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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1941
Page
2
Grac Kruse of Fort Dodge was fined 2 dollars after a New York City parking ticket was issued to her for a violation on March 27. The woman confirmed her name and number but noted she has never traveled east of the Mississippi River.
Tokyo announced immediate asset freezes on Australia Burma and British Malaya in retaliation for Allied moves. Finance Minister Oura warned of sustained Anglo American pressure while stressing Japan will not abandon its East Asia co prosperi ty plan. Japanese air and land forces moved from Saigon toward Cambodia with ships offshore as occupation advances continue toward Phnom Penh.
Police in Patani announced the disruption of a subversive plot aimed at overthrowing authorities. Raids on the provincial capital uncovered propaganda documents and Swastika decorations in houses, with allegations the plan involved movement northward and control of regional waterways.
Ranchers in Llano report heavy rains that triggered rapid grass growth making grazing difficult. Cattle increasingly choke on the tough forage as moisture-fed growth outpaces trimming by ranchers.
The automatic tax board ordered a 11 cent reduction in the state property tax rate to 16 cents for five years, saving taxpayers an estimated 3.63 million dollars. The total rate remains 35 cents for general funds, 16 cents for schools, and seven cents for the Confederate pension fund. The proposed increase in property valuations of about 89 million dollars and a projected school fund balance of 269 thousand dollars next Sept. 1 made the cut possible.
Washington July 31 Lincoln MacVeagh of Connecticut was nominated by President Roosevelt to be minister of Iceland which is recently occupied by American naval forces. MacVeagh has just returned from service as minister to Greece.
The German communique says Soviet forces are tightened around Red Army positions east of Smolensk while German units advance into Ukraine. It also calls the first British Russian raid against a Navi port a dismal failure, claiming 28 planes were shot down. The report includes economic provisions on price recovery and government licensing powers.
Amarillo Mayor Joe Jenkins was appointed United States director of Civilian Defense for Amarillo by New York Federal Director Fiorella LaGuardia. The notification, received today, states he will coordinate the civilian defense program and that a duties manual will follow.
The House Military Committee advanced a bill authorizing the President to seize military and naval equipment and related materials. The 14 to 4 vote adopted two amendments from the Senate version limiting compensation to fair market value and preserving gun ownership rights. In London a Daily Herald report claimed Nazi aviator Franz Von Werra was killed on the Russian front, with few details.
Mrs J R Hulen 33 of 35 East Eleventh Avenue died last night in a local hospital after a long illness. Survivors include her husband four daughters Juanita Merline Patsy and Peggy Hulen a son Herman Lee Hulen a brother J R Cooper White Deer a sister Mrs D W Godsey Amarillo and her mother Mrs Mattie Drake Amarillo. Services set for Friday at 2 pm at Blackburn Shaw chapel with Rev W S Sibley and Rev C E Buchanan officiating. Burial Memorial Park.
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