Connally aims to seize strike bound war plants
Senator Tom Connally vows to press a bill authorizing government seizure and operation of strike bound war plants. He seeks Senate action amid warnings from leaders over broader labor legislation tied to 40 hour work week and overtime pay, with opponents urging restraint during wartime.
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John R. Beal
Washington
WFP
Tom Connally
Texas
Senate
Connally
War Production Board
Standard Oil official defends role in synthetic rubber push
Farish told a congressional committee that reports of Standard shipments to Italian and German airlines in Brazil were unfounded. He described a 1938 plan by DAPG to build aviation gasoline plants in Hamburg and noted a 1941 offer of 24 million in gold from I G Farben, which was not accepted on State Department guidance. He cited the Hague agreement as a prudent wartime arrangement and said Standard has consistently advocated a strong government synthetic rubber program.
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Standard
Brazil
State Department
DAPG
Hamburg
Germany
Farish
I. G. Farben
Lisbon
Economic Defense Board
Red Army momentum stalls German assault in northwest region
Red Army cavalry repels a German attack northwest of Moscow, seizes a key town, and advances as Allied forces report growing Balkan Far North supply routes. Hitler HQ confirms Murmansk air raids and three British bombers shot down while a US-UK convoy presses on amid intensified German air units.
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Russia
Far North
Kola Bay
Murmansk
DNB
Barents Sea
Archangel
Riem
Adolf Hitler
Marshal Petain
Vichy
France
Petain
Red Army
Moscow
City Plumber Vermillion and Detective Cosgrove Leave Service
Vermillion the city plumbing inspector tendered his resignation effective today and will work briefly in Hot Springs New Mexico before moving to Birmingham Alabama. B C Cosgrove a detective with the Amarillo police department also ends his service today and may enter war production work.
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Perry Vermillion
Hot Springs
N. M
Birmingham
Ala
B. C. Cosgrove
Amarillo
Big Rush for Car Licenses in County Office
A large turnout at the county tax office for 1942 license plates as the deadline looms with penalties tomorrow. Over 1,000 numbers issued yesterday and the crowd again grows. many lacked proper papers. State rules now require additional vehicle registration information and certificates of title, urging owners to bring titles or all vehicle papers.
Dr James Monroe Smith Denied Pardon in New Orleans
The Louisiana state pardon board rejected the request for clemency for Dr James Monroe Smith former LSU president. He remains in the state penitentiary serving an 8 to 24 year sentence.
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New Orleans
State Pardon Board Today
James Monroe Smith
Louisiana State University
Pretty Young Girl Stops the Train in Rochester
In Rochester New York on March 31 a 17 year old Mary Eileen Griffith rides the Baltimore and Ohio line on the Sala manca Rochester run. The crew’s watchword is Remember Pearl Creek as they must stop daily at a hamlet to pick up Mary who enjoys riding the train.
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Rochester
N. Y
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Salamanca
Pearl Creek
Mary Eileen Griffith
Mary
Rosary Rites for Mrs Rankin Set
Rosary services for Mrs Camille Cadwallader Rankin who died last night will be at 8 p.m. at N S Griggs and Sons Chapel. Requiem Mass is set for 8 a.m. tomorrow at Sacred Heart Cathedral with Fr Thomas J Drury. Final rites will be Thursday at 2 p.m. from the Rankin home burial Llano Cemetery.
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Camille Cadwallader Rankin
N. S. Griggs and Sons
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Thomas J. Drury
Griggs Chapel
Griggs
Lew Ayres Heads to Conscientious Objectors Camp
Movie star Lew Ayres, among the first prominent Americans to refuse military service on religious grounds, travels to an Oregon conscientious objectors camp. He calls any other path a nightmare of hypocrisy and deceit as he boards the West Coast Limited near Hollywood.
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Portland
Lew Ayres
Oregon
Ayres
Hollywood
West Coast Limited
City Commission Weighs Rezoning of North Marrs Street
At 7:30 p m the city commission holds a public hearing to rezone 608 to 630 North Marrs Street from B residential to D commercial. Applicant is J E Davis Burrus Panhandle Elevators. Only routine business planned. Wy Auckland New Zealand forms labor corps for farmers at army rates.
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City Commission
North Marrs Street
D Commercial
J. E. Davis
Burrus Panhandle Elevators
Auckland
New Zealand
Amarillo High ROTC Inspection Shifted to Tuesday
The Amarillo High School ROTC unit will hold its annual inspection Tuesday April 7 instead of Wednesday April 8. Reeves Donnell announced after a long distance call between Superintendent Charles M. Rogers and Col. E A Keyes of the Eighth Corps San Antonio. The parade falls on Army Day Monday with the unit to participate and all cadets must report in full uniform at 9 30 Monday morning. Three Texas Defense Guard officers will judge the drill contest later.
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Amarillo
14Th Battalion
Infantry
Texas Defense Guard
Wayne Taylor
Jack Rogers
Stanley Blackburn
Chinese Charge Japs Start Germ Warfare
A Chinese government spokesman accused Japan of starting germ warfare and said full information would be sent to the United Nations. He cited an investigation by Chinese and foreign medical experts that a Japanese plane dropped infected material at Changteh in Henan province on November 3, causing six deaths from bubonic plague.
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Chungking
China
Japan
United Nations
Changteh
Henan
MacArthur Honors Bomber Command
The U S Army announces first round of awards for actions in the Philippines and Dutch East Indies. Distinguished Service Cross recipients include Captain Fred Crimmins of Fort Worth and Captain Alvin Muller of New Braunfels. Silver Star awards go to Lieutenant Cecil Gregg of DeQueen and Sergeant Donald Miller of Greenville.
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Australia
Yen
Douglas MacArthur
Supreme Command
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Philippines
Dutch East Indies
Fred Crimmins
Fort Worth
Tex
Alvin Muller
New Braunfels
Cecil Gregg
DeQueen
Ark
Donald Miller
Greenville
Married Life Starts With 43 Grandchildren
In VAN NUYS California Mr and Mrs Charles E Woodworth began married life with 43 grandchildren in attendance Lillie Chamberlains eight children and 26 grandchildren plus a great grandchild were present along with three of the grooms five children and 11 of his 17 grandchildren A whiskey bottle sold for 1220 at auction in Kingston England along with other items to raise funds for British warship construction
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van Nuys
Calif
Charles E. Woodworth
Lillie Chamberlain
Woodworth
Kingston
England
Stolen Stagecoach Is Brought Home
VAN NUYS Calif March 31 Judge Ray Brockman recovers his stolen stagecoach after it vanished from his home 12 days earlier. The brightly painted relic was returned with a note saying the owner offered to furnish the mules but decided their feed would be more trouble than auto tires.
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van Nuys
Calif
Ray Brockman
Judge Brockman
Victory Bond Sales Take a Short Jump
Victory Bond and stamp sales rose briefly yesterday totaling $9,550, nearing the daily quota by about $3,000 as local buyers contributed to the drive.
Japanese Alien Faces Harsh Penalties for Fortifications Map Possession
Pematsu Yamagida, 42, a Japanese national and longtime Hawaii resident, faced a potential five year prison term and a $5000 fine after being found in possession of maps detailing U S military fortifications and 50 pounds of arsenic. The provost court judge remarked the court could not impose a sterner punishment while Yamagida claimed ignorance of the law.
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Honolulu
P—ematsu Yamagida
United States
John R. Hermann
Yamagida
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