County Court Docket Is Set for Trials
The county court docket was set this morning and jury trials will start tomorrow. Cases slated for trial include W. J. Gower and Dwight Black on liquor law charges, Mrs. A. L. Parks, Alfred Witt, and Roy Christian on aggravated assault or related counts. Julian Blaine, cab driver, faces negligent homicide in a traffic death set for Thursday. Friday lists Vernon Lee Noe for highway violation and J. K. McClerey for posing as a deputy constable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Gower
A. L. Parks
Alfred Witt
Dwight Black
Roy Christian
Christian
Julian Blaine
Vernon Lee Noe
J. K. McClerey
Amarillo Minister To Speak at Meeting
A thousand preachers from Texas Baptist churches gathered at Southwestern Theological Institute for a five day evangelistic conference. Speakers include Dr. George W. Truett president of the Baptist World Alliance Dr. L. R. Scarborough Fort Worth president of the Southern Baptist Convention Dr. J Howard Williams Amarillo president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas and Rev Charles St John of New York Bowery Mission superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas Baptist
Southwestern Theological Institute
George W. Truett
Alias
Baptist World Alliance
L. R. Scarborough
Southern Baptist Convention
J. Howard Williams
Amarillo
Baptist General Convention of
Jewish Refugees May Land in Cuba
President Federico Laredo Bru announced that German Jewish refugees aboard the St. Louis could enter Cuba if they agree to live in a potential concentration camp on the Isle of Pines and if their stay is guaranteed temporary. Jewish aid groups have until tomorrow noon to accept the condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Federico Laredo Bru
St. Louis
Cuba
Isle of Pines
Laredo Bru
Hatch Relief Bill Reported Favorably
A Hatch bill to bar politics in relief was reported favorably to the House judiciary committee by Rep. Arthur D. Healey's subcommittee. The Senate already passed the measure and an amendment allows political activity by the president, vice president, cabinet members, Congress members, and their staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Hatch
House Judiciary Committee
Arthur D. Healey
Massachusetts
Senate
Healey
Congress
Red Probe Sent to Committee in Texas House
A 4-A proposed investigation into rumored teaching of communism in state colleges was overwhelmingly sent to committee by the Texas House today. The 1936 inquiry previously drew focus on the University of Texas and attracted considerable attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
House of Representatives
House
University of Texas
Roosevelt Sends Nominations to Senate for Ambassadors
President Roosevelt submitted to the Senate nominations of Claude G. Bowers of New York to be ambassador to Chile Edwin C. Wilson of Florida to be minister to Uruguay and Douglas Jenkins of South Carolina to be minister to Bolivia. He also named Max Owell Truitt of Missouri to the United States Maritime Commission for a six year term begun last September 26. Truitt was a recess appointee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Claude G. Bowers
New York
Chile
Edwin C. Wilson
Florida
Uruguay
Douglas Jenkins
South Carolina
Bolivia
Max Owell Truitt
Missouri
United States Maritime Commission
Truitt
Divorce court docket lists three filings and grants
Burl Fowlkes filed for divorce from Mary Fowlkes. Elizabeth Harrison was granted a divorce from Cleve Harrison in the 108th district court. Mae Brummett divorce from Claude J. Brummett granted in the 4th district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burl Fowlkes
Mary Fowlkes
Elizabeth Harrison
Cleve Harrison
108Th District Court
Mae Brummett
Claude J. Brummett
4Th District
Nursery Cop Reports His Babies Safe
Special Officer C. V. Sanders said 28 babies in the St. Pauls Hospital nursery are safe after a prowler masquerading as a doctor entered the room. A can of ether went missing and the incident prompted Sanders to be assigned to guard duty overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
U.P
C. V. Sanders
St. Paul's Hospital
Sanders
Pauline Allison
T. H. McElvain
Houston
McElvain
Eight Depart for Salvation Army Training Course
Adjutant W. T. Johnson leads eight youths from Amarillo to a ten day Salvation Army training course at the Irving Texas camp. Local business men sponsor the trip for the Fort Worth Dallas area mothers and children to use camp facilities including a $6,000 swimming pool and courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
W. T. Johnson
Amarillo
Irving
Tex
Fort Worth-Dallas
Police Headquarters Seized by Bicycle Part Heist
Amarillo police reported a morning scene in the detective squad office filled with bicycle parts including brakes wheels and handlebars. Two young boys admitted collecting loot from various shops and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Uncle Sam Sells Dallas Post Office Building
The government again seeks buyers for the old Dallas post office on Ervay Street between Main and Commerce. Previous bids were rejected as too low, with a new sale opening proposed for 1 pm on June 27, as reported to the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Dallas
Ervay Street
Main
Commerce
Amarillo
Texas cities lead in 1937 38 income tax returns
Washington reports 114 343 individual income tax returns for 1937 earned income from Texas cities and towns with 1000 plus population. Commissioner Guy T Helvering cites reporting by collectors of customs and postal address on returns with figures by county including Gray Hale Hutchinson Lubbock Potter Amarillo and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas
Guy T. Helvering
Internal Revenue
Customs
Post Office
Gray
McLean
Pampa
Hale
Hale Center
Plainview
Hutchinson
Borger
Whittenburg
Lubbock
Slaton
Potter
Amarillo
TWA Hostess Wins Miss America Aviation Title
Vernon Gunn reports Katherine Wilson, 23, a TWA hostess, won Miss American Aviation at the National Air Carnival in Birmingham Alabama, as the Birmingham event closed. This marks the second consecutive year a TWA entrant has taken the honor, following Dorothy Quackenbush in 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Gunn
TWA
Katherine Wilson
Birmingham
Alabama
Dorothy Quackenbush
McFarlin Transferred on Drunk Driving Charge in Amarillo
G B McFarlin was moved to Randall County to face a drunken driving charge after arrest by the highway patrol. He appeared before Justice of the Peace Mrs W J Fresher in South Amarillo and faces a misdemeanor for operating a motor vehicle without a tail light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. McFarlin
Randall County
Highway Patrol
W. J Fresher
Farm Income Falls 10 Percent From 1937 Level
Government data show 1938 farm income at 9.22 billion dollars, down 1.13 billion from 1937, though 3.66 billion higher than 1932. Crops income slid 18 percent year over year while livestock income declined under nine percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Department
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Office Supply Firm Robbed in Early Sunday Burglary
Plains Office Supply Company at 116 East Sixth Avenue was burglarized early Sunday. Police found pry marks on a back window and items missing include a portable typewriter valued at 59.50 and many fountain pens priced between 1.25 and 7 each. No cash drawer was disturbed. Owner Fairman Dee called it a total loss due to lack of burglary insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains Office Supply Company
East Sixth Avenue
Fairman Dee
Mr. Dee
Insurance Men Plan Stag Party Tonight
Company representatives from Amarillo based insurers will attend a stag party at Coronado Lodge in Palo Duro State Park tonight. The gathering starts at 4 PM at the Herring Hotel with a caravan to the park for a 6 PM barbecue. Hundreds are expected. Charles Lowndes chairs the committee with Benton King Harry Dailey Bill Askew Jr Wayne O Keefe Rolla Cartwright and Lew Fields assisting. Deputy Sheriff Gib Landis will help prepare the food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Benton King
Harry Dailey
Bill Askew
Wayne O'Keefe
Rolla Cartwright
Lew Fields
Gib Landis
Mr. Fields
Panhandle Youths Enlist in Army
Three young men from the Panhandle enlisted at the Amarillo Recruiting Station. John L. Mitchell of Tulsa joined the medical department at Fitzsimons General Hospital, Denver. Joseph L. Graham of Auburn re-enlisted for the quartermaster corps at Fort Logan, Colorado. John D. Markham of Dumas enlisted in the infantry at Fort Warren, Wyoming. Interested youths should contact Sgt. R. A. Jackson at the Amarillo Recruiting Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Amarillo
John L. Mitchell
Tulsa
Fitzsimons General Hospital
Denver
Clo
Joseph L. Graham
Auburn
Quartermaster Corps
Fort Logan
Colo
John D. Markham
Dumas
Infantry
Fort Warren
Wyo
Sgt
R. A. Jackson
Food Inspector James C Cumiey Takes Post
James C Cumiey began duties as city health unit food inspector. Former Sam Houston High School teacher, Cumiey oversees inspections while Lewis Dodson plans a forthcoming food school here next month under Dodson, the ex dairy milk inspector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Cumley
City Health Unit
Sam Houston High School
Lewis Dodson
Amarillo Employs Over 450 Food Handlers
Health unit officials at city hall announced that more than 450 Amarillo residents are employed as food handlers. Permits, required by law, are prepared for mailing to market, restaurant and fountain workers after sanitation inspections are completed. Permits renew each May 1 and are issued only after inspections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Health Unit
Amarillo Chamber Pamphlets Distributed by TWA
Amarillo is profiting from a newly published chamber of commerce booklet. Several hundred folders have been distributed by TWA to stations along the trans continental route with a sticker reading Get There Quicker Fly TWA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
TWA
Germany bans spanking Hitler youth in uniform
A Berlin decree bans physical punishment by parents and teachers of members of the Hitler Youth and Hitler Maid organizations while in uniform. The order states the measure is to uphold the dignity of the uniform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
U.P
Hitler Youth
Hitler Maids
Tom Sawyer on Stage at Municipal Auditorium June 16
Lou Stockton plays Tom Sawyer in a Social Center building fund benefit at the Municipal Auditorium on June 16. Doris Landers Hess directs the adaptation with a cast of 40 including Billie Bethune Becky Thatcher Claude Gray Huck Finn and others. Scenic changes depict Aunt Polly’s house fence graveyard and a cave with Oma Link Rowley handling scenery. Fifty dollars worth of costumes have been ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Sawyer
Municipal Auditorium
Lou Stockton
Social Center Building Fund
Doris Landers Hess
Mark Twain
Billie Bethune
Becky Thatcher
Claude Gray
Huck Finn
Billy Joe Russell
Sid
George Pearce
Indian Joe
Paul Organ
Muff Potter
Johnnie Louise Blankenship
Oma Link Rowley
Tax Changes Sought to Spur Business Drive
John W. Hanes told the House Ways and Means Committee that the administration has a duty to modify the tax system if it stifles enterprise. He backed Secretary Morgenthau on removing irritants like undistributed profits tax, capital stock taxes and excess profits taxes. He linked federal spending to social reforms and argued private enterprise must recover to sustain revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John W. Hanes
The
Treasury
House
Ways and Means Committee
Hanes
Wall Street
Morgenthau
Amarillo Cub Scout Leaders Meet at Polk Street Church
Amarillo Cub Scout leaders will gather this evening at 8 o clock in Polk Street Methodist Church. Roy Stockton Amarillo Cubbing chairman announced the meeting urging all Cub officers to attend the important session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Polk Street Methodist Church
Roy Stockton
Soaring Pilots Find World Class Ridge Lift in Texas Panhandle
Sailplanes ride updrafts along ridge lines creating a steady cushion of rising air. Southwest Soaring Association competitors prove Texas Panhandle hosts superb soaring country. A new American or world record could be set during the meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Soaring Association
Texas Panhandle
Wilson Executive Tours Amarillo on Southwest Business Visit
W. W. Martin general manager of Wilson and Company meat packers visited Amarillo for a Southwest business tour. He spoke with Homer Rice Amarillo agent about crop conditions and noted the Panhandle's suitability for the new hybrid corn. He highlighted Wilson Tendermade Ham as the originator of tenderized ham and expressed long-standing ties to the Panhandle region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Martin
Wilson and Company
Amarillo
Southwest
Homer Rice
Mr. Martin
Horatio Alger
Wilson Company
Panhandle
Wilson
Father Son Pact Ends In Double Tragedy
In Reedley California Robert P Sallander 48 and his 77 year old father A W Sallander were found dead in a hospital room after two shots were fired. Authorities believe a mutual murder suicide pact led to the deaths with no struggle evidence and a local constable noting they chose to end it together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedley
Cal
U.P
Robert P. Sallander
A W. Sallander
Robert
Fred Goodner
Fragmentary wartime quote cites submarine escape deaths
Davis mentions a "lung" and three others believed killed while escaping a submarine. Chamberlain says they were withdrawn into the submarine and refers to his explanatory notes. The fragment cites a tense wartime incident with unclear details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Lung
Chamberlain
Heroes of the Submarine Disaster Surface in Liverpool
Details from Liverpool reveal Capt. H. P. K. Oram and Lt. G. F. Woods surfaced after volunteering to escape the sinking submarine. Four men attempted to follow the first four divers. three were dead, one survived briefly. A strong wind and tide hampered operations as divers tried to pump air and lift the stern, but the submarine broke away and the rescue effort failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
R. S. Johnson
Cammell-Laird
Johnson
Chamberlain
H. P. K. Oram
Oram
G. F. Woods
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