Armistice Signed Ending France Italy Hostilities
France and Italy signed an armistice ending their involvement in the war. Fighting in France to stop at 5 35 tonight six hours after Italian notification to Germany. Berlin papers spoke of a new phase in the war and Britain facing a weakened France.
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France
Italy
Berlin
British Isles
Churchill
Adolf Hitler
Petain
Philippe Petain
Britain
England
der Montag
Great Britain
Germany
Russell Stationery Company
Charles de Gaulle
French
Bordeaux
Navy contracts ready for 68 warships in bid speed up
Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison said contracts for 68 warships totaling 750 million dollars can be let once President Roosevelt signs the naval speed-up bill. Negotiations were on a when as and if basis prior to the bill’s expected signing.
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Washington
Charles Edison
Roosevelt
Edison
Navy Department
President Roosevelt
Congress
Secretary of the Navy
The Choice to Defend America Against a Global Revolution
Dorothy Thompson argues that the United States faces an international revolutionary movement led by Germany, seeking to subjugate nations and threaten democracy. She calls for total defense coordinating military political and economic powers, an independent defense board, and unwavering support for the Allies.
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United States of America
Europe
Russia
Italy
Congress
Then-In-Law Party: Snider Leads 50 Cent Barbecue Rally
John Snider starts barbecue preparations at Amarillo fairgrounds for a 6 pm rally sponsored by the Amarillo Mother-in-Law Club to support its student loan fund. Tickets cost 50 cents with proceeds benefiting the club. candidates from state to precinct invited. Ernest O. Thompson is expected among attendees.
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John Snider
Amarillo
T. H. Rodgers
Ernest O. Thompson
Thompson
Panhandle
Mannequin Trends Favor More Smiles in Display
Detroit dispatch notes a shift toward corn fed mannequins with less rouge as Ralph Adler of New York predicts that the sourpuss look will remain viable but more smiles will appear this year. Mannequin styles mirror evolving American women's appearances.
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Detroit
Ralph Adler
New York
Windsor duo likely to return to England soon
A Madrid dispatch reports the Duke and Duchess of Windsor are expected to sail back to England shortly. The Reuters item notes consensus in Madrid that the royal pair will depart for the United Kingdom in the near future.
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London
Reuter
Madrid
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
England
Out of Schoolroom Into J. P. Race
James Faulkner, age 20 and unemployed, ran in the Democratic primary for justice of the peace after removing his minor status in district court. His name appeared on the ballot despite minority, as he had finished high school a year earlier and sought election.
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Turkey
James FE
Faulkner
Justice of the Peace
Italian submarine sunk east of Suez by British navy
London report states that British naval forces sunk an Italian submarine east of Suez in a June 24 admiralty communique.
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London
Suez
Golf Star Merril List Breaks Leg In Practice
Kansas City report says golfer Merrill List fell during a strenuous swing and broke his leg. In New York, Curtiss-Wright plans a new plant near Caldwell, New Jersey to double propeller production to support air defense programs, announced by president Guy W. Vaughan.
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Kansas City
Merrill P. List
Propeller
New York
U.P
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Caldwell
N. J
Guy W. Vaughan
Louisiana House Passes License Exemption Bill for Seniors
The Louisiana House approved a measure exempting residents over 60 from hunting and fishing license fees and sent the bill to Governor Sam H. Jones for signing, aiming to ease costs for elderly anglers and hunters.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Sam H. Jones
Romanian teen given 10 years for espionage in Bucharest
In Bucharest on June 24 a 16 year old girl Merutia Valeria was sentenced to 10 years in solitary confinement for espionage. Twenty five others received prison terms from one to three years on similar charges in a related court action.
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Bucharest
Merutia Valeria
Willkie Swings Votes At 1940 GOP Convention Opens
The 1940 Republican convention opened in Philadelphia as a Willkie surge emerged in the Pennsylvania delegation. A 14-member block pledged to Willkie could swing from Dewey to Willkie after the first ballots, while Taft and Dewey factions faced shifting allegiances amid war abroad and party unity concerns.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Philadelphia
Willkie
Wendell Willkie
Pennsylvania
Arthur James
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Taft
Ohio
Pover
Rand
Frank J. Harris
Pittsburgh
Western Pennsylvania
James
John Hamilton
Hamilton
America
Albert Joseph McCartney
Washington, D. C
Robert E. Lambertson
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Daniel O. Hastings
Delaware
Utilities Executive
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast This Week
Weather outlook for Amarillo and vicinity shows fair tonight and Tuesday with a warmer afternoon and partly cloudy skies. West Texas sees scattered thundershowers in the extreme south, then fair and cooler for the Panhandle tonight. New Mexico will be fair tonight and Tuesday with cooler conditions east of the Sangre de Cristo range. Extreme temperatures: max 95, min 54, noon reading 72.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Sangre de Christi
Time service starts Tuesday for Neely-Creenhill Agey Insurance
Time service begins Tuesday for Neely-Creenhill Agey Insurance with officials announcing scheduled coverage changes. The notice outlines new policy start dates and service details affecting customers and local agents.
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Neely-Creenhill Agey
Amarillo Man Discovers Body Of Missing Rio Grande Boatman
Johnny Anderson of Amarillo found what is believed to be E. R. Wakefield's body wedged in Rio Grande rocks near Questa New Mexico after a two year search. Wakefield and A S Hunt vanished July 4 1938 during a descent from Alamosa Colorado to Albuquerque in an 11 foot boat. The body was found after a distant report of a capsize and Hunt later surviving. Anderson suspects Wakefield due to the identity of the body and the location.
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Johnny Anderson
Alabama Street
Rio Grande
Mr. Anderson
Wakefield
Hunt
Alamosa
Colorado
Rio Grande Rapids
Albuquerque
Black Canyon
Wakefield- Hunt
Claude Gray
Amarillo
Browder Conviction Affirmed by U S Court of Appeals
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction of Earl Browder general secretary of the Communist party in the United States for using a passport obtained by false statements. He was sentenced to four years in prison and a $2000 fine after a federal jury verdict on January 22.
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U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Earl Russell Browder
Communist Party
United States
Browder
Automobile Prices Rise With 1941 Models
Ward's reports expect small price increases for 1941 car models due to taxes higher living costs and material costs, with wage adjustments anticipated as part of the inflationary cycle. Also, Marlon C. Taylor, Roosevelt's Vatican representative, was moved to Rome for surgery.
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Detroit
Ward
Rome
Florence
Italy
U.P
Mrron C. Taylor
Roosevelt
Vatican
Loan ads offer quick cash on collateral in Amarillo
Quick loans in hours are advertised for auto, signature, furniture and other collateral. Advertisers in the Globe-News Want Ads claim reliable firms provide rates in advance and have helped thousands in temporary financial emergencies.
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Globe-News
Amarillo
Canyon Military College facility tender to War Department
West Texas State College in Canyon plans to tender its facilities for a senior ROTC unit to the War Department in Washington next week. Regent R A Stuart of Fort Worth, former board chair, will negotiate. If approved, Canyon could become a premier military school akin to VMI or New Mexico Military Institute, pending legislative sanction.
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West Texas State Teachers College
Canyon
Officers Training Corps
War Department
Washington
R. A. Stuart
Stuart
Board of
Regents
Virginia Military Institute
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell
J. A. Hill
West Texas State College
Board of Regents
United States
Jitterbugs Banned From Audubon Park Sparks Picketing
Youthful jitterbugs were barred from practicing dancing at Audubon Park in New Orleans on orders of the park board. Superintendent Frank E. Nellis cited noise disturbing zoo animals and older park patrons. The ban followed autos bearing placards and accusations that jitterbugs fed slugs into phonograph machines instead of nickels.
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New Orleans
Beast
Audubon Park
Frank E. Nellis
Park Board
Showers Likely Tomorrow After Fair Today
Mr Collman forecasts a dry afternoon followed by possible showers tomorrow. A light easterly wind and a high near 80 degrees mark today, with fair weather tonight. Weekend showers were reported across the Plains with Amarillo English Field at 0.69 inch and several towns recording lighter totals.
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Plainview
Shamrock
Clovis
Lubbock
Elk City
Dies Finds Hotbed Of Fifth Columnists In Midwest
Rep Martin E Dies of Texas said agents found a Midwest hotbed of fifth column activity and issued subpoenas for 40 or 50 members of three German and two Italian organizations. He planned to assist House investigations and later audit Mexico's role as a focal point of Nazi propaganda.
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Chicago
U.P
Martin E. Dies
Texas
Midwest
Dies
Washington
House Committee
Austin
Tex
Mexico
Cop Helps Speeder Go to His Fire
Portland officer stops a motorist who claims a barn fire urgent. Patrolman F J Cooney accompanies the driver to the blaze after the motorist explains his alarm with a telephone call about his barn fire.
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Speeder
Portland
Ore
F. J. Cooney
Cooney
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