French Fleet at Toulon Unprepared for Action
Informed sources claim Pierre Laval allowed German sailors to train at French yards to study French warships. Toulon units allegedly drained of oil and unable to reach Algeria in an emergency. Admiral Cunningham warned it would be very nasty if Toulon’s fleet shifted to the Axis. Berlin reports show German French ties stagnating as Laval signals shift. There are hints Hitler may plan a coup to seize Toulon with fifth columnists and airborne troops.
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London
Pierre Laval
Adolf Hitler
Toulon
Marseille
Algeria
Andrew Browne Cunningham
Britain
Mediterranean
Washington
Alexandria
United States
Hitler
Child at Play In Sand Finds A Service Pin
A mother recalls a child finding a mail in a sand pile containing a service pin sent by J. W. Keeton from a Pacific field. The note from Santa Ana asks USO Amarillo to help locate a lost gold key chain and football from Camp Selby. A separate scene in Columbia shows a civilian defense parade halted by a broken auto as police manage the crowd.
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C. E. Floyd
Carolina Street
San Jacinto
Amarillo
Camp Selby
Miss
Tri-State Fair Decision Due
Tri State Fair officials weigh cancellation or a modified 1942 exposition as transportation difficulties and war needs push for a decision. A committee led by Ross Rogers will seek guidance from the Office of Defense Transportation and the War Production Board, with a June 1 report due to determine if the fair proceeds in any form.
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Dallas
Texas
Ross Rogers
Eastman
Office of Defense Transportation
War Production Board
Chicago
Kansas City
Ray Pinkney
Let the Other Fellow Do It Talk Flayed
Lynn A. Hurst of Beaumont member of General Chennaults Flying Tigers criticizes the public for wartime complacency and calls for greater war awareness. He praises the AVG corps the British at Rangoon and the Chinese at Kunming as having given their best. He notes early U S Marines dive bombing experiments at Haiti in 1920.
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Beaumont
Lynn A
Tex) Hurst
Chennault
Flying Tigers
Hurst
AVG Corps
Rangoon
Kunming
U. S
Haiti
Texas Stars Will Parade Here Friday
Claudette Graves, a popular young dancer, headlines Texas Stars on Parade at the Municipal Auditorium Friday at 8 30 P M. The two hour show features 12 acts with Parker Wilson of WBAP as master of ceremonies and is sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No 1475.
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Claudette Graves
Miss Graves
Municipal Auditorium
Parker Wilson
WBAP
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No
Texas Bankers Association Opens in San Antonio
In San Antonio on May 26, about 1,000 bankers attended the opening of the Texas Bankers Association with many from neighboring states present.
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Texas Bankers Association
San Antonio
Col Black To Talk On Soldier Credit
Col E C Black commander of Amarillo Army Technical School will discuss extending credit to army personnel at a luncheon tomorrow noon at the Amarillo Hotel. The session open to local lenders in the Amarillo area and is sponsored by the Amarillo Credit Association.
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Col. Black
Col
E. C. Black
Amarillo
Army Techni
Cal School
Gordon Morrison Tt
Jerry Sadler Plans Military Service and Resignation
Texas Railroad Commissioner Jerry Sadler announced on a radio broadcast that within a few days he will join the armed forces. He likely will resign his post with a temporary gubernatorial appointment to fill the vacancy and an election planned for November. He thanked supporters and said his primary wish is to go to the fight like other Texas men.
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Austin
Texas Railroad
Jerry Sadler
Sadler
Texas
Seaman Calls for Conscientious Supporters at Amarillo College
Bishop F E Seaman delivered the commencement address at Amarillo College as 53 graduates received diplomas for completing a two year program. He urged evaluating education to guide thinking and warned against passive resistance movements and Gandhi style dissent in the United States. Music featured the college orchestra and a girl’s sextet with soloist Vera Kennedy.
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F E. C. Seaman
Amarillo College
Bishop Seaman
Gandhi
United States
Robert Louis Barron
Alice O'Bryan
DeVona McKee
Sharleen Barker
Virginia Hess
Nepa Jo Willis
Dorothy Hoover
Vera Kennedy
Bride and Groom Late for Their Wedding In War Maneuvers
In Keansburg New Mexico on May 26 the bride Irene Julian and groom Sidney Lambertson were two hours late for their wedding as air raid wardens refused to permit them to leave until the all clear sounded.
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Keansburg
N. M
Irene Julian
Sidney Lambertson
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