Gandhi warns India may welcome Japanese invaders
Gandhi and Congress leaders warned that without immediate British freed om India could welcome a Japanese invasion. Gandhi urged independence now while Nehru vowed to fight Britain to the last man. He insisted India's status be higher than Costa Rica or Bulgaria and that Britain must hand over control with Allied troops allowed only to repel Axis attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
U.P
Mohandas K. Ghandhi
India
Gandhi
all-India Congress Party
Ghandi
Britain
America
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
All- India Congress
Costa Rica
Bulgaria
Rumania
Australia
Canada
Labor Schism To Be Patched
CIO President Philip Murray proposed renewing peace talks with AFL President William Green to discuss organic unity and a joint AFL CIO committee with an impartial arbitrator to handle jurisdictional disputes. He urged no work stoppages pending decisions. Green had not replied. AFL executive council meets tomorrow in Chicago.
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Murray
William Green
AFL
CIO
Green
Chicago
Ammunition Shortage Affects Police Practice in Amarillo
Police in Amarillo forego target practice as ammunition is supplied by the city only for riot guns and the one machine gun. Officers must buy their own ammo, costing about a dollar a month, while munition factories shift to military production. Policemen hope to arrange civilian access to military equipment to maintain readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Third Army Begins Four Months of Secret Field Training
The Third Army at Louisiana headquarters starts four months of intensive field training to whip General Walter Krueger's command into a coordinated fighting force. Eighth Army Corps under Major General Daniel Sultan trains six weeks, then Fourth Corps under Major General Oscar W. Griswold. Operations emphasize technical problems and air ground coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Army
Louisiana
Walter Krueger
Eighth Army
Daniel Sultan
Oscar W. Griswold
Fifth Summer Band Concert in Amarillo Tonight
The Amarillo Municipal Band presents its fifth summer concert at San Jacinto Park at 8 30 PM. Robert Louis Barron conducts. Jaycees sponsor weekly park concerts to entertain residents with Col E A Simpson of the Chamber of Commerce as intermission speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Junior Chamber of Commerce
San Jacinto Park
Robert Louis Barron
Jaycees
Col. E. A. Simpson
Railway Trainmen Endorse Allred in Texas Run-off
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen in Texas endorsed James V. Allred for the U S Senate in the August 22 run off primary. The announcement was made today by H G Frosty Hamrick chairman of the brotherhoods legislative department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Texas
James V. Allred
U. S. Senate
H. G
Frosty) Hamrick
Brotherhood
The Unknown Man Behind O Daniel
Garfield Crawford, longtime campaign publicist for Senator W Lee O Daniel, shapes the Texas political message and planks while remaining largely unseen at rallies. Once a Willkie publicist, he eyes national prominence, modeling after Louis Howe and crafting arguments that appeal to Texas voters. He credits his client, not himself, for success and quietly manages speeches and statements.
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Lewis Nordyke
W. Lee O'Daniel
Garfield Crawford
O'Daniel
Crawford
O’daniel
Texas
Senator O'Daniel
Willkie
Amarillo
Dallas
Joe Bailey
Mike Hogg
Louis McHenry Howe
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senate
Howe
Roosevelt
Sixth Avenue Rehab Complete Ahead of Federal Deadline
El Paso contractor Jack C. Vowell lauds Amarillo cooperation after resurfacing West Sixth Avenue ahead of the July 22 federal deadline. He thanks City Manager Austin P. Hancock, E. R. Thompson, James Lott, Tom Davis, and state highway staff for tireless efforts and notes the project finished two hours early.
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Jack C. Vowell
el Paso
West Sixth Avenue
Amarillo
Joe Jenkins
Vowell
Sixth Avenue
James Lott
State Highway Department
Austin P. Hancock
E. R. Thompson
Tom Davis
Jugoslav Towns Are Destroyed by German and Italian Forces
London reports that German and Italian troops have destroyed hundreds of Jugoslav villages to crush resistance. A government spokesman cites reports that Italian warships on the Adriatic coast wrecked interior villages with incendiary bombs. In June, the spokesman said, the destruction continued.
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London
Jugoslavia
Jugoslav
Montengrin
Adriatic
Yamashita Reported In Manchukuo Trip
Unconfirmed reports from Chungking say Lieut. Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita, famed conqueror of Malaya, may have travelled to Manchukuo to assume supreme command in preparation for an attack on Siberia.
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Chungking
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Japan
Malaya
Manchukuo
Siberia
Parachutes Save 17 U. S. Pilots in Australian Zone
In Australia on Aug. 3 a United States pursuit group saved 17 pilots via parachute. The unit has shot down 55 Japanese planes and lost four pilots, none by parachute. Nine Caterpillar Club members bailed out in combat and eight during training. notable rescues and dramatic bailouts are described for Lieutenants Sanford, Andrew, Brown, Van Auken, Antowan, and Alford with varied jump heights and outcomes.
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Australia
Caterpillar Club
Clarence Sanford
Auburn
Gulf of Carpentaria
Stephen Andrew
Dallas
Tex
Lieut
Keith Brown
Pittsburgh
Maj
Robert D. van Auken
Saxis
Antowan
Pierre Alford
Sioux City
Labor Dispute Settled and Pittsburgh Press Reopens
The Pittsburgh Press resumes publication after a five day idle period due to a labor dispute. The region belts out over 500 freight trains daily, averaging more than 20 per hour through Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Press
Pittsburgh, Pa
Joe Omilor Praised as Man Who Held Back Nothing for Self
Funeral services for Joe Omilor were held at Sacred Heart Cathedral with a full military rites burial at Liano Cemetery. Father Bottoms led the mass, Father Drury preached on Omilor loyalty to church and country, noting his war bond selling and public speaking for Americanism. Survived by wife, daughter Eleanor Jean, and son Patrick Henry. burial directed by Boxwell Brothers.
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Joe Omilor
Sacred Heart Cathedral
A. M. Bottoms
Thomas J. Drury
Joe Omlor
Joe Omler
Amarillo
Joe
Liano
Texas Defense Guard
Bill Gilstray
William Q. Farasey
John Boyce
Clay Thornton
Bruce Autry
Charles Hoppin
Lewis P. Fields
Joe Jenkins
Joe Omier
the Veteran
American Legion
Polk Street
Mr. Omlor
Youngstown
Ohio
34Th Sanitary Squadron
Armed Services
Omler
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Knights of Columbus
Eleanor Jean
Patrick Henry
Boxwell Brothers
Swims Nine Hours In Stormy Waters
Mrs Jessie Arnold a 62 year old inn keeper from Pass a Grille swam nine hours in squall laden Gulf waters after being blown offshore. She crawled two miles to a roadside near Maximo Point and was found exhausted at daybreak by a motorist. Emergency treatment and hospital care preceded her return home where doctors reported rapid improvement.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
E. E Lipphard
Civil Air Patrol
Coast Guard
Jessie Arnold
Pass-a-Grille
Maximo Point
Arnold
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Congress of Industrial Organizations
American Federation of Labor
Philip Murray
Glycerine and Associated Industries
Conservation Division
The
WAR Production Board
Allred
First National Bank of
Fisk
Widener
Yamashita
U. S
Slovenia
St.Joseph
Antone Cleaners
É& H
Wandle Laundry
Coa Laundry Shirt Service
Badger Ice CO
Longine
John Furbach
Polk
Army
Navy
C. D. Selby
General Motors Corporation
Washington, D. C
Institute of Life Insurance
East 42Nd Street
New York City
Jack
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