Hold Your Hosses Bold Navy Plan For America
The House approves a Monroe Doctrine defense pledge and Navy expansion to 738 ships, backed by a $175 million plan. President Roosevelt considers universal service for boys and broader training, while Army divisions get modernization. Germany-related tensions trigger a state department inquiry into remarks by the German consul in New Orleans.
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Navy
House Naval Committee
United States
Senate
Germany
Monroe
Tinkham
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Stark
BOON #8
Congress
Walsh
Rep
Vinson
Georgia
House Naval
House Committee
Maritime Commission
South Atlantic
Europe
Charles Roeser
Fort Worth
Woodring
George C. Marshall
Marshall
State Department
Edgar von Spiegel
New Orleans
Sam H. Jones
Louisiana
Hull
Jones
von Spiegel
Washington
Nazi Bombers Shatter English Coast In Early War Warning
German bombers raided the English east coast from the Thames Estuary to Yorkshire in a midnight to dawn attack. One man seriously injured, several houses damaged, and an empty dwelling demolished as searchlights, anti aircraft fire, and dramatic air battles lit the night. In France, German forces pushed toward Cherbourg and Orleans while Churchill proclaimed most troops home and vowed Britain would meet the invasion threat with strong defenses and a large armored and air power buildup.
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England
Thames
Yorkshire
British Press Association
Essex
East Anglia
Folk
Norfolk
Thames Estuary
Reuters
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Hamburg
Germany
Petain
France
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Munich
de Fuehrer
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Stephen T. Early
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Great Britain
Roosevelt
Italy
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Tunisia
Nice
Alsace
Loraine
Cherbourg
Rennes
Bay
St. Malo
Loire
Orleans
Nevers
Joan of Arc
la Charite Sur Loire
Paris
Winston Churchill
de Gaulle
Reynaud
Churchill
General de Gaulle
London
Channel
Britain
Ford Motor Company of
Detroit
Lord Beaverbrook
Ben Golding Taken To Fort Worth
Ben Golding, Amarillo theater owner and rancher, was taken to a Fort Worth hospital by ambulance last night due to deteriorating health. He had recently returned from a long stay at a Fort Worth institution. His condition worsened yesterday and he was sent back for further treatment, accompanied by his son Jim Golding, a concessionaire at Buffalo Lake.
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Ben Golding
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Mr. Golding
Jim Golding
Buffalo Lake
General Shutdown Sought in Oil Proration Hearing
In Austin on June 18 Texas oil operators largely opposed a general statewide production shutdown to curb rising gasoline and crude stocks. The Railroad Commission recessed for a district by district review of nominations as debate continued on whether cuts or targeted field reductions are needed to meet demand.
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Austin
Texas
State Railroad Commission
Lon A. Smith
Commission
Jerry Sadler
Thompson
Sadler
Ernest O. Thompson
T. L. Wynne
Dallas
American Liberty Oil Company
Wynne
Texas Gulf Coast
Hines Baker
Houston
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Gulf Coast
East Texas
Baker
West Texas
United] States
Clint Small
Amarillo
Traveler Sees America as Nation With Vast Industrial Strength
An Amarillo traveler reporting from the East describes massive industrial capacity in Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and beyond. He envisions factories turning out weapons and wartime machinery while noting persistent production and glowing ingots as trains pass through dense industrial landscapes. The journey also highlights vast Midwestern wheat and agricultural power supporting a strong national foundation.
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America
United States
East
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
West
Kansas
Middlewest
Portales Youth Burned Contact With 7200 Volt Line
Leon Kent a 17 year old son of Mr and Mrs O H Kent remained in critical condition at Brasell Hospital after climbing a REA highline on his father's farm. He touched a live line carrying 7200 volts and was knocked 26 feet to the ground. His clothes caught fire and two thirds of his body were severely burned. His sister rolled him into an irrigation ditch and helped summon aid.
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Portales
Sale of KFDA Stock Approved
Washington June 18 Special says the transfer of control of Amarillo Broadcasting Corporation station KFDA from C. B. Gooch to J. L. Nunn was approved yesterday by the Federal Communications Commission.
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KFDA
Washington
Amarillo Broadcasting Corporation
C. 8
Willie Sends Em Away Want Ad Blurb
Willie Wantad proclaims he sends hundreds to lakes mountains and seashore by rapidly raising vacation cash. He urges selling household items or renting a spare room and offers to work daily, promising lower weekly wages. Call his headquarters 6262 to start. Globe-News want ads.
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Willie
Willie Wantad
Globe-News
Maginot Line Holds, Germans Fail To Break French Defense
Basel report says armored German columns failed to breach the reorganized French army along the Jura and Saint Point Lake. Fresh Maginot troops remained strong, while several thousand French crossed into Switzerland and surrendered. German forces continued operations in Alsace Lorraine, hitting forts and advancing through Colmar region. A separate White House dispatch notes no criminal conduct found in Louisiana WPA investigations.
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Switzerland
Jura
Alps
Geneva
Saint Point Lake
Doubs
Rura
Flanders
France
Maginot
Saint Point
Dijon
Alsace-Lorraine
Colmar
Maginot Zone
Weather Amarillo and Vicinity Brief Forecast
Continued warm with partly cloudy skies across the Amarillo area. North Texas sees scattered showers and thunderstorms with little temperature change, while the southern portion reports more thunderstorms. New Mexico forecasts partly cloudy afternoons and evenings with central mountain range activity east of the range, and scattered storms elsewhere. Temperature highs near 90s, lows around 60s.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Central Mountain Range
Amarillo Reater
Merson
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Democratic State Committee
James H. Goodman
Arkansas
Midland
Russell Sfat. Co
Maginot Army
WPA
John Rouge
Justice Department
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