Flanders Battle: Nazis Press Channel Front Across France
German forces drive along the channel coast from Boulogne to Calais while the Allies defend a bottleneck between Bapaume and Peronne. French and British units withdraw to new lines. Calais and Boulogne change hands as Allied and German efforts surge in the Flanders battle.
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Germany
Boulogne
Channel
Great Britain
British Isles
Flanders
France
Antwerp
Somme
Cambrai
Valenciennes
St. Quentin
Abbeville
Calais
Zeebrugge
Ostend
Nieuport
Dunkerque
England
English
Maxime Weygand
Bapaume-Peronne
Hitler
Lille
Courtrai
Belgium
High Command
Helder
English Channel
Flanders and
Artois
St. Omer
Ypres
Aisne- Meuse
Verdune
Menin
Escaut
Scheldt
Bapaume
Peronne
Zeeburgge
Montmedy
Luxembourg
Peronne-Bapaume
Aisne
Meuse
Berlin
United States
President Roosevelt
Ireland
Ennes
Lys
Britain
John Greer Dill
Imperial General Staff
Edmund Ironside
Ironside
Gibraltar
Democrats Claim Struggle To Control State Convention
Texas Democratic Party leaders warned outsiders plan a coup at the state convention in Waco amid clashes over seating. Eugene GerMany said a “blitzkrieg” would be resisted with police if needed as factions clashed over Maverick and Rucker accusations of communism. Delegates totaling about 3,500 were to vote with 2,229 convention votes allocated by county results.
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Waco
U.p
Eugene B. Germany
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Maury Maverick
San Antonio
Fred Rucker
Maverick
Germany
Roosevelt
Rucker
Italy
Mussolini
Hitler
Dumas Boosters to Promote Rodeo Reunion in Amarillo
More than 300 Dumas boosters travel in over 100 carloads to Amarillo arriving at 10 45 AM to publicize the Sixth Annual Dumas Rodeo and Old Timers Reunion May 31 and June 1. The party includes the Dumas Band and color squad marching downtown in a parade. The event, hosted by the Dumas Business Club with W R Rutherford as parade and reunion chairman, features two days of rodeo dances parades and prizes and a Western welcome.
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Dumas
Amarillo
Old Settler's
Dumas Business Club
W. R. Rutherford
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Forecast shows thundershowers possible tonight then a Tuesday of fair skies and a bit warmer. In West Texas, the south remains fair while the north and east may see scattered showers tonight, with Tuesday bringing more thundershowers in the southeast and cooler conditions in the south. Temperature gradually rises northward. Royal portable typewriters advertised by Russell Stationery.
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Amarillo
Texas
Britain eyes Soviet ties as war cloud grows
Britain weighs reestablishing friendly relations with the Soviet Union to ease pressure on the Allies. London names Sir Stafford Cripps for a Moscow goodwill mission and to appoint a full ambassador, while Italy’s stance remains unpredictable amid shifts in Balkan security and Spain’s strategic role.
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Russia
Poland
Finland
Italy
Germany
Josef Stalin
Hitler
Europe
Soviet Union
Britain
Stalin
Balkans
Mussolini
Stafford Cripps
Moscow
London
William Leeds
Bucharest
Jugoslavia
Romania
Bessarabia
Rumania
Samuel Hoare
Spain
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Africa
Bob Montgomery to Drive Ambulance in France
Motion picture star Robert Montgomery announced plans to travel to Paris early this week to join the American Field Service Corps in France as an ambulance driver. His studio Metro Goldwyn Mayer granted a leave of absence though his contract runs several years longer.
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London
Robert Montgomery
Paris
American Field Service Corps
France
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Montgomery
Final Exams Begin Tomorrow at Amarillo High
Final examinations for Amarillo High School students will begin tomorrow morning. Underclassmen and all seniors not exempted will take finals tomorrow, Wednesday, and Thursday.
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Amarillo High School
Fifth Column Plot Threat Reported Near Panama Canal
Panama City May 27 Provincial police reported an uprising planned for Chirqui province and arrests of ten alleged leaders including Francisco Arias. Investigators found 180 home made bombs at a suspected Marxist meeting house as authorities sought evidence of alien fifth column activity near the canal.
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Panama City
Chirqui
Panama Canal
Francisco
Pancho) Arias
Ricardo Alfaro
Buffalo Lake Dance Aids Gold Brick Fund
A gala dance at Buffalo Lake raises funds for the Gold Brick fund to build the main museum at West Texas State. Admission is $1 per couple or per stay and all proceeds go to construction. the orchestra members led by Carlton Scales donate salaries. Over 175,000 donated bricks have arrived, but cash is still needed.
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Buffalo Lake
West Texas State
Carlton Scales
Heroes annual play by St. Mary's Class
The graduating class of St. Mary's Academy presented the annual play Heroes on Saturday and Sunday nights in the academy auditorium. Cast included Gloria Clements Irene Lyons Rosemary Herrmann Shirley Becker and Betty Ann Oates. Directed by Mother M Amabilis. Large audiences attended both performances.
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St. Mary's Academy
Academy
Gloria Clements
Irene Lyons
Rosemary Herrmann
Shirley Becker
Betty Ann Oates
Mother M. Amabilis
Commencement Concert Tomorrow Night at West Texas College
The annual commencement concert of West Texas State College music departments is set for tomorrow night at 8 15 in the college auditorium under Wallace R Clark. Over 200 students will perform with the college chorus Madrigal Club and orchestra, with invitations to the Philharmonic Association and Amarillo music clubs. Public is invited.
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West Texas State College Music Departments
Wallace R. Clark
Madrigal Club
Philharmonic Association
Amarillo
Select a Home From Your Easy Chair
The Globe-News Want Ads invite readers to browse rental vacancies in ads and listings. It promotes home and apartment options with a catchy prompt to find a suitable rental by reading the section and calling the dialed Want Ad number.
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Globe News
Globe-News
Amarillo Visit Noted by Actor Conrad Nagel
Conrad Nagel, a well known stage and screen star, arrived in Amarillo this morning. While mechanics at Amarillo Oldsmobile on Tyler Street serviced his car, he walked through the business district, passing Neely Greenhill Agency Insurance offices.
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Conrad Nagel
Amarillo
Oldsmobile
Tyler Street
Severe Penalties for Fifth Columnists
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved fingerprinting of about 4 million aliens and heavy penalties for fifth column activities. Sen. Connally said the bill is essential to the defense program and would impose fines up to 10000 dollars and prison terms up to ten years for attempts to subvert military forces. It would deport aliens who advocate overthrow by force.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Connally
Texas
Supreme Court rules wage hour bureau jurisdiction over 200000 transport workers
The Supreme Court vote 5 to 4 holds that the Wage Hour Administration, not the Interstate Commerce Commission, regulates hours of work for about 200,000 non-operating employees of truck and bus firms.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Wagehour Administration
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Duval
War Ministry
British Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Holland
Valenci
Netherlands
Pete
Dumas Boosters
Russell Stationery
Bob Montgomery
Build
John Maynard Lbr, Co
Brick Fund
St. Mary's
Conrad Nagle
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