China Relief Drive Appeals for America to Aid China
A Potter County radio program promoted United China Relief urging Americans to support China with dollars. Speakers Hubert Cole and Bert Levy highlighted China’s six years of fighting Japan and requested funds for food and medical aid for 50,000,000 refugees. Campaign aims exceed $5,000 locally with pledges totaling 1,602.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Hubert Cole
Potter County
United China Relief
Bert Levy
Japan
Mr. Cole
Mr. Levy
America
Cole
Roosevelt
Washington
Roy Pollard
Hanson Post
Polk and
Taylor Streets
Arthur Truett
Spikes-Truett Pontiac Company
Guy McSwain
Amarillo
Jack Rogers
Hall of Fame for gridiron greats planned in Philadelphia
Maxwell Memorial Club announces a football hall of fame to open in Franklin Institute Philadelphia this fall with life size busts. Initial selections include Walter Camp Knute Rockne and FE Hall, with living leaders to be chosen later by sports writers and radio commentators.
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Philadelphia
Bell
Walter Camp
Notre Dame
Knute Rockne
FE. K. Hall
Artmouth
Japs To Court Martial Home Defense Chiefs
British listeners quoted Tokyo radio stating Japanese home defense commanders would be court martialed after Saturday air raids on Japanese cities.
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United Press
Tokyo Radio Today
Russians Advance In Third Sector With Heavy Flanking
The dispatch reports Soviet forces probing a third sector with heavy flanking to force a retreat. Moscow’s The News notes the Arctic fleet sunk 85 German ships totalling 378,000 tons by April 1, with a January record of 87,900 tons from 18 vessels.
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Wisk
Moscow
Crimea
Youthful Sailors and Sailorettes Salute Chief Buck Jones
In a Navy recruitment drive at 408 Polk Street Chief Buck Jones of the U S Navy Recruiting Office saluted a line of 478 school students who applied for membership in the Panhandle Navy Club, a rare program in America. The YA youths and sailorettes gathered for cards and standby salutes as Jones visited relief society headquarters and received many salutes in return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Navy
Panhandle Navy Club
America
Buck” Jones
U. S. Navy Recruiting Office
Navy Relief Society
Polk Street
Chief Jones
Officer Held In Gun Fight In Bryson Texas
State Patrolman John Lowery faced a $5,000 bond after a fatal shooting in Possum Kingdom Park that killed Bryson city marshal Sam Shanafelt. Lowery said he fired after Shanafelt drew his weapon. Shanafelt had four bullet wounds. Clarence Blount, linked to a Graham tire shop, was wounded. Lieutenant Watson Howell was present. Blount injured by a bullet. Shanafelt leaves two sons and three daughters.
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Graham
John Lowery
Sam Shanafelt
Bryson
Texas
Reuben Loftin
Possum Kingdom Park
Lowery
Lieut
Watson Howell
Shana Felt
Clarence Blount
Blount
Shanafelt
Justice of the Peace
J. T. Rickman
Loftin
Plan Gas Rationing Aims at Five Gallons Weekly
Washington officials said a plan for gasoline rationing on the Eastern Seaboard would be announced soon and take effect in May. It would allot motorists around five gallons per week.
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Washington
De Provok on Haile Selassie and Africa Expeditions
Count De Provok recalls Haile Selassie’s 1936 League speech predicting a five year return as emperor after Ethiopia’s fall. He notes Selassie’s forecast of 1943 and shares his own Yucatan archaeological work after Ama rillo. He has led 18 expeditions in 22 years across Africa and the Near East and will show films of Wavell’s Libya campaign, Ethiopia’s reconquest, and Free French activities in Africa.
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Count de Provok
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
League of Nations Assembly
Addis Ababa
England
Germany
Yucatan
Amarillo
Africa
Near East
Canyon
General Wavell
Libya
Jaycees Have No Defense Committee in City
Winfield Kansas officials find no active defense committee for the Junior Chamber of Commerce as members head to war. The JCs president says the group organized one but members have left to serve.
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Jaycees
Winfield, Kas
Chamber of Commerce
Navy Relief Society Tag Sale Volunteers Sought
Panhandle Navy Club asks all members to volunteer for a Tag Sale for the Navy Relief Society reporting to Chief Buck Jones at 408 Polk Street by 8:30 Saturday morning. Members will be dismissed in time to attend the free Rex Theater show for club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Navy Club
Navy Relief Society
Buck Jones
Polk Street
Rex Theater
U S Ship Loses Tag With Sub
Survivors recount 12 hour cat and mouse with a submarine after their American merchant vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the Caribbean. The ship’s physician Dr Benjamin A Price 64 is missing. Thirty nine survivors were rescued by a United Nations warship and landed at Jamaica. Other survivors reached Haiti.
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New Orleans
Caribbean
Benjamin A. Price
Jefferson County
Idaho
United Nations
Jamaica
Haiti
Navy
Navy Relief drive seeks Amarillo support for sailors families
Navy relief efforts expand in Amarillo with students urged to join Panhandle Navy Club paying ten cents or more. Members to be sworn in at 5 pm at 408 Polk Street with cards also at Rex Drug Store. Donations fund wives and children of enlisted personnel. chairman Wes Izzard asks firms and individuals to contribute by calling 26651. Candles for Trinity College ceremony in Dublin may be scarce due to shortages.
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U. S. Navy
U. S. Marines
U. S. Coast Guards
Amarillo
Navy Relief Fund
Polk Street
Rex Drug Store
San Jacinto
Panhandle Navy
Rex Theater
Navy
Wes Izzard
Navy Relief Campaign
Navy Mothers
Glee Club
Panhandle
Navy Club
Potter County
Coast Guard
Marines
Dallas
Ochiltree County
Roy Greenhill
Navy Relief Societs
Wes Tzzard
Globe-News
Orientation Day Continues for Central Junior High Freshmen
Orientation programs persist as Central Junior High School freshmen attend sessions at Amarillo High School. The second group of freshmen will join later, with reminders of activities and expectations for the upcoming school year.
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Horace Mann
Sam Houston
Central Junior High School
Amarillo High School
Miss Coltharp to Speak on Red Cross Nursing
Miss Myrtis Coltharp director of nursing for the Red Cross Midwestern Area will address the Potter County Red Cross Chapter staff assistance lecture Friday at 9 30 am. The lecture moves to Amarillo College auditorium and covers Red Cross Nursing Service in the war nurse aide home disaster and armed forces nursing. Red Cross volunteers are urged to attend in uniform and Mrs Arthur Ware chairs local nursing development.
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Myrtis Coltharp
American Red Cross
Potter County Red Cross
Federation Club
Amarillo College
Miss Coltharp
Red Cross
Red Cross Volnteer
Arthur Ware
Potter County
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Gene Tunney
Fred Pepper
Rice
Bruce Kivell
Jack Williams
Doug Tipton
Billy Robb
Fred
Moose) Hartman
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Bill Thompson
O. L. Middleton
Jim Jones
Missouri City
Jack Garrett
Tatum
Bill White
Galena Park
Red Bourne
Missouri University
Phillies Philadelphia
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Phils
National League
Arthur Eschmeyer
White Falcon
AEF
Iceland
Barney Ross
Chicago
Ross
Sandm Corner
HiWay
Cee
Club Glass
A. L. Burke
Cc. M. Williams & CO
Taylor
Wiieh
Municipal Auditorium
Panhandle Plains
Butler Field
Chief Buck Jones
Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
NEW York Stock Exchange
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Kansas City
AMA
Arizona
Financial Industrial Fund
Alleghany
Allis Chalmers
Smelt & Ref
Anaconda Tee
Armour & Co
At&É& SF
Amer Tel Aviation Corp
Baldwin Locomotive
Bendix Aviation
Bethlehem Steel Three
Borden
Budd
Calumet
Hecla
Chrysler Ay
Consol
Curtis Wright
Ty Deere & Company
Douglas Aircraft Teers
General Electric Oe
Gen Foods
Houston Oil
Int
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Power
Kennecott Copper
Marshall Field
Montgomery Ward
Nash Kelvinator
National
National Dairy Products
New York Shipbuilding
New York Central Railway
Ty North American Aviation
Ohio Oil
Packard
Pan American Airways
Paramount Pictures
J Penney
Indiana
Oil New Fey
Studebaker
Texas Coporation
Tide Water of
Nee BI
Big Tex Pac Coal & Ol
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United Aircraft
U S Rubber
U S Steel Teteeee
Ou Telteeeeroess
White Motors
Lor
U.S
Price
United States
Belgian Congo
Trinity College
Dublin
Eire
Amarillo Paint and Wallpaper Co
A Polk
First National Bank of
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Wilson Camera Store
Polk
Shaw-Graves
Shaw-Graves Cleaners
West 10Th Ave
Babs
Allbran
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