Axis ships seized ignite fears of war across nations
United States moves to seize Italian Danish and German ships cites private ownership while Germany and Italy threaten possible reprisals and debate whether actions amount to a declaration of war. Roosevelt signals seizure direction as 70 vessels are held under custody amid sabotage reports and potential use to ease Atlantic shipping.
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U.P
United States
Germany
America
London
Ronald H. Cross
Virginio Gayda
Britain
Italo E. Verrando
Fort Jackson
S. C
Atlantic
Maritime Commission
Coast Guard
South America
Damaged Engines and Machinery Reported in Galveston Baltimore
The report notes instruments generators and engines damaged in Galveston with engine and auxiliary machinery completely destroyed. In Baltimore cylinder heads pistons steering apparatus and gears all smashed.
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Galveston
Baltimore
Sunray Troop Wins Contest in Moore County Meet
Sunray Troop No. 39 won first place in the Moore County District First Aid contest and will represent the district at the council meet in Sunray on April 12. Scouts Ross Redding and Marvin Knox led as Scoutmasters of top and runner teams. Judges included Q. Mills and Hugh Shaw among others. district meets for Potter and Dallam Hartley districts follow Saturday afternoon.
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Sunray
Moore County
Ross Redding
Bivins Station
Marvin Knox
Dumas
Buck Wells
Stinnett
Charles McLaughlin
John O. Bitz
Q. Mills
Hugh Shaw
J. C. Ellison
Jimmy Diverbiss
Phil Sipe
A. J. Peters
M. M. Arbuckle
Ray Cheavers
Chester Dunlap
Potter County
Dallam-Hartley
Car Tag Rush Beginnings Prompt Last Minute Tags
The county tax office sees a rush for 1941 license tags with tomorrow and Wednesday as the final filing days. Trucks have an extended deadline to April 15 due to registration rate uncertainties. Bring previous papers, know 1940 plate numbers if applicable, or face garage storage. Personal checks are not accepted.
Forum Society Wins Debate at Amarillo High School
The Forum Society defeated the Philomathian Society in the Lions Club debate held today. Represented by Bill Siber and Pat Inman, the Forum Society argued against Texas adopting a natural resources tax to fund Social Security, earning the cup for a second straight year with Henry Munn presiding.
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Forum Society
Amarillo High School
Lions Club
Philomathian Society
Bill Siber
Pat Inman
Texas
Philomathians
Howard Fisher
Betty Jo
Bell
Henry Munn
British Mediterranean fleet sinks Italian ships near Crete
The British fleet highlights a major victory west of Crete with torpedo attacks crippling three cruisers and two destroyers. Warspite's 15 inch guns destroy the Fiume and Zara as British destroyers finish off burning targets. No British casualties reported.
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Africa
Greece
Jugoslav
Darlan
Yosuke Matsuoka
Rome
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Mason
Cunningham
Greyhound
Fiume
Casstevens Rites Held in Dumas for Carpenter C H Casstevens
Funeral services for C H Casstevens a Dumas carpenter who died yesterday were conducted at Boxwell Brothers Chapel with Rev E R Foster officiating. Pallbearers named W W Barton W P Ridley Floyd Smith C W Weatherly John Boyles Hathaway Warren. He is survived by his wife two brothers O W Casstevens of Amarillo and T K Casstevens of El Reno Okla and two sisters Mrs W F Pruitt of Idalou and Mrs Carol Nix of Acuff Tex Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.
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C. H. Casstevens
Dumas Carpenter
Dumas
Boxwell Brothers
E. R Foster
Assembly of God Church
W. W. Barton
W. P. Ridley
Floyd Smith
C. W Weatherly
John Boyles
Hathaway Warren
T. K. Casstevens
el Reno
Okla
W. F. Pruitt
Idalou
Carol Nix
Acuff
Tex
Memorial Park Cemetery
Glove Compartments Rifled at Magnolia Petroleum Warehouse
Thieves rifled glove compartments in all trucks at Magnolia Petroleum Company warehouse 600 North East Second Avenue last night but nothing was taken. A driver said they scattered items and entered after negotiating a high fence.
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Magnolia Petroleum Company
North East
Second Avenue
Battle of the Ionian Sea claims British victory
Britain's ships paraded into Alexandria after a night battle sinking the Italian cruiser Pola and high loss for Italy. Two British planes were lost and Junkers-88 bombers failed to damage the fleet amid heavy anti air and fighter fire. Admiral Cantoni and other Italian officers were among the rescued prisoners.
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Fleet Air Arm
Littori
Crete
Britain
Alexandria
Ionian Sea
Pola
Cantoni
Havoc
Andrew Cunningham
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Roosevelt
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Portland
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LA United Front
Bob Epperson
Oscar Hargett
Amarillo
Sunray Troop
J. W. T. Mason
United Press
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Zara
Casstevens
Tam
Capudine
Pampa
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Panhandle
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