Amarillo Army Air Field names new commander Easterbrook
Col. Edward W. Raley leaves Amarillo Air Field after a brief acting period. Col. Arthur E. Easterbrook, newly appointed C O, arrives from Santa Ana to assume duties. Easterbrook holds the DSC with Oak Leaf Cluster and Purple Heart and has a long service record in artillery infantry and air commands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Raley
Amarillo Army Air Field
John F. Curry
Army Air Forces Western Technical Training Command
Denver
Arthur E. Easterbrook
Santa Ana
Calif
AAF Western Flying Training Command
Raley
Easterbrook
Amarillo Field
C. O
Edward C. Black
C.O
Julian B. Haddon
Harvey S. Burwell
New York
Air Service Field Officers’ School
Field Artillery
Reserve Officers Corps
Infantry
Bonds Near Half Million
War bond drive totals in Amarillo reach 467505.50 with E bonds accounting for most. Amarillo schools lead in sales and set a 5 175 000 Fourth War Loan quota, with local chairmen directing campaigns and urging early purchases by working people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Cal Farley
Farley
Alice Landergin
Violet Davidson
Bivins
Ola Boyles
Central
Mildred Miner
Dwight Morrow
Tetra Heredia
Forest Hill
Berster
Fred Douglas
Alice Mae Kemp
Glenwood
Louise Orr
Horace Mann
Esther Boulware
Humphreys Highland
J. W. Hill
Johnson
L. V. Timmons
Margaret Wills
Jewel Elliott
McKinley
Pearl Gould
Patton
Guy Tomlin
Pleasant Valley
J. Pope Koon
River Road
Martin ‘Meeker
Sam Houston
Warren Bab
Babb
Sam
World Telegraph urges boycott to stop Argentine military intervention
New York World Telegram reports an unofficial but reputable state department dispatch urges complete boycott and official freezing of Argentina to avert a bloody military intervention. The note calls for immediate action by the United States and United Nations to counter Nazi progress threatening hemispheric solidarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
New York World-Telegram
Argentina
State Department
World-Telegram
United States
United Nations
Chrysler Foremen End Detroit Strike Series
About 1,100 foremen at eight Chrysler plants in Detroit returned to work today after voting to end a stoppage in response to a War Labor Board request. The action follows a strike series that began in the area earlier this week and involved multiple plants.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corporation
War Labor Board
Rayburn Named as Aide to Vice Presidential Hope
Washington observers push Speaker Sam Rayburn as a potential Democratic vice president. Robert C. Albright of the Washington Post cites Rayburn’s Chicago Mayor’s Conference remarks and southern governors meeting in Washington as signs his bid grows. Albright notes Rayburn’s Jackson Day dinner engagement may reflect White House interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Rayburn
Robert C. Albright
Washington Post
Rayburn
Chicago
Albright
Texa
Washington
Berlin Blazes Under Record RAF US Bomb Raid
Allied air forces led by Britain's heavy bombers and U S Fortresses struck Berlin with a vast raid dropping more than 2 3 0 0 tons of bombs. The assault followed earlier blows on Rome and coastal targets as press reports note Berlin's 17 night lull ended with heavy fires.
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London
Britain
Berlin
Rome
Prenestina
Porta Maggiore
English Channel
U. S. Eighth Airforce
RAF
Pas de Calais
Air Ministry
Germany
Baltic
Stettin
Minturno
Allies Advance as Tojo Brags At Tokyo Diet
Allied forces press the war in the Pacific with heavy raids on Bangkok and Rabaul. American, RAF and Chinese units coordinate land and air offensives from Burma to New Guinea while Japanese production reportedly doubles. Submarine actions attack Malacca Straits approaches as Allied ships sink Japanese units and bomb airfields.
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United Press
Southwest Pacific
Thailand
Tojo
Japan
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Bangkok
Burma
Ralph J. Mitchell
Solomons
Japa
Mitchell
Rabaul
Toyko Radio
Hideko Tojo
Imperial Diet
Malacca Straits
Boram
Wewaka
New Guinea
Wewak
Admiralty Islands
Hansa Bay
Madang
7Th Army Airforce
Mille
Jaluit
Jabor Island
Marshalls
Cooler Weather Forecast Delivers Little Change Tonight
The forecast predicts minimal change in temperature over the next 30 hours with a slight thaw underway. Observer H C Winburn notes two more days of thawing will clear most ice and snow from the two month old sheet, aside from a garage drift. A reminder: a blizzard struck two weeks ago today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Winburn
Mr. Winburn
Vatican Withholds Recognition of Philippine Jap Government
In Bern Switzerland on January 21 there is no confirmation that the Vatican recognizes the Japanese controlled Philippine regime. The Vatican has not yet recognized the new Fascist Philippine government, despite reports echoed by Berlin radio.
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Bern
Switzerland
Vatican
Philippines
Italy
Berlin
Raio
Eisenhower Aide Promoted To Lieutenant General
President Roosevelt nominated Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith chief of staff to Eisenhower and Maj. Gen. George Grunert commander of the eastern defense command for temporary promotion to lieutenant general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jan
Walter Bedell Smith
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George Grunert
Eastern Defense Command
Roosevelt
Liberators Sink Two Ships In Southeast Pacific Sweep
Liberators of the 14th United States Army Air Force sank a 1700 ton passenger freighter and a 1500 ton tanker in a sea sweep off China's southeast coast. Both vessels were set afire before sinking as crews abandoned them. All air crews returned safely. A mercy plane carrying doctors and horses to quake victims in San Juan, Argentina, crashed en route in Santiago, killing 12 aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
U.P
United States Army Air Force
China
Joseph W. Stilwell
Santiago
Chile
Government Information Bureau
Chilean National Airlines
San Juan
Argentina
Tin Goose returns in postwar airline design study
At a closing conference traffic officials and the engineering department of Transcontinental and Western Air discuss streamlined versions of the old tri motor. J C Franklin notes plans cover small craft for short runs and larger overseas models with 2000 to 4000 mile ranges. The tri motor concept aims to serve smaller communities with short runways after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TWA
Yesteryear
J. C. Franklin
Transcontinetal
Western Air, Inc
Franklin
Reds Rout Reds Rout Moscow Front Drives to Nab 300,000 Nazis
Soviet forces pierced the German line between Leningrad and Lake U.S.S.R. advancing south of Leningrad and west of Novgorod in twin drives to destroy or capture hundreds of thousands of troops. German defenses buckled as troops were cut off in a major turn of the war.
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Moscow
U.P
Leningrad
Lake Simen
Stalingrad
Europe
Novgorod
Rival Cities Plot Airport Expansion Across Dallas Plan
Rival cities are pursuing aggressive airport schemes to boost postwar air travel. Dallas hires a planning engineer and plans to double its largest field while scouting additional sites to meet growing private and commercial air traffic. Joint military and commercial fleets would expand feeder lines to reach major towns nationwide. Air power is expected to surge as lights go back on after the war. Page 2 hints at further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Amarillo Sergeant Earns Legion of Merit for Pacific Service
Eli J. Curtis of Amarillo, in a field artillery unit overseas 15 months, is awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the Solomon Islands. He directed road net surveys, supervised equipment loading, and acted as an officer at times during the Munda campaign while under fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli J. Curtis
Amarillo
Curtis
Tom Curtis
Gerald Hotel
Pierce Street
Legion of Merit
South Pacific
Solomon Islands
Russell Islands
Pavuvu
Rendova Island
Roviana Island
Munda
Col
H. H. Larson
Eli Curate
Cambridge Man Attacks Wallpaper With Axe Over Geisha Imagery
An elderly Cambridge resident, angered by wallpaper showing grinning Japanese geisha girls, admitted he used an axe to strike at his walls. Police reported no further action as two of his sons were serving in the Solomon Islands campaign.
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Cambridge
Mass
Solomons
Panhandle Highway Group to Meet in Amarillo
Officials from Panhandle County and Chamber of Commerce will join Panhandle Press Association directors in Amarillo for a highway meeting tomorrow at 11 in the Amarillo Hotel. The gathering includes plans for the association's annual meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
Panhandle
The
Panhandle Press Association
Air Force Band To Reopen Winter Concert Series
The First Army Air Force Band will reopen its winter concert series Sunday at 8 PM in the Auditorium USO under Chief Warrant Officer Guy L. Stone. Guest soloist will be Miss Irene Levinsohn from the WAC detachment at the field.
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First Army Air Force Band
Guy L. Stone
USO
Irene Levinsohn
WAC
Patching City Streets Delayed By Frost in Amarillo
Amarillo's street paving, damaged by two snowstorms, will receive only temporary repairs until the ground thaws. City manager A P Hancock warns that the full deterioration will mount into thousands of dollars and cannot be assessed until April. Superintendent E R Thompson directs urgent pothole fills as caliche pavement becomes spongy from freezing and thawing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
A. P. Hancock
E. R. Thompson
County Gas Ration Board Calls Special Session
County rationing panel members were summoned this afternoon for a session the purpose of which was not disclosed. Board chairman Chans ler Weymouth is out of town, with Bill Gilstrap serving as gasoline panel chairman to call the meeting.
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County Gas Ration Board
Chansler Weymouth
Bill Gilstrap
Weather summary for Amarillo and surrounding regions
Mostly cloudy tonight with little temperature change. Saturday fair with moderate winds. West Texas partly cloudy today and tonight with cooler readings. Panhandle and South Plains see little change. New Mexico fair today through Saturday, somewhat colder northeast portion. 24 hours ending 6:36 A.M. high 59 low 32 noon 39. Scrap books and photo albums advertised by Russell Stationery Company.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
FDR Likely to Ignore Fourth Term Draft Push
President Roosevelt may skip addressing the Democratic National Committee meeting in Washington as pressure for a fourth term grows. He is nine days behind on statements due to the flu, leaving little time for politics while delegates arrive to elect a new national chairman and set Chicago as the convention site possibly for July 24.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Democratic National Committee
Frank C. Walker
Walker
Robert E. Hannegan
Chicago
James A. Farley
New York
Varley
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Fred Little
H. F. North
Carl Sprague
Dem
Jane Baker
Ben Freeman
John Maynard Lbr, Co
Chrysler
U.S
Bomber Command
Atlantic
Tojo Brags
Nese
New Britain
Glenn L. Hall
Bureau
Eisenhower
Pacific
REDS
Roaten, Rock Airport
White Rock
Mesay
Ton RD
SexEne
Eli Curtis
Air Force Band
Russell Stationery Company
FDR
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