Mann Pushing War of Letters in Texas Senate Race
In Corpus Christi June 25 Gerald Mann argued Lyndon Johnson hid parts of a letter sent to W. K. Hopkins of the Department of Justice and claimed CIO United Mine Workers backing Johnson. Mann urged repudiation of the CIO and spoke of his statewide campaign plans through Waco Fort Worth Dallas and the Corpus Christi naval base visit.
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Corpus Christi
Texas Senate
Gerald Mann
Artesian Park
Bay of Corpus Christi
Lyndon Johnson
Welly K. Hopkins
CIO
United Mine Workers of America
W. K. Hopkins
Department, of Justice
Washington, D. C
Mann
Dallas
Department of Justice
Johnson
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Lyndon
A. D. Bernhard
Corpus Christi Naval Base
Waco
TQN
Fort Worth
James Noel
Texas
U. S
Noel
Leo Newman Rites Conducted Here
Leo Newman aged 50 was buried in Llano Cemetery after funeral services in the Boxwell Brothers chapel conducted by Rev. Powell A. Smith pastor of West Amarillo Christian Church. He died Monday in San Angelo while on vacation with his wife. Pallbearers were Bob Sharod Warren Tuckness Carl McCaslin E H Jackson C J Dorsey and V W Killough.
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Leo Newman
Llano
Boxwell Brothers Funeral
Powell A. Smith
West Amarillo
Borger Twins Enlist in Marines Here
Twin brothers James Roy Ragland and John Ray Ragland from Borger join the Marines through the local office. Aged 17, they are six-footers and sons of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ragland. Also enlisting are L. W. Hope of Borger Raymond A. Fannin of Olton and Wesley L. Russell of Buffalo Oklahoma.
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Borger
U. S. Marine Office
James Roy Ragland
John Ray Ragland
Roy Ragland
L. W. Hope
Raymond A. Fannin
Olton
Wesley L. Russell
Buffalo
Okla
Local YMCA Opens New Playground on Buchanan Street
The local YMCA acquires a vacant half block on Buchanan Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues to create a public recreational center. The facility will feature softball archery volleyball paddle tennis and horseshoe pitching with grounds ready for use by next Wednesday.
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Buchanan Street
Sixth
Seventh Avenues
German liner Elbe sunk by British air attack in Atlantic
Maritime sources report the German motorship passenger liner Elbe of 9,179 tons, which left Kobe last February to raid shipping, has been attacked by a British fleet plane in the North Atlantic and probably sunk.
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New York
Kobe
Japan
North Atlantic
Legislature Standoff Sets Longevity Record Prospects
Austin June 25 The House and Senate debated adjournment tactics in a 163 day legislative deadlock. A Senate plan for a June 27 July 15 recess with sine die adjournment July 18 faced House resistance and threats of walkouts. Senator R C Lanning signaled moving to a recess solution to end the stalemate.
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Austin
House
Senate
Sen
R. C. Lanning
Jacksboro
Lanning
Ford to Build 205 Bomber Planes Monthly at Ypsilanti Factory
Ford Motor Company will manufacture 205 bombers monthly at a new 975 acre plant four miles east of Ypsilanti Michigan. The project funded with 47.62 million dollars includes 31.96 million for land and buildings and 15.66 million for equipment. At peak output about 60 000 workers on two shifts will operate the plant producing the Consolidated B 24 D long range bombers with potential to double output.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Ypsilanti
Mich
Tulsa
Okla
Fort Worth
Tex
Defense Plant Corporation
United States
Ford
German Consulate Admits Destroying Records in Boston
Boston fire officials report the German consulate admitted overnight to burning papers and records after sparks and smoke were seen from the Mount Vernon Street building. First Lieutenant John Hoar said a well dressed man answered the door and said the burning would stop immediately, with no resistance.
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Boston
Boston Fire Department
John Hoar
Hoars
Mount Vernon Street
Beacon Hill
Hoar
Potter County Absentee Votes Exceed 200 in Senate Ballot
More than 200 absentee ballots were cast in Potter County for the U. S. Senate vacancy caused by Senator Morris Sheppard's death. By midnight 225 voters had submitted ballots from a long candidate list while estimates said about 200 would vote. Rail workers and government employees formed the largest groups. Election hours Saturday run 8 AM to 7 PM with 27 polling boxes.
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Potter County
U. S. Senate
Morris Sheppard
Mother of Amarillo Men Dies at Electra
Mrs. M. E. Thomas mother of two Amarillo men died in Electra yesterday at 1 p.m. Funeral services are set for 3 p.m. today in Electra. Survivors include five sons J L Thomas 2606 Polk St Guyomas 113 W Thirty Fourth Ave H D Thomas Olton N L Thomas March Field Calif J M Gamblin Floydada and two daughters Mrs C R Mauldin and Mrs E E Edwards both of Electra.
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M. E. Thomas
Amarillo
Electra
J. L. Thomas
Polk Street
Guy Omas
West Thirty-Fourth Avenue
H. D. Thomas
Olton
N. L. Thomas
March Field
Calif
J. M. Gamblin
Floydada
C. R. Mauldin
E. E. Edwards
Pat O Daniel Drafted for Army Induction
Pat O Daniel son of Gov and Mrs W Lee O Daniel has been ordered to report July 10 for induction into the army under the selective service training.
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Austin
Pat O’daniel
W. Lee O’'Daniel
Army
Glass Shatters Car Window in Dumas Highway Crash
Mr and Mrs J C Kizer of Lam ar Colo and their child escaped injury after a piece of lumber fell from a passing truck and smashed their windshield on the Dumas highway near Four Corners About 1 p m the family was showered with broken glass and covered in shards but suffered no injuries reported at the scene
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J. C. Kizer
Lamar
Colo
Dumas Highway
Four Corners
Peace Urged in Lumber Strike in Puget Sound Area
Defense mediation board urged lumber workers to return to jobs and settle disputes by collective bargaining. It clarified a modification of the union shop requiring current and future workers to maintain union membership. 12,000 workers were involved, with about 1,500 still on strike.
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Puget Sound
Defense Mediation Board
Washington
CIO International Woodworkers
Philadelphia
Frank Rosen
Progress Manufacturing Company
Progress
AFL
John L. Lewis
CIO United Mine Workers
Southern Soft Coal
Southern
San Francisco Bay
CIO
Amarillo Guards Don Uniforms in Pride of Drill Night
Amarillo's Texas Defense Guard unit unveiled new uniforms for 45 members, with 54 outfits made by the local WPA sewing project and 21 more on order to reach the quota. Capt. A. Petersen said most troops returned to drills with enthusiasm and may enter local parades including Labor Day pending enlistments.
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Amarillo
Texas Defense Guard
A. Petersen
W P.A
Petersen
Sara Jane Hill Rites Held at Boxwell
Funeral services for Sara Jane Hill three month old daughter of Mr and Mrs J C Hill were held yesterday at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home with Dr A D Foreman Jr pastor of First Baptist Church officiating The baby died Monday night in a local hospital Burial followed at Llano Cemetery Poker is described as the most popular game with 22 percent of American card players men.
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Sara Jane Hill
J. C. Hill
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
A. D. Foreman, Jr
First Baptist Church
Llano Cemetery
Johnson Predicts Aid for Russia in Roosevelt Era Speech
In Dallas a large crowd at Fair Park heard Lyndon Johnson predict that the United States will aid Russia in its fight against Nazi aggression. He condemned opponents as desperate and urged support for Roosevelt era foreign policy while noting political rivals seeking Texas backing for their Senate bids.
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Dallas
Lyndon Johnson
Roosevelt
U. S. Senate
Russia
United States
Hitler
Johnson
Fair Park
Fort Worth
Belden
John L. Lewis
Alvin Wirtz
Harold Young
Sam Rayburn
Fine Fettle
Amarillo Jaycee Directors Named
The Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce will elect officers next Wednesday at 7 30 PM in the Southwestern Public Service Company office. Twelve directors were chosen last night for two year terms, with new names including George Bates Hollis DeGrassi Roye Dowie Paul Dollarhide Zed Dashier Abe Feferman Ward Garrison Gordon Gill Chester Park Bob Russell Tom Seay and A G Mills.
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Amarillo
George Bates
Hollis DeGrassi
Roye Dowie
Paul Dollarhide
Zed Dashier
Abe Feferman
Ward Garrison
Gordon Gill
Chester Park
Bob Russell
Tom Seay
A. G. Mills
Mr. Mills
Portuguese official detains U S worker over sealed diplomatic bag
Arthur Lardin of St Louis a special assignment employee of the Office of Production Management says Portuguese customs officials in Lisbon jailed him for 30 hours last week for refusing to open a bag carrying diplomatic mail and military secrets from London to Washington He was held without food or water until bribing a taxi driver to carry notes to British and American legations Lardin reports anti American sentiment in Portugal after President Roosevelt speech mentioning the Azores and Cape Verde Islands.
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New York
U.P
Arthur Lardin
St. Louis
Office of Production Management
Lisbon
London
Washington
Lardin
Roosevelt
Cape Verde Islands
Azores
Stakes on the line as lawmakers duel in Ida Louisiana
June 25 at the state line one mile north of Ida Louisiana a gas tronomy contest pits Louisiana state senator Lloyd Hendrick of Shreveport against Arkansas state representative Ted Goldman of Texarkana. Judges include W B Smith senator from Texarkana Harry Humphries of the Texarkana Gazette and Rupert Peyton of the Shreveport Journal.
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Shreveport
Louisiana
Arkansas
Ida, la
Lloyd Hendrick
Ted Goldman
Texarkana
W. B. Smith
Harry Humphries
The
Search for 3 year old Betty Bossler near Altoona
A bloodhound and 100 CCC workers joined the hunt in the brush mountain district three miles north of Altoona for Betty Bossler, a three year old who disappeared from her parents summer cottage in Pittsburgh yesterday.
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Altoona
CCC
Brush Mountain District
Betty Bossler
Pittsburgh
War Department awards contract for Wichita Falls project
The War Department announced a $4,886,889 contract to Robert E. McKee of El Paso Texas for construction of housing utilities and an aviation mechanics school at Wichita Falls Texas. In recent years about one third of Britain’s oil supply has come from Iran.
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Washington
Robert E. McKee
el Paso
Tex
Wichita Falls
War Department
Great Britain
Iran
Entrance Examinations For Plane Engine Repair Class
Amarillo College Mechanical Trades School calls for entrance exams for aircraft engine repair and maintenance courses. Limited to 20 students aged 17 to 24, with math physics and chemistry required. The two month program runs 30 hours weekly under Shelby Kruser, directing a six engine lab and access to tools and parts.
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Amarillo College Mechanical Trades School
Texas Employment Service Office
J. F. Mead
Shelby Kruser
National Defense School
Liberty
Curtis
Absentee Voting Surge Foreseen As O Daniel Campaigns
Absentee voting hit record levels in Texas ahead of a special senatorial election with Houston and Dallas leading the surge. Governor W Lee O Daniel campaigned across Eastland Wichita Falls and East Texas while Lydon Johnson Gerald Mann and Martin Dies toured key cities. Judge Hulsey advised youths who tossed rocks with notes to the governor to show more courtesy. no action taken.
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Carl Hulsey
Texas
O’daniel
Hulsey
Talk O'Daniel
Eastland
Wichita Falls
Lyndon Johnson
Dallas- Fort Worth
Dallas
Gerald Mann
Corpus Christi
Martin Dies
Nacogdoches
Lufkin
Johnson
Claude Wickard
Waco
Houston
Port Arthur
San Antonio
Tyler
Germans Mock Roosevelt Aid To Russia In Press
Berlin papers deride Roosevelt promise of aid to Russia against the Nazis. Boersenzeitung calls alliance with Bolshevism a shield for America, while praising Bolshevik fighters who oppose Nazi rule. Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung notes possible Moscow Washington London cooperation.
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Berlin
Roosevelt
Russia
Boersenzeitung
North
South America
Josef Stalin
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Moscow
Washington
London
Sam Houston Summer Band Opens Free Concert Series Tonight
The 50 member Sam Houston Summer Band performs a 12 piece program at 7 30 in Sam Houston Junior High School auditorium opening a three concert summer series. Selections include Old McDonald and His Musical Farmyard On Shawnee Road The Merry Widow Elves Dance Till Take You Home Again Kathleen and The Star Spangled Banner with soloists Rush Robinett Louis Robinett and L B Thomas.
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Amarillo
Sam Houston
McDonald
Yoder
S. M. Bagwell
Shawnee Road
Thomas
Kathleen
Westendorf
Key
Sam Houston Junior High School
Tschaikowsky
Hall of Fame
Olivadot
Col. Miner
Rosenkrans
Thornton
Old McDonald
Lehar
West
Boy Watches School Fire In Blakely Ga
In Blakely Georgia on June 25 pupil Ted Whitchard, a fourth grader, watched the blaze that destroyed Blakely High School. Asked his thoughts he replied with quiet sadness that it was all right but noted his room had not yet caught fire.
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Blakely, Ga
Ted Whitchard
Blakely High School
Ted
Turkish German non aggression pact approved by assembly
The Turkish national assembly unanimously approved the Turkish German non aggression pact today. The Ankara radio announced the decision in a broadcast heard here.
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London
Ankara
Cards Rally to A 6-2 Victory Over Boston to Halt NL Lead Drift
St Louis defeats Boston 6 to 2 to preserve a half game edge over Brooklyn. Frnne White earned his fifth win with nine strikeouts and seven hits allowed, while Terry Moore hit his third homer of the year and drove in two runs as St Louis pounded early for a commanding lead.
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ST. Louis
Cardinals
Brooklyn
Boston
Frnne White
Braves
Sebastian Sisti
Carolina
Terry Moore
Abhoa St. Louis
Berres
Hutchings
Johnson
Mother Loses Two Babies in Tragic Bath Incident
In New York on June 25 Mrs. Lillian Katzman 31 suffered the loss of her infant son Barry when she fainted during a bath. The month old child drowned in the tub. Fifteen months earlier a fall caused by a trip led to the death of her 11 week old daughter Shar.
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New York
Lillian Katzman
Sharon
Pat Harrison Buried in Simple Service
Pat Harrison, long serving Mississippi senator, was buried in Gulfport with simple services attended by state and national leaders or their representatives. The ceremonies paid tribute to his more than 30 years of public service.
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Gulfport
Miss
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Non-Defense Goods Curtailed Says Industrial Board
The Industrial Conference Board reports manufacturers are cutting non-defense production to boost defense output. The shift signals a likely sharper drop in civilian supplies as war effort priorities rise.
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New York
Industrial Conference Board
World War Deaths Estimated at Eight Million Direct
Estimates rank World War casualties at about eight million direct deaths plus four million indirect deaths from war related causes. The figures reflect global tolls across combatant and civilian populations during the conflict.
White Sox Triumph in 13th Inning 2-0 over Senators
In Washington on June 25 the Chicago White Sox edged the Senators 2-0 in 13 innings. Sid Hudson walked home the decisive run after a triple steal setup, while Hudson yielded five hits and Johnny Rigney six. Kreevich and Appling delivered the key runners as the Sox broke through in the 13th.
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Washington
Sid Hudson
White Sox
Hudson
Johnny Rigney
Taft Wright
Mike Kreevich
Joe Kuhel
Jett Field
Luke Appling
Kreevich
Chicago
Abbas
Archie
Hollowy
Bloodwth
Turner
Hudsonp
Rigney
Carpenter Aids Giants Victory Over Chicubs
Pitcher Bob Carpenter limited the Chicago Cubs to eight hits as the New York Giants won 4 to 1. A three run first inning rally sparked by Hank Danning's triple powered the decisive outburst. Danning drove in two runs while Carpenter earned his fifth win against one loss.
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Chicago
Bob Carpenter
New York G
Chicago Cubs
Hank Danning
Carpenter
New York
Althea Bartell
Hack
Rucker
Stringer
Danning
McCullough
Lee
Page
New Yor Seas
Young
Ott
Jurges
Dallessandro
Sturgeon
Wyoming Patrol Becomes Cowboy Courtesy Patrol
Cheyenne reports the Wyoming highway patrol rebranded as the Wyoming cowboy courtesy patrol. Patrolmen will wear 10 galllon hats and adopt a friendlier, western-themed image.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming Highway Patrol
Wyoming
A Bugle Is Bad but A Rooster Is Worse
CAMP BLANDING Florida Private Ted Sutherland kept a bantam rooster mascot named Happy at the 116th Field Artillery second battalion HQ. The pet young chick grew into a loud rooster whose crowing disturbed the tent and drew attention among soldiers.
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Camp Blanding
Fla
Happy
116Th Field Artillery
Ted Sutherland
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