France Pledges Collaboration With Axis Amid Radio Address
Marshal Petain told French listeners that France must collaborate with Germany in Europe and Africa to regain status as a European and colonial power. He said talks with Hitler and Admiral Darlan are ongoing and urged citizens to follow the path of honor and national interest.
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Ralph Heinzen
Vichy
France
Marshall Henri Philippe Petain
Germany
Europe
Africa
Marshal
Adolf Hitler
Petain
Jean Francois Darlan
Hitler
Darlan
Hess Flight Linked to Hitler and Bevin Says
London, May 15. Rudolf Hess flew to Scotland with the Fuehrer’s knowledge, Bevin declares, warning the British of a possible German threat. Churchill delays a full statement as questions mount about Hess’s peace aims and a Duke of Hamilton meeting.
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Hess
Britain
Germany
Rudolf Hess
Scotland
Duke of Hamilton
Berlin
Churchill
Duke
Duchess of Hamilton
Dungavel House
Lanarkshire
London
Fuehrer
Ernest Bevin
Tha Amawinnan
House of Commons
Arthur Woodburn
Intelligence Department
Bevin
Glasgow
British Isles
British Press Association
Hitler
Neophytes Register for Ceremonial in Texas Town
Nearly 20 neophytes registered at noon for the Khiva Temple spring five form ceremonial. Nobles and novices dined at Municipal Auditorium while ladies' luncheon and program occurred in the Herring Hotel Crystal Ballroom. Early candidates include William J. Todd Canadian Fletcher Ballard Mc Lean Alfort Glassman Lubbock Angus Kiser Borger Hugh Donnell Amarillo Samuel Allison Canadian Earl Damron Amarillo J B Claiborne Conner Oden Floydada James O'Neal Borger Cecil Kersey Lubbock John Cruse Brownfield John Knight Brownfield Joseph Lattimore Higgins John Perrin Channing William Ball Amarillo Thomas Robb Tulsa Clarence Defenbaugh Amarillo Alton Abbott Lubbock. The night caps with Potentate J B Jerry Briscoe's reception and a dance at the Crystal Ballroom with Bill Newman and his band featuring Nan Williamson.
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Khiva Temple of
William L. Ball
Amarillo
Thomas J. Robb
Tulsa
Clarence O. Defenbaugh
Alton L. Abbott
Lubbock
FCC Chairman Pokes Broadcasters At NAB Convention
FCC Chairman James L. Fly attacked broadcasters describing NAB management as both bright and corrupt like a dead mackerel in the moonlight. He spoke at a press conference on May 15 before flying to Washington after being blocked from replying to NAB critiques. He questioned whether NAB still serves as the radio industry's voice.
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St, Louis
James L. Fly
Federal Communications Commission
National Association of Broadcasters
Washington
NAB
Weather Forecast Says High Dry Clouds in Southwest
Mr Collman predictions indicate high dry clouds with a chance of scattered thunderstorms to the southwest. Daytime highs reach about 90 degrees, after yesterday's 89. A southwest breeze shifts from 15 to 20 miles per hour with a low around 58 tonight.
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Mr. Collman
Hair entangled in washer wringer ends in rescue
Mrs. Wilhelmetta Butterworth's long bob hair became entangled in a washing machine wringer. Relatives could not free her, prompting a fire department call. Fire Lieutenant Floyd Wylie used shears to clip the hair free.
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Seattle
Wilhelmetta Butterworth
Floyd Wylie
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Amarillo and vicinity expect partly cloudy conditions tonight and Friday with little temperature change. West Texas remains fair with similar temps, while New Mexico shows fair weather with scattered thundershowers over higher mountains tonight and Friday. Cooler readings are noted in the northern portion. 24 hour extremes range from 58 to 89, with noon at 87.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Peace talk urged as Hess flight sparks Senate debate
Senate postpones convoys showdown while Sen. Wheeler calls on Roosevelt to push negotiated peace citing Hess’s Scotland flight. Sen Tobey delays anti convoy move awaiting Roosevelts May 27 address amid non interventionist pressure and attack on war hawks. Pepper warns Hess plan is a Trojan horse.
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Washington
Senate
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Roosevelt
Rudolf Hess
Scotland
Charles W. Tobey
New Hampshire
Mr. Roosevelt
Tobey
Wheeler
Whte House
Claude Pepper
Florida
Hess
Pepper
Germany
Hitler
Texas moves to limit state spending amid senate race
Texas lawmakers adopted a constitutional amendment to bar appropriations beyond available revenues to aid Governor W. Lee O'Daniel's U.S. Senate bid. The measure requires comptroller checks after 1945. emergencies may still be funded by a four fifths vote. The House also overrode a veto for a $44,600 emergency liquor-enforcement appropriation.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
Senate
House of Representatives
House
W. Lee O'Daniel
Rail Officials Plan Move of Wheat Cargoes Across the Southwest
Santa Fe officials led by President Edward J. Engel met in Amarillo to coordinate wheat transport. The plan targets prompt unloading and maximum car availability, with emphasis on repairing cars, speeding handling, and cooperation with grain interests. They expect harvest late May and peak movement around June 25, moving Gulf port grain and inland storage to ease holdovers.
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Santa Fe
Amarillo
Edward J. Engel
Engel
W. K. Etter
F. G. Gurley
J. J. Mahoney
Chicago
West Texas
New Mexico
Etter
Western Lines
Seaboard
Mahoney
Gulf Ports
Mississippi
South Plains
George H. Minchin
H. R McKee
Slaton
H. M. Rainer
Foiling the Hitler Foilers Foiling the Hitler Foilers
A note on assembling foil for a humorous satirical item in The New Yorker. The piece pretends to advise on saving tin foil to foil Hitler, warning against wadging it into balls to keep it usable.
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Hitler
New Yorker
Judson Taylor Heads Doctors in Texas
Dr Judson L. Taylor of Houston was named president elect of the Texas Medical Association at its 75th annual closing session in Fort Worth. He will assume the presidency next year, succeeding Dr N D Buie of Marlin who had risen from the prior president.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Judson L. Taylor
Houston
Texas Medical Association
Taylor
N. D. Buie
Marlin
Buie
Preston Hunt
Texarkana
Nazis Move Into Iraq Via Syria
German forces moved into Iraq through Syria with Luftwaffe stopovers using French mandated airfields. British officials said German planes carried Axis propaganda specialists and answered Rashid Ali al-Gailani’s appeal. Eden accused Vichy of transit rights and pledged British authority to strike in Syria.
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Hie shineLriveall
Hess
Cairo
Iraq
Syria
Associated Press
London
Germany
Middle East
Rashid Ali Algailani
Ponan
Basra
Habbaniyah
Eden
France
Britain
Suez
Adolf Hitler
Balkan
Asia Minor
Tur
Soviet Allow Volunteer Russian Pilots for Axis in Iraq
Baghdad radio reports the Soviet government permits volunteer Russian pilots to aid Axis forces fighting Great Britain in Iraq.
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Beirut
Syria
Baghdad Radio
Great Britain
Iraq
Plastic Phone Pieces Arrive in Amarillo
A. O. Thomas of Southwestern Bell announces Amarillo receives its first shipment of plastic telephone pieces, replacing zinc in phones. He notes plastics may solve shortages of zinc and could extend to other items like ice trays and wartime manufacturing needs. Royal portable for home typing. Russell Stationery Company.
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A. O. Thomas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Royal Portable
Russell Stationery Company
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Jerry” Briscoe
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U.K
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Kerens
Judson Taylor
John Maynard Lbr, Co
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