Pioneer Day crowds jam Clovis amid three day celebration
Clovis New Mexico hosts Pioneer Days with a mile long parade led by Sen Carl Hatch and Gov John Miles. Crowds fill Main Street as rodeo events begin with 90 cowboys entered and a first injury reported from a horse incident.
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Clovis
N. M
Main Street
Carl A. Hatch
Penn Winston
John E. Miles
Senator Hatch
New Mexico
Miles
Santa Fe
Hatch
Jonas de Arman
Memorial Hospital
DeArman
Senate Rebuffs Mrs Van Watts In Texas Liquor Board Vote
The Texas Senate rejected Mrs Claude de Van Watts of Austin for the state liquor board. Rejections also included Dr W D Bradfield and W O Yarborough in related posts, while Edwin C Lacy had earlier been disapproved for the game fish and oyster commission. Approved appointees included O P Lockhart as life insurance commissioner and several others to state boards.
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Austin
Lee O’daniel
State Liquor Board
Senate
Claude de van Watts
W. D. Bradfield
Dallas
Thomas B Love
Jeff Davis
Edwin C. Lacy
Longview
State Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission
W. O. Yarborough
Corpus Christi
Lacy
Public Safety Commission
Yarborough
Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
O. P. Lockhart
William George Gilks
Riley Wyatt
San Antonio
State Prison Board
R. T. Craig
Athens
State Teachers Colleges Board of Regents
J. H. Langben
P. M. Gengler
A. W. Purdy
R. I. Cohen
Galveston
E. V. Rhodes
J. D. Gallentine Dies at Borger
J. D. Gallentine, 80, a Borger resident for four years, died after a short illness in a local hospital. He came from Green Forest Arkansas. Funeral plans are pending with Carver Funeral Home. Survivors include his widow, four sons John Phillips Arthur Borger Dave Needles Homer Shidler a daughter Josephine Rockwell a brother Robert and nine grandchildren.
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Borger
J. D. Gallentine
Green Forest
Ark
Carver Funeral Home
John
Phillips
Arthur
Dave
Needles
Cal
Homer
Shidler
Josephine Rockwell
San Bernardino
Robert
Greensburg
Typographers Turn Down AFL Reaffiliation Bid
The International Typographical Union defeats a move to rejoin the American Federation of Labor. Secretary-Treasurer Woodruff Randolph reports official April 21 returns show 25 632 for and 33 498 against reaffiliation. AFL suspended ITU in 1939 over a cent monthly assessment.
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Indianapolis
International Typographical Union
American Federation of Labor
Woodruff Randolph
ITU
Congress of Industrial Organizations
AFL
Amarillo Youths Get Promotions in Army
At Camp Wolters promotions announced include Robert E. Hughes from corporal to sergeant in Company B 58th Infantry Training Battalion. James A. Mincher from corporal to sergeant in Company D 55th Infantry Training Battalion. Jack E. McKenzie from private to corporal in Company B 55th Infantry Training Battalion.
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Camp Wolters
Robert E. Hughes
N. D. Hughes
East Fourth Street
Amarillo
58Th Infantry
James A. Mincher
J. M. Mincher
55Th Infantry
Jack E. McKenzie
Alice R. McKenzie
Amarillo Hotel
Fort Worth Man Encounters RCAF Recruits on 2500 Mile Hitchhike
Rex Grant of Fort Worth Texas arrived in Toronto with a detachment of Royal Canadian Air Force recruits. He recounted hitchhiking 2500 miles to Windsor Ontario where he recruited. He reportedly left home with 43 dollars and arrived with ten cents.
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Toronto
Rex Grant
Fort Worth
Tex
Royal Canadian Air Force
Windsor
Ont
Grant
Nazi Planes Over Syria Reported by BBC Broadcast
The British Broadcasting Corporation in a French broadcast heard by NBC tonight stated that about 200 German planes were on airports in Syria. The claim is reported from New York dated June 3.
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New York
British Broadcasting Corporation
NBC Tonight
Syria
O'Daniel Campaign Push Faces Texas Legislature
Gov. W Lee O Daniel argues with legislators over social security bills as he suspends Texas speaking plans and contemplates a U S Senate bid Officials note his radio network absence and the governor vows to stay in Texas politics while he accuses the legislature of mischief and delay in Austin.
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Texas
W. Lee O'Daniel
O'Daniel
Solon
Rae Files
Waxahachie
Austin
Waco
WFAA
Dallas-Fort Worth
Texas Quality Network
U. S. Senate
Executive Mansion
Capitol Dome
O’'Daniel
Threshhold
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
U. S
Lyndon Johnson
Davis
Mann
Johnson
Wall Street
Hines
Wichita Falls
Gerald Mann
Galveston
Trinity
Liberty
Conroe
Pasadena
Tex
Wheeler
Nye
Clark
Germany
Wheat Shipping Gain Expected From New 1941 Crop
Officials of the Santa Fe Railway say the first car of the 1941 wheat crop from Crowell marks a weekend rise in Texas movement and full swing by mid month. The rails expect one of the heaviest movements since 1931 as they mobilize cars and power. Government leaders, grainmen, and shippers urge farmers to use farm storage to keep handling smooth and coordinate efforts amid national defense orders. Movement in New Mexico Oklahoma and Kansas should begin around mid June.
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Crowell
Texas
Santa Fe Railway
Wheat Belt
National Defense
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Kansas
Sun Rays and Health: Invisible Light Ranges
The article states that the most healthful sun rays lie in the wavelength range of 280 to 329 millionths of a meter and are invisible to the naked eye. It emphasizes their health benefit despite being unseen.
Graduates of 1941 Class at New Mexico Military Institute
Two Amarillo youths, James Lee ward Guleke and Paul Browning Higgs Jr., received diplomas yesterday morning as NM I graduates, part of a 140-member class announced as the largest in the school's history.
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Panhandle
Sears-Roebuck
Amarillo
E. M. Regenbrecht
College Station
Sears
W. A. Cooper
Regenrecht
Regenbrecht
Joe Jenkins
Potter County
Bob Carr
George Fesser
Alfred Haight
James LeGrand
Albert Koening
Lee Roy Rae
New Mexico Military Institute
James Leeward Guleke
J. O. Guleke
Harrison Street
Paul Browning Higgs, Jr
P. B. Higgs
North Julian
NMMI Graduates Amarillo Youths
Two Amarillo cadets graduate from New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell. James Leoward Guleke and Paul Browning Higgs Jr. completed two years in the junior college and the basic course in the Senior Cavalry ROTC. Guleke and Higgs held ranks of sergeant and corporal respectively.
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Roswell
N. M
Amarillo
New Mexico Military Institute
James Leoward Guleke
J. O. Guleke
Harrison Street
Paul Browning Higgs
P. B. Higgs
North Julian
Junior College of
Guleke
Higgs
Grover, Texas
R.O.T.C. Gulerie
Class of 1941 Graduates Represent Multiple States
Diplomas awarded by Governor Jonn E. Miles of New Mexico honor a Class of 1941 with representation from twenty-two states including Canal Zone Hawaii and Mexico. Twenty eight Texas graduates and Amarillo youths plan to return home after Commencement. Texas totals include 133 NMMI enrollees this year.
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Jonn E. Miles
New Mexico
Canal Zone
Hawaii
Mexico
Texas
Amarillo
Robert M. Bennett
R. M. Bennett
Tyler Street
James Leslie Dow
Robert Dow
Sunset Terrace
Odelle S. Harris
Texas House urges postage-free letters for soldiers
The Texas House of Representatives approved a resolution by Rep. Dorsey B. Hardeman of San Angelo calling on Congress to allow soldiers to send letters home without postage. The measure argues the soldier civil life bond should be fostered and sustained in every way possible.
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Austin
Congress
Texas House of Representatives
Dorsey B. Hardeman
San Angelo
Toastmasters Club Formed at YMCA
Mark Galloway was elected president of the Toastmasters Club at a YMCA meeting with officers J L Southern H C Munn and Charles Herman. Charter members include W B West Jesse B Briscoe Elton Delater Chas L Langston George Kelley Mrs J L Southern Henry C Munn Sam Burchart Harold Kelly and others who completed training under Donald Clark of Amarillo College. The group will meet on the second and fourth Mondays in summer with weekly fall meetings planned at the YMCA.
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Mark Galloway
Toastmasters Club
J. L. Southern
H. C. Munn
Charlies Herman
W. B. West
Jesse B. Briscoe
Elton Delater
Chas. L. Langston
George Kelley
Charles Herman
Mine Blast Kills Nine at William Pit English Coal Mine
An explosion at William Pit, a 129 year old Cumberland coal mine near Whitehaven, eng, killed at least nine miners and injured 13. Rescue efforts continued as workers dug through debris and missing workers were feared dead.
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Whitehaven
Cumberland
England
William Pit
Trish Sea
Missouri Pacific gains ICC approval for equipment trust issue
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the Missouri Pacific Railroad to sell 2.895 million dollars in equipment trust certificates to finance the purchase of new equipment.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Cattle Airlifted To New Guinea Mountains Thrive
A small herd of dairy cattle has been flown into New Guinea's highlands to escape the steamy lowlands. The animals are adapting well and thriving in the cooler mountain air.
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New Guinea
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Roy Lee Walker
Raphael Britten
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Cecil Culver, Jr
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Amarillo Tire Exchange
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Missouri Pacific
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