Collapse of Peace Efforts as Petain Urges Duty to Fight On
Axis leaders moved toward unconditional capitulation terms for France while Marshal Petain ordered continued fighting. Churchill proclaimed a battle for Britain, urging resistance and warning Britain would not relax treaty obligations. German and Italian forces pressed advances across France, with reports of mass captures and Maginot line assaults.
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Petain
France
Fuehrers
Fuehrer
Il Duce
Henri Philippe Petain
Adolf Hitler
Reuters
Italy
Nice
Corsica
Tunisia
Djibuti
Hitler
Mussolini
Germany
Atlantic
Mediterranean
London
Auguste Nogues
Mittelhauser
Near East
Winston Churchill
David Lloyd George
Churchill
Britain
Europe
United States
Dominions
Percy Harris
H. B. Lees-Smith
Uvetl Lysuuuyvuy
Beane
Virginio Gayda
England
Gayda
Tl Giornale D'Italia
River
Orne
Caen
Lemans
Loire
Nevers
Cost of primaries hits Potter County candidates
The Potter County Democratic Executive Committee set July 27 as the primary date and pegged costs at about 7 percent of each office’s annual salary. Constables pay about 84 dollars, four county offices 252 dollars each, and higher paid offices 294 dollars, the highest primary cost on record.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Potter County
Stark Urges 70 Percent Navy Boost to 2.67 Million Tons
Admiral Harold R. Stark told the House naval affairs committee a 70 percent rise in fleet tonnage is needed, adding about 1 250 000 tons of fighting ships at an estimated cost near 4 billion dollars. The plan envisions roughly 200 fighting ships and 100 000 tons of auxiliaries, with broader factory expansions for armor plate and cannon. The bill proposes 84 new warships and a two ocean navy, amid secret consideration of the French fleet's possible surrender to Germany.
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Washington
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
U. S
Stark
House Naval Affairs Committee
U. S. Navy
Budget Bureau
Secretary of Navy
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Navy
Germany
Army Seeks Amarillo Radio Plant To Complete Transcontinental Route
The Army requests 1500 dollars for Amarillo transmitter construction to complete the central radio route with English Field at Albuquerque already funded for a receiving station. The plan aims to relay flight orders and assist ground crews in bad weather, speeding national defense. Local bids are being prepared after specifications are reviewed.
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United States Army Corps
Washington
Amarillo
Albuquerque
English Field
Army Air Corps
Army
US Warships Sent To Uruguay Port On Good Will Cruise
Two United States warships sent on a South American good will cruise were ordered to Montevideo because of local Nazi activity. A parliamentary committee reported Fifth Column stormtroop units operating in Uruguay and found arms caches, leading to arrests of at least 12 German citizens including two alleged German police agents.
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Montevideo
U.P
United States
Uruguay
Silver Purchase Power Kept by Roosevelt
The Senate rejected a Townsend proposal to end the administration's authority to purchase foreign silver. The vote was 45 to 35 reversing a previous Senate stance.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Senate
Townsend
Republican
Delaware
Predicts Strictly Summer Days Ahead
Mr Collman forecasts a warm calm spell with fair skies a high near 90 and gentle airstreams easing. He notes little chance of showers and compares today’s warmth to yesterday’s 87 as a preview of steady summer conditions. RAID ON SUPPLIES CAIRO June 18 British planes hit gasoline stores and other targets in Italian East Africa per RAF communique.
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Cairo
Italian East Africa
Royal Air Force
News Tip Prize Won By Sid Veasey
Sid Veasey of Sid's Garage wins the Globe News first prize five dollars for a local tip about a West Seventh Avenue train-car crash. Ace Estes of Plains Chevrolet wins three dollars for tipping on the West Tenth Street sign destruction. Miss a Parker receives two dollars for a timely riot-call tip on Eleventh Avenue and Grant streets. War headlines loom, but local tips earn rewards in this week’s prize list.
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Amarillo
West Seventh Avenue
Sid Veasey
Sid
Globe News
Ace Estes
Plains Chevrolet Company
Ace
West Tenth
Highway 66
A Parker
Polk Street
Globe
Eleventh Avenue
Grant Streets
Shoots at Squirrel but Hits Own Leg
Paul Gordon, 15, while aiming at a squirrel, fired through a hole in a tree and wounded his leg in Lamar Missouri. The incident occurred June 18 as he climbed and poked the rifle into the tree hole. Russell's lithography advertises local business services.
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Lamar, Mo
Paul Gordon
Frank Flags Roosevelt War Move as Unauthorized
Dr. Glenn Frank, chair of the Republican program committee, accuses President Roosevelt of an informal declaration of war by pledging resources to the Allies in Charlottesville. He tells resolutions committee members that U S policy is extended beyond Congressional authorization and warns against presidential entanglements in Europe and Asia.
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Hitler
Europe
Philadelphia
Glenn Frank
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Charlottesville, Va
Resolutions Committee
Republican Program Committee
Frank
United States
Asia
Congress
Money Flows to Red Cross War Relief Drive
Contributions to the Red Cross war relief fund continue with totals not yet tabulated at noon. The Red Cross board meets this evening at the chapter office in the courthouse to discuss business and finalize drive details.
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Red Cross War Relief Fund
Red Cross Board
Floods in Romania Kill At Least 50 in Tran sylvania
A cloudburst in Tran sylvania triggered floods that killed at least 50 people in Bucharest reporting today. Rescue efforts continue as authorities assess damage and search for missing residents across affected areas.
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Bucharest
Transylvania
Weather summary for Amarillo and neighbors
The bulletin reports fair to night and partly cloudy conditions with warmth: West Texas will stay fair with possible storms in the south, New Mexico sees cloud cover and mountain thunderstorms. Temperature extremes reach 87 maximum and 58 minimum, with noon at 88. Built by John Maynard Lumber Co and Neely Greenhill Agency for Insurance.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Portion
New Mexico
Japanese urged to seize French Indo China by Rightist group
The Rightist Mei Rinkai organization in Tokyo presented a resolution to the Japanese government calling for occupation of French Indo-China. It accused French in Indo-China of aiding Chiang Kai-Shek and urged immediate troop deployment. Reports from Shanghai indicate 100000 Japanese troops off Hainan Island heightening fears of a broader expedition.
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Tokyo
U.P
Mei Rinkai
Indo-China
Japan
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Shanghai
Hainan Island
Netherlands East Indies
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East Tenth Avenue Methodist
George Shannon
FDR
Robert A. Taft
Rat
Thomas E. Dewey
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Arthur H. Vandenburg
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Calvin Coolidge
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AAA
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NLRB
Jack Little
KGNC
Dusty Miller
Pampa
Sheppard
Texas
Senate Military Affairs Committee
War Department
Mr. Collman
Joan Betts
North Johnson Street
Reginald Steagall
Harrison Street
Jim Loftin
Eunice Loftis
Hollywood
Helen King
North East
Seventh Avenue
C. L. Reese
Cleveland Street
Arthur, Ray
Ninth Avenue
Joan Taylor
Palace Cafe
Alfred Anderson
Anderson Printing Co
Earl Bond
Southwestern
C. H. Rogers
Lincoln Street
Jack Adelstein
Eighth Avenue
Armand Swenson
Kentucky Street
Vesta Wilson
Jackson Street
E. L. Westley
Louisiana Street
Darrell Gant
Pierce Street
R. O. Sanders
Lyour Business
Russell's
Republican Resolutions Committee
Red Cross Fund
Build Now
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