War Enters Vital Phase on Three Fronts
United Press reports the war shifts into a suspenseful period with key fights in Russia, Egypt, and the Solomons. Stalingrad, the Caucasus oil race, and Grozny loom large as Hitler seeks a prestige win while Rommel holds the Egyptian gap at Alamein. In the Solomons a Japanese land offensive may test American sea routes and strategic airfields at Guadalcanal.
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Louis F. Keemle
United Press War Desk
Russia
Egypt
Solomon Islands
North Africa
The
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Stalingrad
Caucasus
Hitler
Semyon Timoshenko
Grozny
Erwin Rommel
Alamein Gap
Washington
New Zealand
Australia
South Pacific
Rabaul
New Britain
Navy Officers Enlist Youths at Amarillo College
U S Navy recruiting officers visited Amarillo College to enlist about 50 of 125 enrolled students into the Navy's enlisted reserve. Enlistees will stay in college on inactive status to finish training for officer commissions after graduation. Named officers present included Lieuts J D Roberts Jack Cisco and O K Baker with Pharmacist Mate Third Class W S Uobre and Yeoman Second Class W D Hunt.
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U. S. Navy
Amarillo College
Navy
J. D. Roberts
Jack Cisco
O. K. Baker
W.S. Uobre
W. D. Hunt
Rock Island Railroad to finish scrap metal drive
The Rock Island Railroad ends its scrap metal collection tomorrow with all employees urged to search homes and railroad property for metal. In Austin, 5 year old William Leon Duett died after a rattlesnake bite at a yard where children played. a second rattler was found nearby inside city limits.
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Rock Island Railroad
Austin
U.P
William Leon Duett
Judges to Meet in Mineral for Wartime Local Gov Problems
Texas county judges and commissioners convene in Mineral Wells from November 4 to 6 to address wartime local government issues. Led by Potter County commissioner John H. Winters, the annual meeting features speakers such as Collingsworth County Judge C. C. Bishop and Cameron County Judge Oscar Dancy plus regional officials from the Agricultural Marketing Administration and the Office of Price Administration.
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Texas
John H. Winters
Potter County
Winters
C. C. Bishop
Collingsworth
Oscar Dancy
Cameron County
Jake Low
Texas Scrap Drive Far Over the Top
The Texas scrap metal collection totaled 658,029,042 pounds, with an average of 102.5 pounds per resident. The state quota was 254,000,000 pounds, set at 1,000,000 pounds per county.
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Texas
Dallas
Dedication Service as Church Pays Off Indebtedness
The Adkisson Memorial Church of the Nazarene will hold a dedication service tonight at 8 o clock to celebrate paying off its indebtedness. Rev Roy T Williams general superintendent from Kansas City and Rev John L Knight district superintendent from Mineral Wells assist. Former pastors will attend along with Rev Harry Moyer the present minister at 90 North McMasters Street.
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Adkisson
Notable Officials Listed in State War Dept File
Capt. M. K. Thornton of the War Department Civilian Protection School, Merritt Gibson, Gregg County judge, J. 8. Murchison former executive director of Public Welfare, State Senator G. C. Morris of Greenville, George M. Garrett district highway engineer, H. P. Drought state WPA administrator are named in a regional governance document.
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M. K. Thornton
War Department Civilian Protection School
Merritt Gibson
Gregg
J. 8. Murchison
State Department of Public Welfare
G. C. Morris
Greenville
George M. Garrett
H. P. Drought
WPA
Craft Center Rechristened as Art Center Reopens
The Craft Center in the Municipal Auditorium USO Building is renamed the Art Center with a new interior, program, and schedule for service members. The Panhandle Artists Group and Amarillo Photographic Society helped shape activities, with photgraphic salon starting November 1 marking the reopening.
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Municipal Auditorium
USO
Art Center
Panhandle Artists Group
Amarillo Photographic Society
Tri-State
Committee to study Southern industry ahead of war effort
A special congressional committee will study wartime problems of Southern industry in Dallas on November 13 and 14. It invites Amarillo residents to attend or file briefs, with regional meetings planned across the South. Amarillo Chamber of Commerce received notice. The panel seeks input from distressed concerns.
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Dallas
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Photographic Society
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Schilling
Harris
Morton
Wheaties
Texas Oranges
Tod Ue
N. Fillmore
Sae
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Frill Aaritmvicon
Tliece
IAA
Ifek
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