Guns of London Hold Raiders Amid Heavy Anti Aircraft Fire
German raiders struck London with high explosives and incendiaries as heavy anti aircraft barrages repelled main formations. Night long bombardment paused briefly before a new wave, with Britain claiming major RAF and naval strikes against German convoys and targets.
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Associated Press
London
Egypt
Rome
Britain
Graziani
Giovanni Ansaldo
Adolf Hitler
London under heavy night raid as archie guns roar
Londoners faced the sixth straight night of bombing with ground-fired anti aircraft shrapnel lighting the sky. Fire crews and wardens worked amid cratered pavements as explosions shook streets and delayed bombs were located. Despite casualties the raid subsided and Fleet Street printed editions for the first time since Saturday.
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England
Britain
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Dunkerque
France
Cape Gris Nez
Ostend
Flushing
Calais
Boulogne
Berlin
Hamburg
Bremen
Wilhelmshaven
Frankfurt
Cologne
Coblenz
Mannheim
London
Bank of England
Church of St. John the Evangelist
Regent Street
Madame Tussaud's Museum
Fleet Street
Picture Clips debuts in News for Parents feature weekly
Beginning Monday the News will publish a new visual education feature for boys and girls called Picture Clips. Twenty four fascinating pictures cover subjects students study in school. Encourage children to watch and use the feature to improve marks. Watch for the first Picture Clips in the News.
Pipeline Explosion Kills Two Welders near Baird
Two young welders were killed when an oil pipeline exploded six miles east of Baird. D. B. Henderson of Sweetwater and Hugh McMahon of North Zulch died in the incident. Several crew members, including B. Henderson, were injured but survive.
O D An Fort Worth Super Highway Plan Favored
Gov. W Lee O Daniel yesterday proposed a heavy concrete super highway from Texline to Fort Worth for trucks weighing 50 000 pounds or more The plan would run alongside the present highway and be financed by special permits sold to trucking firms The new route named the Budd Northern Route would absorb labor displaced by Fort Worth Denver Railway shifts and require legislative action He spoke in Childress Amarillo and Shamrock and said he was not fooling while touring the state with Mrs O Daniel and daughter Molly
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W. Lee O'Daniel
Texline
Fort Worth
Ralph Budd
Denver
O'Daniel
Amarillo
Dickens
Lubbock
Gene Worley
Shamrock
Judges Arrive for West Texas County Officials Convention
More than 100 delegates registered for the West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association fall conference at the Herring Hotel. About 500 expected from 124 counties. Activities include a morning opening by Judge Marshall Formby, welcomes by Potter County Judge M Riggs and Mayor Ross Rogers, and remarks by Judge James A Ellis. Luncheon and evening banquet feature speakers Dr J A Hill Dr L A Woods and others. Gene Worley to speak Saturday amid association business and election of officers. A noon Rose Bowl Tearoom style show is also on the program.
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West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association
Herring Hotel
West Texas
Marshall Formby
Dickens
Association
Potter County
M. Riggs
Ross Rogers
James A. Ellis
Hockley County
Homer T. Bouldin
State Association
George Moffett
Chillicothe
Bar Files
J A Hill
West Texas State College
Grady Hazlewood
Amarillo
L A. Woods
Frank Day
Plainview
T. C. Root
Texas Tech
Who's Who in Amarillo Business Directory
A line of want ads promotes a handy Business Directory titled Who's Who in Amarillo in the Globe-News classified section. It invites readers to find services from piano tuning and painting to lawnmowers, flowers, beauty culture, barber college, auto shop and more.
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Barber College Auto Shop
Amarillo
Globe-News
Girl 3 Is Stolen At Park In Panhandle Highway Case
Patricia Ann Winningham, three, vanished from Buchanan Park as she played with Nolene Rucker. A khaki clad man with a dark hat lured the children with money, then took Patricia toward Highway 66 east, triggering a city wide manhunt with police, residents, and a worried mother in frantic pursuit. Police chased several sightings but found no trace before dawn.
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Winningham
Wichita Street
Patricia Ann Winningham
Alene Winningham
Buchanan Park
Eighth Avenue
Buchanan Street
Panhandle
Lincoln Street
Eleventh Avenue
North
Buchanan
Pullman Switch
Patricia Ann
Nolene Rucker
R. N. Rucker
John Winningham
Harold Rogers
Nolene
Patricia
Rucker
Ethel Wiseman
Burrs in Cotton Cause Fingerprint Problem at Ballinge
Postmaster Tom Caudle reports Mexican residents at Ballinge cannot be fingerprinted due to burrs tearing fingers during cotton picking. He sent a request to the Department of Justice for help in solving the alien registration problem and obtaining usable fingerprints.
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Ballinge
Department of Justice
Tom Caudle
Justice Department
Massive blast destroys Hercules Powder plant in New Jersey
A series of explosions at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Kennil New Jersey killed at least 29 and injured about 125. Officials estimated plant damage at over 1 million dollars as fires spread through solvent recovery areas. Fire and explosion risks continued as authorities evacuated the site and prepared to count the dead.
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Kennil
N. J
Hercules Powder Company
William ©. Hunt
Wilmington
Hunt
Andi
Route 6
Harry Jenkins
Raymond Muttehler
Dover
Kenvil
New York City
Renvile
Tthey
Fordham University
New York
William Nichol
Mark O. Kimberling
Jenkins
Boyd
Boonton
Sam Olivo
Netcong
Forty Fair celebrates happiness with daily events
The Tri-State Fair outlines daily themes for next week Amarillo Day Willkie Day Old Settlers Day and more with free entertainment daily at 2 30 and 8 30 pm in front of the grandstand free parking inside the grounds and attractions comparable to the Dallas state fair. Poultry and cattle from several states are entered along with domestic science and art exhibits amid growing entries and crowded buildings. Ray Pinkney predicts a successful exposition despite weather as the main worry with an ideal forecast.
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Amarillo
Future Farmers of America
Willkie
Old Settlers
New Mexico
Rural Schools
Oklahoma
Dallas
Ohio
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Bowling Green
Quemedo
Laramie
Wyo
Ray Pinkney
Association
Willkie Campaign Visit Set for Amarillo Storm Center of Demos To Meet Willkie Here
Texas officials and ranching leaders prepare for Willkie in Amarillo next Tuesday with J E McDonald invited to discuss farm and ranch conditions. McDonald rejects politics, while Willkie backers plan a Texas farm conference on the Willkie train with invitations from Rushville headquarters and Joe Bailey of Dallas. The event includes a floral presentation to Mrs Willkie and Mrs Bailey, with Mayor Rogers and other dignitaries set to welcome the candidate.
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Storm Center
Demos
Willkie
J. E. McDonald
Amarillo
Wendell Willkie
McDonald
Mineral Wells
Texas
Rushville
Ind
Willkie Club
Joe Bailey
Dallas
Willk
J. FE. McDonald
Missioner of Agriculture
Bailey
Mr. Willkie
South
Texans A
Ralph W. Moore
Granger
Texas Grange
Miles Bivins
Joe Sneed, Jr
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raiser Association
H. C. Noelke
San Angelo
A. K. Mackey
National Finance Corporation
S. M. Clements
Houston
Texas For
Mike Hogg
Betty Bivins Childers
Peggy Pinkney Dee
Hoge
Mary Kruser
Certification is Mandatory for McDonald Nomination
Dallas dispatch reports E B Germany, state Democratic executive committee chairman, concludes after studying court decisions that Texas law requires mandatory certification of Agriculture Commissioner J E McDonald by the secretary of state. He says the state convention approved reports naming McDonald the Democratic nominee and that certification is mandatory despite McDonald’s presidential views.
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Dallas
E. B
Germany
Democratic Executive Committee
Texas
J. E. McDonald
McDonald
State Executive Committee
United States
Convention Committee
Lana Turner Divorces Artie Shaw in Hollywood
Hollywood announces that film actress Lana Turner and band leader Artie Shaw have divorced. They wed in March after Turner labeled Shaw as the most egotistical man she ever worked with on a picture.
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Hollywood
Lana Turner
Artie Shaw
Miss Turner
Shaw
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Southwest Texas
The Amarillo area forecast calls for Friday to be fair and warmer. West Texas sees generally fair conditions Friday with increasing clouds Saturday and scattered showers in Panhandle and southwest mountains. New Mexico to expect partly cloudy skies with showers over the continental divide and mountains Friday, continuing Saturday with more showers at higher elevations. Temperatures show little change. recorded highs around 78 to 82 and lows near 63 to 69, with prior day highs around 39 and lows near 39.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhande
New Mexico
Continental Divide
Mountains
A.M. Coseess
A. M. Onc Ceee
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Picatinny Army Arsenal
J. Parnell Thomas
Dies Committee
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