Governor O Daniel brings campaign to Amarillo Texas
Gov. W. Lee O Daniel arrives in Amarillo for a 1 p m rally at the Herring Hotel parking lot to renew his Panhandle bid for the U S Senate seat left by Morris Sheppard. He will address supporters with his family present and broadcast from Amarillo.
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Texas
Panhandle
Amarillo
W. Lee O’daniel
United States
Morris Sheppard
Herring Hotel
O'Daniel
Pat
Mike
Molly
Gerald C. Mann
Rep
Martin
Lyndon Johnson
Potter County
O’daniel
Vernon
Grady Hazlewood
Jack Little
Daniel
The
O’daniels
Senate
He Hopes at Last To Go to Sea
ABURDEEN Washington Louis Kaiser a 47 year old mail carrier wins his long held dream of joining the navy He failed to enter before world war one and later served nine months overseas then joined the naval reserve for 16 years He passed a recent physical and will enter active service with his San Francisco based outfit if assigned to sea duty
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Aburdeen
Wash
Louis Kaiser
Navy
Army
Naval Reserve
San Francisco
Rembrandt Etching Lost in Transit to Melbourne
One of Rembrandt's famed etchings The Three Crosses was lost due to enemy action during shipment from London to the National Gallery of Victoria. The image depicted Christ crucified between two thieves and was a study in suffering.
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Melbourne
Australia
U.P
Rembrandt
Three
London
National Gallery of Victoria
Christ
Roosevelt May Fuel Action If Nazis Sink Another US Ship
Washington report explains Roosevelt aimed to rally public opinion for drastic retaliation if Germany sinks another American vessel. The message to Congress strengthens the warning against further ship sinkings and signals a tightening stance, even as observers note mixed interpretations.
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Harold Brayman
Washington
President Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Congress
Germany
United States
White House
Berlin
Kurt Sell
Wash
Fish Bombed by RAF Feed Kiel Population
Kiel reports say Royal Air Force bombs disrupted a large school of herrings during a night raid. Thousands of fish washed ashore and floated into Kiel harbor the next morning. Residents gathered buckets of fish while fishermen claimed record hauls.
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Kiel
Germany
Royal Air Force
Berlin
Zweelf- Uhrblatt
Kiel Harbor
Camphor Sources Shift from Formosa to Southern Pines
The article notes camphor historically came mainly from camphor trees in Formosa. It states that current U S supply now derives a large portion from southern pine trees, indicating a major change in source materials.
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Formosa
United States
Texas Highways To Have Their Faces Lifted by Defense Work
Washington reports ramped defense highway work in Texas including stronger bridges wider roads and heavier paving. novel features add flight strips access highways and off street parking to reduce congestion and aid military aircraft and defense areas.
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Texas
Washington
National Defense
Senate
House Roads Committee
Army
Navy
Naval Station
War Department
Gulf of Mexico
Notables Asked To Tucumcari
June 22 Tucumcari Special invitations were sent to Will Rogers and family Monte Blue Leo Carillo and others by Gov John E Miles to attend the Will Rogers Memorial U S Highway 66 convention June 30 Monte Blue a past president of the association from Hollywood has accepted. Governor Miles and Mrs Miles and other state officials will attend per Roy H Smith manager of the local chamber of commerce W F Phipps of Amarillo former Endee Community resident will attend and ride in the parade He recalled his friendship with Will Rogers and laughed at the ranch foreman finding him asleep beside his horse.
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Tucumcari
Will Rogers
Monte Blue
Leo Carillo
John E. Miles
John Garms Funeral Held at Plainview
Funeral services for 71 year old John Garms who died at his Littlefield home were held in Plainview with Rev. L B Reavis officiating. Burial was in Plainview Cemetery. Garms lived in West Texas and the Panhandle for 40 years and worked for the A T and G Railroad. Survivors include his wife eight children four brothers three sisters and numerous relatives.
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Plainview
John Garms
West Texas
Panhandle
Littlefield
L. B. Reavis
Plainview First Baptist Church
Plainview Cemetery
Bloomington
Til
Garrs
Texas
Brown County
Concho
Hale County
Garms
8. A. U. & G. Railway Company
Ernest Garms
Edmondson
George Garms
Clarence
Johnny Garms
Leveta
Dalhart to Get Army Recruiting Station in July
Major Walter Jessee head of the Lubbock recruiting office announced in Dalhart that an army recruiting station will open there the first week in July. Corporal Leo Cawthron, currently leading at Childress, will oversee the Dalhart post. Tahiti faces vanilla crop failure with nearly 50 tons in storage.
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Dalhart
Walter Jessee
U. S. Army
Lubbock
Texas Plains
Leo Cawthron
Childress
Jessee
Tahiti
Canyon First Girl Adds Another First
Mrs Mamie Conner Bradford, first white child born in Randall County and a member of West Texas State College’s first graduating class, volunteers for national defense training in Pasadena California joining the Ambulance Corps. She is the daughter of Mrs L G Conner, Canyon founder and 50th anniversary queen.
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Canyon
Mamie Conner Bradford
Randall County
West
Texas State College
Bradford
Pasadena
Cal
L. G. Conner
Moonshie Crop Yields Under Full Moon Beat Forecast
Pete Zarzoli scoffed at weather prophet Whitaker and won a gardening contest with crops planted under a full moon. Zarzoli was made foreman of a WPA truck farm of 25 acres in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Memphis
Tenn
Pete Zarzoli
Cotton Whitaker
Zarzoli
Whitaker
Money Troubles Lead Florida Divorces Says Judge Barns
Miami judge with 4,000 1940 cases notes money shortage as top cause of marital strife. He cautions couples to live within income and critiques a trend of overspending. He labels Florida’s 90 day residence law a factor, citing Miami figures that year as higher than Reno’s.
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Miami
Fla
U.P
Paul D Barns
Barnes
Florida
Reno
Nevada City
Dances Galore at McLean Celebration and Rodeo
During the McLean Celebration and Rodeo an Old Time Dance runs daily in the McLean Gymnasium from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., with music by the Sons of the West. Joe Dalon Kid McCoy and Charlie Gatlin lead. Afternoon street dances at 5 p.m. June 25 Virginia Reel. June 26 square dance contest. platform stage in town center.
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Mclean
McLean Gymnasium
Panhandle
Sons of the West
Joe Dalon
Kid McCoy
Charlie Gatlin
Bales Tumble From Hayloft Injure Rancher in Butte
Dan Brooks, a rancher, climbed a hay pile and pulled down a bale causing a 40 foot fall. The bale and hay crashed through a floor and 74 more bales totaling 7500 pounds tumbled down. Brooks, though buried, was found smiling and only slightly hurt after helpers freed him.
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Butte
Mont
Dan Brooks
Brooks
Dan
Two Jumps Ahead of a Fire in Hamlin
Garfield Pauley and Ward Smith faced a $15,000 Hamlin fire that struck the business district. Pauley, a teacher and restaurant owner, had just moved his business across the street the day before the blaze. Smith, whose building was damaged, had renewed his insurance on the structure that same day. Demand for automobiles in Burma is now greater than the supply.
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Hamlin
W. Va
Garfield Pauley
Ward Smith
Pauley
Burma
When the Lawyer Called in an Agent
A lawyer recounts how a life insurance agent helped a client Jim Raines by rearranging premium dates and coordinating regular bank deposits to cover premiums. Although Raines died eight months later, the policy secured his family's finances and kept the business alive for his son and son-in-law as a going concern. Institutional advertisement by the Institute of Life Insurance.
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Mr. Johnson
Jim Raines
Jim
The
Institute of Life Insurance
Fast 42Nd Street
New York
N. Y
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