Russians Drive Deep Into Axis Lines Near Latvia Front
Russian forces under Gen. Ivan Bagramian pierced German defenses north of Nevelin and pushed five miles in while overrunning dozens of villages. Allied London reports Lt. Gen. Omar Bradley named senior American ground commander for Western Europe invasion as battles rage near Cassino and in southern Austria. Western fronts see deep Soviet advances toward Pinsk and Rovno with rail corridors at risk and German counterattacks pressing near the Dnieper Bend.
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Latvia
London
Omar N. Bradley
Western
Europe
Italy
Cassino
U. S
Austria
Ivan C. Bagramian
Nevelin
Leningrad
Rumania
Odessa
Warsaw
Dnieper
Bugiver
Vinnitsa
Stockholm
Dagen Nyhetter
Berlin
Odessa-Warsaw
White Russia
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Mozyr
Kalinkovichi
Pinsk
Ipa
Novielki
Nikolai F. Vatutin
Poland
Vladimirets
Sarny
Vatutin
Rovno
Ukraine
Britain
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tunisia
Eisenhower
United Kingdom
Bradley
Bernard L. Montgomery
Allied Chief Hints Southern France Strike In 1944
Gen Sir Henry Maitland Wilson, Allied commander in the Mediterranean, said the European war could be won in 1944 and hinted Allied forces may strike into Southern France when Eisenhower’s forces land in Europe. He termed the current phase decisive and said the German eastern front strain would be intensified to quicken collapse.
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Donald G. Coe
United Press
Algiers
U.P
Henry Maitland Wilson
Mediterranean
France
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Wilson
Bulgaria
Rumania
Hungary
Europe
Germany
Eisenhower
Britain
Bombers Strike Klagenfurt Works in Austria
U S Eighth and Fifteenth Air Forces teamed up to hit the Klagenfurt Aircraft Works 75 miles northeast of Trieste, with targets including machine shops and power houses. Fortresses damaged the plant as Liberators attacked Osoppo and Zara airfields, while three gunners earned citations for destroying enemy planes.
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Klagenfurt
Trieste
Messerschmitt
Weiner Neustadt
Vienna
15Th Air Force
Wiener Neustadt
Regensburg
Munich
Hitler
Osoppo
Italy
Zara
Robert Toothaker
San Marcos Avenue
San Diego
Calif
Richard W. Cooke
Astoria
N. Y
Rodier Robertson
Marysville
Liberators
Qseppo
Zero Hour For Fourth War Bond Drive In Amarillo
The zero hour arrives for Amarillo as the Fourth War Bond drive kicks off with a city parade. Maj. John Czingli leads thousands of marchers from Amarillo Field, two Army bands, and local high school bands in a route from Third and Grant to Taylor and back. Cal Farley and War Finance teams push for a record start, with campaigns in schools and media coverage on KGNC and KFDA.
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Amarillo Field
Central Junior High
Golden Sandstorm
Third
Grant Street
Polk Street
Ninth
Taylor
John Czingli
KGNC
KFDA
Mama and Papa
Texas
Amarillo
Albuquerque
Jack King
Col. E. A. Simpson
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Herring Hotel
Oklahoma City
Heroes Bond Tour to Visit Amarillo War Heroes and Stars
The Treasury Department’s Bond Battalion arrives in Amarillo to kick off the Fourth War Loan campaign with five Army Navy and Marine heroes and visiting stars Lynn Merrick and Raymond Walburn. Lt Grover C Blissard awarded multiple valor honors continues with the battalion amid public appearances. The party includes Lt Charles F P Sergi Sgt Willis W Martin Sgt Lowell A Johnson Seaman R M Swadener plus Fox represent Dick Owen and unit manager Richard Ross. No admission charged for Wednesday and Thursday USO Auditorium events.
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Treasury Department
Amarillo
Army
Navy
Marine
Lynn Merrick
Raymond Walburn
Grover C. Blissard
Big Spring
Charles FP. Sergi
Willis W. Martin
Lowell A. Johnson
Marines
Seaman R. M. Swadener
Miss Merrick
Mr. Walburn
War Activities Committee
Motion Picture
Jack King
Dick Owen
Twentieth Century-Fox
Richard Ross
Italy
Blissard
Herman Goering
Sardina
USO
Secret Parley Story Carried In Red Paper
Pravda reports a Cairo dispatch alleging two English officials met with Joachim von Ribbentrop to seek terms for a separate peace with Germany. The claim cites Greek and Yugoslav sources and notes the meeting may have occurred in a Pyrenees coastal city on the Iberian peninsula.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Pravde
Cairo
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Germany
Pravda
Pyrenees
Spain
Portugal
S Re
von Ribbentrop
Tass
Iberian Peninsula
London
Washington
Britain
Is Drafting Of Women a Food Idea
Readers weigh in on whether drafting women is wise with opinions from Miss Ruth Brenneman and five locals. Jean Wright supports near home service for nonessential workers. Jay LosseLyong objects. Mrs Bowlin says it would harm homes. Ted Lokey argues against universal policy. Mrs Thornton favors volunteers and those without children.
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Ruth Brenneman
Belleview Street
Jean Wright
Jay Losselyong
California
R. B. Bowlin
Ted Lokey
Dealer
J. E. Thornton
Mrs. Ostrander Wins Week's News Tip Prize
Mrs. Joe Ostrander of 2606 Taylor Street wins the $5 prize in the weekly news tip contest. Her tip about a burglar turned out to be a refrigerator repairman when neighbors reported a call. Second prize went to Betty Jean Sherrill for two tips about fires. Third prize to Effie Wilcox for a tip about a telephone operator mix up with a soldier.
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Joe Ostrander
Taylor Street
Betty Jean Sherrill
Effie Wilcox
Lamar Street
Airport Conference Tonight To Be Behind Closed Doors
Tonight's confidential meeting includes city officials and chamber leaders to discuss Amarillo Army Air Field land and aviation postwar plans. The 1 500 acres under consideration would be deeded to the War Department, English Field remains with the city, and topics cover keeping pace with aviation development. General Henry H Arnold arrives in Philadelphia to receive the Poor Richard Club gold medal for building the U S Army Air Forces into a dominant air force.
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Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee
Amarillo Army Air Field
War Department
English Field
Arnold
Philadelphia
Henry H. Arnold
U. S. Army Air Forces
Poor Richard Club
AAF
Jearth
Two Days of Good Weather Promised by Bureau
The weather bureau forecasts fair conditions tonight and partly cloudy tomorrow with little temperature change. A thaw is expected today and a freeze tonight. yesterday reached 42 degrees and the low this morning was 24. The weekend showed no winter spell for the first time.
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Update
Weather summary reports fair to night with slight temperature change and moderate winds for Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas expected generally fair with a below freezing low tonight and a mild Tuesday. New Mexico also fair with minor temperature changes.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Potentate backs Khiva Shriner Hospital drive
Imperial Potentate Morley MacKenzie of Canada praised Khiva Temple’s push for a Shriner Crippled Children hospital in the area and pledged support before Shriner hospital directors and the Imperial Council. A Clovis delegation led by T. V. Gilstrap presented a location map and stressed transport, climate, and memorial ties to World War II service.
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Khiva Temple
Shriner’s
Potentate
Imperial Council
British Deny Moscow Peace Talk Report
The British embassy denied a Moscow report that high British officials discussed terms for a separate peace with German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop. The State Department had no comment, and Pravda’s dispatch stirred Russian public interest despite lacking official status.
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Washington
U.P
Moscow
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Cairo
State Department
Allied Air and Ground Lights Strike Jap Stronghold in Rabaul
Allied air and ground forces hit Rabaul and New Britain with heavy strikes. Navy and Marine planes damaged seven Japanese ships and shot down many fighters. Marines seized Hill 660 near Bergen Bay as Australian troops push toward Saidor and Sia on New Guinea coast.
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Brent
Rabaul
New Britain
New Guinea
Southwest Pacific
Simpson Harbor
U. S
Cape Gloucester
Bergen Bay
Hill 660
Sia
Saidor
Ariss
Berlin
Madang
China War
Mitchell
14Th U. S. Air Force
Hongay
French China
Southeast
China
Snowball Crashes Through Bus Window in Amarillo
Bus drivers and passengers endure a snowball bombardment in Amarillo as youths throw snowballs at buses. A ball shattered a bus window, injuring a passenger whose eyeglasses were broken and cut her face. The incident accompanies other winter disruptions as residents await melting. The text also notes a confirmed appointment in Washington for a clerk or court-related post.
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Amarillo
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McCormick Company
F. R. Bell
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D. W. Barnes
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Route Three
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