Hatch Says Roosevelt Ready To Retire For Unity In Peace
In a Senate debate Senator Hatch declares President Roosevelt would sacrifice his political life to secure national unity for peace aims. He argues Roosevelt favors a court of justice and international cooperation while Democrats push against retirement. Vandenberg and Bridges challenge and defend party stances as the exchange recalls past Republican and Democratic positions on an international association of nations.
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Washington
Senate
Hatch
New Mexico
Roosevelt
Association of Nations
Vandenberg
Michigan
Bridges
New Hampshire
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Justice Court
Germany
America
United
Republican Party
Berlin Claims 500000 Yanks In Normandy
Berlin radio reports American forces half way across the Normandy peninsula as DNB notes a wedge into German lines near Caen. German commentators say the crisis deepens and a great tank battle may unfold, with fighting spreading from Ponte L Abbe to the Valognes road and toward St Lo.
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London
Berlin
Caen
DNB
Bois de Bevant
Orne Estuary
Kurt Dittmar
Ponte L’abbe
Valognes-Perier
Ludwig Sertorius
Demos Lose Majority in House Count
Washington June 13 Democrats lose majority for first time in 13 years with Rolla McMillen of Decatur Illinois elected to the 19th district to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William H Wheat Republican No Democrat sought nomination Lopez charged with theft over 50 dollars given a two year suspended sentence in 47 District Court court to reconvene at 9 this morning
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Washington
Illinois
House
Rolla
McMillen
Decatur
William H. Wheat
Lopez
Amarillo Field Flag Day Program Held
Coogan, director of military training at Amarillo Field, organized a Flag Day program highlighting civic support and patriotic displays. Local guards and cadets participated in a brief ceremony.
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Amarillo Field
Coogan
Yanks Urged to Avoid French Gossip and Trouble
London dispatch reports U S soldiers told not to flirt with French women or cause troubles. The piece quotes a caution that French women still recall how fathers behaved, urging restraint during overseas duties.
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London
U. S
Texans Plunking Down Cash To Pay for Allied Invasion
Texans rush funds for war bonds to support Allied invasion efforts. Reports from Panhandle to gulf show high totals as already sold bonds push toward a multi‑million quota. Key figures include Willacy Hidalgo and Harris County totals, with notable contributions from Dallas and Galveston.
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Uncle Sam
Texas
Hitler
Europe
Panhandle
Gulf
Normandy
Reto
Dallas
Millard Marlowe
The
Rio Grande
Willacy
Hidalgo
Harris County
Winston P. Henry
Battle Lines Shift as Allies Gain Normandy Foothold
Allied forces push through Cherbourg peninsula advancing toward Caen and Cherbourg. U S Fourth Division strengthens the line facing the 709th Nazi infantry with major gains near Ponte LAbbe and Troarn. Air and sea reinforcements arrive as German counterattacks form near Carentan and St Lo.
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St. Vaast
U. S S
Omar N. Bradley
Balleroy
Cerisy
St. Lo
Troarn
Caen
Rouen
Cherbourg
Brittany
Tilly-Sur-Seulles
Cerisy Forest
Tilly
Normandy
Europe
U. S
Sula
20Th Infantry
82Nd
Dallas Pastor Elected Bishop
Dr. Angie Smith, pastor of the First Methodist Church in Dallas, was elected bishop at the South Central jurisdictional conference in Tulsa on the second ballot. The selection adds a brother to the bishops for the third time in Methodist history amid vacancies created by retirement and death.
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Tulsa
Okla
Angie Smith
First Methodist Church
Dallas
Tex
Georgetown
Columbia
Centenary and McMurray Colleges
Southern Methodist University
Union Theological Seminary
Vanderbilt University School of Religion
Louisiana
District of Columbia
Alabama
Smith
John Calvin Broomfield
St. Louis
Charles L. Mead
Kansas City
Nazi Prisoner Returns to Eat at Hospital Mess
Emanuel Kalytka a 27 year old German prisoner who had eluded a city wide search after escaping Halloran General Hospital was found eating a noonday meal with other prisoners in the hospital mess hall. He told officers he escaped to see the United States but hunger compelled him to return for American food. He slipped into the hospital basement before dawn after hearing footsteps while hiding in bushes.
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New York
Emanuel Kalytka
Halloran General Hospital
United States
Victim Suffered Knife Wounds in City Affray
Robert L. Johnson was attacked at the Star Cafe on East Seven teenth Avenue. He sustained multiple knife wounds to the abdomen back and left arm but was not believed to be in critical condition. Johnson, a World War II veteran, was taken to the Veteran's Hospital and is employed at the Texas Refinery.
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Robert L. Johnson
South
Cleveland Street
Star Cafe
East
Seventeenth Avenue
Johnson
Veteran’s Hospital
Griggs
Texas
Mrs. H. A. Simon Funeral Today
Funeral services for Mrs. H. A. Simon who died in a local hospital Monday morning will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel. Rev. R N Huckabee will officiate. Pallbearers are Fay Dryden J E Parks Charlie Thurman Clarence Winters George Collins and Tom Beaman. Burial will be in Liano cemetery.
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H. A. Simon
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel
R .N. Huckabee
Fay Dryden
J. E Parks
Charlie Thurman
Clarence Winters
George Collins
Tom Beaman
Liano Cemetery
Courtmartial Convicts Army Flier of Morals Offenses
Santa Ana California June 13 Captain Morrison J Wilkinson an Army airman was found guilty by an Army general courtmartial on morals charges involving several women and sentenced to 30 years at hard labor.
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Santa Ana
Cal
Morrison J. Wilkinson
Army Flier
Army
Churchill in Commons Doghouse over Norman beachhead trip
In London on June 13 prime minister Winston Churchill faces questions in Parliament about his latest Norman beachhead junket yesterday. Conservative MP Captain Cunningham-Reid plans a motion urging Churchill not to risk his life unnecessarily amid fears of German snipers targeting top leaders.
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London
Winston Churchill
Commons
Norman Beachhead
Press Association
Capt
Cunningham-Reid
Amarillo Major Daley Wounded In Action
Major Jimmy Daley of Amarillo, commanding officer of a Thunderbolt fighter group in England, was slightly injured over Belgium on May 31 according to a War Department wire. He served in RAF before joining American forces and returned to active duty as a Thunderbolt commander. He is the son of Mr and Mrs W J Daley of 1815 Taylor Street and his wife Rosalie Cousins was involved in a War Bond Chin Up contest.
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Jimmy Daley
Amarillo
Major Daley
Thunderbolt
England
War Department
Daley
Belgium
W. J. Daley
Taylor Street
RCAF
U. S
RAF
Rosalie Cousins
French Women’s Reactions as Veterans Enter France
Reporter Edward V. Roberts recounts reactions of French civilians to American troops. He notes mixed responses from gratitude and distress, stories of women snipers, German-occupied villages, and a mayor who aided the Allied advance by firing at a Nazi commander while reclaiming his village.
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Allied
Associated Press
England
France
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Knight Harris
Beverly Hills
Cal
Harris
Mexico to Pay Major Rail Road Bridge Repairs
Mexico will contribute 70 000 pounds toward Kansas City Mexico and Orient railroad improvements. The majority funds will go to repairs on the international bridge between Ojinaga Mexico and Presidio Texas, supporting cross border rail links.
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Mexico City
Kansas City
Mexico and Orient
Ojinaga
Mexico
Presidio
City Tax Board Reappointed and Zoning Edits Passed
Amarillo city commission reappointed the tax equalization board to serve with the Amarillo Independent School District. The electrical examining board gains new members W G Estes and C W White. A zoning amendment updates yard depth requirements and clarifies provisions. Mayor Jenkins and officials attended the regular meeting.
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Amarillo
City Commission
C. P. Elliott
L. E. Lyles
F. M. Schenefelt
Amarillo Independent School District
City Electrical Examining Board
W. G. Estes
C. W. White
Journeyman Electrician
Keith Taylor
H. O. Thompson
Jack K. Coffee
Pred J. Carr
Cleveland Street
Wallace Hazlewood
Joe A. Jenkins
R. H. Epperson
O. H. Hargett
A. P. Hancock
Katheryne Gordon
Tri-State Credit Group Elects Three New Members
Tri-State Association of Credit Men elected new board governors Guy H. Walden E H Coonrod and Grady W Camp at its annual Capitol Hotel meeting The group heard year in review remarks from Mrs L McGovern and talks by W P Patterson and R G Mills A report on the National War Credit Congress was given by Mrs Mildred Vance The board will meet today to choose officers Music was provided by Donna Jean Autry Jane Whicker and Lucy Mae Ratliff
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Tri-State Association of Credit Men
Guy H. Walden
E. H. Coonrod
Grady W. Camp
Capitol Hotel
L. McGovern
W. P. Patterson
First National Bank
R. G. Mills
Clowe & Cowan
National War Credit Congress
Omaha
Neb
Mildred Vance
el Paso
Board of Governors
Donna Jean Autry
Jane Whicker
Lucy Mae Ratliff
J. E. Proper
Test Pete Petroleum Jelly Ad Across Minor Cuts
An old style fragment notes a petroleum jelly product labeled Test Pete Petroleum Jelly for minor cuts and abrasions. The entry mentions a price of 10 cents and a triplesize option.
Spanish Lessons In Civil Court By Judges And Student
In Potter County court house the Court of Civil Appeals and a secretary study Spanish after hours. Amarillo College graduate Bob Flores teaches with Judge W N Stokes and Judge Clayton Heare as students, using Introduction Spanish as the textbook.
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Potter County Court House
Amarillo College
Court of Civil Appeals
W. N. Stokes
Clayton Heare
Sue
Jap Observers Studying Allied Landing Operations in France
The Associated Press reports Japanese combat dead and prisoners in France show a resolve to learn Allied amphibious tactics. Observers plan to study frontline experiences, with potential participation by captains and majors, as fighters return to help shape future Pacific D-Day training.
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Associated Press
France
Japan
Tokyo
Germany
Allied naval bombardment presses historic Franco coast assault
Allied navies supporting the French beachhead landings sailed with 95 000 rounds of ammunition and carried out the greatest bombardment in naval history, headquarters disclosed. Unofficially, American ships fired about one third of the ammunition used on the French coast.
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Allied Supreme Headquarters
London
U.P
President Roosevelt jokes on a possible fourth term during press conference
President Roosevelt dodged fourth term queries at a Washington press briefing. Reporters pressed about Congress, a Democratic convention, and potential paths to an answer, but the President admitted he did not know and that the questions were getting over his head.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
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