Defense Corps Gain Boost from Roosevelt Call
Elliott Roosevelt urged expanding the national industrial defense corps into a nationwide volunteer citizens defense force of World War II veterans and loyal civilians. He cited homegrown Security Leagues in California and New Mexico lacking authority and said the corps would act as soldiers or peace officers only with Congressional authorization.
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Fort Worth
Citizens Defense Corps
United States
Elliott Roosevelt
Europe
Roosevelt
National Industrial Defense Corps
Congress
California
New Mexico
France
New Mexico Tourist Trade Sets New High
Santa Fe reports tourist travel up 15 percent and expects a record year. Nonresident cars rise monthly with an estimated 2,100,000 out-of-state vehicles carrying about 5,670,000 passengers. Factors include a large advertising push, better highways, Coronado Cuarto Centennial celebrations, and the state’s attractions led by natural scenery.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
Joseph A. Bursey
Bursey
Europe Gold Flows to New York Fed Vaults
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York receives an estimated 500 million dollars in gold from Great Britain France the Netherlands and Belgium with 286 million unloaded by Railway Express Agency trucks. The bank now holds about 1.3 billion in foreign accounts making it the second largest gold vault after Fort Knox. Also notices list estates and bankruptcies including Abbie Miller Marie Machovec and Artie Euna Shaw with letters of administration and first creditors meetings.
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New York
Federal Reserve Bank
Great Britain
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Railway Express Agency
Britain
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
United States
Fort Knox
Abbie Miller
Potter County
Texas
Louisiana Street
Amarillo
County of
Potter
State of Texas
Garment Makers Union Returns to AFL Role
The International Ladies Garment Workers Union voted 640 to 12 to reaffiliate with the American Federation of Labor at its 40th convention. The union claims about 250,003 members in the United States and Canada, and had previously left the AFL to join the CIO and later operated independently.
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New York
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
American Federation of Labor
United States
Canada
AFL
CIO
Kiwanians Visit Vega Club For Interclub Event
Vega Kiwanis Club hosted a visit from six Amarillo Kiwanians and six entertainers led by Vernon Gunn. Dixie Dice and a mixed quartet performed as Wes Tazard spoke on Allied prospects, with Cliff Wimberly replying for Vega. Luncheon featured L. E. Godwin’s orchestra and Vega members prepared the meal.
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Vega Kiwanis Club
Amarillo
Vernon Gunn
Cliff Wimberly
Vega
L. E. Godwin
Vega Club
Vega Kiwani-Anns
Mr. Gunn
John F. Mead
John Pool
Carl Jenkins
Frank Murrell
Sadler Frames Campaign as Opera vs Fiddle Bands
Texas gubernatorial candidate Jerry Sadler criticized the campaign as become grand opera versus fiddle music. He named string bands as campaign tools and joked that he and Governor O'Daniel are the fiddle music candidates, noting he will continue using fiddlers from past railroad commission outings.
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Austin
Texas
Jerry Sadler
Grand Opera Advocentes
Sadler
O'Daniel
Railroad Commission
Bailers To Test Plug At Old Tack Well Today
Workmen at Old Tack No. 1 oil test in Thompson Park will bail out the hole to check cementing before blasting. The well was plugged and cemented at about 4000 feet. If the cement holds and water does not enter, drillers will shoot at 3797 feet where an oil show was found. water leakage would require more cementing. Operations have been suspended recently while the cement hardened.
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Thompson Park
Woman killer runs amuck in Tulsa jail clash
Isa belle Messmer 24 a recently sentenced Odessa killer attempted to strangle Mrs Cleo Wilson city jail matron and grappled with night matron Mrs Ollie Evans before being restrained by Police Inspector Felix Al Taffer She demanded death by electric chair and was returned to Odessa from Tipton Indiana after escaping Odessa County jail weeks earlier.
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Tulsa
Okla
Isabelle Messmer
Odessa
Texa
Cleo Wilson
Felix Al'Taffer
Ollie Evans
Reeder‘Webb
Tipton
Ind
British Smash Nazis in Norway
British French and Norwegian troops advance along the Narvik railway and storm German defenses at Silkvik about midway between Narvik and the frontier. Narvik is reportedly in Allied hands as forces push to free the line into Sweden. Germans are said to be yielding to shellfire from British destroyers and land batteries.
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Stockholm
Narvik
Silkdvik
Sweden
Plainsmen on Radio Board Expands Texas School of the Air
Texas School of the Air forms a state advisory committee as part of a new vocational movement. Chairman L A Woods notes national attention and outlines planned talent search for 1940 41. Appointees include Charles M Rogers and Gene Howe of Amarillo.
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Texas School of the Air
L. A. Woods
Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Vocational
School of the Air
State Department of Education
School of the ‘Air
Texas
Woods
Charles M. Rogers
Gene Howe
Amarillo
British Hospital Ships Bombed in War Actions
Sir Victor Warrender told the House of Commons that nine British hospital ships were bombed shelled or machine gunned by Germans despite markings. The hospital carrier Paris was sunk on June 2 while Brighton was holed and run aground and Maid of Kent was set afire.
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London
Victor Warrender
Admiralty
Commons
Paris
Brighton
Maid of Kent
Childress Man Accepts State Post After Withdraw
Leonard King former Childress County judge and former state attorney general staff member has withdrawn from the Democratic county judge race and becomes examiner with the Texas Railroad Commission.
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Childress
Leonard King
State Attorney General's Office
Texas Railroad Commission
News Globe Want Ad Results Highlight Local Activity
Classified notices in the News Globe showcase active want ads reflecting local commerce and personal needs. Listings include job seeks, items for sale, and services, illustrating community transactions and daily life in the area.
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News-Globe
Plains Woodmen Convene Here for 50th Anniversary
Woodmen of the World and Woodmen Circle members from Amarillo Hereford Pampa and Panhandle towns gather at 6 30 pm at the Tri State Fairgrounds women s building to celebrate the 50th anniversary with J H Thompson in charge A national network broadcast by D F E Bradshaw WOW president set for 7 pm from Omaha Neb followed by basket lunches games and dancing
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Woodmen of the World
Woodmen Circle
Amarillo
Hereford
Pampa
Panhandle
Tri-State Fairgrounds
J. H. Thompson
D. F E. Bradshaw
The
WOW
Omaha
Neb
Indian to Die for Slaying Sir Michael O'Dwyer
Mahomed Singh Azad a 37 year old British Indian engineer was convicted and sentenced to death for the fatal shooting of Sir Michael O'Dwyer retired lieutenant governor of Punjab. He claimed the shooting was an accident.
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London
Mahomed Singh Azad
Michael O'Dwyer
Punjab
State deficit widens to twenty two million in Texas
The Texas general fund deficit rose to 22,073,232 dollars today, up 164,97 dollars since May 5, as the treasury department announced. Paris police prepare for modern repeaters or machine guns, replacing old rifles in a bid to speed readiness against parachutists and fifth columnists.
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Austin
Treasury Department
Paris
Marked Hoppers Vanish in Arizona Test
In Safford Arizona government entomologist W L Widemuth released 100000 marked grasshoppers tagged with red ink to trace migrations. None of the red marked insects have been found since their release.
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Safford
Ariz
U.P
W. L. Widemuth
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