State To Offer 56 Candidates In Texas Primaries
Dallas June 4 A field of fifty six candidates for state office filed with the State Democratic Executive Committee before midnight Monday chair EB B Germany reported. Nine entries seek governor with Dan Moody among them. Run offs possible in five of thirteen state races with two entries in seven races for eight offices and Gerald C Mann unopposed for attorney general. The committee meets in Austin Monday to certify nominees for the July 27 first primary.
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State Democratic Executive Committee
EB. B. Germany
C. A. Everts
The
Supreme Court
Richard B. Humphrey
Malias
George Griffin
McAllen
Tuck Chapin
San Antonio
Gerald C. Mann
Austin
Five Youths to Attend YMCA National Hi Congress
Great Plains District youths will represent the YMCA at the National Hi Congress in Oberlin Ohio. Four of five slots are filled with Carl Newman Tucumcari Marion Newberry Phillips Stuart Condron Canyon and Stanton Morris Amarillo plus a fifth Dalhart delegate to be named today by the local committee.
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Great Plains
Young Men's Christian Association
Oberlin
Ohio
Carl Newman
Tucumcari
Marion Newberry
Phillips
Stuart Condron
Canyon
Stanton Morris
Amarillo
Dalhart
Ireland
Hereford
A. K. Goodman
Guy A. Carlander
Carlander
Memphis
Pampa
Harold Nichols
Amarillo Hotel
France Braces for Battle as Germany Prepares New Blow
France readies for a renewed German attack with a strengthened line from the North Sea to the Maginot east of Rethel. Churchill warns that evacua tions do not win wars and Dunkirk survivors salvaged little gear for the looming fight. Germany claims air superiority amid raids on Paris and French air losses, while Britain’s aid diminishes.
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Simpson
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Mediterranean
France
Germany
England
Berlin
Britain
Churchill
Flanders
Dunkerque
Parliament
North Sea
Rethel
Paris
Oro
de French
SMU Library Dedication Marked By Gift From Fondren
In Dallas on June 4 a $500 000 SMU library dedication was held honoring the late oil pioneer W W Fondren as Mrs W W Fondren announced an additional gift of 20000 in Humble Oil stock to the university. Church leaders and Dr Umphrey noted Fondren built a fortune that helped Texas colleges.
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Dallas
Humble Oil Company
Southern Methodist University
W. W. Fondren
Corsicana
Texas
Charles
Jaycees Pledge Little Theater $2000 From Ticket Sales
The Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce voted to aid the Amarillo Little Theater in building an $11,000 auditorium. The Jaycees will sell 2000 tickets at $1 for a late August play, with a donated lot on Lipscomb Street to help fund the project.
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Amarillo
Lee Bivins
Bob Russell
Pede Powell
Dave Brown
Jack Litton
Bill Fergwon
Sam Davis
Jagrees
Kiwanis Club Marks First Anniversary With Steak Fry
North Amarillo Kiwanis celebrates its first anniversary with a steak fry at Buffalo Lake. About one hundred Kiwanis members and guests enjoy a giant Mann Bakery birthday cake served by Mrs. O. H. Hargett. Perry Vermillion Bl Utterback T. B. Atkins and their wives assist as hosts. Motorboat rides and games accompany the event.
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North
Amarillo Kiwanis Club
Buffalo Lake
Mann Bakery
O. H. Hargett
Perry Vermillion
Bl Utterback
T. B. Atkins
Big Lake
British Withdraw in Norway from Bodo Area
The War Office said British forces in the Bodo area of northern Norway were withdrawn by sea during the night of May 30 to June 1. The report notes a massive volume of motor fuel usage by American motorists.
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Norway
London
British War Office
Bodo
Boy Struck by Car on Bicycle at Eleventh and Travis
VaNoy Langseth, 17, suffered a compound fracture of the right leg above the ankle, one broken tooth, and head bruises after a bicycle collision with an automobile at Eleventh Avenue and Travis Street. The driver stayed at the scene until VaNseth was placed in an ambulance, and witnesses noted she appeared nervous. Officers say it was not a hit and run. Langseth is the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. I. Langseth of 1302 Lipscomb Street. It is noted 225 percent of injuries and 36.5 percent of fatalities in 1939 traffic accidents involved speeding.
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VaNoy Langseth
Eleventh Avenue
Travis Street
Mrs
O. I. Langseth
Lipscomb Street
Edison Resigns as Secretary of Navy
President Roosevelt accepted the resignation of Charles Edison as secretary of the navy effective June 24 to pursue the Democratic bid for New Jersey governor. Edison cited progress on shipbuilding and a strong fleet, and Roosevelt praised his cabinet service in a response letter.
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Roosevelt
Charles Edison
Edison
New Jersey
White House
Ediston
Germany Extends Its Censorship Tighten Clamp on News
Berlin reports the army high command now controls censorship and all news transmission to non-belligerents. Under Col. Gen. Wilhelm Keitel the Reich restricts military economic and political information that could affect allied states. Nonbelligerent traffic must go through licensed firms or individuals. London notes King George VI telegram to Albert Lebrun praising French role in Belgium events.
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Berlin
Germany
Reich
Army High Command
Wilhelm Keitel
High Command
London
George VI
Albert Lebrun
Britain
Belgium
Democrats Back FDR Third Term At Connecticut Convention
The Democratic state convention in Hartford unanimously approved a resolution endorsing President Franklin D. Roosevelt for a third term and pledged Connecticut's 16 electoral votes to his nomination.
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FDR
Hartford
Conn
U.P
Roosevelt
Bomb Dodging Tips From The French Air Force Front Helper
A French pilot on the northern front offers practical advice for civilians on bombed roads. Drive slowly to allow safe exit, then move far from the road and seek tree cover or farm building walls. Do not lie in a ditch, choose the side away from telephone poles, and lie on your back to view incoming planes.
Taxable Income Level May Drop
Washington June 4. Legislators predict Congress will cut exemptions for this year to broaden the base for defense funding. Married exemptions could fall from 2500 to 1800 and singles from 1000 to 800, boosting taxable income. Other ideas target higher brackets or all incomes up to 60000. No decision reached.
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Washington
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Stampede Drowns 80 Cattle Heading for El Paso Plant
In El Paso on June 4 a herd of 125 thirst crazed beef steers stampeded into the Juarez Canal while being driven from Juarez to a packing plant. Eighty cattle drowned, each over 1,500 pounds, in losses near four thousand dollars.
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EL Paso
Juarez Canal
Rio Grande
Juarez
Mexico
Legion and Auxiliary Stage Joint Meeting Entertainment
At a joint American Legion and Auxiliary meeting last night, Guy Miller and his Sons of the Legion Drum and Bugle Corps performed. Miss Theresa Webb gave a reading, and a dialogue was presented by Betty and Ethel Oliver. Coffee was served.
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American Legion and Auxiliary
Guy Miller
Sons of the Legion Drum and Bugle Corps
Theresa Webb
Betty and
Ethel Oliver Coffee
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