Pursuit of Nazis Continues as British Advance in Libya
Cairo reports British forces under Gen Sir Bernard Montgomery have occupied Matruba airdrome and approach Derna en route to Benghazi, with Allied bombers and long range fighters attacking German assets from the battle area toward Tunisia.
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Leon Kay
Cairo
U.P
Libya
Martaba
Tunisia
Tony
Eighth Army
Sir Bernard Montgomery
Matruba
Derna
Benghazi
Tripoli
Malta
Tunis
Sicily
Allied Drive on Buna in New Guinea Offensive
U S and Australian columns close in on Japanese forces under Lieutenant General Tomotare Horii at Buna as heavy rains swell the Kumusi River and disrupt movements. MacArthur reports air superiority aiding land advances north of the Kumusi with ships bombed at Rabaul and Japanese airfields attacked in the Buin area.
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MacArthur
Australia
United States
Tomatore Horii
Buna
New Guinea
Kumusi River
Kumusi
Horn
Rabaul
New Britain
Southwest Pacific Command
Coral Sea
Solomon Islands
Buin
Youre Going To Be Sorry If You Wait
Chicago merchants urge early Christmas shopping as a wartime duty due to store staff shortages and transportation delays. Merritt C. Penticoff of the Chicago Retail Merchants Association notes conditions mirror other cities and warn last minute shoppers they will regret delays and crowded outlets.
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Chicago
Merritt C. Penticoff
Chicago Retail Merchants Association
Promptness Discount On County Taxes Ends Soon
A promptness discount remains on county and state current tax payments at 2 percent now. After the end of this month the discount drops to 1 percent.
Building Boom Hits Amarillo
Amarillo sees a surge in housing permits with 25 homes approved for Hughes Pitts Inc of Pampa to be built for war workers on Brook Avenue and North Bivins Street. The move adds to 175 units in the defense area as the HOLC plans a streamlined home remodeling program, Rex Baxter of the Chamber says.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Hughes Pitts, Inc
Pampa
Brook Avenue
North
Bivins Street
North East Eighth Avenue
National Housing Administration
Rex Baxter
Chamber of Commerce
HOLC
Admiral Callaghan Killed in Night Action in Solomon Islands
The navy reports Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan former naval aide to President Roosevelt was killed in night action in the Solomon Islands where he commanded a cruiser force during World War II.
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Washington
Navy
Daniel J. Callaghan
Roosevelt
Solomon Islands
RAF Bombers Attack Genoa Second Night Run
RAF bombers hit Genoa again in a night raid described as successful with good results. Coastal command damaged a medium Axis supply ship off Norway while no aircraft were lost on the 1500 mile round trip. Genoa’s damage aims to curb Axis strength in North Africa.
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London
Navy
Genoa
Air Ministry
North Sea
Italy
Kansas City Livestock and Chicago Market Reports
Livestock prices and trading activity across Kansas City and Chicago. Hogs and cattle receipts, price ranges, and early sales levels with notes on steady to weak demand and notable tops for various weights and grades. Sheep and lamb bids shown with price ranges and market tone.
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Kansas City
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Sydney Lou White Honored At Second Birthday Party
Mrs. Alex White and her mother hosted a Friday birthday party at 4004 Harrison Street celebrating Sydney Lou White's second birthday. A blue pink cake with two candles led the refreshments and guests included Carolee White Marilyn Mays Nancy Hampton Ronald Munn and many others.
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Alex White
Harrison Street
S. D. Barrer
Sydney Lou
Carolee White
Marilyn Mays
Nancy Hampton
Ronald Munn
Marilyn McCarty
Robert Gillespie
Barbara Ann Gillespie
Johnny Walsh
Richard Wayne Walsh
Harry Towne
Gary Lynn Walsh
Deer Beats Driver Then Is Done In By Crowbar
Bert Coulson accidentally struck a deer near Astoria Oregon. The wounded animal appeared lifeless but rose and attacked. Coulson used a crowbar to strike the deer on the head, ending the encounter as he returned to his car.
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Astoria
Ore
Bert Coulson
Coulson
Soldiers on Buying Spree In Algeria
Four U S Twelfth Air Force enlisted men unwittingly carry bundles of cash starting a rapid shift to a dual money system in French North Africa. US greenbacks circulate as 75 francs per dollar while local shops offer perfumes champagne and cigarettes at low prices. Matches are scarce and leather goods are hard to obtain as soldiers buy luxury items and bond with the local economy.
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Noland Norgaard
United States
Twelfth Airforce
Algeria
French North Africa
U. S
Oran
Elusive Modoc Elephant Captured After Long Chase
Huntington Indiana reports Her Majesty Modoc the elephant was finally captured after a five day and five night pursuit by peace officers farmers and circus men. Sheriff Marvin Idle announced the capture with relief and details were not immediately available.
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Huntington
Ind
Modoc
Marvin Idle
Rommel Sees Himself Like Napoleon in Africa
A Stockholm dispatch quotes German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel likening himself to Napoleon Bonaparte in the North Africa campaign. He reportedly says there will be no Waterloo, noting he has lost his equipment but will not surrender.
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London
UPA
Stockholm
Erwin Rommel
Napoleon Bonaparte
Rommel
Napoleon
Allied Army Near Algeria Tunisia Border in World War II
Reported massing of an Allied force on the Algeria Tunisia border with a potential battle near Bizerte. Unconfirmed rumors claimed fighting had begun near Bizerte as Axis remnants in Libya, estimated at up to 60,000 men, retreated before the British Eighth Army.
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Algeria-Tunisia
Bizerte
Libya
Eighth Army
Sailor Jim Ramsey Returns to Amarillo on Furlough
Jim Ramsey, once listed missing in action after his armed merchantman was sunk off India, is back in Amarillo on furlough. A former printer for The Amarillo Globe-News, he was rescued by an Australian hospital ship and taken to Darwin.
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Jim Ramsey
Amarillo
U. S. Navy
Final Return From Deer Hunt Near Wendatchee
Bill Watson, 17, failed to return from a deer-hunting expedition near Wenatchee. His companions sought aid in a nearby town and found him late the next afternoon seated on a four point buck. He said the animal was too big for him to handle alone and waited for help.
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Wenatchee
Wash
Bill Watson
Bill
Army Seeks Specialists for Engineer Unit Training Center
The army is still looking for specialists including blacksmiths blasters powder men bridge builders construction foremen electricians utility repairmen quarrymen riggers sheet metal workers linemen and jackhammer operators. Recruits will be assigned to the engineer unit training center in Camp Claiborne Louisiana.
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Engineer Unit
Camp Claiborne
Louisiana
Three Questions for YOU on Laxatives and Black-Draught
If you ever take a laxative here are three questions and answers. Take only when symptoms justify it and use a gentle effective product. Black-Draught is promoted as a dependable option when directions are followed with a spicy granulated form. The yellow box advertises 25 to 40 doses for 25 cents.
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Southwest
Clarence Wilmering Fined $400 in County Court
Clarence Wilmering was fined 400 dollars and costs in county court this morning on a charge of wholesaling liquor without a permit.
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Clarence Wilmering
Concerts announce seven show season at Southwestern Public Service
Ticket board opens for a seven concert season with Southwestern Public Service Company hosting the series. Details include venue dates and ticketing information for the public.
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Southwestern Public Service
Concert Tickets and Seating Details at Auditorium
Box office opens at 7 pm and tickets go on sale only if seats remain. Single tickets cost 1.15 dollars. A 509 seat section is reserved for service members and will be distributed free through the USO. Concert starts at 8 15 pm.
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USO
Axis Radio reports claim heavy Allied losses in Pacific
The Solomon Islands broadcast says Axis Radio exaggerated damage to opponents while Tokyo Radio claims six Allied cruisers and one destroyer sunk, plus two cruisers and three other ships damaged. The conflicting reports reflect wartime propaganda firings from rival broadcasts.
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Tokyo
Second Battle of Guadalcanal Escalates with Losses
The report notes two American destroyers sunk and damage to battleships amid a renewed phase of the Guadalcanal fight. Navy officials confirm a second round of the battle, following an earlier Japanese air and sea offensive around the Santa Cruz Islands.
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Amarillo Globe
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Maxor
Maxor Drug CO
Jackson
Fisk
RAF
Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Brane
NEW York Stock Exchange
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Allis Chalmers
Armour & Co A A
Aviation Corp
Baldwin Locomotiv
Bendix Aviation
Bethlehem Steel
Bordenence
Int
Pew & Paper Ace
Kennecott Copper
Marshall Field
Montgomery Wardees
Nash Kelvinator
National Biscuit
National Dairy Products
New York Central Railway
North American Aviation
Ohio
Packard Gas & Electric
Pan American Airways
Paramount Pictures
Lila JC Penney
Penn RR
Phillips Pet
Remington Rand
Republic Steel
Sears Roebuck
Texas Pac Coal & Oil
Union Carbide
United Aircraft
UO Tel
Wilson & Co. Tener
Woolworth
Peele Caeays
Ally
Sydney
Lou White
Paitie Morris
The
Phitre Morris
Phillip
Morris
America
eBaAe
Victory Bay
Davings Onds
American Warehouse & Storage Company
Pierce St. Ph
Africa
FAS Rin
Worlds Gear Ee
Army
Globe News
Berlin
Red Cross
Ulnaule Gnans
Tyler
U.S. War Bonds & Stamps
L.N. Pittman
Optometrist
Solomons
Cash & Carry
BEL Tailors, Inc
Polk
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