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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1944
Page
2
A letter to Tack describes a dog poisoning spree in Ridgemere Addition with six dogs killed by poison on a Sunday. A grieving girl mourns her two and a half year old cocker spaniel Blackie, who brought papers and greeted her after school. The writer seeks tips leading to the poisoner, urging residents to report clues for a reward.
An officer writes of hunting prospects and quail abundance. He invites readers to San Jon for a late season hunt with his father E. W. Baker, promising a good quarry and welcoming hosts. He notes big coveys and a skilled dog, urging companionship and safe travel during hunting season.
The Associated Press reports Western Front 301 miles from Duren, Russian Front 304 miles from the Vistula north of Warsaw, and Italian Front 557 miles from southeast of Bologna.
Government owned food stocks sold to the public in September were mainly canned and dried fruits vegetables meats and grain products. Dan L. Boyd of the War Food Administration reports that May through September civilian sales totaled 22 168 824 dollars with September sales at 1 706 924 dollars. Vegetables 27 percent meats and grains 26 percent while eggs and poultry items accounted for 10 percent of September sales.
Dr. Abe Shiess a 64 year old Chicago dentist died today in a local hospital and will be sent to Chicago tomorrow for burial. He was visiting Amarillo and is survived by two brothers Seymour and Jerry of Chicago and by his daughter Mrs S P Buddy Mandell of 810 West Sixteenth Avenue. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home.
Police pursued two knifing incidents with no new leads. One occurred Saturday night at Sixteenth Avenue and Harrison Street injuring Wesley Dennis who is hospitalized. The other happened Monday at a West Third Avenue cafe injuring Lessie D Johnson. a second suspect, a nearby Negro woman, remains sought.
A force of American heavy bombers penetrated western Germany to breach the Mittelland canal at Minden, creating an 85 foot hole and flooding a three mile stretch. The attack disrupted water traffic along the long canal linking Berlin to the Ruhr, with other sections weakened in the Minden area.
Bowen Trailways seeks FCC permits to install two way radio stations in major terminals and on 400 buses across eight cities including Amarillo Corpus Christi Fort Worth Dallas Houston San Angelo San Antonio and Wichita Falls. First FCC filing targets Fort Worth Houston Dallas route. The system would aid medical alerts connections and real time traffic across 3600 miles.
On the western front Canadians push on at Walcheren and Schelde, while U.S. forces advance toward Belfort. The Red Army drives toward Budapest as Hungarian capital faces shelling. British and Greek guerrillas seize Arnissa and British Indian troops cross the Ronco River near Rimini. Cologne endures massive RAF and RCAF bombing.
Paris October 31 says the official Allied bag of prisoners on the western front now totals 637,544.
The article notes weather plays a key role in winter safety and efficiency for travel. It suggests using forecasts to prepare for hazardous conditions and to inform bus terminals about expected arrival times and positions.
A school program ends with a spooky moment as a girl reads a ghost tale. The narrator pauses and asks the audience a blunt line about a cigarette flavor, leaving classmates unsettled and on edge.
Byrle Elliston of Hereford arrives in Amarillo to confer with Palo Duro Park officials and boosters about tomorrow noon session at the Capitol Hotel. He reports on a Chicago trip with federal park officials regarding Palo Duro becoming a National Park unit and notes a potential transfer acreage estimate of 400,000 acres fielded by the National Parks Board.
An Amarillo lumber salesman comments on a night dance encounter with a young artist who quips he is a timber wolf, provoking the terse exchange about adult classifications. The seller’s name remains withheld.
The article notes China natives faced capitulation on policy toward Chiang while Stilwell was relieved and left for America. Chiang claims a public victory but Washington rejects his charges. The piece suggests U.S. hopes for closer ties with the Chinese central government were hampered by disputes and timing.
Discussion in Chungking and bases grows over who bears the blame for central China defeats. Critics say Stilwell and U S failed to deliver supplies and blame Chennault’s air force for not keeping bases safe. Washington views Stilwell’s withdrawal as a break into British Chinese and American theaters with strong opposition to unifying commands under any single leadership.
The article outlines the Allied war leadership with a dominant American command in the Pacific. Chiang Kai-shek directs the China theater while British forces control north Burma and the Bengal Bay region. The Singapore-Borneo area and onward to the Philippines and Aleutians fall under American command, with Australia and New Zealand contributing significantly, and British focus on Rangoon and Singapore actions.
The piece outlines Allied aims in the Far East with Britain focusing on anti Japanese operations and Dutch territories, while the United States eyes a twofold plan to seize the China coast and push into Japan. It notes Stilwell possibly assigned to command an invasion of Japanese-occupied China from the sea under President Roosevelt’s undisclosed guidance.
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