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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1937

Page

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Funeral Is Set For Car Victim

Funeral services for James Conwell of Tucumcari New Mexico will be held Wednesday at 2 PM at Dunn's Funeral chapel. Conwell was killed Sunday night when struck by an automobile on Highway 66 one mile west of Tucumcari. The driver W L Simon of Crowns King Arizona was absolved of blame. authorities said the accident was unavoidable. Conwell had car troubles and was signaling to a filling station when he was hit on a curve. He died instantly from chest injuries and multiple fractures.

Tucumcari N. M James Conwell Here Highway 66 Dunn's Funeral Chapel David F. Tyndall Conwell W. L. Simon Crowns King Ariz Simon Fred White Albert Hathaway New Mexico Sheriff White

Globe-News Want Ads Reach 33000 Prospects

Reach over 33 000 prospects with your sale rent or trade message in Globe News Want Ads. Cost 70 cents for 3 days, about 2 cents per thousand to reach potential customers. Dial 6262 to place ads.

Globe News Globe-News

Hinton Blames Agency Water Parley At Tomorrow Meeting

Carl Hinton executive of the Panhandle Water Conservation Association accuses WPA of failing to keep pledged support for lakes and ponds. The association meets tomorrow at Canyon to discuss a four year program aiming for nine recreational lakes and extensive small lakes in five states.

WPA Panhandle Water Conservation Association Carl Hinton Canyon Panhandle Group Hinton Marvin Jones Jones Congress Harry Hopkins Hopkins Aubrey Williams Mr. Hopkins Bill Panhandle Water Conservation Authority Department of Agriculture

Cheerful Shopper Praises Clerk Amid Christmas Rush

A shopper thanked a local department store manager for a courteous clerk during a busy Christmas rush. The manager and merchants praised the staff’s helpful attitude as downtown traffic required extra police. Amarillo and the Panhandle reported brisk sales and optimism for a stronger December finish with payroll and building permits rising locally.

Amarillo Panhandle North Panhandle North Plains Texas

Armed Ford Workers Held in Kansas City Riot Incident

In Kansas City Missouri 28 Ford workers were arrested after a caravan of armed workers faced police surrounding the plant amid a strike led by Homer Martin of the UAW. Police deny a Ford employee strike and ban picketing while mass meetings and orders to release on recognizance were issued.

Kansas City U.P Ford Homer Martin International United Automobile Workers of America J. L. Williams W. W. Graves George H. Maitland

Bird Evidence of Diminishing Returns

Eddie Devers paid $1.60 for an eight pound turkey four weeks ago and bought $1 worth of feed. The turkey weighed just four pounds when he began to kill it, so he released the gobbler in disappointment.

Palestine Eddie Devers

Pneumonia Deepens Kellogg Illness In St Paul Home

Frank B. Kellogg, co author of the Kellogg Briand Peace Pact, is critically ill at his St Paul home as pneumonia complicates his condition. The report notes Kellogg’s long public career and his role in international diplomacy.

ST. Paul Frank B. Kellogg

Nine Destroyers Leave San Diego for San Pedro

Nine destroyers steamed from San Diego harbor under mysterious orders that local officials could not explain. Crews mainly on holiday leave were recalled to their ships, with shore patrols directing naval personnel to return amid surprise moves. Both squadrons are slated for cruisers bound for foreign ports early next year.

San Diego Calif San Pedro

Armament Race of World Powers Limited Only by Men

Britain plans to build ten more battleships raising total capital ships to 25 as Jane's Fighting Ships notes the naval race is limited only by men and materials. Current force includes 12 battleships and three battle cruisers with five more battleships planned for 1938 1939. First two new battleships King George V and Prince of Wales laid down January 1, 1937.

London Great Britain Jane's Fighting Ships Jane’s Britain Jane's Russia

Attack on Panay Denied by Nippon Army

Shanghai December 20 The Japanese army denied attacking the US gunboat Panay and contradicted American reports that it was machine gunned after bombing. A Tokyo foreign office spokesman later admitted army ships on the Yangtze fired on Panay, diverging from earlier army statements.

Panay Nippon Army Shanghai United States Kumakichi Harada Foreign Office Tokyo Yangtze River Harada Tokyo Foreign Office

China War Flight Of Refugees From Hankow To Shanghai

Three hundred American and British women and children flee Hankow aboard the Yangtze Flotilla seeking safety in Shanghai as tensions rise in central China. Reports from Tokyo and Nanking conflict on Panay incident details while Harada cautions ongoing investigations and possible new findings.

Refugees Barred by River Obstruction North of Nanking

Three hundred American and British women and children attempting to flee war threats in Central China were halted as a military obstruction blocked passage down the Yangtze. The British steamer Woosung could not pass at Matung over 100 miles above Nanking and returned toward Hankow.

Shanghai China Yangtze River Woosung Matung Yangtze Nanking Hankow

Major Operation urged to reform railroad industry

Sen. Truman urged Congress to overhaul the railroad system as the only solution to its ills. He called for changes in rates finances management and coordination, condemning receivership practices and criticism of lawyers tied to railroads and Wall Street.

Washington U.P Harry S. Truman Congress Truman Senate Interstate Commerce Subcommittee Wall Street Interstate Commerce Commission Commission

Mrs. L. Gough Injured Falling From Garage Platform

Mrs. L. Gough 72 wife of Judge L. Gough of 1211 Wichita Street suffered a broken hip when she stepped from a 30 inch high garage platform while reaching for garments. Judge Gough said ironing board on the platform contributed to the fall. She was taken to St. Anthony's Hospital after 2 p.m. and is resting well.

St. Anthony's Hospital

Two Army Fliers Killed In Plane Crash At Fort Mitchell

Two Army Reserve fliers from the 116th observation squadron were killed when their plane crashed near Fort Mitchell Alabama. The victims were Second Lieutenant James E Darby of Chicago Illinois and Second Lieutenant Sterling B Tatum of Siluria Alabama.

Fort Benning Army Reserve Fort Mitchell Ala James E. Darby Chicago Ill Sterling Tatum Siluria

Japanese Spies Overrun U S High Russian Officer Claims

Moscow reports quote M P Frinovsky saying American Pacific Coast and Panama Canal areas are overrun by Japanese spies and Japan hosts American intelligence. He links purge of Georgian rebels to ongoing efforts against spies and counter-revolutionaries as anniversary celebrations honor the Soviet secret police and its leadership.

U. S Moscow United States Japan M. P. Frinovsky America Pacific Coast Panama Canal Pravda Leo. M. Karakhan Joseph Stalin Georgia Frinovsky Karakhan Soviet Union Sovret Nikolai Ivanovich Yezhoff

Publicized Note Draws Praise On Senate Floor

The Address to the American People, drafted by a bipartisan Senate group, drew acclaim from members on the floor as discussions drifted from the banking panel to recovery policies. Senators Bailey Burke Copeland Vandenberg Austin and others weighed authorship while the housing bill advanced to aid small-home financing.

Washington Peoptec Senate Burke Bailey Congress Vandenberg Michigan Truman Democrat-Missouri Connally Democrat-Texas Barkley Kentucky Austin Vermont Burke and Copeland New York

Funeral Held for Two Crash Victims in Roswell

Funeral services were held for D. R. McKinney, 71, and his daughter Lois McKinney, 32, who died near Roswell, New Mexico, Saturday when a car driven by Milton D. Adams of Waco, Texas, struck them. A manslaughter complaint charges Adams with negligent driving and intoxication. Adams is jailed in Chaves County on $5,000 bond. arraignment pending.

Roswell N. M D. &. McKinney Lois McKinney Milton D. Adams Waco Texas H. James Durett Adams Chaves County Pat O'Neill

Weather Outlook For Amarillo And West Texas

Amarillo area Tuesday to be partly cloudy and warmer. West Texas west of the 100th meridian mostly cloudy with chances of rain in the far south and unsettled east and north central portions with light snow flurries in the east and north central areas. Temperature readings show morning low around 36 rising to near 42 by afternoon with gradual warming through the day.

Amarillo West Texas 100Th Meridian Portee Mexico

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