Fighting on the Don Front Near Voronezh and Rossosh
German fourth panzer army crossed the Don near Voronezh as heavy fighting raged on the east bank. Aimed at Rossosh, the thrust threatens the Moscow Rostov line and Caucasus rail hub. Soviet reports claim 4000 German deaths and tanks destroyed in Kalinin front actions.
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Moscow
Fourth Panzer Army
Don River
Voronezh
Red Star
Rossosh
Rostov
Caucasus
Stalingrad
Kalinin Front
Don
Semyon Timoshenko
Genimch Rayon
Moscow-Rostov
Don Basin
Kalinin
Allies Fight Large Nazi Battlefleet in Arctic Convoy Battle
In 24 hour daylight north of Bear Island, Allied forces repelled a major German effort to attack a convoy bound for Libya. The Tirpitz with Hipper and pocket battleships Scheer and Lützow were pushed back after a Russian submarine damaged the Tirpitz. German radio claimed heavy Allied losses, but Allied officials called those claims exaggerated and noted talks among American British and Russian representatives on protecting supply routes.
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Pitz
Hipper
Scheer
Luetzow
U. S
Arctic
Bear Island
British Submarine Sinks Enemies in European Waters
In European coastal waters the British submarine attacked six enemy minesweepers, sinking two and damaging three, with no losses aboard. The same submarine also sank two enemy ships bound for Libya in the Mediterranean, plus a medium sized merchant ship in a strongly escorted convoy to Isbyl and later a southbound naval auxiliary vessel. The patrol boats engaged the minesweepers at point blank range and returned safely.
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London
Admiralty
Libya
Mediterranean
Isbyl
Ankara
North Africa
Balkans
Yugoslavia
Crete
Rommel
United States
Aadon
Abmarine
Blitz Friday Drives Rubber Scrap in Amarillo
In Amarillo residents heed Blitz Friday urging last minute rubber scrap donations to meet government needs. Potter County totals reach 278,994 pounds with Lubbock leading at 435,000 and Hale at 332,173 pounds as the drive continues through Friday midnight.
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William R. Boyd, Jr
Petroleum Industry War Council
Boyd
Palis Abe O. Starks
Panhandle
Potter County
Potter
West Texas
Lubbock County
Hale
Amarillo
Rommel Driven Back Toward Sea Near El Alamein
British mobile columns squeezed Rommel's armored right flank toward the sea near El Alamein as U.S. bombers and British submarines attacked Axis supply lines in the Mediterranean. Reinforcements reportedly moved from the Balkans to restore Rommel's force. Allied air and naval actions claimed several Axis vessels and transport vehicles destroyed. In the southern sector, mobile columns pressed tanks and forced enemy forces northward in a mainly local engagement. Elsewhere on the front, routine artillery and patrol activity continued. Also, three months ahead of schedule, Massey-Harris Co announced first war tanks built in Racine rolled off its lines.
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Edward Kennedy
Cairo
el Alamein
Erwin Rommel
Mediterranean
Theattic
Egypt
Minel
Racine
Wis
Rmy
Embry
Massey-Har- Co
Commandos Close Bond Campaign In Amarillo
The Retailers For Victory campaign ends at 5 30 PM with a 10 day drive of War Bond and Stamp sales on the home front. General Paul V Alexander and Lieut Gen Gordon Morrison thank Amarillo for its support as tallies are prepared, with reports showing early totals like 3426 dollars from the Oriental Shop and more expected as officials finalize the count.
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For Victory
Abatian Hansen le Need dL Widee
Slules Lipuuriluus Lile Cily
Paul V. Alexander
Gordon Morrison
Mason King
Amarillo
Alexander
Uncle Sam
High Command
Commando Chart Reports July Quota for Potter County
A July quota report lists White & Kirk leading battalion squadron and J C Penney second squadron with totals including 563600. Major Drug Co and many named commandos and shops are cited with individual earnings. government notices follow with appropriations and naval construction bills.
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Potter County
White & Kirk
J.C. Penney & Company
Major Drug Co
Edd
Oberbeck
Louise Victor
J. C. Penney's
Mrs. W. W. Wetsel
White & Kirk's
Elizabeth Thompson
Elizabeth Blackburn
Blackburn Brothers
Ora Lee Cowdrey
J. C. Penney’s
John Burgan
Harry Holland's
Jet Downing
White & Kirk’s
Lucy Bell Dinwiddie
Kitty Kerrigan
Gordon Style Shop
Millie Anderson
Marizon’s
Opal Pippin
Fifth Avenue Shop
Lucille* Jones
Marron's
Irene Yoakley
C. R. Anthony & Co
Ed Caskey
Sugar ration cards urged for Amarillo defense workers
Potter County sugar rationer Grady Wilson warns men arriving for defense jobs must carry their sugar rationing cards. Some have left cards at home for families, a violation. Workers with no cards should have landladies obtain them, as boarding house operators may provide a card for a boarder with a description.
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Amarillo
Grady Wilson
Potter County
Mr. Wilson
Widening of West Sixth Avenue Begins After Sand Shortage
Work on West Sixth Avenue resumed on a 24 hour basis after sand shortages were resolved. Asphalt will be frozen next week and all materials are on hand. The contractor Jack Vowell of El Paso started concrete pours last night per city manager Austin P. Hancock, with war project operators securing sand.
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West Sixth Avenue
Austin P. Hancock
Jack Vowell
el Paso
Senator Sees Tank Battle In Libya Report
From Libya notes the United States medium tank General Grant performed well in combat. A tank detachment knocked out about nine enemy tanks while desert navigation relied on a compass. Soldiers trained well, equipment is solid, and frontline life included limited sleep and canned rations.
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United States Army Reserve
United Press
Washington
Libya
United States
General Grant
Seamen Try to Salvage Torpedoed Panamanian Vessel
Seventeen crewmen recount that thirty four sailors risked their lives to resail their torpedoed merchant ship two hours after abandoning her. The ship’s fate was sealed when an Italian submarine, barnacle covered, attacked with a deck gun and a second torpedo, preventing any chance of saving the vessel.
Honor Nimitz Receives Distinguished Service Medal
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for meritorious service as commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet. Admiral Ernest J. King presented the honor aboard a warship during a brief ceremony witnessed by naval officers and newsmen. King announced Nimitz recently escaped a serious injury in a West Coast crash. the medal honors his leadership in the Coral Sea and Midway actions and the sinking of at least ten Japanese ships.
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U.P
Chester W. Nimitz
America
Coral Sea
Midway
United States Pacific Fleet
Ernest J. King
U. S. Fleet
Nimitz
Grban
Washington
Navy
Pacific Fleet
Admiral King
Pacific Coast
Washington, D. C
Admiral Nimitz
Roosevelt
Frank Knox
Warmth Persists with Late Thunder Showers in West Texas
Amarillo area remains warm with afternoon and evening thunderstorms possible. West Texas highs and lows similar to yesterday, with widely scattered showers. New Mexico also sees scattered thunderstorms and light rains. Rio Grande Valley to the east reports similar activity. Temperature extremes over 24 hours: low 66, high 99, noon reading 87.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
Chinese Drive Japanese From Mountain Base Near Nanchang
Chinese forces pushed 30 000 Japanese troops back from a mountain base and established a front 70 miles long from Changshu to Nancheng south of Nanchang in Kiangsi province. American air leaders predicted intensified bombing of Japanese bases as U S forces gain the upper hand.
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Nanchang
Changshu
Nancheng
Kiangsi
Kan River
Tsungten
Fu River
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India
New Delhi
RAF
Burma
Myitkyina
Sedalia
Husky Railroad
Emmett Bohon
Bohon
Missouri Pacific
Hl Alamein
Desert
el Daba
Anks
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Commandos
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes
Senate Appropriations
Office of Price Administration
Globe News
Globe
Geo
West Sixth Street
Senator
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
Honor Nimitz
By Ralph Salazar
Russell Stationery Company
Canton
U. S. Army Air Force
China
Claire L. Chennault
Chennault
Caleb V. Haynes
Bomber Command
Robert L. Scott
23Rd Pursuit Group
Haynes
Scott
Japan
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