NATO Eighth Repels German Raider Near Alfonsine Front
Eighth Army reports repulsing a German raiding party attempting to attack positions northeast of Alfonsine as snow again limits front action. In Italy weather hindered operations while Allied air forces claim 17 planes from 1500 sorties escorted heavy bombers against Austria and struck rail yards. coastal aircrews hit shipping near the Senio frontline where German attempts were checked. Meanwhile Mrs. Ruby Betty of Santa Monica recalls helping assemble a four engine transport for General MacArthur and says a similar aircraft was built last year for the President.
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RCME
Eighth Army
Alfonsine
Fifth Army
Nique
Austria
Italy
Agrantie
Senio
Teiagne
Ruby Betty
General MacArthur
Betty
Santa Monica
Cal
Douglas Aircraft
Amarillo
Douglas
C. E. Betty
West Sixth
Burglaries Hit Amarillo Venues For Cigarettes And Coins
Four burglaries in Amarillo target Carlton Florey Grocery Second and Grant Castle Inn Lone Star Cafe and Pauls Cafe. Robberies stole cigarettes nickels and phonographs with most coins recovered. Two youths aged 17 and 20 were arrested at 4 am by city police and held by county officers as case connections noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newtine and Nickelodeons
Amarillo
Carlton-Florey Grocery Company
Grant
Castle Tem
Lone Star Cafe
Seediey White
Ranger
C. G. Mosvigomnery
Paul's Cafe
Fifth
Tyler
L. King
Connecteen
Castle Inn
Lone Star
Paul
Mrs W O Corbell Undergoes Serious Operation
Mrs W O Corbell of 1705 West Eighth has undergone a serious operation at Northwest Texas Hospital and is recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O Corbell
West Eighth
Northwest
Texas
Oliver aunts’ Golden Wedding Anniversary celebrated in Wellington
Misees Velma and Bernice Oliver, both 11, of Louisiana attended the Golden Wedding Anniversary of their aunt held in Wellington yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misees Velma
Bernice Oliver
Louisiana
Wellington
Itching First Application Promises Quick Skin Relief
A vintage ad promotes SLUR BTAR OINTMENT claiming relief from eczema rash tinder fungus pimples and scabies after one application with possible money back satisfaction. The copy urges repeats as needed and commands trying it today.
Supreme Court review asked in Texas labor case
The U S Supreme Court is asked to rehear the R J Thomas case on a Texas labor union law section. The motion, filed by the attorney general, seeks to overturn the court's Jan 8 ruling and preserve the register requirement for paid union organizers during labor speeches.
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Ask Supreme Court
Texas
Austin
Supreme Court of the United States
R. J. Thomas
Attorney General's Department
High Court
Germans Claim Mass American Captures on Western Front
German communique states about 1000 Americans captured yesterday on the Western Front and over 100 British tanks disabled in five days. It cites 330 men and 11 officers capitulating under artillery fire in the Ardennes and says 450 of the 45th Division were captured at Reipertsweiler in the Bitche sector of Alsace.
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London
Ardennes
Reipertsweiler
Bitche
Alsace
Fisher Is Archbishop of Canterbury Elect
The Rt. Rev. Geoffrey Francis Fisher was formally elected Archbishop of Canterbury in London on January 22, marking a historic church leadership transition. Fisher succeeds the previous archbishop and assumes duties as spiritual head of the Church of England.
Markets and Livestock Report From New York and Midwest
Market summary lists Dow Jones levels and stock figures at 1 PM with declines. Kansas City and Chicago livestock follow, noting higher cattle and hog prices, strong feeder and yearling activity, and steady to firm hog and lamb prices across multiple weight classes.
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Kansas City
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Potter County Poll Tax Interest Remains Low
Potter County residents show little interest in paying poll tax says Frank Hoyt the county tax assessor and collector. Under 4000 of eligible voters have registered with the deadline eight days away. Two major elections city commission and school board are scheduled this year with more possibly called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
Frank Hoyt
Jury Begins Hearing Damage Suit Over Collision
A jury in 108th District Court today heard testimony in the case of Ema Elder against Panhandle Stages and Shuttle Service. Elder seeks damages for injuries alleged in a vehicle collision, with Judge W. E. Gee presiding.
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108Th District Court
Ema Elder Vesus
Panhandle
W. E. Gee
Slaying Case Writ Prepared
A habeas corpus writ for bond in the murder case of Frank Graves, indicted for the knife slaying of Mrs. Dorothy Snelson on May 28, had not been filed by noon. Judge Henry S. Bishop may hear testimony Tuesday. Graves is represented by J. W. Sanders. Graves also faces robbery by assault accusations involving T. A. Ferguson, with $40 stolen. Clarence Williams is charged in the Ferguson attack. Penalty on the robbery by assault ranges from five years to life.
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Frank Graves
Dorothy Snelson
Henry S. Bishop
Graves
J. W. Sanders
T. A. Ferguson
Ferguson
Clarence Williams
Canned Hamburgers Aimed at Frontline Troops
The Army announced canned hamburgers packed two to a can with salt pepper and a charcoal broiled flavor. They can be eaten cold but taste better heated, and are to be delivered to American soldiers in the field.
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Chicago
Earthquake Detected by Fordham Seismograph
A light earthquake was recorded today by Fordham University seismograph as seismologist Rev. Joseph J. Lynch reported the quake originated about 1,340 miles away likely north of Cuba.
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New York
Cuba
Fordham University
Joseph J. Lynch
Courthouse Records and Divorce Matters Listed
District Court records show divorce actions for Winnie Clifton versus Carl Clifton and Clarence Breedlove versus Sarah Mae Breedlove. Marriage licenses issued to M. M. Townsend with Emma Jane Pate and to Avery Frank Nelson with Janice Black. Additional licenses for Chester A. Doile with Martha Hammitt, Horace H. Martin with Lawana Hill, Gonzalo A. Ballin with Lorenza Rodriguez, Franklin E. Hargrove with Mavis Wiggins Myers, and Guy W. Woodward with Bette E. Jones.
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Winnie Clifton
Carl Clifton
Clarence Breedlove
Sarah Mae Breedlove
M. M. Townsend
Emma Jane Pate
Avery Frank Nelson
Janice Black
Chester A. Doile
Martha Hammitt
Horace H. Martin
Lawana Hill
Gonzalo A. Ballin
Lorenza Rodriguez
Franklin E. Hargrove
Mavis Wiggins Myers
Guy W. Woodward
Bette E. Jones
Regional Labor Board Names New Vice Chairman
Wales H. Madden of Amarillo announced A Langley Coffey of Tulsa Oklahoma as vice chairman of the Eighth Regional War Labor Board succeeding Dr T O Walton who resigned. Coffey becomes one of two vice chairmen joining Garland R Farmer. Farmer owns Henderson Times and has served as vice chairman since February 1944. Coffey joined the board in October 1943 and has been senior enforcement attorney and regional attorney since 1944. Coffey is a Kentucky native and Tulsa Law School and University of Oklahoma graduate.
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Coffey
Kentucky
University of Oklahoma
University of Tulsa Law School
Hand Grenade Found on Street Kills Man in Gainesville
Gainesville police report a 62 year old man, Robert L Landers, died when a hand grenade he was examining exploded at his home. He had reportedly found the grenade on a local street a week earlier and it detonated during handling.
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Gainesville
Robert L. Landers
Jim Dooley
Landers
Spann Visits Home After Weekend With Parents
Frank Spann, stationed at the Navy Radio School in Stillwater, spent the weekend with his parents Mr. and Mrs Frank Spann, Sr. at 910 Mississippi.
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Frank Spann
Navy Radio School
Stillwater
Mississippi
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Pune
Zee
Chagos Telek
Sontiong
Lewextaed
Pete
Ewelee
Creo
Erred
Ger
Cent
Western Front
Jane Albright
Oklahoma University
Mrs
Sam Albright
van Buren
French Cleaners & Hatters
George L. Grogan
V. Leslie Rhea
G. L. Hockenberry
Harold B. Shile
Certified Public Accountant
George L. Grogan & Company
Oliver-Earle Building
Surine More
Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Piierce
Fenner & Beane
NEW York Stock Exchange
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Am Smelt
Packard
Pan Amer Airways
Paramount
Penn RR Wert
Phillips
Radio Corp
Sears
Shell Union Oil
Socony Vacuum
Sou Pac
Tereee
Stand Oil Ind
Nee
Studebaker
Shamrock Oil & Gase's
Texas Corp
Tex Gull Sylph Phedas
Tidewater
Wilson & Coeeereeee
White Motors Ry
Warner Brosse
Financial Industrial Fund
Bae Ee
Amarillo Printing Company
Pat
the Trading Post
Tailor Shop
Courthouse Records
Thomson-King
Insurance Service
Ed Wynne
Berden
Ed Wynn
Jerry Wayne
Mark Warnen
Elsie
Elmer
Beulah
RED Cross
Caney Bron
Mexico
Erator
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