Panhandle traffic toll climbs with missing 38th death
The list details 38 fatalities in the Panhandle traffic toll, including 12 year old Virginia Watts of Amarillo who fell from a moving car in the 2500 block of South Arthur Street. The rolling catalog covers Jan to June incidents across towns like Amarillo Shamrock Dalhart and Dumas with drivers, pedestrians, and bystanders affected in collisions, overpasses and wrecks on Highway 66 and surrounding roads.
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Virginia Watts
Amarillo
Cleveland Street
South Arthur Street
Panhandle
Wayman S. Rhodes
Middleton
Ohio
C. O. Stone
Texola
Shamrock
Mark L. Strickland
Clarendon
John Gilvin
Twenty-fourth Avenue
Polk Street
Charles Melton
Godfrey Hoffman
Eugene Clark
Carrouzett
Arthur Tosh
Claude
Henry Edwards
Memphis
Wellington
Willie Sweeney
Dumas
E. G. Archer
Lelia Lake
Archer
James W. Kirk
Plainview
Dimmitt
Effie Wheeler
Hillsboro
Ill
Groom
Ernest C. Covington
Stratford
Fenace Roton
Glen Reagan
Perryton
Dumas- Stinnett Road
Delbert Skaggs
Centhia Amie Robertson
Fillmore Street
Harry Thurston
Long Beach
Calif
Highway
Edgar T. Kennedy
Anna 60
Jess McClure
Watonga
Okla
Canyon
Ina Mae Schauble
Gary Don
Mobeetie
W. W. Barclay
McCook
Neb
Twitty
William Kinley
Second Avenue
James W. Poling
Emma Dean Jackson
Childress
Harold Smith
Weldon Poling
Hans Peterson
Treva
Bob Purdy
Turkey
Quitaque
Duke Morgan
Melva Wall
Lewis Prestige
Rodeo Winners Named At Clovis Rodeo Weekend
A Clovis closing rodeo drew a small crowd as cowhands vied for more than 500 dollars in second round money and two saddles for high point totals. Palmer Coburn of Melrose N M claimed one saddle for bronc bull and bulldogging. Ray Prather of Alamogordo won the other for best combined steer and calf roping times. John Thomas of Hondo N M won calf roping second round. Willard Thomas of Levelland won steer roping second. Lawrence Davis of Black Springs N M won bulldogging second. J Thomas and others placed across events with Clovis and nearby towns represented.
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Clovis
Palmer Coburn
Melrose
N. M
Ray Prather
Alamogordo
Amarillo Bar Association Plans Final Summer Meeting
Final summer session of the Amarillo Bar Association convenes at 12:15 PM at the Amarillo Hotel with a principal address by Judge Rex Goodsell of Los Angeles. Joe Harlan says the association will discontinue sessions after today and reconvene next fall.
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Rex Goodsell
Los Angeles
Amarillo
Joe Harlan
Association
Borax and Boric Acid Placed Under Priority Control
Washington June 6 The Office of Production Management announced full priority control on borax and boric acid amid wartime supply measures.
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Washington
Office of Production Management
Olive Tablets Promise Easier Bowel Movements Tonight
Diet and hydration tips urge readers to drink water and eat fruits and vegetables to prevent constipation. The ad touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy that stimulates bile and aids digestion, claiming 20 years of use by Dr F M Edwards and listing prices 15¢ 30¢ 60¢ at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Edwards
F. M. Edwards
Air Cadet Models To Soar At Municipal Port Sunday
Tri-State area model planes compete in the Globe News Air Cadets meet at Municipal Field. Glider, rubber, and gas classes run from 10 a.m. with 11 a.m. rubber and later gas events. All youth contestants register at 9:30 a.m. weight and planes weigh in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-State
Globe News Air Cadets
Municipal Field
Fred Smith
Thornton Oxnard
Amarillo Air Service
Municipal
Samia Model Association
High Point Model Builder
Chicago
Draft Limit at 28: Senate panel approves draft change
Washington June 6 The Senate military affairs committee approved legislation authorizing President Roosevelt to defer induction of selective service registrants reaching age twenty eight. The measure would narrow the call to men ages 21 through 27, leaving those 28 and older already inducted unaffected and not creating a permanent exemption.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Senate
Texas State Bar Elects New President and VP
Gordon Simpson of Tyler has been elected president of the Texas state bar, with Julian P. Harrison of El Paso named vice president after his death on May 23. Simpson won 2,565 votes to 1,983 for Frank Harteraveg Menard, while Harrison led 2,70 to 1,739 over Claude E. Carter. Carlson certified mailed-ballot results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Gordon Simpson
Tyler
Texas State Bar
William B. Carlson
Julian P. Harrison
el Paso
Carlson
Simpson
Frank Harteraveg
Menard
Hartison
Claude E. Carter
Harlingen
Few Brewster
Temple
Johnson Promised Plain Talk On National Defense In Amarillo
Rep. Lyndon Johnson plans a plain talk on defense at Municipal Auditorium Amarillo Tuesday at 8 pm. The Texas congressman, a naval affairs committee member, is a leading defense authority who helped establish Corpus Christi naval base andpromotes rural electrification and farm programs. He will also campaign through Wichita Falls and the South Plains after speaking in Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon Johnson
Amarillo
Municipal Auditorium
Johnson
Panhandle
United States
Congress
Austin
Naval Affairs Committee
Corpus Christi
Col. &. A. Simpson
Wichita Falls
South Plains
James P. Buchanan
Johnson City
Texas
Roosevelt
Washington
Richard M. Kleburg
Colonel Simpson
Haveeen
Banking Institute Elects Newell President in San Francisco
The American Institute of Banking chose George T. Newell of New York City as president and scheduled next year’s meeting in New Orleans.
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Banking Institute
San Francisco
American Institute of Banking
George T. Newell
New York City
New Orleans
Alabama Congressman counters picketers with potato march
Rep Luther Patrick of Alabama led a one man counter protest near the White House peeling potatoes and marching for over an hour. He carried a sign criticizing the American Peace Mobilization and said colleagues would relieve him to let the majority voice their views.
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Washington
White House
American Peace Mobilizion
Alabama
Luther Patrick
Patrick
House
Misleading Representation in Mineral Wells Crystal Sale
The federal trade commission sues Mineral Wells Crystal Producers Inc of Mineral Wells Texas for misrepresentation in selling mineral crystals for disease treatment. The FTC says the product is not from natural mineral water but made by mixing city water with chemicals and cooling concentrate.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Mineral Wells Crystal Producers, Inc
Mineral Wells
Tex
Varied Stitchery Pattern 7004 Offered by Amarillo News
An ad notes easy cross stitch and varied motifs for linens with a transfer pattern 7004 containing 30 designs in sizes from 6 1 4 by 5 inches to 144 by 138 inches. Materials and stitch illustrations included. Send ten cents to The Amarillo Daily News Household Arts Dept in New York with name address and pattern number.
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Amarillo Daily News
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
N. Y
Pattern 9740 Limited to Misses Sizes and Cape Version
Pattern 9740 may be ordered only in misses sizes 12 14 16 18 and 20. Size 16 cape and frock requires 4 yards 35 inch fabric. Send PIPTEEN cents to The Amarillo News Pattern Department 232 West 18th Street New York NY. Send TEN CENTS extra for our Pattern Book collection of new fashions for the warm season.
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Amarillo News
West 18Th Street
New York
N.Y
Blind Children To Receive Aid In Texas Welfare Plan
Texas moves to provide social security aid to the blind and destitute children. About 3,000 adult blind and 60,000 neglected youths could qualify. funding totals 22 million dollars with 1.5 million annually for child relief and 400 thousand for the sightless. Payments hinge on federal approval and a plan set to start by Sept. 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
J. S. Murchison
State Department of Public Welfare
House
Senate
Federal Board
Publc
Murchison
Marguerite Lil Mims Funeral at Dalhart
Funeral services for Marguerite Lil Mims 35 will be held in the Presbyterian Church at Dalhart this afternoon at 3 o clock conducted by Dr R Thomson minister of the Central Presbyterian Church Amarillo Miss Mims died yesterday morning in a hospital here She was a department manager for a Houston department store She is survived by her mother Mrs Otho Mims four sisters Mrs Hubert Childers and Miss Amanda Mims Amarillo Mrs R P Lehr Dallas Mrs F M Kiser Fort Worth and one brother Otho Mims Borger The body was sent to Dalhart by Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home and burial will be in the cemetery there.
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Marguerite Lil Mims
Presbyterian Church
Dalhart
R. Thomson
Central Presbyterian Church
Miss Mims
Houston
Otho Mims
van Buren Street
Hubert Childers
Amanda Mims
Amarillo
R. P. Lehr
Dallas
F. M. Kiser
Fort Worth
Borger
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Delay Power Project Proposal Sparks Defense Split
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt’s push for swift congressional consent to the St. Lawrence Waterway plan, but opponents propose limiting action to the hydro electric portion now. Senator Clark of Missouri backs powering only the project, arguing the 1300 mile canal from Montreal to the Great Lakes offers no immediate defense benefit.
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Washington
Roosevelt
St. Lawrence
Clark
Missouri
Senate
Montreal
Great Lakes
Army Accepts New Superior Liquid Cooled Engine
The Allison Engineering Division of General Motors announced the Army has accepted a new liquid cooled aircraft engine rated at 1325 horsepower, offering 175 more than current models. The design enables pursuit planes with more armor and firepower, with mass production planned within nine months and a target of 1000 monthly engines.
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Indianapolis
Allison Engineering Division
General Motors Corporation
Royal Air Force
Middle East
Army
Allison
Wright
Pratt & Whitney
Messerschmitt
United States Army
Allison Motors
A M College Praised For Citizenship Training Honor
Commencement speaker Leonard T. Blaisdell of General Electric lauded Texas A and M College as a premier institution that has fulfilled its citizenship training duties for 30 years. The 808 graduates marked the largest class in school history. Dr. Umphrey Lee of SMU warned the war would deprive society of future teachers.
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College Station
Texas A. and
M. College
United States
Leonard T. Blaisdell
Cleveland
General Electric Company
A. and
Umphrey Lee
Southern Methodist University
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Plains
Globe-News
Devil and Miss Jones
Leon Errol
Capitol
Bowery Boy
Dennis O'Keefe
Louise Campbell
Jimmy Lydon
Rialto
Zane Grey
ES. Burgess
AtSbhand
H. ¥. Robertson & CO
Brtebliched 1110 Accountants & Auditors
Wecome
Marian Martin Pattern
Swaziland
South Africa
Alice Brooks
Amarillo Tire Exchange
Fillmore
Wes
Blackburn Bros
West Texas
Dorothy DIX
Miss Dix
Mary
Rubber Stam
EY Company
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