Hay Fever Relief Found In Pollen Eating
A Cleveland study by the allergy clinic of University Hospitals tested pollen as a hay fever remedy. About 130 sufferers were split between ragweed pollen injections and pollen capsules, with 63 percent of eaters showing considerable help, 24 percent fair relief, and 13 percent no relief, nearing vaccination results. The capsule method offered easier daily use versus doctor visits.
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Cleveland
American College of Physicians
University Hospitals of
Canada urged to draw U S into war says Ontario attorney general
Ontario Attorney General Gordon Conant urged Canada to mobilize efforts to bring the United States into the war on the Allied side. He stated that if Canada can provoke active U S involvement now, it may be seen in history as saving democracy liberty and civilization.
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Annington
Ont
Gordon Conant
Ontario
Canada
United States
Oklahoma Launches Search for Bandits
Federal agents and state police pursued two bandits identified by a taxi driver as Ted Cole and Ralph Roe. The men escaped from Alcatraz in December 1937 and allegedly shot Calvin as they forced him from his taxi in Tulsa. Calvin identified photos of the fugitives.
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Tulsa
Okla
Ted Cole
Ralph Roe
Alcatraz Prison
George Calvin
G-men
Cole
Roe
San Francisco Bay
Calvin
Northern cold front speeds across Panhandle region
Mr. Collman notes a late spring norther moving through the Panhandle at 15 to 20 mph with high clouds and light dust. Temperatures to fall near freezing tonight on open prairies but no frost expected. last night’s low 38 to 43 and today’s high around 65. He says it may be among the last northerds of the season.
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Panhandle
Skyliner Overshoots Airport. No Injuries Reported
Twelve passengers and a crew of three escaped injury when a 14 ton Transcontinental and Western Air skyliner overshot the Allegheny County Airport and was blown down a 15 foot embankment by a heavy gale last night.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas
Fair and cool tonight with a milder Friday. West Texas shows fair tonight and Friday with high clouds. cooler southeast and warmer north on Friday. New Mexico fair with high clouds and scattered showers possible. cooler west of the Continental Divide late Friday. Temperatures ranged from a high of 76 to a low of 38, with noon at 58.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Continental Divide
Sangre de Christo Mountains
Dies committee cites Boston Communist for contempt
The Dies committee voted to cite Philip Frankfeld for contempt after he refused to answer questions without reading a Massachusetts resolution he claimed 10,000 citizens adopted. He clashed with Chairman Dies, distributed copies to reporters, and left the witness stand aided by Capitol police.
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Washington
Dies
Communist Party
Philip Frankfeld
Boston
Frankfeld
Capitol
New England
Massachusetts
Democrat of
Texas
Japs Threaten Action Over Illegally Blockaded Russian Shipping
Tokyo reports the Japanese navy warned it would take action if the British blockade is applied illegally to Soviet Russian vessels bound for Germany. Indications point to Chosen Strait as a possible site for such measures. A Japanese admiralty spokesman called the Sea of Japan a Japanese lake in Japanese eyes.
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Tokyo
Germany
Chosen Strait
Sea of Japan
Russia
Vladivostok
Japan
Korean Peninsula
Admiralty
Earl of Athlone Named Canada’s Governor General
Ottawa announces Earl of Athlone will succeed the late Lord Tweedsmuir as Canada’s governor general. King George VI approved the appointment. Prime Minister Mackenzie King confirmed the selection noting Tweedsmuir’s desire for a high aristocrat to lead the dominion during wartime.
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Ottawa
Canada
Earl of Athlone
George VI
Lord Tweedsmuir
Dominion
Mary
United States
Gordon Conant
Ontario
W. L. Mackenzie King
Earl of
Senate panel ups war department civil funds by 73 million
A Senate appropriations subcommittee voted to add more than 73,000,000 dollars to the House approved 203,000,000 dollar measure for the civil functions of the war department. The bill moves to the full appropriations committee for likely approval.
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Washington
Senate
War Department
Full
Appropriations Committee
Legless Loyd Duncan Sells Papers With a Smile
Loyd Duncan, a 22 year old legless former Amarillo worker, sells Globe and News on Polk Street. He built a motor scooter car and a back rub to deliver papers, earning nearly five dollars in commissions and proving he can make his own living without begging.
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Loyd Duncan
Globe
Polk Street
Lewis Nordyke
Globe and News
Loyd
Polk
News
Pampa
Globe News Circulation Department
Don't Look at Me, Farmer, I'm a City Boy
Philadelphia census anecdote from Bridesburg where a farm wife lists one cow and a husband retorts it is a bull. The enumerator, unsure, asks his supervisor who instructs him to inspect the animal himself. The exchange ends with the census taker claiming city upbringing.
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Philadelphia
Bridesburg
Roosevelt Approves Navy Reorganization Plan
President Roosevelt approves a Congressional plan for reorganizing the navy department and creates a new office of undersecretary of the navy. The approval marks a major administrative change in naval administration.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Navy Department
Navy
Farley Signals Openness to Garner VP Link in Texas
In Dallas on April 4 James A Farley hinted he might back a Garner ticket with the vice presidency. At a breakfast honoring him Mayor Woodall Rodgers urged Farley to consider running mate prospects while Farley cited Barkis as a metaphor for willingness.
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Dallas
James A. Farley
Farley
Texas
Garner
Woodall Rodgers
Barkis
David Copperfield
Willin
Rodgers
Jack
Democratic National Committee
Reynaud to resign sparks French crisis in parliament
Paris reports say the radical socialist bloc pressured Premier Paul Reynaud to show a substantial boost in support after a narrow March 22 vote. The group debated resigning if the government does not gain stronger backing, with a confidence showdown anticipated after the Senate debate on April 9.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Paul Reynaud
Edouard Daladier
Reynaud
Germany
Senate
Railroad Commission Order Is Set Aside
A three judge federal court set aside a State Railroad Commission order requiring that all Pullman cars in Texas be operated with a Pullman conductor and regulating transportation rates on those cars. The April 4 report notes the ruling affects passenger car operations across the state.
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Austin
State Railroad Commission
Texas
WPA funds sought for fiscal year by Harrington
Col. F. C. Harrington, works projects commissioner, asked a House Appropriations subcommittee to recommend an appropriation of 985 million dollars to finance the WPA for the fiscal year starting July 1.
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Washington
Col. F. C. Harrington
Works Projects
House
Senate rejects amendment to reciprocal trade bill
The Senate today rejected an amendment to the reciprocal trade extension bill that would have required both houses of Congress to approve all pacts signed with foreign governments under the program.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Houses
Congress
Y. M. C. A. Secretary H L Nichols to Begin Duties
Harold L. Nichols, elected Y M C A secretary for the Great Plains District, will assume duties in the Panhandle April 15. He has 5 1/2 years in non equipment Y M C A work in California and holds degrees from Oklahoma City University and University of Oklahoma. Plans include a banquet to honor Mr and Mrs Nichols.
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Harold L. Nichols
Great Plains
Young Men's Christian Association
Panhandle
Great Plains Association
Nichols
Yolo County
California
Great Plains District Association
Oklahoma City University
University of Oklahoma
Northwestern University
Boston University
J. J. McConnell, Jr
Grover Goode
Southwest
Mrs. Nichols
Taylor To Attend Dallas Meeting Of Hospital Service Group
Louis S Taylor Panhandle representative of the Group Hospital Service Inc leaves tomorrow for a meeting of all service representatives in Dallas. The non profit group has grown from about 1000 members in August to over 50000. Since the year began it paid 821 hospital bills in 115 hospitals totaling 31607.17 and increased its reserve fund by more than 25 percent. Amarillo office expanded to cover 28 northern Texas counties.
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Louis S. Taylor
Panhandle
Group Hospital Service, Inc
Dallas
Group Hospital Service
Texas State Hospital Association
Amarillo
Texas
Thompson and O Daniel clash over tax plans in Texas campaign
In Austin on April 4 Col Ernest Thompson accuses Governor O Daniel of fear and political missteps while praising his own run for governor. He criticizes O Daniel's radio address and questions the cost of broadcast time as lawmakers call for higher social security taxes.
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Austin
O'Daniel
Ernest O. Thompson
James E. Ferguson
O’daniel
The
el Paso Herald-Post
Tarrant County
W. Lee
Bill McCraw
Texas
Golding Buys New Boats for Buffalo Lake
Jim Golding, famed theater owner, returns from Dallas with 15 Hunley row boats 16 feet red cypress six-passenger each, a 23-foot Gar Wood Speedster, and a 19-foot Chris Craft deluxe speedster for Buffalo Lake. Ships within 10 days. he plans Houston and Dallas trips for more boats with Roy Pool. Chris Craft Amarillo agent.
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Jim Golding
Dallas
Buffalo Lake
Golding
Hunley Boat Works
Mr. Golding
Houston
Chris Craft Cabin Cruiser. With Mr. Golding
Roy Pool
Chris
Amarillo
Census Takers Find Farm in Manhattan
Census takers in New York report Bloomingdale's on 59th Street and Lexington Avenue has a seventh floor greenhouse producing over 250 dollars of agricultural products annually. The store is thus classified as a farm for census purposes.
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New York
Manhattan
Bloomingdale's
59Th Steet
Lexington Avenue
Thrills in air battle as Sunderland fends off Junkers
British report says a Sunderland flying boat fought six Junkers 88s over the North Sea. One or two Junkers were downed or dispersed, two officers were lightly wounded, and the Sunderland returned to base after a two hour flight. The action occurred near a convoy and involved heavy anti aircraft fire and late bombing attempts by the Germans. Prime Minister Chamberlain cited readiness for a long war and ongoing blockade pressure.
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London
North Sea
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
Germany
Junkers
Sunderland
Easter Seal Campaign Totals Reach 748.02
Contributions to the Crippled Children's Easter Seal Sale continued into the week with 34.07 added, bringing the total to 748.02 for the annual drive. List of donors includes Mrs. H. T. Collman Lee Bivins School Horace Mann School J A Stirratt Fontella D Lindsay R F Pixley Rodgers C Martini and others with several anonymous gifts.
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Crippled Children
H. T. Collman
Lee Bivins
Horace Mann School
J. A. Stirratt
Fontella D. Lindsay
R. F. Pixley
Rodgers C. Martini
Guy
S. Left
Island service station projected on San Jacinto plot
Amarillo owner E. R. Lewis announced plans to build a service station on the former island at Sixth Ave and Georgia Street after condemnation talks ended without action. City to review traffic recommendations and consider additional automatic signals and three wheel police motorcycles.
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Amarillo
San Jacinto
E. R. Lewis
Sixth Avenue
Georgia Street
The
Safety Council
H. R. Smith
Watch Man Who Watched Watchman at Roxbury Brewery
A Roxbury brewery watchman reported mysterious sounds. Officers arrested a man who claimed to be employed by the brewery to watch the watchman, after being observed by the initial watcher.
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Boston
Roxbury
Mrs Sara Delano Roosevelt Resting in Atlantic City
Mrs Sara Delano Roosevelt, mother of the President, is resting at the Chelsea Hotel in Atlantic City New Jersey on April 4 recuperating from a bad cold after a brief visit to the city setting the scene for a quiet recovery.
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Fdr
Atlantic City
N. J
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Chelsea Hotel
Would You Like To Retire Inspire Home Ownership
Advice urging average family men to buy a home for financial stability and lower living costs. It promotes obtaining a clear title, budgeting home payments like rent, and browsing Globe News Want Ads for appealing properties before calling a broker.
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Globe News
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