Defense cost rises with bond plan advanced time limit for FDR favored
British military authority notes early German invasion possible but unlikely due to aid to Italy. Warns of possible Nazi moves in the Balkans toward Salonika and threats to Mediterranean convoys. Describes German forces spread from Narvik to Bucharest and various Allied concerns from Spain to North Africa.
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Turkey
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North Africa
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Sidi
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Tobruk
Hitler to address German people on Der Tag anniversary
Berlin reports Hitler will speak at 4:30 PM local time marking the eighth anniversary of Der Tag. The address will be broadcast on German radios with a repeat at 8:20 PM. Schools and workplaces are to operate on schedule as part of the decree. Major American networks plan not to carry the speech.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Amarillo
Reich
Fuehrer
Wilhelmstrasse
Hitler
Burma Road town hit by Japanese planes toll rises
Four A road fatalities Nanming China January 29 reports say forty Chinese were killed or wounded as Japanese planes attacked this Burma Road town for a second day.
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Nming
China
Burma Road
Pumpkin coach and crystal slipper come true for Ann
A prank unfolds in Gary West Virginia as 13 year old Ann Sklep kovich appears as a real Cinderella guest. She greets President Roosevelt with a shy birthday salute after stepping into the famed threshold at the White House.
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United Press Radio Wire
Washington
America
Ann Sklepkovich
Gary
W. Va
Mr. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roose
Ann Roosevelt birthday prank brings girl to White House
A Washington prank sent Ann to the White House believing an invitation was real. Her brother played a joke texting a postscript on a White House letter, prompting Secret Service to involve the police. The President later sent a genuine invitation and congratulated her on her birthday.
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Washington
White House
Cinderella
Mr. Roosevelt
Morrow
George Allen
Secret Service
Police Department
Roosevelt
Four Dances Here Tonight for President Roosevelt Birthday
Dances are held tonight at The Nat Amarillo Hotel Aviatrix Club and Mayfair Night Club to raise funds for infantile paralysis relief. Tickets cost 1 and cover all four events with proceeds split between the Amarillo Crippled Children's Council and the National Foundation. Tickets available at local drugstores and hotel stands.
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Roosevelt
Amarillo
Nat
Aviatrix Club
Mayfair Night Club
Cretney’s Drug Store
Max Or Drug Store
Miller Pharmacy
Pool Drug No
Herbert Drug Store
Amarillo Hotel
Herring Hotel
Capitol Hotel
Texans To Aid FDR Fight Infantile Paralysis Nationwide
Texans join 400 communities in supporting the March of Dimes for infantile paralysis. Texas chapters in over 200 counties plan to raise upwards of 50 000 through balls bingo basketball and bridge with Dallas Fort Worth Houston San Antonio Galveston Amarillo El Paso leading events.
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Amarillo
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Tyler
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Snow Likely In Panhandle Region Today
Panhandle areas including Amarillo face possible snowfall today influenced by conditions near Trinidad Colorado. Last night heavy fog and light drizzle were widespread with moisture around .05 inch reported in Clarendon Pampa Midland and Waynoka Oklahoma.
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Colo
Texas
Panhandle
Clarendon
Pampa
Midland
Waynoka
Oklo
London Truce Cancelled By German Bomb Blasts
A German raid on London after dark marked by heavy bombs. British casualties were reported low and damage slight though air raid shelters were crowded. Across the region raids spread to western and northern England and parts of Scotland.
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Mave Mluicaaaleu Lil Ivaszi
Sicily
Tobruk
Egypt
Tangier
Algeria
Algiers
Dover
England
East Anglia
Scotland
Royal Air Force
Libya
Derna
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Barce
Mussolini
Cairo
Bengasi
Cirenaican
Yugoslavia
Athens
Albania
Earthquake Jolts Los Angeles Downtown at 5 34 PM
A sharp quake struck Los Angeles at 5 34 PM with heavy impact downtown and lighter effects in nearby cities and along the coast. Reports describe a rumbling and tremor felt in Pasadena as well.
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Los Angeles
Pasadena
Boise
Suspect Held in Sooner Safe Cracking Case
Morris E. Brewer arrested by Amarillo police on burglary charges in Roger Mills County Oklahoma. Brewer refused extradition and is held in Amarillo jail as Oklahoma officials pursue removal. The Strong City grocery safe was robbed of 57 dollars. notes link a wrecked car in Beckham County with a drill tool matching a looted safe fragment. Brewer has prior Dyer Act terms and California burglary parole.
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Morris E. Brewer
Amarillo
Roger Mills County
Okla
Oklahoma
Brewer
Orval Grim
Jim Ted Robinson
Beckham County
Oklahoma City
O'Daniel
Austin
Earl Francis
Sayre
Strong City
Roger Mills
California
Army Officer Reports Theft of Secrets on Anti-Tank Gunnery
Lieut. Joe K. Ellsworth reported the theft of papers he said contained secret tactical data on anti-tank gunnery and new military regulations in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Joe K. Ellsworth
Eight Injured In Road Crash Near Groom Oklahoma
Eight persons were injured in a two car collision on Highway 66 two miles east of Groom. Jimmie Dan Kelley a Tulsa child ten years old suffered a brain concussion and broken nose while L T Coulson of Clinton received a broken knee. Coulson faces a misdemeanor charge of attempting to pass without sufficient clearance. Mrs Coulson and Mr and Mrs Kelley Oklahoma residents were in the two vehicles. The crash occurred last night in a Groom hotel where the injured were treated.
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Highway 66
Groom
Jimmie Dan Kelley
Tulsa
Oklo
L. T. Coulson
Clinton
Bleing
Coulson
Justice Court
Packard
Plymouth
Linnie Marie Kelley
F. O. Kelley
Lloyd Rogers
Bill Abbott
C. O. Layne
Amarillo Airport Committee to Meet This Afternoon
Amarillo's committee of seven plans another session this afternoon to study the city's persistent airport problem. A lengthy executive session was held yesterday afternoon, per Dr. R. Thomsen the chairman.
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Amarillo
R. Thomsen
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast and Temperatures
Amarillo and vicinity expect partly cloudy conditions Thursday with more clouds and rain in the south and snow in the north Friday. Colder air moves in Thursday afternoon and Friday, with high winds and colder northeast portions. A mix of snow over higher elevations in New Mexico and rain in the east, clearing to mostly cloudy Friday morning. Temperatures show 45 to 50s in some areas with lows around 40s. Precipitation for the past 24 hours ended 4 PM yesterday was trace. The edition notes circulation totals for January 29, 1941.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Metaxas Dies In Greece At Age Seventy
General John Metaxas, known as Little John, died at his suburban home in Kiphissia at 6 20 AM. He led Greece with a dictatorial program and opposed liberalism. Alexander Korizis was named premier to carry on Metaxas program. The loss sparked national mourning and flags at half staff across Greece.
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Greece
Kiphissia
Albania
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Marathon
George II
Alexander Korizis
Korizis
Mexas
Balkans
Belgrade
Mejtaxas
Administration Takes Opening Lend-Aid Round
The article reports on early rounds of the lease lend bill debate in Congress. It notes amendments aimed at limiting convoys and servicing foreign warships, House approval of a June 1943 sunset and a call for consultation with military leaders, plus ongoing fights on cost and defense mobilization. Secretary Stimson and Morgenthau advocate action, while debates over shipbuilding allocation and draft deferments unfold.
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House
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Army
Navy
Congress
Congressional
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
War Stimson
Stimson
United States
Britain
America
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Ways and Means Committee
Defense
Philip Murray
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Arthur
Fleming
Civil Service Commission
Pearl Harbor Naval Base
Hawaii
Pleming
Jaycee Awards Dinner Tonight in Amarillo
The Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce hosts an awards dinner at the Capitol Hotel at 7:30 PM. Two civic honors will be given to Amarillo men under and over 35. Principal speaker Stanley Foran of Dallas is listed as guest. Yesterday’s Jaycee luncheon was canceled for tonight’s event. Friden Calculators advertised for fast figures.
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Amarillo
Hollis DeGrassi
Stanley Foran
Dallas
Britain Ready To Tap Last U S Nestegg
London reports Britain will sell British owned and controlled U S businesses to raise dollars for war imports. The treasury says most gold already spent and US securities are being sold steadily. Sir Edward Peacock expected to assess bids from British and American controlled firms.
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London
Britain
United States
Treasury
America
Sir Edward Peacock
Defense Strikes May Be Banned by Congress
A proposed bill would require federal mediation for defense related labor disputes, ban the closed shop, and outlaw strikes for three days. Walkouts halt production at Wright Field Ohio and at International Harvester plants in Chicago, Milwaukee, and Cleveland. Revisions and negotiations continue under U S mediators as violence erupts in Parkersburg West Virginia.
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Dayton
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Army
Aviation Experiment Center
Penner Construction Company
New York
Chicago
International Harvester Company
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Farm Equipment Workers Organizing Committee
U .S
Carl Schedler
David Boadley
Schedler
Mountain State Steel Foundry
Parkersburg
W. Va
C-I-O Steel Workers Organizing Committee
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Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Cleveland
Standard Tool Company
Alabama Drydocks and Shipbuilding Company
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