Engineer warns of Nazi infiltration and U S war risk
Neal McGaffey, an American aeronautical designer, recounts two weeks in New York with a naval intelligence officer and argues Germany uses bars and eateries to gather aircraft secrets. He urges heightened taxes and rapid armament to deter invasion, citing Sweden and Holland Belgium as lessons in preparedness and resilience.
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Dick Martin
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United States
New York City
Europe
New York
Naval Intelligence Service
Neal McGaffey
California
Sweden
Holland
Belgium
Georgia Lee McGaffey
Naval Intelligence
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Berlin
Hitler
Svenska Airplane Company
Linkoping
Norway
MacGaffey
Reich
Roosevelt
Marvin Jones Drops Out Of 18th Congressional Race
Veteran congressman Marvin Jones withdraws from reelection after assurances from friends and president Roosevelt urging service through the current term. Twelve candidates remain, including R V Converse and Lew Fields, with Goodrich praising Jones and continuing his own campaign on record and conduct.
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Marvin Jones
News-Globe
Ceed
R. V. Converse
Spearman
Tom Ellzey
Perryton
Dennis Zimmerman
Tulsa
Jim Cade
Dusty Miller
Henry Bishop
Lew Fields
Amarillo
Allen Harp
Childress
Lewis Goodrich
Shamrock
Deskins Wells
Wellington
Lee McConnell
Pampa
Eugene Worley
Myr. Ellzey
Mr. Wells
Mr. Fields
Mr. Jones
Judge Bishop
Lewis M. Goodrich
Navy Announces Sale of 50 Curtiss Dive Bombers to Allies
The U S Navy said 50 Curtiss scout bombers would be flown to Buffalo for return to the Curtiss plant and sold to Allied governments amid wartime needs. Officials cited excess reserve aircraft and training expansion at Pensacola. Congress debated implications while some senators warned of possible moves toward war.
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United States Navy
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Curtiss Airplane Company
Naval Aviation
Pensacola
Fla
Congress
Rep
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Massachusetts
House Naval Committee
Nationalefense
Wheeler
Montana
Holt
West Virginia
King
Utah
Joseph P. Kennedy
Lemian
Paris
Senate
Weather Summary United States Southwest Northeast Forecast
Weather Amarillo and vicinity and West Texas expect partly cloudy skies Friday with isolated showers southeast, cooler in the north. New Mexico sees fair weather Friday and Saturday with afternoon cloudiness Saturday. northeast will be slightly cooler Saturday. Temperature readings show 24 to 1939 style anomalies and time stamps are unclear.
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Amarillo
Fridadir
West Texas
New Mexico
Francis M Hill Rites Set for Amarillo Cattleman
Funeral services for Francis Ma llon Hill 80 renowned Amarillo cattleman will be held Saturday at 4 PM at Polk Street Methodist Church with Dr C C Grimes officiating Interment will be in Llano Cemetery beside his wife N S Griggs Sons directing Pallbearers include W M Gouldy Lewis P Fields and four grandsons The rancher died yesterday at his Amarillo home He left four sons Jess Carl Grover B Hill and Francis Marion Hill Jr of Denver Also survived by 18 grandchildren and four great grandchildren A Panhandle pioneer he helped found the local Methodist Church and served Potter County as commissioner He was born March 20 1860 in Gainesville married Mary Alice Loyd in 1889 and came to the Panhandle after homesteading west of Amarillo Five children were raised on the ranch with Grover and Jest youngest sons born here Grover will attend the funeral with arrival expected Saturday
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Francis Mallon Hill
Amarillo
Polk Street Methodist Church
C. C. Grimes
R. Thomson
Central Presbyterian Church
Llano Cemetery
Griggs & S0ns
W. M. Gouldy
Lewis P. Fields
W. J. Hill
Richard Dean Hill
Francis Marion Hill
Carl Hill
Jess
Carl
Grover B. Hill
Francis Marion Hill, Jr
Denver
Mr. Hill
Panhandle
Plains
Shome
Hill
Amarrillo
Polk Street
Potter County
Gainesville
John Hill
Mary Alice Loyd
Jest
Grover
Guill Tours Panhandle Towns for Gold Brick Drive
Ben Guill named new chairman of the brick campaign visits Panhandle towns White Deer and Pampa to organize a Panhandle wide drive for the Panhandle Plains Historical Society. He plans to announce a preliminary organization setup this week and mobilize West Texas State supporters. Unreported donations in Plainview Canyon and surrounding areas list various amounts in gold and common units from individuals and couples.
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Panhanole
Panhandle- Plains
L. D. Harrison
Plainview
Pete Smith
E. G. Alexander
Cummon
B. Harder
Geo. W. Whitfield
Fighting in dark is newest tactic of Weygand
French forces fought in near blackout conditions as German troops pressed toward Paris and along the Somme and Aisne front. Reports say German tanks and infantry crossed toward Le Havre and Pont Remy while French colonial troops counterattacked amid heavy artillery and night raids across Britain and northern France.
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Wily Weygand
Associated Press
Paris
Ailette
Soissons
Chemin-des- Dames
Aisne
Abibeville
Bresle
Aaad
le Havre
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Thames River
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Fere
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Reims
Francis M. Hill
Guill
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