Red Army advances threaten Belgrade and Sofia fronts
Soviet forces broke the German line on the Narew River near Warsaw and swept into Romania at 70 miles in a day. Craiova fell, placing Russians within 150 miles of Belgrade and 185 miles from the Hungarian border as Bulgar ia reportedly seeks an armistice and Romania opens a springboard for a push toward the Hungarian plains.
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Warsaw
Narew
Romania
Marshal Tito
Craiova
Belgrade
Sofia
Bulgaria
Russia
Moscow
Iron Gate
Danubian
Serbia
Thad Phibbs Finds Joy in Simple Summer Rewards
Thad Phibbs believes enjoyment grows with effort and fatigue from the War Plant. He and his friends find more pleasure in simple summer pleasures like pitching horseshoes after work. The wartime strain teaches that earned relaxation and small rewards feel especially welcome.
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Thad Phibbs
Thad
Son of Six-Star Mother Killed in Action in France
Lt. James F. Giles, youngest son of Mrs. J. F. Giles of Athens Tennessee, was killed in France on August 9. Giles, 24, joined the Tennessee National Guard in 1940 and had served over 16 months overseas, taking part in Sicily Italy and France invasions. The War Department gave no details of his death. The family had ties to Amarillo, where Mrs. Giles was honored as a six or more son mother on Army Day in 1942.
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James F. Giles
America
J. F. Gilies
Athens
Tenn
France
Josephine Scott
Mississippi Street
Amarillo
Tennessee National Guards
Ernie Pyle
Lieutenant Giles
Sicily
Italy
War Department
Giles
Armed Services
Joe Jenkins
Amiens
Orderly V Day Planned Here
Amarillo plans a calm celebration for V Day with the Will Rogers Range Riders American Legion Texas State Guard police and sheriff departments coordinating depots on Polk Street. Block committees will set up loudspeakers and entertainment while no parade is planned and guards ensure order with Red Cross support for hospital relatives.
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Will Rogers Range Riders
American Legion
Civic Clubs
Texas State Guard
Police
Sheriff's Departments
Tom Cotten
Third
Tenth Avenues
Polk Street
Dwight Eisenhower
Range Riders
Police and
Sheriff's Department
George Vineyard
Earl Schneider
Glen Casey
8. B. Whittenburg
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the Borden Co
Fred Waring
Owens Illinois Glass Co
Sweetheart
Gum Labs
Miss Mattie
Aluminum Co. of America
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Chef Boy-ar-dee
Geo. Hicks
Scripto
Joe Marsh
Brewing Industry Foundation
Acme Cleaners
Tony Bowles
Nix Pool
Richey
Cafe
Southwestern Public Service Company
POLK
J. M
Red) Simpson
John Sledge
Mattie Reed
Clayton Heare
Rotary
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E. A. Simpson
Jimmy Moore
Grady Wilson
Robert N. Huckabee
Rex Baxter
Kiwanis Club
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Red Cross
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Potter County
Red Cross Motor Corps
Olive M. Childers
Hillsboro
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John McColley
Elizabeth Gibson
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
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Randall S. Cobb
Muskogee
John Gallager
Amarillo Printing Company
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