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Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1940

Page

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National Guard camp at Brownwood eyed for six to twelve months

Amarillo reports the Texas National Guard 36th Division will train at Camp Brownwood starting November 25. General Claude V. Birkhead says barracks drilling is mainly for discipline. field training will be emphasized with 18 000 men by mobilization. The unit may move to other camps after six months, with possible stays in Louisiana or Leon Springs. The Reds beat the Tigers 4 0 in Cincinnati World Series play.

Amarillo National Guard Brownwood Claude V. Birkhead Texas National Guard Fort Worth Birkhead Louisiana Leon Springs San Antonio Birdhead War Department Army Dallas Matthews 36Th Matthews General Birkhead Post Exchange Board 142Nd Infantry Nat‘onal Guard Texas H. H. Larson Dan H. Loving Hugh L. Lumpkin

Acid Noses Used as Cold Protection, Study Says

Dr Noah D Fabricant reports at the American Academy meeting that acidic nasal secretions in healthy individuals differ from alkaline ones in colds and sinus infections. Acidifying nose drops proved more effective than neutral or alkaline solutions in treating nasal passages.

Cleveland American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology Noah D. Fabricant Chicago

Amarillo Area Weather Report This Week

The Amarillo area forecast calls for fair weather tonight and Tuesday with warmer conditions on Tuesday. Temperatures for the 24 hours ending 6 30 A M show a high of 70 and a low of 41. Noon reading today was 68. Neely Gosenhill Lowndes Insurance.

Amarillo Texas Mexico

London sieges heat up as German raids resume

British and German air actions dominate the day with multiple alarms in London and southeastern England. RAF bombers hit Nord sea targets while German raids cause widespread damage to industrial sites along the Thames. The archbishop's residence Lambeth Palace suffers a major strike and the primate notes the populace sheltering nightly in Lambeth crypts.

London England DNB Thames River Dover Westminister Abbey Lambeth Palace Lambeth

Nazi Troops Enter Romania to Guard Oil and Aid Army

Berlin reports say German units, possibly a division of about 15,000, will move into Romania to protect oil fields and assist in reorganizing the Romanian army amid fears of British sabotage. Italian forces may aid training as Mussolini prepares further Fascist demonstrations near Padua and Verona.

Berlin Rumania Balkan Romania Germany Mamaia Black Sea Galati Rumanian Legation Italean Legation Baku Mussolini Italy Axis Brenner Pass Adolf Hitler Padua Adriatic Verona

London Bombing Damage Seen Largely Localized

Reporter Reuel S. Moore finds London largely intact four months into bombing. The East End shows the heaviest damage, while subway stations reveal war misery with homeless people and exhausted crowds. Frank Squires aids animals, feeding cats with fish heads amid rubble as 15 hungry cats eat.

Reuel S. Moore London U.P Dublin East End Wales England Frank Squires The National Air Raid Precautions For Animals

Japan Demands Redrawn Indo China Boundaries

Chungking Oct 7 Japan has issued new demands on French Indo China seeking cession of Tongking Province and a northwest strip to Siam. A third demand would grant independence to a southern district likely Cambodia with a puppet government.

Chungking China Japan Tongkin Thailand Siam Cambodia Collman Ozarks Jack Davis

China Rail Terminal Bombed Second Time

Japanese fliers raided the northern terminus of the railroad from French Indo China for the second time in a week. They bombed several industrial plants in the southwest suburbs of Kunming China today.

Kunming China

British Steamer Wearwood Reported Afire

Mackay Radio intercepted a message from Thotaston Me reporting the British steamer Wearwood afire in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Thomaston, Me Mackay Wearwood Gulf of St. Lawrence

British Sub Shells Savona in Riviera Coast Action

A British submarine penetrated to the Riviera coast and shelled the city of Savona. Private houses were struck, one person killed and six wounded. Savona lies on the Gulf of Genoa, 20 miles west of Genoa toward the French border.

Rome U.P Italy Riviera Savonia Savona Gulf of Genoa Genoa Red Sea

England Plans Coast Invasion and Torchbearers Play

Forecasts from the air ministry and Daily Express predict a further British push against Germany with thousands of airmen trained in dominions and a strong English speaking air power. In Amarillo, the Torchbearers comedy directed by Eloise Gipson will open at 8:15 PM in the Municipal Auditorium with Chester Martin in a key role.

Air Ministry Lord Croft Daily Express Lord Beaverbrook Great Britain Express Germany Britain Dominions Empire RAF Little Theater Amarillo Little Theater Eloise Gipson Chester Martin Mr. Spindler Municipal Auditorium

Amarillo Draft Back in 1917 Recalled in June Parade

The piece looks back to June 5 1917 when 1524 Amarillo men aged 21 to 31 registered for the first draft. It notes officials W M Burwell and Hubert Cole guiding the process and a patriotic parade led by Mayor Lon Marrs. It recalls wartime headlines and daily life including prices and entertainment.

Amarillo Naval Ostend Nazimova Olympic W. M. Burwell Hubert Cole Lon Marrs

Roosevelt son to report for duty at Wright Field

Eliott Roosevelt, son of the President, will report for active military duty as an army officer on Wednesday at Wright Field, according to post officers. He had been set to report today.

Eliott Roosevelt Wright Field Ieport

Medical Mobilization Moves for Amarillo Doctors Tonight

Local doctors prepare to name the M. M. group as part of a national medical mobilization plan. Dr. John H. Vaughan will designate the Potter County Medical Association military committee with guests Dr. M. W. Comfort and Dr. Hugh L. Dwyer.

John H. Vaughan The Potter County Medical Association M. W. Comfort Mayo Clinic Rochester Minn Hugh L. Dwyer Kansas City Potter Group Amarillo Comfort Dwyer Panhandle

Four Men and One Horse Fly Over Amarillo

Gene Autry and his horse flew at 11 38 this morning over Amarillo at 11 thousand feet aboard a chartered TWA DC 2 en route from Burbank to New York. The horse reportedly had a stable and hostess attendant with a stop planned at Phoenix and to ride on to Oklahoma City and New York

Gene Autry Amarillo Cowboy Burbank Cal New York Henry Lowe Henry Phoenix Ariz Autry Oklahoma City

Officials Worry Over Draft Leader Delay

Washington officials privately expressed concern that President Roosevelt may delay appointing a draft director until after the November election. With registration machinery ready for about 16,500,000 men on October 16, officials said lack of a fully empowered director hampered decision making.

Washington Selective Service Roosevelt

Globe-News Want Ads offer home shopping help

The Globe-News Real Estate Want Ads promise Amarillo families a path to a modern home by using rental payment equity. The column highlights easy, pleasant home shopping with ads from Globe-News Ad Headquarters dialing 6262.

Amarillo Globe-News

Childress Man Dies Of Accidental Shot

Dick Price, 38, of Childress, was killed at his home by a shotgun discharge ruled accidental. Mrs Price heard the shot from the driveway as her husband lay dead in the kitchen with the gun beside him. He died of a heart wound.

Childress Dick Price

Jap Minister Appeals For Sine Alliance

Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka in Tokyo urged China to align with Japan Germany and Italy rather than act as a front line against European and American capitalism. He framed the appeal as part of a broader Axis bloc strategy amid wartime diplomacy.

Tokyo Yosuke Matsuoka Japan Germany Italy

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