12 May 1943
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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1943
Page
1
London reports the Admiralty says four U boats were destroyed and six more probably sunk in a fight with escort forces of a Westbound Atlantic convoy. The engagement, described as the fiercest of the war, spanned late April to early May with heavy attacks and counterattacks by both sides.
North Africa has become the proving ground for new Allied tactics as planners prepare for a continent-wide invasion. The piece highlights air and ground coordination, artillery tempo, and armored offensives tested near El Alamein and Algiers, with American and British forces building experience for a major assault.
May 11 dispatch from Muskogee reports six known dead and about 150 in danger as eastern Oklahoma floods threaten Keota and Leflore County. Refugees trapped by high water near State Route 63 prompted sheriff Leflore County and a Cony, Arkansas military unit to seek help amid reports of possible drownings and property loss.
A condensed World War II briefing notes Roosevelt and Churchill in Washington amid reports Hitler seeks to shift focus east to west as Allied forces press in Tunisia. News confirms encirclements around Cap Bon and Bou Ficha with Axis forces potentially over 40,000 strong, while Soviet lines near Leningrad and Moscow face intensified German pressure. Allied air raids target Falerwa and Rabaul, with renewed offensives in New Guinea and Burma. Japanese activity threatens China as Allied strategies converge on multiple theaters.
The City of Gresley sold a $100,000 airport bond at 1.8 percent with a $193 premium, bidding with Harris Yeatt & Savings Bank of Chicago and local rep Cath D. Nekkinley. Bonds dated July 4, 1943 mature 1952 to 1957 with remaining $10,000 due July. An option on 160 acres near the airport was noted.
Washington May 14 Roosevelt and Churchill held a war council as Allied plans focus on Europe and the Pacific. Wavell and other Indian theater officers joined, with discussions centering on offensive against Japan and a new European strategy to crack the fortress, alongside preparations for Mediterranean operations and the Casablanc a talks shaping postwar borders.
The House approved a two year limit on the administration reciprocal trade powers by a 196 to 169 vote. Debate featured Rev. Dowshton claiming abandonment of reciprocal trade and Rep. Walsworth arguing the policy would persist during the war.
Weather notes nationwide: Colorado and Wyoming report snow and cold conditions. Snow flurries and heavy frost expected tonight across eastern portions, with rising temperatures tomorrow. Colder lows tonight and a warmer north tomorrow morning.
A cold front brought subfreezing temperatures to Greeley Eaton Fort Collins and Halon areas with wind and frost on windshields. Jay temperatures near 12 degrees at Bam and 27 degrees in Fort Collins caused feared fruit damage while gardeners noted northeast winds limited further harm.
A mother Tesale Machelia Marley 18 and her two children Garry Allen 2 and Terry Lynn 1 month perished in a southeastern Colorado ranch trailer fire after a gas stove explosion. Husband Flurry Haviley was nearby and suffered burns while trying to rescue them. The family was taken to Springfield Memorial Hospital for treatment.
Sugar rationing for canning begins Saturday under the new procurement plan. The allotment, based on family size, covers jams jellies and preserves with limits on total quarts and supermarket purchases. Ration books and No 1 rating books must be presented. mail and in person applications allowed.
Albert G Huffsmith aged 87 died suddenly while being moved from Bonelli Home for the Aged to Weld County Hospital. Born May 27 1856 in Iowa he and his brother Charles farmed east of Evans before retiring. Survivors include two sons and five stepchildren with four grandchildren and a brother. Funeral arrangements pending.
A damaged passage reports heavy air attacks on Marsala Catania and Pantelleria during WWII. Liberator bombers hit targets, destroying ships, warehouses, and a famed winery subverted by Axis forces. Combatants credited include Staff Sergeant John Pinter and Sergeant Lamar Rogers.
Washington May 1 The War Production Board plans for Central Valley project expansion to boost food production in western tracts. Four reclamation sites including Big Thompson Colorado Amergan dam in Tiabo Raza in Washington and Newton ls Miah could add substantial alfalfa and bean output by 1945. WEB halted some work October to prioritize war needs, but optimism persists about resuming critical reclamation.
Montevideo reports Uruguay severed ties with Vichy France following an acknowledgement that Luis Dupuy had served as Uruguayan chargé d affaires to France. The move signals a clear shift in diplomatic stance amid evolving wartime alliances.
A Russian dispatch reports over 1000 German troops killed near Leningrad in the last 24 hours amid renewed activity along the front. Soviet artillery and air power pushed back Nazi assaults around Novorossiysk and nearby sectors as the Red Army opened a new phase in the conflict.
New Yorker news brief reports that ceiling prices for allapulir cul and beef, veal, jamban mutton sold at retail in Rocky Mountain states will take effect May 17. The Office of Price Administration divides the region into two zones, Colorado and New Mexico and the other four states. Prices vary by zone due to costs and OPA aid, with lower prices for Colorado and New Mexico. Further price announcements for soaps, canned fruits and vegetables are expected later this week.
Local officials report the Great Western Sugar company reelected all directors at the annual meeting of stockholders in Denver. The notice cites May 18 as the meeting date with details provided by M. J. Fiemington.
Allied and French communiqu es report the capture of Col Jurgen Von Arnim and tens of thousands of Axis troops in Tunisia. German resistance collapsed around Cap Bon as British armor moved inland, with 25,000 prisoners and large-scale surrenders noted.
Flooding in Arkansas floods the Fort Smith area as a water conduit supplying the city and Camp Chaften is breached. About 13,090,000 gallons of stored supply are affected while the Fort Smith–Yao Buren bridle bridge remains patrolled. the bridge floor rises two to three feet under water.
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