French Hit Gibraltar and Dakar Clash Reported
Admiral Francois Darlan announced French African forces repelled British and Free French landings at Dakar and conducted reprisals. Reports from La Linea say a large French air raid on Gibraltar damaged arsenals docks and ships. Observers estimate over 30 French planes attacked for more than an hour and a half.
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Vichy
Francois Darlan
Dakar
Gibraltar
la Linea
Spain
French
Morocco
Charles de Gaulle
Darlan
de Gaulle
South Atlantic
London
Davere
Gerkey
West African
Free France
Williams cycles 870 miles for nickel bet win
H L Williams a 40 year old St Louis engineer biked 870 miles to win a nickel wager and shed 27 pounds. His 13 year old daughter's challenge started him on the road ten years ago. Averaging over 40 miles a day he finished and wired his daughter to claim the nickel. He then brought the bicycle home by train.
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Richmond
H. L. Williams
St. Louis
Fles
Williams
Raids Find Bootlegger Bathing in Whiskey Tub
In Columbia South Carolina police raided a bootlegger’s house but found no whiskey, though the rattle of bottles and strong smell of liquor filled the air. An officer traced the scent to a tub where a household member was bathing in whiskey, and both the occupant and tub were taken to headquarters.
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Columbia
S. C
RAF Attacks in Channel and Berlin Raid Report
An Associated Press observer notes a Dover coast view as Kiel Canal locks and German rail lines were attacked by RAF bombers. Berlin and London faced heavy air operations with 150 German bombers repelled over London and Britain claiming extensive damage to Berlin targets. The Rome Berlin axis allies vow to press the fight.
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Channel
Kiel Canal
Associated Press
Dover
Bouglogne
London
RAF
Germany
Berlin
Air Ministry
Britain
England
Ministry
Moabit
Stettin
Baltic
Hitler
Cambridge
Heidelberg
Strait of
Jachim von Ribbentrop
Benito Mussolini
United States
Rome
Ribbentrop
Weather Clears as Showers End Across Plains
Spearman recorded 2.10 inches of rain last night with the heaviest fall of the year. Other totals: Dalhart .48, Dubmas .13, Follett .41, Shamrock .37, Miami 1.46. Oklahoma sites Beaver 0.64, Guyman 0.19, Boise City 0.06, Buffalo 0.18, Elk City 0.28, Waynoka 0.26. Kansas Garden City 1.14, Liberal 1.05, Elkhart 0.09. New Mexico Des Moines 0.19, Springer 0.05. Mr. Collman says the shower spell is over and forecasts partly cloudy skies, cooler tonight, and fair tomorrow. High near 80, overnight low around 58, light north breeze about 10 mph.
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Spearman
Dalhart
Dumas
Follett
Shamrock
Miami
Oklahoma
Beaver
Guyman
Boise City
Buffalo
Elk City
Waynoka
Kansas
Garden City
Liberal
Elkhart
New Mexico
Des Moines
Springer
Collman
Greece Mobilizes Army Amid Allied War Tensions
On September 24, 1915, Greece initiates mobilization as forces including 800000 troops are referenced amid the broader World War I context and German forces positioned to advance toward Siberia.
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Greece
Siberia
Weather Forecast for Amarillo Vicinity and West Texas
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with Wednesday fair in Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas shows increasing clouds and occasional showers central and south, cooler in north and central areas. New Mexico expects generally fair weather with mountain showers in the afternoon. today’s noon temperature 70, highs around 80, lows near 60.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
British move to colonies could reshape business in US
Hawthorne Daniel, expert on British American affairs, speaks at Knife and Fork Club on how Britain shifting wealth to Canada may transform US industry and commerce. He cites Canada’s rise to a $3 billion industrial base and predicts four great powers in peaceful balance. Reservations available at Maxor Drug Store and Amarillo Hotel News Stand. Dinner lecture at Amarillo Country Club at 7:15.
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Canada
United States
Hawthorne Daniel
Knife and Fork Club
Daniel
British Empire
Russia
China
Great Britain
Germany
France
Brazil
Maxor Drug Store
Fisk Building
Ana
Amarillo Hotel
Amarillo Country Club
Yell Contest Winner Mrs Mildred Cheney in Amarillo
The September Electoral College yell prize goes to Mrs Mildred J Cheney of Amarillo who will receive a dollar after confirming her street address. Her entry praises the neutral role of the Electoral College amid the presidential process.
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Lewis Nordyke
Mildred J. Cheney
Amarillo
F. C. Schupp
Rt. 1
J. H. Dobbins
Electoral College
Congress
Garner Leaves Uvalde for Washington in Quiet Move
Vice President John N. Garner departed his Uvalde Texas home with Mrs. Garner for Washington today. A Garner household servant said they left quietly this morning and did not reveal travel plans or arrival details.
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Uvalde
Tex
John N. Garner
Washington
Garner
British claim many Nazis killed at sea during embarkation
British sources say Germany lost a considerable number of fully equipped troops at sea during embarkation exercises disrupted by RAF attacks. They dismiss reports of 50 000 to 60 000 German deaths as exaggerated and attribute losses to the previous week’s storm and raids on invasion vessels.
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London
U.P
Germany
Royal Air Force
London Daily Mail
The
Daily Mail
RAF
News Tip Prize Won By Marjorie Givens
Marjorie Givens wins first prize of 5 dollars in Globe News News Tip contest for tipping on a cowboy roping a coyote. Maud Black takes 3 dollars for a burglar incident, and Mrs. Jack Bell earns 2 dollars for misinterpreting a distant locomotive whistle.
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Marjorie Givens
Jack Bell
Western Avenue
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Tyler Street
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Roy O'Bryan
Henry Gerner
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