Russians Break Through Outer Defenses Around Stettin
Moscow reports say Zhukov’s guns shell Stettin suburbs east of the Oder as Stargard falls to his First White Russian Army. Rokossovsky’s Second Army overran 600 localities in a 62 mile advance to the Baltic, threatening Stettin from the north and south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Gregory Zhukov
Stettin
Oder
Moscow
Berlin
Stargard
Baltic
Stettin Bay
Marshal Zhukov
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Volkssturm
Night air raids hammer Tokyo as Iwo fights back
American air power intensified across the Pacific with 32 enemy planes destroyed in Formosa raids and new B-29 sorties against Tokyo. Japanese counterattacks on Iwo and Luzon yielded heavy losses, while Filipinos aided by U.S. planes eliminated thousands of Japanese in Luzon and Ilocos Norte.
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Iwo
Philippines
Japan
Formosa
Tokyo
Luzon
MacArthur
U. S
Ilocos Norte
Ticao
Burias
Bicol
Legaspi
First Cavalry
Tomoyuki Yamasuta
Burma
Comei
China
Raymond F. Malo
Danville
Ill
Iwo Island
Marianas
Pacific
Americans Break Into Cologne In Rhine River Drive
Allied forces push toward the Rhine as the Canadian First Army and American Ninth and First Armies close on Cologne. Third Armored Division leads a northern breakout while infantry storm into the western city edge. German resistance tightens near Homberg and Wesel as bridges collapse and the Rhine front tightens from Arnhem to Cologne.
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Cologne
Paris
Rhineland
Associated Press
Duisbure
Ine
Hinge
Kyle River
Coblenz
Forbach
Shell
First Army
Rhine
Xanten
Wesel
U.S
Ninth Army
Homberg
Duisburg
U S First Army
Hohenzollern
Third Army
U. S&s
Seventh Army
U. S. First Army
Third Armored
Germany
United Press
C. R. Cunningham
Third Armored Division
Cunningham
104Th
Ruhr
First
Ninth
Arnhem
Homberg-Duitsburg
Weel
Krupp
Essen
Courtney H. Hodges
U. S
Longerich
DNB
Wese
Vinson Named Federal Loan Administrator
President Roosevelt nominates Fred M. Vinson as federal loan administrator after he served as economic stabilization director. Vinson succeeds Jesse Jones and heads the loan agencies now independent from the Commerce Department. He is a former Kentucky congressman and former US Court of Appeals judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fred M. Vinson
Roosevelt
Vinson
Jesse Jones
Commerce Department
Henry A Wallace
Senate
Wallace
Federal Loan Administration
Congress
Kentucky
United States Circuit Court
District of Columbia
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Cold Arctic Front Passes Over Amarillo and West Texas
Weather summary notes cloudy and much colder conditions across Amarillo and vicinity with light freezing drizzle changing to light snow, strong winds 25 to 35 mph, and a cold night around 14 degrees. Panhandle and South Plains face snow, showers, and subfreezing temperatures with forecasts of further cold and wind. New Mexico observes scattered light snow in the north and rain or snow south with a colder pattern through Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Continental Divide
Danish Underground Attacks Every Train for Germany
A special communique says Danish saboteurs are delaying every German troop movement train. The effort hampers operations on western and eastern fronts, likely tied to German withdrawals from Norway to defend the Reich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Norway
Reich
AMVETS threaten treason label over coal strike
The AM VETS warned John L. Lewis against a soft coal strike, calling any action an act of treason that would cost lives. Vice-Commander Lamarr Bailey wired Lewis urging restraint and accountability for wartime veterans.
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Dallas
U.P
Amvets
John L. Lewis
Lamarr Bailey
Lewis
Amarillo Fat Stock Show Opens At Tri-State Fairgrounds
Hundreds attend opening of the Amarillo Fat Stock Show at the Tri-State Fairgrounds with Mason King emceeing. The event featured Hereford beef displays, pig shows, and meat cutting demos by Amarillo Army Air Field, with judges and associations praising the quality and inviting attendance at upcoming events. One hundred thirty horses are in the show and judging continues through the day.
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Amarillo
Tri-State Fairgrounds
Mason King
KGNC
Raymond Hollingsworth
Panhandle Quarter Horse Exhibitors Association
W. F E. Bennett
Panhandie Hereford Breeders Association
Poland
China
FFA
Raymond Powell, Jr
Hart
Kenneth Adams
Tulsa
Raymond Powell
Danny Huseman
Nazareth
Amarillo Army Air Field
Amarillo Field
Panhandle Hereford Breeders Association
Amarillo Hotel
Income Tax Deadline Nine Days Away
Aarph Kenniston of the Amarillo field division warns taxpayers nine days remain to file 1944 income tax returns. He urges filing now to avoid lines and notes pay withheld does not negate the need to file. The post office third floor collector's office will assist daily from 9:32 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., closed Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aarph Kenniston
Amarillo Field
Office of Internal Revenue
Mr. Kenniston
Post Office
Senate Passes Servicemen Poll Tax Exemption Bill
The Texas Senate approved a bill by Jesse Martin of Fort Worth to exempt service men and women and those honorably discharged from paying the poll tax as a voting prerequisite in 1945 and 1946, sending the measure to the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Senate
House
Jesse Martin
Fort Worth
Autry
Cold Wave Warning Across Texas Brings Freezing Temps
The Weather Bureau issued a cold wave warning for tonight with a low of 14 degrees, strong winds, freezing drizzle and light snow. Frigid air dropped to 26 by midmorning, expected to near 20 this afternoon. Snow will be light but livestock protection urged. Winds ease tomorrow. clouds clear late day.
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Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Central
East Texas
Waco
News Tip Winners Named By The Globe News
Mary Thompson wins 5 dollars for best tip about a soldier shot at a rooming house on West Nineteenth. Second prize goes to Nadine Utz for tipping on a rat attack on a small boy. J R Little of Amarillo Army Air Field earns 2 dollars for jackrabbit chase. Additional tipsters listed with addresses.
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Mary Thompson
West
Globe News
Nadine Utz
Jefferson
J. R. Little
Amarillo Army Air Field
Guy Saunders
Hughes
Charles Steed
Hay
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Pia
Kolberg
Koeslin
Schlawe
Rec Mannincay
Leonard Milliman
Mandalay
Lashio
Nagoya
Toyohashi
Hammatsu
S. S&s
Uerdingen
Neussard
Hohenzollern Bridge
Schwirzheim
Pruen
Sth
Repelen
Frechen
Gross Vernich
Roerdams
Euskirchen
Rheinbere
Saarbruecken
Stiring-Wendel
Malberg
Bitburg
Schornfeld
Pruem
Mth
Levenich
Rhineland Plain
Roer River
The
Maas
Raesfe
Sorken
Haltern
Russell Stationery Company
UO S Weather Bureau
Supreme Headquarters
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes, Insurance
John Maynard Lbr. Co
W. 5Th
E. A. Regal
Rheydt
Hitler
Goebbels
Muenchen-Gladbach
R. J. Kinzer
American Hereford Breeders Association
Knox Parr
D. Burns
W. J. Morris
Insurance Dial
Den
Richard Donathan
Ray Bozeman
Jackson
Eddie Gilvin
Buchanan
P. Y. Gray
Alabama
D. H. Benton
Ong
L. B. Howell
M. C. Pittman
West Sixth
Bob Barnard
Harrison
Douglas Brack
Richard Gower
Jack Sallee
Florida
Mary Landrum
East Ninth
E. B. Moreman
Monroe
Roy McPherson
North Cleveland
V. R. Ghar
Polk
Ray Guinn
Fannin
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