British Bombers Strike German Bases in North Sea
London reports swift British air raids on Sylt and Helgoland Bight as part of the Blitzkrieg response. RAF lost one plane but claimed German fighters beaten off. British ships lay mines along the coast while Danish neutrality is cited as breached. Multiple ships damaged or sunk, including Oakgrove and Gowrie, with Norwegian freighters Max Frederiksgad and Hertha affected.
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London
Germany
North Sea
Sylt
Helgoland
Helgoland Bight
Air Ministry
Britain
Frisian
Roem
Messerschmitt
Ballum
Denmark
Oakgrove
Gowrie
English
Admiralty
Ministry of Fisheries
Hull
Oslo
Max Frederiksgad
Hertha
West Virginia mine blast traps 95 workers deep shaft
A coal mine disaster traps 95 laborers in a deep shaft in West Virginia as rescue teams race to reach the trapped workers. The accident prompts safety checks and investigations into mine conditions.
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West Virginia
Navy Frailty Outlined for House Group
Admiral Harold E. Stark warned the House naval committee of a distinct possibility the western hemisphere could face an attack by a coalition of foreign nations. The appropriation committee endorsed defense and neutrality outlays and recommended a 267 million dollar deficiency to fund increased duties until June 30.
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Washington
Harold E. Stark
House Naval Committee Today
Western Hemisphere
Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Coast Guard Air
Bureau of Investigation
8S. M. Robinson
Bureau of Engineering
Naval Committee
Stark
Naval Operations
Defense Limited
Germany
Italy
Japan
Russia
Maine
Brazil
Pacific
Guam
Pacific Island
Congress
Vinson
Georgia
Cattlemen Meet to Tackle Trade and Branding Issues
Denver January 10 cattle rustling livestock marketing and reciprocal trade agreements top the agenda as the American National Live stock Association opens its 43d annual convention. Secretary Mollin reports a report criticizing foreign stock trading pacts and notes Secretary Hull amid US Argentina talks. The convention ends Saturday alongside the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo.
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Denver
American National Livestock Association
F. E. Mollin
Mollin
Hull
United States
Argentina
Nye Warns Finland Aid Could Provoke War
Senator Nye of North Dakota denounced pending resolutions to lend 60 million dollars to Finland saying any aid to belligerents is a warlike act and a step toward war. He spoke in Washington on January 10.
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Finland
Nye
Washington
North Dakota
Russia
Death of A. G. Sisk Found While Rabbit Hunting
The body of A. G. Sisk a retired carpenter was found today frozen in a ditch about half a mile from his farm home. He had left Monday to hunt rabbits navigating cold conditions.
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Childress
A. G. Sisk
Tarzan or Superman still spurs town debate
A lively town argument compares Tarzan and Superman as great men, while Globe-News Want Ads tout daily feats of salesmanship including a large two-bed furniture sale with a bargain price.
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Globe-News
Five Schoolboy Cannot Join Army Overseas Departure
Bryce Martin an 18 year old Georgia Tech freshman from Houston who had disappeared Saturday telephoned his father in Houston from Toronto saying he would visit before returning to school. He could not enlist in the regular army due to his American citizenship and was barred from reserve and non permanent units because of his youth.
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Army
Houston
Bryce Martin
Georgia Tech
Canada
David M. Martin
Toronto
Young Martin
Romania Yields to Italian Push on Balkan Settlement
Rumania signals readiness to settle with Hungary but rejects cession of soil. Italy-backed plan envisages Transylvania transfer for future territorial revision plus guarantees against Russian attacks on Bessarabia. Similar settlement ideas discussed with Bulgaria. Yugoslavia may join. Entente bloc to meet in Belgrade February 2-4.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Hungary
Transylvania
Carol
Budapest
Galeazzo Ciano
Istvan Csaky
Venice
Italy
Ian
Bessarabia
Bulgaria
Dobruja
Romania
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Europe
Girls Flee Burning Building Near Beaumont
Twenty five girls from a rural Beaumont area NYA home making project escaped a three story fire. Some sustained minor burns while fleeing a flaming corridor from the top floor as the blaze started when a girl tried to light a gas heater.
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Beaumont
NYA
Negro Inmate Escapes Jail by Sliding Four Stories Down Pole
Joe T. Hollaman, 23, 5'6.5", 149 pounds, medium build, escaped from Potter County jail by sliding four stories down a grass rope from the eighth floor roof to the fourth floor offset. He entered a jury dormitory, exited via windows, and fled the courthouse area. Police, sheriff, and highway patrol searched for him, tracing tracks to a flower bed near the restroom window.
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Potter County
Joe T. Hollaman
Hollaman
Harve Avery
Sheriff's Department
Texas Highway Patrol
Servants Quarters
Reduction in Soil Funds Would Hit Texas Hard
Federal budget cuts would severely impact Texas soil conservation districts. Merrill notes funds drop from 23.72 million to 20.20 million for soil conservation and from 6.131 million to 0.495 million for land utilization, risking closures of CCC camps and water facilities units. Statewide, 53.5 million acres are covered by districts with 6,733 farmers aided on over 2.48 million acres across Western Gulf and Panhandle Plains.
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Texas
Fort Worth
Jan
Louis P. Merrill
Soil Conservation Service
Merrill
Western Gulf Region
Budget Bureau
Panhandle Plains
Amarillo
Plains
Midland
Stamford
San Angelo
Brady
Colorado City
Balmorhea
Spur
Pleasanton
Uvalde
Abilene
Dalhart
Lamesa
Spearman
Northeast
Bonham
Tierra Blanca
Umbarger
Boggy Creek
Canadian
Dalam County
McLellan Creek
McLean
Cross Timbers
Decatur
Rita
Eastern New Mexico College Students Can Ring Welkin
Eastern New Mexico College students celebrated after meeting with Portales city officials and learning there is no ban on dancing at nickelodeons. Mayor Howard explained the issue was a misunderstanding and the college hangouts remain allowed with quiet hours until 10 pm.
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Eastern New Mexico College
Welkin
Portales
N. M
Frank Howard
Gordon Dougherty
Howard
John Gryder
Greyhound
Potter County Agent Resigns and Staffing Changes Noted
Ted Alexander resigns after a year and a half as Potter County agricultural agent to join his father R T Alexander a Hemphill County rancher. Frank Stubbs succeeds Alexander in Potter County with Crabtree moving to Dallam and Ernest Goule and C B Marshall shifting in Sherman Lipscomb and Childress counties.
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Ted Alexander
Potter County
R. ‘T’. Alexander
Hemphill County
Frank Stubbs
Dallam
Alexander
Stubbs
Parker D. Hanna
Daliam County
J. E. Crabtree
Sherman County
Crabtree
Hanna
Ernest Goule
Lipscomb
Lips
Two Men Believed Dead After West Virginia Mine Blast
Bartley No 1 mine in Pocahontas Coal area reports 95 trapped after an explosion at 2 30 PM. Two bodies recovered, 47 escaped, 65 remain underground. Rescue teams from Bartley and neighboring towns fight heavy slate falls with limited hope of reaching those trapped before morning.
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Bartley
W. Va
Bartley No
Pond Creek
West Virginia
Charleston
U. 8
Bureau of Mines
Eckman
Pittsburgh
R, RE. Salvati
Holden
Sbalvati
Salvati
Dry Fork
Roy Ashworth
Bartley No. 1
Weather summary for Amarillo and surrounding regions
The Amarillo area expects mostly fair conditions with little temperature change on Thursday. New Mexico will see partly cloudy skies with light rain or snow over mountains Thursday and Friday, and little temperature change. West Texas remains fair with high cloudiness and little temperature change.
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Amarillo
New Mexico
West Texas
Ee Ag
Slax
Friden Calculators
Russell Sta- Max
Wonery Company
Texas Capitol Faces Slow Disintegration Risk
A UT geology instructor warns the Texas state capitol, one of the world’s largest 1880s structures, is slowly dissolving as feldspar in its red granite reacts with water and air. He predicts collapse would not occur for 2000 to 3000 years.
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Austin
U.P
Texas State Capitol
Gerald M. Stafford
University of Texas
Stafford
Capitol
Anti-Lynch Bill Advances to Senate Despite Southern Filibuster
The House passed the anti lynching bill 252 to 131 and sent it to the Senate where southern lawmakers vow to block it. Rep Rankin and others denounced the measure while Rep Gavagan sought to remove labor violence exceptions. The debate centered on a "gangster amendment" that aimed to extend penalties to gang murders.
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Washington
House
Senate
Rep. Rankin
Mississippi
North
Rep
Hoffman
Michigan
CIO
Gavagan
New York
New York City
Harlem
Colmer
Joad
Cartographer Albert Bumstead Dies at 64
Albert H. Bumstead chief cartographer of the National Geographic Society and inventor of the sun compass died yesterday at age 64. His instrument guided Admiral Byrd to the North and South Poles making him a pivotal figure in polar exploration.
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Washington
Albert H. Bumstead
National Geographic Society
Admiral Byrd
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