Gala Shrine Circus Opens Here Today
Amarillo prepares for a four day circus engagement by Polack Brothers under Khiva Shrine Patrol. A school matinee opens at 1:30 with shows at 2:30, then 4 pm and 8:15 nightly. 200 performers from Europe and Argentina join famed acts including the Biletti Troupe and Morales gymnasts for a large, varied program at the Auditorium.
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Amarillo
Polack Brothers
Khiva
Amarillo Kidland
Shriners
Nero
Webster
Europe
Capt
Jackson
Liberty
Ruben Castang’s
Bell
Risley
Harrison
Biletti
Morales
Silverton Sisters
Shrine
Polk Street
Settlement of Finns Starts
Helsinki reports a government survey indicating about 30 000 acres of land are needed to house evacuees from areas Finland ceded to Russia. Plans are under way to supply homes from government lands and parcels owned by churches firms and wealthy individuals.
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Helsinki
Finland
Issia
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Clear Monday and Tuesday with warmer daytime temperatures. South portion stays clear Monday afternoon, Tuesday remains fair with increasing warmth across the region. East portion sees similar conditions Tuesday afternoon and through the day.
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Amarillo
WITV
Ner
Texas
Mexico
Wireless Pioneer Branly Dies in Paris at 95
Edouard Branly, 95, French innovator who preceded Marconi in wireless experiments and helped invent the radio, died tonight at his Paris home. He refused to keep a radio at home amid wartime propaganda.
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Paris
Edouard Branly
Marchese Marconi
Branly
Welfare Council Meets Today In Potter County Courtroom
Miss Rosalind Giles announced the Amarillo Council of Social Welfare will meet this afternoon at 4 o clock in the county courtroom of the Potter County courthouse.
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Welfare Council
Amarillo Council of Social Welfare
Rosalind Giles
Potter County
Frantic British plea for U.S. aid in war crisis
London reports mounting Britain concerns over American reaction to the war as air and sea actions continue. Halifax links U.S. aims with Britain while editors note past shifts in American sentiment and Allied hopes for American help. A Stinnes sinking report circles Copenhagen claims amid RAF reconnaissance over northwest Germany.
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London
Britain
United States
America
Germany
Copenhagen
Hitler
Goebbels
Sunday Chronicle
Edmund Hugo Stinnes
Royal Air Force
Styles Parade Despite Cold in New York Easter Show
New York on a very cold Easter day saw thousands of chic women parade in mink and costly gowns along Eighth Park and Madison avenues. Mrs. Cornelius Van derbilt led crowds from St. Thomas' Church while Postmaster General James A. Farley and former Governor Alfred E. Smith attended from St. Patrick's, both in traditional attire as fashion and society figures moved past.
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New York
Eighth, Park
Madison Avenues
St. Thomas’ Church
Cornelius Vanderbilt
St. Patrick’s Church
James A. Farley
Alfred E. Smith
Jeach Man
Dizzy Week of Odd News Strikes Across America
Spring fever sparks a rash of strange events from coast to coast. A thief steals a Salt Lake police station clock, a Seymour firehouse burns, a Coatesville gas station drinks oil, and a Des Moines woman seeks a fourth marriage license.
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Salt Lake
Gladwin Hill
New York
Seymour, Conn
Coatesville, Pa
Chi
Cago
Des Moines
Harvard
San Diego
Calif
St. Louis
Reynaud Gains Support as France War Policy Solidifies
Paris March 24 The Reynaud government gains strength as wavering deputies and right wing editors rally to support. The Chamber count rises to 277 for 153 against 107 abstaining, up from an initial 268 to 156 with 111 abstaining, signaling a firmer stance on blockade against Germany and harder diplomatic resistance to German influence.
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Paris
Paul Reynaud
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Reynaud
Germany
Allies Need More Airplanes Quick
Edward E. Bomar reports that the administration aims to speed American built war planes to Britain and France amid calls for a large order. Allies may require 8,000 or more planes and engines, with forecasts of doubling or tripling this in coming months to secure air superiority.
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Edward E. Bomar
Germany
North Sea
London
Paris
Treasury Department
Congress
Air Corps
Fate of Reciprocal Trade Pact Hinges on Four Votes
An administration poll signals four undecided senators may tilt the fate of the reciprocal trade agreements plan. Names listed as doubtful include Schwartz, Murray, Overton, and Downey. The Senate schedule foresees a delay before a final vote as debate opens on House approved measures and potential ratification controversy looms.
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Washington
Hull
Senate
Schwartz
Wyoming
Murray
Montana
Overton
Louisiana
Pittman
Nevada
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt
House
Labor Department
Federal Security Agency
House Labor Committee
Clark Regal Rites Set At St Andrews Tuesday
Amarillo real estate and insurance man Daniel Clark Regal 37 died at his home on Tyler Street. Funeral services will be Tuesday at St Andrews Episcopal Church with burial in Llano Cemetery. He led in local business groups and is survived by wife Nora Lena Regal and children John Edward and Janet.
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Daniel Clark Regal
Amarillo
Tyler Street
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
E. C. Seaman
Llano Cemetery
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
William Lea
Thomas Morgan
Roy Prothro
Harrol Brooks
Earl Witt
Henry Charless
Regal
Chicago
Optimists Club
Optimists
Amarillo Insurance Exchange
Amarillo Real Estate Board
Extension Editors To Meet Here Today
Extension editors from five states gather in Amarillo to discuss wind erosion control measures. Edwin R. Henson coordinates Southern Great Plains erosion efforts with Jerome Henry of Washington D C to outline plans for the extension service. The one day session aims to unite agencies aiding erosion work for farmers and landowners.
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Extension Service
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Kansas
Colorado
Edwin R. Henson
Department of Agriculture
Great Plains
Jerome Henry
Washington, D. C
Department
Office of Information
Mr. Henson
Amarillo
Driver Hurt When Boat Turns Flip
Frank Vincent of Tulsa was injured in Brownsville when an outboard motor boat did a double somersault during a trial run on the ship channel. He was unconscious shortly after the accident and the extent of his injuries was not yet known. The boat, tuned for Garwood Jr. to attempt a world record, lifted by a gust at speeds near 75 mph.
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Brownsville
Frank Vincent
Tulsa
Vincent
Garwood, Jr
K O Cavalier Novel Promises Ring and Romance
In Amarillo News preview, Eddie Cavalier a fearless boxer with hard blows finds love changing his fate. Jerry Branfield writes a slam bang tale of flying fists and pounding hearts, beginning Friday morning.
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Eddie Cavalier
Amarillo
Jerry Branfield
K. O. Cavalier
President Roosevelt Skips Easter Services Amid Cold
President Roosevelt stayed home at the advice of his physician while Mrs. Roosevelt attended a sunrise service at Arlington Cemetery. A cold wave dropped temperatures to 19 as Dr. McIntire urged indoors restraint to avoid worsening his cold and to prevent any risk during the White House egg roll event.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Arlington
Ross T. MelIntire
Lege Ten
McIntire
Mr. Roosevelt
White House
Fate of Old Tack No 1 To Be Decided Today
Canadian River Gas Company officials will decide in the morning how to proceed with Old Tack No 1 wildcat. Salt water reached 1,700 feet yesterday as drillers weighed whether to deepen or plug back to 3,797 feet where oil showed. Operations continued with bailings and shale caveins, the hole at 4,267 feet leaving 40 feet to bottom.
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Canadian River Gas Company
R. A. Ford
O'Daniel Rejects Sitdown on God in Easter Broadcast
Governor W Lee O Daniel denounces a sitdown strike on God during an Easter broadcast from the Governor's mansion in Austin. He calls for a religious revival and a "march on God" while arguing that government paychecks cannot rely on such protests.
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Austin
W. Lee O'Daniel
God
Murals Honor Eugene Field in St Joseph Theater
Murals depicting poems by Eugene Field who began writing in St Joseph are being painted on the walls of the Little Theater auditorium. The artworks include poems such as Little Boy Blue and Wynken, Blynken and Nod.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Eugene Field
Little Theater Auditorium
Little Boyak
Wynken
Blynken
Nod
Sun’s ‘pimple’ disrupts American communications
A rare solar disturbance struck Sunday morning, halting telegraph and short wave radio nationwide. Amarillo circuits malfunctioned from about 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., with European cable links down for several hours. Ground currents caused outages as auroras lit the northern skies.
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United States
Amarillo
Europe
Globe News
Two Panhandle Residents Die In Separate Crashes
W H McGee 48 of Amarillo and J D Brewer 25 of Dimmitt died in separate highway crashes. McGee lost control seven miles south of Dal Mesa while en route to Easter with his wife. Brewer died when his car rolled five or six times on Highway 66 east of Grand Avenue. Four other occupants were injured. Adram Carnes rushed Brewer to SJ Anthony’s Hospital where he died.
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Panhandle
W. H. McGee
Amarillo
La«mesa
J.D. Brewer
Adram Carnes
Dimmitt
Brewer
S J. Anthony's Hospital
G. O. Short
Hite
Leonard Hyatt
Jack Curtis
Dimimitt
Pete Hill
Clinton Tooney
Carnes
Short
Buck Powell
Powell
McGee
Hussman Company
St. Louis
Big Spring
West
Sixth Avenue
The
Baptist Church
Lena McGee
William
Charlotte
N. C
Griggs
Griggs Chapel
German Freighter Sunk as British Sub Engages Danish Waters
Off the Danish coast a British submarine sank the German freighter Edmund Hugo Stinnes, 2189 tons, with coal. Twenty crew died or were injured. the captain was captured. Other German ships, Heddernheim and Ostpreussen, were forced to turn back or run aground as British warships prowled near Denmark and Norway amid Norwegian protests.
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Copenhagen
Scandinavia
Norway
Denmark
Edmund Hugo Stinnes
Heddernheim
Stinnes
Scaw
Skagen
Kattegate
Baltic
Germany
Ostpreussen
Sweden
Esbjerg
Hirtshals
Jutland
Oslo
Indone
Tte
Vio Idole
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France
Italy
Japan
Great Britain
Ile
South America
Southerica
Agriculture Department Cott Authority
Early
Josephine Miaco
U.S
Russell's
Clarksdale, Miss
Weatherly, Pa
Berlin
Reynaud Cinches
D. C. Regal Ut
Clark
National Geographic Society
National Bureau of Standards
Carnegie Institution of Washington
San Antonio
Tex
Earth
Cupid
Daniel
Telephone Company
Albuquerque
J. D. Brewer
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