Panhandle Floods Drench Panhandle With Varied Rain Totals
The Panhandle saw widespread rains with isolated downpours led by Floydada at 4.03 inches and Amarillo English Field at 3.81 inches. Follett and Childress also logged substantial totals, while many towns recorded lighter amounts. Weather official P W Reynolds cited spot to spot variation and added hail and small twisters accompanied the week’s wet spell. Totals for the week ending Tuesday morning cover multiple Texas towns and Oklahoma readings.
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Panhandle
Floydada
Amarillo
Follett
Childress
P. W. Reynolds
English Field
Daily News
Ee Weather Bureau
Localized Sporting Scores and Regional Figures
The report lists numeric values for Guymon 1.40 and Woodward 2.94, with other scores from New Mexico including Clayton 05 Clovis .06 Des Moines .73 Roswell 09 and Tucumcari .71. These figures appear as a concise tally of regional results or measurements.
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Guymon
Woodward
New Mexico
Clayton
Clovis
Des Moines
Roswell
Tucumcari
Sistie Boettiger to wed Van Seagraves in Phoenix
Anna Eleanor Sistie Boettiger granddaughter of Franklin D Roosevelt will marry Van H Seagraves of Oregon City Oregon July 7 in Phoenix Arizona. Engagement announced by Mr and Mrs John Boettiger with Eleanor Roosevelt and Curtis Boettiger attending. The couple will reside in Portland after meeting at Reed College.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Anna Eleanor
Sistie) Boettiger
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Boettiger
van H. Seagraves
Oregon City
Ore
Eleanor Roosevelt
John Roosevelt
Pasadena
Cal
Curtis
Buzzy) Boettiger
Portland
Reed College
Studebaker
Mertox Compound Promoted For Rheumatic Relief
A Dallas man reports lasting relief from 15 years of rheumatic shoulder pain after using Mertox Compound. He also describes relief from gas headaches and fatigue and claims improved digestion and regular bowels after starting the product sold at a reduced price by Texas druggists.
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J. C. Kirkeland
Dallas
Mertoz
Texas
New Draftees Assured Jobs Under New Draft Law
The June act guarantees draftees the right to return to civilian work after service. Private employers must restore the man to his old or similar job with full seniority. If disabled in service, he gets a like pay and status position. Federal and local government workers are protected, with up to three years duty.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Uniform
Rosary Tonight for Pat Merritt Potter County constable
Rosary service for Lewis Pat Merritt longtime Potter County constable will be held at 8 o clock Wednesday night at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel. He died in St Anthony s Hospital after ill health and is survived by his widow Lettie Merritt and sister Mrs S C Wine. Pallbearers are named. Funeral Thursday at Sacred Heart Cathedral with interment at Llano Cemetery. Marital and service details reflect Amarillo origin.
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Lewis
Pat” Merritt
Potter County
Blackburn- Shaw Memorial Chapel
Mr. Merritt
Lincoln
Santa Fe
Cass County
Amarillo
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Sacred Heart Cathedral
John Steinlage
Llano Cemetery
Scott Hatcher
Southwest States Get Real Property for Education
War Assets Administration reports five Southwestern states Texas Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi and Oklahoma received over one third of surplus educational real property. They were awarded 7 827 of 15 708 building awards and 32 675 of 77 471 acres, from a national pool valued at 128 198 240 dollars compared with 350 884 385 dollars nationwide.
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Dallas
War Assets Administration
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Amarillo officer named guard commander in 142nd Infantry
Major William A. Cheshire of Amarillo is appointed commander of the Second Battalion 142nd Infantry National Guard unit. The battalion includes Amarillo based Headquarters Company and F and H, with E Company in Canyon. Cheshire, in National Guard since before World War II, served with the 142nd Infantry 36th Division in Africa and Italy. appointment effective June 24, notification June 26. He states enlistments will continue until formal termination notice is received.
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William A. Cheshire
Amarillo
142Nd Infantry
Canyon
Cheshire
Africa
Italy
National Guard
Blind Man Robbed by Trio in Kansas City
Aaron Heath a 45 year old blind broom salesman said he could not get the license number of the car used by three men who robbed him early today. They took 12 dollars in cash a 7 50 wrist watch and eight brooms worth 11. They ordered his seeing eye dog to lie down and threatened death.
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Kansas City
U.P
Aaron Heath
Heath
Peru's President Declares Rule by Decree Amid Crisis
President Jose Bustamente Rivera announced extraordinary powers and postponed Congress, citing two months of political tension and looming violence. He blamed a demagogic campaign and described a clash between the Aprista Party and its opponents as the source of the crisis.
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Lima
Peru
U.P
Jose Bustamente Rivera
Congress
Bustamente
Aprista Party
Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana
Seek Air War Controls Peiping
On June 29 a movement against bombing of Chinese cities began in Peiping led by 122 university professors and students. The action followed government air raids on Kaifeng in Honan Province.
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Peiping
Kaifeng
Honan
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