Stalingrad Balks Nazis Rommel’s Threat Blasted Japs Raked in New Guinea
War report summarizes three days of fighting near Stalingrad with Russian defense holding and German advances disputed. It notes Soviet gains northwest of Stalingrad, renewed efforts near Novorossisk, and Rommel’s Desert offensive seeming to falter under Allied pressure in the Nile valley region.
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Stalingrad
Romel
New Guinea
Moscow
Hitler
Berlin
Novorossisk
Black Sea
Grozny
Caucasus
Rommel
The
Nile
Suez
Cairo
Roosevelt asks Congress for inflation control powers by Oct 1
President Roosevelt urged Congress to grant anti inflation authority to stabilize living costs and farm prices by October 1 to avert economic chaos and support wartime production. He warned inaction would force him to act unilaterally to protect the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Bryant Wins News Tip Contest With Snow Tip
R H Bryant of 320 North West Twelfth Avenue wins the $5 first prize in the weekly news tip contest for a tip about snow Tuesday night or Wednesday morning though it did not snow. Second prize goes to Mrs. J E Burwell for calling in about two mice trapped in a bottle. Hayden Martin earns $2 for tip about a defense worker run over by a lady taxi. Other tipsters listed include Mrs. O W Mims Mrs J D DeSautell Phyllis Pierce Mrs L B Reece Ernest Thrasher Mrs H L Mauldin Mrs EF R Thrasher Marion Tanner M R Larsen Mrs Will Pieper and Hal Haynie.
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R.H. Bryant
North West
Twelfth Avenue
J. E. Burwell
Madison Street
Burwell
Hayden Martin
East
Eighth Avenue
O. W. Mims
Fillmore Street
J. D. DeSautell
van Buren Street
Phyllis Pierce
L. B Reece
Ernest Thrasher
H.L. Mauldin
East Eighth Avenue
EF. R. Thrasher
North
First Avenue
Marion Tanner
McMasters Street
M. E Savage
Taylor Street
M. R. Larsen
Will Pieper
North Tavylor Street
Hal Haynie
Labor Day in Amarillo Brings Quiet, Rodeo Crowds
On Labor Day Amarillo observed the holiday with schools banks and businesses closed while war workers toiled. The Jones Brothers Amateur Rodeo at the Tri-State Fairgrounds drew large crowds yesterday and another big turnout was expected today as The Globe published at noon and tomorrow’s News would come out earlier for the holiday.
Bond Buying Takes No Holiday on Labor Day
Labor Day bonds attract long line at the Paramount War Bond booth in Amarillo with patrons exchanging dollars for war bonds and earning tickets to Stars Over America on September 15 at Municipal Auditorium. Tickets, lower floor or balcony, depend on bond purchases. $25 bonds offer 100 votes for Victory Queen candidates and a B 25 autograph. King urged immediate purchases as seats sell fast and noted plans to feature Hollywood stars and 150 Panhandle Navy inductees during the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack King
Paramount Theatre
Municipal Auditorium
Janet Gaynor
Nigel Bruce
Basil Rathbone
King
Tee
Hollywood
Queen
Globes News
Interstate Theater
Pauline
Carlton Scales
Texas
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Fort Worth
Beaumont
Houston
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
San Antonio
Austin
el Paso
Paramount Theater
Work of War Unceasing on Labor Day 1942
United Press reports America’s wartime Labor Day sees workers across plants maintaining full schedules to boost ship production and fund war bonds. About 150 naval ships and 16 merchant vessels will be launched or keels laid. many workers donated earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press America
Arsenal of
Democracy
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf
Great Lakes
National Safety Council
Chicago
Roosevelt
Bomber Shot Down Over Solomons
The Navy said American fighters over Guadalcanal shot down two enemy bombers and one fighter during a Japanese attack that caused minor damage to American positions last Saturday in the Solomons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomons
Washington
Navy
Solomon Islands
Guadalcanal
Five Inch Rain Falls Across South Plains Area
Labor Day brought heavy showers to the South Plains with Lubbock recording about 5.35 inches from yesterday afternoon to this morning, while nearby towns such as English Field Adrian Shamrock Fort Worth and Abilene reported varying totals. Highs reached 79 degrees yesterday and a 54 degree low this morning with little change expected today.
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Lubbock
English Field
Adrian
Shamrock
Fort Worth
Abilene
Chicago L Revisited Through Rust and Memory
A narrator recalls riding the Chicago L in the Loop decades after childhood. He describes the elevated system as an octopus of loops and trestles with trains converging, confusing layouts, and long platforms at key stations.
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WPA
LaSalle Street
Chicago
Garfield Park
Douglas Park
South Side
Evanston
Lake Street
Humbolt Park
Izzard
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Upi
France
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Stockholm
Rostov-Baku
Mozdok
Amer- Lee
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Mr. Roosevelt
R. H. Bryant
Federal Reserve
Paramount
State
Interstate
KGNC
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Green
Workers of America
Murray
Shaw- Walker
Russell Stationery Company
John Maynard Lbr. Co
South Plains
Wesizzard
Washington Bay
Greenhill
John Fowlston
Chicago “L
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