Congress Moves To Halt German Money Sources
The Senate and House banking committees approved legislation to grant the President power to block Germany from obtaining wealth in the United States due to its invasions abroad. Secretary Morgenthau outlined a bill to clarify authority over licenses for foreign securities while New York bankers raised concerns. Both committees acted quickly with unanimous approval and planned fast floor action.
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Boy Mistook Plane for Hitler Spooking in Yard
Four year old L Bradley, grandson of Mr and Mrs F F Roberts of 2110 Lincoln Street, hid in the chicken house after seeing an airplane overhead. He explained he was frightened because he thought it was Hitler.
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Amarillo Census Effort Seeks Missed Residents
City officials report an in city survey suggests Amarillo may host 51 180 people if all countable residents are included. Many outside subdivisions and mobile homes lie beyond city limits, while workers traveling or living in hotels and boarding houses may be missed. Officials urge cooperation as forms print in the paper to capture uncounted residents.
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Forest Hill Terrace
East Anna
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Wild Sons
Industrial City
Humphreys Highland
Fairview
Famous Heights
Los Angeles
Broadmoor
Wolflin Estates
Barnes Highlands
Los Altos Subdivision
North Heights
Alamo Place
Display Subdivision
Wes Izzard
Bartlesville
Woolsey’s Condition Reported Unchanged
W. W. Woolsey, a Amarillo oil man, remained in critical condition after a motor vehicle wreck near Elk City Oklahoma. He has a brain concussion and other injuries and was unconscious last night. His sister Juanita Eastswood of Denver, in the wreck, was worse with two broken legs and internal injuries. His 11 year old niece Margaret suffered two broken legs and a broken arm.
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Almarillo
Woolsey
Elk City
Okla
Juanita East- Swood
Denver
Sooner fugitive Dick Broyles hunted after abduction
CUSHING Oklahoma April 24 state highway patrolmen blocked all area roads as automobile salesman Claude Pierce 24 identified Dick Broyles fugitive Texas convict as the man who abducted and robbed him near Stroud Broyles who escaped last week from Wichita Falls is under a 35 year sentence for armed robbery Deputies from Lincoln and Creek counties patrolled after a former acquaintance said he helped drive Broyles out of Stroud Pierce described a gun in the suspect s lap and a demand to drive to Stroud and beyond with seven dollars taken and nine gallons of gas bought in Cush ing The suspect allegedly boasted of abducting Mr and Mrs Wright Godfrey at Comanche Sunday night and driving them to Chandler The man reportedly went to Stroud to meet his wife but she had gone to Drumright
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Perryton Murder Trial Seeks One More Juror
In Perryton the Ralph Wilson murder case jury selection continues into a fourth day at 9 am. Judge Jack Allen ordered 50 more potential jurors after a special venire of 150 yielded 10 qualified. Wilson, a ranch hand, is charged with shooting Ed Littleton, livestock auctioneer, a year ago in a busy pool hall.
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Pioneer Lubbock Contractor John W Agnew Dies
John W Agnew a pioneer contractor who built the first brick building in Lubbock died after two months illness Funeral services probable Thursday afternoon Survivors include his wife and two sons Emmett Agnew of Lubbock and Hoyt Agnew of Rangers
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Norwegian Aviators Seize Nazi Seaplane in Fjord
London reports two Norwegian airmen recovered a German Heinkel seaplane from a fjord. They slipped past guards by painting over swastikas and displaying Norwegian colors, then landed at a British port. They claimed to have overheard two Germans in a tavern revealing the plane’s location.
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Radio Communist claim shocks U.S. ships findings
Fred M. Howe testified before the Dies committee that the Communist party placed 150 radio operators aboard American ships via the CIO ACA. He said the ACA board used a “goon squad” to oust him as local secretary and that Joseph E. Davies’s yacht was among targets.
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Fred M. Howe
Marine Radio Union
Dies Committee Today
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Joseph E. Davies
CIO
Nazis Hold Edge in Battle for Trondheim and Raid on Ro ros
British forces in central Norway retreated from Steinkjer after a coordinated German infantry artillery and air assault. A German flanking column moved toward Roros along the Glomma River near the Swedish border, bombarding a Norwegian troop train near Tynset and wounding two civilians as panic spread. Allied lines at Steinkjer remained tenuous but not broken, with the Norwegian staff signaling the front held for now.
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Allied Bombing Strikes Five Norway Nazi Air Bases
Allied air and ground forces push toward Lillehammer as British tanks and infantry hold positions near Trondheim. German claims of控制 in southern Norway emerge amid coordinatedoperations by Alpine troops and naval air assaults from ships in Trondheim Fjord.
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War from the air halts German reinforcements to Norway
RAF strikes hit Stavanger Oslo and Kristiansand in Norway, Aalborg in Denmark, and Sylt in Germany. Bombing hits target airfields runways and ships, with claims of destroyed German planes and disrupted air operations. Britain reinforces Norwegian front while German reconnaissance notes show fleet movements toward Narvik.
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German Front Quiet on Western Front While Norway Sees Most Action
Berlin bulletins report most warfare shifted to Norway and its waters. The German high command claims 29 British war vessels and transports sunk or set afire, with 28 more ships damaged by bombs, including seven battleships.
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Britain and Allies Brace for Wider War Across Oceans
The dispatch notes cautious British Soviet trade talks stall over Germany ties and united neutrals likely joining the fight. Britain reports 2 million empire troops mobilized, Allies total near 7 million facing German Reichswehr. Scapa Flow raids by German planes, Hoy bombed, and Norway rejects German terms. Netherlands imposes martial law and censorship. Yugoslavia courtesies a Soviet trade pact as diplomacy shifts. Dutch Indies reviews security amid foreign nationals and Nazi press limits.
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Reserved Seats For Show Ready Follies Ticketing
The Junior League Follies reserved seat board opens at 8. General admission tickets must be exchanged for reserved seats. Prices range from 50 cents to two dollars with no extra charge for exchanges. Mrs. L K Patton leads the sales, and Mrs Norwood West notes limited reservations for the Crystal Ballroom Cabaret after the Follies.
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Harold the Horrible and the Peanut Pellet Incident
In Denver on April 24 Harold the Horrible, a town crier once famed for advertising local wares, accidentally consumed peanuts containing a poison pellet found in his pocket. He panic searched and sought emergency care at General Hospital and is reported to be doing all right. Globe-News Want Ads promote rapid, accurate notices nationwide.
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Flying Cadets Die in Collision Near Dallas
A mid air collision 15 miles north of Dallas killed two army flying cadets and a civilian instructor. James Clinch Jr. of Bethlehem Pennsylvania and instructor T J Richards of Dallas died instantly. Cadet Solomon Moon of Gainesville Florida died later at a Dallas hospital. Witness Arthur Stout described the crash and aftermath on J C Wells farm near Renner Texas.
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TWA Proposes New Southwest and Pacific Routes
Transcontinental and Western Air announced plans to file with the Civil Aeronautics Authority for new routes in the southwest and on the Pacific. The proposal includes a St Louis to Amarillo via Tulsa and Oklahoma City and a Winslow to Los Angeles route via Phoenix El Centro and San Diego.
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Don’t Bet on Cards Bet on Love serial debut at track
A new serial titled Don’t Bet on Cards Bet on Love launches this Friday in the News. The adventure blends horse track intrigue with romance as the tale follows gamblers and lovers around the races.
Five Arrests in Natchez Night Club Fire Death Toll
Natchez Mississippi police report five suspects jailed with two still at large over the Rhythm Night Club fire that killed at least 198 people. Officials say drunken threats and an accidental start are being investigated as the blaze raged through dry Spanish moss and a single doorway.
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Weather Amarillo and Vicinity Forecast Update
Partly cloudy conditions across Amarillo and West Texas Thursday through Friday. New Mexico shows similar skies with afternoon showers over western and central mountains and rising temperatures. Yesterday’s noon observations show varied temperatures with light precipitation totaling .03 inch in the past 24 hours ending yesterday at 4 PM.
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