Amarillo approves six month free trial for parking meters
Amarillo will install several hundred Karpark meters for a six month trial at no city cost. During the trial 75 percent of revenue goes to the installer and 25 percent to the city. meters cost 56.50 each and installation should begin within 30 days after order acceptance. City officials note strong downtown business support and see meters as a potential solution to enforcement issues.
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Karpark Corporation
Washington, D. C
Homer Wheeler
Fred Sharp
Wheeler
Joe Jenkins
R. H
Bob" Epperson
Epperson
Oscar Hargett
Tom Lee Dies At Hospital Here
Tom Lee, 58, a Hydro farmer, died this morning at a local hospital after a long illness. He had received treatment here for three months. He is survived by one brother, Joe Lee of Hydro. The body lies in state at N. S. Griggs and Sons Chapel pending funeral arrangements.
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Hydro, Kla
Joe Lee
Hydro
N.S. Griggs and Sons
Doughton Forecasts More Tax Boosts
Chairman Doughton of North Carolina, Democrat, predicted Congress would later impose a general consumption tax and broaden income tax payment. He urged approval of rules to consider a $3.529 billion tax bill with no amendments outside the ways and means group.
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North Carolina
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Ways and Means Committee
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Rules Committee
Ways and Means
Navy Recruits Three More Navy Enlistees Reported
Navy recruiting noted three new enlistments in the regular navy. Recruits Avalon Edwin Nichell Harry Eugene Gray Jr and Robert Gentry are named from arillo Poerhande 4 V MAS CARUSO DIES SAN ANTONIO July 28 UP Maj Adolfo Caruso husband and manager for Josephine Lucchese opera star died at his San Antonio home today
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Harry Eugene Gray, Jr
Arillo
Robert Gentry
Poerhande
Mas. Caruso
San Antonio
Maj
Adolfo Caruso
Josephine Lucchese
Escape into Free France After Nightmarish Crossing
Two ambulance drivers Stewart and Greenough recount a perilous crossing into Free France lasting four days. Rainy nights cold roads, scarce food and water, and a frog-haunted pond shaped their trek. A roadside barrier near the frontier forced a long field detour before a farmer confirmed they were in Free France. Local authorities advised hiding their identities until reaching Marseilles, then they sailed to Lisbon aboard the Excalibur on July 18.
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Tey
United States
Marseilles
Stewart
Grennough
Lisbon
50 More County Scouts Head to Camp Del Mundo
About 50 Boy Scouts and leaders from Dumas Sunray Bivins Station and the Panhandle Carbon Company camp departed for a seven day session at Camp Del Mundo near Las Vegas New Mexico. Chester L Dunlap Llano Estacado Council field executive will serve as camp director.
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Cimp del Mundo
Las Vegas
N. M
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Bivins Station
Panhandle Carbon Company
Chester L. Dunlap
Llano Estacado Council
Pola Negri Barred From United States Entry
Pola Negri, noted silent film star, was denied entry to the United States after her five year permit expired. Immigration officials detained her at Ellis Island as she attempted to depart the liner Excalibur arriving from Lisbon with 213 passengers.
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Jersey City
N. J
Pola Negri
United States
Ellis Island
Miss Negri
Lisbon
British gift bomb arrives in Dallas as token of thanks
A 14 inch German incendiary bomb arrived in Dallas with a letter from the Lord Mayor of London praising Dallas for aiding London. The device, a dud with firing pin and explosive charge removed, was addressed to Mayor Woodall Rodgers and described as a token of appreciation for London’s hardships during air raids.
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Dallas
London
Woodall Rodgers
Bridge burglar active again in Amarillo
Mrs. Vera Williams reports a theft from 1133 Bellaire a purse containing 60 cents, taken during a bridge party at 2117 Harrison Street. The burglar cut a window screen and removed the purse from a bed, marking a return after months of inactivity.
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Amarillo
Vera Williams
Bellaire
Earl Fuqua
Harrison Street
Amarillo Public Clean Up Report Ready For Submission
Amarillo's annual Clean-Up and Paint-Up campaign report is ready after being signed by Mayor Joe Jenkins. The leather bound document, bearing cattle brands and elaborate illustrations, was presented this morning. A duplicate copy is available at City Hall for public viewing.
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Amarillo
Joe Jenkins
Jenkins
Police Recover Stolen Cigaret Vending Machine
Police yesterday recovered a cigarette vending machine stolen from the Taylor Cafe across from St. Anthony's Hospital. The machine, stripped of merchandise and money, was found in the city section near the Municipal golf course.
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Taylor Cafe
St. Anthony's Hospital
Three More Men Join Marines From Amarillo to Enlist
The Marine Corps recruiting station in Amarillo has taken three more men. They are Joe H. Teague III and Jimmy D. Henry of Slaton and Joseph W. Brock of Hereford.
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Marine Corps
Amarillo
Joe H. Teague III
Jimmy D. Henry
Slaton
Joseph W. Brock
Hereford
H Young Secures Permit for Monroe Street Home
H Young received a permit this morning for a $4,700 five room home at 1916 Monroe Street. The approval covers construction of the new dwelling by H Young Co. on the east side.
Ideas Editor Questions Hume Philosophy And Profit
Your Ideas Editor criticizes the Hume school of philosophy calling ideas memories constructs and treats ideas as a simple route to money. The editor promises to pay one dollar daily for a good idea and invites readers to submit ideas to Globe-News.
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School of Philosophy
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Markets and Kansas City Livestock Report
Markets update with Dow Jones Industrials at 130.06 up 1.36 and Railroads at 30.55 up 0.48. Kansas City Livestock report shows hogs 3,500 head, top $11.20, cattle 18,000 salable with mixed results and grass stock steady to weak. calves and feeder lots fluctuating, sheep 5,000 with little activity.
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Fenner & Beane
Kansas City
URI
Anthony's Gets Sewing Room Bid Accepted
C R Anthonys bid of 851.25 for WPA sewing room materials was approved by the commissioners court this morning. The court said the airport cutoff paving job on a three mile stretch between Highways 287 60 and 66 was completed with the county saving about 600 a mile by handling construction. The county will top 3 more miles in Precinct 4 mainly on St Francis Avenue in Pleasant Valley.
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WPA
Commissioners Court
Fort Worth
Jess Adams
Precinct 4
St. Francis Avenue
Pleasant Valley
Fire Fighters Prepared for Bomb Attacks in Amarillo
Fire Captains R. E. Dickerson and Sherrill Burks and Fire Marshal Ed Spann returned from a state training school in College Station. The course focused on incendiary bombs and gas mask use with FBI agents and lab experts giving demonstrations in open fields. The trio will serve as instructors for gas mask wear and bomb handling if war comes to Amarillo.
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R. E. Dickerson
Sherrill Burks
Ed Spann
College Station
FBI
Burks
MacArthur Pick Seen as Key to Far East Defense
Florida Senator Pepper praised General MacArthur as the right choice to lead forces in the troubled Far East area. He argued the United States Navy and MacArthur’s troops could meet any emergency, with Roosevelt’s selection signaling strong defense guarantees for the Philippines and Indo-China region.
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Wheelertillon authority comment sparks denouncement cue
Johnson blamed the Senate for not denouncing an attack on a colleague. He warned Wheeler may drop 50 cents to push a bid near 10.75, with native bids tracking at 1050 and a liquidating fund price around 1.5431 while offering 1.69.
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Financial Security Fund
Antiwar charges loom as Wheeler cites smear campaign
Senator Wheeler denounces a wartime smear drive linking Marshal and Stimson to antiwar efforts. He frames attacks as a bid to silence dissent over extended service, recalling past Daugherty-Teapot Dome cases and urging resistance to national emergency measures. Public hearings of the House panel pressure witnesses and debate extend draft powers.
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Wheeler
Henry A. Wallace
George C. Marshall
Marshall
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Senate
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Washington
Harry Daugherty
Stimson
Stimson and Mr. Roosevelt
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Robert R
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