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Joan Younger
New York
Helene Paul
Miss Paul
Helen Paul
Aquarius
Aries
Taurus
Libra
Scorpio
Move irks Japs as U S expands export controls
In Tokyo Domei reports the U S extension of export licensing to iron ore pig iron and certain steel products is a new economic measure aimed at Japan. The dispatch notes Nomura's embassy posting did not ease tensions and US policy remains unchanged. In Washington Finnish Minister Procope urged American relief for Finland amid Britain’s blockade stance.
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New York
Domei
Tokyo
United States
Japan
Washington
Hjalmar Procope
Finland
Britain
Rickenbacker warns generation on wartime liberties
Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker told the Economic Club of New York that the current generation enjoys liberties and a standard of living unlikely to continue after World War II. He warned that a British capitulation could force the United States to become the world's greatest militaristic power to defend areas within 2,000 miles of its shores.
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New York
Edward V._ Rickenbacker
America
Economic Club of
Rickenbacker
United States
Turco British Battles at Kutel Amara and Russian Victory
Twenty five years ago reports from December 11 1915 note fierce fighting between Turkish and British forces at Kutel Amara and a Russian drive against Persian rebels in Hamadan. Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance Building project and John Maynard Lumber Company referenced.
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Kut- el-Amara
Hamadan
Knife-Toting Wild Men of Crete Chase Romans Athens
Crete fighters press Italian retreat along the Albanian front as Greece reports bold advances and captures. RAF bombers strike Valona and report clashes with Italian planes. Greek authorities say Italians withdraw along the coast and through rugged passes toward Elbasani and Pogradetz with rear-guard resistance.
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Crete
Athens
Greece
Valona
Italy
RAF Communianee Ai
Pyorevanee
Chimara
Port Edda
Argirocastro
Pogradetz
Elbasani
Albania
Delvino
Porto Edda
German raids hit factory area near Canterbury and Frinton
German high command said air raids struck a factory area between Canterbury and Folkestone and bombed Frinton on Sea port. British bombers targeted railway junctions airdromes power stations and docks in Germany and occupied territory. German invasion ports along the Channel were raided. German sources express disappointment over US reaction to Hitler's speech to munition workers.
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Canterbury
Folkestone
England
Frinton-on- the Sea
Germany
English Channel
United States
Adolf Hitler
U S Grants 60 Million Dollar Loan to Argentina
Secretary Jones announces a 60 million export import bank loan to Argentina to aid trade plus 50 million stabilization funding. Total benefits reach 110 million. A 7.5 million loan to Uruguay is also disclosed with talks on Peru credits and Chilean nitrates and copper purchases under RFC review.
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U. S
Argentina
Washington
Jesse Jones
United States
Republic
Treasury
Jones
Uruguay
Peru
Great Britain
RFC
Kansas City Jury Reverses Verdict On Morals Charge
A Kansas City jury altered its sentence for William F. Taylor after a form error. Convicted of morals charges, Taylor faced five years before the judge ordered a retrial on the correct form. The reformed verdict reduced the sentence to two years after jurors stated they had changed their minds.
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Kansas City
William F. Taylor
Missouri
Taylor
Ben Terre
M. E. Burnley
Foreman
Navy mobilizes 19 reserve divisions for active duty
The Navy ordered 19 fleet divisions of its organized reserves to active duty aboard ships. The mobilized units total 65 officers and 1,540 men, with all naval and marine corps reserves except Merchant Marine forces under mobilization orders and subject to immediate assignment to active duty.
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Washington
Navy
Naval and
Marine Corps
Merchant Marine
Duchess Of Windsor Recuperates After Tooth Extraction
The Duchess of Windsor is in good spirits after a comfortable night following an abscessed tooth removal at St Francis Hospital in Miami Beach. A fever spiked briefly but near normal now. the Duke remains at her side as they plan to stay three days. The couple expressed gratitude for hospital arrangements and kindness. The Duke showed interest in CCC camps for possible Bahamas adoption.
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Nick
Amarillo
Red Cross
U. S. Army
Miami Beach
Fla
U.P
Duchess of Windsor
Horace L. Cartee
St. Francis Hospital
Cartee
Vyvyan Drury
Bahamas
Swastika Ontario becomes Winston by government decree
Swastika Ont. is renamed Winston Ont. by order of the Ontario government. The 1909 name came from a nearby mine symbol of good luck, and residents opposed the change but authorities overruled the village council, naming the town Winston in honor of Prime Minister Churchill.
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Toronto
Ont
Winston
T. B. McQueston
Ontario
Winston Churchill
FDR Works on Official Papers Aboard Cruiser
President Roosevelt, aboard the Tuscaloosa in calm Caribbean seas, works on official papers as a navy patrol plane flies documents from Washington to Antigua Leeward Islands. The Magrant and Trippe rejoined after refueling at San Juan and the party was entertained in the ward room before a deck movie screening.
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U. S
Mayrant
Caribbean
President Roosevelt
Tuscaloosa
Washington
Antigua Leeward Islands
Magrant
Trippe
San Juan
Mr. Roosevelt
Fighting Heats Up Along Indo China Border
A Domei dispatch from Hanoi reported intensifying hostilities along the French Indo China Siam border with increased aerial activity and artillery fire. French authorities were said to be open to peace talks but determined to resist any hostile action.
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Tokyo
Domei
Hanoi
Indo-China
Thailand
Siam
Musical Debut Tomorrow by Amarillo Youth Eli Sverdloff
A 19 year old Amarillo pianist Eli Sverdloff, after 18 months in Los Angeles, returns to Amarillo for a public concert at Amarillo College Auditorium tomorrow at 8 pm. He will perform a challenging program including Bach and Schubert Ave Maria, with Margaret Harris Henry at the piano. Kiwanis Club sponsors. tickets on sale at local stores. student 35 cents, adults 50 cents, reserved seats 75 cents.
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Amarillo
Eli Sverdloff
Los Angeles
Amarillo College
Eli
Amarillo Kiwanis Club
Josef Piastro
New York
Schubert
Kiwanis Committee
W. R. Fox
L. M. Grow
College
Tolzien’s
Paramount
Miller's Pharmacy
Speer Drug
San Jacinto
Star Theater
North Amarillo
Soviet Children Join War Games During Winter Break
Soviet school children aged nine to fifteen will take part in large scale war games using wooden rifles machine guns and cannons during their winter vacation under the direction of the pioneers movement of the Communist party in Moscow.
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Moscow
Pioneers Movement
Communist Party
Yugoslavia Orders Foreign Journalists Out Border Zones
The British Broadcasting Corporation reported that Yugoslavia asked all foreign newspapermen to leave frontier zones adjoining Albania and Greece to safeguard neutrality amid the Italy Greece conflict.
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New York
British Broadcasting Corporation
Yugoslavia
Albania
Greece
Italy
Hitler frames German labor as wealth for postwar peace
The piece quotes Hitler claiming German work capacity is gold and capital, able to defeat other powers, while official text says he presented a non conquest view for postwar culture and learning as Germany’s focus.
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Fuehrer
Hitler
Germany
British Troops Drive Into Egypt After Deser t Push
Allied communique says Western Desert operations are progressing satisfactorily with huge quantities of war material seized awaiting sorting. British forces have driven a wedge between Sidi Barrani and western Italian positions and face potential clashes with Graziani’s North African troops.
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Western Desert
Sidi Barrani
Rodolfo Graziani
Royal Air Force
Navy
Sir Henry Maitland Wilson
Egypt
Weather forecast for Amarillo and nearby areas
The Weather Bureau reports partly to mostly cloudy skies across West Texas and New Mexico. Little temperature change is expected with tonight and Thursday's conditions bringing rain and snow in higher elevations and colder air, plus a minor temperature range observed yesterday.
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Amarillo
Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Home Guards Meeting Tonight in Legion Home
Amarillo unit of Texas Defense Guards will meet at 8 o clock tonight in Legion Home at 1800 Harrison Street. Recruiting continues to complete the first company commanded by Capt. A. Petersen.
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Home Guards
Amarillo
Texas Defense Guards
Legion Home
Harrison Street
A. Petersen
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