Allied Bombers Roar To Meet New Jap Armada
German plans seek spring conquests Iceland Dakar Casablanca and the Canary Islands to choke Allied US supplies to Britain. An authoritative source notes Iceland would be hard to seize. Dakar and Casablanca controlled by Vichy France and the Canaries by Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wavell
United Nations
Drew Middleton
London
Iceland
Dakar
Casablanca
Canary Islands
British Isles
United States
Spain
Narvik
Trondheim
Teeland
North Atlantic
Europe
Britain
Germany
Atlantic
Canaries
Ireland
Crete
Graf Zeppelin
Vichy
Martinique
Caribbean
Fat Stock Show Catalog Mailings Highlight Amarillo Event
The Amarillo Fat Stock Show catalog goes to mail with 150 pages of rules, articles, and ads. Artwork by Bev Carlton Mead depicts a wistful 15 year old boy at the corral as the five day show in Amarillo nears. The catalog honors 4-H and FFA exhibitors now serving in armed forces and includes a foreword by Col A Simpson and a greeting from Mayor Joe Jenkins. Printing by Russell Stationery. Also noted is Blandford’s confirmation as national housing administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Bev Carlton Mead
Mead
Panhandle
4-H
FFA
Armed Services
Col, . A. Simpson
Chamber of Commerce
Joe Jenkins
George Autry
Ben Mead
R. C. Highley
Hugh C. Gouldy
Garford Wilkinson
Russell Stationery
Java Invasion Battle Escalates As Allied Forces Hold
Allied bomber escorts confront a large Japanese invasion fleet threatening Java while Gen Wavell is replaced by Dutch leadership in the Netherlands East Indies. Dutch, American, and British troops strike back with counterattacks. Java’s defense tightens around Batavia and Soerabaja as ships, tanks, and air power clash.
3000 Japanese For New Mexico
The New Mexican reports nearly 3000 Japanese evacuated from the Pacific coast will be interned in New Mexico for the war. Enemies and American-born Nipponese will be housed in abandoned CCC camps. Santa Fe camp to be enclosed by barbed wire. About 1200 aliens and second generation Japs expected this week, 1700 more later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
N. M
New Mexican
Pacific Coast
New Mexico
Navy Concentrates On Vital Lines Admiral King Says
Washington March 2 Admiral Ernest J. King declares the navy is building up vital air and sea communications to prepare a general offensive against the Axis powers. He says measures are being taken to strengthen key points and to harass and damage the enemy as production of aircraft ships and guns grows.
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King
Washington
Ernest J. King
United States
Navy
U. S. Navy
United States Fleet
War Fund Bill Approved as Army Heads to Axis War
Congress swiftly approved a 32767737900 dollar military appropriation after Senate and House concurrence. General Marshall warned against dispersing forces inland and urged offensive action to deter enemy moves near U S shores. The measure funds army ordnance production and lend-lease warehousing and sails ships to expand the merchant fleet. A separate report details the Majore sinking by three Axis submarines off the Middle Atlantic coast with 25 survivors rescued and crew accounts of the attack. Senator Hatch, injured in a prior accident, was described as out of imminent danger in Albuquerque.
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Roosevelt
House
Senate
San Rela
Austin
Vermont
George C. Marshall
Army
War Department
Marshall
Continental
United States
Marshal
America
Mississippi River
Keokuk Dam
Maritime Commission
The
Ore Steamship Company of New York
Cape Hatteras
Shell
Majore
Christopher W. Core
Richmond
Charles E. Nash
Dundalk
Howard W. Bock
Baltimore
Bock
E. B. Stahl
Core
Stahl
Nash
Albuquerque
N. M
Carl Hatch
R. Lovelace
Lovelace
Army Air Force Given Equality With Ground Arms
President Roosevelt ordered a sweeping reorganization of the War Department to grant the Army Air Forces full equality with the ground arms. The plan groups functions into three units under the chief of staff with new commands for ground forces and supply and an autonomous air staff.
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Washington
Roosevelt
War Department
Army Air Forces
Army Ground Forces
Services of Supply
Stimson
George C. Marshall
H. Arnold
Arnold
Air Command
United States
Secretary of War
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas
Much warmer Tuesday in Amarillo and vicinity with rapid temperature rise. Cold again early Tuesday morning in West Texas followed by a warmer afternoon.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Fteast
Amarillo Daily News
Amarillo Glcope Reseneees
February Defense Bond Sales Dip After January Peak
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau announced February defense bond sales reached 703.2 million, below January’s record 1.0605 billion. He noted January included bulk quota purchases. overall, February’s total brings year-to-date to about 4.3 billion with Series E at 397.989 million, Series F at 51.82 million, and Series G at 253.391 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Morgenthau
Tankers Guns Answer U-Boat Off San Francisco Bay
The U S Navy reports an American tanker William H Berg exchanged gunfire with a submarine 33 miles southeast of the Farrallones near San Francisco. The tanker fired back but did not hit the enemy. patrol bombers and surface ships pursued but the submarine vanished. Radio stations cut air for 30 minutes to avoid giving bearings. Rear Admiral J W Greenslade announced the engagement.
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San Francisco
Navy
Golden Gate
William H. Berg
Farrallone Islands
San Francisco Bay Area
J. W. Greenslade
12Th Naval District
FCC Chain Order Stayed Pending Appeal
A three judge federal court stayed the FCC from enforcing its proposed chain broadcasting restrictions until at least May 1. Columbia Broadcasting System and National Broadcasting Company won the stay pending their appeal to the U S Supreme Court from the court's earlier injunction dismissal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FCC Radio Chain
New York
Federal Communications Commission
Columbia Broadcasting System
National Broadcasting Company
United States Supreme Court
Food Prices at New High in Texas February 1940
Texas retail food prices rose to a new high in February up 17.6 percent from April 1940 levels, according to the state bureau of labor statistics. Eggs costs declined slightly amid overall inflation across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New High
Austin
Texas
State Bureau of Labor Statistics
World War Front Briefs From Global Battles
A rapid recap notes Wavell’s removal as Allied Southwest Pacific commander with a Dutch successor. Dutch American British forces press Java with gains as a 70 to 80 ship Japanese armada nears. Allied losses include two Dutch cruisers and two destroyers. In Burma the Sittang River area holds. Rangoon would face a major Japanese push. In the Philippines Moro tribes pledge to US and MacArthur as German planes appear. Russians close on Startaya Russa, advance near Kharkov amid Donets Basin actions. Three Axis submarines attack the American freighter Marore on the Atlantic coast last week.
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Batavia
London
Bandoeng
Daily Express
King George
Washington
Wavell
India
Burma
China
Malaya
Sumatra
Netherlands East Indies
United Nations
Japan
MacArthur
Sydney
Australia
Telegraph
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan Peninsula
Southwest Pacific
Java
Paris
East Indies
Indian Ocean
Toeban
Rembang
Soerabaja
Javan Sea
U. S
Soebang
Bantam
Jaspan
Middle Island
Formant
Associated Press
Archibald Wavell
Pacific
Startaya Russa
Red Leningrad
Donets Basin
Kharkov
Atlantic
Navy
Also Mentioned on This Page
War
Navy Departments
Sir Archibald Wavell
Russell Stationery Co
Washingaway
Congress
Th Army High Command
Norfolk
Middle Atlantic
Fifth Naval District
Hatch
Frank M. Andrews
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Army Air Force
Teres
Sittang River
Rangoon
Philippines
Bataan
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