Weather heat fuels talk of heat and politics in Amarillo
A 1940 Amarillo Globe column jabs at extreme heat and drought with talk of rain, politics, and social habits. The piece weaves reflections on Hoover Roosevelt and civic life, plus reader letters about onions and sleep, and notes on refugees, taxes, and international intrigue. It mentions Mrs Cornelia Patton and the United States Committee for the Care of Europe’s Children.
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Amarillo
United States
News-Globe
Cornelia Patton
Texas Relief Commission
United States Committee For the Care of
Fourth Avenue
New York City
158 Carloads Of Wheat In Amarillo Today
Receipts in Amarillo rose to 158 carloads of wheat today up from 123 last year for the same day. The week’s total reached 798 carloads for inspection by the Amarillo Grain Exchange. Wheat moves to Fort Worth Houston and Galveston elevators as storage space is exhausted.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Grain Exchange
Panhandle
Fort Worth
Houston
Galveston
Petain proposes transfer of government to occupied France
Paris broadcast quotes Marshal Petain saying France would seek German permission to move the government to occupied territory and reoccupy Paris and Versailles. In Washington, French naval authorities reject internment of the carrier Bearn and other vessels in American ports. The Senate unites on Hatch clean state politics bill and sends it to Roosevelt for signature.
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Zurich
Henri Philippe Petain
France
Germany
Paris
Versailles
Washington
Bearn
Martinique
New Orleans
Senate
White House
Roosevelt
Census Years End For 10 More Years
Census operations of the 1940 decennial census are nearly over for 10 years, Amarillo district supervisor W. S. Ruffner said today. All but six census offices in the Amarillo territory, covering the Panhandle, have closed and the rest will close this week. The district office in the federal building will close next week. Agricultural censuses may be taken periodically by the department of agriculture with Rural Free Delivery assistance, but the headcount census is almost finished.
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W. 8S. Ruffner
Amarillo
Amarillo Territory
Panhandle
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Timber mix drives 70 percent growth in Ala forests
A report notes Sitka spruce and Alpine hemlock comprise about 70 percent of Ala timber growth, shaping forest composition and management considerations for state stands.
Game Officials Await Reply on Gov O'Daniel Critique
Austin July 11 The state game fish and oyster commission in session considered Gov W Lee O'Daniels charges from a Waco rally July 2. Chairman A E Wood said no reply had been received to an invitation for the governor to attend todays hearing to present objections to the departments conduct. Daniel called the department a millionnaire sportsmans club and cited state autos and 74 state boats. Wood said he would not comment until after the hearing but sought to know where the governor obtained the information used in his campaign speech.
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Austin
U.P
State Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
W. Lee O'Daniel
Waco
Commission
A. E. Wood
Ddaniel
Department
Wood
Officer Bell Confined After Motorcycle Crash
Officer Bob Bell of the police traffic squad was injured when his three wheel motorcycle toppled under a car driven by Wesley Barton in the 200 block on North Fillmore Street during a shower. He suffers a severe leg injury and possible wrist fracture and will remain in bed two to three days pending X rays. Transported to his home at 1600 Lipscomb Street, the crash occurred after the car allegedly turned suddenly on slick pavement as both vehicles traveled in the same direction, according to Traffic Captain Sid Harper.
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Bob Bell
Officer Bell
Lipscomb Street
Wesley Barton
North Fillmore Street
Sid Harper
Architect's Suggestions Accepted by Commission
In a special city commission session, architect Macon O Carder proposal for revamping the Municipal Auditorium heating system and related changes was approved. The public library will move to a wing of the Auditorium on Aug 1, with city and county sharing moving costs, and basement shelves to be added. A separate financial note lists securities with quoted prices and a liquidation offering.
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City Commission
Macon O. Carder
Municipal Auditorium
Dickie and Wild Deer Turn Friendly Meeting Violent
Dickie Doyle of Palo Duro Canyon south of Claude befriended a wild deer that entered the farmyard and allowed petting for several minutes. The buck suddenly attacked, knocking him down and injuring him. A. C. Doyle chased the animal away, and the deer fled back to the canyon. The boy’s injuries were not serious.
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Dickie Doyle
Palo Duro Canyon
Claude
A. C. Doyle
Beer cans used as road reflectors in New Hampshire
In Littleton New Hampshire state officials affixed cut shiny bottoms of beer cans to snow fences to serve as reflectors for motorists during and after heavy snowstorms.
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Littleton
N. H
U.P
State Highway Department
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Ith & Tyler
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KGNC
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Amarillo, Texas
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Pink Clover
Harriet Hubbard Ayer
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