Amarillo airport meeting set for 7:30 in blue room Amarillo Hotel
Col. E A Simpson announces a 7:30 pm citizens meeting in the Amarillo Hotel blue room to discuss Amarillo Airport problems. The session will be recorded by Joe Witt with attendees asked to state their names and keep speeches brief. The goal is to learn facts and push for an airport aiding national defense and related benefits.
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Col. E. A. Simpson
Amarillo
Col. Simpson
Citizens’ Committee
Joe Witt
108Th District Court
Colonel Simpson
Texas Men’s Cooking Contest spreads across state
In Amarillo a world first men’s cooking contest drew about 35 amateur cooks and awarded Curtis Coble first prize of 50 dollars for a full course dinner. The event, praised by judges Thelma Wilson Eva Peak and others, signals expansion to major Texas towns under Interstate and Texas Consolidated theaters.
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Paramount Theater
Curtis Coble
Santa Fe
Bill Wilson
Amarillo
Texas
Besa Short
Dallas
Paramount
Mrs. Short
Mr. Coble
Wade Herrin
John E. Tatum
Richard Cook
Arnold Cook
James Dossey
James W. Dossey
1618
la Salle
Frank E. Smith
Mr. Herrim
C. L. Garwood
Haddock
Groton
Conn
Florida
Idaho
Presidio County
Iowa
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Navy Fund Bill Moves Through Senate for Air Defense Upgrade
The Senate unanimously passed to the White House a bill authorizing a $300 million spend to modernize the fleet's air defense.
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Navy Fund
Washington
Senate
White House
Sentry Shoots Man at Fort Ord In Break-In Incident
A man at Fort Ord on Monterey peninsula tried to break into a box car loaded with military supplies. He carried a German passport in the name John Lutz and a U S passport named John Galliger along with a WPA card. He was wounded in the left breast and hospitalized.
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Fort Ord
Calif
United States
John Lutz
John Galliger
WPA
Monterey Peninsula
Monterey Hospital
Pravda Warns Civil War in China Could Weaken Nation
Moscow dispatch reports Pravda warns further clashes between Communist troops and Kuomintang forces in China would widen civil war and weaken the country. The warning emphasizes the risk of broader conflict in the region.
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China
Moscow
U.P
Pravda
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Amarillo area partly cloudy with lows 25 to 30 degrees. West Texas cloudy with rain or drizzle south tonight and Tuesday. north portion unsettled. New Mexico cloudy with rain south tonight and rain or snow central and east portions Tuesday. Extremes 24 hours: min 31, max 56. Noon reading 40. Russell Stationery Co.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Annual Panhandle Hardware Convention Opens with Be Prepared Theme
The thirty second annual Panhandle Hardware and Implement Association convention opened at the Herring Hotel with three speakers stressing the international situation. Leaders Purvines Thomson and Ellsworth urged prepared attitudes toward world trade and changing conditions as the event continues through tomorrow with Byron E. Lopp scheduled to speak on modern selling methods.
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Panhandle Hardware and Implement Association
Herring Hotel
M. L. Purvines
Panhandle
R. Thomson
Central Presbyterian
J. O. Elsworth
Lubbock
Phit Club
Paul Meador
Morrow-Thomas
H. C. Gaither
Roy Ratcliff
Purvines
Chicago
Thomson
J. O. Ellsworth
Department of Economics and Business Administration
Texas Technological College
Byron E. Lopp
Albuquerque
Kaiser Wilhelm Observes 82nd Birthday Quietly
Former Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany marks his 82nd birthday in a quiet observance in Doorn Netherlands with no public celebration. Insurance firms Neely Greenhill Lowndes mentioned in the report.
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Doorn
Netherlands
U.P
Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Little Foxes Actors Find Amarillo Comfy Night Show
The cast of Little Foxes arrives in Amarillo and notes pleasant weather as 9 AM train arrives. Carl Benton Reid and Dan Duryea share memories at the Amarillo Hotel before the 8:15 PM curtain at the Paramount Theater. Duryea recalls early Broadway roles and a Cornell background.
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Amarillo
Mr. Reid
Tallulah Bankhead
Jesse James
Coward
Mr. Howard
Guthrie McClintic
Duryea
Amarillo Hotel
Clark
Reid
San Antonio
Tyler
Texas Senate demands welfare probe on aid denials
The Texas Senate voted to summon old age assistance officials to a Feb 4 hearing to answer accusations that applicants were denied forms without proper investigations. The resolution cites possible legal violations, naming the Welfare Department director and board members, amid a wave of introduced bills and a 1.6 percent transactions tax proposal.
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Senate
Public Welfare Department
Public Welfare Board
Joe Hill
Henderson
Karl Lovelady
Meridian
Clem Fain
Livingston
Welfare Department
House
O’daniel
Clinton Kersey
Bridgeport
Washington
Council of State Governments
Willkie Plans Study Of Airplane Problems
Wendell L. Willkie announced plans to study British airplane production to coordinate with United States output. He met with Prime Minister Churchill at No 10 Downing Street after talks with Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and toured the Guildhall area of London amid wartime destruction.
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U.P
Wendell L. Willkie
United States
Winston Churchill
Britain
Roosevelt
Ministry of Information
Anthony Eden
Churchill
No. 10
Downing Street
Eden
St. Paul's Cathedral
Roosevelt sidelined by sudden illness this afternoon
President Roosevelt canceled all engagements and retired to bed on physician orders after suffering a slight cold. The White House confirmed the illness and said he would rest as a precaution.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
White House
Borden Names New Manager Posts Across Regions
Paul Edquist named general manager of Borden milk operations in the Southern division with duties in Houston. George S Pinkney Vineyard becomes Amarillo plant general manager, Charlie Young and D S Watkins receive promotions. Edquist plans to start by Feb 15 with a career spanning Salina Kansas to Amarillo and civic work. Vineyard, Amarillo born, Hardin-Simmons trained, has led local civic and church activities and Boy Scouts.
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Lubbock
el Paso
Phoenix
Houston
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Borden Company
George S
Pinkney” Vineyard
Amarillo
Charlie Young
Amarillo High School
D. S. Watkins
Edquist
Salina
Kan
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Rotary
Kansas
Vineyard
Hardin-Simmons University
Monroe Street
Baptist Brotherhood
Baptist Sunday School
Bordens Organization
Great West Mill and Elevator Company
FBI to Probe Files Theft In Civil Service Unit
The FBI sought to determine if foreign agents were involved in the theft of confidential personnel files from the civil service commission. Agents held Harlan G. Crandall 29 and Lawrence Haynes an official of a mailing lists establishment as suspects.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Civil Service Commission
Harlan G. Crandall
Lawrence Haynes
Boston Police Raid Gambler Scene Goes Original
Boston police in a dice room raid used unusual methods to infiltrate the game. An officer lit a pipe and blew into a keyhole prompting players to flee into awaiting officers. Earlier another raid used a cat meow to gain entry.
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