Rommel’s Axis forces driven back near El Alamein
Four trainloads of Nazi troops moved toward embarkation points as British and American air forces bombed the retreating Axis. Montgom ery’s 8th Army, aided by American Grant and Lee tanks, pushed beyond El Alamein. Italians sought a temporary truce to bury dead as Axis losses mount. American troops arrive in Egypt and Palestine to bolster Allied forces.
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Mediterranean
Rommel
B. L. Montgomery
Grant
Lee
el Alamein
Alexandria
Africa Corps
Valley of the Nile
el Daba
Sidi Abd el Rahman
Cairo
Egypt
United States
Palestine
War Workers Homes Ok'd in Amarillo Plan
Amarillo begins war workers housing program after initial 175 privately financed homes were allotted as Amarillo was declared a critical defense area. City hall reports new clearances and priorities, with Amarillo Housing Company authorized to build three five room homes on Lamar Street at about 3850 dollars each. The White House was first occupied by John Adams in 1800.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Housing Company
Lamar Street
White House
John Adams
Death claims Jack Pierson in Amarillo hospital
Jack Pierson 23 a longtime Amarillo resident died at 1 o clock this morning in a local hospital after a period of illness. He was formerly with Capitol Battery and Electric Company. Surviving are his widow Mrs Mary Francis Pierson a step father and mother Mr and Mrs W O Rice four sisters and two brothers. Funeral 2 o'clock Friday at Griggs chapel Ellwood Presbyterian Church with Dr E B Fincher officiating. Interment Llano Cemetery.
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Jack Pierson
Amarillo
Pierson
Capitol Battery & Electric Company
Mary Francis Pierson
W. O. Rice
Elmer McClure
Dale Osborn
Leo Savell
James Austin
Dallas
Charles Pierson
Jesse Byars
Griggs Chapel
E. B. Fincher
Ellwood Presbyterian Church
Paul Nunn
Ss. J. Nunn
Marion Vinson
Fred
City Cracks Down On Trash Ruling
The city health department is issuing summonses for noncompliance with a June ordinance requiring tight fitting covers on all trash barrels and placement inside property lines. City sells thousands of lids at cost at water department offices in city hall and at first department sub stations.
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City Health Department
Water Department
First Department
Victory Command Dances Tonight
Victory Command members will host two service men dances at 8 o clock tonight at the Auditorium U S O and Amarillo Hotel for Company C. Mrs Grady Wilson requests the girls arrive a bit early for the events which last from 8 to 10 30 p m.
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Victory Command
Amarillo
Grady Wilson
Markets Dow Jones Stocks and Livestock Notes From Kansas City and Chicago
Markets report shows Dow Jones industrials at 11480 up 24 with Merrill Lynch data, railroads down, utilities down, and wide listing of stocks. Also Kansas City and Chicago livestock briefs note hogs, cattle, and sheep trading with prices and ranges for 2,000 hogs, 3,500 cattle, and 2,500 sheep.
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Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
D. A
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Colorado
Property Inventory Blanks Mailed to Amarillo Taxpayers
Streamlined property inventory blanks mailed to Amarillo city taxpayers spark interest among recipients. The new condensed form lists items like knitting machines and pianofortes with spaces for money on hand, though it includes fewer than the old 22-item list. A sworn signature space remains for the filing.
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Amarillo
Senate amendment on military service sparks cross party support
The administration pushes to defeat a Senate amendment demanding a year of military training for 18 and 19 year old inductees before deployment to foreign zones. Despite party lines, Republican support suggests no strict party issue in the move as new members prepare to take seats in January.
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Senate
Congress Winner S W Arnold From Missouri District One
S W Arnold elected to Congress on the Republican ticket in Missouri's first district defeated a veteran politician in the general election after beating two opponents in the primary. He is father of Mrs J Francis Brown of Amarillo and of Art Arnold, husband of Dr J Francis Brown's daughter. Arnold resides in Kirksville Missouri.
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S. W. Arnold
Missouri
J. Francis Brown
Amarillo
Art Arnold
Arnold
Kirksville, Mo
Service Men's Civic Center cookie jar runs dry again
The cookie jar at the Service Men’s Civic Center is empty for the third time this week. The note underscores ongoing shortages and the building’s snack program irregularities.
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Service Men's
New Zealand
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