Farm Food Fun and Family Lead Potter County Rural Clubs
In Beverley Gardens the Four F organization represents farm food fun and family. Potter County women and 4 H girls support home demonstration and club activities with 152 women in eight clubs and 52 girls in five clubs. They market produce weekly at Amarillo Auditorium, led by market manager Mrs. O H Blankenship, with agents Pauline Lakey and local leaders guiding kitchens poultry and clothing projects. Drought persists yet members like Mrs. W N Martin keep up varied vegetables and home economies benefiting rural families.
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Beverley Gardens
Four F
Potter County
Forest Hill
Pleasant Valley
River Road
Sunnyside
Thrifty
Brady
Bushland
Soncy
Amarillo
Pauline Lakey
Lokey
J. W. McKee
J. R. Hogge
Sunnyside Club
St. Francis
Texas
Amarilla Municipal Auditorium
O. H. Blankenship
R. M. Rose
Thrifty Club
W. T. Sherrill
R. P. Hill
Drouth
W. N. Martin
Country Club Golf Gets Hot
Farmers and club members dominate growth topics with gardening canning market sales and kitchen and wardrobe improvements. They repurpose run-down houses into farm homes and have saved homes from foreclosure through prudent management.
Women's clubs plan programs and garden talks in Amarillo
The Am a r i l l o Globe News notes women and girls discuss problems and plan garden and wardrobe ideas. Mr Lokey introduces practical demonstrations while council chorus sings on KGNC radio. Clubs host social and educational activities. clubs meet twice monthly in Amarillo in July 1939.
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S Lokey
Lokey
KGNC
Amarillo
Sx Globe
Globe-News
Texas
Associated Press
United Press
Stein Defines Books and Golf Roundup From Vernon
Gertrude Stein's literary philosophy is cited in Books Abroad, while Vernon’s golf action reports Stewart and Allen rallying to win early matches. The afternoon card notes Dodd, Bihl, Flenniken, Schumacher, Hare, and other Amarillo area players advancing with several close results. Windy conditions and a water‑course hole stunt highlight the day’s play.
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Norman
Okla
U.P
Gertrude Stein
International Literary Quarterly
University of Oklahoma
Alice B. Tolkas
Miss Stein
Vernon
Spec) Stewart
Albuquerque
Amarillo
Manson
Allen
Gore
West Texas
Jodie Bihl
Bihl
G. W. Dodd
Bill Flenniken
Stewart
J. R. Stevenson
Flenniken
Don Schumacher
Dallas
Texas
Eddie Johnson
Schumacher
How Amarilloans Keep Cool
A humorously edited survey records Amarillo residents describing amusing and practical ways to beat the heat. Citizens name remedies from lemonade on the porch to swimming and shade, with notes on movies, travel, and breezy outdoor activity.
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Dick Breen
Necessity
Amarillo
British Minister Reported Lost in Flight to Belfast
London July 28 The British air minister Sir Kingsley Wood was reported missing an hour and a half after his airplane failed to land at Belfast. The incident prompted authorities to search for the aircraft and investigate the disappearance.
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London
Sir Kingsley Wood
Belfast
Bridge Girders Stolen in Connecticut Town
Five 20 foot bridge girders weighing over two and a half tons stolen from Connecticut location. Finder urged to notify Selectman Stair Li. Robinson, who said girders were needed for bridge construction.
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Connecticut
Stair Li
Robinson
Amarillo Weather Summary From Western Texas
Partly cloudy conditions linger for Amarillo with little temperature change through Saturday. West Texas regions see scattered thundershowers in southwestern areas tonight and Saturday, while New Mexico reports similar clouds and showers mainly in eastern and north central zones. Extremes in the past 24 hours ranged from 61 to 92 degrees with noon at 89.
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Amarillo
Yuicini
Texas
Mexico
Funeral rites for Clarendon pioneer and former mayor
Clarendon July 28 funeral services will be held for C. W. Bennett 64 a pioneer and former mayor. Survived by wife two children C W Bennett Jr and Mrs Clyde Tr Price both of Clarendon and brother W O Bennett of El Paso. Bennett a grain dealer resided in Clarendon 35 years.
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Clarendon
U,pa
C. W. Bennett
Bennett
C. W. Bennett, Jr
Clyde Tr. Price
W. O. Bennett
el Paso
Bill clears path to sell U.S. cotton to France and Switzerland
Senate Banking and Currency Committee approved an enabling bill by Sen. James Byrnes to authorize sale of 175,000 bales of surplus U.S. cotton to France and Switzerland. The measure aims to facilitate insurance coverage through Neely-Greenhill agency.
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Washington
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
France
Switzerland
Wheeler seeks to strike rail equipment loan clause from lending bill
Senate commerce chairman Wheeler dumps proposed rail road equipment loans from a 2.49 billion lending bill. He and Senator La Follette push refinancing of farm mortgages. President Roosevelt backs Hatch bill aims but notes broad language creates potential issues for political activity.
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Washington
Wheeler
Montana
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
la Follette
Wisconsin
Roosevelt
White House
Drunk Caller Requests Help From Liquor Administrator
A Cameron man phoned Bert Ford, state liquor chief, to complain a tavern would not sell him beer while drunk. Ford advised him to go home, and the caller agreed after a brief pause. The man paid for the call.
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Austin
Bert Ford
Cameron
Ford
Woman Traps Cat Fails to Find Pet Night Hunt
York report says Mrs Coran McNeil vowed not to hunt her pet cat outside after dark after chasing a mysterious animal and catching it by the tail. It proved to be a striped skunk.
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York
U.P
Coran McNeil
Dr. Mayo Dies In Rochester
Dr. William J. Mayo aged 78, co founder of the Mayo Clinic, died at his Rochester home after a campaign of illness. He had undergone liver surgery April 22 for a perforating ulcer. His brother Dr. Charles Mayo died May 26 in Chicago. The Mayo brothers built a renowned surgical enterprise with William serving as clinic chief of staff. The family and clinic staff were at his bedside.
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Rochester
Minn
William J. Mayo
Charles Mayo
Mayo Clinic
Chicago
Waltman Walters
Walters
William
Hattie Damon
Carrie Balfour
Phoebe Walters
Balfour
George B. Easterman
United States, Britain and France Exchange Far East Information
Secretary of State Cordell Hull said the United States had exchanged information on the Far East with Great Britain and France since notifying Japan of the abrogation of the 1911 commercial treaty. He stressed there was no consultation with these governments beforehand and the talks were merely routine exchanges on such situations.
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Washington
U.P
Cordell Hull
United States
Great Britain
France
Hull
Japan
Lewis Attack on Garner Boosts Texan for Presidency
John L. Lewis denounced Vice President Garner, calling him a labor foe, as Congress debated wage hour changes. The clash sparked a partisan storm, with AFL CIO opposition and lawmakers predicting Garner gains in 1940 if he seeks the presidency. Senators and representatives predicted the outburst would boost Garner politically.
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Lewis
Garner
Texan
Washington
John L. Lewis
Congress
House Labor Committee
CIO
AFL
Labor Committee
House
United States
Senate
Burke
Nebraska
Adam Sculptor and Composer Strike London Fortunes
Baltimore born sculptor Epstein sold the seven ton Adam for $35,000 to Charles Stafford. Lawrence Wright, a composer, arranged a Blackpool exhibition drawing crowds paying up to 10 cents. Wright plans to pay Epstein $75,000 for an Eve and another $75,000 for bronzes.
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London
U.pi
Jacob Epstein
Lawrence Wright
Epstein
Adam
Charles Stafford
Wright
Stafford
Blackpool
Eve
Balloon Barrage Rises Over London City
London remained ringed by a steel network as authorities launched a balloon barrage to trap invading aircraft. The barrier extended over the capital to provide air defense against possible raids.
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London
U.P
al m
57 Hurt in Grand Canyon Train Wreck
Grand Canyon Arizona July 28 57 injured as Santa Fe special derailed six miles south of the station. 37 hospitalized 20 given first aid. five remained in hospital incl Alisa White Minnie Hofemeister G B Parker Lillian Aston Michael Sachs. No one in critical condition. Train carried 190 visitors from around the world.
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Grand Canyon
Ariz
Santa Fe
Here
Alisa White
Kalamazoo
Mich
Amarillo
Rain Wanted but Not Expected by Mr Collman
Mr Collman hopes for a general rainfall but predicts none soon. He notes scattered showers possible late today with cooler temps about two degrees below yesterday's 92. Partly cloudy tonight and fair tomorrow with a north wind today shifting south tomorrow. Only rain in the Panhandle was 0.02 inch at Spearman.
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Mr. Collman
Panhandle
Spearman
Four American Technicians Die in Lockheed Plane Crash
Four American technicians were killed when an American Lockheed plane on a test flight crashed at Speke Airport Cheshire. Airport officials confirmed the fatalities and reported investigation started into the crash conclusions.
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Speke
Eng
Cheshire
Woman Jumped From Brooklyn Hotel After Notebook Note
A 35 year old woman found in a Brooklyn hotel leapt from a fourth floor window after scribbling a note in a handbag. She wrote of facing death by her own action and asked her husband Joseph for forgiveness and to be stricter with their son Michael. She had been treated for a nervous disorder.
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Brooklyn
Joseph
Michael
Beck
Campaign Against Death Stymied Behind Red Light
Chicago July 28 U P Traffic safety campaigns have slipped behind a red light and death again gained on the highways. The National Safety Council reports a 17 month run of gains ending March this year, with April 1939 deaths equal to April 1938 and May 1939 down one percent. June up one percent over 1938, total 2 330, first rise in 20 months. six month total 13 500, down five percent from 14 160 in 1938.
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Chicago
U.P
National Safety Council
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