Allied Bombers Hit Sicilian Airfields and Cap Bon Front
Allied air forces raided Milo and Borizzo in Sicily and Cap Bon, Hammamet, and Zaghouan sectors, with little resistance in the air. On the ground, British 6th Armoured and infantry seized Soliman, destroying about 25 enemy tanks and trapping Axis units on a broad peninsula amid ongoing combat along Enfidaville lines.
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Milo
Borizzo
Sicily
Cap Bon
Zaghouan
Tunisia
National Hospital Day Campaign Amid War Restrictions
Hospitals nationwide observe National Hospital Day with no open house due to wartime staffing. Northwest Texas and St. Anthony's urge public to seek early medical care, limit hospital visits, and consider Red Cross training for nurses and aides while warning that trained personnel are serving country.
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Florence Nightingale
Texas
St. Anthony’s
Red Cross
Amarillo Safety Council directors eyed for city approval
The Amarillo City Commission may approve appointments to the Amarillo Safety Council tonight. Recommended directors include T. A. Troth and Winford Gattis from local clubs, E. M. Blackburn Jr., R. A. Wilson, Maynard Drake, Gilford Branson, Gus Roberts, Sam E. Morris, J. C. Stockton, and T. R. Cross. Executives named are A. C. Youngblood and J. L. McCarty.
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Amarillo Safety Council
Safety Council
T. A. Troth
Chamber of Commerce
Winford Gattis
Junior Chamber of Commerce
E. M. Blackburn, Jr
American Business Club
R. A. Wilson
Optimist Club
Maynard Drake
American Legion
Gilford Branson
San Jacinto Kiwanis
Gus Roberts
Amarillo Kiwanis
Sam E. Morris
North Amarillo Kiwanis
J. C
J. C. Stockton, Lions Club and T. R. Cross, Rotary Club
A. C. Youngblood
Boy Scouts of America
J. L. McCarty
The
Texas Company
Last Session Held for Materials Clinic In Chamber of Commerce
Prime and second consumer and claimant agency representatives attended the last session of a controlled materials plan clinic opened yesterday by WPB in the Chamber of Commerce assembly room. Attendance was good all sessions.
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WPB
Chamber of Commerce
City Commission Cancels Regular Meeting
City commission cancels tonight’s weekly session due to no business of importance scheduled for consideration.
Cool Homes in the Summertime Pitch
Eagle Pitcher insulation promises a 15 to 20 percent cooler home in summer and warmer winters with 36 months to pay. The ad emphasizes long term comfort and affordable financing.
Proclamation Declares May 14 Nutrition Week in Amarillo
The mayor of Amarillo proclaims the week starting May 14 as Nutrition Week urging citizens to support nutrition during war stress. He notes strong food production, urges learning balanced diets, and calls for cooperation with the Amarillo Nutrition Committee to build a healthier community.
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City of
Amarillo
United States
Markets snapshot and livestock report from Kansas City
Markets show a Merrill Lynch stock update at 4th hour with mixed indices. U S D A livestock report from Kansas City on May 11 notes hogs salable and total 3 000 and cattle 4 000 with calves 300. hog tops reach 14 40 per cwt and cattle steady to strong with beef steers 13 75 to 16 25 and bulls 12 75 to 13 00. stockers and feeders cited as active.
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Kansas City
W.A
NEW York Stock Exchange AG
Am Smelt & Ref
General Motors Oe
Gillette Razor
Greyhound
Harvester
Paper Sateen
Tel & Telstone
Kennecott
Montgomery Ward
Nash Kelvinator
National
New York Shipbuilding
New York Central Ry
North Amer Avia
Ig Packard
Plymouth
Studebaker
U_ S Steel home
Wilson & Co
White Motors M4
Woolworth
Steady to strong cattle and hogs at Chicago livestock market
Hogs 22 000 opened around steady then slow trade weak to 10 cents lower with top 14.60. Cattle 7 000 with calves 1 000. fed steers and yearlings steady to strong. fat heifers 13.50 to 15.75. cows 10.50 to 15.75. Sheep 7 000 fat lambs mostly steady to weak. good to choice 90-107 lb wooled lambs 15.50 to 16.00. shorn ewes 8.00 to 8.50. wooled ewes 9.50 or higher.
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Chicago
Twenty Die in Alabama Coal Mine Explosion
In Praco coal mine No. 10, Alabama By-Products Corp., near Birmingham, twenty men were killed with two missing and five seriously burned after a blast. Rescue teams recovered ten bodies. twelve of the twenty two trapped underground were later brought out, leaving a death toll of twenty.
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Birmingham
Ala
Praco
Alabama By-Products Corp
Here
P. H. Neal
Coke and By Products
Brother seeks contact in Amarillo Globe note
William Harbin Walker asks for his brother John Harvey Walker in a letter to The Amarillo Globe. He gives Box 432, Loma Linda, California as his address.
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William Harbin Walker
John Harvey Walker
Amarillo Globe
Loma Linda
Cal
Dog Attracts Publicity With Turtle-Toting Terrier
In Jerseyville Illinois a year old terrier puzzled by a bone finds a turtle instead. The dog digs four holes to bury the bone then sees the bone crawl away. The dog drags home the turtle, creating a humorous farmyard moment.
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Jerseyville
Ill
Rural School Rites Tonight in McKinley Auditorium
Eleventh eighth grade graduates from Potter county’s rural schools except River Road School will receive diplomas at 8:30 tonight in McKinley school auditorium. H Grady Wilson will present diplomas to 14 pupils. Dr R G Boger Amarillo will address. Capt P J Norton Amarillo Army Air Field will give the invocation. Musical numbers include Frances Fay Blessen Marjorie Hodges and Mrs Oscar Wise.
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Potter County
River Road School
McKinley
H. Grady Wilson
Charles Edward Austin
William L. Blassingame
Frances Fay Blessen
Robert Lee Blessen
Julie Lou Gilley
Asencion Gonzales
Juan Gonzales
Robert
Darrell Lowery
Elsie Rose Podzemny
Lee Roy Rea
Weldon R. Rea
Reba Turner
Elnor Elizabeth Webb
Norma Jean Webb
R. G. Boger
Amarillo Center
West Texas State College
P. J. Norton
Amarillo
Army Air Field
Marjorie Hodges
Oscar Wise
Corporation Court Fines Rise to 281 Dollars
Charges of gaming, affrays and disturbances, along with 18 traffic cases, boosted corpation court fines to 281 dollars. One motorist paid 15 dollars for running a stop sign. Ten gaming charges followed a raid on a flats game of galloping dominoes, with each player fined five dollars.
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Corporation
Births decline in Amarillo through January to March
Vital statistics from city hall show Amarillo births fell each month this year. Last month recorded 144 births with 73 girls and 71 boys. January had 175, February 155, and March 148 births, with more girls than boys overall.
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Amarillo
Change to Chilly Side Is Scheduled
There may be a change in the weather late tonight to the chilly side again. Warm today and little change tonight but cooler Wednesday. The high yesterday was 71 and the low this morning 48 degrees. Showers yesterday added .07 inch to the Amarillo vicinity rainfall, boosting the spell total to .66 inch. Fresh to occasionally strong afternoon winds decreasing tonight.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Chamber Reports Membership Drive Success
Joe Cooley assistant manager announces nearly 200 new memberships added during a drive led by Herb Budke committee chairman. Cooley recently spoke in Midland to Chamber officials on membership campaign techniques.
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Amarillo
E. B. Meyer's Car Recovered After Theft
Stolen last night from 927 Bowie Street a coupe belonging to E. B. Meyer was recovered late this morning. Police found the car abandoned in Bivins addition.
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Meyer
Bowie Street
E. B. Meyer
Bivins Addition
Allied drive in Africa halts German attempt at Dunkirk diversion
British forces pushed across Cap Bon peninsula including part of the Hermann Goering division. No major sea evacuation appeared possible as boats were scarce and sunk. American and British bombers intensified raids on Pantelleria and Sicily docking points, the fifth strike in three days on Pantelleria.
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Zaghouan
Hammam Lif
15Th Panzer Division
Cap Bon
Cap Bon Peninsula
Hermann Goering
Dunkirk
Italy
Pantelleria Naval Base
Sicily
Pantelleria
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Moghrane
Hammamet
Hamman Lif
6Th Armored Division
Soliman
Gronmballa
Enficaville Hills
U. K
Ules Insulating Company
Jim Hobbs
Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Ottinger
West Texas Shoe Shop
E. 7Th Shoe Repairs
Cuthbert
Kathleen
Calvert
Calvert Distillers Corp
New York City
Africa
St.Joseph
America
Strig
Attadoe
Mr. Lube
Standard Distributed Plains Lubricating ‘Co
Amarillo, Texas
Paris
War Production Board
Chesterfield
Liocuri & Myms Tonsceo Ca
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