Allied Push Stopped At Terracina In I Day Offensive
German forces halted the Fifth Army advance at Terracina after a fierce assault by the 7th Panzer Grenadier Regiment. Americans pulled back 1000 to 5000 yards but held positions north of the Appian Way and moved toward Monte Calvo and Monte Marino. Kesselring’s counterattacks tied up 17 divisions as German losses mounted and Allied gains appeared substantial despite heavy casualties.
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Terracina
Geoffrey Keyes
Appian Way
Monte Calvo
Monte Marino
Kesselring
Anzio
Fifth Army
Piedimonte
Pico
Pontecaruo
Alphonse Juin
Mt. Leucio
Pontecorvo
Weatherman Bemoans Missed Rain Shower
The weatherman complains a yesterday flurry deprived the region of moisture. Mr Winburn expects showers this afternoon and evening with cooler weather tomorrow afternoon. Only .06 inches fell yesterday and light showers were reported in Panhandle and Follett.
Husbands Can ! It or wump It
Local readers discuss whether a woman should dress before cooking breakfast in her nightgown and housecoat. Daisy DeLano asks the question amid mixed views from housewives and a few men, with responses ranging from acceptance to preference for separate meals. Readers are invited to submit questions for a dollar.
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Daisy DeLano
Crockett Street
Don Briggs
T. W. Alford
Nk Sinatra
L. C. Davis
Tom Younts
Pulse Feeler
Eisenhower Radio Advance Urges Helpers In Occupied Lands
Allied supreme headquarters urged occupied-country peoples to pass on road and terrain details to assist the invasion, while Vichy threats warned against aiding the Allies. German reconnaissance aircraft probed the British countryside as authorities fined motorists in a separate city hall case.
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London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme Headquarters
Eisenhower
Vichy
Philippe Henriot
Britain
Scotland
England
Allied Air Weekends Raid Deep into Nazi Europe
Allied air forces launched a massive daylight and night bombing surge against Kiel Duisburg Hannover Calais and Belgians targets with up to 3 000 planes. U. S. Liberators and RAF fighters damaged submarine centers fortifications transport hubs and rail links as German naval units waited off Cap Frehel.
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London
Kiel
Pas-de-Calais
France
Duisburg
Hannover
Belgium
Europe
RAF
Germany
English Channel
Cap Frehel
St. Malo
Channel
Boulogne
Dieppe
Calais
Weather Outlook For Amarillo And Vicinity
Mostly cloudy with widely scattered thunder showers this afternoon. Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with cooler late Tuesday night. West Texas sees partly cloudy skies and scattered thundershowers, El Paso and Big Bend spared this afternoon and tonight. New Mexico has partly cloudy conditions with scattered showers mainly in mountains. High 84, low 54, noon 79.
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Amarillo
West Texas
el Paso
Big Bend
New Mexico
Jackass on Board Reported in Freight Load
Howard S. Smart of Boston & Maine recalls a freight car from Nero New Mexico carrying a live burro described as 1 Burro crazed. A clerk reviewing way-bills noted the odd load and wrote on the bill Short I bureau. Over 1 jackass.
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Waltham
Mass
U.P
Howard S. Smart
Boston & Maine Railroad
Nero
N. M
Lend-Lease Ties Rise as Allies Arm Invasion Forces
President Roosevelt told Congress that lend-lease arms and equipment are speeding to Britain, Russia, China, and other allies to support a three-front invasion of Nazi Europe. The 15th report shows about 24.2 billion dollars in materials sent, with Britain and Russia receiving the largest shares and large shipments to the Pacific and China.
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Washington
Europe
Roosevelt
Congress
United Nations
Britain
Russia
China
Mr. Roosevelt
United Kingdom
Africa
Middle East
Mediterranean
India
Australia
New Zealand
Latin America
Pacific
Far East
Japan
Deer on Fort Worth station platform captured by passengers
Train passengers at the Fort Worth and Denver station chased and captured a deer that wandered onto the platform. The animal had escaped from Pinkney Packing Company pens, and after a pursuit it was tied to a truck and returned to its quarters by Pinkney VP Fred Miller who learned of the incident from a Globe reporter.
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Fort Worth
Denver
Pinkney Packing Company
Fred Miller
Globe
Prohibitionists Hit Setback in Congress
Washington May 22 Prohibitionists suffered a setback as a House judiciary subcommittee postponed hearings on a wartime anti liquor bill. An informal poll showed at least half opposed to the legislation. Chairman Hobbs said no date for further hearings and another member said hearings likely after the elections.
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Washington
House Judiciary
Hobbs
Alabama
Bryson
South Carolina
American Task Force Attacks Marcus Island in Jap Waters
A U S Navy task force carried out a two day air attack on Marcus Island in the Bonin Islands, about 1 150 miles southeast of Tokyo. The Japanese communique says over 32 American aircraft were shot down with negligible damage on their side.
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London
Japan
Marcus Island
Tokyo
United Press
Bonin Islands
Janen
Bonins
Tanan
Mores
Damere
Marcus
Soerabaja
Java
U. S. Navy
Pacific
Ogasawara Islands
Miamitori Shima
Judge Wilson Opens U S Federal Court Proceedings
Judge James C. Wilson of Fort Worth presides as the U S Federal Court convenes this morning. Thirty five attorneys are present. civil non jury suits move first and criminal cases start June 12. term was postponed from April 17 due to Fort Worth court business and is expected to be heavy.
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U. S
James C. Wilson
Fort Worth
Wilson
C. C. Gibson Appointed to State Demo Committee
In Austin on May 22 chairman George A. Butler named Charles C. Gibson of Amarillo to head the sub committee tasked with drafting a program for temporary officers and the order of business for the state Democratic convention.
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Austin
George A. Butler
Democratic Executive Committee
Charles C. Gibson
Amarillo
British Train Schedules Cancelled Without Notice
Thousands of passengers in London missed trains as blackboards announced many schedules had been cancelled without warning. Rail officials offered no immediate explanation for the sudden disruption.
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London
Don Hayworth Wins Warm Tip Contest Prize
Competition narrowed to winners after debate. First prize of 5 awarded to Don Hayworth for tip about Wilson School boys in dresses. Second prize 3 to Mrs. Virginia Samuels for tip on boy’s ear bitten by a horse. other honors to Blanche Burch and several mentionals.
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Don Hayworth
South
Buchanan Street
Uip
Wilson School
Virginia Samuels
River Drive
Blanche Burch
Magnolia Company
Allies seize Burma road junction in northern Burma
Allied forces report major advance in Myitkyina area with control of the road junction north of the city and arc of positions four miles northwest. Chinese column reached 1,100 yards beyond the north landing strip. Americans bombed Kamaung Mogaung Myitkyina sectors before a consolidated push. Stilwell's troops hold a third of Myitkyina amid heavy street fighting as Japanese resistance stiffens.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
API
Myitkyina
Burma
Mogaung
Fort Hertz
Charpate
Namkwi
Southeast Asia Command
Mvitkvina
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Kamaung-Mogaung- Myitkyina
Kumon
Joseph W. Stilwell
U. S
Irrawaddy River
Tokyo
Berlin
Jury Panel Fined For Absentee Service In 47th District Court
Judge Henry Bishop ordered 58 missing jurors fined $10 each and instructed Sheriff Adams to bring the entire panel to court at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. Only 12 of 70 jurors appeared for the 9 AM session. Criminal cases are on call for tomorrow morning.
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Henry
Bishop
Japan Reveals Peace Terms Seizing Navy and Ships
London dispatch cites Meiho Tokyo publication outlining Japanese demands in any peace, including confiscation of the U S Navy, transfer of merchant shipping, destruction of naval facilities, and heavy penalties for scuttling ships.
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London
United States
Meiho
Berlin
Japan
Allied report cites six German divisions moved to northern border
Allied headquarters in Naples reports that of 25 German divisions in Italy, six were diverted to the north to oppose Italian patriots and Yugoslav partisans along the border, strengthening defenses against border clashes.
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Germany
North
Naples
Italy
Allies Investigating Several Swedish Firms
The State Department said on May 22 that several Swedish firms are under investigation for blacklisting and action against them may be taken within the next few days. County commissioners in brief session approved several bills and discussed county matters with County Judge E. O. Northcutt and commissioners Morris Browning George Killian Ray Daniels and Jack Swann present.
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Washington
State Department
Commission
E. O. Northcutt
Morris Browning
George Killian
Ray Daniels
Jack Swann
John W. Philp Succeeds Exum As State Republican Chairman
Dallas figure John W. Philp was unanimously elected chairman of the Republican State Executive Committee to succeed the late Hugh Exum of Amarillo. Philp has long served as the committee's secretary treasurer. Ralph W. Currie, a Dallas attorney, is expected to be nominated as temporary convention chairman.
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Houston
John W. Philp
Dallas
Republican State Executive Committee
Hugh Exum
Amarillo
Philp
Ralph W. Currie
Glass Meters Smashed by Downtown Vandals
Vandals believed to be youths smashed glass fronts of downtown parking meters last night. Police said repairs were underway this morning. Officials warned that if guilty parties are found, charges will be filed.
Penicillin Used in Patient Treatment at Northwest Texas Hospital
Mrs. Floyd Epperson, a patient at Northwest Texas Hospital, is being treated with penicillin though the physician did not yet know its effectiveness. Her husband, recently arrived from Seattle where he is stationed with the Army, is with her.
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Floyd Epperson
Northwest Texas
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Carl Timmothy
Corporation Court
Russell Stationery Company
Lendlease
Judge Wilson
Federal Court
C. C. Gibson
T. R. Wilson
North West First Avenue
San Antonio Rose
Leroy Bassett
Polk Street
Art F. Gray
North Jackson Street
M. Martin
Milam Street
R. D. Searcy
Tucumcari
Glen Hatfield
West Tenth Avenue
J. L. Bandy
Cleveland Street
Kenneth Parr
E. M. Delaho
Pierce Street
Joe Meacham
Lincoln Street
Margaret Smith
Johnson Street
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Exum
Northwest Texas Hospital
Rw Ae
John Maynard Lbr. Co
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