Guardsmen Readied for Home Coming in Amarillo Area
Amarillo units of the Texas National Guard are due back from Camp Hulen in Palacios Texas by Sunday morning after an annual encampment begun August 5. About 300 local guardsmen participated including the 142nd Infantry Regiment with mobilization drills ordered by the War Department.
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Amarillo
Texas National Guard
Camp Hulen
Palacios
Tex
142Nd Infantry Regiment
War Department
United States Army
Arthur W. Ball
Alvin P. Hammett
Frank J. Hainze
Canyon
William E. Lockport
13141 Field Artillery
Blucher Thorpe
Frank P. Miller
Julius Dorenfield
8. Ridings
Col. Be, A. Simpson
Maj
H. H. Larson
Capt
Dan Loving
Louisiana in upheaval after resignations and arrests
In Louisiana, Governor Richard W Leche resigns amid illness with Earl K Long sworn in to lead. James Monroe Smith faces charges of embezzlement and mail fraud connected to Louisiana State University. Seymour Weiss and others are indicted as federal probes widen. Public demand grows for transparency and reform.
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Richard W. Leche
Louisiana
Smith
Leche
Baton Rouge
Louisiaana State University
James Monroe Smith
Huey P. Long
Richard W. Lewhe
Canada
Thestate Medical Society
Seymour Weiss
Huey
Earl K. Long
Kingfish
Weiss
Dock Board
New Orleans
Long
Capitol
Weis
Robert S. Maestri
Maestri
State Conservation Department
State Department
Clarence Lorio
Louisiana State Medical Society
The
State University
Louisiana State University
Radio Schedule Fragments From Aug 1 to Aug 9
A dense OCR list outlines a multi-day radio schedule with NBC programming and assorted local shows. Entries name times, programs, and hosts such as Fred Waring, Roy Eldredge, Eddy Duchin, Isham Jones, and Betty Crocker, plus ads and late-night music blocks.
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NBC
Texas Aeronautical Association
Fred Waring
NBC BC
Sports Review
Jan Savitt
Lioyd Snyder
Roy Eldredge
Eddy Duchin
Isham Jones
Sky Pilot
Farmashes
Breakfast Club of the Air
TSN
McIlroy
Poe
Ma Perkins
Pepper Young
Vic and Sade
Kitty Keene
Sons of the Weet
Northwestern University
Malcolm Claire
John Gurney
Basso
Salon Silhouettes
Arava
Jimmy Allen
Evening Radio Schedule Highlights From KFDA
A listing of Friday programs with time blocks including Lew Preston Lilting Lyrics Sports Spotlight News The First Offender The Green Hornet Spanish Serenade Sinfonietta Eddie Gibbons Orchestra Henry Weber’s Concert Revue Dick Jurgens Orchestra Midworld Series News Dee Sellers True Stories Pancho and His Orchestra Jack McLean’s Orchestra Richard Love’s Orchestra Sien Off Programs subject to change without notice Reveille
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Lew Preston
Tan
Tsn
Mba
Wdectan
The
Green Hornet
Mbs
Wxyiaan
Sinfonietta
Mbs-Wen
Eddie Gibbons
Orch
Henry Weber
Dick Jurgens
Wgn
Dee Sellers
Pancho
Kxyztan
Jark McLean
Mbswace
Richard Love
Mbhs
Aug 17 Radio Schedule Highlights Core Night Programs
Central Time network rundown lists program changes and airings from 3:30 PM to 11:00 PM. Highlights include The Affairs of Anthony, Orphan Annie, Dancing Music Orchestra, Jim Kemper Song, News, and sports segments with Bill Stern and Amos and Andy. Multiple stations CBS NBC WJZ WCAE WNBC present orchestras, dramas, and variety acts.
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Tan
Dawn Patrol
Sts
Frances Kaye
Organ
Wiley and
Gene
Grandma
Tsn
John Metcalf
Mbswanh
Ten
Gail
Ralph Rose
Oreh
Khj-Tan
Mbs-Wen-Tan
John Agnew
Mbs
Whkr
Henry Alexander
Orch
Ktat- Tan
Eddy Delange
Wrr-Tan
Stanley Miles
World Book Man
Seena Johnson
Mbs-Worsn
Len Salvo
Mbs-Wenten
Palton Lewis, Jr
Texas
Bisblignis
the World News
Nbe-Weal
Anthony
Nbe
Wls
Weber
Mbsnet
J. Johnston
Orches
Wjz
Cba-Wabde
Mbs-Chain
Jimmy Kemper
Nbc-Weat
Nhbe
Cbs-Wahe
Edwin C
Patricia Gillmore
Nbec-W
Michael Loring
Jane Anderson
Plano
Mbs-Wen
Bill Stern
Salon
Lowell Thomas
Nbc-Wiz-Basic
Lynn Brandt
Judith Arlen
Bs-Wabe
F. Waring
Nhe-Wear
Easy Aces
Nhe
Amos & Andy
Cbs-Wabe
Romain Ensem
Cbs-Chain
Filton Lewis, Jr
Luther-Layman
Abe-Weal
Mr. Keen
Cbs-Chain-West FE
Roosevelt
All Star Revue
Nina Dean
Dencing Music
Joe E. Brown
Wabe
Wor
Balter
Mbs-East
Nbo
Rudy Vallee
Nhee
Jim McWilliams
Chs
Green Hornet
Mba-Net
Wiabe
Mhbs-Net
America
Nbe-Weat
Toronto Symphony Orch
Bowes
Chswahe Dancing Music Orchestra
Bob Burns
CBS
Grant Park
H. Weber
Bobb Howard
Fred Waring
Amos
Andy
Ed Hill
Dixie
Malneck
Last Service In Old First Christian Church
The church holds its final service in the 1909 old auditorium on August 20 at 11 a.m. A special section invites original members. Mrs. Thomas Currie and Dr. R. C. Snodgrass will share memories and tie the past to the new sanctuary project. Construction begins next Monday by Wirtz Construction, Gothic native-stone design, harmonizing with the educational building.
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First Christian Church
Disciples of Christ
Thomas Currie
R. C. Snodgrass
Wirtz Construction Company
Opinion on splitting state jobs to part time
The Texas state comptroller's department has referred the question to Attorney General Gerald C. Mann on whether full-time state jobs can be split into part-time posts to widen employment. The proposal mainly affects University of Texas students as departments previously split duties between two students half a day each. Last session the plan let about 300 students work their way through college.
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Austin
W.P
Atty
Gerald C. Mann
State Comptroller’s Department
University of Texas
State Department
Death Prevents Air Graduation
Second Lieut. John R. Hopson of Washington DC missed graduation at Kelly Field by nine days after his plane crashed on a training flight from Abilene. The aircraft was found on its back in a road 17 miles northwest of San Antonio with 22 other fliers aboard.
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San Antonio
John R. Hopson
Washington, D. C
Kelly Field
Abilene
Here
Take Dog to Hollywood Says Actor Charlie Ruggles
Hollywood job advice comes from Charlie Ruggles who says a dog can boost an actor’s earnings. He notes even a mongrel at a studio gate may earn two dollars fifty daily more than the average human extra. Ruggles, after filming Invitation to Happiness, runs a large dog kennel in Southern California with over 200 breeds. In New Orleans, four residents on Columbus Street have been killed in 13 months prompting talk of changing house numbers or moving.
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New York
Hollywood
Charlie Ruggles
Ruggles
New Orleans
V.P
Columbus Street
Van Nuys Forecasts 15 Democrats oppose FDR renomination
Senator Van Nuys of Indiana says at least 15 Democratic senators would refuse to support President Roosevelt if he is nominated for a third term. He would campaign against renomination within the party and, if Garner were the nominee, predicts Roosevelt would bolt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
van Nuys
Indiana
Garner
Airline Officials Check New Routes
Braniff officials led by Charles Beard and Robert J. Smith conducted survey flights in Memphis to study a proposed Memphis Houston route via Shreveport. Trans southern executives planned a Memphis to Oklahoma City and Amarillo corridor after noon.
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Memphis, Tenn
U.R
Memphis
Here
Southwest
Charles Beard
Robert J. Smith
Braniff
Houston
Shreveport
Trans-Southern
Oklahoma City
Amarillo
Ross Sterling Backs Five Cent Oil Tax Proposal
Former Texas governor and Humble Oil president Ross Sterling expressed support for a five cent tax increase on oil production. He said he would seek multiple special sessions to follow the people’s mandate. Sterling noted his stance on pension reform and recalled his 1930s actions during proration disputes.
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Austin
U.—Ross
Sterling
Texas
Humble Oil & Refining Co
East Texas
National Guard
Railroad Commission
Costa Rica Far Rich in Flowering Plants
Costa Rica, with an area of 23 000 square miles, hosts nearly half as many species of flowering plants as the United States and Canada combined. The statistic highlights Costa Rica’s remarkable plant diversity relative to its size.
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Costa Rica
United States
Canada
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Frederick van Nuys
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FHA
Roberts & Olver Lumber Co
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Advertisers Exchange Inc
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