To Get Dolled Up for Easter Budget Debate
Pulse Feeler weighs a new Easter hat against wartime thrift. Respondents from Mrs Sears to Miss Massey offer views on morale versus inflation and War Bonds. Feeler concludes a hat would hurt wallets and credit. A dollar reward invites reader questions.
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Hayden Street
Dwight Wells
Lucille Cato
Ris Sawyer
Arline Massey
H. F. Dalton
Russians Press Toward Prut River in Bessarabia Drive
Moscow reports Russian troops near the Prut River as they push through the first Carpathian foothills into Bessarabia. Soviet forces claim advances across 35 miles, with Zhukov driving toward key railway hubs and communications lines in the region.
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Prut
Bessarabia
Tarnopol
Proskurov
Kovel
Curzon Line
Old Poland
Red Army
White Russia
Crimea
Boris Polevoy
Pravda
Zhukov
Lnow
Ukraine
Red Cross War Fund progress in Amarillo Potter County
Amarillo's Red Cross goal appears within reach after a noon division meeting reported $93,604.92 on hand. An $18,895.08 shortfall remained to meet tonight, with leaders urging volunteers to secure a last minute surge and residents to mail or bring donations to the downtown campaign office at Southwest Public Service.
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RED Cross
Amarillo
Potter County
Red Cross War Fund
Southwaite Public Service Company
Jack King
Interstate Theaters
Red Cross Committee
War Fund
Motor Corps
Cold Spell Promises Warmer Winds After Night Frost
The bureau warns of a cold spell tonight with a low near 24 degrees and highs around 43 tomorrow. Partly cloudy skies and strong winds are expected, diminishing late Tuesday afternoon.
Dies Uncovers Chin in Fuss With Winchell
Washington report notes congressional immunity shields lawmakers from libel outside Congress while radio host Walter Winchell faces scrutiny. Daniel Dies committee to study Winchell remarks from past two years. equal air time demanded for rebuttal.
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James Marlow
George Zielke
Washington
Walter Winchell
Congress
Winchell
Martin Dies
John Rankin
Clare Hoffman
Dies
Committee On un-American Activities
The
Washington Post
War May Go a Year May Last Invasion Speech
General Bernard Law Montgomery warned in London that the European war could last a year longer or more. He said the pull of battle would be long and urged full home front cooperation as Britain prepares for a major invasion. He spoke at Mansion House and urged sacrifice for a future peace.
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London
Bernard Law Montgomery
Eighth Army
Mansion House
Montgomery
Churchill vows joint Allied strike with American troops in Italy invasion
Churchill, flanked by Eisenhower and Bradley, praises American airborne troops in an invasion base visit. He notes joint bloodshed with British forces in Italy at Cassino and Anzio and predicts a shared triumph that will foster goodwill and unity between the nations. He tells paratroops success lies ahead and expresses profound encouragement for the demonstration.
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Churchill
Italy
Cassino
Anzio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Omar N. Bradley
Heavies Hit Germany and France in Third Straight Day
American heavy bombers attacked a western Germany target noted for fierce air battles. Flying Fortresses and Liberators also struck air fields in northeastern France. Crewmen reported little German fighter opposition and modest anti airfire encountered during the missions.
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London
Germany
France
Weather Summary for Amarillo Vicinity and West Texas
Partly cloudy and colder tonight and Saturday with strong winds. Temperatures near 24 Saturday morning and highs near 43 Saturday with diminishing winds. West Texas sees fair conditions then cooler with lows 24 to 32 and winds increasing Saturday. New Mexico stays generally fair with increasing clouds and light showers Saturday. A 20 hour period ends with high 66 and low 31. Russell Stationery Co.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Premiere benefits Red Cross with Chip Off the Old Block
The State Theater hosts a 8 50 pm premiere of Chip Off the Old Block starring Donald O Connor to aid the Red Cross War Fund. Proceeds from admissions go to the fund with a double night donation and volunteers will collect additional contributions toward a 112 500 goal.
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Donald O'Connor
Red Cross War Fund
O'Connor
Red Cross
Amarillo Army Air Field
State Theater
War Fund
Cassino Battlefield Seen as Key Obstacle in Italy
Bishop FitzSimon recalls Monte Cassino and its abbey as a cultural landmark marred by war. The Cassino fight blocks the Rome corridor, with German resistance and heavy air bombardment shaping a costly, grueling advance for Allied troops.
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Washington
Cassino
Italy
Mediterranean
Rome
War Stimson
William H. Wilbur
Wilbur
Heavy Allied Bombing and Cassino Fighting Continue
Allied headquarters report two new bomber strikes against supply lines in northern Italy at Florence and Padua while fighting rages in Cassino where New Zealand troops press the town’s western edge. American Marauders hit the Campo di Marte yard. rail targets are bombed for a second night.
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Naples
Italy
Florence
Padua
Cassino
Campo di Marte
New Zealand
Hotel Des Roses
New
Japanese Drive on Imphal Threat Persists Amid Asian Front
Allied reports say one of two Japanese columns into India has pressed toward Imphal while another drives from Tiddim, with Imphal within 30 miles of the east and south. In the Pacific, Allied airmen bombed Wewak and Aitape, destroying ships and ground defenses as part of operations against Japan’s New Guinea and Truk bases.
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India
Burma
Imphal
Japan
Thaungdut
Tiddim
Assam
China
Ten
Imphal-Tiddim
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Wewak
Aitape
Marehgy Islands
Barry testifies in Mann Act case against Chaplin
Joan Barry tells a federal court she became Chaplin's mistress after a 1942 trip to New York. She describes dinner at the 21 Club, drinks at El Morocco, and a bedroom visit at the Waldorf Astoria. Prosecutors press the perjury claim as the case proceeds before Judge J. F. T. O Connors.
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Hollywood
Joan Barry
Charlie Chaplin
Jerry Geisler
Miss Barry
New York
el Morocco
Chaplin
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Beverly Hills
J. F. T. O’connor
Charles H. Carr
Army Service Forces Exhibit Closes Tonight at 11
Tonight is the final chance to view the Army Service Forces exhibit at the USO Auditorium. The free display has drawn thousands of visitors over the past three days and will remain open until 11 o clock.
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Army Service Forces
USO
Roosevelt urges free nations to aid refugees
President Roosevelt stated that the United States would continue to aid refugees marked for death by the enemy and urged free nations of Europe and Asia to temporarily open frontiers to victims of oppression. He commented on foreign policy and mocked claims that the U S lacked such a policy.
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Roosevelt
America
Europe
Asia
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