Senate Hearing Urges Doubling Defense Program Expenditure
The Senate defense investigation committee heard that the government must almost double present defense outlays by fall to fulfill a $40 billion 1941 42 production plan. Stacy May of the Office of Production Management said broadening the program would be wise. He outlined stepping up monthly cash outlays from April to reach a calendar year goal of about $17.39 billion, with 1942 cash days totaling $22.4 billion.
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Washington
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
Stacy May
Office of Production Management
Senator Ball
Minnesota
May
OPM
Ball
British Move in Mosul Oil Fieldlinked to Syria Conflict
British forceful control of Mosul oil sources is portrayed as essential to fuel British planes and mechanized units if the Syria theater expands. The report links oil stocks in Syria to the Mosul pipeline and notes bombing of Beirut depots as supporting evidence of a broader British strategy.
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Mosul
Iraq
Syria
Nile
Egypt
Britain
Beirut
Baghdad
Churchill
Last German Kaiser Wilhelm II Dies in Doorn Refuge
The last Kaiser Wilhelm II dies in Doorn Netherlands at age 82 after a long exile from Germany. He passes at 11:30 AM from intestinal and lung complications and will be buried in a simple military funeral on the Doorn estate with limited attendance.
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Kaiser
Associated Press
Berlin
Wilhelm II
Germany
Im Doorn
Lawmakers Do Little To Curb Texas Strikes
Austin coverage notes the 47th Texas legislature debated anti strike measures with Gov. Lee O Daniels push for a 60 day notice law. Atty Gen Mann ruled major parts unconstitutional while the body approved only a clause banning force or threats in labor disputes. Additional bills to raise wages, cut hours for police and firemen, and require railway safety provisions were discussed but not enacted. Bee wax shipments exceed six hundred thousand pounds from Turkey last year.
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Ray Neumann Austin
Lee O’daniel
Atty
Gerald C. Mann
O'Daniel
Texas
Organized Labor
Mann
House Still Wants Recess Without Pay Later in June
The Texas House plans a payless recess from June 12 through June 30 after a 71 to 62 vote, sending the measure to the Senate. Earlier, it tabled a Senate approved plan for adjournment on June 7. In other news, two comets, Cunningham and Grandon, were recently seen in Santiago, Chile, discovered by Romulo Grandon.
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Amarillo Daily News
Amarillo
Texas
Docena Mine
Tennessee Coal
O'Daniel
Tron and Railroad Company
Adamsville
Utes
John Lyle
Corpus Christ
Dillon
House
Senate
Austin
House of Representatives
Santiago
Chile
Cunningham
Grandon
Romulo Grandon
Notice of Letters of Administration for Frankie Gober Estate
The County Court of Potter County Texas granted letters of administration to O. W. Harrison on March 24 1941 for the estate of Frankie Gober deceased. Creditors must present their claims within the legal period to Room 718 Oliver Fable Building Amarillo Texas. Administration continues at Amarillo Texas.
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Frankie Gober
Potter County
Texas
Amarillo
Oliver Fable
O. W. Harrison
Lost Army Pigeons Sighted From Spartanburg Flight
About 1,000 registered homing pigeons bound for Brooklyn and Long Island from Spartanburg S C are overdue after a flight that normally covers 600 miles in one to two days. Many birds are championship quality valued at up to 200 dollars each. John Boshler of Hempstead Long Island, secretary of the International Pigeon Fanciers Association, fears a storm may have blown them out to sea.
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New York
United States Army Signal Corps
Spartanburg
S. C
Brooklyn
Long Island
John Boshler
Hempstead
International Pigeon Fanciers Association
Chronology of Kaiser Bill
Chronology traces birth on January 27, 1859 of Friedrich Wilhelm Victor Albert Hohenzollern. It notes marriage to Augusta Victoria on February 27, 1881 and birth of the first son on May 6, 1882 with six more children. It covers his 1888 accession as Emperor Wilhelm II, break with Bismarck in 1890, entry into World War I, abdication November 9, 1918, exile to Doorn, Netherlands, and subsequent life events through 1922 including remarriage in 1922.
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Associated Press
Friederich Wilhelm Victor Albert Hohenzollern
Augusta Victoria
Friederich
Schleswig-Holstein
Emperor Wilhelm II of
Germany
Friedrich
Bismarck
Russia
Sarajevo
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Austria-Hungary
Kaiser
Amerongen
Netherlands
Doorn
Holland
Wilhelm
Kaiserine Ies
Hermine of
Reuss
Doctor's Olive Tablets Help Bile Flow and Digestion
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy to stimulate bile flow and aid digestion for constipation. The copy emphasizes daily use for relief, claiming years of patient success and listing prices 15 30 60 cents and availability in all drugstores.
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Joseph
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Rita
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Ala
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Taylor ST
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Vay
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Somerset Importers, Ltd
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Linden, New Jersey
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