Axis Pictures Japanese As Threat to U.S. Aid
Berlin reports two American residents were detained briefly before release after an order from higher up. John Paul Dickson of the Chicago Tribune and Mutual Broadcasting System and Arthur K. Dunning, secretary of the American Chamber of Commerce, were held about two hours with no reason given. Other details note Axis diplomacy and wartime tensions as Britain criticizes Japan in China.
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Berlin
John Paul Dickson
Chicago Tribune
Mutual Broadcasting System
Arthur K. Dunning
American Chamber of Commerce
United States
Dickson
Germany
New York
Senate Refuses Two Appointees in Texas Session
In Austin on April 2 the Senate rejected two of Gov. W. Lee O Daniel's appointees, citing a probe into campaign expenditures. The chamber also sent back a tax bill and amended truck registration fees while resuming scrutiny of election laws and noting protests against state taxes.
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Senate Today
W. Lee O'Daniel
House
Senate
Senate State Affairs Committee
Reuben Williams
J. Evetts Haley
Livestock Sanitary Commission
Claude A. Williams
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Marvin Leonard
Fort Worth
Frank S. Roberts
Breckenridg
Public Welfare Board
John 8. Murchison
Welfare Board
Carl Lars Svenson
Lubbock
Allin FP
Jap Lucas
Athens
Two German Ships Burning Off Peru Coast
Two German merchant ships Muenchen and Hermanthis were found burning and sinking more than 200 miles south of Callao after fleeing Callao harbor Monday night. The Grau cruiser located them and crews are being sought as lifeboats were missing. A nearby Canadian merchant sMan Prince Robert recently frequented Callao. In Caracas foreign minister Gil Borges protested to German and Italian diplomats over the burning and scuttling of Axis ships harbored in Venezuela, stating Axis governments bear responsibility.
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Peru
Muenchen
Hermanthis
Callao Harbor
Callao
Grau
Prince Robert
Caracas
Venezuela
Gil Borges
Want Ad Page Teases Rentals and Sales Opportunities
Promotes the Want Ad section inviting readers to browse for items, rentals, or trades. Mentions quick apartment rental success claiming 3 days and 170 cents, highlights a five room redecorated apartment at 423 West 10th with phone 9617, and notes Want Ad Headquarters at Dial 6262 and 35,000 families reached.
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Want Ad
West 10Th
Mexican Marines Overpower Nazis in Tampico Harbor
In Tampico on April 2, Mexican marines overpowered German seamen aboard the Nazi liner Orinoco and detained captains and crews from nine seized Axis vessels. Authorities found a TNT device aboard the Italian tanker Fede and ordered removal of all crews from the refugee fleet of ten Axis ships, including the scuttling of Atlas to prevent sabotage.
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Mexico
Orinoco
Luis Hurtado de Mendoza
Vera Cruz
Navy Department
Querteraro
Atlantic
Five French Schoolboys Pardoned After Petain Plea
Five French schoolboys condemned to death for hissing at German soldiers were reported pardoned by German occupation authorities after Marshal Petain intervened on their behalf. The intervention followed comments attributed to Petain and reflected the tense occupation atmosphere in Vichy France on April 2.
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France
U.P
Henri Philippe Petain
Regional band contest opens with Panhandle schools
Amarillo hosts the Texas Region 1 musical festival contests through Saturday. Some 57 bands from across the Panhandle perform in the Municipal Auditorium and YMCA, with 30 minute tuneups, sight reading, and a marching contest at Butler Field. Nearly 3,000 students from towns including Pampa, Lubbock, Hereford, Dumas, and Canyon compete for division 1 ratings under eight judges, with finals in Waco for qualifiers.
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Pampa
Panhandle
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Amarillo
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Butlerfield
National School Music Association
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Ralls
National Association
Waco
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Tatum
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Canadian
Spearman
Orton
Muleshoe
Tohoka
Lovington
Tulsa
Clarendon
Lefors
White
Ford Charges Sabotage Of Defense Effort by Red Controlled Unions
A broad summary of wartime labor turmoil fronts the page as the Ford strike spreads. CIO UAW accuses Communist influence and maintains that sabotage aims to cripple defense production at Dearborn while state police brace for further unrest. Congress weighs fast action as wage and seniority issues surface amid broader coal and industrial disputes.
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Red
Associated Press
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River Rouge
James F. Dewey
Detroit
Murray D. van Wagoner
AFI Alende
Defense Mediation Board
Washington
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Chicago
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CLO
Labor Relations Board
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Crummies Creek
Harlan Soft
New York
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CIO
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Ciouaw
R. J. Thomas
UAW
U. 8
Byrd
Virginia
Connally
Texas
Overton
Louisiana
Perkins
Argentine Beef is Approved
Washington April 2 United States Senate and House conferees have settled on terms for a four billion dollar supplemental defense bill The act allows the army to purchase Argentine canned beef and foreign made clothing if adequate U S supplies are unavailable Western senators argued the move would hurt cattle raisers in western states by importing Argentine beef
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U.P
United States
Congress
Senate
House
Turk President Conveys Congratulations To Yugoslav King
ISTANBUL April 2 President Ismet Inonu sent a message of congratulation to King Peter II of Yugoslavia who ascended the throne after last Thursday's overthrow of the Cvetkovic government. The official announcement said the message was withheld until the 17 year old king replied.
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Turkey
Ismet Inonu
Peter II of
Yugoslavia
Cvetkovic
Nazi Army 50 Miles From Belgrade Signals Rising Tension
German motorized troops massed in occupied Romania near the Yugoslav border, within about 50 miles of Belgrade, with divisions concentrating in southern Hungary toward Yugoslavia. Diplomatic dispatches warned war chances appeared higher, while Italy sought to avert conflict by pressuring Yugoslav leader General Dusan Simovic to seek Mussolini's aid.
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Associated Press
Romania
Belgrade
Hitler
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Balkans
Szeged
Dusan Simovic
Rome
Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Simovic
Albania
Adriatic
RAF drops tea bags in invasion port raid
The Royal Air Force carried out a special mission to drop 15,000 bags of East Indies tea weighing one ounce each, labeled Netherlands Will Rise Again, during a raid on Nazi-occupied invasion ports in the Netherlands.
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London
Royal Air Force
Netherlands
Weather summary for Amarillo and region appears mixed
Amarillo and vicinity see partly cloudy and cooler Thursday with north and southeast portions colder. Texas area mostly cloudy with showers in the south, with Friday partly cloudy and scattered showers in the southwest and southeast. New Mexico mostly cloudy along the northern half of the continental divide with some showers elsewhere Thursday and a partly cloudy, showered Friday. Colder northeast Thursday and southeast on Friday. Circulation note references April 2 Amarillo Daily News and Amarillo Globe.
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Thurnay
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Adewise Mountains
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Amarillo Globe
Amarillo English Field Airport Fund In Commerce Bill
Washington April 2 At least 200000 for Amarillo airport construction English Field is included in the commerce department appropriation bill reported to the House by the appropriation committee Rep Eugene Worley said he announced last weekend that this amount had been allotted to Amarillo airport Part will come from a direct 28500000 appropriation and the rest from WPA funds Worley said he is sure this amount is in the bill and more may be included CAA has not yet decided total available for Amarillo Turn to page 13 for more details.
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Palo Duro Canyon
Hollis DeGirassi
Jaycee
Sam Davis
Tom Wingate
Guy Carlander
Chamber of Commerce
Cal Farley
Mason King
State Highway Patrol
Polk Ivy
Harley Goettsche
Zeb Moore
Floyd Hissong
Bill Utterback
A. O. Thomas
Bill Beechser
B. Whittenburg
Pat Flynn
Tolly Jones
Harold Nichols
Fred Kelly
Warren Freeman
Wayne Wickham
Jack Litton
Mia
Ray Parks
Lloyd Boxwell
Pete Brooks
E. M. Blackburn
Russell Boyd
Henry Blackburn
Stanley Blackburn
Bud Curtis
Fairman Dee
L. Copeland
Otho Collins
L. J. Cassell
Jerry Ratliff
Chester Park
Tom Bishop
Sam Elkins
N. F. Nelson
Jack Squires
Washington
Amarillo
English Field
Commerce Department
House
Eugene Worley
Worley
CAA
Tulsa Players Win Contest In West Texas Play Event
Tulsa High School led by Miss Bron Gafford won the district Interscholastic League one act play contest at West Texas State College in Canyon. Dumas High School placed second with A Road Into the South, while Canyon and Dimmitt earned Excellent ratings and Claude and Bovina received Good ratings. Judge Donal Clark of Amarillo College and WTSC instructor James Butler oversaw the event with Butler set to judge regional one act plays in Pampa.
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Canyon
Tulsa High School
Bron Gafford
West Texas State College
el Christo
Dumas High School
Dorothy Lee Yearwood
Dimmitt
Claude
FDR Discusses Expanded Aid
President Roosevelt met with an enlarged cabinet and military leaders to discuss extended aid for Britain and ship tonnage. The talks included Hopkins, Jackson, Hull, Stimson, Knox, Morgenthau, Marshall, Stark, and Holcomb, focusing on defense programs and funding for cargo ships and repairs while keeping details secret.
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Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins
Jackson
White House
Hull
Stimson
Knox
Morgenthau
Hopkins
Stephen Early
George C. Marshall
Army
Harold R. Stark
Naval
Thomas Holcomb
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