11 May 1944
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1944
Page
1
A daily weather and garden diary from Amarillo recounts rain arrivals and May forecasts. The writer jokes about his weather service, mentions strawberries peas potatoes and tomatoes, and notes a straw hat joke day with local quirks and reader letters.
Cadet Wales Madden won the annual ROTC saber award replacing metal with a war bond due to material shortages. Cadet Lt. Jimmie Earl Bailey was runner up among 260 cadets. eight finalists drilled on stage with judges from Amarillo Army Air Field. Nine cadets received efficiency medals presented by the Hanson American Legion post.
Secretary Hull said the United States received a note from Japan with conditions on picking up American relief supplies at Vladivostok. About 1,500 tons had been sent through Russian cooperation, but no satisfactory distribution plan with Japan existed. U S officials sought Red Cross interpretation of Japan stance.
In Washington on May 11 the mass sedition trial faced a new uproar as most defense attorneys urged contempt charges against the National Lawyers Guild for a post ruling statement claiming democracy can defend itself. Judge Eicher considers theGuild statement improper and may pursue contempt against its secretary Martin Popper.
Three Army Air Force sergeants led by Lewis E Dorsett Nicholas Czaruk and George E Reitz bought a fifth of whiskey for eight dollars on Twelfth Street in Kansas City. The OPA ceiling was three dollars and thirty two cents. Investigators followed. the clerk admitted the sale and paid fifty dollars under regulations.
Jimmie Fidler reports on film stars and industry whispers from Hollywood. Gary Cooper fractures in a bicycle spill. Noel Neill and her Army spouse Cameron Hal Lierly face divorce court. Alexander Pope to wear U S Army gear after portraying Nazi officials. Steve Crane and Lana Turner tensions with the Army over flat feet. Fred MacMurray may sit out the rest of his Paramount contract. Sweden approves Watch on the Rhine amid Nazi concerns. Tala Birell receives anti tetanus shots. United Artists head Gradwell Sears bets Since You Went Away will outgross Gone With the Wind. Luise Rainer malaria concerns. Burgess Meredith in or after uniform. Clark Gable buys Oregon ranch. Ken Maynard linked to a post during a blaze. propulsive hints at Skelton reconciliation. Dolores Moran and Eagle Squadron ace Gust Damond may wed. Henry Fonda lends art collection to Pan American Fiesta. Darryl Zanuck may return to uniform. Harry Babbitt to join Navy. previews for Show Business and Col umbia titles. Russia drama Days of Glory with Toumanova and Peck. Address Unknown from Columbia. Pin Up Girl with Betty Grable. Slightly Terrific underwhelming.
Secretary of War Stimson said Germany is gradually failing to repair damage, improvise communications, and preserve plane strength under continual air attacks. He noted this lag offers encouragement regardless of single operation results.
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