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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1939

Page

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Hitler tightens grip as Czecho Slovakia dissolves

March 14 Prague reports Germany asserts dominance as Slovakia proclaims independence and Czecho-Slovakia dissolves into three parts. German and Hungarian forces race to seize Carpatho-Ukraine while Prague and leaders Bismarck amid talks with Hacha and Goering.

Berlin Adolf Hitler Europe Czecho-Slovakia Hitler Slovakia Bohemia-Moravia Czech Germany Fuehrer Emil Hacha Hacha Prague Hermann Wilhelm Goering Italy Joseph Tiso Hlinka Carpatho-Ukraine Moravska-Ostrava Czech Republic Poland

Hungarians March as Hungary Annexes Carpatho Ukraine

Hungary declares the Czech response to an ultimatum unsatisfactory and says immediate measures will follow. Troops move into Ruthenia as 10,000 Czech forces are reported nearby while reservists are called up and Augustin Volosin forms an independent Carpatho Ukrainian government.

Budapest Carpatho-Ukraine Hungary Foreign Office Czecho-Slovakia Carpatho- Ukraine Ruthenia Szolyva Momonna Chust Volosin

Hat Bands Turn Green For St Patrick Day Parade

Amarillo Chamber of Commerce will swap orange for green hat bands for a Friday departure. Clay Thornton, goodwill chairman, says a special order for green bands was placed after an earlier oversight. The Amarillo caravan, mostly Irish, leaves at 8 am from the Chamber HQ with the Amarillo High School band directed by Oscar Wise.

Amerillo Chamber of Commerce Amrock Clay Thornton Good Will Amarillo Chamber of Commerce

Will Rogers Memorial Week Opens At Albuquerque

The U S Highway 66 Association holds its annual convention in Albuquerque with a Will Rogers memorial fiesta. Bill Rogers and Rochelle Hudson attend as the parade winds through downtown, while Monte Blue is elected president of the association for the coming year. The gathering continues with pageants, stunts, and performances from Amarillo clubs and movie talent. The group plans to reconvene next year in Santa Monica, California.

Texas New Mexico Chicago Los Angeles Highway 66 Will Rogers Bill Rogers Rochelle Hudson Trict Albuquerque Amarillo Maverick Club Monte Blue Carl Hinton Santa Monica Cal

Forty-Seven Bulls Lead Sale At Texas Hereford Show

Forty-seven bulls averaged $351 and twelve females $336 at the Texas Hereford Association Criterion Sale in Fort Worth. Top bull Whitelen Lad 128th sold for $925. other high prices included Real Prince Domino 100th at $675. Top female Capitola sold for $600. grand champion Milky Way Donna Domino stood in the Hereford show. Buyers came from Louisiana Arkansas Missouri and Mexico.

Fort Worth Texas Hereford Association Lad Carl B. King Siloam Springs Ark A. D. Smith Paris Prince Domino Anderson Hereford Ranch Forreston, Tex Coon and Culberton Dalhart J. D. Domino Blanco Hereford Farm Mount Sharp Tex Brooke Hereford Ranch Brady Louisiana Arkansas Missouri Mexico Combs Goliad Carlos Domino Calved Irby and Son Capitola J. C. Andras and Sons Manchester Ill H. H. Wilkinson Milky Way Donna Domino Milky Way Farms Pulaski Tenn Questoyah Rupert Claude F. Heard Beeville Alicia Combs and Worley Pampa

Anglo-French Forces Quiet On Division

Britain and France stay aloof as Czechoslovakia splinters under German pressure. Chamberlain defends Munich terms, saying no unprovoked aggression occurred, while Paris and London hint Germany and Italy will handle future Czech fate.

London Britain France Czecho-Slovakia Germany Paris Italy Neville Chamberlain House of Commons Berlin Rome Chamerlain Hitler

Roosevelt seeks 150 million relief funds amid party clash

President Roosevelt asks for an immediate 150 million dollar appropriation for relief projects to save millions from loss of livelihoods. The move sparks a partisan fight as Woodrum is ousted as acting subcommittee chair and replaced by Taylor while Cox calls for WPA scrutiny. Republicans voice caution, seeking facts before backing any bill.

Washington Roosevelt PWA Rep. Woodrum Virginia House Taylor Colorado Appropriations Committee Rep. Cox Georgia WPA Woodrum

Senate rejects Leo's plan to name budget director

In Austin on March 14, the Senate voted six to zero against Gov W Lee O Daniel's proposal to have a budget director report directly to the governor. Senator George Moffett led the bill to shift budget prep from the board of control, arguing the governor is the chief budget officer. Opponents said the board's recommendations are adequate and the governor's veto provides proper oversight.

Washington Roosevelt Roosevel Treasury Bankhead Congress Harrison Mississippi Senate Finance Committee Cp. Cooper Tennessee House Senate Austin W. Lee O'Daniel George Moffett Chillicothe Board of Control Moffett Control Board

Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Forecast

Fair and colder Wednesday for Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas west of the 100th meridian also fair and noticeably colder Wednesday.

Amarillo West Texas 100Th Meridian

Vic Stuart Named to New Mexico Livestock Sanitary Board

Friends of Vic Stuart celebrate his appointment by Governor Miles to the New Mexico Livestock Sanitary Board. The Amarillo report from DeWitt Kynolds says Stuart, a rancher near the Texas line in northeastern New Mexico, is well known to cattle men across the Southwest.

Vic Stuart New Mexico Livestock Sanitary Board Miles New Mexico Amarillo DeWitt Kynolds Stuart Texas Line Southwest

Medicol Win in Pneumonia War

Dallas report on a spring conference claims a medical breakthrough with sulfapyridine curing a large portion of pneumococcic pneumonia. Dr Charles F McKhann of Harvard Medical School says diseases like measles and influenza will no longer be fatal when pneumonia is prevented, and notes ultraviolet air sterilization efforts in hospitals and baby wards.

Dallas America Charles F. McKhann Boston Dallas Southern Clinical Society Harvard Medical School Food and Drug Administration McKhann Dr. McEhann

Mild Duster Sweeps Over Panhandle

A mild dust storm crossed most of the Panhandle yesterday followed by a norther that lowered temperatures to the high 30s. The event produced surface winds with gusts up to 45 mph and a peak of 36 mph, while Saturday saw gusts near 80 mph from strong winds.

Panhandle

Used Car Exchange Week Ends Sunday

Five More Shopping Days on February 15th show used cars advertised in the Globe-News Want Ad Section. Prices in the Auto Dealers Blue Book rose up to 25 dollars in a month, but the directory of Used Cars offers bargains such as a 1938 Plymouth four door for 435 dollars and a 1937 Ford DeLuxe sedan for 395 dollars. MORAL: Buy a used car NOW and save money. Sunday is the last day of the gigantic City-wide Used Car Exchange Week.

Globe-News

Burial rites set for J. C. White slain Hale County farmer

Plainview March 14 Special burial rites will honor J. C. White 47 a Hale County farmer and Cotton Center church member shot Monday afternoon. Rev C E F Dick will officiate assisted by Dr J Howard Williams. White’s body moved to his home. Bill Moody neighbor and farmer charged with his murder. examining trial set for Thursday 10 am Hale Center justice of the peace T E Wall. Bond 5000. Witness Frank Casey said White spoke to Moody’s car before the shooting. Continued on Page 3 Col 2

Plainview J. C. White Hale County Cotton Center C. EF. Dick Cotton Center Baptist Church White Young Men’s Bible J. Howard Williams Amarillo Plainview Undertaking Bill Moody Moody T. E. Wall Hale Center J. P. Silver George Moody Wallie Bogart Ote Martine Hare County Frank Casey Casey

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