China Faces Grim Fight on Four Fronts
China endures a grim struggle as Chinese forces fight four fronts to repel major Japanese offensives. Chungking reports the north and east are under heavy pressure, signaling a potentially critical period in the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Krueger
Associated Press
China
Schoutens
Chungking
Japan
Claire Chennault
U. S. Airforce
Changsha
Yoyang
Puchi
Sinyang
Henan
Loyang
Yunnan
Burma
Myitkyinna
Tatantzu
Stilwell
Myitkyina
Ledo
Preferences in Movies Draw Varying Tastes Across City
Polls show residents favor different genres from war pictures to musical comedies. CLAY THORNTON says time limits cut cinema visits while others seek light entertainment to balance daily stress. Japanese advances near Changsha threaten key rail links in Hankow Canton corridor.
Grilling Murder Suspects Questions Mount in Amarillo
Amarillo police and county officers with military aid search for clues in the gruesome murder of Dorothy Snelson wife of a sailor found near 1204 Buchanan Street. Investigators study the crime scene and interview witnesses while the public is urged to report any small detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Dorothy Snelson
Jim Lumpkin
Buchanan Street
Sid Harper
Bill Adams
Allied Air Pounds German Targets In Multi-Front Strikes
In coordinated strikes from Britain and Italy to Germany and Austria, American air forces hit eight Nazi aircraft plants and two airdromes near Vienna and Wiener Neustadt, with 2,200 bombers and fighters in one wave. Additional operations targeted Poznan, Leipzig, Cottbus, and other sites, defending German rail and troop concentrations in coordinated Allied actions across western Europe.
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London
Britain
Italy
Germany
Poland
Austria
Berlin
Wiener Neustadt
Vienna
U. S
Eighth
15Th
Europe
Eighth Air Force
Poznan
Kreising
Leipzig
Sorau
Cottbus
Tutow
Don Blakeslee
Fairport Harbor
Ohio
Wiener Neustadt Nord
Wollersdorf
Noll Aircraft Factory
Atzgersdorff
Naples
Jugoslavia
Marshal Tito
France
Belgium
Achiet
Meuse
Liege
Havoc
RAP
Rocket rockets fired from five fighter planes in WWII theaters
The War Department announced that rocket projectiles are now used by five fighter planes in combat. The P-40 Warhawk P-47 Thunderbolt P-38 Lightning P-39 Airacobra and P-51 Mustang fire rockets from beneath the wings in China Burma India and Pacific theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
China-Burma-India
Pacific
War Department
Nationwide Memorial Day Accidents Claim 109 Lives
The weekend toll from traffic wrecks drownings and other mishaps reached 109 as the four day memorial holiday entered its third day. Auto accidents accounted for 31 deaths, with 45 from miscellaneous causes and 33 from drowning. California led with 11 deaths followed by Illinois Massachusetts and New York with ten each. Texas reported four fatalities.
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Associated Press
California
Illinois
Massachusetts
New York
Texas
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Tuesday with widely scattered thundershowers this afternoon. West Texas and New Mexico regions show partly cloudy skies through Tuesday with scattered thunder activity this afternoon. The high over 24 hours ends at 71 degrees, with a 56 degree low last night. See John Maynard Lumber Co. for shingles and roofing at 800 West State.
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Amarillo
Vicinity
West Texas
New Mexico
Campbell Divorce Report Includes Custody and Maintenance Request
Mrs Claudine Campbell wife of Ralph H Campbell appeared before Judge Henry S Bishop in 47th district court seeking a divorce. He was previously convicted of theft and sentenced to ten years. she faced no bill on theft. She asks to restore maiden name Claudine Stull and custody of daughter Camille Claudine with $50 monthly support and a community property settlement. The judge took the case under advisement after testimony. Also notes public school report cards due Tuesday at 1 30 PM and students to pick up cards at schools.
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Claudine Campbell
Ralph H. Campbell
Prospect Street
Henry S. Bishop
47Th District
Campbell
Potter County
Dallas
Campell
News Tip Winners Named by Globe News
Doris Finney of 800 Lamar Street wins 5 dollars for best tip about a driver mistaking the Northwest Texas Hospital ambulance entrance. J W Oliver earns 3 dollars for the meteor tip. W Tower wins 2 dollars for a bills tip.
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Treet
Globe News
Northwest Texas Hospital
J. W. Oliver
Bonham Street
W. Tower
Harri Street
Charles Stevenson
Comic Strips Repositioned To Save Newspaper Space
Alley Oop moves to the classified page to free space on the comics section. The change is part of a paper wide effort to conserve ink and paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alley Oop
Superman
Alley
Invasion Weather Warm May Day Report From Dover Straits
London's weather bulletin cites a cloudless sky and rising temperatures over the Dover Straits. At 11 A. M. the temperature stood at 81 degrees with a light northerly breeze while seas were becalmed and sea visibility was limited by heat haze. High tides were recorded at Dover and Calais at 5:33 A. M. and 5:59 P. M.
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London
U.P
Dover Straits
Dover
Calais
Reed cites censored mail intercepts as national scandal
Senator Reed of Kansas denounces misuse of intercepted censored mail as part of a national scandal. He notes he does not fault Byron Price but criticizes those who obtain copies. Reed vows to push the Senate Post Office subcommittee probe to uncover leaks and intraparty intrigue in the State Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reed
Kansas
Byron Price
Senate Post Office
State Department
Department
Australia's Forde predicts Philippine invasion may come soon
Allied leaders discuss an early return to the Philippines as MacArthur’s Biak landing secures bases for a push toward Japanese held territories. Tank, plane, and naval gun support drives toward Mokmer airfield while Japanese resistance stiffens at Soriori and Bosnek.
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Allied Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
O.S
Franci M. Forde
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Mokmer
Biak Island
New Guinea
Formosa
Japan
Forde
Australian Natives’ Association
MacArthur
Netherlands East Indies
Bosnek
Soriori
Sorido
Boroku
Mokmer Field
Boroki
Palau
Biak
Good Coliseum planned for Tri-State Fairgrounds
Bill Beechler president of the association urges a new livestock building at the Tri State Fairgrounds Amarillo. The plan dates back years and follows influence from the late Wilbur Hawk. Dallas and San Antonio fairs push livestock facilities, with Dallas urging a full show complex.
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Amarillo
Bill Beechler
Wilbur Hawk
Fair Association
San Antonio
Dallas
Beechler
United States
Rain Ends With Light Showers Across Panhandle
The Weather Bureau reports rainfall across the Panhandle from Thursday night into yesterday with Amarillo tallying over two inches and some towns recording three inches. Up to 3 inches fell in parts, 1.20 inches at Amarillo airport, and more rain long term is unlikely with only light showers possible this afternoon. Temperatures will rise into the low 80s today and tomorrow with partly cloudy skies.
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H. C. Winburn
U. S. Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Amarillo
Adrian
Claude
Clarendon
Dimmit
Dumas
Follet
Hereford
Lubbock
Pampa
Shamrock
Spearman
Stratford
Amendment To Abolish Poll Tax Referred To Subcommittee
Senate judiciary committee votes 10 to 7 to refer a constitutional amendment abolishing state poll taxes for voting to a subcommittee. Senator Wherry seeks immediate Senate action. Senator Mc Farland proposes hearings in subcommittee. Connally of Texas also votes to send it to committee.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Wherry
Nebraska
Senate
McFarland
Arizona
Connally
Texas
Irish Press Attacks Amon Carter Over Ireland Critique
Belfast May 29 The Irish Press Ed De Valera attacks Amon Carter publisher of the Fort Worth Star Telegram quoting an American article that claims southern Ireland still fights Cromwell and fights America and Americans. The Irish Press calls Carter's remarks shocking for a man in a responsible position.
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Belfast
Eamon de Valdera
Today
Amon Carr
Fort Worth
Tex
Ireland
Cromwell
America
de Valera
Carter
Revolution Flares in Ecuador Between Military and Civilians
Quito reports a revolution erupting among military and civilian factions. Supporters of Velasco Ibarra, exiled former president living near the Colombian border, lead the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecuador
Quito
Velasco Ibarra
Colombia
CIO Workers At Sawmills Go Fishing in Washington Mills
In Longview Washington CIO Local 536 led by G S Howell votes to close the two largest mills Long Bell and Weyerhaeuser after a mass meeting. Local 107 also votes to go fishing for a few days. About 2 500 workers would be idled in the closures amid regional walkouts protesting the War Labor Board wage denial.
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Longview
Wash
Long Bell
Weyerhaueser
CIO
G. S. Howell
International Woodworkers of America
Oregon
Washington
War Labor Board
IWA
AFL Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union
Postwar Aid Plans At Governors Conference
At Hershey Pennsylvania on May 29 governors discuss a federal postwar public works aid program. Governor Bricker argues for local responsibility without federal help while Dewey silent and Bricker urges governors to define their position amid national debt concerns. The session also touches on planning needs and state solvency issues. Stock accounting forms. Russell Stationery Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
National Conference of Governors
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Matthew M. Neely
West Virginia
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
John W. Brick
Ohio
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Dewey
Bricker
Governors
Allred Accuses Demo Convention of Staging Ballot Bolt Plot
Former Governor James V. Allred denounces a Texas Democratic convention plan he says stacks electors to bolt if their candidate is not favored. He urges a state wide vote in primaries on pledged electors, warns of precincts conventions in July and a governor’s convention in September to teach the people’s will. He criticizes a rule replacing local delegates with a committee and claims insiders seek to capture the ticket for a nonunited delegation.
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Houston
James V. Allred
Allred
State Executive Committee
Texas
Chicago
George Butler
Tor Dewey
Ernor Stevenson
Gonor
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West Eleventh Avenue
Clay Thornton
Carl Hutton
W. B. Cline
Joseph Pizzi
Soldier
Boston
Lee Brown
Amarillo High School
T. E. Durham
Hankow-Canton
GRILL
Snelson
R. D. Snelson
Oakland
Cal
Navy
Home Service Committee of the Red Cross
Elmer Davis
Paul Dearley
Borger
Norma Lee
Billy Dwané
Joy Heathington
Lincoln Street
Heathington
Harold
Sixth
Buchanan
Adams
Fifth Army
Rome
Municipal Auditorium
Boyd Reynolds
Bobby Lynn Johnson
Morris Cobb
Eddie Dickson
Tynette Wilson
Jane Everline
Dale Wright
R. B. Norman
Aprilia
Fifth
Compoleone
Valmontone
Casilina
Campoleone- Valmontone
Velletri
Appian Way
Lanuvia
Alban Hills
Pontine
Edward Kennedy
Eighth Army
Liri
Sacco
Sermoneta
Bassiano
Norma
Ville Santo Stefano
Monte Siserno
Ceprano
Itay
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Doris Finney
Lamar
Richard Cook
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Houston Street
E. B. Schusler
North Cleveland Street
A. N. Williams
Hastings Street
H. J. Turner
Bob Merriman
Wolflin Street
W. T. Orlds
East Eleventh Avenue
L. M. Craven
East Third Avenue
Kenneth Pair
Dan Ferguson
Taylor Street
Don Howard
Florida Street
Billie Tadlock
Alabama Street
Elsa Whitman
Harrison Stret
Gus Wad Aill
P. A. Hassler
East Eleventh Street
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Samari
Maffin
Wakde-Sarmi
Dutch New Guinea
John W. Carpenter
Amon Carter
Russell Stationery Company
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