Weather, dandelion crop boom, and Amarillo store plans
A weather note discusses brisk conditions and building in Washington and Amarillo, with an official office opening planned. The piece notes a dandelion invasion across Plains lawns as a big crop year begins, a deep 290 foot well supplying cooling water for White & Kirk’s new store, and quotes about local discourse and sandstorms shaping town migration and attitudes.
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Sixth Polk Streets
White & Kirk
Coatoniog
United States
White & Kirk's
Plains Country
Army Trains Near Border In Largest Summer Drill Yet
The U S Army announces a vast April October training series involving up to 400 000 soldiers. Tests include a streamlined cavalry division in Reeves County Texas and parachute supply drops to isolated units. Preparations span the Philippines Hawaii Canal Zone and maneuvers with Navy and Marines at Culebra Island Puerto Rico.
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Washington
Reeves County
Tex
Philippines
Hawaii
Canal Zone
Army
Navy
Marines
Culebra Island
Puerto Rico
Organized Reserve
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Citizens Military Training Camps
Texas Maneuvers
Cavalry
May
General Headquarters Air Force
Amarillo Officer Attends FBI Identification School
Detective Captain Leo Uselding will be the first Amarillo officer to attend the FBI Identification School in Washington. Authorized by the city commissioners, his transportation and expenses are paid by the city. He departs about May 1 for a three month program. Uselding is also a licensed airplane pilot and skilled in motorcycle riding and boxing.
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Amarillo
Federal Bureau of Identification
Washington
Leo Uselding
Chinese Half Jap Advance
On the Central China front Chinese forces stall the Japanese with new tactics and swords as reinforcements reach Shantung. Irregular Chinese units claimed credit for disrupting Japanese rail communications around the Tientsin Pukow line contributing to a Taierhwang victory. Experts say Chinese soldiers show improving training and effectiveness despite uncertain control of irregulars.
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Shanghai
Central China Front
China
Shantung Province
Taierchwang
Shantung
Talerhchwang
Tientsin-Pukow
Lee Tsung-Jen
Big Bee Hunt Set for Country Club Easter Event
A large Easter egg hunt for several hundred children is planned for tomorrow afternoon in Country Club. The 4 pm start follows school dismissal with two age groups hunting in designated areas near the Tenth Street highway and Summers Park. The event is organized by the Christian Citizens' Club and the Margaret Wills PTA with baskets and prizes. Over a hundred dozen colored eggs have been prepared.
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Country Club
Tenth Street Highway
Margaret Wills
Summers Park
Cheyenne
Crestway
Christian Citizens’ Club of Country Club
Margaret Wills Parent-Teacher Association
Exhibit of Art Extended at Herring Hotel Mezzanine
The art exhibit on the Herring Hotel mezzanine floor will run through Sunday at the request of the Texas Fine Arts Association to help select paintings for the Exhibition of American Art in New York City. Amarillo and Panhandle artists are represented, including Ben Carlton Mead Harold Bugbee Amy Jackson Lloyd Albright Sister Maria Bcono Lillian Saunders Maurine Bush Margaret Seeward Mrs Ike Futch Mrs George Turnley and Amy Lynn.
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Herring Hotel
Texas Fine Arts Association
New York City
Amarillo
Panhandle
Ben Carlton Mead
Harold Bugbee
Amy Jackson
Lloyd Albright
Maria Bcono
Lillian Saunders
Maurine Bush
Margaret Seeward
Ike Futch
George Turnley
Amy Lynn
Deepest Well Brought in At Three Miles Deep
Oil flowed today from the world’s deepest well sunk by Continental Oil to a depth of 15 004 feet about three miles. The well was brought in today at Bakersfield California as news services reported.
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Bakersfield
Cal
U.P
Continental Oil Company
Doctors Discuss Eye and Gynecology at Panhandle Medical Society
Physicians gathered at the Panhandle District Medical Society as nine year incumbent leaders presided over Eye Ear Nose and Throat and Gynecology and Obstetrics sections. Dr. Malone of Lubbock chaired the first session and Dr. Jeter and Dr. Roberson led the morning program with speakers from Plainview Clarendon Dallas Lubbock Amarillo Oklahoma City and Amarillo. About 50 doctors wives attended a coffee at Mrs J W Hendrick's home with Mrs W H Thompson of Fort Worth as honored guest. Mrs A J Streit showcased a world collection of fans. The society will hold its Fall convention in Childress.
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B. F. Malone
Lubbock
Frank B. Duncan
Amarilo
R. P. Jeter
Childress
Jason H. Roberson
Amarillo
E. Q. Nichols
Plainview
Oscar Jenkins
Clarendon
B. van Duren
Dallas
W. J. Shudde
W. R. Klingensmith
J. P. Lattimore
Dick Lowry
Oklahoma City
E. E. Reeves
J. W. Hendrick
Potter County Medical Auxiliary
W. H. Thompson
Fort Worth
A. J. Streit
C. T. Vineyard
Youth last seen in car near Wildorado prompt police search
Police seek 14 year old J W Burns of 203A Tennessee Street last seen in a Model A Ford roadster in Wildorado. He is about five feet three inches tall with blonde hair and complexion.
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J. W. Burns
Tennessee Street
Wildorado
Lost double yellow head parrot near Buchanan School
Mrs W H Perkins offers a reward for the return of a beloved double yellow head Mexican parrot last seen following children near Buchanan School. Last seen on 614 North Jackson Street.
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Buchanan
W. H. Perkins
North
Jackson Street
Desperate SOS About Husband’s Illness Strains Family
The note requests urgent assistance as a wife details a ill husband unable to work and two daughters to support, with a continuation reference to page 11 indicating more information.
Phony Tan Lifts Morale Before and After Operations
Dr Ralph Colp of Mount Sinai Hospital told the American Congress of Physical Therapy that all candidates for stomach or intestinal operations received ultraviolet light to tan skin. He argued the resulting improved appearance boosts morale and aids recovery, saying any morale gain is a battle won.
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New York
American Congress of Physical Therapy
Ralph Colp
Mount Sinai Hospital
Colp
National Guard Unit to Undergo Federal Inspection Tonight
The Regimental Headquarters Company 142nd Infantry Texas National Guard faces an annual federal inspection at 8 p.m. led by Colonel Parley D. Parkinson from Fort Sam Houston. Capt. Arthur W. Ball commands the company with Lt. Julius Miller among officers.
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142Nd Infantry
Texas National Guard
Arthur W. Ball
Parley D. Parkinson
Fort Sam Houston
United States
Julius Miller
Hunter Still Reticent About Race Entrance
TYLER April 13 Hunter on a tour to gauge public sentiment said he would announce within a week or 10 days whether he would run for governor. A Wichita Falls operator noted state voters are unsatisfied with current candidates. He planned trips to Houston Beaumont Austin and San Antonio. Hunter cited six investigators over 20 days producing favorable reports as basis for a personal tour.
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Tyler
Tom
Hunter
Wichita Falls
Houston
Beaumont
Austin
San Antonio
Jefferson and Beaumont: Texas River Ports and a Storied Past
A fragmented historical sketch traces Jefferson in Marion and Jefferson counties, its rise on Mississippi steamboats, and Beaumont as a Gulf port. It notes Jefferson’s namesake ties to Thomas Jefferson, early Texas industry like plow works and drugstores, and a ballroom conference that ends with a Corsican brothers dispute.
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James Monroe
Robert R. Livingston
Napoleon
United States
Floridas
Rio Grande
Sabine
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Marion
Jefferson County
Beaumont
Mississippi
Jay Gould
Gould
Texas
Walter
Louisiana Territory
Gulf
Nationalists Reach 12 Miles From Sea Near Tortosa
Nationalist troops renewing their drive to cut Barcelona off from Valencia and Madrid advance south of Tortosa to a point 12 miles from the sea in the San Mateo area. They report taking Cati and Cheri and lie within two miles of San Mateo along a front about 10 miles long.
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Hendaye
U.P
Barcelona
Valencia
Madrid
San Mateo
Tortosa
Cati
Cheri
Amarillo Chamber urged tax levy for growth drive
Chamber officials at a breakfast pressed supporters to add 15 cents to the tax levy to fund a Board of City Development with an $88 000 budget. Wade Brymer urged campaigners to contact new Amarillo business leaders who have arrived this year. Some stated voluntary subscriptions from new firms not on prospect cards.
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Board of City Development
Wade Brymer
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Julius Dorenfield
Avery Rush
Guy Saunders
Russell Fowler
H. A. Shaw
Bob Stroud
Galen Battey
Edith Zelley
Ted Lokey
Wade Holman
T.fancher Upshaw
C. T. Crowe
E. FE. Smith
Jeff Neely
Jas. Farwell
Bob Crudgington
J. Ben Cole
Gene Eason
Milton Cox
Howard Boxwell
C. M. Holt
Bert Levy
Tom Seay
Dick Divins
dAaa
Snyders Awarded Damages In Auto Accident
H. P. Snyder and Dale Snyder were awarded a judgment in 108th district court ordering S. C. Evans Mrs. 8. C. Evans and James Evans to pay $600 to the elder Snyder and $400 to the minor for injuries from an automobile collision.
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H. P. Snyder
Dale Snyder
108Th District Court Today
S. C. Evans
8. C. Evans
James Evans
Snyder
Freddie Johnson Charged With Burglary in Amarillo
Freddie Johnson age 20 of Amarillo was charged with burglary before Justice of the Peace W. Carder. Bond was set at $1,000.
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Freddie Johnson
Amarillo
Justice of the Peace
W. Carder
Roosevelts Relief Plans Include Gold Fund Use
A bloc urges large scale relief with mayors backing spending and lending programs. Possible funding routes include sterilizing 1.182 billion in the treasury gold fund, borrowing on securities insured by the treasury, or direct treasury borrowing. Officials note relief must come from sources beyond current taxes and gold could be monetized as cash credits.
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Treasury
Roosevelt
Federal Reserve
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Promises Relief
Advertisement highlights Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription aiding nervous disorders and digestive issues. It claims to boost appetite, gastric juice flow, strength, and menstrual comfort, citing Mrs. Ruth Williams of Oklahoma City as a relieved user.
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Dr. Pierce
Ruth Willams
N. Douglas St
Oklahoma City
Frome Women Said To Meet Slayers In Juarez Cabaret
Sheriff investigators pursued a report linking Mrs. Weston G. Frome and her daughter Nancy with two men they met at a Juarez cabaret on March 28. The two were allegedly tortured and killed near Van Horn two days later, prompting scrutiny of Juarez cabarets.
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EL Paso
Weston G. Frome
Nancy
Juarez
Chris P. Fox
Frome
van Horn
Lee Morris Seeks Damages After Bus Accident
Lee Morris files suit in 108th District Court alleging injuries from a bus mishap on March 24 and seeks 5 000 dollars in damages from the Amarillo Bus Company.
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Lee Morris
108Th District Court
Amarillo Bus Company
Tax Levy Burdens Hit Record Oil Industry Payments
Seubert notes taxes rise across national industry as oil companies pay a record 1937 sum of 103,924,580 dollars versus 94,703,507 in 1936. He cites tax increases driving prices up despite past cost reductions.
Britain and Italy to sign new friendship pact in Rome
London reports that Great Britain and Italy plan to sign a fresh friendship agreement in Rome on Saturday, signaling closer wartime collaboration between the two nations.
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London
U.P
Great Britain
Italy
Rome
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al Wildorado
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George Fort Milton
Cordell Hull
John ™. Rockefeller
Old City
F. C
Kentucky Supreme Court
U. S
Mogart
National Guard
Snyders
Ishings
Griggs
Amarilla
N.s.griees'&sons Funeral Directors
Eighth and Fillmore Sts
Amerilia, Texas
Palais Royal
Polk
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