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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1941
Page
2
AUSTIN June 24 That barefooted automobile driver, singing loudly, was not drunk. He was following the advice of state police director Homer Garrison who endorses driving without shoes to relieve night driving monotony and to prevent sleeping at the wheel. He added If there's no one along to suffer for it, you can break the monotonous purr of the motor by singing or talking aloud.
Monger T. Ball of Port Arthur chairs the Imperial Council Membership committee and reports strong prospects for increasing Nobles of Mystic Shrine membership. He visited Khiva Temple officials in Port Arthur and spoke at a luncheon while recounting El Mina Temples past leadership and the Shrine’s fifty hospital and child services across North America.
The Associated Press surveys how weather favors or hinders invasion plans. It notes open terrain from Poland to the Pripet marshes, the Carpathians, and the Ural Mountains as barriers or anchors. The piece discusses rivers Dniester to Volga and Moscow’s position as a potential fortress.
U S leaders announce steps to fuse land sea and air units into a single fighting team. Navy dive bombers will work with ground troops in late summer maneuvers, with joint boards and task forces forming under Marshall and Stark. Additional base commands shift to air officers as bases in Newfoundland Alaska and the Western Hemisphere defenses evolve.
Selective Service headquarters told all local boards they must make their own rulings for selectees aged 28 and over who are in line for induction but may be deferred for a few weeks while legislation is pending.
Robert Lee Thrasher was charged today with burglary in connection with the looting of the Chicken Snack on West Tenth Avenue. He is under a suspended sentence.
Officials announce two draft boards are ready for the July 1 registration date. Men who have turned 21 since the last registration day may register with either board, and officials will select volunteer helpers to assist.
Local resident J L Cooper found a three inch Buffalo fish on Twenty fourth Avenue after a Monday storm. He questions how it arrived since no nearby lake contains Buffalo fish and the closest source is Lake Childress about 100 miles away.
Fines assessed Monday in Amarillo reached a decade high since 1931. Police Sgt Elmer Green, also a police court judge, notes 92 fines were issued with 81 against traffic violators. The rise follows a drive urged by the Amarillo Safety Council due to rising fatalities and injuries.
Nancy Masters, a 19 year old from Alfred G Masters home in Chevy Chase, failed to return last night. Police were alerted and photos published as the public urged to report any trace. A note found in the bacon wrapped breakfast said she had gone to visit a schoolgirl friend and would be back Wednesday for Averill's luncheon.
Port Matilda Pa a 14 year old named Eugene Orwick rode a bicycle when Lucian G Dale swerved to avoid him and struck a barn a shingle flew off and broke a rib the incident occurred in Port Matilda Pa and no other injuries were reported.
Harold McDaniel, medically discharged at Great Lakes due to a deformed toe, returned home for amputation and is back in training. In Glasgow, Scotland, air raid sirens will be synchronized as some units have previously started and ended at different times.
Rev. Stuart B. Edmondson distributed one dollar bills to about seventy parishioners to raise funds for Union Methodist Church improvements. The collection and activities generated 330 dollars, plus 7.85 dollars from a parishioner earning on hobby horses, as one vacationing member sent a letter with the gift.
A board of inquiry was appointed at Fort Sill Oklahoma to investigate a midair collision between two army observation planes during a routine formation flight. The pilots Lieut. W. C. Bacon and Lieut. R. J. Hughey landed safely. Enlisted men Staff Sgt. Walter Raider and Pvt. R. MacDonald bailed out from 3000 feet and parachuted to safety.
Senate member Sen. Ben Ramsey of San Augustine proposed a constitutional amendment to limit regular Texas Legislature sessions to 120 days. He noted the current session has surpassed 160 days.
President Roosevelt signed legislation extending the maritime labor board through June 22, 1942. The action continues official governance of shipping labor disputes and related actions under wartime administration. The measure preserves board functions and timelines set by prior statute.
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