Japan French Armistice Talks Hinge On Ambassador Absence
Tokyo reports say the failure of Ambassador Arsen Henry to meet with Matsuoka delayed talks on Japan's mediation between French Indochina and Thailand. Vichy hints suggested acceptance of final terms, while Cap St Jacques near Saigon saw three Japanese warships patrolling as officials fear conflicting rumors.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Japan
Thailand
Youike Matsuoka
Charles Arsene Henry
Henry
Vichy
Matsuoka
Saigon
French
Indo - China
Cap St. Jacques
Indo-China
Long Sessions Discussed To Speed Action
Washington March 1. Senate debate on the lease lend bill grows as leaders push longer sessions to speed a final vote. Wheeler presses opposition to the value clause claiming Roosevelt could transfer parts of the fleet. Taft and Lucas warn of fleet consolidation with Britain and rally support for aiding Britain while keeping peace among nations.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
William Co. Bullitt
France
Wheeler
Bullitt
Montana
Lucas
Illinois
Tunnell
Delaware
Smathers
New Jersey
Great Britain
England
George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Taft
Gibraltar
Singapore
Britain
United States
High Seas
Hitler
Japan
Grover Hill Returns Today for '41 Show
The Assistant Secretary of Agriculture arrives from Washington to attend the Amarillo Fat Stock Show. He is the show’s president and a founder, reflecting the event's deep roots since 1927 when Grover Hill and Panhandle cattlemen helped start the Panhandle Baby Beef Club. The show, expanding since 1932 with grants from local leaders, opens tomorrow and draws support from Hereford breeders, cattle raisers, agents, and Amarillo business figures.
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Washington, D. C
Amarillo
W. M. Gouldy
Panhandle Hereford Breeders’ Association
P. C. Bennett
Potter County
Grover Hil
Bennett
Gouldy
Panhandle
Grover Hill
FFA
Hill
Panhandle County
Baby Beef Club
Second Avenue
Tyler Street
Panhandle Baby Beef Club
Barney Connor
Barney
Lee Bivins
Wilbur C. Hawk
Panhandle Hereford Breeders Association
Panhandle Cattle Raisers Association
Fair
Hawk
Plains
Buffalo urged as Palo Duro attraction with buffalo herd
Leland Abbott supporter Bruce Autry argues Palo Duro Canyon could safely host a buffalo herd, native to the Panhandle, drawing tourists. He promotes the buffalo alongside antelope as key attractions and calls for making Palo Duro a major national park.
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Leland Abbott
Palo Duro
Canyon
Bruce Autry
Panhandle
Great West
America
Palo Duro Canyon
Anhandle
Weather summary for Amarillo and West Texas
Sunday air and slightly warmer. West Texas increasing cloudiness Sunday and partly cloudy Monday with light rains south portion. New Mexico considerable cloudiness Sunday and Monday with showers in higher elevations. Temperature little changed. Amarillo skies show minor shifts.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Peson
New Mexico
Nazi Legions Pour Into Bulgaria Darkens Balkans Future
SOFIA Bulgaria March 1 Germany occupied Bulgaria today the eleventh sovereign state overrun since 1938 The arrival of Hitler era legions in gray green dress by air armored car and truck raised grave questions about Greece Turkey and Britain's stance The occupation extended to central Sofia with carbines issued to police and frontier troops and anti aircraft guns mounted The British legation warned Britain might break relations and bomb Bulgaria if Nazi occupation continued The German force moved into Sofia two hours after the Vienna pact signing and swastika flags appeared in several storefronts The move signals possible further advances into eastern Greece and strategic shifts involving Turkey Britain and other Balkan states The note also recalls Bulgaria's territorial changes and the broader Axis drive in the Balkans including Yugoslavia and Hungary The story frames the occupation as a major milestone in Germanys eastward expansion and a potential trigger for wider Balkan and Mediterranean conflicts
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Greece
Italy
Turkey
Britain
Bogdan Philoff
Hitler
Vienna
Varna
Black Sea
George William Rendel
Boris
Legation
Rendel
London
Danube
Romania
Junkers
RAF
Jugoslavia
Albania
Dardanelles
Balkan
British Isles
Osten
Balkans
Austria
Aussia
WTSC Museum Bill Offered
A joint bill proposes appropriations for completing museum buildings at West Texas State College and Texas Tech. Canyon would receive 846,380 dollars and Lubbock 48,132 dollars. Reps. Jack Little and Hop Halsey sponsor the measure, with Panhandle-Plains and local historical societies backing it. Panhandle residents have contributed bricks and cash toward the Canyon museum.
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West Texas State College
Texas Technological College
House of Representatives
Jack Little
Amarillo
Hop Halsey
Lubbock
Canyon Museum
Lubbock Museum
L. F. Sheffey
Panhandle-Plains
Amarillo Dollar Day Aims to Boost Retail Trade
Amarillo plans Dollar Day tomorrow to lift national retail sales, aided by Fat Stock Show crowds. Dr. F A Buechel predicts record year if costs stay under control, with local merchants lowering prices and urging early shopping after checking Sunday ads.
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F. A. Buechel
University of Texas Business Statistician
Panhandle
Amarillo
Buechel
Sunday News Globe
Amarillo Fat Stock Show to Draw Big Crowd
Hundreds of visitors from three states arrive for Amarillo's eleventh Fat Stock Show. The five day expo features top live stock, dances, floor shows, luncheons, a film, and major sales of cattle calves sheep and pigs. Governors proclamation declares Eat More Meat Week in Texas.
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Southwest
Panhandle Livestock Association
Dixie Dice
Amarillo
Merring
Mothers In-Law Club
Panhandle Hereford Breeders’ Association
Amarillo Honored as Eat More Meat Week Proclaimed
Governor W Lee O Daniel proclaims March 3 8 1941 as Eat More Meat Week in Texas following suggestion by Amarillo’s Lawrence Hagg The proclamation urges Texans to observe the week to boost the home meat market highlighting Texas leads in cattle sheep goats and swine production and the benefits to health and happiness through plentiful meat supplies.
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Texas
W. Lee O'Daniel
Austin
Ater
Lawrence Hagg
Amarillo
America
I. W. Lee O’daniel
State of
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Secretary of Agriculture
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Denmark
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Belgium
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Rumania
Hungary
Memel
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Free City of Danzig
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Belgrade
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Skoplje
WTSC
Polk Street
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Amarillo Oil and Livestock
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