Dark Hour for Hitler in Africa Amid Desert Battle
A frontline observer describes Rommel’s retreating Afrika Korps at Alamein as British forces breach the Alamein line near Sidi Abd El Rahman. German tanks and anti-tank guns trade blows while Stuka bombers harry the field and hundreds of prisoners are taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Hitler
Africa
Sidi Abd el Rahman
Alamein
Stuka
No Man's Land
Erwin Rommel
Bulge
Rommel
Afrika Korps
Aqqaqir
35 Merchantmen Handed to Nazis
The ministry of economic warfare asserted that the Vichy government was handing over 35 former Allied merchantmen in French Mediterranean ports to the Axis. Also, 14 motorists paid $20 in fines in corporation court with one found guilty of speeding.
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London
Ministry of Economic Wayfare
Axis
Program Director for USO Arrives to Lead Auditorium Unit
Miss Irene DeMun arrives from Emporia Kansas to serve as program director for the Auditorium USO under YMHA sponsorship. She works with Hardly Nichols and Harry Levin and will host the guest house in the south wing reception center for service families. DeMun holds degrees from Washburn and Columbia and has 13 years in music and community work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene DeMun
Emporia
Kans
DeMun
Hardly Nichols
Young Men's Christian Association
Harry Levin
Jewish Welfare Board
Washburn College of
Topeka
Columbia University
Kansas State Teachers’ College At
Expedite Travel for Migratory Farm Workers
N. F. Nelson district director for ODT said migratory farm workers do not need to return home to apply for war necessity certificates. Workers traveling between jobs may consult the nearest DDT district office, with efforts to speed processing so trucks are not forced off the road.
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N. F. Nelson
ODT
Mr. Nelson
Mobile Police For Saboteurs Mobilized in U S
A mobile unit of military police, 20 000 to 30 000 strong, armed with machine guns, was formed to fight fifth columnists and saboteurs. Col Joseph W Dillon said the force, with rapid transport, trains at Fort Oglethorpe Ga, and warned of potential internal enemy activity.
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Washington
Joseph W Dilson
Dillon
Military and
Naval Law Committees
American Bar Association
Fort Oglethorpe
Amarillo Crime Flurry Hits Grocer Woman and Thief
After weeks of calm a crime spree hit Amarillo last night. A grocer lost over $200 to an armed robber while a woman reported $30 stolen by a thief and a man had a pair of trousers taken in a burglary. James Fong surrendered his money when the hijacker demanded it.
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Amarillo
James Fong
British push deep into Axis lines near Alamein in North Africa
Allied forces drove a wedge 17 miles into Rommel's positions west of Alamein station with heavy tank clashes and Axis withdrawals. German tanks. Axis losses mounted as Rommel rushed artillery to stem the advance. Fourteen Axis aircraft were claimed destroyed as air battles raged over the desert.
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Rommel
Alamein
Sidi Abd el Rahman
Erwin Rommel
Afrika Korps
Deir el Angarmunassib
Heimamat
Tel el Aqqaqir
Aqqaqi
Matruh-Alexandria
Qattara
London Daily Mail
Aliac Etes Jost
Submarine Attack Report Near Newfoundland Coast
Naval authorities disclosed an attack on a submarine near Newfoundland coastal waters. The notice did not reveal time location or result. German high command claimed 16 ships totaling 94 000 tons sunk off the Canadian East Coast, but no independent confirmation exists.
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ST. John's
Newfoundland
Canadian
United States
England
Burglar Hits Two City Stores Then Breaks Into Home
Vivian Penry reported a thief entered the back door of the E C Penry Jewelry Company and took 30 dollars from her purse at the Oriental Grocery and Market on West Sixth Avenue. Henry Mathews found the house at Taylor Street entered with a pair of trousers cut up and other clothing left in the bathroom.
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The
Oriental Grocery and Market
West Sixth Avenue
Vivian Penry
E. C. Penry Jewelry Company
Polk Street
Henry Mathews
Taylor Street
New Scraps Drive Seeks Metals For War Effort
White and Kirk promote a new scrap drive inviting women to drop metal items into a front door box for the Preventorium. Amarillo paper companies sponsor a key collection for the USO. Mavericks with volunteers gather iron and steel from business districts, hoping to boost wartime supplies amid shortages.
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White & Kirk
Amarillo Globe
Bomb hits Tobruk harbor vessels and fuel jetty
United States heavy bombers destroyed two medium-size merchant vessels and damaged a key jetty in Tobruk harbor. Fuel installations were hit causing a large fire observed by aerial reconnaissance. One ship moored beside the jetty was half under water. A second ship remained burning at the harbor entrance.
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Cairo
Tobruk
Optimist Club Luncheon Promotes Youth and Cooperation
The Amarillo Optimist Club will host a Capitol Hotel luncheon at 7:30 p m highlighting the annual Optimist Week. John N Free Wichita will speak with guests including District Governor Frank S Quins and Lieut Governor S E Marbut amid visiting optimists from nearby clubs.
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Optimist Club of
Amarillo
Capitol Hotel
Optimist
Optimist Clubs
United States
Canada
George Ade
Jack Benny
Joe E. Brown
Bob Burns
Tony Cabooch
Eddie Cantor
Charles Chaplin
Irvin
Cobb
Fontaine Fox
Bob Hope
Harold Lloyd
Lum
Abner
Marx Bros
Fibber McGee and Molly
Edna Mae Oiiver
Edward G. Robinson
Ezra Stone
Spencer Tracy
Frank Morgan
Happy Gang
John N. Free
Wichita
Kansas
Optimist Internaonal
Frank S. Quins
Texarkana
Arkansas- Texas
S. E. Marbut
Lubbock
Texas
Medical Group To Have Dance In Amarillo Armory
Members of the Medical Detachment for Amarillo Field plan a formal dance at 8 o clock Saturday night in the Amarillo High School Armory. A War bond will be awarded as a door prize. Sgt R A Buch leads arrangements with Sgt Robert K Moyer assisting. An all girl orchestra will provide music.
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Amarillo Field
Amarillo High School
R. A. Buch
Robert K. Moyer
Buch
Dora Kenyon
Del Monte Plan Urges Shared Sacrifices For Food Rationing
A wartime message urges Americans to accept coffee, meat, and food rationing as necessary for national effort. It stresses cooperation with grocers, buying only what is needed, avoiding hoarding, and using Del Monte products to adapt menus. It calls for early shopping and weekly meal planning to stretch scarce supplies.
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America
Wickard
Germany
del Monte
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Hitler
Richard D. McMillen
USO
Egypt
Berlin
North Africa
Stockholm
H. V. Robertson & CO
Oliver Eakle Bidg
Roy Greenhill
City
Columbus
O.P
Army
d_Vo Aluminum
Penn Oy My Nauide
Uncle Sam
War Production Board
Stas Or
Pan
del Monte Foods
California Packing Corp
San Francisco
California
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