Francis M Hill Rites Are Today
Final tribute to Francis Marion Hill 80, Amarillo cattleman, will be held today at 4 pm at Polk Street Methodist Church under Rev C C Grimes with Dr R Thomson assisting. Sons Grover B Hill and Francis Marion Hill Jr arrive today. burial in Llano Cemetery beside his wife. Mr Hill died Thursday at home 14 miles west of Amarillo after a half century in Panhandle cattle raising. survived by four sons, 18 grandchildren, four great grandchildren. N S Griggs & Sons in charge.
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Francis Marion Hill
Amarillo
Polk Street Methodist Church
C. C. Grimes
R. Thomson
Central Presbyterian Church
Grover B. Hill
Secetary of Agriculture
Francis Marion Hill,Jr
Denver
Polk Street
Potter County
Gainesville
Grover B
Francis Marion, Jr
Three-Man Labor Board Ordered by House Vote
Washington June 7 By 2 to 1 the House passed Wagner Act amendments to create a three man National Labor Relations Board and reassign functions. The measures would abolish current appointees and set up an administrator to handle judicial work while allowing court review of representations. The plan includes recognizing craft unions as bargaining agents if a majority support. Five changes were made from the Smith bill with support from AFL leaders. Labor Committee Chairman Norton warned the measure could sell workers down the river. Also noted were rising German marriages in January 1940.
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Washington
House
Senate
National Labor Relations Board
Rep. Smith
Virginia Democrat
Labor Board
Warren Madden
Edwin 8. Smith
William M. Leiserson
David J. Saposs
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Rep. Allen
Pennsylvania
United States
Norton
New Jersey
Labor Committee
Johnson School Rally On June 13 By Parent-Teacher Group
A rally organized by the Johnson School Parent-Teacher Association will be held Thursday night June 13 replacing the previously announced June 11 date. Ice cream sandwiches and soda pop will be sold with all proceeds funding clothing and milk for needy children.
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Johnson School Parent-Teacher Association
Pastors Exchange Pulpits Across Panhandle Churches
Ministers from Ama rillo and 14 Plains cities will swap pulpits Sunday with morning services in Stratford Dalhart Dumas and more. Revs George A Civey Chaffin Jordan Farmer Cherryhomes Mathews Coatney Berry Jones Norris Smith Messenger Meeker Reyes Harvey Snodgrass will speak in various towns and at Pleasant Valley Mexican Mission.
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Christian Churches of
the Panhandle
Amarillo
Plains
George A. Civey
Dumas
Stratford
Chaffin
Dalhart
J. C. Jordan
G. H. Farmer
Childress
Memphis
Rawlins Cherryhomes
Wellington
J. F. Mathews
Shamrock
Russell Coatney
Leon Berry
Perryton
Borger
Wallace Jones
B. A. Norris
Pampa
Smashing Sales in Butte Features Car Letting Prospect Drive
Butte reports a bold car showroom prank by William Corbett ending with a car breaking through a plate glass window. In a separate note, a zoological tidbit claims the kangaroo rat has six fused neckbones among its seven.
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Butte
Mont
William Corbett
Corbett
Mayor Appeals for Red Cross Aid in War Relief
Potter County residents were urged by Mayor Ross Rogers to donate to the American Red Cross for relief of European war victims. He cited doubled national and local quotas, praised Amarillo Red Cross leadership, and urged citizens to empathize with noncombatants harmed by conflict.
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Ross Rogers
Potter County
Red Cross Fund
Europe
KGNO
KFDA
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Norman Davis
Davis
Sfort
Amarillo
Portland
Fiorello LaGuardia A Multifaceted New York Leader
The portrait traces Fiorello LaGuardia from boyhood across farms and barracks to war service, Congress, and two mayoral terms. It notes his bandmaster roots, war plane order stoppage in Italy, multilingual talents, musical leadership, and reputation for blunt honesty and anti bureacracy zeal in New York politics.
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South Dakota
Whipple Barracks
Arizona
Fiorella
St. Louis
Cuba
New York
Budapest
Triest
Episcopal Church
New York City
LaGuardia
Republicans
Democrats
Progressives
American Labor Party
Dr White declines Hardin-Simmons presidency
Oklahoma City June 7 Dr W R White pastor of First Baptist Church declines the presidency of Hardin-Simmons University Abilene Texas In a telegram refusal he cites later arising facts and factors The decision follows a demonstration by his 6000 member congregation and extensive church deliberations after two weeks of election
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Oklahoma City
Lpr
W. R. White
First Baptist Church
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
Tex
Texas
White
Noted Texan Leader Seeks Unity Across Parties
The speaker criticizes strict party loyalty, emphasizing humanity and democracy. He advocates building public goods like parks and libraries while ready to mobilize national strength if needed, and envisions teaching law at the University of Texas while potentially guiding the nation through global turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Texas
Sails Open Regatta At Buffalo Lake For 1940 Champions
The Windjammers of the Plains sail Sunday at Buffalo Lake for the third regatta toward the 1940 sailing championship. Leaders include H. H. Finnell clan and Howard Saunders, defending 1939 champ, with crews and captains listed. Racing begins at 2:30 pm with Commodore Green announcing open entry and Robert Lemmon as starter. no admission charge.
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Plains
Buffalo Lake
H. H. Finnell
Bobby
Billy
Howard Saunders
Saunders
Commodore Charles Green
Jim Golding
Mary Golding
Trent Davis
Dave Britain
Dale Smith
Zed Dosher
Billy Finnell
Commodore Green
Robert Lemmon
Delta Sigma Upsilon Dance Tonight at Country Club
Delta Sigma Upsilon hosts its 19th anniversary dance tonight at the Country Club with Richard Kile as president. Dance committee members include Bill Browder Roy Vineyard Don Marsalis Horace Smith and Joe Bob McClure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Sigma Upsilon
Country Club
Richard Kile
Bill Browder
Roy Vineyard
Don Marsalis
Horace Smith
Joe Bob McClure
Paris Under Siege Ready For Battle At Gates
Paris braces for invasion with steel plate barricades along the Champs Elysees and trucked gun emplacements. Parisians crowd cafes as police roundups curb street loungers while thousands flee toward southern stations and trains amid ongoing air and ground defense preparations.
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Paris
Champs Elysee
Nesta
Paria
It's Costly To Forget It's Costly To Forget
In Oakland the Civilian Pilots Training school instructor Johnny Maggi warns students to hold the ripcord ring during parachute training. He says losing it will cost $2.25. The note adds that noise speed increases with temperature, about one foot per second per degree.
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Oakland
Celif
Johnny Maggi
Hank
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B. McClure
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Bowie
East 8Th Ave
John R. Hodges Realty CO
Harvey Southworth
South
Fillmore
Trucks
GMC
REO
10Th & Taylor
Keith Motor CO
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Amarillo’s Fin
Plains Chevrolet CO
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Ewey
Tan
Brougham
Callum A Tyler
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Ar. Motor
INC
Taylor
Val
Walter Ion, Inc
Will Sacrifice
Florida
Good Motor
Toney Chisum, Inc
Polk
North Polk
J. J
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Jim Jenkins
Oldsmobile Co
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Portland Orgeonian
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United States Conference of Mayors
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Charlotte
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Johnson School
Amarillo Used Car Company
Amarillo Finance CO
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Padilla
Valverde
Louise
Charpentier
Curran
B & P WC
Ete
West Texas
DWEEK
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o—Clean
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Wolflin Motor Co
H.P
Dr. White
University
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