Speculation on a United Nations supreme commander
Washington sources speculate on a U N supreme commander for all Allied forces maybe an American such as General George C Marshall or Admiral William D Leahy or General Douglas MacArthur. They note no official move exists but leaders like MacArthur Loahy Marshall and Chiang Kai shek could be contenders with current area commands described for different theaters.
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Irving Perimeter
Washington
George C. Marshall
United States Army
United Nations
Marshall
William D. Leahy
Douglas MacArthur
Leahy
Roosevelt
White House
MacArthur
Bataan
inter-Allied
Stalin
Chiang Kai-Shek
Wavell
Churchitt
Southwest
Pacific
India
Auchinleck
Middle East
Chiang-Kai-Shek
China
Russia
Great Britain
Egypt
Rus
Global war planning critique on troop deployment
A source argues that sia and American troops redirected from Australia to Libya. The routing supposedly reflected immediate needs rather than a master strategy for the world war. The critic says a unified plan should govern aid where it best serves the global effort.
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Sia
Australia
Libya
Presbyterian Camp Dates Announced at Cota Glen
E Paul Hovey of the Central Presbyterian Church announced two annual conferences at Cota Glen 20 miles southeast of Canyon. The Pioneer conference for ages 12 to 14 runs July 20 to July 24, and the older youth conference for ages 15 to 23 runs July 24 to July 31.
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Cota Glen
Canyon
E. Paul Hovey
Central Presbyterian Church
Hovey
Farm Funds Authorized as Senate Approves Parity Loans
Washington July 8 The Agriculture Department gains temporary funds to finish July and a showdown looms over authority to sell surplus corn and wheat for feed below parity. Senate and House approve interim funding and parity loan legislation, aiming to empower CCC to handle 1943 grain stocks and support 1942 crops.
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John R. Beal
Washington
Agriculture Department
Congress
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Commodity Credit Corporation
Navy Recruit Walter Troyer Heads to San Diego
Seattle July 8 Walter Troyer a former high school athlete left for the San Diego training station two days after enlisting in the navy He was joined by 14 friends who are also entering naval service with him in recruitment duty.
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Seattle
Walter Troyer
Navy
Troyer
San Diego
MacArthur Headquar ters Reports Intermittent Air Raids
General MacArthur's headquarters in Australia states that apart from a raid by 16 Japanese bombers on Horn Island the front shows only intermittent air reconnaissance. The Havana bank reports four kegs holding $20,000 in pennies and nickels from the United States.
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General MacArthur
Australia
Horn Island
Torres Strait
New Guinea
United States
Havana
Cuba
Will R. Winch Funeral Set in Kansas City
Funeral services for Will R. Winch longtime theater executive who died yesterday in El Paso will be held Friday morning in Kansas City Missouri. The 69 year old spent more than 35 years in Texas theater work starting in 1925 with Amarillo theaters and later lived in El Paso and Salt Lake City. He was a Rotary Club and Masonic Order member and is survived by a Kansas City sister-in-law.
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Will R. Winch
Interstate Theaters
Amarillo
Kansas City
Salt Lake City
el Paso
Winch
Texas
Associated
Rotary Club
Masonic Order
Civil Service Jobs Announced by U S Civil Service Commission
Uncle Sam seeks personnel officers assistants and calculating machine operators among several civil service posts. Full details and applications available from H M Timmons Secretary Board of U S Civil Service Examiners Room 21 Post Office Building.
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Uncle Sam
U. S. Civil Service Commission
H. M. Timmons
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Oceania
United States
YMCA Appeal Yields Strong Community Response
The Amarillo YMCA reports good response to a drive collecting athletic equipment for American POWs in Axis camps. Residents contribute boxing gloves base balls bats uniforms basketballs and other gear through the Red Cross channel. The YMCA has established contact with prisoners from Bataan Corregidor Wake Guam and other Far Eastern areas.
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Amarillo Y. M. C. A
The
Young Men's Christian Association
International Red Cross
Bataan Peninsula
Corregidor
Wake
Guam
Far
International
Y M C A Aids Prisoners of War With Activities
The Y M C A urges support for its Aid to Prisoners of War program noting prisoners receive food clothing and shelter but lack equipment for activities. Athletic gear musical instruments and usable books are in demand to provide meaningful pursuits. Contact the Y M C A at telephone 6614 to contribute. Peru shipped over 1 300 000 pounds of goat and kid skins to the United States last year.
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Peru
United States
Lieut John H Meagher Receives New Assignment At Glider School
Lieut John H Meagher of Worcester Massachusetts is named assistant adjutant at the advanced glider school, announced by Col Edward H Underhill. His duties expand beyond civilian procurement officer trial judge advocate and statistical officer. Ya Argentina has a construction boom.
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John H. Meagher
Worcester
Mass
Edward H. Underhill
Meagher
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