North Amarilloans Petition Against Junk Yards
More than 200 residents of North Amarillo petition the city commission to remove junk yards in a area bounded by the Fort Worth and Denver tracks North East Eighth Avenue Polk Street and Johnson Street. The petitions arrived as a public hearing on a nearby rezoning case was underway and the application was temporarily withdrawn.
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Fillmore Street
J. B. Coe
Madison Street
Madison
N. E. Spencer
Griggs
Roy M. Britain
North East
Eighth Avenue
Senate Defeats Draft Easing Amid Emergency Debate
The Senate rejected a third amendment to bar any draft until a national emergency is declared, voting 55 to 27 as leaders push to ballot the Burke Wadsworth bill. President Roosevelt has signed guard and reserves mobilization into law with Sept. 15 eyed for initial deployment.
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Washington
Senate
Coness
Alexander Wiley
Wisconsin
Roosevelt
National Guard
Army
Wallace to Accept VP Nomination in Des Moines Rally
The Democratic drive to hold the Corn Belt opens in Des Moines with Henry A Wallace’s formal acceptance of the VP nomination. A crowd of about 10 000 is expected to hear the Midwest campaign kickoff, aired with Rep. Marvin Jones delivering the notification address and Edward J Flynn present as party chair.
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Des Moines
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
New Deal
Midwest
Marvin Jones
Amarillo
House Committee On Agriculture
Proclamation Declares Amarillo Children's Week
Mayor Ross Rogers urges Amarillo citizens to observe the week of September 1 as Children’s Week to assist underprivileged youths and support their healthy development and future citizenship. The notice calls for heightened awareness, protection, and well being for needy children within Texas.
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Texas
Urmoil
Ives
Ross D. Rogers
Amarillo
Ereunto
Nazis Fire Bomb Attacks Rise Across Britain And Balkans
Amid Balkan talks Hitler seeks to shield southeast Europe as Nazi bombers target London and Kent with incendiaries and time fuses. Romanian and Soviet clashes widen border hostilities while Italy raids Port Said and Alexandria as strategic pressure builds.
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Obersalzburg
Adolf Hitler
Balkan
British Isles
Nazi Fuehrer
Italy
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Europe
Romania
Hungary
Count Ciano
Vienna
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Transylvania
Hitler
Panhandle's Oldest Blacksmith Shop to Close in Amarillo
Ridings Blacksmith Shop, the oldest business in Amarillo, will close Sept 7 as owner John Ridings retires after 50 years of trade begun by his father A L Ridings. The frame shop at Sixth Ave and Harrison St will be sold at public auction with furnishings dispersed.
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Amarillo
Ridings Blacksmith Shop
John Ridings
Sixth Avenue
Harrison Street
Ridings
Panhandle
A. L. Ridings
John
Baldies
Plains
Fannin County
Vernon
la Plata
Deaf Smith
A. L
Father
Cub McGee
McGee
Fourth Avenue
Tyler Street
Old Xit
New Mexico
Mr. Ridings
UC Switches Europe Course to Government of Great Britain
In Berkeley on August 28, University of California students will study The Government of Great Britain instead of the usual elementary European governments course. Professors say they may add France later once the European situation clarifies.
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Berkeley
Cal
Europe
University of California
Great Britain
France
Willkie to Speak in Panhandle on Roosevelt Spot
Wendell Willkie will address Panhandle residents from the same spot where Roosevelt spoke in July 1938. The visit, planned for September 17, includes a parade from First and Polk Street led by police, dignitaries, and Panhandle bands. Willkie’s train arrives from Tulsa about 10:30, then proceeds to Ellwood Park for a 30 minute speech before departing for Albuquerque.
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Panhandle
Roosevelt
Willkie
Tulsa
Rock Island
Lat
Polk Street
Mr. Willkie
Polk
Eleventh Avenue
Ellwood Park
Sixteenth
Washington
Eleventh
Albuquerque
Ross Rogers
Ralph F. Jerome
Minneapolis
Millkie
Amarillo
L. S
Curly’ Hobbs
George Shannon
Spider Surprises Woman From Ear Infection
Mrs Allie Puller 74 of Columbus Kansas heard a noise like an airplane in her ear. A doctor examined her and rinsed the ear until a large spider sprang out, shocking the patient.
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Columbus
Kans
U.P
Allie Puller
New Symphony Director Barron Arrives for Amarillo Debut
Robert Louis Barron, Amarillo Symphony's new director, arrives from California for immediate rehearsal and season debut. He has taught at Mills College and universities on the Pacific coast and hopes to make Amarillo his home. The executive board meets tonight at 1609 Tyler Street to discuss a membership drive starting next Tuesday and a free Americanism program Wednesday night at the Municipal Auditorium.
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Barron
Pacific Coast
Mills College
Oakland
University of Oregon
College of the Pacific
Chicago
Amarillo
Amarillo Orchestra Association
Grace Hamilton
Tyler Street
J. R. Pendleton
Mr. Collman Forecasts More Fair Warm Days
Meteorologist Mr. Collman predicts more fair and warm weather with plenty of sunshine and a high near 90 degrees. He notes a potential showery cycle by the weekend as a northerly wind brings mild warmth.
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Mr. Collman
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas Regions
The forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Thursday across Amarillo Vicinity and West Texas with slightly cooler readings in the extreme southeast. New Mexico also fair with little temperature change. Maximum 90, minimum 54 in the past 24 hours, noon reading 85. Build Now, John Maynard Lbr, Co.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Thursda
Panhandle Locals Offer Free Site for Military Camp
Congressman Marvin Jones reported Panhandle residents would furnish a free site for a cantonment or training camp. Amarillo Chamber of Commerce backed the bid with officials including George Ordway and Carl Hinton, who urged using helium land west of Amarillo and acquiring more acreage to support a potential military center. The move follows a push to locate strategic training sites ahead of conscription, with Jones forthcoming to Washington.
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Panhandle
Marvin Jones
War Department
Amarillo
Carl Hinton
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Quebec
Canada
Dominion
Chamber of Commerce
Jones
The
Worley Plans District Tour After Nomination Win
Gene Worley of Shamrock, the congressman nominee, will tour the district extensively after a brief rest. He will speak with residents about their problems on the road until Congress opens. Worley previously served in the Texas legislature and faces Sam Russell as the other freshman Texas congressman.
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Lewis Nordyke
Gene Worley
Shamrock
Washington
Worley
Texas
Congress
Sam Russell
Stephenville
Clyde Garrett
Thomas L. Blanton
Garrett
Seagull Strikes Airliner at La Guardia in Rainstorm
A seagull collided with a departing airliner at La Guardia Field injuring the windshield. The aircraft diverted to a hangar for repairs as passengers were moved to another plane.
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New York
la Guardia Field
Bright Searchlights Trigger Birds To Sing In Raid
Bright and numerous searchlights during a southeast London air raid last night caused birds in trees to begin singing. British convoys now fly box kites on wires to deter German dive bombers, with kites favored over balloons in normal weather.
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London
U.P
French Empire Quivers as African Revolt Surfaces
In Vichy France August 28 government calls a British backed rebellion in its African empire. General de Gaulle says Chad’s governor chose to fight with the British against Vichy. Communique notes Britain’s past efforts to influence French colonies in Africa after the armistice.
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Vichy
France
Charles de Gaulle
Britain
Chad
Africa
Germany
Italy
Mackerel Found With Rubber Band on Backbone
New York market workers found a mackerel with a rubber band around its backbone inside the flesh. Market men guess the fish swam into the band when young and grew up with it remaining around the bone.
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New York
Helen Jepson Slightly Hurt in Car Accident
Santa Barbara, Aug 28. Helen Jepson star of the New York Metropolitan Opera was treated for cuts on the arms after her automobile collided with another near Malibu Beach yesterday. The singer was able to fill an engagement here last night.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
U.P
Helen Jepson
New York
Metropolitan Opera Company
Malibu Beach
Bolona replaces Gute Nacht in Berlin as Bombless Night
In Berlin the phrase gute nacht gives way to bolona meaning bombenlose nacht. A local wit coined bolona and residents adopt it quickly to describe a night without bombing during the war era.
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Berlin
Bolona
German Prisoners Escape in Canada
Sudbury Ontario August 28 two German war prisoners escaped from an internment camp by tunneling past the camp barricade. Royal Canadian Mounted police said today the inmates fled the facility in this district.
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Sudbury
Ont
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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