Fire devastates Borger theater district and damages shops
The Borger blaze destroyed the theater roof and damaged Diamond Shop and Leader Barber Shop while sending merchandise out of nearby stores. Fire crews from Borger Pampa Phillips Plains Amarillo battled flames as a cooling system fire and a lost film were reported. Officials denied water shortages and noted ample supply as pressure rose with additional pumps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borger
J. D. Miler
Tom Davidson
Sam Fenberg
Amarillo
Leader
Levine's
Panhandle State Bank
Pampa
Phillips Plains Rubber Plant
Southwestern Public Service Company
Phillips Petroleum Company
Lou J. Roberts
Finding of Hitler's Body Is Credited by Russians
A high Russian military source says a charred body found in Berlin is identified with fair certainty as Adolf Hitler. Four bodies were found in the underground Reichschancellery ruins and examined. one is believed to be Hitler, who reportedly died by poisoning. Goebbels and family also died by poisoning, his body nearly decapitated by a shell effect. Russia has offered no disposal details, aiming to keep the bodies secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Joseph W. Grigg, JR
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Reichschancellery
Red Army
Moscow
Morel
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Grand Adm
Karl Doenitz
Goebbels
New Landings Made at Davao Gulf In WWII Drive
General MacArthur reported new American landings in Davao Gulf with Tenth Army Corps forces at Balut Island and Cape San Augustin. Breightler's 37th Infantry Division pushed beyond Arizao, destroying tanks as they advanced toward the Cagayan Valley while fighting eased on the No. 5 highway. Air and naval support pounded Japanese positions as 354 tons of explosives were dropped and PT boats shelled northern coast beaches.
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Manila
Davao Gulf
Mindanao
MacArthur
Tenth Army Corps
Balut Island
Gulf
Cape San Augustin
Robert S. Breightler
37Th
Arizao
Luzon
Cagayan Valley
No. 5
Philippines
Federal seizure of Humble Oil plant amid war effort
The Petroleum Administration for War seized Humble Oil and Refining Companys Ingleside plant after President Truman directed Secretary Ickes to take over due to a labor disturbance. PAW official S E Hill served papers, while Humble executives in Houston denied any work stoppage or production drop. The order cites essential war needs and risk of disruption to crude oil production.
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Corpus Christi
The
Petroleum Administration For War
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Ingleside
Truman
Ickes
S. E. Hill
PAW
Frank Goss
Houston
Humble Company
Washington
First Wheat at Memphis Sold
Memphis report states the first load of new wheat, testing 57 pounds, sold for 1.37 dollars per bushel. Delivered by A. S. Bevers of Deep Lake to Bishop Grain Company from the 1945 harvest. field yield listed at 12 bushels per acre.
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Memphis
A. S. Bevers
Deep Lake
Bishop Grain Company
Producers Grain Buys Lone Star Elevators in Fort Worth
United Press dispatch reports that Producers Grain Corporation of Amarillo purchased the Lone Star Elevators in Fort Worth, boosting storage capacity to 2,100,000 bushels. The deal, led by Dallas financier Jack P. Burrus, expands the firm’s network to 73 similar plants, with Frank Triplett as general manager and L. T. Maybuch as president. Directors include Henry Crietz Adrian J W Miller Horace Smith and C W FE Pergner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Producers Grain Corporation of
Amarillo
Lone Star Elevators
Fort Worth
United Press
Jack P. Burrus
Dallas
Producers Grain Corporation
Frank Triplett
L. T. Maybuch
Edmonson
Henry Crietz
Adrian
J. W. Miller
Tulia
Horace Smith
Laketon
C .W. FE. Pergner
Stinnett
German Surrender Papers Shown At National Archives Exhibit
The original German surrender documents signed at Luneburg Reims and Berlin were placed on public display during a D Day anniversary ceremony. Maj. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe who replied nuts to the surrender order at Bastogne unveiled the papers at the National Archives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Luneburg
Reims
Berlin
Anthony C. McAuliffe
Bastogne
National Archives
UN War Crimes Commission to rule on balloon bomber suspects
London sources report the United Nations War Crimes Commission will consider whether Japanese organizers behind balloon bombs sent to the United States should be treated as war criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United Nations War Crimes Commission
United States
Marines and submarines aid Makin raid hero story told
Pearl Harbor dispatch details how Captain William H. Brockman aboard the Nautilus and a second submarine aided the Makin raid. Major James Roosevelt relayed a vital range as Marines faced heavy surf and enemy transport. The Nautilus evacuated wounded Marines while keeping fires to avoid Marine casualties.
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Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Making Marine
Funde Green
U.S
United States
Col. Evans F. Carlson
Makin Island
James Roosevelt
Reds Rule Out Efforts To End Peace Deadlock
The Big Five met on Russia's call in San Francisco but Soviet sources ruled out any break on the veto power issue. Russia insists the Yalta formula grants veto rights over discussion in the Security Council, blocking progress. If four powers insist, the matter could go to Truman Churchill and Stalin. Three proposed paths for the conference emerge: walk away, fight on the floor, or complete the charter and defer signing. The executive committee then referred the problem to a committee on Security Council functions for further debate.
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San Francisco
Russia
Moscow
United States
Britain
France
China
Truman
Churchill
Stalin
Harry Hopkins
Security Council
First GI Bill loan granted to Amarillo man Baker
Willard G. Baker of 801 Taylor, Amarillo, received word yesterday that he has been approved for a $5,500 GI Bill loan to build a ranch style home at 1007 Western. The loan, through Rick Maguire Realty, is FHA backed and Baker has a 20 year repayment term. He was discharged January 5, 1944 after eight months in the Army as a field artillery private from Camp Gruber Okla. Baker has lived in Amarillo about nine months and works as a route salesman for Borden Company. His prior home was Harlingen.
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Amarillo
Willard G. Baker
Taylor
Panhandle
Western
Rick Maguire Realty Company
Federal Housing Administration
Baker
Army
Final Candidate Decision For Bond Contest Today
Sponsored candidates from all organizations in Victory Bond Flight will be announced today after Preliminary Flight votes. Four nominees will win trips to Mexico City, Hollywood, and New York City with Braniff and Transcontinental and Western Air, plus $100 expense money, to be awarded after victory over Japan.
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Japan
Paramount Theater
Ogle T. Lemon
Amarillo
Suribachi Hill
Marine Company
Pic
Trial of Prison Escapees Opens Charged With Automobile Theft
In Galveston on June 6, the trial of Pete Norris and John Frederick Box Jr. for escaping from Retrieve prison farm last February opened in federal court. They entered not guilty pleas to an indictment accusing them of taking a government automobile from Frank Clarkson, a federal camp management agent.
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Galveston
Pete Norris
John Frederick Box, Jr
Frank Clarkson
Federal Came
Locusts Swarm Across Middle East Threaten Crops
In a regional effort to halt a locust plague, nations including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Transjordan, and Palestine coordinate control measures. A 135 mile long swarm entered Saudi Arabia while the Arab Legion distributes bran and arsenic bait in Transjordan. Locusts hover over Galilee and the Upper Jordan Valley, with many fields already destroyed.
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Jerusalem
Middle East
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Iraq
Syria
Transjordan
Palestine
Arab Legion
Saudia Arabia
Galilee
Jordan Valley
Peace Offer Mentioned in Moscow Reports on Japan Broadcast
New York June 6 Ameri can Broadcasting Company Blue Network monitors said they heard a Moscow rumor that the USSR has been asked to transmit peace offers from Japan. The broadcast noted the Russian ambassador to Japan returning to Moscow on business, but gave no source for the unconfirmed report.
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New York
American Broadcasting Company
Blue Network
Bern
Moscow
Japan
Weather Amarillo and Vicinity Forecast Update
Partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night with little temperature change. Winds fresh to occasionally strong from the west. Temperatures hourly show daytime highs near 89 and evening lows around 69 to 76, with yesterdays highs at 96 and lows at 61. Sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 8:59 PM.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Chinese Claim Former Bomber Base Recaptured
Chinese reports say veteran Chinese troops recaptured Liuchow in South China from Japan, with no official confirmation. Chiang Kai-shek’s forces advance along a 180 mile arc toward Kwangsi. U.S. 14th Air Force strikes target installations as Liuchow’s status remains disputed. Liuchow is a major rail and road hub near the south coast, pivotal for Japanese withdrawal from Southeast China. Chinese reports also indicate possible Communist infiltration toward Shanghai and Changsha as a potential hedge against withdrawal, raising fears of clashes with government troops if areas become Communist-held.
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Chungking
Liuchow
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Kwangsi Province
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Yang Sen
Kweiyang
Kweichow
South China
Indo-China
Kweilin
Hengyang
14Th Air Force
Chingking
Shanghai
Changsha
Okinawa Breakthroughs Near Naha Airfield Stage Final Push
U S Tenth Army reports rapid advances on Okinawa as Sixth Marine Division seizes Naha Airfield and nearby Oroku Peninsula. Forces push toward Yaeju Dake escarpment while Seventh Division secures Chinen Peninsula and preparations for juncture with First Marine Division continue amid heavy rain and difficult terrain.
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Guam
U. S. Tenth Army
Okinawa
Naha
Chinen
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr
Sixth Marine
Pedro A. del Valle
Japan
Naha Harbor
Oroku Peninsula
Yunagusuku
Yaeju-Dake
24Th Army Corps
Seventh
United States Pacific Fleet
Seventh Infantry
Chinen Peninsula
Sixth Marine Division
Te Shima
Ryukyus
Marianas
Iwo
6Th Marine
Oroku
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Humble Plant
Makin
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Tifton
E. F. Smith
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Cal
T. J. Boswell
Brooklyn
N. Y
F. J. Willard
Philadelphia
C. A. Horton
Gravette
Ark
R. W. Robitaille
Greenville
Reds
Tsangwu
Wuchow
Canton
Russell Stationery Cn
Pittsburgh Paints
Olver & Wigsine ‘Lumb Co
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