Wasson Ready To Pay Penalty
Elmer Wasson a 38 year old ex West Point cadet faces death in the gas chamber for the holdup slaying of Marvin Angel a Denver Bottling Co executive last Sept 4. He confessed after capture in Amarillo stating the gun fired accidentally during a scuffle.
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Denver
U.P
Elmer Wasson
West Point
Marvin W. Angel
Denver Bottling Company
Amarillo
Wasson
Angel
James E. Childress
Roswell
N. M
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U. S. Military Academy
Julius C. Brown
Victor Calentino
Jaude Prazier
Pueblo
Jolo
How To Keep From Smoking In A Local Quitting Scheme
Deputy Sheriffs Vaughan and Whitaker set a five dollar penalty for anyone caught smoking. Vaughan struck a deal with John Pool who has quit again, promising a reward if the other is caught. Postmaster DeGrassi declines the scheme saying he has quit and doubts it ends well.
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Dick Vaughan
Less Whitaker
Vaughan
John Pool
W. D. DeGrassi
Flying Cadet Blake Timmons Enrolls at Kelly Field
J Blake Timmons son of Mr and Mrs J H Timmons of 313 Mississippi Street enrolls today as a flying cadet at Kelly Field San Antonio. He had preliminary instruction in Houston while attending Houston University and working for the Texas Fire Insurance Commission. He is a native of Amarillo and a graduate of Amarillo High School, having attended Amarillo College and Texas University, and formerly worked for the Globe News.
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J. Blake Timmons
J. H. Timmons
Mississippi Street
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Houston
Houston University
Texas Fire Insurance Commission
Amarillo
Amarillo High School
Amarillo College
Texas University
The
Globe News
Knights of Columbus to Honor Bishop FitzSimon Tonight
Bishop Laurence J. FitzSimon will be guest of honor at a Knights of Columbus council meeting at Cathedral Hall 1110 Washington Street tonight at 8 o'clock.
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Mwishop
Laurence J. FitzSimon
The
Knights of Columbus
Cathedral Hall
Washington Street
Japanese Attack Tactics at Pearl Harbor and Pacific Front
The report notes ships in Pearl Harbor damaged mainly by torpedoes launched from planes using an obsolete design modified for explosive load and shallow water use. It describes aerial torpedo alterations, heavy armor piercing shells, and subsequent naval and air attacks extending to Midway Wake and the Hawaiian theater as the Japanese offensive unfolds.
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Hickam Field
Ewa Field
Ford Island
Wheeler Field
Bellows Field
Kaneohe
Pearl Harbor
Midway
Honolulu
Midway Island
Wake Island
Wake
Oahu
Naval
Johnston Island
Task Force 8
Task Force 11
Barber's Point
Navy
Army
Hawaiian Frontier
Hawaiian Department
14Th Naval District
Pacific Fleet
Hawaii
Chief of Staff
Chief of Naval Operations
Washington
Complete Pearl Harbor attack analysis of failures and warnings
The commission details the December 7 1941 Pearl Harbor raid, noting failures to coordinate between Army and Navy, incomplete readiness, and missed warnings. It cites lack of conference, inadequate joint defense planning, and confirms several officers accepted responsibility for insufficient actions despite warnings.
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Admiral Kimmel
General Short
War and Navy Departments
Oahu
Naval Base
Japan
Hawaiian
United States
Army
Navy
War Department
Short
Hawaiian Department
Pacific Fleet
Far East
Owen J. Roberts
W. H. Standley
J.M. Reeves
Frank R. Ccocgy
Joseph T. Moxn
Rney
Range Riders and parking meters shape early town life
Horses tethered along the street in front of J. C. Penney and other stores drew notices from police in a tale of Range Riders era. Citizens recall old ordinances about unhitched horses and awning posts as officers contend with a new problem. A stranger asks White and Kirk’s Store and locals recall a day when a horse at a business signaled the occupant. Income payments to individuals totaled 80.473 billion dollars in eleven months of 1941.
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Tom Cotten
Sam Page
Toney Chisum
First National Bank
Earl Beck
Johnny Wilkins
Bill Jones
E. A. Fowler
Harold Reynolds
Johnny Wiggins
Henry Doty
J. M. “Red” Simpson
Bob Dow
Fancher Upshaw
H. O. Burroughs
Wyatt Stanley
J. W. Murphy
Ben Andis
Beaumont Stinnett
H. E. Brady
Polk Street
White and Kirk
Department of Commerce
Quiet Sunday Corner Near First Baptist Church
Traffic around the First Baptist Church during Sunday school hour is described as calm. Officer C C Price maintains order on Tyler Street guiding pedestrians and assisting a stuck car as four girls were helped to free their vehicle and the scene fills with cheering youngsters.
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First Baptist Church
C. C. Price
Tyler Street
Officer Price
Japanese landings threaten Malaya and Dutch East Indies gains
Allied lines hold and strike back as British reinforcements reach central Malaya and decisive air and sea actions hit Japanese ships near Balik Papan and Kendari. Reports cite encirclement claims near Moulmein, Chinese aerial defense on Burma Road, and rising invasion risks across Australia as Curtin imposes scorched earth policy and mobilization nationwide.
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Rangoon
Burma Road
Singapore
East Indies
Balik Papan
Borneo
Kendari
Celebes Island
Java
New Britain
Bismarck Group
Solomon Islands
New Ireland
Buka Passage
Lae
New Guinea
Rabaul
Melbourne
Torrestrail
Australia
Tokyo
United States
John Curtin
Supreme War Council
Southwest Pacific
Charge Dropped in Frome Murders Case
Formal dis missal of latest charges in the unsolved Frome murders was announced as three suspects were released from jail. The victims were Mrs. Wraton G Frome and her daughter Nancy, Berkeley residents slain in 1938 near Van Horn, Texas.
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Pecos
U.P
Naomi Reeves Buller
Near Mexia
Charles Hatfield
Bakerefield
Calif
Bonnie
Jency
Wraton G Frome
Nancy
Berkeley
Pasris Island
van Horn
Tex
Former Amarillo Man Dies in Crash
In Tucson Arizona on January 26 two planes in a five craft formation crashed on the Papago Indian Reservation seventy one miles west of Tucson. TR Hollandsworth twenty three of Dallas was killed yesterday. his roommate An W Pendleton twenty two of Fort Smith Arkansas escaped the fate. Hollandsworth formerly resided in Amarillo and his family holds oil and gas interests in the Panhandle. Pendleton stopped in Tucson while en route west and called friends by telephone.
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Tucson
Ariz
An—W. Pendleton
Fort Smith
Ark
TR. Hollandsworth
Dallas
Tommy Hollandsworth
Amarillo
Panhandle
Mrs Fuqua Improving at Polk Street Home
Mrs W H Fuqua who has been seriously ill for weeks is improving at her home 1410 Polk Street attendants report she is doing just fine and gaining strength indicating a steady recovery according to Globe News Want Ads.
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W. H. Fuqua
Polk Street
Flying Tigers Rally Over Burma and China in Bold Air War
American volunteer pilots known as the Flying Tigers blaze over Burma and China. Chungking reports claim 100 to 190 Japanese planes destroyed, with 36 down in Burma and Hanoi raids in Indo China. About 300 pilots from 40 states and D C. some wear guns at their hips.
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United Press
Burma
China
Flying Tigers
Chungking
Rangoon
Bangkok
Thailand
Hanoi
Indo-China
Britain
States
District of Columbia
Drivers Licenses Renewal Deadline Announced
A public notice states all licenses numbered 1 through 900000 must be renewed by March 31. Renewals can occur without examination if the license is valid. otherwise a stiff examination will be required.
City and County Discuss West Sixth Widening Costs
City officials and county officials conferred on financing West Sixth Avenue widening. Local cost is about 40 000 dollars with the city asking the county to share about half. No decision was reached.
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West Sixth Avenue
Square Dance Class Hour Is Changed
The Monday night square dancing class at Cathedral Hall is moved to seven o'clock. Miss Dorthea Martin of the WPA, who directs the class, announced this morning.
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Cathedral Hall
Dorthea Martin
WPA
South Amarillo Club Meeting Tonight at Cathedral Hall
The South Amarillo Club schedules its regular meeting and dance from 8 to 10 PM at Cathedral Hall, 1110 Washington. The notice appears with other dispatches including honors for chemist Dean Hills and Bergen High School lunch barter at noon.
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South Amarillo
Cathedral Hall
Washington Street
Bergen, N. Y
Bergen High School
Navy appropriations bill sails past House committee
The House appropriation committee approved a historic naval appropriations bill totaling 17.7 billion dollars. It funds fiscal 1945 and adds 1943 and current year supplements, including more than 8 billion for navy tonnage from battleships to tugs.
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Washington
United States
House
Rufus Steele Offers To Visit Amarillo Bridge Clubs
Internationally known bridge expert Rufus Steele offers to visit Amarillo clubs this week to supervise play and demonstrate tricks for the Milk Fund of the Amarillo Public School Free Lunch Program. He will also teach the 1942 Culbertson System and a new Four Club bid at the Elks Home with classes at 2 pm and 8 pm daily.
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Rufus Steele
Milk Fund
Amarillo
Steeele
Steele
Capitol Hotel
Globe News
Blackwood
Mr. Steele
Bridge Congress
Elks
Nes
Deadline Week For Taxes
The piece warns that the 14 tax deadline week is painful with four key due dates. The $2.09 federal car use tax must be paid by Feb 1. Poll taxes lose voting rights if unpaid by Feb 1. City, school, county, and state taxes become delinquent if not paid by Feb 1. Taxpayers should render values for next year when paying this year’s taxes or the assessor will visit to collect renditions.
Further Pearl Harbor Action Rest With Secretaries
The White House indicated that further action against Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and Lieutenant General Walter C. Short will rest with War Secretary Henry L. Stimson and Navy Secretary Frank Knox following the Roberts report on Pearl Harbor.
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Washington
White House
Husband E. Kimmel
Walter C. Short
Roberts
Pearl Harbor
Henry L. Stimson
Navy
Frank Knox
Ryan Aeronautical Announces 10 Cent Wage Increase
Ryan Aeronautical Company in San Diego announced a blanket wage increase of 10 cents an hour for all production employees. The adjustment, posted on bulletin boards, takes effect today.
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San Diego
Cal
Ryan Aeronautical Company
Dr Thomsen to discuss world events at Civitan noon
Dr. R Thomsen pastor of Central Presbyterian Church is slated to discuss world events at the Civitan Club noon meeting tomorrow Odell Walker program chairman announced
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R. Thomsen
Central Presbyterian Church
Civitan Club
Odell Walker
Club
No Big Change In Weather Report
A brief weather note says no major changes expected with a slight cooler tendency tonight. Yesterday’s high hit 63 degrees and the low this morning reached 40 as the Army favors concise forecasts.
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Weather Bureau
Army
What Next! Gasman Smithers Faces A Week Of Losses
SCHENECTADY N Y Jan 26 The week ended with Harlow K Smithers a salesman gasping what next He had his overcoat stolen from a restaurant Thursday his car damaged in an accident Friday two tickets for illegal parking and Saturday his automobile was stolen.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Harlow K. Smithers
Sisterly sisters share hospital birth double joy
PR notes Mrs C C Shaller and Mrs C L White, sisters living together in Santa Ana, went to the hospital together. Within three hours they each gave birth to daughters signaling a rare twin event for the household.
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Santa Ana
Cal
C. C. Shaller
C. L. White
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Alleghany Lud Steel
Allis Chalmers
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Bla Deer & Co
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