Amarillo Favors Housing Project at Luncheon Session
In Amarillo the luncheon audience in the Crystal Ballroom of the Herring Hotel voted 56 to seven in favor of pursuing a United States Housing Administration project. The meeting featured Walter Cook of Dallas, regional advisor for the USHA, who explained the agency's housing program and urged forming a local housing authority to begin action.
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Amarillo
Crystal Ballroom
Herring Hotel
United States Housing Administration
Walter Cook
Dallas
Housing Administration
Tulsa Woman In Serious Crash Near Groom
Mrs. H R Boughner of Tulsa was seriously injured in a head on collision near Groom on U S Highway 66. Tony F Christopher of St Louis was the other driver and Mrs Boughner’s husband and Mrs E K Hicks of St Louis survived with minor injuries. Smoke from weeds burning near the road blinded both drivers, investigators reported.
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H. R. Boughner
Tulsa
Groom
St. Anthony's Hospital
Tony F. Christopher
St. Louis
U.S. Highway 66
Boughner
Christopher
T. Lloyd Christopher
E. K. Hicks
Amarillo
N.S. Griggs and Sons
Groom, Mw
Warmer Weather Ahead for Amarillo and West Texas
David Bruce forecasts warmer conditions for Amarillo with no rain expected while parts of West Texas and New Mexico may see scattered thunderstorms and rain in mountain areas east of the Rio Grande and along the southern Continental Divide in New Mexico. Last night brought limited moisture with Lamar Colorado reporting the highest at .67 inches.
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Amarillo
David Bruce
West Texas
New Mexico
Rio Grande
Continental Divide
Lamar
Colo
Goodland
Kans
Tucumcari
Wichita
Kan
Guymon
Okla
Sheridan
Wyo
Waynoka
Oklahoma City
Clayton N. M
Cries for Help Found By Patrolmen After Radio Drama
Patrolmen Osborne Rutherford and William McGree traced a heard call of "help" to a deer hunter three hours after responding to a wandering distress cry in Los Angeles. He had been listening to a radio melodrama on a portable set.
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Los Angeles
Osborne Rutherford
William McGree
Trail Canyon
Lonesome Deer Hunter
Quick Defense Action Slated for Amarillo
Citizens in Amarillo anticipate swift steps to establish a defense presence. Col. E A Simpson returns from Benning to push local defense plans. Jay Taylor travels to Fort Worth and will head to Washington to press Amarillo's case. Army officers arrive tomorrow to inspect air base sites. Rex Baxter plans a meeting to organize committees for defense projects.
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Amarillo
Col
E. A. Simpson
Chamber of Commerce
Benning
Army School
Rex Baxter
Vocational School Applicants Interviewed at Amarillo High
Applicants for special training in Amarillo High School vocational education are interviewed each morning by coordinators Roy Millikin and Eli P. Cox. Millikin, new coordinator for diversified occupations, replaces C. M. Allen who takes a leave of absence for state vocational work. Boys seeking training in trades or sales should contact the high school.
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Amarillo High School
Roy Millikin
Eli P. Cox
Millikin
Corpus Christi Public Schools
C. M. Allen
State Board of Vocational Education
Mr. Cox
Ledwig Resigns WPA Post for Texas Welfare Office
Miss Jeannette Ledwig resigns as social worker with the Works Progress Administration in Amarillo to join the Texas state department of welfare. She trains in Austin before field work in Fort Worth and Dallas, a Catholic University (Washington, D. C.) alumna who joined WPA in April. Replaced by Miss Mildred Bennett of Dumas, a June West Texas State College graduate noted in Who's Who.
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Works Progress Administration
Amarillo
State Department of Welfare
Miss Ledwig
Austin
Fort Worth
Dallas
Catholic University
Washington, D. C
Ledwig
WPA
Groom
Miss
Only One Thing Stands In Way of Tommy's Wedding
New York August 19 Tommy Manville said he and Mrs Joseph Paterno Jr discussed marriage but obstacles remain notably Mrs Paterno's husband. The Paternos have no divorce suit, though Mrs Paterno filed for separation. Manville added he is abstinent and remarked Beverly is a redhead not a blonde noting the war’s impact.
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Tommy
New York
WPI
Tommy Manville
Joseph Paterno, Jr
Paterno
Paternos
Peterno
Manville
Beverly
Death of Mrs Helene Steele Tells Vega ties and burial plans
Word arrived of Mrs Helene Steele former Vega Amarillo resident killed in a Dallas auto accident yesterday afternoon. Her funeral plans include arrival of the body in Amarillo tonight and burial in Vega with services at the Vega First Baptist Church. She leaves a husband J L Steele and several Bal lard relatives including W P Ballard and siblings in Vega Peoria Tucumcari Dallas and Los Angeles.
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Helene Steele
Vega
Amarillo
Dallas
Vega First Baptist Church
Rex Kindall
Vega Methodist Church
Henry Scott
Robert Scott
Bill Swanson
Jack Robinson
Earl Roark
Raymond Thompson
Steele
W. P. Ballard
Harry Ballard
Peoria
Joe Ballard
Tucumcari
Bent
Bob Ballard
N. 8. Locke
Blanche Dunham
Los Angeles
O'Daniel Seeks White House Backing On Defense Bill
Texas Senator-elect W. Lee O'Daniel met with President Roosevelt in Washington to discuss legislation, music, and the international scene. He said the President appeared favorable to his proposed heavy penalties for strike violence and pledged full support for national defense. Roosevelt had opposed his election.
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Washington
W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas
Roosevelt
O'Daniel
First Alarm Fireman Burned In Harrisburg Blaze
Harry E. Rochenour Jr a veteran firefighter ran a first alarm at a Harrisburg apartment fire after returning from church. He entered the burning building to aid others and suffered severe burns to his face hands and arms from an explosion.
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Harrisburg
Harry E. Rochenour, Jr
Kansas City Livestock Prices and Markets Report
Kansas City livestock data dated Aug. 19 shows hogs salable 4,500 with prices around 11.30 top for 180-250 lb, 260-315 lb at 10.60 to 11.10, and 140-170 lb at 10.60 to 11.15. Cattle salable 6,500 with calves 800. buyers note weakness in heavy grain fed steers but steadiness in other categories. Sheep salable 4,000 with no early sales. Colorado spring lambs above 11.50.
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Kansas City
Colorado
Lubbock Compared to Albuquerque in City Features
The piece contrasts Lubbock and Albuquerque on hotels, retail, buying power, media, housing, schools, skyline, and fairgrounds. It notes Albuquerque has more high end homes and resorts but lacks Lubbock’s modern office, rank in education, and flagship skyline, while highlighting stronger local buying power within 100 miles of Lubbock and larger Panhandle-South Plains fairgrounds.
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Lubbock
Albuquerque
Luibbock
KFYO
New Mexico City
Lubbock Senior High
Churchill Reports on Roosevelt Talks and Axis War Plan
Churchill arrives in London to brief the cabinet on his meeting with President Roosevelt. He announces a worldwide radio speech for Sunday at 9 P.M. CST to discuss the Roosevelt conversations and the war situation. Senator Johnson accuses the Roosevelt Churchill declaration of creating an offensive and defensive alliance.
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London
Churchill
Roosevelt
Germany
Washington
Hiram W. Johnson
Senate
United States
Britain
Johnson
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Barkley
White House
Snake in Grass Eludes Firemen
Firefighters burned weeds on a Harrison Street lot to flush a rattlesnake out of tall grass. Neighbors joined the search at 3000 Harrison Street, but the snake escaped as the grass was set afire.
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Pattie Jackson
J. Francis Brown
Harrison Street
Fire Department
Boy Donates Cartridges to Army for Defense
In Dallas on August 194 McPherson 11, Michael Scott McPherson, presented 37 cartridges found while fishing to a civilian defense official saying the army may need them.
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Army
Dallas
Michael Scott McPherson
Sand
Cost of living and culture clash in Albuquerque compared to Lubbock
The Plainsman notes higher living costs in Albuquerque but also higher wages in many cases. It contrasts Southern California influences, dress, and a larger Spanish American population with Lubbock, arguing Albuquerque suits fun seekers while Lubbock offers better conditions for families. Predictions favor a decade to settle which city leads in the Southwest.
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Albuquerque
Lubbock
California
Great Southwest
Johnson Defends Eight Point Program On Postwar Alliances
President and Churchill's eight point plan is challenged as seeking a new world order led by Stalin. Senator Johnson disputes Barkley and argues the sixth article implies an offensive alliance after Nazi defeat, signaling a U S Britain pact and postwar security guarantees.
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Dispatch
Barkley
Churchill
Berkley
Stalin
United States
Great Britain
Churchill on Russia resilience and Japan move chances
The article notes Churchill's conclusion that Russia could hold out at least until winter enabling a spring offensive. It states the administration sees a roughly fifty percent chance Japan will act.
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Ister
Winston Churchill
Russia
Japan
Global tensions hover as Axis moves eyed across continents
Leaders weigh a Hitler push toward Spain and Portugal and a Dakar route shift. US plans faster Pan American air deliveries to Africa to bolster British forces as summer heat subsides.
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Netherlands Indies
Russia
Spain
Portugal
Dakar
French West Africa
United States
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Azores
Roosevelt
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