Amarillo Weather Prompts Lake Funding Drive and Film Promos
Weather clouds threaten showers while Amarillo leaders push for more public lakes funded by government money. John McCarty heads to Washington to seek funds and invite President Roosevelt for a July visit. Plans include lake projects cited as flood control, recreation, and permanent improvements benefiting the Plains. Local figures promote fundraisers for high school uniforms and preview films at The State and Paramount theaters, alongside new air conditioning innovations for venues.
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John McCarty
Washington
Marvin Jones
Plains
Mr. McCarty
Roosevelt
Amarillo
Buffalo Lake
Canyon
Hereford
Plaina Country
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Missouri
Kansas
Panhandle
Fragmented letter floods readers with varied foibles and fads
A long excerpted column blends social quips with a hoax letter about driving past schools and child safety. It also lists absurd future predictions from public figures and entertainers, reflecting a chaotic slice of mid-century urban life and rumor. The piece weaves humor, gossip, and sensationalism.
Two Released By Czechs
Prague reports two people, Unity Valkyrie Freeman-Mitford of London and Chicago student William Rueff, arrested on suspicion of spying after Czech gendarmes found an autographed Hitler photo in Freeman-Mitford's luggage. They were released under police surveillance as the incident drew international attention.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Valkyrie Freeman-Mitford
London
William Rueff
Chicago
Miss Freeman-Mitford
Lord Redesdale
Adolf Hitler
Freeman-Mitford
Rueff
Philip Stranklin
George Woliner
Konrad Henlein
Carlsbad
Hitler
Miss Free-Mitford
Munich
Germany
Strezovice
National Mother-in-Law Club Officers Meet
A meeting of the officers of the National Mother-in-Law Club is called for Friday at 9 45 in the apartment of Mrs L O Thompson national president. Officers for the coming year will be elected and the closing luncheon planned.
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National Mother-in-Law Club
L. O. Thompson
National
Mother's intuition saves child from rattlesnake incident
Stamford dispatch June 2 report a mother Mrs A L Smith of Jayton awoke at 3 30 am to find a rattlesnake by her sleeping children. The snake struck her right foot but she ensured the child was unharmed and she is recovering.
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Stamford
A. L. Smith
Jayton
Various 1900s facts and curiosities bounce across topics
A collage of notes covers oil reserves and future discoveries, wartime Japan canceling foreign concert appearances, Judas Iscariot's hanging method, Times Square lunchroom mirrors stealing business, factory rest boosts production, Columbus lectures in Salamanca, trees' temperature readings, Dutch time differences, Teddy Roosevelt’s 1909 auto ride, shark skin leather, a bear honey demo at a Chicago trade show, Whistler paint issues, and four commonwealth states Massachusetts Pennsylvania Virginia Kentucky.
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American Petroleum Institute
Columbus
Salamanca
St. Louis Botanical Gardens
Holland
Greenwich
Eng
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Teddy Roosevelt
U. S
Hartford
Conn
Roosevelt
Chicago
Whistler
Housekeeper sought by reader with age range 20 to 44
Dear Tack asks for a housekeeper between ages twenty and forty four and notes the request continues on page one. The brief shows an ongoing classifieds style notice seeking a suitable candidate for domestic duties.
John Trolinger to Attend Amarillo Firemen's Fling
John Trolinger says he will attend the Amarillo firemen's fling at the Nat and the June convention events. He notes ticket sales and fund raising for the volunteer fire department, recalls a 31 year old program, and fondly remembers past conventions including 1908 Mineral Wells gathering.
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John Trolinger
Firemen’s Fling
Nat
Amarillo
Fire Department
Globe
Bolton
Shannon Bolton
H. B. Sanborn
Trolinger
Mineral Wells
Walter Crossett
Tarantulas Reported In Large Numbers Around Amarillo
Amarillo residents report finding giant tarantulas in yards and vacant lots with several sightings in outlying districts. Mrs. J D McDowell woke to a tarantula on her bed and a neighbor found seven in one yard. The spiders’ venom is debated but their presence is unsettling.
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Amarillo
J. D. McDowell
Line Avenue
Alamo Addition
Primitive Indians Healthiest Alive Says Explorer
Dr William Hall Holden New York explorer described the Wei Weis of northern Brazil as the healthiest people alive. He said they have no tuberculosis cancer heart trouble or other diseases of civilization and none are feebleminded. He cited simple diet no overeating and no economic stress as reasons.
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Lynn
Mass
Wei
Joneses
Marriages Leading in Month of Romance
Pot ter County reports for the first two days of the month show six marriage licenses issued, one adoption, and no divorce suits or wife and child desertion cases filed. The itemized tally casts a light on the local wedding season as residents welcome the month of romance.
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Potter County
Peony Count by Rope Tops 352 Flowers in Yard
In York, Pa on June 2 Emory K Fackler counted 352 peonies by tying a rope around the clump and placing each bloom along the rope as it was tallied. In Berlin a girl was born today to Frau Hermann Wilhelm Goering wife of Field Marshal Goering, formerly Emmy Sonnemann the actress.
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York
Emory K. Fackler
Goering
Berlin
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Field Marshal
Frau Goering
Emmy Sonnemann
Rocket flight principles and Goddard tests near Roswell
Dr. Robert Goddard advances practical rocketry with a reliable reusable motor and experiments near Roswell. In a workshop with four assistants, he aims to send instruments and rockets to heights beyond balloons and to meteor regions, supported by Guggenheim Foundation funds and Clark University.
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Goddard
Roswell
Daniel and Florence Guggenheim
Japan Returns Mission Properties in Shanghai and Passes for Missionaries
The Associated Press reports that the state department, based on telegrams from the American consul general at Shanghai, says Japan restored to the American Southern Baptist Mission their high school properties in the Chapei district. Military authorities also agreed to the return of American missionaries to Nanking and issued ten passes for this purpose.
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Associated Press
State Department
Shanghai
American Southern Baptist Mission
Chapei
Nanking
Shirley Temple Heads Toward Utah for Public Appearance
Shirley Temple and her parents drive toward Salt Lake City on a cross country tour. A studio press agent makes arrangements in each town to stage limited appearances while avoiding crowds and excess excitement.
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United Press
Hollywood
U.P
Shirley Temple
Utah
Salt Lake City
Shirley
George Temple
Theme Girl Zoe Dell Lantis Captivates Amarillo Crowd
Miss Zoe Dell Lantis, theme girl of the San Francisco World’s Fair, arrived by air from San Francisco en route to Birmingham to compete as Miss Aviation of 1938 for Delta Airlines. She has served as San Francisco Exposition’s theme girl for about 18 months and has logged more than 50 000 miles. Vernon Gunn of TWA and Eddie Baumer of KGNC met her at the airport before her King stage appearances at the Paramount and State Theaters.
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Amarillo
Zoe Dell Lantis
Lantis
TWA
San Francisco
Birmingham
Alabama
Delta Airlines
Miss Lantis
Vernon Gunn
Eddie Baumer
KGNC
Paramount
State
Floyd Hamilton Seen Again
Dallas police report Floyd Hamilton the most sought southwestern outlaw was possibly in a mysterious automobile after a chase from a residential area onto a highway. Officers Sansone and Wiggins pursued the vehicle several miles until it ran into a ditch blinded by dust.
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Dallas
U.P
Floyd Hamilton
C. J. Sansone
E. L. Wiggins
Missionary Will Speak At Church Here Tonight
Rev. C. A. Bunting a longtime China Inland Mission missionary will address the Church of the Open Bible at Fifteenth Avenue and Ong Street tonight at o o clock. He spoke on the Present Crisis in China over KGNC Wednesday and is en route to a western conference. The Friday Bible class is canceled for this service.
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C. A. Bunting
China
China Inland Mission
Church of the Open Bible
Fifteenth Avenue
Ong Street
Mr. Bunting
West
Bunting
KGNC
H. A Somerville
Youths seek guidance from parents as village youth desire change
The report finds that most youths learn sex knowledge from relatives while contemporaries are chief sources. Sixty five percent of girls and half of boys turn to parents when in trouble. Village residents mostly would move if possible, farms favor relocation to cities or suburbs. Family size and father’s status influence youths’ ability to live independently, with larger white-relief families noted.
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Bell
Black Given High Praise By New Republic For Justice Black
The New Republic lauds Justice Hugo L. Black in his first year on the Supreme Court as a master of jurists art with clear plain language and coherent dissents. Walton Hamilton of Yale Law School notes his style is distinct and accessible though some lines may invite misreadings. Hamilton cautions it is early to judge his lasting impact.
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Walter Winchell
America
Jackie Coogan
Hollywood
Yankees
Walter Disney
Whalex
United States Army
Value Mirror
Val
Joe Louie
Max Schmeling
New York
U.P
New Republic
Hugo L. Black
U. S. Supreme Court
Walton Hamilton
Yale Law School
Black
Cardozo
Holmes
Justice Black
Hamilton
Five Polish Airmen Headed to Senegal Flight
From Natal Brazil reports say a plane carrying five Polish airmen on a Los Angeles to Warsaw route departed today for Dakar Senegal on the North African coast.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Natal
Brazil
Los Angeles
Warsaw
Dakar
Senegal
Africa
Bread Shortage Hits Pittsburgh After Truck Strike
Bread supply became a problem for hundreds of thousands in the Pittsburgh district as ovens of 35 major baking companies cooled due to a strike by 1,400 truck drivers.
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Pittsburgh
Cooling devices on display by Llano and partners
Llano Manufacturing Co presents TemRite and Great National Golden Eagle evaporative coolers with mineral filters and wood fiber pads. M Williams & Co and C M Williams provide United States Air Conditioning and Polaire evap cooling units. Hand's shows Chrysler evaporative coolers. Demonstrations run daily from 9 AM to 10 PM with public invitation.
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Llano Manufacturing Co
Llano
Great National Golden Eagle
M. Williams & Co
United States Air Conditioning Co
C. M. Williams & Co
Mountain town tragedy leaves mayor father dead
Seven year old Mary Louise Kunze witnessed her uncle shoot her father August F. Kunze the town mayor in Three Forks Montana. The suspect John Kunze barricaded himself in a cabin prompting tear gas surrender. Police planned murder charges.
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Mary Louise
Three Forks
John Kunze
August F. Kunze
Portrait Fiasco With Pogany Wife In Large Studio
A woman describes hiring artist Pogany to paint her portrait. He requested a photograph and a dress to wear, guaranteed satisfaction. At a sitting the face on the canvas remained blank with no eyes, and she objected to her perceived size. Pogany attributed the lack of eyes to his wife, who he said posed for it and was a large woman.
West Texas State College Commencement Honors 128 Grads
Commencement exercises at West Texas State College Canyon honored 128 graduates. Dr. E C Evans of Southwest Texas State College delivered the address. Degrees included A B A B S and M A. Amarillo graduates listed among those receiving degrees. Potatoes can be cooked by at least 134 different methods.
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West Texas State College
Canyon
Randall Hall
E. C. Evans
Southwest Texas State College
Evans
J. A. Hill
D. A. Shirley
Amarillo
Max Addison
Hall Axtell
Juanita Conger
Faye Cook
Lottie Belle Crosby
J. B. Dotson
Lena M. Graves
Viola Mae Langston
Ellen Harriet Lewis
Joe McNeill
Millard Nobles
Erma Jane Pate
Mary Frances Powell
Dicksie Ricks
Jo Vineyard
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Charley Meeker
Mr. Meeker
Ewing Music
Jaaz
Bing Crosby
Eaid
East
White & Kirk
Ol Reece
Walter
Kirkaye
Dave
Prema
Joe Riser
United States
Princess Elizabeth
Mustang
S&s
M. A
Peeta
Assassinettos
Abreham
Lancoln
Haseen
Tack
Wiss Temple
Utah City
Mont
Mary Louise Kunze
Connie
Adaches
West Texas
Cullum Motor Company
Tyler Street
Hudson
Santa FE
Kansas City
Pampa
Clovis
Ly. Ly
Eastboy
Fred Harvey
H. A. Gilmore
City Ticket
M. G. Burton
COPE
Calvert Distllers Corp
Destrarres
RELAY
Pete
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