Peace Bid Ridiculed as Axis Talks Stir Europe
Reported Franco Mussolini meeting in Italy stirred speculation Spain may join the war. Petain arrives in France as Balkans brace for possible German move. Nazi forces push into Romania and Bulgaria while Britain bombs Sicily and northwest Europe in overnight raids.
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Can’t Have Destroyers Airport Report Is Set
Secretary Knox said the navy cannot spare more destroyers for Britain, insisting a balanced fleet must be maintained. A mass meeting in Amarillo will hear a report from a seven‑member committee on the airport project, with a final written document due Thursday. Americanism Week in Amarillo proclaims February 12–22, 1941.
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Dean White
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Riots Reported in The Hague and Amsterdam
The official press agency reports police inquiries into disorders in Amsterdam over the past days. From The Hague comes word that a leather merchant and several others were arrested for a provocative attitude toward German soldiers.
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Berlin
Hague
Wind blows deed abstract from Hartley County farm
Warren Rieves, a mail carrier in the 1200 block on Tyler Street, snagged a title deed to 320 acres in Hartley County as a strong Amarillo gust swept away farm items. The abstract, made out to W. C. Collins of Channing, was turned in at the main post office. Office Furniture Russell Stationery Company.
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Warren Rieves
Tyler Street
Hartley County
W. C. Collins
Channing
Army Duped By Foreign Companies
Assistant Attorney General Thurman Arnold testified before the federal monopoly committee that the government faced excessive and unreasonable prices for war materials due to agreements between domestic and foreign firms and collusive bidding on army and navy contracts. He warned that foreign firms have used patents and cartel schemes to block American development and cause shortages, urging Congress to expand anti trust enforcement. Arnold said vital military information may be leaked via patent license terms and noted German control of defense industries and price fixing in the U S He called for four grand juries in New York Chicago Detroit and Los Angeles to probe restraints on war materials production.
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Federal Monopoly Committee
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Los Angeles
Bond Balloting At Four Polling Places In Amarillo
Two separate bond elections on Saturday will authorize $70,000 for a mechanical trades building at Amarillo College and $80,000 for an Amarillo Independent School District gymnasium and Horace Mann classroom. Voting occurs at Sixteenth Avenue Fire Station Sanborn School San Jacinto School and Horace Mann School with distinct judges and ballots for each issuer. Interest rates range from 1.75 to 2 percent across ten serials totaling $150,000, with $54,000 at 1.75 percent. The bonds were sold pending election results and the college building contract will be let tonight subject to the vote.
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Amarillo College
Central Junior High School
Horace Mann School
Sixteenth Avenue Fire Station
Sanborn
San Jacinto School
Horace Mann
Amarillo Independent School District
Weather Forecast For Amarillo And Vicinity
Partly cloudy and colder tonight with a low near 32. Thursday expects fair skies. West Texas west of the 100th meridian shows partly cloudy tonight, with scattered mountain clouds, colder tonight. New Mexico: partly cloudy tonight with mountain snow and cooler conditions. Extremes 24 hours end 6:30 A M show min 46 and max 68 with noon at 55. John Maynard Lumber Co National Venetians at Newhy's.
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New Mexico
Tumbleweeds Block Highway Detours Reported
Tumbleweeds clogged North Highway this morning forcing drivers to veer onto the shoulder and detour around large piles. Motorists described the spread as heavy and persistent across multiple miles.
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North Highway
Roosevelt seeks nearly 900 million for navy buildup
President Roosevelt asked Congress for 898 million dollars in cash and contract authorizations to speed the navy's shipbuilding program and fund a major expansion of fleet shore facilities.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Navy
British Opened Drive With Only Five Days of Supplies
Britain’s North African offensive hinged on limited supply days. The force began the Sidi Barani attack with five days of rations. Had Italian resistance lasted longer, the British could have fallen back to the Matruh line, officials said.
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U.P
Britain
Africa
Sidi Barrant
Mar- Matruh
Planes Prove American Aircraft Superior in UK Demonstration
In a March British air ministry sham battle, American P-36 Mohawks and P-40 Tomahawks outperformed British Spitfires and Hurricanes in in-flight tests. The Tomahawk proved faster and a better climber though a Hurricane pilot found it harder to master at first. Also showcased were a Douglas DB7 bomber and Grumman and Brew Ster fighters, with one Grumman credited for a Dornier kill.
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Wallace Carroll
England
Ministry of Aiircraft
British Dominion
France
Royal Air Force
Britain
Fleet Air Arm
Laddie Near Death After Blood Transfusion
Fort Ord California February 12 Laddie the Airedale is gravely ill with a weak heart and blood infection after a second transfusion this week at the Presidio of Monterey Veterinary Hospital The infection may stem from shock of separation from Private Everett Scott The donor dog a Fort Ord mongrel was rushed in when Laddie nearly stopped beating Laddie traveled 2000 miles to rejoin Scott
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10 Million Books Are Destroyed in London
Editor Edwin C. Hill recounts wartime loss as ten million books burn in bombing raids. Longmans, Green & Co. faces irreparable damage to historic material while promising new plans and reprinting efforts. He contrasts legends of old Book Row with modern destruction and notes patriotic resolve.
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Boston
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Voltaire
Granny Morris to celebrate 94th birthday with open house
Amarillo's Gran ny Morris known as Granny Morris will host an all day open house at 111 West Sixth Avenue this Saturday for her 94th birthday. She traveled from Kentucky and ran the Mason House on Amarillo's Bowery for years and remains a lively town elder who values visitors over presents.
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Dave E
Granny) Morris
Amarillo
West Sixth Avenue
Granny
Granny Morris
Panhandle
Amar
Country Club To Elect New Officers At Annual Meeting
Amarillo Country Club will hold its stockholders dinner and meeting tomorrow at 6 30 PM at the clubhouse. Officers and directors will be elected. Officers listed are A N Olver president W W Gibson vice president and Jack Parnell secretary treasurer. Directors include E W Hardin Wade Holman Roy Greenhill F E Edwards and Lawrence Hagg.
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Country Club
A.N. Olver
W. W. Gibson
Jack Parnell
E. W. Hardin
Wade Holman
Roy Greenhill
F. E. Edwards
Lawrence Hagg
Britain to Call 19-Year-Olds Into Army Next. 18-Year-Olds Last
London Feb 12 report states Britain's 19-year-olds will be drafted into the army almost immediately, followed by men aged 37 to 41. The 18-year-old cohort will be mobilized last among the age groups mentioned.
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London
Britain
Water Crisis Nears Deadline for Industrial City Water Line
Industrial City faces a Feb 21 deadline to receive a new water line or go without. Frank Stitt warned the city commission residents may contribute, but a 100 percent property petition is unlikely. The Texas Company refinery, Amarillo Cotton Oil, and Santa Fe railroad all seek to end current water supply arrangements. City estimates place installation costs at 4000 to 5000 dollars with Harve Allen offering partial funding.
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Frank Stitt
City Commission
Industrial City
Stitt
Mr . Stitt
Amarillo
Texas Company
Mr. Stitt
Amarillo Cotton Oil Company
Santa Fe Railroad
Harve Allen
Weather forecast with dust and cool night ahead
The forecast calls for steady winds today with dust in the air and a wind shift from west to northwest later possibly increasing dust briefly. Skies stay mostly clear until late with overcast conditions then. Tonight should drop near freezing after a low around 44 in the country and 46 in town. highs near 70 today.
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Mr. Coliman
Mr. Collman
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