Rapid rate field artillery produced at Fort Sill
Major Stanley Attenborouch instructor at the British school of artillery concludes three weeks study of the U S field artillery school shows mass production methods turning out field artillery and helping America become an industrial giant. A British doctor also claims carpet dust cures a cold.
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Fort Sill
Oklo
America
Stanley Attenborouch
British School of Artillery
U. S. Field Artillery
Jfield Artillery School
Boston Common Declared Out of Bounds After Nightfall
Historic Boston Common is restricted after 10 PM to men in uniform and teen girls to address conditions cited by John J. Walsh city civilian defense director as deplorable. The move aims to curb unsavory activity and improve public safety at the historic site.
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Boston
Boston Common
John J. Walsh
Dr D Roach Improves After Stroke Illness
Dr D Roach, who has been seriously ill at his home after a slight stroke, is a little better today according to family members. In Greece a pact report notes the exiled government arranging to send its prime minister to the state department today.
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D. Roach
Greece
Washington
State Department
Leaders sign wartime pact after agreement on objectives
President Roosevelt and King George II reached a complete agreement on war objectives yesterday. Ireland shows a model plane craze as news from Europe highlights ongoing industrial and military mobilization.
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Roosevelt
George II
Vo Eire
Blame Placed on Local Union in San Antonio Plumbing Strike
In San Antonio on July 10, 1940, Lieut. Col. T. M. Osborne blamed the local union for a four day strike by 70 union plumbers over leadite use at Duncan Kelly and Randolph fields. Osborne says Washington ordered leadite for war work. union appeals to President Roosevelt seek intervention.
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San Antonio
U.P
Duncan, Kelly
Randolph Fields
T. M. Osborne
Osborne
Washington
International Plumbers’ Union
International
al Duran
Roosevelt
Kelley Field
YMCA collects equipment for war prisoners campaign
Amarillo YMCA asks for used musical instruments and athletic gear to ship to Far East prisoner camps housing American soldiers from Guam Wake Bataan and Corregidor. Harold L. Nichols says athletic equipment is most needed. books and instruments also help. Donations and funds can be arranged through the YMCA at tele phone 6614.
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Amarillo Y.M.C.A
New York
Far East
Guam
Wake
Bataan
Corregidor
Harold L. Nichols
World Alliance of Young Men’s Christian Associations
International Red Cross
Y.M.C.A
Nichols
Mrs Sears Wins Prize for Jingle
Blythe G Sears of 810 Hayden Street won a $25 war bond prize for a four line jingle submitted to Pepsi-Cola Company’s war bond program. Her jingle will be aired at 1 PM on KGNC this evening, part of a weekly series featuring Ramona on piano and the Tune Twisters.
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Blythe G. Sears
Hayden Street
Pepsi-Cola Company
KGNC
Ramona
Pepsi-Cola
Sacrificed Lives For the Wounded in Coral Sea Battle
San Francisco dispatch details how navy men leaped into sea to free crowded whaleboats during the Coral Sea fight to save the wounded aboard the Neosho. Survivors E. A. Flaherty and D. J. Nelson recount brave acts after the cruiser was hit on May 5.
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San Francisco
U. S. Navy
Coral Sea
E. A. Flaherty
St. Louis
D. J. Nelson
Laurel
Mont
Neosho
Costs Buy Double To See Movies
In Harlingen a 9 year old, Jack Willings, pays 21 wents to view a movie while others nearer his age pay 11 cents, including tax. His parents require a ten cent defense stamp before each show, and his defense stamp records show 36 movie visits since the policy began.
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Harlingen
Jack Willings
Jackie
Eleven Men Killed When Freighter Is Sunk
The Eighth Naval District announced eleven sailors died when a small American cargo vessel was torpedoed in the Atlantic Ocean off a South American coast on May X. The Gulf Coast port reported the incident from U P sources.
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Gulf Coast
U.P
Atlantic Ocean
South America
Eighth Naval District
Free refresher course offered for Math and Physics teachers
Amarillo College announces a free refresher course for high school mathematics and physics teachers recently out of the profession. A Monday 6:30 PM meeting will decide if classes will be formed, with Dr. George A. Whetstone teaching mathematics and Mrs. C. C. Walden directing physics. Prospective attendees may qualify without Texas certificates by taking the course, and should contact Whetstone or Walden via phones 6275 or 9779.
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Amarillo College
George A. Whetstone
C. C. Walden
Texas Technological College
Dr. Whetstone
Walden
Texas
Whetstone
Britons Tease Rommel With Beer Bombs
British navy fliers over the Egyptian desert dropped 12 cans of American beer behind the German lines with a note to Field Marshal Erwin Rommel reading We thought you might be thirsty. The action occurred near Alexandria on July 9.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Erwin Rommel
High Schools Begin Aviation Study in Fall
About 500000 youths aged 16 to 18 will study aviation along with history and geography when school opens in September. The program covers meteorology navigation communications aerodynamics engine design and structure under the Air Training Corps of America with college credit from ATCA units. Teachers College Columbia offers summer courses for future instructors from July 7 to August 14.
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New York
America
Air Training Corps of America
Civil Aeronautics Administration
ATCA
Teachers’ College of Columbia University
Sugar Bowls Like Old Shaving Mugs
In Mineral Wells on July 10 Lee Courtney runs a cafe using personal sugar bowls tied to customers' ration cards. Patrons fetch their own sugar from their own bowl, aiding ration control. A turtle on Mauritius became a national possession noted in two treaties with an unknown age.
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Mineral Wells
Lee Courtney
Courtney
Mauritius
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Cassius M. Dowell
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Polk
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