Best Dressed Women Include Duchess of Kent and Queen Elizabeth
Paris dressmakers pick the 10 best dressed women led by the Duchess of Kent and Windsor and Queen Elizabeth, noting high wardrobes, furs, and jewelry valued above typical sums amid wartime costs. Also listed are Mme Antenor Patino, Doris Duke Cromwell, Begum Aga Khan, and Baronne Eugene de Rothschild among others.
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Paris
Duchess of Kent
Windsor
Queen Elizabeth
United Press
Cleopatra
Mme
Antenor Patino
Doris Duke Cromwell
Atlantic Clipper
United States
Canada
Begum Aga Khan
Gilbert Miller
New York
Baronne Eugene de Rothschild
Mrs
Harrison Williams
Barbara Hutton Re Ke Tlow
Andyee
Woolworth
U.S. urged to intervene over Japanese blockade at Tientsin
The American Chamber of Commerce in Tientsin considered appealing to the U.S. State Department about Japan’s tightened blockade of British and French concessions. Japanese engineers electrified barbed wire around the zones to stop food flows, while farmers tossed small quantities over the barricades.
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Tientsin
China
U.P
United States State Department
Japan
American Chamber of Commerce
Man With Load of Mattresses Detained as Bootlegger
A man with a truckload of mattresses slept on a concrete floor after being arrested by state inspector E. G. Wallace in Amarillo. He was charged as a bootlegger for lacking a permit and revenue stamps on the mattresses. The truck was parked in a garage and he remained jailed.
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Amarillo
E. G. Wallace
Mr. Wallace
Widespread Spy Ring Thought Uncovered in Brussels
Brussels January 29 U P reports two men arrested in a widening spy ring case. Engineer Jean Bero claimed his disclosures to the Belgian army caused mobilization decrees while his aide Yesmedt Charleroi is held. Sources say the pair may be minor figures in a larger Nazi affiliated network.
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Brussels
U.P
Jean Bero
Waste Basket Mistaken for Mailbox Reveals Missing Mail
A Bedford girl traced a Christmas package she mailed that did not arrive. Investigating, she found the package and about six letters inside a wastepaper container on the public square, which resembled a mailbox.
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Bedford, Ind
Bedford
Mussolini Strengthens Italian Air Raid Defenses After Report
Premier Mussolini ordered strengthened Italian air raid defenses with more arms and men after hearing a report on fortifications. Texans in Washington note Senators Sheppard and Connally confined at home with colds. National Venetians contact 2-2381.
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Rome
Mussolini
Washington
Sheppard and
Connally
Texas
Panhandle Hardware Assn Opens 31st Convention
The Panhandle Hardware and Implement Association opened its thirty first annual convention in the Crystal Ballroom at the Herring Hotel with the theme Sell More. E R Yates of Lamesa presided and introduced Charley Isaacs and Dr George C Hester as speakers. Dr Hester a former Texas legislator and economist urged democratic adjustment to preserve opportunities and security while Isaacs highlighted organization and past merchandising carnivals. The event now called Hardware Open House runs April 25 May 4. Delegates and wives were hosted by Henry George and M B Adams prior to the session. Dr R Thomson delivered the invocation. Ted Taylor presiding over the local broadcasting firm also attended.
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the Panhandle, Hardware and Implement Association
E. R. Yates
Lamesa
Crystal Ballroom
Herring Hotel
Charley Isaacs
Indianapolis
National Retail Hardware Association
George C. Hester
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Hester
Hardware
Texas
Washington
Federal Power Commission
American Academy of Political and Social Science
American Association of Political Science
Texas Academy of Science
Henry George
M. B. Adams
Texas Hardware Mutual Fire Insurance Company
R. Thomson
Central Presbyterian Church
Ted Taylor
Pidins Broadcasting Company
Dr. Hester
A M Proxy To Talk Here
Panhandle A M Club plans February 13 banquet honoring T O Walton president of the college with A M Parents as guests. Carl W Miller announces a meeting at Capitol Hotel to arrange the visit and banquet. Alex R Bateman is Panhandle A M Club president. Committees will be appointed tonight. Neely Greenhill Agency insurance. Russell Stationery Co. listed for supplies.
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T. O. Walton
Panhandle A. & M. Club
Carl W. Miller
Panhandle Club
Capitol Hotel
Alex R. Bateman
Hereford
Panhandle A & M Club
Mr. Miller
Effective Spending Needed for Texas Budget Reform
Dr. George C. Hester urged Amarillo Kiwanis to fix public finances through spending controls and tax system reform. He warned of wasteful boards, 130 agencies, and a $21 million deficit, advocating budget oversight, agency coordination, post audits, merit staffing, and tax collection improvements.
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Hester
Charge Priests Beaten By German Polish Extermination Report
A Polish report to Pope Pius XII accuses Germany of beating, torturing, and exterminating Polish priests and civilians. It details Gestapo abuses, deportations, and desecration across annexed areas, with priests forced to preach in German and churches restricted. It cites specific priests killed, imprisoned, or placed in camps and notes ongoing religious persecution.
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Eleanor Packard
Vatican City
Poland
Germany
Pius XII
August Cardinal Hiond
General Government of
Adolf Hitler
Franciscan Sisters of the Perpetual Adoration
Gniezno
Cardinal Hlond
Tihe Gestapo
Hitler
Marriages Are Made In Cars
In Los Angeles a study of 1,181 proposals reports 25 percent in cars, 23 percent in homes, and 20 percent in public places. Dr. Paul Popenoe of the Institute of Family Relations notes privacy limits in modern homes and cites various outside-location methods and a pie crust romantic line as illustrative.
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Los Angeles
Paul Popenoe
Institute
Popenoe
Coronado Centenary Celebration Planned in Amarillo
Amarillo prepares a Coronado Cuarto Centennial fete after Texas commission chair Carl Hinton reports a satisfactory contract with the federal commission. Delegates from five states met in Mexico City and were welcomed by Eduardo Hay as they discussed inviting the national band and a Coronado cavalcade along the conquistadors trail.
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Amarillo
Coronado Cuarto
Carl Hinton
Hinton
Texas Commission
Mexico City
Federal Commission
Eduardo Hay
Josephus Daniels
Mexico
Coronado
Hay
New York City sales tax upheld by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled New York City’s 2 percent sales levy constitutional as applied to goods in interstate commerce. The decision split the Court with dissents from Chief Justice Hughes and Justices McReynolds and Roberts in the New York tax cases.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York City
New York
Charles Evans Hughes
James C. McReynolds
Owen J. Roberts
Merrill Lynch Cassatt merger to form leading brokerage
A merger announced in New York combines E A Pierce and Co with Merrill Lynch and Cassatt and Co creating a major brokerage and underwriting group in the financial district. Cassatt traces its Philadelphia roots to its 65 year history. E A Pierce is described as a large national commission firm with many branch offices.
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New York
Wall Street
E. A. Pierce & Co
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc
Cassatt & Co
Philadelphia
Financial District
Attack Morals Of Girl In San Antonio Hospital Hearing
The defense of Dr. W J Johnson at the San Antonio State Hospital challenge—targets the chastity of a key female witness—opens as the San Antonio Ministers Association pursues charges of moral unfitness. Elderly apartment manager Mrs Anna Price Hewitt testifies of men visiting the witness in July and June, including a deputy constable, with alleged compromising conduct.
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Anna Price Hewitt
San Antonio
Carl Wright Johnson
Claude Williams
Harry Knox, Jr
Hewitt
Johnson
Don’t Postpone Buying A Better Car
Amarillo dealers emphasize their reputation through guarantees on recon ditioned late model used cars. To move stock before spring they offer new low prices in Globe News Want Ads. Want Ad Headquarters.
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Amarillo
Globe News
In Laws Seek New Word for Mother-in-law
The mother-in-law association of New York announced a drive to replace the hyphenated term with a new synonym. Wilfred Funk, the dictionary editor, offered to help and may include a usable word in the dictionary if found before the association's Feb. 6 meeting, to be adopted by the 2,500 members.
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New York
Wilfred Punk
Funk
Amarillo Weather Roundup Promises Spring Hint
Mr. Collman forecasts today reaching 65 degrees with a cooling west breeze. Continued warmth and clear skies are expected tonight and tomorrow. Winter near mid season end, with 23 snows predicted may set a record, as Amarillo records a low of 27 at the airport and 35 in town this morning.
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Mr. Collman
Collman
Amarillo
Burden of Fair Argued in County Meeting
In Amarillo the county commission discussed paying $1,500 for Tri-State Fair buildings insurance. The real estate board argued the fair is not a county function, while supporters said the fair is a community project and the county should help. The court planned an afternoon vote with a plan to insure this year only using a park levy to cover costs.
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Tri-State Fair Insurance
the Fair Association
Amarillo Real Estate Board
Committee On Public Finance
Fair Association
Wade Brymer
Hugo Loewenstern
J. N. Riggs
John Winters
Lewis Fields
The
Amarillo
Potter County
Tri-State
Ray Pinkney
John Boyce
Dean Kirk
George Autry
Lon Sellars
Fair Park
Soviet Bombs Hit Red Cross Hospital Kills 23
Soviet bombs struck a Red Cross military hospital on the Karelian Isthmus on January 29, killing 23 people, including four women. Most victims were wounded soldiers.
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Red Cross Hospital
Karelian Isthmus
U.P
Red Cross
They Can Tease Him About Baldness It Saved His Life
New York January 29 Captain Hllef Tellefsn ignores jokes about his bald spot as he fell from a tug to an ice choked river. In darkness two men heard but could not see him until his bald head surfaced. They threw a rope and pulled him to safety.
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New York
Hllef Tellefsn
Burglar Goes to a Lot of Work Just for Four Dollars
A burglar climbed a boxcar, jumped to a shed roof and forced open a hardware store window. He knocked a hole in a brick wall of a valet and knocked the knob off a safe. The incident occurred in Oklahoma City on January 29.
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Oklahoma City
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Fair tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. West Texas and New Mexico show similar conditions with high clouds in the west portion Tuesday. Temperatures range from a high of 61 and a low of 27, noon reading today at 56.
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Amarillo
Vicineity
West Texas
New Mexico
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Gotham City
E. A. Pierce and Co
Great
E. A. Regal Co
Mrs. Hewitt
Attorney Johnson
Knox
Davis
Burden of Fair Argued
France
National Defense Ministry
John Maynard Lbr. Co
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