Roosevelt recounts New Zealand hospital visit and meals
Eleanor Roosevelt describes a U S Naval mobile hospital in Auckland during World War II. She details its rapid construction, capacity, and patient care after Guadalcanal, plus menus, Red Cross efforts, and a embassy tea at Government House. The piece closes with Bob Hope's return to New York after touring troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Roosevelt
Auckland
N. Z
Grand Hotel
U. S. Naval Mobile Hospital
New York
Wellington
Guadalcanal
Town Hall
United Nations
Red Cross
New Zealand
Government House
Artie Shaw
Watch Pets Watch Pets rat control drive urged in Amarillo
O Wood and Drug Inspector warns pets during a city campaign to eliminate rats. A five point program for food handlers includes cleaning, covered bins, proper disposal, and daily maintenance. Sponsored by health department and Junior Chamber with U S Interior Fish and Wildlife Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. W. Ood
Amarillo
Health Department
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Fish and Wildlife Service
U. S. Department of the Interior
E.G. Pope
Dave Blaker
State Department of Health
Axis Forces Fall Back Across Vast 600 Mile Front
Soviet reports claim Red Army units neared Stalino as Axis forces withdraw along a 600 mile front from the Sea of Azov to Smolensk. Advancing troops seized villages and towns, with Khartsytsk and Artemovsk falls noted, while Kharkov defenses slow the retreat and German lines unravel under Red Army pressure.
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Adreyo
Tass
Moscow
Sea of Azov
Smolensk
Red Army
Donets
Khartsytsk
Stalino
Artemovsk
Bryansk
Desna
Kharkov
British Continue Slow Italy Drive
Three thousand prisoners have been taken as Allied forces push east of Bagnara and beyond Melito with inland spearhead reaching Aspromonte and the Sila Range. Villages including Calanna and Fiumara fell. three locomotives and 100 railroad cars captured. Italian Bersaglieri surrendered to Canadian forces near a landing beach. an Italian gun command post also surrendered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bagnara
Tyrrhenian
Melito
Ionian
Aspromonte
Sila
Calanna
San Roberto
Fiumara
Santa Lucia
Rosali
San Rocco
Musuala
Laganadi
Santo Alessio
Italy
Bersalieres
Ital
Ian
G. M. C. Spring
Sicily
News Tip Prize Is Won By Grace Gear Story
Grace Gear of Amarillo wins the first prize of 5 dollars for a News Tip about her brother Charles Gear visiting in the city after serving in the Pacific. Harold F. Watson, a major in the Tokyo raid, takes the second prize of 3 dollars. Billie Ruth Key wins 2 dollars for a tip about Don Albert Key being robbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Gear Story
Charles Gear
Amarillo
Pacific
Geane Gear
Cleveland Street
Globe
Harold F. Watson
Tokyo
Gary Clark
Billie Ruth Key
Don Albert Key
Weather summary for Amarillo and surrounding areas
Cooler today with strong winds gradually easing. West Texas and Panhandle-South Plains see cooler conditions with scattered thunderstorms. New Mexico remains mostly cooler, especially in the east and central areas. A 24 hour period ended 6:30 A M recorded highs near 97 and lows around 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Amarillo
Texas
South Plains
Pecos Valley
Pecos
New Mexico
Cazzell's Court Opens Quietly on Labor Day
Judge J. D. Cazzell opened his September term in Precinct 1 Place 1 at 10 o'clock with no attorneys or defendants present. He noted the term would stay open until the first Monday in October and then left for Labor Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Cazzell
Precinct 1
Earthquake Recorded Near Dutch Indies Direction
Fordham University seismology observatory reported a very severe earthquake shock about 10 000 miles from New York in the direction of the Dutch Indies. The first reading came at 12 01 01 A M and a second at 12 04 25 A M. An unrelated repair notice follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fordham University Seismology Observatory
Dutch Indies
Aussies Hit Japs at Lae
Allied forces under General Douglas MacArthur advance to 10 miles in New Guinea’s Lae Salamaua area. Australians land on Huon Gulf, seeking to sever land links between northern Japanese bases and Lae, facing limited ground resistance at two points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Lae-Salamaua
New Guinea
Huon Gulf
Lae
Heavy Raids Over Germany Endanger Rhine Cities
RAF bombers in very great strength struck Mannheim and Ludwigshafen with 700 plus four engined aircraft carrying massive bombs. Berlin cited American daylight raids in southwestern Germany as Allied forces pressed a fifth day of raids. Seaborne and air attacks disrupted Rhineland targets while Allied forces push in New Guinea at Salamaua and Lae with coordinated landings and advancing positions around Kila Ridge and Tambu Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mannheim
Ludwigshafen
Rhine
Berlin
Germany
France
English Channel
Mannheim-Ludswigshafen
Rhineland
Belgium
Twin Cities
Six Allied ships sunk in New Guinea landings report
A Tokyo communique cited by Reuters claims six Allied transports and a cruiser were sunk during the Lae New Guinea landings. The report was not confirmed by Allied sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Imperial Headquarters
Tokyo
Lae
New Guinea
Reuters
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Bob Hope
United States
Britain
North Africa
Aes and Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Russell Stationery Company
Moscow Radio Today
Henry C. Cassidy
Steppe
Europe
Taganrog
Belgorod
Orel
Ivan Vorobiev
Ivan Konevy
Vorobiev
U. S
Liberty
Los Angeles Shipbuilding Yards
America
California Shipbuilding Corp
Bill
Wilson
Asolated Press
D. B. Frost
Front Street
W. D. Holingsworth
Tyler Street
Connie Lemond
Monroe Street
T. E. Tolbert
Louisiana Street
J. A. Watson
Kentucky Street
R. F. Bell
East Fifth Avenue
Charles Weaver
Seminole Street
Charles Brady
Jackson Street
Dale Hulsey
Johnson Street
Melvin Gardner
Washington Street
H F. Raid
Hayden Street
Mina Light
East
Nineteenth Avenue
K. Dunlap, Jr
North
Robert Strong
North East
Fifth Avenue
Carl Larsen
Pleasant Valley
Robert C. Nelly
Ong Street
Golda Meade
Dick Anderson
Harrison Street
Sidney Zukav
Mefferson Street
Cazzell
East Indies
Fbee
John Maynard Lbr. Co
W. 5Th
Singana Plantation
Salamaua
Finschhafen
Kila Ridge
Tambu Bay
Francisco River
Huknuk
Slider
Amercan
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