Roosevelt unveils far flung US naval patrol to guard Atlantic shipping
Washington April 25 The United States reveals a broad sea patrol system to scout for aggressor warcraft and warn of their presence but denies this as a convoy effort. Roosevelt compares the patrol to Civil War wagon trains and stresses hemispheric protection with Britain aid questions left open.
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Greenland
Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Trality
Seven Seas
Lindbergh Faces FDR Criticism Over War View
President Roosevelt branded Lindbergh as dumb for saying the United States cannot win the war for England. The exchange followed a press conference on public awareness of the war’s seriousness. Roosevelt contrasted Lindbergh’s stance with Vallandigham imagery and warned against accepting dictatorships.
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Army Reserve
New York City
United States
England
Germany
Roosevelt
Vallandighams
Clement L. Vallandigham
House
Ohio
Copperheads
Nye
North Dakota
Lindy
McCarran
Nevada
New Zealand Men Force Panzer Tank Herd Into Retreat
Allied forces reported in a Cairo bulletin that New Zealand anti tank units wrecked 23 German tanks near Mount Oeta guarding Thermopylae Pass as German troops pressed toward Athens. British lines held but heavy fighting and evacuations loomed as Greece faced German advances and island operations in the Aegean.
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Clive Liddell
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Tripoli
Africa
Tobruk
Orange Navy Yards Inspected For Destroyer Build
ANGE reports on April 25 W. A. B. D. of the OPM shipbuilding section inspecting the Orange navy yards where construction was to begin on about 500 million dollars worth of U S Destroyers. Hull also checked 500 largely finished defense housing units for shipyard workers, with Commander E B Perry of Orange accompanying him as Texas naval construction chief.
Amarillo Cow Thieves Steal Rubber Cows at Creamery
Two real cows are missing along with five rubber replicas from Plains Creamery at 118 Taylor Street after 7 last night. The Holsteins were used for advertising near the creamery, and the theft involves unusually small, rubber bovines measuring about 10 by 14 inches.
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Plains Creamery
Taylor Street
Nazi Warning Reiterated on U S Vessels in Atlantic
Berlin reports repeated threats that U S war materials to Britain will be sunk in the Atlantic war zone. Berlin notes Germany will attack ships in waters extending to Greenland's edge, with Hitler’s policy long declared and U S actions under lease law debated by Knox Hull and Donovan.
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Pittsburgh
Wendell L. Willkie
Sioux Falls
S. C
Wheeler
Montana
Commerce Department
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William J. Donovan
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Il Popolo di Roma
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mid-Atlantic
Bargain Ad Promotes Tomorrow’s Sunday News Globe
An illustrated ad urges readers to place classified notices in the Sunday News Globe with a low price offer. It advertises 15 words for seven days at regular price and 15 words for three days, highlighting a save nearly half deal and prompting phone orders.
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Sunday News Globe
Dial
Nazis in Arctic Get U S Action
Roosevelt acknowledged U S steps against possible Axis presence in Greenland and said action would be taken if Nazis reach the Arctic island. Senator Nye criticized the scare talk while Senator Nye supported stopping any occupation and expulsion if already there. A recent agreement with Denmark allows U S bases on Greenland and protection of the island.
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Western Hemisphere
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Nye
North Dakota
Lee
Oklahoma
Arctic Island
Spearman Rolling Pin Champ Caps Town’s Big Celebration
Mrs. Lois Long of Guymon Oklahoma won the rolling pin toss in Spearman’s annual rodeo and farm machinery show beating several rivals. The crowd packed Main Street as bands from multiple towns performed and rodeo events featured junior and senior steer riding and roping.
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Marion Close
William J. Miller
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Dumas
Panhandle
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Leforst
India
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Johnnie Daniels
Dean Cluck
Wesley Latimer
Vernon McClanahan
Bud Derrick
Floyd Close
Leo Graham
Mike Echo
Roy B. Sessions
C. P. Archer
Dave Wilson
Sessions
Sam Clutch
Joe Day
Floyd Crose
Du‘las
Ivor Davies
Sam Page
J. D. Kerr
Bill Beechler
FE. Kancher
Ed Tull
Neil Shaw
Wellie’ Wilson
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Chamber of Commerce
Guy McSwain
L. A
General Motors Faces Possible Strike Amid Labor Tensions
The national defense mediation board moves to avert a strike at General Motors after 41 of 61 plants voted for a walkout. GM employs 160,000 workers in 61 plants with $700 million in defense orders as coal supply tightens industrywide.
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Perkins
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Mediation Board
Washington
Appalachian Field
United Mine Workers
Defense
War Department
WITSC Hosts Vocational Day for Area Seniors
West Texas State College will host Vocational Day on Saturday April 25 inviting several hundred high school seniors. WTSC president J A Hill and Prof Frank R Phillips announced a full program with visiting counselors from agriculture engineering journalism health and more guiding students on career options.
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Canyon
West Texas State College
Glen Davis
Shamrock
Frank R. Phillips
J. A. Hill
B. W. McGinnis
Soil Conservation Service
Don Schomburg
Braniff Airways
Amarillo
Beautician
M. Hancher
San Jacinto Beauty School
George Bishop
Phillips Company
James Diverbiss
Shamrock Oil & Gas Co
Bob Rea
U. 8
U. S. Civil Service Board
Helen Hickman
West Texas
Margaret Barrett
WTSC
Lewis T. Nordyke
Amarillo Globe-News
Olin E. Hinkle
Wallace R. Clark
Barney Ogie
KGNC
John Gillis
Army Aviation
R. D. Short
General Assembly
T. M. Moore
T-Anchor Farm Boys
Education
Burton
Buffalo
Carlsbad High Students End Picket After Board Dismissal
Carlsbad New Mexico high school strikers dispersed lines at the request of Superintendent Charles L. Rose after the board dismissed him, ending the walkout at the entrance though many students marched downtown in light rain chanting We Want Rose. Rose urged students to return to classes and let matters unfold.
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Charles L. Rose
Rose
Invasion Plan In Bombings
London observers suspect a German invasion design behind eight months of bombing across Britain. Key hard-hit areas include London Coventry Birmingham Sheffield Tyneside Hull Clydeside Glasgow Portsmouth Southampton Plymouth Bristol Liverpool and Cardiff Swansea. Interior transport and railway networks remain largely unharmed to preserve invasion logistics.
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Cardiff
Swansea
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Weather Amarillo and Vicinity Summary
Fair and slightly warmer in Amarillo area. West Texas mainly cloudy with possible rain Saturday and Sunday and little temperature change. New Mexico region has showers and thunderstorms later weekend. Yesterday's temperatures ranged from about 40s to 60s with a trace precipitation in the 24 hours to 4 PM. Combined daily figures show notable totals for the area.
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