Turkey Denies U S Air Raiders Flew Over Area
Ankara denied German charges that four United States Consolidated Liberator bombers flew over Turkish territory on outward or inward routes during operations against Ploesti and Constanta. Turkish officials said crews said they did not intend to fly over Turkey and that forced landings at Ankara and Arifiye were for safety.
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Ankara
United States
Turkey
Black Sea
Istanbul
Ploesti
Constanta
Anatolia Agency
Washington
Lawrence A.) Steinhart
Arifiye
Bucharest
Soviet Plot Conviction in Ankara Blamed on Gestapo
Tass reports two Russians Pavlov and Kornilov convicted in Ankara for complicity in a bomb plot against German envoy Franz von Papen. Moscow says the verdict stems fromGestapo provocation and strains Soviet Turkish relations. Tass cites protests from Turkish journalists and officials over the perceived sham trial and unjust ruling.
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Moscow
Tass
Ankara
Franz von Papen
Turkey
Papen
Georgi Pavlov
Leonid Kornilov
Kornilov
Istanbul
von Papen
Aburahan Simon
Suleyman’ Sav
Yugoslavia
Pavlov
Kornilovixx
High Ranking Officers Visit Amarillo Glider School
Maj. Gen. Hubert Harmon commander of Gulf Coast Air Forces Training Center led a group of high ranking air corps officers on an inspection tour of the advance glider school at Ran dolph Field in Amarillo. They arrived by staff transport from San Angelo and spent the night with the school staff after a dinner.
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Hubert Harmon
Gulf Coast Air Forces Training Center
Randolph Field
Air Corps
Amarillo
English Field
Texas
San Angelo
General Harmon
Charles Myers
Gulf Coast Center
Edwin Day
Myers
Ben Starkley
T. C. Musgrave
Maj
W. S. Thompson
Air Force Training Command
Leather brief cases for dad
Classified note from the Amarillo paper lists Leather brief cases for dad available at Russell Stationery Company with circulation figures for Amarillo Daily News and Amarillo Globe.
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Amarillo Daily News
Amarillo Globe
Russell Stationery Company
Demand for Employes At Pantex Emphasized
George H Robertson of Certainteed urged more workers for Pantex Ordnance Plant to be ready by Sept 1. Training needed for plant roles, with travel and subsistence paid. The War Department procedures slow calls, as FBI checks and references verify applicants before placement. Major P S Irvine stressed taxpayer protection and caution.
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Robertson
War Department
Taylor Street
FBI
German Hordes Repulsed At Sevastopol Again
Soviet dispatches report heavy German attacks on Sevastopol repelled with losses as 1 000 planes and tanks support renewed efforts. Fresh reserves and intensified artillery battled along the northern defenses, while Kharkov front actions and Orel sector guerrilla punitive efforts also feature in the day’s reports.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Sevastopol
Black Sea
Red Fleet
Navy Organ
Kharkov
Kalinin
Arctic
Erich von Mannstein
Severnaja Bight
Murmansk
Jokonga
Crimean
Bog
Red
Semeon Timoshenko
Donets
Nikolai Zhuravlev
Moscow News
Orel
Red Star
Germany
Certain-Teed seeks Amarillo workers in Panhandle tour
Certain-Teed Corporation officials announce a recruitment drive in West Texas with Tom J. Finley and Bill Stubbs to tour principal Amarillo cities. The aim is to fill local job quotas by interviewing applicants who may be reassigned to unexpected roles and to stress patient, proactive hiring. In other news, a British commentator says Tobruk possession is not essential to defend the Egyptian border and Lieut. Gen. Neil M. Ritchie plans to hold the siege fortress.
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Certainteed Corp
Certainteed
Robertson
Amarillo
West Texas
Tom J. Finley
Bill Stubbs
Certain-teed
Panhandle
London
Tobruk
Neil M. Ritchie
Battlefront Briefs From World War II June 19 1942
Urgent American aid rumored in Washington as Churchill seeks help for the Middle East while Libyan garrison braces against German siege guns. British units strike near Tobruk to buy time. Sevastopol resists a Nazi thrust as Soviet forces report heavy tank and infantry pressure. Japanese landings hit Chekiang. Port Moresby raids are challenged by Allied fighters. July air action against Siberia looms.
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Middle East
Churchill
Washington
Tobruk
Coral Sea
Midway
Stimson
Mediterranean
Libya
Russia
China
Critical Defense Housing Designation for Amarillo
Amarillo awaits formal approval in Washington of a critical defense housing designation and construction program for war workers. Rex Baxter reports successful talks with NHA and War Department officials. John Blandford Jr is expected to sign the program in the morning. Housing estimates range from 500 to 2000 units, with builders including Celotex possible to construct 1000 units on designation. Local contractors claim 350 to 400 units could be built every 60 days with material access.
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Amarillo
Washington
Rex Baxter
War Department
Timmons
John Blandford, Jr
NHA
Baxter
Celotex Company
British hold Tobruk line as German siege plans shift
British mobile forces push north from the Egyptian border to disrupt German preparations for an assault on Tobruk. Tobruk fortifies with barbed wire minefields and pillboxes while German heavy guns head toward the Libyan port. RAF raids slow Axis moves as Rommel rumors swirl and observers debate Tobruk’s strategic necessity.
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Cairo
Tobruk
Egypt
Barnhill Leaves Potter County Draft Board Post
Gov. Coke Stevenson will appoint a new member to Draft Board No. 1 in Potter County to replace J. R. Barnhill who is leaving after serving as board chairman. Arch Lidia and Guy Saunders remain on the board with the governor seeking recommendations for the vacancy.
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Coke Stevenson
Potter County
J. R. Barnhill
Arch Lidia
Guy Saunders
Lidia
Saunders
C. W Furr
Walter Tirvin
Randall County
Barnhill
Hottest June Teenth in Amarillo History
The city recorded 103 degrees at 5 30 PM marking the hottest June Teenth on record, surpassing the 101 degree high set on June 19 1931. Amarillo logged two straight days above 100 with 101 noted Thursday. Meanwhile local Emancipation Day celebrations featured a double header softball game at Second Avenue and Jefferson Street.
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Mercury
Amarillo
Amarillo Negroes
Second Avenue
Jefferson Street
Panhandle
Capital Keyed For Momentous Decisions Soon
Washington reports say Roosevelt and Churchill meet in secret to decide the war's next moves. Speculation centers on a possible British American invasion of Europe and a large Middle East expedition, with details awaiting White House guidance.
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Washington
Congress
Middle East
White House
Churchill
Roosevelt
Stephen T. Early
Malaya
Dutch East Indies
United States
Australia
Pacific
Russia
Gripsholm to Return Americans From Japan and Thailand
The Gripsholm will sail from New York with Japanese and Thailand nationals and exchange passengers for Americans at Lourenco Marques. Top returning officials include Joseph C. Grew former ambassador to Japan and Willys R. Peck former minister to Thailand. Mrs. Grew and Mrs. Peck join them alongside AP reporters Richard C. Wilson and George F. Baxter among others.
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Washington
State Department
Far East
Gripsholm
New York
Thailand
Lourenco Marques
Portuguese East Africa
Joseph C. Grew
Japan
Willys R. Peck
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Teed
Rogene E. Colgrove
C. A. Lucas
North Arthur Street
Lexington
Elton H. Simmons, Jr
Colgrove
Rainbow Gardens
Milecia
Want Ad
Globe
Globe-News
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Port Moresby
Siberia
Chungking
Critical Defense
Beaumont
Beaumont-Orange
Tobruk Bastion
Africa
By Edward Kennedy
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RAF
Erwin Rommel
Berlin
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Halfava
Malta
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