Six Die in Crash Near Shamrock
Six persons killed and six others injured in a head-on highway crash on Route 66 west of Shamrock during a heavy rain. Victims include Mrs. Duke Morgan and Mrs. Helen Wall, with Klaverweiden and Graham among the drivers. Funeral plans pending as Wheeler County records show 13 deaths this year.
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Shamrock
Here
Panhandlé
Duke Morgan
Helen Wall
Lewis Klaverweiden
Dalhart
Minnie Stout
Cassandra Ave
Bell
Calif
Lewis Prestidge
Newton Cranby
St. Joseph
Harry Finer
Burbank
Cal
O. B. Graham
Oklahoma City
Highway 66
Lela
Texas
Klaverweider
Graham
C. D. West
H. W. McFarling
van Noote
Billy Holmes
Shamrock Auto
Klaverweiden
Wall
Morgan
Swafford
Prestidge
Colin
Stout
van Noate
Granby
Finer
Kansas City
Nix-Youngblood Funeral Home
Melvin Wall
Venezuela
Barney Pool
Prudge
Wheeler County
Memorial Holiday Traffic Toll Soars With 459 Deaths
A three day Memorial period ends with at least 459 fatalities nationwide. Traffic crashes claim 308 lives, rail mishaps 13, drownings 75, and 63 other deaths. California leads with 52 total deaths including 35 highway casualties, Michigan reports 43 deaths. The sequence includes a roadside fatality near Bushland on Highway 66. The death column grows to 35 names as coverage continues.
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Wayman, Rhodes
Middleton
Ohio
Bushland
Associated Press
National Safety Council
California
Michigan
Panhandle Bankers Convene at Amarillo Convention
Bankers from Panhandle Plains and nearby states gather in Amarillo for the Panhandle Bankers Association convention. The event features a welcome address by Nester Albritton and an invocation by Dr. Earl G. Hamlett, with committee reports, a buffet lunch, golf, dances, theater parties, and a John Snider barbecue to close.
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Panhandle-Plains
Panhandle Bankers’ Association
Albritton
Amarillo Country Club
W. D. Smiley
Amarillo
Earl G. Hamlett
Polk Street Methodists
Nester Albritton
American National Bank
J. O
Panhandle Bankers Association
Amarillo Clearing House
Country Club
Joe Buzze
Paramount
John Snider
Tri-State Fair Park
Fred Hoopes
Mercantile Bank
Dallas
C. C. Collier
E. E. Lamb
H. A. Harrell
First National 4K & Trust Company
Oklahoma City
William Rahill
The
Chemical Bank & Trust Company
New York
F. F. Alban
First National Bank & Trust
Tulsa
F. G. Babb
Liberty National Bank
M. C. Thompson
General Movors Acceptance Corporation
C. E McCutcheon
First National Bank
Wichita Falls
Mr. Smiley
Elmer Stearns
First State Bank
Matador
S. E. Brown
Citizens State Bank
Dalhart
James L. Farwell
Amarillo National Bank
Water Flows Over Buffalo Lake Spillway After Gala Race
Water six inches deep continued to flow over the Buffalo Lake spillway as the lake settled after a gala sailboat race opening. About 10,000 Panhandle residents watched the craft race around the corner pegs while 2,500 visitors counted at Lake Fryer. A boating exhibition by the Canadian Boat Club drew about 4,000 attendees at Tule Lake near Tulsa. The day featured motor boat races and beer priced at ten cents.
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Buffalo Lake
Panhandle
Lake Fryer
Ochiltree County
Canadian Boat Club
Tule Lake
Tulsa
Sow Hen Cow Session Opens in Amarillo Area
The Sears Roebuck Sow Hen and Cow program launches in six county area around Amarillo with about 45 boys selected by Potter Deaf Smith Oldham Randall Carson and Armstrong county agents. They will gather at 10 AM at the local store and attend a luncheon at the Amarillo Hotel.
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Sears-Roebuck
Amarillo
Potter
Deaf Smith
Oldham
Randall, Carson
Armstrong
College Station
Sears- Roebuck
W. A. Cooper
E. M. Regenbrecht
British Lose War Material Declared By German Radio
British imperial troops withdrawn from Crete reportedly lost all their war material as stated by a German radio broadcast. The report came from New York on June 2.
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New York
Crete
Five Marooned At Palo Duro Canyon Reach Home
A group marooned since Saturday afternoon by floodwaters in Palo Duro Canyon finally left on Sunday as the canyon stream subsided. A Wichita Falls woman Miss Lamon Holt and four others from Amarillo and Wichita Falls crossed the deep, roaring creek on foot and hiked up the canyon wall. Canyon officials had struggled to send horses across. the group formed quick bonds while awaiting rescue. In total 356 people visited Palo Duro Canyon over the period.
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Palo Duro Canyon
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
Lamon Holt
Canyon
Palo Duro
Frank Miller
Lou Gehrig Dies After Ill Health at Home
Former New York Yankees star Lou Gehrig died at his Bronx home at 9 10 P M EST with his wife at his bedside after a long illness. Details on page five.
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New York
Lou Gehrig
New York Yankees
Delafield Avenue
The
Bronx
Momentous Decisions On Aid To Britain
President Roosevelt moves toward decisive steps to aid Britain with expanded mandatory priorities and permitting Canadian ore boats in Great Lakes ports. A key conference with John G. Winant in Washington looms as analysts anticipate a broader program after last Tuesday’s fireside chat. Roosevelt signs bills extending priorities to Britain's orders and other defense needs, while seeking $125 million for defense road and bridge projects.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
England
America
Great Lakes
Britain
John G. Winant
U. S
London
Washington
Hull
Winant
Office of Production Management
War and Navy Departments
Lake Superior
Congress
Chief Justice Hughes Announces Planned Retirement
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes asked to retire from the Supreme Court on July 1, Roosevelt accepted the request. Rumors point to RObert H. Jackson as a likely successor while Hughes plans rest and travel with Mrs Hughes, possibly to the Canadian Rockies after a final Washington stay.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Charles Evans Hughes
Supreme Court
Rtt
Robert H. Jackson
Hughes
Washington
Axis Heads Plot Next Campaign In Middle East
Axis leaders moved toward a likely Suez thrust as German troops disembarked at Latakia in French Syria. Crete’s fall prompted talk of Mediterranean disruption and Britain withdrew civilians from Cyprus while Weygand met Petain in Vichy. Goering boasted Crete proved no island unconquerable as Berlin and Rome coordinated plans.
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Axis
Middle East
Associated Press
Suez Canal
French
Syria
Latakia
Crete
London
Mediterranean
Cyprus
Turkey
Egypt
Maxime Weygand
North Africa
Vichy
Marshal Philippe Petain
Weygand
Petain
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Brenner Pass
U.S
Brenner
Fuehrer
Duce
Palestine
Suez
Rome
Roosevelt
Western Hemisphere
United States Navy
America
French West Africa
Azores
Atlantic
Berlin
Britain
United States
Washington
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
WPA Workers Killed in Plane Crash at Abilene Airport
Three WPA workers were killed when an observation plane struck their automobile while it was parked on a runway at Abilene municipal airport during Eighth Army Corps exercises. The plane was stationed there for the exercises.
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Abilene
WPA
Abilene Municipal
Amarillo Weather Forecast and Temperatures June 2 1941
Amarillo and vicinity expect fair conditions Tuesday with little temperature change. West Texas will have mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms Tuesday into Wednesday. New Mexico sees considerable cloudiness, especially the east and northern mountains, with little temperature variation. Temperature readings from Amarillo show daytime highs around the mid 60s to mid 70s and nighttime lows in the 40s to 50s.
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Amarillo
Fair
Texas
New Mexico
Clovis Hosts Pioneer Days Rodeo in Southwest Center
Clovis today stands as entertainment hub in the Southwest as the annual Pioneer Days celebration and rodeo begin. The issue promises complete details on the event and a look at Clovis history on Page 2.
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France
Clovis
Southwest
O'Daniel Open-Air Speech Delayed by Rain
Gov. W Lee O'Daniel's first open-air senatorial campaign speech in Waco was delayed 45 minutes by a severe rainstorm. The rain, wind and thunder sent hundreds to shelter while others left or listened from the YMCA lobby. Afterward, a crowd gathered around the refurbished, white-domed sound system despite the soaking conditions.
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Waco
W. Lee O'Daniel
Washington
Roosevelt
O'Daniel
USO Contributions Being Collected In District
The United Service Organizations drive begins today in the district chaired by Jay Taylor with a $19000 quota. Amarillo and Potter County aim for $5003, with L. H. Puckett serving as Potter County chairman. Funds support recreational centers for soldiers sailors marines and defense workers.
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United Service Organizations
USO
Jay Taylor
Amarillo
Potter County
L. H. Puckett
FCC Announces Hearings on Newspaper and Radio Control
The Federal Communications Commission will begin public hearings June 25 to probe joint control of newspapers and radio stations. The inquiry seeks sufficient data to decide on a general policy and, if needed, craft rules for future cases amid many FM facility applications.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
British Evacuations Begin in Cyprus as Axis Threat Grows
British authorities start moving women and children from Cyprus to Egypt and pull native families into the hills. The retreat aims to defend the island bastion ahead of a potential quick Axis attack after Crete’s fall.
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Nicosia
Island of Cyprus
Egypt
Crete
Nazi convoy hit sinks merchant ship off British coast
German warplanes destroyed a 16,000 ton merchant ship in a convoy attack along the eastern British coast. A second ship of about 5,000 tons was reported severely damaged 200 miles west of the Faroe Islands near Scotland, according to DNB.
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Berlin
DNB
Faroe Islands
Scotland
Civilians Die in Berlin Raid
Berlin authorities report civilians killed and injured in a night attack on the city. The incident, confirmed by authorized sources, follows prior threats and adds to wartime casualties.
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Berlin
Zamzam Survivor Lifted From Lisbon After Sea Tragedy
Four percent of the 119 tired American survivors of the sunken Egyptian liner Zamzam arrived in Lisbon on June 2. Buses transported them to the suburban town of Sintra for rest and medical checks.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Sintra
Britain lost 45000 men in Crete battle
Virginio Gayda, a leading Fascist editor, estimated that Britain suffered about 45,000 casualties in the battle of Crete, killed or captured, as of this June.
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Rome
Virginio Gayda
Britain
Crete
Marines Say No Clash Between U.S. and Italian Forces
United States marine officers and police headquarters reported there were no clashes between American and Italian marines in Shanghai on June 2, clarifying the incident after earlier reports.
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Shanghai
United States
Bombers Dropping Aid to Crete Survivors
British bombers have been dropping medical supplies and food to isolated troops on Crete after their withdrawal, the RAF reported today in Cairo.
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Cairo
Egypt
Crete
RAF
War Department seeks broad power to seize defense assets
Capitol Hill debated a war department proposal to grant the President authority to requisition and use property of any kind for defense. The bill, approved in advance by Roosevelt, the Navy, and the Office of Production Management, would cover plants, parts, equipment, contracts, and rights to ensure defense needs and curb profiteering.
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Washington
War Department
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Navy
Office of Production Management
Wilson
Rayburn
Robert P. Patterson
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Plains Bankers
Buffalo Lake Spillway
Wallace Beery
Jack Lamb
Municipal Auditorium
Lamb
Texas Big Bend Park Association
Texas Garden Clubs
the Weathereather Bureau
Amarillo Daily News
Amarillo Globe
Daniel
FCC
Zamzam Group
Russell Stationery Company
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