Einstein Double Spotted in Amarillo Mystery
A New York musician, Hermann Epstein, was mistaken for Albert Einstein in Amarillo after a Santa Fe train stop. Epstein denied being the famed physicist, saying he is Epstein, not Einstein, while traveling back to New York after concerts in California.
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Jack Sitton
Albert Einstein
Princeton University
Einstein
Amarillo
Hermann Epstein
New York
Santa Fe
Princeton
Los Angeles
Epstein
Einstein and I Compare Our Hair in Duel Portrait
The speaker notes a resemblance to Einstein and mentions shared hair color while acknowledging different ages and mustache shades. The fragment ends with a reference to continued discussion on page 4.
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Einstein
Panhandle Highway Projects Complete in 1937
Panhandle road work totaling 189 miles and $1 204 800 was completed in 1937 with several major improvements. Projects include 21 miles on Highway 60 in Deaf Smith County, 35 miles on Highway 66 to Caprock, 16 miles of surfacing on Jericho Gap, 15 miles of grading near Perryton, Buchanan Street underpass in Amarillo, Santa Fe underpasses, and asphalt on multiple counties. Grade crossing warning signals were installed in seven Panhandle cities at an estimated total cost of $60 000.
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Panhandle
Deaf Smith County
Caprock
Jericho Gap
Perryton
Lipscomb
Buchanan Street
Amarillo
Santa Fe
Canyon
Gray
Hansford
Moore
Ochiltree
Randall Counties
Childress County
Oklahoma Line
Dalhart
Claude
Clarendon
Hereford
White Deer
Pampa
Amarillo to Gain Added Daily Airmail Service
Washington funds in the post office appropriation bill would add a second daily round trip between Amarillo and Fort Worth. The plan, subject to schedule and cost, contemplates Braniff Airlines on a mileage basis. Existing TWA airmail flights through Amarillo would continue.
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Washington, D. C
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Post Office Department
House
Airmail Division
Post Office
Braniff Airlines
Move to transfer Regimental Band faces local opposition
Reports said the Regimental Band, 142nd Infantry, Texas National Guard, may leave Amarillo for Brownwood. Mayor Ross Rogers, the Chamber of Commerce and Amarillo citizens sent telegrams to National Guard officers protesting the move. They argue removal would harm Panhandle patriotism and seek reasons for the contemplated action. Dr. Dan Loving leads the band.
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142Nd Infantry
Texas National Guard
Marillo
Brownwood
Rossogers
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
National Guard
Kmarillo
Panhandle
Dan Loving
Fighting in Jerusalem Wounds Fifty, Syrians Clash
Fifty persons were reported wounded today in fighting between Syrian nationalists and separatists in Jerusalem, with casualties arising from the ongoing clash and unrest in the city.
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Jerusalem
Mystery over Ruth Rubens location continues after Moscow query
The United States pressed the Soviet government for information on the whereabouts of Ruth Marie Rubens, missing since December in Moscow. Secretary Hull directed the embassy to seek whether she is under arrest, with Loy Henderson urging a speedy reply from Soviet authorities and the secret police.
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Washington
United States
Ruth Marie Rubens
Moscow
Hull
Loy Henderson
Department
Foreign Office
Henderson
Soviet Russia
Blanket Dust Shuts Amarillo In Dust Storm
A heavy dust blanket settled over Amarillo and nearby areas yesterday afternoon, reducing visibility to one fifth of a mile for two to three hours. The duster centered on Amarillo with lighter storms reported in Tucumcari, Wichita, Oklahoma City and Canadian. It rolled in around 12:30 PM as winds reached 30 miles per hour, subsiding to about 15 by nightfall.
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Amarillo
Tucumcari
N. M
Wichita
Kan
Oklahoma City
Numbers Suspects Held in Fort Worth Raids
About 30 African American individuals suspected of taking part in numbers games were arrested by city and county officers in raids on three establishments in Fort Worth on January 13 193? The report notes coordinated action by law enforcement.
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Fort Worth
First Woman Court Prospect Is Both Musician and Poet
Florence Allen, a prospective U S Supreme Court appointee, is a musician and poet who once sentenced a man to die by electric chair. Born 1884 in Salt Lake City, she rose through Ohio law ranks to become associate justice of the U S Circuit Court of Appeals, amid battles against gender prejudice.
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NEA Service
Cleveland
Florence Ellinwood Allen
U. S. Supreme Court
Allen
Court of Common Pleas
Ohio Supreme Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
United States
Salt Lake City
Ohio
Western Reserve University
Chicago University
New York University
Berlin
Florence Allen
Anti-Lynching Rift May Stymie Roosevelt Plan
Senator Norris warned that continued debate over the anti lynching bill could hinder Roosevelt's program by creating psychological rifts. Arkansas Senator Hattie Caraway led a lengthy reading on the constitutionality issue, read to clerks for over two hours.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Norris
Nebraska
Nebraska Independent
Solon
Senate
Arkansas
Hattie Caraway
Caraway
Judiciary
Barkley
Kentucky
Gipsy Smith Urges Service Over Words In War Duty
Gipsy Smith spoke to about 3,000 in a service arguing a religion of service is stronger than words. He recounted three and a half years in the British YMCA in France, noting soldiers valued actions like cleaning barracks and washing pots before spiritual talks. He said faith in action convinced troops, and that skeptics vanished amid visible service. Crowds were turned away for the tenth night out of twelve as the sermon emphasized practical Christianity.
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Gipsy Smith
France
Jesus
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity
Friday fair and colder for Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas west of the 100th Meridian partly cloudy and somewhat colder in the north portion. New Mexico fair Friday. Temperature by hours at Amarillo shows a 4 PM reading around 32 with yesterday's max about 55 and min near 37.
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Amarillo
Wildcat Fails To Hit Pay In Sherman County Test
The J T I O wildcat in southwest Sherman County reached 2 677 feet after cementing the plug but showed no oil or gas at bottom. The test, at center of a 16 000 acre block, sparked wild acreage trading with prices rising rapidly though pay remains uncertain as drilling continues.
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J. T. I. O. Wildcat
Sherman County
Panhandle
Hereford Edition seeks full cattle region coverage
The News-Globe plans a February 20 Hereford edition promising 100 percent representation. It aims to feature every Panhandle Plains herd and to determine a trade name for Herefords from the region via a mailed ballot. Ballots should be sent to the Hereford Edition Editor in Amarillo, Texas.
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News-Globe
Panhandle-Plains
Globe News
Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle-Plains Territory
Hereford Breeder Offers Purebred and Commercial Cattle
A breeder lists offerings of Purebred Herefords and Commercial Herefords for sale. The notice emphasizes quality stock and breed purity, targeting cattle producers seeking proven genetics and reliable herd replacements.
Panhandle delegation to press WPA on pond plan
A Texas Panhandle group led by Rep. Jones will meet WPA officials to press for a million dollar lakes and reservoirs program in the Panhandle and nearby New Mexico. Am arillo Chamber manager Carl Hinton cites promised funds and current allotments while noting drought and unemployment.
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Washington
Texas Panhandle
Representative Jones
Texas
Works Progress Administration
Great Plains
Carl Hinton
Amarillo
Hinton
Panhandle
Randall County
Canyon
Hemphill County
Williams
High Plains
Sherman White
Gray County
Garnett Reeves
Pampa
Moisture Drop Reported
Weather Bureau records show midwestern moisture supplies much below normal for Sep–Dec 1937 compared with 1933 levels. Kansas fell from 106 to 65 percent of normal, with Oklahoma 94 and 90, Texas 74 and 111, New Mexico 59 and 98, and only Wyoming New Mexico and Minnesota normal in 1937.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Great Plains
Midwestern
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Wyoming
Minnesota
Three Charged In Drug Case In Texas
Raymond Tilghman Fred H Holmes and Mary O Dare a widow of Raymond Hamilton known as the mole faced three federal narcotic counts arraigned before a U S commissioner. Bonds set at 5000 each. all held on failing to post bond after arrest late Wednesday.
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Molle
Raymond Hamilton
United States
Raymond Tilghman
Fred H. Holmes
Tilghman
Mary O’dare
Texas
Bonnie Parker
Clyde Barrow
Fach
Kennedy Appointment Gets Senate Sanction
The Senate confirmed President Roosevelt's nomination of Joseph P. Kennedy as ambassador to Great Britain. He will succeed the late Robert Worth Bingham. Also approved were Hugh R. Wilson as ambassador to Germany and Norman Armour as ambassador to Chile, succeeding William Dodd and Hoffman Philip respectively.
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Senate
Roosevelt
Joseph P. Kennedy
Great Britain
Kennedy
Robert Worth Bingham
Hugh R. Wilson
Ilinois
Germany
Norman Armour
New Jersey
Chile
Wilson
William FE. Dodd
Armour
Hoffman Philip
Empire For A Lady serial adventure by Alan LeMay
Polo Player Writes Next News Serial announces Alan LeMay's new adventure tale Empire For A Lady to run serially starting Jan 22 set on a tropical island chain between Borneo and Australia. The story blends jungle, sea, love rivalry, and peril with LeMay's action oriented background and several noted works referenced.
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Alan LeMay
Hawaii
mid-Pacific
Asiatic
Empire
Borneo
Australia
Indianapolis
Clyde
Linkang
Paul Thorne
Balingong Bay
Christine
Man Given Life in Dallas Slaying
Robert Lacy, 23, an automobile company employee, was found guilty of murder in the death of Harry Helfman and sentenced to life in the state penitentiary. Helfman was shot November 15 and his body dumped in a city sewage pit. Lacy led authorities to the scene after his arrest.
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U.P
Robert Lacy
Harry Leon Helfman
State
Helfman
Lacy
Brooklyn, N. Y
Eating Made Easy Want Ad Directory
The Want Ad page lists Amarillo dining options including hotels coffee shops restaurants drive ins and drug stores. It promotes a new Want Ad Classification to help readers quickly locate places serving various meals and special foods.
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Amarillo
News-Globe
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