Rogers Denies Candidacy Interest for Congress
Mayor Ross D. Rogers states he has never given serious thought to running for Congress to succeed Marvin Jones. He comments on the crowded field and notes a freshman congressman must wait years to gain influence, urging a candidate with genuine, enduring commitment to represent all district residents.
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Marvin Jones
Congress
Ross D. Rogers
Rogers
Eh MM
House
U. S. Congress
Anderson and Small undecided in Texas politics
A Texas outlook notes rumors of Senator Clint Anderson and Small of Amarillo awaiting decisions on re election and Senate bids. It lists eight congressional hopefuls including Curtis Douglass and Max Boyer with other movers such as Dusty Miller and Gene Worley, plus Pierce Brooks entering the railroad commissioner race.
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Clint
Small
Amarillo
Howard Anderson
Potter County
Curtis Douglass
Panhandle
Max Boyer
Perryton
Pierce Brooks
Dallas
Texas Safety Council
Lon Smith
Railroad Commission
Brooks
Coke Stevenson
O'Daniel
Stevenson
Firefighters quell tire blaze near North Virginia Street
Early morning air from a vacant lot caused residents on the 200 block to fear a gas main fire. Firemen found a man burning old automobile tires producing thick black smoke.
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North Virginia Street
California tourists treated after Bushland wreck
Mrs M Cohn and David Wasser man received emergency treatment at Northwest Texas hospital for slight injuries from a wreck near Bushland early this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Cohn
David Wasserman
California
Northwest Texas Hospital
Allies nibble at German lines along Western Front
At 8 o clock this morning the bit in the Old Tack No. 1 at Thompson Park was down 4529 feet and still in lime. 25 years ago today April 19 1915 reports Allies nibbling at German lines along the Western Front.
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Thompson Park
Western Front
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Vicinity and West Texas
Fair and continued warm conditions through tonight and Saturday across Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas and New Mexico regions expect fair skies with increasing high cloudiness, higher temperatures on Saturday, and warmer readings tonight. Temperature extremes over the past 24 hours show a low of 43 and a high of 65 with noon at 15.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
East Land
Twin Robertson Twins Leave for Hawaiian Duty
In San Antonio on April 19, W F Robertson and W F Robertson twin brothers and sergeants at Randolph Field head to the Hawaiian Islands for duty. The topkick of the 11th Air Base Squadron notes the twins are identical in looks aside from hair parts, complicating identification for the commander.
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San Antonio
11Th Air Base
Randolph Field
W. F. Robertson
Hawaiian Islands
Dodging Helmet Patented To Save Soldier Heads
Cartoonist Percy L. Crosby is granted patent 2,197,174 for a two piece helmet that springs aside on bullet impact to deflect shots. The Tyrolean style crown bends with impact and snaps back to center, aiming to remove brain concussion in war.
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Washington
O.R
Percy L. Crosby
Patent Office Gazette
Crosby
Reynaud Is Given Vote of Confidence
Paris reports the chamber of deputies awarded Premier Reynaud a unanimous confidence vote 504 to 0 after a public session following a secret debate on general government policies and the war. It was Reynaud's second confidence vote since his cabinet took office March 21, surpassing the March 22 tally.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Paul Reynaud
Reynaud
Bandits Tie Borger Man to Tree After Robbery
Two masked men robbed O. Gentry of Borger after dawn as he slept in his car near Chandler. They drove him to Wellston and bound him to a tree with wire, then robbed a Los Angeles woman and left her bound in her car. Gentry escaped at daylight and alerted highway patrol.
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Oklahoma City
Here
Los Angeles
O. Gentry
Chandler
Wellston
Wagner Act Changes Sent to House Floor
The House rules committee sent to the House floor the modified Wagner Act amendments reported by the labor committee along with 17 drastic amendments proposed by the Smith committee.
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Wagner
Washington
U.P
House Rules Committee
House
Labor Committee
Smith Committee
Hull Says He Is Not Candidate for Anything
Secretary of State Cordell Hull declared that he is not a candidate for any political office in any sense. The denial comes amid ongoing speculation about his political future.
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Hull
Washington
Cordell Hull
Battle for Norway Near Trondheim and Narvik
Allied expeditionary forces push along Norway's western coast as British units clash near Trondheim and Narvik. Reports say German troops, numbering about 60,000 with daily air arrivals, are driven back at Namsos and facing siege at Narvik and Bodoe while Norwegian defenses hold lines from Hamar to Elverum.
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United Press
Germany
Norway
Scandinavia
Trondheim
Stockholm
Namsos
Dagens Nyheter
Narvik
Tromsoe
Bodoe
Gemans
Hamar
Elverum
Oslo
Bergen
Stavanger
North Sea
Aftonbladet
Glommen
Allehanda
Oestfold
Peter C. Rhodes
Lulena
Sweden
London
Skagerrak
Kattegat
Hardanger Fjord
DNB
Kongsvinger and
Horn
Arne Scheel
Berlin
Fleet Air Arm
Girl Scout Leaders Convene at Amarillo Conference
More than 200 leaders from Texas Oklahoma New Mexico and Arizona attend the 15th annual Cactus Region conference in Amarillo. Delegates hear from national and regional officials about goals and programs while Arizona joins California under regional administration. A helium plant tour and a Crystal Ballroom banquet close the day with discussions on democracy and citizenship.
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Paul Timmons
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Herring Hotel
Cactus Region
W. B. Gunn
Amarillo
Phillip Montgomery
Dallas
Alice Mulkey
Alan H. Means
Salt Lake City
Cactus
Montgomery
California
Paul Rittenhouse
New York City
Frances Morse
Margaret Murray
Capitol
Herring
B. B. McGimsey
Bona Gordey
David Chavez
Helen Grimes
Juliette Law
Martin A. Row
Helen Hauser
Katherine R. Shankland
United States
Bowen Motor Coach Lines
Cactus Region of Girl Scouts
Donald W. Berry
Houston
Roy Cullum
Philip Montgomery
Walter L. Prehn
Maurice Bebb
Muskogee
Campaign Expenditures Trigger Early Committee Action
Senate special campaign investigation chair Guy M. Gillette says complaints of excessive spending in the presidential race have reached the committee from apparently reliable sources. He will send investigators to territories with such complaints after a two hour meeting where the panel authorized blanket investigations. He declined to name parties or candidates involved pending verification.
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Washington
Guy M. Gillette
Senate
Special Campaign Investigating Committee
Gillette
Lehman Blames Back Room Politics in Budget Fight
New York governor Herbert H. Lehman accused a back room group of Republican leaders of forcing the legislature to unbalance the budget and block progressive laws to aid District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey's presidential bid. He said the group is led by Edwin F. Jaeckle, the new state GOP chairman who has backed Dewey fully.
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New York
U.P
Herbert H. Lehman
Thomas E. Dewey
Edwin F. Jaeckle
Dewey
Norwegian Consul to St. Paul Dies After 49 Years of Service
E. H. Hobe aged 80, longtime Norwegian consul in St. Paul, died at his home. He had served 49 years in the role and had been unaware that Norway had fallen into active war as news of the German invasion was withheld due to his heart ailment.
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Norway
Haakon
Hamar
Elverum
Neubergsund
ST. Paul
E. H. Hobe
British Efforts Scored by Goebbels
Goebbels derides British attempts to split Hitler from the German people as the most stupid phase of British war politics in a radio address on the eve of Hitler's fifty first birthday in Berlin. Also notes AFL President William Green traveling to Dallas for a southwest AFL unions conference.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Hitler
Washington
AFL
William Green
Dallas
Texas
They Got the Wrong Man City Auditor Is Picked Up
City auditor J. M. Barker was seized by police while driving home from a wrestling match. Rivering a mistaken identity, officers learned they were pursuing a confidence man using a similar car. A Burl Haynie officer undercover helped trap a suspect in a coin-matching ruse at the bus station.
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J. M. Barker
Barker
City Auditor
Burl Haynie
Haynie
New Set of Twins Is Ho Hum More Twins
In Altoona on April 19 railroad fireman Russell L. Blotz and his wife welcomed a twin boy and girl. The birth marks the eighth and ninth children in the family and the fifth straight twin pair in five generations. Both parents have twin brothers.
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Altoona
Russell L. Blotz
Blotz
Santa Fe Hearing April 30 Cancelled
The railroad commission today canceled at the applicant's request a hearing set for April 30 in Amarillo on authority for the Panhandle and Santa Fe Railroad to discontinue motor passenger trains 49 and 50 and mixed trains Nos 51 and 52 between Morse l and Ettey.
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Austin
Railroad Commission Today
Amarillo
Martial Law Declared in Netherlands Through De Geer Decree
April 19 The Hague martial law proclaims nationwide enforcement after Premier Derek Jan De Geer said the move anchors the government amid external and internal dangers. Officials say civil administration will largely continue and military power will preempt emergencies.
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Netherlands
Derek Jan de Geer
Weather outlook from Mr Collman predicts warm, fair next days
Mr Collman forecasts fair and warmer weather with no rain. Tonight's low around 40, daytime high near 75. Last night values ranged from 34 at the airport to 43 downtown. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. He suggests no more cold spells this spring.
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Mr. Collman
Vitamin B-1 miracle worker boosts garden blooms
Globe-News Want Ads highlight dramatic plant size changes with Vitamin B-1 including red tea roses with 6 inch buds and 42 inch stalks, six feet tall snapdragons, and oversized hyacinths and tulips. Transplants flourish and buyers seek lawn and garden supplies from John Maynard Lumber Co. Dial 6262.
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Globe-News
Strip Tease Trial Witness Delivers Colorful Description
Los Angeles jurors heard Officer Stewart Jones describe a stag performance at the Los Angeles Tennis Club with a purple scarf and theatrical detail. Deputy City Attorney Hoff man questioned witnesses about witnessing a strip tease while the judge reacted with surprise. Jury expected to verdict today.
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Los Angeles
Stewart Jones
David Hoffman
Hoffman
Arthur S. Guerin
Hubcap Gambling Slip Arrest in Philadelphia
Detectives seized a hub cap from Frank McGovern's car and arrested him on gambling charges. Inside the cap they found 461 numbers game plays and eight Morse race bet slips, tying him to frequent wagering in the incident.
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Philadelphia
Frank McGovern
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Kaeringoen
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