Weather Sketch for Amarillo and Vicinity Today
Cooler today with decreasing winds and colder tonight. West Texas sees scattered showers except the Panhandle. New Mexico reports scattered showers this afternoon and tonight along the southern border and southeast, with cooler central mountain ranges eastward this afternoon and tonight. Temperature extremes in the past 24 hours ranged from 86 to 52 degrees, noon reading 55. Trace precipitation at Russell Stationery Company’s station.
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War Secretary Stimson says he is shocked by Louis Conn fight plan
Secretary of War Stimson declared he was shocked by arrangements for the Joe Louis Billy Conn championship bout and began a personal investigation. He said the details only became clear this morning and that he aims to conclude his inquiry within 48 hours. The report traces changes to a Sept. 18 committee setup and reveals fighter obligations totalling tens of thousands of dollars to the Twentieth Century Sporting Club and managers, prompting criticism of private interests in the proceeds.
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Stimson
Yankee Stadium
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Pvt. Conn
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Army Emergency Relief Fund
Committee of
New York Sports Writers
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Conn
Twentieth Century Sporting Club
Mike Jacobs
John Roxborough
Jacobs
Roxborough
Sports Committee
Flying Fortresses Down Japanese Flying Boats Over Pacific
U S Army Air Force claims two Kawanishi flying boats shot down and a third driven off in long dogfights high over the Pacific near Rendova and far from base. Capt Walter Lucas and Capt James Lancaster led the attacks with crews from Mississippi Minnesota and Connecticut airfields downing the Japanese planes and securing a burning wreck as a photographer captured evidence.
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United States Army Air Force
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Pacific
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Kawanishi Company
Lucas
Edward Spetch
Seymour
Conn
James W. Lancaster
Temple
Tex
Kawanishi
Lancaster
Little Rendova Island
Solomons
Rollin Hefferman
Apollo
Bernard Cogwill
Alton
Hugh Hayward
Ashland
County Tax Rate Raised By Commissioners Court
County commissioners court set the tax rate at 59 cents per $100 valuation, five cents higher than last year, with funds distributed to jury rents general fund hospital and jail maintenance park maintenance and sinking funds. Valuations rose but few changes in property. Weather notes report cold, decreasing winds and scattered rain around Amarillo. Amarillo city accepted $100,000 in war bonds stored in a bank safety deposit box.
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H. G. Hamrick
Pune
Equalization Board
Amarillo
Senate group rejects farm bill compromise in Washington
Thirteen members of the Senate agriculture committee voted unanimously to reject an administration backed farm price parity compromise. Senator Thomas of Oklahoma and Senator Hatch of New Mexico urged inclusion of farm labor costs, a move opposed by President Roosevelt who warned of a veto if parity revision is broadened.
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Thomas
Oklahoma
Hatch
New Mexico
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Tydings
Maryland
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Senate
Ask Nation's Women To Salvage Tin Cans
Paul Cabot of the WPB salvage section calls on women nationwide to donate tin cans to the salvage campaign. He explains de tinning facilities will be set up across six points to collect cans in every town. Women are asked to soak labels remove ends flatten cans and deliver to salvage depots.
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Helene Monberg
Washington
Paul Cabot
WPB
War Production Board
Cabot
Conservation Division
Bever
Freeze Social Security Levies Proposed by Senate Panel
Washington September 24 1942 Senate finance committee voted seven to four to freeze social security payroll levies at one percent for both employees and employers during 1943. Under prior law rates were set to rise to two percent on each side.
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Washington
U.P
Senate Finance Committee
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