Cold wave persists as Texas endures record cold
Texas endures a deep cold spell as Amarillo sees a low of three degrees late Wednesday night and a high around 17 the next day before dropping to about eight overnight. The Panhandle keeps mittens on and tracks a thermometer slow to rise in the tenth day of the 41 year cold wave.
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Tunney To Visit Amarillo in May
Pro Gene Tunney former heavyweight champion will headline the Maverick Club jamboree in May. He will fly to Amarillo to address the Mavericks and likely referee a boxing match between the Mavericks and Boys Ranch at Tascosa.
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Amarillo
Cal Farley
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Boys Ranch
Tascosa
Open House Honors Dr. Herndon At Panhandle Hospital
Dr. O E Herndon, manager of the new veterans hospital, will be guest of honor at an open house in Hanson Posts new home at 1800 Harrison Street. The 8 to 10 30 reception is hosted by Hanson Post of the American Legion and its Auxiliary with the Potter County Medical Society and Auxiliary. Leaders from across the Panhandle Plains are invited, and attendees may meet Dr Herndon amid music and refreshments.
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Panhandle
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Borger
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Pam
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Memphis
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Roy Beard
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Clay Arhornton
Maynard Drake
C. O. Hess
Eneral
Legion Auxiliary
A. Petersen
Hostess
D. S. Marsalis
Edical Auxiliary
C., Nelson
Steel Earnings Skyrocket for Betle Steel Quarter
Betle Steel Corp reported earnings for the quarter ended December ranging around 13.03 million dollars, up from 3.98 million in the prior year's final quarter and 5.38 million in the quarter ended September 30, 1939.
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New York
Betle- Steel Corp
Montague Murder Case Nears Jury
In Edinburg on January 25 the Montague murder case closed testimony as the trial neared a jury. Prosecution and defense finished evidence and the judge began drafting the charge. The state would not seek the death penalty for Dr. L. J. Montague, accused of shooting his wife in a roadside car. P. C. Humphrey testified and Montague claimed the killing was accidental.
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L. J. Montague
P. C. Humphrey
Dallas
Humphrey
Globe News Want Ad: Sell Equity in Refrigerator
Three days running ad appeals to readers to buy the equity in a 4 cubic foot Electrolux refrigerator. The seller notes a 70 cent ad cost and encourages bold trades of gold or equivalent items. Call 4735 for details.
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Globe-News
Hospital Head Charged With Impropriety
Five nurses testified that Dr. W. J. Johnson asked them about sexual matters and made improper advances at the San Antonio State Hospital for the Insane. The hearing before Texas state officials questioned his fitness as head amid a ministers association complaint and political angles involving a board member and a fatal accident. The case includes a temporary injunction request and potential testimony about hospital management.
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Long Oratory At New High
In Baton Rouge the six day lame duck session ends as Gov. Earl Long pushes proposals amid sharp attacks on opponents and federal official Rogge. Noe seeks floor. Long accuses newspapers and Roosevelt policy while promising a clean bill of health for Louisiana elections.
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Washington
Lutherans Protest Roosevelt Vatican Appointment
The National Lutheran Council condemned Roosevelt's choice of a diplomatic representative at the Vatican as a violation of American traditions and church state separation. The resolution passed at the council's 22nd annual meeting, endorsed by about 7,000 Lutheran churches in the United States.
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Roosevelt
Vatican
National Lutheran Council
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United States
Ducks Buck Cold as Census Plummets Near Fort Worth
Game Warden Roscoe Parks reports a drastic fall in migratory waterfowl numbers during a January census near Fort Worth. Only 119 ducks found on local streams and lakes, far from last year’s estimated 5,000.
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Roscoe Parks
Parks
Finnish Front Stands Firm as Russian Assaults Falter
In severe winter fighting near the Salla front and Autojoki sector the Finnish high command reports heavy Soviet losses and several tanks destroyed while holding key positions. British labor leader Sir Walter Citrine arrives to announce increasing Allied material aid reaching Finland.
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Lake Ladoga
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Autojoki
Kollaanjoki
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Petsamo
Viipuri
Sir Walter Citrine
Walter
Allies Turn Economic Heat To Pressure Nazis In War
The Franco-British Allies widen the economic blockade to pressure Germany, aiming to precipitate a decisive move this year. Churchill calls for neutral unity against German and Russian aggression, prompting mixed reactions in the Netherlands and Scandinavia. Germany’s pocket battleship Deutschland returns home, marking a shift in sea power as Allied naval supremacy grows.
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Simpson
Associated Press
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Parking Meters Meet Resistance in Amarillo Tax League
Business leaders form a taxpayers league after denouncing parking meters and a federal slum clearance plan. They aim to cut total taxes by one third, scrutinize county spending, and push for centralized tax offices and insurer costs review. The group plans no dues, seeks 600 members, and reports on county finances and roadwork authority.
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Wade Brymer
J. N. Riggs
Fair Association
Riggs
Brymer
Commissioners Court
Amarillo Credit Association to Hold Sixth Stockholders Meeting
About 300 members of the Amarillo Production Credit Association serving 12 Plains counties attend its sixth annual stockholders meeting at the Herring Hotel. Byron Gist presides, John H. Seale Jr speaks, and two directors are elected for three-year terms. A barbecue follows the business session ending around 1 p.m.
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Production Credit Corporation of Houston
Gist
Mr. Powers
Hill Bedford
O. P. Pinch
Dalhart
John L. Hammond
Happy
Emil Knutson
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Armstrong
Carson
Dallam
Deaf Smith
Hansford
Hartley
Hutchinson
Moore
Oldham
Potter
Randall
Sherman
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Plot Aimed at US Ambassador Nelson T. Johnson
Lieut. Col. Jiro Saito said Nanking informed him of Chinese plot to attack the US ambassador's gun boat Luzon near Nankow. The plan allegedly used mines or artillery to spark a crisis in Japanese American relations as a trade treaty expired.
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Jiro Saito
Nanking
United States
Nelson T. Johnson
Luzon
Nankow
Saito
Convict Patrick Powell Captured After 30 Mile Chase
In New Mexico Deputy Fred Hill of Artesia captured escaped Texas convict Patrick Powell alias Roy Harris after a long chase across southeastern New Mexico. Powell was found to be wanted in Odessa Wichita Falls Big Spring and Pampa per FBI records. Powell had served two terms and reportedly broke jail in Midland.
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Wichita Falls
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Pampa
Midland
Carlsbad
When This Cabbie Thinks It Over
A Washington taxi driver insulted congressmen during a two mile ride near the White House. Rep. John W. Plannagan Jr., a Virginia Democrat, rode to the House office building and paid his fare after hearing the driver’s tirade.
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U.P
White House
House
John W. Plannagan
Virginia
Remorseful Tulia Butcher Confesses Double Murder
A 37 year old Tulia butcher, W. T. Simmons, confessed to the slayings of L. B. Hand and his sister Lulu Widegren in Swisher County. He said he did not intend to kill them and expressed deep remorse. Simmons signed the confession at an examining trial after being charged with the Jan 16 deaths. The couple’s funerals were held at the local Methodist Church.
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Swisher County
W. T
Dub) Simmons
Hugh White
Simmons
L. B. Hand
Lulu Widegren
Tulsa
Finnish waitress earns liberty medal for calm service
A 23 year old waitress in Finland was awarded the liberty medal for staying to serve Field Marshal Baron Gustaf Mannerheim during an air raid on a Karelian village. the incident was reported by Dagens Nyheter.
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Stockholm
Baron Gustaf Mannerheim
Dagens Nyheter
Jimmy Stewart About to Become Tucumcari Citizen
James Stewart, noted movie star, was forced to land in Tucumcari in his private plane. He stayed Wednesday and Thursday nights, his pilot checked in at Hotel Randle, and Stewart kept his identity secret. He aimed for Albuquerque but was turned back by snow.
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James Stewart
Hotel Randle
Stewart
Albuquerque
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Region
Partly cloudy and slightly warmer Friday for Amarillo and surrounding area. Texas region will see increasing cloudiness Saturday with rising temperatures. Mexico area forecast shows mostly high clouds Friday and Saturday with warmer conditions in the east Friday. Temperature data from yesterday in Amarillo shows morning and afternoon readings with a high around 30 and a low near 19.
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Mexico
Birchbank Freighter Sails with Asphalt Cargo
The British freighter Birchbank sails from Tamico on January 25 bound for Freeport Texas carrying 1,750 tons of asphalt for England plus a load of lead.
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Mexico
Freeport
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