NEWSPAPERMAN MAY LOOK DOWN GUN BARREL
Newsroom workers aid war effort but no deferment for Meador. Capt. Nalle of State Selective Service said editors are not eligible for occupational deferment. He added Meador would be more valuable to his country facing a gun barrel than behind a desk.
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Austin
National Selective Service Headquarters
George S. Nalle
State Selective Service Headquarters
Motley County
Selective Service
R. Stapleton
Motley County Draft Board
Meador
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May
Kentucky
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Navy
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Sutphin
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Rep. Reed
New York
Costello
California
Bataan
Texas
Uncle Sam
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Collier’s
Soviets advance on Kharkov front as battles rage
Soviet forces claim gains around Kharkov and Izyum-Barvenkova with heavy German losses. Reports recount tank battles, river crossings, and Arctic coastal actions as Red Army presses forward amid ongoing frontline clashes and guerrilla activity behind German lines.
WPA Sanitary Job Approved in San Antonio
WPA authorized to begin work on projects across counties including Potter Eliminate insanitary devices in rural and suburban areas where sewers are impractical WPA total 22 815 state health department and Potter County 9 744 workers 25 led by Stearns Tucker Sons state administrator announced today in SAN ANTONIO May 27.
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San Antonio
Stearns S. Tucker, Sons
Potter
State Health Department
Potter County
Army Plane Crash Fatal to Pilot
An army pursuit plane crashed into an open lot near Hofstra College in Hempstead New York killing the pilot 2nd Lieut Raymond V Wetzel 21 of Gilman Wisconsin. The plane caught fire after the crash authorities said he circled for a landing then pulled up to gain altitude and spectators noted a side slip.
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Hempstead
N. Y
Army
Hofstra College
Raymond V. Wetzel
Gilman
Wis
Wetzel
Army School Job Office Rushed in Amarillo
Action filled 110 B East Third Avenue after Amarillo Daily News reported on the employment office division of the Amarillo Army Technical School. Capt. Carl Voegtlin said the office was crowded all day while Miss Sybyl Pointer thanked a local resident who brought drinks to the overwhelmed staff. The employment office remains the source for all job information at the Technical School.
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East Third Avenue
Amarillo
Voegtlin
Grandfield Seizes First New Wheat Load Again
Wichita Falls May 27 Grandfield Oklahoma claimed the nation's first new wheat crop load for the season. Hall Burch a Red River Valley farmer delivered 60 bushels and the grain was placed under government loan. Get ready for the opening. it will be soon.
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Wichita Falls
Grandfield
Okla
Hall Burch
Red River Valley
Weather roundup for Amarillo region and West Texas
Slight cooling with lighter winds for Thursday across Amarillo and vicinity. Showers possible Del Rio to Eagle Pass area early Thursday. Temperatures near Wednesday levels, warmer in northern and western New Mexico, and little change elsewhere. Readouts show daytime highs around 68 to 90 degrees and overnight lows near 41 to 67 with sunrise at 6 35 and sunset at 8 53.
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Amarillo
West Texas
del Rio-Eagle Pass
New Mexico
Ictres
Speed Ordered By FDR for War Housing
President Roosevelt asked Congress for 600 million dollars to build war housing for workers in crowded production centers to preserve plant efficiency. He noted 1.6 million workers would migrate to war areas next year and stressed strict rent ceilings in 20 areas starting June 1. Texas defense housing areas gain go ahead after FHA funding approval, with projects to proceed and materials to be allocated promptly.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Office of Price Administration
Price Agency
Leon Henderson
Dallas
Texas
FHA
R. E. Shepherd
Army Post Exchange to Open at Amarillo Army School
Major Robert C. Lueck outlines a large Post Exchange system for the Amarillo Army Technical School. The facility will include a main store and seven branches plus barber, tailor, and shoe shops run on a concession basis with 10 percent gross receipts. Credit is tightly controlled by squadron officers, and profits fund men’s squadron needs.
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Amarillo
Lueck
Post Exchange
Major Lueck
War Department
Washington
Army Exchange Service
Special Services Branch
Eighth Corps
Operations Command
BE. C. Black
Exchange Council
Soldiers pick ideal USO ball queen at Fort MacArthur
Fort MacArthur soldiers announced their ideal candidate for a USO dance. The five foot four, 120 pound blue eyed brunette with dark hair was chosen for poise, humor, conversation, neatness, and understanding. Respondents favored personality and charm over glamour, with one seeking a brown eyed, sophisticated dancer and even a new automobile as part of the appeal.
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Fort Macarthur
Cal
Ocis Fraley
Morton
Tex
Corp
William Auxier
Tulsa
Okla
World War II Front Snapshots May 27 1942
Reported Libyan armored thrust by Rommel disrupts British lines in North Africa as night fighting continues. In Kharkov Russia holds steady while German attacks in Izyum Barvenkova are repelled. Chinese defenses halt Japanese advances in Chekiang. Prague plot against Heydrich foreshadows harsh Nazi retaliation. Somervell Arnold Towers press invasion talk in London.
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North Africa
Libya
Rommel
Texans Take General From Bataan and MacArthur Airlift
The Navy released names of motor torpedo boat squadron members awarded the Army Silver Star for aiding General Douglas MacArthur’s evacuation from Corregidor to Australia. Texans listed include Ensign Anthony B. Akers Jourton and seaman Ned M. Cobb Mathis, with other crewmen from Texarkana Newcastle Newcastle areas noted among recipients.
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Washington
Navy
Philippines
Army
Douglas MacArthur
Corregidor Island
Australia
Mindanao Sea
Henry J. Brantingham
Fayetteville
Ark
Anthony B. Akers
Jourton
Tex
Ned M. Cobb
Mathis
Joseph C. Chalker
Box
Texarkana
Carl C. Richardson
U. 8
N. R. F. Med
Newcastle
Amarillo High School Class of 1942 Graduation Tonight
Approximately 500 members of Amarillo High School’s 1942 graduating class will take part in a student led commencement at the municipal auditorium. The program, themed Stand Fast for Freedom, includes a salutatory by Timmye Berg and a valedictory by O D Thompson, with musical numbers by the school chorus and a declamation by Robbie O Keefe.
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Amarillo High School
Municipal Auditorium
Eilenberg
Bill Dickson
Robbie O'Keefe
Pat McClarney
Miss McClarney
Bobbie O'Keefe
Charles M. Rogers
Athalia
Rommel's North Africa offensive presses toward Tobruk
Allied reports indicate Rommel massed armored forces in a new push from Ain El Gazala toward Bir Hacheim and Tobruk. British and American logistics and air support respond as speculation grows on Rommel's broader objectives and timing.
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Cairo
Egypt
Tobruk
Ain el Gazala
Erwin Rommel
Rommel
Imperial Command
GHQ
Bir Hacheim
Bir Hachein
London
Britain
United States
U. S
North Africa
Farmer Josh Lee Removed From Democratic Primary Ballot
Oklahoma City May 27 The state election board erased Josh Lee a 48 year old farmer from the Democratic ballot for the July 14 primary. He had filed as a rival candidate to the junior Oklahoma United States Senator who shares the same name.
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Oklahoma City
State Election Board
Josh Lee
Farmer
Oklahoma United States
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