Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Amarillo Daily News in Amarillo, Texas

Page 1

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1940

Page

1

Fresh Nazi Divisions Threaten Paris Front

Nazi forces swept across northern France threatening Paris as German divisions pressed from Montdidier to Beauvais and toward Gisors, while French and Allied troops fought to slow the advance. Paris endured heavy air and ground bombardment as World War II crises mounted on multiple fronts.

French Paris France Argonne Forest Maxime Weygand Switzerland Beauvais Gisors Champagne Argonne Chateau Procien Bresle Montdidier Noyon Soissons Lebrun Noyon J Boissons Oixe Aisne Solasons Pont Avert Chateau Porcien High Command Vauziers Reims Tardenois Marne Mans Les Verdun Oise Capital Hitler Montmedy English Channel Maginot Line Jean Adolf Hitler Berlin Germany Somme-Oise Seine le Havre Bulletin Cherbourg Gneisenau Scharnhorst Norway Glorious North Sea

Goofy Gazette Curiosities From Week's Oddities

A San Francisco fisherman John Woo frees a smelt with a rubber band around its body. In Manteo North Carolina a man hauls a 250 pound bear from a hook. California police scrap roadside dummies for startling drivers. A Pittsburg wake finds the deceased alive nearby. Democratic NC governor hopeful opens with his son’s lemonade stand. An Oklahoma City man campaigns as a 290-pound weigher candidate.

New York Goofy San Francisco John Woo Mr. Woo Manteo N. C California Pittsburg Calif North Carolina Oklahoma City

Roanoke Residents Question Marital State

In Roanoke Virginia two respondents marked their marital state as Normal while others wrote Virginia, revealing uncertainty about the term on a questionnaire. The brief notes the ambiguity without naming individuals.

Roanoke Virginia

Weather Outlook for Texas and New Mexico Districts

The forecast calls for fair conditions in Texas with Monday partly cloudy skies and occasional showers in the southeast. Monday will be warmer in the north, with Tuesday warmer in the north-central area. New Mexico sees fair weather Monday and Tuesday, with a warmer Tuesday in the north central region.

Andiday New Mexico

Stalin May Join In on Division of War Spoils

London reports that Joseph Stalin may seek a new war settlement as Soviet Russia enlarges military prep from the Baltic to the Black Sea and considers zones of influence in Europe. Observers note security measures, bases, and possible Dardanelles talks with the Allies amid Germany distrust. In Moscow, Russia and Japan announced frontier agreement for Manchoukuo and Outer Mongolia, and ambassadors to Italy plan to resume duties.

London Joseph Stalin Poland Germany Soviet Russia Baltic Black Sea Stalin Europe Straits of the Dardanelles Turkey Adriatic Mediterranean Italy Staford Cripps Japan Moscow Manchoukuo Outer Mongolia

Globe-News Want Ads Dial 6262 Headquarters

An ad styled page headline features catchy phrases about misquotes and advertising in the Globe-News Want Ads. It emphasizes rapid, humorous quips about speed, cost, and results, signaling a bold, punchy classified section branding.

Globe-News

Panama Canal Seen as U S Weakest Point

Washington reports army planners focus on keeping the Panama Canal open and denying Axis bases in the hemisphere. They warn one perfect bomb hit could disable the canal, prompting faster completion of an uprated lock system slated for 1945 or 1946 and closer Pan American cooperation to counter Nazi activity in the region.

Washington Army Adolf Hitler United States J Army Panama Canal George W. Strong General Staff Atlantic Pacific South America Germany Britain France American Pan-America

Huber Official At Borger Dies

Howard W. Price age 52 vice-president and manager of J. M. Huber Corporation died in Borger after an operation for intestinal obstruction Funeral services set for Tuesday at First Baptist Church and body to be cremated in Denver He joined Huber in 1920 and led civic projects including a municipal pool and ball park Survivors include his wife daughter Margaret Price of Boulder and a brother in Warren Ohio

Borger Howard W. Price J. M. Huber Corporation Price First Baptist Church Denver Powell Funeral Home Huber Randolph Ohio Mr. Price Department of Engineering University of Missouri Houston United Gas and Fuel Company Monroe Huber Corporation Swartz Breckenridge Hans Huber New York Rotary Club Shrinkers Borger Chamber of Commerce Boy Scout Council Jeddie Price Margaret Price Boulder Colo Warren Paul Hauck Los Angeles

Army Hopes To Expand By Volunteers Alone

Army General staff favors rapid growth of the force through volunteers, with General Marshall seeking to nearly double the regular army to about 400,000, while Congress considers compulsory training as a possible future option. The immediate aim is to add 200,000 recruits quickly, using existing mobilization machinery and a 230,000 current authorization, unless selective service is invoked under presidential order if deemed essential.

Edward E. Bomar War Department General Staff George C. Marshall Congress Marshall Selective Service Administration War Department

Panhandle Area Gets Moisture from Scattered Showers

A south moving high pressure air mass brought scattered thundershowers across the Panhandle last night. Temperature fell from 63 to 56 in minutes as heavy rain hit Morse with over four inches in thirty minutes. Stratford saw two inches. White Deer had sprinkles. Shattuck to Woodward and Waynoka recorded rain. Texline and Dalhart reported light to heavy rainfall. The storm system advanced south around 11 30 p m with English Field noting showers across the region.

Panhandle Morse Santa Fe Railroad Stratford White Deer Shattuck Woodward Waynoka Oklahoma Texline Fort Worth Denver Dalhart Panhandletown Tascosa Airways English Field Montana Wyoming

Italian Ship Halted by British Warship at Gibraltar

An Italian dispatch from Madrid reports the liner Vulcania of 24,000 tons was halted by a British warship and compelled to enter Gibraltar harbor. The vessel carried Italian inhabitants from Tangiers in French Morocco back to Italy.

Stockholm Norway Tromsoe Narvik Haakon Dagens Nyheter Germany England Ier Rome Madrid Vulcania Gibraltar Tangiers French Morocco Italy

Handcuffs Are Hand-Picked in Raleigh Prison Break

In Raleigh on June 9 a prisoner named Percy Newsome boasted he could pick his handcuffs. After an hour’s effort, at 2 A M, he unlocked the restraints on the other prisoner, while guards watched and the officer who had locked them held the key.

Raleigh N. C Percy Newsome

Also Mentioned on This Page

CCS Great Britain Warsaw Dusseldorf Giovanni Ansnaldo Foregin Ciano Ti Telegrafo Leghorn Mussolini Ansaldo Nagis North Africa Army of the South Hmillo de Bono Weygand Bgolssons Rouen Royal Air Force Brindial Luca Pietromarchi Bari Cyrenaica Libya Cairo Istanbul Amarillo Lions Club Henry C. Munn H. G. Wilson E. W. Cain L. R. Cloninger Wayne W. Sawyers T. Davis Fred §. Lyon J. K. Blythe Willard Smith Henry Munn Augusto Rosso Nicolai Gorekhin Josef Stalin U. S Russell
Search Courier

Search the Amarillo Daily News Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Amarillo Daily News?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication