Allied Bombers Hit Rome and Sicilian Front Advances
Allied air forces bombed Rome for the first time in the war as American Seventh Army captured Caltanissetta and advanced toward Enna and Piazza Armerina in Sicily. British Eighth Army pressed toward Gerbini with strikes near Catania as Montgomery’s forces widen bridgeheads and press the axis line.
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North Africa
Seventh Army
Caltanissetta
Sicily
Rome
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth
Catania
Montgomery
Caetania
Ount Etna
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Piazza Armerina
Alfredo Guzzoni
Allied bombers hit Rome in daylight raid first of war
Allied bomber force including Flying Fortresses Liberators and Marauders conducted the first daylight bombing of Rome. missions targeted rail yards and industrial centers while avoiding Vatican City and major religious monuments. Additional strikes hit Monte Corvino Pomigliano and Sicilian targets as RAF and US air units supported the British Eighth Army along the east coast of Sicily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Rome
Italy
Monte Corvino
Pomigliano
Eighth Army
Catania
Randazzo
Mount Etna
Middle East
Reggio Calabria
Mediterranean
Vatican City
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Surroundings
Weather report notes little temperature change with gentle to moderate winds in Amarillo area. West Texas sees scattered thundershowers in El Paso region and Big Bend with minor temperature shifts. New Mexico has scattered afternoon and evening showers and storms with little temperature change. High 89, low 65, noon 87. Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance.
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Amarillo
West Texas
el Paso
Big Bend
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Helen Anderson Wins With Tip and Story
Helen Anderson won first prize in the News Tip Contest with a story about film star Robert Young in Amarillo and a tipped interview. Second prize went to J C McCoy Jr for a tip about flying ants causing trouble, with Mrs A B Mack earning third for potato plant tops.
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Helen Anderson
Lincoln ‘Street
Globe News
Robert Young
Amarillo
Helen
J. C. McCoy, Jr
Cleveland Street
A. B. Mack
Fillmore
Federal Grand Jury Returns Indictments From District
The federal grand jury in Fort Worth is active today and likely will return 10 to 12 indictments from this district. A second criminal session may be held this term. Judge Wilson remains in Amarillo handling civil matters including Pantex land cases now on trial. Judge Whit Davidson has finished oil Bas and carbon company accounting cases and returned to Fort Worth.
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Federal Grand Jury
Fort Worth
Wilson
Amarillo
Pantex
Whit Davidson
Bas and Carbon Company
German Submarines Sink Ten Ships in July Total
German propaganda bureau says Berlin broadcast reports ten ships sunk recently raising July total to 45 ships amounting to 280 000 tons.
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London
German International Information Bureau
Berlin
Associated Press
Sgt Olen Goodner among ten killed in Grenada plane crash
Grenada Mississippi reports Staff Sgt Olen W Goodner of Pampa Texas killed in an air crash near Grenada last Saturday. The incident killed four officers and six enlisted men, with details released yesterday.
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Olen Goodner
Pampa
Grenada
Miss
Olen W. Goodner
Texas
Here
Allied Air and Naval Losses Rise in Pacific Skirmishes
Allied air fleets sank seven Japanese ships near Buin and Faisi on Bougainville and destroyed 49 Japanese planes. In a parallel strike, a 200 plane force damaged three vessels and shot down 13 enemy aircraft while ten Americans were lost. Japanese claims report repulsed tank thrusts near Munda and 58 Allied planes shot down with nine Japanese planes lost.
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Associated Press
Munda
New Georgia
Pacific
Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Berlin
U. S
Buin
Faisi
New Guinea
Tokyo Radio
New York
New Georgia Island
Bougainville Island
Solomons
Douglas MacArthur
Great Rouen Fire Reported with Massive Damage
Paris radio quoted by Reuters said a great fire was raging in Rouen causing damage in the millions of francs. The cause was not disclosed. For shingles posts and siding see John Maynard Lumber Co.
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London
Paris
Reuters
Rouen
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Big Inch Finished Boosts East Gas Supply
Phoenixville Pa marks the completion of the Big Inch pipeline as Harold Ickes signals a plan to favor the East with a larger gasoline share within 30 to 60 days. Heeding industry praise, eastern congressmen press for action while warning of delays. A four-point wartime shortage rationale is cited by the Petroleum War Council. OPA expands B and R coupon use beyond the fixed period and sets three month book validity outside the northeastern area.
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Washington
Phoenixville
Harold Ickes
East
Ickes
Midwest
Southwest
Petroleum Industry War Council
Fred A. Hartley, Jr
New Jersey
Hartley
American Automobile Association
OPA
Petroleum War Council
Russian offensive nears Orel as German line buckles
Pravda reports Soviet forces drive toward the main German base near Orel on the central front south of Moscow. Berlin says Red Army advances in Velikie Luki and near Leningrad with heavy losses for Germany, while prisoners describe Nazi command's fear of flanking blows and encirclements as the first summer offensive deepens.
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Moscow
Orel
Pravda
Orel-Bryansk
Berlin
Associated Press
Velikie Luki
Neva
Leningrad
Red Army
Kursk
Stalingrad
Belgorod
Guenther von Kluege
Amarillo Women Canning For War Time Food Security
Amarillo women, facing rationing and potential food shortages, organize wide scale home canning of fruits and vegetables. Neighborhood efforts grow as residents like Mrs. Paul Jones and Mrs. Burton Elliott stock dozens of quarts, while experts advise preserving and storing methods to extend vitamin content.
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Amarillo
Victory Gardens
Polk Street
Delbert Peterson
Frank Welling
T. M. Tweedy
Jack Guthrie
Guthrie
Paul Jones
Ong Street
C. E. Lyons
North
Buchanan Street
County Home
Pauline “Okey
J. L. Harrington
West Eleventh Street
Harrington
Jock Rutland
Maryland
Bill Boyce
Hayden
Bill Gilstrap
Ong
D. Thompson
West Twelfth
Glen Nutt
West Eleventh
Forrest Barnes
Fountain Terrace
R. C. Jordan
Bowie
Bensly
Lipscomb
Tetley
Harrison
O. L. Taylor
Stanley Marsh
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Axis
Gerbini
Enna
Island
Agrigsneto
Porto Empedocle
Theouth
George S. Patton, Jr
Big Island
Piazzi Armerina
Weather Bureau
Bureau
War Department
Algiers
CBS
Mussolini
Romar Forum
Sardinia
Tyrrhenian Sea
North African
Tunisian
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Tip
Story
Murry Curk
Hayden Street
E. T. Small
Travis Street
Thomas Sneed
East 36Th Avenue
G. V. Landers
Herring Hotel
A. G. Willis
Alabama Street
Fred Shirk
Dexter Anderson
Milton J. Bailey
Arthur Street
Neil Harris
Washington Street
Travis Clark
Johnson Street
E. T. Dunaway
West 19Th Avenue
D. E. Sherrill
North Pierce Street
Dan Ferguson
Taylor Street
Earl Fisher
Louisiaana
Denny Davis
East 15Th Avenue
Clyde Givens
Southwest Pacific
Russell Stationery Company
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