Forecast of warm spell and dust fears in Amarillo
A Weather-Globe style forecast notes warming with cloud chances over the next 24 hours, while the writer anticipates snow later in the week and warns against another spring dust storm. The column defends local optimism, cites past droughts, highlights plans for wheat, praises J Ray’s Amarillo investments, and mentions staff details at The News-Globe with outlooks on advertising and potential visits by President Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Baldies
Pair of Farm Sessions Here in Amarillo Today
Amarillo hosts two farm meetings gathering farmers, farm women, county and home demonstration agents from Potter and surrounding counties. W M Deck of Perryton led the program on 1936 state agricultural plans while Parker Hanna and Miss Ruby Mashburn guided district sessions in the Red Room at the Amarillo Hotel.
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Amarillo
Potter County
Herring Hotel
W. M. Deck
Perryton
Texas State Agricultural Association
C. O H. Day
Plainview
Randall, Armstrong
Potter
Hutchinson
Oldham
Carson
Red
Parker D. Hanna
Ruby Mashburn
Rites Set Today for W N Lewis 64 at Ellwood Park Church
Funeral services for W N Lewis, who died yesterday, were to be held at 3 30 this afternoon at Ellwood Park Presbyterian Church. Rev E B Fincher to conduct. Burial in Liano Cemetery under Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home. He died at his niece's home, survived by two sisters and a Mississippian sister, aged 64.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Lewis
Ellwood Park Presbyterian Church
E. B. Fincher
Liano Cemetery
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Mr. Lewis
J. B. Garner
Wichita Avenue
A. A. Hatchcox
North Taylor Street
R. T. Grafton
Laura
Grandpop Is New Title of Clark Gable
Houston February 18 Clark Gable famous screen lover becomes grandpa in law to Mrs. T W Burke mother of a boy born February 14 The Burke marriage to Dr J W Burke occurred last year and Gable nicknamed grandpa in law by the family
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Clark Gable
Houston
Gable
T. W. Burke
J. W. Burke
Goodfellows Drive For Amarillo Food Relief Funds
A long list of donors and donations to the Goodfellows Fund in Amarillo is reported, including individuals, church groups, clubs, and businesses. Contributions cover clothing, food, groceries, vegetables, and kitchen equipment to feed hungry schoolchildren and support cafeteria operations. Major donors include veterans groups, churches, schools, clubs, and local companies, with totals and items noted for distribution through the fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Costura Club
W. L. Askew
J. W. Tripletess
John Cavin
International Harvester Company
W. A. Fisk
Karl W. Freeman
W. T. Richey
H. M. Walker
P. G. Barton
G. D. Pence
D. M. Smith
Pete Hackley
W. D. Elder
Lee Henderson
J. J. Underwood
J. T. Duddy
J. E. Waldrop
Leona Barrick
W. T. Wheeler
A. E. Womble
J. A. Kendall
B. F. Peters
Leland Twaddell
Brian M. Morrow
J. C. Lilly
Agnes Womack
Fred Kelley
J. A. Pollard
Roy Sessions
Berean
West Ameri
Christian Church
Mission Theater
Circle Five
First Christian Church
Walter R. Irwin
J. R. Crawford
Pred Lyon
Ed A. Ryan
The
Panhandle Laundry Company
B. O. Taylor
Mae
Pe J. Crawford
Martin
Plains Creamery Company
R. Isaacson
F. M. Blackburn
Peter
George H. McGrath
S. A. Jewell
Secopeess
W. B. Stevenson
Bob Greene
Ceeees
Lloyd Bivins
J. O. Guleke
Crem
Crys Eens Zale Jewelry Company
Earle A. Shields, Jr
H. P. Brooksey
M. Sherman
Bricklayers Union No
Ses
G. W. Roberson
Vega
JL. Williamson
Hellenic American Society
W. L. Williamson
Cc. Paschal
Wea Terece Boo
Fort ‘Worth
Denver Roundhouse
H. B. Tharp
E. C. Nelson
Harris Food Stores
Sanborn School
Muncy Gardens
Randall
Star Lumber Company
Henwood School
Lon Sellars
Mann Bakery Company
W. W. McIlroy
Carpenters Union
White and Kirk’s
George Carns
Panhandle Fruit Company
H. P. Porter & Sons
R. D. Houck
Amarillo Baking Company
Ray Pinkney
Pinkney Packing Company
J. Lindsay Nunn
Henneman Grain Company
J. M. Tate
Virginia Street
Williams Hardware Company
Phit Club
Panhandle Hardware and Implement
McKnight Transfer Company
Daniel
T. G. Nichol
Carleton Florey Company
Amarillo Hardware Company
Furr Food Company
Walter Irvin
Ford Truck
KGNC Radio Schedule and Treasury Report Summary
KGNC airtime listing for Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and mornings shows a long lineup of programs led by John Josey, Jack Armstrong, and Joseys Organ Reveries with news, dance hours, classical guests, and a late sign off. Treasury data for February 18 reports receipts of 7.23 million, expenditures 82.13 million, net balance 189.02 million, and gross debt 30.504 billion with gold assets around 10.19 trillion.
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John Josey
Gene Gorman
Alvin Bradley
Jack Armstrong
Alice Chalmers
Sports Review
The
Arcadians
Roland Smythe
World Revue
Harold Johnstone
Edmund Pierson
Dick Reynolds
U. P. News
Nat Ll
Sky Pilot
Betty Crocker
London Singers
Dicky Derbys
Freddie Blake
Solow
Carrol
Jane Walker
Tom Cleary
Jan Garber
Flying Dutchman
Wiley
Dell Leonard
Kansas City
Betty
Bob
Castilla
Sonny and
Buddy
Treasury
Washington
Local Man Displays National Geographic Stratosphere Ballon Souvenir
Edward L. McLeod showcased a silk bookmark souvenir from the National Geographic Society balloon Explorer II, marking a record altitude of 172 395 feet on November 11, 1935. The keepsake copies the ascent image and lists takeoff time landing capacity and flight crew. McLeod resides at 1606 Fillmore Street.
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National Geographic Society
Edward L. McLeod
McLeod
Fillmore Street
Evidence in Boragan Case Marshalled In Trial
In Borger Frank Gale a Borger youth faced a charge of failing to stop after an accident that killed W Z Nichols an elderly Borger resident. The defense marshalled its evidence today with witnesses B T Rhinehart and John Barker testifying they rode in Gale s car when it struck some object.
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Borger
Frank Gale
W. Z. Nichols
Gale
B. T. Rhinehart
John Barker
Help Wanted and Lost or Stolen Dog Notice
A collage of requests appears: help locating a female bulldog named Topsy, a young man seeking any driving or farm work with references, an 18 year old girl seeking cafe work and housekeeping, a plan to share eggs from chickens, several notices for men seeking work in bookkeeping, typing, trucking, and cafe duties, a couple seeking to adopt a tiny baby before April 12, and an exchange offer for room and board in return for house work.
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Tack
Topsy
Mamie Roberts
Eldon
North Taylor Street
C. E. Willson
Louisiana Street
North Fillmore Street
Tacx
Blue belt missing from suit belt with buckle
A blue taf feta belt with buckle is reported lost over a week ago. The item belonged to a suit and was last seen on See TACK LETTERS Page 3.
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Tack
Tom Mix Files for Age Pension in Texas
Tom Simon Mix, an 81 year old cowboy from Potter County north of Amarillo, filed for the $15 monthly pension proposed for needy residents after June 1. He is a cousin of the actor and rodeo star Tom Mix. His parents were killed by Indians in Bosque County 72 years ago.
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Tom Mix
Texas
Potter County
Tom Simon Mix
Amarillo
Hubert Cole
Bosque County
Weather turmoil and rescue efforts nationwide
A severe storm system disrupted shipping on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts while ice jams worsened interior conditions. Snow intensified, straining fuel and food relief efforts as crews plowed through harsh conditions. A dozen men escaped injury after an avalanche near Mancos Colorado killed six, including a woman camp cook. Greek freighter Stefanos Costomenis sank off Norfolk as rescue ships responded. The Gertude L Thebaud drifted near Canice N S with engine trouble. Deaths were reported in Kansas Wisconsin Illinois and Montana, including Albert D Ingebretson amid record low temperatures.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Dakotas
Horse
Teamsters
Hatfield
Mancos
Colo
Stefanos Costomenis
Norfolk
Gertrude L. Thebaud
Gloucester
Mass
Cance
N. S
Kansas
Wisconsin
Illinois
Montana
Albert D. Ingebretson
Clergyman Becomes Deputy Marriage License Clerk
Loyalton California reports Rev. George L. Snyder has been named deputy marriage license clerk to speed licensing so ceremonies can proceed promptly once the license is issued.
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Loyalton
Cal. W.P
George L. Snyder
Repeaters Run High at Walla Walla Prison
Walla Walla state penitentiary reports 1,523 inmates, over half are repeat offenders, with one inmate in for the ninth time, up from about 1,000 a year earlier.
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Walla Walla, Wash
U.P
State Penitentiary
Walla Walla
Yakimo High School honors roll students noted
Yakimo Wash principal Clarence Zimmerman says four of eight Japanese girls enrolled have been on the honor roll since entering Yakimo high school. The statement is paired with a separate note that the 275000 municipalities in the United States with bond issuing power carry an average bonded debt of 70000 and a total debt of 19200000000 dollars.
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Yakimo, Wash
Yakimo High School
Clarence Zimmerman
United States
TVA Decision Aids Texas Power Plans
Washington report notes the Supreme Court TVA ruling seen as a boost for two Southwestern River projects. Texas and Oklahoma congressmen praise the decision. Rep. Sam Rayburn supports a $500000 Army engineers survey for a flood control and power dam on the Red River near Denison Texas. Rep. Wesley E Disney says the court ruling clears the way for power development in Oklahoma.
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Washington
Supreme Court
TVA
Texas
Oklahoma
Sam Rayburn
Bonham
Army Engineers
Red River
Denison
Wesley E. Disney
Tulsa
Okla
Grand River
Huttons Won’t Talk On Barbara’s Baby
Southampton report on February 18 notes Mr and Mrs Franklyn Hutton arriving on the Bremen and rushing to London. They refuse to discuss the expected birth of a child to their daughter Countess Barbara Hutton Reventlow, saying there is nothing extraordinary about anyone having a baby. Mrs Calvin Coolidge also arrives, on a holiday trip with no fixed plans.
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Southampton
Eng
Franklyn Hutton
S. S. Bremen
London
Hutton
Barbara Hutton Haugwitz-Reventlow
Calvin Coolidge
Japan Votes in First Parliamentary Poll Since 1932
Tokyo February 18. Japan’s two major parties brace for a grudge battle at the polls Thursday with about 9,000,000 voters expected to cast ballots. The Seiyukai holds parliamentary seats while the Minesito is viewed as the government party in the principal contest.
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Tokyo
U.P
Japan
Seiyukai
Minesito Party
Young Demos Here Will Meet Friday
The Potter County Young Democratic Club, led by President Tom Seay, will meet Friday at 8 pm on the mezzanine of the Herring Hotel. Nominations for 1936 officers will be made and a proposed permanent constitution will be introduced. Members are urged to pay 1936 dues.
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Potter County
Young Democratic Club
Herring Hotel
Tom Seay
Seay
Secretary Swanson Sees Illness Check After Pleurisy
Washington February 18 Captain George C Thomas commander at Naval Hospital said early today Secretary Swanson ill with pleurisy and a fractured rib had a good night and his condition was little changed from yesterday.
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Washington
George C. Thomas
Naval Hospital
Swanson
Man Fined For Driving With One Arm
George Apathy, 26, was fined $2.50 in Redwood City for attempting to drive a car with only one arm around a girl. The incident involved improper conduct and a vehicle offense as recorded by local authorities.
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Petter
Redwood City
Cal. P
George Apathy
Charity Ball Cash To Be Split With Goodfellows
Proceeds of the Elks Annual Charity Ball will be shared with the Goodfellows Fund to aid hungry school children. Exalted ruler L. R. Cloninger announced the event, noting half the proceeds go to Goodfellows. The ball, to be held March 2 at the Nat, will feature a door prize radio and tickets are on sale at the Elks Club and with members.
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Goodfellows Fund
News-Globe
Amarillo
Are
Elks
L. R. Cloninger
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T. E. Johnson
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Plains
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Chicago
Loeb
Fred Bone
Veterans of Foreign Warsee
Daughters of Amer- Sandstorm
Amarillo High
Schoo
First Baptist Church
Banner
Garwood Produce Company
Vecotaries
W. H. Houck
W. C. Clifford Draper Ross
Temple B'Nai Israel
Mother
M. E Savage
C. P. Walsh
B. H. Brands
Janie Lee
Estlack
F. C. Higgins National Youth Administration
Goodfellows
R. Lewis
Sam Roberts
Dalhart
R.W. Jones
Mr. Murray
Panhandle
J. B. Briscoe
Woman's Missionary "Society
Polk Street Methodist Church
M. A. Browning
Central Junior High School
Margaret Pennock
Shirley C. Meyer
Tol Ware
Bob Garner
Harris Food
Em- Woon
Etek Malhaefe
Roy A. Rodefeld
R. W. Jones
Reetless
Bessie Henderson
Painters Union
Amarillo Business Club
Lee Bivins
Miles Bivins
Mann Bakery
Harrington, Childress
Underwood and Strickland
Winona M. Frost W. Herring
R. H. Ames
Noetavena
Charles F. H
W. A. Stewart
Bess Davis
Dale
Nanadie Wright
H. Ingerton
Case Meta Bakery
Palo Duro Furniture Company
L. BE. Yocham
D. L. Shelton
Dee Huneke
J. B. Gould
Abe Sverdhoff
C. H. Doebler
J. W. Anderson
J. W. Hill
Amarillo National Bank
C. G
Bertha Hoffman
Grocerie
Ben Stone
J. W. Ross Harve Allen
Blinderman
Buchanan St. Methodist Church
C. J
J. I. Pierson
Bessie Aronson
Charles J. FE. Lowndes
W. H. Rife
Pearce
Seresse
Borgan
Yakima, Wash
Loyal Legion of
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Bulldog
North Aldridge Street
Texas Power
Huttons
Barbara
George
Davies
Killough & Davies
Kelvinator
Saturday Evening Post
Amarillo Hardware Co
Polk St
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