Allies fear Thai crisis. rumors swirl on Churchill Roosevelt talks
London and Washington chase rumors of a Churchill Roosevelt meeting while Japan pressures Thailand. Eden warns Japan's intervention threatens Britain and the Asia Pacific balance. U S officials weigh responses as Indo-China bases come under scrutiny.
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Washington
Winston Churchill
Roosevelt
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Atlantic
Aare
Thailand
South Pacific
State Department
United States
Japan
Greater East Asia
Britain
South Asia
Sumner Welles
Vichy
Welles
Amarillo Weather Forecast and Heat Wave Notes
Fair weather is predicted for the Amarillo area with a high of about 92 and a low around 64. Smoke from a zinc smelter reduced visibility at English Field briefly, while a west northwest breeze pushed smoke over the airport. Thunder showers continue across Texas with light winds and scattered moisture.
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English Field
David Bruce
Amarillo
Galveston
Charleston
S. C
Wilmington
N. C
Bismark
Pierre
Burwell
Neb
Texas
Lubbock
Clovis
Reds Lose 4 Million
The Associated Press reports Soviet Russia has lost about four million in dead and total Red Army losses, with nearly a million prisoners taken as German forces push across the Smolensk front. The dispatch notes heavy Luftwaffe bombing, several successful German gains, and ongoing battles from the Baltic to the Black Sea as Moscow reports counterattacks and sieges.
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Associated Press
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DNB
Red Army
High Command
Hitler
Kiev
Moscow
Dnieper
Voznesensk
Bug
Leningrad
Baltic
Black Sea
Smolensk
Ukraine
Bel Tserkov
Estonia
Baltic Sea
S. A. Lozovsky
Korosten
Amarillo Flows Near Seasonal Water Record
Amarillo used 8,600,000 gallons of water yesterday approaching the season’s record. The year's high water draw was 8,800,000 gallons reached on July 21, reflecting a hot spell and strong municipal demand.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Traffic Fines Bring In Over $100
Government records show yesterdays traffic penalties in Amarillo topped $100 with 49 drivers paying fines. A motorist from Clovis settled the heaviest penalty, $25, labeled an extreme case of reckless driving by the corporation court judge.
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Amarillo
Corporation Court
Clovis
Woman cites corset broken alibi for parking meter fine
A Kansas City woman paid a $1.50 traffic fine claiming her corset broke and she forgot to feed the meter during a moment of excitement.
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Kansas City
U.P
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast
The forecast for Amarillo and nearby areas calls for fair conditions this afternoon tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. West Texas may see scattered late afternoon and evening thundershowers on day and Thursday. New Mexico will be partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers tonight and Thursday afternoon and evening. Temperature extremes over 24 hours end at 6 AM show a minimum around 63 and a high near 66.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Austin Editor Sees O Daniel For President
Austin editor Charles E Green speculates that Sen W Lee O Daniel could be a 1944 Republican presidential candidate The Statesman front page column notes O Daniel ignored party lines during a Roosevelt critique and cites GOP support after his speech
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Sen. W. Lee O’daniel
Charles E. Green
The
Austin Statesman
O’daniel
Green
Roosevelt
O'Daniel
Wendell Willkie
Nazis say watching FR Azore policy
Berlin reporters say a German government spokesman described the United States Roosevelt policy toward the Azores as aggressive and said Brazil may be pressured to occupy Portugal’s Azores Islands. He warned Americans to reckon with possible consequences of their actions. Portugal has strengthened Azores defenses.
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Roosevelt
Brazil
Portugal
Azores
United States
Foreign Office
President Roosevelt
Tobruk Patrols Seize German Post in Axis Counterattack
British communique reports Tobruk patrols raided Axis lines near the encircled Libyan port, seizing a German post and inflicting heavy casualties as a German counterattack was repelled yesterday.
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Movies of Air Corps Will Be Shown Tonight
Latest army air corps motion pictures in color will be shown at 8:30 this evening in front of the draft board building on the courthouse lawn. The event is free to all, Army recruiter Sgt. R. D. Short said. He announced four more recruits were sent to the air corps: William E. Davis Jr. and Raymond E. Allison of Amarillo to Brooks Field and Victor P. Coley and Edwin F. Close of Spearman to Ellington Field.
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Draft Board
Sgt
R. D. Short
Army
Air Corps
William E. Davis, Jr
Raymond E. Allison
Amarillo
Brooks Field
Victor P. Coley
Edwin F. Close
Spearman
Ellington Field
Aluminum Chips Confiscated in OXNARD Poker Raid
Police Chief George Pryor raided a poker game in Oxnard California and confiscated aluminum chips. The chips will be used as evidence and then turned to the OPM.
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Oxnard
Cal
George Pryor
OPM
Senate overruns Roosevelt veto on $320 million road program
The Senate voted 57 to 19 to override President Roosevelt's veto of a $320 million road program aimed at defense infrastructure. The plan would apportion $125 million to states for strategic roads and $150 million for access roads near defense sites, plus $10 million for airplane landing strips and $10 million for surveys and plans. The House will consider the veto next.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Brighter Outlook for Canadian River Dam Project
Oklahoma officials back a South Canadian dam at Sanford or Amarillo to curb downstream flood damage. Senate and House members from Oklahoma and Texas press for dam construction, citing Goethals feasibility study and Panhandle Water Conservation Authority aims.
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Amarillo
Oklahoma
Panhandle
South Canadian
Battles
Washington
U. S. Army
Conchas Dam
New Mexico
Josh Lee
Mike Monroney
Gene Worley
Texas
Sid” Stinnett
General Goethals
Panama
Don’t Put the Golden Goose Out of a Job
A newspaper urges readers to submit ideas to the YOUR IDEAS editor at Globe-News. It claims the column has produced about 200 golden one dollar eggs in as many days and warns the money‑making source could die unless better ideas are sent. One dollar is paid for the best idea daily.
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Globe-News
Ludlow Says House Initiative Is Gone
Rep Louis Ludlow of Indiana warned that Speaker Rayburn ended the House Initiative when he barred applause from being noted in the congressional record. Ludlow lamented the move as reducing the value of floor wit and debate.
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Washington
U.P
Louis Ludlow
Indiana
Sam Rayburn
House
Congressional
Ludiow
Fisher hooks cat on Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance
Salem reporter notes an unusual fishing mishap where Stanford Sheet lost his line during practice and unexpectedly hooked a cat, the incident linked to Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance.
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Stanford Sheet
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
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