24 Jun 1943
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1943
Page
1
The town endures extreme heat with scarce rain and receding City Lake water to three feet. Fish rot along the banks while Buffalo Lake remains steadier. A light northerly breeze may appear this weekend as officials note ongoing dry conditions and warn of dust storms past.
A collage of anecdotes on soldiers ages, Blondin's wife in the wheelbarrow stunt, housing for children, liquor laws during World War I, and musings on love, singing careers, potato boiling, Will Rogers film plans, Leap Year trivia, civic cleanliness in Boston, and War Production Board clock production efficiency.
Washington June 24 U P reports Secretary of War Henry L Stimson announcing total Army casualties for the war to date at 63958. Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard casualties total 23346, grand total 87304. Breakdown includes 7582 killed, 17128 wounded, 22687 missing, 16615 prisoners of war. Philippine campaign shows 31610 casualties with 1273 killed 1746 wounded 17939 missing 10652 prisoners. North African costs 18736 casualties 2574 killed 9734 wounded 1620 missing 5107 captured.
Secretary of War Stimson said Germany is moving large forces into France and Italy to deter an invasion. He noted an unusual lull on the Russian front despite favorable weather and estimated 10 to 12 German divisions have arrived in France with several more to Italy.
Paraguay's President Morínigo arrives in San Antonio with a party of ten from New York. Secretary Hull informs Mayor Mauermann. State Department rep Raymond Muir accompanies. hosted by Brig. Gen. Wilkins at Kelly Field. They depart Saturday for Mexico.
Central News Agency reports more than 1000 Japanese troops drowned on June 1 when a large enemy warship was sunk by a Chinese mine in the Yangtze near Tungliu Anhwei Province.
The article notes the United States shipped rice abroad chiefly for export, with Cuba purchasing about 20 percent of U.S. rice and more than a quarter sent to Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Alaska, and the Virgin Islands.
Dear Tack notice asks for the return of a missing female bulldog named Puggie. Ruth Coble offers a reward and provides contact at 1004 Lincoln, with this item appearing on Tack Letters page 14.
Hollywood gossip recounts Diana Barrymore’s prank on Robert Cummings that sparked tempers, leading to her apology and a calmer approach on set. The column blends idol chatter with quick takes on Walter Pidgeon Maureen O Hara and others amid Hollywood life.
Samuel H. Pullen a banker from Edenton North Carolina shot himself and the coroner's jury found he had committed first degree murder upon himself at the instigation of the devil in 1828.
Rep Worley of Shamrock says the War Department recommends regular troop entertainments at Texas Panhandle posts. Amarillo Dalhart Childress and Pampa would host visiting troops if approved. He urges nationally famous entertainment groups to perform at Panhandle posts.
ANKARA Turkey June 22 reports from a Balkan source say Axis forces in the Aegean Isles and Crete Greece and Yugoslavia total 75 divisions. The breakdown is 37 Italian 18 German and 20 Bulgarian. General Hans Spiedel has arrived in Greece to command three German divisions sent from the Russian front to reinforce against possible Allied attack.
A staff of poison gas spotters has been recruited to collect samples during an enemy air attack and speed them to six laboratories at strategic points for rapid analysis and identification so counter remedies can be applied to civilians. Contaminated objects will be handed to gas officers for testing.
Coal Administrator Harold L. Ickes warned that three coal strikes in two months worsened the fuel shortage and may necessitate coal rationing.
Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone refused a stay of execution for Max Stephan a Detroit restaurant operator sentenced to be hanged July 2 for treason. The ruling came from Washington as the case drew national attention amid family turmoil and legal battles anchored in wartime treason charges.
Dispatches from La Linea report the new British battleship Howard and four destroyers leaving Gibraltar for the Mediterranean. About 70 merchantmen and several warships, including the battleship George V, are in Gibraltar, with possible confusion over the name Howe.
A 14 inch gun with 45 caliber means the bore is 14 inches in diameter and the barrel length is 45 times that, totaling 630 inches. This specifies bore size and barrel length ratio for such artillery.
At Camp Abbot Oregon the Paul Bunyan Woodchoppers unit held a meeting near the rifle range to demonstrate timber conservation. Officers and enlisted men from Lt. Col. G. Kustner to privates joined in a program to prevent valuable timber from being battered by stray bullets while practicing marksmanship.
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