Amarillo to discuss water supply in special meeting
Mayor Joe Jenkins announced a special city commission session tonight to address a rising water demand after heavy rains. Officials plan to review options with water experts as shortages loom during peak use and potential camp needs, while revenue from lawn irrigation declines amid large principal maturities.
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Livestock Market Report From Kansas City and Midwest
Markets show slow to steady activity with cattle prices mixed and hogs sharply higher. Cattle demand weak for weighty steers while grass and feeder classes hold firm. calves and vealers ease. Hogs advance with top bids near $10.95, reflecting broader market gains.
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Out of the Wind Into the Spiders
In St Edward Nebraska on July 9 a tornado threat confronts farmer Frank Matya who fears fleeing to his storm cellar due to a cellar crowded with aggressive black widow spiders threatening retreat from the danger outside.
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Britain insists Soviet Union not ally despite war material shipments
In parliament debates the ministry of economic warfare announced large quantities of war materials to Soviet Russia are in transit but Britain still does not recognize the Soviet Union as an ally. Foreign Secretary Eden said Britain and Russia are collaborators against Germany, yet no formal alliance exists. Information Minister Duff Cooper said only national anthems of actual allies are played on the BBC program.
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Conoco Nth Oil Tops Death Test For Mileage
The Death Test shows Conoco Nth oil lasting 5,683 miles longer than any rival while all five competing oils failed to average half its mileage. Certified results confirm Conoco Nth as leading in endurance tests.
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Riot injures thirty as 500 miners clash with cops at colliery
In Donaldson Pennsylvania 30 men were injured as 500 miners confronted private special officers at the Correale Colliery of Necho Coal Company. Fire from shotgun blasts followed miners surrounding a steam shovel in a long running dispute over strip mining.
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Parachutist’s Umbrella Ad Sparks West 14th Lease Find
A brisk classified ad urges readers to rent a furnished efficiency at 709 West 14th, with 35,000 Globe-News readers reached for 40 cents. The note mentions Want Ad Headquarters dialing 6262 and quick contact, reflecting the era’s rapid paper ads. Churchill outlines wartime Atlantic defense aims, insisting US Britain align on Iceland defense and joint actions against Hitler, stressing cooperative strategy.
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Amarillo Construction Costs Reach $1,445,492 This Year
The year in Amarillo totals construction costs of $1,445,492 with new permits issued to E. R. Cox for a $10,000 home at 3001 Parker Street H. S. Stephenson for a $6,000 home at 1723 Jackson Street and E. L. Craig Head for a $4,500 home at 916 Milam Street.
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Churchill Talks Iceland Occupation and Allied Cooperation
In a wartime speech Churchill defends the Allied occupation of Iceland and argues for close cooperation between British and American forces. He says the US will supply Britain and notes American traffic must traverse dangerous waters, suggesting mutual aid between navies as practical.
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United States Occupation of Iceland Reported
Nazis claim that the United States by occupation of Iceland has taken a military step as of July 9, signaling heightened tension in the European theater.
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Adlerika Promises Quick Relief From Digestive Pains
Thousands of users report relief from bad breath headaches and gas pains after using Adlerika. The product is advertised with five carminatives for gas relief and three laxatives for fast action, available at the local druggist today.
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Ween
Germans See Iceland Occupation as Wider War Signal
A German spokesman described recent troop movements and the Iceland occupation as meaningful to U S strategy. Berlin tied the move to President Roosevelt’s Azores Dakar and Cape Verde remarks and suggested the United States may occupy further locations in the western hemisphere.
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