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Newspaper
Del Rio News Herald
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1941
Page
1
Channel City, after nine months under bombardment from France, reports a surprising calm in Hell's Corner. Shelters are built into eaves. streets suffer odd lull while shells and bombs persist, yet residents note less destruction than in larger English cities. Public nerves remain tense as distant explosions echo, but daily life proceeds with cautious resilience.
June payments for full age pensions will be issued in Texas. The program confirms federal funds will be used and notes distribution dates, eligibility, and processing steps. Payment timing may vary and checks are issued in sequence, with emphasis on timely delivery and access to benefits.
A serialized Caliban tale follows Angus as he flees a state trooper after butter spills, journeys to New York, clashes with police, and ends in Manhattan with a caveat of continued action. The odd humor centers on Angus's desperate bid to reach Caleb and evade law enforcement in a chaotic urban chase.
Striking city service workers including garbage collecters and street cleaners press demands amid service disruption and unpaid benefits. Officials warn of a grave situation as union leaders refuse to back down and negotiations continue without a contract.
AFT International president A Harvey W Brown arrived from Washington to urge Machinists Union Lodge 68 to rescind last Sunday's vote to strike against Bay Area shipyards. He warned the decision will be reversed after members are fully advised and urged cooperation with President Roosevelt’s call to end the dispute.
The New Jersey Assembly blocked four bills to close schools on Washington's and Lincoln's birthdays Memorial Day and Armistice Day. Lawmakers note that children cannot vote while discussing financial bonds and marriages. Annual timber yields show Douglas fir leads the Pacific coast.
McKeesport Pennsylvania mayor George H. Lysle, age 74, invites the citys 170 striking service employees to meet him individually to discuss the contract dispute. The strike halts garbage collection and street and maintenance work. The city seeks a court injunction but delays it as council debates the action. Local unions seek higher wages and recognition.
Noah Hale about 65 of Commerce an engineer for the Cotton Belt Railroad died suddenly in the exit of an engine as it pulled a troop train into the railroad yards at Texarkana last night Hale was acting as fireman on the special run. The train was bound east from Camp Wolters.
Secretary Ickes announced a plan to ease a potential petroleum famine by redirecting three refinery routes from California to eastern ports and increasing production by about 210 million gallons annually. He outlined shifting shipments from Gulf ports to the east to bolster supplies and reduce shortages.
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