Communists Expelled as France Opens Wartime Chamber
Paris dispatch reports France's chamber of deputies inaugurating its wartime session by expelling four former Communists amid bench protests. The session, marked by a tense uproar, saw calls to strip all seven remaining deputies of their powers and a pledge to disqualify representatives tied to the dissolved party. Edouard Herriot was renamed president of the 1940 session.
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Paris
France
Chamber of Deputies
Georges Levy-Alphandery
Vy -Alphandery
Levy- Alphandery
Great Britain
Finland
Levy - Alphandery
Germany
Levy-Alphandery
Chamber
Edouard Herroit
Amarillo Deep Oil Test Decision Pending In City
Amarillo Oil Company seeks 5,000 foot deep test instead of 4,500. City commission to hold a 10 am special meeting to study changes and seek public opinion. Mayor Rogers notes unclear production below sea level in Panhandle area and explains the 4,500 foot depth reference.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Oil Company
Charles Kester
Ing
City Commission
Ross D. Rogers
Commission
Keffer
Panhandle
Cliffside
A. W. Parshlevy
Dallas
Shrine Notables Gather Tonight in Amarillo
Nobles from Panhandle and South Plains counties gather in Amarillo for Khiva Temple of the Mystic Shrine annual meeting. New divan member will be Oriental guide, with officers including Bill Gilstrap and Dr. L. V. Cradit among past potentates. Meeting set for 7:30 p.m. at Masonic Hall on Seventh Avenue and Taylor Street. Nearby corporate and lease discussions touch oil tests and city projects.
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Panhandle
South Plains
Amarillo
Khiva Temple
Mystic Shrine
Bill Gilstrap
L. V. Cradit
Harry S. Wilbur
Canadian
Col
R. P. Smythe
Plainview
George Hammock
Rabban
Jerry Briscoe
Robert H. Hester
Masonic Hall
Seventh Avenue
Taylor Street
County Workers Get Pay Raises
County officials received salary increases approved by the commissioner’s court. Treasurer L. D. Heyser’s pay rose from 2000 to 2300 dollars yearly, deputies and clerks also gained raises, and the Hide and Animal Inspector John Arnot’s salary increased to 250 with a 75 dollar monthly minimum for an assistant. The move away from fee basis for certain officers was rejected.
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L. D. Heyser
Hubert Cole
John Arnot
Arnot
Justices of the Peace
C. W. Carder
H. W. Duke
Jack
Finland reports lull as Russians exhausted on all fronts
Helsinki reports a military standstill with finish officials noting Red Army exhaustion but preparing for possible future assaults. In Washington the House debates the Gavagan anti lynching bill amid partisan clash while guardsmen defend Prentiss Mississippi against lynching threats.
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Helsinki
Finland
Seccombe
Rep
Burdick
North Dakota
Mitchell
House
Senate
Britain’s War Warning Amid German Attacks and Europe Union Hopes
Prime Minister Chamberlain warned of a grimmer phase of the war and urged sacrifice for a peacetime federation built on British French cooperation. German air attacks on the British coast killed or wounded mariners as Finland battles Soviet aggression with League aid.
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London
Chamberlain
Great Britain
Germany
British
Mansion House
Hore-Belisha
Soviet
Russia
Finland
Britain
League ‘S of Nations
Jupiter Domino, 40th, Drugged Hereford Bull Exhibited
In Ogden Utah on January 9 Jupiter Domino a 40th Hereford bull exhibited by Bar 13 Ranch Sheridan Wyoming won top honors at the annual Ogden livestock show.
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Ogden
Utah
Bar 13 Ranch
Sheridan
Wyo
Farm Boy Kills Father at Mississippi Farm
Centerville Mississippi January 9 marshal Walter Johnson said Sonny Blaylock 17 shot and killed his father Gabe Blaylock middle aged farmer during a farmyard argument Sonny seized a .22 rifle from the wall and fired wounding the elder in the abdomen before dying at the scene
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Centerville
Miss
Walter Johnson
Gabe Blaylock
Sonny
Gloster
Blaylock
No Water Delays Connors State College Classes
A cold wave froze drinking water and boiler supply at Connors State Agricultural College in Warner Oklahoma, forcing a weeklong vacation for about 450 students until a thaw restores water.
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Warner, Okla
Connors State Agricultural College
Not Last But Leased: Globe News Want Ads Prove Results
Through Globe News Want Ads a mid column business opportunities ad yielded results in one day showing position in the page matters little. An apartment house for rent or lease offers five unfurnished units and can be reached by phone 5503. Dial 6262 for Want Ad Headquarters.
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Globe News
Globe-News
Amarillo Weather Summary and Regional Forecast
The report notes Amarillo and nearby areas expect mostly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures. West Texas and New Mexico show similar trends with occasional light rain, mountain snow, and mild increases in daytime highs. Hourly readings from yesterday include temperatures ranging from 33 to 50 degrees, with a high near 53 reported for 1939. Equipment and stationery ads appear from Shaw Walker and Russell Stationery Co.
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Amarillo
West Xas
New Mexico
Wee Marte
Portales businessman thwarts attempted hijacking at home
Ed J. Neer, 70, fought off a burglar in his Portales residence. He grabbed the pistol, suffered a bruised eye, and the robber fled after a scuffle. Neer offers a $200 reward for information leading to the suspect’s arrest.
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Portales
N. M
Ed J. Neer
Neer
Duryea Seeks Trial After 25 Years in Mental Institution
Chester B Duryea, 69, who killed his millionaire father Gen Hiram Duryea in Brooklyn on May 5 1914 and has spent 25 years in Matteawan State Hospital, asks release and a $1 000 000 share of the estate. He hints his defense would be temporary insanity and agrees to face trial if freed.
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White Plains
N. Y
Hiram Duryea
Chester B. Duryea
Brooklyn
Matteawan State Hospital
William J. Cahill
Duryea
Texans lauded by associates at luncheon for two Texan appointees
Washington January 8 two new Tex as cabinet officers Alvin J Wirtz of Austin and Grover Hill of Amarillo were praised at a Texas delegation luncheon. The group adopted resolutions to send to Roosevelt Ickes and Wallace noting qualifications and integrity while joking they may need some favors in return. Guests included EFB Germany Wesley Hopkins Roy Miller and Harold Beck.
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the News
Washington
Little Cabinet
Texas
Alvin J. Wirtz
Austin
Grover Hill
Amarillo
W.R. Poage
Waco
Roosevelt
Interior Ickes
Agriculture Wallace
Sam Rayburn
Marvin Jones
J. J Mansfield
Columbus
Dallas
Democratic Executive Committee
National Committee
Wesley Hopkins
Justice Department
Roy Miller
Corpus Christi
Harold Beck
Texarkana
Arctic Post Fire Destroys Royal Signals Quarters
Aklavik Arctic post 1800 air miles north of Edmonton fought a seven hour blaze on New Year’s Eve in bitter cold. Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the living quarters of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals crew.
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Edmonton
Alta
Aklavik
Arctic Post
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
Globe-News Bridge School funds Maverick Club benefit
The Globe-News Bridge School opens next Monday at the Elks Club with four charities including the Maverick Club sharing proceeds. Tickets cost 2 dollars for 39 lessons with afternoon 2 PM and evening 8 PM sessions. Rufus Steele of the American Bridge Congress will teach the 1940 Culbertson System. money beyond expenses is split four ways. Tickets and reservations available at Cresney Drug, City Drug, or by phone.
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Globe-News Bridge School
Elks Club
Maverick Club
Children’s Home
Rufus Steele
American Bridge Congress
Cresney Drug
City Drug
Globe News Bridge
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