Toby Manley Dies in Flames of Residence
G W Toby Manley about 70 year old cowhand died when his one room frame house behind 319 North Tyler Street burned last night firemen said he was found dead on the floor between his bed and the door neighbors reported he cried for help but no one heard him coroner not yet called justice J D Cazzell to determine cause Manley lived alone and recent work on Bivins Ranch Amarillo neighbors unsure of any Oklahoma relatives and no natural gas heater found in the room
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G. W
Toby) Manley
Tyler Street
Manley
Wey UM Lgu
Chester Moore
Paul Brohlin
North Polket
Jack Lawson
North van Buren
Brohlin
J. D. Cazzell
Justice of the Peace
Amarillo
Oklahoma
Bivins Ranch
Harp enters 18th district congressional race from Lakeview
Allen Harp of Lakeview announces quitting his bid for re election to the 121st district to run for Congress in the 18th district. Harp vows to travel widely to learn voters' needs as he seeks the post vacated by Marvin Jones. Other contenders include Thompson Amarillo Miller Cade Goodrich Worley Zimmer man and Elizey.
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Harp
Childress County
Childress
Hall, Cottle
Motley
Marvin Jones
Jones
Ernest O. Thompson
Amarillo
State Railroad Commission
E. T. “Dusty” Miller
James O. Cade
Lewis Goodrich
Shamrock
Texas
Frugene Worley
House of Representatives
Dennis Zimmerman
Tulsa
Frank Elizey
Perryton
Texas Oil Runs Ordered Cut
The Texas Railroad Commission approves a 10 percent cut in oil production to align with the Bureau of Mines May demand. East Texas will see 14 shutdown days as part of the plan with adjustments possible between fields. Affected statewide daily output would fall to about 1,375,000 barrels.
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Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
Federal Bureau of Mines
Ernest O
Thompson
East Texas
Commission
Texas
Bureau of Mines
Texas Commission
Piedre Ymbre Field
Duval County
Magnolia
Continental
Conroe Field
Montgomery County
Yugoslavia orders mass expulsion of foreigners amid spy fears
Belgrade authorities launch nationwide spy hunt as 6000 to 10000 foreigners without legitimate business are slated for removal. A train carrying 350 Germans reportedly departed. The drive centers on suspected German espionage activity during wartime tensions.
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Jugoslavia
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Mine Sinks British Steamer Lolworth
The 1969 ton British steamer Lolworth struck a mine and sank off the southeast coast of England. The engineer and second mate were killed, eight other crewmen were injured. Coastal lifeboats aided an unidentified vessel reported in distress nearby.
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London
Lolworth
England
Mrs Crowell Expecting Baby Next August
Mrs Jes H R Crowell the former Duke who inherited a large tobacco fortune will become a mother next August. Cromwell said today The United States minister to Canada said he was elated to make the announcement.
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Cromwell
Yitawa
U.P
Jes H. R. Crowell
Wetl Duke
United States
Canada
Americans Urged to Leave Budapest as War Rumors Rise
The American legation circularizes citizens to depart for the United States at once while travel channels remain open. The note cautions that extending war into southern Europe could restrict exit options and urges prudent consideration of leaving. In Washington the internal revenue bureau rules that state legislators may deduct hotel bills from federal taxes while on official duties.
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Budapest
Hungary
United States
Europe
State House
Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau Today
Amarillo Chamber Sees Airport Upgraded as Top Goal
Miles Bivins warned directors the number one agenda item is an improved airport. The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce plans a noon meeting at the Amarillo Hotel where L. P. Bloodworth of the El Paso Chamber speaks.
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Amarillo
Veteran's Hospital
Bivins
Clay Thornton
Harvey Allen
L. M. Grow
Chamber of Commerce
Hanson Post
Carl Hinton
N. F. Nelson
Florey
Spearman
Childress
Wade Brymer
Jim Florey
Dallas Business Tour Arrives in Amarillo with 25-Piece Band
More than 75 Dallas business leaders arrive in Amarillo at 2 40 PM on an 11 car deluxe train. They are greeted by the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce and will tour the city before a concert by the Dallas Early Bird band. A 16 page salute book will be delivered to local businesses during the visit.
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Amarillo
Dallas
Santa Fe
Bob Bourdene
Dallas Manufacturers and Wholesalers Association
Bourdene
Oklahoma
Harry Seay
J. B. Adone
Bet on Love serial opens with Pepper Boy Derby clash
Sherry Bond nominates Pepper Boy for the Derby as Paul Wharton warns of racing gender roles. Uncle Willie Bond intercedes to save Pepper Boy from claiming, while Shep Grant and Red Soldier challenge in Derby prep. A gambling syndicate pressure and a race between Pepper Boy and Red Soldier unfolds, with romance unresolved.
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Sherry Bond
Pepper Boy
Paul Wharton
Sherry
Wharton
Willie Bond
Shep Grant
Red Soldier
Kentucky
Grant
Door to Oslo Heavily Fought in Skagerrak and Norway
Allied and German forces clash across southern Norway and the Skagerrak in what reports call the fiercest fighting in two weeks. Norwegian command says British and Norwegian troops advance toward Hamar and Lillehammer while German efforts focus on cutting the Hamar Andalsnes line.
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Oslo
Stockholm
Sweden
Skagerrak
Germany
Norway
Elvyerum
Hamar
Lillehammer
Jof Hamar
Andilanes
Dombas
Andalsnes
Trondheim
Namsos
Analsnes
Lake Miosa
Osterdal
Elverum
Valdres River
Levanger
Snlroad
Vasterbotten
Norrbotten
DNB
Kaunas
Lithuania
Memel
East Prussia
Narvik
Perryton Venire Exhausted in Murder Trial Opening
A special venire of 150 men in Perryton produced only 10 jurors for the Ralph Wilson murder case. Wilson, 53, is charged with shooting Ed Littleton, a 59 year old livestock auctioneer, in a Perryton recreation parlor last year. The state and defense teams are seeking additional jurors as the trial proceeds.
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Perryton
84Th District Court
Ralph Wilson
Wilson
Ed Littleton
Jack Allen
Littleton
Joe Johnston
Stander
Johnston
Fred Huston
Perry'an
Allen
R. T. Correll
Hoover
Hoover and Cussend
Canadian
W. L. McConnell
Oscar C. Flowers
Junior League Presents Follies at Municipal Auditorium
The Junior League plans two final practice sessions and a dress rehearsal before the Folies reach the Municipal Auditorium stage Saturday night. Tickets range 50 cents to 2 dollars with advance reservations through Mrs. L. K. Patton at 2613 Hughes Street or Cretney Drug. Curtain rises at 8 15 p m reservations open Thursday morning at Cretney Drug. A Cabaret follows the show in the Crystal Ballroom of the Herring Hotel with reservations by phone 9529 and tickets at 1 dollar.
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Municipal Auditorium
L. K. Patton
Cretney Drug
Cretney’s
Crystal Ballroom
Herring Hotel
Norwood West
City rejects Amarillo low income housing plan
The Amarillo city commission unanimously resolves there is insufficient need for a low income housing project. The survey, conducted with Amarillo College students under the U S Housing Authority, found no large blighted areas and notes that many families may qualify for FHA loans to improve or build homes.
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City Commission
Amarillo
Building Department of
United States Housing Authority
Federal Housing Authority
City of
United State Housing Authority
Amarillo College
Weather forecast for Amarillo and surrounding area
The Amarillo region will see fair and warmer conditions on Wednesday while West Texas areas north stay partly cloudy and south grow cloudier. Thursday brings cloudy skies and light rain chances in the southern zones. New Mexico expects mainly cloudy skies with scattered showers Wednesday and Thursday. Temperatures in Amarillo yesterday reached around 62 and rose to around 54 by night.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Accident Victim Still Unconscious
W. W. Woolsey of Amarillo remained unconscious in an Elk City Oklahoma hospital after a Monday night auto accident that killed four. His sister Juanita Eastwood of Denver, also injured, was reported in critical condition in the same hospital.
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W. W. Woolsey
Amarillo Oi
Elk City
Okla
Woolsey
Juanita Eastwood
Denver
Fat Hogs Hit New High of 625 a Hundred Pounds
Fat hogs sold as high as 625 a hundred pounds in Kansas City on April 23, the highest price since November 10. Heavy fed steers reached 11.25, the highest since September. Hog top was 1.40 above the April 1 low, with some cattle sales up 1 to 2 from February lows.
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Kansas City
Lemay Announces Candidacy for State Superintendent
S R Le May of Athens announces his candidacy for state superintendent of public instruction after serving 18 years as Athens schools superintendent. He previously ran for the office in 1938, winning 274000 votes.
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Austin
S. R. Lemay
Athens
Lemay
Rumors Persist Thompson May Run for Governorship
In Austin on April 23 Ernest O Thompson weighed a possible switch from Congress to the governorship. Despite plans to succeed Marvin Jones, Thompson denied urgency to start a campaign yet faced pressure from supporters. He urged a legislative special session for a five cent oil tax to fund social security, while speculation about resignation and Roosevelt’s preferences circulated.
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Austin
Capitol
Congress
Panhandle
Eugene Worley
Shamock
Ernest O. Thompson
Railroad Commission
Marvin Jones
United States Court of Claims
Worley
Thompson
Texas
O'Daniel
Dallas
Jones
Roosevelt
Senorle
RAF and Navy Step Up Assaults on German Bases
Royal Air Force operations targeted Kjeller and Fornebu near Oslo and Allborg in Denmark to halt German reinforcements, while British submarines report a loss of one bomber, as naval strikes hit Germany's seaborne communications. coordinated air and sea blows accompany troop actions.
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Royal Air Force
Navy
Germany
Kjeller
Fornebu
Oslo
Allborg
Denmark
Nazis Welcome Allied Attack in Norway Claims
Berlin reports a German acceptance of British landings in central Norway while praising German preparations. An authorized commentator says British attempts fail, Norwegian resistance is suicide, and Germany controls ports railways industrial centers and key coastal points.
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Berlin
Norway
Dombas
Grong
Skagerrak
Sunfish and Snapper claim sinking nine German ships
Sunfish and Snapper in Skagerrak reportedly sank nine to ten German merchantmen, five in convoy, totaling about 30 000 tons. Eight German ships totaling 54 108 tons were sunk at Narvik, Rhein captured, Torgen Frilven sunk south of Stockholm, while British losses fall and total war losses reach 672 788 tons.
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Sunfish
Snapper
Skagerrak
Narvik
Rhein
Torgen Frilven
Stockholm
London
Swamby
Mersey
Hawnby
Five Floating Fortresses Launched in Britain
Five 95 000 ton British battleships are reported to be undergoing trial runs. First Lord Winston Churchill said they would join the fleet soon. The vessels King George V Prince of Wales Duke of York Jellicoe and Beatty are described as floating fortresses approaching the unsinkable battleship ideal.
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Britain
London
The
Admiralty
Winston Churchill
WMS
King George
Prince of Wales
Duke of York
Jellicoe
Beatty
Hector
Bywater
Naval Authority
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Texas Oil Runs
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Junior League Follies
John Fain
Sara Margaret Ellis
George Cultra
Mildred Kirk
Bobby Parr
Peggy Hill
John Curry
Mary Blodgett
Raymond Thornton
Associated Press
Allied
Geree
Perryton Venire
Polishes Follies
Rea Lien
Trondhein
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Stevange
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