FDR Intervenes In Coal Strike Summary
President Roosevelt intervened in a looming coal strike by 330,000 soft coal miners in eight Appalachian states. The move followed an imminent work stoppage as United Mine Workers wage talks stalled, with the old contract expiring at midnight. Separate labor clashes included tear gas at Allis-Chalmers Milwaukee and defense mediation board actions easing other strikes while war-essential production faced possible coal shortages.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
United Mine Workers
CIO
Appalachian
Ezra von Horn
John R. Steelman
John L. Lewis
UMWA
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Mulwaukee
CID
Milwaukee Police Department
New Defense Mediation Board Pu
AFL
Condenser Corporation
South Plainfield
N. J
Washington
Pittsburgh Steel Circles
Army
Navy
New York
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Iyland
Kentucky
Ohio
Michian
Tennessee
Defense
Defense Mediation Board
Aflbuilding Trades
Cambria
Johnstown, Pa
Bethlehem Steel Company
International Harvester Company
Tenois
Indiana
Mediation Board
Vanadium Corporation of America
Bridgeville
International Harvester
CIO Farm Equipment Workers Organizing Committee
Universal Cyclops Steel Corporation
CIO Steel
Cornell-Dubilier Company
April Fool Want Ad Parody From Globe-News
An April Fool department spoof notes a Want Ad for a boys bicycle and a book case at a244 West 16th with phone number 7927. It claims the ad failed after one day and mocks Want Ads as costly and ineffective. The piece satirizes advertisers who expect results from brief listings.
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West
Globe-News
Globe
Ceresseads
Bands Enter Event From Five Plains Schools
Fifty seven bands from Wheeler County Kellerville to Amarillo Pampa and Lubbock compete in three sections concert sight reading and marching at Municipal Auditorium and Butler Field Friday night admission 95 cents for adults and 15 cents for students and a 50 cent per night housing fee for visiting musicians.
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Kellerville
Wheeler County
Amarillo
Pampa
Lubbock
Municipal Auditorium
Butler Field
Federated Club Rooms
YMCA
Chamber of Commerce
National School Music Association
Panhandle
Lubbock and
Balls
Zelley
WPA Cuts 800 Panhandle WPA workers in 14 sewing rooms
The WPA District No. 16 suspends operations in 14 sewing rooms across 14 Panhandle counties effective today. A. A. Meredith states 487 women and 16 supervisors are released, reducing 800 workers in the district while noting state funds are needed to match federal aid for dependent children.
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WPA
Panhandle
A. A. Meredith
Meredith
Texas
U S Cannon To Be Sent To Greece
President Roosevelt announced that cannons stored at Fort Bragg are being shipped to aid Greece. The 75 millimeter French guns to be sent are described as effective anti tank weapons and further aid to Greece is expected.
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Fort Bragg
N. C
Roosevelt
Greece
Amarillo Voters Elect Mayor Between Two Candidates
Voters in Amarillo are casting ballots for mayor with two candidates, Fancher Upshaw and Joe Jenkins, while R. H. Bob Epperson and Oscar Hargett run unopposed for city commissioner posts. Polls open at 8 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Eight polling places are listed and only voters with poll tax receipts or exemptions may vote. In the last mayoral race two years ago four thousand nine hundred eight votes were cast.
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Amarillo
Ross Rogers
Fancher Upshaw
Joe Jenkins
Upshaw
R. H
Bob” Epperson
Oscar Hargett
Central Fire
Buchanan Street
Sanborn
Wilson
Sixteenth Avenue
Wolflin
San Jacinto
Nazi divisions mass on Croat frontier reported
Five German divisions of about 75,000 troops were concentrated on the Hungarian Yugoslav frontier to back Germany's position as Yugoslavia resists submission. Berlin warned of a looming ultimatum as Yugoslavia unites Serb Croat leaders against the Axis.
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Associated Press
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Croatia
Dusan Simovic
Belgrade
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Shetland Islands
Italo German Protests on Ship Seizure
Coast Guard seizures of German and Italian ships spark protests and planned internments in the United States. Arrest warrants issued for 875 seamen for overstaying 60 days. Federal action targets Italian and Danish sailors as global responses unfold.
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Portland
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Houston
Tex
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Senate
Senator Tobey
New Hampshire
Pokluda Chosen Administrative Leader of Amarillo Diocese
The Amarillo Diocese elects Rt. Rev. F. J. Pokluda of Rowena as Administrator to fill the vacancy created by Archbishop R. E. Lucey. He will serve until a new bishop is appointed, continuing parish duties in Rowena with portions of time spent in Amarillo.
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Amarillo
F. J. Pokluda
Rowena
R. E. Lucey
Pobluda
R. A. Gerken
Santa Fe
R. B. Lucey
No Dry Election Today In Amarillo liquor sale allowed
County Attorney Tom Seay states no dry election today with liquor and beer sale allowed. Closing law applies only to general elections and general primaries. Liquor dealers will not be forced to close for the school election Saturday.
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Amarillo
Tom Seay
Seay
Senate votes against beef import ban in defense bill
Western senators win 34 to 29 to bar use of pending defense funds for buying foreign food or clothing. The House already approved the restriction aimed at curb Argentine canned beef and foreign wool. A similar proviso for the Navy faces House Senate disagreement and joint committee action.
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Washington
Administration
House
Senate
Navy
155 Nazi Planes Destroyed in First Quarter
The air ministry announced that 155 Nazi planes were destroyed in the first three months of the year by RAF fighters anti air craft guns balloon barrages and other causes. British losses in the same period were 41 fighters.
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London
Air Ministry
Orion used as bait in Mediterranean naval trap
The 7,215 ton cruiser Orion lured Italian warships into a weekend Mediterranean battle. For four hours last Friday the Orion evaded pursuit as British heavy forces closed in, revealing a coordinated naval trap.
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London
Orion
Mediterranean
New Weather Bureau Opens At English Field Amarillo
Amarillo's weather bureau moves from Seventh Avenue and Taylor Street to the Department of Commerce weather bureau at English Field. Meteorologist H. T. Collman notes the old equipment is now in operation at the new site. The bureau, established in 1892, has occupied the location it abandoned since 1903. Collman has led the office since 1925.
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Amarillo
H. T. Collman
U. S. Weather Bureau
Seventh Avenue
Taylor Street
Department of Commerce Weather Bureau
English Field
Collman
Mexican Cattle Quota Under Treaty Takes Effect Tomorrow
The 1941 Canadian treaty quota allows Mexican cattle under 700 pounds to enter the United States at one and a half cents per pound duty. The rate applies until the 8,260 head allotment is exhausted, with expectations that the quota will be filled on the first day.
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Laredo
United States
Mexico
Amarilloan Fights Gas Tax Plan in Texas Legislature
Amarillo spokesman Charles Keffer and other industry representatives attacked a Senate bill creating a 25.5 million tax package to fund pensions and aid programs. They argued the three part gas tax would sharply raise costs, especially on gathering gas, and could be passed to consumers.
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Austin
Senate
Charles Keffer
Amarillo
State Affairs Committee
Keffer
Oklahoma
Texas
Germans Aboard Italian Warships
A BBC ration announcement relayed a message from Athens stating that German officers petty officers and seamen gunners were among those picked up after Italian warships were sunk by the British in the Mediterranean.
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New York
CBE
Athens
Mediterranean
Weather outlook for Amarillo and Southwest region
The Amarillo and vicinity forecast calls for fair skies and a bit warmer conditions Tuesday. West Texas and New Mexico regions expect cloudy skies with showers, cooler in southwest portions, and scattered showers elsewhere Tuesday and Wednesday with some higher elevations seeing snow. winds become fresh to occasionally strong Tuesday.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Amarillo Cans
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Lucey
Russell Stationery Company
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