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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1941
Page
4
Gov. W. Lee O'Daniel said he may seek the Texas governorship in 1942 while serving as a U S Senate candidate to fill the Morris Sheppard term ending January 1943. He argued old age aid funds stay in place only until September and could be better advanced in Washington.
March of Time camera team led by Jack Glenn will spend four days in the Panhandle and Amarillo to film defense related sites. The Texas shoot includes the helium plant and refining plants near Amarillo, oil fields near Borger, cattle ranches, Buffalo Lake ceremonies, and an inland dust bowl study. Filming starts with Brownwood army camp after the lake work.
The U S Maritime Commission requisitioned 13 freighters from Houston lines Morgan and Southern Steamship, totaling 78 085 deadweight tons, for national defense and aid to Britain, reducing Houston's ocean service to the Luckenbach Pacific line. Shipments will be delivered over six months with no price disclosed.
British House of Commons hears that German parachutists may have worn New Zealand uniforms during a Tobruk sortie. Churchill faced questions about the incident as the German claim sparked debate. Separately, former envoy Von Gaffron, retired at 57, reportedly denied involvement amid a wartime controversy. In Shanghai, about 120 radio messenger boys struck briefly.
The Office of Production Management reports 1334 military airplanes produced in May, down 55 from April’s final figure. Through five months, deliveries total 5947 aircraft to the army navy Britain and other buyers, with production affected by model changes and strikes.
State Highway 19 from Canton to the Henderson Van Zandt County line is closed for construction with detours via Highway 198 to Mohank and U S 175 to Athens. A short detour exists on Highway 29 north of Cuero. Highway 67 through Bosque County uses shoulders for 7.5 miles west of Meridian. Highway 316 in Calhoun County has a 4.5 mile interruption starting 2.5 miles southwest of the 128 junction.
Senator Andrew Jackson Houston of Texas appeared in the Senate today for his first session as a member since his induction. The event took place in Washington.
Daniel Carter Beard aged 90, co founder of the Boy Scouts of America, died at his home in Suffern New York after a month long illness. He inspired boys to stand on their own feet and was known as Uncle Dan. Survived by son Daniel Bartlett Beard of Omaha and daughter Mrs Barbara Beard Price, he was mourned by 10,000,000 Scouts and Scouters.
Advertising copy touts Blue Star Ointment for itching from eczema rash ringworm pimples scabies and similar conditions. Claims healing with one application and more if needed with a money back guarantee if the first jar fails to satisfy.
In Fort Worth June 11 Tom C. Wells chairman of Local 819 AFL jumped from a second story window of the labor temple after a union member drew a gun. Wells suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized. Police jailed the shooter overnight, ruling self defense amid a dispute following extended meetings.
George W. Connor of the Better Business Bureau says a Philadelphia peddler sold grass seed that grows only two inches tall. The ad claimed you could skip mowing and still maintain a lawn, a clear consumer cheat cited by Globe News Want Ads.
The Royal Air Force conducted historical overflight of Dallas County as weather cleared signaling start of flight training for 50 overseas youths. Eight Stearman trainers gave half hour rides to half the group with the rest to begin instruction. In Terrell, local businessmen offered to fund a 530 acre training field while British program officials arrived to finalize land contracts.
Berlin reports cited authorized German sources that Prime Minister Churchill's accusation about New Zealand prisoners being driven before German parachute troops during the battle of Crete was not supported by the evidence.
German radio reports that Lieutenant General Von Prittwitz und Gaffron of the Africa Corps was killed April 10 while leading forces in Africa. The confirmation comes from Nazi broadcasts dated June 11 from New York.
In a controlled test across Death Valley five competing oils were used with six identical cars. New Conoco Nth oil ran 13,398 miles before failure, outlasting the nearest competitor by 5,683 miles and outpacing others by over 8,000 miles. OIL-PLATING and Thialkene inhibitor are claimed to protect engine parts and reduce wear. Continental Oil urges switching to the Summer grade at local Conoco stations.
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