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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1940
Page
6
Washington dispatch reports the 1940 Republican campaign gearing up to meet a possible third term nomination with attacks on the Roosevelt administration and the New Deal. Party leaders rally across the nation at Lincoln Day events in advance of Friday’s Republican National Committee meeting.
The speech cites the Republican National Committee setting nominating convention details and attacks Mr. Roosevelt directly. It recalls the era of government reform debates and Supreme Court reorganization. The piece frames the 1940 campaign as a fight over New Deal methods and motives, not the core leadership.
Warranty deeds record transfers from John R. McDaniel to Dora L. Koesjan and others with prices around 10 dollars. Real estate transfers include Miles Realty Co to Glenn W Askew and Western Tire & Oil Corp to Great West Co with small sums. Vehicle registrations list Chevrolet P-Up, Pontiac sedan, Ford truck and Chevrolet truck to various buyers. Court actions note Myra McDowell Beck vs Bearl B Beck for divorce and marriage licenses for Jesse P Matthews with Beulah Pittman, plus two Darnall cases and addresses in Amarillo.
War materials including oil cotton and scrap metal accounted for half of exports to Japan. Copper machines rose by 25 percent. Raw silk valued at 105 million dollars was the chief import from Japan. Toys and light bulbs represented under 1 percent of trade. Munitions bought by Japan from the U S.
Eloise Lockard an 18 year old in Grafton West Virginia who had been totally deaf for 13 months reportedly heard a statement read lips by family members and fainted with joy. She later confirmed by calling her father that she could understand him. The article notes a remark about lightning and animals.
Radio schedules list 2,500 watts day 1,000 watts night on 1410 Ke with programs from Jerry Sears Orchestra to Gene Krupa Orchestra NBC slots and afternoon shows including The Guiding Light and Salute to Goodwell. Also notes TSN and MBS feeders with many local program titles and times across Wednesday segments.
Oklahoma Governor Leon C. Phillips, angered by a Supreme Court ruling, studies new legal tactics in the dispute over the Denison Dam for 54 million dollars. He accuses the federal government of invading state rights and warns of vast land inundation.
A detailed Wednesday afternoon and evening radio grid lists programs across TSN MBS NBC CBS and WJZ channels. It covers news music choirs orchestras crime reports serials and dance programs with names like Herbie Holmes Jack Armstrong scattergood Baines and The Dinning Sisters.
A dense list of radio programs across networks CBS NBC and WABC with times from 6:00 to 10:00 PM. Includes Tom Mix dramas, Easy Aces, Amos and Andy, Jimmie Fidler, Mr Keen, Edwad G. Robinson plays, Horace Heidt, Information Please, Fibber McGee and Molly, Fritz Jubilee Choir, Michael Crawford?, and closing News and Dance with Fred Waring.
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