Amarillo Schools Send High Students to State Meet
Amarillo High School students who won regional interscholastic league contests will represent Amarillo at the state interscholastic contests in Austin this weekend. The board also authorized erecting the Lauchlin McNeill Memorial flagpole on the campus funded by student body efforts.
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George M. Waddill
J. F. Mead
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Riley Jones
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Senate panel cuts labor department funding again
The Senate appropriations committee reduced the House approved Labor Department and Federal Security Administration budget by 23,585,030 dollars from 1,021,690,700 dollars.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Labor Department
Federal Security Administration
Mead to Attend Texas College Association Meeting
J F Mead president of Amarillo College will attend the annual meeting of the Association of Texas Colleges in Austin. The junior college section meets Thursday and Friday with Mead attending each year. He will return Sunday.
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Amarillo College
Association of Texas Colleges
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Mead
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce set to decide on budget drive
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce directors meet this afternoon to decide on completing a 26180 budget with about 20000 pledged in a one man drive. The general membership meeting is tomorrow at the Amarillo Hotel with JL Bloodworth from El Paso Chamber addressing.
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John Maynard
Jack Cunningham
Tom Cotten
Wade Brymer
Carl Hinton
KFDA
Miles Bivins
Jim Florey
Showers Threat Bring Fear to Ohio River Valley
The threat of showers sparked flood fears in the Ohio River Valley. Meteorologist W. B. Schlomer said a low pressure area moving from the southwest would bring rain as the Ohio River rose toward a crest of 60 feet eight feet above flood stage, halting business in Cincinnati's lower produce district.
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Ohio River
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Employment Work Is Told in Letter
In a thank you letter to Mayor Ross D. Rogers, P A Wells district supervisor reviews Amarillo Texas State Employment Service activity for 1939. The office handled 3952 new applications, made 6348 private industry placements and 427 public job placements, referred 9876 persons, and made 1312 farm placements.
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Texas State Employment Service
P. A. Wells
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66 Club Appeals Permit Cancellation
District court hearing on the cancellation of the wine and beer permit of the 66 Club will be held Thursday. The High way 66 nightclub owners appealed to the 108th district court after the Liquor Control Board cancelled the permits. The permit was suspended March 29 and cancelled after an Austin hearing on April 18. The Y Cafe permit was also cancelled. Hearing on the summary suspension of the Richielieu Bar permit on North Fillmore Street was in progress at Austin today.
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Liquor Control Board
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North Fillmore Street
Berlin Brings “Ersatz” Shoe to Market
A wooden sole cloth upper shoe hits the market in Berlin. Bata Works of Prague, the world’s largest shoe maker, produced several million pairs. The price exceeds leather pairs from before Czechoslovakia’s fall to Germany due to a leather shortage. Designs cover men and women, with a tougher work shoe in development and sandals popular among wealthier customers.
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Autogiro Use On West Front Held Feasible
Capt Louis B Ely an army artillery instructor says autogiros could aid the French army in observing and directing fire on the German West Wall. He notes their small-field reach and ground fire protection allow accurate spotting and coordinated bombardment.
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U.P
Louis B. Ely
Ely
Quincy to Open Century Time Capsule at 300th Anniversary
Quincy Mass will open a sealed tube deposited in 1830 during the town’s 300th anniversary events. The tube, entrusted to selectmen by Josiah Quincy, is to reveal what he believed about taxes and assessors 100 years in the future. The 1830 year marks Quincy’s era as part of Braintree.
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U.P
Braintree
City Hall
Josiah Quincy
Leonard
Plumber Wins After Board Rejected License in Salina
In Salina Kansas on April 23 Joe Morris endured three license denials by the city plumbers examining board. A delegation of twenty plumbers vouched for his work and pressured the city commission to act. The commission voted to abolish the examining board.
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Joe Morris
City Plumbers’ Examining Board
Joe
Goat Absorbs City Regulations on Goats
In Greenville South Carolina a goat disrupted city life by eating and disregarding goat keeping rules. Inspector J F Goodwin retrieved the health department pamphlets as citizens observed the animal’s antics and the regulations.
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J. F. Goodwin
Goodwin
City Health Department
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Judge Bratton Visits Amarillo on Oklahoma City Trip
Amarillo hosts Judge Sam G. Bratton of Albuquerque a member of the 10th U S Circuit Court of Appeals on his way home from a three week session of court in Oklahoma City.
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Amarillo
Sam G. Bratton
Albuquerque
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Oklahoma City
Woman pays two hundred fifty docketing fee to appeal one dollar fine
In Albuquerque on April 23 Mrs. Mary Coan paid a $250 docketing fee to appeal a $1 parking violation fine. The court revoked the fine but she also faced an undisclosed lawyer’s fee.
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