Vatican Peace Effort Revealed in Papal Mussolini Letters
A Vatican pamphlet released in June 1940 details Pope Pius XII pleading with Benito Mussolini to keep Italy out of war. It notes Mussolini’s reply that Italy would enter if needed for honor and future interests, and cites German and Italian officials urging neutrality.
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Vatican City
Pius
Galeazzo Ciano
Italy
Britain
France
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Germany
Luigi Cardinal Maglione
U. S
Sumner Welles
Holy See
Vatican
Dino Alfieri
Mussolini
Jaycees Honor Miss Morrow at Amarillo Luncheon
Amarillo Jaycees honored Miss Geneva Morrow, the club sweet heart, at a Capitol Hotel luncheon. She will move Saturday with her parents to Vancouver Washington to work in a bank and study music in Portland Oregon after visiting her Navy brother in San Diego.
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Amarillo
Ore
Jaycees
Miss Morrow
R. L. Bobley
Amarillo High School
American National Bank
American Association
State of Stene Imposed In Bogota Riot After Appeal
The State Court of Criminal Appeals decision overturning a two year sentence for Herbert J. Friemel of Deaf Smith County in a cattle theft case has prompted a rehearing motion. Defense counsel secured the successful appeal last month.
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State Court of Criminal Appeals
Herbert J. Friemel
Deaf Smith County
Panhandle men freed from Nazi war prisons
The Office of War Information lists Panhandle service members released from German camps. Sgt. Anoy J. Carter of Childress, Pfc. Wallace N. Cooper of Lamesa, Pvt. William A. Stewart of Floydada, and Flight Officer L. C. Tipton of Kress are named among the liberated prisoners.
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Office of War Information
Panhandle
Anoy J. Carter
Childress
Wallace N. Cooper
Lamesa
William A. Stewart
Floydada
L. C. Tipton
Kress
New State Witnesses In Wellman Trial
Testimony in the trial of Bit Wellman charged with an attempted criminal assault on a young Amarillo woman enters its third day with the state presenting new witnesses. Defense witnesses were on the stand all day yesterday.
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Bit Wellman
Western Party For Soldiers brings cowboy fun to USO lawn
The Western Party For Soldiers at the Auditorium USO on Saturday at 8 30 p m features a duck wagon cowboy band horse riding and western stories. Eight Amarillo civic clubs join in roped off sixth avenue between Buchanan and Lincoln for a western night with outfits aid by Optimist American Business Club Kiwanis Rotary Lions and more. The Vega Cowboy Band John McCarty Will Rogers Range Riders and an Amarillo Army Air Field orchestra provide music while red beans sourdough and coffee are served from a chuck wagon.
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USO
Lincoln
Amarillo
USC
Optimist
Harry Houston
American Business Club
Bob Haley
North
Amarillo Kiwanis
Orin Todd
San Jacinto Kiwanis
Roy Barnes
Bill Gilstrap
Rotary
John Kenyon
Lions
Wallace Hazlewood
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jimmy Gorrell
Vega Cowboy Band
John McCarty
Will Rogers
Amarillo Army Air Field
Two Texas Congressmen Back Poll Tax Elimination
Washington June 13 Representatives Thomas and Thomason were the Texas members who voted to outlaw poll tax as a prerequisite for federal elections. The House passed the measure 118 to 86 and sent it to the Senate. Eighteen Texas representatives.
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Washington
Thomas
Thomason
Texas
House
Senate
Lawmakers Oppose Measure in Splinter Vote
A list of 16 lawmakers voted against the measure, including Beckworth, Combs, Fisher, Gossett, Luther A. Johnson, Lyndon B. Johnson, Kilday, Lanham, Lyle, Mahon, Mansfield, Patman, Pickett, Poage, Russell, Sumners, and Worley.
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Beckworth
Combs
Fisher
Gossett
Luther A. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kilday
Lanham
Lyle
Mahon
Mansfield
Patman
Pickett
Poage
Russell
Sumners
Worley
Beasts Mentioned in Perfume Making
The three beasts necessary to the making of fine perfume are the whale musk ox and civet.
Knights Templar Social Session Planned in Amarillo
Amarillo Chapter Knights Templar will host a social session with families in the east room of the Khiva Temple building at 8 oclock Friday night, per Commander Martin Clifton.
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Knights Templar
Amarillo
Khiva
Martin Clifton
Amarillo Welcomes Return of Miss Jimmie Lee Williamson
Miss Jimmie Lee Williamson returns to Amarillo after working in Washington D C She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs E J Williamson of 206 River Drive This brief notice confirms her homecoming and family connection.
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Jimmie Lee Williamson
Washington, D. C
Amarillo
Miss Williamson
E. J. Williamson
River Drive
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City Delivery Service
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Bing
Crosby
Pop
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Personna
Madison Ave
N.Y
Stene
Bogota
Western Party For Soldiers
Sixth Avenue
Buchanan
U. S. Bureau of Standards
Lee
Castile
Pierce
Adlerika
Mae Animale
Arden
Ays
Taylor ST
Floyd V. Studer
American United Life Insurance Company
Amarillo Bldg
Amarillo, Texas
West
Church of Christ Fifth
McMasters
Dewey Shaw
Biloxi
Miss
Sterncrest
PUREX
Hesson Guard
Danco
Great Western
Royaton
Davenport
Weber
O'Johnny
Thoren
Peterson
Daniel Webster
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