Sleepless Nights in Nazisand Escapees Terrorize Germans
Reported mass escape from German camps sends 50 000 prisoners roaming across the Leipzig district. Russians deserters in SS units arm and threaten with grenades. French escapees reportedly face summary executions as they head toward home regions. German officials fear mass revolt and seek removal of Russian workers from farms and factories.
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Leipzig
Germany
Europe
Pomerian
East Prussian
Ger
Upper Bavaria
British Stand at Caen Halts Enemy in Tracks
British forces halted German thrusts in the Caen sector during the Normandy battles. Rommel’s divisions, including a Russian-front tank corps, suffered heavy losses as Montgomery’s defenses held firm along the Odon River. Prisoner counts rose near 40,000 for Normandy with Americans taking two thirds.
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Caen
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Russia
Erwin Rommel
Normandy
Rommel
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Odon River
Paris
Ger
Montgomery
Associated Press Front
Roger Greene
Greene
Evrecy
Esquay
Berlin
Cherbourg
D-Day
Rodney
Amarillo World War II Memorial Service Observes Fallen Heroes
In Amarillo a crowd of over 500 gathered at First Presbyterian Church for the first Community Memorial Service honoring World War II casualties. War Dads and the Amarillo Ministerial Alliance organized it with address by Chaplain W. H. McClurg and prayers by Rabbi Arthur Bluhm.
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Amarillo
First Presbyterian Church
W. H. McClurg
Amarillo Field
Europe
Germany
Paris
War Dads
E. C. Seaman
Ammon Richardson
Earl G. Hamlett
J. D. Horton
Pierce Street Baptist Church
Arthur Bluhm
R. Thomson
Carl Connell
Amarillo Army Air Field
Irving Tolzien
Billy Peek
Yanks surround Garapan as Saipan battle pushes on
U S forces encircle Garapan the Marianas capital on three sides and seize heights overlooking Tanapag harbor. American units push toward Marpi Point as Charan Tabute falls and over 200 prisoners are taken with 80 tanks either destroyed or captured.
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Saipan
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Garapan
Marianas Islands
Tanapag Harbor
Marpi Point
U. S
Charan Tabute
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Death Claims Norman Davis
Norman H. Davis 66 longtime Red Cross chairman and former diplomat died early today in Hot Springs Virginia from a cerebral hemorrhage. He had led the wartime Red Cross program and earlier served as diplomat under Wilson Hoover and Roosevelt. Davis also chaired the League of Red Cross Societies and was a close friend of Secretary of State Cordell Hull who praised his service. He is survived by eight children and his wife, who had died years ago.
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Hot Springs
Norman H. Davis
American Redross
Davis
Red Cross
Wilson
Hoover
Roosevelt
American Red Cross
League
Noemfoor Raid Surges as Liberators Pound Dutch New Guinea
ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD QUARTERS reports 230 tons of bombs hit Noemfoor Island in New Guinea with PT boats joining the assault. Fires raged as the operation, the largest so far, also struck Boeroe Island with 58 tons of bombs. Four Japanese planes were destroyed and a small merchantman sunk. In Maffin Bay and Biak, Dutch New Guinea, 524 Japanese troops were reported killed.
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New Guinea
Noemfoor Island
North Dutch New Guinea
Noemfoor
Biak
Geelvins Bay
Boeroe Island
Australia
Maffin Bay
Dutch New Guinea
Biak Island
Yanks Capture Cecina as Fifth Army Pushes in Italy
Allied forces in Italy report substantial advances against German defenses. American infantry captured Cecina near Livorno after heavy house to house fighting as French and British units press toward Siena and Loreto. Prisoner reports indicate German forces facing the Allied drive include multiple divisions.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Italy
Cecina
Livorno
Leghorn
Bitter House
Pisa
Siena
Florence
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Loreto
Ancona
Lake Trasimeno
Arezzo
Pisa-Rimini
Riparbella
Montescudaio
Montecatini
U. S
Pomarance
Sedna
Beutler Brothers Rodeo to Stage July Shows at Tri-State Fair
The Beutler brothers rodeo show returns at 8 p.m. tonight and again at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. on July 4 at the Tri-State Fair Ground stadium with Cecil Cornish performing on Smokey and Danger and Hoyt Hefner juggling. Winners included Bill Towns in calf roping with 172 1/2 seconds, Whitey Stewart in bronc riding, and Clayton Hill in bull riding, with judges Hobart Flowers and Sylvester Roan and Monte Reger as announcer.
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Beutler Brothers
Tri-State Fair Ground
Cecil Cornish
Smokey
Danger
Cornish
Virginie Mae
Dixie Lee Reger
Hoyt Hefner
Wichita Falls
Bill Towns
Wellington
Dronc
Whitey Stewart
Manuel Enos
Larry Finley
Marion Ross
Luther Finley
Phoenix
Ariz
Clayton Hill
Fuzzy Garner
Johnny Spruiel
Harvey Taylor
Hobart Flowers
Duncan
Okla
Sylvester Roan
Elk City
Monte Reger
Woodrow
Lynn Beutler
Ella Beutler
Slim Whaley
No False Alarms At Bargain Fest
Patriotic merchants offer low prices on timely articles during a Dollar Day Bargain Fest promoting independence from high costs. Shoppers urged to spend a safe Fourth by supporting War Bonds with daily savings on items.
Russians Leave Door to Peace Open to Finns
In Moscow Soviet officials suggest Finns face a choice between continued fighting with German help or seeking peace with the Soviet Union. Stockholm reports possible German occupation of the Aland Islands as Finland solidifies military cooperation with Germany, while Finnish Premier Linkomies argues Finland must fight with Nazi aid. The Finnish legation denies German landings, though strategic value of the Alands is noted.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Germany
Communist Party
Pravda
Finland
Stockholm
Aland Islands
Gulf of Bothnia
Sweden
Edwin Linkomies
Linkomies
United States
Russia
Gulf of
Bothnia
Aftonbladet
Mariehamn
Alands
Summer school closes for Independence Day break
Summer students enjoy a two day vacation for Independence Day while the extra Monday will be made up on a Saturday. The break plus the prior weekend lets some boys work in the wheat harvest under Principal R. B. Norman.
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R. B. Norman
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas
scattered to strong winds in west Texas and New Mexico partly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening cooler in the northeast. high and low temperatures noted with sunrise and sunset times included for the region.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Nba Es
Eedass
Seeer
Baeskh
Allied Bombing Push Hits Pas de Calais and Hungary Oil Targets
American and British heavy bombers struck German launching platforms in Pas de Calais with 1,000 to 1,500 tons of explosives. RAF Lancasters followed by daylight attacks blasted oil refineries and rail yards near Budapest and across Hungary and Yugoslavia.
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London
Pas de Calais
France
Italy
Budapest
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Normandy
Orne River
Falaise-Argentan
Allied Expeditionary Air Force
RAF
England
Port Command
Striking Danes Face Starvation in Copenhagen
German troops encircle Copenhagen as a general strike paralyzes traffic. Patriots armed with machine guns and rifles vow to continue until the Schalburg Corps and German decrees are lifted. Reports claim hostages and threats of bombing threaten the capital amid eight towns in Sjelland joining the unrest.
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Stockholm
Copenhagen
Denmark
Sjelland
Helsinger
Odense
Fyn
Sudsvenka Degbladet
Schalburg Corps
Aftonbladet
Bond Drive in Crisis Seeks $2.9 Million in Six Days
Potter County's Fifth War Loan Drive needs 2,900,254 dollars more to top its quota in six days, with 932,379.25 dollars outstanding in E Series. Guy Saunders, vice-chairman, says a strong push is required to meet the goal as 3,684,746 dollars in EF Bonds have been bought so far and the total quota stands at 6,585,000 dollars. At San Jacinto Methodist Church a 6,100-dollar Sunday pledge shows early momentum.
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Potter County
Guy Saunders
Saunders
San Jacinto Methodist Church
Bruce Autry
War Dads to Study G1 Bill at Legion tonight
The American War Dads will discuss the G1 Bill of Rights at 8 oclock tonight gathering at the American Legion Hall. President N F Nelson states additional plans for the drive will be made.
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American Legion
N. F. Nelson
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Baronowicze
Sloboda
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Ivan D. Cherniakhovsky
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
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Rodeo Pitch
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