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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1941
Page
2
A letter to Chairman Clarence Cannon of Missouri marked a sharp charge amid debates on NYA finances. The exchange described the opposing report as a smear and highlighted partisan tensions in the discussion.
Premier Hermann Jonasson outlined occupation issues in Iceland as British and American forces stay, raising living costs by about 70 percent, disrupting trade, and causing incidents between soldiers and Icelandic women. He warned recovery unlikely, citing road damage, market dislocation for herring and cod, and labor shortages while praising U.S. troops' conduct.
John Pressley Phillips 20 died after falling from a third floor fraternity house window during a freshman brawl at Stanford. Beta Theta Pi members said he helped fight off part of a crowd of about 250 freshmen raiding fraternity row amid a day of campus uprisings.
The public school displays at the 1941 Tri-State Fair attract thousands in the Women's Building. Highlights include senior high art with a human sacrifice painting and health education, rodeo pattern designs, patriotic motifs, frontier scenes, and a House of Nations handicraft exhibit.
A bandit opened fire on Williams but the gun misfired twice. Williams retrieved his weapon and fired as the robbers fled. Both guns were found loaded when officers later apprehended the pair.
KEWANEE Illinois October 24 The city with about 17000 residents will pay 309 per vote cast in a primary for municipal court judge and clerk The total vote was 207 and the election cost 640 all figures shown are preliminary
Amarillo residents experienced the first exposure to the new excise taxes at the Tri-State Fair and in local shops. The 10 percent levy on cosmetics jewelry and furs and a large per gallon tax on liquor were evident with price adjustments and notices that the tax would not be absorbed.
Councilman Louis Schwartz funded and placed one arm lunch chairs across the corridor to council chambers. He directs members to eat there at Thursday noon to ensure they finish in time for the 2 PM sessions. The device aims to improve punctuality and progress of weekly meetings.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull is 70 today. His associates planned remembrances but Hull organized a full day of activity on the proposed modification of the neutrality act. Hull has served as secretary longer than any predecessor, since taking office March 4, 1933.
Chairman Martin Dies urged President Roosevelt in a letter to declare the Soviet regime utterly repugnant to Americans. Dies objected to portraying Soviet religious freedom as compatible with the United States. The letter surfaced as Congress prepared to debate a nearly six billion lend-lease bill affecting aid to Russia.
National Youth Administration head Aubrey Williams rejected charges from Comptroller General Lindsey C. Warren alleging numerous irregularities and questionable transactions. The dispute centers on oversight and financial handling within the NYA during the period in question.
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