Amarillo Declared Safest City in Texas for 1939
State police rankings show Amarillo achieving a 71.43 percent drop in traffic deaths from 1938 to 1939, the largest among Texas's 13 largest cities. Beaumont, Wichita Falls, Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Houston, and others follow in notable declines with varied shifts across the list.
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Amarillo
Texas
Beaumont
Wichita Falls
Corpus Christi
San Antonio
Houston
Waco
Port Arthur
Fort Worth
Austin
Dallas
el Paso
Galveston
Associated Press
Wae
Waco Oe
Newenee
Sescadaaone
Houston Aatee
Finland Crushes Red Army in Kianta Lake Campaign
Finnish ski troops hunted and destroyed a 17 000 man Red Army division near Lake Kianta in a three week battle lasting through December. The Finns seized 250 trucks 400 to 500 wagons 15 tanks and other materiel while suffering 100 casualties.
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Kianta
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Finland
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Soumussalm
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Amarillo Banks End 1939 With Record Deposits Across the City
A year end call shows Amarillo three banks holding 20,994,954.81 in deposits on Dec 30 1939. This surpasses 1938 by over 1.5 million and 1937 by more than 2 million, matching figures not seen since 1927. Houston Fort Worth and rural Texas banks also report major gains.
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Amarillo
Texas
Houston
United Press
B. D. Harris
Houston Clearing House Association
Fort Worth
Tarrant County
Limitations of Airpower Seen in Helgoland Raid
The Helgoland Bight skirmish shows limits of airpower when bombers lack escort. British and German forces clashed with a dozen pursuit ships, revealing defense strength favors the defender. Analysts say equal aerial strength battles are new to the war, with mass German air attacks awaiting sufficient escort ships and range to cover British shipping targets.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Associated Press
Helgoland Bight
London
Berlin
Ain
Pest
Helgoland
Messerchmidt
France
Newby Leaves Lumber Firm to Focus on New Amarillo Companies
Dwight Newby announced his retirement from the Amarillo Lumber Company after twelve years with the firm to devote full time to two new ventures, the Amarillo Roofing & Service Company and the Amarillo Shade & Equipment Company. He notes Amarillo’s bright building prospects and moves his offices to 313 West Sixth Street. He remains connected to the family legacy as his father L. B. Newby previously directed the lumber business.
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Dwight Newby
Amarillo Lumber Company
Amarillo Roofing & Service Company
Amarillo Shade & Equipment Company
Mr. Newby
Amarillo
Newby
L. B. Newby
O'Daniel Names Norvell Associate Justice for San Antonio Court
Gov. W. Lee O'Daniel announced the immediate appointment of J. R. Norvell of Edinburg as associate justice of the San Antonio court of civil appeals. He succeeds Judge C. S. Slaton, who was named to the commission of appeals of the Texas Supreme Court.
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Austin
Jan
W. Lee O’daniel
J. R. Norvell
Edinburg
San Antonio
Police Seek Two Hijackers After Amarillo Stickups
Amarillo police hunt two suspects from separate daytime and nighttime robberies. The first hijacked Angelus Drug Company at 325 West Sixth Avenue taking about $20 at pistol point. the bandit is described as a 21 year old, 5 feet 6 inches, 125 pounds with ruddy face, cap and blue trousers. The second held up city employee James E Taylor at Fifth Avenue and Jackson Street, a 28 year old about 5 feet 10 inches, 155 pounds, wearing a dark coat and gray hat.
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Amarillo
Angelus ‘Drug Company
West Sixth Avenue
da Badzek
James E
Bob) Taylor
Fifth Avenue
Jackson Street
Texans Join in Drive for Finns
Texans contribute generously to relief funds for Finland, with statewide campaigns and a Dallas hotel base of operations. National leaders include Herbert Hoover, while local names such as Harry Wiess, G B Dealey, Nathan Adams, Charles Roeser, R W Morrison, and Dr J D Sandifer coordinate efforts. Texas newspapers report total donations of 25 869 36 and list city by city totals.
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Russia
Texas
Dallas
J. F. Lucey
Herbert Hoover
Harry Wiess
Houston
G. B. Dealey
Nathan Adams
Charles Roeser
Fort Worth
R. W. Morrison
San Antonio
J. D. Sandifer
Abilene
California
Houston Post
Chronicle and Press
Wiess
Dallas Morning News
Wichita Falls Record News
Daily Times
Beaumont Enterprise and Journal
Fort Worth Star Telegram
el Paso Herald Post
San Angelo Standard Times
Harlingen Valley Morning Star
San Antonio Express and
Evening News
Longview News Journal
Amarillo Globe News
Mexican disturbances ripple through Sonora towns near border
Report from Mexico City says disturbances, officially deemed slight, occurred in several towns in Sonora state near the Arizona border. No further details were provided on locations or impacts.
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Mexico City
U.P
Sonora
Arizona
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy in Amarillo with little temperature change. West Texas west of the meridian expect cloudy skies and light rain in the mountains southwest. New Mexico region shows Thursday fair west and partly cloudy with light snow in eastern mountains, clearing by night. Temperature trends are minor with examples of hourly readings given.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Attorney General Murphy Poised for Supreme Court Seat
Washington January reports confirm Frank Murphy will be appointed to the Supreme Court to fill the Pierce Butler vacancy. President Roosevelt to send Murphy's nomination to the Senate. Robert H. Jackson expected to be elevated to attorney general after Murphy moves up. Jackson would await Murphy’s confirmation.
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Frank Murphy
Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
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Roosevelt
Senate
Jackson
Pierce Butler
Hugo Black
Felix Frankfurter
William O. Douglas
Stanley Reed
Philippines
Michigan
Homer Cummings
Bridge School Opens January Fifteenth For Charity Lessons
The Globe-News announces a five day Bridge School at the Elks Club starting January 15. Rufus Steele will teach the Culbertson system 1940 model in 39 lessons. Proceeds go to Preventorium Children’s Home Social Center for Girls Maverick Club with tickets at $2. Out-of-towners may buy at the door.
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Elks Club
Rufus Steele
Children’s Home
Social Center
Maverick Club
The
Globe News
J. L. Scott
Ed Hardin
Cal Farley
Arthur Ware
Amarillo
Steele
Former Amarillo Man Silent on Wyoming Shooting
Troy Gregg a bartender wounded in a New Year’s night shooting that killed Edmund A. Finley and wounded Kyle Bromley held no statement about the incident. Sheriff Glenn Penland said questioning has not cleared the case while Gregg and Bromley remained hospitalized and under guard.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Troy Gregg
Bromley
Gregg
Penland
Ireland seeks emergency powers to intern IRA leaders
Ireland's government told Parliament that the IRA is a highly organized group with a war chest of United States dollars. It cited a December raid on the Phoenix Park arsenal, a Dublin explosives lab, and large IRA funds as justification for emergency internment bills without trial, amid opposition claims of constitutional overreach.
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Irish Republican Army
Government of Ireland
Erie
United States
Gerald Boland
Phoenix Park
Killiney
United Stags
William T. Cosgrave
Irish Free State
Eire
Fine Gael
Eamon de Valera
Dail Éireann
de Valera
Boland
Irish Republic Army
Sean Russell
Detroit
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Banker Faragher Moves to Hotel After Christmas Tree Hoax
In Seattle on January 3, banker T. R. Faragher relocated to a hotel following a prank that he would buy used Christmas trees. A wave of discarded firs spread from damp heaps and back alleys as locals, young and old, speculated and collected the trees.
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Seattle
U.P
T. R. Faragher
Faragher
Mrs. Avery Rush Dies in Amarillo at 40
Mrs. J. Avery Rush, 40, longtime Amarillo resident, died at 11:46 p.m. at her home. Survivors include husband, two sons Avery Jr. and Chandler, daughter Nancy, brother Stephen Chandler, five sisters, and a Knoxville born, Oklahoma City married, Amarillo moved resident. Funeral arrangements by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home.
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Amarillo
Rush
Armstrong Transfer and Storage Company
Avery Rush, Jr
Chandler Rush
Nancy Rush
Stephen Chandler
Oklahoma City
R. B. Ransom
Knoxville
Tenn
Jim Williams
A. J. Rife
Dallas
Morgan Cox
Bristol
John West
Asheville
N. C
Methodist Church
Junior Pyrean Club
Ong Street
Advertising pull builds customers daily in Amarillo directory
John Wanamaker style ad encourages daily advertising in Who's Who in Amarillo Business Directory found in the Want Ad Section. Cost to start as low as $4.40 per month for ads running every day in News and Globe, promising enduring value for local businesses.
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John Wanamaker
Who's Who
Amarillo
Business Directory
News
Globe
Globe-News
Cotton quotas for 1940 below 1939 levels
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration sets 1940 state cotton planting allotments at 27 070 173 acres, down 412 842 acres from 1939. Each farmer receives a proportional allotment with a three cent per pound penalty for sales from excess acres. The target crop is about 12 000 006 bales, with state allocations listed for Alabama through Virginia.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
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