Zinc Smelters Will Almost Double Their Output
Amarillo and Dumas zinc plants expand to meet defense demand. American Smelting will invest about 500000 dollars to raise Amarillo capacity 60 percent to 5400 tons monthly, add 200 workers, and boost gas usage to 360 million cubic feet monthly. American Zinc, Illinois, adds roaster, furnaces to double output, with completion planned in coming months.
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Raymond Holbrook
American Smelting and Refining Company
Dumas
American Zinc Company of Illinois
Amarillo
Armament Industries
Europe
New York
Smelting Company
E. J. Bruderiin
Broderlin
Sam
About
American Zinc Company
Illinois
Nazi Bombs Rained On Ireland In Proximate Raid
Invading aircraft circled within 60 miles of Dublin for five hours killing at least three people with high explosive bombs and fire bombs of German origin. The Curragh area and five localities were bombed while London endured separate alerts as Bremen ships yards and other German targets were struck by RAF raids.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Neutral Ireland
Eire
Irish Department of Defense
Curragh
Kildare
County Kildare
Irish Army
Cap
Bremen
RAF
British
Air Ministry
London
Ministry
Flushing
Ostend
Brest
The
Press Association
Berlin Denies Break With Vichy Regime
Berlin officials denied reports of a break in relations with the Vichy government of France. Authorized sources said the German and French envoys Ferannd de Brinon and Otto Abetz remained in contact and as long as their relations exist a break cannot be spoken of.
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Berlin
France
Reuters
Lisbon
Fernand de Brinon
Otto Abetz
Germany
Mr Collman Predicts Fair Weather Tonight
Mr Collman forecasts fair and slightly warmer conditions tomorrow after a chilly night with temperatures around 20 to 25 degrees. Earlier a dry snow drizzle touched Tucumcari to Waynoka, Amarillo reported a light flurry as the wind shifts to the southwest at about 10 mph.
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Mr. Collman
English Field
First Baby of 1941 Sweeps Honors With Wilson Child
The last day for entries in the First Baby of 1941 sweepstakes draws near as Amarillo merchants and Globe News await reports. The probable winner is the eight pound nine and a half ounce daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Wilson of 1708 B Lincoln Street, born at St. Anthony's Hospital yesterday at 12 40 AM. Entrants arriving after 1941 began are to be reported by tonight.
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Amarillo
The
Globe News
A. C. Wilson
Lincoln Street
St. Anthony's Hospital
Kitty Foyle Prompts Nationwide Talk In The Globe Ad
The Globe advertises Kitty Foyle as a sensational new novel by Christopher Morley. It calls the work a candid confession of a woman and notes praise from readers and critics alike. The ad invites readers to start reading on Friday.
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Kitty Foyle
Christopher Morley
New York Times
Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph
Kitty
the Globe
FDR Proposes Federal Petroleum Legislation
President Roosevelt urged urgent federal oil legislation for national defense. House petroleum committee plans hearings and four month extension to continue investigations. Beaverbrook in London cited transatlantic bomber flights and Britain’s need for petroleum to support air production and wartime needs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House Petroleum Committee
Cole
Maryland
House
United States
Atlantic
Defense Commission
Interior Department
Defense Council
National Defense
London
U.P
Atlantic Ocean
Britain
Viscount Beaverbrook
Beaverbrook
Europe
Asia
Beaverbrook shows German ads for aircraft plant workers
Beaverbrook sat with hands in pockets and displayed German newspaper advertisements seeking personnel for aircraft factories, magneto work, and other aircraft accessory plants, indicating widespread German aircraft production activity.
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Beaverbrook
Magneto Works
Fort Worth, Amarillo Vie For Bomber Plant Site
Senators Sheppard and Connally urged that Fort Worth be chosen for one of two bomber assembly plants with Consolidated favored there and Tulsa also bidding. Amarillo sent briefs stressing location and climate to Defense Commissioner Knudsen, aiming to attract the fourth plant while Douglas and Consolidated pursue new sites.
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Washington
Sheppard and
Connally
Texas
Williams
Fort Worth
Tulsa
Consolidated Aircraft
Amarillo
Douglas Aircraft Corporation
Ross D. Rogers
Chamber of Commerce
Morris Sheppard
Wm. A. Knudsen
Secretary of War
Donald Douglas
Douglas Company
Time selects Churchill as man of the year for 1940
Time magazine named Winston Churchill the man of the year for 1940 marking its annual selection process. Previous choices included Adolf Hitler two years earlier and Joseph Stalin last year.
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Churchill
New York
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Time Magazine
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Surrounding Area
Fair tonight with a low around 25. Friday remains fair and warmer. West Texas shows a mix of fair and cloudiness with rain in southern areas and warmer temperatures, while New Mexico faces mainly cloudy skies with rain and higher elevation snow, then clearing in the west Friday.
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Amarillo
West
Texas
New Mexico
When Bowls and Bottles Mix
In New Orleans two men at the Sugar Bowl game tried to use Rose Bowl tickets. Police Clerk F J Aragon told them the mix up was evident and they walked away muttering that they had caught the wrong train.
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New Orleans
F. J. Aragon
Aragon
Pasadena
Calif
French Fleet Moves Seen Leaving French Ports
London reports circulating that units of the French fleet have departed from ports in France for Casablanca and Dakar in Africa. Informants say the moves may be known to the Germans and could violate the armistice terms. Lisbon arrivals claim Petain authorized naval officers to spend "vacations" in north Africa and ships have sailed from Toulon.
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London
France
Casablanca
Dakar
Africa
Wiesbaden
Lisbon
Portugal
Philippe Petain
North
Toulon
Flu Prevalence Check in Amarillo Schools
Amarillo public schools investigate influenza spread as ten teachers are out with illness or family illness. Officials compare current student absences with preholiday levels to assess if cases have risen since Christmas vacation.
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Amarillo
Absent minded driver renews license mystery
Tulsa report says A. G. Bailey queued over an hour for a license renewal only to learn he had already renewed in October. The note ends with “Build Now, Jonn Maynard Lbr, Go.”
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Tulsa
Okla
A. G. Bailey
Jonn Maynard
100000 Men To Be Called in January
The War Department is expected to call about 100000 men for selective service training in January, down from an initial estimate of 168000 due to more regular army recruits and reservists entering active service. The cut reflects current manpower needs and administrative adjustments.
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Washington
U.P
War Department
Bombing drive to bolster Italian air strength for Med
Rome reports German air reinforcements moving to Italy to join Italian forces in the Mediterranean theater. Gen Francesco Piccolo says Nazi squadrons will operate under Italian command to strike British sea power and supply routes from Gibraltar to North Africa and Greece.
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U.P
Geremany
Italy
English Channel
Albania
North Africa
Mediterranean
Francesco Piccolo
Air
Gibraltar
North
Africa
Greece
Channel
Luftwaffe
Britain
Albert Kesselring
Alderschild
Piccolo
Stefani
Germany
Channel Front
Bardia
Middle East
Royal Air Force
Garriison
Tobruk
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Pacific
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Terenure
Borris
County Carlow
America
FDR
Russell Stationery Co
U.S. Weather Bureau
Dwight Newby
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