Germans Thrust Closer to Moscow in Ukraine Baltic Fronts
Adolf Hitler's forces claim advances against Red Army defenses on the Ukraine and Baltic fronts and a push toward Moscow. Reports describe encirclement attempts near Minsk, battles around Bobruisk, Lwow, and Riga, with German claim of breakthroughs and Russian resistance across multiple fronts. The piece notes Finnish, Romanian fronts and a Tokyo Berlin Rome axis recognition development, plus Moscow tightening war administration after an air raid alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Alex Morris
United Press
Adolf Hitler
Ukraine
Baltic
Moscow
Minsk
Lwow
Red Army
Berlin
Bobruisk
Berena
Smolensk
Wehrmacht
Soviet Union
Borisov
Kiev
Bialystok
Serlin
Red
Baltic States
Riga
Latvia
Murmansk
Arctic
Fisher Peninsula
Dvinsk
Dobruisk
Gomel
Dnieper
Hungary
Bucharest
Jelgava
Mitau
Stockholm
Helsinki
Hango
Far East
Tokyo
Rome
Axis
Rumania
Slovakia
Croatia
China
Japan
Siberia
Russia
Pacific
United States
Bering Straits
Josef Stalin
O'Daniel Extends Lead In Texas Senate Race Amid Late Ballots
Gov W Lee O Daniel led Lyndon Johnson by 379 votes with 200-300 ballots still to count as of 10 15 A M local time in Texas The Texas Election Bureau reported 250 of 254 counties complete with Victoria Comanche Erath and Trinity counties contributing little Then 569 088 votes counted showing O Daniel 174 350 Johnson 173 971 Mann 140 171 Dies 80 586 The final tabulation not yet released and a canvass by the State Election Board will determine the winner in the wake of Morris Sheppard’s death
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
W. Lee O'Daniel
United States
Texas
New Deal
Lyndon Johnson
Texas Election Bureau
Victoria
Comanche
Erath
Trinity
O’daniel
Johnson
Gerald C. Mann
Martin
Bob Johnson
Election Bureau
State Election Board
Morris Sheppard
Ddaniel
Austin
Pat
Mike
Molly
O'Daniel
Mann
Dies
Sheppard
Andrew Jackson Houston
Sam Houston
Baltimore
Men of 21 Register For Second Draft
The second registration day drew 21-year-olds to draft board offices with a steady flow and no hurry. Local offices stay open until 9 pm, with deputy registrars to aid the disabled. Nationwide, expected totals reach 750000 in the nation and about 65,000 in the state, amid steps toward a lottery to assign draft order.
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Uncle Sam
Draft Board
Roosevelt
Lewis Hershey
Selective Service
Weigh Other Taxes Weigh Other Taxes
The House Ways and Means Committee tentatively approved excise taxes on slot machines office and store machines and optical instruments excluding eyeglasses to raise about 3.5 billion dollars for defense. A 25 dollar annual use tax on coin operated devices and a 5 dollar tax per machine vending merchandise were proposed. An optical instrument tax and a 10 percent manufacturer tax on optical instruments would yield 1.4 million dollars and 18.5 million dollars respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means
Cooper
Tennessee
Storm Aid Nearly Halted in Tracks
Benton Harbor Michigan storm aid overwhelmed the Berrien County highway department as trees blocked roads and power lines. Electrically operated garage doors failed to open, halting operations.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Berrien County Highway Department
Highway Department
Showers Possible Amid Warm Plains Weather
Mr Collman notes showers likely this afternoon and evening to the southeast with Amarillo area perhaps spared. Temperatures may range from 60 to 88 and southwest winds around 12 to 15 mph. Yesterday the Plains region saw heat with Guymon at 100 and Amarillo at 90 as scattered showers occurred and rainfall totals are listed for Claude, Clarendon, Childress, Crosbyton, Dimmitt, Memphis, Panhandle, Plainview and Shamrock.
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Claude
Clarendon
Childress
Crosbyton
Dimmitt
Memphis
Panhandle
Plainview
Shamrock
Brenda and Jack Kelly Fly Honolulu for Aerial Honeymoon
New York socialite Brenda Duff Frazier and her husband John Simms Kelly head toward Honolulu on their honeymoon flight. The couple wed yesterday after a high profile engagement, with Frazier renaming her spouse from Shipwreck to Jack.
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New York
Honolulu
John Simms Kelly
Brenda Diana Duff Frazier
Kelly
Kentucky
Jack
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Surrounding Areas
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. West Texas sees considerable cloudiness with showers and thunderstorms this afternoon tonight while New Mexico has partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and storms in the south and high elevations north. Temperature extremes over 24 hours end at 6:30 AM show a low of 60 and a high of 94 with noon reading 75. Build Now. John Maynard Lbr. Co.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
John Maynard Lbr. Co
French To Get Goods
Acting Secretary Sumner Welles announced two French vessels would sail to North Africa with needed supplies and two ships from Marseilles would head to the United States. The shipments, under an accord with Gen. Weygand and North African authorities with Vichy approval, aim to restore normal trade and continue as long as guarantees ensure goods go to colony consumption under American supervision.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
Welles
Marseilles
United States
Maxime Weygand
Morocco
Algiers
Tunisia
All Time Record of Marriages in 1940
The census bureau reports a 1940 marriage record of about 1,500,000 nationwide. The rate reaches 118 marriages per 1,000 people, above 1939, while the rate lags the 1920 postwar level. Population slight changes produce a higher rate despite fewer marriages.
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Washington
Credit Defense
Dan Cupid
United States
Census Bureau
Lohengrin
News Tip Prize Is Won By J L Cooper Story
J L Cooper of 2415 Buchanan Street wins the $5 first prize in Amarillo weekly news tip contest for reporting a little Buffalo fish after the storm. The tale sparked debate on whether fish rained down and if Buffalo fish exist near Amarillo. Second prize goes to Joe Rogers for tip about a bombing plane en route to Britain landing with a flat tire while fire crews watched. Third prize to Miss Ruth Olson for her flood account near Adrian.
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J. L. Cooper
Buchanan Street
Amarillo
Mr. Cooper
Joe Rogers
van Buren Street
Britain
Ruth Olson
North Linwood Avenue
Crafton
Pennsylvania
Adrian
Oklahoma Adopts Pay-as-You-Go Budget Plan
Oklahoma begins a cash basis budget limiting spending to available funds with a $39 million start and a potential $17 million overdraft repaid over 15 years. Governor Leon C. Phillips pushes the plan amid a constitutional deficit ban.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Leon C. Phillips
National Association of State Auditors
Comptrollers and Treasurers
Roger Phelps
Alabama
Best Buys Highlight Amarillo Merchants
A dozen Amarillo business houses are featured on the Globe special page as Wednesday's Best Buys. Leaders from Levine's to C. R. Anthony highlight bargains in clothing jewelry furniture hardware groceries and more. The feature becomes a regular Tuesday Globe and Wednesday News addition for the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Globe
Levine's
The
Diamond Shop
J. W. Hill Furniture Company
J. C. Penney Company
Spicer's
C. M. Williams and Company
Zale's
Gorsion Style Shop
the Hollywood Shop
Amarillo Hardware Company
Furr Food Stores
C. R. Anthony and Company
Marriage Celebration Halts Divorce Case
In Huntington Indiana Judge Otto H Krieg recessed a divorce trial after a noisy street celebration outside the courtroom drew attention. Friends of a newly married couple serenaded them, interrupting the proceedings.
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Huntington
Ind
Otto H. Krieg
Supervisor Teams Open NYA Playgrounds in Anchorage
In Anchorage on July 14 the National Youth Administration opened supervised playgrounds with a supervisor and ten assistants. Twenty five children attended the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchorage
Alaska
National Youth Administration
How Senate Race Be Contested The How Of Senate Race Contest
Article discusses Senate authority over elections citing Article I. It notes the Senate can seat or unseat members with no court recourse. It mentions cases like Joe Bailey and O'Daniel, and describes mutilated ballots in Potter County with voters failing to mark all parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Nordyke
Senate
Jhus
Gerald Mann
Joe Bailey
Texas
Ree
Potter County
Fe. O’daniel
Skinnay Ennis Band Members Injured in Bus Crash
Thirteen members of Skinnay Ennis band were injured when their bus crashed into a pole on the way to Chicago. Ennis and singer Carmene were in another car and learned of the accident upon reaching Chicago. Musicians and bus driver were taken to Mercy Hospital with serious injuries.
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Gary, Ind
Skinnay Ennis
Chicago
Ennis
Carmene
Wire
Busiever
Mercy Hospital
Amarillo Partygoers Arrested for Early Confession
Fifteen Amarilloans celebrated too early and too loudly, with police reporting several arrests for drunkenness yesterday. Two women among the group remained jailed this morning as authorities processed the incident.
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Pripet Marshes
Rovno
Luck
Homer Leonard
House of Rep
Assell Stationery Company
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Mr. Collman
Brenda
Husband
J L. Cooper
Marilyn Owens
Lincoln Street
J. E. Campbell
Harrison Street
Porter Underwood, Jr
East 22Nd Avenue
Benny Lee Green
Garfield Street
O. H. Eastham
Arthur Street
Roy McCullough
Florida Street
A. Cayton
Harold Burnett
Madison Street
Myers
Travis Street
Dwight Newby
Board of Equalization
Phelps
Paper Today
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Navy
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