Men and Women in Uniform Highlight Local Service
Local notices profile several service members including Pvt. Rex Daniel Brown who completed aviation cadet exams at Perrin Field, and James T. Bishop who enlisted in the Marines. Also named are Pvt. J. B. Thornhill at Amarillo Field, Sgt. Preston Hefner near Paris, and Lt. Robert L. Doss recently commissioned after training at Fort Sill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Daniel Brown
Jim Brown
Orangeville
Brown
Perrin Field
Air Forces
Army
Nearly a Million Men Enter U S Farm Work
The National Industrial Conference Board reports total employment at 60,900,000 in April with about 900,000 new workers entering farm work. Industrial employment fell by over 160,000 while factory jobs grew only modestly, and farm employment remains below 1937-39 and 1942 levels despite the surge in agricultural labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Industrial Conference Board
Pearl Harbor
Compulsory Savings Sought as War Finance Tool
Senator Walter F. George urges a compulsory savings or postwar credits system to curb inflation and raise wartime revenue. He sees benefits for individuals and possibly corporations, arguing voluntary bonds alone won’t fund the postwar period and that wide savings could drain excess purchasing power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walter F. George
Senate Finance Committee
George
Treasury
Bennett Clark
Roosevelt- Morgenthau
Justice Byrnes
Justice Vinson
Georgia
Canning Center Set to Run Weeknights This Summer
Rex Cruse announces the Grade School canning center will operate Monday through Thursday from June 28 through July with 9 am to 5 pm hours and 2 pm cut off for appointments. Touting the space as a food processing training school instructor Mrs. Otto Russell will lead. 36 users so far, preferring enamel cans for corn to boost capacity and plans to add more equipment to meet demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Cruse
High School Vocational Agriculture Department
Otto Russell
Cruse
Blue stamps extended for War Ration Book No 2
The regional Office of Price Administration extended the carryover period for blue stamps N P and Q to cover July 1 to August 1 for processed foods. June stamps K L and M remain valid through July 7. Red stamps J K L M and N for meats fats oils and cheese expire next Wednesday. OPA urged housewives to spread purchases to avoid last minute rushes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Father Draft Confusion Hits Washington
Chairman May and House Military Committee members pressed Selective Service to reveal clear plans on drafting fathers. They criticized inconsistent public statements creating uncertainty about whether fathers with children would be drafted, or drafted at all, and urged definite guidance.
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Washington
Selective Service
May
House Military Committee
Conscientious Objector Refuses Pay for Fighting in Hollywood
Cpl. Matias Branter of March Field objects to being paid for service to the United States. Army officers uncovered uncashed pay checks and then persuaded him to purchase war bonds. He was granted a three day leave to visit movie lots in Hollywood to fulfill his duty as a conscientious objector.
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Hollywood
Calif
Mattias Branter
March Field
Uncle Sam
Amarillo Man at 61 Cuts Four Jaw Teeth
R O Wilson of Amarillo, aged 61, has cut four jaw teeth after having all four extracted to keep his dental plate he has worn for 21 years. He emphasizes practicality over headlines, noting the unusual step for his age.
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Amarillo
R. O. Wilson
Wilson
Baptist Revival In Progress At First Baptist Church
Revival services are held twice daily at the First Baptist Church with Rev. S. H. Maples of Athens preaching and Rev. Noel Ashinhurst leading songs. Weekday times are 9 30 a m and 8 30 p m while Sunday services are 11 a m and 8 30 p m. The revival begun Sunday is well attended and expectations for growth rise.
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First Baptist Church
S. H. Maples
Ahtens
Noel Ashinhurst
Maples
Detroit Riot Aftermath and U S Troops at Rouge Plant
Federal troops guarding Detroit as the race riot aftermath continued. Foremen at Ford Rouge plant walked out in four units but no disorder occurred. Gov. Kelly and Mayor Jeffries said they would pursue real inciters and assaulters as 500 cases proceed.
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Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Rouge
William E. Guthner
Harry F. Kelly
Edward J. Jeffries
John P. Scallen
Recorder’s Court
Scallen
Kelly
Howev
Jeffries
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
House Approves $100 Million Soil Conservation Boost
The House voted 186 to 175 to accept a Senate approved $100 million lift in the Agriculture Department 1944 funds for soil conservation payments. The Senate had raised the total to $400 million, while opponents called it subsidy and supported keeping to commitments to farmers.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Agriculture Department
Barking Sands Beach In Kauai Noted In Brief Historic Fact
Kauai, fourth largest Hawaiian Island, features a beach where sand emits a barking sound when walked upon. The oldest printing shop west of the Rockies began in Hawaii in 1822.
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Kauai
Hawaiian Islands
The
Rockies
Hawaii
School Farm Shop Opens Twice Weekly on High School Campus
Joe Johnson reports 65 different farmers have used the farm shop since April 5 for repair or construction of equipment. The shop is open all day on Mondays and Thursdays from 8 a.m. through July and most of August, with daily hours on rainy weeks to aid farmers. New equipment is added regularly and operation is planned through the next school year.
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Joe Johnson
Johnson
Roosevelt Seeks Draft Power Over Miners Threats
President Roosevelt said he will ask Congress to raise the non combat draft age to 65 to deter coal strikes by United Mine Workers. He claimed steps exist to induct strikers into the armed services if needed and warned the government would operate government owned mines if labor disputes persist. John L. Lewis justified the miners' back to work order, tied to government operation of the mines.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United Mine Workers Leadership
Congress
John L. Lewis
UMW
Armed Services
Harold Ickes
War Labor Board
Lewis
Miners Vote Against Resuming Work in Key Districts
In Pittsburgh area districts 2 and nearby locals vote against returning to mines without a union contract. Central City 500 attendees split. St Michael 550 miners vote to resume. Uniontown reports confusion in Connellsville coke region as organizers urge reconsideration amid a tense labor standstill.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
Johnston-Altoona
Central City
St. Michael
Uniontown
Connellsville
John Kramrich
Uniontown District 4
Colonial 4 Group
John L. Lewis
Whitewright votes 97 to 0 to form independent school district
Whitewright residents approve converting municipal district No. 42 to an independent district by a 97 to 0 vote. Board of Education gains full control, with future consolidation hoped to improve rural education and equalize opportunities for local children.
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Whitewright
Board of Education
Grayson County
Sherman
Denison
Whitewright Independent
District 42
Tire saving urged as 95 degree heat nears peak
Dallas reports warn motorists that June through August will stress tires as 95 degree heat causes more blowouts. District OPA official Lynn J. Harvey urges conservation, proper inflation, and recapping before supplies run out. Farmers get priority and certificates act as hunting licenses in the tire shortage.
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Dallas
Southwestern
District Office of Price Administration
Lynn J. Ha
Palestine
Anderson County
Harvey
William M. Jeffers
OPA
Used Auto Tires to Be Issued in Dallas
More than 1,000,000 used automobile tires will be made available soon through the regional Office of Price Administration. The tires are unfit for recapping but can serve as limited emergency spares for low-mileage passenger cars. Each tire will bear an O in the sidewall and carry a ceiling price of $1.
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Dallas
Regional
Office of Price Administration
OPA
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James T. Bishop
J. S. Badgett
Marines
Arlington
Pvt
J. B
Bussy) Thornhill
Amarillo Field
J. P. Thornhill
Preston Hefner
Camp Maxey
Paris
O. H. Hefner
Pilot Grove
Robert L. Doss
Fort Sill
Okla
Glenn Doss
Field Artillery Officer Candidate School
Doss
Texas A. & M. College
U. S. Department of Labor
Cpl
Bennie Thornhill
Indiantown Gap
S. T. Montgomery Jr
Cornell University
Ithaca
N. Y
Navy
Washburn University
Topeka
Kansas
Sandra Ann
Thomas King Cannon
Sulphur Springs
Gladys McMurry Cannon
Australia
California
Edna Merle McMurry
WAVES
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Stillwater
Jacksonville
Fla
Dick McMurry
Henry M. Norvell
Camp Claiborne
North Carolina
C. C. Cates
Bill Stockton
North Africa
J. D. Fleming
Glen Fleming
Atlantic City
N. J
Dewey Griffin
Dutch Harbor
J. H. Griffin
L. E. Garner
Army Air Base
Muroc
Garner
U. S
Ways and Means Committee
Detroit Front
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