Weather and curiosities in Texas plains wind and leg show
Weather reports warm dry air with a fresh breeze over Texas plains as a Western wind can shift directions. A humorous piece notes a man chasing a hat in the wind and cites varied beliefs about spring fever and human vitality. It highlights odd medical cases, a Russian oven-carrier tale, and a playful critique of a Junior Leg Show, then reports poles along West Sixth Avenue to be removed by June in San Jacinto area per a city agreement, with local gossip about seeing Walter on in Fort Worth.
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Plains
Panhandle
Texas
Mother Shubbard
San Jacinto
West Sixth Avenue
Helleview Street
Ross Rogers
War talk and small-town notices mix with gossip
In a rambling column, readers hear updates on a sick neighbor Mr. Barlow improving, local anxieties about a flu, and playful village events. The piece riffs on politics in Texas, rumored population counts, a missing purse reward, and then broadens to wartime questions, jokes, and random trivia from pop culture and science. The tone is opinionated, anecdotal, and locally minded.
Charley Crowe Elected Head of Rotary
Charley Crowe was elected president of the Amarillo Rotary Club at noon today during its regular Amarillo Hotel meeting. He will succeed Irving O Tolzien. Newly elected directors include H M Adkins John Ballard Horace Griggs Howard Lynch and Jim McKnight. A humorous reading by Bill Smith of Canyon Rotary and a report by Bill Stephenson on a trip to Europe were also shared. Forrest Barnes and John C Sullivan were introduced as new members.
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Charley Crowe
Amarillo
Germany
France
England
Scotland
Canada
Forrest Barnes
John C. Sullivan
Puddler Tends Furnace In Steel Plant
In the steel industry a puddler is the man in charge of a furnace producing wrought iron by a special process. The term denotes a skilled worker responsible for the heat and metal flow in the puddling operation.
Hearing on 66 Club liquor permit appeal held in court
A Texas Liquor Control Board ruling cancelling 66 Club beer and wine permit was reviewed in 108th district court. The board and attorney general’s general demurrer were overruled while the state’s exceptions were sustained. A further hearing will follow pleadings amendment. Fred C. Chandler appeared for the attorney general, and Joe Sharpe for the liquor board.
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66 Club
Texas Liquor Control Board
108Th District Court
Attorney General
Fred C. Chandler
Joe Sharpe
Liquor Board
Optimists Told of Background for War
Wes Izzard KGNC newscaster spoke at the Optimists Club luncheon on learning what is happening in Europe. He listed four information sources including official communiques and private business lines, saying reliable sources forecast U S involvement economically and likely naval by the end of the European conflict. Junior Optimist T Miller discussed what optimism means, with his district convention address noted for Lubbock Saturday. Jack Rogers of Walter Irvin Inc was a guest. President John Fullingham presided.
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Wes Izzard
KGNC
Optimists Club
Europe
Mr. Izzard
United States
T. Miller
Lubbock
Jack Rogers
Walter Irvin, Inc
John Fullingim G
No Increase in Gum Disease in Amarillo
Officials of the city health unit state reports of a rise in Vincent's angina or trench mouth in Amarillo are unfounded. They note trench mouth is likelier to affect children but this year shows fewer school cases than last year. Nurses urge treatment for any case and adults to seek physician or dentist care.
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Mr. Wyatt
Roosevelt Proclaims U S Neutrality As Norway War Starts
Roosevelt issues executive proclamation declaring a state of war exists between Norway and Germany and proclaims U S neutrality. German air force resumes raids on British naval units off Norway, sinking a minesweeper, setting a destroyer afire, and hitting two transports.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Norway
Germany
United States
Berlin
DNB
Woolsey Condition Worsens After Elk City Crash
W. W. Woolsey remains critically injured after a head on collision near Elk City Oklahoma. Doctors report skull base fracture fractured ribs congested lungs and a knee fracture. Woolsey's sister in law Mrs Juanita Eastwood injured in the accident worsened last night but improved today. Her eleven year old daughter with multiple fractures is not in critical condition.
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W. W. Woolsey
F. H. McGregor
Woolsey
Elk City
Oklo
Juanita Eastwood
Amarillo Woman Narrowly Escapes Death from Cesspool
A Amarillo woman named Mrs. C S Penry plunged into a cesspool and was rescued by a neighboring yard man and workers. She escaped with a dislocated shoulder and a hat at the bottom. The incident came amid tension over divorce and local family disputes.
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Amarillo
Plainview
Christmas card travels halfway around world to Perry
A Bangor Maine Christmas card mailed to Pert Rich Covington Street Perry New York reached Perry after a long journey via North Ireland and New Zealand.
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Perry, N. Y
U.P
Bangor
Pert Rich
Covington St
North Ireland
New Zealand
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Ane
Tate
Frank Anneberg
Leavenworth
Kansas
Silurian
Chamonni
John Pullingim
Southwest
Mr. Pullingim
Tom Cotten
Walter
Fort Worth
Lawrence Hagg
Wichita Falls
Ben Lipshy
O'Daniel
Jerry Sadler
Jim Ferguson
Austin
Fleming
Business University
Post Office
Anna Belle Gregg
Monroe Street
Guam
Japan
Jehip
Tom Dewey
Venus
Earth
Mars
Benny Venuta
Saturday Evening Post
Boston
Tin Pan Alley
Brazil
Rotary
Cc. T, Crowe
Tack
Lsioy Lab
Larkwood
Wilton
Arkwood
Los Angeles
Henry Brown
Ida Irene
Mrs
Rae Brown
Brown
Wolf-Tober
Paul Jones 2
Pinti
Paul Jones
Frankfort Distilleries, Inc
Louisville
Baltimore
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