Weather and plans mix in March talk and oil work
The writer notes colder weather with snow a certainty and March and April described as tough months. Discussion turns to a Palo Duro Park buffalo proposal amid deer flies, upcoming Tack No. 2, and an 4,500 to 7,500 foot test depth for oil exploration. Associate H. C. Robinson is praised for his effort and a call for more walking and hard work is made.
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Palo Duro Park
Canyon
H. C. Robinson
Mr. Robinson
Garner’s plains faith and local boosters featured in column
The column extols John Garner’s homestead ethos arguing land investment beats bonds and praising his plans for a year of outdoor life farming flowers and community time. It lauds Tully Garner and Jinks Currie as esteemed neighbors and contrasts two booster types. Context notes wartime views and press notes on cinema credits and industry actions.
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Mr. Garner
Tully Garner
Jinks Currie
Mr. Currie
Mismatched Adverts Share Plans and Hopes in Texas
A collection of short notices lists job seeks and personal ads from Texas. Welder and mechanic hopes, a Wellington man seeking work, a widow seeking companionship, a Cabin area resident offering light housekeeping, and a Texas man seeking entry level work with readiness to learn. High White seeks opportunity as guard or watchman.
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Tack
Sam C. Burton
Wellington
Texas
East 10Th Avenue
Cabin
State of
Town's First Volunteers Drew Draft Numbers 179
In World War I the town’s first volunteer drew draft number 179 and in 1940 William E. Miles Jr drew 179 in the selective service as the first volunteer from the town. An average American family opens about 500 tin cans yearly.
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William E. Miles, Jr
Draft Board No. 2 calls 14 men for Fort Bliss
The draft board released the list of 14 men to be sent to Fort Bliss for Call No. 5. Names include Ralph Evans Baldwin Joseph Eugene Kidd Oval Franks Johnson Jesse Walter Gwyn and others with call numbers. Recruits report at 7 p m on March 3 and travel by sleeper to El Paso. John Talton Bowser is to be sent to Dallas for induction on March 6.
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Fort Bliss
Ralph Evans Baldwin
Joseph Eugene Kidd
Oval Franks Johnson
Jesse Walter Gwyn
Herbert Hulen Collier
Robert Lee Moore
Dewey Elton Melton
Jodie Lester Carver
Walter Frank Bradley
Carroll Amberson Curl
Edward Aloys Reining
Robert Brittain Utley
John Garrett ‘Stewart
Amiel Jefferson Johns
Board
Rock Island
el Paso
John Talton Bowser
Dallas
French warship arrives with French officers in Indo China
The Bernardin de Saint Pierre, a 10,086 ton French ship, reached Saigon from Dakar carrying French naval army and air force officers strengthening the military position in French Indo China.
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Saigon
Indo-China
Bernardin de Saint Pierre
Dakar
French West Africa
Judges Meet for West Texas Conference in Wichita Falls
Judge John H Winters announces the West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association spring conference will be held in Wichita Falls in March 2022. Speakers include Senator Marshall Formby Dickinson tax expert Curtis Morris and Farm Security official Wilson Cowen, with others to speak.
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John H. Winters
West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association
Wichita Falls
Marshall Formby
Dickens
Curtis Morris
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Wilson Cowen
Amarillo
Winters
Potter County
Frank Day
Hale County
Roy Anderson
Stonewall County
Assocee
Myers Receives Five Year Robbery Sentence
A 47th district court jury convicted C. O. Myers of robbery by assault and sentenced him to five years in prison. Myers was charged with robbing J. W. Brents of Vega of sixty dollars near the Rock Island station on December 12, 1939. Bob Russell was called to trial on charges of attempted burglary.
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47Th District
C. O. Myers
Myers
J. W. Brents
Vega
Rock Island Station
Bob Russell
West Eighteenth Avenue
Election Judges Appointed for 1941 42 Voting Precincts
Commissioners court appoints election judges for 1941 42 with names of 27 precincts to be published tomorrow. Court resumes session this afternoon to work on tax levies. Bandits use red flashlight stop signal to rob I V Presk lett of 47 dollars in Gonzales California.
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Commissioners Court
Gonzales
Cal
U.P
I. V. Presklett
Missouri highway deaths drop to 547 in 1940
Missouri's traffic death toll on highways and rural roads reached 547 in 1940, a decrease of 46 from 1939, according to the state highway patrol.
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Missouri
Jefferson City
W.P
State Highway Patrol
Livestock prices firm on New York exchange market report
Kansas City market notes show hogs 1,500 head sold with gains around 10 cents above Monday's averages and tops at 7.55 per cwt for 180 to 250 pound hogs. Cattle offerings reach about 2,700 head with 400 calves, reflecting strong but uneven demand and steer movement.
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NEW York Stock Exchange
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Teeth in Driving Law Passes House with Fees
The Texas House passed a bill to toughen driving license rules, proposing two year licenses with fees of 1 dollar for private operators 2 dollars for commercial operators and 3 dollars for chauffeurs. A 75 cent two-year private license was accepted after earlier rate debates. The bill aims to add about 200 highway patrolmen and promises low accident protection costs, with final revisions to come in conference.
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House
Senate
Clinton Kersey
Bridgeport
Kersey
Nine FHA Homes Remain Unsold in Amarillo Market
FHA rep Charles Wolflin told the Amarillo Real Estate Board that nine homes built under FHA commitments remain unsold after a survey last week. He noted FHA building is ahead of last year’s pace by about ten homes and that vacancies among residential units appear below normal.
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FHA
Amarillo
Barbo hair coloring recipe promises younger looking hair
A Bay rum glycerine Barbo Compound mix is described as a simple at home recipe to rejuvenate graying hair. Combine one ounce bay rum one fourth ounce glycerine one box Barbo with half a pint water and apply as directed for a natural color that lasts and won’t stain scalp or affect permanents.
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