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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1943
Page
7
The Pantex land condemnation trial spans 15 000 acres in tract by tract proceedings. Attorneys for both sides present witnesses per parcel and plan to cover the remaining cases through the week. Former owners and tenants seek higher compensation than the government awarded for land condemned for the plant.
Lieut. Carey Thompson of the United States Navy, former dean of Amarillo College, toured Amarillo as he directed the Navy Ground School at Beeville near Corpus Christi. He told friends he would have liked to play in the recent golf tournament. He is a former Amarillo City golf champion.
In Amarillo Lt. Bruce Curry reports WAC recruiters aim to contact 3,176 eligible local women by Saturday to gauge enlistment interest and war production roles. Italian and Allied dispatches discuss Italy's perilous position between continuing the war and seeking a negotiated settlement, with fears of occupation and intensified conflict. An Amarillo furrier advertises Fashion Furs at Sweetbriar Shop with flexible payment options.
The State Department announced plans to ship medicines and relief supplies through Soviet territory to American war prisoners and internees in the Far East, contingent on Japanese agreement. The Soviet Union expressed willingness to assist, and Japan agreed to consider the proposal. Americans in the Philippines are among potential beneficiaries.
Police recovered a billfold stolen in late 1939 from J. Lloyd Thompson. The holder’s driver’s license and other personal papers were inside. Thompson said he misplaced the billfold while visiting his father-in-law. the suspect initially claimed a sister gave it, then said he found it in a garage.
The air ministry announced that RAF night bombers destroyed 22 enemy fighter planes in June, the largest monthly total of the European aerial offensive. British bombers are not as heavily armed as American counterparts, who have set a daylight shooting record against Axis planes. There are 52 species and subspecies of rays and skates in American coastal waters.
Courthouse records show warranty deeds including M Humphreys Nat E Burch Carmen Van Dusen N 82 percent lot 1 block 4 Mad den Addn and others with sums noted. Marriage licenses issued to Pfc M Eddie Berger Jr and Thelma Louise Holman Harry H Horger and Virginia Ruth Sumner Howard L Cornwall and Patricia Nourse Win FE Orr and Pearl C Pruett. District Court lists Timms divorce and Page divorce. Pfc Humbert G Selvitella and Estheleen Scherman.
Paratrooper Wilfred J. Thomas of Milton Oregon and Cecil B. Prine of Bartown Florida recount battles in Sicily. They describe destroying Italian pillboxes and silencing German defenders, including a quick exchange of fire and a fatal wound to a German sergeant. A barber shop scene ends with a shave request as the tale closes.
The Potter County War Price and Rationing Board announced that the Office of Price Administration has eliminated cost-of-living supplementary reports by retailers effective July 6. A ration board official called the change welcome, noting it removes an unnecessary requirement of the general maximum price regulation.
In Dallas July 19 workers processing Ration Book 3 applications note odd facts such as a Zephyr Brown County husband born in 1806 and wife in 1803 and a Waco family claiming 15 children with a 39 year old mother. A Brooklyn scientist says soaking materials in ammonium phosphate solution makes them fireproof.
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