1200 Railroad Men Needed for Plains Traffic
Railroads face a rail workforce shortage across the Panhandle Texas New Mexico Louisiana and may enlist Army leadership to recruit 1200 workers. The Railroad Retirement Board and War Manpower Commission plan recruiting teams as peak demand foreseen in December and postwar needs rise for brakemen switchmen telegraphers clerks and shop staff. Fort Worth & Denver and Rock Island lines report immediate shortages while Emphasizing national mobilization and Nippon war effort context.
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Panhandle
Texas
New Mexico
Louisiana
Tokyo
Railroad Retirement Board
United States Envproyment Service
RRB
WMC
Army
War Manpower Commission
West Seventh
Sam
Europe
M. G. Monaghan
Fort Worth
Denver
Rock Island
Amarilo
Dalhart
James C. Geary
Lear
R. E. L. Phillips
Monaghan
Fred A. Wells
J. E. Dyer
Amarillo
Santa Fe
Irs
Richard Seaman
C. Z. Cabiness
Eighth Service Command
Donald W. Hawkins
George F. Welsh
B. A. Myers
Victory Bond Flight in Potter County surpasses E Bond quota
Potter County exceeded its Series E War Bond quota of 2.3 million and overall quota of 6.33 million in the Victory Bond Flight drive. Winners named in order are Mrs. C. D. Hoover, Miss Tynyette Wilson, Miss Dorothy Lehman, and Mrs. Kathryn Clark with travel choices to New York City Hollywood and Mexico City.
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Potter County
C. D. Hoover
Tynette Wilson
Dorothy Lehman
Kathryn Clark
Charles Ware
1&Th
Amarillo
Guy Sanders
Hoover
Hollywood
News-Globe
Wilson
New York City
Lehman
Clark
Mexico City
Transcontinental
Western Air Inc
Braniff Airways
Junior Welfare League
Amarillo Army Air Field
Miss Lehman
Rotary Club
Amarillo Kiwanis Club
Saunders
Zale Jewelry Company
G Men Cramp Style Of Truman Kinfolk
Independence residents describe heightened security around the president's family with Secret Service on alert. A Truman relative was halted at a back yard entry, but a bystander recognized her and allowed entry after a quick explanation about family ties.
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Truman
Independence
U.P
Old Town
Secret Service
Vietta
Supreme Headquarters dissolves as Eisenhower returns to Europe
The British and American high command announce a delay in breaking up the combined command to allow General Eisenhower to return to Europe and bid farewell to his staff. After dissolution, Eisenhower will lead United States Forces in the European Theater, with British and Allied units reassuming their national commands. A liquidation agency will handle interim matters and report to the British chief of staff and the American commander in Europe.
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Monaghan
Europe
United States
Jon van Pelt
Lubbock
Office of Defense Transportation
Supreme Headquarters
Eisenhower
Ninth Air Force
Allise Naval Command
First Army
Allied Air Raids Hit Five Japanese Cities In Pre-Dawn Blitz
Pre dawn raids by 600 or more B29 Superforts struck five Japanese industrial cities including Shimazu and Shimotsu, with 126 square miles burned in 25 cities. All planes returned safely. 4 000 tons of bombs felled targets amid fires. Allied forces press offensives in Borneo and Kyushu with air and naval strikes across the region.
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Associated Press
Japan
Shimu
Tokyo
Nippon
U. S. 21St Bomber Command
Guam
Borneo
Panadjam Point
Balikpapan
Seventh Division
Sambodja
Samarinda
Fifth Air Force
Okinawa
Philippines
Sasebo
Omura
Kyushu
Koshiki Island
Formosa
Seventh Fleet
Amoy
China
Honshu
Yellow Sea
Ryukyus
Okikawa
Red Squeeze on Turkey Opens Headlines in Istanbul
Istanbul reports large headlines on unconfirmed Paris radio claims that Russia will seize Kars and Artvin by force unless Turkey surrenders. The dispatch cites 24 Turkish divisions in the region and notes talks recently held in Moscow with frontier generals.
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Istanbul
Russia
Turkey
Kars
Artvin
Paris
Moscow
Negro Marines clash on Pacific island amid attacks
NAACP secretary Walter White said Marines attacked camps of Black sailors with bricks, grenades, and smoke bombs on a Pacific island. He described Christmas Eve shootings, two deaths, and subsequent rioting charges as Black sailors defended themselves, amid alleged inaction by authorities.
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Cincinnati
Walter White
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Pacific
White
Navy Board of In- Curry
Food for Cafe Tables Due With New Points
New two month allotments to restaurateurs arrive Monday morning as the Potter County Ration Board closes its food panel to other business until 1 PM. Cafes must use 10 percent of new points to cover overdrawn accounts while bakers still face sugar and shortening shortages and soap remains scarce. OPA meetings with merchants are scheduled for Monday night to discuss future actions.
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Amarillo
Potter County
OPA
Ration Board
Eclipse of Sun Visible Here
The year’s only solar eclipse will be visible in Amarillo tomorrow for about two hours after sunrise if skies are clear. Spectators are advised to wear dark glasses or view through smoked glass. The eclipse path crosses Idaho Montana Canada and Greenland with limited totality elsewhere.
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United States
Amarillo
H.C. Winbiurn
Eccispe
Amarilo
Winburn
Idaho
Toar
Montana
New Orleans
Chicago
Canada
Greenland
Scandinavia
Russia
Turkestan
Moscow
Univernare
iFioe Bicics
Charles James On Furlough From Army Hospital
Charles James on a four day furlough from an Army hospital in San Antonio visits his mother Mrs M James at 231 Cleveland Street before returning for further treatment of his wounds. Autry Studio photographed the moment at 116 East Fourth Street.
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Charles James
Army Hospital
San Antonio
M. James
Cleveland Street
James
Sugar Crisis Ires Texans as Rationing Chief Explains Causes
Washington July 7 The head of the rationing program says sugar shortage hits Texas housewives despite bumper crops. OPA Deputy Administrator Max McCullough from Texas blames cheaters who apply for sugar for canning and then do not use it. He notes figures show 600000 tons allocated for home canning nationwide this year, a 37 and a half percent cut from last year. He urges restraint on canning sugar and cites use for alcohol-free framing and UN needs. Rep Russell of Texas pressed for immediate relief amid church complaints.
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Washington
Texas
OPA
Max McCullough
Agriculture Department
Bulle
WPRB
McCullough
United Nations
Rep
Russell
Russia likely to enter war in Far East at Big Three talks
London reports say China’s premier Soong aims to influence Moscow’s role in the Pacific war as the Big Three near talks. Observers note Russia’s possible entry against Japan depends on wartime outcomes and global settlements, including waterways and base control, shaping Far East strategy.
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London
T. V. Soong
Moscow
Russia
Far East
Japan
Amarillo Weather Roundup Fair and Warm Across Region
The Weather Bureau reports fair conditions in Amarillo and vicinity through Sunday night with scattered clouds and slightly warmer temperatures. West Texas sees partly cloudy days Sunday and Monday with scattered thundershowers in Pecos Valley and Big Bend. New Mexico experiences partly cloudy Sunday with widely scattered afternoon showers and little temperature change with highs 70s to 80s in mountains and 90s to 100s elsewhere.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Pecos Valley
Big Bend
New Mexico
Italians Taken Off Pullman Cars In Omaha
A detachment of Italian prisoners of war arrived in Omaha today riding in tourist pullman cars. They were taken off the train by Seventh Service Command and ordered to continue the journey by coach. Pittsburgh Paints at Olver Wiggins Lumber Co. 1200 W. 6th.
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Omaha
Seventh Service Command
Pittsburgh Paints
Olver & Wiggins Lumber Co
6Th
More Butter at Less Points Promised Nation in August
Civilians will gain about 12 percent more butter in August with a new point value likely 20 points per pound from 24. The August supply is set at 96 million pounds, 10 million more than recent months, while war-use output will be limited to 30 percent of production. Civilian distribution shows stock buildup and lower military demand.
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Associated Press
Agriculture Department
Office of Price Administration
Imogene Stevens Faces Manslaughter Charge
Bridgeport July 7 Major G Ramsey Stevens expressed confidence his 24 year old wife Imogene will be vindicated and acquitted of any wrongdoing in the slaving of a young submarine sailor. He returned from Europe after a come home at once cable.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Maj. G. Ramsey Stevens
ITI
Imogene
Cabie
New Canaan Major Claims Death Guilty Only by Gossip
Major Stevens defense denies passing judgment on Albert Kovacs's death based on gossip. He supports his wife Faith Coombs's account that she shot Kovacs in self defense after intruders approached at the Milton residence. James Kovacs testified he and his brother visited Faith Coombs and fired three shots with no provocation.
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Gram
Major Stevens
New Canaan
New Hampshire University
Albert Confidento Kovacs
Jupa Lwu
Pacific
James
Charles Milton
James Kovacs
Faith Coombs
Miltons
David Goldstein
Statement of Wife Vindication in Milton Case
A husband asserts his wife will be vindicated and acquitted after a lengthy conference about events at the Milton home. He backs her account as accurate and says all facts will be presented before court or jury to prove her innocence.
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Milton
Stevens pledges faith as wife held after shooting
Goldstein says the wife acted properly when confronted by the Kovacs boys and urges the public not to judge before the full story. He and Major Stevens plan to discuss raising bonds for her release. she remains in county jail on 50 000 bond. Stevens reunites with his wife at the jail.
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Kovacs
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