Paris Falls to German Forces as France Crumbles
Paris is occupied after a German push from the Marne and lower Seine, with Tours abandoned as ministers seek a new refuge. German advances threaten the Maginot Line and Verdun while Paris signals broader collapse. Allied and neutral reports vary on the danger from Rhine and Alpine fronts and Italian actions in the Mediterranean.
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Tours
Reynaud
Roosevelt
Bordeaux
Paris
France
Dienst Aus Deutschland
England
le Havre
Leuder Hitler
Otto Dietrich
Germany
Marne
Seine
Romilly
St. Dizier
Loire
Orleans
Saar
Montmedy
Berlin
Hitler
Verdun
Bern
Switzerland
Upper Rhine
Marittime Alps
Durance
Rhone
Italy
Mediterranean
Red Sea
Galisia Hill
Libya
Egypt
Ethiopia
Kenya
Britain Ramps Up War Chest for France Push
London and New York report Britain orders rapid, wholesale purchase of wartime material now in American hands. Government says funds released for weeks of heavy spending as Britain plans to push into France within weeks with guns, ammunition, and World War relics to offset losses and German advances.
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London
Britain
France
Flanders
Paris
Germany
Scandinavia
Low Countries
Planta
United States
Arma
Plandera
America
New York
Anglo-French Purchasing Board
Thompson Seeks Texas Ballot Ban on Communist Party
Ernest O. Thompson urged Texas Secretary of State M O Flowers to deny Communist party candidates a place on the November ballot. He cited Illinois court rulings and past Texas actions to argue the secretary's authority to exclude the party, criticizing delays and calling for decisive action.
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Halveston
Ernest O. Thompson
M. O. Flowers
Communist Party
Thompson
Texas
Supreme Court of Illinois
Illinois
Ilinois
Ed Clark
Arlen Davis
Peoples' Pension Party
Davis
Texas Supreme Court
Secretary of State
Flowers
Army Air Force Training Plan Gets Go Sign
Roosevelt backs expanded air force training with three centers Randolph Field Maxwell Field and Moffett Field plans call for 10 600 trainees yearly 7 000 pilots 3 600 navigators and bombardiers over 35 weeks Congress member Pepper urges wartime auto industry to switch to aircraft production to fill Europe with American planes Roosevelt signs 1 498 billion defense bill and creates national defense research committee led by Vannevar Bush also seeks river and harbor funding and a London appeal for aid
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hitler
Western Hemisphere
Army Air Force
Karl von Wiegand
Heart
Randolph Field
Tex
Maxwell Field
Ala
Moffett Field
Cal
Woodring
Capitol Hill
Pepper
Florida Democrat
United States
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Europe
National Defense Research Committee
Vannevar Bush
Carnegie Institution
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
London
Delaware River
Philadelphia
McNary
Oregon Republican
The
Pee
Mayor Rogers Sees Canada Likely to Join U S
Amarillo mayor Ross Rogers, returning from Ottawa, says Canadians feel defeated by Germany and may seek annexation by the United States if the Axis wins. He cites lack of airpower and few airfields, and notes discussions with LaGuardia and other U S mayors at the Canadian Federation of Mayors convention. Rogers predicts a strong U S defense push and a possible cabinet move for LaGuardia. He reports plans for renewed American leadership and a looming national defense boom.
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Jack Litton
Germany
Canada
United States
Amarillo
Ross Rogers
Ottawa
Canadian Federation of Mayors
Rogers
LaGuardia
Washington
New
Ladia
Italy
New York
B. F. Dickman
St. Louis
Cornelius Scully
Pittsburgh
Board of Trustees
United States Conference of Mayors
Mr. Rogers
McKenzie King
U. S
Roosevelt
Marvin Jones
Gene Howe
Carl Hinton
Jones
Senate
House
Gold at Feet Of Coronado Commanding Ride Through Pampa
A playful historical note recounts Coronado’s era and modern Panhandle oil symbolism as a rider from yesterday tours downtown Pampa. The short item hints at buried wealth and local heritage with a Page 2 reference for more.
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Coronado
Va Panhandle
Pampa
Jaycees Leaving For Washington for National Convention
Delegates from Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce head to the national Jaycee convention in Washington June 19 to 22. The stream lined wagon train led by Charley Lowe and others departed from Amarillo with Binford Arney and Mrs Arney following from Denver. About 4000 attendees expected including Congress members. Arney to address opening day. barbecue to be served by Texas delegation members.
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Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Jaycees
Charley Lowe
Bill Beechler
Ben Carlton Mead
I. M. Holt
Farris Padgett
Binford Arney
Junior Chamber
Arney
Denver
Sam Davis
Amarillo Jaycees
Texas
Congress
Mr. Arney
Judge A B Martin Dies in Plainview Texas
Judge A B Martin longtime Northwest Texas jurist died at his home in Plainview last night at 7 40 oclock after a lengthy illness He had served on the Seventh Court of Civil Appeals the Texas Supreme Court Commission and the Supreme Court and was praised as a rare legal career He is survived by his wife Beula a son Terry a brother A P Martin a sister Mrs S D Hill and other relatives Funeral services were planned for Monday and the body lay in state at the Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home
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A. B. Martin
Texas
Judge Martin
Koe
Hughes Street
Beula Martin
Terry Martin
A. P. Martin
Tulsa
W. C. Martin
Cottage Grove
Ore
Senatobia
Miss
Albert B. Martin
West Texas
Austin
Panhandle
Buffalo Gap
Cottonwood
University of Indiana
Valparaiso
Coleman County
Plainview
Martin
Commission of the Court of Criminal Appeals
Seventh Court of Civil Appeals
H. C. Randolph
Appeals Court
Supreme Court Commission
Beula Marshall
Whitesboro
Tex
Navy
Central Presbyterian Church
M. J. R. Jackson
Civil Appeals Court
Criminal Appeals Court
Texas Supreme Court
S. D. Hill
Baird
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Reunion Tonight for Battery B Members in Amarillo
Veterans of old Troop B first Texas Cavalry and Battery B, 132nd Field Artillery, gather at 8 PM at the National Guard Armory for a third historic reunion. About 35 veterans from Amarillo and the Panhandle are to attend, with Dutch lunch served. The unit dates to April 15 1903, served on the Mexican border in 1916, and became Battery B of the 132nd FA before demobilization in April 1919.
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First Texas Cavalry
132Nd Field Artillery
National Guard
Amarillo
Panhandle
Tromp B
United States
San Antonio
Texas Cavalry
Field Artillery
Weather Amarillo and Vicinity Forecast Update
The Amarillo area will see scattered thundershowers Saturday after noon. West Texas, New Mexico expect partly cloudy skies Saturday and Sunday with afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Warmer conditions are anticipated Saturday. Temperature readings from Amarillo yesterday show highs near 77 and 71 with lows around 54 and 39.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Mic
Guard Ordered to Full Power in Texas National Guard
Instructions to commanding officers to recruit Texas National Guard units to full peace strength raise the force from 11 400 to about 14 000. The extra men would be placed on an inactive list and only called in emergencies.
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Austin
Texas National Guard
Texas Guard
Thompson Pool Opens Today for Free Swim
Thompson Park pool opens its season with free admission. Percy Gibbs, city pool operator, says the facility is in good shape for a big crowd. Last year over 10 000 swimmers paid to swim, and demand is expected to rise near the Ross Rogers golf course.
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Thompson Park
Percy Gibbs
Ross Rogers
Panhandle Folks Ready To Sing At Convention
Amarillo prepares for the 20th Plateau Singing Convention with registration at the Herring Hotel and singing all day in Municipal Auditorium. Hundreds of sacred singers from Texas New Mexico Arkansas and Oklahoma are slated to perform while the Junior Chamber of Commerce urges Plains folk to sing and forget their troubles for a couple of days.
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Amarillo
Europe
Plateau
Herring Hotel
Municipal Auditorium
Texas
New Mexic
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Tulsa Kiwanians Sponsor Brick Hunt For Museum Addition
Tulsa Kiwanians back an effort to aid a Can yon museum expansion by sponsoring a brick hunt. Tulsa Boy Scouts will collect bricks in a contest with a $4 prize for the winning patrol and a free all day trip to Buffalo Lake. Finland’s war debt payment delayed by Senate resolution.
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Tulsa Kiwanians
Brick Fund
Brick Hunt
Tulsa
Canyon Museum
Panhandle
Tulsa Boy Scouts
Buffalo Lake
Store Sales Rise In Week Across Nation
The Federal Reserve Board estimated that department store sales for the week ended June 8 were 14 percent higher than the same week last year. Dallas district sales stood 11 percent above the 1939 figure.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Dallas
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Arana
CT al Arme
Associated Press
Maginos
Tangier
Morocco
VIPAT
Reds
Army Air Force Training Plan
Dominion
Thompson Pool
Finland
Russell Stationery
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