Generals And GIs Return Home In New York Welcome
On June 4 New York celebrated hero day as nearly 11 000 GIs and ten generals returned from Europe. Generals Bradley Spaatz Huebner and Quesada arrived by air or ship after a fogbound convoy near disaster. Bradley announced plans to go to Japan while Spaatz praised airpower and claimed Germany was destroyed.
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New York
U.P
Europe
Omar Nelson Bradley
12Th Army Group
Sarl (Tovey) Spaatz
U. S. Strategic Air Forces
Spaatz
Washington
Bradley
Japan
Clarence Huebner
5Th Army Corps
Elwood R. Quesada
9Th U. S. Tactical Command
Ha Waii
la Guardia Field
Leland S. Hobbs
Harry W. Weeste
Chester B. Hansen
Robert F. Braun
Maxwell D. Taylor
101St Airborne Division
Anthony €. McAuliffe
101St
Bastogne
Paul I. Williams
Troop Carrier Command
John Paw Doyle
1St Tactical Air Force
42Nd Wing
Flying Fortress
Philadelphia
West Point
Military Academy
Eisenhower
Moberly
Bunting
British Move for Levant Control Sparks Paris Rift
French government sources in Paris say Britain seeks total Levant control and has taken over interior censorship and likely outgoing cables. Paris protests Churchills's Levant role while Gen de Gaulle accuses Britain of stoking trouble. Beyrouth reports claim British forces move French civilians and soldiers to isolated camps to curb bloodshed.
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London
Paris
Levant
Churchill
Charles de Gaulle
Beyrouth
Syria
Fleets of 1,000 B-29s To Hit Japan Soon
Washington June 4 Col Albert L Warner chief of the war intelligence division says B 29 superfortresses may be massed in 1000 plane fleets and larger. Speaking on the Army Hour Warner noted the growth from a year ago when a handful of planes began the first strikes to over 500 planes now and predicted the number will double.
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Washington
Albert L. Warner
War Intelligence Division
Army
Bureau of Public Relations
Army Hour
Warner
Weather snapshot Amarillo and West Texas area
Partly cloudy this afternoon to night and Tuesday with little temperature change. West Texas shows partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday. New Mexico expects widely scattered afternoon thunderstorms over northern mountains, otherwise fair with no major temperature shift. Highs Tuesday range 75 to 80 north, 90 to 95 south. 24 hour readings: high 82, low 58, noon 61.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Oak flooring in all grades offered by Maynard Lumber Co
Oak flooring in all grades is advertised at Maynard Lumber Co located at 3800 West South. The notice invites customers to view the selection and inquire about pricing and availability.
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Maynard Lbr. Co
Death by own action balloons threaten U S with high altitude threat
Tokyo officials claim Japan will launch death by own action balloon attacks once experiments yield results. Nakajima criticizes U S disclosure of damage but notes balloons reportedly reach the United States after about 100 hours from 45 000 feet. Admiral Halsey taunts Japan to launch a do or die attack and vows readiness as navy high command shifts to buildup.
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Tokyo
Nakajima
United States
Japan
William F. (Bull) Halsey
Halsey calls Kamikazes nuisance amid Okinawa battles
Admiral Halsey criticizes Japanese Kamikaze attacks as a nuisance while Third Fleet bombers strike Kyushu and Okinawa areas. Reports say 36 enemy planes were damaged or destroyed Saturday despite poor weather. Tokyo claims losses and a separate Kyushu raid found few targets with several planes shot down. Long range Navy strikes from Iwo contributed to the day’s destruction.
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Halsey
Okinawa
Japan
Kyushu
Tokyo
Suberican
Iwo
Rain and hail disrupt Panhandle drought relief efforts
Rain fell last night across the Panhandle and South Plains but was largely insufficient to ease severe drought. Dumas reported 1.10 inches while Follett saw 1.55 inches Saturday night. Dalhart and Clarendon barely measured. Hail damaged crops near Perryton Booker and west of Amarillo with losses reported by farmers including John Longhoofer of Gaylord. Weatherman Winburn noted wheat and row crops may gain little, though some relief for range remains possible.
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Panhandle
South Plains
U.S. Weather Bureau
English Field
Dumas
Pampa
Follett
Perryton-Booker
Amarillo
Canadian
H. ©. Winburn
Booker
John Longhoofer
Gaylord
Carl Hunter
Harold Humer
Huntoon
Civic Groups In Bond Push In Amarillo Week of War Bonds
Amarillo civic clubs open Bond Week with programs to sell Series E War Bonds. Kiwanis led with Brig Gen Carl W Connell praising bond dollars for Army and Navy in the Pacific. Lions plan overseas war stories from returnees Staff Sgt Bern Ridgway and Sgt Jim Cole, with Capt Eugene H Judd introducing speakers. Nominations for Victory Bond Flight end Wednesday, with prizes including trips to Mexico City Hollywood and New York. War bond sales at the post office totaled 109106 for May, down from 112581 in April.
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Amarillo
Kiwanis Club
Carl W. Connell
Amarillo Army Air Field
Avriouicd Pruuitind Tlue
Lions Club
Bern Ridgway
Alva
Okla
20Th Air Force
Amarillo Field
China- Burma-India
Ridgway
Jim Cole
San Francisco
Cal
England
Biehin Air Force
Germany
Italy
Russia
Eugene H. Judd
BE. A. Simpson
G. Cc. Ordway
Europe
The
Globe News
Mexico City
Holywood
New York
Braniff Airways
Hollywood
New York City
Transcontinental
Western Air, Inc
Nazis Invasion Plan Revealed by German Officers
High Nazi staffers disclosed to Allied authorities the abortive 1940 Channel invasion plan. They cite Hitler’s orders for a June 16 cross-Channel push, why Luftwaffe losses prevented success, and Brauchitsch’s view that the navy could not sustain a full invasion, leaving Britain to seek surrender.
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Joseph W. Grigg
Wiesbaden
Germany
England
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Hitler
Russia
United Press
Tuehrer
Navi General Staff
France
RAF
Berlin
War Office
Ewald Banse
London
Kent
Essex
Wash
Bristol
Midlands
Dunkerque
Fuehrer
Europe
Walter von Brauchitsch
Royal Navy
von Brauchitsch
Luftwaffe
Grew Urges Compulsory Peacetime Military Training
Acting Secretary Joseph C. Grew told the House postwar military committee that the United States should require a year of peacetime training for youths. He argued military preparedness deters aggression and cited lessons from Pearl Harbor as reason to act now.
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Washington
State Department
United States
World Security Organization
Joseph C. Grew
Department
House
Woodrum
Virginia
Grew
America
Japan
Chinese Near Liuchow Close as Forces Advance in China
Chinese forces push toward Liuchow within 28 miles as Chiang Kai-shek’s armies close near Shaoyang, with Tsinkong falling and Japanese withdrawals noted. Lt. Gen. Wedemeyer announces two U S Army ground units, the 475th Infantry Regiment and 124th Cavalry, have arrived in China to bolster command and coordination.
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Chungking
Liuchow
U.S
Kwangsi Province
High Command
Hunan
Chiang Kai-shek
Shaoyang
Paoching
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Tsinkong
Chienkiang
Claire L. Chennault
Albert C. Wedemeyer
China
475Th Infantry Regiment
124Th Cavalry Regiment
Robert McClure
American Troops Join British in Norway Advance
The U S 474th Infantry regiment arrives from England to join British forces in occupying Norway and disarming over 400000 Germans. The unit includes the 99th Battalion of Norwegian Americans who mostly speak Norwegian and have Norwegian ties. They will be stationed in Oslo.
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Oslo
U. S
474Th Infantry
England
Norway
Russians Reported to Kill Hostages in Berlin Uprising
London dispatch says the Soviet forces executed 50 Nazi hostages after a Berlin uprising. Finnish radio adds 30 Nazis were killed in clashes across several Berlin districts, with authorities also targeting Germans responsible for the outbreak. Dr. Arthur Werner had warned Berliners that 50 Germans would be executed for each act of violence against the Russians.
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London
Berlin
Red Army
Arthur Werner
W. J. Morris Insurance and Real Estate Agency
W J Morris Insurance and Real Estate firm details likely describe services offered by W J Morris representing Insurance Dia and E A Regan Co with real estate and loans. The fragment suggests a local business directory item naming agencies and scope.
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W. J. Morris
Insurance Dia
E.A Rega! Co
News Tip Prize Won By Pat Higgins
Pat Higgins wins the News Tip Prize with a tip about a cat killing itself by running into a fire hazard, earning $5. The story also notes Mrs. Ray C. Jonas wins £3 for finding a baby Mallard duck, and Inez Thurman gets $2 for a tip about Gene Lockhart in town. Numerous names listed as other tip callers.
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Pat Higgins
Broadmoor
Hvarant
Ray C. Jonas
Arch Terrace
Inez Thurman
Boyer
Gene Lockhart
Clifton Sapp
North Lincoln
John Kendal
H. S. Puller
Lincoln
J. W. Thibodeaux
Americans Reach Southern Okinawa Shore Amid Heavy Rain
American infantrymen pushed two miles through mud to Okinawa's southeastern shore sealing off Chinen Peninsula. Maj. Gen. Archibald W. Arnold's Seventh Army Division drove into Chinen Peninsula as Japanese forces offered scattered resistance and civilians nearby complicated operations.
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Guam
Okinawa
Chinen
Japan
Tokyo
U. S
Archibald W. Arnold
Seventh Army
Chinen Peninsula
Victor Adding Machines Repaired by Russell Stationery Co
Victor adding machines of all makes are repaired by Russell Stationery Co. The note indicates complete service for diverse models and brands at the shop. Russell Stationery Co remains a local supplier and repairer for business machines and office equipment.
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Victor
Russell Stationery Co
Manz Rescues Unexploded Shell Near Davao
Corporal Roger F. Manz of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania with the 24th Division near Findanao Davao recalls grabbing a hot mortar shell that had caromed off his foxhole and tossing it out before a massive explosion. He quips that everyone is wrong sometimes as he recovers.
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Davao
Findanao
Roger F. Manz
Pittsburgh
Manz
Photographs Live Forever Autry Studio Ad
Advertisement for Autry Studio at 116 East 4th Street promoting photography services with the tag Photographs Live Forever and the telephone number 2-1922.
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Autry
E. 4Th
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