Pioneer parade plans amid Will Rogers route celebration in Amarillo
A 1917 Amarillo meeting led by Clay Thornton organized the Old Southwest Days special train to Dalhart for the XIT reunion and prepared the pioneer parade. Rehearsals for Coming of Coronado and Juan Pedilla Martyrdom continue as Howard Dilley and Harry Walters coordinate. Local and national interest grows with Leo Carillo, Irene Hervey, Alan Jones and Irvin Cobb possibly joining, tickets selling fast, and Miss Southwest prize set with two round trip tickets to California.
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Will Rogers
Clay Thornton
Thornton
Amarillo Hotel
Howard Dilley
Harry Walters
Jerome H. Cargill
New York
Amarillo
Coronado
Juan Pedilla
H. A. Shaw
Canyon
Claiwie
Pioneer
Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Leo Carillo
Carl Hinton
The
Highway Association
Irene Hervey
Alan
TWA
California
Amarillo Favored for Texas Veterans Hospital Site
Major C. H. Stratton toured Amarillo sites for the $1.5 million veterans hospital approved for Texas. He praised Amarillo facilities and noted the area’s large veteran population and good rail and highway access. Local leaders and speakers urged support, stressing service reach from eastern New Mexico to the Panhandle.
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C. H. Stratton
Veteran's Bureau
Amarillo
Veterans’ Hospital
Texas
Stratton
United States
New Mexico
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Panhandle
Amar
Thompson Says Major Companies Seeking Oil in Colorado
Thompson states large oil firms are pressing in Colorado for new fields. He praises Colorado’s potential and notes a 2 week old Kansas discovery expands eastern Colorado prospects. He lauds Warwick Downing for defending state control of oil and describes the oil states compact as a nonwaste treaty among Texas Colorado Oklahoma Kansas New Mexico and Illinois.
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Thompson
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Ernest O. Thompson
Amarillo
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Texas Railroad Commission
Oil Compact Commission
Tomor
United States
Canon City
Kansas
Mississippi
Warwick Downing
Denver
Downing
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Illinois
Battle for Gandesa Advances in Catalonia Front
The Spanish government reports its forces pushed around Gandesa as insurgent positions along the Ebro retreat. Royalist efforts near Tarragona face heavy bombardment with unknown casualties while Valencia suffers a deadly aerial attack. The "people's army" of 60,000 under Col. Enrique Lister encircles Gandesa as Franco rushes reinforcements to Aragon.
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Catalonia
Gandesa
Alcaniz
Valencia
Marseilles
France
Tarragona
Francisco Franco
Ebro
Barcelona
People's Army
Enrique Lister
Franco
Aragon
Zaragoza
Lisefer
Great Britain
Austro-Hungary
Serbia
Burma
Palestine
London
Britain
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Reserved edition rush extends to six this evening
More than five thousand copies were reserved yesterday with hundreds of calls. Reservations will be accepted until 6 oclock tonight and no papers can be reserved after. Prints start Sunday at 8 am and circulation will tally orders to determine print run. Copies cost 50 cents and reservations without cash are being accepted. Call 6262 to reserve and 4242 for the radio station.
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News-Globe
Fats
High Water Fears Sweep South Texas Farmlands
Colorado River rises threaten farms from Columbus to the Gulf with $3 to $5 million in damages. Ickes orders probe into Buchanan Lake releases while Brownsville and Brownsville area residents evacuate as Rio Grande floodwaters advance. Marooned soldiers wait for rescue as levees hold.
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Columbus
Here
Wharton
Colorado River
Buchanan Dam
Washington
Ickes
Buchanan Lake
Texas
LA Grange
J. C. Yeary
Colorado
Gulf of Mexico
Brownsville
Rio Grande
Marfa
Rio Grande Canyon
Colorado River Valley
Lake Buchanan
Rio Grande Valley
Citrus Fruit
Hidalgo International Bridge
Roma
Hidalgo
McAllen
LSU Plans Pan American Congress on Agriculture
Baton Rouge announces that LSU will host a Pan American Congress on agriculture and livestock at Louisiana State University in 1940. Dr. James Monroe Smith, president of LSU, disclosed the plan during today’s briefing in Baton Rouge.
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George Broome
L. J. Roberts
Borger
American Legion
B. M. Primer
Amarillo
Potter County
Frank Peterson
Rock Island Railroad
Wade Brymer
Paul Edquist
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Sam Rose
Hanson Post
The
W. H. Flamm
Carl Hinton
Baton Rouge
Congress On Agriculture and Livestock
Louisiana State University
James Monroe Smith
Senate probes farm fund use in political activity debate
Senate campaign expenditures panel seeks limits on federal employee political activity and possible criminal penalties for misuse of public funds. The inquiry also scrutinizes a South Dakota FSA circular and a document alleging aid to a displaced family in 1936. Further details appear on page 19 column 5.
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Washington
Senator Walsh
Massachusetts
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Congress
Wlalek Ie A Mwamhan
Tennessee
Walsh
Senate
South Dakota
Farm Security Administration
Farley
Frank
W. W. Alexander
FSA
Chan Gurney
Tom Berry
Torrential Rain Dumps Four to Six Inches on Dumas Area
The Dumas region endured a cloudburst last night with four to six inches of rain flooding the highway and town. A preceding and following dust storm hit the area while nearby towns reported lighter totals, including Dalhart Channing Stratford Panhandle Pampa and Higgins. W C Campbell of 505 Arthur Street reported floodwater pouring down hills and cascading from rocks as creeks ran swiftly.
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Dumas
W. C. Campbell
Arthur Street
Moore County
Dalhart
Channing
Stratford
Panhandle
Pampa
Higgins
Canadian
Tucumcari
Cedillo Supposedly Hiding in Mexican Hills
El Popular reports latest military findings place Rebel Gen Saturnino Cedillo in the mountains over 125 miles north of Mexico City near the borders of San Luis Potosi Guanajuato and Queretaro states. The Confedera tion of Mexican Workers organ says the search continues.
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Mexico City
el Popular
Confederation of Mexican Workers
Saturnino Cedillo
San Luis Potosi
Guanajuato
Gueretaro
4 H Club Boys Stage Style Show Here
4 H Club boys at the annual short course in Baton Rouge demonstrated with a fashion display for girl club members. Earlier, the girls staged a style show, and the boys followed with their own exhibit featuring outfits loaned by local department stores.
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Baton Rouge
Expensive Car Killing in Philadelphia
July 28 report says Louis Kober's car struck a cat in Philadelphia. The 8.P.C.A. accuses him of leaving the scene without aiding the animal. He was fined ten dollars.
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Philadelphia
Louis Kober
8.P.C.A
Purge in Far East Reports Trace Soviet Drive Against Inside Threats
The Pacific Ocean Star reports a great purge in Primorsk province to thwart Japanese efforts to undermine Soviet strength. It says spies and terrorists from Japan were sent to Primorsk, aiming to disrupt party unity and military discipline, led by Stalin’s initiative, with a firm warning to Japan. Also, Kzvestia notes Grigory Petrovsky’s removal as Ukraine Republic president as part of a broader government shakeup.
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Moscow
Pacific Ocean Star
Far East
Japan
Primorsk
Khabarovsk
Red
Manchoukuo
Joseph Stalin
Russian Communists Party
Tokyo
Manchoukuoan
Changkufeng
Primorsk Province
Kzvestia
Grigory Petrovsky
Ukraine
Petrovsky
Amarillo Girl Featured at XIT Reunion Dance
Miss Jane Marie Tomberlin of Amarillo will be spotlighted at the XIT Reunion dance at the Trianon Hall in Dalhart Friday night. Dancers may wear XIT regalia and out of town judges will award cash prizes for top costumes. Tomberlin is known for singing whistles and dancing, including ballet tap and acrobatics.
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Dalhart
Jane Marie Tomberlin
Amarillo
Trianon Hall
Merry Mixers
W. L. Crouch
Bill Autry
Miss Tomberlin
Calhart
West Texas Young Democrats
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Vicinity
Friday forecast calls for generally fair weather in Amarillo and vicinity with little temperature change. New Mexico area expected to see scattered showers and thunderstorms, with temperatures mostly unchanged from current levels.
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Amarillo
New Mexico
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