Czech Skater Rejects 600 Suitors for Citizenship
Vera Hruba, a Czechoslovak figure skater, declined dozens of marriage offers to avoid deportation and pursue citizenship. She has toured U.S. shows seeking quota numbers and plans a Vancouver consular appointment on March 19 to obtain a visa and begin naturalization. If no quota, she faces uncertainty and possible marriage proposals from Kansan or New Orleans suitors.
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Walter Cronkite
Kansas City, Mo
Vera Hruba
Society Murder in Kenya Colony Heir to Baronetcy Charged
Major Sir Delves Broughton, a 53 year old British high society figure and 11th baronet, is charged with the murder of the Earl of Erroll near Nairobi after a party at Muthaiga Club. Two revolvers vanished from his bedroom mantelpiece two days before the death, which investigators say was not self inflicted. Trial set for March 19 with Broughton held on murder charges.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Colony
Sir Delves Broughton
Earl of Erroll
Scotland
Broughton
Earl
Ladyughton
James I
Vera Edyth Boscowan
Diana Caldwell
WPA Employment Cut Across 26 Counties
WPA employment will be reduced by 800 workers by April 1 under regional director Alson A. Mereith. The cuts affect 26 counties and may end some small projects in the district, a larger reduction than typical for this season. Former Governor John H. Stelle of Illinois addressed the Texas Senate in Austin on March 11.
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WPA
Pril 1
Alson A. Mereith
Esses Senate
Austin
Overnor
John H. Stelle
Ilinois
Texas Senate Ay
British Aid Bill Passed Amid Battle of the Atlantic Talks
A London source said Britain will take ships from the United States and could man the US fleet for the Atlantic drive. UK air minister Sinclair boasted RAF strength above Britain’s 1940 peak with new Hawker, Tornado, Brewster, Curtiss aircraft and Eagle squadron pilots, pledging American planes will arrive in time.
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Associated Press
United Press
London
Britain
America
United States
Pacific
Japan
Yosuke Matsuoka
Far East
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Aiw
Minietaw
Gian Auwsli
Ambald Sinclair
House of Commons
RAF
Germany
Goebbels
Brite Jain
Sinclair
Hawker
Brewster
Curtiss
Consolidated
Luftwaffe
Strike Of 1 700 Called
A strike of 1 700 workers at Midland Steel Products Co Detroit halted defense production for GM Chrysler and Ford frames. CIO UAW reported pay and elimination of piece-work demands. Other strikes affected Cornell-Dubilier in Plainfield J G Brill Philadelphia Penns Salt Wyandotte and more with defense orders idling 28 plants and $100 million in contracts.
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United Press
Midland Steel Products Co
Detroit
Cio-United Automobile
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
U. S
Edward M. Owen
Michigan
UAW
Midland Steel
Owen
Plainfield
N. J
AFL
Cornell-Dubilier Electrical Corp
CIO Steel
J. G. Brill Co
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co
Wyandotte
Mich
Army
Lucien F. Rye
CIO
United Mine Workers
Pensalt Workers
National Labor Relations Board
Office of Production Management
Los Angeles
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Baytown
Tex
Humble Oil & Refining Company
Fairmount
Cio-Uaw
Chicago
CIO Farm Equipment Workers
International Harvester Co
Harvester
Dusty Winds Prevalent With Shifting Forecast
The forecast calls for southeast winds today turning southwest and north by tomorrow. Dust may occur when winds shift to southwest, likely light. Pleasant, warm weather expected today into tomorrow with highs near 60 and overnight lows around 32 after a 24 degree low last night.
If There's No Basement Quit Playing Pinochle
W C Evans asked if a basement existed at 1500 Taylor Street during a pinochle game at W H Rogers home. Rogers confirmed no basement and a light under the house led him to fear fire. Firemen arrived and stopped a small blaze with little damage.
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W. C. Evans
Taylor Street
W. H. Rogers
Young Evans
Mr. Rogers
Mayor Rogers Leaves Office With No Loose Ends
City mayor Ross Rogers announced retirement after achievements including eight months with no pending suits, cash basis operation since 1934, highest cash balance, and debt reductions. He noted work on water and airport issues completed and the new administration to assume April 14 after April 1 election canvass on April 8.
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Amarillo
Rogers
Texline Slaying Claims Local WPA Worker
A 50 year old Texline WPA worker Jack J. Jones was killed in downtown Texline this morning in an altercation. A Texline man was arrested and County Attorney Floyd H. Richards said charges would be filed. Jones died instantly from a shotgun blast near the heart and leaves a wife and four sons Albert John Alpha and Victor. The body rests at People's Funeral Home in Dalhart.
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Texline
Jack J. Jones
WPA
Floyd H. Richards
Jones
Soil Conservation Service
Tri-State
Albert
John Jones
United States Army
Alpha and
Victor
People's Funeral Home
Dalhart
Communists In College In New York Schools
Condensed figures from two New York Times stories in the Yesterday Today Tomorrow column discuss plans by communist groups in New York colleges to rewrite history. They claim Washington Franklin and Lincoln would be recast as original Reds, prompting debate on curricula and ideological influence.
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Texas
New York Times
New York
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Abraham Lincoln
Balloon Barrage Aims to Foil Starling Invasion in Peoria
Peoria merchants test toy balloons to frighten starlings away from window ledges in the business district. Balloons bob in the wind as a simple deterrent in the aerial pest control effort.
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Peoria, Ill
Peoria
Pursuit of Beauty Lands Her in Jail
New York reports Mildred Godfrey a 17 year old set fire to her parents furniture to force replacement after deeming it ugly and decrepit. Police charged her with arson in a case noted by U P.
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New York
U.P
Mildred Godfrey
Amarillo High School Reports Record Low Failures
Principal R. B. Norman announced Amarillo High School posted the lowest failure rate in its history for the first semester. Failures reached 7.62 percent of students versus the 10 percent regional average. A new low follows last year’s record, with future improvements planned through supervised extra study for underperforming students.
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Amarillo High School
R. B. Norman
Congress completes action on lend-lease bill
President Roosevelt plans to seek 7 billion dollars in cash for aid to democracies under the lend-lease bill. The amount covers existing 1.3 billion in army and navy material and includes potential rapid transfers of bombs ships tanks and machine guns. Congressional leaders described the plan as all cash and anticipated signing tonight or tomorrow.
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Washington
U.P
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Congressional
Carter Glass
Virginia
Senate Appropriations Committee
Glass
Show Dog Proves True to Her Lineage
In Cincinnati on March 11 a 2 year old St. Bernard named Bad Girl, a show-dog, prioritized rescue when a leash broke. She jumped a roadside wall into a 40 foot embankment to carry a starving German Shepherd puppy and another pup to safety. one puppy in the basket died.
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Cincinnati
St. Bernard
Anna Marie Schmidt
Bad Girl
Anna
News Tip Prize Won By Wade Herrin
Wade Herrin, a service station man, won top honors and a $5 prize for his tip about improper floor mat placement at Fisk Building area. The report lists other weekly tipsters including Ruby Pope and Nellie Abrahamson and names many local residents and businesses connected to tips.
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Wade Herrin
Fisk
Herrin
West Sixth Avenue
Ruby Pope
Lincoln Street
Nellie Abrahamson
Arthur Street
Ford envisions plastics boom for cars and fuels
Henry Ford predicts a future where farmers grow most car materials and may supply fuel from crops. He showcases a plastic body prototype and tiles made from corn cobs and tree bark, notes socks from sawdust, and cites potatos and other farm products as potential engine fuels. Ford’s Georgia lab explores ramie and crotalaria fibers and uses lignin for plastics amid defense-material shifts.
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Ways
Henry Ford
Detroit
Ford
Georgia
Harry G. Akkelberg
Thomas A. Edison
South Georgia
Beaten and Slashed Teacher Leila Welsh Found Dead
Leila Adele Welsh a 24 year old former school teacher was awake when killed in her Kansas City home early Sunday pathologists found adrenaline in her blood indicating fear or anger just before death. The city offered a 500 reward and police held two suspects while Granite City Ill questioned Charles Schaffer and a stolen car linked to David Slocum was found near Corydon Iowa.
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Kansas City
U.P
Leila Adele Welsh
Our
Sheriff's Office
Granite City
Ill
Charles Schaffer
Illinois
Missouri
David Slocum
Corydon
Iowa
Welsh
Britain battles rabbits with gas as war on food waste
London reports a government measure targeting millions of rabbits blamed for consuming food meant for people. Officials claim rabbits eat as much as sheep, harming crops before planting. Ferrets and traps failed, leading to gas-based efforts as insurers note the national impact.
Ballots Printed for City Election With Huddleston Omission
Ballots for the April 1 city election were printed with M I Huddleston omitted from Commissioner No 1 after investigators found only 191 of 318 signatures valid. All other candidates met the 248 signature requirement and the ballot draw placed Upshaw first for mayor and Epperson for Commissioner No 1, with Hargett for Commissioner No 2.
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M. I. Huddleston
City Hall
Huddleston
W. H. van Shaw
Fancher Upshaw
Texas To Get More Defense Contracts
The war department has let 200.6 million dollars in defense contracts in Texas with expectations of additional awards. Lieut. Col. Ray M. Hare said oil and production, textile and food, construction, and miscellaneous items account for substantial Texas contracts, totaling over 187 million in specific sectors and more than 100 million in miscellaneous work.
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Sir Archibald
Germany
Britain
Dallas
War Department
Texas
Ray M. Hare
Washington
Quartermaster Corps Facilities Division
Army and Munitions Board
Hare
San Antonio
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Fair tonight and Wednesday with low temperatures 32 to 35 degrees. Far West Texas mostly partly cloudy with snow flurries in the north and east portions tonight and Wednesday. Panhandle colder in the north tonight and north and east Wednesday. warmer in the upper Rio Grande Valley tonight. New Mexico partly cloudy north, cloudy south with intermittent rain along the southern border tonight and Wednesday. warmer in the west portion tonight. Extremes over 24 hours show a minimum of 25 and maximum of 48.
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Amarillo
Far West
Texas
100Th Meridian
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John Maynard Lbr. Co
Polk Street
Robert Burton
Fairmont Street
A. M. King
Buchanan Street
Mary Pratt
Sunset Boulevard
B. W. Shelton
North Grant Street
CG. EF. Rouse
River Road
Ruby Hutchinson
Parker Street
Joe Nicholson
Lois Shields
Fillmore Street
Joe Ostrander
Gray Johnston
Washington Street
Paul Langland
EB. Meyer
John Green
North East Eighth Avenue
Charles Altsman
North Pierce Street
W. E. Chase
Ong Street
Lee Shores
Madsen
Claudine Kinchelse
Dwight Newby Co
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Joe Jenkins
R. H. Epperson
Oscar Hargett
Russell Stationery Company
U. S. Weather Bureau
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