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Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1940

Page

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Malin Park to Repair Grandstand This Week

Malin Park will begin rebuilding the damaged grandstand this week after wind destruction Saturday night. Insurance adjustments today clear the path, with roof repairs already set. Gene Fatheree, a Pampa druggist, was released from hospital, and G. F. Geyer listed among the eight victims.

Malin Park Ama- 9 St. Anthony’s Hospital Gene Fatheree G. F. Geyer Washington Street Geyer

Garner Criticizes Roosevelt and Plans Texas Primary Trip

Vice President John Nance Garner accused Roosevelt of delaying word on a third term and said he would travel to Uvalde Texas for the upcoming Texas primary. He offered no direct statement about his own political future and urged reporters to quote him as they wished.

Washington John Nance Garner Roosevelt Uvalde Tex Texas Garner Chicago Henry A. Wallace

Dinner Planned by Thompson Friends

Amarillo friends of Ernest O Thompson invite all supporters of his gubernatorial campaign to a 6 30 pm dinner tomorrow at the Amarillo Hotel. He will speak at KGNC from 7 30 to 8 pm then head to Butler Field for the All Panhandle rally.

Amarillo Ernest O. Thompson Thompson KGNC Butler Field Panhandle

Knox Appeals for Navy Money Bill

Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox urged quick approval of Roosevelt's request for an extra 4.848 billion dollars for total defense. He spoke to a secret session of the House deficiency appropriations committee, saying the two ocean navy program should start immediately. Chairman Woodrum said Knox was fully in accord with the plan.

Washington U.P Frank Knox Roosevelt Knox House Clifton A. Woodrum

Stork Leaves Two Lion Cubs at Zoo

A stork visited Amarillo's zoo leaving two lion cubs under the care of their mother. The tiny kittens attract attention as they grow, with the public invited to view the playful youngsters. Neely Greenhill Agey for Insurance.

Stork Amarillo’s Lion’s den

Silver Grill Cafeteria Reopens In Amarillo Landmark

Hundreds flocked to the remodeled Silver Grill cafeteria in Amarillo yesterday under the longtime ownership of Dewey Ashcroft. The air conditioned facility at Fourth and Pik Streets features ten murals, new low prices, and round the clock access with dining hours from 11:30 to 2 and 5:30 to 1:30.

Dewey Ashcroft Amarillo Ashlcroft Ashcroft

Weather Outlook: Hot and Showery Across Plains

Continued heat remains with highs near 95 and scattered showers. Precip totals vary by city from a trace to over an inch, with Amarlillo reporting 0.87 inches and most areas seeing little benefit to crops. Winds out of the south at about 11 mph.

Amarillo Adrian Claude Dumas Pampa Panhandle Spearman Stratford Clarendon Memphis Muleshoe

No Beer Wine or Liquor Sold Election Day

Austin reports that state liquor authorities ordered all beer taverns beer-wine rooms and package stores to close from 7 A M to 8 P M Saturday for primary elections. Bert Ford state liquor administrator announced the restriction affecting taverns stores and beer sales during voting hours.

Austin Bert Ford

Baby Girl Drowns In Tank Near Sundown Home

Fourteen month old Rita Ann Shue fell into a shallow tank at her parents home two miles southwest of Sundown in Hockley County Sunday morning. Neighbors and family joined a search when she was found missing during play in the yard.

Levelland Rita Ann Shue S. H. Shue Sundown Hockley County

U S Shanghai Patrols Reinforced in International Settlement

U S marine patrols were reinforced in the International Settlement defense zone at Shanghai today and bodyguards were provided for Americans threatened by Japanese dominated elements. Americans urged President Roosevelt to warn Japan it bears responsibility for American safety in China and to retaliate against Japanese newspapermen in the United States if Americans are mistreated.

U.P United States International Roosevelt Japan China

Navy buys two ships to serve as auxiliaries

Secretary Knox announced the Navy purchased two 15,000 ton steamships the Santa Barbara and the Santa Maria from the Grace line for 1.3 million dollars each. The vessels, formerly in Latin American service, bring Navy auxiliary capacity to four ships recently acquired.

Washington Knox Navy Santa Barbara Santa Maria Grace Line

No One in This Morgue Stutters Says Attache

A Pittsburgh morgue attache dismisses a caller's fear of foul play in a missing relative case. The caller describes the man as five eight, in a dark suit with a gray hat, noting he stutters. The attendant replies none of the men downstairs stutter.

Pittsburgh

Panhandle rally mbiggest political gathering tied to primary

A massive Amarillo rally and street parades precede Texas primary voting with candidates for Congress and Senate, gubernatorial contenders, and district organizers taking the stage at Butler Field. Police radio links and free seating promise orderly proceedings as voters finalize transfers and absentee ballots.

Congress State Senate Panhandle Amarillo Dalhart Polk Street Gene Worley Shamrock Deck Wells Max Boyer Lew Fields Butler Field XIT

Borger City Attorney In Critical Condition

Borger July 22 relatives learned that Joseph H Aynesworth Borger City attorney remains critically ill in a Waco hospital with condition unchanged.

Borger Joseph H. Aynesworth Waco

Swimmer Drowns in Buffalo Lakes Near Lubbock

Everett Ward 26 of near Morton drowned in Buffalo Lakes eight miles southeast of Lubbock after being missed for ninety minutes while swimming in an unlighted lake with a friend. Heavy showers earlier caused lights to be off. Ward's funeral is set for 3:30 Tuesday afternoon in Morton.

Lubbock Everett Ward Morton Buffalo Lakes Here Ward

Camp Bullis Parade Prompts Texas Newsmen

Camp Bullis showed two weeks of civilian military training in army life as Texas newspapermen witnessed the second half of the month’s drill on July 22.

Camp Bullis U.P Texas

Thompson contrasts oil taxes with sales tax in Texas governor bid

Vernon July 22 Special Ernest O Thompson candidate for governor on tour to Amarillo homecoming rally attacks sales tax calling it a tax on working people. Proposes nickel per barrel oil tax and per thousand natural gas tax to fund pensions and public aid while noting 85 percent of oil ships out of state. Urges farm and ranch conservation and a special session to address it. Years ago today notes German advance near Argonne.

Thompson

Governor 10 Here Wednesday in Texas Primary Campaign

The field remains focused on O Daniel as Texas gubernatorial hopefuls push through a last week of speeches ahead of Saturday’s Democratic primary. O Daniel schedules 29 talks from Lampasas to Abilene with heavy absentee voting across the state and major campaign appearances planned in Amarillo Fort Worth and Dallas by other contenders including Hines Thompson and Ferguson.

Associated Press O'Daniel Texas W. Lee O'Daniel Lampasas Amarillo Abilene Ernest O. Thompson Harry Hines Wichita Falls Hines James F. Ferguson Fort Worth Goldthwaite Brownwood Cisco Breckenridge Graham Olney Archer City Vernon Quanah Childress Memphis Clarendon Jerry Sadler Gonzales Cuero Victoria Refugio Corpus Christi Port Lavaca Bay City Wharter Houston Dayton Liberty Orange Port Arthur Kirbyville Jasper San Augustine Center Gregg County Dallas

Plains Race Is State Highlight

Vigorous campaigning for 12 Texas congressional seats follows retiring Marvin Jones. Four former representatives seek comebacks in districts eight eleven thirteen and seventeen while seven incumbents run unopposed. The contest features Blanton in the seventeenth district and heated bids in eighteen and twenty districts with issues ranging from New Deal loyalty to preparedness and pensions.

Howard C. Marshall Austin Marvin Jones Amarillo Texas Joe H. Eagle Houston O. H. Cross Waco W. D. McFarlane Graham Thomas L. Blanton Albany Albert Thomas W. R. Poage Ed Gossett Wichita Palls Clyde L. Garrett Fastland Townsend Washington Congress

Scattered thundershowers across Amarillo and West Texas

Regional forecast notes scattered thundershowers tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. West Texas expects partly cloudy skies with showers and thunderstorms, while New Mexico sees similar activity over mountains. Temperature extremes reach 96 maximum and 63 minimum in the past 24 hours. Noon reading 86. Precipitation totals 0.65 inches at the airport.

Amarillo West Texas New Mexico City Airport

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