Roosevelt Drops Hemispheric Boundaries For Defense Push
President Roosevelt says hemispheric lines on defense are irrelevant and discusses Iceland troop movements. He hints at expanded defense funds and Navy and Army buildup, citing possible congressionally authorized spending up to five billion dollars.
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Soviet Russia
Roosevelt
Congress
Navy
Great Britain
Vinson
Georgia
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Navy Department
War Department
Air Corps
White House
Wheeler
Montana
United States
Iceland
Christmas In July Bonuses Prompt 200 Huber Workers
Borger July 8 200 J M Huber Carbon Corporation employees rejoice as Walter David vice president announces a one month pay bonus totaling over 40000 dollars. Workers are urged to buy any denomination US defense savings bonds to show 100 percent support for national defense. bonuses added to a recent wage increase.
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Borger
J. M. Huber Carbon Corporation
Walter David
U. S. Defense Savings
National Defense
Red Cross Nurses Overdue as London Reports Anxiety
United States representatives in London fear for a group of ten Red Cross nurses who sailed for England June 5 aboard a slow steamer and are several days overdue. The nurses are part of 65 aboard the Harvard Hospital mission, with two others unaccounted after the Maasdam torpedoing. Embassy officials say Marines guarding the embassy are safe in Britain.
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London
United States
American Red Cross
Britain
Washington
England
Red Cross Harvard
Will Rogers Memorial Cancelled By Amarillo Chamber
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce board voted to cancel this year’s Will Rogers Memorial celebration to save time and avoid jeopardizing the Tri-State Fair. Committee expenses will be paid and donors repaid pro rata. Kiwanis advances will be repaid, and planning may resume next year as an annual event.
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Will Rogers
Wade Brymer
George Autry
Hinton
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Panhandle
Louis Barron
John McCarty
S. B. Whittenberg
Ted Taylor
John Boyce
Joe Jenkins
Baxter
Dallas
OPM
Texas
Herring Hotel
Bill Ferguson
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Ferguson
Rex Baxter
FE. A. Simpson
Amarillo Police Calm Rabies Fear With Sick Dog Find
In Amarillo the so called mad dog scare ended when police tracked the reported rabid police dog to a five block southwest location. The dog was found ill not rabid and attributed to food poisoning, officers said.
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Amarillo
Rug Price Peg Is Asked By Price Administrator
Washington July announces Leon Henderson price administrator asks carpet and rug manufacturers not to raise prices on lines to be marked this fall.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
New Mexico Politician Dies in Fire
The body of a Albuquerque political figure identified as Joe Sandoval, 56, was found in the ruins of a Bernalillo house leveled by an explosion. autopsy ordered and clothing sent to New Mexico University chemists for study. District Attorney D A McPherson said the case is being investigated with foul play not ruled out. Relatives confirmed the clothing and papers matched Sandoval’s but a positive ID awaited purse and possessions found with the body.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Joe Sandoval
New Mexico University
University
Bernalillo
Here
D. A. McPherson
Tulsa Birthday Parade Plans Stretch Across Panhandle
Tulia invites Plains to a 51st birthday celebration with a motorcade of 40 to 50 cars leaving at 9 a.m. and visiting Plainview Dimmitt Nazareth Happy Canyon before arriving in Amarillo by 3:30 p.m. A parade up Polk Street concludes with a program at the Amarillo Hotel. Cash prizes total 215 for amateur acts floats and parade entries. Water polo boat races Tule Lake and a nighttime dance are planned.
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Panhandle
Plainview
Dimmitt
Nazareth
Happy
Canyon
Tulsa
Amarillo
Polk Street
Tule Lake
Guard Inspection Is Set Tonight in Amarillo Armory
Maj. W. H. McClintock will inspect Amarillo's Company A, 14th Battalion, tonight at 8 at the high school armory. The visit is part of a Panhandle tour, with prior inspections at Pampa and Plainview and a plan to inspect Borger tomorrow. Attendance by 7 30 is urged for important instructions, and public spectators are welcome to attend.
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W. H. McClintock
Texas Defense Guard
Amarillo
High School
Maj. McClintock
Defense Guard
Wichita Falls
Panhandle
Pampa
Plainview
Borger
A. Petersen
Petersen
Senate confirms Texas postmasters list released
The Senate confirmed Texas postmasters including Tod F. Lawson of Annona, Louis W. Fisher of Burton, Rudolph R. Kubena of Fayetteville, Thomas I. McCarty of Lawn, Charlie L. Smith of Rising Star, Jennie L. Murphy of Roaring Springs, Carlos Baker Sr. of Stockdale, Willis Walker of Turkey, Carlyle B. Moore of Van Alstyne, and John J. Dutton of Vanderbilt.
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Senate
Texas
Tod FE. Lawson
Annona
Louis W. Fisher
Burton
Rudolph R. Kubena
Fayetteville
Thomas I. McCarty
Lawn
Charlie L. Smith
Rising Star
Jennie L. Murphy
Roaring Springs
Carlos §. Baker, Sr
Stockdale
Willis Walker
Turkey
Carlyle B. Moore
van Alstyne
John J. Dutton
Vanderbilt
Jones To Speak At Rita Blanca Lake Opening
Marvin Jones will be principal speaker at the formal opening of Rita Blanca Lake in Dalhart on July 20. The event also features H. H. Finnell and other regional officials, with all Panhandle lakes now full and Rita Blanca nearing full capacity again after recent rains.
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Marvin Jones
Congress
Rita Blanca Lake
Dalhart
Judge Jones
Dalhart Lake
W. J. Caserta
Panhandle
Soil Conservation Service
Earl C. Carter
Jones
H. H. Finnell
SCS
A. W. Fanning
Wilson Cowen
Farm Security Administration
Dallam County
Panhandle Water Conservation Authority
R. A. DeFee
Channing
West
Hartley
Floyd McNeil
Herbert Peeples
John Honts
John MceCarty
Panhandle Water Authority
All Lakes
Carl Hinton
The
Washington
Rita Blanca
Earl Carter
Buffalo Spillway
Caserta
Buffalo Lake
McLeiland Creek
Tule Creek
Lake Fryer
Ochiltree State Park
Lake Marvin
Weather outlook Amarillo region and West Texas
Fair weather trend continues across Amarillo and West Texas with little temperature change. Scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms expected in the southern portion, while New Mexico faces similar scattered activity west of the central mountain ranges. Temperatures yesterday showed highs near 90s and lows around 60s with trace precipitation in the 24 hour period ending 4 PM yesterday.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Germans Retreated on Ukraine Front as Soviets Claim
Soviet dispatches report far reaching counterattacks driving German forces back along the eastern front. In lower Ukraine the German thrust toward Balti and the Prut boundary was said halted or reversed amid heavy fighting and Nazi casualties.
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