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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1944
Page
14
New York Brooklyn Navy Yard ends a 143 year tradition as women join men in welding and electrical work on warships. About 4 000 of 65 000 employees are women and are deemed to have proved their worth by Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly commandant.
Donley County voters show solid Roosevelt support with 48 of 65 polled backing the president and a strong majority favor Roosevelt if nominated. The survey notes distrust of a fourth term among some groups, while labor and farmers split on the term but back Roosevelt. Radio tech aids Army ordnance rail shipments with emphasis on speed.
Soviet bulletins report rockets and troops repelled near Iasi in Romania, with 41 enemy tanks destroyed and 33 planes shot down north and northwest of the city. Air raids on Kishinev targeted railway junctions, causing fires and explosions as trains and war material were burned.
Reader's Digest reports a condensation of Yankee from Olympus by Drinker Bowen about Oliver Wendell Holmes in the June issue, a May Book-of-the-Month Club selection, with 22 pages appearing at newsstands. It also promotes personal questions for couples and child guidance pieces, plus an article on South race relations and tone of voice tips.
In a marked offensive, German forces extend attacks against Russian positions amid heavy losses on Tasi as they press to disrupt preparations for a planned Russian operation. Reports indicate intensified fighting and mounting casualties on both sides.
Representative Clark of North Carolina accused some House members of preferring to oust Roosevelt rather than defeat Hitler as debate over extending the time for prosecuting pre war Pearl Harbor commanders heated. Republican Fish denounced the speech as sowing disunity and urged unity in the war effort.
June 5 in Austin the general revenue fund deficit fell to 831,177 after Treasurer Jesse James issued a call for warrants drawn on the fund through May 15. The call totaled 3,082,219 and contrasts with last year’s 21,851,355 deficit as the state has run deficits since 1933, with swings from this low to a high near 30,000,000.
Albert G. Cooper, Shamrock Texan publisher, recalls his path from Paris Texas to journalism. He describes early reporting gigs in Hugo Oklahoma and Norman Oklahoma, his editor training, and his longtime stake in Shamrock and The Texan. He highlights civic focus and refusal to tolerate slackers.
A booklet describes a liquid Sulfanilamide compound branded Sulfa for soothing Psoriasis Eczema Athlete's Foot and related skin disorders. The free information comes from Sulfa Products Co Department 1125 Grand Ave Kansas City.
Braniff Airways filed with the Civil Aeronautics Board for authority to run passenger mail and express service between Corpus Christi and Laredo with intermediate points Kingsville Falfurrias Hebronville Alice and Benavides. The Laredo Brownsville leg would also include Rio Grande City McAllen and Harlingen, Braniff said in a press release.
Houston police homicide department ordered a thorough search for clues into the disappearance of 17 year old Anna May Todd who vanished after leaving a party May 23. She was last seen walking toward her mother's home and woods nearby are being searched. Her mother and sister aided by friends had already combed the woods.
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