Next Step For Japan
De Witt MacKenzie analyzes the Pacific war turning to Japanese efforts to consolidate gains. Australia becomes the Allied base as U S and Australian forces prepare for counter moves and raiding of supply routes from Indonesia to Japan. Japan may push northern ports and Hindustan as Hitler urges expansion.
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Java
Pacific
Australia
United States
Southwest
Indonesia
Japan
New Guinea
Indian Empire
Hindustan
Hitler
Indian Ocean
India
Middle East
Death Takes Only Child in Family
Peggy Ann Marshall aged 24 daughter of Mr and Mrs H H Marshall 817 Alabama Street died this morning. N S Griggs and Sons sent the body to Franklin old home of the parents. There are no other children in the family. Mr Marshall works with the government crop insurance agency.
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Peggy Ann Marshall
H. H. Marshall
Alabama Street
N. S. Griggs and Sons
Franklin
Strong Trend Favors General Sales Tax in War Revenues
A survey of Ways and Means Committee members shows a strong trend toward a general sales tax to raise part of 7.6 billion dollars in new war revenues. The panel resumes hearings with testimony from the New York Board of Trade and the American Bar Association as twelve of twenty five members were polled with six Republicans and six Democrats taking firm stances.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
New York Board of Trade
American Bar Association
Flying Tigers Move New Base in Burma
From Burma, March 9 American fliers of the Flying Tigers attacked from a new base inland after abandoning Rangoon air fields. Squadron leader Bob Neale reported Rangoon deserted as they left, with 16 Japs overhead a false alarm. Arvid Olson will command in Burma as Neale rests in China. Neale has 12 enemy planes to his credit. The AVG reportedly shot down 43 Japanese fighters and bombers in the past two days.
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Darrell Berrigan
American Volunteer Group
Burma
U.S
Rangoon
Flying Tigers
Bob Neale
Seattle
Wash
Shwedagon Pagoda
Neale
China
Arvid Olson
Chicago
Los Angeles
AVG
Cattlemen to Hold Dances For Civic Center Appeal
For the Amarillo Fat Stock Show era, dances at the Hotel Herring and Amarillo Hotel will charge admission with net proceeds donated to the Service Men’s Civic Center. Victory Command will run checkrooms and profits fund the center, as announced by Mrs. B M Puckett. Dances run three nights starting the fifth, following a morning directors’ meeting at the Amarillo Hotel. A soldier’s report from Amarillo praised the city’s welcome, recalling a remark from Arkansas about USO endings and California.
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Service Men's Civic Center
Herring
Amarillo Hotel
Victory Command
Service Organization
B. M. Puckett
Cattlemen's Association
Civic Center
James Bush
Arkansas
California
United States
Tax proposal split among nine lawmakers with one undecided
In the session on the sales tax proposal nine lawmakers supported the plan while one remained undecided and another declined to state his position. The division highlighted differing views and potential votes on the measure.
Markets DOW JONES and Kansas City Livestock Report
Records show the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 18 at 1 PM and mixed activity across sectors. Kansas City livestock prices rose with hogs 25 cents higher and cattle largely steady to higher, led by fed steers around 13.50 and vealers near 13.00 to 14.50. sheep and lambs gained 15 to 25 cents with strong demand for selected lots. Financial notes include a fund liquidation offer of 1.31 with $1,1929 in proceeds.
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Kansas City
Axis Relaxes Sub Campaign Off Atlantic Coast
Naval officials say there is a slight easing in the Axis submarine campaign off the U S Atlantic coast though they stop short of claiming an end to the threat. Two ships were sunk last week in coastal waters while several others were damaged or unknown. about 70 attacks have targeted ships along U S Canadian and Caribbean shores with most sunk. Reports contrast with Secretary Knox figures claiming 114 ships attacked in January and early February.
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Sandor
Klein Washington
U.P
Atlantic
Navy
Leif
United States
Canadian
Caribbean
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
Knox
Ten Generals Honored for Rise in WWII Tactics
British observers name ten top generals from around the world for 30 months of conflict. MacArthur leads for Philippine stand and bold tactics on Bataan. Rommel Rundstedt Zhukov and others praised for adaptive command in Africa, Russia, and Asia.
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London
U.P
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
United Nations
Southwest Pacific
Japan
MacArthur
Erwin Rommel
Afrika Korps
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Runstedt
Russia
Semyon Timoshenko
Grigori Zhukov
Moscow Front
Sir Archibald Wavell
Chiang Kai-shek
Bataan
Rommel
Winston Churchill
von Rundstedt
Finland
Timoshenko
Moscow
Budenny
Rostov
Crimea
Zhukov
Wavell
Mild Weather And Fiery February Leave Ambiguous Signs
Weather notes predict mild conditions for today with a high of yesterday at 54 and a low of 30 this morning. February shows near normal temps with thunder in February signaling frost in April, plus a history of big snows and a mild first half followed by a sharp cold spell. News also reports on OU curfew whistle being considered for replacement by chimes and a naval tally of Atlantic ship losses and attacks since January 14, including at least 14 tankers sunk and 28 total ships sunk.
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Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Atlantic
Navy
Nervana
Olympic
Caribbean
BLACK-DRAUGHT Laxative Ad Claims Top-Selling Status
An old Southwest laxative ad promotes BLACK-DRAUGHT as a top seller for decades. It touts gentle relief from constipation with vegetable ingredients and a tonic laxative to tone lazy intestinal muscles. The yellow box promises 25 to 40 doses for 25 cents and urges buyers to seek the genuine time tested product.
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Southwest
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