Pattern of War Shifts in 1917 Behind Scenes
In a July dispatch from New York and Ames Amarillo, Rep. Marvin Jones urged the War Department to establish a new army air squadron in Amarillo, Texas, highlighting Panhandle airspace for defense and inland base needs. A Churchill anecdote underscores the era’s wartime finance motives, suggesting the U.S. was maneuvered into costly postwar obligations, with lessons for future conflicts and debts.
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Jones
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Panhandle
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Texan
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Roosevelt seeks 4.85 billion defense act for two ocean navy
President Roosevelt asked Congress for 4.848 billion dollars in new army and navy funding to build a two-ocean fleet, air force, and 2,000,000-man ground force, pledging no U.S. troops be sent to European wars while ready to repel aggression in the Western Hemisphere. Senate approves a seven-year program to add 200 warships, with House action pending. Debate highlights isolationist and non-interventionist reactions amid looming national defense push.
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Texas
Europe
Johnson
Colorado
Wheeler
Montana
Frazier
North Dakota
Treasury
Advisory Defense Commission
German minister blasts Havana conference in Central America
Reports from San Jose Costa Rica July 10 indicate German envoy to Central American nations sent messages to foreign ministers criticizing the upcoming Havana conference for the American republics. The dispatches suggest official German stance amid regional diplomacy.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Havana
France backs Petain in move to totalitarian regime
In Vichy a 569 to 80 vote with 15 abstentions approved Premier Henri Philippe Petain to form a regime modeled on Axis powers. Laval said a national referendum would confirm the plan. Petain was absent. In Munich Hitler and Axis ministers pressed Hungary to avoid dismembering Romania while planning Balkan integration.
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Tulia Boosters Invite Plains To Swisher Jubilee
A Swisher County delegation of over 100 in 30 autos paraded through Amarillo as part of a cross county visit ahead of Tulia July 17 and 18 celebration. The group, led by Henry Teubel, wore cowboy regalia and hatbands, with a Canyon highway welcome from Amarillo Chamber of Commerce official Herb Budke. A 15 minute KGNC broadcast followed a concert by the Tulia band on Third Avenue and Polk Street. Before Amarillo the party visited Nazareth Dimmitt Hereford and Sea in a five city circuit.
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Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Outlook
Fair and warm conditions dominate Amarillo and vicinity on Thursday with continued warmth. South and central areas of the Panhandle may see thundershowers Thursday. Friday brings scattered thundershowers across the Panhandle, with considerable cloudiness and north east thundershowers along ranges in New Mexico. Cooler by Friday in the north.
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Amarillo
Texas
British Sailors Dismiss Nazi Threats In Galveston
In Dallas a group of 30 British sailors reassured Police officer Bill Ellis regarding German air raids. The seafarers aboard a bus bound for Galveston to sail an oil tanker to England argued England would win the war, noting past wartime losses and noting the Luftwaffe’s limited reach. Ellis, reassured, watched them depart.
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Bill Ellis
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al Jacobs
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Britain
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Filis
Japs Still Want U. S. Apology
Shanghai reports mass meeting of Japanese residents demanding an official U S apology after the arrest of Japanese gendarmes by Marines. Observers note toned-down rhetoric as officials seek to shift focus to violations of defense zone agreements. The British steamer Shengking remains detained at Woosung.
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U. S
Col. DeWitt Peck
United States Defense
International Settlement
Moriji Takeda
Peck
Woosung
Standard Oil of New Jersey Earnings Hit $85 Million
Standard Oil Co of New Jersey reported about 85 million dollars in earnings for the first half of the year, roughly 15 million above the forecast by president W. B. Farish. Foreign earnings were excluded from the estimate due to war dislocations.
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Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
W. 8
Farish
Britain Faces Massive Luftwaffe Assault Across Channel
Across dawn Britons watched for invasion as Sir Edward Grigg warned of a near dawn threat. Air battles raged with 150 planes in violent combat over the coast, 37 German bombers shot down, 23 damaged, and British fighters protecting Dover Straits amid reports of cruiser and merchant ship losses.
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England
House of Commons
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Sir Edward
Dover
Engand
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Norfolk Coast
Wales
Berlin
High Command
Jones as a Democratic Vice Presidential Possibility
Washington reports Marvin Jones among leading Democratic contenders for vice president, though Jones denies interest. He recently accepts a life appointment as judge on the United States Claims Court, planning to take the post.
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Washington
Marvin Jones
Jones
Theodore
Alford
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Texan
United States Claims Court
Heat Wave Pushes Amarillo Records Beyond July High
Amarillo endured a fourth straight day of extreme heat as the official high reached 105 with a late 108 at English Airport. A brief 15 minute shower provided brief relief and evening forecasts called for a relatively cooler night. Plainview also reported a new all time July high of 108 degrees, surpassing Tuesday’s mark.
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Amarillo
English Airport
Plainview
House Approves Hatch Measure
The House passed the Hatch bill restricting political activity by state and local employees paid with federal funds. It would dismiss workers found to have participated in political campaigns or management when tied to activities financed in part by federal funds and returns to the Senate for action on amendments.
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Hatch
House
Senate
Chamber
Canadians To Be Conscripted In August Registration
Ottawa officials announced a four day registration for all Canadian males over 16 for military duties in the last two weeks of August. Justice T C Davis deputy minister of war services disclosed the plan to the House of Commons.
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Ont
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Federal Department of War Services
House of Commons
Or Else Take Roller Skates
Two week hitchhiking vacations can backfire when funds run out or a reliable car is unavailable. Globe-News Want Ads offer a Classified 68 for cars, 54 for funds, and 5 for personal loans to avoid financial predicaments.
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