Red Cross Fund Seeks County Quota Shortfall
Contributions totaling 447 to the Red Cross war relief push raised the county total to 4497.67, leaving a gap of about 2260 to reach the 6760 quota. Howard Anderson urged immediate reports from professionals and groups, noting many employe groups have not yet contributed.
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Red Cross War Relief Fund
Howard Anderson
J. T. Sneed
International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Zale Jewelry Company
Khiva Temple
McIlroy
Mary E. Bivins
J. D. Cazzell
W. R. Gowdy
Gertrude Gowdy
J. M. Joyce
Mary Etta Bean
J. D. Harrison
R. E. Zelley
Lee Arnett
J. A. Metzul
Bessie Sprague
Rev
Powell A. Smith
H. F. Lanier
W Hinds
A. J. Lawler
D. P. Ross
G. D. Kendall
Mack Forrester
Bee Zelley
J. A. Stirratt
Texas Red Cross Fund Grows With Texas Chapters
Texas Red Cross reports 239 chapters have raised 289,525 toward a 715,640 state goal as part of a national push toward 20,000,000 for war relief. Baxter Jr. notes that 52 chapters have exceeded initial quotas while the Midwest region logs 2,839,067 toward 6,465,240.
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Texas Red Cross Fund
ST. Louis
American Red Cross
Texas
William M. Baxter
Red Cross
Midwest
Grain Prices Slump as Pegs Readied for Removal
Chicago June 13 grain futures fell sharply as heavy selling pressed prices ahead of the planned removal of minimum price pegs set May 20 to steady the market. Board of Trade President John C. McCarthy said the order to abolish the pegs would stand tomorrow. Wheat led losses, with July at 78 1/2 and September 78 1/4, down 3 4 to 4 1/2. corn declines followed, July at 59 1/2 and September 58 3/4.
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Chicago
John C. McCarthy
Board of Trade
Mrs Willie E Kidd Rites Set Today
Final tribute to Mrs Willie Eugene Kidd wife of J E Kidd will be paid today at 2 pm in N S Griggs Sons chapel with D R Thomson pastor of Central Christian Church officiating Interment Llano Cemetery Pallbearers W M Adams C V Wooley C F Anderson Herb Buckke Wade Holman Fred Hines She was 23 and died in Amarillo hospital after an extended illness She was a native Amarilloan graduate of the public schools and a Presbyterian Mrs Kidds survivors include her husband and parents Mr and Mrs W J Satterwhite of Borger
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Willie Eugene Kidd
J. E. Kidd
Amarillo
Italian Village Becomes The Village In Dallas Ad
Dallas advertisers Nick DeGeorge and Sam Ventura announce their restaurant renaming from Italian Village to The Village. They cite a changed Italy and compare the Mussolini era to a backstab, reflecting a shift in tone and identity after a decade of operation.
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Dallas
Nick DeGeorge
Sam Ventura
DeGeorge
Ventura
Italy
Ignorance Costs Texas Money
Texas State Superintendent L A Woods warned the high cost of ignorance exceeds that of education saying crime costs Texas about 500 million dollars annually. He noted 100000 of 1 552 000 school age children were not in school and warned many roam the streets toward petty theft and eventual crime.
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Austin
L. A. Woods
Woods
State Department of Education
Texas
Braniff Routes Approved for Texas Between Cities
The Civil Aeronautics Authority recommended Braniff Airways be authorized to carry mail between San Antonio and Houston and between Houston and Corpus Christi in Texas.
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CAA
Braniff
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Braniff Airways, Inc
San Antonio
Houston
Corpus Christi
Texas
Germany Declares Nordic Campaign Victory in North
Berlin reports the Norwegian campaign concluded with German forces destroying 144 enemy vessels and transports. Hitler praised the victory as a strategic flank position, noting German losses of 3 cruisers and 10 destroyers while the air force claimed 87 enemy planes shot down.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Germany
High Command
Minister Addresses YWCA YMCA Students at Ama ville College
Rev. Jordan Grooms assistant pastor Polk Street Methodist Church spoke on Christian Students Facing a New World to a joint YWCA YMCA student groups meeting at Ama ville College. Johnson Branson played piano Barbara Frye led devotional May Jo Wynn chaired. A cabinet meeting will plan activities for the next few weeks this afternoon.
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Jordan Grooms
Polk Street Methodist Church
YWCA
YMCA
Amavillo College
Johnson Branson
Barbara Frye
Conspirators Trial Continues To Rage
In federal court, Healy for nine of 14 defendants argues for more doubt in the conspiracy to overthrow the government case. He questions witness Gertrude Wilbert and cites Francis Malone who called Roosevelt incompetent, likening the situation to Dewey.
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New York
U.pi
Leo
Healy
Gertrude Wilbert
Narrowsburg
N. Y
Francis M. J. Malone
Roosevelt
Malone
Thomas E. Dewey
Saying Farewell To Adventure
Roy Chapman Andrews, director of the American Museum of Natural History, says the museum has only nine field expeditions this year versus 20 to 60 in recent years. He cites the European war as drastically curtailing exploration with Antarctic, South America and the South Sea Islands remaining feasible, though risks to shipments and collections persist. Other scientific institutions echo his assessment.
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New York
Roy Chapman Andrews
American Museum of Natural History
Antarctic
South America
South Sea Islands
Scientifc
Chapman
Used cars offer smart value in Amarillo Globe-News ads
Attention vacationers learn why two of three Amarillo motorists buy used cars. Buyers prefer first owners depreciation and high value per dollar. Explore Amarillo's best used car values in today’s Globe-News Want Ads. Dial 6242 for Want Ad Headquarters.
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Amarillo
Globe-News
Fledgling Pilots Gather Tonight at Amarillo College
The Civil Aeronautics Authority training program at Amarillo College will be announced at an 8 o'clock meeting tonight. Forty four candidates have passed or are expected to pass physicals, with J. F. Mead and Amarillo Air Service figures leading the event.
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Civil Aeronautics Authority
Amarillo College
J. F. Mead
Thornton Oxnard
Pred Smith
Amarillo Air Service
A. E. Winsett
CAA
W. E. Henderson
R. O. Mills
Roger White
William Caplan
T. R. Henry
Carroll Curl
Robert Sherrock
Tom Kruser
Ralph Nelson
J. B. Boulware
Bill Davis
Springfield
Ohio
Fred Smith
Ryan
California
Aeronca
Canyon
West Texas State College
Retired Minister Hurt In Highway Accident
A 72 year old retired minister from Columbia Missouri Rev Claude M Gray suffered a fractured leg in a traffic accident last night and may be delayed a week before continuing to Albuquerque New Mexico to visit relatives. He was struck by Morgan Sanford of Childress at the intersection of Northeast Eighth Avenue and Lincoln Street. Sanford followed the Boxwell ambulance to St Anthony's Hospital and later to the police station. Rev Gray also received a bruise on the back of his head and a cut on the nose while strolling with a overnight tourist court party.
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Columbia
Albuquerque
N. M
Claude M. Gray
Morgan Sanford
Childress
Eighth Avenue
Lincoln Street
Sanford
Boxwell
St. Anthony's Hospital
Evangelist Declares Churches Failing in Mission
Evangelist Frank A. Godsoe told Rev. Roy A. Kemp’s revival at Central Baptist Church that churches today fail in their mission. He urged believers to cease grieving the Holy Spirit, follow first century methods, and die to self to empower the living God’s tireless spirit.
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Frank A. Godsoe
Roy A. Kemp
House of God
New Border Passport Rules Allow Transit for Canadians and Mexicans
U S state department issued new regulations allowing Canadian and Mexican commuters to enter the United States without new visas if they have border identification cards. Passports and visas will not be required for nationals of a neighboring country in direct transit from one part of their country to another via transportation lines through U S territory or waters.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Plane pilot soars high in rough Wichita Falls meet
John Robinson of San Diego with Ted Bellak of Michigan chased a $100 prize in a Southwest soaring meet. He reportedly climbed toward 14,000 feet amid icy conditions and updrafts. His venturi tire failed and he used a hand pump to read instruments before landing near Seymour with ice on wings. Bellair drifted into Oklahoma over the Red River. The existing American altitude record exceeds 17,000 feet set at Elmina last year.
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Wichita Falls
John Robinson
San Diego
Cal
Ted Bellak
Michigan
Seymour
Bellair
Oklahoma
Red River
Elmira
N. Y
Irish Potatoes Have Global Journey From Colombia to Ireland
The article notes Irish potatoes did not originate in Ireland, with Indians of Colombia eating them in 1538 when Europeans arrived. Spanish ships later brought them to Europe and they were popularized by the Irish as a staple food. Palm trees put forth a branch every month.
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Ireland
Colombia
Europe
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Francis Bidedie
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