War talk and financial fallout mix in a Washington letter
A columnist argues the United States is effectively at war by seizing German and Italian ships interned in U.S. ports while dodging a formal declaration. The piece notes Roosevelt's role, predicts a Congress declaration, and cites European gossip on Russia's likely entry and Hitler’s next moves, then shifts to a personal anecdote about a once wealthy friend ruined by speculative ventures.
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United States
Germany
Italy
Hitler
Alaska trip plans and Washington nightlife talk
The writer muses on an August Alaska adventure with John Fullingim and plans to ride horses if not at war. He notes Alaska travel by air from Amarillo in about 48 hours and praises Fullingim as a strong Panhandle man. The piece then criticizes Washington for heavy drinking, rapid growth from government jobs, and a fatalistic view of an uncertain future.
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Roosevelt
Hitler
Willkie
Washington
Amarillo
Fairbanks
Alaska
John
John Pullingim
John Fullingim
Panhandle
Walter Holmes
Howard E. Boxwell
Boxwell Bros., Inc
Boxwell Brothers
Texas Legal Reserve Funeral Society of
Dumas
Kiowanis Club
Boxwell Bros
Boxwell
Classified Hums with Pet and Job Notices
A stream of reader notes offers a white terrier for a good home, a middle aged woman seeking housekeeping work and child care, a missing black Scottie named Nicky with a reward, an elderly companion request, a 19 year old seeking yard work, a 29 year old seeking male companionship, daily or half day work, a capable cook seeking home duties and a ranch work couple, and a woman offering child care or live‑in nights.
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Tam
Virginia Street
Tack
South Mirror St
Doctor Edwards Olive Tablets Claim Constipation Relief
An Ohio doctor promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy for constipation and related symptoms. The ad claims the tablets cleanse the bowels aid liver bile flow and assist digestion with prices of 15 30 and 60 cents.
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Ohio
F. M. Edwards
Plan Spending On Airports In Texas For 1942
Government plans to spend 6.469 million dollars on 18 Texas civil airports during the 1942 fiscal year were disclosed in House hearings on the commerce department appropriation bill. The Civil Aeronautics Administration proposed improvements at 12 named Texas airports and six unnamed sites, with most funds aimed at national defense.
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Washington
Texas
Commerce Department
House
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Appropriations
Austin
Big Spring
Brownwood
College Station
Corpus Christi
CAA
Waco
San Antonio
Army Enlistment Surge At Amarillo Recruiting Station
Mobs of men show interest in joining the regular army. Twelve men storms the Amarillo recruiting station yesterday. Sergeant Short sent nine to Lubbock for final enlistment. Latest enlistments include Erwin H. Meyer of Canyon and John A. Treagler of Lubbock to Randolph Field. Howard Amnberg to Fort Russell, Louis Billington of Memphis, and Joe C. Burks of Phillips assigned to the air corps.
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Amarillo
Sergeant Short
Lubbock
Erwin H. Meyer
Canyon
John A. Treagler
Randolph Field
Howard Amnberg
Artillery
Fort D. A. Russell
Louis Billington
Memphis
Joe C. Burks
Phillips
Air Corps
Germans Claim 11 More Ships Have Been Sunk
Berlin dispatch reports German high command claim destruction of 11 British ships totaling 77 300 tons. A submarine in the north Atlantic reportedly sank five merchant ships totaling 35 300 tons, most from convoys. The same sub torpedoed another large freighter, its destruction said to be reckoned.
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Berlin
U.P
High Command
North Atlantic
Library Building To Be Repaired
Neil Singleton Construction Company will repair the lower floor of the old county library building. Both the women's lounge on the south and the county medical department on the north will be renovated. Singleton's bid for the contract was for $1096.
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Neil Singleton Construction Company
County Lbrary
County Medical Department
Singleton
Ten Goats Have Yen For Eating Wood
Ten stray goats will be auctioned soon after they developed a taste for wood. They refused hay and prompted Policeman P. O. Davis to chew into shelter poles, threatening the animal shelter shed.
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Dallas
P. O. Davis
Old Folks Ring Alarm on AWOL Visitors
County farm residents must report in advance to the custodian their visiting plans after the commissioners court orders heightened supervision for all folk living on the farm.
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Commissioners Court
Colored girl seeks work and contact at Fillmore address
A brief classified notice appeals for any kind of employment and provides a rear address at 809 Fillmore Street. The writer also reports a lost navy blue purse with gold stars and red trimming found or missing, noting the time as late Monday afternoon.
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Tack
Sweet gas use legalized in carbon black plant plan
A bill signed by Gov. O'Daniel allows sweet gas in carbon black making at one plant in Pampa. The plant ships part of its output to England and authorities note carbon black is vital for certain rubber types. Critics say the move breaks a long standing policy permitting only sour gas for carbon manufacture.
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Austin
Secretary of State
W. Lee O'Daniel
Pampa
England
Long Distance Rate Investigation Ordered
The federal communications commission ordered an investigation into Bell system long distance rates. It directed ATandT and 21 associated companies to justify any rate reductions, and will serve the order on state governors and public utilities commissions. The FCC also dismissed a prior September 1936 inquiry and noted ATandT's net income rise to 27,217,438 for the year ending January 31.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Bell System
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Associated Companies
FCC
British Far East Chief Talks With U S Navy Head
Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham the British commander in chief in the Far East arrived in Manila with a British staff and was to confer with Admiral Thomas C. Hart on Far Eastern defense. He reportedly visited the Netherlands East Indies en route and talks were to cover defense from the Dutch Indies to northern waters.
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Manila
U.P
Robert Brooke-Popham
Far East
Thomas C. Hart
Brooke- Popham
Netherlands East Indies
Netherlands Fast Indies
This Is a Story About Black and White Mule
A Kansas City man, Paul Ernst, 43, was fined $25 for intoxication after a spell with white mule at the Municipal farm. Physicians said the black mule caused more kick but Ernst would recover from a broken leg and other effects.
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Kansas City
U.P
Paul Ernst
General Hospital
Ernst
Air Mail Shows March Increase
The air mail carried 4,778 pounds originating in Amarillo in March, up from 4,151 pounds in March 1940, an increase of 15 percent.
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Amarillo
Jenkins Addresses Jaycee Members
Mayor-Elect Joe Jenkins spoke to Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce members at the Capitol Hotel luncheon at noon. He pledged full support for the new city administration and urged unity among organizations for Amarillo's growth. The address aired on Station KFDA.
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Joe Jenkins
Amarillo
Pope Discusses Peace With Jap Minister
In Vatican talks Pope Pius XII and Japanese Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka discussed peace feelers ahead of the Easter Day speech. Concurrent reports in Giornale d Italia claim new Berlin Rome Tokyo accords outline steps if the United States enters the war.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius XII
Yosuke Matsuoka
Vatican
Virginia Gayda
Giornale d'Italia
Matsuoka
Berlin
Rome
Germany
Italy
Japan
United States
Burglars Loot Redding Market For Cigarettes
Last night at the Live-and-Let Market at 401 North Buchanan Street burglars forced entry by breaking a lock and stole 25 cartons of cigarettes. Police were notified this morning after the break in.
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Bureglars
Redding
North
Buchanan Street
Nazi Ship Bertram Rickmers Intercepted Near Massawa
The German merchant ship Bertram Rickmers of 4,188 tons attempting to flee Massawa Eritrea has been intercepted by a British warship according to a royal admiralty announcement.
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London
Bertram Rickmers
Massua
Eritrea
Admiralty
Stork Crosses Up Robertson Family
Mr and Mrs Carl Robertson of 824 Florida Street welcomed twins a boy and a girl at Northwest Texas Hospital after days of card making for an arrival notice. The couple had printed a chicken themed card but it may not be used due to the double birth.
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Carl ‘Robertson
Florida Street
Robertson
Northwest Texas Hospital
Aviator Instructor Loses Wallet In Upside-Down Flight
Lawrence Krueger, an aviator instructor, taught a student to fly upside down over Kansas City. After righting at 4000 feet, Krueger discovered his wallet and papers were missing. He plans to search in Clay County, hoping to recover them.
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Lawrence Krueger
Krueger
Clay County
JAIL EXAMINED AS GRAND JURY SCHEDULES TERM
The grand jury inspected the county jail and farm this morning and will likely wrap up its work tomorrow. The 47th district court is set to convene in Claude Monday for a three week term.
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47Th District Court
Claude
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Amarillo Finance CO
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Kansas City, Mo
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