Desperate Nazi Battle To Break Red Hold At Stalingrad
Moscow reports a grim struggle northwest of Stalingrad with about 300000 German troops encircled by Red Army guns and armor. Germans attempt counterattacks toward the Don Elbow as Soviet forces claim gains west of Rzhev and continue pressure around Stalingrad amid heavy snow.
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Moscow
Stalingrad
Adolf Hitler
Don
Rzhev
Red Star
Sian
Lake Timen
Leningrad
DNB
Gregory Zhukov
Belyi
Smolensk
Battlefronts Expand as Allied Forces Press at El Agheila
German Berlin radio reports British Eighth Army offensive against Rommel at El Agheila with southern thrusts. Allied forces in Tunisia report repulsed German tank and infantry attacks while Mersa El Brega and El Agheila sectors see intensified fighting. Rommel suspected retreat could be underway as Allies push along coastal routes and inland fronts.
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Associated Press
Eighth Army
Libya
el Agheila
Berlin
Bernard L. Montgomery
Erwin Rommel
el Alamein
Egypt
Montgomery
Agheila
Rommel
Tripoli
Tunisia
Bizerte
Trong
X. A. N. Anderson
Rome
Ormer Horseshoe
Mateur
Jebourba
Djedeida
Jedjez-El-Bab
Vazis
Morroco
Djanet
Algiers
DNB
Mersa el Brega
Gulf of Sirte
Cairo
Misurata
London
Hitler
Mussolini
Janks
Worley To Talk Here Friday
Congressman Gene Worley of Shamrock plans a Friday radio talk from 8:30 to 6:00 and a public banquet at Amarillo Hotel at 7:30, with reservations due by Thursday. Mayor Joe Jenkins will be toast master and the event will cover gasoline rationing and Worley’s Washington work.
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Shamrock
Joe Jenkins
A. D. Foreman
First Baptist Church
Ministerial Alliance
Worley
Navy
Washington
Bond Contest Results Here on Page Six
Last week winners listed for Amarillo merchants contest offering 4250 in war bonds and stamps. First prize a 25 bond awarded to Mrs. R. Morganstern of Clover Drive, Memphis second prize five in war stamps to Mrs. Frank Ellis Route 1 Memphis third prize 250 in war stamps to Junior department at San Jacinto Baptist Church. Ten $1 war stamps prizes went to multiple Amarillo area residents and others including Miss Jo Mitchell and Miss Jane Speed among others.
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Amarillo
Memphis
San Jacinto Baptist Church
Jo Mitchell
Jackson
Phyllis Jean Morgan
Dumas
Bessie Ferguson
van Buren
James Stinson
Nara Visa
N. M
Jane Speed
Hayden
George W. Roberts, Jr
Grover
Floyd West
Hereford
James McCutchan
Ave
Childress
Freda Joan Balding
Adrian
J. R Stump
Waka
Schoolboy Race To Semi Finals Amarillo Faces Sunset Dallas
Amarillo and Sunset Dallas meet in the Texas schoolboy football semi finals next week. Breckenridge takes on Austin after both sides won by double digits to reach the penultimate round. Amarillo’s Sanates led a 33-6 win over San Angelo, while Sunset upset Highland Park 13-7. Austin defeated John Reagan 19-0 to advance. Breckenridge beat the Lumbied Panthers 21-13 to join the other semi finalists. Breckenridge will host Austin Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
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Amarillo Golden Sandstorm Air Corps
Butler Field
San Angelo Bobcats
Sandies
Sunset High
Dallas
Highland Park
Associated Press
Amarillo
Sunset
Breckenridge
Austin
Sanates
San Angelo
Bisons
Panthers
John Reagan
Houston
Amarilloan Fought SubS Off Africa
Sylvester Munn recalls his ship’s role in the Casablanca invasion. The crew on an aircraft carrier helped deter German subs with depth charges while planes bombed coast cities. Munn notes sinking three subs, surviving crashes, and a brief Boston dry dock stay before a short Amarrillo visit.
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Sylvester Munn
Casablanca
Munn
Lillian Munn
French Morocco
U. S
Amarillo Weather Report for West Texas and New Mexico
Ample mild conditions prevail across Amarillo and vicinity with forenoon temperatures in the mid seventies yesterday and a cooler overnight low. The report notes hours of temperature, sunrise at 4 46 a m and sunset at 6 36 p m as part of the daily forecast from the U S Weather Bureau.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Troops Saved as Transport Lost In Pacific Area
A 4000 man troop transport formerly the President Coolidge hit a mine and sank in the South Pacific, with only four saved. The loss, the largest in the war so far, followed a rescue that averted a possible major navy disaster. Navy reports gave few details, while other war notes from the Solomons described Japanese airfield construction near Guadalcanal and attacks by Army planes on Shortland Island and Fasi harbor.
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Pacific
Southwest
Washington
President Coolidge
South Pacific
Navy
Tony
Solomon Islands
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Fasi Harbor
Shortland Island
Surprise for Major's Pet in Amarillo Homecoming
The Daley family at 1815 Taylor Street Amarillo awaits a phone call as Major Jimmie Daley returns after serving in England and across Europe. The Boston bull terrier Bobby, once gruff but loyal, waits beside flowers and a frozen steak prepared for the reunion. The town plans to celebrate the homecoming of a local hero with family, friends, and stories of Jimmie's war service.
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Amarillo
Bobby
Jimmie Daley
Major Jimmie Daley
England
Europe
Germany
Jimmie
States
Channel
France
W J, Daley
Joan
Pantex
Allied Bombers Hit Rouen and Naples in Wide Axis Raids
Allied air forces struck German industry and transport at Rouen France and shipping and targets across Italy and North Africa. In Rouen heavy bombers and escorts claimed 18 enemy fighters shot down, with two bombers and four Allied fighters reported missing. the raid marked the heaviest score for heavy bombers since November. British RAF patrols hit an airfield and canal barges in Holland with two losses. At Naples American Liberators inflicted heavy damage while Italian reports claimed limited damage at Turin. All planes reportedly returned from Naples missions, while weather hindered Rouen results. Continued coverage noted further raids from multiple Allied bases against Axis production and transport.
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Calais
Lyon
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Italy
Europe
Naples
Turin
Tunisian
Marshal Rommel
el Agheila
Cairo
U. S. Army Air Force
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Vigo
Massaniello
North Africa
Genoa
Isle of Capri
Gulf of Castellammare de Stabila
Valle di Lucania
Iing
Quick View of Situation Battlefronts
Allied air raids sweep from the Low Countries through France to Italy with constant action. German reports claim Montgomery launched attacks in Libya against Rommel as Germans strive to break the Stalingrad vise held by Russians. A transport in the Southwest Pacific sank after striking a mine, saving all but four of 4,000 aboard.
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Low Countries
France
Italy
Europe
Montgomery
Rommel
Libya
Stalingrad
Southwest Pacific
Fighting Navy Skipper Receives Medal of Honor in San Francisco
Bruce McCandless, 31, commanding the flagship San Francisco, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor by Admiral Ernest J. King aboard the damaged cruiser. He led the ship through heavy shellfire off Savo Island in the Solomons last November 13 after most senior officers were killed and he was wounded. Thousands of San Franciscans watched from the waterfront as veterans filled the decks and cranes.
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Bruce McCandless
Ernest J. King
McCandless
Savo Island
Solomons
Admiral King
U. S
Roosevelt
San
Hale Center Marine Named On Navy's List of Injured
The Navy release lists Texans among those injured or missing in late November. It names George S. Barnes staff sergeant U S Marine Corps from Hale Center and notes constraints on local dissemination of the list.
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Hale Center Marine
Navy
Washington
Navy Department
New Mexico
Texas
Barnes
George S
U. S Marine Corps
Inother
Nora Faye Barnes
Hale Center
Uncle Bud Likes Coffee Feature Promises Required Reading
A human story highlights the life of cottonpicker Uncle Bud and others like him. The article, described as exciting and significant, is recommended reading with accompanying photographs that tell a story in their own right. Page 10 of section two hosts this account.
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Bud
Texas Navy Plans School At University In 1943
The University of Texas received official word from the Navy Department that a new naval flight preparatory school for 600 aviation cadets will be established at the university early in 1943.
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Austin
University of Texas Today
Navy Department
Naval Flight Preparatory
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Herring Hotel
Wichita Falls
Bobcats
Daniel
Page Eleven
Amarilloan
Africa
U_S
Amarillo Daily News
Fast Harbor
Oirfield
Munda Bay
New Georgia Island
Major
Brides Books
Cook Books
Bus Sell Stationery Company
le Havre
Uncle Bud
Naval School
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