Johnson Campaigns At Naval Station Fuels Texas Labor Pride
President Roosevelt endorses Lyndon B. Johnson for the Senate seat after touring the Corpus Christi naval training station. Johnson hails Texas labor for rapid station completion, cites broad local and editorial support, and defends his parity voting record and farm policies.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Roosevelt
Hitler
Lyndon Johnson
Great New Naval Training Station
Navy
America
Johnson
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
Morris Sheppard
Teenth Barbecue Parade and Race Planned in Amarillo
A June Teenth celebration features a parade along Polk Street at 11 AM with a welcome by Mayor Joe A. Jenkins at Tri-State Fair Grounds. G. R. Tompkin will read the Emancipation Address, Rev. C. C. Cyphers hosts, followed by a bicycle race and ball game between Amarillo Black Giants and Big Spring Tigers, ending with a dance and music by Sun shine Butler’s band.
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C. C. Cyphers
Amarillo
Black Giants
Big Spring Tigers
Second Avenue
Harrison Street
Sunshine Butler
Grocers Denounce Federal Food Inquiry In Chicago
The National Association of Retail Grocers denounced the federal anti trust division for spreading factual unfounded publicity and false statements of spectacular drops in food costs. The convention resolution backed a full and fair investigation as a Chicago grand jury charged 69 canning companies and individuals with conspiracy to fix prices for canned peas.
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Ghicago
National Association of Retail Grocers
Federal Antitrust Division
Grocers
Chicago
Strikes Out With A Single Pitch
Boonville deputy sheriff A W Tally struck out a prisoner with a single pitch as he was placing him in a county jail. The man broke free and ran, and Tally threw a lock from a cell striking the prisoner behind the left ear and knocking him unconscious.
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Boonville
A. W. Tally
Tally
Mann Campaign Stop Promises Double Feature in Amarillo
Gerald C. Mann speaks in Amarillo on the Potter County courthouse lawn as Joe Louis Billy Conn fight ends. The program includes a band from 7:30 to 8 and a live speech broadcast via loudspeaker starting at 8, with Mann aiming to cover Texas voters in the statewide campaign for the Senate.
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Gerald C. Mann
Amarillo
Potter County
Billy Conn
Mann
H. A. Nobles
Oscar Wise
Jerry
Nobles
Texas
Walter Woodul
Harvard
Southern Methodist
America
Old Planning Board
Washington
Alfred
Anna Mary
Gerald, Jr
Lola Ann
W. Lee O’daniel
Four To Direct Exposition Heads Chosen For 1941 Fair
Executive committee assigns management of the 1941 Tri State Fair to Ray Pinkney as president Ross Rogers as first vice president Hill Baker as treasurer and Ted Taylor as secretary The Beckman Geraughty Shows will headline Midway Improvements include a larger swine pavilion The exposition ends its fiscal year October 1 with about 2000 in the red and plans a bill of sale to Fort Worth and Denver for grounds trackage
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Ray Pinkney
Ross Rogers
Hill Baker
Ted Taylor
Capitol Hotel
Fort Worth & Denver
Exposition
Walter Blackburn
C. W. Farr
S. B. Whittenburg
George Autry
Herb Budke
Bill Baker
Dorothy West
Mr. Pinkney
E. R. Duke
Bill Gouldy
Dee Howard
Portales
N. M
Ed Hardin
Lew Fields
Bill Gilstrap
Hot Wire Knocks Boy From Seven Foot Pole
Ray Myers aged 19 employed at Bill Utterback Service Station on North Fillmore Street fell from a seven foot pole after likely touching a live wire feeding the station’s neon sign. He was treated at St Anthony’s Hospital for shock burns and bruises and is reported resting as well as could be expected.
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Ray Myers
Bill Utterback
North Fillmore Street
St. Anthony’s Hospital
May Ban Oil Shipments From East Coast Considered
The United States may halt all oil shipments from the east coast except to Great Britain to avert an Eastern shortage. Defense Oil Coordinator Harold L. Ickes urged Brig. Gen. Russell L. Maxwell to weigh the move. Maxwell will report for Roosevelt's decision.
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Washington
U.P
United States
Great Britain
Defense Oil
Harold L. Ickes
Russell L. Maxwell
Britain
Maxwell
Roosevelt
Do As I Do Play Injures Two Dallas Girls
Two young girls playing a game in Dallas were hospitalized after each had a black eyed pea wedged in a nostril. Doctors treated both girls and reported their condition as stable.
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Dallas
Japs Said To Have Only 4 000 Planes
The Institute of Pacific Relations reports Japan has about 4 000 planes with roughly 3 000 produced for army and navy. It says about 60 percent of naval warplanes are obsolete, risking pilots. Western dependencies in the Far East field 2 000 first line planes, a third more than Japan’s modern naval planes, largely shore based.
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San Francisco
U.P
Japan
Far East
Institute of Pacific Relations
Institute
Plenty of Places For Air Recruits
Sgt. Robert Short announced new air corps quotas allowing recruits to choose training sites. Recruits Manuel J. Ortega of Dalhart and J. D. Baker of White Deer were assigned to Biggs Field in El Paso.
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Air Corps
Robert Short
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Barksdale Field
Louisiana
Ordnance Company Aviation
Albuquerque
Biggs Field
el Paso
Manuel J. Ortega
Dalhart
J. D. Baker
White Deer
One Year Limit Hinted for Army Duty
President Roosevelt suggested national guard troops may not be kept on active duty beyond a year. He said the matter is under study and Secretary Stimson expects a report soon. He did not think the guardsmen would serve longer than a year and could not confirm marine corps leave cancellations.
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Washington
National Guard
Roosevelt
Stimson
Marine Corps
Kiwanis Banquet and Dance Tonight in Amarillo Region
Representatives from Panhandle Kiwanis clubs join North Amarillo and San Jacinto members for All-Kiwanis Night banquet at 7:30 p.m. in the Crystal Ballroom Herring Hotel. Dr. R Thomson will speak. Thad Ansley is toastmaster. Rev H Clyde Smith reads the international message. Miss Pat McClarney and others provide entertainment. Carlton Scales Orchestra will play after.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
San Jacinto
R. Thomson
Central Presbyterian Church
Thad Ansley
Amarillo Kiwanis Club
Charles B. Copeland
San Jacinto Kiwanis Club
H. Clyde Smith
San Jacinto Organization
Lee Hunter
North Amarillo Club
Pat McClarney
Gloria Clements
Vesta O'Dell
Geraldine Warner
Jack Parks
Carl Clifft
Sam Morris
Crystal Ballroom
Carlton Scales
Neil Shaw
San Jacinto Club
North Amarillo
Otis Helm
Bill Grigsby
E. D. Boxwell
M. E. Sorenson
Walter Clayton
T. B. Adkins
John McKee
Arthur Truitt
Roger Harris
O'Daniel Promises Pensions Push and Washington Twist
Gov W Lee O Daniel in Port Arthur and Jasper argues federal pensions unfair and vows to push for two federal dollars per state dollar. He pledges to twist tails in Washington as he climbs from Texas governor toward the Senate, while noting the legislature will be on probation for 18 months.
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Port Arthur
W. Lee O’daniel
Washington
Austin
Texas
Congress
Jasper
Legion to Elect Officers in July 15 Meeting
Han son Post No. 54 American Legion will hold its annual officer election July 15 at the Legion Home 1800 Harrison Street. A five member nominating committee led by Clay Thornton was chosen to select and report nominees by July 1. The session covered Lubbock convention report and Boys State Austin plans with Rev Herb Markley as guest and a Melody Misses program followed by a dance.
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Hanson
American Legion
Legion
Harrison Street
John K. Boyce
Clay Thornton
Bruce Autry
Sam Page
Capt
A. Petersen
Lewis Fields
Lubbock
Boyce
Bill Dickson
SAS
Harry Johnson
Austin
Herb Markley
Wink
State Department
Melody Misses
Amarillo Musicians To Perform Recital in Borger
Folsom D. Jackson dean of Amarillo College music department will present a recital at 8:15 p m in the Federated Club Rooms Borger with his sons Jim and Jack and Miss Sylvia Ryder of Borger. Miss Faye Nicklaus will accompany. Recital sponsored by Borger Music Club.
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Folsom D. Jackson
Amarillo College
Jim
Jack
Sylvia Ryder
Borger
Federated Club
Faye Nicklaus
Borger Music Club
Van Alstyne Firemen's Picnic Ends With House Fire
Van Alstyne Texas June 17 The town's fire department led by White left on a picnic 25 miles away. While they were gone a fireman's house burned down in town prompting rapid response by local crews.
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van Alstyne
Tex
4 800 Word Question Triggers a One Word Reply
In Chicago on June 17 defense attorney W W Smith posed a 4800 word hypothetical to an alienist in a murder trial. The lengthy question spanned 16 pages and the expert answered with a single word no.
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Chicago
W. W. Smith
Hank Greenberg in the Army Now
John W. Selectee and Slim Selectee reflect on army life in a portrait of restlessness and monotony. Terse vignettes of pigeons, letters from home, and a fellow veteran named Hank Greenberg anchor a scene at camp as men seek purpose amid long waits between paydays.
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City
John W. Selectee
Slim Selectee
W. W
Slim
John
Kate
Sue
George Selectee
Hank Greenberg
George
RAF and American Bombers Strike Nazi Bases in French Coast
RAF planes reinforced by American bombers attacked Nazi coastal targets for a seventh straight night. Authorities report 18 German planes destroyed over the Channel and occupied France, with 10 British aircraft lost, as Boulogne again figures as a main objective.
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London
RAF
English Channel
France
Boulogne
Strait of Dover
Kent
Channel
Berlin
Calais
Royal Air Force
Cologne
Duesseldorf
Duisburg
Dunkerque
Britain
City awards multiple contracts for gas and electric work
The city commission awarded three contracts unrelated to the same project ranging from 10 cents a gallon for gasoline to 6172 dollars for installing an electric distribution line to eight water wells. Hill Stationery of Waco bid 305 dollars to supply tax receipts. A. K. Bass won the electrical line bid with 6569.44 from W T Estes as the other bid. Shamrock Oil won a gasoline supply contract. Traffic signals on Johnson Street were denied after a survey found no need. The commission also discussed WPA project petitions. Mayor Jenkins and Commissioner Eperson attended. Commissioner Hargett was absent.
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Hill Stationery Company
Waco
A. K. Bass
W. T. Estes
Shamrock Oil
Johnson Street
Eighth
Ninth Avenues
H. R. Smith
Joe Jenkins
R. H. Epperson
WPA
Oscar Hargett
Atlanta
Kiwanis International
Uniforms for 52 Texas Defense Guard Members Next Week
Captain A Petersen reported uniforms for 52 guardsmen will be available by next Wednesday's drill. Forty two were measured earlier and ten new enlistees at last week's session will be measured this week. The drill starts at 8 pm in the high school armory and all enlistments will be accepted. Guard officers warn all must attend or face action.
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Texas Defense Guard
A. Petersen
Petersen
Woman to Die in Gas Chamber at San Quentin
Warden Clinton Duffy announced that Mrs Juanita Spinelli known as The Duchess will be executed this Friday in the San Quentin gas chamber. The 53 year old gang leader was condemned for the slaying of 19 year old Robert Sherrard, a gang member. California has never before executed a woman.
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San Quentin Prison
Cal
U.P
Clinton Duffy
Juanita
Duchess
Soldiers Ready for Harvest Leave at Camp Robinson
Hundreds of trainees at Camp Robinson, Arkansas, prepared to depart for home to help with the wheat harvest. A division commander ruling authorized leaves for trainees needed by parents on farms to aid in the harvest.
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Little Rock
Ark
Camp Robinson
Fort Worth Chosen Site for 1942 General Federation Meet
Fort Worth selected as site for the 1942 convention of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. The executive committee of the state federation also set the week of April 12 as the tentative meeting date.
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Austin
Fort Worth
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
State Federation
Akard L. Hatcher Dies After Brief Illness in Amarillo
Akard L. Hatcher 46 manager of Rex Drug Co Sedro-Woolley Washington died at a local hospital after a three day illness. He was born April 3 1895 Weatherford Okla graduate of Texhoma High and Oklahoma University. Survived by wife Georgia Bunker son Perry Scott daughter Akardine sister Mrs Perry C Burks brother Scott A Hatcher and parents Dr. and Mrs A L Hatcher. Burial in local cemetery with arrangements at Boxwell Brothers.
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Akard Ll. Hatcher
Rex Drug Company
Sedro-Woolley
Wash
Panhandle
Hatcher
Amarillo
Boxwell Brothers
Panhandle and Borger
Washington
Baptist Church
Weatherford
Texhoma
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Shelterbelt Program Extended in Plains States Support
Oklahoma congressional delegation agreed to back a $300 000 appropriation to continue the shelterbelt forest program in the plains states including Western Oklahoma. Representatives Johnson Monroney and Wickersham urged the rest of the delegation to back a Senate amendment to the agriculture appropriation bill.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Plains States
Johnson
Monroney
Wickersham
Birth Rate Rises in United States Says Census Bureau
The Census Bureau reports a rebound in births in early 1935, with about 20,000 more births in the first four months than the previous year. Census Director J. C. Capt notes an annual birth rate of 18.5 per thousand, the highest since 1930.
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Washington
Census Bureau
J. C. Capt
Slogan Man Promotes Farm Goods in Local Ad
A salesman extols farm products as duck soup and boasts reaching over 35,000 families daily. He notes selling two brood sows early and provides contact details at West Cactus River Road Shannon dialing 6262 as the Wanted Headquarters.
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River Road
Shannon
Summer concert program announced by senior high band
Director Oscar Wise outlined two selections for Friday’s summer series opener at the senior high auditorium. The William Tell Overture in a simplified arrangement by M L Lake leads the program, followed by The Skaters Waltz in Waldteufel’s collection. The evening also features Microphone March, Stupendo, The Lone Crusader March, O Sole Mio, The Show Boy March, Old McDonald, and American Patrol. The concert begins at 8 15 o clock.
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Oscar Wise
G. Rossini
M. L. Lake
Wise
Rossini
Schiller
E. Waldteufel
Ed Chenette
Waldteuffel
London Hears Nazi Demands From Berlin
Observers in London say Germany will press Soviet Russia for peace terms that include control of Ukraine oil and agricultural lands, a trans Caucasus corridor passage, access to Iranian and Iraqi oil via Suez, war industry zones, Baltic shipyards, and demobilization of the western Soviet army.
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Associated Press
London
Russia
Germany
Soviet
Ukraine
trans-Caucasian
Turkey
Suez
Iran
Iraq
Beyetl
Royal Air Forc
Baltic Sea
Well May Menace Houston Channel Oil Blowout Near Red Fish Reef
Houston officials say a Gulf Oil well two miles from the ship channel at Red Fish reef in Galveston Bay blew out at 5 P M and is blowing salt water sand and gas with no injuries. Gulf Oil reports no oil flow and expects the well to kill itself due to sand production.
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Houston
J. Russell Wait
Red Fish Reef
Galveston Bay
Gulf Oil Corporation
Wait
Gulf
Germans Shift Battle Fleet Seen in Atlantic
London reports Admiral A. V. Alexander told the Royal Empire Society that Germans have moved the main force of their Atlantic attack to different sectors, redirecting effort away from earlier targets.
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London
A. V. Alexander
The
Admiralty
Royal Empire Society
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Jerry) Mann
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