Mystery Fish Vanishes After Amarillo Storm In Debate
A Buffalo fish found on Twenty fourth Avenue between Polk and Tyler streets sparks debate whether rain or pond overflow carried it here. J L Cooper insists it rained down while H T Collman argues pond overflow from the Monday torrential rain explains the sighting.
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Twenty-fourth Avenue
Polk
Tyler
J. L. Cooper
Amarillo Cottage Camp
H. T. Collman
Cooper
Amarillo
Mr. Collman
Panhandle
Germans Claim Steady Drives On North Wing
German forces report steady progress on the northern front in Poland while Moscow and Berlin cite no new developments. Both sides claim air successes and Nazi sources say great military gains are near, as German drives press toward Leningrad and the Ukraine.
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Moscow
Berlin
Poland
Adolf Hitler
Red Army
Hitler
Collman of Amarillo Weather Keeps a Long Promise
Weather forecaster H. T. Collman, longtime Amarillo head observer, poses for a photo before departing to St. Joseph Missouri after 16 years of service. Born in Illinois, he kept a public promise to be photographed and has been a household name in the Panhandle for decades.
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Collman
Weather Bureau
H. T. Collman
Amarillo
Mr. Collman
St. Joseph
Panhandle
Moro
Bunker Hill
Col
Charles Goodnight
Illinois
Central Bureau
Mr. Fuqua
West Texas
British Loan in Consideration by U S Officials
Washington June 25 Jesse Jones federal loan administrator announced he is considering a loan to the British government. The loan would be studied by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation under a new law to provide war dollar exchange to pay for war supplies in the United States without forced sale of British securities. No amount given. reports suggest several hundred million dollars.
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Washington
Jesse Jones
Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
British War Dollar Exchange
Price caps set for pig iron amid steel costs rise
Henderson price administrator fixed maximum prices today for pig iron, a key steel raw material, at the generic level in effect during the second quarter this year. Build Now. John Maynard Lumber Company.
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Ashington
Henderson
RAF Daylight Raids Hit Hazenbrouck and French Coast
British bomber forces struck Hazenbrouck in France and attacked coast targets such as Boulogne Calais and other sites. The day and night offensive included heavy explosions on rail yards and an ammunition train, with several enemy planes shot down and two British planes missing.
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Helsinki
London
U.P
Germany
Hazenbrouck
Lille
Air Ministry
Azistul Nikaisuv
Ministry
France
Channel
United Press
Hellfire Corner
Boulogne
Calais
Messerschmitts
Coastal Command
Bomber Command
Cologne
Duesseldorf
Kiel
Royal Air Force
Britain
Draft Board Seeks Eight Men and Missing Members
Draft Board No 2 asks the public to locate eight men including Leroy Foley Roy Stanley William Russell Rutherford Bridgewater Kilman or risk delinquency. The board warns these men must report to the office soon and offers no delay. Russell Stationery Co lists typewriters for civil service exams.
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Draft Board No. 2
Selective Service
Leroy John Foley
Roy Herman Stanley
William Leo Russell
Paul William Rutherford
Joseph Thomas Bridgewater
Joseph Daniel Kilman
Russell Stationery Co
Hunsley Paint to Fill First Brazil Order
Amarillo manufacturer Arch Hunsley quotes a Brazil order from Sociede Importadora Continental Ltda for 500 pounds of paint at 49 dollars, with transport and legal fees totaling about 86.60 dollars. The Brazil importer notes exchange rules delay payment until after customs duties.
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Arch Hunsley
Hunsley Paint Manufacturing Company
Amarillo
South America
Hunsley
Sociedade Importadora Continental Ltda
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Santa Fe
New Orleans
Portugese
U. S
Ford To Have Bomber Plant At Ypsilanti
The Defense Plant Corporation, an RFC subsidiary, announced a $47.62 million bomber factory to be built at Ypsilanti Michigan. Land and construction total $31.96 million with equipment at $15.66 million. The plant will be leased to Ford Motor Company as part of the army plan to produce 500 bombers.
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Washington
Defense Plant Corporation
Ypsilanti
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Plant Corporation
RFC
Free Plane Engine Course Opens at Amarillo College
Amarillo College Mechanical Trades School announces a free aircraft engine repair and maintenance course led by Shelby Kruser. Only 20 students will be admitted. applicants aged 17 to 24 must report to the Texas Employment Service for applications and to the defense school for entrance exams.
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Amarillo College Mechanical Trades School
J. F. Mead
Texas Employment Service
College Defense School
Defense School
War Department
Shelby Kruser
National Defense School
Pan-American Airways
Weather Forecast For Amarillo And West Texas
Scattered showers this afternoon tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. West Texas sees considerable cloudiness and scattered showers plus thunderstorms today through Thursday. New Mexico similarly cloudy Thursday. Temperature extremes over 24 hours end 6:30 A M show a low 62 and high 81. Noon reading 77 with 0.47 inches precipitation. John Mansville Roofing Newby's Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
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