Patman Calls for Stricter Penalties on War Plant Strikes
Rep. Patman urged harsher penalties for conspirators delaying production in war plants as the House considered the Connally bill on government seizure. He proposed up to 5000 dollars fines or five years imprisonment for interfering with essential war work. AFL President Green directed unions in six states to delay compliance with some new laws, arguing they violate constitutions. Connally’s bill passed the Senate 63 to 16.
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Washington
Rep
Patman
Texas
House
Senate
Senator Connally
Connally
AFL
William Green
Green
Joseph A. Padway
John L. Lewis
War Dads Club forms in Potter County Amarillo
The Potter County Amarillo War Dads Club opens with 100 charter members pledging wartime support and home front readiness. President Ross Rogers heads a 14 member leadership including N F Nelson secretary and B O Taylor treasurer. Meetings rotate monthly with next at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church.
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Potter County
Amarillo
Ross Rogers
N. F. Nelson
B O. Taylor
E. C. Seaman
Harve Avery
Oran Todd
H. C. Pipkin
Fidelity
R. H. Kelly
Clay Thornton
W. F. Lofgren
W. N. Olver
Joe Jenkins
John Kenyon
Pearl Harbor
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
O. L. Phelps
Rogers
Harvey Burwell
Amarillo Field
Randall County
Lost gold bead string seeks finder in south town
A reader reports losing a string of gold beads Thursday night in the south part of town. Dorothy Coan offers a liberal reward and asks contact at 6150 in care of her Bowie Street address.
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Tack
Dorothy Coan
Bowie Street
Hollywood Buzz and Romantic Rogues Across Tinseltown
Jimmie Fidler reports on Paulette Goddard delaying a Mexico trip, Chiquita the film colony psychic looming lawsuit, Clarence Kolb joining RKO, and Dick Powell improving from hospital care while Joan Blondell cancels travel. He notes Hedy Lamarr settlement, Martha Raye army hosting, and Lupe Velez and Arturo de Cordova romance. He muses on publicist hype and John Loder’s renewed fame after Romeo role.
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Hollywood
Paulette Goddard
Mexico
Chiquita
Clarence Kolb
Kolb and Dill
RKO
Dick Powell
Kansas City
Joan
Clicks
Hedy Lamarr
Martha Raye
North Africa
California
San Diego Naval Air Base
South Pacific
Cheryl Archer
New York
Columbia Press
Maria Montez
Jean Pierre Aumont
Frances Rafferty
Sailor Arty Shaw
John Loder
Romeo
Juliet
Eaton's 1805 Derna expedition inspires modern Tunis front tales
Huntington library displays Gen William Eaton's 1805 letterbook detailing the Derna assault and the baptism of the Stars and Stripes on Derna ramparts. The dispatch recalls Lt. O Bannon and Marines advancing under fire to seize the battery and plant the flag. also notes Washington warship tribute to Algiers and early Barbary conflicts.
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San Marino
Cal
U.R
Tunis
Derna
Huntington Library
William Eaton
Pressley N. O'Bannon
AEF
Tripoli
General Eaton
O'Bannon
Alexandria
Eaton
U.S
George Washington
Mediterranean
Algiers
Texas Legislature approves extra pension funds
The Texas House accepted Senate amendments to provide 1,154,000 more dollars for old age pension payments over 24 months, amid end-session pressure and a stormy debate on chiropractors licensing. The session also advanced numerous Senate measures including funding shifts, law enforcement staffing, and tax rules, with a key tax amendment tabled.
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Austin
House
Senate
Arthur Cato
Weatherford
Ennis Favors
Pampa
W. T. McDonald
Bryan
Cato
Manor Westbrook
Magnolia
Texas
University of Texas Medical School
Galveston
John Sealy Hospital
Commissioners Courts
Board of Control
Board of Prison Lands
Texas Probers Report Beating Girl and Careless Officials
A Texas House committee report details the Gainesville Training School for Girls beating a patient and notes patients kept beyond discharge due to families' wishes. It cites indifference among staff at Abilene State Hospital and others, overcrowding at Big Spring Insane Asylum, and deplorable overall conditions.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
House
M. B. Morgan
Denison
Gainesville Training School
Gainesville School
Terrell State Hospital
Big Spring Insane Asylum
Abilene State Hospital
Gatesville School For
Stanford Funeral Friday Afternoon
Funeral rites for T. W. Stanford who died in Wichita Falls will be held at Blackburn-Shaw Chapel at 4 pm Friday with Dr EB Fincher presiding. Burial follows at Llano Cemetery. Pallbearers listed include Frank Nolen Ray Ranzel Bill Stanley Leo Kouba Wayne Gatlin and Irvin Moreman. Honorary pallbearers are members of the local Spanish-American War veterans camp. Stanford 64. home 405 Madison Street. Survived by widow seven sons and three daughters.
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T. W. Stanford
Wichita Falls
Blackburn-Shaw Chapel
EB. B. Fincher
Llano Cemetery
Frank Nolen
Ray Ranzel
Bill Stanley
Leo Kouba
Wayne Gatlin
Irvin Moreman
Stanford
Madison Street
Construction Costs Shrink in Amarillo Building Permits
Building permits in Amarillo show total costs under $50,000 for April, a drop from pre Pearl Harbor months when two houses were started daily. One mercantile project at $8,000. 14 residences. 26 repairs. a mercantile repair. Latest permit to HOLC converts 1000 Monroe Street into a duplex for $2,333.
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Amarillo
Pearl Harbor
HOLC
Monroe Street
California gold miners turn to war effort use of equipment
California gold miners and their gear have shifted to support the war. Dragline shovels and pontoons serve Army camps, highway building, and defense plants. Some outfits repurpose for quick silver recovery while awaiting postwar resumption of mining.
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Sacramento
U.P
California
Vv Globe News
Farm Labor Adequate, Davis Says
War Food Administrator Chester Davis told Economic Stabilization Director James Byrnes that there is a sufficient farm labor supply to produce and harvest the 1943 crop up to the announced goals.
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Washington
Wupi
Chester Davis
James F. Byrnes
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