War in Pacific Reaches Difficult Stage for Japan
Allied gains press Japan on multiple fronts as Okinawa closes in and Luzon, Fujing suburbs, and Kyushu face air and ground assaults. Japanese losses mount while planners probe uncertain fate, with B 29s reconnoitering Japanese cities via Admiral Halsey's Third Fleet.
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Pearl Harbor
Tokyo
Okinawa
Kyushu
Japan
China
Fujing
William ‘Bull Halsey
Third Fleet
Kanoya
Kagoshima Bay
Nippon
Soviet Bloc: Britain Blocks 1943 Moscow Plan Talk
Pravda reports Britain blocked discussion at the Moscow 1943 conference of an American plan to create international machinery for the early liberation of the entire colonial world.
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Moscow
U.P
Pravda
Britain
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
Partly cloudy today through Saturday with little temperature change. West Texas partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Saturday. New Mexico fair this afternoon tonight and Saturday. Winds 20 to 30 mph mainly in the afternoon. Highs Saturday 85 to 95. Maximum 24 hours ending 6 30 am 95, low 57, noon 79.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Western Sheriff Tames Jap Balloon Parade Tale
A Western sheriff recounts chasing a Japanese balloon bomb that dragged him for 55 minutes across hills and a ravine before tying it down with FBI help. The incident joins balloons hitting Montana to Michigan as aircraft downed others and balloons burned out in remote areas.
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Hill and Dale
FBI
Miss Barbara Boxwell Crowned Queen at Christian College
Miss Barbara Boxwell daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard E Boxwell 901 Taylor Columbia Mo was crowned queen during commencement week at Christian College. A junior she will return to finish next fall at Christian College in Columbia.
Trial Plans Up in Air For Buddy Thompson
Buddy Thompson faces uncertainty over being brought back to Amarillo for murder arraignment in the slaying of City Detective Lem Savage. Federal authorities and Potter County District Attorney Jim Lumpkin dispute custody and trial procedures after Thompson’s Leavenworth transfer and prior federal sentencing for kidnapping and auto transportation.
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Buddy Thompson
Amarillo
Lem Savage
Thompson
47Th District
Leavenworth
U. S
James C. Wilson
Henry S. Bishop
Jim Lumpkin
U. S. Attorney General
47Th District Court
Federal
Kan
Lampe
Lumpkin
Thomp
Son
Bureau of Federal Prisons
Attorney General of
United States
Washington
Savage
Elbert Day
Santa Rosa
N. M
Betty Jim Shelton
Shelton
Earl Moore
Cleo Taylor
Day
Potter County
Lee Thompson
Photographs Live Forever Autry iStudio Ad
A compact ad for Autry iStudio at 116 E 4th promotes photographs that live forever with contact via phone 2 1922.
Latest Books at Russell Stationery Co Department
The listing highlights new titles at the Russell Stationery Co department store. Highlights include recent nonfiction and fiction releases, with emphasis on accessible paperbacks and campus reference guides. Availability appears limited by stock, with promotions announced for early buyers.
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Russell Stationery Co
Pantex and Amarillo Hit War Bond Quotas Amid Campaigns
Pantex Ordnance Plant reported surpassing its Seventh War Loan quota of 250000 dollars well before the deadline. Amarillo Army Air Field nears its 550000 dollar goal, with only 200000 left as May ends. Civic groups push Victory Bond Flight prizes for trips to Mexico City Hollywood and New York, while Rotarians and others boost bond sales. Voting certificates must be mailed or submitted at the Paramount Theater on purchase day.
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Pantex Ordnance Plant
H. F. McFarland, Jr
Pantex
Amarillo Army Air Field
Amarillo
American Business Club
Guy Saunders
Potter County War Finance Committee
Ben Ridgway
Jim Cole
Eighth Air Force
Victory
Air
Mexico City
Hollywood
New York
Braniff Airways
New York City
Transcontinental and
Western Air, Inc
Globe News
Inter-State Theaters
Paramount Theater
First Wheat Delivered in Claude Harvest
Claude R. Jones delivered the first 1945 harvest truckload of wheat to Claude. The wheat tested 58 pounds per bushel and brought $1.40 per bushel plus a premium from Weeks and Bagwell Elevator Co. The early load came from a field about 10 miles west of Claude yielding roughly 15 bushels per acre.
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Claude
Claude R. Jones
Weeks and Bagwell Elevator Company
Army Asked To Go Easy On its Sugar Buying
Rep Clinton P Anderson a Democrat from New Mexico and soon to be agriculture secretary urged the Army to stretch sugar purchases and push procurements into the future. He cited that armed forces and lend lease demands for June from a Texas refinery had more than doubled recently, draining the civilian sugar supply.
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Washington
U.P
Clinton P. Anderson
New Mexico
Texas
Anderson
Woman Questions Ceiling Price for Moving Husband
In Salt Lake City on June 8, Hugh L. Thomas of the OPA said a caller asked the ceiling price for digging up her husband and moving his body to another cemetery. She objected that $35 was too high and said it should be $15. Thomas noted the service lacked OPA regulation.
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Salt Lake City
Hugh L. Thomas
OPA
Thomas
Saw Japanese Prepare For War Back in 1938
CAL BRUMLEY reports T. J. Collins of Amarillo, a former merchant seaman and Texas AmVets leader, described Japanese industry, bomb shelters in Tokyo Yokohama and Kobe and claims Japs were digging trenches and reinforcing them with concrete and steel in 1938 and 1939. He noted polite conduct in Japan during his visits.
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Tokyo
Oshika
Kobe
Japan
T. J. Collins
Amarillo
Texas AmVets
Collins
Orient
South Pacific
China Sea
Yokohama
Big Three May Meet in Europe or Middle East
Diplomatic observers in London split whether the Big Three will convene between June 18 and July 4 in Europe or the Middle East. Truman says the meeting will occur within 40 days, possibly after the San Francisco Conference and before the British election.
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London
U.P
Europe
Middle East
Truman
Churchill
Stalin
Rayelin
Insurance Firm Neeley Greenhill Lowndes Ad
Neeley Greenhill Lowndes, an insurance, real estate and loans firm, advertises services under the Regal Co. umbrella with offerings in coverage, property loans and financial guidance.
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Neeley-Greenhill-Lowndes
Regal Co
Arab League warns of force in Levant as French troops recalled
Cairo reports the Arab League council bluntly tells France to withdraw troops from Syria and Lebanon immediately. It says measures to resist French aggression are in effect and blames France for killings and destruction in both countries while Syria, Lebanon push for evacuation. The communique accompanies France inviting a five power discussion in Washington. President Truman opposes such a Big Five meeting. Syria moves to sever ties with France.
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Cairo
Council of the Arab League
France
Levant
Syria
Lebanon
Britain
United States
Russia
China
Washington
Truman
Prance
Resignation of Capitol Hotel Manager Pellow Effective June 15
Ralph Pellow resigns as Capitol Hotel manager effective June 15. He has led the Capitol since last September after moving from Oklahoma City where he was resident manager of the Skirvin. A successor has not yet been named.
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Ralph Pellow
Capitol Hotel
Pellow
The
Capitol
Oklahoma City
Skirvin
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