Dewey and Roosevelt linked as seventh cousins twice removed
The New Yorker notes on air that Franklin Roosevelt and Thomas Dewey are seventh cousins twice removed, with various lines of kinship yielding eighth and ninth cousin ties. Genealogist Conklin Mann cites archives tracing the relation through Rev. John Lothrop and Clink Prison heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Dewey
Tom Roosevelt
The
New Yorker
Franklin Roosevelt
Thomas Dewey
Conklin Mann
Roosevelt
John Lothrop
Clink
Lothrop
New England
Scituate
Barnstable
Struggle for Power in War and Local Front Pages
A broad column surveys wartime strategy and Soviet Polish relations as Warsaw falls and Balkan moves shape influence. It blends global politics with Amarillo life notes, including local obituaries, marriages, sports results, and community updates from December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Rumania
Balkans
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Moscow
Paris
Pce
Methodical Retreat in Tunisian Withdrawal Described
Ernie Pyle recounts the March 1943 American retreat from Sheitla to Kas Serine Pass in Tunisia. He notes orderly 24 hour motorized movement, no road strafing by Germans, and minimal vehicle breakdowns. The piece reflects humility yet pride in the disciplined evacuation as military police guard the routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheitla
Kasserine Pass
Sheitila
Not So Long Ago Britain Nearest Naval Conference Notes
The record notes Britain’s return to a London naval conference and France Italy and Japan have not replied. It mentions a Senate rejection of a Hawley-Smoot tariff amendment aid to Philippine independence and the death of Clarence E. Gilmore Texas Railroad Commissioner. It covers October 1934 and 1939 events to labor NRA relief and German revolt forecasts. It ends with Roosevelt Army expansion and Civil Aviation Administration flight training plans at Amarillo colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Amarillo Field
John Czingili
Czingili
Red Cross
Toney Chisum
Mother Collins
Toney
Catherine Collins
Jean Barnes
Pampa
Josephine Murphy
Parker Street
William A. Duerr
Lexington
Jessie Griffin
G. H. Griffin
Alabama Street
Robert T. Beal
R. T. Beal
Santa Rosa
Maudine Hunt
Burton
Kan
Carl Hunter
Lee Hunter
Amarillo
Sandie
San Angelo
Howard Lynch
Sandies
Butler Field
Norman Tigers
Sky Giants
Lubbock Army Air Field
West Texas State Buffs
University of New Mexico Laboes
Albuquerque
Buffs
Canyon
Paul Streit
New City
H. L. Reynolds
Ross Rogers
Louis W. Speed
Speed
France
Jimmy F. Barnes
Pelelieu
Palaus
Raymond Cleghorn
Saipan
Tinian
Camp Pendleton
Calif
David E. Phillips
Arthur G. Ray
Army Air Force
Alexandria Army Air Field
Alexandria
James Everett
Globe News
Pacific
James H. Ramsey
Fourth Marine Division
David H. Hamrick
Seabees
South Pacific
Jimime “A. Nail
General Eisenhower
Fred F. Hayden
Jack Ramey
Panhandle
Ray McCausland
Deming
N. M
Texas
Boyce House
Jake Lyera
West Texas
Lyerla
Britain
London
Italy
Japan
Senate
Philippines
Clarence E. Gilmore
Texas Railroad Commission
King Alexander
Yugoslavia
American Federation of Labor
NRA
Relief Board
Roosevelt
United States
Civil Aeronautics Administration
West Texas State College
A Letter From Home To Boys in Service
Editorial note invites readers to clip and mail a letter from home to loved ones serving in the armed forces. Readers may add names and messages, continuing the weekly feature for sons, husbands, fathers, brothers, and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Editoh
Crossword Puzzle Clue Grid From Historical Page
A scrambled crossword puzzle appears with horizontal and vertical clues listing terms such as New Guinea Genesis Palm lily and Church seat along with abbreviations and symbol hints. The page provides interlinked word entries across topics including geography, anatomy, and chemistry in a dense puzzle layout.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fatore Okes
BY Dorothy Thompson
Thompson
Eisenhower
de Gaulle
Mikolajczyk
Bor
Balkan
Greece
Poland
Mediterranean
Germany
Howard K. Smith
CBS
Switzerland
Anf
Ernie Pyle
Ernie
Tunisia
Feriana
Thelepte
Service
Hubertus Zu Lowenstein
Globe
New Guinea
U. S
Atmosphere International
Indian Army Relief Agency
Bane
Earth
Red
Cross
Spee
United Stat Steamer
Abraham
Lincoln
Moon Mullins
Elmo
Mike
Donald Duck
Superman
Jimmy
RO Ryder
Boxwell Bros
Boxwell Bros. Funeral Homes
Dumas
Perryton
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!