Formation Seen For A Allied French Central Authority
The French National Committee announced a central authority of anti Axis French forces is likely to be formed. Gen Charles De Gaulle is expected to depart for Algiers this week for talks with Gen Henri Giraud. De Gaulle will be accompanied by Rene Massili and Andre Phillip.
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London
French National Committee
Charles de Gaulle
Algiers
Henri Giraud
Georges Catroux
de Gaulle
Giraud
Rene Massili
Committee
Andre Phillip
South Sea Hawaiians Play At Amarillo Army Field
Amarillo Army Air Field to host the South Sea Hawaiians at the Post theater tomorrow night. Jaycees led by Guy Walden secured the show for field personnel and reserved seating for Jaycee members. The act group includes Bill Holt and His South Sea Hawaiians direct from NBC Dole Pineapple Hour with Princess Ahi and other performers.
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Amarillo Army Air Field
Post
Amarillo
Guy Walden
The
Jaycees
Norton
Special Services
Walden
Bill Holt
NBC
Princess Ahi
China
Sam Kaneauh
Barthalow
Canning Sugar Rush Ends With New Rationing Plan
The rationing board announces stamps No 15 and 16 in the old No 1 book are valid for 5 pounds of sugar through October. The planned Wednesday visits to the rationing board for canning sugar are no longer required.
Market Livestock Results From Kansas City and Chicago
Kansas City live cattle and hog markets show slower trade with hogs 10-20 cents below Friday. Cattle led by medium to good steers at 13.75 to 15.25, and stockers around 13.25 to 14.50. Sheep and lambs fair, native spring lambs around 15.85, clipped lambs near 14.35 to 14.85, ewes up to 10 cents. Chicago hogs mostly 10-15 cents lower, tops 14.40. cattle mixed, steers up to 17.50 for heavy loads, vealers 15.50 to 16.50, sheep 13,000 head with lambs steady. Financial notes list Liquidating fund at 1.7908 with offer at 1.96.
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Kansas City
Chicao Livestock
Chicago
Hero's Widow and Son Find Home After Harassment
Mrs. Colin Kelly Jr and her year old son Corky have secured a two room bungalow with a Victory Garden in Los Angeles after facing repeated “no children” rejections. The offers surged after newspapers publicized her plight, with 200 homes proposed and even three marriage proposals offered. The Winns, moving to San Diego, rented her their house.
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Los Angeles
Colin Kelly, Jr
Corky
Kelly
L. K. Winn
San Diego
Miners Strike Fines Spark Political Debate at Capitol
The Amaryllo Globe notes 3,690 miners were fined $1 for wildcat strikes at three tituminous mines run by Tennessee Coal Iron and Nates Company. In Washington, Rep. Gathings and Rep. Hoffman debated labor leaders on the Connally Smith anti strike bill before the House this week.
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Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
Mace
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Nates Company
Washington
D. C
EB. C. Gathings
Arkansas
Clare E. Hoffman
Michigan
Connally-Smith
House
Monsoon Era Bombing Targets Burmese Transport Hubs
Two ships head to a Burmese harbor as monsoon winds rise. U S communique notes fires in Prome railway yards and wharf area, Japanese Taungup installations bombed, Kanbalu warehouses set ablaze by heavy and medium bombers. One ship capsizes in the Gulf of Martaban after direct hits. No Allied aircraft losses reported.
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Prome
U. S
Taungup
Kanbalu
Gulf of Martaban
Burma
Elks Club Plans Saturday Night Party With Barbecue
Elks and their ladies will hold their monthly party Saturday night announced by Pode Powell exalted ruler Barbecued chicken will be served bingo and other entertainment including a come as you are dance and souvenirs for the ladies
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Elks
Pode” Powell
Roof Collapse at Continental Box Co After Houston Cloudburst
May 24 Houston reports a roof collapse at the Continental Box Co building during a heavy cloud burst. Damage is estimated at $50,000. Mechanic H. A. Green warned workers, enabling 200 employees to evacuate before the roof fell. Urban flooding halted traffic citywide.
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Houston
Continental Box Co
Continental
F. Talbert
H. A. Green
RAF raid on Dortmund far surpasses Nazi bombs on London
London reports the RAF dropped more than 2,000 tons of bombs on Dortmund in the largest air raid of the war, about five times Germany’s top raid on London of April 16, 1941, and eight times the Coventry raid of November 14, 1940 that killed 300.
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London
Dortmund
RAF
Coventry
WAACs Are Patriotic Too in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City May 24 Sgt Celia Lambert Recruiting Officer says WAACs enlist mainly for patriotic reasons but desire for husbands and excitement drive many. Some seek to "find him" at barracks while restless young women miss drafted male peers. Army and Navy wives join hoping for companionship while husbands are away.
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Oklahoma City
WAACS
Celia Lambert
Lambert
Army
Navy
Rumanian Refugee Gets Money Back
The alien property custodian returned cash and securities valued about 2 million dollars to a Rumanian refugee, the first such recovery since the war entry. Brien McMahon aided Edgar Ausnit in the action. more than 9 thousand dollars in cash, 2000 shares of US Steel, and controlling stock in Cisatlantic and Cisoceanic were returned.
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New York
Carl Bucir
Ausnit
Max
Titan-Nadrag-Calan Company
Pacific raids strike New Guinea and Rangoon hubs
Allied air forces targeted the New Guinea coast with heavy bombing while Flying Fortresses hit Kavieng air drome and harbor and other raids struck Casamata and Cape Gloucester. Heavy bombers also pounded Rangoon’s vital supply port, capsizing ships.
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New Guinea
Kavieng
New Ireland
Casmata
Cape Gloucester
Rangoon
Allied air forces claim large Axis losses over Mediterranean
Allied air forces report three large raids over an island in five hours and a nighttime Wellington raid as they press to knock out Axis air power defending the route to Italy. In five days at least 317 enemy aircraft destroyed. Allied losses total 18 plants. General communications noted.
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RAF
Mediterranean
Italy
World War II Air and Sea Battles Report Across Med and Europe
Allied and Axis actions unfold from Sardinia to Sicily with raids on Messina and San Giovanni. Soviet communiques claim 313 German planes downed, 61 Soviet losses. Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine reported submarine activity and reinforcements as summer campaigns loom.
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Carloforte
Sardinia
Liso
Osiro
RAF
San Giovannia
Straits
Sicily
Cairo
Aegean
Messina
Kuban
Caucasus
Smolensk
Moscow
Sevsk
Kursk
Six Men Charged in Kansas Car Theft Case
Ranger Dugley White and patrolmen detained six men after stopping a car believed to transport a stolen vehicle across a state line. A Kansas theft victim reported the vehicle recovered. Two detainees were flagged as selective service delinquents.
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Dugley White
Ranway
Kansas
Selective Service
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