Counterfeiting Fears Driving U S Currency Protections
U S government steps up currency protection amid fears that hostile governments counterfeit money to fund fifth column operations both inside and outside the United States. A Bureau of Engraving and Printing lab, Secret Service, and FBI study stronger anti counterfeiting measures while monitoring activity abroad, especially in Mexico where fifth column reach is greatest.
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Harold Bryman
the News
Washington, D. C
United States
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Secret Service
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Napoleon
France
Mexico
DXTAILS Vanish From London Butchers
Tales of missing DXTAILS grip London where several butcher shops report tools and supplies vanished. Police urge watchers to report suspicious activity as investigators sweep markets and storage facilities for clues.
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London
Newly Elected Lions President Faces Year of Busy Schedule
Henry C. Munn, elected Amarillo Lions Club president, faces a full year including hosting district and state Lions conventions in 1941. Munn, Santa Fe Railway engineering accountant, won the presidency by two votes, succeeding Roy Stockton, with W J Freeman as the runner up. other new officers include H G Wilson and Dr E W Cain.
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Lions
Henry C. Munn
Amarillo Lions Club
Munn
Santa Fe Railway
Roy Stockton
W. J. Freeman
H. A. Shaw
H. G. Wilson
FE. W. Cain
C. T. Davis
L. R. Cloninger
Wayne W. Sawyers
Vernon Hancock
Fred Lyons
John Stalcup
Lloyd Griffith
Ivan Boxwell
J. H. Thomas
Williard Smith
O. V. Donnell
Panhandle
Thirty ENMC youths begin flying lessons in Portales
PORTALES June 4 Thirty boys will start aviation training at Eastern New Mexico College June 15 under the Civil Aeronautics Authority. The three month course was approved in Washington and plans were under way to prepare a landing field and mobilize three planes and four instructors. R W Horsfield and Ralph R DeVore from Fort Worth are en route.
Texas Statutes May Be Revised
Dallas June 4 complete revision of the Texas statutes was under consideration by the legislative committee of the Texas Bar Association. The last revision occurred in 1925 and recommendations will be submitted at the Fort Worth convention July 4 to 6. The panel also weighed adding supreme court justices from three to nine and funding a new Austin building for the court and state agencies.
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Legislative Committee of the
Texas Bar Association
Association
Fort Worth
Supreme Court
Austin
District Court
The
State Bar Association
Tiny Murderess is Mighty Mite
Sheriff C D Hobbs prepared to transfer custody of 92 pound Isabelle Messmer from Tipton County Indiana to Ector County Texas after a jail battle. She had choked her mother during visiting hours and attacked officers with a razor and dishes in a solitary cell before being subdued. Messmer was jailed after escaping Odessa Texas while serving three years for the fatal shooting of Buford Armstrong. Her mother had sought sanity hearings in two counties but were denied. The Texas sheriff planned to take custody the following day.
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Tipton, Ind
C. D. Hobbs
Tipton County
Isabelle Messmer
Reeder Webb
Ector County
Texas
Hobbs
Frank Decker
Elwood
Ind
Decker
Tipton
Madison
Indianapolis
Stratford Woman's Funeral Conducted
Last rites for Mrs. J. P. Smith 74 a Stratford citizen since 1908 were held at the Methodist Church. Burial was in Stratford cemetery. Survivors include two sons Earl and Peach Smith of Stratford four daughters Mrs Merritt Green Mrs J C O'Brien Stratford Mrs Harry Brown Santa Barbara Calif Mrs Paul Dixon Amarillo Texas.
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Stratford
J. P. Smith
Smith
Earl and
Peach Smith
Merritt Green
J. C. O'Brien
Harry Brown
Santa Barbara
Calif
Paul Dixon
Amarillo
Moody says no hillbilly band if he runs for governor
Former Governor Dan Moody told Austin reporters he would not form a hillbilly band if he seeks the governorship this year. He noted strong reaction to friends filing his name as a gubernatorial candidate and said many letters and telegrams urge him to enter, but he offered no policy statement.
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Austin
Dan Moody
Capital Press
Anniversary of Americas World War Draft Parade
Twenty three years ago Amarillo marked the first U S selective draft registration with a marching parade veterans a cavalry unit and a patriotic turnout. In Amarillo 1524 men aged 21 to 31 registered without opposition while nationwide about ten million signed up. Some protests occurred in Ohio Ignacio Colo and Flagstaff but were few in Amarillo.
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United States Cavalry
Potter County
U. S
Uncle Sam's Shoulder
Amarillo
Ohio
Woodrow Wilson
Ignacio
Colo
Flagstaff
Aziz
W. M. Burwell
Jones Pledges Defense Aid to Roosevelt from Louisiana
Governor Sam Jones announced full cooperation with the national defense program and denied discussing politics with President Roosevelt. He noted Louisiana Democrats will hold a free convention in Baton Rouge to select 20 delegates amid debate over a third term. The plan includes a direct channel from New Orleans to the Gulf for defense and commerce.
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Washington
Sam Houston Jones
Roosevelt
Jones
Louisiana
White House
New Orleans
Gulf
E. A. Stephens
Raburn Monroe
E. Edward Hebert
Congress
Roosevelt Byrnes on Third Term Ticket Rumors
Washington reports say a Roosevelt Byrnes Democratic ticket for a third term is under discussion after their weekend Potomac cruise. Byrnes hints at possible running mate role while denying public comment, and Connecticut pledges to back Roosevelt. Garner may be considered but his stance is unclear.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Byrnes
South Carolina
Potomac
Capitol Hill
Resolutions Committee
Connecticut
Texas A and M President backs universal military training
President T. O. Walton of Texas A and M College urged in Dallas that military training be instituted in all advanced schools and colleges for preparedness. He noted that the world has changed and tomorrow is uncertain. A Mercury year is 88 days long.
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Dallas
U.P
T. O. Walton
Texas A
M. College
Mercury
Canyon WPA Project Opens
A recreational project for children funded by the federal government opened in Canyon this week and will run through the summer under WPA supervision. The sub division of the Amarillo project operates under Lawrence Brotherhood, recreational director of Amarillo.
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Canyon
WPA
Amarillo
Lawrence Brotherton
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