Methodists Half- NationConference of 1200 Clergy Meets in Panhandle
About 1200 Methodist clergy and laymen from the Panhandle Plains gathered at Polk Street Church for a regional conference on the Methodist Advance and evangelism. Bishops Selecman McConnell Holt and Dr Clark outlined aims, with youth and women programs featured and a 3:15 pm joint consecration service planned.
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Panhandle Plains
C. C. Selecman
Oklahoma City
Southern Methodist University
Methodist Advance
United States
Francis J. McConnell
New York City
Polk Street Methodist Church
McConnell
Ivan Lee Holt
Dallas
Federal Council of Churches
James C. Baker
Methodists Interests Inc
Japan
Korea
Manchuria
Elmer T. Clark
South Central
Plains Area
Fellowship Hall
Polk Street Church
Bishop Baker
Ray H. Nichols
The
Vernon Daily Record
Bishop Selecman
C. M. Randall
Seymour
Bishop Holt
Dr. Clark
Panhandle
West Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Wilson Arden
Amarillo
Kermit Lawson
Pampa
Wichita Falls Chief to Speak at Amarillo Meeting
H D Fillers superintendent of Wichita Falls Public Schools will lead the Panhandle Plains School Superintendent Association meeting at Amarillo High School Saturday. The session will cover The New Method of Evaluating Schools of the Southern Association with discussion on Wide Variation and Diversity in Property Evaluations tied to public school support. Charles M Rogers Amarillo superintendent will direct the discussion for Committee No 7. Over 100 superintendents and principals expected.
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H. D. Fillers
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
Southern Association
C. R. Douglas
Claude
Charles M. Rogers
Starling Extermination Plan to Boost Taxidermy
A starling extermination plan proposes humane control by using decoys and mounted hawks. A Clovis hotel fire escape roosted with starlings prompted a taxidermist dummy hawk to deter birds. Amarillo cities could mirror the approach to keep starlings on the wing by placing hawk decoys at roosts.
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Mye
Clovis
Amarillo
Charlton mill worker seeks name change to Frank Lincoln
A Charlton mill worker filed in probate court to change his name from Frank Szostakowski to Frank Lincoln, noting he observed Abraham Lincoln's birthday and his own 25th birthday.
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Worcester
Mass
Charlton
Abraham Lincoln
Frank Szostakowski
Frank Lincoln
Weather forecast for Amarillo area and West Texas
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with cooler conditions in central and south areas. New Mexico sees partly cloudy skies with mountain snow in the north central region. Tuesday remains generally fair and colder in north and west portions. Temperature extremes 24 hours to 3:30 AM show a high of 66 and a low of 25. Noon temperature today 40. Gone With the Wind Edition priced at 69 cents.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Liquor Board Chairman Faces Criticism From Two Members
At the Texas Liquor Control Board in Austin on February 12, board members D J Decherd and E W Crouch criticized chairman Dr W D Bradfield of Dallas for his methods and statements. They faulted his approach and alleged he has acted beyond the board, while Bradfield defended himself and said he would respond.
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Austin
W. D. Bradfield
Dallas
State Liquor Control Board
D. J. Decherd
Flatonia
E. W. Crouch
McGregor
Bradfield
Bert Ford
Ford
Decherd
Crouch
W. Lee O’daniel
Gerald C. Mann
Bishop Seaman to Speak at Scouts Potluck Supper
Bishop E. C Seaman will speak at Ama rillo Boy Scouts potluck supper for scouts and parents tonight at 7 at Cathedral Hall 1110 Washington Street. Each troop brings its own supper and AB Club sponsors provide coffee. About one thousand are expected.
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E. C Seaman
Amarillo
Cathedral Hall
Washington Street
AB Club
President of Texas A and M Guest of Honor at Banquet
T. O. Walton president of Texas A and M College will be guest of honor tomorrow night at 7 30 at the Amarillo Hotel. The Panhandle A and M Club and the A and M Parents Club sponsor the banquet. Tickets from club members, reservations required before noon tomorrow.
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T. O. Walton
Texas A. and
M. College
Amarillo Hotel
Panhandle A. and, M. Club
A. and M. Parents Club
M. Club
Lincoln Day Dinner Draws GOP Faithful In Amarillo
Nearly 400 GHP supporters gather for Amarillo Lincoln Day Dinner at the Herring Hotel. Ralph B. Innis of Kansas City to address the crowd as George S. Shannon serves as toastmaster. Tickets cost one dollar with broadcast portions on KGNC and KFDA.
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Amarillo
Panhandle-Plains
G.h. P
Richman
Crystal Ballroom
Herring Hotel
Ralph B. Innis
Kansas City
American Legion
Missouri
New Orleans
Vast Anzac troop land boosts Near East forces
A vast convoy of New Zealand and Australian volunteers arrived at Suez joining British French forces in the Near East. General Blamey led Australians and Major General Freyberg commanded New Zealanders as Eden welcomed the husky force with King George VI’s message.
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Suez
Egypt
New Zealand
Australia
Near East
Dominions
Anthony Eden
George VI
Britain
Reuters
Turkey
Sir Thomas Blamey
B. C. Freyberg
Suez Canal
England
Eden
Potter County Young Democrats to Decide on Convention Rights
Potter County Young Democrats meet tomorrow at 8 pm in the county courtroom to decide whether to relinquish their rights to the West Texas district convention this year. President Gene Jordan presides as they weigh ceding control to the district committee for the 1940 meeting location.
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Potter County
Damage suit opens against Amarillo Baseball Club Inc
James Fike Black sues Amarillo Baseball Club Inc alleging his wife was injured leaving a Gold Sox game at Malin Park last June 23. He seeks 15150 in damages as jury selection starts in 47th district court.
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James Fike Black
Amarillo Baseball Club, Inc
47Th District
Black
Gold Sox
Malin ‘Park
Temperature and kites rise as city enjoys spring day
Sunday saw temperatures reach 71 degrees the highest for 1940 while windy conditions aided a large turnout of hundreds of boys and girls flying kites. Many kites were red white and blue with stars and stripes as a patriotic display. The note also recalls events from 25 years ago with Russians stiffening against a German advance.
Tire Dealers Convene In Amarillo On Wednesday
More than 100 independent tire dealers and rebuilders from the Panhandle and nearby states will attend a one day convention at the Amarillo Hotel. George J. Burger of the National Association of Independent Tire Dealers will speak, with Dean Zook and Sawyer Reeves also expected to attend and address the gathering.
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Panhandle
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Colorado
Amarillo
George J. Burger
National Association of Independent Tire Dealers
Dean Zook
Pueblo
Colo
Sawyer Reeves
R. V. Smith Company
Oklahoma City
Ham Hamilton
Supreme Court Refuses Denison Dam Appeal
The Supreme Court refused to accept Oklahoma’s suit to block the proposed Denison dam, a $54,000,000 project opposed by Governor Leon C. Phillips. The decision was handed down in Washington on February 12.
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Supreme Court
Denison Dam
Washington
U.P
Oklahoma
Leon C. Phillips
Plainview Sheriff Probes Strange Couple Killing
Sheriff O. R. Martine investigates a mysterious double killing in which Mrs. Mildred Franks and Hawley Garner were found shot to death in a car parked beside a road northeast of Plainview.
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Plainview
O. R. Martine
Mildred Franks
Hawley Garner
Six Prisoners Escape Using Mirror at Wayne County Jail
Six inmates escaped Wayne County jail in Monticello Kentucky by using a mirror to see and guide removal of a cell door bolt. Jailor Newt Hart reported the successful breakout on February 12.
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Monticello
Newt Hart
Wayne County
Former Aide to Hitler Loses German Citizenship
Fritz Thyssen, an early financial backer of Adolf Hitler, was deprived of his German citizenship today. His wife also lost her citizenship by decree. Thyssen had distanced from the Nazi regime and fled to Switzerland.
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Hitler
Berlin
Fritz ‘Thyssen
Adolf Hitler
Thyssen
Switzerland
Baptist Pastor Sparks Quick Marriage Vow in Service
In Columbia on February 12 a sermon on marriage by Rev. John W. Webb sparked a hasty wedding request. After the service a nurse named Evelyn Cunningham and a man named Emil Laneway reportedly asked to marry immediately.
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Columbia
D. C
John W. Webb
First Baptist Church
Evelyn Cunningham
Emil Laneway
Japan considers bringing Chinese prisoners for labor
Tokyo February 12 war minister General Shunroku Hata announced in the Diet that Japan is weighing the use of Chinese prisoners of war to meet labor demands. The proposal signals a shift in wartime policy as the government weighs how to mobilize captured workers.
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Tokyo
U.P
Shunroku Hata
Diet Today
Japan
I See E. A. Regal Co for FHA Loans
A brief notice highlights I See E A Regal Company offering FHA loan services. The item references a real estate financing firm and Federal Housing Administration loan programs. No dates or outcomes are provided.
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E. A. Regal Co
Aviation Industry Opens Wide For Mass Plane Delivery
Washington reports mass production of warplanes by U S and foreign buyers will begin within 30 days. Plants now at capacity have delivered 1 450 combat planes and must complete 7 700 for army navy and foreign purchasers while foreign orders total 5 000 aircraft with 1 100 already delivered. France leads with 121 043 211 in arms purchases including aircraft followed by Britain at 20 814 561.
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Washington
United States
Army
Navy
France
Great Britain
Wintry Spell to Northwest May Not Reach Amarillo
A weather note reports a wintry spell likely to stay northwest of Amarillo as the cold front skirts the region. Dalhart may see snow flurries while the disturbance lingers near mountains and Fanhandie cloud cover is expected tonight. Pueblo Colorado records 5 inches of snow with a drop from 71 to near freezing and a low around 20 to 26 tonight. North northeast wind at about 10 miles per hour.)
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Amarilo
Clayton
N. M
Texline
Peace Time Decoration Awarded to Finnish Relief Leader
Hallam Puck, chief representative of the American Finnish Relief Fund in Helsinki, received Finland's sole Peace-time decoration, The Order of the White Rose of Finland, on February 12.
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Helsinki
U.P
Hallam Puck
Finland
Order of the White Rose of
Boy 8 Is Injured In Fillmore Street Bicycle Crash
Eight year old Deire Dean Cook suffered a broken left leg a deep cut above the eye and minor injuries when a car driven by John Leveritt skidded and struck his bicycle in the 1200 block of Fillmore Street. Eyewitnesses said Leveritt stopped to aid and the ambulance took him to St Anthony's hospital.
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Deire Dean Cook
Edith Cook
East Twelfth Avenue
Fillmore Street
John Leveritt
Great West Mills
Ivan Lee
Jackson Street
W. C. Evans
Leveritt
Blackburn-Shaw
St. Anthony's Hospital
Britain Announces New Anglo Turkish Treaty
Britain announced a new British Turkish trade treaty would take effect February 19 and last one year with annual renewals unless abrogated. The pact, reached in London, deepens ties between Britain and Turkey which already share mutual aid commitments and arms agreements. Either nation must give at least three months notice to terminate.
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London
Britain
Turkey
Old Tack No 1 Drilled to 1370 Feet at Thompson Park
Amarillo Oil Company reported Old Tack No 1 test well reached 1370 feet this morning. Drilling resumed Friday after casing to 500 feet, with 10 foot depth cuttings washed and bottled for display at city hall. logs show depth and formations.
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Thompson Park
Amarillo Oil Company
Finnish War Boost Seen as Moscow Offensive Stalled
Stockholm report from February 12 describes Finnish defense holding against a major Russian attack on Mannerheim line. It notes planned Finnish air force buildup within two months, smoke screens against bombers, and backfires in forests to thwart incendiaries. Finns expect renewed Soviet pressure but anticipate stronger air defense and faster fighter and bomber arrivals from abroad.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Mannerheim
Finland
Helsinki
Red Lookouts Easy Targets Up in Trees
Reporter Edward W. Beattie Jr. details life on the Mannerheim line behind Summa Finland where frostbound sentries, frozen corpses, and unarmed lookouts in trees are among the oddities of winter warfare. Dugout life is cozy and democratic with homemade radio, a musical saw, and printed leaflets dropped on Russian camps.
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Edward W. Beattie, JR
Mannerheim
Summa
U.P
Red Army
Four Sentenced for Spying Near Belgrade
In Belgrade two men and two women from Maribor near the German frontier were sentenced to a total of 62 years in prison for transmitting Yugoslav military information to German handlers. The case highlights ongoing espionage concerns in the region during the period.
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Belgrade
Maribor
Germany
Louise Triggs Charged With Shooting Husband
Louise Triggs, a Negro, was charged with assault with intent to murder in the shooting of her husband, Richard Triggs, last night. She was released on $1,000 bond set by Justice of the Peace Duke. Triggs was critically wounded, shot twice with a small caliber gun.
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Louise Triggs
Richard Triggs
Justice of the Peace
Duke
Triggs
Hungarian Volunteers Head to Finland via Rouen
A convoy of 150 Hungarian volunteers moved through Rouen en route to Helsinki for service in Finland. In Houston, United States Senator Tom Connally is noted as a grandfather after a birth to his daughter Mrs. Ben Connally. Build Now, John Maynard Lbr, Co.
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Finland
Rouen
France
Helsinki
Connally Houston
United States
Tom Connally
Ben Connally
Houston
John Maynard Lbr, Co
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