Marvin Jones Speech Validates Panhandle Lakes Program
In Washington on June 20, Congressman Marvin Jones delivered a final House floor speech that secured passage of the water facilities bill. The measure, including a $500,000 allocation for small projects with dams or facilities under $50,000, preserves Soil Conservation Service jobs in Amarillo and keeps the Panhandle lakes program alive until next session. Jones retires to the Court of Claims after his term, and this speech may stand as his last in Congress.
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Comedian Charley Chase Dies at 46 in Hollywood
Hollywood reports Charley Chase aged 46 died at home from a heart attack. The famed comedian known for loose-jointed humor and two-reel comedies of the early thirties spent 26 years in film providing laughs for audiences.
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Hollywood
Charley Chase
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Polly McClure Wins Three Court Rounds Over Pawn Deal
Polly McClure won her case through three courts in Illinois, proving Uncle Charlie Simon violated his duty by selling her pawned property without notice. The court found her insured pledge improperly transferred to an unprotected pawnbroker, denying consent needed after default. Polly received about 400000 dollars in cash, per the ruling and true-case note.
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Polly McClure
Lourt
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of Illinois
Charlie Simon
Polly
Uncle Charlie
Bela Lanan
Braniff Airways Birthday Milestone Marks 12 Years
Braniff Airways celebrates its twelfth birthday with a day of flights and festivities. The airline, born in Oklahoma City with a single motor plane in 1928, has grown to serve 16 cities and 2,453 miles of route. On Sunday June 23, 1940, Braniff’s fleet expanded with a new twin‑engine 21‑passenger Super B‑Liner and a day of celebratory dinners for about 500 passengers. President T. E. Braniff praised the staff in a note to 565 employees as the airline continues rapid expansion from Oklahoma City to Chicago and beyond.
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Tulsa
Braniff
Oklahoma City
Brownsville
Chicago
Great Lakes
Santa Monica
California
Douglas Aircraft Company
T. E. Braniff
Southwest
Wichita Falls
Texas
Dallas
Kansas City
Wichita
Kansas
Okla
Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
Waco
Austin
Galveston
Corpus Christi
Amarillo
Alberteen Schulkey Honored with Prenuptial Parties
PAMPA June 21 Special continuing the series of pre nuptial parties honoring Miss Alberteen Schulkey soon to wed Robert Tripplehorn. Mrs Carl Boston and Mrs Jim Collins hosted a breakfast and linen shower at Mrs Boston s home Tuesday morning. Out of town guests Included Mrs A B Goldston of Amarillo and Mrs Charles Cook of Oklahoma City. The B G E Club hosted a kitchen shower at the meeting in the home of Ruth and Idabelle Wagnon.
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Little Ann Collins
A. B. Goldston
Amarillo
Charles Cook
Oklahoma City
B. G. E. Club
Ruth
Idabelle Wagnon
Miss Helen Draper Complimented At Linen Shower
Miss Helen Draper bride elect of Lieut Robert Gibbons is honored in Pampa with a progressive linen shower hosted by Miss Betyy Jo Townsend and Miss Betty Jo Thurman. Mrs F C Maddux presided at the tea table as guests registered in the bride’s book from multiple local and regional families.
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Stillwater
Okla
H. FE. McCarley
Allen Evans
James Gotcher
Byron Hilbun
Skeet Gregory
Edd Myatt
Clarendon
Freda Barrett
Ann Grammas
Janice Purviance
Claudine Jefferies
Dona Jo Berry
Ruth Wagnon
Maxine Wheatley
Lucille Bell
Idabelle Wagnon
Jane Kerbow
Gloria Posey
Alberteen Shulkey
Mary Price
Martha Price
Helen Poolos
Irene Poolos
Braniff Expands Fleet and Schedules on Twelfth Birthday
Braniff International marks its twelfth birthday with a new 21 passenger Super B liner and orders for a second fleet of 12 ton skyliners. The airline reports a 30 percent rise in daily miles to 13 000 and seat miles to 225 000, with staff growing 54 percent to 565. The growth supports plans for broader mid US routes serving passengers mail express and defense needs.
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Branifl
Jeanne Braniff
Braniff
United States
Ninety-Eighth Birthday Party for Mrs. Martha A. Rogers
In Shamrock on June 21 a large gathering honored Mrs. Martha A. Rogers known as Grandma Rogers, marking her 98th birthday. Family and friends from multiple towns attended open house with hymns, a children’s quartet, and remarks by relatives and ministers.
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Methodist Church
Vernon
G. T. Palmer
Lucy Rippy
Nida Green
Kesterre
Billy Kester
Ramsdale
Paul, Jensen
Wellington
R. M. Stone
Mabel Rogers
Paul Rogers
Melvin LaVance
John
Francis
Cecil
Willis
F. Wanser
Wanda
Bonnie
Ernestine
Mary Myers
Amarillo
H. N. Barret
Rogers Stone
Clarendon
A. Stanfield
Fort Worth
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Celeste
Patsy
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Bill
Marilyn
Max
J. M. Porter
Hampton
Flannigan
J. D. Merriman
Clarence Robinson
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Mary Helen Stalls Honored at Party
WHITE DEER June 21 Special Honoring Miss Mary Helen Stalls bride elect of Chris Wooten hostesses Mrs Le Verne Edwards and Mrs Earl McConnell at a shower in Sunbeam Hall Miss Max Helen Pickens sang Always with Mrs Neal Edwards assisting in a reading and played Valse Chromatique as a piano solo
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Mary Helen Stalls
Chris Wooten
le Verne Edwards
Earl McConnell
Sunbeam Hall
Max Helen Pickens
Neal Edwards
Edwards
Miss Pickens
Pre Nup Party Honors Miss Keen Bride Elect
Miss Beulah Keen, bride to be of LeRoy Rickman on June 29, was honored at a pre nuptial shower hosted by Los Amores Class of Teenth Avenue Methodist Church at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Blankinship. Guests included several couples and the couple listed as attendees.
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Beulah Keen
LeRoy Rickman
Los Amores
Teenth Avenue Methodist Church
Earl Blankinship
Bob Maxwell
Deward McDowell
Carter Veasey
Richard Grooms
Noel
Cardenas Near U S Border May Lead Campaign
President Lazaro Cardenas may be in the vicinity of the United States border during the July 7 election. Reports say he plans to travel north soon to inspect agricultural conditions in Laguna cotton zone in Durango and Coahuila, which borders Texas.
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Cardenas
U. S
Mexico City
Lazaro Cardenas
Laguna
Durango
Coahuila
Texas
Weddings To Wed Today Wellington Panhandle Preview
Wellington bride Billie Voca Brickey will wed Walter Wayne Wilkins of Uvalde at sunrise in San Angelo with John T. Smith officiating. Attendants include maid of honor Martha Jean Henry and best man Richard Bailey. The couple plans a Mexico trip and will reside in Uvalde after the wedding.
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Wellington
Panhandle
Billie Voca Brickey
Walter Wayne Wilkins
Uvalde
San Angelo
John T. Smith
Church of Christ
Martha Jean Henry
Richard Bailey
Reda Brickey
E. D. Clay
West Texas State College
Canyon
Wellington High School
Baylor University
Waco
Baylor Chamber of Commerce
Wilkins
W T. Wilkins
Lubbock
Ada Flathers and Elmer Ayres wed in Spearman ceremony
Perryton native Ada Flathers m arried Elmer Ayres son of Gruver residents. The couple exchanged vows May 23 with Rev. A Graves officiating. Ada, a West Texas State College graduate, taught in Gruver for two years. Ayres studied in Ada Oklahoma and works for Universal Oil in Gruver. A June 14 shower was held at Gruver home of F A Shapley. They will reside in Gruver. FLOECK-WOODWARD TUCUMCART
Miami hostess honors visitors and wedding notice at Clovis
Clovis officiated wedding details list the couple attended by Mr and Mrs Edgar Shipley. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs G E Fleeck and the bridegroom is a son of Mr and Mrs F D Woodard. After a Houston trip they will live in San Jon. Mrs J L Seiber hosts a party in Miami honoring her daughter Mrs Jack Dickerson of St Louis and Mrs Buddy Vanderworth of Ledbetter.
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Edgar Shipley
G. E. Fleeck
F. D. Woodard
Houston
Tex
San Jon
J. L. Seiber
Miami
J. L. Leiber
Jack Dickerson
St. Louis
Buddy Ven Derworth
Ledbetter
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