Roosevelt Pledges Fight for Freedom
President Roosevelt in an Armistice Day address from Arlington National Cemetery said liberty is worth fighting for and that Americans will defend freedom eternally. He cited World War I sacrifices to make the world safe for democracy and warned the duty to protect liberty remains. See ROOSEVELT Page 2
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Washington
Roosevelt
Toose
Arlington National Cemetery
American Legion
America
Europe
Abraham Lincoln
Alvin York
Tennessee
Amarillo
Take Germany Off Face of Earth Says Sergeant York
Evansville Indiana November 11 Sergeant Alvin C York famed WWI hero said the war was lost in the peace and proposed taking Germany off the face of the earth while the democracies protect smaller nations. He called for delivering guns food and equipment to the Allies without declaring new wars.
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Evansville
Ind
Alvin C. York
York
Germany
Britain
Russia
England
Amarillo Armistice Day Parade Honors Veterans
Men marched in a flag drenched Amarillo parade observing Armistice Day with unity for defense. Veterans, civic groups, youth and families passed in review while the American Legion hosts a dinner at The Nat. A silent tribute at 11 am honored fallen soldiers. The afternoon featured a Butler Field football game between the Golden Sandies and Borger Bulldogs.
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Polk
France
Amarillo
American Legion
Cliff Robinett
Herring Hotel
Third Avenue
Polk Street
Butler Field
Golden Sandies
Borger Bulldogs
Victim of Accident Shows Improvement
Alden Baum of Arkansas City Kansas, the most seriously injured in a rollover crash on Highway 66 near Bushland, today shows improvement at Northwest Texas Hospital. Teammates Haskell Cassidy of Los Angeles John Kyler of Memphis and Bill Yeglin of Des Moines sustained minor injuries and were treated and released.
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Alden Baum
Arkansas City
Kan
Highway 66
Northwest Texas Hospital
Haskell P. Cassidy
Los Angeles
John Kyler
Memphis
Tenn
Bill Yeglin
Des Moines
Iowa
Amarillo
Londoner Goes Berserk With Machine Gun
A middle aged man in a black sedan fired at random in West London on Armistice Day killing lawyer Leslie Ludford and wounding at least eight others including two women. Police mobilized a large force searching Watford By-Pass Road and surrounding areas as ambulan ces rushed victims to hospitals. The gunman fired from his car striking pedestrians and fled after seriously wounding Mrs Harriet Crisp and Mrs Harriet New near St Marys Grove.
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London
Watford
Leslie Ernest Ludford
Chiswick
Brentford Public Library
Duke Avenue
Ludford
St. Mary
German spokesman denounces Churchill on Japan provocation
A Berlin briefing accuses Churchill of trying to provoke war with Japan. It says his promise to declare war within an hour after any Japanese-American clash is an absolute scandal under international law. The spokesman claims no US leader talked of war with Japan.
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Berlin
United States
Japan
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Britain
New Mexican Artist Shaves His Mustache
Eloy E Martinez 26, an artist from Rancho De Taos New Mexico, enlisted in the Marines and shaved his beard and prized mustache for national defense. He explained the beard added weight to his profession as he prepared to serve.
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Denver
U.P
Eloy E Martinez
Rancho de Taos
N. M
National Defense
New Mexico
Chinese engineers study gunpowder at Du Pont plant
Two young engineers from China Sauo Yan Ma and Chih Wu arrived in Charlestown Indiana to learn gunpowder production at the Du Pont smokeless powder factory. They will undergo three months of instruction from thirty experts covering all aspects of powder manufacture from worker handling to machinery operation.
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Charlestown
Ind
China
Indiana
Sauo-Yan Ma
Chih Wu
du Pont
Fish Jumps Aboard For Shot at Ducks
Seymour Indiana November 11 police officers Hoffmeier and Dannattelle hunted from a boat on White River Hoffmeier took aim at a duck and missed. Dannattelle backs him up as a bass leaped into the boat, producing an unexpected catch.
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Seymour, Ind
Ben Hoffmeier
Don Dannattelle
White River
Hoffmeier
Dannettelle
Germans Lose Hundreds as Depth Charges Scatter Troops
Report from London via Norwegian telegraph states Nazi torpedo boats killed many German soldiers when depth charges hit troops in the water near Norway while seeking a submarine. Fewer than 200 of about 3,000 aboard were saved. Churchill resists bombing Rome. Hitler claims gains near Sevastopol and Kerch. Soviet counterattacks push toward Moscow’s Serpukhov sector as Berlin reports progress with Leningrad defense holding.
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Norwegian Telegraph Agency
London
Norway
Crimea
Adolf Hitler
Black Sea
Sevastopol
Kerch
Caucasus
Volokolamsk
Red Army
Serpukhov
Moscow
Reuters
Oka
Tula
All-Out Red Cross Campaign To Start Tomorrow
The American Red Cross membership drive in Potter County begins tomorrow morning under general chairman R K Harty and Mrs Joe Jenkins. The county quota is 8 700 members, double last year, with 250 volunteers involved. A nationwide kickoff airs tonight on KFDA featuring national leaders including Henry Stimson Frank Knox and Henry Wallace.
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American Red Cross
R. K
Kim) Harty
Joe Jenkins
Potter County
KFDA
Henry Stimson
Frank Knox
Henry Wallace
Labor Board splits as Lewis faces union shop dispute
The National Defense Mediation Board's 9 to 7 ruling against a union shop in captive coal mines divides CIO United Mine Workers led by John L. Lewis. Lewis convenes a Friday meeting to decide whether to accept the recommendation or push for mandatory union membership, while AFL unions, employers, and public representatives form the majority against the shop. The case could impact up to 330,000 miners amid wartime rearmament pressures.
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Associated Press
National Defense Mediation Board
CIO
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Washington
San Diego
Calif
Pacific Fleet
AFL
Navy
United States
Mediation Board
UMW
Naval Construction
Office of Production Management
Roosevelt
Daniel M. Tobin
AFL Teamsters Union
Detroit
AFL Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Teamsters
Italy Charges America With Throwing Subs in Her Sea
Virginio Gayda of Giornale D Italia claims the United States has increased submarine numbers in the Mediterranean and more destroyers on Atlantic patrols. He adds US reconnaissance planes are assisting British convoys, joined by American destroyers.
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America
ROMF
U.P
Virginio Gayda
Giornale D'Italia Today
United States
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Gayda
Japs Blaze With Anger Over Churchill Declaration
Tokyo dispatch notes the Yomiuri newspaper portrays Japanese anger at Churchill's warning that Britain would declare war within the hour if Japan attacks the United States. The paper also states the public still trusts the government and will cooperate with the United States for a peaceful settlement.
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Tokyo
Churchill
Britain
United States
Yomiuri
Japan
Terrorist Bomb Attacks in Split Kill Soldier, Wound Many
A public square bombing during an Alpine army band concert in Split killed one Italian soldier and wounded 24 soldiers and 25 civilians. Jugoslav terrorists also machine-gunned Italian troops. 150 arrests were made and will be held as hostages awaiting identification for trial by a special military tribunal.
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Rome
U.P
Split
Spalato
Balkan
Rogers Range Rider Breaks Ankle At Tri State Fairgrounds
Will Rogers Range Riders member Glenn A. Foy suffered a broken ankle this morning in a fall at the stables while preparing to ride in the Armistice Day parade. He twisted his ankle dismounting from a horse and was taken by Blackburn-Shaw ambulance to Northwest Texas Hospital. His home is listed as 3307 Tyler Street.
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Glenn A. Foy
Will Rogers Range
Tri-State Fairgrounds
Mr. Foy
Northwest Texas Hospital
Blackburn-Shaw
Tyler Street
City to Enjoy Warm Football Weather This Afternoon
Mr. Winburn forecasts warm sunny conditions this afternoon ideal for football fans. Tonight will be clear and slightly warmer than last night’s 28 degrees with a few high clouds tomorrow that will have little effect on conditions.
Air Corps Examiners Return to Amarillo
The Air Corps Examining Board will return to Amarillo to examine 10 new applicants tomorrow and Thursday. Sgt. R. D. Short of the local army recruiting station says they are still handling applications and urges interested boys to contact the office immediately.
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Air Corps
Amarillo
R. D. Short
Army
Sgt. Short
Lubbock Pilot Hurt in Philippines Air Collision
Manila reports two U S Army planes collided over Pampanga Province with both pilots parachuting to safety. Lieut William T Akins of Lubbock Texas was slightly injured and Lieut Fred L Siler of Pocatello Idaho was unhurt.
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Manila
Pampanga Province
William T. Akins
Lubbock
Tex
Fred L. Siler
Pocatello
Ida
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Warm and sunny today in Amarillo with high around 58 and clear tonight. West Texas shows considerable cloudiness Del Rio Eagle Pass and Big Bend with warmer conditions east of Pecos River on Wednesday and cooler nights with frost in Rio Grande and Pecos Valleys. Temperature extremes 28 to 57.
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West Texas
del Rio
Eagle Pass
Big Bend
Pecos Valley
Pecos River
New Mexico
Rio Grande
Pecos
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