War Fever and Underground Garages Considered in East
Washington mixes war nerves with plans for vast underground garages to serve as bomb shelters. London morale under raids is highlighted, while fears of German bombers reaching Washington and New York are weighed. Hitler’s menace and Roosevelt’s fate are debated amid defense anxieties.
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Washington
D. C
Texas
Southwest
East
New York
London
England
United States Navy
Atlantic
Roosevelt
White House
Hitler
United States
Germany
Norway
Mexico
Panhandle
Borger
el Paso
San Antonio
Corpus Christ
United Ee Ae
Woman killed with hammer leaves no FBI records in search
Hansford County officers seek identification of a woman found dead beside a road near Grover last Thursday. The victim had no prints in FBI or Texas DPS files. a bulletin with description and pictures will be sent nationwide. The killer’s trail includes El Reno and Canadian stops, a purse found nearby, and a car journey conclusion near Grover.
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Ner Grover
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Hansford County
Texas Department of Public Safety
Department of Public Safety
el Reno
Okla
Chicago
Perryton
Grover
Glazier
Canadian
Ford plant strike halts work affecting thousands
A two hour stoppage at a Michigan Ford plant affecting about 6,000 workers was staged in protest of alleged union hiring practices. Similar actions loom at three Ford plants while Allis Chalmers executives were summoned to Washington to meet Navy Secretary Knox over a CIO-UAW strike delaying $45 million in government orders.
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Ifs
Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
Michigan Ford
Uaw-Cio
Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Co
Milwaukee
Wis
Washington
Navy
Frank Knox
Chicago
McCormick Works
International Harvester Co
AFL
Palm Equipment Workers’ Organizing Committee
CIO
Cleveland, O
Overly-Hauta Co
CIO Steel
Carnegie-Illinois
Pittsburgh Irvin Works
United Automobile Workers
Ford Motor Co
River Rouge
Rescue Squad To Aid Skiers On Utah Runs
Salt Lake County approves a Mountain Guard rescue unit of 10 county road employees funded by the county. The guard, conceived by Commissioner J B Mullins, will be equipped with skis boats and gear to aid skiers near Alta after a snowslide fatality. Einar Fredbo a county employee and noted skier will train the team with assistance from Dick Durrance former Dartmouth ski star.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Salt Lake
Einar Fredbo
Dick Durrance
Dartmouth College
Shoplifter Considered For Detective Job
Milwaukee city detectives caught a 20 year old girl shoplifting in a Milwaukee department store. She was brought before Adolph J. Deisinger, the store police chief, who said she had applied for a detective job and might be considered for the post. The girl paid a $50 fine.
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Milwaukee
Adolph J. Deisinger
Italians Face Shortages as Dodecanese Isles Hopeful for Autonomy
British planners expect Italy to lose the Dodecanese Islands off Turkey’s Aegean coast. Rhodes Leros and Scarpanto have been heavily bombed while fuel and war supplies dwindle. Greek refugees say revolt talk grows as morale sinks. Turkey ceded the islands to Italy in 1924 after a 1912 seizure during the Tripolitanian War.
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Italy
Dodecanese Islands
Aegean
Turkey
Rhodes
Leros
Scarpanto
Mussolini
Egypt
Greece
Middle East
Albania
Libya
Dodecanese
Castelrosso
Ford Develops New Type Plane Motor
Ford engineer H C Van Rance announced a 1900 pound V12 liquid cooled aircraft engine nearing mass production for Army and Navy. The unit delivers over one horsepower per pound with a turbine driven exhaust supercharger, throttle wide open, manifold pressure and propeller pitch control, and a compact heat dissipating piston design.
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Detroit
U.P
H. C. van Rance
Ford
American Society of Tool Engineers
Army
Navy
Death of Woman Killed by Navy Plane Probed
In Pensacola Florida March 26 194? the navy investigates the death of Mrs. Robert Phillips decapitated when a naval plane struck a group of turnip field workers near Robertsdale Alabama Ensign J C Thompson and Student Pilot Paul Brown are held as suspected occupants of the hit and run plane Witnesses include Mrs Phillips fellow workers led by Sam Ard who described the swoop as in moving pictures.
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Pensacola
Fla
U.P
Navy
Robert Phillips
Robertsdale
Ala
Naval Air Station
J. C. Thompson
Paul Brown
Market summary and livestock report fragment
Kansas City report shows hogs mostly steady to 10c higher with top around 7.75 to 8.00. cattle steady to firm with 2,500 head on offer and calves about 350. Markets note mild strength on light-weight feeders, stockers scarce, and vealers weaker. Other lines reference grain quotes and a dramatic newspaper clipping.
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Kansas City
U.P
Cars Collide. Two Injured In Fifth Avenue Crash
Mrs. Guy Ivy of 314 Virginia Street and Charles H. Medlin of 508 Birmingham Street were slightly injured when their cars collided at Fifth Avenue and Taylor Street. Ivy’s car burned after the crash as police investigated the traffic case. firemen responded at 8 17 this morning.
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Guy Ivy
Virginia Street
Charles H. Medlin
Birmingham Street
Fifth Avenue
Taylor Street
Ivy
British Invasion Troops Demonstrate Amphibian Canoes
In London on March 26 British troops in training for the invasion of Europe demonstrated light amphibian boats resembling birchbark American Indian canoes. Four men portage the craft, drift drills show kneeling paddlers, and the unit uses an unsinkable reconnaissance boat with minimal gunwale.
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London
Europe
Dr Ernes tine Smith Addresses Health and Defense
Dr Ernes tine Smith spoke on the link between health and national defense at the Business and Professional Women's Club meeting. The group voted to cover registration for eight delegates to the state convention in Lubbock on June 6 7 and 8 and will hold an emblem breakfast at 7 30 Easter Sunday at the Amarillo Hotel with Miss Mary Alice Scott in charge.
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Ernestine Smith
Business and Professional Women's Club
Smith
Lubbock
Amarillo
Mary Alice Scott
Milk used to put out car fire in Lansing
A motorist returned 25 cents to Mrs. Dixon claiming the money paid for a quart of stolen milk used to extinguish a car fire. In Washington the weather bureau said spring farm work in the South is 10 days to two weeks late, including soil prep for cotton.
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Lansing, Mich
David P. Dixon
Washington
Weather Bureau
South
Market Report on Cattle and Lamb Prices and Bids
The report shows mixed cattle quotes with choice Colorado steers at 11.65 and 975 lb loads, yearlings 7.50, several loads 11.00 to 11.35, medium to good shortfeds 9.25 to 10.75, and Nebraskas 10.90. Heifers 11.00 or 8.75 to 10.50, odd lots fat cows 6.25 to 7.50, venters 9.50 to 11.50, and a few 12.00. Slaughter lambs bids around 25 cents lower, fully steady overall. Financial Security Fund Liquidating price 1.4605, offering price 1.60.
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Colorado
Nebraskas
James Stewart Embraces Army Life from California Call
Indiana Pa March 26 James Stewart film star called his parents in San Pedro California and reversed the charges saying he has no dough. He praised his first sergeant and said army life is just fine for him and expects to keep serving.
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Indiana
James Stewart
San Pedro
Calif
Alex Stewart
Frenchman Arrested For Being Flippant
A suburban butcher in an occupied zone was arrested for a flippant attitude toward authority after displaying three mutton haunches in his shop window with signs aimed at the tax collector the chief of police and the ward corps.
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Paris
Berlin
Ward Corp
Join the Army and Learn Chinese is the talking point
In Burlingame California on March 26 patrolman Charles Thomas stopped John Lee for running a stop sign. Lee spoke in Cantonese and told the officer he learned the language with the 15th U S infantry in Tientsin. The exchange ended with a ticket and a light moment.
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Burlingame
Cal
U.P
John Lee
Charles Thomas
Thomas
U. S. Infantry
Tientsin
Evensong and Address at St. Andrew's Tonight at 7:45
The regular evensong and address will be held this evening at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church at 7:45. The rector delivers a series on The Church and Her Ways. Thursday offers an adult confirmation class at 7:30 and Friday includes Holy Communion at 10 A M.
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St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Bethlehem Strikes Loom Over Defense Efforts in Pa
Bethlehem, Pa operations involve 20 000 workers and defense orders totaling 1 500 000 000. Johnstown leaders threaten to mobilize at Cambria works while ballot boxes appear for representation. Gov James appeals to the mediation board to halt rioting and steel plant delays as 150 state policemen patrol and picket lines are smashed.
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Bethlehem
Johnstown
Cambria Works
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Arthur H. James
Pennsylvania
Clarence A. Dykstra
U.S. Mediation Board
Pickets at Major Plant Gate Clash With Police
Pickets blocked six plant gates with 18 riders while police barred access. About 8 000 of 21 000 workers stayed inside producing defense material. Strike leader Howard Curtis accused Gov James of cruelty to women and children and urged restraint amid police actions.t
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Howard Curtis
James
Itching First Application Promises Quick Skin Relief
Advertises Blue Star Ointment claiming one application stops itching from eczema rash ringworm pimples scabies and toe itch with repeat use as needed and a money back guarantee if the first try fails.
New Prescription Shop Invites Friends to Visit
J. W. Hollingsworth assistant manager of Prescription Laboratory invites friends to visit this new exclusive prescription shop three doors north of White and Kirk. Ady.
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J. W. Hollingsworth
White & Kirk
Ady
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