Reds Hold and Fall in Soviet War Frontline Moves
The Red Army declares it can hold the enemy and inflict losses as Marshal Timoshenko withdraws to new defenses near the Don bend opposite Stalingrad. German advances reach Novocherkassk and Tsimylansk, threatening Rostov and tightening around Rostov after circling Rotov on three sides.
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Red Star
Semyon Timoshenko
Don
Stalingrad
Novocherkassk
Tsimylansk
Don River
Rostov
Moscow
Rotov
Donets
Cargo Planes Could Boost War Effort With Glider Trains
Industry sources say cargo planes and glider trains could greatly expand transport capacity. With 11 existing cargo plane models and several in blueprint, production hinges on War Production Board and military access to strategic materials.
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War Production Board
Army
Navy
Battle reports and air raids fill wartime briefs
Chinese forces press the Henan theater with heavy fighting around Hsin Yang as Japanese casualties reach about 800. Allied air power hits Yangtze port facilities at KiuJeane and two ships, with 10 fires in the harbor. U S lawmakers debate cargo ships and giant flying boats to combat submarines and bolster transport.
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Chungking
United States
Yangtze River
Kiu Jeane
Joseph W. Stilwell
Hankow
Kaifeng
Great Plains
Henan
Lungchi
Koyang
Chenghow
Minkiang
Sinyang
Weather Overview for Amarillo and West Texas
The forecast notes slightly higher afternoon temperatures in Amarillo with little change tonight. West Texas will see moderate temperatures both this afternoon and tonight with a few scattered thunder showers in Big Bend this evening. In Mexico, brief scattered thunderstorms with little or no precipitation and moderate temperatures are expected. Temperature extremes over 24 hours reached a 6:30 A.M. max of 87 and min of 60. today’s noon reading was 87.
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Amarillo
Cicin- Vv
West Texas
Big Bend
Mexico
Mass Meeting On Housing To Tackle Amarillo Shortage
A mass meeting Monday night at Municipal Auditorium will discuss solving Amarillo's housing shortage for 2,000 war workers. Officials from CertainTeed Products Corp and local leaders urge converting existing homes into living quarters under Victory Housing with no down payment, to support the war effort.
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Amarillo
Municipal Auditorium
Certainteed Products Corporation
Pantex Ordnance
Certainteed
Joe Jenkins
FE. C. “Red” Black
Amarillo Army Technical School
Victory Housing
City Hall
Roosevelt Signs Florida Pipeline and Channel Bill
President Roosevelt signed legislation authorizing a pipeline and navigable barge channel across Florida to relieve oil and gasoline transportation shortages to the eastern seaboard. The bill also funds deepening and enlarging the intra coastal waterway to the Mexican border.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Florida
Weather report notes mild change in temperatures
The bureau notes warmer conditions with little other change. Yesterday’s high reached 87 degrees and the overnight low was 60 degrees.
Morgenthau Calls End to Special Privilege Tax Exemptions
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau urged elimination of special privilege tax exemptions in the 1942 revenue bill. He said removing these provisions could add about 600 million dollars in government income while the House had cut revenues by 6.27 billion dollars. He warned that war costs would push 1943 expenses to about 77 billion and urged swift enactment with a higher overall yield. He compared U S taxation to Britain and Canada, arguing the United States should meet or exceed their rates.
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Washington
U.P
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Senate
Treasury
House
Morgenthau
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Committee For
Britain
Canada
United States
Great Britain
Convict leaped to death after killing at Jackson prison
William Tomczik a 46 year old life term convict at Southern Michigan prison in Jackson leaped from a 160 foot water tower after slaying a prisoner employer Andrew Faust 65 an operating engineer Tomczik who had fatally stabbed Faust earlier in the power plant fought guards with a hatchet and knife then took the tower refuge all night before leaping to the ground witnesses said he went berserk smashing a meter panel and switches before dying.
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Jackson, Mich
U.P
William Tomczik
Southern Michigan
Tomczik
Detroit
Andrew Faust
Temezik
Harry Jackson
Jackson Fire Department
Faust
Harvest Poor in Germany and Nazi Europe
British and American agricultural experts say Germany and Nazi controlled Europe will harvest 15 to 20 percent below normal this year. A shortage of farmhands and rainy weather may worsen the deficit, with only one fifth of normal cereal grain imports expected from southeastern Europe. The coming winter could bring the most serious food situation since the war began.
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London
Germany
Europe
Mrs. Dick Seay Breaks Ankle in Street Fall
Mrs. Dick Seay of 2504 Van Buren Street broke an ankle after a fall on the sidewalk in front of Laing's Grocery at 2121 Washington Street. She was transported to St. Anthony's Hospital by Boxwell Brothers Ambulance and is resting nicely.
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Dick Seay
van Buren Street
Seay
Laing’s Grocery
Washington Street
St. Anthony's Hospital
Boxwell Brother's Ambulance
John Maynard Ltor, Co
Red Army Holds German Advance Across Don Basin
Moscow reports stronger resistance by the Red Army from Tsimlyansk to Novocherkassk as Soviet forces deploy airplanes and tanks to stem the German assault in the lower Don Basin.
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Moscow
Don Basin
Red Army
Tsimlyansk
Novocherkassk
Don to Rostov Frontlines Heat Up as Russians Hold
Soviet lines show strong defense near Rostov on the Don with heavy fighting on both banks of the river. Red Star reports Russian air attacks using large US bombers slowing German advances and Voronezh actions claim 8,000 German dead and many tanks knocked out as the Don battle intensifies.
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Rostov
Don
Red Star
Lower
Voronezh
Red Army
Don River
FDR Signs Farm Bill Expands Sub-Parity Wheat Sales
President Roosevelt signed an $805 million agriculture bill for the current year authorizing sale of government wheat for livestock feed and industry at below parity. The measure ends a major fight over wheat sales and funds crop programs including soil conservation, crop insurance, food stamps, and market regulation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Agriculture Department
Farm Security Administration
House
White House
Senate
United Nations
Department
Normal Distribution Of Meat Is Urged
Price Administrator Leon Henderson urged meat packers to distribute supplies normally without favoring cities with higher prices. He warned a meat shortage would likely continue for another month or six weeks, until a heavy fall hog and cattle run comes to market.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
British forces launch major offensive at Alamein
British General Sir Claude Auchinleck reports an all out attack on the Alamein front driving back the Axis center and expanding gains on the Ruweisat and Tel el Fisa sectors. Heavy armor and artillery reinforcements move forward as dust storms limit air support early, then RAF and fighters boost central front.
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Cairo
Claude Auchinlecks
Fl Alamein
Auchinleck
Ef] Ruweisat
RAF
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Hsinyang
tTwo House
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Maritime Commission
Higgins Corp
New Orleans
Henry J. Kaiser
West Coast Shipbuilder and Engineering Authority
Representative Mott
Oregon
Naval Committee
Kaiser
Aleutians
Bland
Virginia
Merchant Marine Committee
Emory S. Land
Peterson
Boykin
Alabama
Russell Stationery _ Company
lely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Simpson
OPA
The
Bureau
G Pion
Califloria Jacobs
McClellan Field
Convict
Mrs
Geo
Lower Don
Timoshenko
FDR
Mr. Roosevelt
Alon
Axis
Qattara
Tel el Fisa
el Makh Khad
Meteiriya
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