Women Die in Ship Sinking Near Caribbean Submarine Attack
Survivors of a Soviet ship sunk by an Axis submarine in the western Atlantic report two of four women crew members were lost and nine total missing. The vessel received four torpedoes in the Gulf of Mexico. 36 survived and were brought to the United States via Sweden and a South American port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitea
Atlantic
Navy
Gulf of Mexico
Anna Vorozhnirova
Nina Savina
Jenya Llubtchenko
Liza Daniluk
Alex Salus
Batum
Russia
Gulf of the Caribbean
United States
Flora
Caribbean
Nazi Conspiracy Testimony Heard in Hartford Trial
Federal Judge J Joseph Smith overruled objections and allowed Dr Otto Willumeit Chicago Nazi Bund leader to testify about a five man conspiracy to pass American military information to Germany and Japan in the spy trial of Rev Kurt Mollahin a Philadelphia Lutheran minister. Father Aleksi Pelypenko described by a defense attorney as an agent of entrapment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
J. Joseph Smith
Otto Willumeit
Chicago
Germany
Japan
Willameit
Kurt E. B. Mollahin
Philadelphia
Smith
Aleksi Pelypenko
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lost purse in Amarillo Hotel lobby seeks finder reward
A British tan purse containing $15 and papers was left in the Amarillo Hotel lobby Sunday. If found, the finder may keep the $15 after returning the purse and contents. Contact Nelmer Riley at 1200 Lincoln Street or Post Office Cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Hotel
Nelmer, Riley
Lincoln Street
Post Office Cafe
Churchill-F Stalin Talks Reported Amid Second Front Talks
Reports from London indicate Prime Minister Churchill flew to Russia to discuss a second front with Premier Stalin. Stockholm and Lisbon agencies quoted the trip, with Vichy noting rumors at the British legation in Bern and Rome paper Popolo d Italia relaying Stockholm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Europe
Winston Churchill
Russia
Josef Stalin
Stockholm
Lisbon
Vichy
Berne
Switzerland
Berlin
Rome
Popolo D'lala
Stvockholm
President Roosevelt Pushes Labor Peace to Mend AFL CIO Rift
Chicago August 3 Roosevelt disclosed today as instigator of a new peace move to patch up the seven year rift between the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Bettor Wins Bet After Arlington Race Then Leaves Winnings Behind
A man placed a horse wager by phone at a hookah establishment for Arlington’s first race. The horse won 17 dollars, but the bettor did not collect. Officers led by Patrolman Charles Deason had just raided the gambling venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Avs
Arlington
Charles Deason
Sharpshooters Enter WAAC Training at Fort Des Moines
Two hundred fifty young women including Miss Nik Stanko of Siberia and Miss Rose Smothers of Drumright Okla arrive to begin officer-candidate training in the WAAC. Miss Smothers and Miss Jean Billou of Chicago are noted marksmen though WAACs will not engage in combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Des Moines
Towa
Siberia
WAACS
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Nik. Stanko
United States
Chicago
Rose Smothers
Drumright
Okla
Amarillo Sees Scattered Showers and Warm Day
The weather bureau notes scattered showers this afternoon with a warm day giving way to cooler tonight. A small rain shower touched the western Amarillo yesterday while Adrian Dumas and Tucumcari reported heavier rainfall. High hit 96 degrees. a cool night at 52 degrees ends August’s heat as fall haze approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau
Water Department
Amarillo
Adrian
Dumas
Tucumcari
Great Glider Pilot To Be Interviewed Tonight
One of the world’s greatest glider pilots, Staff Sgt. Don Stevens of Los Angeles, will be interviewed on KGNC at 7 PM. He holds the world record for consecutive loops in a glider and previously worked as a Hollywood stunt man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KGNC
Don Stevens
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Amarillo Electric Workers Commit to 10 Percent War Bonds
At a recent meeting the Amarillo Local Electrical Workers Union voted unanimously to donate 10 percent of members' incomes to war bonds and stamps. Treasurer F J Carr announced the union has already bought more than $40,000 in bonds, with about 300 members in the Amarillo area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Electrical Workers Union
F. J. Carr
Mental patient feeds the animals at Nevada farm
A state hospital patient who escaped fed grain to livestock near Nevada Missouri. Pete Hackstatter found his barnyard filled with wheat and corn scattered about after the incident yesterday afternoon three miles east of Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Pete Hackstatter
State Hospital
Red Guardsmen Clash In Gallup War Game
Gallup New Mexico faces a red uniform moment as twelve members of the New Mexico mounted patrol practiced troops and simulated an assault on Fort Wingate Army Ordnance depot during a trench war game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallup, N. M
Gallup
New Mexico Mounted Patrol
Fort Winfate
Exiled Norwegians Honor Their King
Norwegians in exile marched in Hyde Park past a reviewing stand to honor King Haakon VII on his 70th birthday. Despite fleeing a Nazi-ruled Norway, the king remains a hale active leader in the fight against the Nazis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Norwegiains
Hyde Park
Haakon VII
Norway
Labor Unity Urged at CIO Convention
Labor unity called for between CIO affiliates and the AFL as 180 delegates open the convention of the United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers. The push aims to resolve tensions within the labor movement amid broader political questions at the Senate finance committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Federation of Labor
Resolutions Committee
United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers
CIO
Markets and Livestock Prices From Kansas City and Chicago
Markets report shows stock averages with Merrill Lynch data and livestock figures from Kansas City and Chicago. Hogs, cattle, calves, and sheep prices and totals are detailed with varied daily changes and top bids across districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas
Financial Industrial Fund Liquidates Offer at $1.37
The Financial Industrial Fund announces liquidation of a $12507 offering priced at 1.37 per unit. Details specify a valuation move and timing for final redemption. The notice highlights investor implications and potential proceeds under the liquidation plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Financial Industrial Fund
Panda Dies at Brookfield Zoo
Chicago reports the Brookfield Zoo’s headline attraction, a giant panda, has died. The event marks the end of more than five years of public display for the beloved animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melmes Tit
Chicago
Brookfield Zoo
Solution of Sub Menace
Washington reports veteran submarine designer and builder Simon Lake planned to present a Senate military subcommittee with a proposed solution to the U boat threat. He warned that Axis use of submarines could intensify and that earlier cautions about countermeasures have not yet shown the full potential of submarine warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Simon Lake
Senate
Lake
Bombing raids in China theater claim US air supremacy
A cache of sources describes US Army Air Forces operations in the China theater. July raids on Hong Kong, Hengyang air defenses, and battles over Hengyang are detailed with fighter and Zero engagements. Maj. John E. Allison, Capt. Albert J. Baumier, and Maj. David Tex Hill are credited with notable air actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
United States Army Air Force
China
United States
South China Sea
Hengyang
Hangyang
Canton
Americas
John E. Allison
Albert J. Baumier
David Tex
Hill
Hunt
Tex
Amarillo Center Receives Warm Thank You From Troops
Three privates and a group of soldiers sent notes of gratitude to the Service Men's Civic Center in Amarillo after visiting between trains. They praised local hospitality, cookies, papers, and friendly hostesses, with one traveler saying Amarillo is the first town east of Los Angeles where their girls met the train and that Texas is growing on them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Service Men
Amarillo
Los Angeles
Colorado
Texas
All America
McCarthy
Denver University
Cheerio
Dying dog bites owner as it dies in Newton
A 14 year old newsboy Billy Sheehan in Newton Mass watches his dog Cappy struck by an automobile while delivering papers. The dog bites his right hand as Billy cradles the dying animal. He recalls the dog did not recognize him at first but allowed him to pick it up before it died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Mass
Billy Sheehan
Cappy
Billy
Russian defense halts German river crossing attempts
Dispatches report heavy air bombardment and night battles as Russia and Germany clash over river bridges. Reinforced Soviet air power kept German troops from crossing, while Pravda urged Red Army units to stand fast and counterattack under Stalin’s order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tsimlyanskaya
Pravda
Communist Party
Red Army
Joseph Stalin
Pelley Takes Witness Stand in Sedition Trial
William Dudley Pelley the founder of the Silver Shirts of America testified in his sedition trial that he had no intent to interfere with the war effort. He said the Silver Shirts aimed to combat communism and required only Christian faith and loyalty to the Constitution. He noted the group was dissolved with the Dies Committee’s formation and denied any violence by members. The defense questioned his views before and after U.S. entry into the war. Also noted, the destroyer U S S McKee was launched with 7,500 people watching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
William Dudley Pelley
The
Silver Shirts of America
Lawrence Brown
Agnes Marian Henderson
Pelley
Noblesville
Ind
America
Floyd Christian
Silver Shirts
Order
United States
Dies Congressional Committee
Christian
Jap Patrols Bombed and Tailed by American Pilots
The northern Australia base commander said American pilots shot down 60 Japanese planes with only four American losses. He recalled heavy attacks earlier, noting Japanese flights now fly high and infrequently. A HQ spokesman cited Japanese reinforcements stalled at Buna Gona, with 2,500 men unable to reinforce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Buna-Gona
McNaughton Suggested as UN Commander Choice
In London military circles Lieutenant General A G L Mc Naughton, commander of Canadian overseas forces in Britain, is floated as a possible compromise candidate for United Nations commander in chief to lead the Allied invasion of Europe. In Buenos Aires police identify one of six assailants in writer Waldo Frank beating via a hat left at the apartment. a hat owner says the student found with it is out of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
A. G. L. McNaughton
Britain
United Nations
Buenos Aires
Waldo Frank
Thief Foiled By Homeowner Firearm At 200 North Ty ler St
George Ford awoke to a noise and fired once at a thief fleeing with a tire and wheel. The intruder dropped the stolen tire and wheel and escaped. Ford had lost a tire and wheel Saturday night to theft. Police may investigate the break in and the firearm incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ford
North
Tyler Street
Mr. Ford
Legionnaires Pick Convention Site
Fort Worth was chosen as the site for the American Legion State Convention to be held August 18 and 19 with headquarters at the Texas Hotel in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
U.P
Fort Worth
American Legion
Texas Hotel
County Tax Protest Meetings Set for August Dates
The county board of equalization will hear protests in the commissioners courtroom on August 5 6 and 7. Only a few valuation changes were made and only a small number of protests are anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Equalization
Germans fear second front as Norway maneuvers widen
A Stockholm report in the Neue Züridick Zeitung notes German troops simulate defense of Norway with maneuvers from Kristiansund to Trondheim. New minefields near Alesund and coastal bases with long range guns are reported as signs of preparing a second front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Switzerland
Norway
Stockholm
Neue Zurdick Zeitung
Kristiansund
Trondheim
Ottero
Alesund
Vichy
Pierre Laval
Priorities and Prices Clinic Planned in Amarillo
Wayne R. Bovee and OPA specialists will host clinics on priorities and a price ceiling. The first clinic, led by Wayne Bovee, is scheduled for tomorrow, while the second by OPA experts will take place Wednesday at the Amarillo Hotel. New roads for motor transportation are opening in India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Rbovee
WPB
OPA
Amarillo Hotel
India
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ma Tack
Tack
A. R
Lorna McCormick
Mrs. Brown
Kentucky Street
J. C. Arthur
Fillmore Street
T. S. Ebbs
Route 2
Palmer
Churchill
Stalin
WAAC
Labor
Laguardia
Tan Washington
Fiorello H. Sailor
New York
Aticome
Senate Finance Committee
Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Fenner & Beane
Issre
Pierce
Chicago Livestock
Idaho
Enlyes
NEW York Stock Exchange Lynch
Merrill Fenner & Beane
Prey
Alleghany Lnd Steel
Allis Chalmers
Beliere
Milian Am Emels
Armour & Co Aanee
Foo
Aviation Corpaneee
Baldwin Locomotive
Renmix Aviation Wee Ry Bethiehens Steel Oenee
Borden
Kennecot Copper
Marshall Field
Montgomery Ward
Eaves
Nash Kelvinator
National Biscuit
National Dairy Products Lily
New York Central
Ohio
Parkard
Pan American Airways
Pictures
Paramount
J C Penney
TOM Penn
Phillips Pet
Plymouth
Pure
Remington Rand
RCA
O. A
Republic
Strel Voce
Sears Roebuck
Shell Union Oj
Secony Vacuum Thees
Lthern Pacific
Standard Brands
Stand Oil
California
Stand
Indiana
New Jersey
Texas Ater Corporation
Texas Gulf Sulphur
Tide Water Oj
Reenter Ble Union Carbide Aeons
BT A
United Aircraft Wee Wees
Wilton A Co
Woolworth
Kyushu
Essick
Nunn
Charlie Ellis
Hide & Animal Inspector
Potter County
Orange
U. S. S. McKee
Legionnaires Pick Convention
Hugh Sticksel
Dallas
Housjoy
Braniff Ticket Office
Branief
Coca-Cola Company
Amarillo Coca-Cola Bottling Company
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!