Land Boats of the Pacific Fleet At Sea
KEITH WHEELER reports from June 18 on Catalina flying boats in the Aleutians campaign. Catalinas suffer heavy losses, replace planes daily, and press through fog and snow to reconnect with Jap carriers while Torpedo missions extend beyond plane design limits. The task force commander commends the crews for persistence and durability.
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Keith Wheeler
Chicago Times, Inc
Pacific Fleet
Kiska
Aleutians
Catalina
Seguam Island
A Little Warmer Forecast Tonight
The bureau says conditions improve with a warmer night. Reported rainfall totals include Shamrock 448 inches, Spearman 0.32 inches, Dumas 0.75 inches, and other towns noting lighter amounts as the system passes.
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Bureau
Amarillo
Shamrock
Spearman
Dumas
Dimmitt
Clarendon
Letter From Home To Boys in Service
A readers note from the Panhandle column covers wartime politics in Texas, local races, and a July 25 primary. It reports on Glider School fatalities, a Abe Lyman visit, war work, marriages, Navy aviation squadron recruitment, wheat harvest, and upcoming Victory Open golf benefiting USC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satff
Panhandle
Texas
Jimmy Allred
Dan Moody
W. Lee O’daniel
U. S
O'Daniel
Allred
Moody
Alfred
O’daniel
J. Frank Norris
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Coke Stevenson
Hal Collins
County Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Polk Street
Lloyd E. Smith
Big Spring
Neb
Clovis
Paramount Theater
Abe Lyman
Abe
Rose Blane
Patt Powell
Globe
D. Roach
Ray Green
Fort Benning
Oliver Bivins
Fort Knox
Lynn Roddy
Ray McManus
John O'Farrell
Frances Hemphill
Mary Edith Batson
Ervin Dow Matthews
C. B. Marsh, III
Mary Lynn Gibbs
Troy Jones
Jean Russell
Ben Pumphrey
Josephine Zorn
Texas Plainsman
Harold Bugbee
Clarendon
Bushland
Pampa
Country Club
USC
Verne “Spec” Stewart
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Japan Early Attack Plans Against Russia Detail Japanese Positions
An informant says Japan could press a button for an attack now and would act for its own strategic needs. Reports place 30 to 40 divisions on the Siberian frontier, with Far East moves aimed at northern assault plans. Events cited include seizure of Aleutian Islands and Hangchow Nanchang Railway actions to link forces to Shanghai.
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Japan
Siberian
Far East
Aleutian Islands
United States
Alaskan
Hangchow- Nanchang
Chekiang
Kiangsi
China
Hangchow - Nanchang
Insurgents Cut Iraqi Oil Pipeline Lines In Syria
Dispatches from the Syrian frontier report Syrian insurgents have cut Mosul oil field pipelines to Tripoli and Haifa in two places. French reports note raids on the pipeline for days, prompting British reinforcements, though no independent confirmation exists of oil flow interruption to Eastern Mediterranean fueling points.
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VNCHY
Mosul
Tripti
Haifa
Iraq
Mediterranean
Bicycle rationing opens 18 units for sale July quota
The Potter County General Rationing Board announced 18 new bicycles available before August 1. Eligible buyers include workers and war-related roles who need a bicycle for work, with one model, the lightweight Victory Model, priced at 33.50. Applications go to local boards unless exempt federal workers or Red Cross.
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Potter County General Rationing Board
C. E. Weymouth
Mr. Weymouth
American Red Cross
Red Cross
OPA
Washington, D. C
Amarillo
Rostov Is Set Afire in Axis Drive on Caucasus
Axis forces push toward Rostov and near Stalingrad as Nazi reports claim Rostov aflame after multi directional attacks. Moscow says Red army withdraws in good order with scorched earth tactics while delivering counter blows aided by American built bombers. See RUSSIA Page 11.
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Joe Alex Morris
United Press
Caucasus
Rostov
Stalingrad
Don River
Volga
Don
Moscow
Red Army
Voronezh
Taganrog
Vorosnilovgrad
Donets
Semyon Timoshenko
Russia
News Tip Prize Is Won By Bill Coffey Story
Bill Coffey of 3502 Bowie Street won the $5 first prize in the weekly news tip contest for the glider crash report. R. H. Bryan received $3 for tips on Army Technical School labor troubles. J. C. Hatridge won $2 for tipping the story of a cat adopting pups after its mother was killed.
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Bill Coffey
Bowie Street
R. H. Bryan
North West
12Th Avenue
Army Technical School
J. C. Hatridge
North East
Eighth Avenue
Mr. Hatridge
Paul Dunlap
Yellow Cab Company
Bill Bogard
Pierce Street
H. H. Murray
Harrison Street
Helen Hamilton
Lincoln Street
Paul Richard Gatten
J. C. Shannon
River Road
Fugene Eddings
Alabama Street
Clifford Thompson
East 2St Avenue
Junior Bowen
Johnson Street
Secret Parleys Spark Second Front Fever In War Debate
London reports of secret Allied talks with Prime Minister Churchill hint at a possible second front in Europe to aid the Soviet Union. British officials note Japan's northern forces and the risk of a German push in the Caucasus, fueling speculation on a 1943 invasion strategy.
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London
U.P
Europe
Red Army
Japan
Soviet Union
Far East
Winston Churchill
Siberia
Caucasus
British Isles
Norway
Murmansk
Russia
British Air Raids Hit Axis Airfields Near Fuka
British and Allied forces conducted air attacks on Axis airfields near Fuka and targets around El Alamein. The communique reports fires among destroyed planes, Italian plane shot down, and enemy barges set ablaze northeast of Sidi Barrani. RAF losses totaled five planes with two pilots safe.
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Cairo
Fuka
General Headquarters
RAF
Sidi Barrani
el Alamein
Malta
Pilots and Negro Troops Join U S Invasion Force
On July 21 four American pilots and African American troops arrived at a northern Ireland base, boosting invasion strength. They join air force maintenance crews and are led by a 40 year old colonel who said the new arrivals are among the best. The group mingled with British units, inspecting planes and sharing technical talk, all eager to fly soon.
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United States
Northern Ireland
Weather forecast and political notice for Amarillo region
Amarillo area sees rising temperatures today with warmer night. West Texas has scattered afternoon storms and cooler highs. Pecos River area east experiences similar storm chances. New Mexico reports afternoon storms and steady tonight temperatures. 24 hour extremes reached 87 and 63 with noon at 74 and .02 inch precipitation. Lifee i Geo, A. Tomlinson solicits your vote Paid Pol Adv.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Pecos River
New Mexico
A. Tomlinson
Plan to ration tires with thiokol use for two years
Washington officials were shown a proposed industry plan to provide usable tires for all for at least two years under war conditions. The plan envisions three ration classes prioritizing essential needs, penalties for excessive rubber use, and new tires made from thiokol with War Production Board approval.
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Rubber Industry Today
Washington
War Production Board
M L Annenberg Dies in Rochester After Prison Parole
M L Annenberg, 64 year old German immigrant who built a newspaper empire from Chicago newsboy beginnings, died at St Marys Hospital Rochester after being paroled from federal prison less than two months earlier.
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Rochester
Minn
U.P
M. L. Annenberg
Chicago
St. Mary’s Hospital
U S Bombers Sink Two Japanese Ships on Chinese River
Gen Joseph Stilwell announced U S bombers with escort sank two Japanese vessels of 1000 to 2000 tons each in a raid yesterday on a river port 90 miles north of Hanchang Kiangsi Province. Planes returned safely according to the communique issued.
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Joseph W. Stilwell
China
United States
Hanchang
Kiangsi
Stillwell
British Planes Bomb German Coast and U Boat Bases
British four engine RAF bombers hit shipyards and U boat nests at Vegesack on the northwest Germany coast while Spitfire squadrons from Le Havre supported the attack with American Eagle Squadron pilots aboard. The raids targeted Nazi installations along the invasion coast.
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Vegesack
Germany
English Channel
le Havre
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