Almazan Proclaimed Mexican President by rump Congress
Martin Dies heads to the Municipal Auditorium Friday to warn of subversive elements aiding in Mexico and the United States. He calls for vigilance against foreign sabotage and the threat to the ship of state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almazan
Mexico
United States
Martin Dies
Dies
America
Ship of State
Juan Almazan
Mexico City
Availa Camacho
Cardenas
Viva Almazan
Grassland Conference Opens in Amarillo with Grass Theme
Agricultural experts from five Southwestern states gather in the Herring Hotel for a two day regional Grassland Conference. Edwin R. Henson of the Department of Agriculture organizes the event with 200 to 300 attendees and more than 30 visiting grass specialists arriving after a four day survey of grasslands in the Southern Great Plains. The program features talks by P. V. Cardon, Dr. W. G. McGinnies, P. E. Neale, B. F. Barnes, Sydney H. Watson, D. A. Savage and O. EF. Aamodt on grass in agriculture, pasture management, reclamation and forage research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herring
Department of Agriculture
Amarillo
Great Plains
Woodward
Okla
Edwin R. Henson
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Kansas
Colorado
A. H. Lehdigh
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
P. V. Cardon
Bureau of Plant Industry
Washington, D. C
Southern Great Plains
W. G. McGinnies
Southwestern Forest and Range Experiment Station
Tucson
Arizona
B. F. Barnes
Dalhart
L. E. Call
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Kan
Sydney H. Watson
Soil Conservation Service
D. A. Savage
O. EF. Aamodt
Washington, D.C
Martin Dies To Be Here Tomorrow In Amarillo
Congressman Martin Dies will speak in Amarillo tomorrow with two addresses at 2:30 PM and 8:00 PM. Held by News-Globe, admission costs 50 cents for the afternoon talk and 50 or 75 cents for the evening session, with profits supporting charity. Tickets available in advance at News-Globe and at the box office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Panhandle
House UN- American Activities Committee
United States
Congressman
News-Globe
News- Globe
Carol Bows to Army in Romania Power Shift
King Carol of Romania relinquished most royal powers and gave General Ion Antonescu supreme authority to rule as he appointed him to restore order in the kingdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Carol of
Rumania
Ion Antonescu
KFDA Approves Frequency Change to 1200 Kilocycles
The FCC authorized KFDA in Amarillo Texas to shift its broadcast frequency from 1500 kilocycles to 1200 kilocycles. The action was announced as part of FCC union changes today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KFDA
Amarillo
Texas
Torpedo Sinks German Transport Marion in Kattegat
Dagens Nyheter quotes Lysekil correspondent that about 4,000 German troops aboard the Hamburg registered Marion were drowned when hit amidships by a British submarine in the Kattegat. Swed ish and Danish fishermen witnessed the sinking of the transport en route to Norway amidst two armed trawlers and a destroyer. Only about 100 soldiers were saved. Rumor of a second torpedoed vessel remains unconfirmed.
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Stockholm
Dagens Nyheter
Norway
Kattegat
Lysekil
Goteborg
Marion
Hamburg
Germany
Weather Outlook For Amarillo And Nearby Areas
Weather forecast shows scattered showers Thursday with fair to partly cloudy skies elsewhere in West Texas and New Mexico. Temperatures little changed with minimal precipitation. scattered clouds and showers expected over mountains Thursday and Friday. Local figures note yesterday’s precipitation at about 0.01 inches and temperatures around 64 to 70 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
Guadalupe
Davis Mountains
New Mexico
Willkie Visit Plans in Amarillo Unfold Rapidly
Officials organize committees for Wendell L. Willkie’s Sept. 17 appearance in Amarillo. A three member executive group will lead the event with Charles Keffer Frank Robinett and Ray Pinkney guiding program reception and arrangements. Willkie supporters from Dallas Houston and the Rio Grande Valley discuss chartered buses as Sen. Joe Bailey and Mike Hogg are listed as honor guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell L. Willkie
L. 8. Hobbs
Panhandle
Miles Bivins
Joe Sneed
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Charles Keffer
Frank Robinett
Ray Pinkney
Ross D. Rogers
Ellwood Park
Downstate
J. A. Clements
Brazoria County
Texas
Willkie
Dallas
Valley
Clements
Rio Grande Valley
Sen
Joe Bailey
Mike Hogg
Houston
Willkie Says Conference Will Start Organized Drive
Wendell L. Willkie declared that tomorrow’s conference with Republican leaders from about half the nation would mark a definite step-off into an aggressive, organized campaign. He said the gathering would launch the formal start of the drive with Gov. Harold E. Stassen and John Hamilton in attendance and Chairman Joseph W. Martin possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bushville
Ind
Wendell L. Willkie
Republican Organization
Willkie
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
John Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Joseph W. Martin
National Committee
Amarillo Jaycees Offer City Aid To Attract Industry
Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce directors voted to offer the group’s services to Mayor Ross Rogers to lure new industry, including an airplane factory, to Amarillo. A contact committee will reach the city head soon. Plans for a statewide agricultural radio broadcast were approved, and 35 to 50 new members joined the JC. A September 24 smoker at the Herring Hotel will introduce new members to longtime members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
State JC
Tom Seay
C. L. Sampson
Herring Hotel
Ferry Pilots Skillful In High Wind Landing
Three pilots ferried Stearman trainers to the West Coast during a thunderstorm at English Field. They battled gusts up to 15 miles an hour just seconds before landing after leaving Wichita factory en route to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Coast
Stearman
English Field
California
Wichita
Kan
Nazis Loosed Raid on London Marking 23rd Anniversary
London faced a major air raid as waves of German planes attacked after Hitler proclaimed his threat. Anti aircraft batteries fired in a triple-front barrage with searchlights ribbing the night sky and several bombs reported near the perimeter. Two Nazi planes were believed shot down southeast of London as the raid stretched over 90 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Adolf Hitler
Lightning Kills Road Patrolman Near Plainview
D A McGonagill state highway patrolman stationed at Plainview was killed instantly by a lightning bolt while riding his motorcycle east of Lockney in light rain. Patrolman Tom Majors survived, and burial plans target El Paso or Marathon with McGonagill’s family in Marathon and Austin listed among survivors.
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Plainview
D. A. McGonagill
Lockney
McGonagill
Tom Majors
Worry Brings Rush Of Acid To Stomach
Two New York physicians report that intense worry raises stomach acid in 11 ulcer patients and 8 with indigestion. The hydrochloric acid levels spiked during worry periods, measured with tubes inserted through the nose as patients discussed their troubles. The study, presented to the American Psychological Association, was led by Bela Mittelmann and Harold Wolff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
State College
American Psychological Association
New York
Bela Mittelmann
New York Post Graduate Hospital
Harold G. Wolff
Cornell University Medical School
Demand Boosts Cattle Prices to New High
Chicago reporters state demand for prime cattle lifted steer prices to 13.65 dollars per hundredweight, the highest since May 1939. Traders credit grain finished steers and better cuts of beef with fueling the rise in recent weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hungarian Troops Begin March Into Transylvania Front
Eighty thousand Hungarian soldiers moved at dawn under Regent Admiral Miklós Horthy toward the eastern Carpathians to occupy Transylvania, the region yielded to Hungary by Romania in the Vienna settlement ordered by the Axis. The march signifies a major frontier operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kismaria
Transylvania
Nicholas Horthy
Carpathians
Hungary
Rumania
Vienna
Destroyers Sail From Boston For British Bases
Three of the United States over age destroyers left Boston harbor at night heading for a Canadian port as part of the Roosevelt plan trading naval and air bases in the western hemisphere.
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Boston
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Rolls Open Today At Amarillo High And Junior Highs
Registration at Amarillo High School and three junior highs starts at 9 oclock this morning. Surnames A to C register this morning, D to J this afternoon. Tomorrow schedules cover K to R in the morning and the rest in the afternoon. All elementary students register tomorrow at 10 oclock. Final arrangements were set at a teachers and principals meeting yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Element Y
Part of Panhandle Gets Good Moisture
A thunderstorm tracked from near Amarillo delivering moisture to the east-central Panhandle. Rain totals included 0.38 inches at Amarillo East, 1 inch at Panhandle, 1.25 inches at Conway, and 0.25 inch at White Deer with gusts up to 75 miles per hour. Continuous eastward movement dropped rain along the Rock Island and Fort Worth Denver lines, with Claude, Goodnight, and Washburn receiving varying amounts. Conditions were reported clearing by late night across much of the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Amarillo
English Airport
Conway
White Deer
Pampa
Fritch
Rock Island
Liberal
Fort Worth
Almazan Proclaimed President Elect Amid Mexican Turmoil
The PRM formally announced Gen. Juan Andreu Almazan as president elect for 1940 46 with oath set for Nov 30 as Durango reports of clashes surface and Avila Camacho undecided support looms. authorities deny fighting while pro Almazanists push plans for action and defense chiefs warn against rebellion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Juan Andreu Almazan
Mexico
PRM
Chamber of Deputies
Durango
Ministry of National Defense
Manuel Avila Camacho
Cardenas
North
Flood Isolates Pawnee Area
Flood waters isolate towns in northeast Oklahoma after heavy rains up to 15 inches. The Arkansas River rose to near flood stage as roads, railways, and utilities fail. Two deaths reported as residents evacuate by boats and trees. Governor orders guardsmen to assist distressed communities.
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Pawnee
Okla
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Pawhuska
Phillips
Tulsa
Arline Theimer
Oklahoma City
William Dorl
Prisco Railroad
Okmulgee
Bristow
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P. E. Neale
New Mexico Agricultural Experiment Station
Nea
Martin
Carol
KEDA
Hhington
Federal Communications Commission
Torpedo
Jaycees
Senate
Congress
Albavan
Civilatrife
Streas
Avila Camacho
Washington
White House
Lazaro Cardenas
EL Paso
el Salto
Manuel F. Enriquez
Juarez
Enriquez
Fiderico Vasquez
Vasquez
Chihuahua
Sonora
Nuevo Leon
Emilio Madero
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