FDR Orders All Government Agencies to Contribute to Scrap Rubber Drive
President Roosevelt directs every federal department to supply maximum rubber for the scrap campaign extending through July 10. Officials warn of possible gasoline rationing if targets aren’t met, with Ickes blaming officials and hoarding for the shortfall.
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FDR
Hillier Krieghbaum
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Stephen T. Early
Harold Smith
United States
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
House Committee
WPB
Bremen Bombed Again as Allied Air Raids Hit Port
London reports Bremen Germany's second port and submarine base was heavily bombed last night by a strong force, in the third attack in five nights. The air ministry said about 300 planes participated, the 97th raid on the port, which remained smoking from prior strikes.
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London
Bremen
Germany
Air Ministry
Navy reports torpedoed merchant ship off Atlantic coast
The navy announced a medium sized United States merchant vessel was torpedoed off the Atlantic Coast and survivors were landed at an East Coast port. A Berlin broadcast estimated British losses in North Africa at about 53,000 prisoners and 1,000 tanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
United States
Atlantic
Berlin
Jimmy Daley Expresses Longing To See Polk Street
Amarillo RAF flyer Jimmy Daley, a member of the Eagle Squadron, spoke in a London broadcast and wrote home about Buckingham Palace decorations and interviews with Quentin Reynolds. His mother, Mrs W. J. Daley, says the program was the best she has heard and notes Daley’s nostalgia for Polk Street.
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W. J. Daley
Taylor Street
London
Jimmy Daley
Amarillian
Eagle Squadron
RAF
Buckinghame Palace
Luftwaffe
Quentin Reynolds
Reynolds
KFDA
London Calling
Tax Deadline Nears For Potter County Taxpayers
About 600 Potter County residents must pay the final half of 1941 taxes by midnight to avoid interest or penalties. Miss Jewell Davidson, tax assessor collector, urges timely payment and notes that those who paid nothing yet can save by paying this afternoon or mailing a check before midnight. Tomorrow unpaid state and county taxes move to the delinquent roll. George M. Waddill’s school tax office experiences similar rush, with the same deadline applying.
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Potter County
Jewell Davidson
Miss Davidson
George M. Waddill
All Amarillo July Fourth Celebration Planned in Ellwood Park
The Defense Recreation Council announces a citywide Fourth of July event in Ellwood Park with Boy Scout flag ceremonies Girl Scout supervision of children Maverick Club lead for boys aged 9 to 12 and Miss Margaret Eichbauer for girls Summer concert by Amarillo Municipal Band directed by Robert Louis Barron WPA and Boys Ranch and Children's Home invited to participate Colored community program planned by WPA Recreation Committee Families urged to bring picnics for an old fashioned celebration
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Defense Recreation Council
Joe Jenkins
Ellwood Park
Clay Thornton
H. C. Vincent
Harold L. Nichols
Ralph Dykeman
Maverick Club
Margaret Eichbauer
Social Center
Amarillo
Robert Louis Barron
WPA Recreation Committee
Marine Recruits Leave Today for Oklahoma City Exams
A group of U S Marine recruits will depart at 5 20 this afternoon from Rock Island to Oklahoma City for final examinations and enlistment. Recruits accepted by noon include James C Khoury Amarillo Robert O Burdett O Donnell Alvin L Chester Portales Melvin Durwood Harbison Dumas John Verlin Welch Jr Amarillo Francis Flanagan Erick Okla Andy Sidney Largin Davidson Okla and Loy E Foreman Long Beach Calif. The same report notes Britain will close 200 soft drink plants to save about 400 000 tons of transport annually.
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U. S. Marine
Rock Island
Oklahoma City
James C. Khoury
Amarillo
Robert O. Burdett
O'Donnell
Alvin L. Chester
Portales
Melvin Durwood Harbison
Dumas
John Verlin Welch, Jr
Francis Flanagan
Erick
Okla
Andy Sidney Largin
Davidson
Loy E. Foreman
Long Beach
Calif
Is Amarillo a Slacker in the Rubber Drive
Amarillo lagged in the district rubber salvage drive as Potter County has only a portion of the 1680 tons collected. Pampa leads with 115 tons and is boosting a civic campaign. Starks warns lives of servicemen depend on home front effort before July 10. French historian Pierre Champion dies in Paris at 64.
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Amarillo
H. O. Starks
Mr. Starks
Potter County
Pampa League of City Development
Pampa
Starks
Vichy
France
Pierre Champion
Paris
Amarillo Bus Franchise Amendment On City Agenda
City Commission plans noon session to consider a franchise amendment for the Amarillo Bus Company extending the Industrial City line. A bid call for tax receipts and tax roll sheets is anticipated, with 13 500 sets of receipts in quadruplicate across 27 books of 500 sets, plus 1 500 tax roll sheets, says city manager Austin P Hancock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
Amarillo Bus Company
Austin P. Hancock
Soviet and German Front Bombardment Near Sevastopol
Reports from the front say German attacks near Sevastopol met heavy Soviet resistance as tanks and infantry clashed. Soviet artillery and infantry halted waves, with hundreds of German tanks destroyed and Soviet counterattacks repelling advances along multiple sectors.
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Hitler
Sevastopol
Soviet Information Bureau
Kursk
Kharkov
Fedor von Bock
Government Information Bureau
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NFA
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Judith Anderson
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Black Sea
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