Reds Fight Slaughter in Hard Battle and Germans Claim Three Fronts
Washington reports Congress acts to press for immediate extension of military service for National Guardsmen and reservists beyond one year. Senate and House leaders weighed the move amid mixed views. Gen. Marshall urged keeping all current army members beyond their duties with hearings set, while party leaders signaled potential support.
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Kentucky
Rayburn
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Reynolds
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George C. Marshall
Marshall
Western Hemisphere
Ickes attacks Lindbergh as propagandist in rally
Interior Secretary Harold L. Ickes accused Charles Lindbergh of fueling Hitler and Nazi influence at a Bastille Day rally for France Forever. He warned of internal disintegration, defeatists, and crypto Nazis in the United States, criticizing Lindbergh as the knight of the German eagle and saying he offered the Nazi party line after the invasion of Soviet Russia.
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France
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Quislings
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Soviet Russia
Tekes
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Russia
Soviet Union
Stalin Line
Soviet Blitz Claims Probed Amid Vague Battle Reports
The Soviet command claimed heavy German losses in the northwest west and southwest but avoided town names in its dispatches. It said counterattacks were launched around the central front and noted major Soviet air and sea successes while German forces pressed toward Kiev and Leningrad. Reports also described Finnish and German maneuvers around Lake Ladoga and the Stalin line as blitzkrieg tactics appeared to ease after a period of intense frontal assaults.
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Novograf Volynski
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St. Omer
Bomber Command
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Dutch Frisian
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Africa
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Stefani
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High Command
North Africa
Museum Board Meet Called for Amarillo Hotel Session
A called meeting of Panhandle-Plains Historical Society directors was announced by Judge James D. Hamlin of Farwell. The directors will meet Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Amarillo Hotel to consider contracts for the museum addition at Canyon and other business.
Liquor Decision Appealed In Texas Dry Territory
Galveston July 14 An appeal was filed today with the first court of civil appeals challenging a three judge ruling upholding state power to limit liquor prescriptions in dry areas. Hearing set for July 24 and an injunction remains in force until then. State Liquor Admin Bert Ford said a temporary restraining order blocks new drug store liquor permits until the issue is decided.
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London
Hyde Park
London County Hall
Galveston
L.P
Court of Civil Appeals
Huntsville
Austin
Bert Ford
Galveston Court of Ao
Liquor Control Board
Ford
Huntsville District Court
Wild Bill Donovan Addresses France on Victory and Withdrawal
Col. William J. Donovan told French listeners that the United States is aiding in securing victory over the dictator who has devastated their land. He warned against repeating the 1919 withdrawal mistake and asserted U.S. commitment to helping France endure and win.
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New York
U.P
William J
Wild Bill
Weeds Grow Big With Season in Panhandle
Amarlillo residents report unusually large weeds this season. J R Blackwell of 7120 East Third Avenue displayed a sunflower with a stalk nine inches around grown on a vacant lot near his home.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
J. R. Blackwell
East Third Avenue
Rains Hit Hard Blow at Wheat and Fish
In South Carolina a fisherman on Lake Greenwood reports a bountiful catch while Amarillo area farmers battle weather and storage woes. The agriculture department extends grain storage loan deadlines to April 30 1943 to help avoid penalties on excess wheat. Kansas City storage constraints worsen as railroads bar wheat for storage due to limited elevator space.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Panhandle
Mid-West
Kansas City
L. M. Betts
Car Service
American Railways Association
Galveston
Houston
Fort Worth
South
Kansas
Oklahoma
N. P. Nelson
Producers Grain
South Plains
Olton Rodeo Opens Today For Eleventh Show
Ten years after a small Lamb County roping contest Olton hosts its eleventh annual rodeo as one of the Pan handle’s finest. The morning curtain rises on a history of growth and a promised record show with complete Olton progress highlights on page 3.
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Lamb County
Olton
Wheeler Hears From Mr. Davis on Axis Leaders Peace Talk
Senator Wheeler of Montana said William R. Davis, an oil operator, advised after a 1940 trip to Germany that Goering and Mussolini were willing to visit Washington to seek peace. Davis wrote that they could meet President Roosevelt to work out a peace as Poland was falling. Wheeler said there were no proposals beyond Davis’s account and noted Davis’s long White House contacts and varied interests across Texas and New York.
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Wheeler
Montana
William R. Davis
Germany
Hermann Goering
Mussolini
Italy
Davis
Goering
Roosevelt
Poland
France
Belgium
la Guardia
New York
Texas
White House
Draftee and Nazi Brother Tale From Los Angeles
A 27-year-old draftee, admitted his brother Eberhard Goertz serves as a German dispatch rider. He, known as Albert Gorety but claiming Count Albrecht von Gertz-Reisberg as his real name, left Germany, studied in England, and moved to the United States in 1937. he values U S citizenship over perils of military service and hopes never to meet his brother in battle.
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Los Angeles
Eberhard Goertz
United States
Albert Gorety
Count Albrecht von Gertz-Reisberg
Germany
England
County Tax Revenue For First Half Of 1941
Miss Jewell Davidson county assessor reports 360 708 89 collected in six months with 92 percent of the 1940 tax roll paid. Current tax delinquent and occupation taxes yield 127 713 01. Motor registrations 224 409 51 and 1 percent motor vehicle sales tax 8 586 89. Office processed 12 247 title certificates. June collections 27 227 71 and auto fees 7 608 11. Fine leather billfolds Russell Stationery Company.
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Jewell Davidson
O Daniel Wins Texas Senate Seat by 1311 Votes
In Austin the official canvass of the special senatorial election shows W Lee O Daniel winning by 1311 votes over Lyndon B Johnson. Johnson received 174,279, O Daniel 175,590, with Mann 140,807 and Dies 80,653 among 575,879 votes cast.
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W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas
Dies
Johnson
Mann
O'Daniel
New Deal
Lyndon B. Johnson
Morris Shepnard
Roosevelt
Gerald C. Mann
Southern Methodist University
Martin Dies
un-American Investigating Committee
State Election Board
Amarillo and West Texas Weather Forecast Brief
Fair and warmer conditions in Amarillo and vicinity with a partly cloudy sky across West Texas Tuesday and Wednesday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected mainly in the afternoon and evening, with little change in temperatures. New Mexico shows considerable cloudiness and showers Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperature readings for Amarillo yesterday show highs near 84 and 76 at different hours, with overnight low around 40. Precipitation for the 24 hours ending yesterday at 7 PM listed as 0.47 inches.
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West Texas
Partley
New Mexico
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