American Bombers Renew Allied Air Offensive Over Europe
London reports heavy American Flying Fortresses revived the Allied air offensive over Nazi Europe with a large daylight raid by the Eighth Air Force after Schweinfurt. British Mosquito planes carried out nuisance and reconnaissance missions over Berlin as large fighter sweeps accompanied fortress formations toward France.
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London
U.P
Nazi Europe
Channel
Berlin
United States
Eighth Air Force
Schweinfurt
England
Straits of Dover
France
Missing Amarillo flyer Lt. Reeder presumed missing in action
Amarillo native Lt. Crawl B. Reeder of the 209th Bomber Squadron has been missing since September 25. He is the husband of a Houston mother with a three week old daughter Elizabeth Edith. Reeder, 23, enlisted in the Air Corps two years ago, earned his wings, and took part in Tunisian Sicilian and Salerno campaigns. Local relatives report hope he will return to base soon.
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Amarillo
Crawl’ B. Reeder
209Th Bombrdier
War Department
C. B. Reeder
Jackson St
Art Arnold
Monroe St
Elizabeth Edith Reeder
Houston
Air Corps
Salerno
Globe News
Reeder
Seabees
Tass
Ray Reeder
Alton Reeder
OPA
Lubbock
U. S. Employment Offices to Stay Open Nights in Amarillo
The U S Employment Service offices at Seventh Avenue and Van Buren Street will stay open nights this week to interview applicants for essential jobs in Amarillo. Hours are 8am-5pm and 7pm-9pm with Monday typically a busy day as 16 people queued for interviews at noon. Open positions include zinc smelters Pantex ordnance plant railroads Amarillo Army Air Field.
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U. S
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Amarillo Air Field
Pantex
Amarillo Army Air Field
Texas turkey forecast promises ample dinner meat this year
College Station reports Texas growers expect to produce 3 750 000 turkeys for the year. George P McCarthy of the Texas A and M extension service says the forecast means plenty of drumsticks and white meat for both soldiers and civilians during Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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College Station
Texas Turkey Front
Texas
George P. McCarthy
McCarthy
Texas A. & M. Extension Service
Greek exile cabinet resigns over Italy UN co-belligerency
The entire Greek exile cabinet has resigned in protest at Italy joining the United Nations as a co belligerent power. Cairo press reports say the move comes amid reports of heavy fighting among guerrilla factions in Greece.
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London
U.P
Italy
United Nations
Cairo
Wallace's Blessing On Way Might Shape Texas Race
Dallas reports swirl around Vice President Wallace possibly blessing a Texas gubernatorial candidate. Gov. Coke Stevenson says he may not attend Wallace's Dallas event, while Atty. Gen. Gerald Mann hints at a political bid and public life.
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Dallas
U.P
Henry A. Wallace
Texas
Wallace
Rep
Lyndon Johnson
W. Lee O’daniel
U. S. Senate
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Oak Cliff
Gerald Mann
Southern Methodist
Mann
Coke R. Stevenson
Stevenson
Coke Stevenson
Roosevelt
Texan
Austin
United States
Henry Wallace
Gerald C. Mann
San Antonio
Balkan Rifts and Allied Plans in the Balkans
war analyst Louis F Keemle reports that factional strife in Yugoslavia and Greece hinders a large scale Allied Balkan intervention. Despite Axis strain, Germans struggle to reinforce, while the Allies control the Adriatic and threaten via southern Italy air bases. discussion may occur at Moscow talks about mediation by a Mediterranean commission.
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Louis F. Keemle
United Press
Balkans
Yugoslavia
Greece
Italy
Jugo- Slavia
Albania
Wehrmacht
Russia
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Balkan
Europe
Adriatic
Aegean Islands
North
Africa
Jugoslavs
Moscow
Mediterranean Commission
Washington
London
Allies Press Volturno Breakthrough North of River
American forces seize Morrone and Ruviano and push beyond toward Capua as British troops advance inland at Cancello. Coordinated assault south of the Volturno squeezes German positions, with prisoners piling up and supply lines under heavy artillery pressure.
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Morrone
Ruviano
Vorturno
United States
Mark W. Clark
The
Volturno
Merrone
Cancello
Massico
Garigliano
Fifth Army
Naples
Rome
Amorosi
Japs Claim New Burma Road Cut by Japanese Troops
United Press reports a Berlin London Tokyo dispatch says Japanese forces cut a new road into Burma built by American engineers. The broadcast claims several lorries and road machinery were seized though the exact location was not given.
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United Press
Berlin
Tokyo
Burma
NBC
New York
Contractors' Claims Include False Teeth and Liquor
Lindsay Warren told the House military committee that Army contracting officers had approved hundreds of erroneous claims including charges for false teeth liquor and juke boxes.
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Washington
Lindsay Warren
House Military Commitee
News Tip Winners Named in Local Contest
Mrs. E A Collie of 408 North Grand Street wins this week’s news tip prize for reporting wandering furniture. $5 prize sent. second prize $3 to J B Warner for tip about a truck collision with scrambled eggs. Third prize $2 to Mrs. B W McPherson for reporting a soldier visiting Amarillo.
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E. A. Collie
Grand Street
Globe News
Bill Ellison
Hill Street
Red Army breaches Dnieper line threaten Dnepropetrovsk
Russian forces breaking through west of the Dnieper advance toward Dnepropetrovsk after penetrating a fortified German belt. Pravda proclaims Kiev liberation imminent as German defenses collapse and Melitopol faces heavy Soviet pressure with brutal house to house fighting.
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Moscow
U.R
Dniepropetrovsk
Bessarabia
Dnieper
Red Army
Kremenchug
Dnieprotetrovsk
Kiev
Pravda
Rodio Y. Malinovsky
Dnepropetrovsk
Zaporozhe
Melitopol
Poland
Europe
ZWQ
Zaporozhev
Malinovsky
Japanese force retreating after Yunnan drive near Salween
Chinese high command announced that one of the main Japanese columns advancing along the Burma Road into southwestern China has been broken up and is retreating in several directions after suffering severe losses from Chinese fire.
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Chungking
Yunnan Province
Salween River
Burma Road
China
Arnold Says Allied Air War Gaining Upper Hand In Europe
Gen H H Arnold, head of the army air forces, called the loss of 60 bombers over Schweinfurt incidental and said the Allies were gaining the upper hand in every theater. He warned the war would not end soon but emphasized willingness to replace crews and continue strengthening forces. He cited Paris and Schweinfurt ball bearing plants as crucial blows and noted ground forces would still be needed to secure victory.
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Washington
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Schweinfurt
Germany
Arnold
Japan
Southwest
Pacific
Dred Washington
United States Eighth Army
Europe
Lt Geer in on Big Jap Hunt
First Lieutenant Rayrhond Geer of Amarillo a Mitchell bomber pilot helped Allied fliers bag 104 Japanese planes over a weekend in New Guinea according to an Associated Press report. He is 22, son of Mr and Mrs Pred Geer of 304 Fairmont Street and has been overseas since May.
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Rayrhond
Geer
Amarillo
Associated Press
New Guinea
Pred Geer
Fairmont
Weather and War Commentary From A Torn Page
The report blends a local weather note with an overseas war item. Temperatures reach up to 88 degrees while winds ease today. The other fragment cites Ta Kung Pao urging Allied landings at Rangoon or Singapore and MacArthur forces moving north toward Mountbatten’s group in Java.
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Singapore
Chungking
Ta Kung Pao
Burma
Rangoon
Douglas MacArthur
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Java
Allies strike Burma with first offensive foray at Maungdaw
British troops launched the first major Allied attack against Burma near Maungdaw, supported by RAF patrols. The assault began Saturday night and targeted Japanese forces, with Maungdaw 60 miles north of Akyab subjected to mortar fire in a reported successful foray.
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United Press
Burma
Maungdaw
New Delhi
Akyab
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Southwest Asia
Far
Oro Bay
Allied announces long range bombing from Italy bases
Allied headquarters in Algiers says preparations are advancing for a long range air offensive against Germany from Italian bases. Liberators and Fortresses can reach Munich Stuttgart Frankfurt Dresden and Leipzig, with Regensburg and Wiener Neustadt also within range.
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Allied
Algiers
Germany
Northwest African Air Force
Europe
England
Italy
Reich
Munich
Stuttgart
Frankfort
Dresden
Leipzig
Regensburg
Wiener Neustadt
Vienna
Ranch Loans
Downey Aims to Force Hitler's Fall by February 1
Senator Downey predicts that ten large bombing campaigns by American and British air forces each month will crash German air power and halt Nazi war production, leading to the collapse of the Hitler regime by February 1 if sustained. He argues adding troops won’t aid Germany for over a year.
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Washington
Downey
California
Senate
High Command
Germany
Ellison Couple Retrieve Their Wandered Furniture
Mr and Mrs Ellison of 403 Hill Street sought misplaced belongings after a move. Their goods, stored in Pampa, were delivered to the wrong address and later found in a yard east of the intended location after a week of searching.
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Bill Ellison
Hill Street
Ellisons
Pampa
Ellison
Weather notes for Amarillo and West Texas
The forecast shows little temperature change with gentle to moderate winds in Amarillo and surrounding areas. West Texas will be slightly warmer tonight and Tuesday, while New Mexico also experiences little temperature change.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
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