Hitler To Starve Britain by Air
United States war expert J W T Mason analyzes Hitler and Mussolini planning an air starvation of Britain. A blitz against food ships could force surrender, with British convoy defenses limiting success but the air blockade remaining the most viable German option.
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Mussolini
Commonwealth of Nations
Munich
France
Britain
Great Britain
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William the Conqueror
England
Germany
British Isles
Becaus
Little Girls Have a Day Of Their Own
Thirty five Brownies run four day camps this week in Ellwood Park with a 9 to 12 session. They study nature, handicraft, singing, games, and folk dancing with a milk break at 10. Mrs J Richardson directs, assisted by Brownie leaders. Attendees are ages 7 to 10 in brown uniforms.
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Ellwood Park
J. ©. Richardson
Tickets On Sale For Flying High Dixie Dice Show
Tickets for Dixie Dice's 1940 musical comedy Flying High go on sale for the Tuesday night performance. Tickets available at City Drug and J Levy's Inc with a 10 cent kiddies matinee at 3 PM supporting the Panhandle Plains Historical Museum building fund. Performances at the Municipal Auditorium with Sariton Scales and his orchestra providing the music.
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City Drug
J Levy's, Inc
Miss Dice
Panhandle Plains Historical Museum Building Fund
Miam
Sarlton Scales
Markets Drug-Down Jones and Kansas City Livestock Report
Kansas City June 18 Live stock shows hogs selling slow with most 15 to 20 cents below Monday's average. Prices range from 4.50 to 5.00 for 180 to 240 pound hogs, with packers paying up to 4.90 down to 4.73 for lighter weights. Cattle mostly steady to lower on calves and cows. vealers steady to down. stockers and feeders slow. Sheep also slow with lambs and ewes showing declines. spring lambs weak. Financial notes include a liquidating price of 1.4324 and offering price 1.57 for the Security Fund.
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Kansas City
Packera
Sheriff Adams Heads Dallas Meeting Of Texas Sheriff Group
Sheriff Bill Adams arrives in Astin today to preside over the executive committee meeting of the Texas Sheriff Association where he serves as president.
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Sheriff Adams
Dallas
Bill Adams
Astin
Texas Sheriff' Association
Lions Speaker For Allied Aid
Frank L. Turner of Mc Murry College urged Lions Club support for aiding the Allies and strengthening U S defense. He recalled World War I sacrifice and said the flag fights for ideals, not aggression, and that he would defend liberty even at risk again. Guests included Bubber Jonnard and the Goldsox. new member H A Moore and Richard M Tweed Jr. Byron F Ellis appointed Lions director to fill the term of Henry Munn.
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Frank L. Turner
McMurry College
France
Roosevelt
United States
Moselle
Bubber Jonnard
Goldsox
H. A. Moore
Richard M. Tweed
Lions
Byron F. Ellis
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Henry Munn
Recreation program opens with 150 plus children in Amarillo
More than 150 children of all ages registered on opening day as the Amarillo supervised recreation project began in four school gymnasiums. Thomas H. Haynie urged complete registration for planning. Preschool play and older youth baseball teams are organized, with potential city wide leagues if enough players join. Funded by the city and the Works Progress Administration, facilities supplied by Amarillo public schools.
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Amarillo
Thomas H. Haynie
Haynie
ARES
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Works Progress Administration
Postoffice Murals Started at Federal Building Lobby
Julius Woelz, the artist, began sketching a large mural on the north wall of the Federal Building lobby. He works at night on a scaffold, aiming to capture a Panhandle historical background with cow work, dipping vat, corrals, windmill, and range scenes as the project progresses.
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Julius Woelz
Federal Building
Panhandle
Churchill Says Battle Nearing Britain After France Loss
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Winston Churchill stating the battle of France is over and the battle of Britain is about to begin. He warned France to continue fighting or lose its future while expressing confidence Britain will win despite the difficult ordeal ahead.
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Britain
Associated Press
London
Winston Churchill
France
Germany
Canada backs mobilization bill for war effort
Ottawa reports Prime Minister MacKenzie King to introduce a bill to mobilize all human and material resources for war. Compulsory service limited to Canada. overseas recruitment remains voluntary. In London and Vallorbe reports, France issues calls for home staying to aid troops and a tunnel dynamite action near the Swiss border is noted.
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Ottawa
Canada
MacKenzie King
Plan expands Texas veterans hospitals by 1603 beds
Brig. Gen. Frank Hines told a House subcommittee that Texas would gain 252 general beds and 784 domiciliary beds at Dallas, 75 beds at Galveston, and 492 psychiatric beds at Waco as part of a proposed 1603 bed expansion beyond the current program. The $1,000,000 item would cover sites and planning for a nationwide expansion over ten years to meet 1949 peak veteran needs.
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Washington
Veterans’ Hospital
Texas
Frank T. Hines
Veterans Affairs
House
Dallas Veterans Hospital
Galveston Marine Hospital
Waco Veterans Hospital
General Hines
United States
Revel Indicted On Passport Fraud Charge
Popular songwriter Harry Revel, part of the Gordon and Revel team, was indicted by a federal grand jury on fraudulent passport charges. Sealed indictments also list Revel's brother William and name the judge, with claims he used a passport fraudulently upon returning to the United States aboard the Normandie in June 1936.
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New York
U.P
Harry Revel
Revel
Gordon and
William
William Bondy
Normandie
Ship Niagara Sinking in Tasman Sea Off Australia
The Niagara, a Canadian Australian liner passenger ship, reported sinking in the Tasman Sea between New Zealand and Australia after an explosion in hold No 2 disabled engines. A distress call followed with orders to abandon ship as water flooded the vessel.
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San Francisco
Globe Wireless Marine Station
Niagara
Tasman Sea
New Zealand
Australia
Honolulu
Dallas Gun Battle Ends in Gambler's Death
In downtown Dallas Sam Murray a 45 year old reputed professional gambler was killed in a street gun battle near the Dallas National Bank Building Ivy Miller a fellow gambler surrendered to police for questioning and 21 year old street peddler Jack Kilgore was wounded by a stray bullet as Murray fired one shot before he died
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Dallas
Sam Murray
Ivy Miller
Jack Kilgore
Murray
Dallas National Bank
Red Cross Opens Gem Lake Swimming School With 100 Enrollees
More than 100 persons join the beginners class at the Red Cross swimming school opened yesterday at Gem Lake. Instructors include Marvin Chamberlain of Amarillo and Basil Bohmier of Detroit with Beverly Ball and Lacey Moore as assistants. Mrs Lois Snow directs. The eight week course begins with a beginners week.
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Red Cross
Gem Lake
Marvin Chamberlain
Waterfront
Safety Examiner
Amarillo
Basil Bohmier
Red Cross Examiner
Detroit
Beverly ‘Ball
Lacey Moore
Lois ‘Snow
Bar Association Praises Judge A B Martin
The Amarillo Bar Association honored the memory of Judge A B Martin with a resolution praising his life of service. The tribute was passed at a meeting in the 108th district courtroom with President Charles Keffer presiding.
Speakers Seek Solutions for Worlds Ill in Amarillo
A quartet of speakers including evangelists Frank A. Godsoe and E L Hawthorne college president Frank L Turner and S H Condron discuss global issues at three church services and an open YMCA room session in Amarillo Their talks focus on sin leadership failures and the need for mutual understanding to prevent war and promote peace.
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Amarillo
Frank A. Godsoe
Oklahoma City
Roy A. Kemp
Central Baptist Church
Luby's Cafeteria Opens In Amarillo
Luby's Cafeteria opens at 509 Polk Street in Amarillo as a new eat what you want spot. The dining room features knotty pine walls and self serve lines with prices per dish, lunch from 11 to 2 and dinner 6 to 7 30.
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Luby’s
Amarillo
Polk Street
Luby's
Fire damages Groton submarine base pier
A fire of undetermined origin caused about 10 000 dollars in damage to a pier at the U S submarine base in Groton Conn The blaze on a far end of a pier prompted an internal investigation with no sabotage suspected The R 4 submarine moored at the pier was moved to safety and suffered no damage fire crews from Groton and New London battled the flames for hours
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Groton
Conn
U.P
U. S
New London
Helium Possibility Raised At Childress Gas Well
In Childress Texas a wildcat test on the B P Smith Land and Cattle Company lease blew in early Monday, releasing salt water and gas for 18 hours. A valve from Wichita Falls was added to control pressure though officials released no official details.
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Childress
Wichita Falls
Texas Company
B. P. Smith Land and Cattle Company
Childress County
Commissioner To Hear Rezoning Protests
The city commission will hear protests against the proposed re zoning of 3505 11 South Taylor Street at its weekly meeting tonight. A petition seeks to change the section from residential to retail classification and was deferred due to protests. The commission will also take bids on a gasoline tank car and attend to routine matters.
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City Commission
South Taylor Street
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