Weather Blitz Broadcast From Amarillo To Athens Front
A multi city report describes Amarillo weather crisis broadcast by WBAP KGKO with KGNC and WFAA teams coordinating from Fort Worth Dallas and Tulsa. A Greek front story details an Italian lieutenant claiming his colonel shot two retreating men during retreat near Argirocastro Albania ten miles east as Greek forces press forward.
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Texas
Amarillo
Wbap Kgko
Fort Worth
J. FE. Maersch
Lee Hughes
Childress
American Relay League
Scott Bledsoe
KGNC
Maersch
Wes Izzard
Clarendon
WBAP
Izzard
WFAA
Dallas
Eighth and
Harrison Street
Hal Thompson
Jim Speck
John Hemmie
Jim Webb Cooper
Paul Barnes
Tulsa
Ray Collins
Bill Ellis
KGKO
Mr. Thompson
Athens
Associated Press
Argirocastro
Albania
Miss Jessie Smith Claimed by Death
Miss Jessie Frances Smith of Amarillo died at night at her aunt’s home in Panhandle. Funeral services are set for 2 PM Wednesday at N S Griggs and Sons Chapel with six cousins as pallbearers. Burial will be in Panhandle Cemetery. Surviving brother George Smith, two aunts, and three uncles are listed.
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Jessie Frances Smith
Amarillo
L. H. Skaggs
Panhandle
N.S. Griggs and Sons Chapel
Judson Skaggs
Hunter Skaggs
Frank Rorex
Elmer Rorex
Les Adair
Nibs Adair
Jews Die as Patria Explodes in Haifa Harbor
In Haifa, the refugee steamer Patria carrying 1,771 Jews exploded and capsized in harbor. Some aboard swam ashore while officials feared additional casualties. The cause remains undetermined and many refugees had awaited departure since last Thursday under an arrangement to relocate during the war.
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Haipa
Palestine
Patria
Haifa
Mediterranean
Only Four of Bombers Sent To England Have Been Lost
Burbank California November 26 The Lockheed Aircraft Corp said today that of the hundreds of Lockheed bombers shipped to England since the war began only four have been lost Three planes were lost to a mine strike off the English coast one was lost when a freighter carrying it struck a mine and three others were sunk by a submarine torpedo in a convoy
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Burbank
Calif
Lockheed
England
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
English
Workout in Store For Army Sergeants
Baltimore November 26 four of the eight draftees reporting for induction today were Edward S Krzyszynski Daniel J Ordakowski Casimir W Paskiewicz and Adam L Kozlowski.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Edwar S. Krzyszynski
Daniel J. Ordakowski
Casimir W. Paskiewicz
Adam L. Kozlowski
Batemans Rush to Curdy to Be At Father’s Bedside
Mr and Mrs G C Bateman of 113 North East Ninth Avenue speeded to Curdy Missouri after receiving news this morning that Bateman Sr aged 75 was critically ill at home.
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Curdy
G. C. Bateman
North East
Ninth Avenue
Mr. Bateman, Sr
Three Men Freed After Seven Years In Alabama Prison
Glenn Davis Herschel McCain and Bill Hathaway were released after seven years in prison for a Berry Bank robbery case. The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles said convictions resulted from mistaken identity and ordered their release with suits of clothes and 12.50 each. Hathaway hoped to find work in Birmingham with his wife and two sons.
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Montgomery
Ala
Glenn Davis
Herschel McCain
Bill Hathaway
Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles
Bank of Berry
Davis
McCain
Hathaway
Birmingham
Spanking machine urged for dictators by mothers group
Carrie Chapman Catt, 81, at the Women’s Centennial Congress urged an international mothers gestapo to hunt out empire dreamers and use a spanking machine on them. She warned that millions of deaths came from men who dreamed of empire and urged plans to abolish war in the next century.
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New York
Carrie Chapman Catt
Mothers’ Gestapo
Miss Catt
Jews in Warsaw Enclose Ghetto Behind Eight Foot Wall
Berlin dispatches report about 500000 Jews in Warsaw entering a newly confined Ghetto behind an eight foot concrete wall. German decree assigns residents to the Ghetto in central Warsaw with crowded rooms and up to seven people per room. The wall, built last winter, is framed as a health measure with 18 entrances open, now requiring a special pass to enter or exit.
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Berlin
Warsaw
Seven Feared Drowned As Brazos Flood Wipes Brookshire
Brookshire Texas November 26 at least seven people were feared drowned when two homes were washed away by Brazos River flood waters Constable G W Martin said. Two coast guard ships and 20 volunteers scoured the area for missing persons including Mr and Mrs Frank Mueller and their three children and members of the Smith family. The Brazos near Brookshire 30 miles west of Houston Sat beyond its banks and was expected to rise five feet more by tomorrow morning. The river stood 45 feet deep at points.
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Brookshire
G. W. Martin
Brazos River
Coast Guard
Frank Mueller
Smith
Martin
Brazos
Houston
Wallace on Way To Mexico City
Vice President Elect Henry Wallace heads to Mexico City to attend Manuel Avila Camacho’s inauguration. He is met at the border by Ambassador Castellan Najera and will travel with the party. Gen. Juan Andreu Almazan, who disputes the election result, flies to Brownsville for a Mexico City visit.
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Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Henry Wallace
Mexico City
Manuel Avila Camacho
Castellan Najera
Wallace
Texas
Juan Andreu Almazan
Avila Camacho
Brownsville
Go Back and Defy Tyrants in Silent Resolve
The fragment describes a figure facing tyranny with determination, stating belief that tyrants cannot return to rule. It evokes a child in a military helmet and a rallying call to reject oppression, using stark imagery of resistance and hope.
Red Cross Offers Help In Amarillo Ice Storm
The Red Cross ready to assist Amarillo after the ice storm, but local officials say only property damage occurred and no aid was needed. The chapter suspended its roll call for funds to aid needy families and seeks at least $3,000 in three days to sustain defense program responsibilities.
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Red Cross
Amarillo
National
Floyd Cooper
Rogers
National Red Cross
Sam Davis
Roll Call
Loan Business Was Working Too Well
Dell Kanar a railroad telegraph operator ran a small loan business for fellow workers. He issued notes that doubled as orders for watches, took commissions, and pawned them. With a jeweler paid by deductions, police found 49 watches. Kanar was sentenced to $200 or 90 days in jail for violating the small loan law.
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Paul
Minn
Dell Kanar
James Lynch
Lynch
Kanar
Red Stress Appeal Seeks Liberal Contributions Now
The appeal urges immediate and generous donations to the Red Stress service organization, presenting it as a principled investment in ongoing readiness to assist the community.
Braniff Flies In as Amarillo Airport Reels
Braniff operation returns a Dallas plane at 11:00, departs 14:20, while TWA suspends flights until 13:00 due to radio communication failure. Don Schomburg, Braniff district traffic agent, cites lack of telecommunication and a disconnected field from the downtown office.
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Amarillo
Braniff
Dallas
TWA
Don FE. Schomburg
Amarillo Safety Committee Meeting Delayed
The Amarillo Safety Committee's regular executive council meeting tonight has been cancelled, announced by president Maynard Drake. The board of directors meeting will be held Monday night.
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The
Amarillo Safety Committee
Maynard Drake
Board of Directors
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Dow Jones
Chicago
Dee
Reese
ST Joseph
Kintucky
Schenley Distillers Corp
N.Y
Miller Printing CO
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Rae
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Mitter
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Chin ‘Ely
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Esterfield
Liccerr & Myers
Topacco Cay
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