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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1942
Page
8
The War Department lists fixed expeditionary forces messages to ease home front contact. Message No 53 wishes readers a Happy Christmas and New Year. About 102 texts exist with 30 more in development. Each message costs 60 cents, up to three texts per transmission at no extra charge. Examples include Love and Money themed notes.
Wide World War Analyst DeWitt MacKenzie reports that Soviet lines held through a bloody weekend as Hitler aims to launch a delayed offensive. Intense fighting centers on Kharkov in Ukraine and Sevastopol in Crimea as Nazi forces try to breach Red defenses, with Marshal Timoshenko’s Bolshevists reportedly holding.
The article notes heavy combat along the Russo German line with many casualties on both sides and highlights Murmansk as a critical target to cut Allied supply routes. It underscores the importance of preserving Murmansk to deliver material to Soviet and Allied forces and cites War Production Board Chairman Nelson about progress in production and transportation needs.
Radio listings for KGNC and affiliates show day and night power, programs like Fred Waring Pleasuretime Voice of Firestone and Lone Ranger features. Daily morning to late night blocks include NBC CBS Coast to coast news, music, drama, and serials with multiple sponsor cues and network notes.
A. L. Snyder GM3c formerly of Amarillo now stationed with the U S Navy asks readers to forward letters and hopes to be placed where mail can reach him. He notes Frisco's hospitality and asks Rex Sanders to wake up for a possible fishing season opening in Texas.
Funeral services are held today in Belton for George L. Hatcher 61 a Lubbock ranchman killed when his car was struck by a fast train near here Survivors include his widow and sisters Mrs Joe Williamson Abilene Mrs Leslie Mitchell Belton Mrs Lebow Waco Mrs Sam Carter Austin Mrs Ethel Longacre Houston and Mrs H S Estes Lubbock
An wartime recruitment message inviting men 18 to 26 to join as officers in the U S Army Air Forces. It promotes Aviation Cadet training with pay $75 a month, paths to bombardier navigator or pilot, and options for ground duty roles. Also notes rapid advancement and the need for parental consent for applicants under 21.
The notice outlines three enlistment paths for men aged 18 to 26 who pass the Aviation Cadet exam. (1) Enlist as privates in the Army Air Forces (unassigned) until Aviation Cadet training is available. (2) Enlist in the Air Corps Enlisted Reserve and await orders for training. (3) College men and high school seniors may enlist in the Air Corps Enlisted Reserve and continue schooling, maintaining satisfactory grades. Upon graduation they join active duty as training slots open. War may cut reserve deferments at any time, as directed by the Secretary of War. Reserve enlistment does not alter ROTC rules.
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