North American Aviation strike and plant seizure update
United Press reports Col Charles W Steinmetz says 4770 workers, about 70 percent of normal day shift, will bring at least 50 percent production as new aircraft roll out soon. Army under Roosevelt order occupies plant with bayonets after CIO strike. Strikers and pickets driven back by troops. 8000 listed as strikers receive telegram urging return to work. AFL machinists in Seattle-Tacoma yards refuse overtime under double rates. broader labor unrest tied to aircraft production and potential sit-down actions.
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United Press
Charles W. Steinmetz
North American Aviation
Renavtad Faw Warl
Steinmetz
Army
Roosevelt
CIO
Hunter Liggett
Richard T. Frankensteen
The
Frankensteen
Branshaw
AFL
San Francisco
Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation
AFL Metal Trades Council
Charles E. Branshaw
Johnson Orr
Orr
Patterson
Aluminum Company of America
Cleveland
Bohn Aluminum and Brass Company
Detroit
Inglewood
Calif
Pender Elected Lions Chief and Odessa Wins 1942 Convention
H C Pender head of Texas Tech government department in Lubbock was elected governor of Lions District 2-T with 94 votes to Pascal Buckner 84. Odessa won the 1942 district convention city vote 108 to Plainview 70. The session reflected war concerns as delegates urged defense measures and liberty in government and economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Pender
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
West Texas
Lions International
Odessa
Pender
Lions
Pascal Buckner
Big Spring
Plainview
Congress
Roosevelt
George R. Jordan
Dallas
Mussolini threatens war against United States Axis clash looms
Mussolini declared the United States is in de facto war with the Axis and warned U S intervention would shape an authoritarian U S regime. He cited Greece, Turkey, and the tripartite pact as context and said Britain cannot win while predicting an extended war beyond the oceans. Churchill called Crete losses a somber battle worth fighting with Nile defense implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Mussolini
United States
Chamber of Fasces and Guilds
Italy
Spain
Turkey
William Phillips
Il Duce
Britain
Sulla
Delano Roosevelt
Japan
Axis
England
America
Churchill
House of Commons
Crete
Nile Valley
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas Region
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. West Texas sees showers and thunderstorms in southeast and central areas, otherwise partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Wednesday with minor temperature shifts. New Mexico partly cloudy this afternoon with scattered showers at higher elevations, clearing north tonight and Wednesday, fair Wednesday morning becoming cloudy in the afternoon. Temperature extremes 24 hours ending 6:30 A M: minimum 58 maximum 78. Rubber Tile Sold at Newby''s.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Tornado Injuries Report Along With Fatalities In Texas
Debilitating twister left Dean R E Drennan of Clarendon seriously injured while his wife died. Their 18 year old daughter Ethelyn was treated and released. In Kress Mrs D P Singleton improved after a blood transfusion as her husband died. Robbie King the 8 year old survived a head injury in Tulsa, while his mother recovers. Funeral plans for Mrs Drennan announced in Clarendon.
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Dean R. E. Drennan
Clarendon
Flood Toll Is Heavy in West Texas Flood
A flash flood from a broken dam in Albany Texas killed at least six people and left six missing. A 20 foot wall of water swept through the southwestern town after overnight rains, washing away 25 houses. Victims include John Gage 70 Thelma Williams 60 Addie Ratliff 60 and Alice Monk 80 infant Mack Strong 10 months and an unidentified woman. Six Paul Alexander family members were missing. The dam failure occurred near Lake Diller about 1 30 AM as water flooded creeks and streams.
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Albany
West Texas
John Gage
Hubbard Creek
Thelma Williams
Addie Ratliff
Alice Monk
Mack Strong
Paul Alexander
Alexander
Nail
Cook
Addie Ratliffe
Lake Diller
Buffalo Lake program to feature Wes Izzard June opening
Wes Izzard will be principal speaker at Buffalo Lake official opening on Sunday June 15 speaking on National Defense. A W Fanning represents the federal government as official speaker with John McCarty as master of ceremonies. Public address equipment will be provided by V V McEntire. Prager ad notes low prices for readers.
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Wes Izzard
Buffalo Lake
Mr. Izzard
A. W. Fanning
John McCarty
V. V. McEntire
Panhandle
Maxoil Products
Brown Trial Begins in Grover Murder Case
Orrin J. Brown, a veteran ex convict, stands trial in the 84th district court for the March 20 killing of Leota Frances Murphy on a country road near Grover. Attorneys reject continuance or venue change. a stand by grand jury may determine if Brown and Robert E. Lawrence are one and the same man as jury selection begins.
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Spearman
Orrin J. Brown
84Th District
Leota Frances Murphy
Grover
Jack Allen
Brown
Robert E. Lawrence
Lawrence
Order 10 Cargo Ships Be Turned Over
The Maritime Commission ordered Southern Pacific to deliver its 10 cargo vessels for national defense. The ships, formerly Morgan Line coastwise vessels from New York and Baltimore to Galveston and Houston, are acquired under Roosevelt’s 2,000,000-ton shipping pool plan.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
Southern Pacfic Company
Roosevelt
United States
Southern Pacific Company
Morgan Line
New York
Baltimore
Galveston
Houston
Missing U. S. Army Bomber Located
Army fliers in Salt Lake City report locating a missing U S Army bomber. No visible sign of personnel found aboard.
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Salt Lake City
Nothing but Silence Before Tornado Hit
Residents recount the terror of a Panhandle tornado that struck before dawn. Clarendon victims describe the eerie calm, a roaring freight train sound, and windows blown out as the twister tore through homes.
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Clarendon
Panhandle
Carl Bookout
Kress
Joe Holland
Joe
White House seeks suspension of sinking judgment
The White House asked that judgment on the sinking of the 5000 ton U S steamer Robin Moor be suspended until the loss is fully established. Captain Waldemar Lucio Pereira of the Osorio said the ship was torpedoed May 21 in the South Atlantic. One intercepted radio message blamed a German submarine, but officials cautioned no official information yet.
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Washington
White House
U. S
Robin Moor
Waldemark Lucio Pereira
Osorio
Associated Press
South Atlantic
Stephen Early
Your Ideas Editor Seeks Fresh Ideas From Readers
The Globe-News Your Ideas editor invites out-of-town readers to submit 150 words or less ideas for a daily one dollar reward. He has paid over £150 in total and promises to continue as long as good ideas arrive, hoping everyone participates. Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance is mentioned.
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Your Ideas
IDEAS
Hawaii
Globe-News
News Tip Prize Is Won by Edwina Gilbert
The weekly tip honors award goes to Edwina Gilbert of Cretney's Drug Store for calling in about the hold up. June Humphrey receives the $3 second prize for a tip about a seriously injured Amarillo boy after a motorcycle crash near North McMasters Street. Arlis Hill wins third with a tip about plumbers catching two thieves at the London Alaska Fur Company store. Additional tips were received from many residents and local businesses listed in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwina Gilbert
Cretney
June Humphrey
North Georgia Street
Amarillo
McMasters Street
Arlis Hill
Madison Street
London
Alaska Fur Company
Paul Looson
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Sol
W. J. Malone
Naval Construct Lines
Seattle
Seattle-Tacoma
Robert P. Patterson
House Military Affairs Committee
Consolidated Aircraft Plant
AFL International Association of Machinists
Lions Chief
Greece
Newby’'s
Dean Drennan
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Arthur Chase
Russell Stationery Company
Sinking
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Lamar Street
Lillian V. Best
Taylor Street
Billy Shaw
West Sixth Avenue
Kenneth Lanham
Hayden Street
John Beeman
West 15Th Avenue
Cecil Hunter
Cal Farley
A. L. Masters
North
Independence Street
Aubrey Freeman
West 20Th Avenue
Carl Hollingsworth
Harrison Street
M. F. Wise
Fred Potter
East 22Nd Avenue
Chester Park
McCormick Company
W. R. Paul
Fannin Street
P. B. Williams
Tucumcari
N. M
L. L. Lloyd
Adams
Audrey Morrigan
West First Avenue
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