Defense Tax Measure Nears Billion a Year
France faces a German onslaught with British aid and munitions shortages as Dunkerque falls and Allied losses mount. Churchill vows Britain will fight on alone if needed while Italy and Turkey maneuver to join the axis. Canadian Troops move to the British West Indies to free garrisons for Europe.
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Adolf Hitler
Paris
Somme
Churchill
House of Commons
Britain
Italy
Germany
France
Turkey
Greece
Canada
W. L. MacKenzie King
British West Indies
Europe
Government To Train Light-Plane Pilots of Area
Training announced for amateur pilots in the region under Liberalized CAA rules. The program offers free coursework and a $10 credit for college students, with age limits widened to 18 to 26. Starts June 15 at Amarillo College and Canyon.
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Hill
Amarillo College
English Field
Canyon
Fred Smith
Amarillo Air Service
R. W. Horsefield
CAA
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Smith
Randolph
Kelly Fields
Horsefield
Seg Amarillo Air Service
West Texas
Washington
West Texas State
Carl York
Canyon School
Candidates Plan To Stay in Race
Lee McConnell of Pampa announced he would remain in the 18th district congressional race. E. T. Miller Amarillo attorney and friend of Jones said he will stay in and wage a vigorous campaign. Eugene Worley Shamrock stated he is staying in after resigning from the Legislature. Dennis Zimmerman Tulsa also said Jones’ entry would not affect his plans.
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Lee McConnell
Pampa
Marvin Jones
Jones
E. T. Miller
Amarillo
Congressman Jones
Miller
Mr. Jones
Congress
Washington
Jong
Eugene Worley
Shamrock
Dennis Zimmerman
Tulsa
Air Aces Open Big Clovis Show
Clovis hosts a large Pioneer Days program headlined by Hollywood air aces Tex Rankin and Laura Ingalls with two hours of aerial demonstrations at the airport. The Coronado Entrada premieres Thursday at the junior high athletic field, featuring 350 cast and 1000 costumes, followed by rodeo events and a business roping contest with prizes and a silver belt buckle for first. Gov. John E. Miles attends Friday parade and rodeo events.
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Clovis
Hollywood Air Aces
Coronado
D. M. Lynch
E. J. Prear
Ft. Sumner
Hobbs Lovington
Carlsbad
Tidwell
John E. Miles
Miles
Stettinius Resigns From U.S. Steel Chairman Post
U S Steel announces Edward R. Stettinius Jr resigns as chairman of the board of directors. He will devote his time to the recently appointed National Defense Council.
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Stettinius
New York
U. S. Steel Corp
National Defense Council
Traveling Salesman Ad Seeks Buyers for Sports Goods
Traveling salesman offers to buy and sell golf clubs fishing tackle tennis equipment and household items across a wide territory. Promises cash for various merchandise and invites potential sellers to contact Globe-News want ads.
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Globe-News
Weather summary for Amarillo and surrounding areas
Partly cloudy conditions extend across West Texas and New Mexico with showers or thunderstorms possible Wednesday and Thursday. Temperatures remain largely unchanged with cooler trends in the northern regions. Hourly readings from Amarillo yesterday show milder afternoon highs and cooler late evening values.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Scattered Showers Bring Heat Relief
Scattered thundershowers moved through the east central Panhandle bringing moisture and partial rainfall totals. Borger saw a heavy 45 minute shower about .20 inches while Amarillo reported no rain and English Airport seven miles east measured .07 inches. A baseball game was postponed and hail occurred with no early damage reported.
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St. Francis
Borger
Washburn
Clarendon
Pampa
Turkey
Quitaque
Amarillo
English Air
Port
Soviets Accept Cripps as British Ambassador to Moscow
Moscow reports Premier Molotov announced the Soviet Union agreed to appoint Sir Stafford Cripps as Britain's ambassador to Moscow. Cripps travels to take the post after Sir William Leeds, who has been in London on leave and out of Moscow, previously handled the talks.
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Moscow
Premie Molotoff
Soviet Union
Stafford Cripps
Stafford
Erik Labonne
Tunisia
Spain
Labonne
Paul Emile Naggiar
Paris
Cripps
Sir William Leeds
London
Leeds
Administration embargoes exports of machine tools
Officials disclosed that the administration effectively embargoes exports of machine tools and other equipment needed for national defense. Inquiries to the State Department yield the position that such exports should not be made.
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Washington
National Defense
State Department
Huge Cannon Can Shoot 90 Miles With German Army
A wartime report from Calais notes a long range German cannon claimed to reach London about 90 miles away. The correspondent observes troop movements and mentions specialized forces, with detours near Bergues and Dunkerque amid German occupation and advances toward Paris.
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Channel
England
London
Fuehrer
Somme
Aisne
Paris
Forest
Coucy
Bergues
Dunkerque
Legion in Amarillo bans Vigilance committees
In Amarillo the American Legion Hanson Post passed resolutions opposing any joint Vigilance committees or investigations. The post urged reporting suspected acts to the FBI or police, stressed sincere work, and instructed press disclosure only after investigations. Commander Clay Thornton announced a post committee had contacted the FBI.
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Amarillo
Hanson Post
American Legion
FBI
Lew Fields
National Defense Committee
Post
Fields
Clay Thornton
Legion
Harrison Street
Harry Meyers
Jim Cade
Memorial Day Observarice
Debt Limit Hike Clears Committee Amid Defense Push
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a plan to raise the national debt limit from 45 to 49 billion dollars and boosted the defense tax bill to about 1 billion annually. President Roosevelt seeks authority to mobilize the national guard for emergencies and to deploy regulars to critical regions if needed.
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Roosevelt
House
Ways and Means
United States
Panama Canal Zone
Puerto Rico
Congress
Speaker Bankhead
Senate
Rep
Plumley
Vermont
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Hull
Naval Air Corps
George ©. Marshall
Army
House Military Committee
National Guard
Panama Canal
Continental
Scotland Yard Raids Detain BUF Members in Britain
London dispatch reports raids by Scotland Yard continuing through the night detaining 30 to 40 members of the British Union of Fascists at Manchester and seizing fascist documents. Two fascists were detained and documents seized in raids at Canterbury. Germany vows to protect shipping in German waters against English naval actions, measures not disclosed.
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London
U.P
British Union of Fascists
Manchester
Canterbury
Germany
Berlin
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