Britain to receive 50 merchant ships under war aid act
A U S official said about 50 merchant ships will be transferred to Great Britain within a few days under the war aid act. Most vessels will be reconditioned overage hulls, with intercoastal traffic shifted to rail where needed to minimize trade disruption. Berlin claimed UK shipping loss of 69,000 tons in a convoy attack off Africa.
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Washington
High Maritime Commission
Great Britain
Commission
Sir Arthur Salter
Berlin
United States
Roosevelt
Britain
High Command
England
Go Signal For Invasion
The Yugoslav crown council’s decision to join the Rome Berlin Tokyo pact greenlights a Greece invasion but triggers a cabinet resignations crisis in Belgrade. Premier Cvetković and Foreign Minister Cinar-Marković reportedly plan to depart for Vienna as tensions rise.
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Associated Press
Yugoslavia
Crown Council
Adolf Hitler
Greece
Belgrade
Deerman
Dragisa Cvetkovic
Alesander Cinar-Markovic
Vien
Weather Outlook For Amarillo And West Texas
The forecast calls for cloudy skies with light rain or drizzle tonight and Saturday and little temperature change. In West Texas expect mostly cloudy conditions with occasional rain or drizzle and possible thunder showers southwest portion.
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Amarillo
Texas
Oil Men Discuss Secondary Recovery Methods in Kansas Pools
L L McWilliams of Phillips Petroleum spoke at the American Petroleum Institute meeting in Bartlesville Oklahoma describing repressuring and water flooding in eastern Kansas sand pools. The two day session drew 300 oil men from Texas Oklahoma Kansas Colorado and New Mexico as four papers on recovery methods were presented.
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Kansas
L. L. McWilliams
Phillips Petroleum Company
Bartlesville
Okla
API
Herring Hotel
McWilliams
Institute
Petroleum Engineering School
University of Oklahoma
Phillips Company
Division of Production
Mid-Continent
American Petroleum Institute
Texas
Oklahoma
Colorado
New Mexico
Crystal Ballroom
Easter Styles To Parade in Spring Show
A preview of the Easter Parade is set for Monday night in downtown Amarillo featuring Spring styles in shop windows. Merchants display new clothing furniture jewelry and home appliances with cash prizes totaling 35 for the most correct list of misplaced items and a description of the Window I Liked Best.
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Amarillo
Bridge Luncheon For API Wives Opens Spring Meeting
A bridge luncheon for wives of delegates to the American Petroleum Institute meeting and Panhandle oil men will be held at the Country Club tomorrow at 1 30 PM. Reservation fee is 85 cents. Reservations may be made with Mrs Archie Kautz or Mrs Dave Henderson. The event is part of the entertainment for the API Mid-Continent District production division spring meeting opening today.
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American Petroleum Institute
Country Club
Archie Kautz
Dave Henderson
Mid-Continent
API
The Horse Was The Goat In A North Carolina Pasture
Elizabeth City report notes Forrest Dunstan moved a saddle horse from a goat pasture after goats bit the horse. The scene involves the riding animal and the unexpected interaction with livestock. John Maynard Lumber Co. is mentioned as a nearby reference.
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Elizabeth City
N. C
Forrest Dunstan
Madcap masquerade turns to romance in Ruth Ayers serial
April Burnett receives a telegram summoning her sister Ann to meet her lover Kent Carter in New York. Aprils sense of duty fades as she contemplates her own feelings and the looming three day leave, with Octavia the maid watching closely.
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April Burnett
Ann Burnett
Ann
Dad
Mother
April
Octavia
Kent
Kent Carter
New York
Fort Dodd
Argentine Beef Not Banned In Senate Journal Error
Senate Democratic Leader Barkley said he will seek a journal correction to show the Argentine beef amendment was adopted rather than defeated by a tie vote. He claims Sen. Richard Russell voted for it, a fact not recorded, which would shift the tally to 33 32 in favor. The House also moved to bar funding for foreign-sourced commodities in the defense bill.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Senate Journal
Henry A. Wallace
Barkley
Richard B. Russell
Virginia
Russell
House
U. S
Wallace
House Appropriations Committee
James G. Scrugham
Nevada
Four Billions For Defense Appropriation Approved
The House appropriations committee backed a fifth army and navy relief bill totaling about 4 billion dollars to train 98,000 technical air corps recruits, with 60,000 finished by January. Marshall testified on armored divisions and a plan to expand to eight divisions, while Gen. Brett outlined four mobile air depots and a target of 165,000 air corps personnel. The package funds 4,750 more army planes, 3,600 bombers, and plant construction for bomber assembly in several midwestern sites.
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U.P
House Appropriations Committee
Army and Navy
Air Corps
House
George C. Marshall
Army
United States
Marshall
Great Britain
George H. Brett
Omaha
Kansas City
Kan
Tulsa
Fort Worth
Modern Methods Make Used Cars Dependable
Packard Motor Car Company president M. M. Gilman says modern methods keep used cars in excellent condition at low cost, giving buyers dependable service and near new appearance. This week offers the best used car buying opportunity of 1941 during City-wide Used Car Sale Week with March 28th as the last day.
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M. M. Gilman
Packard Motor Car Company
Identity of Grover murder victim remains unclear
The red headed woman beaten to death near Grover yesterday ate breakfast in Perryton about an hour before she died. She was seen in a Perryton cafe with a man and left in a car with an Illinois license plate. Her purse was found on the highway near Perryton and contained no identification. Police sent fingerprints to Washington and Austin while investigators consider Chicago as a possible lead. Dozens viewed the body at Spearman where efforts to identify her continue.
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Grover
Perryton
Illinois
Texas
Desert
Fort Stockton
Cleveland
Ohio
Port of Spain
Trinidad
California
New Mexico
Dallas
el Paso
Gruver
Chicago
Oklahoma
Borger
Amarillo
Spearman
Washington
Austin
Myrtle Riggs Idea Wins Best Idea in Your Ideas
Myrtle Riggs of 2105 Taylor Street wins the daily dollar for the best idea printed in Your Ideas on page 8. Her proposal to post signs prohibiting spitting on sidewalks earns the city a simple, publishable improvement. The Your Ideas contest pays $1 daily for the top submission.
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Myrtle Riggs
Taylor Street
City Post
Globe News
Weather Forecast Hinting Light Panhandle Rain
Mr Collman predicts unsettled weather with a drizzle to noon tomorrow and possible light rain. Amarillo area reports .01 inch last night while Panhandle and eastern Colorado show moisture. Winds from the southeast and temperatures near 44 to 50 degrees with a high around 50.
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Mr. Collman
Amarillo
Colorado
Panhandle
Potomac Advances to Sea as Weather Reports Awaited
The Potomac, carrying President Roosevelt, moved from Fort Everglades to anchor in Havana harbor awaiting weather reports before a fishing cruise. The vessel anchored about 100 yards from the German freighter Arauca, which has remained docked since December 1939, with crew under guard below.
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U. S&s
Benson
Fort Everglades
Fla
Potomac
Roosevelt
Papal Easter Mass Cancelled At Saint Peter's
Vatican sources report Pope Pius XII cancelled the traditional Easter Mass in Saint Peter's and the balcony Benediction for the first time in nine years due to ongoing war conditions.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius XII
Saint Peter's
Army still has glamour in hostess job surge
Washington reports the army attracted more than 22,000 women and girls who applied for 225 hostess positions in army service clubs and recreational centers as details emerged from a supplemental appropriation bill made public today.
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ARMY
Washington
Teadimony
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