Mixed Drinks Talked In Texas House Vote On Liquor Rules
A Texas House bill to tighten liquor sale regulations in drugstores was approved 111 to 23 in a motion to engross. The measure would limit physicians to 100 whisky prescriptions in 90 days, require patient exams, compel druggists to keep two years of sale records, and cap stock at 10 gallons per shop.
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Austin
Texas House of Representatives
Dallas Blankenship
Dallas
House
Texas Liquor Control Board
Lon E. Alsup
Alsup
Blankenship
Texas
House of Representatives
Pat Dwyer
San Antonio
Dwyer
House of Representatives State Affairs Committee
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Joe Humphrey
Abilene
Athens Getting U. S. Warplanes for Balkan War
The article reports on foreign military movements around the Balkans with Allied plans to deploy 300000 troops in the Aegean region and U. S. warplanes to assist Greece. It notes German forces along Greek Turkish borders, Yugoslav politics, and aerial bombardments in Hull Kiel Rotterdam and Wilhelmshaven, plus British advances in Africa and debates over liquor legislation in Texas.
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Germany
Greece
Aegean
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Adolf Hitler
Tenance
Knora
Tough Scots Lead Attack In Eritrea
British Empire and allied forces press a final assault on Keren Eritrea as 25,000 Italian defenders hold mountain positions. Troops include British Tommies Scots Highlanders Sikhs and Indian infantry with French Legion forces and crack units from several nations. Artillery and air bombardment pound Italian trenches and machine gun nests as the attack drives toward a possible toppling of the key Eritrean fortress.
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J. H. Windrich
United Press
Keren
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Khartoum
Italy
French Foreign Legion
Agordat
Savoy Grenadiers
Addis Ababa
Scots Highland Regiment
India
Dallas Ships First Iron for Britain
Dallas County sent its first carload of scrap iron to Britain consisting of old irons tables and heirlooms donated by citizens. The iron was collected by yesterday and lies on a railroad siding awaiting movement to steel mills before shipment to the British Isles.
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Dallas
U.P
Dallas County
Britain
British Isles
Fire Hits Curtiss-Wright Aircraft Plant Unit in Buffalo
A fire broke out today in a unit of the Curtiss-Wright Aircraft factory under construction in Buffalo New York. Fire crews battled the blaze as the sprawling $12 million project faced an early setback. No injuries were immediately reported and details on damages were not yet released.
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Buffalo
N. Y
St Lawrence River Power Pact Signed by Canada and U S
The St Lawrence River Power Seaway agreement between Canada and the United States was signed today in the names of the two countries. Ottawa reports the pact outlines cooperation on river power projects and Seaway operations.
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St. Lawrence River
Ottawa
Ont
St. Lawrence River Power Seaway
Canada
United States
Submarines could operate long off U S coast despite limits
Washington reports German submarines might roam Atlantic waters for extended periods without mother ships. Vessel sizes cited range from 712 to 1,500 tons with fuel stored in ballast tanks to expand range. Navy notes routine U S submarine exercises in three Atlantic zones and urges cautious navigation in those areas.
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Washington
U.P
Atlantic
Aeiianly
Navy Department
U. S
Atlantic Seaboard
Long Island Sound
Florida Straits
Virginia Capes
Hydrographic Office
Farm strike urged to force market protection
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Ellison Smith backed a yearlong farm strike to compel government action as cotton, wheat, corn and tobacco adjust to market conditions. Secretary Wickard outlined acreage cuts for wheat and cotton, opposed corn reductions, and aimed to boost tobacco exports and lend-lease shipments to England to reduce corn surpluses.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ellison D. Smith
South Carolina
Smith
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude Wickard
Department
John H. Bankhead
Alabama
Wickard
Bankhead
England
U. S
Armament Spending Expected To Match Britain's War Outlay
Washington reports U S armament spending may reach or exceed Britain's monthly $1.5 billion if Congress approves a 7 billion dollar lease lend aid. The plan directs nearly 4 billion for plants and facilities to speed production, with June output projection at about 1.2 billion a month.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Congress
Treasury
Strikes Tie Up Jobs Across 31 Plants and Projects
Labor disputes halt work for about 40 000 workers essential to defense with strikes at Wright Field Galveston Omaha and other sites. President Roosevelt poised to sign an order creating a super mediation board to avert further stoppages. Union and government officials push for settlements and resumed production.
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National Defense
Washington
Roosevelt
Office of Production Management
AFL
Wright Field
Ohio
Army
Air Experimental
War Department
Civil Service
Galveston
Tex
Todd-Galveston Dry Dock, Inc
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
CIC
Malleable Iron Co
Wilmington
Del
Aluminum Company of America
Edgewater
N. J
CIO
National Mediation Board
New York
United Mine Workers
Appalachian
United Automobile Workers
Oakland
Cal
Fisher Body
Chevrolet Motor Co
Weather Bureau To Vacate Building
The Weather Bureau will vacate the Seventh Avenue and Taylor Street building on the last day of the month and move to new quarters at English Field. Postmaster W D DeGrassi says he has nothing to do with the building amid many applications.
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Weather Bureau
Seventh Avenue
Taylor Street
English Field
W. D. DeGrassi
Panhandle
Harvard trainer milestone marked by British acceptance
North American Aviation reports the British air commission accepted its 1,000th Harvard advanced trainer. First unit delivered 18 months ago as part of a Build Now promotion.
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Harvard
Los Angeles
North American Aviation Corp
British Air Commission
Signs of Spring Reported by Calendar and Birds
Readers note the vernal equinox arrives at 6 21 tomorrow morning confirming spring. Daffodils violets and rose buds are blooming while two robins forage outside the draft board office signaling seasonal change.
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Draft Boards
Claude Hudspeth in Critical Condition Following Pneumonia
In San Antonio on March 19 the condition of C B Hudspeth former congressman from the El Paso district and former state senator was reported still grave at a hospital where he is suffering pneumonia He was transported by ambulance from Brownsville on Saturday night and has since lived in San Antonio after retiring from politics.
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San Antonio
C. B. Hudspeth
el Paso
Brownsville
Used car sale urges quick buy during city event
H C Doss of Ford says today’s used car is an exceptional value with no premium for last minute style. Amarillo used car dealers promote the Fourth Annual City-Wide Used Car Sale Week from March 16 to 23 offering wide selection and 1941 opportunities.
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H. C. Doss
Ford Motor Company
Amar'llo's
Weather Forecast For Amarillo And Vicinity
Fair tonight with a low near 35 degrees and Thursday outlooks fair. West Texas west of the 100th meridian sees mostly cloudy skies with occasional rain in the southeast portion and scattered clouds elsewhere, cloudiness diminishing Thursday except southeast remains partly cloudy. New Mexico experiences similar patterns with occasional morning cloudiness, slightly cooler in the northeast tonight. Overnight 34 to 58 degree range. temperat ure at noon today reported as 59.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Amarillo Girl Scouts Top Cookie Campaign With 10100 Boxes
The Amarillo Girl Scout Council reports a record cookie drive raising about 1000 dollars. Proceeds fund Camp Kiwanis great hall and the prize list honors top sellers Mary Martha Manning, Shirley Neely, Carol Jane Uhrig, and Dorothy Childs. About 400 scouts who sold 15 boxes attend a theater event. Troop 42 led sales.
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Amarillo
Mary Martha Manning
Shirley Neely
John Kenyon
Carol Jane Uhrig
Dorothy Childs
White & Kirk
Panhandle
Paramount Theater
Rex Peters
Council
Mrs Hibbs Idea Wins Daily Dollar for Left Turn Lanes
Mrs Karl Hibbs of 718 North Hayes Street receives the daily dollar from YOUR IDEAS for the best idea published on page 10. The idea advocates installing left turn lanes on Amarillo streets. Your Ideas pays one dollar daily for a publishable idea sent to the YOUR IDEAS editor at Globe News.
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Karl Hibbs
North Hayes Street
Amarillo
Globe News
First Spring Day Will Be Pleasant
Mr Collman predicts a fair pleasant first day of spring with warm weather and a light southeast wind that may raise some dust. Spring arrives at 6 21 tomorrow morning with a low near 35 and a high around 65 as yesterday reached 58.
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Mr. Collman
Many Farm Commodities Jump to New Highs in Chicago
Prices of dairy products and grains rose again to season highs in Chicago with a broad buying surge tied to war developments and the U S lend lease aid plan. A government pledge to ship 450 million dollars worth of farm goods to Britain boosted demand. corn edged to about 65 cents, oats and rye hit year highs, and soybeans rose over a dollar.
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Chicago
United States
Great Britain
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