Show Delights Visitors With Diverse Sports Arena Entries
On opening day of the Southwest Sports men’s Show visitors praised birds dogs and fishing displays alongside air conditioned cinemas and a miniature trap range. The event features archery shooting champion exhibitions and daily programs led by Fred Stark and Jack Lamb with state game wardens guiding guests.
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Jack Lamb
W. W. Woolsey
Bob White
Tarzan
Mason King
Fair Grounds
Lake Mason
Tommy Templeton
Jim Maggard
Amarillo
P. D. Moseley
Canadian
Polly O'Neil
Wellington
Jim Cannon
Matador
A. E. Hitzfelder
San Antonio
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
E. P. Haddon
Austin
Game Commission
J. J. Dent
Ed Moses
San Angelo
F. S. Henika
H.E. Minix
Diversion Lake
Dundee
Tex
Tiny Donkeys
Fred Stark
San Antonio Zoological Gardens
Senate clocked by silver bloc in monetary bill shift
In a rare cross regional alliance the West and hard money Republicans forced changes to the administration's monetary bill. An amendment set a 717.57 cents per ounce price for silver and blocked further foreign silver purchases, while preserving two years of the international exchange stabilization fund. The bill passed by voice vote amid retreating administration safeguards and looming House Senate negotiations.
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Washington
Fast and Silverites
West
Senate
White House
Treasury
Barkley
Kentucky
FDR
Roosevelt
Silver Bloc
House
Sil
Wheat Damaged By Hail as Rain Halts Harvest
Farmers in the Panhandle face hail damaged wheat as rain slows harvest. Thunderstorms brought heavy moisture with hail at several points from Dalhart to Dumas and Stratford. Damage extent varies, with reports of up to 75 percent in one area and 25 percent in Moore County. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies. temperatures ranged from 66 to 88 degrees.
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Panhandle
Bovina- Black Territory
Here
Santa Fe
Friona
Dumas
Boise City
Oklo
Dalhart
Texline
Duncan
Channing
Hedley
Fort Worth
Denver
Memphis
Giles
South Plains
Dimmitt
Hart
Petersburg
Lockney
Sterley
Quitaque
Turkey
Vega
Wildorado
Stratford
North Plains
Capps
Moore County
Hansford
Sherman
Hutchison and
Moore
Amarillo
U. S. Weather Bureau
Shows Offer Biggest 40 Cents Worth At Southwest Sportsmen’s Show
Crowds praised the Southwest Sportsmen’s Show at the Automobile Building as the biggest 40 cents worth. Visitors planned visits to see exhibits in the main hall and championship events in the Livestock Building, with hours from noon or 5 PM to midnight. Retriever trials featured Bill Gunn’s Gypsy Prince and offspring in a staged duck test at Lake Mason, highlighting Chesapeake retrievers in a controlled setting.
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Roy Riddle
Fair Grounds
Bill Gunn
Gypsy Prince
Prince
Sadak
Lake Mason
Anvil Park Hands Parade Today in Amarillo
The Canadian booster group plans a two hour visit and parade through Amarillo with more than 20 rodeo hands on Polk Street at 1 30. Miss Sydna Yakley the Anvil Park Rodeo Queen will ride Cinnamon in the business district. The delegation is led by Canyon mayor John Caylor and rodeo chairman Carl Studer.
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Sydna Yorley
Polk Street
Amarillo
Yakley
Anvil Park
Chamber of Commerce
Sydna
Sydna Yakley
Cinnamon
John Caylor
Canyon
Carl Studer
KGNC
Canadian
Panhandle
White Deer
Pampa
Miami
Mobeetie
Wheeler
Shamrock
Meean
Donley Boosters Ring Rafters for July 4
Clarendon plans the 54th Fourth of July observance featuring rodeo public speaking fiddlers contests fireworks and a street dance. Donley County boosters arrive in Amarillo to join a band concert parade and festivities with organizers Homer Mulkey Ralph Andis and J R Gillham coordinating.
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Clarendon
Amarillo
Donley County Boosters
Bruce Autry
Milton Cox
Polk Street
Amarillo Hotel
Clarendon Band
Clarendon Motorcade
Homer Mulkey
Chamber of Commerce
Ralph Andis
J. R. Gillham
Chamber of Comer Merce
Body of Tulia Boy Found in Ice Box
The 12 year old Fred Shoemaker was found in a grocery store ice box in Tulia. He had tested a light bulb and died about 15 minutes before discovery. Authorities suspect either heart failure or electric shock. A coroner's report is awaited.
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Tulia
Fred Shoemaker
A. L. Shoemaker
Tulsa
Billy Jeffries
Griffith Produce Company
Rain Helps Sheriff in Groom Car Theft Arrest
Last Friday night in Groom a softball double header ended early after a theft of W C Whatley’s car. Rain aided deputies who traced the vehicle to Texola where Earl Phillips of Pennsylvania was arrested and jailed in Panhandle on a car theft charge.
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Groom
T. B. Harris
Panhandle
W. C. Whatley
Earl Phillips
Pennsylvania
Phillips
Tiny Want Ads Sell Big in Globe News
A brief ad advises that compact classified lines reach Globe and News readers. It cites a six room brick property offered with a $2,000 loan and trade equity, plus a testimonial of a 14 word ad selling a $7,500 home for Clark Realty Company.
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Globe and News
C. M. Woodruff
Clark Realty Company
Globe-News
O'Daniel Heads to Temple Clinic for Health Check
Governor W Lee O'Daniel visited the Scott and White clinic in Temple for a routine health check and planned to rest for a week. He may stay several days in the area before returning to Austin.
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Temple
W. Lee O'Daniel
Scott and White Clinic
O'Daniel
Austin
FDR Renominates Oklahoma Man to FCC
President Roosevelt renominated Paul A. Walker of Oklahoma to the Federal Communications Commission for a seven year term from July 1 1939.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Paul A. Walker
Oklahoma
Federal Communications Commission
Soviets Claim Air Victories On Manchoukuo Border Action
Moscow reports a two hour air battle near Lake Bor ending in a rout of 60 Japanese planes by 50 Soviet Mongolian aircraft with three Soviet Mongolian planes missing. Tass tallies 82 planes down since May 11 including 59 Japanese, amid broader diplomatic chatter.
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Moscow
Manchoukuo
Outer Mongolia
Tass
Lake Bor
Urga Ulan Bator
Mongolian
Comet
Britain
France
Germany
Earl Long Signals New Louisiana Political Circus
Baton Rouge reports Earl Long, 43, now governor, inherits Huey P. Long's notoriety but differs in style. The brother of the late Kingfish is described as fearless and unpredictable, with a past as a traveling salesman and a strong bid for the governor’s chair. Continued on Page 11.
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Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
Louisiana
Richard W. Leche
Leche
Long
Huey P. Long
Louisiana State University
James Monroe Smith
Smith
University Board of Supervisors
Huey Long
New Orleans
Robert &. Maestri
Earl Long
Kingfish
Huey
Earl
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Empire OF Kingfish
Senate Coalition
Hueys
Ken Wilhelm
Herb Brimmer
Dave Kaufman
Wilhelm
Dave Dudlah
Ted Allen
Allentown
Miss Dodo
Husky Red
Dodo
Kaufman
L. L. Cline
Southwest
West Texas
New Mexico
Donley Boosters
Tulia Boy
Rain
Hed Winninger
Ways
E&rl
Long Bette
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