Amarillo and Waco Feud Over Airports and Defense Funds
A veteran Amarillo Globe editor Old Tack criticizes Texas defense spending that favors Waco with two airports while Amarillo receives nothing. The Waco Times Herald editor Frank Baldwin responds, praising bold journalism and urging sharper regional balance. The piece reflects plains-area tensions, civic pride, and long standing sports rivalries between Waco and Amarillo amid national defense funding debates.
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Tack
Waco
Amarillo
Frank Baldwin
Eighteen British ships lost in week ending Dec 22
The admiralty reports 43 300 tons of merchant shipping lost to enemy action in the week ending December 22, of which 15 British ships totaling 32 849 tons and three neutrals totaling 10 451 tons. Naval circles say sinkings are down, and countermeasures against submarines may reduce losses materially.
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London
Admiralty
Dunkerque
70 Year Old Man Shot in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City reports John Kirby aged 70 was shot and killed by police detective Clyde Anderson after Kirby refused to remove his hands from his pockets during questioning in an extortion case. Anderson said he warned Kirby before firing. The incident followed two visitors inviting officials to lunch after the questioning.
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Waco
Texas
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma City
John Kirby
Clyde Anderson
Kirby
Anderson
Widowed Mother Seeks Work To Support Child
A young widow with a two year old seeks employment and asks for any respectable job that allows her to keep her child. She has experience in housework laundry or cafe work and can relocate. contact Reader Box 435 Canyon Texas.
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Tack
Canyon
Texas
Dear Tack Help Wanted and Lost Items Notes
A letter-filled plea seeks work from John R. Jordan a plasterer offering skilled stucco and plastering with references and guaranteed work. Several lost items are reported including a brown leather billfold a white knitted glove a black patent leather purse and a small cash reward offered for returns with contact details. The notes include multiple addresses phone numbers and requests for help finding employment in Texas towns.
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Panhandle
Borger
Finder
John R. Jordan
Ong Street
Tack
D. V. Gregory
Orvil Thornburg
White Deer
Texas
Tack T
West Eleventh Avenue
Chester Hook
Courthouse Records and District Court Actions Summary
Transactions record warranty deeds for M Warner to Abundio Correa and others, property transfers and values noted. District Court lists two divorce actions: Fay Marie Bills vs Dewey Robert Bills and Lorene Cormack vs Oswald Cormack. Marriage license issued to George F Rhoads and Lorene Gwyn. Car registrations include four 41-model sedans by Dougherty Lepp Daylin and others.
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M. Warner
Abundio Correa
Mirror
Geo
Cecil Rentfrow First Novice To Register Tonight
Cecil Rentfrow of Borger was the first novice to register for the Khiva Temple of the Mystic Shrine ceremonial and the watch party tonight in the Amarillo Hotel. Early registrants Jimmie Smith of Shamrock and Doctor McCasland of Tulsa also join the cold sand class. After the first and third sections at 7, the watch party and dance run to 1 am with a ranch style breakfast at New Year’s morn.
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Cecil Rentfrow
Borger
Mystic Shrine
Amarillo
Jimmie Smith
Shamrock
Doctor McCasland
Tulsa
Frozen Food Plant Permit Issued in Anarillo
A permit for Anarillo’s frozen food plant was issued today. Wallace Hazlewood the city building inspector said the permit authorizes a ten thousand dollar remodel at 98 Taylor Street. Frozen food plans or locker refrigeration plants have spread in many cities with Lubbock’s recent Southwest first.
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Wallace Hazlewood
Taylor Street
Southwest
Lubbock
Elks Celebrate 1941 With Open House In Amarillo
Amarillo Elks plan all day open house at the Elks Home Fifth Avenue and Fillmore Street to mark the arrival of 1941 Exalted Ruler R D Northen announced the event that starts at 10 o clock tomorrow and continues through the day Guests include Elks wives lady friends and out of town visitors Refreshments and entertainment are on the house
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Amarillo
Four Masses At Cathedral on New Year's Day
Sacred Heart Cathedral will observe New Year's Day with four morning Masses at 6 7 8 and 9 oclock. The 8 oclock Mass will be a high Mass followed by Benediction. As the day is Holy Day of Obligation and the Feast of the Circumcision, masses will be attended as on Sundays. Confessions from 7 to 9 tonight prep the feast.
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Sacred Heart Cathedral
Texas defense projects not far behind schedule
A United Press survey shows Texas defense camps advancing rapidly despite weather delays. Fort Bliss leads, with six percent ahead and complete housing for troops en route to El Paso. Abilene, Fort Sill, Bowie, Camp Wolters, and Brownwood report progress, expansions and funding rising to support 36th Division and 45th Division deployments, with new shipyard and housing plans under way.
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Richard M. Morehead
United Press
Texas Army
Fort Bliss
Texas National Guard Cavalry
el Paso
Abilene
Texas
36Th Division
Texas National Guard
Eighth Corps
113Th Cavalry
Illinois
111Th
Brownwood
Bowie
FBI Seizes Film From Jap Visitors
FBI agents confiscated a camera two rolls of film and a hand drawn map of Times Square from two Japanese visitors to Cincinnati. The men identified as Tok yo industrial company representatives Murakami and Miyazaki were permitted to continue to Milwaukee after questioning. Police noted their photography at a busy downtown intersection and the film was sent to Washington for development.
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Cincinnati, O
UPR
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Times Square
New York
Cincinnati
Tokyo
Milwaukee
Yoshimichi Murakami
Manchuria Heavy Machine Company
Heinking
Matusuro Miyazaki
Manchuria Development Company
Murakami
FBI
Washington
Miyazaki
United
Approval of Progress Noted by Defense Officials
B D Hull of the national defense commission, Washington, voiced approval of progress made after inspecting the cantonment area Friday with Major Richard E Froiseth, constructing quartermaster.
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B. D. Hull
Washington
National Defense Commission
Richard E. Froiseth
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Judge Underwood
Connally Quick
Sheppard
Plains
Plainview
Hereford
Clovis
Potter
Rocky Mountain
Egypt
Dial
Bill Fold
South
Johnson Street
F W. H
Dia
PURSE
Courthouse Records
FE. D. Dougherty
Henry H Lepp
J. G. Daylin
Globe News
Britain
Pram
Camp Bowie
Camp
Wolters
Corpus Christi Naval Air Base
Orange Naval Shipyard
James T. Taylor
Taylor, Byrnes & Briggs
Santa Fe
Cantonment
War Department
45Th
Fort Sill
Okla
Polk
Drs. Gist, Rasco, Winsett, Keys and Loving
W. H. Wheir
Webster
Columbia Dictionaries
Globe-News
Glovde- News
Fillmore St
Abett
Windastorm
Plate Glass and Allied Lines of Insurance
Automobile Financing and
F. H. A. Loans
Amarilla Printing CO
E. St. St
the Panhandle
Stinnett
Public Utilities and Telegraph Companies
Amarillo Hotel
C. S. Pryor
Mer
Asst
Treas
Charlie Pryor
Monster
N Lago
Vay
Liley Vey
Leo Gorcey
Bobby Jordan
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