Amarillo Goodwill Trip to Spearman Friday
Business and professional men from Amarillo form a motorized division to reach Spearman for the Hansford County celebration parade at 10 30 AM leaving Third Avenue and Polk Street at 6 o clock with state highway patrol motorcycle officers leading. The American Legion bus joins the convoy with SAS drug and bugle corps aboard.
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Amarillo
Spearman
Hansford
Sam Elkins
Bill Ward
Tom Andrews
Guy McSwain
Gus Roberta
M. A. Stome
Westerfield Brothers
Dick Buford
R. H. Epperson
Jim Florey
Oscar Hargett
Ray Minner
Earl Williams
Galen Battey
Ray Noblett
Mark Perry
Harvey Corn
Jesse Rogers
I. H. Davis
Hh Crudgington
Ben Lane
Eberts
Ted Ferguson
P. V. 1Eutlander
Red Cross Seeks New Quarters
Red Cross seeks suitable quarters as the local chapter reports no adequate space yet found. Avery Rush, committee chair, says classes in first aid continue while surgical dressings and garments for the military are produced. the workshop has moved between places.
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Red Cross
Ip Avery Rush
Rush
Army reveals secret weapon dubbed Panzer Killer
Washington April 24 The U S Army says it is developing a new secret weapon described as a self propelled anti tank gun mount motorized The move comes after experts suggested tank chasers destroyers as the best way to halt armored divisions Existing anti tank guns like the 37 mm high velocity gun are towed and exposed to strafing and cannot stop heavily armored tanks
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Washington
Wea
Nks
U S War Goods En Route To Britain Lost at Sea
The United States embassy said a large shipment of American war supplies and two trucks for military attaches was lost in the Atlantic due to war action.
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U. S
Britain
London
United States
America
Atlantic
Markets Kansas City Livestock Report April 24 1940s style
Kansas City cattle and hog markets show slow to steady movement. Hogs total 2500 with top at 8.85 and 170 250 lb cattle at 8.60 to 8.80. lighter weights 8.25 to 8.55. Fed steers and yearlings in limited supply with steady to strong demand. calves and other killing classes mixed.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
Arizona Spring
Scout leaders to speak at Estacado Council meeting
Earl McClure deputy regional Boy Scout executive will address Organ ization and Extension committee tonight at 7 30 in the Boy Scout headquarters 605 Taylor Street. The Boy Scout court of Honor will also meet at 7 30 tonight at Polk Street Methodist Church with many advancement awards likely. Charles H Young finance chairman announced Dr BE Cain appointed finance chairman Amarillo district.
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Earl McClure
Estacado Council
Boy Scout
Taylor Street
Polk Street Methodist Church
Charles H. Young
Comeil
BE. W. Cain
Amarillo
Tiny Galapagos tortoises hatch in Miami zoo
Two newborn Galapagos tortoises, twins hatched last August at the North Miami Tropical Zoo, weigh about a half pound each and are valued at about $1,000 apiece. Scientists say they reflect prehistoric creatures unchanged through time. The New York Zoological Society receives daily hatch records. the pair may double in weight each year for five years.
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Miami
Fla
Americas
North Miami Tropical Zoo
New York Zoological Society
Galapagos Islands
Earth
Englisman's Beer Is Being Rationed
London April 24 The Eng lishman's beer is being rationed not by the government but by a brewing company that runs over 100 pubs in Leicestershire. Two weekly closures will conserve supplies while repairs are made after enemy action affected its brewery.
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London
U.P
Leicestershire
Baron Franz Von Werra Justified in Flight From U S
German officials say Baron Franz Von Werra 26 escaped from a Canadian prison and was justified in decamping from the United States saying the United States no longer recognizes international law. The Justice Department in Washington reported he fled to South America as a “flagrant abuse” of U S hospitality.
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Berlin
U.P
Baron Franz von Werra
United States
Department of Justice
Washington
von Werra
South America
Wickard Urges U.S. to Get Excited Over World Affairs
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard told New York audiences that Americans must act boldly. He warned that ostrich nations do not endure, urging the United States to act like a great nation to preserve its status amid global turmoil.
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Wickard
New York
United States
King's Horse Air Raid Named for Oaks Entry
King George names his filly Air Raid as the lead horse in the Oaks of 1942 at Newmarket England. The name signals a new fashion in how royal entrants are labeled for major races.
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King
Newmarket
Eng
U.P
King George
Grounds at City Lake Open for Picnics
The city lake 20 miles southwest has water too low for fishing but the grounds are in excellent shape and open to picnicking. Admission is 10 cents per person. The lake sits at its historic low while tumble weeds fill the bed.
Inspector Seeks Hazards Between Fire Calls
Inspector Patrick Hyland of the Indiana fire marshal's office visited Lawrenceburg to check for fire hazards. An alarm sent firemen to Ohlen Bishops saw works and Joseph Ahaus residence where Hyland helped extinguish the blaze. He then resumed searching for hazards with renewed interest.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Patrick Hyland
Indiana Fire Marshal’s Office
Ohlen Bishop's
Hyland
Joseph Ahaus
City Trees Transplanted to Lake Shore
Thousands of trees moved from the municipal nursery to the sloping shores of City Lake twenty miles southwest. The work replaces trees destroyed by a prairie fire that ran out of control late this winter. Forester Chester Fitz, superintendent of city parks, supervised the transplanting.
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City Lake
Chester Fitz
Tax tokens on display in Louisiana exhibit
Fifty seven million sales tax tokens worth 85 000 are on display in Louisiana. The tokens will be called in after the sales tax repeal becomes effective on December 31. In the meantime many country stores use the one and five mill disks as decorations on signs walls and necklaces.
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Baton Rouge
U.P
Louisiana
Two Atlantans Meet Mitchell and Jones in Atlanta
In Atlanta, publisher Margaret Mitchell and golfer Bobby Jones meet for the first time after long acclaim. Mitchell notes her fame from Gone With the Wind while Jones recalls being mistaken for the author. They exchange playful threats and light banter as natives reconnect. Then in Phoenix, Howard Sprouse of Globe declares his bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1942 shortly after Governor Osborn begins a new term.
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Atlanta
Margaret Mitchell
Bobby Jones
Miss Mitchell
Jones
Phoenix, Ariz
Howard Sprouse
Globe
Sidney P. Osborn
Spain to join Tripower Pact and move against Portugal
A Berlin report cited by Ankara tonight says Spain will soon adhere to the Tripower Military Alliance. The Turkish broadcast claimed Spain must be brought into the pact and that a military move against Portugal would follow in the near future.
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London
Radio
Ankara Tonight
Berlin
Spain
Portugal
Blast at Azores Army Base Injures and Kills
A munitions explosion at Horta Azores barracks killed twelve soldiers and a civilian and injured nine soldiers. The blast, at a mid Atlantic Pan American Airways stopover, occurred shortly after drill time, destroying barracks, a church entrance, and windows over a wide area. Authorities suspect spontaneous combustion in black powder used in saluting shells.
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Horta
Azores
Pan American Airways
Classified Ad Man Marries Longevity Pair in New Albany
George W. Sluder 81 placed a classified ad seeking a wife and 75 year old Sarah Gresham answered. The two wed, each for the third time, with Sluder quipping that if young people wed younger then the old can wed older too.
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New Albany
Ind
George W. Sluder
Sarah Gresham
Sluder
Deer guesser nearly right in California deer pool
Captain Dave Donedro of Lakeport won the state wardens pool for the closest guess of deer killed in the open season. His guess was 46 324, the actual number killed was 46 302.
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Lakeport
Cal
Dave Donedro
California State Game
War reports show Yugoslav airmen seek refuge in Russia
Moscow confirms that 23 Jugoslav airmen have flown to Russia and joined Soviet airmen at a Moscow hotel. Earlier dispatches claimed 163 Jugoslav airplanes reached Russia. Stockholm notes Russia seeks to balance Nazi influence by courting Sweden and Finland amid strains with both. Finland leans toward Germany and Finland Sweden relations cool.
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Stockholm
Russia
Sweden
Finland
Germany
Moscow
Jugoslav
Clouds Aiding Evacuation Plans in Panhandle Day
Clouds are fading as a weather system passes. Fair weather expected tomorrow with warmer temperatures. today’s high near 65 and tonight’s low around 45. Southeast breeze about 10 mph. Showers occurred last night in multiple towns with scattered rainfall totals across the Panhandle region.
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Mr. Collman
Dimmitt
Dumas
Pampa
Spearman
Stratford
Clovis
Nazis Will Not Press Laval Return to French Cabinet
Vichy April 24. Germany will not demand Laval be restored to the French cabinet but would be satisfied if he becomes Vichy's delegate to Paris. Vice-Premier Darlan, after talks with Otto Abetz in Paris, conferred again today with German embassy staff.
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VICHY
U.P
Germany
Pierre Laval
Paris
Jean Francois Darlan
Otto Abetz
State Aid for County TB Hospitals Studied
A bill proposing $600 000 for counties operating separate tuberculosis hospitals was reviewed today by a House subcommittee in Austin.
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T. B
Austin
House
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Dow-Jones
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Doueteverse
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Neane
Alleghany Lad Steel
Allin Chalmersteen
Am Smelt & R
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Bendix Aviation
Beth Steel Peesee
Bud Amn
Ate
Callahan
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Olave Rey
Ol Delsae
Curtis Wright
Wy Deer & Co
Douglas Aircraft
Power
Kennecott Copsee Ah
Marshal Field
Mid Cont Pet
Montgomery Ward
Murry Corp
Foes
Nash Kelvinator
Nat Biscuit Wee
Nat Dairy Preete Tweens
N Y Shipbuilding
Y Central
North Ameria
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Ohio
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Paramount Pix Weer Penney
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Seeeenee
Cal Vee
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Tex Pac Coal
Brewster
Colden_ Pet
Eagle Picher
Gulf Oil
Hecla
Humble Oil
Lone Star Gas
Chicago
Old Crow
National Distillers Products Corp
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LE Sage CO
A. N
Cherokee
Tennessee Valley Authority
Knoxville
Tenn
Holston
Tennessee Valley
Financial Security Fund
Englisman
El-Rayco Agency
Fisk
Henry L. Gehling
Dedham
Mass
C. ©. Grey
Dallas - Fort Worth Houston
Texas Panhandle
Miller & Miller Motor Freight Lines
Lerriary
Grant Phone
Mr. Jones
Panhandle
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Fe Schenley
Tpibeshia
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