Mavericks Return From Dallas Exhibit Trip
Fifteen Maverick Club members returned from the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas where they joined the Warden Lawes Crime Prevention Exhibit. Ralph Dykeman and Dutch Mantell led the group as they also participated in an amateur show at Childress and entertained at Fort Worth with the Panther Boys' Club. The club showcased its activities in the exhibit and performed in three groups across two hours of acts. Hamilton Thompson invited a return visit in August, a plan not yet decided. The Maverick Club is affiliated with the American Boys’ Clubs, representing a nationwide network of about three million boys.
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Maverick Club
Dallas
Warden Lawes
Ralph Dykeman
Dutch Mantell
Childress
Fort Worth
Panther Boys
Panther
Lake Worth
Maverick
Warden Lanes
Hamilton Thompson
Lawes
Sing Bing Prison
Dykeman
American Boys’ Clubs
Death Claims John Blagden Weather Chief in Memphis
John D. Blagden 74 retired meteorologist died today in Memphis. He joined the U S Army Signal Corps in 1888 and worked at Cape Cod and Cape Hatteras before joining the Memphis weather bureau in 1890 where he remained until retirement. He survived by his widow, son George a professional swimmer, and daughter Willie Sue Blagden Memphis social worker.
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Tenn
John D. Blagden
Signal Corps
U. S Army
Weather Bureau
Cape Cod
Mass
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Memphis Weather Bureau
Galveston
Tex
Blagden
Willie Sue Blagden
Bartle Ark
George
San Angelo Dry Territory AppeaI Verdict
The Third Court of Civil Appeals ruled Tom Green County Justice Precinct No 1 including San Angelo was dry under the 1948 constitutional amendment. The decision denied Roy E Talley’s mandamus to compel the liquor control board to grant a package store license.
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Austin
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Tom Green County
San Angelo
Roy E. Talley
Liquor Control Board
Jail in Denison Lacks Bunks After Construction
Officials report the newly built Denison city jail has no prisoner bunks. Construction crews overlooked installing beds, leaving inmates with no proper sleeping arrangements.
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Denison
Denison City
Anna Maria Out of Danger in Rome Medical Update
In Rome on July 1 reports say Premier Mussolini’s condition improved as doctors declared Anna Maria out of danger after treatment for grave illness. The brief bulletin notes the infant’s grave illness has stabilized and her doctors project cautious recovery.
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Anna Maria
Rome
Benito
Amarillo Proclaims July Fourth as City Holiday
Mayor Ross D. Rogers proclaims July 4 a legal holiday in Amarillo with mercantile closures noted. Stores may stay open Friday night July 3 to accommodate late shopping and safety warnings urge parents to curb fireworks to prevent injuries and property damage.
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Ross D. Rogers
Amarillo
City of
Tax payments flood city and county offices amid rush
Tax offices in the city county and school district report large payments as taxpayers rush to avoid penalties. Jewell Davidson notes 300 payments totaling 17000 in Potter County. Amarillo city hall receipts reach 15000 with more expected from mail. ISD estimates about 20000 in payments received plus mail.
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Jewell Davidson
Potter County
Miss Davidson
Boys Join Search For Gun Used In Youth's Death
Forty Maverick Club boys joined sheriff's deputies in a morning search for a gun believed to have ended the life of a youth found dead northwest of Amarillo weeks earlier. Deputy Roy Brewer, Mill Cunningham, Ivy Wilkinson, and Claude LeNevve directed the operation along the creek above the site where the body lay.
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Maverick Club
Amarillo
Roy Brewer
Mill Cunningham
Ivy Wilkinson
Claude LeNevve
Forest fire in San Bernardino Mountains gains control
Foresters ended a four day battle with a stubborn brush and timber blaze that blackened about 1000 acres on the north slope. About 1000 men encircled Pawpit Canyon Cajon Mountain area and 200 reinforcements from Sequoia and Sierra National Forests joined the effort. Six other fires sparked yesterday along the Santa Fe railroad were quickly checked.
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San Bernardino
Calif
San Bernardino Mountains
Pawpit Canyon
Cajon Mountain
Sequoia
Sierra National Poresta
Santa Fe
Showers Forecast Over Amarillo Area Tonight
Scattered showers are forecast for Amarillo and vicinity tonight with light rain reported at Texline and Texico. A quarter inch fell near Ramero between Pealhart and Tucumcari as thundershowers are expected across the Plains region. A second forecast notes showers along the Texas New Mexico line with occasional thundershowers expected in New Mexico on Thursday.
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Amarillo
Plains
Texline
Ramero
Pealhart
Tucumcari
Texico
Texas-New Mexico
New Mexico
Decision fixes liability for water damage in Texas court
The Third Court of Civil Appeals held the state liable for overflow damages to property due to highway construction. It was the first appellate ruling on the point and could affect many suits authorized against the state. Assistant Attorney General Curtis Hill said the AG department would appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Austin
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Curtis Hill
Attorney General's Department
Supreme Court
Judge weighs use of fifth wife death in murder case
Los Angeles July 1 The state seeks to use the death of Robert S. James fifth wife as a supplemental weapon in prosecuting the green eyed barber for murdering wife number two. Prosecutors say the two deaths show a similar pattern with drowning to collect life insurance.
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Los Angeles
Robert S. James
Charles W. Fricke
James
France backs Blum policy amid strikes and North Africa unrest
Paris reports a strong confidence vote for Premier Leon Blum as his government faces new strikes and rising North African tensions. Outbreaks in Oran Algiers Constantine prompt troop moves. gendarmes fire at Constantine killing none and injuring 15, while 350 strikers attack an ore train near Oran.
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United Press
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Leon Blum
Popular Front
France
North Africa
Oran
Algiers
Constantine
Riviera
Opera Comique
Palestine
Rains Improve Business Say Bank's Review
The Dallas district reports May rains boosted retail and wholesale trade and lifted Texas ranges. After a drought break, crops improved rapidly as farmers cleaned fields with drier June conditions. Additional moisture would aid growth and feed crops. ranges and livestock showed marked gains.
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Dallas
Texas
Federal Reserve Bank
Monthly Business Review
Department of Agriculture
Services Arranged For W. M. Turpen
Funeral services for William M. Turpen 45 of Vega will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Vega Baptist Church conducted by Rev. L. E. Godwin. Pallbearers include R. C. Godwin C. L. Morris John Halliburton Omar Bartlett Farmer Jones and Spencer Shorty Rusk. Turpen a water well drilling contractor died Tuesday night after months of illness. He is survived by his wife Violet three children a mother three brothers and two sisters. Burial in Vega Cemetery under N. S. Griggs & Sons.
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Vega
Baptist Church of
L. E. Godwin
R. C. Godwin
C. L. Morris
John Halliburton
Omar Bartlett
Farmer Jones
Spencer (Shorty) Rusk
Turpen
Violet Turpen
Emma
Betty Louise
Farr
Raymond
Nancy Turpen
Aspermont
Ed Turpen
Red Barn
Texas
Calloway
Car sales hit new high says tax collector
Amarillo residents bought more automobiles in June than in several years. There were 279 new car registrations and 1136 transfers for used cars, totaling 1415 sales. Miss Jewell Davidson, county tax assessor collector, says used transfers set an all time record. Only one month since she took office has seen more new registrations, March this year.
Rock Island changes proposed for Panhandle railway lines
The Rock Island system will move Panhandle lines under the New Kansas City division HQ. No formal notices on Amarillo changes. H F E McMullen is district superintendent based in Dalhart. Unofficial reports say the Dalhart district will be split with some lines kept and others moved to the Reno Oklahoma district. no staff or operations changes yet.
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Panhandle
Kansas City
Amarillo
H. FE. McMullen
Dalhart
Tucumeari
Liberal
Tucumcari-Sayre
Fl Reno, Okla
Court Affirms Dismissal Of Suit Over Tax
The U S Court of Appeals affirms a district court dismissal of a suit to compel return of 26 million dollars collected as a processing tax on Philippine island coconut oil. The ruling does not address the tax’s constitutionality.
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Washington
Jennings Bailey
District of Columbia District Court
United States Court of Appeals
Phillips Expected to Become U S Ambassador to Italy
Washington reports in diplomatic circles that William Phillips undersecretary of state will likely be named American ambassador to Italy.
Zioncheck again seeks travel amid airline turmoil
Congress member Zioncheck disputed airline accounts about paying Bishop and claimed his employer Kenneth Romney covered Bishop's fare. He planned to board a train or plane at railway stops while his mother lay ill in Seattle, amid a crowd at the airport that cheered him and questioned his sanity.
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Bishop
Washington
Kenneth Romney
House of Representatives
Zioncheck
Seattle
Italian protest over arrest of eight Italian journalists in Geneva
In Rome a protest was ordered to Switzerland after eight Italian newspapermen kissed Emperor Haile Selassie at the League of Nations assembly in Geneva. The journalists faced uproar, with many congratulatory messages pouring in from Italy, while Geneva authorities deemed some telegrams insulting.
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Rome
Switzerland
Geneva
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
League of Nations’ Assembly
Italy
Umberto Guiglielmott
Thousands Receive Texas Old Age Pension Checks
In Austin on July 1, thousands of needy Texans began receiving old age pension checks under a new state program. 40,097 checks were mailed, ranging from a few dollars to 30 dollars, with total initial payments of 641,645 dollars. The program draws funds from liquor tax revenue and federal aid, and 45,000 applicants are expected to be admitted overall.
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Austin
Old Age Assistance Commission
Orville S. Carpenter
Carpenter
Montgomery Ward Officials Meet in Capitol Hotel
Montgomery Ward store heads from the West Texas New Mexico district plan an all day session at the Capitol Hotel. Hartman head of mercantile division will preside as plans for 1938 37 are discussed. Attending officials include J R Mock regional head L H ODell district supervisor and B F Peterson M D Gregory manages the local store.
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Montgomery Ward
West Texas-New Mexico
Capitol Hotel
BP. FE. Hartman
Mercantile Division
Montgomery Ward and Company
J. R. Mock
Kansas City
L. H O'Dell
B. F. Peterson
Bus Crash Traps Passengers in Wreck Under Stormy Skies
A bus loses control near a natural span and drops into a roadside ditch in a violent crash. Olderson struggles to steer as passengers scream while the bus rolls, tipping onto its top and crushing occupants. Glass shatters and bones are described as broken under the weight of the wreck. The storm rages louder than the crash.
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Olderson
Morgan Continues Homeward Trip After Illness
Morgan remained frail as his sons Junius Spencer Morgan and Henry Morgan Jr. watched from West Manchester and Millneck. The financier, said to be in good spirits, was returning from his sister's estate in Massachusetts. floods delayed Gov Allred from attending Pan American highway ceremonies in Laredo. A bridge washout near Kyle caused northbound trains to be annulled between San Marcos and Austin.
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Henry Morgan
Maassachusett
Allred
Austin
James V. Allred
Laredo
Mexico City
Alfred
Waxahachie
Kyle
Missouri Pacific
Katy
San Marcos
Floods Rise Two Feet Per Hour In Heavy North Rain
Floodwaters climb at two feet per hour as Rockdale records the heaviest rainfall since 1900 with 12.14 inches. The region faces rising waters, potential evacuations, and ongoing monitoring of flood conditions.
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Rockdale
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