Willkie Rally Lifts Markets Across Utilities Sector
Wall Street opened higher on news of Wendell Willkie as GOP presidential nominee with utilities leading gains. Early trading pushed stocks up more than four points before profit taking pulled some gains back. Major movers included North American, Consolidated Edison, Public Service of New Jersey, American Water Works, and U S Steel. The market also noted unsettled European tensions and ongoing war concerns.
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Wendell L. Willkie
White House
Associated Press
Balkans
Isiness
North American
Consolidated Fdison
Public Service of N. d
American Water Works
Columbia Gas
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Chrysler
Great Northern
Westinghouse
Dow Chemical
du Pont
J. C. Penney
Sears Roebuck
Wheat Prices Dip to Lowest Close Since September
Chicago reports wheat futures easing after early gains, closing down from the previous session. Pressure cited comes from larger Southwest marketing, favorable weather, and the unsettled international situation. Cash grain misc: No. 2 yellow hard 79¢, No. 1 white 75 1/4c, No. 2 mixed oats 33 1/4c. Kansas City cash grain shows No. 2 dark hard 72 1/2 to 76c and No. 2 white 71 1/4 to 72 1/2c.
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Kansas City
Fort Worth
Amarillo Receipts Report Wheat Cars and Mila Wheat
Amarillo markets report 93 cars of wheat and 1 car of mila wheat received in Amarillo. The note mentions teens but lacks detail.
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Amarillo
Texas
Stocks Rally as Firms and Utilities Lead Market
New York stocks rose with gains led by firms and utilities while traders eyed higher corporate shares and thin foreign exchange. In Chicago, wheat fell and corn held firm as cattle and hogs advanced, and produce prices for poultry butter eggs cheese showed varied movements in morning trading.
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Chicago
U.P
Funeral rites for J. N. Morton held in Silverton
Silverton June 28 Special funeral services were conducted at Calvary Baptist Church for J. N. Morton 73 after a long illness. Rev B P Harrison led the rites. Morton active in civic and political affairs and in the Baptist Church. Survivors include wife four daughters two sons a stepdaughter 16 grandchildren and three great grandchildren interment in Silverton Cemetery.
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Calvary Baptist Church
J. N. Morton
B. P. Harrison
Morton
Baptist Church
F. M. Higgins
Jessie Hill
R. C. Morton
A. N. Morton
Fort Worth
Silverton Cemetery
Cattle Market Steady Across Major Western Cities
Kansas City traders report hogs and cattle steady with moderate gains in some categories. Chicago and Fort Worth show mixed prices, with hogs 10-15 cents higher and cows and vealers steady. lambs rise modestly. Oklahoma City and Denver listings mirror regional activity across cattle, hogs, and sheep.
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W.R. Livestock
Chicago
Texas
Fort Worth
U. 8
D. A
Denver
Braniff Expands Breakfast on Early Dallas Fort Worth Flight
Braniff Airways will serve full breakfasts on its early morning flight to Dallas and Fort Worth starting Monday. The meals will be prepared by Bessie Howard of the English Airport cafe and supervised by Braniff station manager Frank Austin with hostess Willie Peck. Expanded breakfast follows larger DC-2 equipment across all Amarillo routes, replacing coffee and rolls.
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Dallas
Fort Worth
Bessie Howard
Frank Austin
Braniff
Willie Peck
Amarillo
Body of Oscar Lewis Taken to Hamlin
The body of Oscar Ray Lewis a Bushland truck driver killed in a truck train crash was taken to Hamlin by N B Griggs and Sons for funeral services there today. Lewis recently moved to Bushland from Haskell and died after his truck was demolished by a northbound Fort Worth and Denver train at the Ady crossing about 20 miles northwest of Amarillo. He worked for Public Construction Company under contract for asphalt topping of Highway 66 in the Bushland area. Survivors include his wife and two young children.
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Bushland
Hamlin
Griggs and Sons
Lewis
Haskell
Fort Worth
Denver
Ady Crossing
Amarillo
Public Construction Company
Final Rites Held for Mrs. I. C. Betty in Amarillo
Funeral services for Mrs. I. C. Betty of Amarillo were held yesterday at 2 PM in the N B Griggs and Sons chapel with Dr. E B Fincher officiating. Burial followed at Llano Cemetery. She died Wednesday morning in an Amarillo hospital after a long illness at age 59. Survived by a son, a daughter, her mother, two brothers and three sisters. The Gibraltar to East Africa distance note appears as a stray fact.
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Griggs and Sons
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Ellwood Park Presbyterian Church
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Cotton futures dip as July liquidation weighs on market
New York traders pushed cotton prices lower on July liquidation with final bids down 3 to 6 points as selling from Wall Street interests increased. Trade buying limited losses while early stock gains faded and forward orders faltered amid delivery concerns.
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Wall Street
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Texas to Run Courtesy Information Stations This Summer
The Texas Highway Department will operate thirteen courtesy information stations for motorists on major tourist routes this summer. Locations include Shamrock Glenrio Texarkana Denison Canutillo Marshall Laredo Crainesville Texline Orange Paris Pecos along U S highways 66 67 69 75 80 81 82 87 90 271 and 285 with services at select city limits intersections and river bridges.
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Glenrio
Texarkana
Denison
Canutillo
Marshall
Laredo
Crainesville
Texline
Sabine River
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Paris
Pecos
Plains Girl's Poem Accepted for 1940 Anthology
Mary Dittberner of Panhandle has her poem Daddy's Boy chosen by Exposition Press New York for The World's Fair Anthology of Verse 1940. The piece could win a $100 prize in the poetry contest. Dittberner, a first Published writer from a Carson County farm near Panhandle, marks Baylor University as leading enrollments among 67 SBC colleges and universities.
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Panhandle
Exposition Press
New York
Miss Dittberner
Carson County
Baylor University
Southern Baptist
Tax Increase Is Due To Hike Family Cost
Washington June 28 United Press survey shows the average four person family faces about $10 more yearly in hidden taxes under the new defense bill. For a $1,524 income family the rise comes from excise levies, not income tax. adjustments cover cigarettes movies gas beer and beverages, with various per cent increases and lowered exemptions for single and married filers.
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U.P
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Panhandle Masons Install New Officers
Panhandle Masonic lodge installs new officers with H H Smith as installing officer and M B Welsh as installing marshal. New officers include J L Graham worshipful master F F Ferrell senior warden R F Rand el junior warden M R Best treasurer Jack Griffith secretary Escar Watts senior deacon Zane B Smith junior deacon George Cross man senior steward Jack Aatkins tiser. Two officers to be installed later are O S Thorp chaplain and Ralph B Metcalf junior steward.
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Ralph B. Metcalf
Four Indicted in Drug Case in Kansas City
A federal grand jury indicted two Kansas City doctors Edward Hirsh and Joseph Getelson and two druggists Alvin W. Darling and Abraham J. Senner for violating federal narcotic laws. They allegedly carried on a large morphine traffic over four years through a downtown prescription shop.
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U.P
Kansas City
Edward Hirsh
Joseph Getelson
Alvin W. Darling
Abraham J. Senner
Burkhardt Death Reported After Bay Bridge Jump
Coast guardsmen ended the search for Wilbur N. Bill Burkhardt editor of the San Francisco News who died by suicide yesterday by leaping from the Bay Bridge. He had been in ill health.
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Rail Commission Aspirants Draw Themes From Abroad
The Texas race for the three member railroad commission absorbs wartime themes with candidates urging national defense, anti-fifth column zeal, and Americanization. Notable entrants include Olan R. Van Zandt’s withdrawal, Walton Hood’s emphasis on an anti subversive program, and Bryan Patterson campaigning with posters saying Stop Hitler.
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Texas
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Eastland
Walton D. Hood
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Charles Langford, Jr
League City
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Woodville
William C. McCraw
Rep
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Prairie Hill
John D. Copeland
Eugene T. Smith
Highway Commission
Errol Holt
John Paul Jones
New London
Baker Saulsbury
Amarillo
John Pundt
Bailey Sheppard
Longview
Larry Mills
O. Q O. Terrell
Alvin
Tulia Lake project opens without operator found
Tulia is set to open the lake three miles northeast of town on Monday but a concessionaire to operate the lake and facilities has not been found. The government invited bids twice, each yielding unsatisfactory results. Ten Tulsa businessmen named a committee to locate a suitable operator: Hugh White, Henry Teubel, Allen Heard, Jim Hale, Jim Ward, Ray Jordan, Henry Evans, S. P. Atchley, R. V. Miller and J. K. Noah.
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Jim Ward
Ray Jordan
Henry Evans
S. P. Atchley
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J. K. Noah
Dumas Lions elects McDade Moore as president
Noel McDade Moore was installed Thursday night as president of the Dumas Lions Club succeeding F W Wallace recently elected governor of Lions District 2 T. Cecil Baer and Jack Gray were re elected first and second vice presidents and A Youngblood was chosen third vice president Alton Boxwell serves as secretary treasurer Rev George Civey is lion tamer Pete Harris is tail twister Directors are T P Dobbins E A Hampton W R Rutherford J B Waide Jr and Gov Wallace The retiring president becomes a director.
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J B. Waide, Jr
Gov. Wallace
You Can Rent a Horse Mister in Austin Texas
Texas will lease 830 a year plus bond for horses. On Monday the agriculture department will lease 94 jacks and 118 stallions, part of 980 animals bought in 1984 with pari mutuel winnings. Leases expire Sunday and new applicants must pass an investigation and post a bond equal to the animal’s value.
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New York City Quads Horses Numbered at Nineteen Thousand Eight Hundred
City records show New York hosts 19 800 horses including race horses and carts riders across all districts. The figure spans racing stock retired nags and draught animals kept for work and transport.
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Radio Schedule Long Weekend on the Air
A dense list of Saturday programs across multiple stations shows 2,500 watt daytime and 1,000 watt nighttime transmitters. The lineup features The Sky Pilot Rise and Shine Morning segments, NBC broadcasts, and a wide range of music, news, and talks from 1:00 to 1:50 the next morning. Major acts include Bruce Baker Orchestra, Tommy Dorsey, Nat Farm Hour, Grand Old Opry, and National Barn Dance with frequent NBC ties.
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Larry Clinton
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Harry James
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Saturday Radio Schedule From June 29 Listings
Saturday schedule shows network changes with time slots 12 30 to 1 30 CST. Programs include World’s Fair Band The Brush Creek Follies Dancing Music Orchestra Marian Major Minor Oreh News Old Vienna Prog and U S Marine Band with several To Be Announced entries across NBC CBS WJZ WABE MBS CHAIN NET and related feeds.
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