Four Dead as Tornado Rips Panhandle Areas
A severe Panhandle tornado killed four people including R B Drennan and D F Singleton. Homes were destroyed in Clarendon Kress Littlefield and nearby towns with extensive damage to Clarendon College and utilities. National Youth Administration announced cleanup crews for debris and repairs proceed amid estimated property losses between a quarter and half a million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest Texas Hospital
R. BE. Drennan
Clarendon College
Panhandle
Christie Singleton
Kress
Ed Singleton
Amarillo
Hal Wilson
Santo
Carl Bookout
Sid Payne
Charles Stultz
Amarie
Gene Webb
Little Rock
Ark
Robert Singleton
Loraine
Sam Singleton
Clarendon
National Youth Administration
Legion Set for Lubbock Trip
Legion and Auxiliary hold fifth division and 19th district conventions in Lubbock with Hanson Post Amarillo delegation of 30 Legionnaires and wives, events from noon registration to dances and officer elections, plus a barbecue and a possible Legion train ride. Local delegates listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Allen Post
American Legion
Legion
Auxiliary
Hanson Post
Amarillo
Texas Avenue
19Th Division
Charles Whitacre
John F. Scott
Plainview
Sam Page
John K. Boyce
Roy Beard
Guy C. Miller
Dave Peters
Ray Smith
Murray Watts
Maynard Drake
Bruce Autry
J. W. Barr
Homer Brent
Harry Warren
Charlie Hoppin
R. A. Jackson
George Coons
A. A. Kaufhold
Lew Fields
P. W. Gilstrap
C. C. Metz
Harry Myers
Z. C. Holman
Bill Benton
George Broome
Bill Imes
Charlie Lowe
Joe Omilar
Charles Qualls
C. E. LaMunyon
Clay Thornton
A. Petersen
Potter County Sends 18 Men to the Army
Eighteen Potter County men depart for military service with 16 selectees and two volunteers, including transfers to San Antonio and Wichita Falls. Draft Boards 1 and 2 name the enlistees with several volunteers who were too young to register. Four negroes were sent earlier. another Austin call did not involve Potter County. Friday the 13th may bring good news for Amarilloans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
Selective Service
Robert Edward Hucker
Alfred Glen Elliott
Herbert Puppe
San Antonio
Hubert Charles Flanagan
William Lee McCathern
Wichita Falls
Carroll David Day
Lewis Doss Buntin
James Everett Morrison
Arnold Russell Boydston
John Marvin Wiley
Joe Walling Boone
Warren Asbury Roof, Jr
Howard Thomas Broaddus
Olan Crawford Plunk
Homer Clayton Read
Ruby Otto Pace
Wayne Martin Greathouse
John Bluford Dillion
Aye
Austin
Navy Secretary knox brands subversive elements as enemies
Secretary Knox declared that a small minority using labor unions to hinder defense would be treated as public enemies. He warned aviation industry leaders that subversive activity has challenged American freedom and would be confronted as enemies of the country. The Senate debated labor policy and a Byrd proposal on defense strikes, later softened to include lockouts and arbitration failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox
Washington
National Defense
California
United States
Senate
War Department
Byrd
Virginia
Maloney
Connecticut
Mother of C. E. Weymouth Dies
Mrs. Diadena Chansler Weymouth died at 80 after a long life as a Amarillo native and San Marino resident. She is survived by her son Chansler E. Weymouth and daughters Mrs. Lawrence White and Mrs. Arthur Spring, with two grandchildren named. Funeral plans overnight toward San Marino were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diadena Chansler Weymouth
Amarillo
Chansler
EF. Weymouth
Harrison Street
Arthur Spring
San Marino
Cal
Pasadena
Weymouth
May
Fillmore Street
Central Presbyterian Church
Jim Weymouth
Mary Ann Weymouth
Betsy Weymouth
Donald Spring
Martha Spring
Dorothy and
Elizabeth White
Alhambra
Kansas to Expand Pipeline Capacity to 280 000 BPD
Gov. Payne Ratner announced four firms will build new lines to raise Kansas pipeline capacity from 230 000 to 280 000 barrels daily. This project aims to end current transportation shortages. Kansas June allowance stands at 232 000 barrels per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Payne Ratner
Kansas
O Daniel selects fifth man for state liquor control post
Gov. W Lee O Daniel sent to the Senate his fifth appointment for the vacancy on the state liquor control board naming W J Townsend of Lufkin a former state senator and ardent dry. Townsend would serve a term ending Nov 15 1945 if confirmed. Townsend is a longtime attorney and former Angelina County official with past Senate service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
W. Lee O'Daniel
Senate
State Liquor Control Board
W. J. Townsend
Lufkin
W. D. Bradfield
Dallas
Jeff Davis
Claude de van Watts
W.C.T.U
Thomas B. Love
Townsend
Angelina County
Sam Houston State Teachers College
University of Texas Law School
Jacksonville
Wichita Falls
State Senate
O'Daniel
John C. Burns
Fort Worth
Glenn Massie
McKinney
State Board of Embalming
Cook
Amarillo Masons to Elect Officers Tonight
Amarillo Lodge No. 731 A F and A M to elect officers at 8 tonight. Nick Browning serves as worshipful master for the past year. Manx cats noted for bobbed tails in local brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Masons
Amarillo Lodge
A. F
A. M
Nick Browning
Road Progress At Route 86 Session In Dimmitt
Highway 86 Association met in Dimmitt for its monthly session led by Judge J. T. Haile. Swisher County reported 115000 dollars designated for unpaved road construction in Swisher and Briscoe. Castro County announced paving completion in the eastern gap. New officers include Judge Lee Thompson of Palmer County as president and Judge W. Coffee Jr. of Briscoe County as vice president. July meeting set for Farwell. The London auction of Haggard's Alan Quartermain fetched 660 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dimmitt
Highway 86 Association
J. T. Haile
Swisher County
Swisher
Briscoe
Castro County
Lee Thompson
Palmer County
W. Coffee, Jr
Briscoe County
Farwell
Texas Intangible Assets Valued at 80 Million for 1941
Texas state tax board reports intangible assets of oil and gas pipelines railroads and toll bridges totaling 80.494 million dollars for 1941, up 1.631 million from 1940. Final valuations will follow hearings and mileage based apportionment to counties with state and local rate guidance pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
State Tax Board
George H. Sheppard
Gerald C. Mann
William J. Lawson
Automatic Tax Board
Railroads and Toll Bridges Valuations Set
Intangible valuations of railroads remain at 31,623,000 while four toll bridges stay fixed at 200,000, as reported.
Oklahoma Court Affirms Death Sentence for Warren Abby
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals upheld the death penalty for Warren Abby, 58, a Louisiana man and farmer from Olivier, for the killing of his wife. The execution is scheduled for August 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals
Warren Abby
Louisiana
Abby
Olivier
Ontario drives two thirds of Canada’s gold production
The report notes that about two thirds of Canada’s gold output comes from Ontario. The piece also mentions a homicide case, a 62 year old Julia Abby killed near Clinton on October 6 1939 while traveling to California, and a condemned man who received a stay after appealing his March 15 1940 execution date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Abby
Clinton
California
Abby
Canada
Province of
Ontario
Muscles Drive Human Motion Across Hundreds of Units
About 520 muscles coordinate to move the human body, enabling locomotion, posture, and complex tasks. They work in antagonistic pairs and contract to produce movement while nerves trigger signals for precise timing and control.
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Potter
Globeviews
C. E. Weymouth
H. Rider Haggard
Alan Quartermain
London
Nature
Jeg Palley
Dean
Doan
Martin
KFDA
Leona
Americ
Ingerst
Co. Ft
Liccerr & Myans
Tonacco Co
Betty Grable
20Th Century-Fox
Miami
Frermela
Bit
Ieiak
Elie
Eet
Geoni
Ita
Southland
Turkey
Greece
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