Pay Soldiers Bonus Cash or Surplus Goods Debate
Pulse Feeler presents a public forum on postwar pay for discharged soldiers. Citizens including Jack King Hugh Masters Mrs W L Cummings George Foster Hubert Johnson Lester Bates and others argue cash bonuses versus surplus equipment or a mix. The piece invites readers to voice opinions as Pulse Feeler offers a dollar per question used.
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Pulse Feeler
Jack King
Paramount Theatre
Junior
Hugh Masters
W. L. Cummings
George Foster
Hubert Johnson
Fort Bliss
Imp of Satan
Red Cross Quota Push in Amarillo Seeks Local Gifts
Amarillo faces a $14 518.51 shortfall to reach a 112 500 quota with 97 981 49 in hand. The drive urges residents to join the war fund’s vast effort, promising service men membership cards and a global Red Cross backing. Drop off at downtown headquarters or call for pickup.
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RED Cross
Amarillo
America
American Red Cross
Southwestern Public Service Company
Motor Corps
Weather snapshot and wage-hour decision noted
Amarillo area forecast calls for mostly fair skies and rising temperatures with fresh winds tonight and a cooler Tuesday. In the region, winds stay strong and snow flurries appear in the mountains of New Mexico later. The 24 hour highs reached 66 and a low of 25. The Supreme Court ruled the federal wage hour law requires compensation for portal to portal travel time for miners.
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Amarillo
West Texas
del Rio-Eagle Pass
Kew
Mexico
Washington
Supreme Court
Allied attack on Cassino ends in bloody failure
The Allied assault on Cassino ends in bloody failure after 12 days of hand to hand fighting. German defenses hold strong as observers say the Gustav line remains vulnerable but entrenched, with another major push expected.
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Naples
Cassino
Stars and Stripes
Gustav Line
The
New Zealand
Benedictine Abbey
Maple Leaf
Monastery Hill
Rome
Italy
Rapido Valley
Fifth Army
Continental Hotel
Hotel Des Roses
Mount Cassino
Hang
Soviet crossed the Prut as Konev presses toward Balkans
Soviet forces under Marshal Konev broke through to the Prut on a 53 mile front west of Balti, forcing German troops back across the border. Observers warn of a major push into Southern Bessarabia while Nazi evacuations and rail routes face disruption.
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Ivan Konev
Balkans
Konev
Balti
Bug
Dniester
Prut
Bessarabia
Bocovina
Carpathian Range
Red Army
Ukraine
Ukrainian
Nikolaev
Odessa
Dallas Fort Worth merger debate reshapes Texas city ranks
The AP reports a proposed municipal merger aims to unite Dallas with nearby suburbs and park cities, boosting Dallas above San Antonio in population. Dallas leaders push to incorporate University Park and Highland Park, while Fort Worth and its 267,856 residents await response. A reader jokes about a larger Los Angeles style merger for Dallas Tarrrant counties.
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Dallas
Fort Worth
Texas
San Antonio
Houston
Park Cities
Woodall Rodgers
University Park
Highland Park
Big D
Dallas Morning News
Tarrant
Los Angeles
Patton and Carroll Clinic Burglarized Unsuccessfully
Yoggs operating in Amarillo tried to crack the Patton and Carroll clinic safe at 703 Harrison Street. The attacker knocked off the safe’s combination knob but failed to open it. Entry was gained by breaking a rear glass and clocks in offices were stopped to time the entry.
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Amarillo
Patton & Carroll Clinic
Harrison Street
Pressure on Farmers to Sign Up Demanded by Congress Leader
Washington March 27 Rep Harness Republican Indiana urged officials of the Office of Price Administration the Agriculture Department and the Selective Service to reveal to Congress any knowledge of using draft and rationing to pressure farmers into joining the AAA.
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Washington
Rep. Harness
Indiana
Office of Price Administration
Agriculture Department
Selective Service
Congress
AAA
Fierce fighting on Indo Burma front with pushes toward Kohima
Allied communique reports Japanese forces gaining ground in Somra Hills near Kohima and advancing toward the Assam Bengal railway. Northern column drives through Somra, while main action unfolds along the Tiddim Imphal corridor with tanks and artillery involved. Wingate’s commandos threaten northern supply lines after purportedly cutting the Myitkyina Mandalay railroad.
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New Delhi
Somra
Kohima
Assam- Bengal
Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Burma
Imphal
Tiddim-Imphal
Tiddim
Ukhrul
O. C. Wingate
Myitkyina
Mandalay
India
U S Troops Expand in Admiralties Near Truk Base
Allied forces report landings on Amo and Ndrova in the Admiralty Islands and bombardment of Pityilu as U S destroyers shell northern Manus area. Concurrent actions around Bougainville detail a heavy Japanese counterattack and U S counter advances restoring lines. Wingate and Cochran praised for deep raids inspiring future operations. Southeast Asia signals confirm fighting near Myitkyina Mawlu on the railroad, threatening supply lines.
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San Elia
Garigliano
Cassino
Anzio
Aprilia
Allied
Southwest Pacific
U.P
U. S
Admiralties
Bismarck Archipelago
Truk
Amo
Ndrova
Manus
Admiralty Islands
Douglas MacArthur
Torokina
U.S
Philip G. Cochran
Wingate
Cochran
Southeast Asia Command
Indaw
Mawlu
Myitkyina-Mandalay
Myitkyina
Mrs. J. L. Martin Wins News Tip First Prize
Mrs. J. L. Martin of 302 North Jackson Street wins 5 dollars for a news tip about a 3 year old girl walking alone from her home to a day nursery reported to Globe News last week. Second prize 3 dollars to H. H. Horne of 2115 Pierce Street for finding a bottle of whiskey in the post office courtesy box. Joe Carlyle reports sighting a wild deer south of the airport and also wins 3 dollars.
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J. L. Martin
Jackson Street
Globe News
H. H. Horne
Pierce Street
Saturday Deadline For 1944 Auto Licenses In Texas
Assessor-collector Frank Hoyt notes a busy period at the tax office as thousands of motor vehicle owners face the Saturday deadline to pay 1944 auto licenses. He says the office can still handle more customers despite a late rush.
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Frank Hoyt
Cooler Weather With Strong Winds Forecast Tomorrow
Tomorrow will bring cooler air and strong winds across the Panhandle with below freezing temps possible by Wednesday morning. Today remains mild with March breezes, while dust from the Canadian River lingers, and no word from R F P Smith on March's fate. The front will push through, cooling conditions despite no notable system beyond wind.
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Amarillo
Canadian River
Panhandle
R. F P. Smith
March
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Pravda
Sellar
Austin
Associated Press
Patton and Carroll Clinic
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Kabaw
Tal
News Tip
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Marvin Richardson
Florida Street
W. H. Wood- Hef
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Sixteenth Avenue
Don Benton
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Eighteenth Avenue
Z. F. Bates
Prospect Street
Ed Gerken
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