Golden Anniversary Parade Celebrates Canyon and Randall County
The Canyon Randall County Golden Anniversary celebration drew over 45 000 attendees for a five mile parade dubbed the longest in the Panhandle. Notables from multiple towns and states attended as veterans recalled frontier days, with a noon barbecue, rodeo, street dance, and a monument dedication.
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Canyon
John Snider
Ray Campbell
Dumas
Hereford
Happy
Pampa
Tulsa
Amarillo
Panhandle Plains
Union
Portsmouth
England
Randall County
L. G. Conner
Conner
Jim Line
Happy High School
Ernest Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
J. G. Ulmer
Board of
Regents For
Teachers Colleges
J. A. Hill
West Texas State College
H. Jarrett
142Nd Infantry
W. F. Lockhart
National
Panhandle
Roy Leeper
George P. Grout
Charley Franz
Tri-State Fair Association
John Knight
Calamity Jane
Wells Fargo Express
Lair
Cinderella
Hereford Band
Santa Fe
Murry Watts
United States
Comanches Celebrate Cynthia Ann of 39 in Memphis Parade
Memphis hosts a two day fete marking the 49th anniversary of Hall County's founding. Cowhands erect tepees in the city park and mingle with old-time riders from across the region. Headquarters open in local businesses as visitors gather for the event.
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Cynthia Ann
Memphis
Hall County
Amarillo Delegation to Memphis Parade Includes Historic Studio Display
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce leaders Jim Florey and Milton Cox will lead a caravan to Memphis for the celebration, with the Sons of the Legion Drum and Bugle Corps and a Tri-State Fair old-time stagecoach in the parade. Cynthia Ann Parker’s story frames tomorrow’s visit by Baldwin Parker and eight Comanche tribesmen, as Jerry Sadler and Clint Small address the two day event featuring parades, dancers, floats, bands, rodeo and $1,500 purse.
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Jim Florey
Amarillo
Cynthia Ann Parker
Baldwin Parker
Cynthia Ann
Parker
Limestone County
John
Pete Nocona
Nocona
Sam Houston
Texas
Sul Ross
Norona
Antelope Flat
Pease River
Ross
Jerry Sadler
Clint Small
Pampa
Shamrock
Clarendon
Cyclone Stadium
Transportation bill passes House to regulate water carriers
The House approved a transportation bill placing water carriers under Interstate Commerce Commission authority and aiding railroads. The measure differed greatly from Senate language, delaying enactment this session. A voice vote surprised some members. a late roll-call failed 100 to 273 on sending the bill back to committee.
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Washington
House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Congress
Rep
Wadsworth
New York
Amarillo Area Weather Summary
Amarlo and vicinity forecast for Thursday through Friday calls for fair skies and little temperature change. West Texas remains generally fair with light variations. New Mexico expects partly cloudy conditions with unsettled eastern and northern portions and similar temperature trends. Temperature readings from Amarillo show a daytime high near 93 to 94 and overnight low around 70.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Moon Inca
U S sudden cancellation of 1911 Japan treaty shocks Washington
The United States notified Japan it was terminating the 1911 treaty of commerce and navigation, signaling possible embargo of raw materials. Secretary Hull delivered the note to Ambassador Kensuke Horinouchi after Roosevelt approval, with abrogation to take effect after six months.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Hull
Kensuke Horinouchi
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
State Department
Pittman
Nevada Democrat
Vandenberg
Michigan
China
Department
Tokio
Britain
Delegates Plan Boost for Canadian River Dam at Panhandle Barbecue
Delegates from 20 Panhandle counties will attend a 7 o clock barbecue near the proposed Canadian River dam site two miles north of Sanford. Fritz Thompson president and H N Pruett secretary led a Panhandle tour to secure pledge support for the dam which would create a 20 mile long lake and boost reclamation funding.
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Panhandle
Canadian River Flood Control Association
Sanford
Fritz Thompson
Association
H. N. Pruett
Thompson
Senate Banking Committee
New Canadian River Dam Association
Mr. Pruett
O. W. Lipps
Harold Teegerstrom
Jep ‘Todd
E. C. Fisher
Canadian
Reno Stinson
Pampa
J. A. Mead
Revolt Threat Envelops Franco Spain Frontiers
A veteran general Gonzalo Quiepo de Llano allegedly threatened an army revolt against any move toward aligning Spain with the Italian German pact. The reports say Franco may call a cabinet meeting within 48 hours to head off internal dissension and address opposition to Ramon Serrano Suner, with possible cabinet reshuffle planned by Friday.
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Gonzalo Quiepo de Llano
Francisco Frisco
Spain
Seville
Francisco Jordana
Burgos
Franco
Germany
Italy
Frontier Reports
Ramon Serrano Suner
Serrano Suner
Body of Youth Recovered After Sailboat Accident
The body of Fred Buhler, 18, of New Orleans, was recovered in Lake Sweetwater after a Friday incident. He was knocked off a sailboat by a swinging boom and fell 60 feet into the lake, remaining submerged about 26 hours before grappling hooks surfaced the body.
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Sweetwater
Fred Buhler
New Orleans
Lake Sweetwater
Buhler
Rate Cut Would Save Millions for Plains
Representative Marvin Jones projects annual savings of three to four million dollars for Amarillo district wheat farmers if his amendment to the transportation bill ends differential freight rates. He argues farm exports should receive the same reduced rates as industrial products, noting current gaps between export and domestic rates. The amendment, approved by the House, awaits Senate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marvin Jones
Amarillo
Jones
Galveston
Pittsburgh
New York
House
Senate
Plains Farmer Slain By Blow
Stratford report: Bird McDaniel age 59, a carpenter and farmer living one mile west of Stratford, was killed by a blow from a window weight at his home this afternoon. Skull fracture. he likely died instantly. Sheriff Garoutte said no charges filed. wife, 53, recently released from a state hospital, is under care of a friend tonight.
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Stratford
Bird McDaniel
J. W. Norville
J. W. Garoutte
McDaniel
Garoutte
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