Air raids hit Scapa Flow and Iron Duke training ship
London reported Nazi raids on Scapa Flow north of Scotland damaging the training ship Iron Duke and slight damage to HMS Southampton Edinburgh and the destroyer Mohawk. Churchill said one third of the German submarine fleet had been destroyed since the war began, as air raids continued along the Firth of Forth.
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London
Great Britain
Great Scapa Flow
Scotland
Jutland
Southampton
Edinburgh
Firth of Forth
Scapa Flow
Royal Oak
Admiralty
Winston Churchill
Firth of ‘Forth
English
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
H. M. S. Iron Duke
Iron Duke
Lord Jellicoe
Churchill
Smashing German Drive Stopped by French Fire
Paris dispatch says a German offensive along a 20 mile Saar sector broke down under French Maginot Line fire. Six German divisions attacked, one thrust entering French territory near Apach before being halted by French artillery and machine gun fire.
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Paris
Saar River
Moselle
Apach
Luxembourg
Schneeburg
Amarillo
Texas
Airport data meeting for Amarillo progress
Members of the Amarillo chamber of commerce general committee plan a 4 pm briefing to prepare a report on the city airport problem. The session precedes tomorrow noon’s general membership meeting in the Blue Room at the Amarillo Hotel, with invitations extended to concerned citizens. Chairman George Broome leads a slate including Bob Epperson John Maynard Roy Cullum Tom Cotten Lew Fields Dick Martin Ted Lokey Mark Taylor Lawrence Hagg Jay Taylor and Wade Brymer.
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Chamber of Commerce
Broome
Bob Epperson
John Maynard
Roy Cullum
Tom Cotten
Lew Fields
Dick Martin
Ted Lokey
Mark Taylor
Lawrence Hagg
Jay Taylor
Wade Brymer
Three Airlines Seek New Texas Flight Routes
Three carriers filed Civil Aeronautics Authority applications to add stops across North and West Texas. American Airlines proposes a South Plains route via Lubbock. Essair would link Amarillo to Houston via Lubbock Big Spring San Angelo and Austin. Braniff seeks Denver to San Antonio with Pueblo Amarillo Lubbock Big Spring and San Angelo. Continental requests Pueblo to El Paso with Dalhart Amarillo Lubbock Roswell Hobbs and Carlsbad as intermediate stops.
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Dallas
Oct
Civil Aeronautics Authority
North
Denver
San Antonio
Pueblo
Colo
Amarillo
Lubbock
Big Spring
San Angelo
Continental Air Lines
el Paso
Dalhart
Roswell
N. M
Hobbs
Carlsbad
Soviet Neutrality Stance Maintains Trade with Germany
Izvestia reports the Soviet Union remains neutral in the European war yet reaffirms its pledge to supply raw materials to Germany. The government paper emphasizes continued trade despite the global conflict.
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Moscow
U.P
Soviet Union
Germany
Izvestia
Authors Live and Write As We Readers Would Have Them
Amarillo visitors include Mareel Howe Farnham a renowned novelist and her husband Dwight Farnham an industrial consultant and author. The Farnhams maintain a quiet Westport Conn home and write and garden when inspiration dictates. Dwight formerly worked for General Foods and Rockefeller in New York and authored A See Authors Page 13.
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Welizzard
Westport
Conn
Park Avenue
Florida
Amarillo
Mareel Howe Farnham
Gene Howe
Dwight Farnham
General Foods
Rockefeller Organization
New York
Farnham
U S Plans $200000 More for Amarillo Vet Hospital Expansion
The Veterans Administration will spend about 200000 more on Amarillo Vet Hospital. The first unit nears completion as a million dollar plant excluding equipment. Seven more buildings are planned including a garage, machine shop, recreation building, laundry, two duplex quarters, and a manager’s home. Bids for equipment are being issued from Washington, with completion hoped by Christmas and a full plant ready by early next year.
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Uncle Sam
Amarillo
Veterans’ Administration
Washington
Bellows Construction Company
Oklahoma City
Alert taxi driver wins News Tip Prize in Amarillo contest
Hack Allard, taxi driver, called in tips to the Globe after aiding the French ambassador's son during a town visit, earning first prize and $5. Second place went to Bill Smith for reporting a local fatal accident with a $3 award. Third was Mrs. J. R. Hodges for tipping the Garretson injury incident. Other entrants listed.
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Amarillo
Hack Allard
Globe
Bill Smith
West
Fourth Avenue
Sirens Shriek Warnings on English Coast
Air raid warnings sounded along England's east coast including Hull Grimsby Bridlington and the Firth of Forth with no enemy identified in some alerts. The Rosyth naval base toll rose to 13 dead 12 seriously injured in yesterday's raid with one civilian slightly wounded in Edinburgh.
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London
Firth of Forth
Scotland
Southend
Hull
England
Boness
Grimsby
Bridlington
Yorkshire
Essex
Chatam
Thames Estuary
Air Ministry
Rosyth Naval Base
Edinburgh
Tooth Trouble Tied to Brushing Method Says Dentist
Dr. Raoul H. Blanquie, president of the California Dental Association, told a Los Angeles dental convention that excessive pressure or harsh dentifrice can irritate gums and wear enamel. He noted tooth color depends on enamel thickness, not brushing strength.
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Los Angeles
Raoul H. Blanquie
Blanquie
San Francisco
California Dental Association
Car collision sparks odd auction on street
In Indianapolis Charles Edwards exited a 1920 model T after a collision. A crowd formed and he asked what the car was worth. Bids opened at $1.50 with Fred Henderson raising it to $3 before Edwards declared the sale and a wrecker was summoned.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Charles Edwards
Fred Henderson
Edwards
Henderson
Admirals awards iron crosses to crew of sunk British ships
Grand Admiral Eric Raeder honored officers and crew of the submarine that sank the Royal Oak and torpedoed the Repulse. Scandanavians prepare to meet in Stockholm for a conference with King Gustaf amid wartime strain. Metaxas orders officials to curb papers due to global paper shortages. Elinor Glyn turns 75 in London today.
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Berlin
Eric Raeder
Royal Oak
Athens
John Metaxas
War To Our Own Waters Warns Of Embargo Repeal
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts warns that repealing the arms embargo could bring the European conflict to American shores with submarines and warplanes near the coast. He argues the administration neutrality bill aids England and France and provokes Germany, urging stronger armed defense while maintaining neutrality. Senator Pittman says no agreement yet on easing limits on American ships to belligerent ports as foreign relations members plan talks.
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Washington
Walsh
Massachusetts
Naval Affairs Committee
England
France
Germany
Pittman
Nevada
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
Allied Plane Raid Reported Against German Navy Yards
In WINSCHOTEN Holland on October 17 Allied planes crossed toward the German naval yards at Emden with heavy explosions reported. Earlier British air attacks damaged ships at Wilhelmshaven and Cuxhaven. Planes moved toward Emden, faced shrapnel from land batteries, and were seen afterward flying north toward Borkum.
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Winschoten
Holland
Emden
Wilhelmshaven
Cuxhaven
London
Borkum
Turkish minister leaves Moscow without signing pact
Sukru Saracoglu flew to Ankara after arriving in Moscow to negotiate a Turkish Russian mutual assistance pact. An authoritative source said negotiations continue in another phase, with hopes for a future accord between Russia and Turkey. Federal Judge James C. Wilson will speak at Amarillo High School Thursday morning.
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Moscow
Turkey
Sukru Saracoglu
Ankara
Russia
James C. Wilson
Amarillo High School
Cunard Liner Surprises With Porpoise Submarine Scare
The Cunard-White Star liner Samaria docked in New York after a zig-zag voyage from England. It carried 1,059 passengers, including 259 Americans. A submarine scare proved a porpoise, not a threat, and the ship entered the lower bay in misty conditions.
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New York
Cunard-White Star
Samaria
England
Weather Update for Amarillo and West Texas Vicinity
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Wednesday. West Texas and New Mexico show mainly increasing warmth with fair conditions in some areas. Temperature extremes over 24 hours ended at 6 30 A M with a high of 177 and a low of 39. noon reading 68.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Globe-News Model Home in Panhandle offers dream features
The Globe-News unveils a $15,000 Model Home at 1018 Milam Street in Bivins Addition designed by Harold Walsh and built by Frank Jesse from ideas by about 3,000 readers. Open house runs for two weeks beginning Sunday.
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Globe-News
Harold Walsh
Frank Jesse
Globe and News
Gallogly Seeks Texas Stay If Extradition Denied
Gallogly, a Georgia prisoner serving double life terms, said he would relocate near El Paso if Governor O Daniel rejects extradition. Doctors reported chromic bronchitis and arrested tuberculosis, prompting health concerns. Georgia’s attorney general produced affidavits alleging favorable treatment, including hotel visits and social scenes while jailed. An ensuing dispute over clemency procedures and political moves was noted.
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Austin
U.P
Richard Gallogly
Georgia
el Paso
W. Lee O'Daniel
United Press Today
Texas
Gallogly
Ellis Arnall
Savannah
Jesse Martin
Fort Worth
John Boykin
Licitor
Fulton
Atlanta
E. D. Rivers
Martin
Arnall
Talmadge
Rivers
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Aispatenes Sala
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Neely-Greenhill Agey
Murry Watts
and Mrs
U. S
Netherlands
R. Hodges
Belleview Street
Don Garretson
T. E. Muncy
North Forest Street
A. A. Meredith
Tyler Street
George King
Harrison Street
Betty Lee Cason
Fillmore Street
Hettie Miller
East Seventh Avenue
Paul
Fannin Street
H. L
Stockholm
Norway
Denmark
Finland
Gustaf
Elinor Glyn
National
Cunard
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