Amarillo misses bomber plant as Fort Worth Tulsa win
Southwest defense push ends with Fort Worth and Tulsa securing bomber assembly plants. Fort Worth will house Consolidated Aircraft and Tulsa will use Douglas Aircraft. Amarillo led a late bid, with officials urging continued state and federal support while stressing regional assets. The decision boosts air traffic prospects along the Santa Monica to Tulsa route and could lift Panhandle defense roles.
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Southwest
Washington
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Santa Monica
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Omaha
Kansas City
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Aviation and Industrial Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Transmisson
William A. Knudsen
Texas
Rogers
Edquist
Jason Robberson
R. E. Underwood, Sr
Ray Johnson
Gene Howe
S. B. Whittenburg
John K. Boyce
E. W. Hardin
Tom W. Cotten
G. C. Saunders
Lawrence Hagg
John McCarty
Douglas
Panhandle
Vernon Gunn
TWA
Which Christmas
Columbia South Carolina January 3 Flinn Gilland assistant registrar at the University of South Carolina faces a quandary after sending New Year greeting cards in envelopes marked Do Not Open Until Christmas Office Furniture Russell Stonery Company.
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Columbia
8. C
Flinn Gilland
University of South Carolina
Husband Declares Departure Then Fails to Return
Mrs. Fannie Shannon told Judge Harry H. Rowan that her husband Louis returned after a three months absence in 1925 and said he would return in 1940. 1940 passed with no word, and the judge granted her a divorce.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Fannie Shannon
Harry H. Rowan
Louis
Roosevelt Announces 200 Ship Carrier Build Program
President Roosevelt unveils a giant defense plan to construct 200 oceangoing cargo vessels totaling about 1.5 million tons at $300 to 350 million. Ships would be government owned, standardized, built in new yards as assembly plants, with possible use to support Britain under lend lease.
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Amaillo
Panhandle
Mr. Rogers
Dumas
Mr. Edquist
Chamber of Commerce
J. Roy Cullum
R. E. Wertz
Co. S. Makeig
Charles T. Ware
Edquist
Chamber of Force
Roosevelt
Britain
Atlantic
Uses Defense Fund
Congress
Maritime Commission
British Allies Press At Bardia As 5000 Italians Taken
Australian troops launch dawn assault on Bardia fortress in Libya supported by heavy RAF bombardment and tanks. Over 5,000 Italians captured, about a quarter of the garrison, with the defenders under stiff resistance. RAF losses minimal as operations continue, signaling a likely fall of Bardia in days. Diurnal reports also note Irish tensions and distant Allied actions across Europe.
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Associated Press
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Libya
Cairo
Royal Air Force
RAF
Neutral Hire
Ireland
Germany
Dublin
Ita
Berlin
Athena
Albania
Klisura-Tepelent
England
Famnon de Valera
Eire
Petain
France
Philippe Petain
Bristol Channel
London
Midlands
British Press Association
Carrdiff
Ypres
French
Admiralty
Sfax
Casablanca
Dakar
Len
Africa
Fish Admiralty
Hopkins Named Special Envoy To Britain
President Roosevelt announced that Harry Hopkins would depart for London on a special mission to relay the administration’s inner plans for aiding Britain. Hopkins travels without title and will act as the President’s representative to maintain contact with the British government, staying perhaps two weeks. A new ambassador to Great Britain is expected to be named next week, with Hopkins serving ad interim until then.
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Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
London
Britain
Hopkins
England
Great Britain
Joseph P. Kennedy
New Deal
Luther A. Johnson
Texas
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Glass backs full aid to Britain in war effort
Senator Glass of Virginia voiced strong support for massive aid to Great Britain, saying he would lend everything available and expressing a desire to wipe Germany off the face of the earth. The remarks reflect a hawkish stance as tensions rise in the war.
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Washington
Glass
Virginia
Great Britain
Germany
Congress Clears Way for Battle Over Plans for Aiding England
The 77th Congress opened in a subdued mood as Roosevelt’s plan to lend war supplies to England dominated early debate. Senate leaders signaled fast action with little spending limits likely, while critics vowed to organize against administration policy. Speaker Rayburn won strong support and urged bipartisanship on foreign policy amid looming wartime decisions.
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England
Washington
Roosevelt
America
Great Britain
James Shera Montgomery
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
Wheeler
Montana
Trayburn
Rep
Martin
Massachusetts
Repubican
Rayburn
Rep. Sabath
Illinois
Bank Deposits At New High In Amarillo
Bank deposits in Amarillo rise well over a million dollars from a year ago. The three national banks total 22,015,113.61, up 1,020,158.99 from last year with deposits at their highest level since before the downturn. Cattle and general business strength cited by bankers as the cause.
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Amarillo
Weather forecast for West Texas and vicinity
The Weather Bureau cautions increasing clouds and occasional showers in the southwest portion Saturday into Sunday. North areas will be slightly colder Saturday night with warmer conditions expected Sunday.
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West Texas
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