Rites Set for Truck Victim Four Year Old
Last rites for four year old Joe Leon McMinn who died from injuries when a truck backed over his chest will be held at the N. 8 Griggs and Sons Chapel tomorrow at 2 PM. Rev. J. B. Horton will officiate. He was the son of Mr and Mrs W L McMinn of 111 Yucca Avenue River Road district. He leaves six brothers and four sisters. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery.
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Joe Leon McMinn
Amarillo
Griggs and Sons Chapel
J. B. Horton
Pierce Street
W. L. McMinn
Yucca Avenue
River Road
Edward McMinn
Charleston
W. Va
Bonner
Ralph
Royse
Glenn
Dwayne
RV. McDowell
Tina
Jean
Lyla Verne
Deana Mae McMinn
Llano Cemetery
Enlistments Rise As Services Open Doors To WarFront
Scores of men are entering military service as the army ships a dozen recruits today from Claude Canyon Hereford and Dalhart among others. Coast guard and marine offices handle daily intake while the navy accepts seven men from several Texas towns. An air cadet examining board remains at the Elks Home with cadet prospects urged to contact army recruiting clerk Bob Short.
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Monroe Harry Cobb
Claude
Francis Sherwood Holcomb
Panhandle
Vern Harris
Robert Lynn Sewell
Milo George Racer
Alvah A. Doak
Canyon
Fred Caney Smith
Donald O. Stoner
Boise City
Ray J Kiser
Dalhart
Joe Anthony Huckett
Hereford
Melvin Alfred Todd
Twitty
Coast
Defense Bonds Sales Rise In Amarillo Area
Defense bonds and stamps moved briskly with a $20,000 milestone and a $16,912.50 cut in bond case amounts. Post office banks and lenders sold securities while stamps were available through the post office and Globe News carriers. Judge E C Nelson said employers and employees continued backing the salary deduction plan.
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Amarillon
Defense
Post Office
First Federal Building and Loan
Globe News
E. C. Nelson
Carriers Sell Over $3000 in Defense Stamps in Four Days
Globe News reports San Jacinto carriers raised more than 3000 dollars in defense savings stamps in just four days. Harold Vaughan led with 2250 dollars in a single day on Prospect and Fairmont, while others deliver stamps to subscribers weekly.
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Globe News
Harold Vaughan
Prospect
Fairmont Streets
San Jacinto
Christmas Play The Gift Presented Friday at Local Church
The Tenth Avenue Methodist Church sponsors a Christmas Play titled The Gift to be shown Friday night at the Sanborn School Auditorium directed by Doris Sanders Hess. Cast includes Peggy Clephorn Bruce Miner J E Smith Mrs Marguerite Cleghorn Grace Smith and Bonnie Beth Kretz with additional entertainment from Central Junior High A Cappella Choir octet and Glenwood School Rhythm Band.
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Tenth Avenue Methodist Church
Sanborn School
Doris Sanders Hess
Hess
Judea
Peggy Clephorn
Bruce Miner
J. E. Smith
Marguerite Cleghorn
Grace Smith
Bonnie Beth Kretz
Central Junior High School
Glenwood School
Ryythm
Negro Registrants Will Be Inducted for Army Exams
J. R. Barnhill announces that ten registrants will be sent to Lubbock on December 20 for advance army physical examinations. Names listed include Richard Grisham Rudolph Asti Les Will Rogers Nathaniel Nelson Charlies McCui Walter Pruitt Leroy Smith George Montgomery Thurman Davis and Robert Lee Flynn.
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J. R. Barnhill
Lubbock
Dev
Richard Grisham
Rudolph Asti
Les Will Rogers
Nathaniel Lowell Nelson
Charlies Frederick McCui
Walter Pruitt, Jr
Leroy Smith
George Hulanzy Montgome
Thurman Davis
Robert Lee Flynn
Woman Convicted Of Forgery Here
Georgia Erwin once of Tulsa was convicted of forgery and passing forged instruments and given a two year prison term. It marks the first time in years a woman has received a prison sentence in Potter County.
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Georgia Erwin
Tulsa
Potter County
Real Estate Board Elects Officers for 1942 Amarillo
The Amarillo Real Estate Board elected its officers for 1942 and pictured the outgoing president. A nominating committee led by T. W. Cotten nominated four directors for two year terms: T. M Bruner, C. P. Atwood, Royee Gant and T. W Cotten, all chosen unanimously. Carry-over directors with one year left are Hugo H Loewenstern, C P Elliott, George T Turnley and M P Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Real Estate Board
T. W Cotten
T. M Bruner
Hugo H. Loewenstern
T. M. Bruner
C. P. Atwood
Royee Gant
Hugo H Loewenstern
C P. Elliott
George T. Turnley
MP. Taylor
Battle at Lingayen Shores Frustrates Japanese Landing
A warfront report describes Japanese attempts to land at Lingayen thwarted as four motorboats approached. Canadian artillery and American forces opened fire at close range, destroying most boats while the rest fled to warships offshore.
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Lingayen
Latin America Moves Against Axis in Air Links and Propaganda
Latin American governments curb Axis influence by suspending Condor Airlines operations in Argentina Brazil Chile and Uruguay after gasoline supplies were cut on U S orders. Lati Transatlantic Air lines await the last Condor plane as Pan-American affiliate Panair do Brazil to assume parallel routes. Argentina warnsAxis propaganda is belligerent and seeks state powers to enforce nonbelligerency while Chile Panama and Havana take steps against clandestine radios and Falangist activity. Guatemala backs regional ministers meeting to plan Pan-American conference actions.
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United Press
Latin-America
Condor Airlines
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Uruguay
Intava
Standard Oil Company of
New York
Lati
South America
Buenos Aires
United States
Rio de Janeiro
Condor
Panair Do Brazil
Panama City
Havana
Guatemala
Guatemala City
Government Seizes French Luxury Liner Normandie
The United States government announced its takeover of the large French luxury liner Normandie. In Stockholm sources on December 16, reports indicate Soviet forces on the Svir River front east of Lake Ladoga have begun a broad offensive toward Ostash.
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Washington
Dec
United States
Stockholm
Svir
Lake
Ladoga
Osta
Tiny Two-Man Subs Attacked Pearl Harbor
Secretary Knox revealed that two man submarine craft took part in the Pearl Harbor raid. One two man sub approached an American seaplane tender and was sunk by a destroyer depth charge. Knox noted ships and planes involved but offered few specifics on prior knowledge or details of the attack.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Knox
Navy
Yamamoto Aims to Dictate Peace in White House Vision
Tokyo dispatches relay Yamamoto letter stating any future war with the United States would see Japan seek more than Guam and the Philippines, aiming to dictate peace from the White House. Emperor Hirohito praised him for wartime successes as Japan’s 1934 naval conference delegate faced rejection of parity.
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U. S
White House
Tokyo
Domei
Tsuroku Yamamoto
Yomiuri
Yamamoto
London
Japan
United States
Guam
Philippines
Hawaii
San Francisco
Washington
Emperor Hirohito
Malaya
Brittain
Axis Officers Count Noses in Conference
Berlin reports a three nation Axis meeting among Germany Italy and Japan. Ribbentrop outlined efforts from the widened war sphere and urged close Axis cooperation. Keitel welcomed Japan as new comrades in arms and ambassadors stressed accord with Nazi views.
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Berlin
Germany
Italy
Japan
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Wilhelm Keitel
Kansas City Attorney Faces Sedition Charges
Kansas City attorney Herman D. Kissinger, described as a long time Axis sympathizer, faces sedition charges after a letter to Rep. John D. Dingell was cited as interference with the war effort. U S district attorney Maurice M Milligan planned to seek a special grand jury. Earlier, Kissinger was among the first arrested under the 1917 sedition act.
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Kansas City
U_ 8S
Maurice M Milligan
Herman D. Kissenger
Kissinger
Milligan
John D. Dineell
Michigan
United States
Los Angeles
FBI
Robert K. Noble
Pension Plan
Texas Women Pilots Plan War Program
Texas women pilots organized by the 99 Club begin a training plan for non combat duties. A Dallas meeting elected a committee to survey available women pilots for emergency duty and offer services to civilian air defense authorities.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
99 Club
Dallas
Mary Waurine Hunter
Betty Bochman
Bob Ragsdale
Hunter
Beer Licenses Get New Renewal Rule From Texas
Liquor Administrator Bert Ford announced that beer and beer wine permit holders expiring this month may continue operating if they have applied for renewal and paid fees. He said renewals for about 2,500 licenses cannot all be completed by January 1 and warned complaints will be filed for sales after expiration without renewal proof.
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Austin
U.P
Bert Ford
Ford
Vichy Orders Closure of French Factories in Dec Losses
French government in Vichy announces a plant shutdown from December 21 to January 4 for factories including those serving Germany due to material shortages. The move targets most but the smallest plants and marks a rare public rebuke of German occupation authorities.
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Vichy
France
Germany
Petain
Supreme Court backs federal agencies in broad interpretive power
The Supreme Court, in a 5-3 decision, upheld broad authority of federal administrative agencies to interpret and apply laws without judicial interference. The bituminous coal division’s ruling, exempting coal for own use by a producer, was challenged by the Seaboard Air Line Railway but affirmed. Justice Stone and Justices Roberts and Byrnes dissented.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Interior Department
Labor Board
Stone
Roberts
Byrnes
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Coal Division
Christian Church Cantata The Shepherd King Presented
The First Christian Church senior choir presents The Shepherd King a Christmas cantata by J Lincoln Hall on Wednesday at 7 30 directed by Emil F Myers The program also includes the Christmas anthem Sing O Heavens by Tours The simple beautiful melody aims to tell the Christ child story and the production features recitative parts The program is open to the public
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J. Lincoln Hall
First Christian Church
Emil F. Myers
Tours
Mr. Myers
U S and Mexican Forces Form Joint Defense Tie
US and Mexican armed forces linked in a joint defense of the lower California coast after a conference between Maj. Gen. Charles F. B. Price and Gen. Manuel J. Contreras. In Phoenix, Arizona traffic from California into Arizona rose about 100 percent since the Pacific war began as women travelers said they were leaving California.
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Tijuana
Mex
United States
Mexico
California
Charles F. B. Price
U. S. Marine Division
Manuel J. Contreras
Baja California
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Pacific
B. H. McAhren
State
McAhren
Flier Shoots Down Four Japs in Dog Fight
Lieut. George Welch of Wilmington Delaware and Lieut. Kenneth Taylor of Hominy Oklahoma each shot down multiple Japanese planes on December 7 during the Pearl Harbor raid. Welch reported four planes down single-handed as Barber's Point and nearby fields came under attack. An army tally later listed 29 raiders down, with a citywide call for bomb shelters as Honolulu braces for further assaults.
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Honolulu
U.P
George Welch
Wilmington
Del
Kenneth Taylor
Hominy
Okla
Taylor
Barber's Point
Walter C. Short
Hong Kong War Strain Hinges on Civilian Food Supply
Hong Kong officials say the island could hold out under a Japanese siege if civilians were not a factor. About 1.5 million Chinese are said to drain food stocks, hindering the defense as Canadians form part of the fighting contingent. Manila reports Japan pressure and nearby artillery bases at Kowloon, with civilians moved to camps on Hong Kong’s southern side.
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Clark Lee
Manila
Hong Kong
Philippines
Victoria Island
Kowloon
A Good Idea May Help Win War
YOUR IDEAS EDITOR urges public to submit ideas to aid the war effort. Even ideas with no direct military value are encouraged as residents can invest rewards in defense stamps and bonds. The editor offers one dollar daily for the best idea sent to YOUR IDEAS EDITOR at Globe News.
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Globe News
British Cruiser Sunk By German Submarines
German submarines have sunk a British cruiser off Alexandria Egypt an official report said The sub marines attacked a formation of cruisers and one was badly hit and broke in half before sinking within minutes
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Berlin
U.P
United Press
Alexandria
Egypt
City Commission Meeting Cancelled in City Today
The city manager Austin P. Hancock announced no meeting of the city commission will be held tonight. Only Oscar Hargett, mayor pro tem, is listed as a commission member present in the city today.
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Austin P. Hancock
Oscar Hargett
Weather forecast with light breeze and near freezing night
The report notes heavy frost this morning with a low just below freezing. Tonight will reach about 30 with a high near 65 tomorrow. A light north breeze is expected and the weather bureau sees no change in sight.
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Weather Bureau
Arizona Men Declared Safe in Pearl Harbor Cable
Mrs Johnnie O Puckett mother of Commander Louis A Puckett paymaster aboard the U S S Arizona says a cablegram from Honolulu last week reported men are safe Secretary of Navy Knox said today the Arizona had been sunk in the Pearl Harbor attack
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Dallas
Johnnie O. Puckett
Louis A. Puckett
U. S. S. Arizona
Honolulu
Knox
Arizona
Pearl Harbor
French Again Kill Germans In Paris Attacks
Two Paris area raids reported today target German forces. A Gestapo HQ in Ville Juif suburb was bombed, killing six Gestapo members. A separate strike killed a German lieutenant, details of which were unclear.
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Vichy
Paris
Gestapo
Ville Juif
Livestock and Market Quotes From Kansas City Sale
Market notes from Kansas City detail hogs and cattle tonnage, price ranges, and steadiness for fed steers and yearlings. Hogs offered 2,700 head with top bids around 11.00. cattle listed 5,600 head with fed steers and yearlings up to 14.40 and 14.25 for select lots. lamb prices steady to higher with best fed lambs near 12.40. Financial quotes include Liquidating fund at 1.2950 and offering 1.42.
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K. C
Kansas City
UPI
USDA
Sockers & Feeders
Japanese push reported near Hongkong and Dutch East Indies
Japanese advances are claimed around Hongkong island by German radio reports from Tokyo. An air raid alert in Macassar signals widespread Japanese aerial operations across the Netherlands East Indies, with sightings of unidentified aircraft over Northern Sumatra. Australian forces also claimed to have bombed a Japanese supply ship near Greenwich Island with visible results.
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London
Tokyo
Hongkong Island
Batavia
Netherlands East Indies
Macassar
Celebes
Sumatra
Malacca Strait
Malaya
Canberra
Australia
Greenwich Island
New Guinea
Texas Revenue Deficit Rises By 1 Million Dollars
Texas general revenue fund deficit climbed to 31,938,915 from 30,939,566 as of December 5 with warrants totaling 1,721,261 called for payment. The drop from December 14, 1940 stood at 26,382,899. Treasury official Jesse James released the figures.
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Austin
U.P
Texas General Revenue Fund
Jesse James
House Approves Giant Shipbuilding Measure
The House approved ahead of schedule a bill to fully mobilize U S shipyards for 150000 tons of war vessels next year. The measure passed unanimously and goes to the Senate.
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House
Washington
U.P
Senate
Gift baskets menus proposed for Christmas aid
Holiday Bureau offers two suggested gift basket menus to ease Christmas meals. A sample basket costs about $5.50 for a family of seven or eight and lists items such as chicken, cranberry sauce, celery, sweet potatoes, bread, butter, lard, soup, sugar, bread, nuts, canned vegetables, fruit, candy, peanut butter, gelatin, tomato juice, oranges, and more. Additional baskets available from the Holiday Exchange at 607 Taylor, phone 6350.
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Tl Holiday Bureau
Taylor
J. R. Ballard of Vega Dies Here
J. R. Ballard 48 Texaco agent at Vega died in Amarillo hospital at noon. He lived in Vega 24 years and was a member of Company G 142 Infantry. Survivors include wife Mamie Ballard two sons Wall Lee and Roe Russell his father W. P. Ballard three brothers Joe Tucumcari Harry Peoria Ill Bert Vega two sisters Mrs N Locke Dallas and Mrs Blanc Dunham Los Angeles. Body under care of N Griggs & Sons awaiting funeral arrangements.
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J. R
Bob) Ballard
Texaco
Vega
Amarillo Hospital
Ballard
142 Infantry
Mamie Ballard
Wall Lee
Roe Russell
W. P. Ballard
Joe
Tucumca
Harry
Peoria
Ill
Bert Vega
N. Locke
Dallas
Blanc Dunham
Los Angeles
N Griggs & Sons
Confederate pension deficit wiped out in Texas
State Treasurer Jesse James announced that a tax revenue of 415 004 dollars eliminated the 14 year deficit in the Confederate pension fund. The fund will be on a cash basis, discounting extraordinary events, as of the receipt announcement in Austin on December 16.
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Austin
Jesse James
Red Cross Campaign Opens In Earnest At Amarillo Drive
Red Cross campaigners started work in earnest in Amarillo to raise 2000 for war-relief funds. N Jenkins wife of Mayor Joe Jenks leads field volunteers with a gifts committee and ongoing meetings called by director Ross Rogers. Downtown headquarters at 515 Polk Street will coordinate rapid, non residential solicitation.
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Red Cross
Amarillo
N Jenkins
Joe Jenks
Ross Rogers
Rogers
Polk Street
Junior Symphony Concert Thursday at Low-Cost Admission
The Junior Symphony presents a Thursday concert with regular Philharmonic Associate membership or single admissions. Tickets are 20 cents for students and 30 cents for adults at the offices. The school-age orchestra features Ruth Lauder on piano and Yvonne Fuller on flute, with Robert Louis Barron directing, also conductor of the Philharmonic.
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Philharmonic
United States
Ruth Lauder
Yvonne Fuller
Robert Louis Barron
Hanson Post Plans First Weekly Meeting Tonight
Hanson Post of the American Legion will begin its first weekly meetings tonight. The group recently decided to hold weekly sessions throughout the war period. Discussions will cover plans for a common Christmas tree and the Legion’s role in civilian defense.
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Hanson Post
Rnion
Legio
Miniature submarines aid naval stealth operations
Naval experts say mother ships carry tiny subs within range of targets or drop them near entrances. Bat subs resemble Regula design, use battery motors at eight to nine knots, operate in shallow waters, breach harbor defenses, and launch small torpedoes when close. Endurance is about five days with cramped living quarters and limited supplies and fuel.
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Reguli
Tnan
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