German Italian Plains Herefords Amaze Visitors
A Panhandle Hereford tour winding 850 miles through Texas drew about 200 of 300 breeders at its final stop at the Williams farm near Wheeler. Officials said the three day event drew over 7 000 pure bred Herefords represented and impressed many visitors with the quality of cattle. The association plans another tour in summer 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Texas
W. L. Williams
Wheeler
Texas Hereford Association
Panhandle Hereford Breeders Association
Panhandle Association
George E. Nance
Canyon
Nance
John Henry Deans, Jr
Britain seeks America's aid yet fears alarming US opinion
Milton Bronner describes Harrogate residents weighing Britain's dependence on American arms and the politics of neutrality. British leaders push two ideas to deter war: warn Hitler and Mussolini of US backing for France and England, or revise neutrality laws so cash buyers can purchase in the US market while funding ships’ voyages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Bronner
NEA Service
Harrogate
Eng
America
England
France
Hitler
Europe
Mussolini
London
Britain
New York
Paris
Middle West
Senate
Ever Normal Granary Seen As Wheat Price Equalizer
AAA chief R M Evans outlined the ever normal granary concept and self financing parity payments to smooth price swings. He spoke at a Panhandle meeting of thousands of wheat farmers and committee members in the city auditorium. The talk traced agriculture's history and world markets, noting the United States remains a 16 percent share partner while world trade runs at a fraction of prewar levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Holbrook
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
R. M. Evans
Washington
AAA
Evans
Panhandle Livestock Association
United States
America
Small Tropical Storm Lashes East Coast of Florida
A small tropical storm moved inland along Florida’s east coast from the Atlantic near Jupiter with winds near 50 mph and squalls spreading inland. No casualties or major property damage were reported while officials urged caution from Palm Beach to Daytona Beach as the storm tracked west northwest toward the Gulf of Mexico.
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Florida
Palm Beach
Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Jupiter Inlet
Here
Coast Guard
Weather Bureau
Puerto Rico
Jacksonville Weather Bureau
Daytona Beach
Atlantic
Florida Peninsula
Gulf of Mexico
Tampa-St. Petersburg
Magician's Act Upset by Absent Audience at Local Game
Detroit magician Jack Paige and his company planned a show for 200 American Legion junior baseball players in Springfield Ohio. The audience vanished as players were unexpectedly invited to attend the Springfield Akron night game, turning magic into an empty stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Jack Paige
Detroit
American Legion
Happy Will Feed 3 000 Visitors at Happy Four-County Reunion
Happy aims to feed about 3000 visitors at noon with barbecue and trimmings as part of its annual four-county Pioneer reunion. A varied program includes an amateur rodeo, carnival attractions, street dance, kiddie contests, a parade, and speeches with music from the Happy and Tulsa high school bands.
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HAPPY
Panhandle
South Plains
Bill Moore
Happy Business Men's Club
Moore
Grady Ponder
Jack Sewell
Harry Wood
Clyde King
Sewell
Frank Walters
H. B. Wesley
Homer Whitelow
Happy High School
Tulsa High School
Building Drive is Launched in Portales Campaign
Portales citizens organized a campaign to sell New Mexico 1 450 000 in public building bonds. Committees under Sen. Floyd T Kennedy will work with others to back the Sept 16 constitutional amendment election authorizing the bonds. Eastern New Mexico College officials say gym auditorium dormitory and science building would double enrollment in 10 years. Kennedy and Rep. Cee Howard urged support despite a defeatist mood.
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Portales
N. M
New Mexico
Floyd T. Kennedy
Eastern New Mexico College
Sen. Kennedy
Rep
Cee Howard
2000 Jews Hoping To Run Blockade
Nearly 2,000 Jewish refugees from dismembered Czecho Slovakia boarded two Greek steamers at Constanza Romania for a 1000 mile voyage to Palestine. They paid 150 each, with uncertain landing prospects as Britain had refused new Palestine immigration quotas for six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constanza
Rumania
Czecho-Slovakia
Britain
Palestine
Two Navy Pilots Killed in Miramar Plane Crash
San Diego reports two naval fliers died when their aircraft crashed during gunnery training at Miramar Landing Field. Ensign T. R. Wood, 28, pilot, and W. P. Armstrong, 33, radioman first class, were named as the deceased.
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San Diego
Navy
Miramar
Here
T. R. Wood
U. S. Naval Reserve
W. P. Armstrong
Weather summary Amarillo and vicinity report
Partly cloudy conditions across the region with a mix of clouds for Amarillo and West Texas areas. Yesterday’s temperatures reached a maximum around 69 in Amarillo with a low near 62, and the area recorded 1.69 inches of precipitation in the 24 hours ending 4 PM yesterday.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Pibediad
Mexico
Palm
Issu Nook
Opom
Nine Killed as Bomber Falls at Langley Field
An army bombing plane taking off for a training flight crashed near Back River Langley Field killing two commissioned officers and seven enlisted men. The cause was motor trouble, with the left wing dropping after an engine stall before the craft plunged and exploded. Victims include Second Lieutenants Homer M. MacKay and Thomas L. Bunner, and Sergeants William Morgan Everett Kirkpatrick Howard A. Jaurmeng, Corporal Pete Bunyk, and Privates Anthony Reale Roy Leopold plus two others whose names are listed by officials.
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Langley Field
Homer M. Mackay
Back River
Army
Lansing
Mich
Thomas L. Butner
Burnsville
N. C
William Morgan
Norton
Raymond Shelley
Oakdale
Everett Kirkpatrick
Quilsene
Wash
Howard A. Jauernng
Meridian
Idaho
Pete Bunyk
New Kensington
Anthony Reale
Milwaukee
Roy B. Leopold
East Manchcuk
James G. Caffrey Dies in Crash on Sharp Curve
James G. Caffrey of Cleveland, known as the father of the FHA for his role in organizing the Federal Housing Administration, was killed when a car attempted to pass on a sharp curve near Clarion Pennsylvania and struck a culvert, overturning. State police described the fatal crash.
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Clarion
Richard Rothwell
James G. Caffrey
Cleveland
FHA
Caffrey
Federal Housing Administration
U. S. Seamen Held as Smugglers in Hamburg
Three crew members of the American steamer Manhattan were arrested in Hamburg during the voyage to the port on August 4. They face currency smuggling charges and authorities withheld their names. The ship sailed for New York on the following Wednesday.
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Hamburg
Germany
Manhattan
New York
Men Sailing to Nowhere Say They Like It There
The floating weather vane Carimare with 62 aboard returned to Le Havre after 103 days at sea finishing its fourth voyage. The crew, including scientists, sailors, and weathermen, reported they enjoyed the trips and work while aboard the 4459 ton ship equipped with a swimming pool library and motion picture theater. A radish farm produced about 7000 radishes during the voyage used to feed the crew.
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Paris
le Havre
North Atlantic
Carimare
Oil Crisis Hits Texas as Crude Prices Plunge
The Texas Louisiana and Illinois crude price cut shocks regulators and governors. Humble Company led the reductions across East and West Texas and other regions with declines from 5 to 32 cents per barrel, prompting calls for quick regulatory action and potential changes to East Texas proration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Louisiana
Iillinois
Big East
Humble Company
Bell Oil and Gas Company
Oklahoma
Sinclair-Prairie Ol Marketing Company
Mid- Continent
Humble
East Texas
Panhandle
West Texas
Texas Gulf Coast
Anahuac-Dickinson
Miranda
Flower Bluff
Payne Ratner
Kansas
Texas Railroad Commission
Lon Smith
Jerry Sadier
San Antonio
Smith
Texas Regulatory Body
Ratner
Southwest
Social Security Bill Is Signed
President Roosevelt signed a sweeping social security bill at Hyde Park on August 11 and indicated he would call a special session only if a war crisis became imminent. He outlined plans for neutrality measures and described two additional security bills, including canal expenditures and foreign exchange for strategic materials.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Congress
Europe
Far East
State Department
New York
Department
Hull
Panama Canal
Humble Oil Reduces Texas Crude Quotations
Tulsa dispatch reports Humble Oil & Refining Co. cuts Texas crude quotations by five to 32 cents, dealing a blow to hopes for an overall price drop. Humble, Houston based and a Standard Oil New Jersey subsidiary, competes with Sinclair Prairie Oil Marketing Co. in several fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Houston
Texas
Humble
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Sinclair Prairie Oil Marketing Co
New Deal Must Continue, Young Demos Told
At Pittsburgh Aug 11 1940 Paul V McNutt head of federal welfare agencies told a Young Democrats convention the New Deal should continue with a three point liberal agenda to protect civil liberties remedy abuses and expand social security to health and disability programs. Senate Leader Barkley defended Roosevelt era policy and assured delegates the 1940 nominating convention would stand by the New Deal. The scene sparked a loud demonstration as the tired session neared its end with officers to be elected and Homer Adams supporters claiming the presidency.
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Pittsburgh
Paul V. McNutt
Roosevelt
Barkley
Fdr
Senate
Indiana
Democratic Party
Franklin Roosevelt
Homer Mat Adams
Springfield
Til
Bandits Rob Motorist After Chasing Him Near Temple
E. Haddox of Corsicana told police he was pursued by four armed bandits on the Waco highway north of Temple. They fired several shots at his car, halted him at roadside, and robbed him of 30 dollars. His wife and sister accompanied him. they were bound for Lampasas in a black auto. Sheriff Bigham went to Waco to confer with county officers.
Pigeon Mail Feat Claims 12-Hour Higgins to Denver Run
Higgins August special reports Billy Hunt’s 12 hour carrier pigeon service from Higgins to Denver. Donald Rakes released pigeons with notes, returning 12 hours to two days later, and a final bird after two weeks. Billy, 15, houses the flock on the Jones Ranch south of Higgins.
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Higgins
Denver
Colo
Billy Hunt
Jones Ranch
Here
Donald Rakes
Ed Rakes
Billy
Rakes
Alvin Reed
Las Vegas
Reed
Amarillo
Ed Hunt
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Danzig
Japan
Nuernberg
Kaiser Wilhelm
Lusitania
Atlantic City
American Federation of Labor
AFL
William Green
Associated Actors and Artists of America
American Federation of Actors
AFA
Sophie Tucker
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes
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U. S
U.S
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Thomas C. Hart
President Coolidge
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China
Admiral Yarnell
Claude Swansen
San Francisco
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