Gas Ration Renewals By Mail Expands Nationwide
The Office of Price Administration announces mail renewal for "A" gasoline ration books and "D" motorcycle coupons to save time. Eastern states have extended "A" coupons to four months and may have different renewal rules. Applications begin mid June with mail handling at local war price and rationing boards. old books expire July 21 except in the East where the timing differs.
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Prentiss M. Brown
OPA
East
FBI reports 638 draft arrests in nationwide sweep
Washington dispatch says 638 draft law violators were arrested in 20 cities led by New York with 144. Hoover notes no drag tactics and credits FBI agents for uncovering violations. 86,543 men located and 4,002 convictions with over two years' sentences. London front describes Emden bombing by American fleet with smoke screens and heavy losses for Germans. Russians also raid Orel and Gomel junctions.
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J. Edgar Hoover
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Justice Department
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Germany
Emden
Mrs Donald Hurt In Fall At Home
Mrs Donald Hurt was seriously injured this morning after a fall at her home at 18th Avenue and Harrison Street. She broke her thigh, the fracture described as bad, and her leg was placed in a cast. She is at St Anthony's hospital and will soon be 79 years old.
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W. F. Donald
18Th Avenue
Harrison Street
Graduation Section Highlights School and College Activities
The News-Globe presents its annual commencement section with reports on school and college activities. It includes pictures of candidates for graduation and timely suggestions for gifts to fit the occasion.
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News-Globe
Bombers Range Over Burma Hit Key Targets
United States and British air forces pounded Japanese positions from Central Burma to Ramree Island and the Gulf of Martaban. Heavy US bombers struck Martaban Point near Moulmein damaging docks warehouses and power facilities while medium bombers hit Thazi Junction and the Shwebo airfield. Rail lines at Myingyan and Nyaungbinwun were damaged as losses included one American plane.
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United States
Burma
Ramree Island
Gulf of Martaban
U. S. Raf
Martaban Point
Moulmein
Thazi Junction
Shwebo
Myingyan
Nyaungbinwun
Mandalay
Japanese Air Assault Hits Allied Positions Near Salamaua
Allied headquarters report a Japanese air offensive over New Guinea on May 16 with more than 10 attacked positions five miles south of Salamaua. Forty dive bombers hit Bobdubi, while 34 planes struck Wau, both met with no Allied opposition. Ground fighting saw counterattacks as the battle fluctuated with Japanese forces trying to push the Allies from their advance positions.
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Vern Haugland
Australia
New Guinea
Salamaua
Bobdubi
Mubo
Wau
Lae
Tornado Strikes Fort Riley Wrecks Buildings Injuring 28
The Seventh Service Command reported a tornado hit Fort Riley Kansas shortly after 3 0 oclock causing destruction of several buildings and injuring 28 men with five in critical condition.
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Seventh Service Command
Fort Riley
Kan
Axis Eyes Turkey as New Balkans Threat
World War II brief notes show Axis powers shifting focus to Turkey amid Balkans tension. Emden target dubbed for maximum U S bomber fleet, while Allied air strikes hit Burma and Mediterranean shipping remains steady. German operations open on Leningrad with a Kuibyshev counterattack and Chinese forces clash with Japan over key rice regions.
Germans Attack At Leningrad Amid Heavy Fighting
German forces launch sharp new attacks on Soviet positions around Leningrad with massed artillery and waves of infantry. Red Star reports eight waves in one day, with limited breaches repelled by Russian reinforcements as observers note growing offensive power despite Soviet air force actions. Fighting also continues near Novorossisk and in the Kuban delta.
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L. E. Lyle
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Poix
Orel
Gomel
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Caucasus
Novorossisk
Allied Shipping Moves Unhindered Mediterranean Open to Allies
Allied bombers based in North Africa strike Italian ports and Sicily as Tedder proclaims the Mediterranean open to the United Nations. Doolittle raid near Rome targets Civitavecchia while Olbia and other Sardinian sites face heavy bombardment. Casualties reported in Civitavecchia and Sassari with ships sunk and docks damaged.
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Battle of Attu Fourth Day Action Murky Amid Silence
Bad weather and official silence cloud progress on Attu Island as American forces press the four day battle to clear Japanese positions. Analysts expect costly fighting in caves and shelters with potential broader south and north Pacific operations following MacArthur Halsey talks.
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Army Air Field Open House Marks I Am An American Day
Thousands of Panhandle residents visit Amarillo Army Air Field for open house from noon to 6 PM celebrating I Am An American Day. Visitors tour the Technical Training Command school, watch 26 piece First Army Air Forces Band, and view barracks and service club facilities while officers coordinate traffic and safety.
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Panhandle
Amarillo Army Air Field
Roosevelt
H. S. Burwell
Army Air Forces Technical Training Command
Amarillo
Amarillo Field
First Army Air Forces Band
Guy L. Stone
Safranek
Herbert Clark
Idaho
Karl King
Holmes
General Burwell
Maj
Harry A. Planck
Pfc
Freddie Bartholomew
Hollywood
Army Air Forces Technical Command
Hitler Keeps Line on Job
Adolf Hitler has signed a decree continuing indefinitely his position as sole German leader. The decree, published in the German Legal Gazette, extends powers granted by the 1933 law that expired May 16 1943 and awaits Reichstag confirmation at Hitler’s summons.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Germany
DNB
Hitler
Reichstag
Submarine Splendid Sunk by Hermes in Mediterranean
The admiralty announced the new submarine Splendid was sunk tonight. Germany first reported the loss and said survivors were rescued. The vessel, not yet listed in Janes, was said to have been sunk in the Mediterranean by the destroyer Hermes, captured from Greece.
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Admiralty
Mediterranean
Hermes
Greece
Newly Equipped Army Regarded As Key to Blow
London May 15 Germany watches Turkey for a turn in war policy. Turkish ambassador Rauf Orbay goes to Ankara for consultations amid German Italian efforts to rally resources against Balkan invasion threats. Turkey signals willingness to fight with Britain.
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Balkan
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Stockholm
Tass
Yugoslavia
Elephants Sell War Bonds At Amarillo Bank Stand
Six elephants led by Big Rosy will sell war bonds Monday and Tuesday in front of the First National Bank in Amarillo between 10 and 11 am. Buyers receive a free ticket to Dailey Brothers Circus starting that afternoon at Third Ave and Grant Street. Two camels will also be on display during the event.
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Dailey* Brothers Circus
Third Avenue
Grant Street
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