Highway Engineer Transfer to Houston Division
W J Van London division engineer for the State Highway Department is transferred to Houston after seven years in Amarillo. Jim Douglas moves from Houston to Amarillo to lead the Panhandle division with major projects including US Highway 66 underpass work and city loop highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. van London
State Highway Department
Houston
Jim Douglas
Amarillo
van Tondon
van London
Abilene
State Department
Panhandle
U. S. Highway 66
Will Rogers
Jericho Gap
Buchanan Street
Sixth Avenue
Douglas
Galveston Island
Veterans Endorse Bond Vote for Northwest Texas Hospital
The John B. Golding Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars endorsed a $165 000 bond issue to fund a $300 000 hospital expansion in Potter County. A formal resolution urges adoption noting federal matching funds covering 45 percent of the cost. The bond election is set for next Saturday in Potter County precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Golding
Vetans of Foreign Wars
Texas
Potter County
Sheriff Says Convict Shot Down While Praying for Life
Houston County Sheriff Archie Maples told a grand jury that Rob Parker, a Fastham prison farm employee, shot dead Dallas convict John Hendrix Frazier as he prayed, with Frazier arms raised. Parker, 40, denied surrender and said he ordered the men to halt before firing. Frazier carried $1.10. fled with Raymond Wilkerson toward Lovelady road when shot. Bloodhounds later tracked J. M. Pickett, 23, Central prison farm convict, who escaped near Richmond.
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Maples
Frazier
Parker
Butler
Lusk
Texas
Fastsham Farm
Raymond Wilkerson
Fort Worth
Eastham Farm
Lovelady Road
Here
Ilkerson
Bask
Houston
U.P
J. M. Pickett
Central Prison Farm
Brazos River
Richmond
Pickett
Scattered Showers In Prospect Across Oklahoma Cities
Mr. Collman predicts partly cloudy weather with scattered local thunder showers. Temperatures will reach 90 to 95 degrees today with no 100 degree heat expected this summer. Showers occurred last night in Dalhart Dumas Hooker Oklahoma and Liberal Kansas. Some parts of Amarillo saw a light sprinkle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Collman
Collman
Dalhart
Dumas
Hooker
Okla
Liberal
Kaw
Amarillo
Alphabet Quiz Try Your Knowledge With A Brain Teaser
A short reader quiz challenges memory on arteries Bolivia direction chaparral and a historical spouse. Answers appear on the Editorial Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolivia
Ecuador
Eugenie
Sheriff Plans Officers Meet in Amarillo for State Association
Texas leading pistol toters gather in Amarillo August 31 to September 1 for the Texas State Sheriffs Association convention. Sheriff Bill Adams plans the meeting with sheriffs and deputies from across Texas attending. Topics include law enforcement challenges from local to federal levels with Col H H Carmichael of the Texas Department of Public Safety among the speakers. Adams, an association officer, says a large visitor entertainment program is being prepared.
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Texas
Amarillo
Texas State Sheriffs Association
Bill Adams
Col. H. H. Carmichael
Texas Department of Public Safety
Adams
Pierce Brooks Not Kin of Baylor President Rumor Denied
Sims Palmer Brooks a Dallas attorney and son of the late Dr. Samuel Palmer Brooks refutes rumors claiming Pierce P Brooks is related to his father. He says the speculation spread for political purposes and insists no kinship exists. He provides the denial in a letter to Coke Stevenson.
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Dallas
Sims Palmer Brooks
Samuel Palmer Brooks
Baylor University
Pierce Brooks
P. Pierce Brooks
Coke Stevenson
Senate Questions Cause of Flood
Texas Senate committee probes causes of a Colorado River flood that destroyed crops and damaged property. The inquiry targets alleged negligence by the Lower Colorado River Authority in operating gates at Buchanan Dam. Authority manager Clarence McDonough testified and supplied engineering data to refute the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Senate
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Buchanan Dam
Clarence McDonough
World Vigilance President Urges Global Peace Plan
Charles F. Gillmann, president of World Vigilance, Inc., addressed a two hour speech in Pittsburgh about abolishing wars and strikes to inspire world peace. The audience included a newspaper reporter who stayed for the entire address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Charles F. Gillmann
World Vigilance, Inc
Peace Outlook Dark As London Fog Across Europe
Europe faces a bleak peace outlook as Britain struggles to advance international relations. In Czechoslovakia Sudeten Germans reject a minority solution, while Franco solidifies Spanish victory amid Franco-Britain Italy rift and fears of German intervention. Viscount Runciman meets Henlein in stalled negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Alex Morris
United Press
Europe
London
Great Britain
Czechoslovakia
Viscount Runciman
Conrad Henlein
Runciman
Spain
Francisco Franco
Barcelona
Italy
Germany
France
Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Threats Rise as New Attack on Harry Bridges Emerges
The Labor Department surrendered its file on Harry Bridges to the House committee probing un American activities while warning that disclosure could provoke violence. Witnesses face threats as committee hearings loom, with Margaret Kerr identifying alleged Bridges links and a mysterious witness named in the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Bridges
Washington
Labor Department
CIO
House
Thomas B. Shoemaker
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Shoemaker
Ments
Bridges
Miss Kerr
Los Angeles Federation
Irvin A. Markheim
Los Angeles
Markheim
John
Dies
Communist Party
International Labor Defense
Forest Hill Club Wins Parade Prize
Forest Hill Home Demonstration Club won first prize of $50 for the best entry in the pioneer parade along the Will Rogers route celebration. The covered wagon, 60 years old, belonged to Tex Lewis of Forest Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Hill
Army Tightens Up To Boost Efficiency.
Washington reports new regulations require periodic efficiency reports for major generals and 12,500 officers below that rank, part of a broader drive to improve army performance. The chief of staff, a full general, reports directly to the Secretary of War. The note appears in the Washington dispatch dated August 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Great Britain
Secretary of War
Roosevelt vows U S will defend Canada if menaced
President Roosevelt told a Kingston audience that the United States will not stand idly by if Canada faces threat from any foreign power. He warned of brutality and regimentation elsewhere, urged peaceful hemisphere cooperation, and stressed public opinion shaping policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick A. Storm Kingston
Ont
U.P
Roosevelt
Queens University Today
United States
Canada
Americas
Washington
Ontario University
McKenzie King
Queens University Stadium
New International Bridge
Thousand Islands
Mr. Roosevelt
Train Plunges Into Cimarron River Near Liberal
A Rock Island freight train derailed after heavy rain washed out a bridge on the Cimarron River near Liberal Kansas. The engine and several cars fell into the river. only the fireman was injured. The Pratt crew was hauling the freight to Liberal and no deaths were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cimarron River
Liberal
Kan
Pratt
Cimarron
Roaring River
Jolly Jane dies after confessing century of poisonings
Jan Toppan known as Jolly Jane, 81, who claimed to have killed at least 190 people, died in Taunton State Hospital. Acquitted of murder by insanity, she had been confined since 1902. Her confessions detailed 31 confirmed poisonings and numerous vague inquiries, including victims at Massachusetts General Hospital and Cambridge clinics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taunton
Mass
Jan Toppan
Taunton State Hospital
Jolly Jane
State Hospital
Jane
Abner Toppan
Lowell
Massachusetts General Hospital
Cambridge
Myra Connors
St. John’s Episcopal Theological School
Davis
Witness Testifies on Airtight Harlem Policy Racket
John Ferris reports in New York that Wilfred Brander, a former Harlem policy banker, described Dutch Schultz taking control of the policy crime in 1933 and ordering a commission cut from 30 to 25 percent. Brander testified in the James J. Hines conspiracy trial and recalled pressures from Schultz lieutenants and associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ferris
New York
Wilfred Brander
West Indies
Harlem Policy Bank
Supreme Court
Dutch Schultz
James J
Jimmy) Hines
Tammany
Brander
Harlem
Joe
Ison
Schultz
J. Richard
Dixie) Davis
George Weinberg
Davis
Joe Ison
Want Ads Offer Near School Housing Options
Classified call to place a Globe-News Want Ad for housing near schools. Indicates high demand next month and acute shortage, with possibilities to rent or buy and tips to arrange financing. Contact Globe-News ad takers at 6262.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe-News
DIAL
O Daniel Declines 50000 Dollar Radio Master Of Ceremonies Offer
W Lee O Daniel Democratic governor candidate says he refused a $50000 radio host offer worth about $2000 weekly for 25 weeks. He explains he wants to study for the big job and avoid sponsor influence. He endorsed several candidates in the runoff and stressed the plan was his alone. He says he consulted business men but did not seek government advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas
O'Daniel
Charles Bird Changes Plea In Baltimore Robbery Case
Charles Bird, an Ohio fugitive, changed his plea to guilty on seven counts of robbery in Baltimore. His wife, pregnant, pleaded not guilty to one joint charge and will stand trial. Bird faces up to 140 years, wife up to 20 years if convicted. The couple were captured after months of police pursuit across several states.
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Baltimore
Charles Bird
Ohio
Desperado
Public Enemy Number 2
Bird
Maryland
G-men
Golden Anniversary Globe News Copies Limited
A few copies of the Golden Anniversary Edition are available at the Globe-News office. Some overbought stock has been recovered from dealers, and remaining copies are for first come, first served. Amarillo residents with undelivered orders should claim them at the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Globe News
Globe-News
Judge Gee Reopens 108th District Court Sessions
District Judge W F Gee has opened the August term of his 108th district court after a month's vacation. The court sits year round except for a short mid-summer break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gee
108Th District Court
W. FE. Gee
Railroad Income Off New York July Report
Kansas City Southern Railway released July figures showing net operating income of 255780 dollars, down from 335608 a year earlier. July gross income amounted to 1102672 dollars versus 1219006 dollars in 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kansas City Southern Railway
Amarillo Forecast Calls for Fair to Partly Cloudy Skies
Weather outlook for West Texas and New Mexico shows partly cloudy conditions with disturbance in the west and possible scattered thundershowers in the southeast. Amarillo expects fair to night and partly cloudy Friday with temperatures from 67 to 86 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Ride With Sweetheart Costs Him Driver's License Again
DETROIT August 18 Paul Lee McElderry had his license returned after a suspension for a traffic charge. Within three hours he was booked for reckless driving after injuring three cars while distracted by kissing his sweetheart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetheart
Detroit
U.P
Paul Lee McElderry
McElderry
Arabs Menace Main Towns of Palestine Amid Strife
Arabs, emboldened by land mine tactics, press toward Palestine’s main towns as clashes with Jews continue. Large detachments of British troops conduct arrests in an effort to quell widespread terror since July 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Palestine
Holy Land
Arkansas Posse Hunts Desperadoes Near Hochatown
Nearly forty Southwestern peace officers chased Floyd Hamilton and Ted Walters into rough country north of Broken Bow Oklahoma after a farmer reported they forced him to feed them. Authorities from DeQueen Arkansas coordinate the search as the men flee through the Hochatown region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dequeen
Ark
Broken Bow
Okla
Floyd Hamilton
Ted Walters
Hochatown
Brown Forces Claim War Games Victory
Brown forces asserted a win in Third Army war games at Camp Bullis after two armored scout cars, claimed to be demolition trucks, penetrated Blue defenses and simulated charges at the Boerne railhead. Umpires could rule the claim invalid, as the mock battle continued with Blue counterattacks on High Hill and a stalemate looming.
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Camp Bullis
Boerne
First Cavalry Brigade
Blue
Brown
Blue Infanery
High Hill
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Houston Post
Vets
Sheriff Plans
Senate
Lone Reporter
Chamberlain
Forest Hill Club
Neely Greenhill
U.S
Cimmaron
Russell Stationery Co
Amarillo Shace & Equip. Co
O'Daniel Page
Arkansas Posse
Brush
Hamilton
Pal
John Maynard Lbr, Co
Brown Forces
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