Miller Acquitted in Love Triangle Killing
A jury acquitted Robert I. Miller of murder in the February slaying of Dr. John E. Lind, a noted psychiatrist, on a downtown street with Mrs. Miller nearby. The eleven jurors deliberated 1 hour 7 minutes before delivering the verdict, while the defense framed Miller as distraught over his wife’s affair and the prosecution argued premeditation.
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Washington
Robert I. Miller
John E. Lind
Lind
Miller
H. Mason Welch
Massed German Tanks Repulsed by Soviet Lines Near Iasi
London reports heavy German attacks aimed at Iasi in Romania were repulsed with thousands of German casualties. Soviet updates say 122 German tanks and 164 planes were knocked out over two days of fighting, as tanks and air power clash. London also notes Ninth Air Force plans to equip fighter-bombers with 1000-pound bombs, doubling payloads from earlier models.
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London
Iasi
Romania
Moscow
Nazi Newspaper Reveals German Plans for Next War
London reports that the Munich Neuste Nachrichten asserts Germany hopes to retain conquered Europe to build naval power for a fresh aim at Britain and the United States. The article suggests a new war effort hinges on naval strength and strategic positions across Europe.
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London
Munchner Neuste Nachrichten
Europe
Great Britain
United States
Citizenship Oath Granted to 22 Residents at Federal Court
Twenty two people became U S citizens as Judge James C Wilson administered the oath in U S Federal Court. New citizens hail from Germany Canada Poland Russia Czechoslovakia Bulgaria Switzerland Manchuria and England with several joining from Amarillo Field and others listed with birthplaces and current residences including Vega Dalhart Booker Pampa and Dawn.
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United States
James C. Wilson
U. S
Germany
Canada
Poland
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Switzerland
Manchuria
England
Amarillo Field
Rabbi Arthur Bluhm
Rabbi Bluhm
America
Bluhm
Anna Berensmeier Buecher
Happy
Vaclav Werner
Amarillo
James
Maren Marinoff
Herman Both
Vega
Theresa Both
John William Kuhles
Dawn
Gertrude Kuhles
Frederick Becker
Wilbert Hammond Place
Johanna Hertha Bluhm
Arthur Bluhm
Karolina Bischofberger
M. Adelaide
Jadwega Pomykala
M. Julita
Agatha Langolf
Booker
Gottlieb Langolf
Antonina Balenko
Antonina Nalivaika
Berger
Joseph Everett Bates
Dalhart
Jessie May MacLean Bates
Enid Carter Scholton
Pampa
John Albert Fournier
Helena
N. Y
Alfred August Rodick
Chicago
Patrick Ray Stevens
Dayton
Ohio
Summer Meeting of Interstate Oil Commission Set for Denver
The Interstate Oil Compact Commission announces its summer quarterly meeting will be held in Denver June 30 and July 1 with committee sessions June 29 and 30 to prepare reports. Secretary Charles L. Orr noted topics include public lands and oil and gas prospects in Rocky Mountain states.
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Oklahoma City
U.P
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Denver
Charles L. Orr
Rocky Mountain States
Orr
Commission
Pioneer Oil Man Alfred M. Smith Dies
Alfred M. Smith a pioneer in Southwest Texas oil development and a founder of the Duval Texas Sulphur Company died today in Los Angeles. He held substantial interests in Gulf Coast oil fields and maintained an office in Houston.
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Houston, Tex
Alfred M. Smith
Texas
Duval-Texas Sulphur Company
Los Angeles
Gulf Coast
1000 Sailors Saved as Ship Runs Aground
SAN FRANCISCO May 31 More than 1,000 Navy men were rescued when the 10,500-ton Liberty ship SS Henry Bergh ran aground near the Farallon Islands in fog and rain. The ship was badly holed and breaking apart. no casualties reported. Surviving crew reached the island receiving station as destroyers and patrol craft aided raft rescues.
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San Francisco
Henry Bergh
Farallon Islands
Golden Gate
12Th Naval District
Golden Gate Bridge
Western Sea Frontier
Navy
Oe Island
San Francisco Ay
Germans Tighten Reprisals Across France Belgium and Holland
wartime dispatch reports Nazi terror as German forces arrest and shoot patriots in France Belgium and Holland amid the allied invasion buildup. Reprisals include 27 killed at St Quentin and 26 hostages shot at Brantome, with 18 Dutch executions in the past week.
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Hitler
Europe
Dordogne
Riberac
Brantome
St. Quentin
Belgium
Holland
England
De Valera Poised for Victory in Irish Election
With two thirds of counts in, Prime Minister Eamon De Valera's Fianna Fail holds 55 seats in the 138 seat Dail, leading Fine Gael with 17, Labor two, National four, Farmers five, and Independents seven. Six cabinet members retain seats as results incomplete.
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Dublin
Eamon de Valera
de Valeur
Fianna Fail
Pine Gael
Labor
National Party
Farmers
Independents
Labor Party
Fine Gael
de Valera
Nu-Enamel Corp. Begins Oil Production in Texas
Nu-Enamel Corp. announces completion of its first producing oil well on a Montague County lease in Texas. The paint firm has chartered to produce and sell petroleum and expects 2000 barrels daily, though proration limits apply. Two additional wells are under way in the same field.
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New York
Nu-Enamel Corp., Paint and Varnish Company
C. L. Liegd
Montague County
Texas
Lloyd
Materials Cut Off In Certain Fields
W M Averill announces 12 Texas and South Louisiana oil fields denied materials for drilling or completion without PAW exceptions. Texas fields include Grimes Houston County Columbus Colorado County Gregory San Patricio Mission Valley Refugio County Remainia Webb Riverside Nueces Yorktown Cottonwood Creek Dewitt Page Schleicher. Louisiana fields include Gordon Beauregard Gum Cove Cameron Hester St James. Rail commission set hearings in Austin for June 21 on field rules for United North and South Development No 1 Max Webb well Guadalupe County and Magnolia Petroleum No 10 P J Sea well Sand Hills Crane County.
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Houston
Tex
W. M. Averill
Petroleum Administration For War
Texas
Louisiana
PAW
Grimes
Houston County
Columbus
Colorado County
Gregory
San Patricio County
Mission Valley
Refugio County
Retamnia
Webb County
Riverside
Nueces County
Yorktown
Cottonwood Creek
Dewitt County
Page
Schleicher County
Gordon
Beauregard Parish
Gum Cove
Cameron Parish
Hester
St. James Parish
Austin
Railroad Commission
United North and South Development Company
Guadalupe County
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Sand Hills
Crane County
A Gurule Rites Are Set Today
Funeral services for Aleandro Gurule 73 died at his home in Channing will be held at 10 this morning at Immaculate Conception Church Vega Father J A Hancox to conduct rites Gurule a pioneer farmer and stockman lived in Oldham and Hartley Counties for 52 years Survived by six nieces and a nephew Burial at Vega Cemetery N & Griggs and Sons directing
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A. Gurule
Channing
Immaculate Conception Catholic
Vega
J. A. Hancox
Gurule
Oldham
Hartley
Aleandro Gurule
Panhandle
Tascosa
Anna Gurule
Amarillo
T. B. Romero
Lee Benny
Colorado City
Don Gurule
Vega Cemetery
N. &. Griggs and Sons
Stanolind Starts Georgia Wildcat
Stanolind Oil Company, a Standard Oil subsidiary, began a test oil well in Mitchell County Georgia. The well is planned to reach 10,000 feet unless oil or gas is found first. The site lies about 30 miles east of the previous Early County hole drilled to 7,320 feet. Hunt Oil Company of Dallas has chosen a location in Clinch County near Homerville.
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Waycross
Stanolind Oil Company
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Mitchell County
Georgia
Oil and Gas Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
Early County
Hunt Oil Company
Dallas
Tex
Clinch County
Homerville
Dalhart Field Band Plans Downtown Summer Concert Series
Dalhart Army Air Field band, under Warrant Officer Norbert E. Hota, opens a series of downtown summer and fall concerts. The 27 member military unit is sponsored by the DAAF special office and the city of Dalhart.
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Dalhart
Dalhart Army Air Field
Norbert E. Hota
Daaf Special Office
Hitler Deadline Given Bulgaria
United Press wire reports say Adolf Hitler gave Bulgaria until noon Thursday to reform its cabinet and establish a government able to maintain order and support German aims or face consequences. Reports from Ankara indicate Russian forces may move against the Balkans by June 15 with Turkish observers noting the Bulgarian army could be pressed to oppose the Red Army.
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United Press Wire
Adolph Hitler
Bulgaria
BBC
NBC
Ankara
Balkans
Soviet Union
Amarillo Field Sells Scrap Lumber to Civilians
The Quartermaster at Amarillo Army Air Field authorizes sale of a pile of scrap lumber to civilians at $1 per truck load. Lt. Pat Barmore, salvage officer, notes the material is mainly small pieces including kindling. Buyers should bring trucks to Quartermaster warehouse No. 1 and call Lt. Barmore at 2-5501 extension 607 for details.
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Amarillo Army Air Field
Pat Barmore
Quartermaster
Barmore
Is Your Marriage Slipping a Little
A June Reader's Digest piece offers ten introspective questions for couples to self assess and ten practical tips aimed at strengthening domestic harmony and rekindling affection to brighten family life.
Bricker Renews Dare to Dewey Campaign Push
Ohio three time governor Bricker renews urging Dewey to discuss issues publicly. He will attend a ceremonial in Brickerville Pennsylvania and says he is pursuing an affirmative campaign for the Republican presidential nomination while criticizing the Roosevelt administration. He plans to participate in the convention's preliminary sessions as chairman of the war advisory council on security and social welfare.
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Invention
Resolutions Committee
War Advisory Council
Landing Craft Production Meets Second Phase Demand
Navy Secretary Forrestal said all requirements for landing craft in the second phase have been met. He noted a 70 percent production increase in six months and that summer and fall demands would be satisfied. The Army’s new combat uniform pockets hold nine grenades each, previously taped or carried in sacks.
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Washington
Navy
Forrestal
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P. O
Jean Parker
Italy
Ita
Santa FE Railway
Vital Industry
War Manpower Commission
United States Employment Service
Railroad Retirement Board
Amarillo Texas
Che Nebby
Dixie Dugan
Noah
Doctor Animal
Miss Dugan
Ted Shelnutt
Oliver Eakle
Nat? Life
Pioneer Oil Man
Bergh
Mary Montgomery
France
Gestapo
Dwight D. Hisenhower
WPB
Dail
Nu-Enamel Corp
Stanolind
Georgia Wildcat
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Tyler St
J.B. Coe
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Rere
Mayen Ot Ien
Gallico
Coe LU
Bricker
Dewey
J.B. Coe Lumber CO
Lincoln
COR Lumber
J.B. Coe Lumber
J. B. Cor Lumber
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