Draft property bill aims to empower president for defense
Undersecretary Patterson urged quick passage of the draft property bill as a broad emergency power to requisition private assets for national defense. He defended compensation and eminent-domain like provisions while noting the measure could affect strikebound plants and would endure only in emergencies. Republicans oppose. fight expected to rival conscription debates.
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John R. Beal
Washington
Robert P. Patterson
Congress
Patterson
War Department
Navy
Administration
Senate
Robert R. Reynolds
North Carolina
Military Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
Navy Department
Office of Production Management
Police investigate mystery of fuelless patrol car
Danville Virginia June 3 Chief of Police George Price asks lieutenants to solve a department mystery. Records show Police Car No 4 drove through May for 900 miles without using any gasoline.
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Danville
George Price
Price
Fight Pests in Six Panhandle Counties
The WPA emergency pest extermination project operates in six Panhandle counties to combat armyworm and grasshopper infestations in Panhandle wheat. Counties include Wheeler Childress Hall Briscoe Collingsworth and Roberts with a mixing crew ready to deploy in Potter County as needed.
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WPA
Panhandle
Wheeler, Childress
Hall, Briscoe
Collingsworth
Roberts
Potter County
Campaign Goes Into Reverse in Richmond Rat Campaign
Richmonds rat extermination effort encounters a setback as city rat control chief L L Friedman tests poisons on three rats. Maize died first, Agnes second, but he halted Agnes execution after discovering she had a litter of ten babies.
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Richmond, Va
Richmond
L. L. Friedman
Maize
Agnes
Friedman
Ishii Says U.S. Defectors Would Signal Unfriendly Attitude
Koh Ishii the chief government spokesman said that if United States army pilots and mechanics resign to join the Chinese air force it would be treated as evidence of an unfriendly attitude toward Japan. The report also mentions Jupan Mansville Roofing at Newby's in the same source text.
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Okyo
U.P
Koh Ishii
United States Army
Japan
Italian Threat To U S Rises In Axis War Talks
Axis leaders Mussolini and Hitler met as Gayda reported plans for a new cycle of action. France faced Syria crisis with Petain and Weygand meeting plus Beirut warning of British attack. An Ankara dispatch noted German troops moving to Syria and air strength near the frontier. U boat losses in May sit near April WWI era figures, while British shipping losses in April were lower per the London Admiralty.
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Associated Press
Britain
Syria
Italy
United States
Virginio Gayda
Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Gayda
Il Duce
Il Giornale D'Italia
Maxime Weygand
France
Paris
Beirut
Berlin
Germany
Hitler
Kaiser Wilhelm
United Kingdom
High Command
London Admiralty
Bankers Rally Behind Nation Amid Convention Cheer
At the Panhandle Bankers Association thirty seventh convention in Amarillo bankers express faith in the country’s ability to cope. Dr C O Thompson of Oklahoma A M enlivens sessions while John M Griffith urges defense bond purchases. Elmer Stearns becomes president as registrations surpass previous years and a barbecue closes the event at the Tri-State Fair grounds.
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Panhandle Bankers’ Association
Herring Hotel
Crystal Ballroom
C. O. Thompson
Oklahoma A. & M
Stillwater
Elmer Stearns
First State Bank
Matador
W. D. “Dale” Smiley
First National Bank
Amarillo
S. E. Brown
Citizens State Bank
Dalhart
James L. Farwell
Amarillo National Bank
Earl G. Hamlett
Chester Albritton
American National Bank
Gillham
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Amarillo Glearing House Association
Country Club
Knox Seeks Rival Shipyards Plan To Boost U S War Fleet
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox urged a government backed competitive system among private shipbuilders to accelerate ship production for the United States and Britain. He proposed semi annual performance awards and possible bonuses funded by the government to spur leadership and speed in yard teams.
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Washington
U.P
Frank Knox
United States
Knox
Korndorff
Prize Won By John Robinson In News Tip Contest
John Robinson of 1205 Buchanan Street wins the $5 first prize for tipping a story about a child locked in a parked car requiring a door removal to rescue her. A. E. Hardesty and Mrs. H. L. Mauldin win $3 and $2 for tips about a water heater explosion and a furniture shipment misdelivery respectively. Numerous named tipsters are listed along with an advertisement for beer.
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John Robinson
Buchanan Street
A. E. Hardesty
North
H. L. Mauldin
East Eighth Avenue
Clovis
N. M
Amarillo
B. H. Harrison
Belleview
Italians Capture 650 in Ethiopian Battle
British reports say the last 650 Italians of the 16th Colonial Battalion in the Soddu area of Ethiopia have been captured, ending their resistance.
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London
Soddu
Ethiopia
British Raids on Berlin Spark Major Fires
London reports two Royal Air Force raids on Berlin with fires starting in the center as incendiaries and high explosives hit industrial areas. Attacks also hit Düsseldorf and Duisburg Ruhwort amid challenging weather with ice fouling engines and crews fighting to maintain flight paths.
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London
U.P
Berlin
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Duesseldorf
Duisberg-Ruhwort
Taxicab Driver Picked Up by Police After Toy Gun Incident
Kansas City June 3 A taxicab driver Leslie Roberts stopped by Patrolman Don DeFoe and a tense exchange followed when a passenger revealed a pistol. DeFoe confiscated the gun to find it was a toy. The robber confessed to stealing $1.95 from Roberts.
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Kansas City
Leslie Roberts
Don DeFoe
DeFoe
Roberts
Tinfoil Pile Grows Toward One Ton Goal
Steady contributions of tinfoil and scrap aluminum for the Preventorium total 3850 pounds, toward a one ton target set by Ollie M. Childers. The campaign promises at least 16 cents per pound, supporting the child tuberculosis institution’s ongoing work.
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Ollie M. Childers
Child Tuberculosis Institution
German Italian raids hit depots at Tobruk in Libya
German and Italian aircraft reported a successful attack on military depots and hangars at Tobruk, the British-held Libyan port, with German sources claiming good results and detailing yesterday’s bombardment by air forces.
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Berlin
Tobruk
Italian Libya
Price fixing drive hits six industries in mass indictments
In San Francisco on June 3 nearly 200 organizations and individuals across six industries were accused of price fixing and other monopolistic practices in what prosecutors call the largest mass of indictments issued by a federal grand jury in the city.
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San Francisco
Texas House Overrides Two Governor Vetoes In June Session
The Texas House, voting 86 to 34, overrode Governor W. Lee O’Daniel’s vetoes on two measures. One requires employers to retain seniority rights for workers drafted into military service. the other allows the state board of water engineers to appoint directors for the San Jacinto reclamation and conservation district. Rep. J. A. Benton urged support for the seniority bill. The chamber also rejected several adjournment ideas as the session moves toward June 10.
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Associated Press
Austin
House
W. Lee O'Daniel
State Board of Water Engineers
San Jacinto
Claude de van Watts
State Liquor Control Board
Edwin C. Lacy
Longview
Game Fish and Oyster Commission
W. O. Yarborough
Corpus Christi
State Prison Board
O. P., Lockhart
State Life Insurance
Senate
John Lee Smith
Throckmorton
Grady Hazlewood
Amarillo
Smith
Amarillo Safety Council weighs parking meters position
The Amarillo Safety Council delivered a formal letter to the city commission via president Maynard Drake, stating it has not taken a position for or against parking meters. It urged that any meter revenue be placed in a separate fund for traffic control and safety improvements, and noted funds constraints and the potential public benefit.
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Amarillo
City Commission
Safety Council
Maynard Drake
Theauchthalattaw
Liiluuril Liie Leu
Sinan Rillo Safety Council
Ohio
Amarillo Safety Council
Texas
Ideas Are Golden
Your Ideas Editor invites more mail as Amarillo readers share suggestions. Today's winner is W. A. McCarty of 1216 Harrison Street for urging greater respect for funeral processions. Other ideas include no smoking on buses, locks on refrigerator doors, more police protection for parks, Polk Street parking meters, and planting poppies on vacant lots.
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W. A. McCarty
Harrison Street
Globe News
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. West Texas sees scattered thunder in the southeast this morning, clearing tonight and cooler in the southeast today. New Mexico reports partly cloudy conditions with scattered thundershowers over higher elevations. Temperatures range 55 to 75 with noon at 72. Build Now. John Maynard Lbr. Co, Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance.
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Amarillo
Vicineity
West Texas
New Mexico
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Turkey
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Defense Bond Staff
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H. S. Wilbur
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J. O. Gillham
Dr. Thompson
L. H. Korndorff
National Council of American Shipbuilders
S. M. Ronson
Bureau of Ships
John J. Dempsey
National Defense
Dempsey
Paul Losson
Lamar Street
Fern Carver
West
19Th Avenue
B. Atterberry
Pierce Street
R. L. Williams
Ray S. Roth
East 21St Avenue
Helen Anderson
Lincoln Street
Leon Gray
Austin Street
W. M. Scofield
Florida
J. Jones
East Seventh Avenue
Florence Gocnauer
West Iwentieth Avenue
Audrey Hare
Aldrich Street
Europe
J. A. Benton
Wylie
Fagan Dickson
San Antonio
Dickson
O'Daniel
Clem Fain
Livingston
A. M. Aikin, Jr
Senate Finance Committee
Aikin
Penrose Metcalfe
San Angelo
Hazlewood
Council Advises
Board of Directors
Sheaffer, Parker
Eversharp
Russell Stationery Co
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
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