Bridge Collapse Halts Iron Ore Traffic At Sault Ste Marie
A lift bridge at Sault Ste. Marie collapses while a Duluth South Shore and Atlantic train crosses, sending a locomotive and two trainmen into the river. Four men drown. the two largest locks are blocked, with four days expected to clear routes for ore carriers. Authorities deem the incident accidental with no sabotage suspected.
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Lake Superior
Canadian Pacific Railroad Co
St. Mary's Falls Canal
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Huron
Jules Houghtaling
Duluth
South Shore
Atlantic
Canada
Little Theater Rehearsal Wows Paramount Man in Amarillo
Paramount Studio figure William Russell praised the Little Theater’s Flight to the West after seeing a dress rehearsal. The three act drama stars Frances Hemphill and Lawrence McBee in a clipp er cabin setting from Lisbon to the United States. Tickets are selling briskly for tonight’s 8:15 performance at the Municipal Auditorium with season memberships or adult 50 cents plus tax and children 35 cents plus tax.
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Little Theater Players
Municipal Auditorium
William Russell
Paramount
Little Theater
Amarillo
Russell
Mr. Russell
Panhandle
West
Dallas
Mid-West
The
Rowley
Frances Hemphill
Lawrence McBee
Paul Fllis
Wayne Clifton
Paul Organ
Pat Halverson
Roberta Newell McGinnis
Alene Fowlkes
J. W. Hill
Shir
Lawrence . McBee
Elmer Rice
Shelby Kruser
Lisbon
United States
Romanian Generals Shot Protest Killing War for Germany
Rumanians report that 12 generals were shot in three days after signing a memorandum to Premier Ion Antonescu protesting further fighting in Russian territory. Generals Avan and Costescu named among those recalled from the Odessa front. The protests claim Russian guerrilla attacks in the rear strain Romanian troops and accuse Romanians of bearing the frontal burden at Odessa.
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Germany
Odessa
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Costescu
Vichy
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Eugene de Loncie
Seine
Paris
Bougival
Abenito Mussolini
Italy
James Morrison Wins News Tip Contest
James Morrison wins the week's News tip contest earning five dollars for reporting four little possums found in a crate of bananas at an Amarillo grocery. Billy Burns earned three dollars for Sixth Avenue happenings during heavy hours and Mrs. Vernon Hencock won two dollars for a wreck on South Buchanan Street.
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North
Fillmore Street
Amarillo
Tory
Billy Burns
West
Sixth Avenue
Vernon Hencock
Buchanan Street
South Buchanan Street
Roosevelt urges end to defense strikes for all-out production
President Roosevelt told the first annual convention of the American Federation of Labor that defense work must not pause. He said production of ships planes guns and tanks must be unlimited except to overwhelm Nazi forces and urged use of labor mediation services to avoid strikes or lockouts.
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U.P
Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
Conciliation Service
Department of Labor
National Defense Mediation Board
New De Soto 1942 On Sale At Wolflin Motor Co
The 1942 De Soto intro highlights four key goals streamlined styling long life engineering operating economy and safety. The car of the future is now on sale at Wolflin Motor Company 300 East Tenth Avenue with full details on page 7 of the paper.
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de Soto
Wolflin Motor Company
East
Tenth Avenue
Treasury to borrow 1.3 billion in largest cash drive since WWI
The treasury announced a 1.3 billion borrowing plan for Thursday, split into 1.2 billion in new long term bonds sold to the public and 100 million sold to government trust funds. Officials say the funds cover about 1 billion monthly deficits from defense spending, noting defense costs since July 1 reach over 3.62 billion.
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Washington
Treasury
Defense
Car Stolen From In Front Of Police Station
Upper Darby Township treasurer W. Erwin Bond parked his car opposite his office near the police station. A couple hours later he asked officers for a cruiser ride home and learned his car had been stolen.
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Upper Darby
W. Erwin Bond
U S Interest in Finns Intentions Widens War Stakes
US Secretary of State Cordell Hull said Washington and London seek Finland's plans in the Finland Russia conflict. The key issue is whether Finland will join a general war and strike Russia after reclaiming Soviet territory seized in 1940. A separate note reports no railroad delays in moving military materiel since preparedness began.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
United States
Great Britain
Finland
Russia
Harry Hopkins
Frost Likely North Panhandle Tonight Says Forecast
Frost may hit the northern Panhandle tonight with a low around 38 in Amarillo area. The Weather Bureau sees frost north of the Canadian River and expects clear to fair weather with a brief cold snap across the region. Reports from Clayton show 35 degrees, while Amarillo’s low registered 43.
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West Texas
U. S. Weather Bureau
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Clayton
Weather Bureau
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Great Lakes
Great Plains
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Pubelo
Colo
Trinidad
Lamar
Kansas City
Miami
Plainview
Elk City
el Paso
Crystal City
Spanish Town
Galveston
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies in Amarillo and nearby areas this afternoon and tonight. It will be mostly clear with increasing cloudiness Thursday and cooler tonight with rising temperatures expected Wednesday. Frost possible in the Panhandle, with cooler nights and sunny days ahead in New Mexico and northern regions. Temperature extremes over the past 24 hours ranged from a low near 43 to a high near 81, with noon at 62.
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Panhandle
Arizona
New Mexico
West Texas
Amarillo
Rio Grande Valley
Socorro
German Drive Pours Into Ukraine Aimed Toward Moscow
Nazi offensive across the central front drives toward Moscow with heavy fighting reported around the Donets basin and near Rostov. Berlin claims gains in Ukraine including Berdyansk and Mariupol while Leningrad and Murmansk fronts show limited progress. The Finns reject British bid to exit war, as Britain ponders Helsinki’s stance.
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Joe Alex Morris
United Press
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Donets
Rostov
Moscow
Berlin
Mariupol
Berdyansk
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Red Army
Kharkov
Ukraine
Semyon Budenny
9Th Army
Crimea
Leningrad
Arctic
Murmansk
Helsinki
Hitler
Neutrality Act Decision Due Wednesday
President Roosevelt met with Congressional leaders for two hours and 35 minutes to revise the neutrality law and recessed until 10 A M tomorrow with a plan to be approved then. Senate Leader Barkley, Hull, Hopkins, and McNary attended as observers in a bi partisan session.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Congress
House
Charles L. McNary
Warren Austin
Vermont
Barkley
Soundproof Teeth Reported By New Resin Material
Dr. Irving R. Hardy of Columbia University dental school says a resin acrylic near rubber is used to reduce the clicking of false teeth while eating. The material prevents sound during chewing, marking a notable advance in dental prosthetics.
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New York
Irving R. Hardy
Columbia University Dental School
7 Percent Profit Limits Proposed in House Bills
Chairman Carl Vinson of Georgia said he would introduce a bill to cap government defense orders at a 7 percent net profit. He cited Navy contract profits as unacceptably high and urged a ceiling during the current emergency. Rep. Albert Gore of Tennessee introduced an 8 percent cap on defense contract profits.
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Washington
Carl Vinson
Georgia
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Vinson
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Gore
Bernard M. Baruch
World War Industries Board
Baruch
Warplane output seen at 2500 monthly by year end
Washington October 7 The United States expects warplane production to reach 2500 military aircraft per month by year end 1941 An official said September deliveries reached 1914 showing sustained rising output including training and combat types Output could plateau at September level in Oct Nov and Dec totaling about 18393 planes versus 18000 forecast in February by Knudsen OPM notes Britain is reportedly receiving about 75 percent of US combat planes
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Washington
United States
Office of Production Management
OPM
William S. Knudser
Britain
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