Coronado Exposition Dinner For Panhandle Media
Bill Calvert of the Coronado Exposition Commission hosted a Dutch dinner at the Her ring Hotel for newspaper and radio men from Amarillo Pampa Borger Childress and other Panhandle cities. The event aimed to foster better publicity for the Coronado Cuarto Centennial and to show appreciation to local press and broadcast members. Some Pampans wore ancient style beards ahead of the Coronado Entrada to be held in Pampa Thursday through Saturday.
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Herring Hotel
Panhandle
Bill Calvert
Amarillo
Pampa
Borger
Childress
Calvert
Texas Crops Benefit From Pains in Severe Weather
Strong winds and rain squalls swept across Texas with flash floods and near cloudbursts. Harlingen felt 50 to 60 mph wind, Santa Rosa's residences damaged, tomatoes in fields harmed by hail, signboards blown down, and about two inches of rain. Other valley cities Sebastian Raymondville San Benito Lyford Brownsville also reported rains.
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Associated Press
Texas
Harlingen
Santa Rosa
Sebastian
Raymondville
San Benito
Lyford
Brownsville
Moody Declines Governor Bid as Texas Party Names 54 Nominees
The Texas Democratic executive committee certified 54 state office candidates, dropping former Gov. Dan Moody from the gubernatorial field amid his decision not to run. Gov. W. Lee O'Daniel remains, with Mann and Giles unopposed for attorney general and land commissioner. The convention sites were set for Mineral Wells on Sept. 10.
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Austin
State Democratic Executive Committee
Dan Moody
Moody
W. Lee O'Daniel
Gerald C. Mann
Bascom Giles
Railroad Commission
Lon A. Smith
Mineral Wells
Amarillo
San Antonio
Senate
Williamson County
Texas
Vann M. Kennedy
Coke Stevenson
Junction
Ernest O. Thompson
Giles
Clint Small
T. J. Holbrook
Galveston
Tom DeBerry
State Board of Control
Thompson
Holbrook
Europe
DeBerry
America
Small
James E. Ferguson
Maxiam A. Ferguson
E. B. Germany
Dallas
Neal Day
Eastland
Amarillo Jaycee barbecue baron leaves for capital
Amarillo prepares a four o clock morning truck caravan to Washington to host a national Jaycee convention barbecue on June 20 in Marshall Hall. Charlie Lowe leads the event with Panhandle cattle and local firms backing the effort to showcase West Texas cattle and Amarillo. Several state leaders and national guests are invited while Amarillo Jaycees head to Washington to assist and publicize the Panhandle industry.
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National Capital
Washington
West Texas
Capitol Hill
Chariie Lowe
Plains
Bill Beechler
Ben Carlton Mead
I. M. Holt
Farris Padgett
O.C. Jones
Amarillo
Potomac
Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce
Sam Davis
Jaycees
Binford Arney
Panhandle Laundry
Russell Stationery Co
Globe News
Southwestern Public Service Company
Amarillo National Bank
Panhandle Outdoor Advertising Company
Amarillo Tent and Awning Co
Amarillo Gas Co
Amarillo Hardware Co
Amarillo Times
Miss Jewell Davidson
Silver Grill
Lowe
Texas
Demos Certify Candidates for July 27 Primary
The Democratic executive committee certified candidates for statewide offices in the July 27 primary. United States Senator Tom Connally is listed with Falls County A P Belcher Erath County and Guy B. An incomplete list notes candidates for various positions.
Colorado Utes Tent on Potter Courthouse Lawn
A visiting group of Ute Indians pitched tepees on the Potter courthouse lawn as part of a Durango Spanish Trails Fiesta publicity caravan. The delegation traveled 2,500 miles through four states, promoting the August 10 11 Durango fiesta featuring a rodeo and race meet.
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Colorado
Potter Plaza
Polk
Durango
Colo
Amarillo
KGNC
O. C. McCormick
Spanish Trails Fiesta
Charles J. McGuire
YMCA Forum Debates Aid to Allies
About 20 young men at a Men’s Division YMCA open forum discussed how far to aid the Allies. Presiding Wes Izzard led a spirited talk with Jim McKnight concluding that aid should go as far as possible short of war. Harold Nichols organized the event for the Panhandle Plains YMC A. A next topic will be set for the following meeting.
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One Men's Division
Y. M
Wes Izzard
Jim McKnight
Harold Nichols
Panhandle-Plains
Rain Brinkerhoff Demands Rain From Weather Chief
Pittsburg editor F. W. Brinkerhoff, famed for securing rain by editorial decree last year, again called for rain whenever needed and warned the weather man they should not need further remarks the rest of the year in a lighthearted plea.
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Pittsburg
Kan
F. W. Brinkerhoff
Dalhart Army Flier Saves Girl From Denver Park
George S. Red Farwell 23 son of Dalhart mayor and Armament School student at Lowry Field rescued an 11 year old girl from drowning in City Park Lake Denver. He swam to the girl then aided recovery until she revived. Authorities praised his rapid action and credited him with saving her life.
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City Park Lake
Denver
George
Red” Farwell
F. B. Farwell
Dalhart
Jack
Jim Farwell
Amarillo
Denver Post
Armament School
Lowry Field
George S
Red' Farwell
Casey Espanosa
West Virginia Avenue
Farwell
Scott Field
Donald Pollock
Eugene
Ore
Pollock
Denver General Hospital
Frank Farwell
Army Air Corps
Durango Delegation Promotes Coolest Spot in America
In Amarillo last night the Durango Colorado delegation pitched Durango as the coolest spot in America. C. L. Smith of Durango stepped from his car, shivered briefly and donned his overcoat.
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Colorado
Amarillo
Durango
America
C. L. Smith
Ford Good Drivers League Names Directors at Meeting
Directors Ralph Hare Elmer Sowder Jimmie Miller Jerome Eubanks Miller Kendall Robert Dixon Hobart Smith and Kent Webster were named for the Ford Good Drivers League at a Walton Irvin Inc meeting. The group, ages 14 to 19, planned a national driving contest with 30000 dollars in prizes including 48 university scholarships and 96 trips to the New York World's Fair.
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Ford Good Drivers League
Walter Irvin, Inc
Bors
Boy Killed in Bus Accident Near Houston
J Dixie Hardcastle a 16 year old from Devine was killed and seven people were injured when a Houston bound bus and an outbound truck collided on the Humble highway today.
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Houston
J. Dixie Hardcastle
Devine
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Jackson County
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