Letter From Home to the Boys in Service
Globe News resume letter from home highlights June events in Amarillo area. Commencement at Amarillo High and Amarillo College, local weddings and engagements, WAAC and WAVES recruiting, military plane crash near Pampa, and War Bond golf tourney planned for June 11 12 and 13 with notable players. Also notes district crime, industry updates, and civic memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory Garden
Panhandle
Amarillo High
Amarillo College
Amarillo
Roy Snodgrass
First Christian Church
University of Texas
Khiva Shrine
Grandfield
Okla
Wichita Falls
John Sweeney
Eighth Avenue
Clyde Holtzclaw
Maxor
Clovis
Roy
Nellie Donald
St. Anthony's
San Jacinto
Walter Winchell
Army Induction Center
Miami
Fla
Civil Service
San Antonio
Pantex Ordnance
WAAC
WAVE
Jessie W. Gardner
Ann Markusich
WAACS
Elizabeth Heuscher
Yeoman
Heuscher
WAVES
Pampa Army Air Field
Marine Corps
Donald Stephenson
Genie Harrison
Mary Clark
Dumas
Joe FE. Smith
Georgina Waghorn
Amarillo General Hospital
Cyril John Wink
Billie Woods
Ed Vogt
Helen Ruth Reeves
William Douglas Keeting
Washington, D. C
W. M. Blair
Mary Glovier
Jeannette Donaldson
Ensign Palmer Quarles, Jr
Sam Fenburg
Ross Rogers
John Olver
Jimmie Moore
Fort Worth
H. D. Nelson
Lyle Pemberton, Jr
Nelson
Sim Kelly
J. L. Carter
al Warner
Stanley Mauldin
Longhorns
Texas University
Washington Redskins
Stanley
U. S. Army Air Corps
Oklahoma City University
Lon D. Marrs
Auburn
Marrs
Municipal Auditorium
Polk Street
Globe News
Italian Army Chief Relieved and Promoted to Army Group
Gen. Ezio Rosi, chief of staff of the Italian army, was relieved of his post today and named commander of an army group in a Rome dispatch reported by Berlin radio. The move follows a reshuffle announced by authorities amid organizational changes.
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Associated Press
Ezio Rosi
Berlin
Rome
Moscow
Hitler
Kuban
Caucasus
Smolensk
Henry Ford Takes Over Son's Office
Henry Ford becomes president of the Ford Motor Company taking over the office left vacant by his son Edsell who died as a Navy flier. The transition follows a House vote on a pay as you go tax plan with assurances from President Roosevelt about signing. The report notes shipping and wartime bond details tied to the Ford family.
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House
Roosevelt
Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Edsell
Bryant Ford
Pantex Cuts Production to One Line Amid Bomb Changes
The Pantex Ordnance Plant reduced staff by 168 as bomb loading switched to a simpler mix eliminating ammonium nitrate. Officials say the shift frees manpower, speeds schedules, and improves ammunition quality while workers could rejoin via the U S Employment Service.
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Pantex
Pantex Certain-feed Products Corporation
United States Employment Service
Pantex Certain-feeh Corporation
America
James F. Byrnes
War Mobilization
Spartanburg
S. C
Dortmund
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Ordnance Department
Davies Arrives in Fairbanks From Moscow With Roosevelt Message
Joseph E. Davies reached Fairbanks today after delivering a secret Roosevelt message to Soviet Premier Stalin in Moscow. He said he discussed the military situation with Stalin and other leaders, finding them confident but not aggressive.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Joseph FE. Davies
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Roosevelt
Davies
Stalin
Amarillo Area Weather Turns With Strong Winds
Weather across Amarillo and surrounding West Texas and New Mexico shows little temperature change today tonight and into Wednesday. North winds remain fresh to occasionally strong over the Panhandle and South Plains this afternoon with a slight cool breeze tonight. Temperatures hold near today’s noon reading of 99 degrees in Amarillo.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Senator Costas Campaigns on Prudent Neutrality Policy
Buenos Aires reports Senator Robustiano Patron Costas, an administration candidate for president, will campaign in September on a platform supporting continuation of President Ramon 8 Castillo policy of prudent neutrality.
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Robustiano Patron Costas
Ramon 8
Castillo
Fleet at Gibraltar Triggers Invasion Talk Across War Fronts
Reports from La Linea say three aircraft carriers three battleships and multiple cruisers and destroyers left Gibraltar amid war rumors. Allied air strikes hit Foggia and Mediterranean targets while German and Italian broadcasts push invasion chatter and sharp aerial raids continue on the European theater.
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Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Associated Press
la Linea
Atlantic
the Rock
Europe
Rome
Foggia
Middle East
Aegean Sea
Greece
Britain
English Channel
France
Low Countries
Hitler
European
London
Delightful New Zealander Bathie Stuart on Visit
Bathie Stuart a New Zealand government goodwill representative visited Amarillo en route to Dallas from Oklahoma City traveling barefoot with one pair of shoes. She touted New Zealand wartime contributions and ties to American servicemen noting marriages and notable founders and enjoying a favored U S city.
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Evelyn Boyd
Bathie Stuart
Oklahoma City
Amarillo
Dallas
Olive Childers
Palo Duro Club
Bathie
Crofton Ambers
New Zealand
United States
British Commonwealth
Solomons
New York
Mrs. Childers
California
Texas
Two Army Cadets Die in Pampa Plane Crash
Two Army aviation cadets were killed instantly around 3 AM two miles from the Pampa Army Air Field during a training flight. The crash cause is under Army Board of Investigation. Names will be released after next of kin is notified. The cadets flew a twin engine bomber trainer.
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Army Aviation
Pampa Army Air Field
Army Board of Investigation
French Factions Clash in Early War Leadership
In Algiers on June 1 rumors circulated that disagreements plagued the one day old executive committee led by General Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud. The body met for a long session with no official statement. A reliable informant noted dueling views on De Gaulle’s push to replace “unworthy” North African officials.
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Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
Weather forecast notes cooler day with dry air
The bureau says today and tonight will feel cooler with little moisture. Winds will be moderate to fresh. Yesterday’s high reached 90 and the morning low was 60.
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Bureau
French Fleet Joins Allies as Tunis Falls Day
London dispatch reports Algiers radio stating the French naval squadron at Alexandria joined Gen. Henri Giraud on the day Tunis fell in May. The report ties the defection to a key turning event in North Africa.
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Tunis
London
Algiers
Alexandria
Henri Giraud
Rumania Balks at German Demands for More Troops
Ankara reports a sharp clash between Germany and Rumania over requests for heavier Romanian troop sacrifices on the Russian front and extra food contributions. Romanians fear Germany may lose the war, despite pressure from Baron von Killinder and the German mission to deploy a third expeditionary force as Russia masss launches a possible major offensive.
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Ankara
Turkey
Germany
Rumania
Romania
Baron Manfred von Killinger
Russia
Resourceful WAAC Salutes Gowen Field Major
A bundle laden WAAC awkwardly saluted a Gowen Field major. He chided her about the results. She thrust the parcels into the major's arms, saluted sharply, then vanished with her bundles.
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Boise
Idaho
WAAC
Nervous Collapse Delays Jack Dempsey Divorce Trial
The trial of Jack Dempsey and Hannah Williams was postponed in White Plains New York as Mrs Dempsey failed to appear due to a complete nervous collapse. The court was informed by her attorney that she was unable to proceed.
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White Plains
N. Y
Jack Dempsey
Hannah Williams
Imagine What a Tribe of Elmers Would Be Like
A World War II era dispatch notes Elmer Lomas a volunteer hero from Mission Indians of California. He repeatedly braved patrols to relay information to his American unit, returning for more missions. Officers praise his eagerness to fight and wonder what many Elmers could have done. A separate note mentions Marin county’s first adobe house built by an Indian chief who learned brickmaking from Spanish explorers.
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Massacre Bay
Attu Island
California
Elmer Lomas
Elmer
San Francisco
Marin County
China Wins at Chungking in Major Allied Victory
General Hsueh Yueh leads Chinese forces to rout five Japanese divisions near Ichang and Chungking with air support noted. Reported casualties reach thousands as Allied planes fly over difficult mountain terrain.
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Chungking
Hsueh Yueh
Free China
Ichang
Yangtze River
Hgh
Yangtze
Local Fisherman Catches 32 Pound Catfish Near Carrizo Springs
B M Taliaferro of 1499 North East Eighth Street reportedly netted a 32 pound catfish in Lake Espentosa near Carrizo Springs last week. The Carrizo Springs Javelin questions the claim noting he lives far from natural fishing waters. Publisher acknowledgments and regional setting accompany the report.
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B. M. Taliaferro
Eighth Street
Lake Espentosa
Carrizo Springs
Javelin
Ww. J
J. W. Baldwin
Panhandle
Winter Garden
Rio Grande
Taliaferro
Panitex
Lloyd Taliaferro
Army begins scrapping mission in Panhandle zone
Sixty soldiers, 13 trucks, cranes and torches depart Amarillo Army Air Field to salvage scrap on farms in Potter County and nearby areas. They offer parts in exchange for scrap metal and promise every pound will aid the war effort.
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Panhandle
Amarillo Army Air Field
Potter County
Eight Belgians Executed by Nazi Occupation
The Belgian news agency reports eight Belgians were executed by German authorities for secretly organizing attacks on Nazis and sabotaging military targets. In Burma, British forces in upper Burma claim heavy Japanese losses in the Chin Hills near the Burma India frontier.
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London
New Delhi
Upper Burma
Chin Hills
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Son
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War Man Power Commission
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Chamber of Deputies
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Lewis
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
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Ohio
Tom Starks
District
Starks
Kentucky
Harlan
International Harvester
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Progressive Miners of América
Prudent Neutrality
Buenos Aires
Ain
James H. Doolittle
U. S
Italy
Sicily
Sardinia
Pantelleria
Donets
Leth
John Mayrard Lbr. Co
W. 5Th
New
Tobruk
Miss Stuart
Graham Stuart Ambers
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Pampa
China
Army
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