Baby Born First Amarillo 1941 At St. Anthony’s Hospital
A newborn girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs A C Wilson of 1708 B Lincoln Street, arrived at St Anthony's Hospital as 1941 began. She weighed eight pounds nine and one-half ounces and is the first Amarillo baby reported for the year. Her father is an attendant at Bivins Service Station No 1, and hospital staff say mother and baby are doing well. Northwest Texas Hospital had no New Year births at dawn though prospects looked good.
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Amarillo
A. C. Wilson
Lincoln Street
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Clay Thornton
Panhandle
Miss Wilson
Bivins
Northwest Texas Hospital
Petain Government and Germany Break Off Talks in Lisbon
A Reuters dispatch from Lisbon reports that Marshal Petain's Vichy regime and Germany halted negotiations on collaboration. No corroboration from other sources was available in London. Previous talks stalled since Dec 14 after Laval’s ouster, with Darlan and Brinon in key roles and Darlan's late Paris meeting with Hitler.
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London
Reuters
Lisbon
Philippe Petain
Vichy
Germany
Associated Press
Marshal Petain
Petain
Pierre Laval
Laval
Fernand de Brinon
Paris
Otto Abetz
Adolf Hitler
Naval
Jean Darlan
Bern
Switzerland
Hitler Petain
Darlan
France
Hitler
Fuehrer
Beauvais
Forest of
Compiegne
Africa
Maxime Weygand
Monsignor
Valerio Valeri
Two Nazi Raiders Loose in South Pacific
Survivors from seven ships sunk since last August report German raiders roaming the South Pacific inflicting heavy losses on British Norwegian and French shipping. Some crews say prisoners were kept aboard raiders and poorly fed while others were treated better. Vessels attacked included the Tarakina and Komata with officers killed, and Nauru was shelled last week. Survivors, rescued near Emarau Island, reached Kavieng after being warned to avoid contact.
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Melbourne
Australia
U.P
South Pacific Ocean
Emarau
Kavieng
New Guinea
Tarakina
Komata
New Zealand
Nauru
Gilbert
Amarillo Units to Leave Friday for Camp Bowie
Texas National Guard infantry units from Amarillo will depart Friday morning at 6 10 for Camp Bowie Brownwood Texas for a year of training. Seven officers and 175 enlisted from Company H 142nd Infantry Headquarters Company 142nd Infantry and the HQ detachment 2nd Battalion 142nd will head out, bivouac Friday night at Sweetwater, reach Camp Bowie Saturday morning. Canyon's Company F 142nd Infantry will also leave at 6 oclock in Field Artillery trucks from Weatherford and Jacksboro.
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Amarillo
Texas National Guard
Camp Bowie
Brownwood
Tex
Corps Area Headquarters
142Nd Infantry
Regi. Fuente
142Nd Infanry
National Guard
Sweetwater
Tri-State Air
Mally
Bowie
Canyon
Weatherford
Jacksboro
Cold Keeps Worley Away From Capitol
Representative-Elect Sam Russell arrived with his family from Stephenville and attended Monday's brief House session. The other Texas newcomer, Eugene Worley, has been in Washington for several days but was kept from the capitol by a cold on Monday.
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Washington
Sam Russell
Stephenville
Eugene Worley
Texas
Capitol
Weather Summary From Albuquerque Forecast Night Snow Near Border
The official forecast calls for fair weather tonight with little temperature change. Clouds are expected to clear later. At noon light snow was reported along the Texas New Mexico border from Tucumcari to Texline. Amarillo noted a trace of snowfall. Russell Stationery Co.
Greeks in Amarillo Send Money Home During War
More than 30 Greeks in Amarillo send substantial funds monthly to Greece as the war erupts in Albania. Pete Moudos, co owner of Coney Island, details liberal American contributions and a son serving in Greece. He notes Greek volunteers and army needs while describing Mountaineer life.
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Amarillo
Albania
Greece
Pete Moudos
Pete
Coney Island
Fourth Avenue
Fillmore Street
Amarillo bids for bomber assembly plant
Amarillo launched a competitive bid for the proposed bomber assembly plant, stressing advantages over Fort Worth and other Southwest locations. Mayor Ross D. Rogers, in telegrams to Senator Morris Sheppard and Douglas Company president Donald Douglas, highlighted city assets and pledged complete cooperation. The Chamber of Commerce prepared a detailed brief, with rapid revisions to be sent to officials, while publicity from wire services amplified Amarillo’s claims.
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Amarillo
Fort Worth
Ross D. Rogers
Morris Sheppard
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Donald Douglas
Douglas Company
Sheppard
Globe
Douglas
Chamber of Commerce
Wm. A.knudsen
High Defense
Secretary of War
Rogers
Paul A. Edquist
Aviation and Industrial Committee
Shepard
Edquist
Roger
Most Daring Novel Ever Written by a Man About a Woman
Book advertisement for Christopher Morley’s best seller about a female white collar worker in a male dominated business world. Features multiple taglines and quotes praising the novel and its candid portrayal of relationships and work life.
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Christopher Morley
Globe
Plan to turn auto plants into warplane factories voided
Defense experts rejected Walter Reuther and CIO plan to convert idle automobile plants to produce 500 warplanes daily. Objections centered on tool shortages aluminum supply and timing. Officials noted automakers would continue contributing to defense within current schedules.
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Washington
Reuther
Walter Reuther
Organization
CIO
United Automobile Workers
General Motors
Roosevelt
Philip Murray
Smuts Forecasts U S Entry Into War
London January 1 General Jan Christiaan Smuts prime minister of the Union of South Africa predicted in a New Year message that the United States will intervene in the war. He said America will face necessity and cannot let freedom perish, insisting intervention is necessary for victory and for the peace to follow.
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London
Jan Christiaan Smuts
Union of South Africa
United States
America
Smuts
Red Cross Sends $16.69 Million in 1940 Aid to War Victims
The American Red Cross reported 1940 relief totals of 16.69 million dollars for victims and refugees from 13 nations. Over eight million went to Great Britain, with the remainder to other countries.
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Red Cross
Washington
American Red Cross
Great Britain
Globe-News Want Ads Exhort New Year Prosperity
The Classified Department of the Globe and News wishes faithful readers and advertisers a happy New Year and urges continued use of Globe News Want Ads for buying selling trading renting or giving away. Dial 6262 for Want Ad Headquarters Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance.
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Globe and News
Globe News
Globe-News
Rockefeller heir plans army enlistment
Winthrop Rockefeller, a 28-year-old heir to a vast oil fortune, intends to give up his position with Socony Vacuum Company and join the army at a pay of 21 dollars per month.
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New York
Winthrop Rockefeller
Socony Vacuum Company
RAF Attacks Taranto Naples Palermo and More in New Year Air Blitz
Royal Air Force planes attacking the Taranto and Naples naval bases along with Palermo and Valona in Albania, plus Torre Annunziata and a Crotonne chemical plant in Italy. RAF cooperated with land and naval forces in the siege of Bardia Libya, striking military stores and targets with bombs dropped within the areas.
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Cairo
U.P
Royal Air Force
Middle East
Taranto
Naples
Palermo
Valona
Albania
Torre Annunziata
Tarranto
Crotonne
Italy
RAF
Bardia
Libya
Chinese New Year Observed By Amaril Community
Younger members of Amaril’s Chinese colony celebrate today while some elders wait until January 27. In traditional China the New Year shifts yearly since it begins on the first moon after the sun enters Aquarius, ranging from January 21 to February 18.
Five in Amarillo Jail Face Drunkenness Charges
Five people woke in Amarillo city jail with two hold-overs. Three others were to face the judge for drunkenness after last night’s events.
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Amarillo
Theft of shingles at East Eleventh Avenue construction site
Five bundles of shingles were stolen from a house under construction on East Eleventh Avenue. Police were notified this morning about the burglary in Amarillo. A separate dispatch from Moscow reports the Soviet Japanese fisheries agreement expired last night without a new accord being signed.
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Amarillo
East Eleventh Avenue
Moscow
News Tip Prize Is Won By Mildred Hamm
The last first prize winner in the 1940 news tip contest is Miss Mildred Hamm of 220 Rule Building who phoned in about a drunk waking the Nelsons at 2 20 AM and asking for water. She earns 5 dollars for a small feature. Second prize goes to Mrs. R. T. Norman of Postoffice box clerk for noting Christmas extra staff wore out the time clock. Third prize to Co. E. Floyd for reporting a man found dead in Rock Island yards Friday morning. Other tipsters listed include Bill Jenkins and many residents of Prospect Street Virginia Street Pierce Street Jefferson Street Fillmore Street and other local addresses.
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Mildred Hamm
Rule Building
J. W. Nelsons
R. T. Norman
Postoffice
Postofice
Greeks Repel Italian Assaults Near Valona Coast
Greek spokesman reports heavy fighting as Italian reinforcements are driven from fortified heights along the coast toward Valona. In Tepeleni Klisura the Greeks meet stiff resistance, claiming 500 Italian soldiers captured and 700 more in the Drinos River sector. German and British air forces cancel operations due to weather, with both sides citing truces.
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Athens
Chimara
Valona
Tepeleni-Klisura
Italy l
Albania
Drinos River
President Roosevelt toasts United States in New Year address
Washington on New Year’s Day President Roosevelt marked a quiet holiday at the White House devoting time to his annual and budget messages for Congress next week. A small gathering watched the old year end as the president gave his traditional toast to the United States.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
United States of America
Banks Hold Annual Meetings Jan 14 in Amarillo
Stockholders of national banks in Amarillo will hold their annual meetings Jan 14. Time of the meetings has been announced by the federal reserve. At these meetings stockholders elect directors who usually name officers the same day.
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Amarillo
The
Federal Reserve
Leahy Arrives in Madrid on Way to Vichy as U S Ambassador
Admiral William D. Leahy reached Madrid by train from Lisbon to assume as United States ambassador to France. He is expected to stay at the U S embassy until Friday before proceeding to Vichy.
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Madrid
William D. Leahy
Lisbon
Vichy
United States
France
Nere
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