Four Die As Army Bomber Crashes In Panamanian Jungle
A U S Army bomber searching for a missing aircraft crashed in the El Valle region of Panama. Four crewmen were killed: Robert M Walton from Live Oak California Otto Ernst Jr from Cincinnati William Benson from Missouri and Silvio Nieri from Glen Cove New York. Staff Sergeant Aldo Napolitano of Hyde Park Massachusetts survived with minor injuries. A second plane wreck was found two miles northwest of El Valle after the larger bomber was recovered.
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Panama
Serg
Aldo Napolitano
Hyde Park
Mess
el Valle
Canal Zone
Robert M Walton
Live Oak
Calif
Otto Ernst, Jr
Relcum Ave
Cincinnati
William Benson
Rickins
Silvio Nieri
Continental Court
Glen Cove
N. Y
Rio Hato
Rio
Hato
France Field
U. S. Canal Zone
Defence Material Flows to Britain Under Lend-Lease
President Roosevelt announced to Congress that 75 million dollars in war materials were sent to Britain and Egypt under Lend-Lease from March to May, with total exports to the British Empire higher than prior periods. Shipments include ammunition explosives aircraft and machinery, and the Office of Production Management reported 1334 aircraft produced in May.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
England
British Empire
Egypt
Britain
Office of Production Management
St. Lawrence Waterway
William S. Knudsen
OPM
United States
Knudsen
Atlantic
U S Expert Heads to Middle East on Aid Mission
W Averell Harriman, U S coordinator of the aid to Britain program, left London for the Middle East to arrange receipt of American equipment. The move, announced by the Ministry of Information, follows Roosevelt actions opening Red Sea shipping and British gains in East Africa. Observers question tank needs as Harriman plans to consult Middle East commanders for fast fulfillment.
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London
W. Averell Harriman
U. S
Middle-East
United States
Ministry of Information
Roosevelt
Red Sea
Italian East Africa
Germany
Suez Canal
Harrison
Middle East
Ammunition Plant Planned for Jacksonville Arkansas
The War Department announced a $33,500,000 ammunition loading plant will be built at Jacksonville Arkansas. The project marks a major weapons supply facility expansion during wartime.
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Washington
War Department
Jacksonville
Ark
Clearing Strikes Bring Brighter Defense Outlook
Strikes at Bohn Aluminum and six North American Aviation units in Inglewood and San Diego eased as plants resumed production. Navy Secretary Knox warned unions that subversive elements would be acted against, while CIO leaders endorsed the President’s action and praised the army’s conduct. Union negotiators pursue wage gains and job protections as steel and die caster plants face new walkouts.
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Bohn Aluminum Corporation
Detroit
North American Aviation
Inglewood
Cal
Consolidated Aircraft Factory
San Diego
Navy
Knox
Washington
North American
Roosevelt
Richard Frankensteen
CIO Aircraft Division
United Automobile Workers
Frankensteen
CIO
San Francisco
Bohn Aluminum and Brass Corporation
United Auto
Charles W. Steinmetz
AFL Machinists Union
Consolidated Aircraft Corp
Consolidated
Pittsburgh
CIO Steel
Curtiss Wright Propeller Division
CIO Die Casters
Cleveland
Aluminum Corporation of America
Top O' Texas Fiesta Draws Amarillo Delegation
Attendance at Pampa's Top O' Texas Fiesta will rise as more than 100 Amarillo good will ambassadors join the event. A caravan of Will Rogers Range Riders and others leaves the Amarillo Hotel at 9 thirty, with drums, bugle corps, mounts in trailers, and private cars, to participate in the Friday parade and two day hospitality with Don Wilson as guest.
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Pampa
Amarillo
SAL
American Legion
Epidemics Feared After Texas Flood Disasters
Albany and surrounding regions faced heavy flood damage after two dams failed as residents fled rising waters. Twelve drowned, 225 homeless, and 40 families displaced. Immunizations were rushed for typhoid and diphtheria while Red Cross funding sought to rebuild.
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Albany
Army Calls 112 Panhandle Men
The army will call 2100 Texans for service next month with 2000 white and 100 Negro registrants. White draftees go July 7 to 14 and Negroes on July 1. Panhandle contributes 112 white draftees. no Panhandle Negroes are included in the 100 Negro selectees.
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Austin
Army
Hartley
Lipscomb
Motley
Ochiltree
Oldham
Roberts
Sherman
Armstrong
Castro
Bailey, Briscoe
Carson
Deaf Smith
Floyd
Hansford
Hemphill
Randall
Donley
Moore
Palmer
Swisher
Dallam
Collingsworth
Hale
Hall
Lamb
Whler
Hutchinson
Gray
Potter's Board One
Panhandle
Murphy Station Robbed by Lone Hijacker at Midnight
The H B Murphy Service Station at 801 North East Eighth Avenue was robbed of about $5 around 9 50 last night by a lone gunman who forced the attendant Kenneth Murphy to open the register. Police canvassed the area but had no suspect by midnight. The man is described as about 27 years old, 6 feet 1 inch, dark complexioned, wearing a blue shirt, dark sweater and trousers.
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H. B. Murphy
North East
Eighth Avenue
Kenneth Murphy
Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Summary
Weather note covers Amarillo and West Texas with fair Thursday and rising temperatures Friday. New Mexico shows partly cloudy Thursday with scattered afternoon showers over mountains east of the Rio Grande and Friday fair. Yesterday’s highs reached 70 with a trace of precipitation in the last 24 hours.
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Amarillo
West
Texas
Portion
New Mexico
Rio Grande
Isseess
Vacation Edition of Globe-News Sets Sail for Sunday
The 1941 Vacation Edition will debut on Sunday featuring articles on North American vacation spots with emphasis on the Southwest. It will include planning tips for fishing camping sightseeing and travel and showcase boating fishing camping gear and vacation apparel.
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Globe-News
North American
Southwest
Friday 13th Smiles For Charity In Amarillo
Amarillo Optimist Club members plan a smile survey in the business district on Friday the 13th. Each smiling person will earn the owner one dollar as the club promotes cheerful behavior as a community fine deed.
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Amarillo Optimist Club
Optimist Club
Dies To Speak Here Tonight
Rep. Martin Dies, chairman of the House committee on un American activities, campaigns for the U S Senate with a rally at 8 15 p m in Municipal Auditorium. KFPDA will broadcast the full program as Dies warns of alleged communist threats and industrial sabotage in North American Aviation and other plants.
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Martin Dies
House
Panhandle
United States
KFPDA
Representative Dies
Sherlock Holmes
North American Aviation
MEXIA
U.S. Senate
Dies
U. S
North American
Inglewood
Cal
Jury Chooses 12 in Orrin J. Brown Murder Trial
Spearman reports the jury panel for Orrin J. Brown's murder trial is complete with 12 members chosen from 85 veniremen. Jurors include Elvin Stavio B J Garnett O L Williams L E Morrison G W Stewart Erlis Pittman Ward A Spivey A J Womble D W Bayless J L Sanders Chas E Riker and Wesley Jenkins. District Attorney W L McConnell expects early witness testimony with Sheriff H L Wilbanks possibly opening for the state.
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Elvin Stavio
B. J. Garnett
O. L. Williams
L. E. Morrison
G. W. Stewart
Erlis Pittman
Ward A. Spivey
A. J. Womble
D. W. Bayless
Hansford County
J. L. Sanders
Chas. E. Riker
Wesley Jenkins
Orrin J. Brown
Brown
W. L. McConnell
H. L. Wilbanks
Germans Hold Back in Syria as They Press Moscow Pressure
German air support in the Middle East is cautious as Berlin aims at Moscow for concessions while Britain and Free French push in Syria and Lebanon. Demands for Haifa raids are downplayed amid mounting Allied advances toward Damascus and Beirut with Australian and British forces advancing north of the Lebanon frontier.
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Associated Press
Berlin
London
Vichy
Middle East
Syria
Lebanon
Pales
Haifa
Palestine
Germany
Russia
Ukraine
Krakow
Poland
Romania
Moscow
Sir Stafford Cripps
England
Damascus
Britain
de Gaullists
Byria
Kissone
Litani
Beirut
Ing
Aleppo
Syrian
Crete
Dodecanese Islands
Cairo
Wheat Harvest Near in Panhandle and Plains Counties
Wheat harvest in the Tri State area nears readiness with Panhandle loans at 9 3 to 4 cents per bushel. Weather threats from windstorms and rains outweigh rust and army worms. A regional meeting on wheat marketing quotas is planned for the Panhandle with field tours in Plains counties next week. Details on Page 7.
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Tri- State
Panhandle
Plains
Amarillo Youth Hurt In Second Story Fall
Buster Whatley a 17 year old employee of Morrow Thomas Hardware resided at 3411 North West Eleventh Avenue fell from the second floor of the company warehouse near Central Fire Station to the first floor yesterday afternoon. He was taken to St Anthony's Hospital by a Boxwell Brothers ambulance with shock and head and neck bruises but his condition was not serious. Workers said he fell through a small opening while stacking cartons and a large pasteboard box on the first floor broke his fall. He was revived after several minutes unconscious.
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Buster Whatley
Morrow-Thomas Hardware
North West
Eleventh Avenue
Company
Central Fire Station
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Boxwell Brothers
Guaranteed Rebuilt Checkwriters at Russell Stationery Co
Ad copy notes Guaranteed Rebuilt Checkwriters and Russell Stationery Company. Also mentions a beer preference and a Prager reference as a promotional line.
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Russell Stationery Company
Wanted Goods and Auto Seeks Fast Trade
Willie the Globe News Wanted advertises quick selling and renting help with a contact number 6262. Promises fast results and unusually low rates, including a 40 cent sale of a 1937 Chevrolet Town Sedan. Clauson at 898 Taylor listed. Trade and terms offered.
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Willie
Globe News
Clauson
Taylor
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