American air forces rout dive bombers in North Africa clash
A Reuters Cairo dispatch reports an eight mile German drive near El Alamein as U S air forces enter action in a growing battle. American land forces engage while British hold firm on a center thrust. New B 25 medium bombers join operations against Axis transport as armored columns clash near El Alamein Bengali aiming to control Nile Valley and Suez.
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Associated Press
el Alamein Line
Egypt
Reuters
Cairo
United States
North African
Tokyo
el Alamein
Bengali
Nile Valley
Suez
Middle
Near East
A Letter From Home igto Boys in Service
Editor’s note invites readers to mail this “letter from home” to service members. The piece surveys wartime effects in Amarillo Texas including college staffing shortages, new Air Force Technical School, coffee ration impacts, time-zone discussions, parking meter updates, housing permits for war plant workers, and local social notes from the Panhandle city. It also highlights sports, school events, and student achievements amid wartime changes.
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Armed Services
John Mead
Amarillo College
Amarillo
Air Force Technical School
Col. E. C. Black
Panhandle
Polk Street
Washington
Oldham
Hansford
Chamber of Commerce
Pork
San Jacinto
Country Club
Cretneys
Polk
Oliver-Eakle
Jackson
East
Gulf Coast
Butler Field
Texas
Arthur Trum
Houston City
Louis Walker
Amarillo Country Club
Erskine Hawkins
Nat
Bob Watson
KGNC
Navy
Bill Andrews
Texas A. & M
Elzie Eynolds
Air Corps
Howard Sigman
Helen Myt
Long Beach
Calif
Dorothy Rittenberry
Jack Gouldy
Joan McCormick
Stephens College
Missouri
Jack Marvin Woodside
San Francisco
Kimball
Neb
Alaska
Billy Hale
Clyde Clark
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Amarillo Boy Scouts
Amarillo seeks grant to add water wells and booster pump
City manager A P Hancock announced an application to the Federal Works Agency for a 450000 grant to fund five new water wells, 47300 feet of 30 inch pipe, 6560 feet of 10 inch pipe and an 8000000 gallon per day booster pump. Tests show potential production of a million gallons daily per well.
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Amarillo
A. P. Hancock
Federal Works Agency
Hancock
McDonald Water
Canyon Highway
Anjiarillo
Palo Duro
McDonald
IRA Plot Foiled in Belfast Arms Arsenal Seizure
Police in Belfast said a large cache of arms and explosives seized Sunday night was to be used by the Irish Republican Army in attacks on United States and British forces in Northern Ireland. Seventeen people detained as authorities race to uncover the plot amid the looming hanging of IRA member Thomas J. Williams for the Easter murder of a policeman.
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Belfast
Irish Republican Army
United States
Northern Ireland
IRA
the Crown
Ulster
Thomas J. Williams
Moonshiner Cooks Up a Queer Brew
In Leon County Texas a moonshiner raided by L. T. DuBoise and a federal agent reportedly cooked a mash from watermelon juice and postoak grapes. The terse reply to questions hinted the mixture might have become nitroglycerin.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
L. T. DuBoise
Texas Liquor Control Board
Leon County
du Bois
Proclamation Calls Nation to Salute Our Heroes
A state proclamation urges unity and home front support during war. Citizens are asked to salute fighters with three cheers at 9:00 PM September 1 and again on Armistice Day, with lights up and taps replaced by reveille and charge. The call emphasizes buying war bonds and broadcasting cheers to reach the front lines.
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America
Treasury
Draft Pooling Ordered as War Calls Aim to Balance Units
Washington reports Maj. Gen. Hershey directed stateSelective Service officials to stagger inductions by locality so married men are spared where single men remain uncalled. Local boards must complete initial classifications by Oct. 16 to meet a 1943 need, with a goal of even calls across small towns and cities. Senator Taft signaled Congress may extend draft eligibility to 18 and 19 year olds.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
Congress
Taft
Republican
Ohio
Japan’s Shigenori Togo Resigns as Foreign Minister
Berlin radio reports that Japanese Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo has resigned in a cabinet reshuffle. General Hideki Tojo is said to assume the foreign post, with speculation about a rift between Tojo and Togo over possible new actions against Russia before winter.
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United Press
Tokyo
Berlin
Shigenori Togo
Transocean
Gen
Hideki Tojo
Togo
Yokohama
Russia
Germany
Japan
United States
Russian
Caucasus
Stalingrad
Volga River
Reach Agreement On Absentee Vote For Armed Forces
Senate and House conferees reached a speedy agreement on the absentee voting bill for the armed forces. The House accepted every Senate change and ceded on removing a poll tax waiver for service members.
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Washington
Senate
House
Fighters Break Up German Stuka Formations Over Egypt
American fighter planes supporting new United States medium bombers disrupted heavy formations of German dive bombers over the Egyptian desert. The fighters forced the Stukas to jettison bombs and withdraw.
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Cairo
United States
Rommel Drives Offensive in North Africa Threatening Alexandria
British sources report Erwin Rommel began a large scale push in North Africa synchronized with Southern Russia battles. They note Luftwaffe harasses his supply line, while British planners expect a possible counterattack to halt the Axis drive and aim for a decisive defeat to open overseas operations.
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Erwin Rommel
Russia
Rommel
United Kingdom
Alexandria
Harold Alexander
Britain
Middle East
North Africa
Russell Stationery Company
Australians Lock With Japs in New Guinea
Gen. Douglas MacArthur reports massive Allied operations across three main New Guinea sectors. Australians under Maj. Gen. Cyril Clowes push into jungle hunting survivors after Milne Bay victory. center defenses hold Owen Stanley pass with air and ground support. left flank clashes near Salamaua as air power targets Lae Buna and Kokoda areas.
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New Guinea
MacArthur
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Cyril Clowes
Milne Bay
Owen Stanley
Kokoda
Port Moresby
Salamauay
Huon Gulf
Cunningham Is Promoted To Vice President And General Manager
J. E. Cunningham, longtime Southwestern Public Service Company executive, is promoted to vice president and general manager. He began as commercial manager 15 years ago and rose to general manager in 1937. He led war project efforts and oversaw the installation of a half million dollar power unit boosting Amarillo plant capacity by about 55 percent. The Cunningham family, residents of 2119 Lipscomb Street, remain prominent civic figures.
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J. E. Cunningham
Southwestern Public Service Company
Jack Cunningham
C. 8. Makeig
Cunningham
Amarillo
Washington
Panhandle
Cunninghams
Lipscomb Street
Intermittent rains forecast across the region
The weather bureau predicts more intermittent rains with a late end to the spell. Amarillo saw good rain last night while English Field had only a trace. heavier showers were reported south and west with totals like Adrian 230 inches, Dimmitt 2.17, Hereford 2.69, Clayton 212, Roswell 2.37. Cloods and light rain were common as cooler air moves in tonight after a 78 degree high and 67 degree low.
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Bureau
Amarillo
English Field
Adrian
Dimmitt
Hereford
Clayton
Roswell
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Intermittent rain ending early afternoon with warmer conditions this afternoon. Cool tonight. West Texas stays quite cool. New Mexico sees locally heavy rain around Sangre de Cristo Mountains eastward, then cool tonight. 24 hour extremes 67 to 78 with trace precipitation. noon temperature 71. Repay now. John Maynard Lor. Co.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
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Moscow
Geremany
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Krasnodar
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John Maynard Lor. Co
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