Col Thompson Pushes Doubled Texas Crude Output
Col. Ernest O. Thompson chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission urged oil men to double Texas production as a patriotic duty without causing physical waste. He warned against artificial scarcity while noting current proration and shutdown days. Other commissioners disagreed or held to the existing yardstick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
U.P
Ernest O. Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas
Thompson
Jerry Sadler
Olint S. Culberson
Sadler
Culberson
United Press
Federal Bureau of Mines
Camp Bowie
Commission
Paul McDermott
Sinclair Prairie Oil Company
Panhandle
North Texas
West Texas
Oklahoma
Hitler
Mussolini
Southwest
Southwest Texas
Gulf
Hull labels sea attack a German highwayman and vows action
Secretary of State Hull denounces the Kearny torpedo strike as part of Hitler’s sea conquest plan. He criticizes Germany's submarine aggression and says the United States may not protest to “international highwaymen.” Senate voices for stronger measures and vengeance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cordell Hull
Adolf Hitler
U. S. S. Kearny
Hitler
Atlantic
Hull
Germany
United States
Tom Connally
Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U. S
Kearny
Senate
Revolt and Assassination Mark Third Front Turmoil
In war news from multiple fronts, Greek rebels ignite Kavalla and Drama provinces as Bulgarian actions draw German reprisals. German base commander Holtz is killed in Nantes, triggering fears of further hostages and intensified occupation. The report notes rising regional violence and shifting German responses amid ongoing turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kavalla
Drama
Vichy
France
Karl Friedrich Holtz
Nantes
Greece
Drame
Zikne
Col. Holtz
Holtz
Place St. Pierre
Scheben
Paris
Joachim von Stuelpnagel
Chalons-Sur-Saone
Nazi Reserves Bolster Moscow Drive In Heavy Assault
German mechanized reserves and bomber squadrons join the Moscow battle as the Red Army slows direct assaults about 60 miles from the capital. Luftwaffe raids intensify, destroying railways and communications hubs while German tanks push toward encirclement. Weather favors German advances as long-range bombing continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Hitler
Moscow
Red Army
London
High Command
Donets
Bryansk
Vyazma
Leningrad
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
Considerable cloudiness with local showers tonight and Tuesday. High 78 today, low 63. West Texas mostly cloudy with showers tonight and Tuesday, cooler in southwest. New Mexico mostly cloudy with showers tonight and Tuesday, snow over higher mountains. Rio Grande Valley colder tonight. elsewhere Tuesday. 24 hour min 61 max 76. Noon 67. Precipitation trace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Continental
Rio Grande Valley
Recruit Faces Final Enlistment Minus Three Teeth
Amarillo naval recruiter Chief C. M. Norman explains a recruit must lose teeth for acceptance. A Dallas final enlistment now awaits after three teeth are extracted, referencing a federal case where a man got three years for teeth removal to dodge the draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Norman
Amarillo
Dallas
Berlin Diary serial begins in The Globe
The Globe will publish William L. Shirer Berlin Diary starting Thursday reversing the usual path to fame. Shirer a foreign correspondent and radio analyst began building his reputation in Europe after graduating from Coe College in 1925, with the first moves likely driven by curiosity to see the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Globe
William L. Shirer
Shirer
America
Gan
Europe
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Compiegne Forest
Hitler
Boy and girl elope attempt ends with police return
Chicago youths Bob Kott and Ethel Conley, both teenagers, fled their eighth grade classes on a hunger drive and elopement plan. Bob rode 53 miles on a bicycle with Ethel on the handlebars to reach Florida, but after a day of hardship they were stopped and returned home by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bob Kott
Ethel Conley
Bob
Ethel
Kankakee
Ill
Florida
O. K
Panhandle Weather Forecast Sees Rain and Thunderstorms
The Panhandle faces cloudiness and rain today and tomorrow as a low pressure system over Nevada draws warm moist air from the Gulf. Some what violent storms develop in parts of Oklahoma and Kansas with Geneseo Kansas reporting 5.88 inches of rain. Temperatures range from highs near 78 to lows mid 60s, with gusty southeast winds 15 to 25 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Gulf
Plains
English Field
Lubbock
Pampa
Oklahoma
Kansas
Geneseo
Crystal City
Laredo
Amarillo
el Paso
Galveston
Panhandle
Father of Kearny sailor urges war to wipe Germans from sea
J T LaFleur, maintenance foreman for Southern Pacific, mourns Lloyd Dalton LaFleur aboard the torpedoed destroyer Kearny. He calls for U S force to eradicate German submarines, notes his son’s likely neutrality patrol in Icelandic waters, and laments the loss of the ship and all hands. The navy reports one in a million chance of survival for the missing men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. LaFleur
Southern Pacific Railroad
Lloyd Dalton LaFleur
U. S
LaFleur
Navy Department
United States
Chest Campaign Nears Final Goal for Amarillo Chest
The 1941 42 Amarillo Community Chest neared its final goal as chairman reported about 31 015 57 already turned in. Rip Underwood said totals include only money turned in and optimistic overcomings. Second breakfast to reveal further pledges, with 25 percent of commitments received so far. The largest report came from advance gifts. other committees show partial tallies across groups such as Automobile Clothing Construction Educational and Public Utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Rip Underwood
Railroads Accept Roosevelt Board Arbitration Offer
Chicago October 20 The five man Roosevelt fact finding board offered to arbitrate the wage dispute between railroads and 1,260,000 organized employees. The board would issue a recommendation, to be accepted by both sides, after a request for arbitration. J Carter Fort for the railroads voiced acceptance as the hearing opened and cross examination continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Railroad Brotherhoods
Roosevelt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Zoe
Col. Thompson
Panhandle Producers and Royalty
Robert Allen
Harold L. Ickes
Fort Worth
Oil Compact Commission
Connally
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
U. S. S. Greer
North Atlantic
Third Front
H.C. W'nburn
Houston
H. C. Winburn
U. S. Weather Bureau
Kathie Lou
Papa Winburn
Duke
New York
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
New York City
Reds
Dwight Newby
John Maynard Lbr, Co
Railroads
Peace Idea
J. Carter Fort
Fort
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!