Experts Trek to Orient in Seeds Search
Federal scientists launched international plant explorations to find wind resistant grasses and seeds to combat soil erosion in arid Texas regions. Teams in Russia and Japan search harsh climates for tough grasses and other crops, aiming to introduce resilient varieties to U.S. fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Bascom N. Timmons
Washington
Captain Kidd
Russia
Japan
United States
H. L. Westover
C. R. Enlow
Russian Turketan
Persia
Afghanistan
H. G. MacMillan
J. L. Stephens
K. A. Ryerson
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department of Agriculture
Hingan Mountains
Wheat rushes to early market in Kansas City area
Kansas City June 24. Wheat receipts here Saturday totaled 466 cars, more than double last year’s same day, with most being new wheat. Country markets in Kansas and Oklahoma reported over 1,300 cars yesterday as threshing picked up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas
Oklahoma
Enrollment Increases at Texas Tech Summer Term
Special to The News reports 1,598 students enrolled for the first term of the summer session at Texas Technological College in Lubbock Texas. The figure marks a 50 percent rise from the same term last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Texas
Texas Technological College
Constable Sale in Potter County Texas 1934
A 1934 Potter County Texas constable sale notices Anheuser Busch Inc v Frank Cates. On the first Tuesday in July 1934 the property lot 10 block 128 Plemons Addition Amarillo will be sold at the courthouse to satisfy a $94.12 judgment plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Potter
Justice Court
Potter County
Anheuser- Busch, Incorporated
Frank Cates
Amarillo
Plemons
Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated
H. E. Elliott
Mas
J. L. King
Summer Pattern Ad Promises All Day Frock Chic
An Amarillo Daily News pattern sale promotes Marian Martin patterns. It highlights a versatile all day dress with flattering vest and label, available in sizes 16 to 46, with fabric and contrast yardage noted. Readers are urged to order by sending fifteen cents per pattern and can buy a combined book and pattern for twenty five cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Martin
Chikren
Amarillo Daily News
West Eighteenth Street
New York
N, Y
Spearman Harvest In Full Swing Amid Bumper Wheat
Spearman Kansas reports the 1934 wheat harvest progressing under ideal weather with higher-than-expected yields. Elevators are at capacity and shipping runs 30 to 35 carloads daily as out-of-town owners like Mrs. Nelle Jennings and Verne Osborne tour fields. Labor is scarce though, and many landowners plan to re sow for 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spearman
Nelle Jennings
Phoenix
Arizona
C. N. Ochiltree
Amatile
S. O. Proctor
Hutchinson
Kan
Verne Osborne
Ponca City
Okla
Earnest Davidson
Kansas City
Trolley Runs Wild Injuring Twenty In St Paul
A street car, derailed by a collision with a sand truck, ran for ten blocks on Wabash Street injuring at least twenty people. Most passengers, not in serious condition, were shaken but escaped major harm as the car was halted when the trolley wire snapped. Operator C. J. Warner called for aid amid panicked passengers in downtown St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Wabash Street
C. J. Warner
West elected president of United States Junior Chamber
E Richard West of Los Angeles was unanimously elected president of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce at the national convention in Miami Florida. He succeeds Leslie Farrington of St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior C
Miami
Fla
E. Richard West
Los Angeles
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
Leslie Farrington
St. Paul
Two Tickets for One Draws Crowd for Jan Garber Concert
Jan Garber and his orchestra, known as the Yeastroamers on air, tour toward Catalina Island and perform tonight on radio stations WLW WLS WJZ KDKA and WEAA. A next Wednesday engagement in town offers two tickets for one with $1 downstairs seats and 40 and 35 cent balcony pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Garber
Catalina Island
WLW
WLS
WJZ
KDKA
WEAA
Dallas
Wilbur C. Hawk
Municipal Auditorium
Garber
The
Yeastroamers
Nat
News-Globe
Lois Black
Gladewater Banker Shot to Death in Home
Carl Everett 38 president of a Glade water bank and East Texas oil field figure was found mortally wounded with a pistol missing. He was a native of East Texas and active in East Texas oil development. Police opened an investigation into his Saturday night death at his residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
Carl Everett
East Texas
Everett
Babson Plans to Aid Church Attendance in 17-Point Plan
Oberlin Ohio reports economist Roger Babson releasing a 17-point plan to boost church attendance. The proposal, based on Congregational and Christian denominations, urges church improvements, better member character, annual attendance records, and revitalized sermons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Ohio
Roger Babson
General Council of the
Congregational and Christian Churches of the
United States
Dunnigan Heads Small Club in Gray Pampa
F J Dunnigan Jr elected chairman and Lynn Boyd secretary of a Small for Governor Club formed in Gray Pampa by longtime supporters. The group plans Panhandle rallies and a speakers bureau as they tout Senator Small’s downstate strength and past West Texas backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pampa
F. J. Dunnigan, Jr
Lynn Boyd
Senator Small
East Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
Amarillo
Small
Mel B. Davis
Caliche and asphalt work to begin on Highway 7 Muleshoe
On June 24 work starts on Highway 17 from here to Palmer County line for 11 miles with a caliche base and asphalt. H N Roberts state engineer will supervise, relief workers to be employed. Grading on Highway 28 from Circle to Hale County line to begin soon. Womack and Henning Co. shows road machinery used on No 7 east of Muleshoe two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer County Line
H. N. Roberts
No. 7
Muleshoe
Hull Plans Trips to Latin America
Secretary of State Cordell Hull plans to visit every Latin American republic to prove the United States is a good neighbor. The trips would occur during his term with goodwill tours, aiming to discuss misunderstandings and promote the administration's policy to dispel lingering suspicions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cordell Hull
United States
Hull
Revival Announced at First Baptist Church
Borger June 24 Rev J N Hunt pastor of the First Baptist Church announces a revival meeting from June 24 through July 8 with Rev Hunt preaching and Johnnie Cohen leading singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borger
J. N. Hunt
First Baptist Church
Rev. Hunt
Johnnie C. Cohen
Popcorn Crochet Bedspread Pattern Exclusive
Laura Wheeler presents a popcorn crochet pattern used in colonial days. The design features continuous rows of popcorn squares forming a modular bedspread or pillow cover with joining options. Pattern 767 includes directions, illustrations, stitch guides, and material requirements. send 10 cents to Amarillo Daily News Needlecraft Department at 82 Eighth Avenue, New York.
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Amarillo Daily News
Needlecraft Department
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Astor and Fiancés Seek Marriage Officiant
John Jacob Astor the third and Miss Ellen Tuck French moved to wed in Newport next Saturday. They believed Rev. Stanley S. Hughes would marry them but he was booked for a wedding in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He asked two alternative clergymen named by the bride to officiate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. I
John Jacob Astor
Ellen Tuck French
Stanley S. Hughes
Trinity Church
Ann Arbor
Mich
Astor
Rev. Hughes
Eastern Star instruction school set for Canyon
Canyon chapter announces a school of instruction for O E S members to be held Monday. Thelma Black secretary says sessions start at 9 30 in the morning and 8 in the evening, conducted by Canyon City Chapter No. 105, with invites extended to Panhandle members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canyon
Order of the Eastern Star
Thelma Black
Canyon City
Panhandle
Parker Becomes ETEX Advisor After Leaving Texas Railroad Commission
R D Parker longtime head of the oil and gas division at the Texas Railroad Commission has joined the Texas Petroleum Council as advisor to curb hot oil production. He left the state conservation agency after a controversy with the commission and was dismissed from the East Texas staff following his resignation.
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Austin
R. D. Parker
Oil and Gas
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas Petroleum Council
Parker
State Conservation Agency
Commission
East Texas
E. O. Thompson
C. V. Terrell
Criminal Term Opens at Stinnett on Monday
The 84th district court's June term sits in Stinnett Monday with Judge E J Pickens of Canadian presiding. A three week extension follows this session and the grand jury plans to reconvene July 2 for the last week of court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borger
84Th District Court
Stinnett
E. J. Pickens
South Made Big Ranch to Feed Cattle
The federal emergency relief administration begins moving half a million beef cattle from drouth areas to the southern states. Cattle will graze there until fall, then be slaughtered and canned for relief families. Alabama receives 10,000 with plans for 75,000 more. Tennessee 10,000. Oklahoma 5,000. Virginia 800. other shipments pending.
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Washington
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Drouth
Alabama
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Virginia
University of Texas Lands Lease Earns $43,997.40
Oil and gas leases on 6,560 acres in Reagan and Crockett counties were awarded by the University Land Leasing Board for a total bonus of 43,997.40. An annual rental of 50 cents per acre and a one eighth royalty on production go to the state university. Bids ranged from 20 to 1.16 per acre. bids under 2.50 per acre were rejected. Some of 33 tracts offered received no bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
University of Texas
Reagan and Crockett Counties
University Land Leasing Board
State University
Delegation Reports County Production Statistics
A four member delegation from the county, led by John O. Stovall, travels to Washington to present county production statistics based on more than 30 days of data from local and neighboring gin records. They aim to show cross county ginning figures and conditions to lawmakers and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Washington
John O. Stovall
Richard Wischkaemper
Willie Knoll
Dee Coleman
Injured men improve after highway crash near Spearman
Sheriff EF B Roberts and Lete Winsett, injured in a recent automobile accident when a tire blew out and the car overturned, are recovering nicely. G C Holmes and Billy Holmes, riding with them, were only slightly injured after the party returned from Roberts wheat farm south of Spearman. Roberts suffered broken ribs and a fractured collar bone while Winsett has a spinal injury. both were in critical yet improving condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higgins
EF. B. Roberts
Lete Winsett
G. C. Holmes
Billy Holmes
Roberts
Spearman
Winsett
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Mark Carlton
North Central States
Giberie
Orient
Marian Martin Lew
Spearman Harvest
Moon
Mars
WEA Seryvicg
Ine
Mtue
Babson
Economist
Dunnigan
Latin America
Ney Cool
Richard Barthelmess
Laura Wheeler
Young Astor
Parson
Montgomery
Elizabeth Allen
Margaret Sullavan
Rex
ETEX
Texas U
Harens
Lilli
Jefferson
City Drug No. 1
B & M Cleaners
16Th Ave
Tyler St
Clark Gable
Claudette Colbert
Lou Palmer
Fritz Heilbron
Rudy Rudisill
Lee Bennett
City Auditorium
NAT Dance Palace
Globe News
City Drug Store
Taylor
WFAA
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