American Soldiers in Ireland Train for Combat with Garands
C R Cunningham reports the American Expeditionary Force arriving in Britain trains to fight, manning anti aircraft guns and rearming Garand rifles. The dispatch notes celebrations and jokes about Lord Haw Haw, the arrival of observers, and troops preparing for action as they settle into camps along Irish coastlines.
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Ireland
C. R. Cunningham
United Press
Findlay
Ohio
AEF
British Isles
Britain
Northern Ireland
America
Lord Haw- Haw
Haw-Haw
United States
James F. Chaney
American Militar
London
Roosevelt to Marks 60th Birthday with 21 Candles
President Roosevelt nears 60 on Friday amid a busy wartime schedule. The article notes family custom of 21 candles, his energy during a hard nine years in office, and preparations for Diamond Jubilee events to aid infantile paralysis victims. It also mentions the 1941 life insurance survey showing a 14 percent rise from 1940 across 39 companies.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Congress
Oval Room
Winston Churchill
New York
Association of Life Insurance Presidents
New Life Insurance
Churchill Faces Confidence Vote Amid War Crisis
DeWitt MacKenzie analyzes Churchill's May wartime position as he confronts a House of Commons push for a confidence vote. The premier defends strategy, warns of further losses, and outlines Allied reinforcement plans including U S bombers and fighters aiding Britain. Ulster remains an armed frontier, guarding Eire neutrality while Britain prepares for possible invasion and the Allies eye a continental breach after Soviet pressure weakens Hitler.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Churchill
House of Commons
Great Asquith
Lloyd George
Asquith
Britain
America
Orient
United States
British Isles
U. S
Germany
Northern Ireland
Ulster
Emerald Isle
Eire
Ireland
Dublin
England
London
Hitler
Radio Schedule and Overseas Dispatch for January 27
Radio listings from KGNC and KFDA outline daytime and evening programs across NBC and regional networks, featuring Fred Waring, Burns and Allen, Fibber McGee and Molly, Bob Hope, Red Skelton, and others. A wartime dispatch from Northern Ireland notes the US Army’s arrival and introduces a mascot named Jitter bug among the troops.
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KGNC
Fred Waring
NBC
Europe
Red Skelton & Company
Francis Craig
Roy Shield & Company
Sigen Off
Escorts & Betty
Nbs
Wayne van Dyne
Scattergood Baines
Mbs
The
Rhythmaires
Orc
Cbs
F. Waring
Amos and Andy
Cbs-Basic
Palton Lewis
Mr. Keen
Lanny Ross
His
Morgan
G. Burns
Gracie Allen
Vincent Lopez
Orches
Blue
Helen Menken
Arthur Hale
Jack Stevens
Basic
Johnny
Orch
Nhe
Xavier Cugat
Rhumba
Horace Heidt
Abe
Bob Burns
Ned Jordan
Elmer Davis
Gabriel Heatter
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Morton Gould
Bob Hope
Abe-Red
Glenn Miller
Dbs
Raymond Gram Swing
Red Skelton and Co
Abered
Ted Breese
Blue Juan Arvizu
Ted Straeter
Grand Rapids
AEF
Northern Ireland
Herbert W. Williams
Down Texas Way
Williams
Mt. Bellview
Houston
Louisiana
Camp Claiiborne
Fort Dix
N. J
DeLoss Walker to Speak Here in Amarillo
DeLoss Walker former Liberty associate editor speaks at Municipal Auditorium on February 6 to raise funds for the Service Men’s Civic Center. Admission is 50 cents. Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce with civic clubs helping to entertain service members en route to troop trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
DeLoss Walker
Liberty
Walker
Municipal Auditorium
Chamber of Commerce
Civic Club
Center For Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Richard Donovan
Eighth Corps
Col. E. A. Simpson
Ohio treasurer rejects gifts as state holds 33 million
Ohio state treasurer Don H. Ebright said it would be easy to spend the 33 million dollars held in state vaults after banks refused deposits. Numerous requests ranged from loans to farms and mortgages to underwriting stock, but state law prevents giving away or lending the money or buying building and loan paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Don H. Ebright
Ebright
Associated Press
Platte City
Jamestown
New York City
Ontario
Canada
Vincennes
Ind
Britain approves 8000 tons wheat aid for Greece
Britain will ship 8000 tons of wheat to Greece to avert famine. Hugh Dalton said in Commons that seizure risk exists but Britain proceeds to aid Greece under Red Cross supervision while maintaining its policy against shipments to Axis-dominated states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Greece
House of Commons
Hugh Dalton
International Red Cross
Quick to Treat Bronchitis Ad Warning
Be quick to treat bronchitis or chronic bronchitis may develop from a cough or chest cold. Creomulsion claims to go to the seat of trouble safely without narcotics and promises quick cough relief with a money back guarantee if it does not help.
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Nature
Dean
Doan
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