Bombing and Front Reports Across Europe and Middle East
Reports detail RAF heavy bombing of German targets and French coast losses as Britain plans broader aid to the Soviet Union. German and Russian lines shift with Grodno reportedly recaptured, and Vichy notes Russian resistance delaying northern attacks. British and French forces retake Merdjayoun while Damascus bombings kill civilians as tensions rise across Syria and Palestine.
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Vichy
Russia
East Prussia
Riga
Siauliai
Kaunas
Grodno
Red Army
Poland
Brest Litovsk
Kobryn
Wlodsimierz
Brody
Rana Ruska
Rumania
Merdjayoun
Vichy France
Damascus
Palestine
Haifa
Syria
Beirut
Palmyra
Colorful Parade At McLean Attracts Thousands
Colorful two day McLean celebration opens with a parade drawing thousands from the Panhandle. Pioneer float with Dad Lovelace near 103 leads, 400 to 500 horsemen participate, and stars like Bob the steer and Miss Virginia West appear amid bands and rodeo events.
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Mclean
Panhandle
Pampa
Clarendon
Shamrock
Sons of the American Legion
Will Rogers
Amarito
Wellington
French and British forces clash in Middle East sectors
In the Merdjayoun area French planes bombed British transport as British penetrations were repelled. In Chouf British cavalry was driven off by French armor while French aviators conducted desert scouting. A Vichy source claimed Germany is releasing French sailors from Nazi camps with thousands freed and more to come, stirring fears over the fleet.
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Britain
Moscow
RAF
France
British Broadcasting Corporation
England
Germany
Russia
Air Ministry
French
Merdjayoun
Chouf
Vichy
Berlin
Petain
Balloon Nearly Ends Safe Driving Record
June 25 report from Higgins states Glenn Jamison a Woodward truck driver lost portion of shatterproof windshield after a water filled toy balloon was thrown at his cab by youths in an unknown car. He was soaked and cut on hands arms and face but retains his safe driver badge and a balloon fragment as evidence.
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Higgins
Glenn Jamison
Woodward
Jamison
Criminal Appeals Decisions Filed in Austin
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals announced today in Austin that multiple defendants were affirmed on appeal including E. H. Boaz Bennie Smith Jr Joe Dean Allen Eason and others with reversals and remands for several others such as L A Rogers Helen Kahn Emil Fey and Edgar Prater. Some appeals were dismissed at the appellant's request and rehearing motions were granted in one case.
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Edgar Prater
Brown
Baldomero Martinez
el Paso
Andrew A. Davis
Lethea Glover
Dallas
Nehemiah Glover
Harris
Rube Griffith
Young
NYA Observes Sixth Birthday With Open Houses
The National Youth Administration marks its sixth birthday with open houses in Potter and Randall counties. In Amarillo the 1201 Jackson Street woodworking shop will show past work and current projects with staff operating machines. In Canyon, NYA displays run on West Texas State College campus from 9–11 am and 2–4 pm.
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National Youth Administration
Potter
Randall
Amarillo
Canyon
Jackson Street
Harold V. Hamilton
NYA
West Texas State College
Hamilton
J. A. Hill
Roosevelt
Texas Employment Service
Panhandle
Barbers Rally to Aid FBI Against Subversives
Barbers across the nation cooperate with the FBI to identify subversive forces. At a Texas state convention in El Paso, John B. Robinson of Dallas urged barbers to use intimate customer relations to spot disloyal talks. Officers were re elected: A R Gatlin Houston president G J Parten Dallas secretary J H Francis Longview first vice president William C Mc Craw former attorney general counselor.
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EL Paso
U.P
FBI
John B. Robinson
Dallas
Journeymen Barbers
International Union of America
A. R. Gatlin
Houston
G. J. Parten
J. H. Francis
Longview
William C. McCraw
Two Soldiers Killed in Camp Hunter Liggett War Games
Two Privates Clarence L. Sayles and Harold L. Wogen died when their truck overturned in Stoney Creek Valley during the nine mile front maneuvers at Camp Hunter Liggett California. Five others were injured as thousands of troops pressed ahead in the joint war games.
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Camp
Hunter Liggett
Cal
Hunter Liggett Reservation
Clarence L. Sayles
Harold L. Wogen
Stoney Creek Valley
Soldier Writes Home About Ration Cuts in England
Edgar Joe Shields, a Dallas native serving with Canadian forces in England, reports ration cuts and asks his mother in Vancouver for tobacco. He details meals of bacon, beans, bread, meat, potatoes, vegetables, soup, jam, tea, dessert, and cocoa, and notes seven hours of work daily with high prices.
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Dallas
Edgar Joe Shields
England
Shields
Rosemary Brown
Vancouver
B. C
Borger Woman Is District VFW Head
The Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars closed its three day convention urging action to stop strikes and remove un loyal and alien employees in national defense work. J A Benton of Wylie was elected state commander with Walter J Gates and Dr W L Souther named to key posts. Houston to host 1942 encampment. District officers include Mrs Lorena Womack and Mrs Pearl Pruett of Borger.
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Fort Worth
Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Frances Perkins
United States
U. S
Japan
Great Britain
J. A. Benton
Wylie
Tom H. Carter
Lubbock
Walter J. Gates
Galveston
W. L. Souther
Waco
Houston
Nell M. Moody
San Antonio
Women's Auxiliary
Lydia Hales
Port Arthur
Virginia Wiseman
el Paso
Alta Lee Duryea
Lorena Womack
Pearl Pruett
Borger
Three Men Held as Suspects in Texas Hi-Jackings
Sheriff Curington said three men are held on suspicion in a series of hi jackings thefts and burglaries across Ellis Navarre and Freestone counties. Two were arrested in Athens after bloodhounds traced them from a stolen car. A third was arrested at Waxahachie in connection with a cafe hi jacking at Streetman.
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Corsicana
Cap Curington
Ellis
Navarre
Freestone
Athens
Jess Sweeten
Eastham
Kerens
J. H. Ragland
Curington
Waxahachie
Streetman
Ennis
Lavoptik First Aid to Eyes Ad Blurb
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Maiden Flight of Big B-19 Postponed for Few Days
The maiden flight of the Army B-19 bomber at Clover Field near Santa Monica is delayed due to brakes not functioning properly. Engineers from the Army and Douglas Aircraft say adjustments to the braking system must be completed, likely in a few days, before attempting the flight to March Field 75 miles east.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Army
Douglas Aircraft Company
Air Corps
Clover Field
March Field
Trainees Escape Injury Near Fullerton Train Derailment
About 400 coast artillery trainees moving from Camp Callan near San Diego to San Francisco escaped injury when four cars and a locomotive derailed at a freight junction near Fullerton California. Officials said the train ran through a signal and struck a derailment switch.
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Fullerton
Calif
Coast Artillery
Camp Callan
San Diego
San Francisco
W. H. Wilson
Santa Fe Coast Lines
Nazis Aid French Industry
Paris reports an official German spokesman stating Germany sends aid to French industry with 10,000 tons of short wool fiber and an equivalent amount of cotton. He adds French artificial silk production has climbed to 2,500 tons per month.
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Paris
Germany
Price Talks Move Over Ford Prices Amid Government Pressure
Washington reports Price Control Administrator Leon Henderson pressed Ford to withdraw recent price increases after Ford failed to acknowledge earlier messages. Chrysler Nash-Kelvinator Studebaker and Hudson plants have replied and agreed to discuss the matter, with price rises from 10 to 53 dollars under scrutiny.
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Washington
W.A
Leon Henderson
Ford Motor Co
Office of Price Administration
Civilian Supply
Henderson
Ford Company
Chrysler Corp
Nash-Kelvinator Corp
Studebaker Corp
Hudson Motor Car Co
Nubians Pay Tribute to Tutankhamen War Effort
Archaeological notes describe Nubian communities sending tribute to Pharaoh Tutankhamen as part of military campaigns. The record highlights giraffes among animal offerings and emphasizes cross cultural exchange during the period.
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Tutankhamen
Legislature in Recess Ends Deadlock Next Session
In Austin on June 25 both chambers adjourned to reconvene tomorrow in an effort to break the deadlock over sine die adjournment plans. Lawmakers aim to set a new timetable for ending the session.
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Austin
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