Panhandle Water Conservation site notes first dam dirt at Terra Blanca
Scenes from the Panhandle Water Conservation association first annual meeting in Canyon show the dam excavation across Terra Blanca creek near Umbarger. Engineers and officials including W R Stanley Jr and TM B Hughes participate while 31 counties send directors. A Canyon Chamber of Commerce noon banquet accompanies the event as Carl Hinton operates the steam shovel.
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The
Panhandle Water Conservation Association
Canyon
Terra Blanca Creek
Umbarger
Dimmitt
H. V. Hennen
Hereford
C. H. Walker
Pampa
M. G. Miller
Muleshoe
Canyon Chamber of Commerce
Carl Hinton
Enlargement of Foreign Markets Is Key Farm Bill Provision
Rep. Marvin Jones says the foreign market expansion provision is the most important part of the House passed farm bill. He notes it funds surplus purchases, supports shipments abroad and domestic prices, and includes marketing quotas and freight rate corrections contingent on producer votes.
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Jones
House
Marvin Jones
House Agriculture Committee
All America
Man found murdered in highway ditch near Huntsville
The body of Martin Second 42 of New York City was found in a highway ditch a mile and a half north of Huntsville Texas. He was stabbed five times near the heart and wrists cut. A Dallas to Houston bus ticket and $65 were found on him. Convicts found the body and sheriff Mitchell said evidence showed homicide.
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Huntsville
Deg
O.R
Martin Second
New York City
Here
C. L. Mitchell
Mitchell
Vandenberg Declares He Is Not A 1940 Candidate
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan stated he is not a candidate for president in 1940 and has no intention to seek office in the future. He arrived in Miami Beach with Mrs. Vandenberg and left for a fishing trip in the Florida Keys.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Washington
Tri-State Fair elects officers for January vote
Directors plan for the Tri-State Fair annual election set for January 14. A nine member nominating committee will report, while president Gene Howe and secretary manager Ted Taylor seek relief from long duties due to the organization’s rapid growth.
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Gene Howe
Ted Taylor
Mason King
Taylor
Tri-State
Plains
Iowe
Amerillo
Ford Motor Co to Appeal NLRB Ruling on Union Activity
The National Labor Relations Board ruled Ford Motor Co violated the Wagner Act and ordered reinstatement of 29 employees and a cessation of anti union activity. Ford will appeal to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. UAW President Homer Martin condemned the decision as a lesson on industrial unions.
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Detroit
National Labor Relations Board
Ford Motor Co
Ford Company
United Automobile Workers of America
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Labor Board
Homer Martin
Union
Kansas City
Ford
Dearborn
Highland Park
Ford Brotherhood of America
Harry Bennett
Ford Service Department
NLBR
United Automobile Worker
Bulldog Attack Fatal to Man in Wichita County
Victim G. Brown, 71, died hours after four bulldogs attacked him as he walked toward Wichita Falls from Dean Dale. He killed two dogs with a pocketknife. flesh ripped from legs and arms. rushed to hospital. Brown, a Louisiana native who moved to Lamar County 50 years ago, planned to move to Phoenix. officers sought his daughter en route to Phoenix.
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Wichita
Brown
Louisiana
Lamar County
Phoenix
Ariz
Raymond Fr. Brown
Cumi Marcum
Congressional Medal of Honor To Be Tendered Joe Hill
Joe Hill Jr son of Dr and Mrs J A Hill of Canyon is to receive a Congressional Medal of Honor to be conferred in Dallas on January 1 by Gov James V Allred Also Dr Gil Morgan a Dallas scientist and Pete Demas a Byrd polar expedition veteran will receive similar awards The presentation honors the Little America voyage with Commander Richard E Byrd Joe Boy known locally to Panhandle friends and his wife are visiting Canyon and Hereford He is UT Austin engineering student planning graduate work in aeronautical design He served as aide to Admiral Byrd then as part of an advance tractor party in polar exploration
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Joe Hill, Jr
J. A. Hill
Canyon
Dallas
James V. Allred
Gil Morgan
Pete Demas
Little America
Richard E. Byrd
Joe Boy
Panhandle
Hereford
University of Texas
Admiral Bird
Davis
White Deer
Amarillo
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Summary
The forecast covers Amarillo and West Texas with partly cloudy skies and colder temperatures on Friday. New Mexico shows partly cloudy conditions with possible snow flurries in the northwest, while extreme north portions may see colder late Friday afternoon. Temperature readings from yesterday indicate lows around 27 and highs near 36 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Senators Clash On Nation's War Position
Washington climate shows heated debate over defense and China policy as House and Senate leaders push for stronger navy and air force to deter Japan. Borah Wheeler Nye and others voice differing plans on China withdrawal referenda and war authority amid Panay sinking reports.
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Taylor
Borah
China
Japan
Roosevelt
Wheeler
Nye
United States
North
South
America
Japan Sponsored Commission Rules Nanking Amid Shanghai War Moves
Shanghai reports an autonomous commission, supported by the Japanese army, governing Nanking as Japanese forces envelop Hangchow. Americans and foreigners are urged to flee as columns approach from multiple directions. An International Christmas Express train carries 97 Americans plus 300 refugees toward Canton and Hongkong.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Hangchow
Chekiang Province
China
Hankow
Yangtze
Canton
Hongkong
Pots Keep Boiling in Amarillo Christmas Kettle Drive
Salvation Army kettle receipts rise over 30 percent in the last two days as Major Gus Lambrecht credits a feature by Margaret McKenzie in the Amarillo News. The article highlights free Christmas dinners for the city's needy and boosts holiday giving.
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Salvation Army
Gus Lambrecht
Lambrecht
Margaret McKenzie
Amarillo
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W. R. Stanley, Jr
B. Hughes
James ©. Foster
Joseph A. O’hearn
Wm. Flanagan
Hari
Olin E. Hinkle
West Texas State College News Service
H. K. Jones
Lucerne
Vandenberg
Builders Supply Co
Russell Stationery Co
Margaret Gozmanian
France
Newark
N. J
Grover Hill
Lew Fields
Motor Company
Higher Court
Congressional
Joe Hill
Legionnaires
Santa Claus
Santa
Hanson Post
American Legion
Paramount Theater
F. Rose
Legion Post
Legion
Boy Scouts
Club
A. Petersen
House Appropriations Committee
Hull
Tokyo
James J. Hughes
Washington, D. C
Naval Board of Inquiry
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