Germans Humbled After Rostov Pocket Defeat
Four German divisions with about 60 000 men were trapped near Novocherkansk Rostov and suffered heavy losses as Soviet forces repelled the attack Tass reported from Moscow. The German plan aimed at Rostov amid a broader winter offensive while Britain pressed action against Finland Hungary and Romania. Weather notes at back discuss clear skies frost and strong winds in Texas portions before Thanksgiving with mild temps near Amarillo and Pampa.
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London
Rostov
Novocherkansk
Tass
Moscow
Ewald von Kleist
Caucasus
Berlin
Red Army
Middle East
Libya
North Africa
Royal Air Force
Naples
Liboa
Capetown
Far East
Dutch East Indies
Germany
Pacific Ocean
Orient
Saigon
Indo-China
Tokyo
Thailand
Burma Road
Pacific
Anthony Eden
Finland
Rumania
Hungary
Britain
Donets
Volokolamsk
Tula
Kalinin
Mumps Siege at City Hall Shocks Amarillo Officials
Mumps hit Amarillo city hall as William M Rip Singleton assistant city engineer and J C Lilly assistant city auditor fell ill. Staff feared a full outbreak as others sought tests and treated themselves with pickles and lemons to test for symptoms.
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Amarillo
William M “Rip” Singleton
J. C. Lilly
Lilly
City Hall
Cops Surprise Over Liquor Tests In Kansas City
In Kansas City on November 19 police gave free whiskey to 16 motorists and tested their ability to drive reactions. Results varied with some drivers steering poorly after alcohol while others showed steadier nerves after successive drinks. Officials plan to review data over two weeks before drawing conclusions.
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Kansas City
Henry W. Johnson
Police
Missouri
Johnson
American Planes Boost British Middle East Air Power
At a British outpost in the Western Desert Egypt in November 194 New American made planes are driving a rise in Britain’s Middle East air strength with total aircraft surpassing the RAF’s prewar total. Alongside existing and newer American models the Marylands are valued as highly effective bombers with six Axis fighters shot down in the past fortnight.
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Western Desert
Egypt
Britain
Middle East
RAF
Man Hypes Discount Defense Stamps On Polk Street
A man on Polk Street offered to buy defense stamps at a slight discount claiming he could redeem them at full face value at the post office. Officials remind stamps can be redeemed for cash on demand if in a book and purchased through post offices, with no middle man.
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Polk Street
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
Still Looking For Dog That Bit Baby Girl
Mrs. John Lilly appeals to Amarillo residents to locate a brindle short heavy-built dog likely part bulldog that bit her three year old daughter Cora Jo. The dog wore a harness and must be observed to avoid rabies injections. Contact 1416 Pierce Street or call 9504.
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John Lilly
Sznyone
Lilly
Pierce Street
Supreme Court Upholds State Permit Law for Truckers
The Texas Supreme Court ruled the spring law validating 1200 trucking firm commodity permits constitutional. Justice Richard Critz wrote that the act’s Grandfather clause allowing the railroad commission to grant operating permits to Thomas G. Hunter of Texarkana and others is valid.
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Austin
Supreme Court
Richard Critz
Railroad Commission
Thomas G. Hunter
Texarkana
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Panhandle Region
Clear and cold tonight with temperatures below freezing. Thursday will be clear with mild daytime temperatures. high about 58, low near 28. West Texas and Panhandle: colder tonight with freezing temperatures. 24 hour extremes show minimum 44 and maximum 71. Noon reading 54. Precipitation 0.2 inch. Build Now John Maynard Lumber Co.
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Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Adrian
North Panhandle
English Field
Pampa
Tucumcari
Panhandle
West Texas
Texas
Clayton
Dalhart
Plains
Mexico
Carcer
Murder charge filed in secretary in Franklin slaying
Houston Nov 19 A 30 year old secretary Helen O Keefe has been charged with murder in the slaying of J C Franklin, an attorney and investment broker found dead in a charred car by the San Jacinto River. Police questioned several others as investigations continued.
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Houston
Helen O'Keefe
J. C. Franklin
Franklin
San Jacinto River
A. C. Martindale
Justice of the Peace
Ben Moorhead
C. V. Kern
Sheldon
Weygand Ousted by Vichy to Please Hitler
Reports from Europe say Vichy has removed General Weygand as chief of French defenses in Africa at Hitler's insistence. The move aims to push France Germany collaboration and may alter Allied policy toward French Africa. Weygand’s successor was not named and his fate remains uncertain.
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Vate
United Press Today
Europe
Vichy
Maxine Weygane
Africa
Adolf Hitler
France
Germany
French Africa
North
United Press
Weygand
Marshal Heenri Philipp
Algiers
Werggand
Petain
Charles Huntziger
CIO Chief Declares Unions Will Persist in War Drive
President Philip Murray of the CIO volleys at the convention vowing that the great work of organizing American workers will continue despite the national emergency. He says leadership rests with those who fight to build unions as delegates applaud loudly.
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Detroit
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Der Sturmer Calls John L. Lewis War Monger
The German anti Semitic weekly Der Stuermer published a photo of John L. Lewis with a caption accusing him of being a war monger and in the pay of the Soviet Union. The report notes the claim amid ongoing propaganda.
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Berlin
der Stuermer Today
John L. Lewis
Lewis
der Stuermer
Murray Winds Up CIO Convention as Strong Man
The convention closed with Murray emerging as the central leader to avert factional strife between John L. Lewis and Sidney Hillman. His rise consolidates support within the CIO after five years of leadership by the Murray-led faction. A split over the Captive Coal Mine issue looms as mine workers oppose Roosevelt’s foreign policy, which Murray supports.
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Murray
Phil
John L. Lewis
Sidney Hillman
CIO
Lewis
Hillman
Roosevelt
Miner on Horseback Breaks Picket Line at Grindstone Mine
A non-striking coal miner used a horse to breach a UMW picket line at U.S. Steel Corp captive mine in Grindstone, Fayette County. He rode along a highway to the mine where about 125 pickets scattered as he reached safety.
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Uniontown
Fayette
U. S. Steel Corporation
Grindstone
UMW
Labor tensions flare over union leadership and emergency plan
Ray, a mine union member, appeals for unity while Murray and Kennedy attack critics as “dirty liars.” They quit the emergency mediation agency in protest over the Captive coal mines. CIO alternates resign with officers as delegates debate defense administration during a tense labor convention.
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Murray and
Kinnedy
Emergency Mediation Agency
CIO
NDMB
Defense Administration
Roosevelt
John
Pepper calls for war over Japan aggression in China
Senator Pepper denounces Japan's rampage and says if talks fail to halt aggression war will come. He accuses Japan of murder and rape across Asia as Kurusu meets Roosevelt Hull. Japanese talks resume likely today as Tokyo issues instructions.
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Washington
Pepper
Florida
Saburo Kurusu
Japan
Partti
Senate Foreign Relations
Kurusu
Ale
Roosevelt
Jull
China
America
Warasuo
Kichisaburo Nomura
Hull
Tokyo
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Finns
Soviet Union
Ols
Memo
Russell Stationery Company
Manchuk
Domei
Outer Mongolia
Hsinking
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Hitler
New York
Pri
Independent Miner's Union
United States Coal and Coke Co
Gary
W. Va
Red Lion Frick Coal Co
Pittsburgh
Ray
Lee Labor
Diet
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