Axis Vessels Sabotage and Seizure Roast in Americas Port
Axis embassies protest US seizures of ships in American waters and threaten action to free crews. German and Italian spokesmen denounce measures as violations of international law while French vessels in American ports come under surveillance. Peruvian and Venezuelan ports report fires and sabotage on German and Italian ships amid rising tensions and naval maneuvers.
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State Department
Germany
Italy
United States
United Latest
Erban
Bert H. Jackson
U. S
Normandie
Newak
Latin America
Vichy
Cor Q Hull
New York
New Orleans
Gin Islands
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Rico
Gaston Hendaye
Sumner Welles
Navy Ministry
Callo Harbor
Leipzig
Monserrate
Hapag
Kosmos
Callao Harbor
Hermanthis
Muenchen
Venezuela
Puerto Cabello
Joli Fascio
Teresa Odero
Prottera
Sesostris
Jose Manuel Cortina
Havana
Cuba
March Weather Ends Quietly With Damp Dusty March
March came in like a lamb and ended softly. The Amarillo area received 2.55 inches of moisture, three dusters stirred dust storms, and the month produced three snows bringing winter total to nine. High 72, low 20, average 43.2, cooler than normal. Forecasts call for fair, slightly cooler weather tonight and tomorrow.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Coleman
Collman
Weather Bureau
English Field
Mrs. C. B. Love Is Idea Winner
The Daily Dollar awards Mrs Clyde B Love of 305 Kentucky Street for proposing an American Way Appreciation Day The Yours Ideas Editor pays a dollar daily for the best idea printed and invites readers to submit ideas to Globe News Your Ideas Editor.
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Clyde B. Love
Kentucky Street
Globe News
Four-Leaf Clover Brings Luck in Indianapolis Tale
Mrs. Lloyd W. Johns hunts for a four leaf clover in her Indianapolis yard on April Fool Day. She keeps the tradition going from the day they bought their home 12 years ago and says the clover brings luck and helps preserve their home.
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Indianapolis
Lloyd W. Johns
Crude oil price increase hits Kansas Oklahoma markets
Standard Oil of Indiana raised crude oil prices by five cents in Kansas and Oklahoma to a top of 1.15 per barrel. The move aligns with higher rates from Humble Oil in Texas and reflects a broader price rise across seven states. Stanolind, largest buyer, did not disclose daily volumes.
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Tulsa
Okla
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Illinois
Kentucky
Standard
States
Standolind Oil Purchasing Company
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Stanolind
North
Fairbanks
Houston
Roslyn
Clinton
Humble
Jugoslavs Weigh Neutrality Link with Russia and Turkey
Belgrade reports say Yugoslav government seriously considers joining a three power neutrality declaration with Soviet Russia and Turkey. Milan Gibrilovic travels to Ankara and Moscow to discuss the move as Simovic reshapes administration and Croat minority demands are addressed.
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Jugoslavs
Russia
Turkey
Belgrade
Jugoslavia
Soviet Union
Prince Paul
Cvetkovic
Milan Gibrilovic
Jugoslav
Moscevv
Ankara
Moscow
Dusan Simovic
Vladimir Macek
Zagreb
Anthony Boleuw
John J. Dill
Britain
Germany
Viktor van Heeren
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Axis
Vienna
Disan Simovic
Simovic
Light voter turnout in city mayoral race
Indications point to a light vote in the mayoral election with under 300 ballots in three precincts by 12:45 pm. Ballots stood 64 at the court house, 91 at central fire station, and 133 at Sixteenth Avenue fire station. Only two mayoral candidates, Fancher Upshaw and Joe Jenkins, face opponents, while commissioners R H Epperson and Oscar Hargett run unopposed. polls close at 7 pm and results may come quickly after.
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Court House
Central Fire Station
Sixteenth Avenue Fire Station
Fancher Upshaw
Joe Jenkins
R. H. Epperson
Oscar Hargett
Bill to seize struck defense plants advances in Congress
The Associated Press reports Chairman Vinson introduces legislation to seize idle defense plants like Allis-Chalmers if strikes disrupt the defense program. Simultaneously miners in eight Appalachian states push a new coal contract as violence flares at Milwaukee and Harlan Kentucky pits amid stalled talks and a Roosevelt urging speedy agreement. Union conflict and police actions unfold across several sites as the nation eye's coal supply and defense production.
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Associated Press
Vinson
Georgia
House Naval Committee
Allis-Chalmers
Harlan County
New York
Appalachian
Roosevelt
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Milwaukee
Earl Jones
Mary Ellen Coal Corporation
Harlan
Herbert Cawood
Bill Gibbs
Jones
Gibbs
Frank Joyner
Totz
Joint
Appalachian Conference
Oil man earns divorce after bride’s meals cost $1000 each
James F. Nugent told Superior Judge George A. Dockweiler that after two meals his young wife refused to cook any more and walked out. He gave her $1,000 cash and $1,000 in stocks and she promised to return but did not. Nugent, 66, was granted a divorce from Orletta Nugent, 20.
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Los Angeles
James F. Nugent
George A. Dockweiler
Nugent
Orletta Nugent
March Building Totals Reach $177 399 In City Permits
Building permits issued at city hall show total costs of 177 399 dollars in March. Of that amount 166 500 dollars funded 48 new homes, reflecting the month’s housing activity.
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March
News Tip Prize Is Won By Charlie Wilson
First prize in the week’s news tip contest and the $5 award go to Charley Wilson, Denver Lunch room, for tipping that the government called back the aluminum ice cube trays in Amarillo wholesale houses. Marjorie Mims wins second prize with her tip about the lady and the cop. Third honors and $2 prize go to Mrs. Sowder for mentioning her twenty first wedding anniversary and a can of sweet potatoes in pantry.
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Charley Wilson
Denver
Amarillo
Marjorie Mims
West 21St Avenue
Mrs. & J. Sowder
Fillmore
Opa
Wren
Lincoln Street
Frank Wardle
Prospect
Bing” Leachman
M & L Transfer and Storage Company
A. M. Meyers
General Delivery
Betty Lois Hamilton
Louisiana Street
Batson Comes to Fort Worth to See His Play Premiere
George Batson a New Yorker who wrote Treat Her Gently arrives in Fort Worth for the first performance of his comedy after hitchhiking travels from New York to Amarillo and Lynchburg. Kennedy a producer wired funds and Batson began taking a percentage of box office money as offers from two film companies surface.
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Fort Worth
George Batson
New York
New Yorker
Amarillo
Lynchburg
Harold J. Kennedy
Kennedy
Batson
Dallas
Sharp Fulfills 25 Year Threat in Alimony Case
Atlantic City report says Ross Sharp vowed to avoid courts after a friend of his wife received a 12.50 weekly support. He followed through 25 years ago, and Mrs. Elizabeth Sharp testified she has not seen him since before she sought a divorce, which the court granted.
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Elizabeth
Sharp
Roosevelt consults on Yugoslav crisis after fishing trip
President Roosevelt, returning from a South fishing cruise, spoke by telephone with Sumner Welles on the Yugoslavian situation and then met congressional leaders for a briefing on the legislative picture.
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Washington
Roosevelt
South
Sumner Welles
United States and Mexico sign air fuel reciprocal use pact
The United States and Mexico signed a convention permitting reciprocal use of air fuel to speed American military planes to Panama. The pact, signed by Sumner Welles and Francisco Castillo Najera, awaits ratification and would allow US forces to fly through Mexico to reinforce defenses of the Panama Canal.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
Panama
Sumner Welles
Francisco Castillo Najera
Senate
Mexican Congress
Panama Canal
Rio Grande
Canal Zone
Congress
Gas Tax Plan Faces Senate Hearing In Texas
Amarillo leaders and industry spokesmen clashed at a Texas tax hearing over a $25.5 million omnibus bill. Proposals would raise severance and gathering taxes on natural gas and related products to fund pensions and aid programs. Opponents argued the levy would hurt small operators and drive gas production to Oklahoma. The hearing also touched on arbitration in labor disputes and pension qualification changes.
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Austin
Senate State Affairs Committee
Gan
Mmany
Texas Rus
Charles Keffer
Amarillo
Oklahoma
Texas
J.E. Allison
Tulsa
L. F. Kuykendall
Lone Star Gas Company
Ross Rogers
Panhandle
Clayton Heare
Shamrock
Paul Macina
Wheeler County
Stormer
R. C. Kay
Noel McDade
Moore County
J. W. Hassell
Dallas
R. C. Johnson
House
Senate
Army and Navy
British Ship Losses Show Decline in Week
British shipping losses for the week ended March 23 totaled 59,141 tons the lowest since the spring sea blitz. Ten British ships 24,940 tons six Allied vessels 27,528 tons and one neutral ship 6,672 tons were lost. For the four weeks to March 23 losses reached 371,060 tons and the year to date total stands at 5,192,003 tons.
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London
U.P
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Nearby Regions
Amarillo area pair and slightly colder tonight and Wednesday. West Texas mostly cloudy with showers tonight and clearing by morning, Wednesday colder. New Mexico mostly fair tonight, Wednesday partly cloudy with occasional snow flumes over northern mountains. Frost tonight in upper Rio Grande Valley. Extremes 46 to 71 in 24 hours ending 6:30 AM. Noon temperature 69.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Nornh
Upper
Rio Grande Valley
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