Stilwell Says Japs Can Be Tossed Out of Burma
New Delhi May 25 United States Lieutenant General Joseph W Stilwell said a properly organized United Nations force could drive the Japanese from Burma He noted the Japanese had 50 000 in Burma but air superiority and a tough economy of war That rag tag army cannot win without combined forces and stronger leadership Stilwell described his Burma trek and met with allied officers in India including Archibald Wavell He added a later notice about selling garbage by government workers at English Field all bids to Ed Crabtree.
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John R. Morris
New Delhi
India
Upe
Joseph W. Stillwell
Burma
United Nations
Stilwell
Lewis H. Brereton
Raymond A. Wheeler
Earl Naiden
United States Army Air Corps
Gruber Stilwell
Archibald P. Wavell
English Field
Ed Crabtree
Barger Infant Succumbs Here
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack C. Barger of Los Angeles died at 2 this morning in an Amarillo hospital. Funeral services under Blackburn-Shaw were to be held at 3 this afternoon at Llano Cemetery. Surviving relatives include the parents a grandmother Mrs. Effie Barger and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Solano.
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Jack C. Barger
Los Angeles
Amarillo
Blackburn-Shaw
Llano Cemetery
Effie Barger
South Cleveland Street
J. S. Solano
Oid
Cleveland Bus Drivers Strike Halts City Transit
Dozens of street cars and buses stopped on Cleveland transit lines around 11 A M causing disruption as downtown workers headed to afternoon shopping. The strike appeared widespread affecting the city’s service and traffic.
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Cleveland
Recruit Everett McKenzie Enlists Near Home Station
Everett LaRoy McKenzie of Oklahoma City enlisted in the Marine Corps in Amarillo today. He lives within three blocks of the marine recruiting station. his father is employed nearby by Pan Tex.
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Everett LaRoy McKenzie
Marine
Oklahom City
Marine Corps
Amarillo
Pantex
Naval recruits shipped seven men to Dallas today
Seven men were sent to Dallas for naval service: Rice Calvin Taylor and James S. McKnight of Memphis, Daniel Taylor of Dumas, Verland L. Andrews and Charles W. Bennett of Sunray, Hubert Charles Bandy of Amarillo, and John R. Guyer of Friona. West Point cadet James H. Hottenroth, New York City, topped his class with 2834.46 of 3045 points and led the Army lacrosse team.
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Dallas
Rice Calvin Taylor
James S. McKnight
Memphis
Daniel Taylor
Dumas
Verland L. Andrews
Charles W. Bennett
Sunray
Hubert Charles Bandy
Amarillo
John R. Guyer
Friona
West Point
James H. Hottenroth
New York City
Army
Grain and livestock totals mix in Chicago and Kansas City reports
Market wires show Chicago grain prices with July and September quotes for wheat corn and oats and Kansas City livestock totals with hogs cattle calves and sheep. Separate items note Dow Jones averages, Merrill Lynch quotes, and a golf ball accident death in Sioux Falls.
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Chicago
FENCE CORNER FORTUNES LINKED TO PANHANDLE WAR EFFORT
Amarillo leaders honor John McCarty with a wartime Bachelor of Science degree gift as Panhandle Salvage for Victory expands. Farmers scrap old plows and machinery to supply iron and rubber for Berlin and Tokyo war production. Roy Greenhill heads Potter County salvage, with Amarillo and state committees coordinating pickups and selling to junk dealers for efficient sorting. The new Amarillo Chamber offices host a meeting called by Col. E A Simpson at 8 o'clock.
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Col. E. A. Simpson
Amarillo
Berlin
Tokyo
Panhandle
Potter County
Roy Greenhill
Lawrence Hagg
Jay Taylor
Johnny Winters
Gene Howe
Chansler Weymouth
Chamber of Commerce
Capitol Theater
Mrs W N Wood Dies in Maryland
Word has reached Amarillo of the death of Mrs W N Wood in Chevy Chase Maryland on May 22 She was formerly Ryna Gamble and had many friends in Amarillo She was daughter of Mrs John Hudson living in Pomona California and a pioneer resident of Potter County as well as a niece of Mrs Jack Hall of Amarillo
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W. N. Wood
Chevy Chase
Wood
Ryna Gamble
Amarillo
John Hudson
Pomona
Calif
Potter County
Jack Hall
Soldier Receives 50 Pound Letter From Texas Girls
Private Edward R Temple of Longview Texas says he got a record long letter from about 150 girl high school graduates. The 50 pound message stretched 1942 feet and was rolled on two rollers designed by a friend. Temple plans to reveal part of the letter after reading it.
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Camp Robinson
Ark
Edward R. Temple
Longview
Texas
Temple
Americans in RAF Decorated for Malta Air Battles
Pilot Officers James Eldridge Peck of Calexico California and Reade F Tillery Jr of Clearwater Florida have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross by the Royal Air Force for valor in recent air battles over Malta. They are noted as among the first Americans to receive the DFC for Malta action.
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Cairo
Egypt
James Eldridge Peck
Calexico
Cal
Reade F. Tillery, Jr
Clearwater
Fla
United States
Royal Air Force
Malta
Inventor Baker Claims Gasoline Mile Stretcher
Indianapolis may 25 Erwin G Cannon Ball Baker veteran auto test driver says he has invented a gasoline mile-stretcher that could let motorists travel 50 miles per gallon. He notes war may delay production though it is nearly ready for public offer. Legal advisors prevent detail on operation but he hints the key is the air to gasoline mixture relative to piston displacement.
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Indianapolis
Erwin G
Cannon Ball" Baker
Baker
Desert Sheik’s 22 Wives Noted in Baghdad Letter
Hillsboro May 25 A letter describes a visit to a 54,000 acre desert ranch of a desert sheik with 22 wives. Ted Hockaday of the American legation at Baghdad writes to his mother detailing delicacies served by the chief including goats eyes.
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Hillsboro
Ted Hockaday
Baghdad
Iraq
A. 8. Hockaday
Condition of C. W. Furr Updates at Northwest Texas Hospital
Attendants report C. W. Furr in fairly good condition today at Northwest Texas Hospital following his admission.
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C. W. Furr
Northwest Texas Hospital
Ghormley Arrives to Establish Allied Command in NZ
Vice Admiral Robert Lee Ghormley of the United States Navy arrived in Wellington to establish Allied naval headquarters in the New Zealand area. In Washington the War Department announced the development in the ongoing war effort.
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Wellington
New Zealand
U.P
Robert Lee Ghormley
United States Navy
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J. W. Stilwell
Barger
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Kansas City
Jenice Kingsolver
Bailey Winton
Caracas
Venezuela
Archie Castleberry
Roent For
Home Office
The
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the Stars and Stripes
Russell PP. Hartle
U. S
North Ireland
Stars and Stripes
Montgomery & Montgomery Doctors of Optometry
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W. E. Houghton
T. M. Montgomery
Dr. J. Mike Montgomery
New Yow Stock Exchange
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al Inversion
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John L. Vaughan
Green County
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Schenectady
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Maryland
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Pantex Ordnance Plant
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Shrek
Goat's
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Toda
Jose P. Coello
Randolph
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Tex
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E. M. Lefforge
Gene Klein
Jackson
Bellshein Cleaning
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Polk St
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