First Week of Invasion Seen as Critical Moment
U S authorities warn the first week after Allied landings in western Europe will decide Germanys fate. Nazi leaders face a pivotal choice between risking total victory by smashing the beachhead or seeking a stalemate. London dispatches say German reserves number 54 to 67 divisions behind the coast with rail movement capability.
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Washington
Western
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
London
Pistol Fails Test After Deformed Barrel Appears
Police Officer Roy Graham bought a new pistol and tested it outside town firing three shots. Returning to the city he loaded the weapon at a service station and found a large chunk of the barrel had dropped out, rendering the gun unsafe.
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Roy Graham
Graham
Dooley Faces Two Opponents in State Bar Bid
Amarillo attorney Joe B. Dooley runs for president of the State Bar of Texas with two challengers Robert T. Neill of San Angelo and Hugh Carney of Atlanta. Balloting by mail runs through the month. Dooley currently serves as vice president. The association’s annual meeting is set for June 28-29 in Fort Worth.
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Joe B. Dooley
Amarillo
State Bar of
Texas
Robert T. Neill
San Angelo
Hugh Carney
Atlanta
Dooley
State Bar Association
Fort Worth
De Gaulle Seeks Direct Ties With Russia In Tunis Speech
Gen Charles de Gaulle in Tunis on the first anniversary of the city’s liberation urged direct practical cooperation with western powers and a permanent alliance with Russia. He claimed strong French popular support for his National Committee of Liberation and asked Washington and London to recognize French realities as the basis for strategic arrangements enabling Allied armies to concentrate on their tasks.
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Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Tunis
France
Russia
National Committee of Liberation
Washington
London
Allied Bombs on Berlin Strike Gears of Nazi War Machinery
In March U S heavy bombers hit seventy four Berlin factories including Siemens and Halske and AEG cable works. RAF raids damaged four districts Steglitz Wilmersdorf Schoneberg Charlottenburg with 6000 tons by Americans and 2800 by British. Other sites include gas works Spandau and Tempelhof Airfield.
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London
Berlin
United States
RAF
Air Ministry
Siemens and Halske Works
Siemenstadt
Germany
Steglitz
Wilmersdorf
Schoneberg
Charlottenberg
Reich
Electrochemical
Elektron Company
Spandau
Kreuzberg
Neukolm
Prenzlauerberg
Lawmaker seeks end to daylight saving time in wartime wake
Rep Clarence Cannon of Missouri holds a hearing Thursday on a bill to abolish daylight saving time arguing war time has deprived sleep, wasted power and caused distress. House subcommittee chair James Boren notes strong interest and possible testimony from the War Production Board and Office of Defense Transportation.
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Washington
Clarence Cannon
Missouri
Cannon
Congress
Boren
Oklahoma
House
Interstate Commerce
War Production Board
Office of Defense Transportation
Child Wounded In Soldier Fight On Rail Car
A 9 month old girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl McGuire of Boulder Colorado, was shot in the right hip during a scuffle when three military prisoners overpowered guards on a Fort Worth and Denver passenger train near Memphis. The prisoners, later captured near Hedley, were being transported to Mississippi and were moved to the Childress Army Air Base. The child was seated in the women’s lounge when the bullet entered the partition.
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Memphis
Set
Carl McGuire
Boulder
Colo
Fort Worth
Denver
Here
Utah
Mississippi
Hedley
Childress Army Air Base
Starting Is Not All There Is to Driving
Mrs. E. B. Meyer impulsively climbed onto a tractor on their ranch near Ashtola and began driving in circles. She could not find a way to stop the machine until the regular driver arrived and applied the brake.
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Mrs. E. B. Meyer
Ashtola
Miss Sue Murphy to Direct College Play at Denton
Miss Sue Murphy of Amarillo will direct the one act play For the Duration to be presented May 12 at Texas State College for Women in Denton. The junior speech major is the daughter of Mr and Mrs J M Murphy of 2117 Jackson Street Sweden.
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Sue Murphy
Amarillo
Texas State College For Women
Denton
Miss Murphy
J. M. Murphy
Jackson Street
Death of Ludwig Irlbeck Pioneer of Swisher County
Ludwig Irlbeck died at his home southwest of Happy at age 66. Born in Germany, he lived near Happy for 34 years and is survived by his wife Barbara, four sons Ted Fred John Ed, five daughters and 20 grandchildren. He was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church of Happy. Funeral arrangements pending with Griggs-
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Ludwig Irlbeck
Swisher County
Happy
Germany
Irlbeck
Barbara
Ted Irlbeck
Umbarger
Fred Irlbeck
Canyon
John
Ed Irlbeck
Gerhard Wiegard
Dollie Irlbeck
Amarillo
Carl Shulte
Barbara Irlbeck
Cecilia Irlbeck
Washington, D. C
Joe Irlbeck
Hinckley
Minn
Mr. Irlbeck
Holy Name Catholic Church of
Amarillo High School Junior Senior Prom Planned
A junior senior prom will be held at Amarillo High School on Saturday night. High School juniors will entertain the seniors. Only juniors and seniors will be admitted. The dance starts at 9 o clock.
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Amarillo High School
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