Second Front Is Demanded By DeWitt MacKenzie
London editorials press the call for a Western Front as Allied air power converges on Hitler. Willkie advocates immediate action, arguing massive 1,000 bomber raids can force German surrender by crippling war industries and rail links. The Cologne raid is cited as proof of air power's impact versus the San Francisco quake.
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London
Wendell Willkie
Europe
Africa
Russia
Hitler
Allied High Command
High Command
Britain
Cologne
RAF
San Francisco
Germany
Paris
Boy With Whistle Brightens Midtown Mischief
A three year old found a whistle and starts a police dream as traffic halts on New York Citys Eighth Avenue. Officers seek guardians while the curious tot reveals a wish to join the police. In Istanbul delayed reports say 12000 German women and children arrived as refugees at Verna on the Black Sea coast.
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New York
Eighth Avenue
Istanbul
Bulgaria
Black Sea
Verna
Germany
Willkie Attacks FDR On War Conduct From Abroad
Wendell Willkie, speaking to a large radio audience, charged that Roosevelt’s wartime leadership boasted Allies without sufficient aid. He urged a true second front in Europe and forces to Burma, while advocating a global idea of freedom and world partnership. Willkie claimed Western dominance is on trial and warned Asia ignores boasts.
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New York
U.P
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Wiillkie
Soviet Russia
China
Willkie
Europe
India
Burma
Asia
Strip Artiste Pales at Peel For Husband
Army air forces direct enlistment offer draws interest from mechanics and radio hobbyists as Lieut Gravino notes quotas filling fast. Applicants 18 to 50 accepted, stationed near home, with many returning to Dalhart after training. Rose La Rose seeks divorce after demanding private strip tease and harmonica performances from husband. Justice Collins sets divorce final in three months. Michigan druggists average 3,800 miles yearly. doctors and dentists about twice that. general salesmen about 10,000 miles.
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Army Air Forces
William A. Gravino
Dalhart
Air Corps
Armed Services
Gravino
KGNC
KFDA
Rose
J. Harrington Price
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Price
Collins
Eee V
Michigan
Kiwanis Halloween Jamboree at Rex Theater
Kiwanis Club of San Jacinto holds a Halloween Jamboree at the Rex Theater Saturday night to aid the underprivileged children fund. Kenneth Koehler says admission is 25 cents, with proceeds from a "Strange Alibi" film premiere and staged stunts by club members.
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San Jacinto Kiwanis Club
Rex Theater
Kenneth Koehler
Koehler
Amarillo
Rex
Garber Here For Navy Day in Amarillo
Vaudeville star Jan Garber and his orchestra arrive in Amarillo for a two day Paramount Theater engagement with Navy Day salutes on KGNC radio. The program features Lieuts Blackwell Hawn and Jordan, Buddy Harris the Singing Sailor, and Miss La Nell Ekelund War Bond Queen, plus a wide vaudeville lineup.
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Jan Garber
Amarillo
Paramount Theater
Garber
KGNC
Paramount
Ben T. Blackwell
Charles Hawn
Eugene Jordan
Potter County
Naval
Buddy Harris
United States Navy
Navy
Army Air Forces Technical School
Amarillo Field
Army Field
la Nell Ekelund
Miss Ekelund
Bill Kleeb
Jack Swift
Howard Nichols
Cathrine Harris
Chester Fredericks
Kay Lane
Johnny Drake
Joe
Andrews Sisters
Jack King
Interstate
Girl Pincher Keeps Pinching Girl Pincher Keeps Pinching
Gin Moy was in court charged with pinching two showgirls on the street. Judge Oscar S Caplan fined Moy 220 dollars for two counts of disorderly conduct and ordered work at 2 dollars a day in the house of correction. Moy then pinched the two girls again as he left. In Tucumcari patrolmen spotted a strange animal, and after a roping attempt of a porcupine, decided not to pursue.
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Chicago
Gin Moy
Oscar S. Caplan
Moy
House of Correction
May
Tucumcari
N. M
Bud Clayton
Tom Turner
Clayton
Dog Barkers Hit With Fine And Jail Time In Spokane
Spokane city council passed an ordinance holding dog owners liable for barking yelping or howling with a $100 fine or 30 days in jail. Robert McKnight protested the ordinance and its provision requiring the complainer to sign the warrant and appear in court as a witness. The article also notes an old wartime reference about bittersweet as emergency food for the Indains and their boiled stems.
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Spokane
Wash
Robert McKnight
Women Go To War Campaign Opens In Amarillo
Today marks the start of the Women Go To War fund drive to sell war bonds and stamps for service members. More than 100000 in bonds have been sold in training for the campaign which runs through Armistice Day with Navy Mothers Club and local clubs leading efforts. A 7 30 pm Navy Day program at the Paramount Theatre honors the women with Jan Garber dedicating the event and a booth in the lobby for bond purchases.
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Amarillo
Nancy Wiseman
Navy Mother’s Club
Wiseman
Jan Garber
Paramount Theater
Paramount
Wileman
Dakar Would Be Hard To Take Says Darlan
Admiral Jean Darlan warned in a Petit Parisien interview that attacking Dakar would be unhealthy, noting Dakar’s stronger current defenses compared to 1940. He spoke after inspecting Dakar and French Moroccan cities while in Morocco. Oklahoma ranks as the second largest crude oil shipper in the United States, behind Texas.
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Dakar
Darlan
Vichy
Jean Darlan
Petit Parisien
Vichy France
Africa
Morocco
Oklahoma
United States
Texas
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