Warships Scharnhorst Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen Rumored Out
In a Commons naval review Admiral A V Alexander says the German ships Scharnhorst Gneisenau and cruiser Prinz Eugen appear knocked out for some time. A U S Trident torpedoed a Prinz Eugen class cruiser and possibly a destroyer during combat near Norway. In Los Angeles an air raid alarm involved up to 15 planes, later deemed likely false by Secretary Stimson.
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Associated Press
London
Scharnhorst
House of Commons
Admiralty
A. V. Alexander
Trident
Germany
Norwegian
Alexander
Washington
U.P
Los Angeles
Henry L. Stimson
Stimson
Navy
District of Columbia
Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox
U. S
Army
Brest
France
Dover Strait
North Sea
Kiel
Wilhelmshaven
Gneisenau
United States
Britain
Noose Tightens Around German Army in Russia
Reports from Moscow and Stockholm describe a tightening ring around the 16th German army near Staraya Russia by Soviet forces. Russian and Allied dispatches cite heavy German casualties, encirclement efforts near Rzhev and Ilmen, and German naval losses as U boats loom off the American coast.
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Associated Press
Staraya Russa
Lake Ilmen
Red Star
Leningrad
Berlin
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Adjacent Areas
Amarillo and West Texas see temperatures near freezing this afternoon dropping to around 10 tonight. Panhandle and South Plains stay mild this afternoon but turn cold and windy tonight with similar readings. New Mexico warms this afternoon though eastern areas remain cool with a cold rain tonight. Fringed 24 hour extremes show a minimum 18 and maximum 40 with around .17 inch of precipitation by noon.
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Amarillo
Vicinty
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Mexico
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Get Acquainted Week Fetes Continue in Amarillo
Observance of Get Acquainted Week proceeds with events in Amarillo including a noon gathering at San Jacinto Methodist Church chaired by Carl Clifft and a Get Acquainted Week concert by the Sam Houston junior high band under S. M. Bagwell. Two new patriotic songs are to be featured. The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce plans a banquet tomorrow night to inaugurate a series with Borger Chamber of Commerce at the Amarillo Hotel. A letter from R. F. Smith applauds the edition for inspiring neighborly greetings. Public library staff praise the Get Acquainted Week histories as complete and accurate. Dr. A. F. Lumpkin remains seriously ill in St Anthony's Hospital.
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Amarillo
Carl Clifft
Kiwanians
San Jacinto
San Jacinto Methodist Church
Sam Houston Junior High
S. M. Bagwell
Ruth Delzell
Defense of Island Is Magnificent
Allied forces score triumphs in the Philippines and Java as Secretary of War Stimson notes heavy Japanese losses. Wavell sustains a broken rib in a Singapore flight visit. he advised against traveling to Batavia to see MacArthur. Rangoon battles rage with imperial defenders holding the Sittang line while Calcutta fortifies with air raid shelters. US submarines sink several Japanese ships near Sumatra as Java and Sunda Strait battles intensify.
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Associated Press
Philippines
Java
Stimson
United Nations
Archibald P. Wavell
Southwest
Pacific
Wavell
Singapore
Bataan
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Burma
Rangoon
Sittang
Calcutta
Bay of Bengal
Japan
India
Dutch East Indies
United States
Sumatra
Sunda Strait
Dutch Borneo
Washington
Sun
WN. E. I
Oosthaven
Telok Betong
Soerabaja
Celebes
Reeder’s Condition Improves to Fair Status
C B Reeder seriously ill at Northwest Texas Hospital is reported in fair condition today after a fair night yesterday. Attendants note stepped up stability as medical staff monitor him closely.
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C. B. Reeder
Northwest Texas Hospital
MacArthur Launches Surprise Attack on Japanese Front
Gen Douglas MacArthur’s forces on the Bataan line struck along a 13 mile front near Manila Bay driving Japanese units back several kilometers. The war department reported forward Japanese positions captured while fighting continued with local successes and no major penetration of enemy main positions. Small American and Filipino detachments conducted guerrilla actions in northern and central Luzon despite limited supplies and air cover.
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Washington
U.P
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan Peninsula
Manila Bay
War Departments
MacArthur
Pilar
Corregidor Fortress
Bataan
War Department
East Indies
Luzon
April Howler Forecast Prompts Frost in Spring
Weather notes warn of an April frost and a spring blizzard linked to thunder in February 1938. Amarillo records 2 inches of snow and a 16 degree low, with readings easing above freezing today and dipping again. Easter falls early April amid unsettled signs and expectations from weather forecasters.
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Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Tambay Gold a Serial by Adams Mom Baumer at Plantation
The opening chapter follows Mom Baumer on the road who uses a trailer at Tambay Plantation seeking lodging. A wary welcome arrives at the mansion as she tests a room for the night amid rain and the lonely estate.
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Tambay Gold
Samuel Hopkins Adams
Mom Baumer
Plantation
Man At the Crossroads
Tambay Plantation
Tambay Mansion
Army Air Corps Men Killed in Enid Train Crash
Six enlisted Army Air Corps men died and 25 were injured when a Rock Island freight train struck a bus during a heavy snowstorm near Enid Oklahoma. The Enid flying school listed the dead and injured with names and home towns, noting critical condition for several and that most others were expected to recover.
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Enid
Okla
Army Air Corps
Rock Island
Amarillo
Tex
Oust Dean Spies Urged as Galveston Medical Dean
A Texas legislative committee urged the immediate discharge of Dr. John W. Spies from his post as dean of the University of Texas Medical School at Galveston. The report stopped short of removing the Galveston campus from the UT system and cited five recommendations for action.
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Austin
U.P
John W. Spies
Texas Medical School
Galveston
University of Texas
Homer P. Rainey
Board of Regents
Roosevelt son praised for navy leave in political clash
Rep William T Pheiffer charged Lieut Franklin D Roosevelt Jr was given favored treatment after an appendectomy with a month long shore leave. Democratic Leader John W McCormack defended the President's son saying the remarks undermine respect for the President. Other congressmen said Roosevelt received standard navy treatment.
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Washington
William T. Pheiffer
New York
Amarillo
House
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Navy
Pheiffer
Roosevelt
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
McCormack
Clifton Woodrum
Virginia
Joe Hendricks
Florida
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Tambay
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Herbert J. Taylor
Lake Kerr, Fla
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Yoakum, Tex
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Georgetown
Minn
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Bay City
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Chicago
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Rogersville
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Forrestburg
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Battle Creek
Mich
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Seguin
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Hoisington
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William F. Burton
St. Louis
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San Jose
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Temple
George L. Calhoun
Prescott
Ark
Harry K. Carroll
Stafford
Edgar B. Marshall
Benwood
W. Va
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Blackwell
Okio
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Troy
Ohio
Robert L. Homen
San Leandro
Roland M. Winklepleck
Dy Sart
Iowa
Emerek W. Owen
Brooksville
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Gary
Ind
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Kansas City
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Fox
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Union
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