Red Attack Sinks Finnish Steamer Notung at Aaland Islands
Russian bombers raid Finland sinking the steamer Notung of 1,133 tons in the Aaland Islands and attempting to bomb an unnamed German vessel aground there. The Notung is listed as Finnish in Lloyd's. bombs missed the German ship. A Russian plane machinegunned another unidentified vessel at Houtskar.
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Helsinki
Finland
Notung
Aaland Islands
Lloyd’s Register
Notting
Sottunja
Aaland Archipelago
Bothnian Gulf
Houtskar
Perry Blackburn Taken by Death
Perry A H Blackburn 59 prominent Amarillo businessman died suddenly of a heart attack at his home 2412 Washington Street. He was secretary treasurer of Blackburn Brothers Clothiers and active in Masonic and church work. He is survived by his wife and three Amarillo brothers. Funeral services were set for Polk Street Methodist Church with burial in Marion Alabama.
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Perry A. H. Blackburn
Amarillo
Washington Street
Mr. Blackburn
Blackburn Brothers Clothiers
Polk Street Methodist Church
Khiva Shrine Temple
Perry County
Alabama
E. M. Blackburn
Marion
Ala
Walter Blackburn
C. J. Blackburn
Lillian Hannah
Howard Blackburn
C. C. Grimes
Ham Horton
Jack Farwell
Charles Ware
D. Kirkpatrick
Floyd Studer
K. S. Loving
M. D. Fields
Oscar Wise
C. W. Farr
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Japanese Ship Captain Retired Over Warship Incident
Captain Yoshisada Watanabe, master of the Asama Maru, is retired from active service by NyK Line on grounds of misconduct related to the steamer being halted by a British warship last Sunday and 21 Germans being taken off.
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Tokyo
Yoshisada, Watanabe
Nyk Line
Doctor Defends Wife Slaying
In Edinburg on January 24 Dr. L. J. Montague testified he did not know his wife was slain until after he chased and fired on P. C. Humphrey the night of April 20. He admitted shooting Humphrey from about ten feet and said his wife, owner of several theaters, was killed with two bullet wounds. He blamed domestic trouble for the shooting and said Humphrey had long visited his wife, despite warnings he would kill him. The trial likely will reach the jury Friday.
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Edinburg
L. J. Montague
P. C. Humphrey
Humphrey
Montague
Dr. Montague
Bandera
Tex
Boyer enters 31st Senate district race in Texas Panhandle
Max Boyer, serving his second term in the Texas House, announces his candidacy for the state Senate from the 31st district covering 26 Panhandle counties. He plans an active campaign from now until the July Democratic primary and is Amarillo resident Perryton. Politicking fills Amarillo as E M Morse and E B Germany move party machinery. poll tax payments near deadline.
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Max Boyer
Panhandle
State Senate
Boyer
Perryton
House
Clint C. Small
Amarillo
Emmett Morse
Texas House
Jack Little
Fort Worth
Houston
E. B. Germany
Democratic Executive Committee
Pampa
Abilene
Potter County
Allies Might Aid Finns If Nazis Take Hand
The article discusses a possible Allied response to Germany aiding Russia in Finland. It notes Chamberlain’s cautious reply in Parliament and the potential impact on Norway and Sweden, with speculation that Franco British policy hinges on German involvement.
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North
Kirkel
Simpson
Associated Press
Germany
Russia
Finland
Chamberlain
Europe
Norway
Sweden
Moscow
Berlin
Bitter Panhandle Cold and Snow Across Texas
Frigid air moves across the Midwest and Panhandle as Amarillo and towns report single digit temperatures. Snow and cold persist through January with warnings of continued frigid weather and limited moisture.
Weather Amarillo and Vicinity Forecast Update
The Amarillo region sees partly cloudy skies with rising temperatures through Thursday and Friday. West Texas expects partly cloudy days with warming, while parts of Mexico face light snow in eastern mountains Thursday morning and clearing by Friday. Central areas may turn colder with northeast sections warmer. Yesterday's high 39, low 39 with 0.3 inches of precipitation in the last 24 hours.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Texline
Channing
Clarendon
Childress
Rio Grande Valley
Brownsville
Midwest
Virginia
Danville
Richmond
Delaware
West Virginia
Carolinas
High Point
N. C
Newberry
S. C
Tennessee
Texas
Mexico
U S Canada Reach Substantial Agreement on Great Lakes Waterway
The United States and Canada, after three days of talks, report substantial agreement on a Great Lakes St Lawrence deep waterway plan. Aimed at 27 feet depth around the International Rapids, with a Barnhart Island dam and dual powerhouses, pending government decisions.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
State Department
International Rapids
Barnhart Island
Tiny Neutral Nations Reject Churchill Plea
The Hague delegates from all parties reject Churchill's call for neutrals to unite with Britain and France for collective security. Dutch leaders defend neutrality, criticize Britain and France, and urge Holland to stay aloof from Soviet Russia and the League of Nations. several speakers say neutrals should not enter the war.
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The
Hague
Netherlands
Winston Churchill
Europe
Great Britain
France
Admiralty
Eduard van Kleefens
Holland
B. de Savornin Lohman
Christian Historical Party
Derek Jan de Geer
Britain
Neurals
Lohman
Russia
League of Nations
Anema
England
Ethiopia
Albania
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Relief personnel crisis settled in Texas and Ohio veto showdown
Texas relief personnel tensions eased after Senator Connally reported a negotiated merit system for WPA and old age assistance workers under the Texas Welfare Department. In Washington Republicans failed to override President Roosevelt's veto on the Ohio relief bill, with a 171 to 153 vote, leaving Ohio's $1,338,000 refund dispute unresolved.
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Connally
Texas
Washington
Bankhead
Ohio
Social Security Board
Two Found Dead in Cabin Near Houston
Two men found dead in a tourist cabin in Houston in what authorities deem asphyxiation. Inquest led by Justice Tom Maes revealed envelopes with the names Joe Sitter and Andrew Sitter from Cobden Illinois. Ages estimated at 45 and 22, likely father and son. campers reported they rented the cabin the previous day and failed to appear.
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Houston
U.P
Tom Maes
Joe Sitter
Andrew Sitter
Cobden
Public Hearing Planned Over San Antonio Hospital Probe
A district court injunction blocks state board interference as a public hearing on 12 charges against hospital superintendent W. J. Johnson proceeds in the Senate chamber, with the San Antonio Ministers Association accusing him of issues at the San Antonio state hospital and the board set to air details publicly on February 3.
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Austin
San Antonio State Hospital
State Board of Control
Harry Knox, Jr
Senate
W. J. Johnson
San Antonio
Knox
Johnson
Frank Davis
William Lawson
W. Lee O'Daniel
Claude Williams
Fred Felty
Tom DeBerry
Charles W. Castner
Dan Moody
Carl Wright Johnson
Bond Refused in Examining Trial in Texas Murders
W T Simmons 37 charged with murder in deaths of L B Hand 72 and Lulu Wude Green 76 of Swisher County Texas. Bond denied after examining trial. authorities tied Simmons to the scene and a motive based on a burned farm home and missing cow and trailer. Double funeral planned at Tulsa Methodist Church with interment in Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Tulia
W. T
Dub) Simmons
L. B. Hand
Lulu Wudegreen
Switsher
Simmons
Swisher County
Hugh White
Herbert C. Martin
Littlefield
W. R. Gardner
Mini
Tulsa Methodist Church
Euel D. Crosby
Rose Hill Cemetery
Hand
Illnois
Two Die in Plane Plunge Off Coronado Islands
Two navy fliers died when their scouting aircraft from the cruiser Detroit plunged into the sea eight miles west of the Coronado Islands during exercises with Destroyer Division 11. The crash occurred today off San Diego California. Both men were aboard the observation plane during the training mission.
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San Diego
Calif
Detroit
Coronado Islands
Britain Delays Stand on Break With Russia to Aid Belgium
In London Prime Minister Chamberlain refused to commit Britain to breaking relations with Moscow, stating readiness to honor pledges to Belgium. He reviewed Locarno era treaties and noted German bombers attacked near the Shetland Islands, while a Moscow split remained unsettled and Ambassador Maisky’s return was unsettled.
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London
Chamberlain
Russia
House of Commons
Great Britain
Belgium
Locarno
Germany
Poland
Britain
Shetland Islands
Alfred William Fortescue Knox
Moscow
Ivan Maisky
William Leeds
Car crash victim dies in Alstyne
Milligan Ray Wagner, 44, a farmer, died today from injuries received in a car crash Monday night in Alstyne.
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van Alstyne
Milligan
Ray Wagner
Globe News Want Ads Sell Used Cars for Locals
The local Globe News Want Ads highlight selling used cars and trucks for nearby people with tangible success. An example shows a Dalhart firm selling a new truck within five days, illustrating quick local vehicle sales through the ads.
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Globe News
Dalhart
Chevrolet Truck Ad Promises Big Discount Trade
1939 Chevrolet truck brand new never driven with 158 inch wheel base H D tires and more. Edwards Chevrolet Company in Dalhart Texas offers a big discount and trade option.
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Chevrolet
Edwards Chevrolet Company
Dalhart
Texas
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