Massed Red Army Guns Break German Lines at Leningrad
Soviet artillery under Col. Gen. Voronov unleashed a two hour 20 minute bombardment at Schlusselburg fortress to open a breach in the German lines. Lieut. Pavel Kochanenkov commanded a tiny garrison that held out for 16 months during the siege. Russian sappers and infantry followed the fire, crossing the Neva and pushing a bridgehead as the Germans suffered heavy losses and retreated.
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Moscow
Schlosselburg
Leningrad
Free City
Pavel Kochanenkov
N. N. Voronov
Red Army
Stalingrad
Voronezh
Caucasus
Adolf Hitler
Pravda
Schlusselburg
Sevastopol
Crimea
Neva
Braniff Seeks Amarillo Denver Air Route Expansion
Braniff Airways president T F E Braniff reports to Mayor Jenkins that CAB decisions are soon expected on routes Amarillo to Denver via Pueblo and Colorado Springs and Amarillo to San Antonio via Lubbock San Angelo and Big Spring. He notes wartime equipment losses and hopes for postwar growth, while referencing Shiprock ascent after 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braniff Airways
Amarillo
Denver
T. F E. Braniff
Braniff
Joe A. Jenkins
CAB
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
San Antonio
Lubbock
San Angelo
Big Spring
Laredo
Mexico
Navy recruitment notes and service eligibility details
The Amarillo Globe reports on urgent need for med trades volunteers with two letters of recommendation. Recruiters outline qualifications and service ratings, which are usually confirmed by the Navy when reporting for duty. Accepted Construction Battalion personnel will receive draft board induction letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
Navy
Navy Seeks More Seabees for Foreign Service
Chief Harry Longabach, head of the local Navy recruiting station, announced early today that applications for Seabee service would be accepted all week for shipment Monday into service. The Navy seeks men ages 18 to 50 who qualify as construction workers and officers for overseas duty. Cooks, blacksmiths, riggers, wharf builders, metal workers, and steel workers are among the trades requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Longabach
Navy
Radio Schedule Highlights KGNC NBC Lineup
KGNC 1440 Kce lists Tuesday evening programs from 6:00 to 11:05 featuring Fred Waring Ginny Simms Fibber McGee and Molly Bob Hope Red Skelton and Olmsted drama plus NBC news and St Louis Serenade. Wednesday morning blocks include The Sky Pilot Farm Round Up Rise n Shine Trading Post Hawaiian music News by Air and Vic and Sade among others.
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KGNC
Kce
Fred Waring
Victory Tunes
NBC
Alr
H. V. Kaltenborn
Wat
Ginny Simms
Molly
Bob Hope
Red Skelton
Olmsted
Farm
the O'Neills
Vic and Sade
Snow Village
David Harum
Wunstop Dazit
Pattern 6317 Anne Adams dress pattern sale
Anne Adams introduces pattern 6317 a young housefrock with square neckline inset waistband heart pockets and back buttoning offered in mis ses and women sizes 14 through 40. pattern 4317 details and yardage for size 16 plus price and mail order from The Amarillo Globe pattern department New York.
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Anne Adams
Amarillo Globe
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Fifty Bluebonnets Sworn Into WAVES
Lieut Edward C Lawson oversaw enlistment for the Texas Bluebonnet WAVES squadron in Panhandle area. Fifty women sworn into WAVES with about 15 more expected before Thursday night. Navy staff includes Lieut Tom Cole Ensign Mary Langdon and Pharmacist Mate Matthews. other Navy personnel and civic groups aiding recruitment. Lawson says Navy plans more WAVES recruiting in the Southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward C. Lawson
Panhandle
Tom Cole
Mary Langdon
Matthews
Naval Medical Staff
Harry Frederickson
John Kessler
Art Naylor
Jack Weathers
Dick Cazzell
Navy
WAVE
Grace Hodge
The
Legion Auxiliary
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Kline’s
Hodge
Legion
Lieut
Lawson
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Peter the Great
Nikolai Lenin
Russia
Stockholm
Denver-Amarillo Air Line
Army
Oklahoma City
Dallas
New Mexican
Riu Mialela
Nature
Battle of Wits
Winstop Duzzit
the Guiding Light
James L. Gordon
Ohman and Arden
Evelyn Boyd
Society
Ma Perkins
Pepper Young's
Stella Dallas
Lorenzo Jones
Young Widder Brown
Portia
Life
Just Plain
Bill
Front Page
Farrell
Amarillo Field News
the Box
K Ranchers
KFC
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Mbs
Johnson
John Josey
the Organ
TSN
Blue Network
John B. Hughes
Art Kussell
Orchestra
Texas Wranglers
George Duffy
Orch
Gospel Hour
Melody Hall
Mr. Farmer
Tommy Tucker
Central Baptist Church
Jan Savitt
Benny Goodman
Foursquare Gospel Church
Karl Zomar
Bill Hay
Navy School of Music
Cedric Foster
Walter Compton
Tom, Dick and
Harry
Superman
Philip Keyne-Gordon
Stanley Quinn
Arthur Mann
Belding
Mich
Glenn Reusser
Ionia County
Reusser
Diamond Shop
Sam
Club of the Air
Polk
Capudine
Amarillos Finest
Blackburn
SHAW
America
Harrison
Gunnxhinerman
Pampa
Borger
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