Perryton Wheat Festival sets goal for 5900 bushels
Perryton hosts Wheat Festival Day as Ochiltree County plans to donate at least one bushel of wheat per resident to the USO. Mayor W. H. Lance and regional USO director E. B. Germany outlined a 5900 bushel target with parades, concerts, and patriotic displays in the Panhandle town.
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Perryton
E. B. Germany
United Service Organization
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
America
USO
Ochiltree
W. H. “Bill” Lance
USC
Thomas F. Dewey
Panhandle
Lance
Wheat Fiesta in Perryton Promotes US Defense Support
Amarillo residents welcome Perryton Wheat Fiesta featuring the Wheat Queen contest judged by farmers, a radio address by Mr. Germany on Our Part in the National Defense, and a wide delegation including Hollis De Grassi of the Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce. Governor O Daniel may proclaim Texas State Wheat Day as the Southwest showcases harvest themes and patriotic demonstrations.
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Southwest
Germany
Amer
Ican Legion
W. Lee O’daniel
Texas
Lance
USO
Army
Navy
America
Perryton
Catholic Population Totals in English Speaking Lands
The article states 15,925,950 Roman Catholics in the British Empire and 29,273,022 in American possessions, totaling more than 45 million across English speaking countries.
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British Empire
Chuck Wagons Draw For Texas Cowboy Reunion In Stamford
Stamford gears up for the twelfth Texas Cowboy Reunion July 3 to 5 featuring an old fiddlers contest with 32.50 in prizes and chuck wagon meals from West Texas ranches. More than 25 contestants aged 50 plus compete for top prizes while wagons parade and arena shows highlight rodeo performances and square dancing by the Stamford team.
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Stamford
West Texas
Coombes
J. T. Stell
Guthrie
Matador
DDD
Reynolds Land and Cattle Co
Kent County
SMS Flattop Ranch
SMS Spur
Spur
SMS Throckmorton
Throckmorton
Bar-Cross Ranch
Colorado City
American Quarter Horse Association
Stamford Square
Washington
Texas Death Rate Below U S Average In 1940
Census Bureau figures show Texas death rate rose from 9.4 to 9.7 per thousand between 1939 and 1940, remaining well below the national average of 10.8. National totals reached 1,417,257 deaths as rates ranged from 12.48 in Vermont to 8.2 in North Dakota.
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Washington, D. C
Texas
Census Bureau
Vermont
North Dakota
Arkansas
Kansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
School Administrators Elect Officers at Texas Conference
More than 200 delegates to the Texas school administrators annual conference concluded their four day meeting in College Station. EB. H. Poteet was elected chairman of the executive committee and Dr. T. D. Brooks was reelected secretary of the organization.
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College Station
U.P
Texas School Administrators
EB. H. Poteet
Harlingen
T. D. Brooks
Texas A. & M. College School of Arts and Sciences
Tucumcari Granted Radio Station
Tucumcari was granted a permit by the Federal Communications Commission to operate a new radio station on 1400 kilocycles with 250 watts unlimited time. Stu Morrison will run the station for Las Vegas owners.
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Tucumcari
Stu Morrison
Federal Communications Commission
Morrison
Las Vegas
March of Time Film Ends Run Here Today
The March of Time feature Chi na Fights Back ends its run at the Paramount Theatre. The documentary shows China's losses in the four year war against Japan and its determination to resume fighting.
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China
Paramount Theater
Japan
Marmola Fat Loss Remedy Endorsed For Thyroid Related Weight
The ad promotes Marmola Tablets as a simple way to slim without starvation or strenuous exercise. It claims twenty million boxes sold over thirty years and targets adults with weight due to thyroid deficiency, urging consultation with a physician for diagnosis. It invites readers to buy Marmola from their druggist.
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National Commission On Law Observance and Enforcement
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New York Herald-Tribune
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McLean
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Mr. Hindman
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U. S
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