Roosevelt predicts Germany collapse will prompt demobilization
President Roosevelt told Congress that Germany's fall would trigger large scale demobilization of the U S war economy even as planning assumes the war lasting through 1945. He warned against relying on early victory and outlined a broad demobilization program with ongoing public works and job placement support.
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Sandor S. Klein
Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Congress
Germany
Japan
Make Up Your Own List War Prize Answers
A reader question prompts wartime wish lists from Mrs. J. O. Freeman and locals. Names include Evelyn Broaddus craving steak and fries, L. C. Kramer desiring a home, James Farwell seeking a new car, T. E. Durham wanting home redecorating, and Eugene Ricci hoping for a house for his wife and baby in Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Freeman
Lincoln Street
Evelyn Broaddus
L. C. Kramer
James Farwell
T. E. Durham
Eugene Ricci
Detroit
Amarillo airport debate moves to chamber lunch meeting
Amarillo considers enlarging English Field as the city weighs an outright deed of 1500 acres to the War Department. Chamber manager Rex Baxter calls it the smart move while Mayor Joe Jenkins notes mixed approval and a few dissenters. CAA surveys discussed at aviation committee meetings with Bob Stone chairing.
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Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
English Field
Rex Baxter
War Department
Joe Jenkins
Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee
Bob Stone
CAA
Mr. Stone
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas
The forecast calls for fair weather in Amarillo and vicinity tonight and Friday night with continued cold conditions. West Texas will clear this afternoon and tonight except for lingering cloud cover with snow in the Pecos Valley and Del Rio Hagle Pass area. Temperatures will be very cold with Panhandle lows 8 to 14, South Plains 14 to 18, Del Rio Eagle Pass area 24 to 28, and elsewhere 18 to 24. Livestock protection advised. In New Mexico expect generally fair conditions with a warming trend this afternoon and Friday. Over the past 24 hours the high was 22 and the low 12 with a noon reading of 25.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Pecos Valley
del Rio-Hagle Pass
Panhandle
South Plains
del Rio Eagle Pass
New Mexico
Trim Fritz City Ranch Loans
Local lenders in Fritz City offer ranch loans through Southern States financing. Terms focus on cattle operations and land purchase with flexible repayment options.
Red Army Drives Germans Toward Marshes In Mozyr Gap
Soviet forces cracked Mozyr defenses and pushed 10 miles into White Russia, trapping German columns in the Pripet marshes. Rokossovsky’s 18 mile gap north of Mozyr widened as Vatutin’s 1st Ukrainian Army reached Dombrovitsa and Pischev, threatening the Dnieper frontline.
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Moscow
U.P
Red Army
Germany
Mozyr
Pripet
Lower
Dnieper
Nikopol
Sarny
Novograd Volynski
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Stalingrad
White Russia
Rokossovsky
Nikolai F. Vatutin
Rovinowitna
Dombrovitsa
Pinsk
Vatutin
Pischev
Konotopy
Shepetovka
Poland
Vinnitsa
Odessa-Lwow
Dnieper Bend
Kirovograd
Pantex Closes Line For 500 Pound Bombs
Pantex Ordnance Plant closes the 500 pound bomb loading line due to manpower shortages as production shifts to shell and fragmentation bombs. The plant seeks hundreds of new workers and offers training with starting wages from 60 to 75 cents per hour, rising to 90 cents. Interested applicants are urged to apply at Pantex or the Amarillo U S Employment Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Pantex
Howard G. Philbrook
Certaintec@ Products Corporation
U. S. Employment Service
Amarillo
Ordnance Plant
Paritex
Germans in Camp Concordia Die by Own Hand
The 7th Service Command reports at least three German POWs at Concordia Kansas died by their own actions after kangaroo courts. Pvt Franz Kettner 39 Austrian descent was buried after slashing his wrists in the guard house. Capt Felix Tropschuhn hanged himself following a court martial for remarks against Hitler. Investigations continue into other officers' cases and two have been moved to another camp.
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Omaha
Neb
U.P
7Th Service Command
Concordia
Kan
Franz Kettner
Kettner
Stalingrad
North Africa
Service Command
Felix Tropschun
Hitler
America
Tropschuh
Gustav Dorman
Frieda
Bolzano
Italy
Record cold persists as thaw unlikely tonight
The weather continues frigid with a 12 degree low expected tonight after a 22 degree high yesterday the lowest this year. Observer H C Winburn notes a possible thaw today but temperature may stay below freezing with clear skies and ground spewed mulch forming from freezing and thawing.
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H. C. Winburn
Mr. Winburn
Winburn
British drive toward Akyab in Burma campaign gains ground
British home counties regiment of Mountbatten's 14th Army advances from Maungdaw toward Akyab on the Mayu Peninsula. The capture of Maungdaw, a key port near Coxs Bazar, follows weeks of jungle fighting as forces push to reach Akyab before the rains. Japanese defense had stalled the offensive south of Maungdaw last winter.
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New Delhi
U.P
Home Counties
Adm
Louis Mountbatten
Maungdaw
Burma
Mayu Peninsula
Akyab
Southeast Asia
Maungdaw - Huthidaung
Mustangs Destroy 14 German Planes in England Battle
The P-51B Mustang, newest long range single engine fighter, reportedly destroyed at least 14 German aircraft in Tuesday air battles. The plane is lauded as one of the fastest fighters and an important addition to the USAAF.
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Cassino
Rome
Mount Piperni
Arce
Orsognna
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Civitanova
Eightharmy
Pedaso
U. S
England
United States Army Air Forces
Mediterranean
Pacific
RAF
Army Casualties Reported Through Dec 23
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson announced U S Army casualties through December 23 totaling 105 229. Of these 16 831 were killed 38 916 wounded 27 067 missing and 25 415 prisoners of war. Fifth Army losses included 2 798 killed 11 762 wounded and 3 559 missing.
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Washington
U.P
Henry L. Stimson
U. S. Army
Fifth Army
Italy
Peter Piper Pickle Protest Shrinks Supply Puzzle
Chicago January 13 The National Pickle Packers Association meets to explain a drop of 1 500 000 bushels in this year s pickle production versus last year They warn demand is high and that supply could fall by a third if the cause is not found Pete or someone must explain why the Peter Piper packed pep pers is missing and the public may face shortages
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Chicago
Peter Piper
National Pickle Packers Association
Pete
Eople
Soldier Vote Session Gaining Popularity
In Austin on January 13 the Texas Legislature shows broad support for a 1944 special session to aid soldiers voting. Representative Ennis Favors revises his stance, suggesting the poll tax could be abolished for soldiers for one year after discharge. Governor Stevenson doubts a session is needed but supports easing absentee balloting mechanics for overseas soldiers.
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Austin
Jan
Texas
Ennis Favors
Pampa
Coke R. Stevenson
Roosevelt Ordered To Take It Easy
President Roosevelt was advised by his doctor to rest for a while after influenza and the recent labor incidents around the state of the union and budget messages. White House secretary Stephen T. Early said the instruction aimed at a lighter routine, though obedience remains uncertain.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Stephen T. Early
Ross T. McIintire
Early
Associated Press Case Gets Final Ruling
Three U.S. Circuit Court judges ruled in the government antitrust suit against the Associated Press. They enjoined the AP from barring applicants for membership on competition grounds while upholding other admission restrictions. The court found the AP does not monopolize news provisioning to newspapers or their sources.
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New York
U.P
United States Circus Court
Associated Press
Sofia bombed. Bulgarian capital devastated by blasts
Sofia suffered heavy bombing destroying central districts and cutting all telephone and telegraph lines. Diplomats relied on radio to relay reports as attacks mirrored major war blows. Neely Greenhill Lowndes, insurance firms referenced.
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Sofia
Bern
Switzerland
Budapest
Basler Nachrichten
Prohibition Advocates Push Wartime Liquor Ban
In Washington on January 13, prohibition advocates urged a national wartime ban on hard liquor. They cited pay day drinking and weekend sprees as harming war production while Congress considers Rep Bryson's bill to outlaw beverages containing over one half of one percent alcohol by volume.
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Washington
House
Rep
Bryson
D.S.C
Bloody Parachute Testimony to Aerial Warfare Tragedy
U S bomber Frenesi returns from a raid shattered by heavy damage. Scenes at the base show a blood stained parachute and mangled aircraft remains behind an empty hangar. Pilot Lt William Cely and co pilot Lt James Churchill survived amid tales of rockets and high speed dives.
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U. S
Britain
U.P
Col
Frederick W. Castle
Wash
Ington
New York
Frenehi
Germany
William IP
Cely
Houston
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Bricker
Kansas City
John W. Bricker
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Arawe
Tokyo
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Cape Gloucester
Guadalcanal
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Rabaul
Kavieng
New Ireland
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Madang
Alexishafen
Saidor
Huon Peninsula
Rein Bay
Cape Golucester
Aligan Harbor
Solomons Islands
Lakunai
Cape St. George
Algiers
Cerraro
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Colli- Atina
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Poilus
Cans
Colliatina Road
Juin
Cervaro
Yank Ackack
London
France
Kiev
Brest Litovsk
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Ditto
Russell Sta. Co
Assail Akyab
Fort Worth
Fort Worth Army Air Field
Hendricks Field
Sebring
Fla
Admiralty
Collie Small
Brunswick
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Santa Rosa
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