Market summary and livestock report from Kansas City
Markets were mixed with Dow Jones gains led by industrials while livestock trading at Kansas City showed hogs 15-20 cents higher and cattle and sheep uneven. Hogs topped at 9.30, cattle 4,000 head sold with steady to lower bids, vealers steady, and lambs around 8.60 to 8.75 with best native lambs above 11.00. Financial securities include a liquidating price of 1.4231 and offering at 1.56.
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Kansas City
D. A
Zamzam Sinking Sparks Nazi Barbarism Debate
Americans aboard the Zamzam totaled 188 including ambulance crews and vehicles bound for the Free French forces in Africa. German sources claim the ship carried contraband and that the destruction was humane, legal warfare, while omitting exact wreck location or survivors details. The Zamzam controversy centers on claims of aid to General Charles de Gaulle and reports from Cairo about Captain Smith's safety.
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New York
Alexandria
Africa
Charles de Gaulle
Thomas Cook and Sons
Zamzam
Cairo
Captain Smith
Cus
Weather miscellany and reminiscences from a ranch notebook
A rambling column blends forecasts on clouds and showers with recollections of past predictions including Christmas and spring frost, notes on Panhandle crops, and anecdotes from correspondents in Europe. It also muses on party-line telephone circuits, a country boy tale, Mark Twain fashion commentary, and a vivid 1867 dress description.
Lost dog Chico sought by Harrell Finley
A small black mixed breed dog, about one year old, named Chico, has strayed from 1704 Tyler Street. He wears a black collar with a vaccination tag. A reward is offered for his return. Contact Harrell D. Finley at Cal 2-3739.
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Chico
Harrell D. Finley
Cal
Tyler Street
Back To Work Move Trips Up Coast Strike
A nationwide labor tug of war pits AFL CIO machinists against strike leaders as back to work orders ease closures at Pacific Coast shipyards. wage talks, defense contracts, and a looming master agreement frame the stirred labor scene across multiple states and plants.
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United Press
American Federation of Labor
AFL
CIO
Pacific Coast
William Green
Washington
West Coast
Green
Culbert Olson
Olson
Great Lakes
American Shipbuilding Co
Lorain
Pennsylvania
UMW
Southern Soft Coal
Defense Mediation Board
Seattle
Wash
New York
Apollo
Apollo Steel Co
High Point
N. C
Navy
Don Schomburg Deferred for Naval Application
Don Schomburg resigned as Brainiff Airlines traffic manager in Amarillo to join the naval aviation reserve. He is deferred by the local draft board pending the outcome of his Navy service application. Joe Tom Glover also ordered to report tomorrow and has applied for naval aviation.
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Don Schomburg
Brainiff Airlines
Amarillo
Selective Service Army
Naval Aviation Reserve
Joe Tom Glover
Naval Aviation
Miniature Soldier Finds Army Life Difficult
Pete Donald T Jones, a small Independence Kansas selectee at Fort Riley, struggles with Army footwear and mounted duties. He wears his own shoes despite issued size five field boots, driving a scout car requires two pillows, stands 5 feet 2 1 2 inches and weighs 107 pounds.
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Fort Riley
Kan
Pete
Donald T. Jones
Independence
Jones
Contractors Request Drawings For Water Pump Bid
City commission to learn tonight the cost of installing turbine pumps at Word ranch wells to expand Amarillo water supply during peak demand. Contractors may pick up 20 specification sets at city hall amid related rezoning items for 1812 Buchanan Street and 2500 Fillmore Street.
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Word Ranch
Amarillo
Buchanan Street
Fillmore Street
Fort Worth & Denver
Third Avenue
Fairgrounds
Egg Plant Labor Situation Is All Scrambled Up
In Los Angeles two egg plants show rival union results. At Acme Egg Co. the CIO secured a labor contract while the AFL won one at Kalin Bros. Egg House. CIO and AFL then picketed the opposite plant, though no strike occurred.
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Los Angeles
Acme Egg Co
CIO
AFL
Kalin Bros. Egg House
Acme
Kalins
Grocery Clerk Survives Boa Attack in Memphis Due to Banana Nest
In Memphis on May 20, grocery clerk Aubrey Whitley cut bananas from a stalk when he spotted a nest. A three foot boa constrictor crawled up his arm before a fellow employee killed the snake.
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Memphis
Tenn
Aubrey Whitley
Belt on Window Sill Reveals Rattlesnake Incident
Mrs J J Gallagher found an unusual belt on her window sill in Council Bluffs Iowa but it was a live rattlesnake. Dog pound master Chris Tensen responded with a baseball bat and killed the three foot reptile. Chile reports a death rate of 25 per 1000, more than twice the U S rate.
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Council Bluffs
J. J. Gallagher
Chris Christensen
Chile
United States
Mrs Granberry Am I Married Amarillo Pioneer Passes
Mrs E F Granberry a longtime Amarillo resident and church activist died at 11 30 PM in a local hospital She was a Sherman native who moved to Amarillo in 1902 and married E F Granberry in 1904 She leaves a husband a daughter Mrs L R Hill a sister Mrs R B Newscomb a grandson and several nieces The body rests at Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home services set for 2 30 PM tomorrow at First Christian Church with Dr R C Snodgrass officiating Burial will follow at Liano Cemetery
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E. F. Granberry
R. B. Newscomb
William Eugene Hill
Dallas
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
First Christian Church
R. C. Snodgrass
Liano Cemetery
Blackburn- Shaw
Tax Officials Hold Meeting in Beaumont City Hall
Beaumont school board president Stinnett and Mayor Jenkins led a conference at city hall with a consolidated board of tax equalizers. Attendees said the session was preliminary and produced no publishable developments. Also present were H. M. Beverly L. E. Lyles D. W Owens Bob Kesterson M. H. Hardin George Waddill H. R. Smith city manager and Perry C. Burks city tax assessor collector.
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Beaumont Stinnett
Joe A. Jenkins
H. M. Beverly
L. E. Lyles
D. W Owens
Bob Kesterson
M. H. Hardin
George Waddill
H. R. Smith
Perry C. Burks
Panhandle Motorcyclist Condition Still Critical
Frank Bernauer remains in critical condition days after his motorcycle left the highway several miles west of Amarillo. He has been unconscious since admission to Northwest Texas Hospital.
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Frank Bernauer
Amarillo
Northwest Texas Hospital
Old Age Spurs Naturalization Rush in Fort Worth
The drive for old age pensions and the urge to belong to a free country boost naturalization filings. Many applicants are elderly and seeking citizenship before death. Judge James C Wilson presided this afternoon over naturalization for more than 50 new citizens, one of the largest numbers in a local federal court hearing.
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Fort Worth
James C. Wilson
Wilson
Federal
A Craig Dies at Home of Daughter
A. Craig 86 of Amarillo died this morning at 10 at the home of his daughter Mrs. Ben Ratliff 405 North Pierce Street He is survived by a second daughter Mrs Cc E Griffith three sons J R Craig Wichita Falls R E Craig Norman OK and W W Craig Kansas City MO and 11 grandchildren Burn Shaw Funeral Home handling arrangements pending completion
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Co. A. Craig
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
James E Baker Funeral Friday
Funeral services for James Ernest Baker 60 a longtime Amarillo resident since 1927 who died Sunday in Antioch California will be held here Friday exact time to be announced by Boxwell Brothers The body will arrive by Santa Fe train at 425 pm Thursday He had been seriously ill and went to the home of his sister Mrs J D Miles in Antioch to recuperate Surviving widow Mrs Peggy Jean Baker two daughters Melba Joyce Baker of Amarillo and Mrs J M Nutting of Hereford a grandson John M Nutting Jr and the sister Mrs Miles
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James Ernest Baker
Amarillo
Antioch
Calif
Boxwell Brothers
Santa Fe
Baker
J. D. Miles
Peggy Jean Baker
Melba Joyce Baker
J. M. Nutting
Hereford
John M. Nutting, Jr
Student Pilot John Zimmer Improves After Plane Crash
Attendants at St. Anthony's Hospital report the condition of John Zimmer, a student pilot injured in a crash near Municipal Airport, is much better. The update follows days of care after the incident.
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John Zimmer
Municipal
St. Anthony's Hospital
War Crisis Deepens Across The Middle East And Caribbean
Government suspends Martinique visa grants citing uncertainty of French possessions in America. Dispatches from Damascus report daily British air strikes on Syrian airports to impede German warplanes aiding Iraq. Ankara cites growing Iraqi volunteer ranks from Soviet Russia, Afghanistan and Iran asias regional conflict broadens.
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Martinique
France
Americas
America
Damascus
Syria
Syrian
Iraq
Rashid Ali al Gailana
Hitler
Ankara
Britain
Russia
Afghanistan
Iran
Persia
Moone’s Emerald Oil Promises Quick Foot Relief
In one night Moone's Emerald Oil soothes sore burning feet and hard skin. A simple nightly rub leaves feet feeling strong and ready for work. Send a bottle for 60 cents, available at Cretney Drug Stores in Amarillo Pampa and Borger for grateful thanks.
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Moone
Cretney Drug Stores
Amarillo
Pampa
Borger
Hill predicts O'Daniel resignation to run for Senate
In Austin Senator Joe Hill forecasts Gov. W Lee O'Daniel will resign to seek the U S Senate despite the governor's stated reluctance. Hill says the governor’s past pledge to resign when seeking another office remains a yardstick for his actions and criticizes his stance on foreign policy and defense.
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Austin
Joe Hill
Henderson
Texas Senate
W. Lee O'Daniel
United States Senate
Hill
Senate
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sanitation Course Set at Texas Tech This Summer
Dr. George W. Cox state health officer announced a 12 week course in community and army camp sanitation to be held at Texas Technological College Lubbock from June 5 to August 22.
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Austin
George W. Cox
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Captains Use Name Tags to Signal Zamzam Safety
In New York testifying quotes, captains switch to naming by captains rather than ships to imply the Zamzam is safe. American Export Lines, freight agents for the Egyptian Line, say the Zamzam carried only general cargo with no war materials. A spokesman notes no munitions or chemicals were loaded in U S ports.
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New York
U. S S
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Wilson & Co
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Berlin
Germany
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Mark Twain
Hayden St
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Schilling
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National Speakers’ Bureau
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Wheeler
Nye
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Texas
Acme Pub. & Heating Co
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