Roosevelt backs compulsory training and war plane plans
President Roosevelt endorsed a New York Times editorial calling for universal compulsory military training. He urged Congress to authorize turning back old army guns for rapid delivery to Allied forces, and aides with Henry Ford discussed mass production of war planes. Plans reportedly include 500 plus aircraft and 600,000 Lee Enfield rifles, backed by a $30 million credit from manufacturers.
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Roosevelt
United States
Henry Ford
Congress
New York Times
Ican
Fort
War Department
Ford
Moran
Allied Purchasing Comm
Capitol
Connally
Texas
Sheppard
Senate Military Committee
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Nearby Areas
Amarillo and vicinity mainly fair Saturday with warmer temperatures in the north. Partly cloudy Saturday and Sunday with afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. New Mexico also partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms Saturday and Sunday, warmer in the west.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Mental Department
LaGuardia
Rogers
French and Germans Locked in Struggle From Which Only the Dead Find Escape
Berlin reports heavy German pressure to break the Weygand line and fierce Allied resistance to hold Paris. A German war correspondent details river crossings, artillery barrages, and infantry assaults with Senegalese troops, hand to hand fighting, and long knives as the Somme bridge and Hill No. 98 are seized.
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Berlin
Weygand
Paris
Somme
France
Aisne
War Ministry
Oise
Soissons
London
LaGuardia Pictured As Man of Destiny by Amarillo Mayor
Amarillo Mayor Ross D. Rogers portrays Fiorello H. LaGuardia as a potential national leader in a column noting the New York mayor’s energy and independence. The piece cites Roosevelt ties, Rogers’s praise, and talks of a possible high national post within a decade, with Ottawa conference plans mentioned.
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LaGuardia
Man of Destiny
Amarillo
Welizzard News
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
New York
Ross D. Rogers
University of Texas
Texas
Oliver Kiel
Wichita Falls
Rogers
Roosevelt
White House
la Guardia
United States Conference
Ottawa
Charce
Amarillo West Texas State prepare for Civil Aeronautics course
Amarillo College and West Texas State College mailed and collected application blanks for a government funded Civil Aeronautics summer flying course. Plans call for 60 pilots, 30 per college, to begin June 15 at English Field and Canyon flying field, with 18 to 26 year olds who have at least one year of college or a full degree eligible.
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Civil Aeronautics Authority
Amarillo College
West Texas State
J. F. Meade
Mead
Virgil Henson
Henson
English Field
Canyon
Uncle Sam
United States
Alice Faye Undergoes Major Abdominal Operation
Hollywood dispatch reports film star Alice Faye underwent a major abdominal operation. Dr. Stanley W. Imerman said she became ill at home last night and is making satisfactory progress after the procedure.
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Alice Faye
Hollywood
U.P
Stanley W. Imerman
New Mexico Cities Grow Population Shifts Across Eastern State
Eastern New Mexico cities show strong growth with Portales up 100 percent to 5,091 and Tucumcari at 6,163. Roswell Carlsbad and Clovis rise, Albuquerque remains state capital with 35,378 in city limits. Santa Fe climbs to 20,227 as Raton Las Vegas Hobbs figures awaited.
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New Mexico
Chamber of Commerce
Tucumcari
John Bingham
Roy Smith
Tucumcart
Portales
Roosevelt
Roswell
Carlsbad
Clovis
Albuquerque
Greater
Santa Fe
Raton
Las Vegas
Hobbs
Clovis Pioneer Days Rodeo Ends Grand Celebration
Clovis marked the sixth annual Pioneer Days with a four day festival featuring an air show, Coronado cavalcade, three rodeos and a two mile parade. Gov. Miles led the parade with his party as hundreds of cowboys and cowgirls showcased frontier regalia. Attendance reached about 7 000 for the air show 6 000 for the Coronado entry and 1 000 for the rodeo.
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Clovis
Curry County
Coronado
Plains
John FE. Miles
Athletic Park
Airplane orders total 26 million for France and Dutch East Indies
James Work, president of Brewster Aeronautical Corporation, announced a 26,572,000 dollar order for fighter and dive bomber planes. The aircraft are reported to be destined for France and the Dutch East Indies.
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New York
U.P
James Work
Brewster Aeronautical Corporation
France
Dutch East Indies
Thompson Challenges O Daniel On War Record In Texas
Ernest C. Thompson urged Gov. W Lee O Daniel to publish his patriotism record in a statewide radio address from Austin He claimed the governor dodged responsibilities toward the aged blind crippled children teachers retirement and labor He taunted O Daniel over war service and accused him of mouth patriotism and political posturing during the 1940s campaign era.
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Austin
Ernest C. Thompson
Thompson-O'Daniel
Thompson
Texas National Guard
O'Daniel
Texas
Bowie
Wilbert
Kansas
Kansas Town
Tipperary
Wilbert O'Daniel
Mexico Primed For Action
Sonora the cradle of Mexican revolutions seethes with political divisions as rival presidential candidates Avila Camacho and Almazan campaign in the state. Authorities reinforce garrison and police as Yaqui and Mayo Indian troops arrive to aid order. Earlier rallies in Hermosillo saw gunfire, injuries, and two deaths. An Irish emergency bill provides the death penalty for offenses against military law.
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Nogales
Sonora
Mex
Arizona
Lazaro Cardenas
Sorsra
Manuel Avila Camacho
Cardenas
Juan Andreu Almazan
Avila Camacho
Baja California
Almazan
Hermosillo
Dublin
Weygand Says Lines Holding On All Fronts At Somme
Allied front lines hold firm along the Somme and Aisne as Gen. Maxime Weygand reports French defences resisting German offensives. French guns and cross fire hold their positions while French and British air forces pound German targets and supply lines.
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Weygand
Somme
Maxime Weygand
Aisne
Soissons
Bresle
Paris
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Clovis Reunion
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