Weather and political jumbles span Amarillo notes
A jumble of weather talk on a fast moving Mackenzie disturbance and a long, sprawling political letter debates post office dedication delays, highway commission seats, and a hoped for Farley visit. It mentions Bascom Timmons, Jim Farley, Hermon Pipkin, Joe Sneed, Chansler Weymouth, and Governor O Daniel, plus a children’s Marionette show and local ambitions for Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Texas Highway Commission
Mr. Hunter
Abilene
O'Daniel
Hermon Pipkin
Joe Sneed
Chansler Weymouth
Daniel
Washington
Jim Farley
Bascom Timmons
DeGrassi
Farley
Marvin Jones
San Francisco
Bill Howes
Smith Purdom
Gambling, loans, and oddities weave through a curious tale
A condensed, stray collection of anecdotes follows a man who turns nickels into winnings at a punch board and races, then loses it all gambling. The piece touches on a dealer’s scheme, a verse about a famous man, and various unrelated tidbits about theater games, aviation history, psychology, shopping habits, and random curiosities from wartime London to the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingersoll
Fragmented plea for housing in Amarillo page note
A garbled request seeks a person in Amarillo to rent a living space in exchange for yard work. The fragment mentions a couple and a jail, with a reference to rape and an ongoing continuation on later pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Farnels
Little Theater Rehearsals Set for Amarillo Tonight
Amarillo Little Theater plans final rehearsals for three one act plays to open tomorrow night at Municipal Auditorium. The lineup includes Devil Take a Whittler directed by R B Ham Bien The Little Stone House directed by Helen Cline Reyes and It Took a Woman directed by Mrs John Merchant. Between plays Maidie and Ray Blatherwick will perform. The Amarillo Symphony Orchestra directed by Murray Meeker will provide music.
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Amarillo Little Theater
Municipal Auditorium
Devil Take A Whittler
R. B. Hambien
Little Stone House
Helen Cline Reyes
John Merchant
Maidie
Ray Blatherwick
Dalhart
Trust Suits Filed After Bids Offered
The justice department filed anti trust suits seeking 1 053 474 dollars in triple damages from 18 tire manufacturers accused of a price fixing conspiracy. The government seeks recovery for bids submitted for tire supplies over 18 months from October 1, 1936 to March 31, 1938 at the New York Federal District Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Justice Department
Sult
New York
Federal District Court
Former Amarilloans Die in Car Wreck
Mr and Mrs Sidney M Wright former AmArillo residents died Saturday night from injuries in a mobile accident near Dahlgren Virginia. Mrs Wright maiden Lorraine Blackburn daughter of Albert and Mrs Blackburn of 08 Madison Street Amarillo. He a Clovis New Mexico native navy veteran of five years. They wed in Amarillo last May. Bodies to be returned to Amarillo for burial under N B Griggs and Sons.
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Sidney M. Wright
Oceans
United States Navy
Dahlgren
Wright
Amarillo
Lorraine Mae Blackburn
Albert Blackburn
Madson Street
Sidney Wright
Clovis
Bessie Wright
Seattle
Wash
Mobert Cole
N. 8
Griggs and Sons
Letter Warns of 1940 GOP Victory If Democrats Fail
In a letter to Rep. Patrick H. Drewry, the writer argues that Republicans would win the 1940 election unless Democrats take drastic, bold action. He blames the Moorer depression era outcomes and urges liberals to push back against radicals he claims have hijacked the party and its leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick H. Drewry
D. Va
Congressional Elections Committee
Democratic Party
New York
Controversy in Legislature Over Harsh Remarks
A stalled floor debate features intemperate remarks denounced as beneath legislative dignity. An official resolution calls Daniel's language inappropriate and unwarranted, retreating on the record and signaling displeasure with the signy of the Seusie.
FSA Supervisors Open Three Day Instruction School
District supervisors of the Farm Security Administration farm and home management division opened a three day instruction school at the regional headquarters. Regional FSA Director L. H. Hayter and Homer Robbins addressed officials from five state area at the morning session. A banquet at the Amarillo Hotel tonight features Deskins Wells speaking on The Future of the Farmer and the Small Agricultural Town. Also speaking are Frances Hodges from Las Cruces Plovd Hig her Amarillo Raymond O'Hara and Tvan B. Mc Carty of the FSA divisions.
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Farm Security Administration Farm and Home Management Division
FSA
L. H. Hayter
Homer Robbins
Amarillo Hotel
Deskins Wells
Wellington Leader
Texas Proas Association
Frances Hodges
Las Cruces
N. M
Plovd Higher
Amarillo
Raymond O'Hara
Tvan B. McCarty
Alms Box Theft Stopped by Trinity Church Pastor
In Columbus Ohio on February 22 a theft from the Trinity Church alms box was halted when Dr Anson Phelps Stokes installed a floor dropping box to trap coins in a church basement strong box.
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Columbus
Ohio
Trinity Church
Anson Phelps Stokes
Amarillo Chamber Officials Meet After Aviation Forum
Directors and committee chairmen of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce were notified of a noon meeting tomorrow in parlor A of the Amarillo Hotel. The session serves as a follow up to Friday’s meeting where Carl Hinton reported on his Washington trip. Mrs. Hinton, elected Friday as an official delegate, registered today at a Washington aviation forum sponsored by the National Aeronautic Association. The forum invitation urges identification of community and support for immediate aviation legislation.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Hotel
Carl Hinton
Washington
Hinton
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Aviation Forum
National Aeronautic Association
America
Joseph D. Moad Dies in Amarillo
Funeral rites for Joseph David Moad 84, retired farmer, were at Boxwell Brothers Chapel in Amarillo. He died at home on East Eighth Avenue. Native of Tipton Ohio, resident of Amarillo eight years. Survived by two daughters Sarah Ann Lively Kingfisher Oklahoma and Quint Taylor Borger, and two sons C E Moad Amarillo and J E Moad Kingfisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph David Moad
East Eighth Avenue
Boxwell Brothers
Hubert Thompson
Tenth Avenue
Quint Taylor
Borger
C. E. Moad
Amarillo
J. E. Moad
Kingfisher
West Texas Hotel Men in Session
West Texas Hotel greeters gather at the Amarillo Hotel for their regular monthly meeting. About 50 hotel managers assistant managers and clerks attend. C S Charlie Pryor Amarillo Hotel manager chairs the educational committee and will speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
Amarillo Hotel
Greeter’s Association
C. S
Charlie” Pryor
Amarillo
Pleads Guilty to Theft in County Court
G. W. Weeden pleaded guilty in county court today to a theft charge. He was assessed a $100 fine plus court costs.
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G. W. Weeden
Boa Constrictors Kill by Squeezing Breath, Not Crushing Bones
A reader notes that boa constrictors do not crush bones but kill by squeezing the breath from their prey. The claim contrasts popular belief with animal behavior observations.
French statesman Lau rent dies at 82 in Paris
Charles Laurant, 82, died at his Paris home. He was the first French ambassador to Germany after World War I and had a long career as a government finance expert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Charles Laurent
Germany
Mrs. Hamrick Resting Comfortably After Fall
Mrs. H. G. Hamrick, who fractured a hip in a breeze blown fall, is reported resting comfortably at Northwest Texas Hospital. The accident happened as she tried to retrieve her hat swept away by wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Hamrick
Northwest Texas Hospital
Forgery Charge Filed Against C E Atkins in Local Court
A charge of forgery was filed in the justice of the peace court today against C E Atkins alias R D Romsaur who is under arrest at Beaumont. Atkins is accused of passing about seventy dollars worth of allegedly forged checks in Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace Court
C. E. Atkins
R D. Romsaur
Beaumont
Atkins
Amarillo
Mentholatum Sleep Aid Advertisement
A nightly tip promotes Mentholatum to clear nasal congestion for better sleep. Apply in nostrils and rub on neck chest and back to improve comfort and circulation as vapors soothe irritated membranes.
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Mackenzie
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Canada
Mr. DeGrassi
Dreas
Congress
Atorer
Tony Sara
Old Tack
Toba
Mere
Bascom Titman
Jones
Winnett Thorns
Gary
Fecles
WAR Office
Douglas Richwagen
England
Acare
Wright Brothers
London
White House
California
Sacramento Valley
Benny Venuta
Patman
McKesson & Robbins
A. & Pos
Hartford Brothers
American Ryefores
Nariland
Waahingtion
Kurt Sell
Wen Tack
Solons
George
Great Britain
Cameron Highlanders
Aldershot
Tileiam Jamecon
Joseph D. Moad
Qenny
Shelby
Morrow-Thomas Hardware Co
Polk Ph
Damp Wash Service
Thrifty Service
Selivery
Nu-Sheen
Troy
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