Letter from home notes Panhandle morale and community events
This week’s column reports on wartime life in the Panhandle with mood shifts after Tobruk and Russia. U S O dances, Red Cross drives, and a Secretaries Day breakfast hosted by Jack of Interstate Theaters. Amarillo braces over rents, promotes Victory Bond sales, and notes many local social and sports updates including horse shows, war plants growth, and wheat harvest strains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Tobruk
Russia
Red Cross
Tack
Jack
Darling
Paramount
Amarillo
City Commission
Colonel Simpson
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis
Old Tack
Houston
Dallas
Snyder
Lubbock
Texas
Oklahoma
Mary Fiers Ramsey
Oklahoma City
Haster Sinclair
Joe D. Hughes
Globe News
Junior Welfare League
Polk Street
Patt Powell
Virginia Lauder
Raymond Bush
Margie Wilson
Marie Jenkins
Mary Tye
Betty Welch
June Laing
J. B. L. Club
Thomas Campbell
John O. Turner
Blair Cherry
Jessamine Grimes
Gold Sox
Leon Cato
Ross Rogers, Jr
Officers Advancement School
Fort Warren
Scud Redus
Bob Watson
KGNC
Melvyn Cobb
Fort Worth
Virgil Ballengee
Charles Bates
E. M. Jackburn Jr
Ivan Boxwell
Bob Curtis
Clyde Doughty
Bill Fowler
Inford Gattis
J. W. Harris
Tolly Jones
Jim McKnight
Ralph Pellew
R. B. Peterson
Cathy Pope
Foy Shackelford
Guy Walden
Ross Rogers
Country Club
Soviets Smash 200 Nazi Tanks in Kursk Offensive
Soviet forces on the Kursk front above Kharkov cut off German infantry and reportedly destroyed more than 200 Nazi tanks in two days. Red Star described rapid Soviet defense and German efforts across Sevastopol and Kharkov amid heavy artillery and air assaults.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Kursk
Kharkov
Red Star
Ka Frant Lina Aanaunt
Ann
Marshal Timoshenko
Hitler
Sevastopol
Russia
Censor Notice Reveals Wartime Sweetheart Letter Quirk
In Sebring Florida on June 30 a local paper reports a postcard from the Pacific war zone. A censor noted a private message slipped into a letter to a soldier’s sweetheart. The note read Your boy at he talks too much. The line was found concealed within the folded paper.
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Armed Services
Sebring
Fla
Hi-Life
Hendricks Field
Pacific War
Routinme
California
Rommel’s Desert Push Rebuffed Near Fuka and Matruh
British HQ said Axis tanks were met west of Fuka and forced back, but the enemy advanced again with fighting in the area. Fresh New Zealand troops aided the defense as US air power bombed Axis vehicles and bases. An observer saw the situation improve, RAF raids burned out armored units west of Matruh, and a Tobruk strike hit an Axis supply ship. The line a 40 mile inland stand near Matruh and Qattara Depression framed a stubborn, costly defense to defend the Nile and Suez, with Rommel facing fuel dumps and damaged vehicles.
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Fuka
New Zealand
United States
Matruh
Tobruk
Britain
Alexandria
Nile
Suez
Auchinleck
Rommel
Commandos Set For Victory in Bond Battle
Commandos of the Retailers For Victory Attack announce a ten day cam paign starting tomorrow in Amarillo to sell War Bonds and Stamps four percent of July gross sales. General Alexander commends Amarillo merchants for clerks volunteering and invites all residents to Polk Street to welcome the Nation's first White Out.
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Amarillo
Alexander
Polk Street
Simpson speaks for Allred on KFDA noon broadcast
Col Simpson will speak for Judge James V. Allred on Station KFDA and Lone Star Southern loop from 12 30 to 12 45 Wednesday noon. The broadcast covers Allred's candidacy for the United States Senate replacing Judge Alfred's usual slot due to schedule.
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E. A. Simpson
KFDA
Texas State
Newark
Lone Star Chain
James V. Allred
United States Senate
Alfred
Senate backs record army aid bill in brief session
In Washington on June 30 the Senate approved a $42.82 billion army supply bill after about 31 minutes of debate and sent it back to the House as the largest appropriation request ever submitted to Congress.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
House approves record war department appropriation bill
The House finished action on a record 42.8 billion war department appropriation bill with no debate. The vote completed the measure in Washington on June 30.
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Washington
House
War Department
Busy Army air school man holds many duties
Major White at the Army Air Forces Glider School explains his workload in a Page 6 interview. He is described as a specialist across multiple job lines and is noted for keeping up with numerous duties beyond a typical schedule.
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White
Army Air Forces
Carter
Globe
Formosa Troop Concentration Reported by Chinese Spokesman
A Chinese army spokesman said Japan has concentrated 50 000 to 60 000 troops for the Philippines campaign on Formosa. He warned anti-Japanese forces may threaten Japan’s lines to Burma Malaya and the Netherlands East Indies. He also noted heavy fighting in Shansi Linchien and Kiangsi, with possible Japanese moves toward Fukien for air bases against Japan proper.
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Chungking
Japan
Philippines
Formosa
China
Tokyo
Manchuria
Russia
Burma
Malaya
Netherlands East Indies
Taihang Mountains
Shansi
Changchis
Kaopeng
Chingcheng
Linchien
Kiangsi
Fukien
Mrs J P Mask Wins Globe News Tip Prize
Mrs J P Mask of 2621 Rule Street wins the $5 first prize in the weekly news tip contest for a tip about a service station hold-up at Tenth Avenue and Buchanan Street. Helen Hamilton receives $3 for tips on Beverley Kay Cleveland’s rubber collection contribution. Fay Nowling wins $2 for finding an old horse drawn hearse beside her garage.
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J. P. Mask
Rule Street
Tenth Avenue
Buchanan Street
Helen Hamilton
Lincoln Street
Beverley Kay Cleveland
Fay Nowling
Taylor Street
Churchill Announces Auchinleck Takes Command of Eighth Army
Prime Minister Churchill told the Commons that Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck has personally assumed command of the Eighth Army in Egypt, replacing Lieut. Gen. Neil M. Ritchie. He said Auchinleck acted with government approval and aims to halt the German drive through Egypt. Lampson was authorized to provide Egypt with additional assurances beyond prior pledges. Churchill cited reports on Malaya and Singapore and noted war-time publication limits.
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London
U.P
Winston Churchill
Commons
Claude
Miles Lampson
Egypt
Britain
Matruh
Tobruk
Churchill
Archibald Wavell
India
Malaya
Singapore
Richard R. Stokes
Sir Claude Auchinleck
Middle East
Fighth
Neil M. Ritchie
Auchinleck
Ritchie
Eighth Army
Weather Forecast For Amarillo And Vicinity
The forecast calls for scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening with cooler afternoon temperatures and little change tonight. West Texas regions including Panhandle, South Plains, Big Bend and El Paso face showers and storms today and tonight, with warm conditions in Del Rio Eagle Pass and east of Pecos River cooler spells elsewhere. New Mexico expects showers and thunderstorms today into tonight with locally heavy rain on central mountain slopes and cooler afternoon, mild tonight. 24 hour temps show min 64, max 86, noon 72. Trace precipitation recorded.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Big Bend
el Paso
del Rio-Eagle Pass
Pecos River
New Mexico
Court Martial Saboteurs Likely to Face Trial
Reported indications say the eight German saboteurs captured in New York and Chicago may be court martialed. Officials from Justice and War discuss prosecution plans, noting no precedent, with a detailed announcement expected within 48 hours. Questions include whether all eight can be tried militarily given two are American citizens and potential denaturalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Mullen
Washington
U.P
New York
Chicago
Justice
War Department
Peter Burgur
Herbert Haupt
Burgur
Germany
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RAF
Foreign Legion
el Daba
Harry Crockett
Associated Press
Desert
Great Qattara
Commandos
Paul V. Alexander
Col Simpson
Jimmy Allred
George M. White
J. C. Clayton
East Seventh Avenue
Oneta Crossett
Carolina Street
Bill Thomas
North Prospect Street
Dell T Morgan
Travis Street
Charles Nichols
Pleasant Valley
Harve Avery
Jack Dyke
Sunset Terrace
M. R. Larsen
Mr. Hensley
North Fillmore Street
John Khoury
Bonham Street
United Press
South Africa
Stokes
Wavell
Social Security Record Systems
Russell Stationery Company
FBI
U. S
Edward J. Kerling
Werner Theil
Heinrich Harm Heinck
Richard Quirin
George J. Dasch
Long Island
U.S
Ernest Peter Burger
Francis
Biddle
Henry L. Stimson
Myron C. Cramer
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Geo
A. Tomlinson
Pol
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