Merchant Seamen Casualty List Totals 2300 Dead or Missing
The navy released the first U S merchant seaman casualty list for war period Sept 27 1941 to Aug 1 1942 showing 2300 dead or missing and one woman among the casualties. New York state led with 492 losses followed by Texas 264 and other states. The list covers enemy action only and excludes wounds and non enemy hazards.
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Washington
Navy Today
U. S
Amarillo
Durevant
Navy
Mary Cullem Kimbro
M M. Cullem
Nashville
Tenn
I. C. White
South Atlantic
Mack Bruton Bryan
Randelman
N. C
Rayville
Australia
Union
New York State
Texas
Nevada
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Wyoming
Soviets Hammer German Left Flank at Stalingrad
Soviet forces under Marshal Semeon Timoshenko widened their counter assault in the 36 day siege of Stalingrad hammering the German north flank on a 40 mile front between the Don and Volga while Nazi tanks pressed a new threat inside the city as winter nears and Hitler’s great summer offensive stalls.
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Associated Press
Semeon Timoshenko
Stalingrad
Don
Volga
Hitler
Volga Steel City
Berlin
Red Army
Moscow
Rzhev
Mozdok
Central
Caucasus
Grozny
How To Cheer Hitler A War Stamp Cashing Day In Amarillo
A large number of Amarillo residents exchanged money for war stamps yesterday with the post office reporting cashing of more than 450 dollars in stamps. Officials noted that schoolchildren were not involved this time, only men and women. The stamps are redeemable for interest-bearing bonds under the wartime program. In Washington, Henderson announced area rent directors for 38 of 55 defense rental zones to come under federal rent control October 1, with more names to be released. The list includes Berger, Texas. L. Boyles, Eagle Pass. and Judge Henry Eugene Pharr, Marshall, Texas.
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Amarillo
Uncle Sam
Washington
Henderson
Berger
Texas
L. Boyles
Eagle Pass
Tex
Henry Eugene Pharr
Marshall
Potter County
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Southwest Region
Warm and windy today and tonight across Amarillo area and West Texas. Highs around 80, lows near 51, with noon temperature about 74. warmer again this afternoon.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Bureau
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Barkley presses for quick vote on Antti Inflation bill
Senate session called early by Democratic leader Barkley and co author Brown to push an amended measure. Farm bloc seeks broader price spread to cover all production costs while parity standards may include labor costs to stabilize prices and wages.
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DeEpl
Barkley
Senate
Chamber
Brown
Thomas
Congress
Agriculture Department
Bureau of Economics
Americans in France Held by German Authorities
The United States embassy announced 1400 more Americans, 1000 men and 400 women, were interned in occupied France, raising total American detainees to 1780. Arrests began Thursday, with women housed at Jardin d Acclimation in Paris and men at Saint Denis.
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Vichy
U.P
United States
France
Resaurant
Jardin d'Acclim
Sailor’s Shoe Crisis After Aleutian Crash
Aviation machinist W. L. Harlan of Houston lost his size 13-D shoes when a PBY crash forced a sea landing near the Aleutians. He wore woolen socks for two months, traveled 5000 miles to Houston for proper footwear, and finally felt relief when his father brought him new shoes.
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Houston
U.P
Aleutians
W. L
Tex) Harlan
Harlan
Aviation
Navy
Army
Marine
United States
Papa Harlan
Diary of Vern Haugland’s six weeks in New Guinea
The diary entries reveal the brutal trek of Associated Press war correspondent Vern Haugland as he survived in the jungles of New Guinea for 32 days. He describes hunger, exposure, moments of hope, and his separation from co pilot Lt. James A. Michael. The account ends with him regrouping toward a village after a desperate march.
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Melbourne
Australia
Vern Haugland
Associated Press
Haugland
Port Moresby
James A. Michael
Temple
Okla
New Guinea
Michael
Mike
Churchill cautions on public talk of Allied second front
In Parliament Churchill urged avoid public speculation on timing and location of future Allied offensives. He noted broadcasts to France warning of impending operations, denied inside information leaks, and defended Allied unity while addressing Laval remarks and Vichy policy. Willkie pressed for a second front at earliest military approval.
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Churchill
Peter MacDonald
United Nations
BBC
France
MacDonald
Tay
Ber
Wendell Willkie
Willkie
Moscow
Commons
Pierre Laval
Vichy
RAF
Rome
United States Army
Britain
German Briefing Reports Stalingrad Struggle Entering Final Phase
Berlin broadcasts claim the last phase of the Stalingrad fight has begun with a German advance despite Soviet resistance. High command reshuffles place von Leeb, List, and von Bock in new fronts as Soviet counterattacks intensify around Rzhev and Mozdok. A Kansas City section notes a new ocean-going ship launched on the Kaw River and war bond sales marching toward 471 231.75 dollars.
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Berlin
Stalingrad
Kansas City
Kan
Kaw River
Kaw
Letter From Home Keeps Amarillo Citizens Busy
In Amarillo during wartime life, uniforms dominate and trainees arrive for local installations. West Texas State College reports 104 advanced students at its Amarillo Center, while Amarillo College offers night classes. A War Bond Queen contest crowns LaNell Ekelund with nearly $230,000 in bonds sold, and a Crippled Children's show titled Ever Since Eve runs three nights.
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West Texas State College
Amarillo Center
Allen
Harrison Street
Amarillo College
E. C. Shearer
John Mead
East Amarillo
Amarillo
Pretty LaNell Ekelund
American Business Club
Pauline Spencer
Cactus Ordnance Plant
Miss Ekelund
Johnny Ekelund
Blackburn Bros
Paramount Theater
Hollywood
Jimmy Fidler
Panhandle
Crippled Children’s Council
Patsy Dinan
Ginger Owens
Denny Plumley
John Reynolds
Margaret Dowse
J. W. Lee
Bette Burgess
Paul Organ
Paul Olson
Grady Fox
Leo Wilmeth
Oma Link Rowley
Little Theater Fame
Symphony Orchestra
Fray and Bragiotti
USO
Anson Weeks
Sandies
Abilene Eagles
Ray Daniels
Temple Wildcats
Butler Field
Texas Tech
West Texas State Buffaloes
Buffs
Red Raiders
Arizona State Bulldogs
Canyon Outfit
Canyon
Kappa Delta Chi
Sigma Iota Chi
Mary Kathryn Utterback
Bill Elliott
Patricia Walker
George Reinert
News-Globe
Sandie
Fred Gaskins
W. D. Gaskins
English Field
Harold Mince
Lubbock
Mince
Hut
The
H. H. Hutson
Allied Forces Strike in Pacific Fronts Crush Japanese Air
U S forces unleash air and ground power on two Pacific fronts with a navy air command conference at sea. The raids knocked out 49 Japanese planes in the Solomons and Aleutians and damaged five ships in four days. General MacArthur’s forces attack New Guinea, pushing Japanese troops in the Owen Stanley Mountains.
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Pacific
U. S. Navy
Airforce
High Command
Solomons
Aleutians
New Guinea
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