Pulse Feeler and Get Em Yawns Baffle Amarillo Residents
A local survey in Amarillo finds most people unable to resist yawning when others yawn. Respondents including Mrs. Joe Harding and Margie Lee White attribute yawning to dull company, lack of sleep, or a reaction to sleepy scenes.
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Feeler
Amarillo
Margie Lee White
Ray C. Johnson
Johnny Caraway
Navy
Vaunceil Bright
Warehouse For Man
Harvey Southworth
George Ordway
Betty JO Horne
Allied push nears Rome as forces seize towns in Italian campaign
Allied troops, advancing on multiple axes toward Rome, report gains around Velletri and Mount Peschio Ridge in the Alban Hills while capturing Frosinone and Sora. British and American units press along Highway 6, with Kesserrat's defenders withdrawing toward Valmontone and Avezano as French detachments contact rear guards.
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Velletri
Eighth Army
Via Casilina
Frosinone
Rome
Edward Kenedy
Mount Peschio
Alban Hills
Lake of Nemi
Saint Peter
Fifth Army
Valnontone
Tyrrhenian
Lanuvio
Fossa di Campoleone
Arden
Stimson Says Decisive Action Is At Hand In War U S
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson announces that 3 657 000 U S Army soldiers are overseas and that the period of decisive action is at hand He says air and service forces overseas are nearly complete and ground forces are moving abroad toward a peak in a defined staff plan.
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Washington
Henry L. Stimson
Stimson
United States Army Air Forces
Army Service
United States Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army Air Forces
AAF
United States
Panhandle Bankers Gather In Amarillo For Forty-Second Convention
The Panhandle Bankers Association holds its fortieth annual meeting at the Amarillo Hotel with presidents of Amarillo National American National and First National banks to welcome attendees. Officials, including J. O. Gillham, head the roster as the convention draws bankers from across the country on Jefferson Davis birthday.
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Amarillo
Charles Ware
Amarillo National
Howard Paul
American National
Virgil Patterson
First National
Clearing House Association
The
Panhandle Bankers Association
Jefferson Davis
Association
Southwest
J. O. Gillham
Brownfield State Bank
Texas Bankers’ Association
Bob Thornton
Dallas
Jeff Williams
Oklahoma
Clearing House Association For Wives of Delegates
Hail Damage Spreads Across Panhandle Three Mile Wide
J B Latham of the Panhandle Mutual Hail Association cites sparse insured crops after heavy rain and hail. The storm covered three miles west of Groom to 15 miles northeast into Gray County with small hail and minor crop damage. Additional hail hit Friona Bovina Perryton and Canadian as rain and warmer weather followed.
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J. B. Latham
The
Panhandle Mutual Hail Association
Amarillo
Groom
Gray County
Victory Gardens
Panhandle
Friona
Bovina
Perryton
Canadian
Here
U. S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Clarendon
Forrest
Pampa
Shamrock
Claude
Adrian
Hereford
Dumas
Spearman
Canyon
Alec Templeton Concert Tickets Sell Quickly
Mrs. Howard Lynch of the Philharmonic Orchestra Association reports tickets for the Alec Templeton concert are moving fast. The event is Sunday afternoon at 4 in the Municipal Auditorium with tickets at 4.40 for lower floor 3.30 balcony and 2.20 for students and children. Members exchange cards for seats. non members may buy a limited number at the same prices.
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Howard Lynch
Philharmonic Orchestra Association
Alec Templeton
Municipal Auditorium
Southwestern Public Service Company
Washout Delays War Labor Board Hearing in Amarillo
A railroad washout south of Memphis delayed the War Labor Board hearing in Amarillo on the Shamrock Oil and Gas and Oil Workers International Union wage dispute. Dr. Justin F. Kimball, head of the regional panel, was stranded en route and the session was postponed until his arrival this afternoon.
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Memphis
War Labor Board
Shamrock Oil and Gas Corporation
Amarillo
Justin F. Kimball
Dallas
Labor Board
Fort Worth
Denver
Fac
Kimball
Shamrock Oil
G Corporation
Oil Worke International Union
CIO
Kimb
Childres
Newlin
Estelle
Weather Update for West Texas Tonight and Friday
Partly cloudy and warmer conditions expected tonight and Friday in West Texas. Dozens of scattered clouds may form with isolated showers possible Friday afternoon. Highs around 87, lows near 79, with atmospheric instability noted.
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West Texas
Ernoon
FEPC Rejects Dallas News Race Hiring Complaint
The FEPC dismissed a complaint over a Dallas News want ad seeking a Negro man for a job. It ruled the agency lacks jurisdiction over newspapers and that the order covers war industries only. The News demanded authority to challenge racial segregation in private industry.
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Dallas News
Dallas
Roosevelt
Committee On Fair Employment Practices
FEPC
Washington
Leonard M. Brin
Committee To War Industries
Malcolm Ross
United Supreme Court
Japan’s China offensive nears four-front expansion
Allied air bases dominate the Chinese coast as Japan masss forces in Indo China and Honan for a potential push toward Kunming and Chung king. CACW pilots report air superiority between the Yetow and Yangtze rivers while Japanese moves threaten Changsha and the Hankow Canton line.
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J. B. Krueger
Associated Press
Japan
China
Changsha
Hankow-Canton
Chungking
Yellow River
Henan
Claire L. Chennault
Clyde A. Farnsworth
CACW
Honan
Invasion Weather Falls on Dover Straits
Mist blankets the Straits of Dover with low cloud and poor visibility. A falling barometer signals unsettled outlook as a light southwesterly wind ruffles the sea. Temperature 55 at 9 AM. High tides at Dover and Calais at 9:12 AM and 9:37 PM.
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London
Straits of Dover
Dover
Calais
Casualties Reported by U S Forces in Italy to May 27
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson said American forces in Italy suffered 55 150 casualties since landing last September through May 27. The total includes 9 686 killed 36 910 wounded and 8 554 missing as the current drive continued.
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Washington
Henry L. Stimson
Italy
Reds Halt Nazi Push Near Iasi in Romania
London reports a Soviet communique says German forces suffered thousands of casualties with no territorial gain as Red troops repelled tank and infantry assaults north of Iasi. Moscow claims 122 German tanks and 164 enemy planes were destroyed in two days, ending a six week lull.
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London
Iasi
Romania
Moscow
Berlin
Big Force In Africa From Berlin Report
Berlin radio claimed 15 Allied divisions including 5 tanks massed in French North Africa for a southern France push linked to Eisenhower’s invasion of western Europe. Moroccan and Algerian units were said to be involved and Corsica could serve as an invasion springboard with Italy’s Riviera a possible objective. The report noted extensive Allied plans. The second item reports Congress approving 1.104 billion dollars for labor, FSA, War Manpower for the coming fiscal year.
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London
Berlin
French North Africa
France
DNB
Eisenhower
Europe
Corsica
Italian Riviera
Allied bomber offensive resumes over Nazi Europe
Allied bombers and fighters press the offensive as weather improves over the channel. RAF heavy raids hit Trappes Saumur Tergnier while U S raids target Hamman Schwerte and Osnabruck rail yards. Antwerp is reported bombed with expected high casualties.
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London
Europe
Channel
Boulogne-Dieppe
Paris
Antwerp
United States
Germany
Hamman Schwerte
Osnabruck
Leas
RAF
Trappes
Saumur
Nantes
Tours
Loire
Tergnier
St. Quentin
Cologne
Air Ministry
Airline Plan Decision Due in Amarillo Meeting
A proposed airline corporation to serve the Amarillo trade territory is to be decided at a 3 PM meeting at the Herring Hotel. Beck Epperson chairs the arrangements committee. Col E A Simpson leads the study group. The plan envisions five routes from Amarillo with initial capital of 100,000 and filings planned with the Civil Aeronautics Board.
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Amarillo
Herring Hotel
Beck Epperson
Col. E. A. Simpson
Charles E. Beard
Braniff Airways
Soma City
Braniff
Civil Aeronautics Board
New Mexico Es
Robert Houck
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Saint John Lateran
Kennedy
Albert Kesselring
Valmontone
Highway 6
Avezzano
Sora
Avez
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Amarillo Hotel
Dorothy Cearley Snelson
Buchanan Street
Dorothy Snelson
Sid Harper
McLean
Borger
Cap Crawford
Fain Ranch
Eddie
Fortenberry
Snelson
Clarendon Baptist Church
Clarendon Cemetery
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Yangtze Rivers
Farnsworth
Airforce and
Chester W. Nimitz
Burma
Mogaung
Malakawng
Myitkyina
Joseph Stilwell
Douglas MacArthur
U. S
Philippines
Central Pacific
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Tokyo
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Biak Island
Dutch New Guinea
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Russell Stationery Company
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