Plan Termed Big Weapon in War On Erosion
A new loan system to cover wind and water erosion resistant forage crops starts today. The plan, funded by the U S Department of Agriculture and overseen by Roy I Kimmel in Amarillo, targets 26 dust bowl counties including Texas New Mexico Oklahoma and Colorado. It aids farmers with limited finances who will use proper tillage and plant grain sorghums on tilled land.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture Coordinating Office
Roy I. Kimmel
Amarillo
Farm Security Administration County Supervisors
County Agricultural Adjustment Administration Committee
Dallam
Hartley
Sherman
Moore
Texas
Quay
Union
Harding
New Mexico
Oklahoma Panhandle
Grouth
Colorado
Kansas
Henry A. Wallace
Agriculture
Wallace
Great Plains
ACF
Department
AAA
FSA
Department of Agriculture
Guymon
Wells
Shooting provokes crisis as Eger incident sparks Prague tension
Berlin reports a Czech-Sudeten clash in Eger near the German border leaves two Sudeten Germans wounded by a Czechoslovak sergeant’s revolver. German press split between accusing Czech provocations and downplaying the event as drunken mishap.
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Eger
Berlin
Czechoslovakia
Czechslovakia
Germany
Nachtausgabe
London
Paris
Prague
FDR Urges Free Spending Hand In Relief Bill Fight
Washington June 1 The Senate split into factions after President Roosevelt urged passage of the 3.247 billion dollar spending lending measure without earmarks Critics accuse relief funds of political aims while supporters argue a free hand speeds relief The President argues time is essential and Senator Adams in charge of the bill notes a quick start is possible Senate debate continues as Copeland pushes earmarks and Adams expects passage by Friday
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Wheeler
Montana
Congress
Tod
Adams
Colgrand
Copeland
New York
PWA
National Resources Committee
Damn contest in court costs Baker $25
In Riverside California E V Baker of Los Angeles testified in superior court when asked how his memory would be described He answered Damn good The judge H G Ames fined him $25 for contempt of court Baker moderated his tone for the rest of his testimony
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Riverside
Calif
E. Vv. Baker
Los Angeles
Baker
H. G. Ames
Singers Convene in Four-County Meeting at Hall
The Four-County Singing Convention of Hall Floyd Motley and Briscoe met at the high school auditorium Sunday. C. M. Lyles of Floydada is president. The next meeting will be at Gasoline July 31.
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Silverton
Hall
Floyd, Motley
Briscoe
C. M. Lyles
Floydada
Gasoline
Communist Party adopts new constitution declaring defense of U.S. Constitution
Delegates to the Communist Party in the United States adopt a new constitution at their tenth annual convention in New York. The document includes a preamble stating the party defends the United States Constitution. It requires members be U.S. citizens or intend to become citizens and notes affiliation with international communist parties.
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New York
Communist Party
United States
Communist International
Childress Grants First Wheat Payment of 55 Cents Per Bushel
Lon Hassell received fifty-five cents per bushel plus a five-cent premium for the first load of Childress County wheat in 1938. The 53-bushel shipment was brought to a Childress mill Tuesday and tested at 62. Hassell farms six miles east of Childress.
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Childress
Lon Hassell
Childress County
Hassell
Hay fever season takes hold in Amarillo region
Column notes hay fever spread in Panhandle as pollen from ragweed, Russian thistle and grasses triggers sneezing and wheezing. Doctor advised treatment, while history recalls ancient and famous sufferers like Aristotle and Beecher, with the season lasting until frost.
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Jack Sitton
Amarillo
Henry Ward Beecher
Panhandle
Aristotle
Amarillo Elevator Receives First 1938 Wheat Carload
The first 1938 wheat carload arrived in Amarillo from Seymour, No. 1 hard test 62.5 pounds per bushel. It marks an early shipment for Producers Grain Corporation with R O McKenna as manager and J Frank Triplett as assistant manager. Harvest timelines in the region follow later in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Producers Grain Corporation
Seymour Elevator
Farmers National Grain Corporation
Seymour
Wichita Falls
Fort Worth
R. O. McKenna
J. Frank Triplett
McKenna
Farmers National Grain
Southwest
Triplett
Farmers’ Cooperatives
Amarillo Grain Exchange
Joe Sneed Named in Heartbalm Suit in Fort Worth
Joe T. Sneed Jr of Amarillo and Fort Worth, president of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, was named a defendant in a $100,000 breach of promise suit filed today in the ninety sixth district court. Plaintiff is Alice White of Fort Worth.
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Fort Worth
Joe T. Sneed, Jr
Amarillo
The
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Moore
Dallam
Hutchinson Counties
Alice White
Seniors to receive degrees at West Texas State College
In Canyon on June 1 seniors of West Texas State College will graduate 125 with bachelor degrees and Travis B. Shaw will earn the M A. degree. Dr C E Evans of Southwest Texas State College will give the commencement address. The event marks a shift toward a liberalized curriculum with future summer sessions focusing on pre professional work.
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Southwest Texas State College of San Marcos
Board of Regents
West Texas State College
C. E. Evans
Southwest Texas Teachers College At
San Marcos
Pioneer Day Fiesta Opens With Parade of Progress in Clovis
Clovis hosts its fourth annual Pioneer Day Fiesta with a 9 am opening, a Queen and Princess Ball, and a giant Parade of Progress at 10 am. Amarillo sends 200 plus travelers on a special train and dozens more by road to join festivities including music, rodeo, a Clovis vs Hobbs baseball game, and rodeo events.
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Clovis
Hotel Clovis
Amarillo
T. D. Berthelot
Jess Barr
Bill Beechler
Bert Levy
Walter Blackburn
New Mexico
Rosy” King
T. D. Moore
Cunningham Floral Company
Cannon Radio Service
Robbery Suspect Dies of Wounds in Yukon
Vic Glasener 24 died in Yukon from gunshot wounds suffered Tuesday during a confrontation with officers over an abandoned car. His brother Frank 18 remains in critical condition. no plan to bring Frank here while Frank’s fate is uncertain. The Chevrolet sedan belonged to J D Moore of Amarillo who reported a robbery of his car and $53. Moore’s car was later recovered.
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Frank Glasener
Yukon
Okla
J. D. Moore
Bill Adams
Vic Glasener
Frank
I. A. Floyd
Amarillo
Moore
Jack
Glasener Brothers
Adams
McCraw Attacks Fictitious Names in Ballot
Texas Attorney General William McCraw, a 1946 gubernatorial candidate, denounces deceptive ballot practices by listing similar names to bona fide contenders. He urges the Democratic committee to strike trickster candidates, citing a Dallas County tax collector report that a fictitious nominee lacks a poll tax receipt and never used his legal Christian name. ERNEST O. Thompson of Dallas also seeks the nomination.
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Austin
William McCraw
Democratic Executive Committee
Dallas County
Ernest O. Thompson
Vernest
O. Thompson
Dallas
Road Gang Fugitive Recaptured Near Marshall
Maurice McClelland a 20 year old road gang prisoner who escaped after striking City Policeman E H Whitehurst was recaptured at a farmhouse 15 miles southeast of Marshall today.
Sinos Recapture Fallen Cities Near Lanfeng Front
Chinese reports say troops blocked Japanese reinforcements to a beleaguered division near Lanfeng. They captured three villages north and east of Lanfeng, preventing lifting the siege of the Doihara command. Chinese also claim broader gains on the central front and cholera cases in Shanghai.
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Shanghai
Lanfeng
Kenji Doihara
Chiang Kai-Shek
Shantung Province
Lainghai
Hankow
Shansi
Hopei
Anhwei
Chungking
Chicago Woman Beaten in Humboldt Park Incident
Mrs. Rose Weinberg a 45 year old WPA elementary school clerk was beaten and nearly strangled with a stocking in Humboldt Park by a mysterious assailant. The attack follows a recent murder of Mrs. Florence Johnson and prompted doctors to report her condition as critical but improving.
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Chicago
Rose Weinberg
WPA
Florence Johnson
CIO Charged With Anti Americanism in Boston
A state legislative commission charged the Communist party sought to control transport and labor to paralyze the country in war. It said Communists controlled the NMU and held key CIO positions, while NMU and CIO denied radical guidance. The report named the International Defense Association as an extremist group with anti Semitic slogans.
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Boston
Communist Party
National Maritime Union
Committee For Industrial Organization
NMU
New York
New England
CIO
Civilian Conservation Corps
International Defense Association, Inc
Massachusetts
International Defense Association
Kidnapped Jimmy Cash Case Sees Long Florida Hunt
A thousand grim-faced searchers comb palmetto thickets and groves near Princeton Florida for five year old Jimmy Cash after a Saturday night kidnapping. Federal agents question a man and two youths, with $10,000 ransom paid. A suspect carpenter M F Braxton is arrested near the Cash home.
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Princeton
Fla
Jimmy Cash
Everglades
Miami
FBI
Dr. C. Coleman
Preston Bird
Homestead
Carpenter
M. F. Braxton
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington
Huntington
N. Y
F. J. Connelley
Washington FBI
James Bailey Cash, Sr
Cash
Braxton
Florence Braxton
Jim Mizzell
Night Off Club Meets With Police Guard
In Chicago June 1 the married men night off club held an extraordinary session at the detective bureau on a Wednesday. Two members Horce Norton and Edward Heniken were reported indicted by the grand jury for robbing a street car conductor. Sergeant John Hanrahan arrested Ernest Engel Charles Patterson and Harold Norton on similar charges.
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Chicago
Detective Bureau
Horce Norton
Edward Heniken
John Hanrahan
Ernest Engel
Charles Patterson
Harold Norton
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Vicinity
Amarillo and vicinity expect generally fair weather with little change in temperatures. The forecast notes a calm to light wind pattern with no significant precipitation expected for Thursday.
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Amarillo
New Mexico
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Czech
FDR
South Plains
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Joe Sneed
West Texas State
C. Gordon Bayless
First Baptist Church
Houston Bright
Plainview
George Stokes
Earl of
Queen of the Fairies
Quixie Bea King
Lamesa
Iolanthe
Betty Jones
Hereford
Celia
Fredda Charles Bills
Littlefield
Leila
Jacqueline Tabor
Canyon
Flota
Nell McNeely
Memphis
Phyllis
Midland
el Reno
Grant, N. M
McCraw
Sinos
Boy
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