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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1940
Page
6
London reports a major Luftwaffe attack after a failed afternoon raid. Anti aircraft and British fighters repelled the Nazi formation, while a prior night of heavy bombing caused casualties and damage in southern England.
Berlin reports massive nightly air strikes on Birmingham and the port of Southampton with more than a million pounds of bombs dropped by hundreds of Nazi aircraft. The German high command says several hundred planes took part and asserts key manufacturing facilities were destroyed. The Borden Company adapts its ice cream plant to protect stock while delivery crews continue routes.
The postoffice department used hand stamping to process mail by oil and candle light. 50,000 pieces were hand stamped today despite electrical cancellations and late trains disrupting the schedule. Danish postal clerk Einer Holboell originated the Christmas seal concept for tuberculosis sufferers.
Helpful hints to telephone dialers suggest not giving up after a busy signal. Dial three or four more times before you quit as connections can be completed with perseverance.
The Royal Air Force launched a broad offensive slashing from Turin to the continental coast and Berlin. A heavy night attack began near Boulogne as fires lit the coastline. British bombers targeted Berlin freight yards, Essen truck works, and the Turin arsenal and powder works.
Greek advance forces entered the outskirts of Agusastro the main Italian base in southern Albania according to Reuters dispatches reaching Belgrade.
In Trenton the Thoracosaurus Necesariensis de Kay family fossil, a 26 foot salt water crocodile from 75 million years ago, is on display at the state museum. Workers unearthed bones 21 feet underground near Sewell while digging marl, including a nearly complete lower jaw and armor plates.
Reno couples flock to the 5 and 10 store for low cost wedding bands to escape California marriage laws. Young people wed with dime store rings while pricier rings go to local residents or visitors from the East.
Leroy Thomason and Homer Hendrix formed elaborate duck hunting plans after leasing half a lake near Dallas. They cleared underbrush and built several duck blinds, but the drained lake made their season opening plans valueless.
Just before duck hunting season began the lake owner with a dam in his property clashed with men. He opened the sluice gates leaving the duck blinds stranded in the middle of a prairie.
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