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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1938

Page

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Old Southwest Days Will Feature Will Rogers Pageant

A luncheon in Amarillo brings together 160 attendees to plan Old Southwest Days a three day pageant August 15 16 17 at Butler Field. The show will cover Coronado to Comanches cow country with a cast surpassing 1500 including Indians and wagons. Larry Doyle will direct for Will Rogers Highway 66 Association with Carl Hinton as president and a vast committee from Panhandle plains and nearby states guiding the script.

Will Rogers Panhandle Plains New Mexico Oklahoma Amarillo John McCarty Great Lakes Pacific Coast Coronado Comanches Cow Country WEA Rum Fll Ewan Buffalo Larry Doyle Jerome A. Cargill Productions Will Rogers Highway 66 Association Carl Hinton Butler Field Deskin Wells Wellington L. F. Sheffey Mattie M. Anderson Boone McClure Ben Carlton Mead T. W. Taylor Canyon F. A. Emery G. H. Jones Happy Hoyt Boles F. P. Engelman Bruce Gerdes Tulsa Mary L. Cox Guy Harding Goodman Col R. P. Smythe Ola Legg Plainview Jess Mitchell Muleshoe Goose Ramey T. A. Singer Dimmitt George Hill Ann Holman Hereford Dan Ethridge Friona W. H. Graham J. D. Hamlin Farwell H. B. Carroll Coe Howard Gordon K. Greaves Portales Clayton, N. M A. D. Divine Texhoma Okla Bill Baker Boise City Giles Miller Guymon Boss Neff Hooker L. D. Shaw Higgins Carl Studer H. E. Hoover Canadian J. A. Mead Miami Jake Stahl Berger Dave Warren Frank Paul Panhand J. C. Estlack Harley True Burton Sam Braswell Harold Bugbee Clarendon J. Claude Wells Memphis Morris Higley Childress Temple Houston Woodward Inez Christian Dozier Tom Aggoner Claude Clyde Tingley Santa Fe N. M Z. F. Zimmerman Albuquerque Irving O'Hay Martin Hennings Taos Fred Lambert Cimmaroon W. P. Holden Lubbock Laura V. Hamner Olive K. Dixon H. M. Timmons Carolyn Deason Timmons Ernest

Brookings study argues big firms spur useful competition

The Brookings report contends giant corporations foster useful competition rather than harmful monopolies. It argues big firms today form unions to cut costs and broaden markets, while earlier combinations sought to control markets and raise prices.

Washington Brookings Institution

Berserk Black landholder wounds several in Hawkins incident

R D Register a Black landholder formerly owning oil property in Texas went berserk firing at multiple people in Hawkins. He fatally injured Newell Ellison a white man and wounded Roy Allen and others before being fatally shot by a store owner after John H Smith avoided a bullet. Dr Moody attempted to intervene but fled.

Hawkins, Tex R. D. Register Fast Texas Oil Register A. B. Humphries Leonard Huey Newell Ellison Roy Allen Hawkins Allen John H. Smith Humphries A. B. Moody

Gas Blast and Traffic Toll of Life in Texas

Texas crash and gas blast reports detail deaths and injuries. Henderson oil field worker George Capps, 46, died from burns after a Dallas tourist camp gas explosion when he lit a cigarette. James Bernard Moss, 17, died after being knocked from a truck under an underpass in Longview. Barnie J. McElwaney, 43, found hanged in a freight car on a Denison line. A. J. Dodd, Corsicana oil firm employe, burned in an engine explosion. Vivian Streeter, 19, wife of Fort Bliss lieutenant, seriously injured in a collision at Port Clinton Ohio. Continued on Page 11.

George Capps Henderson Capps Dallas James Bernard Moss Longview Denison Barnie J. McElwaney McElwaney Newport Beach Calif A. J. Dodd Corsicana Vivian Streeter H. H. Streeter Fort Bliss Port Clinton Ohio

Justice Butler Orders $600,000 Retained in Stockyards Case

Associate Justice Pierce Butler directed the western Missouri Federal District Court to retain six hundred thousand dollars claimed by Kansas City stockyard operators pending a new government appeal in the stockyards rate case.

Washington U.P Supreme Court Pierce Butler Western Missouri Federal District Court Kansas City

Restless Romances Symbolized in Wanders of Barbara Hutton

NEA Service chronicles Barbara Hutton Mdivani Haugwitz-Reventlow's globe spanning romance arc from Siam to Paris to London. Her marriages to Prince Mdivani and Count von Haugwitz-Reventlow, child Lance, and ongoing divorces highlight a life defined by restless travel and high society intrigue.

Babs Mee Barbara Hutton Mdivani Haugwitz-Reventlow London Siam Barbara Paris Alex Mdivani Georgia Caucasus Deep South United States Bangkok Me Nam Mdivani Count Biarritz France Monocco Venice Rome Polo Reno Count Court von Haugwitz-Reventlow New York Denmark Herdenberg Lance Egypt Nile St. Moritz Copenhagen Woolworth Count Court Haugwitz-Reventlow U. S. Victoria Bombay India

Nevada Crowd Cheers FDR Opponent McCarran on Train

President Roosevelt on the way to San Francisco was greeted by a Carlin crowd that applauded Sen. Pat McCarran of Nevada, a foe of New Deal proposals, as Roosevelt spoke from the rear platform. McCarran later joined the crowd in applauding the president’s water use plan while Hilliard supported administration. The stop followed McCarran’s statement that the cross-country tour changed little in sentiment. Roosevelt planned to address the San Francisco exposition and may praise McAdoo.

Francisco Carlin Nevada Roosevelt Pat McCarran Albert Hilliard McCarran Hilliard Ogden Utah Mr. Roosevelt Pat

Oklahoma Democrats Nominate Thomas for Third Term

Oklahoma City July 13 Democrats back Senator Elmer Thomas for a third term and reject gubernatorial hopeful W H Murray. Roosevelt praised Thomas with supportive remarks. Thomas leads over Smith and Marland in unofficial returns. Phillips outpaces Murray and Key in the governor race with Walden trailing.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Roosevelt Elmer Thomas W. H Leon C. Phillips House of Representatives W. 8. Key WPA Murray Thomas Smith Marland Phillips Key Jack Walton

One Day Results From Globe News Want Ads

Advertisers on the first day saw results as four room brick duplexes and furnished apartments listed for rent. Listings include Frigidaire equipped units at 817 Alabama, two furnished rooms with private entrance on 1200 Buchanan, a furnished room at 1312 East 7th, an unfurnished three room duplex, and a 1005 North Fillmore one room unit. Dial 6262 for Globe-News Want Ads.

Globe- News Want Alabama Buchanan East 7Th Fillmore

Nations war talk and troop moves reported abroad

Reports from London Jerusalem Berlin and Barcelona describe ongoing war momentum and political shifts. Britain refused to shield ships in danger zones around Spain while storms over agriculture policy pass in the House of Commons. British troops bolster Palestine amid rising sectarian violence. Germany blames U S backed Pan American policy for stopping Brazil purchases. Spain agrees to withdraw foreign soldiers under a British plan and a refugee conference urges states to support citizens forced abroad.

London Great Britain House of Commons Britain Chamberlain Ministry of Agriculture Jerusalem Palestine Holy Land Berlin Brazil United States Germany Bank of Brazil Barcelona Evian France International Refugee Conference Reich

Candidates sought for Sunday News Globe political supplement

A political supplement will publish July 17 with comments from local district and state candidates. More than 25 contenders have asked to reserve space. Interested candidates should call Gordon Morrison at News-Globe, telephone 6262.

Sunday News-Globe Gordon Morrison News-Globe

Loan Figure on Wheat Awaited

Federal officials compute next year wheat acreage allotments while awaiting the loan rate for the 1938 crop. Secretary Wallace says the rate will be disclosed tomorrow and is expected near 59 cents a bushel.

Washington Wallace Texas Commodity Credit Corporation United States London Joseph Kennedy A. G. Black Agriculture Department

Amarillo Area Weather Summary Brief

Partly cloudy and cooler Thursday for Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas fair and somewhat cooler, Panhandle and New Mexico see little temperature change. Temperatures by hour yesterday show highs near 99 and lows around 67 with a peak around 84 earlier in the day.

Amarillo West Texas Panhandle New Mexico Yeast

Speeding Fliers Awaited Today In New York

Five men aboard the New York World's Fair 1939 monoplane race toward New York after a fuel stop in Fairbanks Alaska. Pilot Howard Hughes leads Richard Stoddart and crew through Siberia and Alaska toward a four day global attempt.

Howard Hughes Canada New York Hughes Moscow Fairbanks Wire Lockheed United States Alaska St. Paul Minn Wiley Post Richard Stoddart Edmonton Aviation United Air Transport Yakutak Biberia New York City Yakutek Siberia Amarillo Anadyrsk Bering Strait Nome Data Post Fight Albert Lodwick Yakutsk Omsk Lena Thomas L. Thuriow Harry P. McL. Connor Edward Lund

Roosevelt son defuses 1940 political rumor in Port Worth

Elliott Roosevelt denied plans to run for any political office in 1940. He stated he does not plan to be a candidate now or in the near future, addressing a Washington rumor while visiting Port Worth.

Port Worth Elliott Roosevelt Washington, D. C United States Roosevelt

Clarence Miller bows out of governor's race in favor of Ernest Thompson

Clarence Miller ends his bid for governor and backs Ernest Thompson in Texas. The move shifts support amid a crowded field as campaigns adjust to new alliances and regional dynamics.

Northwest Panhandle Mattson Clarence Miller Ernest Thompson Texas John Larder Roosevelt

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Congress Edwin G. Nourse Horace B. Drury Nourse Drury Jimmy Collins NEA ONDON President Roose Velt San Posals New Deal Globe-News DIAL Mars Rooseveltian
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