German origin bombs hit Curragh and Dublin in Irish air raids
Irish officials confirmed bombs dropped at Curragh Julianstown Duleek and Borris were German in origin. A huge parachute land mine struck central Dublin at 4 am causing fire casualties and widespread property damage. The Berlin charge d affaires was instructed to lodge a protest and seek reparations. Investigation into other sites continues.
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Daring Confessions Of A White Collar Girl
A fragmented reminiscence recalls wartime nights, a night foreman father, and a 1919 Keystone Division parade. The speaker reflects on childhood impressions of work, family, and a city street scene with lasting echoes of history.
Bardia Attack Begun as Raid Strikes Tripoli and Elbasan
Allied forces pushed at Bardia with Australian troops and tanks while RAF bombers hit Tripoli, threatening Italian defenses. Greek and British actions in Albania advanced toward Berat and Elbasan, with Greek gains near Klisura and explosives set in fires. Separately Amarillo National Guard units mobilized for Camp Bowie training with convoys moving from Canyon and nearby towns.
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Klisura
Albania
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National Guard
Camp Bowie
Brownwood
Texas
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Plainview
142Nd Infantry
Canyon
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Sweetwater
Willl
Berlin warns on Balkan influence amid Bulgarian frontier rumors
Berlin authorities stated Germany has vital Southeast European interests and will not tolerate foreign influence in the Balkans. The issue gained urgency with Bulgarian Premier Filoff visiting Vienna and rumors of troop concentrations on the Bulgarian frontier. Richtofen accompanied Filoff, signaling renewed focus on Sofia’s possible Axis alignment with Germany and Italy.
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Germany
Europe
Bulgaria
Bogdan Filoff
Vienna
Filoff
Herbert von Richtofen
Italy
Sofia
War Leak Concern Tops British Worries
London January 3 Hugh Dalton minister of economic warfare warned that the Vladi vostok leak of war supplies through Soviet Russia into Germany including American cotton creates concern for Britain.
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Hugh Dalton
Vladivostok
Soviet Russia
Germany
Britain
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Notes Cold Night
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for fair conditions and a chill, with a low around 20 to 25 degrees. Saturday outlook remains fair with colder trends in the west and south portions and a cloudy southeast area. Temperature range over 24 hours ends at 6:30 A M shows a minimum of 24 and a maximum of 40 with noon reading near 38.
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Texas
Plane Lands Safe on Lake at Santa Fe Ranch
Lt. Murray Hanson and Ensign Robert B. Clark, navy bomber crew, landed in a lagoon near Edinburg Texas during a blizzard and fog. Both were uninjured after spending the night aboard the aircraft. One crew member, W. F. Percich, was killed after bailing out near Big Spring. Four others injured. radioman A. M. Perry reported the bailout at 17,000 feet as the storm raged over 500 miles north. Cowboys guided the pilots to the Santa Fe Ranch where they sought help. The lagoon normally dries, but fills after heavy rains. The lake lies near U.S. Highway 281 east of Edinburg.
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Call for Condition of Banks as of Dec 31
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for the condition of all national banks as of the close of business Tuesday December 31. The banking department also called for a report on the condition of all state banks as of the close of business December 31.
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Comptroller of the Currency
Austin
Banking Department
Amarillo Bar Association to Elect Officers at Saturday Meeting
The Amarillo Bar Association will elect officers at its Saturday noon meeting at the Amarillo Hotel. Charles H. Keffer serves as president and E. B. Jordan as secretary, and both have notified members of the gathering.
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Charles H. Keffer
E. BE. Jordan
Thunderbolt sinks Italian submarine in enemy waters
The British submarine Thunderbolt, formerly Thetis, sank an Italian submarine escorting to a base in enemy occupied territory. After firing a torpedo, a tall water column and large explosion were seen, and only one end of the enemy vessel remained briefly before vanishing.
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Dies Committee Urges Ban on Foreign-Controlled Groups
The Dies committee urged Congress to outlaw all foreign-controlled political groups and recommended barring totalitarian sympathizers from defense industry or government work. A second dispatch notes a bitter cold wave in Russia with Moscow region temperatures near 47 below zero.
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U.S. to Build 200 More Cargo Ships for War Effort
London reports reliable sources say President Roosevelt moves to start building about 200 merchant vessels of 7500 tons costing 300 to 350 million dollars. Britain seeks more U.S. destroyers to protect convoys as 4.5 million tons of Allied shipping have already been sunk. The plan follows Lord Halifax's pending Washington visit and Food Minister Woolton warns of a worsening attack on food ships.
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Sub Sunk Sfax and Rhone torpedoed en route to Dakar
French naval ministers announced Sfax and Rhone were torpedoed December 19 by an undetermined warcraft while traveling from Casablanca to Dakar, French West Africa. Elsewhere in Vichy, cold weather persisted with 20 at the airport and 25 in town, a forecast of similar conditions and a chilly 10 mile per hour northwest breeze.
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France
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Rhone
Casablanca
Dakar
French West Africa
Mr. Collman
Bremen Is Pounded by British Air Attacks
British warplanes pounded Bremen in a night raid starting large fires and adding to destruction from Wednesday. Emden was also struck as Cardiff suffered its heaviest bombing of the war with extensive fires, damage to theaters and shops, and light casualties reported given the raid’s scope.
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British Press Association
Ypres
Petain Forms Inner Cabinet in Vichy Reshuffle
Marshal Philippe Petain created a three man directorate, naming Admiral Francois Darlan senior, Pierre Placet Landin foreign minister, and Gen. Charles Huntziger war minister. Paul Baudouin resigns as minister of state, Laval briefly succeeds him then is dismissed, cabinet reorganization follows.
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France
Philippe Petain
Paul Baudouin
Francois Darlan
Navy
Pierre Fplandin
Charles Huntziger
Darlan
Petain
Baudouin
M. Baudouin
Council
Marshal Petain
Pierre Laval
Laval
Flu Decreases In Am arillo Schools
The influenza epidemic in Amarillo appears to be breaking up as public schools report today about 11 percent student absence, higher than normal but well below the pre holiday levels of 15 to nearly 20 percent. Teacher absence dropped from yesterday and is expected to fall further on Monday.
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Amarillo
Crane couple surprised by late birth certificate filing
In Owosso Michigan on January 3 a local couple, Mr and Mrs Cecil Crane, discover their baby boy was born eighteen years ago when they read the vital statistics column. The delivery doctor filed the birth certificate only this week.
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Owosso, Mich
U.P
Cecil Crane
Has Aid to Duce Come Too Late
The article questions whether assistance given to the Duce arrived after critical moments, exploring timing and potential impact on ongoing events. Page 10 continues the discussion with related context and expert opinions.
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