Finnish Forces Hold Front as Red Army Retreats on Lake Kianta
Finnish ski patrols penetrate central Finland to encircle fleeing Red troops after a crushing 163rd division loss on Lake Kianta. Murmansk rail lines suffer multiple bombings by Finnish forces. reports also cite bombings of Liinahamari and Dagö Island bases with possible British involvement. Hoover transfers aid funds to Finnish relief. fighting shifts toward Lake Ladoga region with Karelia quiet and Hanko air raids noted.
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Lake Kianta
Russia
Red Army
Copenhagen
Finland
Lake Kiantam
Divi
Rea
Murmansk
Pekka Nieme
Lake
Kianta
Iles
Bergen
Norway
Liinahamari
Dagoe
Déesel
Estonia
Ussr
Aftenavis
Helsinki
Hanko
Baltic
Turku
Lake Lacoga
Karelan
Little Due To Seek Reelection May Run For Senate
Amarillo State Representative G. H. Jack Little is near certain to seek reelection and run for the Senate to succeed Senator Clint Small. Curtis Douglas of Panhandle is weighing another bid, while Rep. Max Boyer and Rep. Gene Worley are also discussed as possible candidates. Speaker Emmett Morse may visit Amarillo for talks with Little, who supported Morse for speaker.
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Little
Douglass
Senate
G. H
Jack) Little
Amarillo
Curtis Douglas
Panhandle
Small
Rep. Little
Max Boyer
Perryton
Gene Worley
Shamrock
Senator Small
Austin
Emmett Morse
Houston
Rep. Morse
Boyer
Worley
House
Clint C. Small
Curtis Douglass
Texas Ranchmen Look for Best Year in Decade
Texas ranchers forecast 1940 to be the best year in a decade with strong grass on ranges and favorable conditions in the Panhandle and Canadian River Valley. Officials from the Cattle Raisers, Soil Conservation, and local agents cite snow, rain, and plentiful feed as boosting cattle and wool markets, while fears of hog production temper price optimism.
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Texas
Panhandle Area
J. T. Sneed
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, Inc
M. T. “Hap” Johnson
The
Panhandle Livestock Association
Trangelands
H. H. Finnell
Soil Conservation Service
Plains
Canadian River Valley
Clyde Carruth
Hutchinson County
Panhandle
Wichita Falls
F. L. Britton
Lubbock
Associated Press
San Angelo
Odessa
Corpus Christi
King Ranch
al Kleberg
Nose Icicles Up Inside Finns Rally Amid Arctic Blizzard
James Aldridge reports from Petsamo Front as a Baltic winter grips the Arctic. A Finnish patrol of four plans a foray toward a Russian supply base under brutal cold and blizzard conditions. The frost bites breaths, noses ice, and troops press on despite lethal cold and darkness.
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James Aldridge
Petsamo
Arctic Circle
National Guardsmen Prevent Lynching After Slaying
Gov. Hugh White ordered National Guardsmen to Meadville Mississippi as a posse of about 75 surrounded a black man wanted for the murder of a white man and wounding two others. Deputy Herring said the mob would lynch him anyway. two homes were shot at during the surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadville
Miss
Hugh White
National
Grahame Herring
Knoxville
Herring
Hillard Hall
Franklin County
Amarillo Area Weekend Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy in Amarillo and vicinity with little temperature change. West Texas west of 100th meridian remains cloudy with minimal temperature shift. New Mexico shows increasing high clouds and a touch of light rain or snow in the extreme northwest, with little overall temperature change. Yesterday's Amarillo temperature highs and lows noted, precipitation trace over the past 24 hours ending 4 PM yesterday.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridan
New Mexico
Lures
Pam
Crete
No Glamor for Stenographers in Springfield Cleanup Move
In Springfield health and safety department steno staff report for work with pale faces as Commissioner J. A. Van Nattan enforces a permanent ban on rouge lipstick and red polish to de glamorize city hall. He says lipstick cracks lips when outdoors and cites the cleanup drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
U.P
City Health and Safety Department
J. A. van Nattan
van Nattan
Industry at Close of 1939 Matched 1929's Best Quarter
Secretary Hopkins reported that industrial activity in the last quarter of 1939 matched the best quarter in 1929 with Christmas trade the strongest since 1929. He cited inventory readjustment, higher payrolls, farm price gains, steady construction, and increased capital commitments as factors influencing future activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hopkins
Jones Urging New Airships
Chairman Jones of Texas introduced two bills in the House agriculture committee calling for federal cooperation in lighter-than-air craft. One bill would provide 15 million dollars for two airships three airship purchases and personnel training. The other would form the American Airship Corporation to coordinate with the airship industry headed by the Civil Aeronautics Authority administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jones
Texas
House Agriculture Committee
American Airship Corporation
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Snow Stalls North Plains Roads Amid Panhandle Cold
Heavy snow fell 10 miles west of Dumas toward Dalhart and Hartley while light flurries appeared near Spearman Perryton Guymon Okla and Wichita Falls. Amari ll o recorded 26 degrees with fog and a chilly Panhandle forecast continued cloudy and cold.
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London
North Texas
North Plains
Dumas
Dalhart
Hartley
Spearman
Perryton
Guymon
Okla
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
Panhandle
Texline
Childress
Kansas City
Omaha
Neb
St. Joseph
Des Moines
Iowa
U. S. 66
Tulsa
Galveston
Houston
Temple
Palestine
Lufkin
Saltillo
Fort Worth
Dallas
Stock Show Catalog Responds To Advertising Solicitation
Amarillo Fat Stock Show officials called the catalog ad solicitation gratifying as it funds the annual livestock show. The event opens March 4 and copy is sent to printers promptly to cut catalog costs and maximize net proceeds for expenses. Merchants and cattlemen are urged to submit copy soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Unusual Offer Unusual Results Ford Coupe Ad
Offer highlights a 1939 DeLUXE FORD Coupe with easy payments and a quick sale. The ad notes the car is gone and credits Globe-News Want Ads for the fast result, urging daily checks and listing the Want Ad Headquarters dial number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe-News
Jackson Day Dinners Are Not Faithful Says Vandenberg
Senator Vandenberg wrote Democratic Chairman Farley that Jackson Day dinners should honor the 1835 precedent of extinguishing the national debt. He criticized current events as a far cry from the original Jacksonian ideal and noted a $100-a-plate dinner amid debate over deficits.
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Washington
Vandenberg
Michigan
James A. Farley
Washington Globe
New Orleans
Jackson Day
Old Hickory
Romanian Front Tensions Rise as Fortifications Expand
Bucarest reports intensified work on fortifications near the Soviet frontier amid Romania's vow to defend Bessarabia and Bucovina to the last man. Troops shift back from Bessarabia as Finland's resistance is noted, while fears of multi-front attacks from Hungary and Bulgaria grow. A Soviet Bulgaria trade pact is also cited, stressing shipping terms with no political clauses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Tatarescu
Rumania
Bessarabia
Bucovina
Russia
Red Army
Pruth
Bucharest
Finland
Hungary
Bulgaria
Transylvania
Carpathians
Europe
Italy
Yugoslavia
Romania
Dobruja
Bessarabian
Balkans
Kremlin
Black Sea
Flora Finch Dies in Hollywood Silent Film Star
Flora Finch a leading silent film comedienne died at Good Samaritan Hospital from blood poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Finch
Hollywood
Comediennes
Good Samaritan Hospital
On His Way To Finland
An ambulance delivered Rex Barroni, 56, to Taylor Hospital after being hurled across a highway by a car. He suffered minor bruises though doctors said he might have been killed without his heavy clothing layers that protected him.
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Philadelphia
Taylor Hospital
Rex Barroni
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Finn
New York
Herbert Hoover
Finnish Relief Fund
Lewis T. Nordyke
Plainview
Claude Witherspoon
W. L. Pier
Fort Worth National Bank
Paul Russell
South Texas
FDR
Congress
Lieut
Arctic
Hoyhenjaervi
No Man's Land
Leutenant
National Defense
Treasury
Roosevelt
Rep. Gurney
South Dakota
Answer
Taft
Ohio
Chicago
Rep
Rayburn
Byrnes
South Carolina
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PS Ee Ee
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Farm Cnet
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Phillip Shell
J. W. Shell
Red Prestige
Moscow
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