Tax Lag Payments Ahead of Poll Tax Deadline in Potter County
Potter County awaits a rush for poll tax receipts as the tax office reports only 5 157 receipts issued by midmorning and about 150 by noon. Past elections show lower turnout. Wednesday midnight is the deadline with the office set to stay open late Tuesday and all night Wednesday for convenience. Miss Jewell Davidson, county tax officer, notes extended hours.
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Oon
O'Daniel
Soting
Norrow
Potter County
Jewell Davidson
Gold Hunters Seek Advice Of Brother
Mrs. L E B Smith says her husband L E Smith and Riley Smith, partners not related, found a waybill directing to a treasure site 150 miles from Odessa. They left for a "business" conference with a brother near Lubbock while the gold remains undiscovered, the couple claiming the site was found after 11 months of searching for treasure buried 65 years ago.
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Odessa
L. EB. Smith
Riley Smith
Lubbock
L. E. Smith
Tokyo Suburban Wreck and Fire Kills Hundreds
About 170 to 200 factory workers died as a two car suburban train derailed near Osaka and caught fire. Roughly 100 others were injured as investigators search for the cause after initial reports linked the crash to gas oil tank cars.
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Tokyo
Osaka
Osaka Railway Bureau
Three Amarillo Boys Held in Sayre on Car Theft Charge
Three Amarillo youths are held in Sayre Oklahoma on a car theft charge after Sayre officers recovered a car stolen from Freeman Motor Company. The sheriff's office said federal officers likely take charge since crossing a state line with a stolen auto is a federal offense.
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Amarillo
Sayre
Okla
Freeman Motor Company
Sheriff's Office
First Shipments of Lockheed Bombing Planes Arrive in England
London reports the first wartime shipments of Lockheed bombing planes from the United States have arrived in England after the outbreak of war. Afternoon papers published photographs of the planes being unloaded from a ship.
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U. S
England
London
U.P
United States
Man’s attempt to frighten wife backfires in garage
Anthony Tubacki 26 claimed he did not intend suicide after turning on his car motor in a garage attempt to scare his wife. Firemen revived him from carbon monoxide fumes and he said his quarrel prompted the act, then claimed she came out fine.
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Chicago
Anthony Tubacki
Tabacki
Standard Oil of Indiana Declares Quarterly Dividend
Directors of Standard Oil Company of Indiana declare a regular quarterly dividend of 25 cents a share payable March 15 to stock on record February 15.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Meeting Postponed by First Baptist Society
An all day meeting of the First Baptist Women's Missionary Society scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed until February 9.
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First Baptist Women's Missionary Society
Rufus Steele to Supervise Bridge Parties Here
International bridge expert Rufus Steele will supervise bridge parties in Amarillo for the rest of the week. He just returned from Tucumcari New Mexico where he conducted a charity school under Elks sponsorship, calling the program very successful.
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Rufus Steele
Herring Hotel
Amarillo
Tucumcari
New Mexico
the Elks
Mr. Steele
Belt Buckle Sale Lands Man in Jail in Burglary Case
Raymond Caldwell sold a belt buckle to the wrong man and was charged today in Justice of the Peace Carder s court with burglary tied to the saddle shop looting in the Amarillo Building on December 23. He was arrested in Breckenridge after sale and will be brought to Amarillo to face the burglary charge as officers recover other stolen items.
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Raymond Caldwell
Caldwell
Justice of the Peace Carder’s Court
Amarillo
Breckenridge
Bus Blast in Toluca Kills 32, Injures 23
El Nacional reports from Toluca that a passenger threw a lit cigarette into a gasoline tank on a San Bar tolo Otolotepec bus, killing 32 and injuring 23. Eight children are among the dead.
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Mexico
Mexico City
U.P
el Nacional
Toluca
State of Mexico
San Bartolo
Otolotepec
Borger Man Faces Charge of Drunken Driving
J. L. Williams of Borger is charged with drunken driving and appeared before Justice of the Peace Duke who set bond at 750 dollars. J. E. Massey of Coney Oklahoma was charged yesterday with drunken driving and bond was set at 500 dollars by Justice of the Peace Carder.
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Borger Man
J. L. Williams
Borger
Justice of the Peace
Blame Nazi Subs For Sinking of 3 Neutral Vessels
London reports three neutral ships sunk by German submarines in a British statement. The Danish England of 2767 tons lost all but one crew member. the Norwegian Faro 844 tons with at least seven dead. Reck driven ashore after rescue of captain and six crew. Hosanger 1591 tons also sunk. Survivors and missing numbers vary.
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London
England
Faro
Reck
Hosanger
E O Flynn Rites Set In Amarillo
Funeral services for E O Flynn, 56, retired farmer rancher, will be held at 8 am tomorrow from Sacred Heart Cathedral with Rev. Wilmer Ruchell officiating. Rosary is at 8 pm tonight at Boxwell Brothers Chapel. He died Saturday after a long residency in Amarillo and is survived by seven sons including Raphael Flynn and Tony Flynn, and two daughters. Interment will be in Hereford Cemetery.
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Sacred Heart Cathedral
Wilmer Ruchell
Boxwell Brothers
Flynn
Amarillo
Raphael Flynn
Piedmont, Mo
Leo Flynn
Chicago
Omer Flynn
Washington
O. P. Flynn
Conchas Dam
N. M
Herbert
James
Tony Flynn
Ray Boge
Dubuque, Ia
Rita Marie Flynn
Hereford Cemetery
Japan May Demand Return of Nazi Seamen
Tokyo reports Japan may formally demand Britain return 21 German seamen seized from the liner Asama Maru. Foreign Office spokesman Yukichiro Suma said Britain has favorable grounds for defending its legal position. He noted Japan cares more about prestige than the legal argument, citing proximity to its coast.
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Tokyo
Japan
Great Britain
Yukichiro Suma
Foreign Office
Suma
Airplane Drops Feed to Starving Ducks in Illinois
Three planes were used along a 25 mile sector of the ice covered Illinois River to drop paper sacks of shelled corn for hungry wild ducks. The birds lingered due to unseasonably warm fall, then were trapped by recent sub zero conditions.
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LA Salle
Illinois River
Remembers Dad's Advice saves lives in Kansas fire
Fireman Charles Holwick recuperating from surgery woke to smoke. His son Gene followed his late father’s warning to stay calm and rescued his family by breaking a window, jumping 15 feet to safety with help from his brother Wayne and a ladder. The two-year-old daughter was handed to Gene as the parents escaped.
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Kansas City
Kan
Charles Holwick
Gene
Holwick
Wayne
Johnson warns labor not to get sewn up in parties
Gen Hugh Johnson says organized labor will be a stupid sucker politically if it follows John L Lewis and gets sewed up with any party. He urges labor to oppose or support issues rather than persons, keeping both parties guessing at the United Mine Workers convention.
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Columbus
Hugh
Johnson
John L. Lewis
NRA
Roosevelt
United Mine Workers Convention
John Lewis
Teacher testifies on attempted coercion by assistant secretary
A San Antonio hospital probe features a supervisor and Johnson household cook testifying that Claude Williams urged her to sign a false statement alleging Dr. Johnson made improper advances. She rejected the offer noting she would not lower herself for $40 a month and would not become a mistress. Williams aids the board of control majority probing hospital conditions.
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Claude Williams
Williams
Johnson Home
Board of Control
San Antonio
Convention Highlights Include Speakers And Films
Paul Lewis of Denver and Byron Lopp of Albuquerque headlined the convention. Tonight features two motion pictures including Wild Life in Color at 7 30 PM courtesy of the Game Fish and Oyster Commission of Texas. Tomorrow session opens at 10 AM as mezzanine displays showcase farm gadgets and housewife aids.
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Paul Lewis
Denver
Byron Lopp
Albuquerque
the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission of
Texas
President and Mrs Roosevelt Attend Infantile Paralysis Benefit
President and Mrs Roosevelt with federal officials attended a Broadway benefit performance of Life With Father in Washington. The event, a charity show for the campaign against infantile paralysis, drew a large crowd and featured a sharp quip about fools and Democrats.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Johnson hearing resumes in Senate chamber in Austin
A large audience gathers in the Texas Capitol Senate chamber for a resumed hearing on Dr. Johnson with many women and children present. Miss Lera Greer testifies the superintendent is a gentleman and praises the Johnson family as congenial and courteous.
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Austin
Senate
State Capitol
Lera Greer
Dr. Johnson
Johnson
Texas official criticizes tax increases for school fund
An official denounces rising revenues for a fragmented Texas school fund system. He calls for a thorough program of responsible spending as automatic tax rates increase and other levies contribute to higher totals.
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Automatic Tax Board
Texas
Pattern 4314 for Anne Adams jumper outfit
Allen Adams pattern 4314 offers a jumper with circular flaring skirt and back buttons, a lace trimmed blouse, optional collar, elfin cap, and bloomers in four garments. Available in children sizes 2 4 6 8 10, with fabric estimates and price 15 cents for pattern and 25 cents for book and pattern. Order from Amarillo Globe Pattern Department in New York.
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Anne Adams
Amarillo Globe
Pattern Department
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Hester urges Nebraska model to curb Texas spending
Dr Hester argues Texas should imitate Nebraska by cutting expenditures rather than raising taxes. He cites Nebraska's 8 percent budget cut saving $24 million this biennium and notes Texas lacks full social security funding and an adequate pension plan. He calls for pulling skeletons from state closets and ending raids on taxpayers. Introduced by Travis Lively of Pampa.
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Texas
Nebraska
Hester
Dr. Hester
Travis Lively
Pampa
The
Panhandle Hardware and Implement Dealers Association
R. A. Coodall
Kiwanis Club Event Convenes in Amarillo
Music was provided by Mr and Mrs John Josey for a program organized by Joe Jenkins chairman of the Kiwanis Club public affairs committee in Amarillo.
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Amarillo
John Josey
Joe Jenkins
Kiwanis Club
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