Pan American Clipper Battered at Wake Island Raid
Captain J A Hamilton recounts Wake Island raid by nine plane squadrons that damaged Pan American docks and hotel but missed the Philippine Clipper. Clipper returned to Wake then Midway, refueled, and landed in Honolulu before continuing to San Francisco. Morale in Hawaii, Wake, and Midway described as excellent amid danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Pan American Airways
Wake Island
J. A. Hamilton
Hamilton
12Th Naval District Public Relations Office
California
Midway
Honolulu
Parifir
Enver
Singapore
Wake
Guam
Cetta
Anding Wright
Wake xx
Sven
Byutomobile
Jorale
Hawai
Pearl Harbor
Theople
Hawaii
Gelbert details sensational Hitler tale at Knife and Fork Club
Dr. John Gelbert former Prussian physician to Hitler and now American citizen described Hitler as a childlike adult with violent cycles and moments of genius He traced Hitler rise from 1921 to power detailing Goering Hess Himmler and Goebbels and praised American freedoms while warning against German Bund and Communist threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
John Gelbert
Hitler
Goering
Kaiser
Doorn
Munich
Gelbert
Rudolf Hess
Egypt
Hess
England
Gestapo
Himmler
Cousin
Dr. Gelbert
United States
Germany
Berlin
Dachau
Heil’ Hitler
der Pulchter
America
German Bund
Communist Party
Washington
Honolulu
Manila
Charles Keffer
Don Hughes
The
Knife and Fork Club
War Department approves seven bomber bases none in Texas
Washington reports seven new air corps bomber bases approved with Amarillo not included. Texas sites like Fort Worth Dallas Amarillo Beaumont surveyed but not chosen. officials say more units may be built later and Amarillo could still receive a base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Texas
Washington
Air Corps
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Dallas
Beaumont
Khiva Temple Members Pledge War Defense Support
The Khiva Temple 1000 members pledge full support for general and special defense duties tied to the wartime effort. A special committee will assign activities aligning with public and community needs. Potentate Jerry Briscoe led the Divan as year totals show strong performance. final 1941 report due Jan 14. A New Year’s Eve party is planned for Dec 31 with ceremonial elements, and the next annual meeting and officer election is set for Jan 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khiva Temple
Order of the Mystic Shrine
Jerry Briscoe
Khiva
Blackout Ordered from Bakersfield to Mexican Border
A blackout from Bakersfield to the Mexican border including Los Angeles was ordered shortly after 8 pm by the regional control office of the fourth interceptor command. The army officer questioned whether it was a test or if enemy planes had been seen, but declined to be identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Bakersfield
Cal
Army
Germans Among Japanese Pilots Reported in Singapore
Reports indicate Germans were found among pilots flying Japanese planes in the Singapore area as of today though not yet confirmed by officials.
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Singapore
Kiwanis Officers Inducted At Annual Banquet
San Jacinto Kiwanis Club installs 1942 officers at Amarillo Hotel banquet with Dr A M Meyer from West Texas State College as principal speaker. Ira Stephenson acts as toastmaster and Floyd Hissong serves as outgoing president. New officers include Kohler as president and Copeland as first vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jacinto
George Kerscher
Percy Blackburn
J. Max Bulloch
Carl Clifft
Earl Sparks
W. E. Haley
Bill Pittman
A. K. Baracat
Floyd Hissong
Bill Beechler
Carlsbad Cavern Film Scheduled at Paramount Theatre
The Santa Fe Railway color film Carlsbad Caverns will be shown Monday night at the Paramount with Santa Fe officials inviting all employees and others. A matinee for youngsters is set for Saturday, and the program will include Rise and Shine and Our America at War. The film journeys 750 feet underground through the Guadalupe Mountains, highlighting the caverns’ vast galleries and natural splendor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe News
Jack Lamb
Alaska
Paramount Theater Management
Santa Fe Railway
Carlsbad Caverns
George H Minchin
H. C. Vincent
The
Santa Fe
Carlsbad
Thomas Boles
Jack Oakie
George Murphy
Linda Darnell
America
Great
Southwest
Hollywood Picture Studios
Boles
Guadalupe Mountains
New Mexico
Boy Scout Leaders Meet for Training at Polk Street Church
An enthusiastic group of men gathered at Fellowship Hall to attend the fourth session of a three week Boy Scout training for service school prompted by the Far East war. The session completed the second week with two more sessions planned for Monday and Wednesday next week. The school is open to all men interested in Boy Scouts and leadership of boys with no obligation to attend. Strong local interest grows in leading Scout welfare campaigns such as waste paper and aluminium drives through trained leadership.
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United States
Far East
Fellowship Hall
Polk Street Methodist Church
Boy Scouts
Boy Scout Movement
OPM Delays Lightwork Ban and Boosts Bus Quotas
The Office of Production Management postponed the effective date of its lightwork ban to December 3 and ordered higher production quotas for passenger buses. The increase targets buses with at least 15 seats for December and January due to defense needs.
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OPM
Washington
Office of Production
Harmony Club Christmas Party Recital At Mrs Wyona Frost Home
The Harmony Club held its annual Christmas party at the home of Mrs. Wyona Frost with assist as tesses Mrs. Charles Underwood and Jack Burgess. Mrs. C W Seibel led a program tracing Christmas carols history in America since Columbus and noted how carols were written. The program included The Story of the First Christmas led by Mrs H N Wheeler with musical accompaniment by Mrs R C Martini, three carols by a sextette led by Mrs Charles F Smith, vocal solos Come Unto Him and He Shall Feed His Flock by Mrs Kight, group singing of several carols, piano solo Christmas Eve Memories by Mrs Howard Scott, songs Jesus Bambino and Song in the Night by junior Harmony Club members, and roll call answering with Christmas customs. Other attendees included Mesdames F E Burnett F M McLaughlin J E Montgomery Kenneth Travis Ivan Boxwell F R Meyer Lester Blakemore C B E Birkmeyer B B Holland and R N McKitterick.
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C. W. Seibel
America
Columbus
H. N. Wheeler
R C. Martini
W. L. Hickerson
J. L. McLaughlin
J. M. Simpson, Jr
Burr Shane
James Wise
Loyd Kight
Charles F Smith
Noel
Kight
Howard Scott
Harmony Club
Jesus Bambino
Texas PTA Board Holds Austin Meeting January 13 15
More than 50 board members from across Texas will attend the Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers meeting in Austin January 13 to 15 at the Driskill Hotel. Discussions will set dates for district conferences, assign state representatives, select delegates for the National PTA in San Antonio May 4 to 7, and propose boundary lines for the new 16th district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
Driskill Hotel
Jack M. Little
Dallas
Congress
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
San Antonio
School Attendance Prizes Named in Classroom Contest
Names Sarah Miller Stella Mae Adkins and Geraldine Biffle among students and parent attendance prizes. Rooms with top attendance include First prize Miss Singleton third grade. second prize Miss Adkins sixth grade. third prizes Mrs Wood third grade and Miss Biffle fifth grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Miller
Stella Mae Adkins
Geraldine Biffle
Miss Singleton
Miss Adkins
Mrs. Wood
Miss Biffle
Christmas party plans near First Baptist in Poitan class notes
The Poitan Class of First Baptist met Tuesday at 1013 Florida Street with Mrs. W L Combs hosting and Mrs. Ray Small giving a devotional. They outlined plans for a December 16 Christmas party in charge of Group 3, followed by a Martha Class Christmas luncheon at the church with carols, story reading, gifts from a Christmas tree, and a large gathering of members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F Wadley
R. D. Braden
W . D. Oates
W. C. Bruhn
Loyd Roberson
Floyd Newton
E. S. Boswell
Ray Small
the Hostess
Martha
First Baptist Church
L. D Blasingame
P. O. Anderson
Bill Armstrong
Earl O'Keefe
R. R. Swindell
Ted Lakey
A. H. Mabry
Jim Bell
Mike Brennan
R. B. Peterson
W. G. Routh
Christmas Tree
Mesdames Blasingame
Anderson
Jack Melton
Armstrong
W. E. Landrum
R. R. Jarrett
Roy Haskins
Joe Cooley
A. P
R. H. Routh
Polk Ivy
John T. Cope
J. M. Harris
O. M. Ramsey
Ralph N. Thompson
W. O. Cook
J. P. LeNeveu
W. C. Newman
T. J. Templeton
Zelma, Richey
Mabel Holland
Canary Breeders Banquet to Crown National Contest
The Amarillo Pedigreed Roller Canary Club hosts its second annual contest with a banquet at the Herring Hotel tonight at 8. The event, held on the hotel's mezzanine over three days, draws entries from Kansas Missouri Illinois Colorado Oklahoma Minnesota and California with over 80 birds heard. Judge L H Abbott of Chicago will speak. Mrs W D Foringer gives a brief activity resume. Mrs L D Hyser presides.
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Herring Hotel
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Colorado
Oklahoma
Minnesota
California
L. H. Abbott
Chicago
W. D. Foringer
L. D. Hyser
Simple Air Raid Rules for Civilian Defense
Washington December 10. Instructions advise keeping lights low or out during raids and improvising window coverings. If warning is given shut off gas and fuel, assemble a refuge room with essentials, prepare food, water, bedding, and a portable radio, and stay calm at home with lights out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office For Civilian Defense
Panama Canal Restricted Hours And War Action Report
Army headquarters announced the Panama Canal will close from 6 P.M. to 6 A.M daily with precautionary blackouts in the Canal Zone and Panama City. Panama also completed formal action declaring war on Japan, signed by the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balboa
Canal Zone
Panama Canal
Panama
Republic of Panama
Japan
Naval construction to speed up as seven day week eyed
Washington December 10 The House naval committee chairman Vinson a Georgia Democrat announced a substantial expansion of the naval program and a seven day week in wartime industries. The plan aims to add more combat ships and expedite work by running plants on a 24 hour basis while keeping workers on a standard schedule.
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Washington
Roosevelt
America
Vinson
Georgia
Japan
United States
Nation
Skylark Opens Tomorrow Night at Municipal Auditorium
The Little Theater presents a three act comedy Skylark by Samson Raphaelson starting tomorrow night at the Municipal Auditorium. Roberta Newell McGinnis stars with Bob Rowntree and Bill Bradford in key roles as newcomers join Amarillo audiences enjoy the brisk modern play.
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Little Theater
Municipal Auditorium
Don Clark
Skyilark
Amarillo
Roberta Newell McGinnis
Bob Rowntree
Bill Bradford
Virginia Erickson
Robert Carter
Lionel Holm
Carey Thompson
Jane Woodruff
Max Neal
Pat McClarney
Samson Raphaelson
Gertrude Lawrence
Claudette Colbert
Ray Milland
Brian Aherne
Treasury Aims Ten Billion in War Financing Drive
The U S Treasury sets a goal to borrow ten billion dollars from personal and business savings to cover wartime spending. Defense bonds aim to tap 5 billion next year, with the remaining 5 billion sought from big finance, insurers, banks, trusts, and fiduciaries as investors are targeted for suitable bonds.
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Treasury
Canadian Corvette Windflower Sunk in Convoy Collision
Navy Minister Angus MacDonald announced that the Canadian corvette Windflower sunk during convoy duty after a collision. Twenty three crew members are presumed lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Navy
Angus MacDonald
Retailers Face Loss Of Stamps Claims For Changes
Retailers in the food stamp program must notify the area supervisor of address changes or ownership transfers or risk losing stamp claims. Stamps from stores that go out of business or change hands must be submitted within 14 days or payments may be disallowed. Dan L. Boyd, area supervisor, urged immediate transmission by wholesalers and collection agents.
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Surplus Marketing Administration
Dan L. Boyd
Children Receive Christmas Shoes in 1941 Cheer Drive
The first group of needy public school children were fitted with shoes and stockings yesterday through the Christmas Cheer fund. Over 20 pupils were measured at a downtown store with F. W. Ansley, Chas. M. Rogers, Mayor Joe A. Jenkins, and Adjt. William T. Johnson assisting. The fund aims to provide about 400 needy pupils with footwear this season, similar to last year, as clubs and organizations support Christmas baskets and related gifts. Additional children will be fitted as chosen by Mrs. Blanche Spurlock of the Potter County School Children's Relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Ansley
Chas. M. Rogers
Joe A. Jenkins
Adjt
William T. Johnson
Salvation Army
Army
General Committee
Blanche Spurlock
Potter County School Children's Relief
Area Food Committee Urges Use of Butter
Amarillo and Panhandle area food committee chair J. H. Florey urged homemakers to increase butter use for its fuel value. Butter added to the Surplus Marketing Administration blue stamp list supports a health defense campaign. He cited about 3,300 calories per pound and noted vitamins A and D, with summer butter typically richer in these vitamins than winter butter.
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J. H. Florey
Amarillo and Panhandle Area
Navy Parents League to Organize in Amarillo
Parents of Amarillo boys in naval service plan an initial meeting at 7 45 tonight in the county courthouse. The session will be in the county superintendent’s office to organize a Navy Parents League with invited navy parents and C M Norman, navy recruiter, explaining aims and plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Uncle Sam
Navy
C. M. Norman
Air Corps Examiners To Visit Amarillo
Army Air Corps examiners come to Amarillo to interview applicants today and tomorrow. The board will conduct routine physical tests for qualified college students or high school graduates seeking enrollment in a refresher course at Amarillo College. Men in the area are urged to present themselves for enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Army Air Corps
Army Examining Board
R. D. Short
Short
Amarillo College
Army Air Corps
Italian Planes Score 13 RAF Losses in North Africa
Italian fighting planes of a new type entered action on the North African front and reported notable successes against the RAF. The Italian High Command said 13 British planes were shot down in fierce combats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
RAF
High Command
Old Radio Needs Repairs Or Bargain Replacement
The notice advises readers to repair a non functioning radio now to secure parts or buy a bargain from Want Ads classified as radio bargains in Classification 39. It emphasizes acting quickly to avoid missing parts or good deals.
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Ake
Naval
Miday
Asacola
Fla
Mis Serald
San Fra
Fish
Sicily
Nes
Trapani
An High Command
Bers
Nazi Germany
Jan Valtin
Herman Goering
Gestapa
Geibert
Pacific Coast
Leon Henderson
Office of Price Control
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
Kiwanis
Carlsbad Cavern
Boy Scout
Wyona Frost
Charles Underwood
Jack Burgess
Mesdames FE. S. Burnett
F. M. McLaughlin
J. FE. Montgomery
Kenneth Travis Ivan Boxwell
F. R. Meyer
Lester Blakemore
C. BE. Birkmeyer
B. B Holland
R. N. McKitterick
Wilson Parent Teacher Association
A. D. Foreman, Jr
Parent-Teacher Association
Beverly Boxwell
Carolyn Green
Patricia Jeanne Patrick
Fay Castleberry
Daphna Stark
J. E. Wood
Frances Singleton
Larline White
George Hogland
Glendell McCain
Earleen Burson
Gerald Adams
Norman Eubanks
Billy Cross
Clifford
D. T. Leachman
W. M. Patrick
Alfred Huke
Paramount
Amarilo Parent-Teacher Association
Wilson School
Wilson P. T
Paul Boxwell
Katherine Brooks
Canary Breeders Banquet
Skylark
Navy Parents’ League Organization Tonight
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