German air force to press attacks on British warships
The German air force was ordered to continue attacks on blockading British ships in the North Sea. Moscow reports Northern European states urged Britain and France to end the war with Germany to limit Soviet expansion. Senator Clark charged Roosevelt abused emergency powers tied to war powers during the arms embargo repeal debate.
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Oct
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Sweden
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France
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Russia
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Clark
Missouri
Roosevelt
Amarillo Delegates to State Fire-Fighters Meeting
Three Amarillo fire department captains Sher rill Burks H H Pharris and R E Dickerson will attend the Texas State Fire-Fighters meeting in Galveston October 21 22 The trio participates in the international association linked to the American Federation of Labor Burks and Dickerson attended last year s meeting in Beaumont The Amarillo firemen are members of the affiliated body
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Amarillo
TEETHINA Laxative Promoted By Child Patient
A brief testimonial from a mother about TEETHINA laxative used for a child with a cold. The notice praises the drugstore for stocking TEETHINA and notes the product costs 80 cents for twelve powder sachets.
Nazi Bomber Is Interned By Norway
A German bombing plane shot down by British destroyers was interned with its crew by Norway after a Norwegian torpedo boat prevented the crew from destroying it. The damaged plane limped into Norwegian waters three miles from shore before being towed to port.
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Oslo
Norway
U.P
Pegersund
Flekkefjord
Amarillo K of C Sponsors Columbus Day Program
The Amarillo Council of Knights of Columbus will mark Columbus Day with a KGNC radio program tomorrow at 7:30 pm. Rev. Thomas J. Drury, chaplain, speaks on The Life of Columbus in Columbianiam. Music by Price Memorial College Glee Club and Band. W D Walsh hosts. Knights and ladies meet at Cathedral Hall at 7:30. Committee: J F Flynn M J Stork Raymond Prien.
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Amarillo Council of Knights of Columbus
KGNC
Thomas J. Drury
J. F. Flynn
M. J. Stork
Raymond Prien
Khiva Temple May Organize Band
Khiva Temple of the Mystic Shrine may form a band as Shriners with musical interest gather. Fred Galle notes the regular monthly meeting tonight in Masonic Hall at Seventh Avenue and Taylor Street will discuss fall ceremonial plans and feature a 6:30 p.m. feed with Palo Duro Lodge.
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Khiva Temple
Fred Galle
Khiva Temple of the
Mystic Shrine
Palo Duro Lodge
Masonic Hall
Seventh Avenue
Taylor Street
Grocers Will Hear State Secretary at Amarillo Meeting
The Amarillo Retail Grocers Association will meet tonight at 8:30 at the Amarillo Credit Association on West Sixth Avenue. Principal speaker will be Roger Q. Flournoy, secretary of the Texas Retail Grocers Association. Don Peters, president, urged all members to attend.
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Amarillo Credit Association
West Sixth Avenue
Roger Q. Flournoy
Texas Retail Grocers Association
Don Peters
Amarillo Police Invited to Vernon Peace Officers Meeting
Amarillo police officers received invitations to the North Texas and Southern Oklahoma Peace Officers Association semi annual meeting in Vernon. The two day session starts today with only Associate Justice W N Stokes of the Amarillo Court of Civil Appeals expected to speak. Police Chief W R McDowell is in San Francisco at the international police chiefs convention where a profile notes his first Lindbergh law conviction arrest. Invitations came from Wichita Falls Police Chief R M Hurst, the association president.
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Amarillo
North Texas and
Southern Oklahoma
Peace Officers Association
Vernon
W. N. Stokes
Walter McKee
Mary McIlroy
Kansas City
McKee
R. M. Hurst
Wichita Falls
Association
Amarillo Doctors at Panhandle District Meeting
Amarillo physicians contribute to the Panhandle District Medical Society semi annual meeting in Lubbock. Dr J R Wrather and Dr Jason Robberson chair and act as secretary of the gynecology and obstetrics section. Dr Hugh Lumpkin serves as secretary of the surgery section.
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Amarillo
Lubbock
Panhandle
Palo Duro Lodge Plans Past Masters Night
Palo Duro Lodge No. 1239 A F and A M announces its annual Past Masters Night to be held at 6:30 PM with refreshments and Master degree work. John Cavin as worshipful master and J D Cazzell as secretary urge Panhandle masons to attend. A called meeting Friday will confer the Master degree.
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Palo Duro Lodge
A. F
A. M
John Cavin
J. D. Cazzell
Panhandle
Rock Island Carronading Figures Released
Rock Island Lines reports weekly carloadings for week ending October 7 1939 at 28196 versus 27634 in the same period last year and 28521 for the previous week this year.
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Rock Island Carloadings
Rock Island Lines
E. M. Durham, Jr
Tingley Wins City Commission Seat in Albuquerque Comeback
Clyde Tingley, former long time Albuquerque mayor, wins a seat on the Albuquerque City Commission after returning from the governor's office. He trails rival Hugh Graham by 2,048 votes as running mate Frank Darrow also secures a commission berth.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Clyde Tingley
New Mexico
Tingley
Hugh Graham
Frank Darrow
Public Welfare Features at Pot ter County Federation Meeting
The Pot ter County Federation of Women's Clubs met in Federation Club Rooms with about 30 delegates. Mrs. Ardis Martin outlined Amarillo health needs including tuberculosis care after the Sanitarium, utensil sterilization, poultry house inspections, free doctor visits for domestic servants, a day nursery for colored children, a park for colored people, and more public health nurses.
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Potter County Federation of Women's Clubs
Federation Club
Amarillo
Ardis Martin
Arthur Ball
Martin
Amarillo College Opens Fall Radio Series Tonight
Amarillo College launches its fall radio series tonight at 8 PM under Dr. Harold Schoen of the economics department. KGNC will carry the program featuring a round-table on neutrality and proposed legislation with seven history and economics students participating including Ida Sue Taylor Anne Claire Brannen Jean Florey Helen Conrad Jim Boston and G. W. Reynolds. The series continues on October 18 and October 25.
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Amarillo College
Harold Schoen
KGNC
History and Economics
Ida Sue Taylor
Anne Claire Brannen
Jean Florey
Helen Conrad
Jim Boston
Persistent Omaha Police Find Watch After 17 Years
Omaha police recovered a watch stolen 17 years ago from H. F. Thornton after a pawnshop tip led investigators to the thief. Detectives renewed pursuit and located the watch, then turned their attention back to Thornton for possible charges.
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Omaha
Omaha, Neb
H. F. Thornton
Thornton
From Shanghai To France Via Amarillo Narrative
A man claiming to be from the French embassy in Shanghai spent a night at Pueblo Courts registering as Robert Paul after writing Luc on the form. He told Triple A Taxi driver Hack Allard he was on an across the world trip from Shanghai to France, with customs seals on some baggage, and planned to depart from New York for France.
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China
Pueblo Courts
New York
TWA
R. P. Luc
Robert Paul
Luc
Hack Allard
Paul
France
Pacific Ocean
Amarillo Building Hits Stride Amid War Delay
Amarillo's building program races toward two million dollars as two new dwelling permits are issued. C. E. Fyfe Jr. gains a six room brick house at 2900 Tyler Street valued at 5000 dollars and Pearl Kemp secures a 4000 dollar duplex at 811 Carolina Street.
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C. E. Fyfe, Jr
Tyler Street
Pearl Kemp
Carolina Street
Miriam Hopkins Divorces Third Husband Anatole Litvak
Reno reports screen star Miriam Hopkins divorced her third husband Anatole Litvak after a private hearing. She cited cruelty and Litvak had filed a cross petition claiming she deserted him but did not contest the action. A satisfactory property settlement was made.
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Reno
Nev
U.P
Miriam Hopkins
Anatole Litvak
Litvak
Miss Hopkins
Finland Gains Independence After Turbulent History
The article traces Finland’s struggle for self rule from czarist Russification in the late 19th century through revolts in Helsinki to the 1917 independence move. It notes changes under the Duma and Brest-Litovsk, then Versailles restoring independence, shaping a sturdy Finnish character ready to resist renewed imperial domination.
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Russia
Finland
Hel- Singfors
Duma
Germany
Brest-Litovsk
Stalin
Molotov
Finland Fights for Independence as Russia Demands Baltic Bases
The piece argues that Russia seeks Baltic dominance by basing fleets near Finland, notably at the Aaland Islands. It notes Finland’s likely resistance, the looming risk of a wider war, and cites Stalin’s rhetoric offering a mutual aid treaty while Finland vows to defend sovereignty guided by Sibelius’ Finlandia.
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Finland
Baltic
Aaland
Lyin
Bothnia
Stalin
Jean Sibelius
Finlandia
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