Captain Wermuth Seeks Commission After Iwo Jima Valor
Captain Arthur Wermuth, famed for 129 Japanese killed single handed, urges a regular army commission now that his unit fights under General MacArthur in the Philippines. He explains wounds and a bold list of patrols and snipers, and notes his DSC, Silver Star, and Purple Heart. He hopes his wife Jean in Traverse City has a navy nurse commission.
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MacArthur
Philippines
U.P
Arthur
Wermuth
Philippine Scouts
Chicago
Jean
Traverse City
Mich
Navy
West Point
Fall of Batavia Fastens Japanese Grip on Java
Java falls rapidly as Japanese forces seize Batavia and Jakart a while advancing across central Java. Dutch defenses crumble under air supremacy with major battles developing near Bandoeng as Japanese push toward the inland capital.
Australians Demand MacArthur As Chief
In Melbourne on March 4 Australians pressed to have General Douglas MacArthur named Pacific commander in chief. Prime Minister Curtin planned to call up workers up to age 60 for vital war tasks while a cabinet minister might visit Washington. Japanese air activity near Australia raised fears of further attacks on Port Moresby Darwin Wyndham and Broome.
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Melbourne
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
Washington
Henry Gordon Bennett
Malaya
John Curtin
MacArthur
United Nations
Southwest Pacific
Philippines
Melbourne Sun
Herbert J. Evatt
North Australian
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Panhandle Region
Snow with strong shifting winds tonight and subfreezing temperatures in West Texas. Northern New Mexico to see snow and high winds over higher elevations. Temperature extremes over 24 hours end 6:30 AM show a 36 to 59 degree range. Noon reading 59.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South 5
New Mexico
WPB Bans Sales and Deliveries of Typewriters
An order banning sales and deliveries of new and used typewriters takes effect immediately as wartime shifts push the industry to war work. The decree allows in transit deliveries and intra dealer transfers, requires renters to return machines by April 1, and permits one owner to sell a single used typewriter. Production cuts of 40 percent for standard machines and 80 percent for portables are planned after an initial 25 percent cut.
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Washington
WPB
San Jose mother of 17 signs up for Red Cross class
Mrs. Helen Peters, 42, mother of 17 with 12 at home, who cooks, does laundry, makes 10 beds daily and serves as an air raid warden, signs up for an advanced Red Cross class amid civil defense effort in San Jose.
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San Jose
Cal
U.P
Helen Peters
Sneed heirs settle for 400000 from J T Sneed estate
Cameron Texas March 6 Six children and grandchildren of the late J T Sneed won their suit for recovery of 400000 from the 2000000 estate of the pioneer Texan The beneficiaries listed include Mrs Bond Sneed Talk Mrs Georgia Sneed Thompson Joseph Tyre Sneed Marvin Sneed III Mrs Houston Lomax Mrs Clara Sneed Pyle and Mrs Lenora Atwell The case was settled in district court ten months after filing, with the elder Sneed dying in 1940 and the will directing the estate to his son during life and others upon the son's death.
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Franklin, Tenn
Lenora Atwell
Georgia Beal Rose
Dallas
J. T. Sneed, Jr
Georgetown
Sneed
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John Maynard Lbr. Co
Rubinoff to Bring Two Concerts in Amarillo
Violinist Rubinoff and pianist Makofka arrive for two Amarillo programs, including an afternoon children's matinee at Municipal Auditorium and an evening recital. Rubinoff to conduct the Sandie band, award three medals, and perform pieces such as When Day Is Done and Rhap sody in Blue. Makofka to present two sets of light classics. event sponsored by the Philharmonic Orchestral Association with reserved seating.
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Rubinoff
Alexander Makofka
Amarillo
Makofka
Municipal Auditorium
Sandie
Eddie Cantor
Gershwin
America
Philharmonic Orchestral Association
Nippon Claims Differ on Pearl Harbor Attack
Tokyo reports Imperial headquarters says a special attack flotilla carried the sea borne strike on Pearl Harbor on December 7, sinking a battleship. Nine officers listed as dead or promoted, flotilla presumed lost, contradicting US accounts of a single air and submarine assault.
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Tokyo
Imperial
Pearl Harbor
United States
Sheriff Warns Merchants on Forged Checks and Forgeries
Sheriff Bill Adams issues warnings about cold check artists and forgers to merchants in business areas. He urges strict identification before cashing checks to avoid losses running into thousands yearly. Five merchants report forged checks drawn on the sheriff.
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Bill Adams
Weather warns livestock as cold winds sweep region
The weather bureau issued a livestock warning for tonight with strong shifting winds snow and sub freezing temperatures in the early morning. Dust is possible late in the afternoon. This morning’s low was 36 degrees.
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Weather Bureau
Dutch forces drive Japanese from Bandoeng area in Java battles
London reports that Dutch forces launched a powerful frontal attack and forced the Japanese from a plains section near Bandoeng. Allied troops recaptured at least one point as Japanese withdrew northward. Heavy artillery echoed from mountain defenses to the north while fighting spread in eastern Java.
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London
Bandoeng
Reuters
Java
Dutch Resistance Holds in Hills as Allied Counterdrive Hangs Fire
Troops across the hills defend routes toward Bandoeng with mountain artillery, tanks, anti aircraft guns, fortifications, barbed wire, and mines. Dutch forces prepared for a last stand if needed as a counter offensive on other fronts remains delayed.
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Bandoeng
Soerabaja Naval Base Destroyed In Three Hour Bombing
Soerabaja Java reports three hour demolition by UN defenders Anca Dutch News Agency says explosions rocked the city from 7 to 10 A M following Japanese landings on Java s north coast. The scorched earth policy indicates key naval facilities were destroyed at Soerabaja potentially capable of bearing heavy cruisers.
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Java
N. F
Soerabaja
United Nations
Southwest Pacific
Anca
Rembang
Bodjanegara
Japanese Defenses Hold Tough In Climactic Battle
Reports from the front say Japanese forces, dug in at mountain strongholds near Bandung, prepare for a climactic clash while air superiority and prolonged bombing tax allied defenses. Counterblows north of Bandung and around Surabaya are described as defensive setbacks with the main assault ongoing.
German Parachute Division Fails in Leningrad Front
Moscow reports a famed German parachute division forced to fight as infantry on the Leningrad front has lost about 85 percent of its men in winter trench warfare. The unit, identified as the seventh air descent division, aimed to land at Leningrad last October but was halted and suffered heavy losses after arriving in summer uniforms. Other Red Army reports describe German forces retreating from Yukhnov, tightening actions around the Rzhev Vyazma pocket, and sustained Soviet shelling on the central and Staraya Russa fronts.
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Belgium
Holland
Crete
Leningrad
Seventh
Red Army
Yukhnov
Veru
Rzhev-Vyazma
Staraya Russa
Japs Battered In Burma Fight
British and Allied troops pressed the Pegu front in Burma and reported heavy Japanese casualties. Royal Air Force planes supported infantry and armor in a climactic push toward Rangoon as Jap forces moved from the Sittang River area and roads showed dust and marching columns.
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Darrell Berrigan
Mandalay
Burma
Pegu Front
Sittang
Pegu-Wan
Rangoon
Royal Air Force
Roosevelt Criticizes British Eritrea Base Disclosure
President Roosevelt denounced a British revelation about a new American base in Eritrea on the Red Sea. He warned discussing the base would invite bombing, and said he had not seen the London story passed by British censors.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Oliver Lyttleton
Eritrea
Red Sea
London
Lyttleton
West Texas Guardsmen warned of saboteurs threat
Major Arthur Knickerbocker of the Texas Defense Guard told guardsmen in San Angelo on March 6 that West Texas with its vast oil fields is highly vulnerable to saboteurs in this nation’s section.
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San Angelo
West Texas
Arthur Knickerbocker
Texas Defense Guard
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