Corregidor Soldiers Predict Bridge From Manila to San Francisco
In a Luzon dispatch dated February 3, Corregidor soldiers debate wartime plans and a fanciful project to build a bridge from San Francisco to Manila. Private Howe Williams and Sergeant Ken Johnson exchange rumors of massive reinforcements and swift airpower while praising MacArthur's headquarters and ongoing operations around Batan and Ternate.
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Corregidor
Manila
San Francisco
Clark Lee
U. S Army
Luzon
Corregidor Island
U. S. Army
Philippines
Howe Williams
Hiya
Ken Johnson
Army
Lingayen
Navy
Formosa
Tokyo
Pvt. Williams
Sergi. Johnson
MacArthur
Fourth Army
Sergt. Johnson
Sam
Earth
Batan
Rangoon
Johnson
Malacca
Macassar
Straits
Macasthem
Manila Bay
Williams
Amarillo Lunch Fund Seeks 52,200 More Meals for Needy Children
Amid poverty strains 858 Amarillo pupils rely on school lunches. 17,800 meals assured, 52,200 needed through May 31. Donations to George Waddill at the county court house fund lunches, with many local groups contributing totals and honoring donors on the honor roll.
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Amarillo
George Waddill
County Court House
Japanese Breast-Plates Used In Desperate Bataan Attacks
Frank Hewlett reports from the Philippines on Japanese soldiers wearing protective breast-plates during daring Bataan assaults. An intelligence officer confirms the gear as part of a pattern of risky missions. He describes a prisoner camp with ordered segregation, decent treatment, pup tents, blankets, and basic amenities for captured Japanese troops.
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Frank Hewlett
C. E. Madden
San Antonio
Tex
Engineers Corps
Philippines
Nichols Field
Army
Madden
Navy Casualties Grow With 1292 Officers and Men Missing
National Navy and Marine Corps losses rise to 1,292 officers and men missing or prisoners as Pacific action continues. Figures show 56 officers and 75 enlisted likely prisoners, plus 44 officers and 716 enlisted in enemy hands. next of kin notified.
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Washington
Navy
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Marine Corps
Pacific
Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox
Pearl Harbor
House
Bureau of Navigation
David I. Walsh
Massachusetts
North
China
International Red Cross
Geneva
Mrs Pauline Wirtz Succumbs In Amarillo
Mrs Pauline Wirtz 85 died last night at a local hospital after five years in Amarillo She was a Baptist Church member Surviving are son E Wirtz of Dalhart four grandsons H G Wirty of El Monte Cal M F Wirtz and R V Wirta of Roswell N M two granddaughters Mrs Otto Johnson Henrietta and Miss Mary Lorene Wirta Pampa Funeral services were set for 4 pm at N S Griggs and Sons Chapel with Dr A D Foreman Jr of First Baptist Church officiating Pallbearers were Dean S White L R Ramsey N P Middleton B W Hayden Jess Pullingim and F Singleton Burial will be in Lianu Cemetery.
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Pauline Wirtz
Amarillo
The
Baptist Church
E Wirtz
Dalhart
W. F. Wirtz
H. G. Wirty
el Monte
Cal
M. F., Wirtz
R. V. Wirta
Roswell
N. M
Otto Johnson
Henrietta
Mary Lorene Wirta
Pampa
N. S. Griggs and Sons
A. D. Foreman, Jr
First Baptist Church
Dean S. White L. R. Ramsey
N. P. Middleton
B. W. Hayden
Jess Pullingim
F. Singleton
Lianu
Honolulu Curfew Eased Briefly After Attack
Pedestrians except enemy aliens may stay out until 8 PM as the first relaxation of post attack curfew. Automobile traffic after dark remains restricted and pedestrians may use blue shaded flashlights only intermittently.
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Honolulu
U.P
Prdestrians
Three Prisoners Die in San Diego City Jail Fire
A blaze at the San Diego City Jail on February 4 killed three prisoners and injured nine as firemen rescued scores of inmates. Authorities investigated the cause and reported multiple escapes thwarted by the fire.
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San Diego
Cal
RAF Receives US Dive Bombers Amid War Production
Air Minister Archibald Sinclair told the House of Commons that Britain is receiving dive bombers from the United States. He said a special new type is being produced in the US and hinted their performance should be satisfactory, answering questions about Britain's output versus German designs.
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London
Air Minster
Archibald Sinclair
House of Commons
RAF
United States
Britain
Help wanted and lost dog notices in community letters
Married couple seeks farm work with tractor experience. provides address and contact. Woman offers housework with room and board and pay. another letter seeks young men for local work including trucking and farming with age draft exemption. includes multiple names and addresses. A lost white woolly puppy with brown ears named Bobbie is missing. reward offered.
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Tack
Bobbie
Buchanan St
A. L. Harrison
Rites Tomorrow for G L Parsons Panhandle Farmer
Funeral services for G L Parsons 70 a Randall County farmer who died yesterday at his Canyon area home will be held tomorrow at 3 pm from Canyon Baptist Church with Rev Roy J Johnson officiating. Parsons long time Panhandle resident formerly postmaster at Ashtola and earlier Fort Worth and Denver Railroad worker survived by wife four sons and four daughters with several grandchildren. Burial in Dreamland Cemetery Canyon. A British trade mission tours South America and Grenada imposes export duties on domestic animals.
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G. L. Parson
Randall County
Canyon
Ashtola
Oscar
Bob Parsons
Henry Parsons
Los Angeles
E. J. Parsons
Plainview
Myrtle Cook
Davis Hardaway
Aliere Hardaway
Channing
Lottie King
Muleshoe
Blackburn-Shaw
Dreamland Cemetery
Black-Draught the Family Laxative Leading the Way
Among many laxatives sold in the Southwest only a few become best sellers. BLACK-DRAUGHT, a time tested herbal compound, is praised as agreeable and easy to take. It is valued for punctual, thorough relief when used as directed and for helping with constipation symptoms and to tone lazy intestinal muscles.
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Southwest
More Billions Are Flung at Jap and Hun
Senator Arthur Vandenberg warned that taxpayers will face higher taxes to cover war costs. He noted more than 36.5 billion dollars was granted in the past six days and urged the Senate to translate expenditures into increased taxes to prevent internal decay.
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Washington
Wpi
Sen
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate
Hun
Borderline cases drafted under new allowance plan
Washington February 4 UP Thousands of border case men among over ten million deferred for dependents would be available for induction under a pending allowance and allotment bill. The plan would require Army and Navy servicemen to send 15 dollars monthly for dependents, with the government adding up to 35 dollars.
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Washington
Congress
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershe
Andrew Edmiston
West Virginia
Army
Navy
Hershey
Congressional
Funeral Tomorrow for LeRoy Ward
Funeral services for LeRoy Ward age 39 are set for tomorrow at 2 PM from Boxwell Brothers Funeral Chapel. Rev. J C Sise will officiate. Ward died Sunday in California and his body arrives tonight. Surviving relatives include wife Mrs James L Bishop, sisters Mrs Veulah Lynn and Mrs John Freeman, brothers Harry Ward and Sam J Ward. Burial at Llano Cemetery.
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LeRoy Ward
James L. Bishop
Dorman Ward
Boxwell Brothers
J. C. Sisemore
Buchanan Street Baptist Church
California
Ward
Bishop
Veulah Lynn
San Francisco
John Freeman
Merceed
Cal
Harry Ward
Houston
Sam J. Ward
Corpus Christi
Gene Marks Car Crash Sparks Series of Impacts
New Castle Indiana February 4 Gene Mark's car slid on ice as four vehicles collided with his disabled car. The fourth driver was arrested for reckless driving but Mark expressed grim stoicism saying Hit er again. Coal from the United States alleviates Uruguay fuel shortage.
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New Castle
Ind
Gene Mark
Mark
Markets and Livestock Prices Link to Kansas City Reports
Markets data from Merrill Lynch shows Dow Jones levels at 1 PM with gains in Industrials and Rails while Utilities fall. Kansas City livestock report notes U S D A sales, cattle and calf salable totals, varying steers, yearlings, and lamb pricing, with overall activity fair to slow and mixed changes from prior day.
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Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Kansas City
Weather Forecast Shows Mild Temps With Small Drop Tonight
A continued mild pattern with a slight cooling tonight. Yesterday's high reached 68 and the overnight low dropped to 32. Cuba may establish a labor conciliation board. V. Globe-News Want Ads Get Results.
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Cuba
Labor Conciliation Board
Globe-News
W P Rutherford of Sayre Dies
W F Rutherford, a 69 year old Sayre Oklahoma farmer, died this morning at 11 10 in a local hotel room. He is survived by a son Hut Rutherford of Sayre and a daughter Mrs J E Barrier of Cushing Oklahoma. The body will be moved to Sayre this afternoon by N S Griggs and Sons.
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W. F. Rutherford
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Roosevelt
Tojo
Sgt. Johnson
Toyko
D. Roach
Potter County Federation of Women's Clubs
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Arnot
Amarillo Junk & West Texas Or Co
Cobineer Sears
Haa Loe
el Hee Ee
Og FE
Bivins Edie Vves
Brown, Plettner Brokerage Company
Women's Auxiliary
Avery Turner Nthe
W. Frank Litle
Hardin
Ordway-Saunders Company
Southwestern Public Service
Osa Johnson
Arch Hunsley
Clay Thornton
Anonymous
I Uilane
Khiva Patrol
Phinsahee Tle
J. Morris
Dora Watt
Mason King
Anderson Printing Company
B. C. Birdwell
Bob Dow
Sevssueerres
Amarijin Kiwanis Club
M. E, Savage
Ened Ae
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Cereveeereaees
I. D. Cole
Homer Rice
Wiawener A OG Zalessnesenoeeretds
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J. L. Means
Fred E. Cornelius
Amarillo Naval Office
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San Angelo
Waco
Wichita Falls
Buffalo Lake
Hansford
C. M. Norman
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Bernard Noe
Noe
Dallas
H. P. Jones
Bill Hutchings
Fillmore St
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Rowle St
van Buren St
R. Prather
Association of
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Ab, MD
Drs. Patton and Carroll
Harrison Street
South America
Grenada
Uruguay
Financial Industrial Fund
NEW York Stock Exchange Pierce
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Tee
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Stand Oil California
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Studebaker
Texas Corporation
Texas Gulf
Texarc Coal
Chicago
Merrilt Lynch
Pierce
Fenner & Beane
Owen High
Weather Bureau
Penetro
Asboyce
F. H. A. Loans
W. P. Rutherford
Sayre
Kentucky
Schenley Distillers Corporation
New York City
Ie Ae Et
Zale
Southwestern
ING Company
Bruce Autry
Ed Lynch
Neil Shaw
Bob Lynch
Oliver Eakle
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