Hitler's Air Power and Dike Analogy Highlight Allied Victory
The war analyst likens Hitler's machine to a failing dyke dissolving under floodwaters. Montgomery cloaks a northern news blackout while noting Allied air strength epics, from 1000‑plane Cologne raid to Harris and Baker’s plea for more bombers in 1942, signaling mounting Allied dominance.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Hitler
Royal Air
Cologne
Sir Arthur Harris
Harris
Baker
U. S
England
Scottish Rite Service Praised by Panhandle Masons
Panhandle Scottish Rite Masons commend Temple H. Morrow of Dallas for Maundy Thursday rites at Khiva Temple attended by over 100. Morrow to repeat in Perryton. Macon O. Carder reelected president. P G Fields vice president. Louis Gold secretary. Norris Ewing treasurer.
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Temple H. Morrow
Dallas
Khiva Temple
Morrow
Perryton
Macon O. Carder
Panhandle
Scottish Rite Association
P. G. Fields of
Groom
Louis Gold
Norris Ewing
Soloists Sought for Amarillo Junior Symphony Contest
Young musicians in Panhandle must prepare for April 8 auditions to select soloists for the Amarillo Junior Symphony Orchestra season 1945 46. Winners perform in fall Mendelssohn and Weber works and spring concert pieces with fees and memberships required.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Mendelssohn
Weber
Helen Boykin
Amarillo Junior Symphony Orchestra
Four Pampa Cadets Killed in B-25 Collision
Four cadets from Pampa were killed when two B 25 bombers collided south of Pampa around 1 am. The victims A D Brown Jr 19 of Beaumont J H Anderson 23 of Bell California R M Browning 20 of Berkeley California and R D Asher 20 of Greeley Colorado were named next of kin notified. A fireball eyewitness described by J W Story on a Santa Fe train accompanied the crash site details while a board of officers investigates the wreckage and cause. Frostbite cited as cold related injury terminology appears in neighboring copy.
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Pampa
A. D. Brown, Jr
Beaumont
J. H. Anderson
Bell
Cal
R. M. Browning
Berkeley
R. D. Asher
Greeley
Col
Pampa Army Airfield
Pampa Ai Field
J. W. Story
Santa Fe
Kingsmill
Pampa Army Air Field
Dallas to File Charges In Black Market Meat Case
Dallas officials expect criminal charges against three independent packers tied to the city’s black market in meat. Regional foods enforcement attorney Lester C. Boone said about 10,000,000 pounds of meat have moved through Dallas and Fort Worth black market channels over the past year, with nearly all below Army grade sold illicitly.
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Dallas
Lester C. Boone
Regional Foods Enforcement
Dallas and
Fort Worth
Boone
Four Wheel Jeep Earns "One Thousand Uses" Name
Chinese workers who helped build B 29 bases gave the Jeep a unique nickname translated as Four wheels with 1000 uses reflecting their practical view of the vehicle. The term appears in wartime dispatches highlighting the diverse contributions to Allied airpower.
Man O War Reaches 28th Birthday at Faraway Farm
Man O War, famed American horse, turns 28 at Samuel D Riddle's Faraway Farm after retiring 25 years ago following 20 turf victories in 21 starts. The frisky legend lives a quiet, well regulated life at the Kentucky facility.
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Lexington
Man O'War
Bie Red
Samuel D. Riddle
Faraway
Jolly Roger group of Fifth Air Force
A fragment notes the Jolly Roger group within the Fifth Air Force, indicating a unit or nickname associated with Allied air operations in the Pacific theater.
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Fifth Air Force
One Liberator Crew Chews Way Home
The flight crew of First Lt. Harry Hurst’s Liberator chewed its way home from Formosa after a flak burst severed a fuel line. Co Pilot Paul Banker suggested gum from two cartons and the crew chewed over hundreds of miles to reach base. Pilot Hurst hailed the effort saying they flew home on chicle.
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Philippines
Harry Hurst
Formosa
Paul Banker
Des Moines
Pilot Hurst
Houston
Tex
Amarillo Retail Sales Rise 9 Percent From 1944
Retail sales in Amarillo by independently owned stores show a 9 percent gain over the same period last year. The Texas state figure rose about 10 percent overall, with dollar sales for the first two months of 1945 up 13 percent from 1944. Fort Worth led statewide increases at 18 percent.
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Amarillo
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Fort Worth
Regional city averages show varied 17 percent rise
Dallas San Antonio and Abilene led with an average increase of 17 percent. Houston rose 15 percent Corpus Christi 13 percent and Waco 4 percent as part of the overall regional change.
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Dallas
San Antonio
Abilene
Houston
Corpus Christi
Waco
Tungsten’s journey from metal to lamp filament
Tungsten was first produced in metallic form in 1783 and did not appear as a standalone material until 1904, when it was used as a filament in electric lamps.
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Grace E. Hamilton
Gladys M. Glenn
Cleta Linda Holland
Viola M. Wilson
Ft: Bian
Kleeki
Rotana
Cretney
Southwest
Southwest Studio
Globe-News
CSIC
ERAT
Soma
John D. McBride
Zale’s
Blackburn Ride
Seventh Street
POLK
Powerhouse
California
Stelle Bram
Carton
P Tres
Deslan
del Monte
Kerscotch
Lady's Choir
Lady Bett
Jar
C&e
Mt. Whitney
Leota Belle Sauce
Louisiana
N. Fillmore
6Th
Mississippi
Maxwell House
America
Hunsley's
House OF Color
Glen L. Casey
the Bull Tire Co
Tyler St
W. J. Morris Agency Dependable
Harwood
Old Erie
Pat's Liquor
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