Shortage of Men at Railroad Brotherhood Auxiliary Meet
The Amarillo convention faces a male shortage with more than half of 233 delegates registered by noon being women. The event attracts delegates from Texas and neighboring states with A F Whitney and other officials arriving to lead proceedings and tomorrow's program featuring a banquet and a museum visit. The overall gathering runs through tomorrow with registration climbing toward 300.
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Railroad Brotherhood and Auxiliary
Amarillo
Texas
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Colorado
Louisiana
New Mexico
Arkansas
Arizona
Kansas
California
Ohio
Clara Bradley
Columbus
Mary Gorman
Fresno
A. F. Whitney
Cleveland
San Antonio
Bonham
John Snider
Cathedral Hall
Canyon
Panhandle Plains Historical Museum
Whitney
Crystal Ball
Herring Hotel
Congressional Leaders Back Roosevelt Address on Italy Stab
Washington June 11 Congress approved President Roosevelt's Charlottesville talk condemning Mussolini's action in Italy. Senate and House leaders urged remaining in session and warned against American entry into war while praising the president's stance. Several senators called Mussolini's betrayal the most perfidious of the era.
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Italy
Washington
Roosevelt
Charlottesville
Congress
Key Pittman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
William H. King
Utah
Mussolini
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
Sen
Carl A. Hatch
Pointed Advisory Commission
Strategic Minerals
Oil Aeronautics Authority
Army
Hemisphere
Continental
United States
House
Navy
White House
The
Corpus Christi
Texas
Amarillo Jaycees to Guest Sessessere Junior Chamber
Amarillo Jaycees plan a Washington visit as guests of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Sam Davis leads the delegation with Binford Arney, state president, and local firms and cattlemen contribute to support the trip and barbecue.
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Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
War literature and songs echo World War I memories
The piece reflects on Erich Maria Remarque and All Quiet on the Western Front as a leading war account while noting German penalties on possession of the book. It mentions films like Seventh Heaven and The Big Parade and songs such as Tip Tipperary and Over There, along with wartime nursery rhymes about Kaiser Bill.
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Amarillo
Sixth Avenue
Tenth Avenue
Will Rogers
Veterans’ Hospital
Erich Maria Remarque
Germany
Remarque
Tipperary
R. E. Lee
Kaiser Bill
France
Amarillo Delegation Sets Barbecue Trip to Washington
The Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce Barbecue Brigade heads for Washington with Rep Luther Johnson and other Texas legislators aiding the AMA event. Charley Lowe leads the party with mountain strawberries and Panhandle cattle carload for the national convention barbecue on June 20.
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Amarillo
Ben Carlton Mead
I. M Holt
Francis Padgett
O. C. Jones
Paris War Front Divisions Hold Line on Seine Left Flank
Dispatches report General Weygand's forces checking German advances on the French left flank as deep incursions across the Seine near Paris prompt grim reflection on the city's peril and the heavy responsibility carried by its defenders.
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Maxime Weygand
Seine
Defense fund hires boost defense outlay request
The House appropriations committee approved an extra 1.706 billion dollar outlay for national defense to prepare the country for imminent needs. This allocation aims to strengthen defense programs and related facilities across federal agencies.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt speech sparks Italian worries as U.S. backs Allies
Rome reports that Italian leaders view President Roosevelt’s Charlottesville address as the gravest rebuke from a non hostile power. He called Italy’s war entry a dagger thrust and promised material aid to the Allies, signaling likely U.S. escalation in wartime support.
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Rome
U.P
Roosevelt
Charlottesville
Italy
United States
Mr. Roosevelt
Italian consul Ortolani and family comment on wartime looting
Fort Worth reports Ortolani, Italian consul for 20 years, and his British wife discuss war reactions including a bomb remark about Mussolini. In London Attlee praises Roosevelt's aid guaranteeing Allied victory. Balkans monitor call reserves as Greece mobilizes and Turkey rumors threaten wider conflict.
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Fort Worth
Ortolani
United States Army Reserve
Mussolini
Budapest
U.P
Balkans
Exchange Telegraph
Athens
Greece
Turkey
Bakan Peninsula
Turkey Awaits Russia On Mutual Aid Treaty
Ankara officials say Soviet Russia holds the key to Turkey fulfilling its mutual assistance pact with Britain and France. The cabinet met through the afternoon and its position depends on a response from Moscow.
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Ankara
Turkey
Russia
Great Britain
France
Entry of Italy in European War May Draw U S Inward
Congressional sources said the entry of Italy in the European war might force the United States to enter the conflict. Political leaders predicted such a step would place Mexico in a delicate position.
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Mexico City
Italy
United States
Mexico
FDR asks Red Cross fund for Europe relief
President Roosevelt sent a letter to Congress requesting 50 million dollars for Red Cross refugee relief in Europe. The funds may aid surplus food purchases. The message goes to Vice President Garner and Speaker Bankhead after a speech promising expanded U S support to the Allies. In London four Italian correspondents were detained by police amid raids. The Union of South Africa declared war on Italy.
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London
Roosevelt
United States
Germany
Clement R. Attlee
House of Commons
Atlantic
Attlee
Italy
America
Europe
Washington
Congress
Red Cross
Garner
Bankhead
Stephen Early
Union of South Africa
Dominions and Colonial Office
Hull says Italy entry would be one of greatest human tragedies
Secretary of State Cordell Hull informed the Italian ambassador that Italy's entry into the war would be considered one of the greatest of human tragedies in his deliberate judgment.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Italy
Poets and War Echo in Edged Fields of France
The article recalls WWI sacrifices with Rupert Brooke lines and Joyce Kilmer as emblematic figures. It notes Kilmer died near Ourcq, France on July 30, 1918 and honors a Yankee unit buried after a shell strike. It hints at enduring postwar literature.
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England
Joyce Kilmer
Kilmer
Ourcq
France
Texas Members Accept Invitation to Barbecue Event
Rep. Albert Thomas and other Texas lawmakers express willingness to attend and assist with a barbecue meal and entertainment, joining the delegation in serving and welcoming attendees.
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Albert Thomas
Texas
Paul J. Kilday
George Mahon
R. E. Thomason
Milton West
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