Hoppers Nest In Amarillo
Grasshoppers migrate and nest in Amarillo with eggs laid to boost a hopper crop. Observers report many hoppers planting eggs. each hopper carries about 100 eggs on average. Arthur Miller, Panhandle entomologist, warns that only a strict control program can avert a hopper plague next spring and summer. He surveys to gauge adult hopper percentages and teams with John M Landrum of New Mexico on a joint nesting and egg-destruction effort.
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Amarillo
Arthur Miller
Panhandle
Miller
John M Landrum
New Mexico
Wanted ads reveal varied job seeks and personal notices
A collage of handwritten style classifieds shows men and women seeking work in farming, canning help, housekeeping, and general labor. Entries mention experience in farm machinery, carpentry, driving, cooking, and care work, plus requests to meet suitable partners and inquiries about found purses. Some ads note ages, locations in Texas, and requests for references.
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Tack
Andrews To Observe Bartholomew Day Celebration at St. Bartholomews
A notice lists Bartholomew's Day services at St Andrew's Church with Rev. Frederick A Foster celebrant at 10:00 AM. It invites Acolytes Guild members to attend, noting attire and sobriety, amid local personals and classified snippets from Amarilla to Tucumcari.
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St. Bartholomews Day
Andrew's Church
Frederick A Foster
Acolytes Guild
Traffic hole illusion tied to brain function says Thouless
A British physicist reports size and shape blindness in traffic, naming phenomenal regression. Two cases of inverse regression show objects at distance can appear larger, with fatigue or alcohol worsening the effect. Driver safety hinges on correct size judgment and mental adaptation rather than sight alone.
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North American Newspaper Alliance
Cambridge
Eng
British Association For the Advancement of Science
R. H Thouless
University of Glasgow
Thouless
Eight Amarilloans Return From Nicholson Family Reunion
Eight Amarilloans arrived today from Wichita Falls after attending the Nicholson family Bluunday reunion. Attendees from Amarillo included Mr. and Mrs. VY Mathis, Mrs Lillie Turnbow Doers, Ann Turnbow, Mr and Mrs Jack Mathis, Mrs. Hailie Berry and T. W. Case. The gathering took place at Take Kemp near Wichita Falls. Entertainment featured fishing, swimming, and games. Thirty four family members attended.
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Wichita Falls
Nicholson
Bluunday
Amarillo
VY Mathis
Lillie Turnbow
Ann Turnbow
Jack Mathis
Hailie Berry
T. W. Case
Take Kemp
Randall Awarded School Contract
Albert Randall, Amarillo contractor, won the bid last night to build an addition to the Adrian schoolhouse. The successful bid cited at forty seven dollars and seventy five cents but rounded figures show the board announced twenty five thousand dollars was available for the enlargement.
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Albert, Randall
Amarillo
Adrian
Dean Speaks For Critz Tonight in Dallas
M A Dean will speak in Dallas tonight for Associate Justice Richard Critz of the Texas Supreme Court. Dean Potts of Smithern University Law School will advocate Critz’s reelection to a first full term. The broadcast runs from 7 to 7 14 5 P M over the Texas Quality Network.
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Nallas
Dean Cos Potts
Smithern Methodist University Law School
Dallas
Richard Critz
Supreme Court of Texas
Dean Potts
Hmpadedd
University of Texas Law Behl
Crilz
High Court
Texas Quality Network
UnAmerican on Brooklyn Campus Per Fenton Claims
Fenton named four student groups on the Brooklyn campus as Communistic or connected with communist fronts. He cited Followers of Stalin, Marxists or Trotskyites, American Union of Peace and Democracy, and the Teachers' Union as active in promoting communist aims. He warned that communism targets students laborers unemployed and Jews with promises of security and equality.
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Fenton
Brooklyn
American League For Peace and Democracy
Communist United Front
Stalin
Tien
Hines and mob ties loom in early career testimony
Dewey's prosecutor questions Hines about a 1930s policy network with Dutch Schultz figures. Weinberg, testifying as a state's witness, described fear for his life after turning informer and alleged a four way policy bank with Schultz Moe Levy and Big Harry Schoenhaus that was robbed for $12,000 when the number 723 hit.
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Dewey
Dutch Schigltz
Weinberg
Hines
New York
Supreme Court
Fer{ Pecora
Big Joe" Ison
Schultz
Deweys
Moe Levy
Harry” Schoenhaus
Levy
Exhibition in Innsbruck marks 700th anniversary in 1939
An Austrian cultural center in Innsbruck will hold an exhibition celebrating its 700th anniversary in 1939. The event will present a picture of German culture during the Middle Ages, highlighting historical art, artifacts, and scholarly interpretations.
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Innsbruck
Doan's Pills Help Kidney Troubles Then and Now
Old ad copy touts Doan's Pills for kidney and bladder discomfort. Claims mention 14 miles of kidney tubes and daily waste elimination, urging readers to consult a druggist for relief and long usage across decades.
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Nvidia
Doan
Third Term Is Serious Topic
Washington observers say liberal advisers around President Roosevelt are driving talk of a third term to safeguard New Deal aims for 1940. They contend the push aims to nominate a New Dealer while avoiding a direct bid by Roosevelt, though fears persist of a polarizing campaign if he runs again.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Kentucky
Iowa
Michigan
Berry Charges WPA Workers Taxed in Tennessee Senate Fight
Senator George S. Berry alleges Tennessee Works Progress Administration employees were assessed about 125000 as part of bitter campaign tactics. He testified to the Senate Campaign Expenditures Investigating Committee, naming WPA officials and citing solicitations in Washington among Tennessee federal workers.
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Washington
Civil Service
Berry
WPA
Tennessee
U.P
George S. Berry
Tennessee Works Progress Administration
Harry L. Hopkins
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Senate
Tom Stewart
Shelby
Memphis
Elh
Crimp
David I. Walsh
Massachusetts
Sheppard's
Army Attracts More Recruits in Amarillo Area
Army enlistment in the United States Army draws local interest as Amarillo and Panhandle men enlist. Theodore W. Wood of Channing and Maurice F. Griffin of Amarillo head to infantry at Fort Warren. Camp F. Tinnin of San Antonio and Thomas A. Sumter Jr. of Clarendon join engineers at Fort Logan. Cole Sumter, a prior service man, recently completed a three year stint at Fort Sill.
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United States Army
Amarillo
Panhandle
Theodore W. Wood
Channing
Maurice F. Griffin
Infantry
Fort Warren
Wye
Camp F. Tinnin
San Antonio
Thomas A. Sumter, Jr
Clarendon
Fort Logan
Cole Sumter
Fort Sill
Okla
Vigilante Turn in Politics Provokes Earnest Debate
The speaker warns that a loss could turn campaigners into vigilantes in office and a win might transform conservative opposition into a vigilante force. He urges serious consideration of these arguments, even to New Deal supporters who see it as heaven.
Farm Loan Bank Officials To Meet In Amarillo
Secretaries treasurers and directors of all Federal Farm Loan Banks in the Amarillo District will meet tomorrow at 9 30 o clock at the Herring Hotel. The meeting is closed and several officials of the Federal Land Bank will attend.
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Federal Farm Loan
Amarillo
Herring Hotel
Farm Loan
Federal Land Bank
Shift in Farm Bill Predicted by House Democrat
Washington Aug 22 House Agriculture Committee Chairman Marvin Jones Democrat of Texas predicted today that there will be perfecting amendments to the farm act at the new session of Congress but that the act deserves further trial before major changes are attempted. He cited complaints about operations yet noted wheat prices varied from 1932 to this year. He pointed to alleged discrimination in the wheat loan program due to freight rates and loan pricing differences between Galveston Amarillo and Chicago New York routes.
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Washington
Marvin Jones
Texas
House Agriculture Committee
Generess
Jones
Southwest
Agriculture Department
Galveston
Tex
Amarillo
Mus
Chicago
New York
Ford Dealers Meet Panhandle Territory Tonight
Ford Motor Company dealers gather in the Panhandle to discuss matters. J. Donovan assistant manager from Oklahoma City Oklahoma leads the session with Mack McKinistry and other Ford officials assisting.
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Ford Motor Company
Panhandle
Herring Hotel
J. Donovan
Oklahoma City
Okla
Mack McKinistry
Form Motor Company
Amarillo Police End Tri Weekly Target Practice Scores
Traffic Officer Moore High topped the target scores in the Amarillo police department tri weekly practice sessions. Patrolman Moore achieved a 94 out of 100 yesterday evening as the department holds target drills every Monday Wednesday and Friday for the past month.
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Red” Moore
Amarillo
Moore
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