British troops at the Greek front in mountain fighting
Exhausted British Imperial troops battled under heavy air attack to defend a new Allied line in the mountains north of Athens near Thermopylae Pass. Australians New Zealanders and British forces struggled to move artillery and tanks along rough passes as German planes harassed convoys during an orderly withdrawal.
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Richard D. McMillan
McMillan
Thermopylae Pass
Athens
Leonidas
Bety
Imperials
Larisa
Line
Blitzmane
Hitler Youth Organization
Jugoslavia
Greece
Mount Olympus
Royal Air Force
Fleet Air Arm
Admiralty
North Africa
Sicily
Egypt
Allied Stand Near Thermopylae as Axis Ships Sunk
Allied forces and Greek troops hold a heavy line near Thermopylae while British forces bombard Tripoli. British and Greek positions face a German drive as three Axis supply ships totaling 23,000 tons are torpedoed and sunk en route to the Balkans.
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London
Balkans
Istanbul
Samothrace
Lemnos
Balkan
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Spain
Vichy
Francisco Franco
Gibraltar
Thermopylae
Gulf of Corinth
Athens
Aegean Sea
Salonika
Daidarelles
Ted
Fadiman Answers Questions At Fort Worth Lecture
Clifton Fadiman, famed critic and author, spoke in Fort Worth yesterday. A reporter hosted an informal Information Please style session, where Fadiman answered random queries about victuinas, sesquipedalian words, Texas governor, and The Grimm brothers, while remarking on Dorothy Thompson’s appearance and local lecture plans.
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Fort Worth
Clifton Fadiman
Emere
Fadiman
Padiman
Texas
Daniel
New Yorker
Grimm Brothers
Dorothy Thompson
Tulea
Miss Thompson
Vern Hendricks Wins News Tip Contest and Five Dollar Prize
Vern Hendricks of 210 East Eighth Avenue wins the weekly news tip contest and the $5 first prize for a tip about his wife's unknown sister. Mrs. F. T. Burchfield receives $3 for tipping a house fire destroying goods but sparing four boxes of matches and shotgun shells. Mrs. D. J. Daniels wins $2 for a tip about a freak accident involving a rope and a truck dragging a McKinley School principal down the street. Special mentions go to Fern Stacy of Silver Grill Coffee Shop and Ross Floyd of Soil Conservation Service for tips that would have won in a stronger week. Additional tipsters are listed with names and addresses.
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Vern Hendricks
East Eighth Avenue
F. T. Burchfield
van Buren
D. J. Daniels
Route 3
Route 3, Box 87
J. S. Evans
McKinley School
Fern Stacy
Silver Grill Coffee Shop
Pioneer Hotel
Ross Floyd
Soil Conservation Service
Oklahoma City
Philharmonic Closes Season With Amarillo Concert
The Amarillo Philharmonic Orchestra concludes its season with a Municipal Auditorium program tonight led by conductor Robert Louis Barron. Soloists from Pampa last night included Barron and Clarence Brady. program features Mozart overture Mendelssohn symphony Hadley music and German pieces from Henry VIII. Admission 50 cents adults 20 cents students. A post concert reception for Barron and the orchestra follows in the Women’s Federation Club Rooms.
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Pampa
Amarillo Philharmonic Orchestra
Municipal Auditorium
Robert Louis Barron
Clarence Brady
Amarillo College
Barron
Max Bruch
Brady
Grieg
Herbert Hadley
Edward German
Henry L. Robinson
Women's Federation Club
Music Clubs
Amarillo Area Forecast Brief Weather Update
The Weather Bureau reports Amarillo and nearby areas will see partly cloudy skies and slightly warmer conditions tonight with a low near 40. Wednesday brings more clouds with possible rains across West Texas southeast and central portions, while Panhandle and southwest areas stay partly cloudy. North areas warm a bit, New Mexico stays mostly cloudy tonight then partly cloudy Wednesday with scattered showers in eastern and northern zones and snow over high elevations. Temperature trend remains steady with a 24 hour minimum near 35 and maximum near 62. noon temperature around 47.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
Panhandle
New Mexico
O Daniel Choice Lashed At Senate Over Appointing Houston
Texas lawmakers dissected Gov. W Lee O Daniel s 87 year old Andrew Jackson Houston s U S Senate appointment Sen Joe Hill denounced the move as buffoonery and warned the state against rewarding political theatrics The floor clash followed a resolution by Sen Clem Fain to congratulate the governor and appointee with the vote split 11 17 against suspending the regular order Rep Leonard Carlton won House support to invite Houston to address the chamber next Friday on issues of momentous importance while Rep L W Harris called the appointment very unfortunate
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Austin
W. Lee O'Daniel
Andrew Jackson Houston
Sam Houston
United States
Texas Senate
Joe Hill
Henderson
Hill
Clem Fain
Livingston
Rudolph Weinert
Seguin
Fain
O'Daniel
Texas
Santa Anna
Houston
James Stephen Hogg
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Leonard Carlton
Commerce
House
L. W. Harris
Whitney
Roosevelt to Visit Ottawa During Parliament Session
President Roosevelt has accepted an invitation to visit Ottawa and may travel there between May 10 and 15 while parliament sits, as announced by Canadian Prime Minister W L MacKenzie King. Build Now, John Maynard Lbr Co.
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Ottawa
Roosevelt
W. L. MacKenzie King
Arlene Whelan and Alexander D Arcy Separate After Short Marriage
Hollywood report states actress Arlene Whelan and actor Alexander D Arcy have separated after seven months of marriage. Whelan returned to her father’s home. reasons unknown. They eloped to Las Vegas on September 2, marking first marriages for both.
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Hollywood
U.P
Arleen Whelan
Alexander D'Arcy
New York
Arthur Whelan
D'Arcy
Miss Whelan
D’archy
Las Vegas
Nev
Woman decapitated in Canyon road wreck
A fatal Can yon Highway crash near Canyon left a woman dead the head detached and an eleven-year-old girl with missing teeth and jaw injuries. Four others were harmed including Jess McClure and his family traveling from Watonga Oklahoma toward California. The truck driver John Ray Dillard of Perryton faced negligent homicide charges as Canyon officers investigated the scene.
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Canyon Highway
Amarillo
Panhandle
Ruth McClure
Canyon
Jess McClure
Wanda Jane Thompson
Rena Fay McClure
Delcie McClure
Watonga
Oklo
California
Oscar McClure
Jess
McClure
John Ray Dillard
Perryton
Dillard
Defense Over Hump Clears Way for Big Army
General George C. Marshall told the Senate defense committee the War Department has overcome the hump in building a fighting force and an enormous army is developing. He praised the army’s morale and the new organization. Chairman Truman indicated Edward Stettinius Jr. may testify on program basics. The first army camp to be studied will be Camp Meade in Maryland, with several others to follow.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
War Department
Marshall
Truman
Missouri
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
The
Defense Commission
Stettinius
Defense Administration
Camp Meade
Maryland
Hanger Idea Wins Daily Dollar Award
S A Duckworth of 707 Buchanan Street wins the daily dollar for proposing saving hangers for the Preventorium. He notes hangers could earn money faster than tin foil and help clear clutter while raising funds. The YOUR IDEAS EDITOR offers a dollar for each idea submitted to Globe News.
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S. A
Globe News
Senator Seeks $100 Monthly Military Bonus for Overseas Service
Sen Edwin C Johnson proposes a $100 per month bonus for army and navy personnel in combat overseas or on convoy duty or aboard vessels in combat zones. The bill aims to aid soldiers and sailors serving abroad during wartime.
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Washington
U.P
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
Senate
Army
Navy
War Department Plans Four Family Bomb Shelters
The War Department released specifications for four family-type bomb shelters to guide civilian engineers if needed. Costs range from about 230 to 750 dollars, with capacity for six occupants, no ventilation, gas-tight design, and above ground or partially buried options. The bulletin notes it does not urge immediate construction and cites testing to assess protection.
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Washington
War Department
United States
Department
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Joe Alex Morris
United Press
Theromopylae
Royal Navy
Tripoli
Mount Parnassus
Britain
Libya
Cape Matapan
Tetrarch
Warspite
Barham
Valiant
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Wendel Willkie
Frances Munn
West 19Th Avenue
C.H. Celey
Arthur Street
H. L. Mauldin
Jay Jones
East Seventh Avenue
H. Rietman
Buchanan Street
R. V. Shelton
North
Grant Street
Jimmy Freeman
Pierce Street
C. W. Mills
East Eleventh Avenue
Roscoe Logue
Pred Debrecht
Hayden Street
T. W. Rives
Gables Street
Jean Robertson
Harrison Street
Etheridge
F. C. Jupe
Crockett Street
Della Riddle
Alabama Street
P. L. Shelton
Johnson Street
C. V. Thompson
Rule Street
Norris Williams
West 16Th Avenue
T. Miller
North Johnson Street
R. O. Lovett
Tyler Street
W. D. Burch
Garfield Street
Philharmonic
U. S. Weather Bureau
Hitler
O 'Daniel Choice
Canada
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Arlene Whelan
Newby’s
U. S
Russell Stationdery Company
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