Russians Launch Dual-Point Push
The report details Soviet advances on the Karelian front near Finland and northwest of Moscow, with units driving enemy troops from heights, seizing positions after hand to hand fighting, and indicating 300 German soldiers killed. It notes a second Soviet push in the Kholm sector, with multiple German counterattacks repelled and 400 Germans killed, plus a Soviet air raid on Orel rail junction causing fires and explosions.
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Red Army
Finland
Exchange
London
Brussels
Berlin
Kharkov
Axis
Belgorod
Rukajaervi
Lake Onega
Kholm
Orel
L. E. Graham Dies After Long Illness
Luther Elmo Graham aged 62 died at his home 3808 West Seventh Avenue after a long illness. A clothing merchant in Amarillo for 18 years he is survived by wife Bonnie and four sisters in Amarillo and Detroit. He belonged to the Central Church of Christ and is at Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.
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Luther Elmo Graham
West Seventh Avenue
Graham
Amarillo
Bonnie Graham
W. E. Cain
Detroit, Mich
Mary Thomas
A. Cain
Mack Boyd
Central Church of Christ
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Itching First Application Ointment Claim
Itching first application promises relief from eczema rash tetter ringworm pimples scabies and toe itch with one coating of Blue Star Ointment. Money back if first dose fails to satisfy. Try it today.
Invasion Developments Across Axis-Occupied Balkans Fields
The dispatch notes military control of Bulgarian banks postal and telegraph services and widespread disruption as German advisers draft prisoners for labor along the Black Sea and Aegean coasts. Underground gas dumps near Varna and long range guns at Burgas aid Axis forces while large evacuations occur around Salonika. Richard McMillan reports Hitler may shift from Russia to backing Italy against an Allied Mediterranean invasion. Monte Cristi, capital of Ecuador, noted as a hat making center for 3090 years.
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Bogdan Filov
Black Sea
Bulgaria
Aegean
Greece
Varna
Burgas
Salonika
Richard McMillan
United Press
Cairo
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Italy
Mediterranean
Lt. Everett Reynolds Wounded on North African Front
Mrs. C. Reynolds of 1804 Pierce Street received a telegram from the War Department reporting that Lt. Everett Elzia Reynolds was seriously wounded in action on June 21 in the North African area. The message said he was making normal progress. Lt. Reynolds had formerly worked as a carrier for the News-Globe. Two Amarillo sisters are Mrs. R. E. Good and Mrs. Al Whitake.
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C. Reynolds
Pierce Street
Everett Elzia Reynolds
War Department
Lt. Reynolds
The
News-Globe
Amarillo
R. E. Good
al Whitake
Pioneer Cattleman R H Muir Jr and Pyle Kin Gather
Mr. Pyle born February 6, 1869 in Blanco County Texas moved through Floyd Hall and Clarendon before settling Amarillo. He married Martha Blanche Barnett in 1893 and raised cattle long honored by Kansas with fifty years of ranching. Surviving family includes widow two sons a brother and a grandson.
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Boots Montgomery
R. H. Muir, Jr
Joe Scott
Joe Mitchell
Johnny McLellan
Jack Molesworth
William Lewis, Jr
Mr. Pyle
Blanco County
Texas
Floyd County
Hall County
Martha Blanche Barnett
Pyle
Clarendon
Pecos County
Pecos
Amarillo
Kansas
F. B. Pyle
Sanderson
H. T. Pyle
Amar
Italian and Allied Air Actions Falter Over Naples and Sicily
A wartime communique notes no daylight activity yesterday as coast guard air forces claim six enemy planes shot down in attacks on shipping Saturday. Two Allied aircraft are missing. Rome reports Italian planes attacked harbor installations at Bizerte. Northwest African forces patrolled Saturday, shooting down two more enemy planes with no losses. The Flying Fortresses increased Messina raid kill tally from 19 to 25, with seven credited to a single Fortress.
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Naples
Rome
Bizerte
Tunisia
Messina
Sicily
Market and Livestock Report From Kansas City and Chicago
Dairy and stock markets mix with livestock prices in Kansas City and Chicago reports. Hogs across markets show 15 to 25 cent declines with top bids around 13.70 for 180 pounds plus, cattle trade slow and generally weaker, feeds and stockers steady to higher, sheep showing muted early action with native spring lambs above 14.75. Chicago cattle and calves ease, with bulk steers 14.50 to 16.50 and cows steady to higher, sows down 25 cents or more, spring lambs active and near 14.00 tops. Financial notes cite a liquidating fund offering near 1.98.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Japan Ready to Strike Decisive Blow in Pacific War
Maj. Gen. Nakao Yahagi declared Japan has completed all preparations to deliver a decisive blow against the Allies in the Pacific. Yahagi spoke in Kyoto Monday, with a radio summary broadcast by Tokyo and recorded by United Press in San Francisco.
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United Press
Japan
Pacific
Nakao Yahagi
Imperial Headquarters Army
Kyoto
Yahagi
Tokyo Radio
San Francisco
P-38 Crashes at Huntington Beach Injures Twenty
Approximately 20 persons were injured when a P-38 army pursuit plane crashed and exploded on the beach at Huntington Beach California. Six are serious as the pilot parachuted to safety and the blazing craft showered bathers with burning gasoline. Four children and two women suffered serious burns.
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Huntington Beach
Cailif
Eighth Command Ready To Step Up Bombings
Maj. Gen. Henry F. Miller, head of the Eighth Air Force Service Command, announced readiness for a new flow of aircraft and a 45 percent rise in bomb tonnage against Germany. He cited ample supplies including 4,000 pound bombs and discussed the enhanced offensive at a press conference after awarding four officers and one enlisted man for valor.
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U. S
Britain
Henry F. Miller
U. S. Army
Eighth Air Force Service Command
Germany
Miller
Washington
Theaters Aid Stamp Drive For War Bonds
Theaters across the nation join a 31 day drive to sell War Savings Stamps to every American. Jack King states over 16 000 theaters will back the campaign expected to raise 130 million dollars for the aircraft carrier Shangri La. The drive runs July 1 for a full month with ads displays and rallies planned.
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Jack King
War Activities Committee
Treasury Department
Axis
Americans Struggle With RAF Slang In War Humor
The Pocket Book of War Humor notes American crews in England misinterpret RAF talk. A US aviator translates cryptically phrased slang about three new pilots who crash a trainer, one killed, two rebuked, and officers angered by their actions and company.
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England
Allied bombing drive prompts Luftwaffe leadership shakeup
The Daily Sketch reports German high command urged Reichsmarshal Hermann Goering's removal as Luftwaffe chief. They discussed replacing him with Field Marshal Albert Kesselring, arguing Goering failed to out-build or train pilots despite ample resources, as Allied raids grow successful.
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Cherbourg
Daily Sketch
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Germany
Luftwaffe
High Command
Hitler
Albert Kesselring
Goering
Bernard Farr Hospitalized After Aleutian Service
Sgt. Bernard Farr of Amerilia is hospitalized after serving in the Aleutians. His mother reports his feet were frozen but he is improving and able to walk. Farr, a 1937 Polk Street graduate, formerly delivered routes for The Amarillo Globe-News before enlisting.
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Bernard Farr
Amerilia
Aleutians
Ethel Farr
Palo Duro Street
Chemical firms indicted for Axis cartel conspiracy
Attorney General Francis Biddle announced an indictment by a federal grand jury in New York charging three major chemical companies and an officer with conspiring to cartelize world markets for titanium compounds with Axis and other foreign firms.
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Washington
WUP
Francis Biddle
New York
Axis
Gas Books Should Be Renewed by July 1
The ration board announces that all transport gasoline rations should be renewed by July 1. The application will be taken in Room 111 of the county courthouse. Applicants should take along their ODT certificates and the gas ration book. The American soldier's average coffee ration is 40 cups a month.
Unpaid Taxes Delinquent July 1 Announced
Miss Jewell Davidson the assessor collector announced that all unpaid 1942 taxes will be transferred to the delinquent list on July 1. If paid by July 1 the taxes escape heavy penalty and interest. Last half taxes for those in the split payment plan are due by July 1. Approximately 96 percent of 1942 state and county taxes have been paid.
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Jewell Davidson
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