leyte
Hubert Cole Faces Early Spring Fever at Courthouse
County Clerk Hubert Cole worries about spring fishing season as warm weather unsettles him. He served coffee to cronies from an urn in the courthouse morning rush. John Welch, operator of the second floor refreshment stand, installed the urn. Cole, engrossed in his fishing prowess, spilled coffee across the counter.
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Hubert Cole
John Welch
Hulbert
Lecture by Williams Haynes at Amarillo Club
Tickets on sale for Knife and Fork Club lecture by Williams Haynes former publisher and author. Haynes speaks at 8 pm tomorrow in the Amarillo Country Club with reservations at Maxor Drug Fisk Building and Herbert Drug Amarillo Building.
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Knife and Fork Club
Williams Haynes
Haynes
Amarillo Country
Berle Named Ambassador to Brazil by Roosevelt
Adolf Berle Jr formerly assistant secretary of state was nominated to be ambassador to Brazil. He will succeed Jefferson Caffery who moved to France. Roosevelt also nominated Hattie Caraway to the United States Employee Compensation Commission, replacing the late John J. Keegan. the position pays $9,000 a year.
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Washington
Adolf Berle, Jr
Roosevelt
Brazil
Berle
Stettinius
Jefferson Caffery
France
Hattie Caraway
United States
Employee Compensation Commission
Caraway
John J. Keegan
Malmedy Bomber by Mistake Killing Soldiers Civilians
Allied air attacks on Malmedy Belgium near Christmas killed civilians and soldiers. American bombers struck December 23 followed by a larger force on December 24. American troops held the town despite enemy advances within a kilometer, as reported by Hal Boyle.
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London
Malmedy
Associated Press
Hal Boyle
Boyle
Boy Suffered Arm Cut in Glass Door Accident
Thomas Marcum, son of Mr and Mrs T H Marcum of Pantex Village, cut his right arm when he fell on a glass bakery door across from Elizabeth Nixon Junior High at noon. He was taken to Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital, twenty stitches closed the wound, and he was released. The accident occurred as several boys tried to shove through the door simultaneously.
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Thomas Marcum
T. H. Marcum
Pantex Village
Elizabeth Nixson
Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital
House Delays Draft Debate to Focus on Manpower Law
The House postwar military policy committee postponed action on universal military training to study war manpower legislation. The postponement follows a conference with War and Navy department spokesmen and aims to devote full attention to manpower bills.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
War
Navy Department
Taxi firm reminds drivers not to be choosy about fares
New York dispatch recalls a taxicab firm sending a January reminder to drivers to take any fare as the war is not forever. The piece then notes a mystery over how William Sidney Porter chose the pen name O Henry, suggesting Orrin Henry, a guard at Ohio State Penitentiary, may be linked to the pseudonym.
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New York
William Sidney Porter
O. Henry
Orrin Henry
Ohio State Penitentiary
Patterson outlines 900000 draft needs for 1945 war effort
Undersecretary of War Robert Patterson told Congress that the armed forces will require at least 900000 inductions in the first six months of 1945 and that 700000 more are needed for war production and support. He urged rapid enactment of national service legislation as the only way to meet these manpower needs.
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Washington
Robert P. Patterson
Congress
Patterson
House Military Committee
National War Service
Major Bong Sees War Ace Record as Temporary
Major Richard Bong, 24,, top lends, says he may lose lead soon as rivals close in. Speaking in Cleveland during a layover en route to Superior, Wis, Bong notes Major Thomas McGuire has 36 confirmed downed aircraft and could overtake him. He cites opportunity rather than superior skill for his tally.
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Cleveland
U.P
Richard Bong
Bong
Washington
Superior
Wis
Thomas McGuire
San Antonio
Cattle Price Ceiling Moves Forward Amid Debate
OPA announces a temporary ceiling on live cattle prices to stabilize meat costs and deter price rises. Cattlemen oppose the ceiling while packers support it. figures like John J. Madigan and Joe Montague forecast beef shortages and grading challenges across Texas and the West. Miles Bivins notes the extensive work required to grade live cattle.
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OPA
John J. Madigan
West
Joe Montague
Fort Worth
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers’ Association
Miles Bivins
Amarillo
New Mexico Legislature Debates Veterans Welfare Agenda
New Mexico's 17th legislature opened with Gov. John J. Dempsey urging focus on veteran welfare and minimal new laws. He called for higher county official salaries, absentee voting, teacher merit system, highway debt authorization limited to retiring bonds, and an industrial commission to promote enterprise.
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Santa FE
N. M
U.P
New Mexico
John J. Dempsey
Markets and Livestock Reports From Kansas City and Chicago
Markets show mixed movement with stock averages up at 1 PM while Kansas City and Chicago livestock prices hold steady to firmer. Cattle and hog markets display varying gains and losses, with beef steers strong to high grades and hogs trading near steady against pressure in other categories.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
John Bingaman Rites Announced
Funeral services for John Bingaman 45 will be held at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the First Church of The Nazarene. Rev. L. H. Dickerson will officiate with Rev. Van Houten assisting. Burial in Llano Cemetery. body in state at Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home chapel until one hour before services. He died last night in a local hospital and worked for O. M. Franklin Serum Co.
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John Bingamon
First Church of the Nazarene
L. H. Dickerson
van Houten
Ed Knochs
Dale Gilmore
E. L. Briley
W. R. Harper
Cordon Yates
William Schofield
Rev
E. T. Smith
Edwin Simmons
Sam Inman
Drafus Benton
Glen Willis
Blackburn-Shaw
Llano
Bingaman
O. M. Franklin Serum Co
Family links to Amarillo 1926 residence in Pierce home
The deceased had resided in Amarillo since 1926 and the family home is 618 North Pierce. He is survived by a wife a son six brothers a sister and his parents.
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Amarillo
North Pierce
Three Italian Officers Escape From Hereford Camp
No trace of the three Italian officers who escaped from Hereford Internment Camp yesterday has been found. It is the second escape for one officer, captured within five miles on his first attempt. FBI agents Army personnel state patrols and local officers are hunting the trio.
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Hereford
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Army
China to keep recognizing Polish government in exile in London
China will continue to recognize the Polish government in exile in London, said K. C. Wu, vice minister of foreign affairs. Wang Shih-Chieh, minister of information, said talks with the Communists of North China were ongoing.
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Chungking
K. C. Wu
China
London
Wang Shih-Chieh
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