Allied drive drives Germans across Tiber in Rome retreat
Allied forces push the battered German 14th Army from Rome toward the Tyrrhenian Sea on a 70 mile front, crossing the Tiber at multiple points. The retreat turned into a rout with 2,000 Germans surrendering near the river as bridges were blown and rail lines struck across central Italy.
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Tiber
Naples
Sth
Tiber River
Rome
Tyrrhenian Sea
Albert Kesselring
Littoria
Kesselring
Vatican
Italy
5Th Army
10Th Army
8Th Army
Via
Casilina
Tyrrhenian
Sacco Valley
Venice
Rimini
Bologna
Skies Clear of Nazi as Troops Pile Into France
U S fighter base reporters describe Allied invasion at Normandy with skies cleared of German planes. Pilots saw ships and trucks on beaches, gliders and parachutes inland, and heavy bombardment while enemy air presence remained minimal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Robert Richards
U. S
Eng
U.P
Thunderbolt
Wayne Swanbery
Wilkesbarre
Swanbery
Quinlan Regan
Chartley
Mass
Normandy
English Channel
Europe
Hibler
England
War Labor Board hearing on Phillips Petroleum dispute
War Labor Board heard a labor dispute involving 400 workers at Phillips Petroleum synthetic rubber plant in Borger. Chairman Dr Justin F Kimball led the tripartite panel with Jack Sears and Will T Payne as members. AF of L local union led by J F Gilliland and attorney M W Eddleman represented the parties. Questions were certified in Dallas regional WLB offices. Silk note about gun powder bags is unrelated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips Petroleum Corporation
Amarillo
War Labor Board
Justin F. Kimball
Dallas
WLB
Jack Sears
Will T. Payne
Oklahoma City
Borger
Plains Plant
AF of L
J. FE. Gilliland
M. W. Eddleman
Eighth Regional War Labor Board
War Bonds Awards And Public I Am An American Week Result
Five war bonds to be awarded by the American Legion Tuesday night for top school essays on Why I Am Proud to Be An American. Tim Miller and Jeanne Shelford win $50 bonds. Patsy Dinan and Horton Russell win $25 bonds. Kiwanis Club receives $25 for most new citizens and voters. Presentations at 8:30 pm at the American Legion Home.
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American Legion
Tim Miller
Jeanne Shelford
Patsy Dinan
Horton Russell
San Jacinto
Amarillo
San Jacinto Club
Farle Sparks
San Jacinto Kiwanis Club
J. Wayne Middleton
Hanson Post
Harrison Street
Reds Massing For New Drive
Moscow reports Russian armies marshal for a major eastern blow to join Allied efforts with Eisenhower’s western invasion and Alexander’s Italian thrust. The piece notes the long struggle over a second front and the Teheran accord shaping timing and scope of operations.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Germany
Eisenhower
Alexander
Italian
France
Stalin
Europe
United States
Great Britain
Second Front
Teheran
Convoy Escorts Through Channel Describe Allied Landing Craft Scene
Second Lt. Marion Benson recalls a vast Allied armada escorting LOTs and landing crafts toward the French coast. He notes calm channel waters, constant warship patrols, and barrage balloons as PT boats dart among transports and barges while flak remains intense but no enemy air attacks occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Benson
Des Moines, Jr
Locke
Benson
Hudson River
Editors to Woodward Convention Attendance
Several Panhandle editors are expected to attend the Oklahoma Press Association convention this weekend in Woodward Oklahoma. A Royal Canadian Navy announced a pink capsule claimed to be a cure for seasickness but will keep it secret until after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodward
Panhandle
Oklahoma Press Association
Okla
Royal Canadian Navy
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Maj
John L. Locke
San Antonio
Tex
Air-Wacs
Mary E. Cole
Air-Wac
Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber CO
Amarillo, Texas
Horn
Amarillo Ice CO
Navy
Itt MacKenzie
DEW
Associated Press
Rainbow Cab
Hamp Benton
Reds
Carlsbad Caverns
New Mexico
Hunsley's
House OF Color
Est
1918
Cena
Lot
Loke
Globe News
W. P. B. Priorities
Taylor
The
Griggs Burial Association
N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Home
N. S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Home
Griggs Funeral
N.s.griggs & Sons
Dodge
Chrysler Corporation
Hause
CBS
Lewes
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