British Commons backs anti aggression front amid Germany talks
The House of Commons cheered government notes that Britain was actively pursuing an anti aggression front and progress in trade talks with Germany was limited. Eden and 33 colleagues push for a national government and conscription of wealth and manpower to strengthen foreign policy and promised support to Poland and Romania if attacked.
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House of Commons
Britain
Germany
Viscount Gort
Army
France
Chamberlain
Eden
Anthony Eden
Viscount Halifax
Poland
Rumania
Paris
Roosevelt approves giant battleships amid push to curb arms
President Roosevelt authorized construction of 45 000 ton battleships to maintain American naval supremacy over Japan. Two ships to begin this year under the 1 billion fleet expansion act as Congress debates a stricter neutral act.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Japan
White House
United States
Great Britain
France
Human Bomb Is Trailed in Kansas City Chase
John Thornburg of Chanute Kansas is sought for a Chanute bank holdup. A hospital he recently visited for amnesia received a call from a man claiming to be Thornburg asking to speak to the treating physician. Police traced the lead to Kansas City authorities.
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Kansas City
John Thornburg
Chanute
Kan
Thornburg
New Mexico Cattle Growers Elect Gallup Leaders
The 25th annual New Mexico Cattle Growers Association convention chose Gallup as the 1940 site and elected Don Jackson of Las Vegas as president, with Oliver Lee of Alamogordo stepping down. Other officers named include Joe Lane Jr of Roswell W Wilson of Taos and Walter McGrath of Silver City.
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Clovis
New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association
Gallup
Don Jackson
Las Vegas
Oliver Lee
Alamogordo
Joe Lane, Jr
Roswell
W. Wilson
Taos
Walter McGrath
Silver City
Tom Clayton
Separ
Carlsbad
Albuquerque
Farm bloc loses two affrays on parity and cotton plan
In Washington on March 28 13 votes tilted the debate as lawmakers stripped a 250 million parity payment from the agriculture appropriation. President Roosevelt outlined a 15 million cotton export subsidy while Jones outlined local interest matters and potential judgeship rumors amid talks on farm policy.
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House
Farm Bloc
Agriculture Department
Jones
Texas
House Agriculture Committee
Roosevelt
House Appropriations Committee
Weather forecast and city temperatures for Amarillo area
The forecast for Amarillo and surrounding areas calls for Wednesday to be fair and warmer with cloudiness in the west Texas region and colder conditions in the south portion. Partly cloudy in New Mexico with little temperature change. Yesterday’s temperatures included a high of 62 and a low of 37 in Amarillo with 0.03 inch of precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 4 PM.
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Panhandle
North Plains
Shattuck
Okla
Santa Fe Lines
Boise City
Oklahoma Panhandle
Perryton
Ochiltree County
Mobeetie
Clinton
Santa Fe
Oklahoma
Rock Island
Spearman
Canadian-Waynoka
Kansas City
New Mexico
Clayton
Gallup
Texas Line
Socorro
Raton
Colorado
Clovis
Electra
Sunshine Hill
Ben Harris
Grain Men Face Loan Decision In Chicago
Grain farmers weigh how to repay government loans on 81 million bushels tied to the 1938 loan program. They may redeem with cash by selling wheat or default and turn grain over to the government, with many default options likely if prices fall below loan value.
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Chicago
Uncle Sam
Argentina
Canada
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Texas
Private Interests May Purchase And Rebuild English Airport
The Globe News reports two Amarillo businessmen, B. Whittenburg and W. Glynn Morris, obtained a 30 day option to buy English Field's land and buildings for about 80 000. They seek 60 000 own funds and 150 000 from an eastern lender to reconstruct the airport including an administration building hangar and runways.
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Globe News
Amarillo
5. B. Whittenburg
W. Glynn Morris
Whittenburg
Morris
Braniff Airways
Dallas
TWA
Kansas City
Braniff
Airways
Jack Frye
Farley Plans 6-Hour Visit to Amarillo Post Office
B N Timmons reports United States postmaster general James A Farley will dedicate Amarillo's new post office on May 17 arriving at 7 40 am by Rock Island from Oklahoma City and leaving at 1 50 pm on the Santa Fe.
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James A. Farley
United States
Amarillo
B. N. Timmons
Washington
News- Globe
Hitler congratulates Franco on National Spain victory
Reichs fuehrer Hitler sent heart felt congratulations to Generalissimo Franco praising National Spain for final victory over Bolshevism. The message extolled Franco and the Spanish regime amid ongoing World War II era tensions.
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Berlin
Coronado Jones musical to debut in Amarillo
Advance sale under Beckie Reeder Arnold handled by the high school congress and Glee Club. Tickets exchange starts tomorrow at Tolzien's Music Store Ninth and Polk Street with the reserved seat board. Mail orders to Lois Black care of the News Globe with payment and SASE. Prices range from 50 cents to $2 for front parquet and boxes. The show, a large non professional production, features 150 cast and crew with Mead directing set design and Eubank electrical effects. Rehearsals nightly for a Monday and Tuesday opening.
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Beckie Reeder Arnold
Congress and Glee Club
Tolzien
Ninth and Polk Street
Tolzien's
Lois Black
News- Globe
Hell Canyon
Mr. Mead
Amarillo
Wayne Eubank
Murray Meeker
Mildred Meeker Miller
Oma Link Rowley
W. W. Miller
San Diego Woman Hurls Rock at Police Station
A broke hungry 18 year old brunette named Mikel McMillan attacked the glass door of the San Diego police station with a rock. She was charged with malicious mischief and given food and lodging in the city jail after the incident.
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San Diego
Cal
UPI
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Rock
J M West Third Nominee For Position
J M West of Houston, a wealthy oilman and businessman, was appointed chairman of the Texas state highway commission by Gov. W Lee O Daniel for a six year term ending 1945. The move followed two failed prior attempts and sparked debate over residency and regional balance.
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Southwest
J. M. West
Houston
State Highway Commission
W. Lee O'Daniel
Senate
West
John Wood
Mirtiam A. Ferguson
O'Daniel
Carr P. Collins
Dallas
J. C. Hunter
Abilene
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Texas
Collins
Harry Hines
Wichi+ta Falls
Collings
Hunter
Commission
Allan Shivers
Port Arthur
Weet
Shivers
East
O'Daneiel
Mississippi
Camera sold after Globe News Want Ads display
A classified ad for a Super Sport Delly camera with a Compur shutter and 12 exposure 120 film was shown for three days in the Globe News Want ads before selling. The notice lists the item and contact number 20535, highlighting the effectiveness of Globe-News Want Ads.
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Globe News
Jena
Compur
Globe-News
Railroad veteran becomes Santa Fe president
Edward J. Engel, 64, a longtime stenographer turned railroad man, was elected president of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad to fill the vacancy created by the death of Samuel T. Bledsoe. Engel, now executive vice president, has served the 13,000 mile system for 40 years and lives in Chicago with his wife and son.
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Santa Fe
Edward J. Engel
Atchison, Topeka
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Road
Samuel T. Bledsoe
Engel
Bledsoe
Edward Kenneth
Sherry
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Havanhio
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