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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1944
Page
1
Washington reports 12 Japanese merchant vessels sunk by American submarines, bringing total sunk or damaged since the war began to 558 ships. Of these, 408 were definitely sunk, with 36 probably sunk and 114 damaged. The latest losses, involving freighters tanker and transports, reflect a severely depleted Japanese cargo fleet in the South Pacific.
Market data show Dow Jones averages at 1:00 PM Amarillo time with modest moves. Kansas City livestock report lists hogs, cattle, calves, and sheep with price ranges and activity, noting steady demand across weights and classifications.
A brown and white woolen knit left-handed glove with Nor way tag is missing. The finder is asked to call 20716. A reader also found a black overshoe and asks the owner to call 3501 Van Buren Street or 4772 to recover it.
Franklin outlines research on tri motor and multi engine airliners for frequent stop service. He notes high wing designs to reduce ground time and crew layouts enabling cabin visibility, with future models carrying 6 to 100 passengers over various routes and distances.
Allied offensive reports describe German retreat in Western Italy as British and American forces push from the Garigliano to Castelforte Ventosa and Cassino areas. French mountain troops reach the Rapido near Cassino while air forces target Ciampo Centocelle Guidonia Rome suburbs and rail yards at Viterbo Carsoli. Vatican water supply disruption noted with aqueduct damage and safety stats show Army Ordnance workers safer than homes.
Deputy U S Marshal Bill Lampe and Lem Savage encountered Joseph Klipp alias Joseph Baker as they moved a prisoner toward South Carolina. They described a food-rich scene in the house of plenty and noted a federal charge of crossing state lines in a stolen automobile.
Sunnyside 4-H Club met for its first 1944 gathering at St. Francis with Miss Pauline Lakey, county home demonstration agent, lecturing on home sewing project problems. Year books were handed out to members including Virginia Detten and Mary Joe Berg. new members Margaret Sue Boren Alta Boren and Opal Raef. The next meeting is set for February 4.
Poll tax payments lag in the county with about 5 000 paid and 1 500 due by Jan 31 to maintain voting strength. Many are paying by mail. Include full name residence address age occupation and length of residence with the 1 75 poll tax.
Ivor Davies will MC the banquet for the Men’s Forum class of the First Presbyterian Church with 75 soldiers from Amarillo Army Air Field as guests. The event in Fellowship Hall concludes an attendance contest between Army and Navy teams. George Ordway’s team lost to Burton Elliott’s Navy squad.
Washington January 21 Harry L Hopkins top Roosevelt adviser testified before a federal grand jury that the so called Hopkins letter claiming his backing Wendell Willkie is a forgery Sparks and Ickes deny involvement and Phillips denies knowledge The letter dated August 1943 purported to be from Hopkins to Dr Umphrey Lee SMU president suggested Willkie would be the man and cooperation would follow The case remains under grand jury consideration.
Soviet forces pressed the offensive as 3 000 enemy troops surrendered near Novgorod. Front dispatches report heavy enemy losses exceeding 45 000 on two fronts, with 40 000 killed in six days south and southwest of Leningrad. Red Air Force supported with bombers and fighters, while Meretskov’s army advanced past Novgorod and captured Naschi and Dolgovo near Leningrad.
The article outlines Amarillo’s need to expand English Field to compete in postwar air travel. It notes Dallas, Oklahoma City, and Albuquerque already plan for a three dimensional air age and cites a CAB pre hearing on Braniff Airways routing Lubbock between Amarillo and Fort Worth. The Chamber of Commerce seeks intervenor status.
Ration board members have been notified through the regional OPA news sheet that they may wear badges of honor. The OPA designed lapel buttons for chairmen and members, with eligibility set at five hundred hours of service. No local board orders have been placed for these buttons.
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