McDonald Observatory Dedication Reveals Puff Ball Stars
Fort Davis hosts the McDonald Observatory dedication as Harvard astronomers report discovery of Cepheid variable puff ball stars near the edge of the Small Magellanic Cloud. The 82 inch telescope, funded by W J McDonald, enables study of nearby galactic regions and aids interpretation of distant Milky Way centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Davis
McDonald Observatory
Harvard University
University of Texas
University of Chicago
Harvard
Harlow Shapley
Shapley
Dr. Shapley
Milky Way
Sun
Earth
Warner and Swasey
Cleveland
W. J. McDonald
Paris
Texas
Mt. Wilson
California
Mt. Palomar
McDonald
Space
Highway Department Seeks Bids On Ten Panhandle Projects
Texas Highway Department invites bids May 23 on ten Panhandle and South Plains improvement projects totaling about 2.3 million dollars. Key plan includes a Berger overpass to replace a narrow railroad underpass, plus flexible bases and asphalt surface treatments on U S 60 87 51 and other routes across Deaf Smith Hartley Terry Palmview Hale Crosby Briscoe Bailey and Lamb counties. The package also covers a railroad overpass in Plainview and multiple county joint projects as listed by district engineer Jim Douglas.
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Panhandle
South Plains
Texas Highway Department
Austin
Jim Douglas
State Highway Department
Santa Fe Railroad
Berger
Douglas
Deaf Smith
Randall County
Hereford
Hartley
Hartley County
Terry
Yoakum County
Brownfield
Palmview
Bailey County
Spring Lake
Hale—P. & 8S. F
Plainview
Crosby and Briscoe
Floyd County
Crosby County
Quitaque
Briscoe County
Bailey and Lamb
Muleshoe
Littlefield
Lamb County
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce drive pushes ahead
Volunteers from the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce activities fund group stay on duty for the membership campaign. Ray Milner and John Maynard report the drive has qualified success with no refusals on increased subscriptions. The goal is 30000, with questionnaires from Amarillo students due today for a resume due Monday.
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Activities Fund Group
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
Blyth
Sales Army
Bill Gilstrap
Bruce Autry
Milton Cox
Tri-State
Lelia Hickox
Galen Battey
Jean Tomberlin
Fancher Upshaw
Mary Woodruff
Sam Page
Frances Chance
Lewis P. Fields
Marie Jenkins
John Ballard
June Callahan
Third Explosion Victim Dies in Memphis Incident
Memphis report confirms the third fatality from a dynamite blast linked to a highway project near Turkey. Bob Beeson and Levi Rivers died. W. F. Wooten remains critical and Clyde Martin seriously shocked. R C Collins died from injuries after a pneumatic drill vibration triggered the blast.
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Memphis
Here
R. C. Collins
Bob Beeson
Turkey
Straw Boss
Levi Rivers
W. F. Wooten
Clyde Martin
Wellington
Beeson
Collins
Estelline
Rivers
A. J. Rivers
Winds Force Lindbergh To Miss Amarillo Flight
Col Charles Lindbergh, flying an Army P 36A, bypassed Amarillo due to strong winds yesterday afternoon. He diverted for fuel to Tucumcari, New Mexico, then continued to Albuquerque after refueling.
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Charles Lindbergh
Amarillo
St. Louis
Albuquerque
Tucumcari
Lindbergh
Amarillo Prepares Final Clean-Up Assessments and Routes
Amarillo’s city-wide clean-up wraps today but trucks continue for a few days to finish hauling rubbish. Final inspections start Monday with gains determining the state campaign grade, as Inter-Club Civic Council urges alley pickups, covered bins, and proper dumping at the north ground.
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Amarillo
Louie Johnson
Inter-Club Civic Council
Johnson
Bank Robbers Take $10,000 in Willard Heist
Three masked gunmen robbed the Willard United Bank of $10,000 today and escaped in an automobile.
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Willard
Willard United Bank
Mighty Mites of Advertising Want Ads
Globe News Want Ads help the public buy sell rent or trade any item. They promise quick results and offer special 3 day and 7 day rates. Ads can be placed before 6 30 tonight for regular classification and before 9 tonight for Too Late to Classify. Dial 6262 for Want Ad headquarters.
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Globe News
Sunday News Globe
Globe-News
Steelman urges settlement in coal contract talks
Dr. John R. Steelman of the U S Labor Department urged both sides to resume negotiations in the Appalachian coal dispute. The move averts a total collapse of two months of talks and follows a national CIO miners walkout affecting about 460,000 workers. A Roosevelt administration representative now leads the talks with UMW operators. An extension to May 13 for the hard coal agreement was granted in the anthracite sector.
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New York
Appalachian
CIO
John R
Steelman
United States Labor Department
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
Plainview Hosts 500 Masons For Supper And Talks
South Plains Masons numbering about 500 gathered at the Masonic Hall and City Auditorium in Plainview for a program and chuck wagon supper. Leo Hart of Gilmer delivered the main address urging faith in God frequent Bible reading and active service. district and grand lodge officers attended from multiple towns. The event was part of a series with Gilmer next week and included ministers J Pat Horton and G I Brittain speaking.
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Plainview
South Plains
Lee Lockwood
Waco
Hart
J. Pat Horton
G. I. Brittain
Henry C. Lyle
Amarillo
Wes Braley
Hereford
Sidney C. Hopping
Littlefield
Burton
Burks
Lubbock
Panhandle
West Texas
Gilmer
P. H. Leatherwood
D. P. Everett
Jim Grigsby
D. Angus Wood
Kress
T. A. Jefferies
King George V and Queen Elizabeth Sail to North America
The first reigning British sovereign to visit the United States sails from Portsmouth aboard the Empress of Australia for six weeks. The royal party will tour Canada and the United States with stops in Washington and New York, escorted by Royal Navy ships and an English Channel honor guard.
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London
Portsmouth
King George
Twizabeth
Canada
United States
George
Buckingham Palace
Quebec
Pacific Coast
Niagara Falls
Washington
New York City
Hyde Park
N. Y
England
Royal Air Force
Needles
Spithead
Southampton
Glasgow
Atlantic
Repulse
Portland
English Channel
King
Queen
Roosevelt
Texas Senate approves larger college appropriation bill
The Texas Senate increased the college appropriation by 7.65 million to a total of 25.428 million for the next biennium, surpassing the House and triggering a conference committee. An agriculture building grant for Texas Tech drew added amendments as lawmakers pressed district requests amid fiscal debate.
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Austin
Senate
Finance Committee
House
Texas Technological College
Tech
G. H. Nelson
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Morris Roberta
Pettus
Nelson
Roberts
Texas
Coke Stevenson
Treasury
Houghton
Danzig Question Firm as Hitler Presses Demands
Berlin reports Germany demands return of Danzig to the Reich and a free harbor, dismissing joint administration as not to be discussed. British note on a Soviet Baltic alliance raises diplomatic tension as Warsaw and Moscow weigh responses and possible mediation. Beck defends Poland's rights and offers conditions for any settlement.
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Berlin
Germany
Danzig
Reich
Berchtesgaden
Hitler
Poland
Free City
Beck
Fuehrer
Moscow
Baltic
Black Sea
Britain
Russia
Foreign Office
Red
Supreme Soviet
Elreles
London
France
Joseph Beck
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Sejm
Reichstag
Warsaw
Mussolini
Col. Beck
Pomorze
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Vicinity
Partly cloudy conditions with cooler readings in the far northeast sector. Amarillo area shows daytime highs around the upper 60s to low 70s and overnight lows near the low to mid 50s. Forecast includes cooler highs Saturday and a partial cloud cover over New Mexico.
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Amarillo
Tex
New Mexico
Amarillo Yallaray
Janette Max
House Approves Compromise Measure in Texas Legislature
The Texas House passed a compromise measure allocating 150 million dollars over 25 years to retire county bonds or fund lateral roads amid minimal opposition. The bill, part of the 1932 bond assumption adjustments, creates a 3 million revolving fund and distributes remaining income by area, population, auto registrations, and road mileage. It also moves to let counties choose uses while advancing related tariff and service men preference measures.
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Austin
House of Representatives
House
Senate
A. B. Tarwater
Plainview
Alfred FE. Petsch
Fredericksburg
Joe Keith
Sherman
Abe Maya
Atlanta
Mays
Harris County
Texas
State Board of Education
W. E. Pope
Corpus Christi
Weldon Burney
Evant
Railroad Commission and Safety Department
Canadian Ranch Girl Leads Eastern Tour of 11 Cities
Sydna Yokley a 17 year old ranch girl from Canada leaves today for an 11 city Eastern tour as the Typical American Ranch Girl under American Magazine. She will speak at business luncheons with travelers including writer Tony Gill and bridge expert P Hal Sims. The tour opens May 11 in Boston following calf roping exhibitions at the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show.
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Sydna Yokley
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Akron
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Tony Gill
P. Hal Sims
Leslie Ford
Brown Farwell
Yakley
Fort Worth
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Highway Department
Ladies of the Legion Auxiliary
William Wyatt
San Marcos
Legionnaires
First Presbyterian Church
Lindy
L. M. Grow
Jefferson-Washington
Eleventh
San Jacinto
Maryland
Lincoln
Grant Streets
Glenwood
Edgefield
Country Club
Fdr
U. S
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