Allied Air Power Presses Pacific Offensive From Saidor To Rabaul
U S forces report continued air and naval pressure against Japan in the Southwest Pacific. P-40 fighters shoot down 18 to 20 enemy planes near Saidor as Liberators and Mitchells bomb Arawe. further strikes hit Rabaul. Allied bombers sink a 10,000 ton vessel off Kavieng and damage three other ships in the Marshall Islands. Admiral Nimitz vows a relentless, fused attack as Japanese forces remain entrenched in island chains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Pacific
Saidor
New Guinea
U. S. Sixth Army
Arawe
New Britain
Rabaul
Kavieng
New Ireland
Maloelap
Likiep
Jaulit
Mili
Marshall Islands
Central Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Gilbert Islands
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Letter From Home to Boys in Service
The Panhandle town of Amarillo reports snow melt and road damage plus plans for postwar improvements. Drilling near town hints at new oil activity. War Bond drive events, visiting dignitaries, and honors for Texas soldiers are noted along with local social news, weddings, engagements, and sports results.
Allied forces drive toward Cassino as San Elia falls
French Moroccan units storm San Elia while American patrols ford the Rapido River and push toward Cassino front. Canadian troops attack near Tomasso as Adriatic front action resumes. Russian offensives push from Kovno toward Reichskommissar Koch’s HQ and rail lines as Rokossovsky and Bagramian forces advance in White Russia and the Baltic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Elia
Rome
5Th Army
Rapido
Gustav Line
Cassino
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Tomasso
Pescara
Fifth Army
Rapido River
Cassino-Atina
Ank
Valvori
Artona
San Tomasso
Nikolai F. Vatutin
Sarny-Rovno
Novograd Volynski
White Russia
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Pripet
Pinsk
Pripet River
Tran C. Bagramian
Novosokolniki
Latvia
Alkhimova
War marriages debate and weather update in Amarillo
Best Guess Is Some Will and Some Will Not shows Amarillo people weighing war marriages with comments from Mrs. J B Baines Mrs Guy Barnes Jr Mrs Brown Wilson Miss Rosemary Boston Pvt Earl Higdon and Mrs John Josey. The article also notes a 34 degree official low with a 54 high and a forecast of BE weather for upcoming ceremonies and ice on streets and highways. Ration books losses rise as clerks report many blanked books while poll tax payments surge with nearly 4 000 of 12 500 polls paid ahead of the January 31 deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Amarillo
Tenth
Fillmore
J. B. Baines
Guy Barnes, JR
Hawaii
Brown
Wilson
Rosemary Boston
Earl Higdon
John Josey
Bureau
Army-Navy
Helium Award Tribute Planned at Amarillo
Admiral Charles E. Rosendahl will present the Army Navy E to Amarillo and Exell Helium plants in a ceremony at Amarillo tonight. Dr. C W Seibel, Amarillo, is praised for helium production, with a program including meals and a high school auditorium talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Navy
Amarillo
Exell
Charles E. Rosendahl
C. W. Seibel
Admiral Rosendahl
Department of Interior
Navy
English Airport
Col
Edward W. Raley
Amarillo Army Airfield
Amnari
Chamber of Commerce
Capitol Hotel
Army
Arnold Predicts Shuttle Bombing of Germany
Gen Henry H Arnold commander of the United States Army Air Forces foresees shuttle bombing of Germany using planes based in Russia and Italy. He said Allied advances from the East and standardized parts would allow missions from Italy to bomb vital targets en route to Russian bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Germany
Russia
Italy
Henry H. Arnold
United States Army Air Forces
Passengers Barred From Croatian Railways for a Month
Zagreb officials announce a month long suspension of passenger traffic on Croatian railways starting Friday. No reason given. reports suggest possible troop and supply moves or sabotage on the Yugoslav line. In Washington, the President remains on a restricted schedule under doctor’s orders after a recent flu attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Scandinavian Telegraph Bureau
Zagreb
Croatia
Balkans
Washington
Britain Denies Pravda Peace Talks Report
British officials voiced a strong denial of a Pravda dispatch alleging separate peace talks with Germany. The denial, presented to the Moscow government, followed widespread diplomatic confusion as Moscow and London weighed the rumor's implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jran
U.P
Britain
Germany
Communist Party
Pravda
Foreign Office
Moscow
John Balfour
Archibald Clark Kerr
Russia
United Press
Cairo
Joachim von Ribbentrop
War Loan Drive Opens with School Report High
Central Junior High School led the opening with a report of 11000 in E bonds sold this morning. International Harvester’s Amarillo district manager W A Fisk contributed 50000. Potter County quota is 5175000 with 1575000 in E bonds and a 5000 per person limit. A USO program features five war heroes and two movie stars at 8 pm Wednesday. Col S Simpson leads the event with a 30 minute music prelude. A large military parade followed yesterday’s kickoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Junior High
Elizabeth Nixon
War Finance
Cal Farley
W. A. Fisk
International Harvester Company
USO
Col. S. Simpson
Jack King
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Surrounding Areas
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with moderate to fresh winds. West Texas mostly cloudy through today tonight and Wednesday with warmer conditions in Del Rio Eagle Pass area and cooler in Panhandle South Plains Wednesday. New Mexico generally fair today tonight and Wednesday with cooler trends this afternoon and Wednesday. 24 hours ending 6:30 AM shows high 54 low 34 noon 41.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
del Rio
Eagle Pass
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Churchill Returns to London After Illness
Prime Minister Churchill arrived in London from the Middle East after pneumonia recovery and told the House of Commons he planned to brief on the war soon. He sought latitude on the timing of discussing the war as preparations for western invasion proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Churchill
Middle East
House of Commons
Europe
Liquor Theft Reported In Dallas To Amarillo Route
O G Hayes reports a $2700 theft of whiskey from a Sproles Motor Freight Lines truck. About 65 of 100 cases were missing when the vehicle arrived in Amarillo. The liquor was en route from Dallas to an Amarillo distilling company via an Amarillo wholesaler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Amarillo
O. G. Hayes
Sproles Motor Freight Lines, Inc
Sproles
Lincoln Street
No Action On Permanent Army Base Transfer Plan
A joint Chamber of Commerce and city meeting held behind closed doors produced no action on transferring 1,500 acres adjoining English field to the government. President Jack Cunningham said a decision was made to wait for checks with government agencies before moving forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Jack Cunningham
Civic Organization
English Field
German Fighters Up Gunned With 30-Millimeter Cannons
London reports German fighter planes in the West now carry 30 millimeter cannons, fifty percent larger than standard British plane guns and more than twice the size of the .50 caliber machine guns on American B 17s. The Daily Mail notes these cannons push high altitude combat risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
London Daily Mail
The
Daily Mail
Southwest Pacific
City to Award Pump Contracts and Speed Limit Change
The city commission may award contracts to remove a 4,000,000 gallon pump and reinstall it with an 8,000,000 gallon unit at Amarillo power plant and Palo Duro plant. They may also consider an ordinance to align Northeast Eighth Avenue speed limit with state limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Duro
Municipal Water Company
Amarillo
Eighth Avenue
Tito Reported Wounded Amid Adriatic Coast Operations
Cairo radio said Marshal Josip Broz Tito was wounded in Montenegro as German forces landed on Brac and Sulet near Split. Partisan garrisons were reported wiped out on Sulet, threatening Split's lifeline port while anti-tank armed Partisans fought German motorized units in western Bosnian hills and pressure mounted in Lika.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Cairo
Josip (Tito) Brozovich
Jugoslav
Brac
Split
Brosovich
Montenegro
Adriatic
Zagreb
Sulet
Bosnia
Croatia
Bosnian
Lika
Wall's Ridge Battle Ends Fierce Cape Gloucester Clash
Marines repulse five Japanese charges at Wall's Ridge on New Britain's Cape Gloucester. Lt. Col. Lewis Walt commands amid brutal hand to hand fighting, artillery support, and heavy casualties as the ridge becomes a decisive point in the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin Spencer
Cape Gloucester
United States
Wall’s Ridge
New Britain
Lewis Walt
Colorado Aggie
Ft. Collins
Colo
Walt
Bergen Bay
Frank Thideau
Silver Spring, Md
Wall
Hill
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Imperial
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Morley MacKenzie
Canada
J. Lonergan
of the Elks
Rosendahl
Sabrno
36Th Division
Texas Boys
John Y. Gill
Charles W. Barnard, Jr
Happy
Hersel R. Adams
J. W. Adams
Tulia
Tulsa
William F. Stark
Perryton
William O. Starnes
Joe Horner
Donald Moore
William H.holcomb
Borger
England
Robert K. Bell
van Fuqua
Floydada
Kansas
Billy L. Sunday
Plainview
James E. Wilson
Canadian
Mediterranean
Jack Pittman
Warren Conrad
Leary
Cecil Dyke
Ruth
Wayne Lovelady
Jean Hulen
Cpl
Odell Harris
Mary Elizabeth Camp
Leo Ernest Spurlock
Juanita Virginia Hayhurst
Lem Wagner, Jr
United States Navy
Pfc
Roy P. Eastland Jr
Barbara Elaine Anderson
Big Spring
New York
Avanelle Hill
Walter Weed, Jr
Margaret Sewell
Louis C. Bagwell
Helen Louise Deckard
George A. Goodnight
Margaret Love
Harry Bunnenburg
Dorotha Ballew
Howard Brisendine
Florence Gristly
Harry R. Renek
Regina Doane
Harry Gaunt
Benny E. Greenhill
Ninna Elsie Marie Boehme
Amarillo College
Solidaires
Catherine Duncan Dee
Helen Galloup Braadsladt
Verlena Stringer Ansley
Ruth Butler McNeil
Harriet Hall Jordan
Mildred Hart Wingate
Jane Harry Edquist
Harriet Chisholm
Carlie Barnes McKnight
Zua Warner Parr
Dorothy Miller Akeig
Air Forces
Guy Owens
Globe News
Harold Asplund
Denver
G. T. Hull
Golden Sandie
Dimmitt Bobcats
Sandies
Tucumcari
Amarillo Army Air Field
Auditorium Uso
United Pr
Kovno
Sewell Beery’s Prescription Shop
W. Tenth
Foot Panel
Helium
Arnold
World Globes and Atlases
Rus Sell Stationery Company
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Neclv-Cheenhill-Lowndes
Tito
Bataan
Guadalcanal
Paul Cole
Kansas City
Cole
Haney
Lemuel Shepherd
Norfolk
Gloucester
Shepherd
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