Connally Grins Asks If We Have Enough War Installations
WASHINGTON September 21 Senator Connally grinned as he asked if the nation is ready for more war installations in the Panhandle. The article notes the Selective Service system two years old, with questions about draft age, married men, army size, and inclusion of the Navy and Marines. It cites uncertainty due to Congressional and political factors and mentions General Marshall’s prior indication on Army size.
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Welizzard
Washington
Tom Connally
Panhandle
Senator Connelly
Senate
America
Navy
Marine Corps
Congress
Marshall
Unrest Spreads Through France as Forced Labor Decree Looms
London dispatch reports growing resistance in occupied France to German measures and a Vichy plan to compel men into slave labor. Patriots attacked German targets near Paris, while Paris authorities feared further violence as troops patrolled streets. Vichy announced a census of men 18 to 50 not employed full time to mobilize for forced labor wherever deemed useful.
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John A. Parris
London
U.P
France
Vichy
Germany
Paris
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain
Pierre Laval
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Panhandle Region
The forecast predicts sharply rising temperatures and increasing wind this afternoon with little temperature change tonight. West Texas remains warm this afternoon and windy panhandle. New Mexico sees warm afternoon and cooler tonight with scattered showers southeast portion.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Britain builds mighty fleet after losses say naval chiefs
London Sept 21 first Lord of the Admiralty A V Alexander says Britain now fields 14 battleships five aircraft carriers 78 cruisers and a vast destroyer fleet including four new battleships replacing the Barham Prince of Wales Hood and Repulse. He notes replacements for carriers and cruisers and highlights King George V class ships Duke of York Anson and Howe with carriers Glorious Ark Royal Hermes Eagle and Courageous Royal Oak sunk earlier.
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Joseph W. Grigg
London
U.P
King George
Prince of Wales
Malaya
Duke of York
Anson
Howe
Glorious
Ark Royal
Hermes
Eagle
Courageous
Royal Oak
Alexander
Canada
RAF Bombers Attack Axis Port of Tobruk
Cairo dispatch says RAF heavy and medium bombers attacked the Axis supply port of Tobruk, 300 miles west of the Egyptian front, with fires visible 30 miles away after Saturday night raid, according to a British communique.
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Cairo
Tobruk
Revenue Bill Amended by Senate Finance Committee
The Senate finance committee amended the new revenue bill to cap federal income and victory taxes at 90 percent of net taxable income. The change targets high earners around 1 million dollars annually, while 43 million filers are unaffected despite notary requirements being dropped. Additional revisions include tax-free denatured alcohol imports, higher stamp tax on foreign insurance, and retroactive relief for corporations with deficits.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Walliiliulee Qallaulciles
The
Treasury
Colin F. Stam
Congressional Tax Staff
Cuba
Amarillo Opens Evening College Center of West Texas State
Amarillo launches its first Evening University at 8 pm at 2101 Harrison Street known as Amarillo Center of West Texas State College. Credits count toward Bachelors in Arts Science Business Administration and Masters of Arts. Open house drew 500 attendees. Roy C Boger, director, invites inquiries at 8313.
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Amarillo
Harrison Street
Amarillo Center
West Texas State College
Austorium
Center
Raymond Thompson
Vegabanker
West Texas Ex-Students Association
Roy C. Boger
Milne Bay Area Cleared After Japanese Defeat
Australian forces under Maj. Gen. Cyril Clowes wiped out the Milne Bay invasion force in New Guinea, trapping and eliminating the Japanese from Aug 25 landing to final mopping up near Port Moresby. MacArthur’s HQ hailed the victory as the largest Australian war loss reversal to date. War Bond sales climbed statewide, reaching $384,268.75 in September with incentives noted for Jeeps and steel helmets.
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Don Caswell
Bay
Australia
Milne Bay
MacArthur
Port Moresby
Owen Stanley
All Australia
New Guinea
Buna-Gona
North New Guinea
Kokoda
Ioribaiwa
Amarillo
Canadian destroyer Ottawa torpedoed and sunk
Ottawa reports the destroyer Ottawa torpedoed and sunk with her commander four other officers and 107 men missing and believed killed. Navy Minister Angus MacDonald announced the loss today.
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Ottawa
Navy
Angus MacDonald
Alvarado Girl Returns Home After Marriage License Trick
A 17 year old girl from Alvarado came to Amarillo to marry a young man who had altered the license with another name. Police intervened, sent her home, and she later sent a thank you letter for courtesies and advice. The incident prompted officials to advise against pursuing the rushed marriage.
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Cupid
Alvarado
Amarillo
Police
Legion Would Draft 18 Year Old Boys
The American Legion urged Congress to lower the draft age to 18 and to conscript workers for war production.
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Legion
Kansas City
The
American Legion
Congress
Elephant Wins Week's Globe News Tip Prize
The elephant known as T. J. Tid well Shows won the top prize of 5 dollars from E. M. Vanderslice for tipping about the Bull Man riding the elephant to the Monroe Street Package Store. A rampage followed, with property damage and theft. Darby claimed 3 dollars for a tip about the scene, while Roach earned 2 dollars for reporting a car theft related wheel theft.
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Elephant
Globe News
T. J. Tidwell
E. M. Vanderslice
Monroe Street
M. B. Darby
Madison Street
Raymond Roach
Harrison Street
Timor Battle Sparks in Australian Mountain Front
Mixed Dutch Timor and Australian forces moved into Dili after Pearl Harbor to block a Japanese push. Portugal protested Allied intrusion and later reinforcement arrivals scheduled a withdrawal. Japanese landings began with 4000 troops as Dili fell to Japan on February 19. Australians and Dutch remnants harassed by ambushing Japanese patrols in the interior.
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Dutch Timor
Dili
Pearl Harbor
Portugal
Australia
Bond Wagon at KGNC Promises Maps and Evening Delivery
KGNC plans a Bond Wagon broadcast tomorrow night at 7:30 featuring Panhandle talent and a bond purchase bonus. Rand-McNally war maps will be given to bond buyers through 8:30, with bonds delivered Wednesday between 11 and 1 o'clock.
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KGNC
Panhandle
Senate panel backs farm labor parity in anti inflation bill
A Senate agriculture subcommittee agreed to support an amendment in pending anti inflation legislation. The change would require President Roosevelt to include the cost of all farm labor in computing parity price ceilings for agricultural products, affecting the Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance case.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture
Roosevelt
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Tirpitz Torpedoed Report Sparks Mixed War News
British and American dispatches describe heavy bombardment at Stalingrad with German advances and Soviet resistance. Reports claim the Tirpitz attempted a breakout from Trondheim and was driven back possibly torpedoed, while Allied successes in Milne Bay and Owen Stanley areas are noted along with French resistance in Paris and ongoing operations in Sicily.
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Harrison Salisbury
United Press
Stalingrad
Volga River
Tisenita
London
Trondheim
Tirpitz
Madagascar
Tananarive
Brackaville
Caucasus
Terek
Grozny
Vladimirovsk
Ewald von Kleist
Moscow
Wendell L. Wilkie
Milne Bay
New Guinea
Owen Stanley Mountains
Port Moresby
Buna
Lae
Toribaiwa
Owen Stanleys
U. S
Guadalcanal
Europe
France
Paris
Franz von Papen
Turkey
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Rome
Sicily
Western Atlantic Sinkings Reach 471 Figure
The Associated Press reports Western Atlantic sinkings total 471 since Pearl Harbor after a week with several Allied merchantmen lost. At least 11 seamen were killed, while 56 were rescued from vessels including a Panamanian ship and a Brazilian vessel among others.
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Associated Press
Pearl Harbor
Atlantic
Living Costs May Spiral in Senate Debate
Senate debate on the anti inflation bill features Senator Brown predicting living costs could rise 3 to 5 percent next year despite brakes. He cites pent up purchasing power and aims to stabilize wages prices at September 15 levels as much as possible. Food prices were rising sharply, with bureau reports noting about 40 percent annual gains.
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Washington
Brown
Michigan
Senate Today
Tne
Senate
American Airmen Hit 23 Raids Across Asia in Two Months
Lieut. Gen. Stilwell's headquarters reported 23 bombing raids on Japanese targets in occupied China French Indo China and Burma during July and August. Five American fighters were lost with one pilot declared safe, while 28 Japanese planes were shot down and up to six more probable. Ground losses totaled 30 enemy craft destroyed with no bomber losses.
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China
French Indo-China
Burma
Joseph Stilwell
Five Die When Big Bomber Catches Fire
Boise Idaho September 21 five army airmen killed when a heavy bomber caught fire in midair and crashed on the Govan air base runway. Six others injured one critically Captain K L Davis said the ship burst into flames at 800 feet then nosed into a parked bomber and burned. Ground crew member was among those trapped.
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Boise
Idaho
Govan
K. L. Davis
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Russell Stationery
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Solomons
Martin Endrich
Fillmore Street
Malcolm Fisher
Johnson Street
Edna Mae Clesson
Tyler Street
Amos McDowell
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Pierce Street
H. B. Cates
East Eleventh Avenue
T. H. Holland
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Austin Street
R. O. Kerney
West 13Th Avenue
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Bowie Street
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Box 440
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