Defense Data Chief Named Defense Data Chief Named
Roosevelt appoints William J. Donovan wartime commander of the Fighting 69th as coordinator of defense information. Donovan will assemble and correlate national security data from government departments for the President and designated officials without Senate confirmation.
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Washington
wPp
Roosevelt
William J. Donovan
69Th
Donovan
Secretary of
Navy
Frank Knox
Senate
White House
General Staff
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Traffic Fines Drop Below Hundred In Amarillo Court
Amarillo motorists faced lower fines as corporation court totals fell under 100 dollars over three days this week. One driver paid 10 dollars for nine over parking counts after a police warrant. Twenty five motorists paid 47 dollars the same day. Monday saw 40 motorists pay 115 dollars.
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Amarillo
Corporation Court
Beanblossom meets with state poultry agent in LFPORT
In Lipport Mississippi on July 11 Beanblossom the state poultry official met with Agricultural Agent H. L Turnipseed to discuss matters while AAA Adjuster B. D Pepper was absent from the conference.
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Lfport
Miss
Apdasant
AAA
B. D Pepper
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas region
Amarillo forecast shows fair and cooler tonight with Saturday fair and cooler conditions. Sunday brings increasing clouds and warmer temperatures. West Texas expects fair conditions, scattered thundershowers south this afternoon and evening, little temperature change. New Mexico also fair with isolated mountain thundershowers south. minimal temperature shifts. Extremes 66 to 88 in 24 hours ending 6 A.M. Noon reading 80. Build Now. John Maynard Lumber Co. Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Mountains
Seek To Crush Russia in One Great Effort
German forces push east toward Moscow and Kiev with mechanized divisions after a 14 day halt. Commentary notes Russian resistance and heavy losses as DNB reports air and ground battles along a 2000 mile front from the Arctic to the Black Sea.
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Russia
Associated Press
Moscow
Leningrad
Kiev
Adolf Hitler
Ukraine
Tannenberg
Bialystok-Minsk
East Prussia
Europe
DNB
High Command
Baltic-to-Black Sea
Smolensk
Minsk
Wheeler weighs pooling navies with Britain in war talks
Senator Wheeler said official talks on pooling the U S and British navies are under way and described Churchill's recent statement as a trial balloon. He noted proposed roles for each navy in the North and Channel South while President Roosevelt discussed possible American work on British bases.
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Wheeler
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Channel
Roosevelt
British Empire
U. S
Robert A. Taft
United States
Britain
Northern Ireland
Scotland
England
Northern
Ireland
Canada
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox
Dallas Retail Sales Rise 1940 to 1941
Texas department store sales for the week ending July 5 rose 30 percent over the same period in 1940, per a Dallas Federal Reserve Bank report. For the four weeks ending July 5, the gain was 24 percent versus last year.
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Dallas
U.P
Texas
Federal Reserve Bank At
Missouri Senator Attacks Gen Lear Asks Retirement
U S senator Bennett C Clark of Missouri calls Lieut Gen Ben Lear a superannuated old goat and incompetent after Lear orders a 15 mile march for a battalion who teased girls on a Memphis golf course. He urged Lear to retire and focus on duties. At Fort Bliss soldiers en route to Louisiana maneuvers are banned from tossing notes to girls to avoid endangering children with army vehicles.
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ST. Louis
U.P
Bennett C. Clark
Missouri
Ben Lear
Clark
Springfield
America First Committee
Lear
Camp Robinson
Ark
Memphis
Gen. Lear
Fort Bliss
Louisiana
Wallboards From Cotton Stalks In South Carolina
Clemson scientists test making wall boards from cotton stalks and evaluate cost viability for production. Prof. F zur Burg leads the Clemson College chemistry team in a manufacturing cost survey to compare with market wallboards and determine feasibility for scale.
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Clemson
S. C
F. Zur Burg
Clemson College
Zur Burg
Aluminum campaign aims to raise 10000 pounds for fighter plane
A. K. Baracat, collection chairman, urges 10,000 pounds of aluminum be gathered July 21 to 29 in Amarillo. He notes the goal will fund a fighter plane and that housewives and men are already collecting all aluminum at home. Federal rules discourage contributing items that would need replacement.
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Amarillo
A. K. Baracat
Mr. Baracat
Building Permits Passed One Point Five Million in Amarillo
New building permits issued late yesterday push Amarillo's annual construction costs beyond 1.5 million dollars. The permits were issued for homes at 924 Fannin Street to W R Smith and at 1807 Crockett Street to Bob Capell.
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Amarillo
W. R. Smith
Fannin Street
Bob Capell
Crockett Street
Food To Be Scarce Predictions By Nelson
LOS ANGELES July 11 Donald M Nelson director of purchases of the Office of Production Management predicted shortages of food and essential defense materials before the preparedness program peaks He told California business and civic leaders that curtailment of all consumption is necessary The abundance idea is fading and shortages are appearing in many important lines including steel and food before the effort ends.
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Los Angeles
Donald M. Nelson
Office of Production Management
California
Nelson
Summer Norther Cuts Off Heat
A summer norther cut off the heat with winds 15 to 20 mph from the northeast. David Bruce forecasts fair and cooler weather tonight and tomorrow with clearing skies and a slight warmup on Sunday. Showers may occur in the south. rainfall reports include Claude 0.14, Plainview 0.64, Springfield 0.98 inches.
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David Bruce
Claude
Crosbyton
Lubbock
Panhandle
Plainview
Shamrock
Beaver
Springfield
Colo
Junior League Joins USO Fund Drive In Amarillo
Junior Leaguers joined USO drivers at booths in Amarillo's three national banks to raise funds. County chairman L H Cedar Puckett said progress may top the goal but final results depend on tonight’s last check. The drive seeks 5 000 dollars of a 10 765 000 dollar fund for clubs near defense centers and bases.
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USO
Amarillo
Potter County
L. H. Cedar Puckett
United Service Organizations
Uncle Sam
Little Big Shot Sees Fast Results For Advertiser
Early riser in town delivers swift results in two days earned at very low cost. Advertising note highlights umbrella tent cots stools table in excellent condition with contact Dial 6262 at Wanted Headquarters.
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Hughes
DIAL
French Reject London Offer To End War In Syria
The French government rejects British armistice terms to end the Syria war and vows continued fighting under Gen. Henri Dentz. Vichy forces shell Beirut area as British Imperial forces press a north south assault near Beirut with naval and field artillery.
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London
United Press
Syria
Vichy
Henri Dentz
United States
Cairo
Beirut
Aleppo
Homs
Salonika
Greece
Germany
Dentz
Vote of Confidence for Gen Lear by Memphis Legion Post
Memphis Post No 1 of the American Legion passed a resolution expressing confidence in Lieut Gen Ben Lear for disciplining the 35th Division Yoo-hoo troops. The post declared Lear fully qualified to choose proper disciplinary measures for his men.
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Memphis
Tenn
American Legion
Ben Lear
Yoo-hoo
Cuspidors Are True Test of Importance
Washington reports that government officials’ rank is judged by their cuspidor type. The procurement head notes 50 000 daily spittoons bought in ten models, with brass tops for top officers and plain pots for others due to metal shortages from defense needs. Aluminum spittoons will not be ordered again soon.
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Washington
National Defense
Uncle Sam
Two More Car Plants Closed in Nationwide Auto Strike
DETROIT July 11. Up to 1,400 workers of National Automotive Fibres Inc. went on strike, causing two more auto plants to shut and 40,000 idle. The Plymouth division of Chrysler Corp. halted due to upholstery shortages, with Briggs Manufacturing Co. suspending work on Chrysler bodies. About 15,000 Briggs employees and 7,000 Plymouth workers were sent home, adding to 17,500 laid off earlier at Chrysler plants in De Soto Jefferson Kerr Cheval and Dodge locations.
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Detroit
National Automotive Fibres, Inc
Plymouth
Chrysler Corp
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Chrysler
Briggs
de Soto, Jefferson, Kercheval
Dodge
Dr Crume Is A Little Better
The condition of Dr J J Crume who is seriously ill at Northwest Texas Hospital is a little better today. Attendants report he had a better night last night according to the reports.
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J. J. Crume
Northwest Texas Hospital
Roosevelt asks Congress for 3.3 billion more for navy and maritime
President Roosevelt asked Congress for 3.323 billion dollars in Navy and Maritime Commission funding, lifting defense and lease-lease spending past 52 billion. He outlined cash and contract needs totaling 6.3 billion so far, with anticipated 15 billion in the current fiscal year, and discussed shipbuilding, maintenance, and arming questions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Navy and Maritime Commission
France
United States
Mr. Roosevelt
Maritime Commission
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