Destroyer sinking labeled all out war by British source
A British government source charged Germany with unleashing unrestricted sea war to halt arms flow to Britain and Russia. President Roosevelt said the international situation remained unchanged and refused to comment on possible severance of relations with Germany. The Reuben James, sunk by a torpedo off Iceland while convoying ships, was described as an old destroyer with about 120 officers and men.
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Germany
United States
Britain
Russia
Roosevelt
America
Nazi Germany
North Atlantic
United Press
U. S
Reuben James
Iceland
Sible
Berlin
U. S. Navy
Cuba
Navy
Destroyer Reuben James Sunk Off Iceland in October
Texas in command of the Reuben James when torpedoed at night of October 30 31 west of Iceland. Navy notes the engagement areas mirror other WW II naval actions near Iceland including the Kearny and Greer incidents with torpedoes and subs. The Reuben James was reported sunk with loss of life and the ship’s fate confirmed by the Navy Department.
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Washington
North Atlantic
Reuben James
Heywood L. Edwards
R. B. Ellis
U. S
Stephen Decature
James
Texas
Iceland
U. S. S. Kearny
U. S. S. Greer
Navy Department
Evans describes convoy duty in Atlantic as war heats up
Gene Guy Evans of the U S destroyer Reuben James reports in a letter dated October 11 that British supply ships are being convoyed and a hot time may be near. Parents said the move occurs in American defensive waters near Iceland following the September 4 Greer attack and Kearny distress calls from merchant ships.
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Vero Beach
Fla
Gene Guy Evans
U. S
Reuben James
Iceland
Greer
Kearny
Halloween mask wielded bandit robs Amarillo Western Union
A masked bandit wearing a spook mask robs the Western Union main office at 120 West Fifth Avenue Amarillo taking over $600. Overnight three Amarillo public schools are burglarized as police note similarities to a Santa Claus stick-up in Cisco. Damon H. Nutt, night manager, was alone at the time.
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Amarillo
Western Union
West Fifth Avenue
Cisco
Damon H. Nutt
Hughes Street
Mr. Nutt
James Richardson
John W. Gilliam
George M. Waddill
Parking Meters To Be Installed In Amarillo
Amarillo will get over 700 pay in slot parking meters after a Karpark Corporation team led by Engineer Boston arrives. Installation, planned on Tyler Polk and Taylor streets, will take about eight days, weather permitting, with a trial run funded by the city and a share of receipts to apply toward purchase.
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Amarillo
Engineer Boston
Karpark Corporation
Wash
Ington
D. C
Amatillo
Iax
Tyler Street
Fourth
Seventh Avenues
Polk Street
Third
Tenth Avenue
Taylor Street
Eighth Avenues
Joe Jenkins
Still Hope To Save Cotton and Feed Crops
Weather outlook offers partial sun and warmer temps this afternoon with clear, cold nights. Temperatures near 33 degrees, with frost risk reduced by moisture and snow cover, while flood conditions keep crops in a fragile state. Clarendon editor Sam Braswell remains hopeful that open weather will allow most of the crop to be gathered, claiming the best yield in 12 years despite muddy fields.
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Weather Bureau
Jack Frost
Sam Braswell
Clarendon
Weather outlook for Amarillo area and West Texas
The forecast calls for partly cloudy and warmer conditions this afternoon, clear and cold tonight, and fair and warmer Saturday with highs around 52 and lows near 33. Snow is possible in the Panhandle with frost in El Paso area and central portions. New Mexico sees clear and cold tonight with freezes in the Rio Grande Valley and Frost in Pecos and Mesilla Valleys, then warmer Saturday.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
el Paso
New Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
Pecos
Mesilla
Friden
Russell Stationery Company
Billy Soose Relinquishes World Middleweight Title
Billy Soose of Farrell Pennsylvania relinquished the world middleweight championship due to inability to make weight. Also governor Stevenson issued a proclamation for Civilian Defense Week in Texas from November 11 to 16. Roofing and insurance ads appear in the fragment.
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New York
Billy Soose
Farrell
Austin
U.P
Coke R. Stevenson
Texas
Neutrality Vote Urged After Destroyer Sinking
U S Senator W Lee O Daniel of Texas urged the Senate to end debate on the neutrality revision bill and vote on whether the nation is neutral after the sinking of the destroyer Reuben James. Senator Norris said he would vote for the bill now, aiding administration aims to arm merchant ships amid rising tensions with Germany.
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Washington
U.R
W. Lee O’daniel
Texas
Senate
U.S
Reuben James
Tom Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Connally
Wayland Brooks
Ilinois
O'Daniel
Brooks
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Norris
Germany
Barkley
United Press
Opera Stars Suffer Onstage Injury Amid Realistic Scene
Grace Moore dislocated her shoulder during a dramatic embrace in The Love of Three Kings and continued the performance. Enzio Pinza later strangled her on stage provoking a defensive struggle with Moore scratching his hands seeking aid.
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San Francisco
U.P
Grace Moore
Enzio Pinza
Navy Officer Edwards Led Reuben James to Sea Sinking
The narrative recalls Commander H L Edwards known as Tex Edwards born in Texas and a San Saba high school athlete who rose from Naval Academy graduate in 1926 to commanding the destroyer Reuben James on its sinking. Chief Norman Amarillo naval recruiter and local editors recount Edwards career aboard Bonita Reno Barracuda Detroit and his Olympic wrestling ties.
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Iceland
H. L. Edwards
U. S. Navy
Edwards
U. S
Reuben James
Pacific
C. M. Noteman
Amnerillo
Globe News
Norman
Tex Edwards
Mr. Edwards
Texas
San Saba
Bonita
Noreman
Southwestern Public Service Company
Amarillo
Commander Edwards
San Saba High School
W. W. Edwards
Austin
Naval Academy
U. S. S. Florida
U. S. S. Reno
New London
School of the Line
Annapolis
U. S. S. Detroit
Norfolk Navy Yard
Reds Hold As G I s Fight To Halt German Drive
Soviet troops stubbornly oppose Nazi offensives toward Moscow and into the Crimea while Japan presses threats in Southeast Asia. Reports say Crimea fighting rages as German advances threaten Rostov and the Don Line. Tokyo fears U S use of bases against Japan and Japan expands in Indochina and Thailand.
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Thailand
Burma Road
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Eta
Nepores
Tula Salient
National Broadcasting Corporation
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China
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United States
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U. S
Archibald Wavell
Iraq
Iran
Caucasus
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Wallace Carroll
Russia
Tehran
Soviet Union
Kuibyshev
Archangel
Murmansk
Vladivostok
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