Expulsion in Maryland as Jewish student branded during fight
In Gwynns Falls Junior High, 18 students were suspended amid an inquiry into the beating and branding of 15 year old Jewish pupil Melvin Bridge. A second fight followed during lunch hour, leading to the arrest of 19 year old Morten Rosen on assault charges as police investigated anti Semitic incidents at the school. bridge's father filed a formal complaint and attorney Leon Abramson joined the case on Bridge's behalf.
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Baltimore
U.P
Gwynne Falls
David E. Weglein
Melvin Bridge
Morten Rosen
Bridge
Carroll Phillips
Edly
Rosen
Leon Abramson
Thorities
David EB. Weglein
Public Instruction
Gwynn Falls
Harry Ebberts
Hyman
Jim Cohen
Queen Elizabeths wardrobe judged lacking oomph by stylists
New York June 13 UPI reports Fifth Avenue stylists say Queen Elizabeths outfits miss the so called oomph. They predict the visit will influence American fashion toward elegant, feminine styles with long dresses large hats and parasols while shops tout royal inspired designs and empire symbols.
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New York
U.P
Canada
Fifth Avenue
United Press
Brenda Diana Duff Frazier
Bizarre trial reveals torture in Spanish Civil War cells
In Barcelona a Yugoslav architect Alfonso Laurent Cik, 38, faced a high profile trial with thirty witnesses detailing torture and madness in tiny prison cells. Prosecution seeks the garrote death. witnesses accuse Republicans of building chambers that drove Nationalists to blindness and insanity.
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Barcelona
Alfonso Laurent Cik
Cik
Francisco Franco
Republican
Real Monasterio
Convent de Los San Juanitas
Calle Zaragoza
Rumors of Czech Legion Amid Border Tensions
Prague rumors claim Votja Benes, Eduard Benes’s brother, slipped into Poland and a Czech Legion is forming across the border. In Poland General Vladislav Prchala allegedly leads about 18,000 armed Czechs, swelling as more youths vanish from Bohemia Moravia protectorate to join. Prchala, who escaped to Poland May 28, warns of trouble with Germany if a German Polish war occurs.
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Prague
Votja Benes
Eduard Benes
Poland
Bohemia
Vladislav Prchala
Carpatho- Ukraine
Bruenn
Bohemia-Moravia
Prchala
Germany
Roger Calvert Sleeps Through Pageant Role in Kansas City
In Kansas City on June 13 a child named Roger Calvert slept through his part in a children's pageant. He rested in a wagon beneath a sign reading not ready yet, having played too hard.
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Ansas City
Roger Calvert
Film Dialogue Director Sues To Stop Picketing Wife
LOS ANGELES June 13 film dialogue director John Langan sought court aid to bar his former wife Joan Minners from picketing outside the studio. He feared job loss as she paraded with a sign accusing him of abandoning their home. Their six year old daughter Jackie was placed in a neutral home by a judge who ordered Langan and Miss Manners to stay apart.
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Los Angeles
John Langan
Joan Minners
Jackie
Langan
Miss Manners
Prowl Suspect Held After Amarillo Burglary
A night prowler at 1408 Harrison Street stole about 25 dollars from Dr. S Rascoe and wife. A suspect was nabbed nearby and questioned, though not positively identified. Police say another resident reported a prowler fleeing with loot and several suspects have been arrested or questioned, one jailed on burglary charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
S. Rascoe
Harrison Street
Rasco
George Elizabeth Near End of Visit in New Brunswick
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth conclude a long Canadian and U S tour day in New Brunswick. They arrive Newcastle at 9 20 A M EDT pause ten minutes then travel to Fredericton by car over rough roads. The day brings cooler pine scented air and crowds swelling Newcastle from about four thousand to twenty thousand spectators.
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New Brunswick
Canada
King George
Queen Elizabeth
United States
Newcastle
Frederickton
Washington
New York
East Texas oil proration stays in effect
The Texas Railroad Commission announced it would maintain its proration plan for the East Texas oil field despite a federal court halt. Chairman Lon A. Smith said a three month production order will be issued next Monday, closing the field on Saturdays and Sundays in July August and September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
State Railroad Commission
Big East Texas
Commission
Rowan & Nichols Oil Company of
Fort Worth
Lon A. Smith
Refugees aboard St Louis saved from return to Germany
All 907 German Jewish refugees aboard the liner St Louis were saved from being sent back today by an intergovernmental refugees committee. Belgium granted temporary refuge to 250, the Netherlands 194, France about 200, and Britain the rest. The U.S. Joint Distribution Committee offered funds for their maintenance. They refused refuge in Cuba or elsewhere in the New World, and were being taken back to Germany. The captain slowed the ship to seek a solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
St. Louis
Germany
Intergovernmental Committee of Refugees
Belgium
Netherlands
France
Britain
United States
Variety keynoted in weekly News Tips contest
The Globe News weekly contest honored winners for top stories tipped in. John Montague arrived in Amarillo and was seen by Gib Howard and Wimpy Hill. Mavericks earned first place and $5 after notifying the Globe. A plane wreck near Happy earned second with Charles Hoover receiving $3 for alerting. Mrs Perry Stanfield earned $2 for reporting a negro burglar on Madison Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Variety
John Montague
Amarillo
Gib Howard
Hill
Mavericks
Globe
Happy
Charles Hoover
Perry Stanfield
Madison Street
The
Globe News
James Garner
West
Ninth Avenue
Delbert Stevenson
Hayton Street
George Maroney
Fillmore Street
Helen Anderson
Lincoln Street
O. S. Strickland
van House
North Houston Street
Minnie Pope
Polk Street
Russell Gifford
J. R. Exum
Virginia Street
Amarillo Caravan Heads to Pampa for Fiesta Parade
Milton Cox and Bruce Autry lead 29 plus cars with 160 plus men and women in cowboy regalia to Pampa for the Top O Texas Fiesta. Golden Sandie Band travels with the delegation. Tri-State Fair Buckaroos join the opening parade as Fiesta unfolds with baseball, dances, rodeo and a movie premiere tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Cox
Bruce Autry
Pampa
Chamber of Commerce Good Will
Bull Tramples Picnic Area After Red Flag Accident
Seismograph company workers near Pana hung a red guide flag on a fence causing a brief panic. A bull charged through the fence and into a crowd of picnicking children, driving them into a school and trampling tables.
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Pana
Glider Pilot Predicts Ocean Flight In 25 To 30 Years
Frankfort Michigan June 13 27 year old Ted Beliak of Newark New Jersey flew a 54 mile over water glider hop from Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin to Frankfort Michigan in 1 hour 2 minutes claiming the longest over water glider flight. He estimates about 70 miles total from 16500 to 8000 feet and says future ocean flights may be possible with meteorology studies and energy from storms.
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Frankfort
Mich
Ted Bellak
Atlantic Ocean
Newark
N. J
Lake Michigan
Beliak
Sturgeon Bay
Wis
English Channel
Igan Shoreline
Bellair
Europe
We We Want Lingerie Say Cons
A sitdown strike by 490 convict miners at the Kansas state prison ended without violence after negotiations between mutiny leaders and Warden M. F. Amrine. Prisoners agreed to new disciplinary rules and abandoned the effort to wear silk underwear beneath dungarees. The clash followed Amrine’s takeover to “clean up” the facility.
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Lansing
Kan
U.P
Kansas State Prison
M. F. Amrine
Amrine
Typical Father of Plains Ends Wednesday at Five
The Typical Father of the Plains contest ends at 5 PM on Wednesday. A winner will be chosen to receive a Palm Beach suit from Blackburn Brothers and a full prize package from local retailers along with a Sheaffer pen set. The winner will be presented on stage at the Paramount Theater and honored by Mayor Ross D. Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains
Palm Beach
Blackburn Brothers
J. Levy's
Wilson Camera Store
Zale's
White and Kirk's
Arrow
Killough and Davies
Russell Stationery
C. M. Williams Company
Levine's
J. C. Penney Company
Meyer and Meyer Company
E. F. Finklea, Inc
C. R. Anthony Company
Globe-News
Paramount Theater
Ross D. Rogers
Pampa Youth Improves in Dallas Hospital
George B. Cree Jr. 18, son of a Pampa drilling contractor, was flown to Baylor Hospital in Dallas May 13 for an intestinal illness. Doctors report his condition much improved and expect possible release within two weeks. His mother, who had a minor operation, was released the same day. He had surgery about two weeks ago after transfer from Roswell New Mexico, where he studied at New Mexico Military Institute, via Reg Robbins.
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Dallas
George B. Cree, Jr
Baylor Hospital
Roswell
N. M
New Mexico Military Institute
Reg Robbins
New Mexico
Tiny Surviving Twin Has Good Chance for Life
In Denver on June 13 physicians reported a 25-ounce girl from a WPA worker’s wife as one twin surviving with an excellent chance at life. The brother, born 40 minutes later, died after incubation. he weighed an ounce less at birth.
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Denver
U.P
WPA
Bat Moisture Forecast Says Clouds Break This Evening
Mr. Collman predicts clouds will clear late day with more over tonight and a possible drizzle tomorrow morning. Winds east will prevail as temperatures range 66 to 80 degrees. Last night’s heaviest rainfall was 1.30 inches at Miami, with reports across the Panhandle and surrounding towns showing scattered totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Collman
Panhandle
Shamrock
Spearman
Stratford
Boise City
Hooker
Buffalo
Woodward
Amarillo
City Attorney and Wife Leave For Funeral in Austin
City Attorney C Lloyd King and Mrs King left early this morning from 2119 Ong Street for Austin after word of Mrs King’s father Mr Adams death. Mrs Adams had died about two months earlier.
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Lloyd King
Legislators Vote To Quit In Eight Days
In Austin on June 13 the Texas House approved adjournment in eight days with cheers. The session will be 163 days, 20 longer than any prior meeting, exceeding the 120 days suggested by the constitution for biennial sessions. The main remaining question is whether to adopt Governor O Daniels tax plan. A bid to delay quitting date failed and a bill to require pay suspension until old age assistance funds are provided was rejected 60 to 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
House
Senate
W. Lee O’daniel
Sime
Alfred Petsch
Fredericksburg
Representatives
Ellis Cockrell
Lampasas
W. Lee O'Daniel
Cockrell
John Russell
Cleburne
Amarillo Building Program Nears One and Half Million
Amarillo's 1939 building program stands at 1 432 631 dollars with 67 369 dollars to reach one and a half million. New projects include the municipal golf course club house contracted to Albert Randall boosting costs by 18 000 dollars and several permits are expected to be issued before week’s end according to contractors.
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Amarillo
Albert Randal
Amnerillo
Solons Finish Bill To Help Business
Washington June 13 The House Ways and Means tax subcommittee completed tentative preparation of a revenue bill wiping out the undistributed profit tax and revising other levies to remove business deterrents. Insurance see Neely Greenhill Agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
House
Ways and Means Tax
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Region
Partly cloudy tonight. Wednesday fair and warmer. West Texas generally fair to night and Wednesday, warmer. Panhandle Wednesday. New Mexico fair south and unsettled north tonight and Wednesday. Temperature extremes: maximum 77, minimum 65.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Japanese blockade of British French concessions at Tientsin
Shanghai dispatch reports Japanese authorities announce a blockade of the British and French concessions at Tientsin this afternoon. They warn Japanese subjects to avoid the areas while stating the move aims to isolate the concessions from the city and outer world. Reports also claim the arrest of Maj E L Law and tensions grow as Britain resists surrender of alleged spies. The action signals Japan's broader aim to dominate foreign and Chinese zones in China.
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Shanghai
U.P
Tientsin
E. L. Law
Hong Kong
Christopher R. Spear
Cheng Si-Keng
Kulangsu
Japan
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Kent
Windsor
Norman Hartnell
Mason King
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Texas
Ken Wilhelm
L. L. Cline
San Antonio
Ted Allen
Jack Lamb
News-Globe
Texas Geme, Fish and Oyster Commission
Border Legion of
George
Elizabeth
East Texas
Royal Standard
Russell's
Pampa Youth
Solons
Bill
Neely Greenhill Agcy
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