Coldest Winter Weather Predicted Across Panhandle
The coldest winter weather moves in with forecasts of 2 below in downtown Amarillo and as low as 12 below in the Panhandle country. Livestock warnings are issued as a 12 to 15 mile per hour north wind drops to about 10 and skies clear tonight, with temperatures not rising above freezing.
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Mr. Collman
Amarillo
Panhand
Weather Bureau
Texas
Kansas City
U.P
Midwest
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
St. Joseph
Knorpp Birth Brings Baby Boy to Amarillo Family
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Knorpp announce the birth of a son at St. Anthony's hospital. The 17% pound boy arrived at 6 05 and is the first child for Mrs. Knorpp the former Rozelee Sehree of Kansas City. The couple live at 717 West Sixteenth Avenue.
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Lawrence Knorpp
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Amarillo
Savage Slaying Relatives L B Hand and Lula Widegreen
In Tulia on January 18 two elderly siblings L B Hand 72 and Lula Widegreen 76 were slain during a suspected cattle theft. Their burned farm home was found with Hand’s false teeth and a blood pool near the cow lot. Authorities label the killings as “by persons unknown” as they search for cattle thieves and recover missing livestock.
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Tulia
L. B. Hand
Lula Widegreen
Justice of the Peace V
Hand
Hugh B. White
Swisher County
French German Artillery Clash Near Saar River
French and German artillery battled for over three hours yesterday in the region just west of the Saar River. French military sources said the Germans opened the bombardment and the French batteries answered with strong fire until the German barrage subsided.
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Paris
Saar River
Amarillo Production Credit Plans Annual Meeting
The Amarillo Production Credit Association will hold its annual meeting at the Herring Hotel on January 26 starting at 9 30 a m and ending at 1 30 p m A John Snider barbecue will be served immediately after the meeting.
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Amarillo Production Credit Association
Herring Hotel
John Snider
Phillips Sentenced to Two Years for Forgery
Kentucky minister Ishmael Worth Phillips pleaded guilty to forgery and received a two year prison sentence in the 47th district court at Canyon. In a separate brief notice, three people froze to death in Mexico City as a severe cold wave gripped the capital for three days.
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Ishmael Worth Phillips
Kentucky
47Th
Canyon
Mexico City
Fire Ravages Half San Jon Business District
San Jon New Mexico residents faced a major blaze as seven structures and their contents burned in the largely rebuilt business area along Highway 66. The fire started by suspected wiring in the San Jon Drug Store and reached the south side of the O without prompting, prompting bucket brigades and a 20 mile response from Tucumcari.
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San Jon
N. M
Tucumcari
Borah Near Death Reported After Cerebral Hemorrhage
Idaho Senator William E. Borah 74, dean of the Senate, is near death after a cerebral hemorrhage and long coma. Mrs Borah and Miss Cora Rubin report critical condition with no immediate recovery in sight as Vice President Garner expresses deep sorrow.
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Washington
William E. Borah
Idaho
Senate
Borah
Worth Daniels
Cora Rubin
Congress
Garner
Finns advance in Salla region amid fierce Arctic fighting
Finnish army communique reports 28 mile push in Salla sector above the Arctic Circle and 11 Russian bombers shot down. They claim other raids repelled, heavy bombardment at southern Finland, and many Red soldiers frozen to death on the Karelia Isthmus while Finns endure record cold.
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Helsinki
Salla
Arctic Circle
Lappeenranta
Finland
Lapland
Hanko
Turku
Viipuri
Rauma
Tammisaari
Winter
Karelian Isthmus
Isthmus
Hines Arrives In Amarillo For Traffic Survey
Harry Hines of the state highway commission arrives in Amarillo for a city wide traffic survey report. A public luncheon at the Amarillo Hotel will present the findings tomorrow noon. Attendees include city commissioners city manager city secretary police chief and traffic squad members. Harry S. Phillips of Austin also attends as traffic engineer.
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Harry Hines
State Highway Commission
Amarillo
Jaycees
Chamber of Commerce
Sam Davis
Amarillo Hotel
Harry S. Phillips
Austin
State Highway Department
Turks Routed in Transcaucasia on Jan 18 1915
A brief notice dated 25 years ago today reports Turkish forces routed in Transcaucasia. The item lists Wood and steel desks and chairs supplied by Russell Stationery Co. as part of the accompanying ad or catalog entry.
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Transcaucasia
Russell Stationery Co
Weather Forecast For Amarillo And Vicinity
Amarillo and area show clearing and slightly colder conditions tonight. Friday brings fair skies and warmer temperatures. West Texas notes snow tonight with partly cloudy Friday and colder air in all parts, including a moderate cold wave in extreme south portions. New Mexico forecasts partly cloudy west with snow east tonight and colder conditions in northwest and southeast tonight and southwest Friday. The 24 hour highs and lows reach 54 and 4 degrees, with noon temperature at 9.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Finnish Relief Dance Raises Funds Amid Cold Weather
A Finnish relief dance at the Nat drew about 500 attendees despite 10 degree cold. Funds nearly reach $100 with exchange estimates showing purchases of skits and sheets, wheat, and bullets. performances by Dick Mills and the Merry Millers energized the crowd. The event featured a colorful floor show and multiple costume changes led by Barney Ogle and others.
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Nat
Dick Mills
Merry Millers
Dixie Dice
Ernestine Mercer
Jane Dice
Tabby Sue Walker
Dixie Hedgecake
Eileen Smith
Nora Jean Lamb
Vivian Barsom
Marilyn Cornelius
Marion Durkee
Long Falls Short by 66 218 Votes in Louisiana Primary
Governor Earl K. Long trailed by 66 218 votes of an outright majority after incomplete unofficial tallies from 1 153 of 1 703 precincts. Long led with 161 629 while his opponents totaled 227 847 combined.
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Long
New Orleans
Earl K. Long
Jones
Morrison
Moseley
Germans Announce Rescue of 30 British Seamen
Berlin reports four German officers and 26 men were rescued from submarines Starfish and Undine sunk in Helgoland Bight on January 15. British totals cited 108 missing from three lost subs including Seahorse. German toll not disclosed for Seahorse.
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Berlin
Helgoland Bight
Explosion Declared Accident at DuPont Plant
Gibbstown New Jersey January 18 two men were killed and five injured when three tons of nitroglycerine exploded at the Repaupo plant of the DuPont Powder Works. State police Colonel Mark O Kimberling said there is no reason to suspect sabotage.
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Gibbstown
N. J
Repaupo
DuPont Powder Works
Mark O Kimberling
State Police
Triangle of Sparrows Nest Near Kentucky Street
Three sparrows perched around a nest in a Chinese Elm at 823 Kentucky Street fluttered to and from the unfinished nest this morning. The birds remained friendly and sheltered themselves near a nearby garage cave.
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Kentucky Street
Volunteers begin official military training under Crown Prince
Oslo reports that official military training for volunteers will start soon, announced by authorities with Crown Prince Olav overseeing the initiation.
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Oslo
Norway
Olav
New Ambassador Says No Immediate Alarm in Belgium
John Cudahy newly installed United States ambassador to Belgium says there is no cause for immediate alarm after meetings with several individuals prior to his arrival. He emphasized a calm outlook and ongoing cooperation as he begins his post in Brussels.
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Belgium
Brussels
John Cudahy
United States
Cudahy
Build Now
John Maynard Lbr, Co
Gibbons Flies To Meet With Texas Oil Operators
George G. Gibbons executive vice president of the Texas Mid Continent Oil and Gas Association flew from Dallas to Amarillo for talks with local oil operators. He spoke at a luncheon and planned to confer with oil men in Pampa before returning. Accompanied by North Bigbee, he arrived on Braniff. Local committee members include J A Dunn Ira Wertz W McIlroy T G Nichols and E H Foster.
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George G. Gibbons
Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
Dallas
R. C. Kay
Ray C. Johnson
Gibbons
Pampa
Amarillo
North Bigbee
Braniff
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Kay
J. A. Dunn
Shamrock Oil and Gas Company
Ira Wertz
Amarillo Oil Company
W. McIlroy
T. G. Nichols
Nichols Oil and Gas Company
E. H. Foster
Phillips Petroleum Company
Five Die in War Plant Explosion
Five men were killed and several injured in rapid-fire explosions at the Royal Gunpowder Factory in Waltham Abbey north London. Police called the blasts accidental and not enemy action as windows shattered, ceilings dropped, and debris injured bystanders from two miles away.
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London
Ministry of Supply
Royal Gunpowder Factory
Waltham Abbey
Driskill Hotel Woman Falls to Death in Austin
Mrs. Virgie Morris 62 of Austin died after plunging from a 12th story room at the Driskill Hotel. Justice of the peace ruled death by own action apparently caused by ill health. Her maid described a struggle as Mrs. Morris cried she could not stand it any longer.
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Austin
Virgie Morris
Driskill Hotel
Sam Rogers
Morris
Juanita Morris
Arwilla Lee
Blackout Traffic Fatalities Topic for Commons Debate
London reports that blackout traffic deaths will be debated in the House of Commons next Tuesday. Prime Minister Chamberlain cited Ministry of Transport figures showing 4,133 killed in late 1939 compared with 2,494 in the same period of 1938.
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London
Britain
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Ministry of Transport
Second major Turkish quake rocks Nigde region
Turkey reported a new strong earthquake in the Nigde district about 200 miles southeast of Ankara. Fifty people were killed and 160 injured as aftershocks rattled the devastated area, following the December 28 disaster that killed at least 30,000 in northeastern Anatolia. No casualties were reported from the distant tremors felt 200 miles northeast of the new quake zone.
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Ankara
Turkey
Nigde
Here
Anatolia
Immigration Patrol Inspector Killed in Border Gun Fight
SAN ANTONIO January 18 P W Sills thirty a U S immigration patrol inspector and an alleged smuggler were killed last night in a gun battle on the Texas Mexico border near La Grulla Starr County Sills stationed at McAllen W A Whalen district director said Sills and two other patrol inspectors Alvin Ullrichson and L H Buchanan came upon a gang of smugglers herding goats across the Rio Grande from Mexico into the United States during the fight Sills and one suspect were mortally wounded the other suspects were captured
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San Antonio
W. L. Sills
U. S
la Grulla
Starr County
Sills
McAllen
W. A. Whalen
Immigration and Naturalization
Alvin Ullrichson
L. H. Buchanan
Rio Grande
Mexico
United States
Bernie in hospital after appendectomy at Doctors Hospital
The condition of orchestra leader Ben Bernie was reported as quite satisfactory after an appendectomy performed last night at Doctors Hospital in New York.
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Bernie
New York
Ben Bernie
Doctors’ Hospital
Trade in your old car for safer travel in 1940
Be Safe This Year If you've figured up the repair and expense bills, you'll get off to a good start this year by trading in your old car. It's a hundred to one you'll be safer. There are excellent bargains in 1940 trade-ins listed NOW in the GLOBE-NEWS WANT ADS Dial 6262 Want Ad Headquarters.
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Globe-News
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