Red Army Breaches Gomel Front as Soviets Reach Upper Dnieper
Soviet forces fought into Gomel suburbs along the Sozh River and established bridgeheads on the west, aiming to clear the Sozh Dnieper triangle. German air defenses shift to defense amid heavy aerial combat as Red Star reports praise for Dnieper boat crews and renewed Soviet momentum across the front.
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Moscow
Red
Gomel
White Russia
Dnieper
Middle Dnieper
Sozh
Novo Belitsa
Sozh-Dnieper
Kiev
Zaporozhe
Sea of Azov
Pripet River
Velikie Luki
Red Army
Dmitry Susilo
Red Star
Dallas Detectives To View Campbell Loot
Dallas detectives plan to view the loot tied to the Campbell case after Amarillo police traced shipments from the Campbell home to dyers and cleaners in Dallas and back. Chief Harper invited them. more investigations expand in Dallas while a Wellington couple identified items taken from their home in late March. A dyed bedspread was among the identified pieces.
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Dallas
Campbell
Amarillo
A. 8
Sid” Harper
Dyers and Cleaners
Harper
Wellington
Life-Term Prisoner Buys War Bonds in South Carolina
Alonzo J. Stephens a 38 year old life term prisoner at a state camp near Greenville bought $5,000 in war bonds at the start of the Third War Loan Drive. He hopes to buy $15,000 more before the drive ends saying it will help end the war and save troops. Stephens was convicted of murder last year.
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Greenville
S. C
U.P
Alonzo J. Stephens
Here
Stephens
Banks Close for Columbus Day
Banks shut for Columbus Day amid a note on discovery dated October 12 1942. The article references Genoa Italy and contrasts past exploration with modern travel ambitions.
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Columbus
Genoa
Italy
Amnesia Girl in Amarillo Receives Wide Calls
An unidentified Am erillo amnesia patient at Northwest Texas Hospital is being called by telegram and long distance to identify her. She chose the name Karen Yale for hospital records. Doctors describe three amnesia types, with only fragmentary memory of a hotel stay and a cab ride to a doctor’s office.
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Northwest Texas Hospital
Karen Yale
Amarillo
Pantex Still Needs More Workers After Record Hiring
Pantex ordnance plant still seeks 224 workers despite a record hiring at the bomb line. Of 60 employed yesterday, 54 were on the bomb loading line and 42 were new hires. With production up, Pantex seeks 750 additional workers as Amarillo offices fill essential posts at the plant, air field, railroads, and zinc smelters. 167 applications were received with 150 referred to employers.
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Pantex Ordnance Plant
Pantex
Amarillo
U.S
Amarillo Army Air Field
Floyd Stone
U. S. Employment Service
Livestock Market Roundup From Kansas City
U S D A notes markets in Kansas City with hogs at ceiling prices and varied weights selling 180 lb hogs up 14.50, cattle and calves broad activity, grass steers steady near 9.75 to 12.25, stockers and feeders 10.75 to 12.50, two to three year olds 13.00 to 13.25, and sheep mostly steady with native lambs around 14.00 and packer bids near 13.75.
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Kansas City
Marine Recruiters Set Interviews at Herring Hotel
Marine recruiters will host a booth at the Herring Hotel Thursday and Friday. Sgt. Vernon Larsen says interviews start at 10 a.m. Thursday, end 8 p.m. Thursday, and run 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday. Open to 17 year olds and women aged 20 to 37.
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Marine
Herring Hotel
Vernon Larsen
Funeral services for Ranchler E. McQueen announced
Funeral services for Ranchler E. McQueen, 78, will be held at 4 p.m. tomorrow in Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel with Rev. E. B. Fincher officiating. McQueen came to Amarillo 56 years ago, worked on XIT JA and Turkey Track ranches, later ran his own ranch north of Amarillo. Survived by wife Julia, son Bob, daughter Parry, all of Amarillo. Burial in Llano Cemetery.
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E. McQueen
Blackburn-Shaw
E. B. Fincher
Ellwood Park Presbyterian Church
McQueen
Amarillo
South Carolina
Monroe Street
Julia E. McQueen
Bob McQueen
Parry McQueen
Llano Cemetery
O'Daniel Presses Quick Trial for Kimmel Over Pearl Harbor
Senators urged immediate court martial for Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel citing public need for truth about Pearl Harbor. Navy secretary said no request to expedite had been received, while Kimmel stated he wants a trial but did not ask for speeding it up.
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Washington
Husband E. Kimmel
Frank Knox
Pearl Harbor
Kimmels
New York
Drew Pearson
W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas
Retail Merchants Back Vocational School in Amarillo
Mary Frances Bowden, coordinator of vocational education, will learn today and tomorrow if Amarillo druggists and cafe operators need more trained workers. Merchants at yesterday's meeting urged Miss Bowden to run another course for salespeople and cashiers, aiming at the Christmas trade. Druggists meet today in the Chamber of Commerce. cafe operators plan a 2 PM Wednesday session to discuss classes for clerks, soda fountain workers and waitresses.
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Mary Frances Bowden
Amarillo
Miss Bowden
Chamber of Commerce
Exchange Ships Near Meeting Place
London dispatch reports Gripsholm and Teia Maru due to enter Mor muxao Bay in Portuguese India on Friday to swap nationals. The Teia Maru carries North and South American internees from Japanese detention awaiting release, while the Gripsholm will take Japanese evacuees from the United States and South America.
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London
Tokyo Radio
Mormugao Bay
Portuguese India
Mormugao
United States
South America
Gripsholm
Aussies Tighten Screws as Drive Near Madang Base
The Australian Seventh Division advances through the Ramu Valley toward Madang in New Guinea, aided by American air support and engineers. Kaiapit to Dumpu progress tightens supply lines, with Lt. Wayne Mueller piloting forward landings and a notable leadership display by the division commander.
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Madang Base
Ramu Valley
New Guinea
Ramu
Madang
Salamaua
Lae
Markham Valley
Kaiapit
Crete
Middle East
Wayne Mueller
Kenedy
Tex
Mueller
Dumpu
Bagadjim
Bogadjim
Markham
Dave Hutchison
Madison
Wis
Sam Yorty
California
Los Angeles
Yorty
Seventh Division
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Crowe-Gulde Cement CO
N. Tyler St
Ordway-Saunders CO
Freeman
Amarillo Florists
Office of Defense Transportation
Reeman
Financial Industrial Fund
Navy
Ranchler E. McQueen Services
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Kimmel
First National Bank
Glenmore
Glenmore Distilleries
HEX
Wwrik
Essential
Uncle Sam
Fine Diamonds
J. T. Russell Jeweler
By Bob Binson
Gusap
Red Cap
Julio Rossignon
Guatemala
H. ¥. Robertson & CO
Oliver Eakle Bidg
WHL
Amearillo
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Jenkins
Kelly Tire Service
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