Reds Chase Germans in Most Areas
British and Commonwealth forces press the Libyan battle, claiming gains near Sidi Rezegh and Tobruk while pausing to repulse German armored counterattacks. A bold flanking move from Gialo to El Agheila threatens Rommel’s siege around Tobruk, with 2,000 Tobruk prisoners reported and heavy losses on both sides as air reinforcements move to Libya.
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Sidi Rezegh
Angila
Gialo Oasis
Gulf of Sidra
Libyan
el Agheila
High Command
Tobruk
Rezegh
New Zealand
Bardia
Gambut
Middle East Command
Capuzzo
Omar
Jarabub
Gialo
Libya
Erwin Rommel
Archibald Wavell
Gailo Oasis
Rome
Marmarica
Astern
Bir el Gobi
Derna
Gondar
Ethiopia
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast and Temperatures
Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas calls for continued fair weather tonight and Wednesday with gradually rising temperatures. High around 59 today, low near 32 tonight, with the noon reading about 56. Temperature range 30 to 55 in the last 24 hours. John Maynard Lumber Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Railroad Issue Again Taken to Roosevelt
Negotiations over a looming defense industry strike continued as representatives of railroads and labor unions met with President Roosevelt. An arbitration board will hold its first meeting in New York to settle the captive coal mine dispute while legal cooling off periods and compulsory arbitration gain favor in Congress. Meanwhile, a nationwide machinists strike disrupts defense plants in St. Louis and surrounding areas, delaying tens of millions in defense production.
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Associated Press
Mr. Roosevelt
Dent Roosevelt
A. F. Whitney
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Whitney
George Harrison
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
A. Johnston
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
John J. Pelley
Association of American Railroads
R. V. Fletcher
Association
Charles Fahy
Joseph Eastman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Davis J. Lewis
National Railway Mediation Board
Senator Mead
Democrat
New York
J. John R. Steelman
Federal Conciliation Service
Roosevelt
House
Rayburn
McCormack
Massachusetts
Martin
AFL
St. Louis
White House
Office of Production Management
Missouri
Machinists
Weldon Springs
Lambert-St. Louis
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
Nations Sign Paper Scrap In Expansion Of Anti Comintern Pact
In Berlin on November 25 Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop announced seven new signatories to the anti Comintern pact and extended the pact for five years. Finland Denmark Bulgaria Croatia Slovakia Romania and the Wang Ching-Wei regime of Nanking joined Germany Italy Japan Spain Hungary and Manchukuo. The ceremony lasted from 12 30 PM to 2 05 PM with 108 signatures total and invoked vows to wipe out Bolshevism and counter Western democracies.
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Berlin
U.P
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Ribbentrop
M Hitler
Finland
Denmark
Bulgaria
Croatia
Slovakia
Rumania
Wang Ching-Wei
Germany
Italy
Japan
Spain
Hungary
Manchukuo
Moscow
Russia
Galeazzo Ciano
Hiroshi Oshima
Ramon Serrano Suner
Ladislaus de Bardossy
Lu-iWen
Stimson Blames Finland for Hindering Lend-Lease Aid
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson condemned Finnish army cooperation with German troops on the northern Russian front as harming U S interests by aiding German efforts against the Soviet forces in the Leningrad Lake Onega theater. Maj Gen James H Burns echoed the need to deliver supplies to Russia while Finland faced pressure to curb interference. A second item notes Amarillo’s new parking meters with a cow horse tied to a meter stand in front of the Postoffice Drug Store, rider paying no nickel.
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Red Army
Moscow
S. A. Lozovsky
Verdun
Lozovsky
North Africa
Mozhaisk
Soviet Information Bureau
Semyon Timoshenko
Ukraine
Donets Steppes
Leningrad
Tikhvin
Tikhvin Highway
Peter Voloshin
Russia
Caucasus
Iran
Washington
Henry L. Stimson
Germany
United States
Murmansk-Moscow
War Department
Stimson
Leningrad-Lake Onega
Finland
James H. Burns
Lend Lease
U. S
Amarillo
Taylor Street
Postoffice Drug Store
Amarillo Sees Jump in Complaints About Vicious Dogs
Police report rising complaints of vicious dogs in Amarillo as bites to children are noted within the past week. City hall disclosed only 21 dog licenses paid, and Mayor Joe Jenkins admitted he has not paid for his own dog.
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Amarillo
Joe Jenkins
Reporter Covers Fire Then Hears It Is His House
A Boise reporter reports a house fire at 208 North Eighteenth but learns the blaze is at his own home. Firefighters confirm the incident and the reporter hurries to verify the situation.
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Boise
Idaho
North Eighteenth
Walt Johnson
Crab Apple opens tonight at High School Auditorium
The Black Mask comedy drama Crab Apple starts at 8:15 PM with Dr. R. P. Parcells as a crabby patriarch. His wife and three children clash with his old fashioned ways as a new daughter-in-law enters the scene. Local Sandie Mothers Club benefits from proceeds for the grid banquet.
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Black Mask
Sandie Mothers Club
R. P. Parcells
Howard Lynch
Paul Berthelot
Maxine Higgins
Allene Byrd
Phil Sarborough
Bruce Miner
Yale
Berlin papers call troop move Roosevelts first attack
Berlin newspapers accuse United States troops deployment to Dutch Guiana as Roosevelts first military strike against South America. Front page editorials accompany the announcement of the troop movement.
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Berlin
United States
Dutch Guiana
Roosevelt
South America
News Tip Prize Winners Named in Week’s Contest
Mrs. J. C. King, 70 Houston Street, wins $5 top prize for tipping R. B. King a Texas A&M student who shaved his head while part of a group that tried to burn Rice Institute’s homecoming bonfire early.
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J. C. King
Houston Street
R. B. King
Texas A & M
Rice Institute
R. L. Reeves
Virginia Street
British Commandos raid Normandy coast in daring operation
Allied commando units in a night raid ashore on the Normandy coast completed their mission and returned with only one casualty, a shot arm, as Admiral Keyes said parliament the force was eager to act a year ago and could have altered the war.
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Sidney J. Williams
United Press
London
Britain
Normandy
Germany
Ministry of Information
Roger J. B. Keyes
House of Commons
Islands
Spitzbergen
Bardia
Keyes
Commandos Raid Normandy Under New Leader Revealed
British Commandos conducted a night raid on the Continent led by a newly appointed commander after Admiral Keyes retires. The force trained 15 months ago since the fall of France and wears black battle dress with faces covered. Only one casualty reported from the patrol. operations have included Norway and Lofoten actions.
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Normandy
Keyes
Admiral Keyes
France
Lofoten
German claim on repulsed British landing at coast
The British ministry quoted the German communique saying the attempted landings on the coast of occupied territory were repulsed Sunday night or early Monday morning. It noted the German side warned against exaggerating claims to elicit information.
Sheriff Plans Trap for Check Swindlers in Amasrillo
Sheriff Bill Adams outlined a crackdown on check swindlers taking money in Amasrillo. He will detail the situation at a mass grocers meeting at 7 30 p m in the 47th district courtroom, with follow up sessions for dry goods and drug stores Thursday and for service stations Friday.
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Bill Adams
Amasrillo
47Th District Court Room
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RAF
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Tripoli
22Nd Armored Brigade
Biter
Bob Kesterson
Don Cossacks
Rostov
Red
Ewald von Kleist
Kharitonov
Lopatin
Taganrog
von Kleist
Tula
Kalinin
Kuibyshev
Izvestia
Astrakhan
Caspian
Baku
Apshe
Adolt
Newby's
Russell Stationery Company
DR. R. P. Parcells
Nels Sorenson
East
19Th Avenue
Homer Scarborough
Pierce Street
P. H. Balfour
North
Arthur Street
Hazel Husted
Lincoln Street
Chester Williams
East 14Th Avenue
J. L. Means
West 34Th Avenue
Tom Thomas
Cleveland Street
Pauline Heddin
West 14Th Avenue
Jean Cole
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
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