Roosevelt to Draw First Draft Lottery Number
President Roosevelt will draw the first number in the selective service lottery on October 29 at noon in Washington. The drawing will determine the order for more than 16 million men to be classified for induction into the army, with 800,000 Class 1 men slated for service between November 18 and June 5. The goldfish bowl used in World War I will hold capsules numbered up to the local boards total, likely over 7,000, and the process may take 12 hours or more.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Clarence A. Dykstra
Dykstra
White House
Amarillo to Implement Food Stamp Plan for Surplus Foods
Amarillo will launch a surplus commodities stamp plan within four months after a meeting of city and county officials and a government representative. The plan covers 19 surplus items and creates a revolving fund of 7,500 dollars, with operating costs capped at 3,500 dollars for 12 months. About 2,500 WPA clients will be affected and local grocers could see 180,000 dollars in yearly business.
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Amarillo
J. N. Riggs
WPA
Ross Rogers
Rogers
Will Rogers Memorial Show At Municipal Auditorium
Local performers stage a Will Rogers tribute at 8 pm in the Municipal Auditorium to raise funds for an Empty Saddle memorial in North Amarillo park. Tex Brown and his Seven Buckaroos join 22 acts including Dixie Dice’s units, Sons of the West, and Mayor Ross Rogers in a 90 minute program with square dancing and chuck wagon backdrop.
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Will Rogers
Municipal Auditorium
Tex Brown
Brown
Amarillo
North Amarillo
Miss Dice
Ross Rogers
Weiss Fails in Appeal For Review of Case
Seymour Weiss once Huey Long political lieutenant failed to obtain Supreme Court review of his conviction for using the mails in a scheme to defraud Louisiana State University. Co-defendants Lesage and Adams also denied review. sentences ranged from one year and a day to fifty months with fines up to $2,000.
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Washington
Seymour Weiss
Hueyng
Louisiana
Supreme Court
United States
Louisiana State University
Louis Lesage
J. Emory Adams
University
New Orleans
British Stylist Sees War Effects on Women’s Fashion
Hollywood reports British stylist David Kidd predicts war will revive 1917 fashion with short skirts full tunics and frills as women in war work adopt uniform style attire to balance grim outlook for men at war. He is styling Ingrid Bergman and other stars for the film Legacy.
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Hollywood
U.P
David Kidd
Kidd
Ingrid Bergman
Car scarcity in Britain amid wartime shortages
A 25 year old report notes only 400 new automobiles for civilians across Great Britain. The item mentions wartime scarcity and includes a reference to bombardment activity on the Bulgarian coast, attributed to Russian and British forces. Dwight Newby tied to asphalt tile appears as an ancillary note.
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London
U.P
Great Britain
Italians Say Bombing Had Political Motive
Stefani the official Italian news agency said the Bahrein Island bombing was intended to raise anti British sentiment in India. Officials claimed the air raid reached the gateway of English India and would provoke worldwide repercussions.
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Rome
Stefani
Bahrein Island
Persian Gulf
India
English India
Bahrein
Italy
Berlin
Hamburg
Wilhelmshaven
Air Ministry
Milan
Turin
Aosta
Benito Mussolini
Germany
Holland
Rotterdam
West End
Christians Unite Into One Japan Church Merger Planned
Tokyo October 21 Yoshimune Abe bishop of the Japanese Methodist church says 30 Christian denominations in Japan will merge into one organization to forego foreign grants and stand on their own. He denies reports that foreign missionaries will be asked to leave, stating cooperation will continue.
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Tokyo
U.P
Yoshimune Abe
Holt demands Stimson on British access to bombsight
Senator Holt of West Virginia urged Secretary Stimson to reveal if Britain has been granted access to the army bombsight and whether delivery of long range bombers promised after the election is assured, asking for a public answer.
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Holt
Washington
West Virginia
Stimson
Great Britain
Army
F D R declines Willkie campaign platform proposal
White House secretary Stephen T. Early said President Roosevelt will ignore Willkie's offer to share a Baltimore speaking platform on Oct. 30. The address may instead be in Brooklyn or another venue with time set for 10 15 to 11 p m. Other tentative appearances include Philadelphia New York Cleveland and Hyde Park with a national speakers batter. Early cited travel limits and security concerns as reasons Roosevelt would not go west of Cleveland.
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Washington
White House
Stephen T. Early
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Baltimore
Willkie
Early
Academy of Music
Brooklyn
N. Y
Constitution Hall
Edward J. Flynn
Philadelphia
Madison Square Garden
New York
Cleveland
Hyde Park
Bahrein Island
Persian Gulf
Great Britain
Globe-News Air Cadets Application Notice
I hereby apply for membership in the Air Cadet Corps sponsored by The Globe-News and affiliated with the National Aeronautical Association. Mail this application with 12 cents to cover cost of bronze pin membership card and outline of aviation training course material to Cadet Commander Globe News Amarillo Texas.
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Air Cadet Corps
The
Globe-News
National Aeronautical Association
Globe News
Amarillo
Texas
Tire Failure Triggers Seven Injuries on Route 66
Seven persons were injured when a car overturned eight miles east of Conway on U S Highway 66 after a right rear tire blew out. The most seriously hurt is Mrs. Edmund J Baseman of Los Angeles with a crushed vertebrae. Occupants were treated at St Anthony's Hospital and by patrol and passing motorists.
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Conway
U. S. Highway 66
Edmund J. Baseman
Los Angeles
Calif
Ada L. Sweet
Willford Baseman
Groom
Revolt Attacks Panama Police Station injures officer
Rebels bombed the Chorrera police station on the Balboa Rio Hato road injuring one officer. Two attackers were captured and police later detained several anti government members including Francisco Arias Felix Oller and Prero Veaza. One bomber was seriously hurt when a explosive detonated in his hands.
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Panama
U.P
Chorrera
Balboa
Rio Hato
Chiriqui
Francisco Arias
Felix Oller
Ro Veaza
Gandhi's Assistant Sentenced to Prison
Vinobra Bhave and Manhandas K. pleaded guilty to obstructing recruitment and fund collection for Britain's war. Bhave, sent by Gandhi to test government attitude, was sentenced to three months in prison for urging residents in southern India to avoid involvement in the war.
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Wardha
India
Vinobra Bhave
Manhandas K
Gandhi
Bhave
Britain
Santa Fe Freight Derailed Near Muleshoe
Thirty one cars of a southbound Santa Fe freight derailed near Muleshoe Texas about 30 miles southeast of Clovis. All crew members escaped injury. The 85 car train carried potash wheat and cotton bales. Officials had no announced cause and workmen began clearing tracks with plans for an emergency detour. Also, a $3 nickel donation to the Roosevelt Wallace campaign was reported from New York offices of Commonwealth & Southern Corp.
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Clovis
Santa Fe
Muleshoe
Tex
Nazi Guns Pound Dover Area Amid Invasion Weather
With good invasion weather, German long range guns shelled the Dover area at 20 minute intervals all day. Few casualties were reported as the bombardment disrupted communications and daily life in a heavily shelled region.
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Dover
Jack Davis Predicts Continued Fair Weather
Jack Davis forecast continued fair weather with little temperature change. He said there may be a few high clouds this afternoon and tonight but nothing significant.
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Collman
Nordyke
Globe News
Jack Davis
Bread price rise in Moscow and Leningrad sparks speculation
An official decree raised bread prices by 15 percent in Moscow and Leningrad while potato prices fell 25 percent. The move, issued without explanation, prompted market speculation despite reports of ample grain stocks and no expected shortages from last winter.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast and Temps
Fair tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. West Texas shows fair north portions and cloudy south portions tonight and Tuesday with stable temps. New Mexico sees fair conditions with scattered showers in extreme southwest Tuesday afternoon. Temperature range 24 hours ending 6 30 A M: high 86 low 47. Noon temp 80.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Norwegian Police Chief Urges Acceptance of Nazi Rule
Oslo dispatch reports Jonas Lie, Norway police commissioner, pleaded for Norwegians to end resistance to the German dominated government. He warned Norwegians they face a choice between their government and losing everything Norwegian. Public sentiment against the German backed regime was rising.
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Stockholm
U.P
Jonas Lie
Oslo
Norway
Japs Lose Dutch Oil in Tokyo Negotiations
Reports say Seizo Kobayashi chief of Japanese talks returns to Tokyo as negotiations continue in his absence. British sources warn against appeasement as Japan eyes control of oil in the Dutch East Indies and possible moves on Kulangsu Amoy. A Japanese mission arrives in Hanoi for upcoming talks, while Siamese press accuses the US of overreach in the Eastern market.
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United Press
Associated Press
Netherlands East Indies
Foreign Office
Seizo Kobayashi
Tokyo
Kobayash
Comei
Kobayashi
Japan
China
Kulangsu
Amoy
Domei
State Department
Dutch East Indies
Hajime Matsumiya
Hanoi
Indo-China
Bangkok
Siam
Turks Defiant Amid Regional Turmoil and German Drive
The Turkish press challenges Germany's Balkan ambitions and notes Bulgaria's stance as Sofia papers reflect. Reports claim Soviet Turkish talks began and Turkish preparations rise near the Dardanelles. Romania declares a blackout around Bucharest and nearby oil fields as troop movements surge toward Adrianople.
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Germany
Europe
Bulgaria
Sofia
Dardanelles
Near East
Romania
Bucharest
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