Texas VFW Encampment Ends with Elections and Parade
Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars will close its annual encampment with officer elections and bid for next city as Galveston Corpus Christi and El Paso compete. A parade featuring drum and bugle corps, bands and flags followed a banquet and military ball at the Herring Hotel.
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Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars
Galveston
Corpus Christi
el Paso
VFW
Herring Hotel
Polk Street
Thirteenth Avenue
Third Avenue
Berger, Pampa
U. S
Texas Auxiliary
Irene Doods
Dallas
Nell Moody
San Antonio
Lydia Hayes
Port Arthur
Catherine Abel
Texas City
Edna LeBlanc
Austin
Adela Varela
Christine Bergwall
Lucille Morrison
Sherman
Berthe de Bretagne
Zula Smith
Jewel Wright
Pasadena
Theresa Willie
Icie Schoop
Edith Amick
Lubbock
Lorraine Young
San Angelo
Violet Kinney
Borger
Madelana Wiseman
Vera Foster
Waco
Harriet Oakie
Wichita Falls
Helen Longshore
Dennison
Ethel Perthius
Belan Ash
Ruby Hayes
Cisco
Erin McMillan
Dorothy Mae Stout
Vera Hills
Dalhart
Kansas City
Grace H. Davis
Eaton Rapids
Mich
Madelane Wiseman
Adobe Walls
Amarillo
Earl A. Reed
Claudine Robertson
Weather notes Amarillo region and West Texas forecast
Wednesday outlook shows partly cloudy skies and warmer conditions across Amarillo and West Texas with scattered thundershowers in southeast areas. New Mexico expects generally fair conditions with little temperature change, and official hourly readings from Amarillo show a maximum near 90, light precipitation measured at 0.34 inch in the prior 24 hours.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Free archery lessons by world champion Ken Wilhelm
A crowd at 1409 West Tenth Avenue received free archery instruction from Ken Wilhelm, the world champion. Rain cut the session short but he announced further free instruction tonight from 8 to 9 p.m. Mrs. Sam Thomas operates the range and standard shooting prices apply.
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Ken Wilhelm
Wilhelm
Sam Thomas
West Tenth Avenue
Thomas Range
Thomas
Congress Extends Federal Hot Oil Law for Three Years
The House approved 171 to 99 to extend the Connally hot oil act for three years, prohibiting interstate shipment of oil produced in violation of state laws. The measure aims at conservation, though critics call it a tool for major oil firms to fix prices, harming independents.
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Washington
House
Senate
Cole
Maryland
Interstate Commerce Subcommittee
Interior Department
Representative Coffee
Washington Democrat
Coffee
Texas
Beckworth
Gossett
Luther Johnson
South
Squalus Chief Sees Ventilation Aid Could Have Prevented Tragedy
Portmouth New Hampshire June 20 The Squalus commander told a naval board of inquiry that an improved ventilating system might have saved the sunken sub and 26 men. He said a device to prevent ballast tank flooding until air valves are closed could have averted the disaster.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Naval Board of Inquiry
O. F. Naquin
Naquin
William R. Munroe
Naval Intelligence
Squalus
Russell Appeals Pen Sentence in Texas Marijuana Case
J B Russell was sentenced by District Judge E N Nelson to three years in the Texas penitentiary after a suspended sentence for a marijuana conviction. The suspension was revoked upon proof Russell had a felony conviction in Oklahoma and served time in Granite reformatory. His appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeals at Austin noted by county attorney Fred C Tracy.
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J. B. Russell
E. ©. Nelson
Texas
Nelson
Russell
Oklahoma
Granite Reformatory
Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin
Fred C. Tracy
Beaver
South Panhandle Drouth Broken By Good Rains
Rains broke a drouth across the Plains and drenched wheat to slow harvest, with Amarillo area totals up to 1.8 inches. Hereford received heavy moisture, Buffalo Lake watershed soaked, and a brief twister damaged a shed at Barfield Lumber Co. in Amarillo. Lightning struck homes on Harrison and Fillmore Streets, causing minor damage, while KGNC aired off briefly during the storm. Agricultural officials called the rain a life saver for raw crops and range lands, with Hale County also receiving generous showers from Plainview to Dimmitt.
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Amarillo
Hereford
Buffalo Lake
Barfield Lumber Company
Pierce Street
C. L. Akers
Harrison Street
Fillmore Street
KGNC
Ted Alexander
Potter County
Clovis
Hale County
Plainview
Olton
Hale Center
Hart
Dimmitt
Kress
Tulia
C. B. Martin
Tucumcari
Rains Slow Down Wheat Harvest in Amarillo Area
Rains in the Amarillo region slowed wheat cutting but did not stop receipts at the market terminal. Weeks show 212 cars received, vs 132 Monday. Santa Fe reports 771 cars loaded on its Amarillo division, a record. Groom area reports harvest halted by rain with 8 and a half carloads, 60 to 64 pound bushels, yield 8 to 20 bu per acre.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Market
Amarillo Grain Exchange
Santa Fe Railway
Wellington
Kan
Waynoka
Oklo
Santa Fe
Groom
Easy catch 44 pound bass stuns Kansas City man
A Kansas City man boated at Lake of the Ozarks when his motor propeller struck a 44 pound smallmouth bass. The fish floated to the surface and the man lifted it aboard. He called the catch easy, joking it was as simple as using Globe-News Want Ads.
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Kansas City
Lake of the Ozarks
Globe-News
Sportsman Show To Open Monday For One Week
The first sportsman's show in the Southwest opens Monday at the fairgrounds for a week. It features game birds, fish, animals, hunting and fishing gear, archery, and wildlife films. Champions from Texas and other states plus Canada and Alaska will be showcased with exhibits from the San Antonio Zoo and local Panhandle artists.
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Roy Riddle
Southwest
Fairgrounds
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Texas
California
Tennessee
Colorado
New York
Field and
Canada
Alaska
Panhandle
Henika
New Mexico
Amarillo
San Antonio
San Antonio Zoological Gardens
Lesser
Chachalacas
Guam
Any Duffer Can Get Ace At Tenth Tee
Harry Gonder at Beverley Shore Country Club in Michigan City Indiana tried for his 1800th straight shot at hole in one. He aimed to win as a 135 pound entrant and vowed to quit if he failed. After hours of effort and a crowd of about 200 witnesses his ball twice neared the cup within inches but did not drop.
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Beverley Shore Country Club
Michigan City
Ind
U.P
Harry Gonder
Harry Bet Duffer
William Foltz
Gonder
Lobbying Probe Opens at Austin
County Attorney Paul Holt ordered a court of inquiry into lobbying practices during the current legislative session. Deputies served subpoenas on twenty lobbyists and will compel testimony Thursday before Justice Sam Rogers. Witnesses include J. M Harris Austin attorney, William Ryan Houston attorney, Mace Stewart Jr Galveston attorney and Stewart companies, Hugh Stewart Fairfield lease trader, Roy Sanderford former state senator, and Charles Neville Austin gas company representative.
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Austin
Paul Holt
Holt
Court of Justice
Sam Rogers Holt
O'Daniel
N. EF. Lee
J. M Harris
William Ryan
Houston
Mace Stewart, Jr
Galveston
Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Galveston Federal Savings and Loan Company
Galveston City Company
Hugh Stewart
Fairfield
Roy Sanderford
Belton
Killeen
Charles Neville
Gas Company
House
Senate
Capitol
Storms Leave Lubbock Area Desolate With Fatal Tornado
Three tornadoes struck near Lubbock and Shallowater killing one man and injuring several others as homes collapsed and livestock were lost. A farm home near Levelland was destroyed, killing W. H. Jackson and critically injuring his wife. Dozens affected as rains of up to 10 inches were reported and Red Cross alerts were issued.
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Lubbock
W. H. Jackson
Updyke
Levelland
Shallowater
J. A. Nipp
G. W. Blackmon
Geraldine Trammell
Blackmon
Nipps
Lingo
N. M
Clarence Daniels
Near Shallowater
J. H. Daniels
Irene
Theresa Hamby
Red Cross
St. Louis
Lipscomb County Plans Lake Site Purchasing Land
Lipscomb County Precinct Four seeks to acquire land in Lipscomb County for a new lake project. The plan aims to provide a water resource and recreational area for the precinct and surrounding communities.
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Lipscomb County
New Lake
Higgins votes for bond to buy canyon land near Higgins
Voters approved a 4000 bond by about 100 votes to acquire 150 acres of canyon and creek land three miles southwest of Higgins with a strong flowing stream. T H Black of Higgins First National Bank promoted cooperation with Soil Conservation Service and WPA as plans for a lake near Canadian’s Lake Marvin are discussed by Paul Trenfield of the Panhandle Water Conservation Authority.
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T. H. Black
First National Bank
Higgins
Amarillo
Soil Conservation Service
WPA
Amarillo Contractors Win Bids on Plains Highway Projects
Cocke and Braden of Amarillo were the low bidders on a 36 mile asphaltic seal coat for Highway 66 from Vega to the New Mexico line at a bid of 23332 dollars. They also led on Highway 207 drainage and base work at 19374 dollars. Bell and Braden bid 37751 on Highway 380 roadbed and double seal. Oran Speer bid 177722 for Highway 15 in Gaines County. Bids were tabulated on 19 other state projects. no other Panhandle or South Plains bids were listed.
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Cocke and Braden
Amarillo
Highway 66
Vega
New Mexico State Line
Texas Highway Department
Austin
Oldham
Deaf
Oran Speer
Alvord
Highway 15
Gaines County
Highway Department
Panhandle
South Plains
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