Nazis Claim 13 Ships in Convoy Sunk
Reports from Berlin claim German naval forces sunk 13 ships in a British convoy off Portugal and strike a crushing blow to Atlantic sea lanes. The text notes Franco and Mussolini meeting, while British forces sweep the Atlantic and tensions rise in the Balkans and the Far East.
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Montpellier
France
Francisco Franco
Ramon Serrano Suner
Spain
Henri Philippe Petain
Benito Mussolini
Portugal
Berlin
London
Atlantic
Balkans
Rumania
Bulgaria
Japan
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Balkan
Salonika
Dardanelles
Haiphong
Indo-China
Bangkok
Thailand
Singapore
U. S
Shanghai
Tokyo
China
United States
Italy
Franco
Mussolini
RAF Pilot Slow Motion War Into Business Battle
A wartime profile from England quotes a 25yearold RAF squadron commander arguing Britain will be stronger this spring with veteran pilots and Spitfires. He says the war has shifted from a game to a business and praises British air power while noting American fighters he has not seen.
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England
Royal Air Force
Lille
Belgium
Flanders
Dunkerque
Mess
RAF
Jerry
House OKs printing of truck load limit bill
The Texas House voted 106 to 24 to print the governor's bill to double the truck load limit from 7 000 pounds. The highways committee, which backed a formula increase, had rejected the O'Daniel measure 10 to 9. Rep. Reese Turner of Cameron moved to bring the bill to the floor on a minority report.
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Austin
U.P
House of Representatives
Highways and Motor Traffic Committee
Reese Turner
Cameron
Lady Chamberlain Dies in London After Short Illness
London reports the death of Lady Chamberlain widow of Sir Austen Chamberlain and sister of the Clive set. Her husband was Britain's foreign secretary and Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 1926. She was linked to inspiring Neville Chamberlain’s 1938 move toward meeting Hitler before the Czech dismemberment.
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London
Lady Chamberlain
Austen Chamberlain
Britain
Czecho-Slovakia
Expected Twins Arrive for Clarence Barnes Family
COLORADO SPRINGS Feb 13 The doctor told Mr and Mrs Clarence Barnes Jr to expect twins Triplets arrived all boys We were prepared said Barnes got names for all of em Kurt Kent and Keith
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Colorado Springs
Clarence Barnes, Jr
Barnes
Kurt
Kent
Keith
Idle Steel Plants Go Idle After CIO Walkout
Steel workers walkout at Youngstown Sheet and Tube halted furnaces turning 3,000 to 4,000 tons daily. Grievances over seniority and other issues since four months back sparked the strike, which also affected defense production as the steel fed into defense items.
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Youngstown (Ohio
CIO Steel
Rutland
Vermont
National Mediation Board
Washington
William H. Willis
CIO
Allis-Chalmers ‘Manufacturing Co
Milwaukee
Potter County Court Delays Audit Funding Search
Potter County commissioners postpone until Monday the search for funds to pay for a proposed county and precinct offices audit. Two days spent reviewing the 1941 budget found no cuts in the general fund. The Taxpayers Association, urging immediate audit, pressed for a ruling so the court will know where it stands.
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Potter County Commissioners Court
Potter County Taxpayers Association
Fire Chief Discovers Hidden Blaze After Triple Alarm
In Lansdowne Pennsylvania Fire Chief Cornelius McCullough tests a pumper returning from a blaze and finds a second fire burning under the driver’s seat. The crew extinguishes the subterranean blaze with chemicals from a second pumper during the stop.
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Lansdowne
Cornelius McCullough
Amarillo and West Texas Weather Forecast
The Weather Bureau forecast fair and colder conditions for Amarillo tonight with a low near 25 degrees and Friday fair. West Texas areas west of the 100th meridian expect fair skies with possible light snow in the far north tonight and Friday, colder in the north. New Mexico should see fair skies tonight and Friday with occasional light snow in the extreme northeast and mountain north central regions, colder tonight. Temperatures yesterday ranged from 38 to 65, with noon at 46.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Your Ideas for America Contest at the Globe
The Globe invites readers to submit ideas on broad topics with a 150 word limit. Prizes of one dollar per idea, up to five daily, until $25 is awarded. Submissions must be signed with full name and address. unsigned or withheld-name items receive no consideration.
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Globe
The
Senate OKs Lend-Lease Bill to Britain in 15-8 Vote
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the administration aid-to-Britain bill 15 to 8, sending it to the Senate floor for debate expected to last two weeks. The panel rejected limits on presidential authority and any mandated ship returns, while noting no new funding is included.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Senate
McNacy
Republican
Oregon
Wendell L. Willkie
Britain
China
Greece
United States
Army
Navy
British gains in Eritrea push toward Asmara
British forces advancing on Asmara reported as they capture Elgena via Mersa Taclai and widen penetration below Cheren. The update suggests one column nears Asmara while the Cheren assault progresses.
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Cheren
Eritrea
Asmara
Elgena
Mersa Taclai
Amarillo Machine Shop Sees Defense Roles in Oil Fields
Lowell Stapf of the Star Machine and Foundry argues Amarillo area must leverage oil and gas resources as a defense base. He notes few local shops are fully utilized and cites distant supply chains, limited skilled machinists, and scattered contracts across Houston, Galveston, and Orange while urging local industry to attract small defense work.
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Constanta
Black Sea
Giurgiu
Danube
Bulgaria
Bucharest
Royal Air Force
Valona
Amarillo
Lowell Staps
Star Machine and
Founddry Company
Stapf
Texas
Amerillo
Dallas
Fort Warth
Houston
Galveston
Beaumont
Orange
Hughes
Jesse Jones
Marvin Jones
Eighth Corps
Rock Island Arsenal
Ninth Corps
St. Louis
Roses are Red and Violets Are Blue Valentine Notes
Western Union romance ideas mock poetry for Valentine’s Day with lines and telephone and telegraph imagery. The feature cites 31 selections from which to pick and notes playful rhymes about love and union.
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Western Union
W. U
WU WU WU
Valentine
Big Boy
Union
Telegraph Company
Cupid
Humpty Dumpty
Airport Group Sets 730 PM Mass Meeting in Hotel Ballroom
The committee of seven led by Dr. R. Thomsen will reveal findings on Amarillo's airport situation at a second mass meeting at 7:30 PM in the Crystal Ballroom of the Herring Hotel. About 500 attended the first meeting after a Washington trip.
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Committee of Seven
Amarillo
Herring Hotel
Crystal Ballroom
R. Thomsen
Washington
Laddie Finally Is Claimed by Death
Laddie the 10 year old Airedale died at Fort Ord California after a cross country flight to reunite with its master Private Everett H Scott. The dog suffered a hunger strike after the man enlisted and despite army and private veterinarians efforts the hope of saving the dog ended with its death.
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Fort Ord
Cal
Laddie
Everett H. Scott
Western Air Line
Army
Norther Forecast From Mr Collman
The fresh norther moving at 25 mph is expected to calm by night with little dust. New Mexico dirt carried by a 55 mile breeze yesterday should settle. Colder weather arrives tonight with a low near 25 degrees and today’s high around 45 to 50. Clouds will be few with no moisture anticipated.
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Mr. Collman
New Mexico
Looking Backward Feb 13 1940 and 1916 items
One year ago today Feb 13 1940 Russians capture Summa inside the Mannerheim Line and seize 33 Finnish pill boxes. Twenty five years ago today Feb 13 1916 Russians gain against Germans in offensive along the Galician front.
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Associated Press
Summa
Mannerheim Line
Galician
Another Boatload of Food To Be Sent
Officials said arrangements are complete to send another boatload of food and relief supplies through the British blockade for Spain and unoccupied France. The shipment will include steel office furniture and Russell Stationery Company items.
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Washington
Spain
France
Russell Stationery Company
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