Opening Guns Fired in Congressional Race Intensifies In Panhandle
Interest in the 18th district race grew as Ernest O Thompson of Amarillo and Eugene Worley of Shamrock issued statements. Thompson, ex mayor and Texas Railroad Commission member, considered entering the race while Worley announced candidacy and campaign launches. Several names floated as potential contenders, including Grover Hill and Mayor Ross Rogers, with Farm Security Administration official Wilson Cowen also mentioned. Thompson stressed he would run if district voters wanted him.
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Ernest O. Thompson
Amarillo
Eugene Worley
Shamrock
Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
Worley
Congress
James O. Cade
Deskins Wells
Wellington
Grover Hill
Ross Rogers
Walter Rogers
Pampa
Stewart L. Condron
Canyon
Louis Goodrich
Miles Bivins
Marvin Jones
Amarillo Chamber Sets 1940-41 Projects for DC Year
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce plans a 1940-41 program under president Miles Bivins starting April 16. Members return questionnaires urging aims from discouraging provincial thinking to widening 1xth Avenue. An improved airport remains the top objective, though entries for two cash prize contests totaling 45 dollars have not appeared.
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Amarillo
Bestrom Baby Sweepstakes Champion Wins $34
In Minneapolis on April 12 Ross C Morford won the Bestrom Baby Sweepstakes with a guess within three hours nine minutes of the arrival time. The contest, started by George Bestrom at $1 a guess, awarded Morford $34.
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Minneapolis
Ross C. Morford
George Bestrom
Morford
Opening Ball Game Is Frozen Out Amarillo Gold Sox game called off by weatherman
The opening home exhibition of the Amarillo Gold Sox was postponed by Manager Neal Rabe due to weather. Clear skies today suggest tomorrow's game with Down's team and St Joseph will proceed at 3 PM, with a second game against St Joseph on Sunday at 3 PM.
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Amarillo Gold Sox
Neal Rabe
Down
St. Joseph
Pneumonia scare ends as tooth found in lung
DETROIT April 12 Mrs Trene Latoski’s pneumonia symptoms led doctors to discover a tooth lodged in her left lung during examination. A delicate operation saved her life. Investigations showed several teeth were extracted under anaesthesia last week.
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Detroit
Trene Latoski
Divorced From Artist Rockwell Kent in New York Case
Frances Lee Kent was granted a divorce today from Rockwell Kent, a New York artist, in a Las Vegas court. The November filing and April 12 order mark the end of their marriage.
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Las Vegas
Frances Lee Kent
Rockwell Kent
New York
Policemen Implicated in Pollard Chevrolet Burglary Case
Houston April 12 four men faced burglary charges two city police officers Sergeant J C Nicholson Patrolman J H Derrick Loyal M Stump company manager and Rodus Trevilion named in probe into attempted burglary at Pollard Chevrolet Company remaining details indicate charges filed as investigation closes.
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Houston
Pollard Chevrolet Company
J. C. Nicholson
J. H. Derrick
Loyal M. Stump
Rodus Trevilion
Stockings Preserved In Snow By Mail Box
In Rochester New Hampshire on April 12 a package left at a rural mailbox by Miss Frances Fisher of Lynn Massachusetts and containing three pairs of silk stockings was revealed by melting snow. The stockings were unharmed and intact beside the box, discovered yesterday.
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Rochester
N. H
U.P
Frances Fisher
Lynn
Mass
Bertha Richardson
Martha Raye and David Rose Split After Divorce Suit
Los Angeles dated April 12 reports Martha Raye and David Rose end their marriage. Raye has filed for divorce alleging extreme cruelty by Rose, the musician she wed in Benson, Mexico, on October 8, 1938.
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Los Angeles
Martha Raye
David Rose
Benseneda
Mexico
New York Rep Predicts Sentry into European War
Rep Hamilton Fish of New York warned that an Roosevelt third term would draw the United States into a European war. The statement was issued from Houston on April 12 under U.P. coverage.
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Houston
U.P
Hamilton Fish
New York
Roosevelt
Sweden Faces Trial Hour Amid German Demands Broadcast
Stockholm reports and neutral circles cite Premier Hansson warning of a severe trial as unverified talks claim Germany seeks passage through Sweden for troops and supplies to Norway. British and Norwegian actions around Narvik and Oslo Fjord are described amid air and sea strikes and countermeasures along the Baltic to the Arctic.
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Stockholm
Per Albin Hansson
Sweden
Germany
Norway
Narvik
Berlin
Royal Air Force
Baltic
Arctic
Britain
Skagerrak
Kattegat
Great
Oslo
Holstein
London
Stroemstad
Oslo Fjord
Schleswig Holstein
Denmark
Baltic Sea
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Holland
Belgium
Evenes
Trondheim
Stavanger
Norwegian
Nore
Fredrikstad
Haakon
Prince Olva
Bybergsund
DNB
Maginot Line
Balkan
Balkans
Cracow
Poland
Belgrade
Bucharest
Panhandle press association outlines future of news
Frank H King of the Dallas AP cautions that local papers will remain key while technology expands news reach. He predicts radio facsimile could speed reports to 120 to 200 words a minute, yet strong papers led by capable editors will endure amid changing personnel and ongoing battles over press laws and public notice rules.
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Frank H. King
Dallas
Associated Press
Panhandle Press Association
King
Texas
Paris
Cold April Freeze Hits Wheat and Fruit Hard
The latest cold snap froze Parspandle last night with 13 at the airport and 16 in town, threatening more damage as forecasts warn of a possible second freeze. Snow across Amarillo and the north Plains helped shield wheat while moisture from recent snow registered 0.4 to 0.5 inches. Fruit likely suffered severe losses as trees and shrubs show damage, with temperatures expected near 20 at the airport and 25 in town tonight, and warmer conditions forecast tomorrow.
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Parspandle
Collman
Amarillo
North Plains
Col
Chemical analysis of city well water features low minerals
Test well on the municipal golf course shows water with less mineral content and lower total alkalinity than the current supply. Trace salt present makes it suitable for irrigation. D L McDonald will present a development proposal to the city commission. Water from the well would irrigate the golf course at a rate of 500 gallons a minute.
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D. L. McDonald
City Oil Test Slows Down In Thompson Park Prospect
The Old Tack No 1 wildcat drill at Thompson Park slowed to a crawl in the past 24 hours ending at 8 am. The bit descended just under a half foot per hour since yesterday morning as shale trailed above the bit and lime formation is reached. In Washington on April 12 President Roosevelt said the federal commissions is reviewing the television issue to avoid monopolistic control of the new medium.
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Frank H. Jamison
Canadian
Jamison
Panhandle
Public Service Company of Colorado
Country Weekly
Ed Bishop
Dalhart
Washington
Austin
Pinkney Packing Co
Amarillo Times
Kerr Paper Co
Association
Ernest O. Thompson
Colonel Thompson
Thompson Park
Roosevelt
Federal Communications Commission
Clear Title to a Good Home Opens Retirement Path
The ad urges families to obtain a clear title to a home to reduce living costs and hasten retirement from full-time work. It invites readers to browse Amarillo real estate listings in the Want Ad section and contact leading dealers to learn how to stop paying rent forever.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Blimp Damaged in Galveston Gale
In Galveston on April 12 the Amarillo blimp, 30 feet long, was badly damaged while moored atop the Buccaneer Hotel during a Gulf gale. Captain Fancher Upshaw Jr. doubts repairs will finish in time for a flight before the Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce convention ends.
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Galveston
Amarillo
John R. Brinkley
U. S
Panhandle Jaycees
Buccaneer
Fancher Upshaw, Jr
Mike Davenport
Borger
Brownfield
Binford Arney
Panhandle
Brantly Harris
W. O. Cooper
Dallas
Perry Pipkin
Memphis
Tenn
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
The forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions tonight and Saturday. West Texas west of the 100th meridian enjoys fair weather, with increasing warmth on Saturday and in the northern portion tonight. New Mexico remains fair tonight and Saturday with a warmer Saturday and tonight in Rio Grande Valley and eastward. 24 hour temperature extremes show a low around 16 and high near 34. Precipitation last 24 hours amounted to .04 inches, with noon temperature at 44.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
Freight Action Agreed Aimed at Texas rate relief
Three major southwestern railroads Santa Fe Southern Pacific and Texas Pacific agreed to eliminate freight rate differentials in the Texas territory and seek intrastate rate cuts. The plan covers a wide Southwest region from Liberal Kansas through Amarillo and Lubbock to Midland Alpine San Angelo and San Antonio toward the Gulf of Mexico with El Paso to Albuquerque as the western boundary. Executives and shippers drafted a memorandum detailing the Texas differential territory and the parties involved.
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EL Paso
Southwestern
Texas
Eastern
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Texas Pacific
Texas Territory
United States
Liberal
Kan
Amarillo
Tex
Lubbock
Midland
Alpine
San Angelo
San Antonio
Gulf of Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
Albuquerque
New Mexico
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U. S. Court of Claims
the Panhandle
Rogers
Gene Worley
Ernest C. Thompson
D. C
Fish
Rhine
English Channel
Ray Nichols
Vernon Record
Texas Press
Fense
Lit
Globe-News
By Jack Sitton
Cambridge and Collins Bibles
Russell Stationery Company
Railroads
M. C. Burton
B.M. Gillespie
Topeka
J. P. ‘Hackler
John Maynard Lbr, Co
Neely-Greenhill Agey
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