RAF bombers strike Nazi ports in broad daylight
In daylight raids, RAF fighters and bombers attacked Calais Dunkerque Dieppe Ostend Cherbourg Brest and Bordeaux along 450 miles of coast. Observers saw smoke at Calais harbor after the strikes and German losses included several bombers shot down near Kent. The British reported heavy sea and air activity across multiple theaters as they push toward key Axis targets in Africa and Europe.
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Kent
Dover
Calais
RAF
Dunkerque
Dieppe
Ostend
Cherbourg
Brest
Bordeaux
Air Ministry
Hitler
Duesseldorf
Britain
London
England
Midlands
Italy
Bengali
Libya
Asmara
Eritrea
Mussolini
East Africa
Lake Stefanie
Chamber opposes British aid bill over executive power fears
The United States chamber of commerce told the Senate foreign relations committee that the aid bill could let the President deploy the entire armed forces and seize private property for foreign use without Congress approval. Speaker Rayburn noted possible further amendments as debate continued.
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Washington
U.P
United States Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Sam Rayburn
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Democratic Committee
House
Chamber of Commerce
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
James S. Kemper
United States
Chamber
Congressional
Kemper
Willkie Leaves London For Lisbon After Brief Britain Visit
Wendell L. Willkie bade farewell to Britain after a private two day tour and departed by plane for Lisbon where he would board Pan American Airways to return home He praised British courage and urged continued U S support while noting he cut the trip short to testify at the Senate foreign relations committee hearing on the British aid bill.
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West England
U.P
Wendell L. Willkie
Great Britain
Lisbon
Portugal
Pan American Airways
America
Britain
Willkie
United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Laval Demands Premier's Job And Own Cabinet
Laval seeks appointment as premier of a self chosen cabinet and sole accountability to a national assembly he would name. Petain calls cabinet meeting to discuss terms as Darlan and Laval diverge on power and collaboration with Germany amid concerns over French fleet and empire.
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Laval
Vichy
France
U.P
Pierre Laval
Nationales
Marshal Philippe Petain
Otto Abetz
Paris
Germany
Petain
Hitler
Africa
Darlan
Empire
Texas Lawmakers Seek Constitutional Ban on Horse Race Gambling
Austin reports Rep. A H King of Throckmorton proposed a constitutional amendment to bar the Texas Legislature from enacting any laws legalizing betting on horse races or other gambling. A related House bill would restore parimutuel betting on horse racing. King argues Texans oppose gambling on horse races and want a public expression of opinion. In the Senate, Sen Karl Lovelady of Meridian introduced a bill restricting employment under 21 in beer taverns.
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Austin
Texas
A. H. King
Throckmorton
King
Senate
Karl Lovelady
Meridian
Amon G Carter Granted Second Divorce
Fort Worth Feb 5 Amon G Carter the city publicity figure and publisher of a large Texas newspaper was granted a divorce from Nenetta Burton Carter in district court She filed on January 4 alleging mental cruelty The couple had not lived together for years and Carter did not contest the divorce.
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Fort Worth
Amon G. Carter
Texas
Nenetta Burton Carter
Carter
Drafted Men Can't Enlist in Army Now
A new ruling eliminates enlisting drafted men. Selective service boards face trouble as some notified men attempted to enlist. Sgt. R. A. Jackson says all enlistment applicants will be closely questioned about their service status. Draft boards usually notify men of calls six days in advance.
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R. A. Jackson
Amarillo Weather Forecast Fair With Cloudy South Tonight
The Weather Bureau predicts fair conditions in Amarillo with a low around 30 to 36 degrees. North areas will see variable clouds while the south may have occasional rain. temperatures little changed with a 24 hour min 36 and max 63, noon reading 57.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Robotic counting and typing devices dazzle at national show
A New York report describes a national business show exhibit of streamlined robots. A desk card reader sorts votes and forms, while other machines compute, file, and reproduce data with “feather touch.” One gadget types a looping, coded message using mechanical feather taps.
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Joseph L. Myler
New York
U.P
Rome Muses On Replacing Paris In Fashion Leadership
Rome aims to become the world's fashion capital as Paris slides from prominence during wartime. Italian designers favor simple lines with strategic embellishments, circular skirts, and military touches. New rabbit-hair sweaters, suede jackets, and varied fur fashions dominate Rome street wear as furs from East Africa and local silver fox farms shape a chic but costly market.
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Rome
U.P
Paris
Fifth Avenue
East Africa
Ethiopia
Alpine
Secretary of State for British Colonies Dies
Lord Lloyd aged 61 and secretary of state for the colonies died at midnight after a severe illness. He served in the army in Egypt Gallipoli Mesopotamia and the Hedjaz and was a member of the king's privy council. He held three high honors including two knighthoods for colonial administration.
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London
U.P
Lord Lloyd
Egypt
Gallipoli
Mesopotamia
Hedjaz
King’s Privy Council
German Plane Crashes in Ireland near Cork
A German plane crashed near Schull in County Cork, Ireland. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was seriously injured, according to the official announcement in Dublin dated February.
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Ireland
Dublin
Schull
County Cork
Amaro photo contest foresees diesel engine visit
Amarillo and Panhandle amateur photographers will photograph Santa Fe's new diesel electric freight locomotive in a Globe-News Diesel photo contest. The 193‑foot, four‑unit unit with 5400 horsepower arrives tomorrow at the Santa Fe station with a 75 mph rating and a 2900 ton load, while a 15 minute KGNC broadcast features Edward J. Engel and Mayor Ross Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Panhandle
Santa Fe
Globe-News
Edward J. Engel
Santa Fe System
Ross Rogers
KGNC
Chicago
Globe News Diesel
Actor's Bodyguard Seeks 2700 in Suit Over Laurel
Tonnage Martin former bodyguard of Stan Laurel sues for 2700 claiming nine months of constant protection against Ileana Laurel and nonpayment. He cites hazardous duties including three torpedoed incidents and four corners of the world as part of his service.
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Hollywood
Martin
Stan Laurel
Ileana
Laurel
Hitchhiker's Pants Stolen by Neighbor in War Talk Case
Charles West, a farmer, began a one year jail term for stealing the trousers of a hitchhiker who praised Adolf Hitler. West testified Lloyd Howard, who claimed he was hitchhiking to St. Louis, resembled Hitler and favored his victory. Howard’s clothes were later found hidden in a brush heap.
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Springfield
Charles West
Adolf Hitler
West
Lloyd Howard
St. Louis
Hitler
Howard
200 Cargo Vessels Bill Sent to FDR
The House approved a Senate amendment and sent to the White House a bill providing 313.5 million dollars for building 200 cargo vessels. The measure includes Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance.
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Fdr
Washington
House
Senate
White House
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Twenty seven Potter County men to depart for selective service
Twenty seven Potter County men will depart tomorrow for the selective service army. Board No 1 will send 26 men and Board No 2 will send 11 though the quota was eight per board. Inductions occur at the Lubbock station which closes soon with no further inductions there. The March 4 call of 28 men goes to Fort Bliss El Paso. Volunteers are possible and one married man Henry William Lemke joins Board 1 tomorrow after marriage.
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Potter County
Selective Service Army
Board No. 1
Board No. 2
Lubbock
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Henry William Lemke
Dentists Meet Here Friday for Thirteenth Annual Session
The Panhandle District Dental Society hosts its thirteenth annual meeting Friday and Saturday at the Herring Hotel. Events begin 8:45 Friday with registration, include an invocation by Rev. H. C. Smith, welcome by Mayor Ross Rogers, and remarks by Dr. C. H. Schulkey. Dr. F. C. Elliott of Texas Dental College will speak, with a panel including Buckley Tahoka Durham Young am ARMO. Luncheon for ladies at Amarillo Country Club and a 6:30 banquet at the Herring Hotel follow. Officers W. Curl, Beckley, Makeig named.
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Panhandle
Pampa
F. C. Elliott
Texas Dental College
Houston
Waldo Buckley
Borger
K. R. Durham
Tahoka
Bob Younger
Amarillo
W. R. Moody
S. W. Browning
R. F. McCasland
Tulsa
Pearce Dental Laboratory
Amarillo Country Club
Herring Hotel
W. M. Curl
Waldo Beckley
J. W. Makeig
Adams jailed one minute for fowl theft in Oklahoma
Vinita Oklahoma February 5 John Adams twenty one of Chetopa Kansas served a one minute jail term after being convicted of domestic fowl larceny He was fined one cent and imprisoned for a minute in the county jail the brief sentence followed his conviction.
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Vinita
Okla
U.P
John Adams
Chetopa
Kans
Adams
Elusive London food hijackers terrorize city
Scotland Yard reports organized gangs seizing food trucks and stalls in a wave of thefts. Hijackers grab goods, transfer to depots or fences, taking up to half the value, with beans, biscuits and bacon commonly stolen. Army thefts and a £200,000 tobacco loss cited.
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London
Scotland Yard
al Capone
Chicago
Army
Harold O’sulllivan
Aldereshot
Screens Used To Keep Eels Out Of Water Pipes
New York reports a request in the city budget for wire screens to prevent eels entering water pipes. Lester B. Stone, assistant budget director, notes several hundred eels were removed from pipes last year amid a total budget estimate of 18,397,370 dollars for water supply, gas, and electricity.
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New York
U?p
Lester B. Stone
Weather outlook and local notices at Dwight Newby's
Mr Collman predicts fair weather with moderate temperatures around 65 degrees today and 28 to 36 tonight. Westerly wind about 10 to 15 miles per hour. Weather settled. Nothing brewing. Rubber tile at Dwight Newbys.
Dived for Pennies Found Fortune Head of Paramount
Frederick C. Othman profiles B. G. Desylva, once penny diver at Catalina, now head of Paramount Studios at 43. He writes hits, owns a music company, and earns millions weekly from stage shows and films. Desylva’s rise from penny diving to executive producer marks a rare Hollywood ascent.
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Frederick C.othman
Hollywood
U.P
B. G. Desylva
Catalina Island
Paramount Studios
Desylva
Buddy
Paramount Picture
Y. Prank Freeman
Paramount Productions
William Lebaron
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