Roosevelt Aims for Nomination Amid Democratic Tensions
Chicago dispatch reports Roosevelt poised for a Thursday nomination with strong victory expectations. Democrats lament party defection while Republicans relish the split as they forecast a Roosevelt landslide, aided by a powerful machine and internal suppression of rivals such as Garner. The Chicago convention dwarfs Philadelphia in size and interest, with vice presidential picks debated but settled by Roosevelt's likely choice, as fears grow over his long tenture.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Chicago Tribune
Franklin
Mr. Garner
Garner
Democratic Party
White House
Texas
Washington
Philadelphia
Willkie
Roosevelt Harry Hopkins
Wagner
New York
Kiwanis Club Hears Seaman
Bishop E Cecil Seaman spoke to the downtown Kiwanis Club at the Amarillo Hotel on faith, self control, and democracy. He traced France's history since the Bastille and contrasted it with the United States as another child of revolution. The program was under Classification Committee with L C Whitney presiding. Van Bruner announced the Children's Home playground installation. Harold Hamilton was introduced as a new Kiwanis member.
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France
America
E. Cecil Seaman
Kiwanis Club
Amarillo
Seaman
United States
L. C. Whitney
van Bruner
Harold Hamilton
National Youth Administration
Ernest Thompson Defends State Commissions in Speech
Houston July 15 Col Ernest O Thompson of the state railroad commission and governor candidate said he would defend the state game fish and oyster commission and the state public safety commission in Beaumont tonight He praised their work and criticized the governor for attacking these institutions in a brief stop here today.
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Houston
Ernest O. Thompson
State Railroad Commission
State Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
State Public Safety Commission
Beaumont
Prizes for Home Flowers to Be Offered by Fair
More than 150 cash prizes will be listed in the 1940 catalog of The Tri State Fair for the home grown flowers department. Mrs P J Wooldridge superintendent of the department has just listed rules governing the display. Duplicate entries will not be permitted. Display to be had in potted plants only and must consist of three plants. Exhibitor must enter cut flowers in own containers. Plants not listed will not be awarded prizes. Potted plants will be received Sunday Sept 15 from 2 o'clock to 5 o'clock all cut flowers Monday Sept 16 from 8 to 12 o'clock noon.
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P. J. Wooldridge
Ong Street
Permit Issued for New 12-Unit Tourist Court
A permit was issued at city hall for a 12 unit tourist court at 2804 North East Eighth Avenue for Arthur J. Grier. The estimated cost is $7,500. The article notes Amarillo’s 1940 program is near $1.4 million, close to the 1939 total for the same period.
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North East
Eighth Avenue
Arthur J. Grier
Amarillo
Dozen Negroes Lose In Sunday Dice Game
A Sab bath craps game raid by Deputy Sheriff Gib Landis and Detective Captain Leo Yselding resulted in a dozen Negroes being jailed. The incident follows a weekend of political talk in Chicago where Roosevelt is portrayed as invincible and the nomination expected by Thursday night.
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Gib Landis
Leo Yselding
Lost ten dollar bills near Amarillo Building and Milner Hotel
A reader from Room 219 at the Sterling Hotel reports misplacing two folded ten dollar bills between the Amarillo Building and the Milner Hotel or in the Milner Hotel lobby. They are in urgent need of recovery as this is their first paycheck in six months.
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Amarillo
Milner
Sterling Hotel
Lost red leather bag near Taylor Street theft urge reward
Miss Polk seeks return of a red leather bag with contents including money glasses fountain pen and keys lost on the west side of Taylor Street between Third and Fourth The note offers a reward for returning the bag and contents to 605 Taylor and signs as Miss Polk The message includes a personal note about being a lonely middle aged widow seeking companionship and references continuation on page 4
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Taylor Street
Taylor
Miss Polk
Willkie Tie Spotted At Key GOP Moments Over 10 Days
AP outlines a Wendell Willkie necktie worn at major GOP convention moments over a ten day span. The tie appeared at arrival, while mingling with delegates, at nomination, before the assembly, and on return to New York, with several suit changes and other ties observed during the period.
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Wendell Willkie
Assembly
New York
Handsomest Iceman is a Woman Hater
Boston July 15 Twenty year old Joe ONeil of Boston declares he is a woman hater after winning a silver tongs prize at a New England Ice Association outing He is six foot one and blond and says he is too busy for girls showing the title.
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Boston
New England
Joe O'Neil
New England Ice Association
Joe
Seek Conservation of Surface Water at Fair
Potter County commissioners court authorized Judge J N Riggs to request the Soil Conservation Service to cooperate in conserving surface water at the Tri State Fair grounds. The county aims to use surface water more effectively to water trees on the fair grounds.
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Potter County Commissioners Court
J. N. Riggs
Soil Conservation Service
Tri-State Fair
Absentee Ballot Total Reported in Democratic Primary
County Clerk Hubert Cole reported 175 absentee ballots cast in the July 27 Democratic primary. The deadline to vote was July 24.
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Hubert Cole
Barber Keeps Evacuee Children Trimmed on Sundays
A Bermondsey barber in London visits evacuee children every Sunday and gives each child a free haircut. He brings his scissors, rounds up the youngsters, and provides a gratuitous trim as his contribution during the war effort.
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Barber
London
Bermondsey
25 Years Ago Today July 15 1915
On this date in 1915, Great Britain began a national registration. German forces made important gains in the Argonne Forest as World War I operations continued.
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Great Britain
Argonne Forest
Five Die In Plane Crash Near Markleeville Calif
Five persons were killed when an airplane crashed near Markleeville California today. The Civil Aeronautics Authority said it was informed and the owner of the plane is Troy Colback of Fullerton California. Names of the dead were not available.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Markleeville
Calif
The
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Troy Colback
Fullerton
Rector Sentenced For Ringing Bells In Church
London reports Rev. R. G. C. Graham, rector of Old Bolingbroke, jailed four weeks for ringing bells on June 16 despite a defense order restricting bell ringing to invasion warnings. The judge found the act intentional and deliberate, despite the rector's claim of ignorance.
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London
R. G. C. Graham
Old Bolingbroke
Invason
Belgian Premier Visits U S to Seek Facts
Former Belgian Premier Paul Van Zeeland sails from Lisbon to the United States to clarify the Belgian government situation. He hopes to obtain information in the United States, believing Americans are better informed on the matter.
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Lisbon
Paul van Zeeland
Belgium
Clipper
United States
Tremor Reported in Tokyo Vicinity
A Comei radio report from Tokyo said a heavy earth tremor struck the Tokyo area during the night. The extent of any damage remains unknown.
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Tokyo
Comei
Postmasters Seek Receipts Salary Basis For Fourth Class
National Association of Postmasters campaigns for salary model based on postal receipts rather than cancellations. Legislation before Congress targets fourth class "Grocery Store" postmasters matching salaries of larger offices. There are 4,514 fourth class post offices nationwide, including 87 in the Amarillo area. Over 5,000 fourth class postmasters earn under 150 dollars annually.
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National Association of Postmarctrs
W. D. DeGrassi
Congress
United States
Amarillo
Magazine Salesmen Connel Nine Mixed Hens Scams
Mrs. Ruth Stanton claimed two men posing as magazine salesmen visited River Road home then returned saying she bought magazines and needed to pick up nine hens. The birds were later sold at a local produce house.
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Ruth Stanton
River Road
Kennedy Buys Queen Elizabeth Gift at Red Cross Sale
United States Ambassador Joseph P Kennedy purchased Queen Elizabeth's gift, a silver and gilt tea service, for 300 pounds at a Red Cross benefit sale today. The event raised funds for relief efforts and featured noted attendees.
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Kennedy
London
United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
Red Cross
Rockefeller Jr's Sons Shown As 'White Sheep' in Society News
New York July 15 John D Rockefeller Jr smiles at the absence of black sheep among his five sons as Dafie Rockefeller becomes engaged to Margaret McGrath. David Rockefeller plans a PhD at the University of Chicago and will marry Peggy McGrath, daughter of Francis McGrath, a Wall Street lawyer.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Dafie
Winthrop
Rockefeller
David
Margaret
McGrath
Peggy McGrath
David Rockefeller
Social Register
Colony Club
University of Chicago
Francis McGrath
Old Wall Street
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