Jewel Theft Case Ties Amarillo to Hollywood Curio Ring
Kenneth E. McClune, 23, a TWA relief passenger agent, pleaded guilty to theft from an interstate shipment in Amarillo, admitting gems were taken last November. Five pieces, including a 26.82 carat diamond, were recovered and placed in a bank vault. FBI and Jacksonville suspect Lewis Caudill, 23, faced federal charges, while Princess Doris Farid de Sultana arranged appraisal and shipment through Hollywood jewelers. Police traced the loot from Burbank to Amarillo, with J. Edgar Hoover announcing the case. Time: opening of Amarillo public schools postponed indefinitely due to poliomyelitis fears. 75 new teachers. carnival and theater/public gathering restrictions recommended for under-18s.
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Avery
A. S
Sid” Harper
Kenneth E. McClune
TWA
Amarillo
McClune
U.S
Mary K. Harty
FBI
Lewis Caudill
Jacksonville
Farid
Morristown
N. J
Max Strasburg
Paul Shoncite
Hollywood
Hollywood Jewelers
Princess Farid
Air Express
Harry Winston
New York
Burbank
Albuquerque
Air
Express
St. Louis
Blackstone Hotel
California
Caudill
Canyon
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Los Angeles
Richard B. Hood
Doris Farid de Sultana
S. S. Kresge
Kresge
Prince Farid
Board of Education
Board of Health
City of
Joe Jenkins
Texas
E. A. Rowley
Rowley
C. M. Rogers
River Road
City Commission
M. L. Puller
Wm, B.thomas, Jr
Fuller
Port Worth
Postwar Amarillo home plan urged by Brymer
Civic leader W H Brymer urged a mass production style for homes in Amarillo after World War II. He said only 43 percent of families own homes and called for collaboration among loan firms builders and real estate men to simplify home ownership and reduce costs. He noted pre fabricated materials and department store led programs as potential models.
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Amarillo
W. H. Brymer
Brymer
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Mr Brymer
Mr. Brymer
Henry Ford
Macy's
New York
Peope
French Receive Limited Status
Britain and the United States recognized the French national committee of liberation as a trustee regime for French overseas territories. The move follows the merging of Gen. Charles de Gaulle and Gen. Henri Giraud forces into a single movement.
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Algiers
Britain
United States
French National Committee of Liberation
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
Alphonse Juin
North Africa
Sumner Welles
Robert Murphy
State Department
Harold MacMillan
National Committee
Weather Circulation Figures From Amarillo Papers
The Amarillo Daily News and Amarillo Globe combined circulation for a reporting period totaled 40 857. The Amarillo Weather Circulation Aparat lists 28 512 for the Daily News and 15 345 for the Globe, with printing, shipping, binding and sizing fees noted for the company.
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Amarillo Daily News
Amarillo Globe
Ofienery Company
Allies face mounting worries as war spreads across fronts
Berlin endures air raids amid evacuation while Sweden Danish tensions rise in the north and Italy sees intensified Allied bombing in the south. Russians press in Ukraine as Mountbatten arrives in Washington to coordinate Burma operations. Sweden reports sinking of two fishing boats. Denmark tightens under threat of invasion. Red Cross planning invasion aid discussed in London. Canadian troops pulled from Sicily to rest for future actions. Allied landings seen as possible via signals from Quebec. Far East air bases hit Hankow and Wushan as MacArthur’s air forces reach Salamaua airfield amid weather delays.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Italy
Germany
Ukraine
Donets
Japan
Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Washington
Burma
Sweden
North Sea
Denmark
Copenhagen
Europe
Quebec
Churchill
Roosevelt
London
Red Cross
Britain
Norman Davis
American Red Cross
Jacob L. Devers
U. S
North Africa
Coventry
England
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
Sicily
Far East
U. S. Air Force
Hankow
Wushan
Douglas MacArthur
Salamaua
New Guinea
Southwest Pacific
Mountbatten Joins Allied Command in Southeast Asia
Lord Louis Mountbatten arrives in Washington as the newly appointed Allied supreme commander for Southeast Asia. He begins staff talks with Admiral King and War Department officials to plan operations against Japan in Burma after the monsoon. He reports to Roosevelt only after assuming command.
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Washington
Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Ernest J. King
Burma
China
Navy Department
King
U. S
Mountbatten
Army
War Department
Roosevelt
Citadel
Quebec
Navy
Southeast Asia Command
Allied Air Assault Destroys Foggia Airdrome and Fields
Allied bomber fleets from Sicily and the Middle East struck Foggia and 10 satellite fields in a low level attack, blasting hangars, aircraft, and railroad yards. At least 26 enemy planes were shot down, with many more damaged on the ground. 15 Allied planes were lost.
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North Africa
Italy
Faggia
Allied
Sicily
Tunisia
Harold P. Harper
Bakersfield
Cal
Foggia
Naples
Taranto
RAF
RAP
Middle East
Crotone
Gulf of Taranto
Potenza
Sapri
Rochetta
Lucera
Sinoli
Bomb fugitives stream from Berlin as RAF Mosquitos strike
Berlin endures a third night of raids as 500000 residents flee toward Poland and the east. BBC reports Nazi ministries moving to Prague Vienna and Krakow while Berlin schools send pupils to Polish areas amid ongoing nerve warfare and fires.
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London
Berlin
Poland
British Broadcasting System
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Ministry of the Interior
Prague
BBC
Foreign Ministry
Vienna
Ministry of Education
Posen
Labor Ministry
Krakow
Baltic States
Austria
United Nations
Lodz
Jungle Fighters Near Salamaua
Allied forces push toward Salamaua as American and Australian troops advance to Kennedys Crossing within a mile of the airstrip. The drive aims to place fighters within range of Japanese bases on New Britain and clear remaining garrisons at New Georgia.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
Salamaua
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Kennedys
New Britain
New Georgia
Munda
Russians Strike Across Ukraine Amid Offensives Near Kharkov
Soviet forces pushed toward the Dnieper from the Kharkov region gaining miles and taking several hamlets. Zenkov town 85 miles northwest of Kharkov was reported captured as part of a broader summer push aimed at Kiev. Red Star noted gains in Donets Basin with mines retaken while German flank holds were tested.
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London
Dnieper
Ukraine
Kharkov
Moscow
Zenkov
Kiev
Berlin
Associated Press
Donets
Voroshilovgrad
Pavltava
Tron
Red Star
Donets Basin
Izvestia
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Detroit
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John Curtin
New Mexico
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Bern
Die Nation
Hamburg
Engish
Stockholm
Malmo
Templehot
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