Germany Orders Retaliatory Measures on U.S. Property
United Press reports the German government ordered the necessary measures against U S property in Germany in retaliation for American freezes on Nazi assets. Washington announced no change in charges over the sinking of the Robin Moor despite 35 missing survivors arriving at Capetown.
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United Press
U.S
Germany
United States
Washington
Sumner Welles
Robin Moor
Capetown
Roosevelt
DNB
Wesman
Long Awaited Invasion Seen By the British
British reports say Hitler may be preparing a major invasion attempt on the British Isles as Soviet and Finnish sources note troop movements in Europe. In the Middle East French and British forces clash near Merdjayoun and Kuneitra while Fort Capuzzo and Tobruk draw Axis counterattacks. Allied air raids over Cologne Duisburg and Duisburg press Germany from the west.
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Soviet
Russia
Germany
Balkans
Hitler
British Isles
Sanomat
Helsinki
Baltic
Finland
Damascus
Syria
Merdjayoun
Cairo
Kuneitra
Beirut
Fort Capuzzo
Libya
Tobruk
Middle East Command
East Africa
Imperial
Lake Lakemt
Ethiopia
Assab
North Africa
Axis powers tighten grip as US assets face sweeping curbs
Germany imposes measures against American property effective immediately, signaling retaliation after US sanctions. Italy follows with a decree forbidding debts and asset transfers, listing penalties for violations. The move comes amid deteriorating US European ties and ongoing seizure of foreign ships in US ports.
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Bank of Italy
United States
Roosevelt
Germany
Apse Department
Robin Moor
South Atlantic
Washington
Amarillo Area Weather Outlook Tonight and Wednesday
Partly cloudy in Amarillo tonight and Wednesday with a slight rise in temperatures. Panhandle shows scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. little overall temperature change with a 58 to 75 degree range and noon reading around 15.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
Mexico
Rio Rande
Japan breaks off talks with Dutch on Indies trade pact
Japan abruptly ended economic negotiations with the Netherlands East Indies over a trade pact. The joint communique said no change in normal relations would occur. Yoshizawa withdrew the Japanese delegation after the Indies refused larger oil rubber and tin shipments.
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Batavia
Netherlands East Indies
Japan
Indies
Kenkichi Yoshizawa
Brooklyn church funds bet on Dodgers fall paint job
The Rev. Cornelius Greenway of Souls Universalist Church in Brooklyn used a $325 fund to raise bets on the Brooklyn Dodgers winning the pennant. He distributed $1 to each parishioner with the note invest it and return the proceeds in September. A father and son joined the wager and others followed.
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New York
All Souls Universalist Church
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cornelius Greenway
Greenway
Corporal Ripley Married Judy Canova Mystery Rumor
Corporal James H. Ripley, said to have wed movie actress Judy Canova, was jailed in Fort Ruger for AWOL. Canova denied the tale while noting Ripley allegedly married Juliet C. Burns in a civil ceremony. Witness Mabel Thomas. Canova’s brother Pete Canova questioned the claim. Ripley said they married for love.
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Honolulu
T.H
U.P
James H. Ripley
Judy Canova
Fort Ruger
Oahu
Canova
United States
Pan American Airways
Ripley
Francis Brooks
Juliet C. Burns
Starke
Florida
Miss Canova
Juliet
William Burns
Mabel Thomas
Golfers Arrive For PGA Battle In Amarillo
Pros from across Texas converge on the Amarillo Country Club course for the Texas PGA event. Henry Ransom of Glen Garden Fort Worth tours the links after a 66 in practice while Jack Burke, Texas PGA defending champ, draws cheers from younger pros as play opens.
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Amarillo Country Club
Henry Ransom
Glen Garden
Fort Worth
Ransom
Colonial Club
Jack Burke
Florida
GOLF
Flames Scorch YMCA in North Wing Fire
A morning blaze caused by a burning tumbling mat at the YMCA gym severely damaged the north wing of Municipal Auditorium. Firefighters led by Chief George B. Cooper fought for nearly three hours, with holes burned through floors and walls and embers dropping into the reading room. City officials estimate modest overall damage and plan contractor work for insurance adjusters.
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Municipal Auditorium
Public Library
Federation Club
George B. Cooper
H. R. Smith
Bill Atwood
Borden Company
Central Station
Retail Credit Association reports May sales rise in 11,735 stores
The National Retail Credit Association said 11,735 stores in 30 cities in the United States and Canada reported an average 10.1 percent sales gain in May over May 1940. Credit sales rose 9 percent and collections were up 5.2 percent.
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ST. Louis
National Retail Credit Association
United States
Canada
Meanest Woman Sought After Palming A Five Dollar Bill
Altoona police search for a woman labeled the city meanest. Gerald Croft, 25, a blind grocer, alleges she passed him a fake five dollar bill by claiming it was a one dollar bill.
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Altoona
Gerald Croft
Saboteurs Turn Out To Be Mosquitoes
In Dallas on June 17 officials investigated a reported work slow down at the North American Aviation plant near Grand Prairie. Company officials said work was being retarded and could not continue under current conditions. The supposed saboteurs were mosquitoes swarming from flooded Trinity River bottoms.
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Dallas
North American Aviation
Grand Prairie
Trinity River
Red Headed Boy From Jersey Captures Highway Patrol’s Attention
Two Texas highway patrolmen on Highway 66 near Amarillo paused to read O'Henry's Ransom of Red Chief. They encounter a 14 going on 15 year old boy from Colinwood New Jersey who ran away from home after flunking seventh grade. The boy, detained in the county jail juvenile ward, joked about his record while awaiting his parents and a telegram from New Jersey.
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Jersey
Texas
O'Henry
Red Chief
Bill Abbott
C. O. Layne
Highway 66
Amarillo
Ransom
Rascal
Colinwood
N. J
West Virginia
Kentucky
Fellows
New Jersey
Weather Outlook Sees Cloudy to Clear With Scattered Showers
The forecast predicts partly cloudy to clear conditions today with a few light scattered showers mainly to the north. Temperatures rise to about 80 by day and fall to around 60 tonight. Southeasterly winds remain in the south area for several hours. Last night only isolated showers were reported in Clayton with 0.95 inch and Des Moines at 0.30 inch. Crosbyton recorded 0.02 inch.
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Mr. Collman
Des Moines
Crosbyton
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