German Army Cut Nearly In Half In Past 18 Months
An Associated Press report from the Anzio Beachhead notes the German army’s strength has fallen about 50 percent in 18 months, from a prewar peak of 9 to 10 million to roughly 290 combat divisions. It cites morale, manpower shortages, and ongoing weapon production as factors, with emphasis on eastern front losses and persistent high fighting spirit among elite units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel DE Luce
Associated Press
U.S
Anzio
Russia
Italy
Cassino
Bombing Strikes Hit Rail Hubs and Ports Across Europe
Allied air forces pound Hamm and other European rail yards, ports, and supply routes in a broad daylight and night campaign. American heavy bombers fly 700 miles round trips to unload thousands of tons of bombs. Pilots from Oregon and Texas report fierce flak and fires at marshalling yards as RAF and Mediterranean command aircraft strike targets to disrupt axis logistics ahead of the western front invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean Command
Alkan
Bucharest
Turnu-Severin
Red Army
Genoa
Livorno
Hamm
Essen
Berlin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
RAF
Atlantic
Kermit D. Stevens
Eugene
Ore
Fortress Group
D. R. David
Frisco
Tex
Charles R. Ferguson
Fort Worth
Wheelock Funeral Details Honorary Bearers Named
The Wheelock funeral notice lists listed attendees and mentions honorary bearers including George Boles J T Immon Granville Johnson M G Abernathy Wastin Wolffarth C A Pierce Albert Taylor Roy McElroy Dr M C Overton Louie F Moore J T Krueger Barrett Penney fd D Allen Smyley Wilson Jim Kimmel Bob Crump Edgar Inmon Ansel Hines Claude Peek E M Elroy Sylvan Sanders and Houston Spikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Hunt
Homer Hunt
Howard Hunt
Homer Merrill
Herbert Stubbs
George Boles
J. T. Immon
Granville Johnson
M. G. Abernathy
Wastin Wolffarth
C. A. Pierce
Albert Taylor
Roy McElroy
Dr. M. C. Overton
Louie F. Moore
Or. J. T. Krueger
Barrett Penney
Fd D. Allen
Smyley Wilson
Jim Kimmel
Bob Crump
Edgar In
Jurist Lenroot resigns from federal bench after 35 years
Judge Irvine L. Lenroot aged 75, a former Wisconsin Republican senator, resigned from the federal bench in Washington after 35 years of service. The move ends a long career in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Irvine L. Lenroot
Wisconsin
Edwardses Welcome Son at Tarbback General Hospital
Pvt and Mrs P W Edwards of Wolfforth welcome a son weighing 8 pounds 5 ounces born at 405 PM Saturday in Tarbback General hospital. Father serves in the Army stationed at Bryan Army Airfield. Sgt and Mrs Charles March announce a daughter Margaret Ann born 1120 PM Friday at station hospital Lubbock Army Airfield. Father stationed at LAAF.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. Edwards
Wolfforth
Tarbback General Hospital
Bryan Army Airfield
Charles March
College Avenue
Station Hospital
Lubbock Army Airfield
Margaret Ann
LAAF
War in Pacific Notes Movements Across Marshalls and Burma
American forces occupy Aur and Erikub in the eastern Marshalls within artillery range of remaining enemy bases as air bombardments continue across the region. Nimitz reports sweeps over Caroline islands with attacks on Truk and Ponape. A multinational carrier task force supports operations near Sumatra and the Andaman Islands. In Burma and India, Allied and Chinese forces push toward key bases around Imphal Kohima and Myitkyna as Japanese counterattacks proceed near Bishenpur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eniwetok
Marshalls
Aur
Erikub
Maloelap
Wotje
Marshall Atolls
Chester W. Nimitz
Caroline Islands
Truk Lagoon
Nimitz
Truk
Ponape
Ulul
Southeast Asia
Sumatra
Pacific
Adm
James Somerville
Nippon
United States
Sabang
Andaman Islands
Berlin
Paletwa
Burma
Tokyo Radio
Moirang
Imphal
Bishenpur
Trail
Road
China
Duster and Tornado Hit Town Area Causing Damage
A tornado leveled a filling station and damaged multiple homes in the town, with debris and downed trees on roads across the Vivian Rodessa Mytis area. Wires down between Shreveport and Leesville, La, and wind gusts over 64 mph at Shreveport airport. Light planes damaged, rainfall reported at .77 inch in under 20 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Rodessa-Myrtis
Shreveport
Leesville
Shreveport Municipal
Four Men Killed In Midland Plane Crash
A Midland Army Airfield bombardier training plane crashed 35 miles southeast of Midland early today, killing four men. The victims include 2nd Lieut. Vincent L. Stouter of New Rochelle New York and 2nd Lieut. Harlan A. Grillot of Berwyn Illinois, with widows and families noted, plus Aviation Cadets Martin R. Howley of Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania and Emie F. Siezel Jr. of Selma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Midland Army Airfield
Here
Vincent L. Stouter
New Rochelle
N. Y
Harlan A. Grillot
Constant B. Grillot
Berwyn
Ill
Martin R. Howley
Martin A. Howley
Wilkes-Barre
Emie F. Siezel, Jr
Emile E. Siegel
Selma
Amarillo Wins Regional Meet
Amarillo High School won the Regional Inter scholastic League meet at West Texas State Teachers College, tallying 154 points to Lubbock’s 135. Lubbock swept debate and track trophies while Amarillo led in literary events and several other contests, with Lamesa and Canyon trailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canyon
Amarillo High School
Lubbock
West Texas State Teachers College
Panhandle
South Plains
Amarillo
O'Donnell
Meadow
Lakeview
Hart
Pampa
Frenship
Idafou
Dimmitt
Lubbock High School
Bill Masters
James Bowman
Eddie Dickeson
Morris Cobb
Trene Crim
Jacquelyn Reynolds
Amarilo
Trene Nix
Mars Tou Steuber
Lamesa
Amarilla
Jerry Briscoe
Jack Reese
Christie Daugherty
Betty Pace
Kenneth Williams
Dean Phillips
Ann McGture
Mildred Patterson
Sandy Oliver
Elton Rogers
Tynette Wilson
la Nova
Woodward
Seminole
Pat Lumpkin
Patricia Groves
Digging Ditches and Water Lines At Cassino Front
Kenneth Dixon reports from Cassino front as shells force a ditch for a garbage pit. Pfc Jack A Hansen Pvt Leslie Rain ey and Martin Fannin are among the troops assigned to the task. Anzio water supply figures show the Little Missouri river delivering over 70 000 gallons daily to Fifth Army troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack A. Hansen
Stillwater
Okla
Leslie Rainey
Brownwood
Texas
Martin Fannin
New Boston
Anzio
Missouri
Fifth Army
No Man's Land
Cpl
Amz D Kimbrough
Stella
Little
Kimbrough
Pfe
Carl D. Jones
Africa
Italy
Martin Jones Seeks Texas Governor Nomination Again
Dallas April 22 1944 Martin Jones of Nacoxoches announces he will seek the Democratic nomination for Texas governor in the 1944 primaries. He recalls supporting woman suffrage in 1910 and now urges jury service for Texas women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Martin Jones
Nacoxoches
Texas
Rotary Conference Opens With Bayonet of Leaders and Speakers
Mancil L Hall of the Army Air Corps leads the Rotary conference with Farr in charge and Rabbi Garsek delivering the invocation. Bestwick and Freeman deliver welcome and response as district leaders, with reports, nominations, and speeches by O’Brien, Reilly, Estes and Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mancil L. Hall
Army Air Corps
Littlefield Club
Farr
Isadore Garsek
Claenc
A. Bestwick
Lubbock
Overton W. Ribble
Dick O’brien
Big Spring
Frank Roberts
Breckenridge
J. Edd McLaughlin
Balls
Rotary International
Rotary Foundation
Linton Estes
Wichita Falls
Tom Taylor
Brownwood Rotary Club
Doctor Taylor
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
John B. Reilly
Governor's Banque
Hilton
H. C. Custard
Cleburne
Clarence Bestwick
Reilly
W. W. Rix
Bestwick
Roy Farr
W. O. ~ .Niels
Mayorerton W. Ribble
St. B. Luker
Clyde Tatum
Roe C. Goodwin
Homer Grant
House of Friendship
Warren Clement
Ray Farmer
al Finnell
Cecil Cale
Dean James G. Allen
Karl Collins
Arch King
Ben Coley
Sidore Garsek
Dunmia Quicesall
Birth of a son to Ensign and Mrs Walter Nichols Wichita Falls
News from Wichita Falls reports the birth Thursday of a son to Ensign and Mrs Walter Nichols former Lubbock residents. Ensign Nichols was an assistant coach at Texas Tech and is serving at sea in the South Pacific. Mrs Harold Bruce of 1112 Eighth Street was hospitalized at West Texas for treatment. Norvell W Harris of the War Production Board will visit the OEM office in Lubbock to discuss priorities on Tue Wed Thu this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Ensign
Walter Nichols
Lubbock
Ensign Nichols
Texas Technological College
South Pacific
Harold Bruce
1112
Eighth Street
West Texas Hospital
Lubbock Office of Emergency Management
Norvell W. Harris
War Production Board of el Paso
OEM
Lubbock National Bank Building
Color Line Is Drawn By Demos At Dallas
Dallas County Democratic executive committee adopts a resolution to bar Mongolian Malayan and Ethiopian races from precinct conventions while allowing white red and other groups to participate. The move follows a Supreme Court ruling on negroes in Texas primaries. J Frank Wilson offers pro bono representation for any sued members. May 6 precinct conventions are set with Bramlett predicting no international complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
W. S. Bramlett
Dallas County Democratic Executive Committee
Democratic Party
Dallas News
U. S. Supreme Court
Texas
J. Frank Wilson
Acll
Bramlett
Dallas County
Russia
Bramlet
Beautification Urged As Honor To Dead
Austin April 22 A plan to memorialize Texans who died in service by extending highway beautification with native flowering trees to every rural and urban home has been endorsed by the Texas highway commission. Each county will select an indigenous tree or shrub and each citizen will plant at least one at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
State Highway Commission
Jud Collier
Texas
Rotary club forms network from Chicago roots to world reach
National service notes highlight Morley Jennings and Neil Wright promoting community service among ladies and Mrs Morley Jennings. Farr says couriers will be available at all times for convent visits by Rotarians. Transportation committee invites applications. Rotary International founded 39 years ago by Paul P Harris. First meeting in Chicago Feb 23, 1905. Lubbock club organized in 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Sellers
Fort Worth
Resolutions Committee
John B. Reilly
Rotary International
Los Nietos
Caif
Roo
Hilton
Hilton Ballroom
Hotel Lubbock
Hilton Chicayo
Hilton Cadet Lounge
Hilton Aztec Room
Mexican Inn
National Service
Morley Jennings
Community Service
Neil Wright
Farr
Couries
Transportation Committee
Paul P. Harris
Chicago
Rotary
Lubbock
China's Stake In Jap Drive Heavy
China faces a risky choice as Japanese advances threaten the Bengal Assam railroad and the Brahmaputra river corridor. Lt. Gen. Stilwell commands Chinese troops on the Ledo road with airlift over the hump, while Manipur and Kohima fronts shape a decisive East theater battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde A. Farnsworth
Associated Press
Kunming
China
India
Japan
Bengal-Assam
Brahmaputra
India-Burma
Burma
Mandalay
Wells Completions Reach 59 in Week on 1944 Texas Record
The railroad commission reports 59 well completions for the week of April 15 to 22, including wildcats. Year to date totals rise to 1,043 compared with 612 in the same period of 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
the Railroad Commission
Judging Contest Winners Named in West Texas
Texas Technological College resumed judging contests for West Texas and the Panhandle with Lubbock taking poultry and milk top spots while Brownfield led crops. Alpine and Balmorhea tied for livestock. Clarendon led milk. 390 contestants and 51 teachers attended the seventeenth event, held on the Tech campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Texas Technological College
West Texas
Panhandle
Brownfield
Friona
Cooper
Jim Lovell
Clarendon
Charles Sullivan
Ted McCraw
Spring Lake
Herman Lorenz
Alton Brazell
Lewie Hughs
Seminole
K. Sterling
Donald Cox
Garden City
Giggs Davis
Alpine
Ray Ford
Farwell
J. Smith
Bobbie Perkins
Sudan
Impeachment Move Fails In Oklahoma
Oklahoma City April 22 the state house voted 50 to 48 to decline consideration of impeachment articles against State Superintendent A. L. Crabb. Rep. Whitford proposed a special committee to draft charges after a House committee accused Crabb of aiding an unlawful conspiracy in state text book dealings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
City
State House of Representatives
Superintendent of Public Instruction
A. L. Crabb
Charles Whitford
Nowata County
House
Crable
Iowa Park Woman Prolific Knitter
Iowa Park Texas April he Mrs W L Hodges has knitted 75 sweaters seven helmets and five tubular scarfs for men in the service since Pearl Harbor, while keeping up farm work and leading Red Cross knitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Park
Tex
W. L. Hodges
Red Cross
Pearl Harbor
Ralls War Veteran Dies At Amarillo
John Otis Harden 20 died today in a veteran hospital at Amarillo. Funeral at Ralls Methodist Church Sunday at 5 with Rev. Bratcher. burial in Crosbyton cemetery with military honors. Marr Funeral Home, survivors include his mother Mrs G Harden and six brothers and three sisters. Father G Harden died in 1936. Harden recently received a medical discharge from Army service. He was a Star Boy Scout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RALLS
John Otis Harden
Veteran’s Hospital
Amarillo
Ralls Methodist Church
H. H. Bratcher
Crosbyton
Marr Funeral Home
G. Harden
Rothers
Chester
Fort Worth
Udgar
Hansford
Wash
O'Dell
Italy
W. C
Harold
Bill
India
Arthur
Austin
Alice Harris
Juanita Moses
Mildred Harden
Harden
Dallas Churches To Fight Social Diseases
Dallas churches declare Sunday April 30 a special day of sermons Sunday school programs and youth meetings to stress the citys educational program against venereal disease the chamber of commerce said in a press release today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Chamber of Commerce
Outlook Is Bright For Drake Relays
Des Moines Iowa April 22 Bill Easton reports the Drake Relays field for the thirty fifth annual meet next weekend looks strong despite wartime manpower cuts. Easton notes university division entries are up from last year and the high school group will be the largest in Drake history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Bill Easton
Husky Drake
Bill
Drake
Swedes Cancel USA AAU Track Trip
Sweden's middle distance runners Arne Anderson and Gunder Haecgg cannot compete in the United States national AAU track and field championships on June 17 and 18. The Swedish Athletic Association informed AAU officials in New York of the cancellation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Arne Anderson
Gunder Haecgg
Sweden
United States
Swedish Athletic Association
New York
Badminton Title Meet Scheduled At S.M.U.
The seventh annual championships of the Texas Badminton association open next Friday at Southern Methodist University's gym in Dallas. Entries are expected from Waco Abilene Houston Galveston Beaumont Port Arthur San Antonio Austin and Denton with many military personnel anticipated. Events include men's and women's singles and doubles mixed doubles and veterans doubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas Badminton Association
Saturat Southern Methodist University
Waco
Abilene
Houston
Galveston
Beaumont
Port Arthur
San Antonio
Austin
Denton
Strikers Ordered Back To Work At Hammond Plant
William H. Davis of the War Labor Board instructed about 2,500 CIO United steelworkers who quit the Hammond Indiana Pullman-Standard plant to return to work immediately while orderly procedures resolve the dispute a company spokesman said tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William H. Davis
War Labor Board
CIO
United
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Longview Longview
Wilda Jean McCoy
Mary Lois Findley
Lubtink
LeRoy Carver
Lem Heary
Zackie Reynolds
Don Holt
Dale Wright
John Hill
Edward Cheadle
Sandie
Kenneth Dixon
Cassino Front
U. S
Grumman
Rotary Conference
Jap Drive Heavy
Grollmans Ithout Extravagance
S.M.U
Miami
Mallinson
Dave
Grossmans
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