Forty Fair Tops Past Records For Tri-State Fair
The Tri-State Fair opens next Monday with plans for the biggest, brightest midway in its history. Ray Pinkney cites past attendance of over 200000 and predicts a new record as 40 or more bands and 16 free show acts prepare for the week long event.
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Ray Pinkney
Am Menbinnsen
Sam Ward
Dallas
Amarillo
Texas Unemployment Commission
Bill Beechler
Mr. Beechler
War department issues 14 speed up letters for armament orders
The War Department calls on manufacturers to tool up for 180 million dollars in armament and munitions orders. This supplements 21 prior letters authorizing about 1.25 billion dollars in aircraft engines and propellers production. Letters cut red tape to expand facilities as ordnance projects require. Humble Oil and Refining Co is asked to build a total plant on a site to be selected.
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Washington
U.P
War Department
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Houston, Tex
German Invasions Reported By Surgeon From Paris
Dr. Charles F. Bove, former head surgeon at the American hospital in Paris, claims Germans made several failed invasion attempts on England from conquered France. He cites seeing hundreds of German bodies near Cherbourg, with details from French sources. A British military source and censors dispute or contextualize the claim, noting no invasion has been confirmed.
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Jersey City
N. J
France
England
Charles F. Bove
Paris
Lisbon
Excambion
Cherbourg
French
Bove
London
Britain
Senate Draft Industry Clause Gets Stricter Teeth
In a late night conference, the Senate and House reconciled their drafts of the peace time conscription bill to include a stronger provision. The new language allows the government to seize non cooperating plants and operate them on a fair rental basis, with penalties of up to three years in prison for noncompliance. Critics called the clause vague and warned it could be dodged, while administration backers said the change preserves constitutionality and speeds wartime manpower mobilization.
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Washington
Senate
Senate House
House
Neely
White House
Senator Neely
West Virginia
Barkley
Russell
Georgia
Norris
Nebraska
Wheeler
Montana
President's Son Roosevelts Visit Highlights New Mexico Primary
James Roosevelt son of the President joined the Democratic senatorial race in New Mexico with an eleventh hour radio appearance backing J J Dempsey against Dennis Chavez. Dempsey seeks the seat with FBI Hatch act inquiry looming as Chavez campaigns as a native New Mexican. Voters prepare for the state’s first primary ballot as Gov Miles battles Tingley for the Democratic nomination.
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Albuquerque
N. M
James Roosevelt
J. J. Dempsey
Dennis Chavez
West Coast
Dempsey
Roosevelt
Los Angeles
Chavez
FBI
Department of Justice
WPA
New York City
Senate
House
Bronson Cutting
Santa FE
U.P
New Mexico
John E. Miles
Clyde Tingley
Albert K Mitchell
R. C. Dillon
Encino
Texas Defense Problems Noted at West Texas Conference
Dr T C Root warned county officials Texas is large and complex with 254 counties and leaders and urged strong defense cooperation. He highlighted Texas minerals cotton agriculture and literacy while warning of Nazi pressure and labor strife impacting defense. The event drew 300 officers as Wichita Falls bids for next meeting.
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T. C. Root
Texas ‘Tech
Department of Economics and Business Administration
West Texas
Texas
West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association
Vermont
Herring Hotel
Wichita Falls
Gene Worley
Grady Hazelwood
John Winters
Potter County
Winters
George Moffett
Chillicothe
Homer T. Bouldin
Shackelford County
State Association
J. J. A. Hill
Westexas State College
L. A Woods
George A. Hight
Board of County and District Road
Frank Day
Plainview
Judge Day
Picture Clips starts Monday in the News feature
The News will publish an authentic visual education series titled Picture Clips starting Monday. It will showcase hundreds of pictures on history geography biography science industry transport and nature for student reference throughout the school term.
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Surrounding Areas
The forecast calls for fair conditions in Amarillo and vicinity this weekend with little temperature change. West Texas should stay fair aside from late day cloudiness Saturday, while New Mexico expects fair weather with possible showers and thunderstorms near central mountain ranges Saturday afternoon and evening.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Mountain Ranges
Officers Seek Suspect in Abduction of 3 Year Old Patricia Winningham
City and county police searched for a new suspect in the abduction of 3 year old Patricia Ann Winningham from North Buchanan Street Park Thursday night. The child was found safe by a porter near Seventeenth Avenue yesterday morning. Two suspects were released after clearing themselves. officers urge Amarilians with information to report clues.
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Patricia Ann Winningham
Buchanan Street
Patricia
W. R. McDowell
Bill Adams
Negro Porter
Emsey Keaton
Northwest
Seventeenth Avenue
North Heights
Keaton
Hao
Buchanan Park
John Wiseman
Nolene Rucker
Wichita Street
Ethel Wiseman
Willkie Opens Western Tour Through Chicago Speech
Wendell L. Willkie began a western campaign in Chicago addressing industrial workers and promising rising jobs and wages if elected. He noted a large downtown crowd and planned to continue his tour with visits across Illinois on his special train, amid heckling over former utility leadership.
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Chicago
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Illinois
Amarillo
Commonwealth and Southern
Mayor Kelly
Pat Nash
Aid for Allies Group Seeks Big Program
The Committee to Defend the Americas by Aiding the Allies launches a drive to send 25 bombing planes 20 torpedo boats and as many combat planes as possible to Britain. William Allen White Kansas editor leads the effort asserting planes and boats could curb air and sea invasions.
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New York
Great Britain
Americas
William Allen White
Kansas
Britain
Romanian Queen on Way Home to Be Queen Mother Again
Princess Helen of Greece returns from exile after ten years to Romania to assume queen mother duties for a second time. She departed Florence by train to Bucharest, to be met at the frontier by her son, Mihai.
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Florence
Italy
Helen
Greece
Rumania
Carol
Flovence
Bucharest
Mihai
Nazi Raiders Hit Fierce Bomb Tempo
London endures a seventh straight heavy raid as German warplanes drop incendiaries and explosives on central areas near Buckingham Palace Downing Street and Whitehall. The bombardment kills and wounds hundreds while London fights back with reinforced anti air defenses amid reports of damage to the palace and Parliament. Berlin counters with warnings of ongoing raids and asserts British attacks on Essen failed to hit major targets.
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Associated Press
London
Empire Capital
Britain
United Kingdom
Buckingham Palace
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Admiralty
Victoria Memorial
England
Downing Street
Winston Churchill
Whitehall
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
House of Lords
Noble Chamber
H of Parlament
Berlin
Hitler
Fuehrer
Hans Richenberg
Economics Ministry
Thames River
Rechenberg
Germany
Essen
Krupp Armament Works
Prosperity for Cattlemen Seen at Texas Cattle Raisers Meeting
MARFA Sept 13 President Jay Taylor Amarillo said prosperity from the national defense program is boosting the industry reporting 132000000 in Texas contracts this year General consumer buying up 13 percent in seven months vs 1939 Joe Montague reported nine convictions in eighty eight livestock theft cases Charley Stewart urged action if ICC does not reconsider stocker rate ruling preserving flat rate for stocker cattle shipments Next quarterly meeting set for Nov 16 in College Station.
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Marfa
Jay Taylor
Amarillo
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers’ Association
Texas
Joe Montague
Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
Charley Stewart
College Station
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