Wallace Urges Big Three Cooperation to Avert Fascism
Los Angeles speech by Vice President Wallace warns a postwar clash among big business labor and agriculture could breed fascism. He calls for cooperation to ensure full employment regional balance free enterprise and general welfare while criticizing Wall Street dominated priorities. Farmers are urged to join with labor and industry to prevent postwar price manipulation and ensure work for labor.
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Ernest Foster
United Press
Los Angeles
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
West Coast
Wall Street
Nation
Abor J
Soviet Radio Urges German Surrender as Red Army Advances
Moscow radio broadcast a warning to trapped German forces to surrender, vowing security under Soviet-backed German officer leadership. Russians pressed advances in Poland and Estonia, approaching Lwow and Lutsk while panicked pro Nazi residents fled toward Germany amid Baltic and Balkan upheaval.
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Stalingrad
Union of
Germany
Hile
Moscow
Vaiasovo
Mshinskaya
Loitsk
West
Poland
Stockholm
Lwow
Tavow
Russia
Dnoeper
Jap Atrocities and War Policy From Tokyo to Shanghai
A columnist argues that Japanese leaders in Tokyo planned brutal conquest from the outset. He notes Tojo’s role and says the brutal actions in the Philippines and elsewhere were approved by higher command, not just carried out by subordinate troops. The piece accuses Tokyo of aiming to expel whites from Asia and pressures Americans to accept harsh surrender terms.
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Orient
Bataan
Corregidor
Tokyo
Philippines
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Nippon
Asia
Shanghai
Tojo
America
Daily Oil Allowable In Texas Increases
A Texas Railroad Commission report shows the weekly average daily oil allowable at 2,054,780 barrels, up 15,200 from the prior week. Producing wells reached 100,606, with 599 drilling applications this year, and 253 oil well completions to date, up from 185 in 1943. Eight wildcat wells were started this week, raising the year total to 16.
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Texas
Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
Nume
Poverly
War Department Wounded West Texans in Southwest Pacific
West Texans listed in a War Department announcement Saturday as wounded in action in the Southwest Pacific include Cadet Pro dobre Bo Harhin of Hereford Sergeant 3d Fo Smith of Quanah Pet Doxle Tucker of Abilene and others. The notice details promotions and various transfers among officers from Abernathy Lubbock and Amaro while reporting thefts, minor accidents, and a laboratory fire with little damage.
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War Department
Bo Harhin
Hlereford
Secore
Fo Smith
Quanak
Ari Pet Doxle O. Tucker
Ablene
Southwest Pacific
Bond Campaign Sees Steady Drive Across City and Schools
Bond sales push new drive with post office and banks tallying near reach. In Lubbock, county progress shows $231,375.05 left to quota with $446,762.50 still needed. School divisions report strong figures as students and faculty boost FE bonds and matinee theater promotions reward bond purchases.
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K.L. Scudder
Lubbock
Fisnures
Focal Banks
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Post Office
Stil
Sain Cole
Neil Ho Wright
M. B. Hilburn
Mazelle Cobb
Gaienys Honey
Mere Lovelle Turnboregh
Rom. Binford
Jo Mate Davis
Amarilte ambulance driver earns Silver Star in Pacific action
Pet. Dellas Fo Johnson of Amarilte Texas, an ambulance driver with a U.S. Marine corps unit, received the Silver Star for braving heavy shelling to aid wounded under intense enemy fire in the South Pacific.
Dallas Physician Dies in City
Dallas physician Dr Walter AE Pook died today after three years of practice in Dallas. He helped develop Baylor University and served on its faculty for five years.
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Dallas
Waleter AE Pook
Dailas Qabiysreian
Earls
Baylor Uniersity
Invasion Reporting From the Marshalls and Carolines
War dispatches describe limited airfield activity with only two enemy planes grounded during the latest raid. Reports claim Wake not measured for damage due to night observation challenges, while Marines have established a beachhead in Roi Namur. Naval combat remains uncertain as Rear Adm Connolly’s task force secured the landing despite apparent Japanese opposition.
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Marshalls
Carolines
Wake
Fon KK
Henry
Americian
Kosajatern
Richard L. Connolly
Waukegan
Americas
Agama
Union Defiance in Colorado Spurs War Plant Walkout
Defiant union action in CO prompts AMIESA tyre agency push while MESA members walk out across Wilks Ohe land and Cleo plants. Reports cite national WELB sail and war bond funding as factors, with workers urged to buy a War Bond today.
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Amiesa As Tyre
Oneral Mesa
Welb Sail Too
Lone
MESA
Wilks Ohe Land
Wara
An Cleo
Tine
Rae Roe
GT Ye
Survives Four Wars, Bucks Victory Drive Feature
Aged 76 year old Mrs Norsworthy, living with son in law A W McEachern at 202 Washington, buys a 10 seat Confederate bond proving faith in wartime. Born 1848 she remembers Civil War hardships, has 10 children, 40 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. One great grandson Pat Rutledge of Merkel is a prisoner of war. another grandson served Navy after torpedoed ship incident. Her husband died in 1912. she remains alert, nearly deaf, and ill reads, listens to radio daily.
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Ales
A. Norsworth
A. Wo. McEachern
Washington
Terrade Strogsie
McEachern
J. Watts
J. J Peay
Abilene
H. C. Norsworthy
Wichita Falls
Vernon
Cranehildren
Vragesons
Pat Rutledge
Merkel
Navy
Norsworthy
RAF raids hit French airfields near Paris in big operation
Allied heavy bombers attacked Vil lacoublay Orleans Bricy Chatteauroux La Martinerie Tours and St Avard as part of a major simultaneous assault deep into Nazi held France. German fighters were shot down on the ground or driven from the sky by escort planes, marking one of the largest airfield offensives in weeks.
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Berlin
RAF
Villacoublay
Paris
Amte
Van
Orleans-Bricy
Chateaudun
Eacn
St. Avard
Chatteauroux-La Martinerie
Tours
France
Europe
Appalachians Called On To Conserve Gas
Washington February 5 Donald Nelson head of the War Production Chaitin urged gas users in the Appalachian region to an all out emergency conservation for sixty days to avert a critical shortage affecting war production He noted a large new Texas pipeline will soon add to supply before next winter.
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Washington
Chaitin Donald Nelson
Appalachian
Nelson
Texas
Dental Society Names Officers at One Day Meeting
Dr. B. E. Young of Post became president elect and then president of the South Plains District Dental Society. Dr. A F E Lewis of Muleshoe was named president elect for the ensuing year. Meeting attended by 25 dentists from most of the district's 25 counties. Banquet at Hilton Hotel featured Dr. George G. Ingram of Amarillo on oral surgery fractures of the jaw and related films. Dr. H E Howard of Slaton elected vice president. Dr. K R Durham of Toho ka re elected secretary treasurer. Dr. Young succeeds Elmer Moore of Lubbock as president. Courses included acrylic and porcelain jacket prep and shading. Society resumes quarterly meetings, held semi annually since two years ago suspension. Next meeting date not set.
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B. E. Young
South Plains
H. E. Howard
Slaton
F. W Wehrheim
Plainview
K. R. Durham
Tohoka
Young
Elmer Moore
Lubbock
Andy Mayberry
Wichita,rian
Allied forces advance in Cassino area amid heavy German counterattacks
Fierce fighting around Cassino as Allied troops push to enlarge their hold while German 26th Panzer division counters from the south. Mount Minola and Mt Ornito change hands amid repeated position shifts. Allied HQ reports over 10,000 German prisoners since the invasion of Italy began.
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Gustav
Adolf
Cassino
Mount Minola
Garigliano
Mt. Ornito
Castelforte
Italy
Government to Recoup Persian Pipeline Costs and Interest
Ickes said the Persian Pipeline project will return to the government within 25 years with net profits as agreed. The companies guarantee repayment and will allow pipeline use by other producers. A crude reserve of one billion barrels is pledged, or 20 percent if reserves total under five billion. The government may take crude during emergencies and may purchase all oil if needed, aiming to reassure private industry. Exploration in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait seeks to offset U S reserve declines.
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Ickes
United States
Sauda Arabia
Arabian Amerian Oil Company
Kuwait
Gulf Fixploration Company
Unter States
UT to Combine March Graduation with March 4 Commencement
Officials announced that March graduation at the University of Texas will be merged with the commencement ceremonies held on March 4. The historic change marks the first time a single program will celebrate both events together in UT history.
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Austin
University of Texas
Police Puzzled Over Drunk Driving Case
Saturday officers arrested a 38 year old Lubbock man and his wife on Main Street after the car weaved and nearly collided with several vehicles. They found sedative tablets and faced a legal issue over intoxication definitions. the man was fined $50 and released, the wife was released without charge.
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Lubbock
Main Street
Ship Gun Fire Briefly Hits Staten Island
A United Nations ship anchored off Stapleton on Staten Island fired 56 shells after an automatic anti aircraft gun was accidentally triggered. The blast caused property damage but no injuries were reported. A gunner was removing a canvas cover when the firing mechanism discharged.
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New York
Grymes Hill
Staten Island
United Nations
New York Harbor
Stapleton
S. I
Twin Daughters Born To Caldwell Family In Lubbock
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs J B Caldwell of 2003 Thirtieth Street on twins born at Lubbock General Hospital with times 6 29 and 6 33 featuring weights 6 4 and 4 5. Father a mechanic at Lubbock Army Airfield.
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J. B. Caldwell
Thirtieth Street
Lubbock General Hospital
Lubbock Army Airfield
Set
Ray L. Smith
Thirteenth Street
West Texas Hospital
Sgt. Smith
Lubbock Army Air Field
Second Blow Attacks Lakunai and Tobera Airfields
Allied aircrews supported by Liberators attacked Lakunai and Tobera airfields in a second raid after returning from the first strike. The sweep downed at least 13 enemy planes and possibly six more, with three Allied aircraft missing. Australian ground forces advanced toward Madang, crossing the Sari river without opposition as they encountered enemy retreat.
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Tobera
Lakunai
Rabaul
Madang
Sari
Postal receipts top one billion dollars in 1943
The Post Office Department reported 1943 revenues of 1,030,707,396 dollars, a 15.12 percent rise over 1942, marking the first calendar year with postal receipts exceeding one billion.
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Washington
Post Office Department
British Stand At Italian Front As German Artillery Rakes Line
German guns concentrated yesterday along the Italian front for the heaviest bombardment since the Allied beachhead two weeks old. British reinforcement trucks moved along Via Anziate and Carroceto under daylight while a resilient Irish messenger carried a key report through enemy fire. Allied artillery support forced prisoners from the trench area as Germans sustained high casualties in a failed attempt to sever the salient.
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Via Anziate
Carroceto
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