Irregular Draft on Military Service Reclassification
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1941
Page
6
Red Cross Opens New Quarters in Fuqua Building
Potter County Red Cross celebrates moving into the Fuqua building at 615 Polk Street with an open house Wednesday from 3 to 6 p.m. Rooms 6 through 10 host sewing and knitting and dressings work, with rooms 11 to 13 for storage and medical prep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Potter County
The
Fuqua
Polk Street
John K. Boyce
C. W. Terrell
R. A. Burnett
Two Freight Cars Derailed Near Dumas Junction
Yard crews worked over a two car derailment near the Dumas junction entering Amarillo freight terminals. The cars jumped the track with two trucks early this morning but no schedules were delayed and the cars were to be back in service by early afternoon, officials estimated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dumas Junction
Amarillo
Jordan Delivers Key Address At State Convention
The morning session featured Mr. Jordan's address as the high point of the state convention in Amarillo. Officials including District Governor Shirley of Paris and C. M. Miller Jr. of Austin reported on routine business while H. H. Hicks of Pampa presided at a breakfast. All sessions took place in the Amarillo Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Jordan
William A. Shirley
Paris
C. M. Miller, Jr
Austin
R. Roy Keaton
F. W. Wallace
Dumas
Governors’ Council
H. H. Hicks
Pampa
Amarillo Hotel
Resigns From Police Force In Amarillo
W. T. McDaniel resigns after more than a decade with the Amarillo police. He first joined May 21, 1930 and served as night captain, patrol in the business district, and on a scout car. Other Amarillo officers have also recently left for varied posts and duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
W. T. McDaniel
Big Mac
Police Department
McDaniel
Randall County
Lem Savage
Fire
H. J. Jackson
California
Henry Maggard
Troop Trains Stream Through Amarillo Amid War Orders
More troop trains shuttle through Amarillo as War Department orders forbid announcements of schedules. Nearly 500 soldiers on a Fort Worth and Denver line train arrived last night and were transferred to a Santa Fe train. They said they were from Florida bound for California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
War Department
Fort Worth
Denver
Santa Fe
Florida
California
Deadlock on Oil Proration in Texas Legislature
In Austin on June 10 the Texas House and Senate failed to agree on proration. The Senate blocked a conference on a bill to extend proration permanently, with 14 senators for and 17 against. The House sought permanent proration while the Senate favored a two year extension. Senator Weaver Moore warned permanent policy could lock in a binding form of provation, while critics called it hard to reverse later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
House
Senate
Texas
Sen
Weaver Moore
Houston
Firemen Answer Two Alarms in Amarillo
Amarillo firemen answered two alarms last night and early this morning. At 9:07 p m they were called to 315 East Twenty third Avenue where a flatiron burned through an ironing board. At 1:57 a m they went to 806 North Fillmore Street to extinguish an automobile fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Armory Plan Advances in National Guard Funding
Amarillo will join the national guard armory program as an appropriation bill in Austin moves toward approval. The armory board could start a 7.2 million construction program if the bill’s conference report becomes law. Senator A M Aikin notes bonds can be serviced and the first two year allocations total 908000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
National Guard
Austin
National Guard Armory Board
A. M. Aikin
Senate Finance Committee
Armory Board
Senate Alters Selective Service
The Senate unanimously adopted an amendment to the selective service law authorizing President Roosevelt to defer men who reach 28 by July 1. The change lowers the maximum draft age from 35 to 28, but men aged 28 to 35 would be deferred rather than excused, and the amendment does not apply to those already inducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Churchill defends Crete and warns of further Axis attacks
Churchill asserts full responsibility for Crete’s defense and says lessons will guard Britain against airborne and seaborne assaults. Reports claim German and Italian air forces threaten Cyprus as a possible second Crete, with Cyprus and Beirut in Axis crosshairs and Damascus within reach of British and Free French forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
Mediterranean
Britain
Crete
House
Cyprus
Syria
Jersey
Norway
Nicosia
Famagusta
London
Adolf Hitler
Axis
Middle East
Suez Canal
Damascus
Beirut
Lebanon
France
Water Supply Quest Goes On
City commission debates options to avert a water shortage possibly by adding 4,000,000 gallons daily for an army camp near Amarillo. Current capacity is 11.5 million gallons per day while peak summer use hits around 12 million. Discussion may be informal and not public, with a bond issue possible to fund fixes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Jenkins
E.i H
Bob” Epperson
Oscar Hargett
Amarillo
City Commission
Jenkins
Epperson
Hargett
Fair Weather Indicated by Wind Direction and Speed
The wind shows a shift to the southwest at about 10 miles per hour. Mr Collman and other indicators point to fair weather ahead.
Rain outlook narrows to eastern Panhandle states
Meteorologist Mr Collman reports little chance of showers except possibly in the far eastern Panhandle. Rain has moved eastward with no new fronts sighted. Some rain fell last night with scattered totals from Childress 0.45 inches Crosbyton 0.14 Miami 0.02 Gage 1.10 Elk City 1.31 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Collman
Panhandle
Childress
Crosbyton
Miami
Gage
Oklahoma
Elk City
Flood Devastates Town Homes In Sudden Swirl
A rapid flood swept away several houses in a town affecting both black and white residents. W Graham Webb Jr an insurance man notes the rear of the water gave warning, but many slept through the rising surge. Homes were torn from foundations and carried down the creek as residents watched from trees and rooftops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Graham Webb Jr
Strikes Begin as Step Toward Certifying Dispute
Strikes mark the initial move in a broader effort to push the dispute toward formal certification. Workers and union officials indicate the action is a strategic leverage to force negotiations and seek official adjudication of the grievance.
Roosevelt moves against defense strikes amid labor tension
National Defense Mediation Board official notes local actions require international approval before strike deadlines. President Roosevelt uses federal power to suppress insurrection and subversive labor leaders. Army seizure of vital defense plants looms if strikes persist, with ALCOA in Cleveland cited as a potential target. Congress considers legal clarifications of presidential authority while draft boards reassess classifications of strikers in essential defense industries. The plan outlines army duty for men on strike with dependents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Defense Mediation Board. Co. L. Bentley
International
Washington
Roosevelt
Cleveland, Ohio
The
Aluminum Company of America
Congress
National Selective Service
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W. T., McDantel
Armory
Order of the Golden
Order OF the Golden Rule
United States
Canada
Australia
India
Great Britain
Africa
China
Wari
Fies
Blackburn
Shaw. Fine. Funeral Home
Iraq
Persia
Amarillo Tire Exchange
2Nd & S. Fillmore
E. S. Burgess Lumber
Tyler
Webb
Paul Alexander
Ting
Pri Biter
Dean
Doan
Amarillo Insurance Exchange
Automobile
Amarillo Insurance Exchance
de Soto
Be DE Soto
DeSoto
Chrysler Corporation
Detroit
Michigan
Bowes
C. B.S
E.D.S.T
Plymouth
Wolflin Motor CO
Amarillo, Texas
Borger
Borger Motor CO
Canyon
Texas Motor CO
Clarendon
Holland Brothers
Dalhart
Hutton & Cummings
Hereford
Benefield Motor CO
McLean
Cabine Brothers
Portales, N. M
Simon-Vinyard Motor CO
Perryton
Odell Motor CO
Shamrock
Lewis Motor CO
Frank
Tucumcari, N. M
Waller Motor Company
White Deer
Butler Motor CO
Clovis, N. M
Clovis Motor CO
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