Rodeo Pay Off Time Set For Tonight at Will Rogers Arena
Tonight will feature the rodeo finals with two hours of action and new stock. Ralph and Bill Jones announce finals with many contestants returning to the chutes as calf ropers led by Ruel Smith aim to lower 16 second pace. Broncs riders Al Meevis Tick Pulgham and Shag McCowen battle for top honors while Pat Colburn faces bucking odds on a special mount. Will Rogers Range Riders Henry Johnson and M. L. Curry seek the cow milking jackpot as Amarillo Army Air Field band plays. Grand Entry at 8 with gates opening at 7 ensure best seats.
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Will Rogers
Southwest
Ralph
Bill Jones
Ruel Smith
Clovis
al Meevis
Tick Pulgham
Shag McCowen
Pat Colburn
Hitler
Amarillo Army Air Field Band
Dr Wassell To Appear In Amarillo In Person And Screen
Dr C M Wassell will visit Amarillo to present The Story of Dr Wassell at Capitol Theater and speak to Santa Fe employees. He will appear tomorrow at 3:45 pm at the Santa Fe roundhouse and shops and again at 8 pm Tuesday in the general offices auditorium for employees families and friends.
Father Schmidt Named Canon Law Instructor in Washington
Rev Dr John Rogg Schmidt formerly chancellor of the Diocese of Amarillo has been named instructor in the School of Canon Law at Catholic University Washington beginning fall term October 2. He served in Amarillo 1935 1938 and 1941 1943 and was ordained 1934 at Pontifical College Josephinum Worthington.
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John Rogg Schmidt
Amarillo
Catholic University
Washington
D. C
Father Schmidt
Pontifical College Josephinum
Worthington
FFI Starts Passing Out Death Sentences
In London dispatch Radio France in Algiers reports the French Forces of the Interior have formed a tribunal at Montpellier that already condemned the Montpellier prefect of police and other Vichy officials to death.
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London
Radio France
Algiers
Interior
Montpellier
Waste paper drive aims to fill 12 railroad cars
Amarillo launches a city-wide waste paper drive to fill 12 railroad cars for war use. Ten trucks and about 100 volunteers, including high school students, will collect door to door with King as city chairman. Funds from paper sales will fund landscaping for a new memorial park.
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Amarillo
Jack King
Interstate Theaters
King
van Buren Street
Mr. King
Army
New Memorial Park
Youngsters Offered Navy Radio Training Opportunity
Seventeen year old boys enlisting in the Navy can receive training as radio technicians. Chief Harry Longabach, local recruiter, announced a plan allowing applicants to take the Eddy test covering basic mathematics electricity and physics. The program qualifies them for positions in television industrial electronics and other scientific fields.
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Navy
Harry Longabach
Davao battles and Pacific offensives in World War II
Allied and Japanese moves unfold across the Pacific as MacArthur reports two heavy raids on Davao where 41 Japanese planes were destroyed against two Liberator losses. Bombs ignite fires at Davao airfields, with carrier and fighter support, while Tokyo promises broader operations against the Philippines Formosa and Bonin Islands.
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General MacArthur
Philippines
MacArthur
Davao
Will
Palau
Tokyo
U.S
Formosa
China Coast
Bonin Islands
Nippon
China
Moluccas
U. S. Command
Hongkong
Bonin Group
Tiddim
Burma
Pilot Clings to Periscope for Rescue at Sea
Ensign Donald C Brandt of Cincinnati Ohio was forced to jump from a raid plane at 12 000 feet in the Pacific. A submerged U S submarine towed him two miles to safety while shells raked the area. Brandt held the periscope as the sub surfaced and towed him free from danger.
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Pacific
Donald C Brandt
Cincinnati
U. S
Marine Corps
Brandt
Japanese Reinforcements Reach Lingling Frontline
Japanese rushed in reinforcements into the Lingling area as a new Nipponese drive in southeast China moved within 50 miles of the U.S. air base at Lingling, increasing pressure on Allied positions.
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Lingling
China
U.S
Germans Warned Not To Weaken In War Crisis Appeal
London dispatch reports a Berlin radio broadcast urging Germans that every citizen must stay firm at this hour and avoid any sign of weakening as the war situation intensifies. The message emphasizes unity and endurance amid escalating hostilities.
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London
Berlin
German broadcast vows to fight to last ditch on Home Front
A German spokesman urged endurance as American forces push toward the frontier. The message said weaklings may fall under strain while the strong must keep the banner flying. Hitler reportedly planned a last-ditch appeal to defend the Reich’s holy soil.
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Home Front
Adolf Hitler
Lisbon
The
Reich
Simpson Learns He Won Texas Supreme Court Nomination
Lt Col Gordon Simpson learned he won the Texas Supreme Court nomination after a runoff August 26, defeating incumbent Justice Richard Critic by about 75 000 votes. He has been overseas 18 months and serves as chief of the military justice department in the North African theater. Mrs Al Baggett visits South Texas from Van Buren Street.
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Rome
Gordon Simpson
Texas Supreme Court
Tyler
Richard Critic
Simpson
Military Justice Department
Judge Advocate General's Office
No Flying Bombs Hit Britain for 61 Hours
Britain records 61 hours without a V-1 flying bomb attack after Friday’s raid. Officials note the lull as the longest since the first waves began, while Allied advances push toward French launch sites. Paris dispatches cite French air ministry speculation that Nazis may redirect robots toward Paris from eastern sites.
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Britain
London
French
Paris
Air Ministry
Itching First Application for Eczema and Rashes
Advertisement claims BLUE STAR OINTMENT provides one application relief for itching from eczema rash ringworm pimples and related irritations. Promises healing with repeated use and money back if first application fails. urges trying it today.
Unclear Bomb Report in Seine Basin Near Paris
Authorities corroborate a report of robot debris in the Seine basin within about 40 miles of Paris on Saturday morning. The announcement cites casualties and minor damage but does not specify the bomb’s location or targets.
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Seine
Paris
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Polk St
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Amarillo Printing Company
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Harrison
Clayback Radiants
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