Uncle Sam Sacks Short Skirts With Farm Talk
Census bureau pamphlet lampoons fashion’s impact on cotton demand noting that shorter skirts reduce fabric use and raise surplus, while fat women dieting shifts harvest economics. It cites shifts from corn meal to modern amenities like electricity and telephones in over a million farm homes and a cleaner farm life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bailey Hington
Sam
Census Bureau
The
Bureau
Hill and Vale
Bureau Saavs
Italians Ship 50 Carloads of Planes for Finnish Use
Paris February 6 sources close to the government disclosed the shipment through France of about 50 carloads of Italian made aircraft for the Finnish army.
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Paris
France
Building Probe Bidders Stiffly Fined
In Pittsburgh 56 union officials and contractors pleaded no defense to collusive bidding on PWA aided projects. Fines totaled 51 150 with Michael P Gordon of local 5 IBEW fined 7 000 and William G Shord fined 3 000 as part of the nationwide U S justice department inquiry into high building costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
U.P
United States Justice Department
Michael P. Gordon
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
William G. Shord
Japan reopens Yangtze third power traffic criticized in parliament
In Tokyo MPs assailed Japan's decision to reopen the lower Yangtze River to third-power traffic as obsequious diplomacy. In Ottawa Lord Tweedsmuir, governor general of Canada, fell and suffered a concussion of the brain.
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Tokyo
Japan
Yangtze River
China
United States
Canada
Ottawa
U.P
Lord Tweedsmuir
Amarillo Area Weather Report
Fair tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change across Amarillo West Texas and New Mexico. Temperature extremes over 24 hours ended at 6:30 A M show a high of 43 and a low of 31 with noon reading 46.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
See F. A. Regal Co. for FHA loans
Real estate lender F A Regal Co offers FHA loan programs to ease home purchases. The agency promotes insured mortgage options, competitive interest rates, and streamlined approval for qualified buyers seeking affordable housing.
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F. A. Regal Co
Starlings for Pest Control Inspire Humorous Suggestions
In a humorous column, readers propose old fashioned pest remedies for starlings. Ideas include salt on tails and feeding then poisoning birds, plus pie making with starlings. The piece notes risks to the courthouse and hints at a prize for the best local suggestion.
Tax remission law ruled invalid affecting Texas counties
The Fifth Court of Civil Appeals declared the state tax remission law unconstitutional, canceling anticipated county revenue. Dallas County warned the ruling would disrupt budgets and hospital costs, affecting 210 counties with 44 exemptions. Pottery County officials noted potential $50,000 loss if valid. France protested Japan against bombings of the Yunnan Railway in Southwest China.
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Potter County
H. G. “Frosty Hamrick
Dallas
U.P
Fifth Court of Civil Appeals
Texas
Gerald C. Mann
Andrew Patton
Dallas County
City County
Patton
France
Paris
Japan
Yunnan
China
News Tip Prize Is Won By Louise Spaulding
Louise Spaulding of 611 East Fifth Avenue won the weekly News Tip prize and a five dollar award for top honors after submitting an accident story about a girl’s dress catching fire. Gilbert Pendley received three dollars for reporting a bicycle injury involving a bear and Jack Keith earned two dollars for a TWA windshield break incident.
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Louise Spaulding
East Fifth Avenue
The
Globe News
Gilbert Pendley
Moore Street
Globe
Churchill Claims Hitler Missed the Boat in War Start
Churchill argues Hitler failed to strike early, noting Allied readiness five months into the war. He surveys naval blockades, air defenses, Allied expeditionary forces, Balkan shifts, and Nazi financial strain while forecasting possible future German air offensive and a morale battle.
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Churchill
Engand
Germany
Hitler
Britain
France
Near East
Balkan
Europe
New IRA Bomb Attacks Spread Across England
IRA actions in London Birmingham and Manchester target public buildings with balloon and acid bombs. Four injured at Euston, two at Birmingham, none in Manchester. Ireland seeks clemency for Barnes and Richards scheduled to hang for the Coventry bombing that killed five.
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London
Irish Republican Army
England
Ireland
Birmingham
Euston
Birmingham General Post Office
Manchester
John Dulanty
Chamberlain
Peter Barnes
James Richards
Coventry
Home
Sir John Anderson
Richards
Barnes
German says no basis for mediation in Russian Finnish conflict
In Berlin on February 6 authorities declared there is no basis for mediation in the Russian Finnish clash. Reich envoys to Moscow and Helsinki reported back after personal talks, reinforcing Berlin's stance on the dispute.
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Berlin
Moscow
Helsinki
Japanese Officials Claim Victory in Distant Province
Japanese military spokesmen announce northern forces penetrated Ningxia in far northwest China for the first time since the war began. They report 10,000 Chinese killed in Suiyuan province near Ningxia since December 25.
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Shanghai
Ningsia
China
Suiyuan
Duff Cooper Visits Amarillo as British Statesman
Britain's ex First Lord of the Admiralty Alfred Duff Cooper and his wife Lady Diana Manners arrive in Amarillo to address the Knife and Fork Club on Munich appeasement and the global outlook. They stay at the Amarillo Hotel and attend a Rose Bowl Tea Room luncheon before a 6 pm club dinner, then depart for California.
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Britain
Amarillo
Knife and Fork Club
Admiralty
Munich
Alfred Duff Cooper
Diana Manners
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Ross Rogers
Amarillo Hotel
Ernest O. Thompson
Rose Bowl
Lawrence Hagg
Country Club
Duff Coopers
California
Mr Collman Forecasts Fair and Warm Weather
Weather forecast from Mr Collman predicts fair and warm conditions lasting at least until tomorrow night. Snow and drizzle yielded 0.45 inch moisture while temperatures fell to 31 at the airport and 32 in town with a low of 25 to 30 expected tonight and light northwest winds around 10 miles per hour.
Who's Who in Amarillo Business Directory Ad
Advertisers can beat a slump with a small classified notice in this paper. The Who's Who in Amarillo directory sits in the southwest Classified Section, offering a cheap way to reach about 33 000 homes daily for under 15 cents a day. Dial 6262 for Globe-News want ads.
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Amarillo
Globe-News
Amarillo Youth Killed After Flat Tire Accident
Holt Crawford Amarillo High School student 17 died after his car hit him while he walked across a Panhandle highway near the city limits at 1 20 in the morning. He was taken to a local hospital where he died at 4 40. The driver from Altus Oklahoma rushed him to the hospital. Investigating officers called the crash unavoidable. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Robert L Crawford and had three brothers and two sisters. Funeral services pending.
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Holt Crawford
Amarillo
Panhandle
Crawford
Rains
Altus
Okla
Young Crawford
Robert L. Crawford
Harrison Street
Christine Williams
Canyon
Velma Thomas
Farris
Ercel
Cheylenne
Wyo
Clarence
Lamar
Colo
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Missing Silver Shirts Leader Testifies Before Rules Panel
William Dudley Pel ley, long rumored to be a missing Silver Shirts leader, surfaced to testify before the House rules committee amid the dispute involving Rep. Frank Hook and the Dies committee.
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Washington
U.P
William Dudley Pelley
Silver Shirts
House Rules Committee
Frank Hook
Dies Committee
Oil test at Thompson Park nears casing completion
At midnight the Old Tack No 1 well had 200 feet left to ream before setting 15 inch casing after reaching 688 feet. The hole is straight for 500 feet. Driller R. E. Wertz Jr reported to city manager H. R. Smith. Amarillo Oil Company conducts the test. no formation log data yet at city hall.
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Thompson Park
R. E. Wertz, Jr
H. R. Smith
Amarillo Oil Company
Charles Miller Granted Permit for Six Room Residence
Charles Miller has been issued a permit for a five thousand five hundred dollar six room frame house at 900 Sunset. Printing ruling binding. Russell Stationery Co.
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Charles Miller
Russell Stationery Co
Choice of Chicago Is Called FDR Victory
The Democratic National Committee chose Chicago for the nominating convention and authorized fixing the date. Third term advocates hailed the decision as an initial Roosevelt victory over Garner forces. President Roosevelt hinted at a personal role in naming the nominee if he runs. Chicago supporters include Mayor Edward J. Kelly and Pat Nash, who aim to place Roosevelt’s name on the Illinois primary ballot April 9.
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Chicago
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Garner
San Francisco
Houston
Hyde Park
N. Y
National Committee
White House
Edward J. Kelly
Pat Nash
Mr. Roosevelt
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Juliette Goodman
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Mickey Rooney
Charles Edison
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Rooney
Uncle Sam
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Lewis Nordyke
Taxpayers League
W. E. Bailey
Potter
Randall Counties
Tex Thornton
Commissioners Court
Looney
Jack Keith
Lincoln Street
TWA
J. H. Avery
Buchanan Street
Keith Connell
Tyler Street
Martin
Peacock Beauty Shop
Vivian Relfe
Herring Hotel
P. A. Lee
Jack Johnson
Adams Street
Ann Busick
Lipscomb Street
Troy Mays
Winston Churchill
Herr Hitler
Reich
Finland
Victor Warrender
War Office
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Duff Cooper
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