Letter From Home To Panhandle War News And News
A weekly Home To Boys in Service feature reports rain relief in the Panhandle and its effects on wheat, water, and crops. It notes Panhandle leaders in Congress Marvin Jones’s appointment as War Food Administrator, local obituaries, pilots graduating from Gulf Coast training, and Panhandle soldiers abroad. Also covers weddings, Society notes, and upcoming rodeo events at Amarillo.
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Panhandle
Brooklyn
Kokomo
Harper's Ferry
Amarillo
Country Club
Amarillo Field
Washington
Marvin Jones
Congress
Chester Davis
Marvin
Austin
Judge Jones
David Wood
Kress
Theodore M. Pyle
Jim Bassett
Sandie
Army Air Transport Command
Jim
H. H. Hutson
Navy
Corpus Christi
New Prileans
Houston
Corpus
Algiers
Hut
Globe-News
Bob Watson
Bob
Dixie Dice
R. G. Beal
Pearl Harbor
China
Francis E. Damron
Dalhart
New Guinea
Army Air Force
Gulf Coast Training Command Area
David A. Castleberry
Vigo Park
Ellington Field
Oscar B. Phillips
White Deer
Moore Field
Wilburn EF. Bell
Portales
N. M
Lubbock Field
R. Puckett
Tucumcari
Eagle Pass
Joe F. Rives
Borg#1
Edward L. Hodge
Altus Field
Rex A. Beene
Charles H. Cruse
Dimmitt
van K. Fuqua
Floydada
Foster Field
Robert T. Moody, Jr
Happy
Marshall C. Williams
Higgins
Frederick Field
Wilford H. Moore
Littlefield
Leon. Fletcher
Pampa
Blackland Field
Warren D. Blackney
Plainview
Ray K. Isham
James A. Mincher
Fayden D. Watson
Joseph C. Whittington
Aloe Field
Victoria
Tex
Africa
Dewey Ashcroft
Jack Hall Place
Texas State Guard
Sam Davis
Harris H. Ball, Jr
Amarillo College
Foreign Service
State Department
Yenario Fiela
George Washington
Ome Link Rowley
The
Little Theater
Ana Ruth McGlain
James G. Turner
Mary Helen Lindsey
Memphis
Corp
Norman Heath
Lubbock
Norma Jean Samuel
Mississippi Street
Sgt
Grant S. Taylor
Washington, D. C
Nepamo Willis
Durant
Okla
FE. B. Johnsons
D. Ross Smith
Louis H. Smith
Paris
T.C.U
Globe News
Fritz Cowan
Beutler Brothers
Fair Grounds
Wallaces clash with Jesse Jones over BEW obstruction claim
Vice President Wallace accuses Jesse Jones of obstructionist tactics in a public spat over BEW and RFC roles. Jones replies that BEW initiated little of RFC funded work and says Wallace’s charges are malice and misstatements.
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Washington
Wallace
Commerce
Jesse Jones
Jones
Board of Economic Warfare
REW
Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
BEW
Invasion Fleet Reported Gathering Amid Gibraltar Chatter
Allied and Axis broadcasts swirl as a massive invasion fleet is said to approach Gibraltar. Reports from Madrid and Rome describe warships, transports, and barges massing on the African coast and Italian fleet movements. German sources hint at July 3 as invasion day amid shifting dates from June 22.
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Sicily
Daily
Sketch
Mussolini
Italy
Sardinia
Madrid
France
Oran
Tripoli
Algiers
Philippeville
Bone
Algeria
Bizerte
Tunis
Sousse
Sfax
Tunisia
Rome
Spezia
Gulf of Taranto
la Linea
Gibraltar
Transocean
Stockholm
Allied Air Raids Hit Cologne Hamburg Leghorn Amid Heavy Losses
Allied planes bombed Cologne Hamburg and Leghorn as part of a major offensive. The raid on Cologne caused extensive fires and cathedral damage, while Leghorn suffered cruiser and supply-ship hits. RAF and US forces reported numerous aircraft losses and ongoing Mediterranean thrusts across Italy and nearby ports.
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Cologne
Berlin
Stockholm
Sweden
RAF
Europe
Mediterranean
Rome
Iraq
Turkey
Paris
Gibraltar
Leghorn
Chute Jumper Melvin Beets Breaks Ankle Jumping Fence
Melvin Beets, son of Mr and Mrs B F Beets of 732 N Johnson St, a para chute jumper stationed at Camp Mackall NC, has jumped from 3000 feet during training with no serious injuries before. Recently he cleared a two foot fence and broke his ankle in the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Beets
B. F. Beets
N. Johnson Street
Camp Mackall
N. C
Melvin
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Surrounding Areas
The Amarillo region sees rain ending late today with little temperature change and moderate winds. West Texas reports only minor temp shifts this afternoon and tonight with scattered showers inland Panhandle areas. New Mexico will have scattered showers east and west portions tonight, similar temperatures to today. Temperatures over the last 24 hours show a high of 76 and a low of 61 with noon at 63 and precipitation of 0.5 inches.
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Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Nation Confident On Food Under New War Food Chief
Marvin Jones sworn in as War Food Administrator pledges the nation will have enough food to assure a healthful diet. He succeeds Chester C. Davis as criticisms and resignations ripple through the agency. Jones plans to maintain subsidy and coordinated controls while urging colleagues to stay.
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Fred Bailey
Washington
Marvin Jones
Jesse Tapp
Jones
William E. Byrd, Jr
Richard Smith Whaley
U. S. Court of Claims
Food Administration
Davis
Roosevelt
Sam Rayburn
United States
Rains Save Gardens and Wells in Amarillo
Rains this morning eased water shortages in Amarillo after two weeks of demand outpacing supply. City officials say the moisture lets wells rest and raises the static level, benefiting gardens and lawns more than sprinkling. The watershed remains dry and unlikely to lift city lake levels without heavier rain.
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Amarillo
A. P. Hancock
City Lake
N. V. Moss
Water Department
Vega
Wildorado
Adrian
Rainfall Brings Two Inches Across Plains
Rain drenched the Plains this morning ending the severe drought of 1933. Amarillo reported about two inches easing the water famine and aiding victory gardens and flower growers to defy the city water department. The slow steady fall likely caused little damage to unharvested wheat. See RAIN Page 3.
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Victory Gardens
Amarillo
Victory
City Water Department
Allied air yes break up 18 plane raid on Darwin Australia
Allied fighters credited with breaking up an 18 plane Japanese raid on Darwin while MacArthur bombers hit four bases in the northern arc. Nine twin engined bombers and nine Zeros faced Spitfire interceptors with two Zeros and two bombers probably shot down. Slight damage and no Darwin casualties reported. Libera tors bombed Amboina Boeros and other airfields. RAF carried out attacks on Akyab and targets on Irrawaddy Kaladan rivers and Chauk oil installations.
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Associated Press
Darwin
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Banda Sea
Amboina
Boeros Islands
Cape Gloucester
Rabaul
New Britain
Burma
RAF
Akyab
Bay of Bengal
Irrawaddy
Kaladan
Chauk
Getting Shoes Minus Stamp
Geneva Parsley from Van Buren Ark visited her sister in Grand Rapids and during a theater visit a stranger sat beside her. The girl borrowed Geneva's almost new brown pumps and left, using Geneva’s shoes to replace her worn ones while Geneva remained unaware until the stranger left.
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Geneva Parsley
Geneva
van Buren
Ark
E. H. Rogers
West Third Avenue
City Commission Sets Routine Business Meeting Tonight
The city commission schedules routine business for tonight with a start time of 8 o'clock. The agenda includes appointment books and desk calendar items as part of standard municipal matters.
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Commission
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Armed Services
Globe and News
Yours
Congressional Economy Committee
Bura
Virginia
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Hamburg
Roger Greene
Rhine
Germany
U. S
English Channel
Russia
Moscow
South Pacific
Pacific
Kiska
Solomons
Lsted
Reggio Calabria
Messina
Pantelleria
V. John Maynard Lbr, Co
Russell Stationegy Co
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