Dispute Over Christ Belief Triggers Eskimo Killings
Eskimo witnesses testifying at the Alec Apawkok and Akeenik murder trial recount the killing of 15 year old Serah Apawkok during winter violence on Belcher Islands Hudson Bay. Accused include seven Eskimos charged with murder as they argued over claims of divine power and Christ’s coming.
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Belcher Islands
Hudson Bay
Canada
Alec Apawkok
Akeenik
Serah Apawkok
Lonely Islands
Satan
Earth
Te Dean
C. P. Plaxton
Ouyerack
Jesus
Johanasie
Sarah
Sara
Ouverack
Sala Wa God
Kupneep
Wesley May Declines El Paso High Contract
Pecos Enterprises Pecos high school band director Wesley C. May refused a contract with El Paso High for 1941-42 after the school board met in special session. He had begun band work for the current term, issuing uniforms and preparing for parades and football games as school activities resume. May is the son of Mrs. J. D. May of Alpine and a Sul Ross college graduate, noted for his outstanding Pecos band success.
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Pecos Enterprises
Pecos High School
Wesley C. May
el Paso High School
May
Wesley
J. D. May
Alpine
Sul Ross College
Pecos
Conquered Nations Used as Slaves by German War Effort
The Commerce Department reports Germany employed about 3,000,000 people from conquered countries to support its industries. By end of April 1,300,000 POWs and foreign workers were on farms, mines, and factories, with numbers rising since spring. The release notes ongoing mobilization of women for arms and munition work and tighter limits on civilian goods materials.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Germany
Department
Circleville youth claims 515 pound weight shields from draft
In Circleville George Harrison Thomas, years old, says his weight of 515 pounds will keep him out of the army. He is six feet one inch tall, wears a size 22 shoe, and has a 70 inch waist, amid draft eligibility concerns.
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Circleville
George Harrison ‘Thomas
Thomas
Light on Sea Sinks and 84 U-boat Victims Saved
In a Battle of the Atlantic tale three unidentified men saved eighty four survivors after their ship went down. Survivors describe a night of evading wreckage, drifting lifeboats, and a distant plane that signaled distress. The British Admiralty is believed to know who the rescuers were, though it has not disclosed their identities.
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Naz Ribmatine
Erences Ok
Strickland
Setar
Sela
Fage
Ivestiate
First Cotton of Season Ginned at Ft Stockton
E M Doty of Dryden brought the season’s first cotton bale to the Carl Smith gin at Ft Stockton marking his 37th year as a farmer and the first time he has delivered the season’s initial bale. He also brought two bales from 25 acres on the Chandler ranch near Dryden picked last Wednesday. Cotton is blooming on many Fort Stockton farms with picking underway and a bale and a quarter per acre noted.
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Ft. Stockton
E. M. Doty
Dryden
Carl ‘Smith
Fort Stockton
Chandler Ranch
Doty
Smithville
Miss
Acre
More People Died In Accidents In United States Than the Nazis Bombers Killed Past 12 Months
A Texas Safety association report contrasts wartime bomb casualties with peacetime U S accident deaths totaling 97 500 in the past year. Texas traffic crashes claim over 2 000 deaths with 60 service members killed in auto crashes and 400 seriously injured. The piece urges public action to reduce accidents as a national security concern and notes President Roosevelt’s call for safer practices.
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United States
Austin
Texas Safety Association
England
Roosevelt
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Wesley May
el Paso High
Arthur W. Stricklawn
City Loans
M. L. Hopson
Alpine, Texas
Wisconsin
New York State
Leiderkrauz, Pkg
Argentina
BIG Eye
Wilson’s
Cal
Chuck
Termes
Texas
Lton Hotel
el Paso
Plainview
Longview
Lubbock
Long Beach
Sir Francis Drake
San Fran
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