26 Dec 1941
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1941
Page
1
A local column mixes weather forecasts with wartime letters and civic sentiment. The writer disputes official forecasts, urges support for soldiers via handwritten letters, and notes community efforts to back troops. Mentions Mari Gallo and Hizi Kovie marriage, Errol Flynn papers, and Irving Berlin song Pearl Harbor.
Walter Winchell salutes Captain Colin Kelly, the American flyer who sacrificed himself to strike a Japanese battleship. The column recalls his courage, the Pearl Harbor attack, and the broader resolve of the United States as war rages in 1940. The piece also offers brief quips and reader letters on contemporary figures.
Civilian pilots in Amarillo must pose again for photographs and be fingerprinted under government rules. Virgil Beavers, superintendent of the identification bureau, said the new smaller images replace the standard mug shot images taken at headquarters.
In Sofia a court martial sentenced a former Britishlegation press officer at Sofia and nine others to death for espionage aimed at invading Bulgaria. The main defendant was condemned to death in absentia. Twenty four other defendants received long prison terms.
London reports Britons mourn the loss of Hong Kong to Japan while praising the defense by British, Canadian and Indian troops. Analysts say the fall removes a key imperial lifeline and base, though water shortages and the broader China threat complicate postwar plans.
On Christmas Eve a reader found a small leather key ring near the post office. The ring holds six keys and bears the Economy Motor Co. name of Duncan Oklahoma. The notice continues on page 11.
Navy confirms about 1,000 civilian construction workers were likely taken when Japan seized Wake Island after a 14 day siege. The garrison numbered fewer than 400, with the civilians helping build runways, docks, roads, storage, and power plants. Casualties among civilians were not disclosed.
Funeral services were held yesterday at Ada Oklahoma for Mrs E M Culwell aged 85 mother of Mrs Mamie Nutt of Amarillo She had a son and three other daughters surviving her Mrs Culwell died Tuesday at a Sherman Hospital and had lived in Sherman nearly 20 years
Railroad Commissioner Jerry Sadler reports a burglar at his home who stole a prized rifle and two pistols during Christmas. The itemized theft underscores security concerns amid regional transport links and a forthcoming air service between Burma and the Straits Settlements and San Francisco Singapore route.
War Department advised President Roosevelt to award Col Eugene L Eubank the Distinguished Flying Cross for leading a four engine bomber mass flight from San Francisco to the Philippines. The 10 000 mile water crossing completed at Fort Stotsenburg November 19 was the longest of its kind and without incident.
An account describes a skipper knocked overboard after a bomb struck near the ship during a battle with Japanese forces. The executive officer ordered abandoning ship as troops engaged, with a newspaper ad line interrupting the narrative.
In El Dorado Kansas a raid on illicit home brew caused a blast at the police station. Police Chief Ray Byers reported the explosion and noted the illegal brew was involved, though the holiday quiet was not greatly disturbed.
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