Letter From Home To Boys in Service in Amarillo
An Amarillo weekly note from home covers busy events including the Pat Stock Show and Cattlemen's convention, Red Cross fundraising, and visits by field director Talbert D. Jessup. It reports on local leaders, a death of Judge M. J. R. Jackson, and a pistol linked to a Dr. Hunt murder case on the Canadian River. It also highlights servicemen stories, women enlisting, a missing officer Lt. J. C. Page, and wedding and boxing news, plus a humorous field anecdote about a pilot’s uniform mix-up ending with a colonel’s insignia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Pat
Red Cross
Panhandle
Talbert D. Jessup
Sicily
Africa
England
Miles Bivins
Panhandle Livestock Association
M. J. R. Jackson
Court of Civil Appeals
Texas Rangers
Dr. Hunt
Littlefield
Pfc
Sam A. Lollar
Shamrock
Lollar
Army
Navy
Uncle Sam
Bert Matthews
Jack Mothershead
Naval Air Corps
Bobby Finnell
Regular Navy
Ensign
David Rasco
Clyles Knight
Brian Mitchell
Jim Jackson
G. A. Tomlinson
Polly Hill
Norfolk
Betty Crawford
Sidney Wells
Beaumont Stinnett
Pacific
Wells
Indianapolis
Ind
Dorothe Jeannette Cook
John D. Lawson
Baltimore
Helen Sharp
Jack C. Goodman
Houston
Sunset of
Dallas
Childress
Texas
Jealousy Blamed in Camp Anza Shooting Rampage
Lt. Beaufort G. Swancutt of La Crosse Wisconsin carried out a deadly shooting spree at Camp Anza Riverside California after an evening with Dorothy Douglas and Lourdine Livermore and Lt. Light. He killed Patrolman A B Simpson and wounded Lt. Harry Light and another officer before being shot. Unofficial details indicate jealousy over Miss Douglas and prior incidents in Long Beach.
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Riverside
Cal
Beaufort G. Swancutt
la Crosse
Wis
Swancutt
Dorothy Elyn Douglas
Lourdine Livermore
Long Beach
Harry J. Light
Bridgeport
Light
Aldace W. Minard
Pomona
Arlington
A. B. Simpson
Miss Douglas
Port of Embarkation
Miss Livermore
Camp Anza
Lt. Light
Schlegel
Simpson
C. F. Cole
Cole
Amarylloand Vicinity Weather Outlook
Amarillo and vicinity fair with little temperature change tonight and warmer Wednesday. West Texas fair and cool through tonight and Wednesday. New Mexico generally fair this afternoon tonight and Wednesday. Highs today 45 to 50 in north areas 55 to 60 in south areas. tonight lows 30 to 35 north 35 to 40 south. Warmer Wednesday with highs near 42 at noon.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
U S Built 150000 Airplanes 1941 43 With 28000 Sent Allies
United States produced 150000 airplanes from March 1941 to December 1943 with about 28000 sent to Allied nations. Crowley noted the lend lease act shipments and the growth of U S air power. Russian drives and Allied air offensives dominated headlines as Berlin saw heavy bombing and losses on both sides.
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Washington
United States
Leo T. Crowley
U. S
Crowley
Pulse Feeler on Bus Etiquette and World War News
Pulse Feeler surveys bus etiquette with readers arguing whether men should exit first. The column shifts to wartime reports from Jugoslavia, London, Burma, New Guinea, Rabaul, and the Ukraine, detailing Allied actions and Zhukov’s advances.
Donley County Boys Win Top Honors at Fat Stock Show
Two local 4-H members, H. C. Shaw of Lelia Lake and Pete Brumley of Clarendon, topped fat stock competitions at the Fourteenth Annual Fat Stock Show. Donley County entries dominated baby beef and sheep classes with grand and reserve champions, while cattle judging and city banquet details filled the day at the Tri-State Fair Grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donley County
H. C. Shaw
Lelia Lake
W. D. Haile
North of
White Deer
Pete Brumley
Clarendon
Panhandle Livestock Association
Charles O. Reed
Cloyce Terrell
Hale County
Ray Adams
Swisher County
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Panhandle
Jim McClellan
Lamb County
Lamb Club
J. W. Grist
Ray Nesbitt
Dan Casement
Jack
Casement
National Quarter Horse Association
Panhandle Hereford Breeders Association
Amarillo
C. W. Carlos Domino
Combs and
Worley
Pampa
H. H. Reeves
Shamrock
E. G. Ross
Son
Goodlett
George Nance
Canyon
Mr. Nance
R. T. Alexander
Canadian
Chester White
Joe Smith
Poland
China
J. B. Hance
Delhi
Okla
Junior Bulman
Marvin Jordan
Jordan
Sroup
Louis Huseman
Nazareth
Duroc
Ee Paul Galbraith
Wildora- 0
Talbert Jessup to Speak Three Times in Amarillo
Talbert DP Jessup former director of Red Cross services in Sicily England and North Africa will address audiences three times this evening. He appears on KGNC at 8 15, at the High School Auditorium 8 30, and at Amarillo College 8 o'clock for a joint meeting of War Dads Legionnaires Auxiliaries and Navy Mothers Club. The High School talk is open to the public and free. An Army Air Forces Band concert directed by Guy Stone will precede the high school event for 30 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talbert
Jessup
Red Cross Services
Sicily
England
North Africa
KGNC
Amarillo War Dads
Legionnaires, Auxiliaries
Navy Mothers Club
Amarillo College
Army Air Forces Band
Amarillo Field
Guy Stone
Weather forecast promises warmth after frosty night
The bureau predicts fair weather and a warmer tomorrow with little temperature change tonight. A 25 degree low last night likely damaged buds while yesterday's high reached 51 degrees. Winds will be moderate and temperatures near freezing tonight.
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Bureau
Submarines Increase Toll on Japanese Shipping in Pacific War
Admiral Nimitz said American submarines are destroying Japanese shipping at a rate that may decide the Pacific war. He noted subs are increasing in number and efficiency while targets decline, warning Japan could become more of a threat as Allied lines shorten. He praised a “team” of commanders including Halsey, Spruance, Mitscher, Turner, and Holland Smith.
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Washington
Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Japan
Nimitz
William F. Halsey
Raymond Spruance
Marc A. Mitscher
Richard K. Turner
Holland Smith
Marines
Allied shipping losses drop below wartime hopes
London reports First Sea Lord A V Alexander says Allied shipping losses last year were below early expectations, but warns Germany still has as many U boats as 1942. He notes improved U boat firepower and acoustic torpedoes, with 1941 to 1943 loss ratios and convoys data.
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London
U.P
Admiralty
A. V. Alexander
Commons
Germany
Alexander
Finland awaits Moscow reply on armistice terms
Stockholm March 7 The Finnish government is awaiting word from the Soviet government on Finland's reply to Moscow regarding armistice terms. The Helsinki dispatch notes Finland has possibly acknowledged Russian terms but details were not disclosed. Tension reportedly mounts as the second phase hinges on Finland's official reply and Moscow's returned answer.
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Stockholm
Finland
Moscow
Aftonbladet
Helsinki
Mail Membership Cards To Chamber of Commerce
Nearly 400 membership cards and contributions have been returned to the Chamber of Commerce during its annual mail campaign. Chairman Herb Budke says the response is good and promises prompt replies will save time and manpower. The Chamber’s annual election is set for a week from Saturday.
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Chamber of Commerce
Herb Budke
Smiths Indian Sign Misses Pretty Weather Forecast
The article notes R F Smith's Indian sign predicted bad weather for March 6 9 after Feb 21 consultation. It laments not being consulted by Fat Stock Show planners and mentions a recent freeze with no unusual conditions for this time of year. The sign predicts today and the next days. If weather stays fair the sign may come down.
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R. F. Smith
Canadian River Sighting Tied to Hunt Killings
Texas Rangers and Sheriff Bill Adams persist in locating a pistol believed to be in the Canadian River. Diversion work by Commissioner George Killian leaves the pistol site submerged. An Amarillo man claims to have thrown the weapon into the river as part of the investigation into the October killings of Dr. and Mrs. Roy Hunt in Littlefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian
Texas Rangers
Bill Adams
George Killian
Adams
Amarillo
Roy Hunt
Littlefield
All Nurses Required To Register by April 1
Amarillo notices require all registered nurses to sign up with the War Nursing Council before April 1. Active or not, nurses must enroll. blanks are available from the Official Nursing Bureau at Otis Apartments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
War Nursing Council
Official Nursing Bureau
Otis Apartments
Louise Marcis Nottingham
Veterans close in on Japanese in Hukawng Valley
U S jungle fighters in northern Burma drive deep toward Kunawng Valley and near a Chinese junction within 10 miles. They block the Nambyu River road near Walawbum and press south to the Nambyu while Chinese forces move from Maingkwan mopping up isolated Japanese remnants.
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Douglas MacArthur
First Cavalry
Los Negros
Momote
32Nd Army
New Guinea
Saidor
Madang
Rabaul
New Britain
Japan
Choiseul Island
Solomons
Bougainville Island
Tokyo Radio
Solomon Islands
Domei
Central Pacific
Marshal Islands
U. S
Frank Merrill
Asiatic
Hukawng Valley
Burma
Walawbum
Maingkwan
Southeast Asia
New Delhi
WUP
Hukawng
Nambyu
Loui Louis Mountbatten
Kunawng
Nambyu River
Scarlet Fever and Measles Reported in Amarillo
Several scarlet fever cases are under quarantine in Amarillo with most cases described as light. City health officer Dr. M. L. Fuller says the situation is not alarming and notes additional measles cases among residents.
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Amarillo
M. L. Fuller
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City
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