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Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1939

Page

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Nazi Plans to Conquer United States Revealed at Dies Hearing

Brooklyn girl Helen Voores testified before the Dies committee about Nazi aims to reclaim territory for Germany and then move into the United States. She described Bund camps with immorality praised as noble, and lectures on sterilizing children of German girls by Jewish fathers.

Washington Dies Committee United States Bund Germany Miss Voores Pritz Kuhn America Danzig Schleswig-Holstein Scandinavia Long Island N. Y

Bunds Marches Described By Girl Witness

Helen Voores 19, former Bund youth leader from South Brooklyn, testified about nighttime Sonnenwend marches of German American Bund youths. She said marches started about 9 pm, included hill top camp fires, songs, and rituals honoring leaders with three heir cheers.

Washington Bund Dies Committee Sonnenvendefier Helen Voores Brooklyn Baldur von Shhirack

Roper Quits Canadian Post aboard U S S Lang

Former Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper resigns as United States minister to Canada aboard the U S S Lang at Bay of Islands Newfoundland on August 18.

U.S. S. Lang Bay of Islands Daniel C. Roper U. S Canada

CIO and Big Four Meat Packers Battle for Public Favor

The largest packinghouse workers union faces Armour Swift Wilson and Cudahy in a looming fight over a national contract. The P W O C claims a majority and seeks nationwide bargaining while Armour resists a single agreement arguing plant by plant negotiations. A nationwide strike could halt cattle shipments and raise meat prices.

Willis Thornton Chicago NEA van A. Bittner Packinghouse Workers’ Organizing Committee The Council of Industrial Organization Armour Yards Swift Wilson Cudahy Armour Company Armour Labor Board NLRB A. F. of L Armour Group U. S. Department of Agriculture

Hall Dairy Show Opens Today in Memphis

The Hall County dairy show opens in Memphis at Harrison Stock Barns with judge E R Endaly of the Texas Extension Service. More than 50 entries from Hall Donley and Childress counties, restricted to registered cattle, will be exhibited. Eudaly will speak at a noon luncheon for exhibitors and show officials. Hall County agents and committee members lead the event.

Memphis Hall County E. R. Endaly Texas Extension Service Harrison Eudaly Show Association Hall Donley Childress County W. B. Houser A. Womack

Coast Guard Pilot Dies in Collision Near Pensacola

A Coast Guard aviation machinist mate James Austin Merrick of Biloxi Mississippi was killed when two training planes collided near Pensacola Naval Air Station. Navy Ensign Dallas Laivure, a Caldwell New Jersey native, escaped injury with minor damage to his aircraft.

Pensacola Fla Coast Guard Naval Air Station James Austin Merrick U. S. Coast Guard Biloxi Miss Dallas Laivure U.S. Navy Caldwell N. J

Libel Suits Reach Million In Sarasota Case

Libel actions by Pluma Louise Palmer against her father-in-law Honore Palmer, tied to her late husband’s estate, have reached the million dollar level. The latest filing accuses Palmer and attorney John F. Burker of libeling her in a Sarasota Herald article published in August.

Sarasota, Fla Pluma Louise Palmer Honore Palmer Palmer John F. Burker Sarasota Herald Aug

Forest Blazes Claim Ranger in Monterey Fire Tragedy

Three massive fires in Los Padres National Forest burned over 25 000 acres in Monterey County as State Ranger Joe Calandra of Carmel died near the Bixby Mountain blaze. Calandra's body was found burned near a Big Sur ranger, with exhaustion cited as the cause while racing to aid fires near Idylwild.

Monterey Cal Los Padres National Forest California Joe Calandra Carmel Bixby Mountain Monterey County Calandra George Smith Big Sur Idylwild

Weather snapshot for Amarillo and plains region

Amarillo and vicinity expect Saturday fair with temperatures around the mid 60s to low 90s during the day. West Texas and New Mexico show similar trends with fair conditions and little change in temperature.

Amarillo West Texas New Mexico Rita -Vase

Gasoline Prices Rise Amid Six-State Shutdown Effects

Gasoline prices at refineries rose as a six-state crude oil production shutdown began affecting markets. Retail prices at stations remained steady for now, with experts predicting increases once shutdowns end. Various state actions and industry responses shaped the immediate market, including Sinclair Prairie’s price moves and Oklahoma Governor Phillips’s remarks.

Tulsa Okla Oklahoma Texas Kansas Louisiana New Mexico Arkansas Sinclair Prairie Oil Marketing Company Sinclair Washington Ickes Michigan Lion Oil Refining Company Shuler Sinclair Prairie Company Leon C. Phillips

Typographical Union Delegates Convene

Hundreds of delegates and visitors from nearly every state and Canada arrive in Fort Worth for the eighty third International Typographical Union Convention opening tomorrow. A large Western welcome greets a partial Midwestern trainload while Vancouver bids for the 1940 meeting and New Orleans Jacksonville Phoenix also plan to bid.

Fort Worth Canada Vancouver B. C New Orleans Jacksonville Fla Phoenix

Floods Push Hundreds From Homes in Selma Area

Flood waters in Selma Alabama forced about 700 families or 3 500 people from rural homes and a small city area. Red Cross workers said most evacuees had been moved from lowlands as the Alabama River rose and the Cahaba receded. Maybelle Wood Dallas County Red Cross secretary estimated the displacement and relief efforts continued.

Selma Ala Alabama Cahaba Red Cross Maybelle Wood Dallas County

Four Million Farmers To Receive 10 Percent Cut in AAA Checks

Washington reports that more than four million farmers who joined the government crop control program will see 10 percent smaller benefit checks. The cut funds 500 million dollars allocated for 1939 payments under the sell conservation act, affecting cotton rice and tobacco growers in the north central region and others nationwide.

Washington Agricultural Adjustment Administration Congress AAA North Dakota Kansas Oklahoma Texas Arkansas New Mexico Colorado Wyoming Montana California North

Old Settlers Picnic at Tate's Grove Celebrates Community Heritage

Hedley Aug 18 Donley County Old Settlers Association picnic drew about a thousand residents of Donley and nearby counties. Attendees enjoyed nickel soda, fried chicken, cake, ice water, and ample hymn singing while visiting and gossiping under locust trees. Tom Tate became president. W M Mosley elected vice president. Mrs Joe Crawford secretary treasurer.

Hedley Donley County Old Settlers Association Tate's Grove Here Donley County Walter Patterson Billy Rains Tom Tate Association W. M. Mosley Joe Crawford

Emporia women stage Christmas pageant to beat heat

In Emporia Kansas on August 18 the local missionary society organized a Christmas pageant. They rigged a tree and sang carols to feel cooler as temperatures hovered near 100 degrees.

Emporia, Kas Emporia Missionary Society

Milk Strike Slashes New York Milk Supply

New York City with 7 million residents faces 60 percent milk rations as upstate dairy farmers strike to press for higher prices. Shortages hit ice cream, condensed milk, butter and cheese. bakeries and hospitals seek stocks. CIO backs unions. Union chief predicts victory within days with a demand for 2.35 dollars per hundredweight for August through October.

New York Dairy Farmers Union New York Milk Distributors Bargaining Agency CIO Archie Wright U. S. Supreme Court

Road Bond Bill Advocate to Address State Board

Judge Jake Loy of Grayson County, president of the Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association, will appear before the state board at Austin to seek immediate benefits under the new state bond assumption act. Loy, author of the road bond bill, was chosen by 75 counties to represent them.

Dallas Jake Loy Grayson County Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association State Board of County and District Austin Loy

AAA To Pay Less for Compliance on Wheat

The Agricultural Adjustment Administration said wheat farmers will receive benefit payments of 18 to 22 cents a bushel for complying with the 1940 crop control program. The lower payments, falling from 28 cents for 1939, reflect a national wheat acreage allotment of 62 million acres for next year versus 55 million this year. Payments are based on normal yield on each farmer’s allotted acreage.

Washington Agricultural Adjustment Administration

Bus Crash Injures Teens Near Kingston Mines

Seventeen teen passengers were hurt when a transcontinental bus skidded on a hill curve near Kingston Mines and toppled into a field. Five are listed in serious condition as rescue units respond at the scene.

Peoria Kingston Mines

Stockyards Strike Talks Move Toward Settlement

Fort Worth reports progress as representatives of striking livestock handlers and stockyards officials plan another meeting at 9 A.M. Edwin A. Elliott of the National Labor Relations Board hailed the progress and expressed hope for a settlement in tomorrow's session.

Fort Worth Edwin A. Elliott National Labor Relations Board

Nowata Girl Near Death After Car Crash

Miss Wilma Barnes of Nowata Oklahoma is near death in a Tucumcari hospital after a car rollover east of Newkirk at 130 this morning. She has basal scalp injuries and possible internal injuries. Her passenger Miss Thelma McMains of Los Angeles is hospitalized with minor injuries. The two were traveling from Los Angeles to Nowata.

Tucumcari Wilma Barnes Nowata Okla Newkirk Miss Barnes Thelma McMains Los Angeles

Tomorrow's Big Want Ad Day in Sunday News Globe

Deadline for Want Ads is 6:30 tonight for the Big Sunday News-Globe. Hundreds of want ads vie for readers attention. place your ad now at bargain weekly rates with cancellation after results and charges only for days the ad appears. DIA 6262 GLOBE-NEWS Want Ad Headquarters.

News Globe DIA Globe-News Want

25 Year Pledge Of Freedom Tossed Aside

Alarming rumors of a German takeover in Slovakia were verified as Bratislava reported a military agreement placing Slovakia’s 30 000 army with 300 000 reservists under German command. Berlin near Polish borders and Hungary Rome diplomacy framed as private moves foreshadowing broader alliance shifts across Central Europe.

Germany Slovakia Bratislava Berlin Danzig Poland Munich Czecho-Slovakia Puehrer Hungary Rome Count Csaky Mussolini Csaky Galeazzo Ciano

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