Amarillo Hits Red Cross War Fund Target
Amarillo over subscribed its 112000 Red Cross War Fund with minutes to spare. By 4 PM yesterday the drive was 4482 short and late last night the goal edged closer as donations poured in. Mrs Wayne O Keefe cheered as Curtis Wesco handed a dollar to reach the final balance. Byron Singleton praised the campaign as one of Amarillos most successful.
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Red Cross
Wayne O'Keefe
Court House
O'Keefe
Curtis Wesco
Reich
Mediterranean
Sofia
Bulgaria
Soviet Drive Splits German Lines East of Carpathians
Soviet forces under Zhukov and Konev push through Romania and Bessarabia as Cernauti falls and upper Prut crossings are seized. German retreat accelerates amid panicked defenses and mined streets, while Romania declares a supreme command alert. Refugee streams grow in Moldavia and Bucovina as limited resistance forms west of Budapest.
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Konev
Ukraine
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Romania
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Ankara
Budapest
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Massive RAF Bomber Raid Strikes Nuernberg Center
An armada of RAF bombers, possibly over 1000 aircraft, hit Nuernberg and other Reich targets last night, marking the heaviest Allied air loss in a single operation with 96 planes. British raids accompanied by intruders over France and Germany while U S Thunderbolts attacked Holland and border regions. London reported a brief alert with limited damage and casualties as anti aircraft rockets were showcased.
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RAF
Nuernberg
Reich
Vienna
Austria
Hessen-Nassau
Prussia
Frankfurt
Sky Fleet
Continent
France
Low Countries
Germany
Sir Frederick
Europe
Spare the Pet and Spoil the Parents Fun Debate
A reader poll records varied opinions on spoiling babies with cuddling and handling. Mrs. Orval Denman and several locals weigh in, with claims ranging from beneficial bonding to concerns about growth, while Pulse Feeler notes he pays a dollar for each question used.
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Orval Denman
Cheyenne Avenue
Pulse Feeler
Mount Cassino positions reduced as Hill 146 falls
Allied spokesmen say most advanced positions on Mount Cassino abandoned with Hill 146 now in German hands. German patrols counter-attack inside Cassino and on the Anzio beachhead as NZ infantry try to retake ruined areas. Roosevelt's bronchial irritation described as steadily improving by press secretary.
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U.P
Mount Cassino
Cassino
Anzio
Hill 146
Hangman’s
Castle Hill
Washington
W.P
Roosevelt
Stephen T
British Surrender Tiddim Base as Japanese Press Enters Manipur
New Delhi March 31 British forces have surrendered Tiddim in the Chin Hills Burma about 100 miles below Imphal. Gen Claude Auchinleck told the Indian legislature the loss came as Japanese jungle parties probed eastern India and reached the Manipur plain's main communications. Mountbatten said raiding parties breached toward Imphal Kohima and north toward the Brahmaputra Valley while Allied forces regrouped along Imphal and Palel.
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Tiddim
Chin Hills
Burma
Imphal
Claude Auchinleck
India
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Manipur
Awahinlani Aawla Uw
Kohima
Brahmaputra
Tiddim Road
Palel
Tamu
Liberators Smash Dutch New Guinea Air Base in Raid
American Liberators and Lightning fighters attacked Hollandia in Northern New Guinea in two raids likely destroying 125 enemy planes. The operation dropped 15 600 fragmentation bombs as air power extended to Truk Atoll. MacArthur HQ said Allied losses were negligible.
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Southwest Pacific
U.P
Japan
Hollandia
New Guinea
Truk Atoll
Carolines
Solomons
Eten
Atoll
Liberators
Douglas MacArthur
Bloody Hill 260 Cleared in Bougainville Second Battle
ADVANCED SOUTH PACIFIC HEADQUARTERS reports Bloody Hill 260 has been cleared of Japanese forces as of March 31. Patrols outside the Empress Augusta Bay sector counted more than 200 additional enemy dead on March 30.
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South Pacific
Bloody Hill
Bougainville
Empress Augusta Bay
Good Weather Forecast With Mild Temperatures Ahead
Good weather predicted with a few clouds and mild temperatures tonight and Saturday. Yesterday’s high reached 65 degrees, and the morning low was 35. The next storm is not seen yet and may be labeled the Easter spell as Easter approaches in a week.
Fats will stop this and waste fat drives wartime effort
Amid Cassino setbacks and costly Rome landings the March fat drive asks for fat waste in March. The message notes India pressures and praises Amarillo’s March effort while urging continued participation before stores close and the April campaign begins. Russell Stationery Co.
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Rome
India
Amarillo
Amarillo Seen Likely To Hold Wartime Population Gains
Dr. Philip M Hauser of the U S Bureau of Census predicts Amarillo will retain wartime gains, estimated at 7 000 to 10 000 since 1940. Rex Baxter, Chamber of Commerce manager, notes Amarillo’s prewar growth averaged about 1 000 annually and expects a similar rate during the war. The 1920 1940 figures show rapid growth from 15 494 to 51 686.
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Philip M. Hauser
U. S. Bureau of Census
Census
Philip M Hauser
Doctor Hauser
Rex Baxter
Chamber of Commerce
Pacific fleet strikes Palau and Truk in major Pacific assault
A powerful American fleet with battleships carriers and destroyers pressed heavy attacks on Palau and Truk as part of a broad Pacific campaign. Naval leaders announced the start of heavy attacks with planes from Southwest and Central Pacific bases aiding the operation. The aim is to neutralize Japanese defenses ahead of a possible next landing in the Carolines amid high secrecy and radio silence. Congress approves Easter holiday from tomorrow through April 12.
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Philippines
Palau Islands
U. S
Central Pacific
Truk
Palau
Marshalls
Hawaii
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Washington
Carolines
Amarillo Gunner Kyle V Johnson Missing In Action
Kyle V Johnson of Amarillo a Merchant Marine gunner is missing in action since March 1. His sister Mrs S L Edwards at 1627 Hayden Street was notified by the Air Department. Reared in Amarillo he once worked as an 8 o'clock boy for the Santa Fe. Arthur John Maynard Lumber Co in Los Angeles is listed as a brother in the fragmented notice.
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Kyle V. Johnson
Amarillo
Merchant Marine
S. L. Edwards
Hayden Street
Air Department
Santa Fe
Bonita White
Rolls
John
Los Angeles
Arthur John- Maynard Lumber Co
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas
Amarillo and vicinity: pair continued mild tonight and tomorrow. West Texas fair this afternoon tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. New Mexico fair this afternoon tonight and Saturday slightly warmer this afternoon. 24 hours ending 6 30 A M high 85 low 35 noon 565.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
British Planes Down U S Cargo Plane
British fighter planes from an aircraft carrier shot down a U S Army C 54 transport aircraft and its six crew members in the Atlantic while protecting an Allied convoy. The four engine plane was mistaken for a German bomber. no passengers were aboard and the civilian crew perished. None of the dead was from the Southwest.
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Washington
Atlantic
War Department
Admiralty
Jap-Russ Pact Out Surrender of Sakhalin Leases
The Soviet Union and Japan announced a pact where Japan grants oil and coal leases on northern Sakhalin to Russia. Russia will supply 56 000 tons of oil annually for five years starting after the war and pay Japan 5 400 000 rubles. Japan also hands over property of Japanese concessionaries in northern Sakhalin.
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Japan
Sakhalin Island
Pacific
Soviet Union
Russia
Sakhalin
Chaplin Testifies He Tried to Elude Joan Barry
Charlie Chaplin testified at his Mann Act trial that he repeatedly tried to avoid Joan Barry. He described efforts to keep away during her accusations that he took her to New York for immoral purposes and then returned to Hollywood for the same reason. The actor spoke in a sober, earnest manner as he recounted his attempts to end the pressing situation.
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Joan Hollywood
Charlie Chaplin
Joan Barry
New York
Hollywood
Chaplin
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