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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1940

Page

37

Dorsed Automotive and Used Cars Listing in Amarillo

A dense ads page lists numerous cars for sale including 1938 DeSoto 80 Coupe with low mileage and heater, 1937 Ford DeLuxe Tudor, 1932 Chrysler Sedan, 1939 Mercury Sedan, 1938 Chrysler 6 4-door, and more. Also covers trailers, houses, auto parts, wrecking yard inventory, and contact details for J. J. Ransom, Dewey Gray, Elmer Bros, Capitol Battery Co, and King Trailer Co with multiple phone numbers and addresses.

Keith Motor Toney Chisum, Inc. Polk Amarillo Harvey Southworth Chrysler Dewey Gray Capitol Battery CO Jackson Ford Elmer Bros N. Fillmore Plymouth Buick King Trailer CO

Service Enlistments Surpass June Quotas Across Texas

In Dallas on June 18, army navy and marine corps recruiting offices report heavy enlistments from the region. The navy quota for northern Texas is 200 and is already fulfilled, with enlistees sent to San Diego. Marine corps recruiting Texas wide notes up to 50 applications in one day. Army posts northeast Texas report 229 enlistments since June 1, with recruits headed to Fort Sill.

Dallas U.P Army Navy Marine Corps Texas San Diego Calif Army Post Fort Sill Okla

Odds and Ends In Panhandle Campaigns

Panhandle politics sketches feature Dusty Miller calling for a 12 man race into a baseball team, house to house canvassing by Gene Worley, and Tom Ellzey touting a three name slogan. Campaigns bound for Hale Center pie supper raise funds for band gear. Juli­an rallies include Jack Little’s reelect talk on KGNC, Curtis Douglass touring Shamrock to Canadian stops, and a Mother in Law Club barbecue at Amarillo’s Tri-State Fairgrounds. Republican figures Shanon Hobbs and Lyndon Hobbs head to Philadelphia, with Wen dell Wilkie as a rising name in local ranks as big contender rumors grow.

George Shannon Amarillo Curley) Hobbs Lyndon Hobbs Philadelphia Hugh Exum Texas Republican Executive Committee Exum Wendell Wilkie

Mystery of Wild Well Near Childress County Explored

In northwest Childress County a Texas Company No. 1 B. P. Smith Land and Cattle wildcat well blew in, venting salt water and gas for nearly 18 hours before being capped. Officials debated whether the gas was helium or nitrogen, with helium tests requiring lab analysis.

Childress Texas Company No B. P. Smith Land and Cattle Company Childress County Wildcat United States Helium Panhandle C. W. Seibel

Boy jumps from moving train in Coeburn incident

Cy Hald a 14 year old negro made his first trip and when the conductor shouted all out for Coeburn he left his seat and bailed out while the train still ran 40 miles an hour. He surfaced about 20 minutes later muddy and bruised explaining he thought the train would not stop at Coeburn.

Coeburn Cy Hald

FSCC Buys Rice Washington

The Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation announced it purchased 43.3 million pounds of rice for distribution to needy families.

FSCC Washington Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation

KGNC Expands News With AP Night Service

KGNC adds the complete Associated Press night report for afternoon use, enhancing coverage with two news services and continuous world events. United Press day service remains, with AP night service after 4 pm, plus NBC features and seasoned staff in the News-Globe studio.

KGNC Associated Press United Press News-Globe United Press News NBC H. V. Kaltenborn William Hillman Fuqua Kgnc News News- Globe NBC News

Willkie Says We Must Stay Out of War

Willkie declared that the United States must stay out of the war to best serve democracy. He warned against using presidential powers to maneuver the nation into conflict, speaking to about 1,200 at a Young Republican Club event in Brooklyn.

New York Wen- Gell Willkie Roosevelt Willkie Young Republican Clubs Brooklyn

Bridges to be built in El Paso and Dona Ana counties

The second deficiency appropriations bill proposes 310000 for nine new bridges across the Rio Grande in El Paso County Texas and Dona Ana County New Mexico to replace canalized river sections. Total project cost 450000 with 40000 sought next year for remaining items.

Washington House Rio Grande el Paso Tex Dona Ana County N. M International Boundary Commission Courchesne Country Club Borderline Vinton Dona Ana Berino Vado Mesquite Shalom Hatch-Rincon

GMC Offers Higher Wages to Workers

DETROIT June 18 UP A contract with General Motors to be submitted to UAW CIO members for ratification provides wage increases totaling about 12 million dollars annually and several industry innovations. The agreement covers 135000 workers in 54 plants won in a recent NLRB election. New labor-relations features include vacation pay and an umpire plan to arbitrate grievances. Dividends totaling around 7 million dollars fund vacation pay, with roughly 5 million dollars allocated to wage increases.

Detroit General Motors Corporation United Automobile Workers (Cio Uaw-Cio National Labor Relations Board

Legion Post Urges Speed Up In Airplane Production

Hale Center dispatch reports Pete Wilson Post of the American Legion urging President Roosevelt and Congress to take immediate action for airplane production and modernized defense units. Telegrams from Commander T A Greenwood call for cutting bureaucracy and enlist Henry Ford to produce a thousand airplane motors daily for the national defense program.

Legion Post Hale Center Pete Wilson American Legion Today Roosevelt Congress Legion Washington T. A. Greenwood Henry Ford

House panel approves 3.5 million boost for public buildings

The House appropriations committee proposed increases totaling 3.5 million in cost limits for 33 public building projects. The second deficiency bill would raise total authorization for 1937 and 1938 acts from 130 million to 133.5 million, with no new appropriations needed before 1942. Increases include Austin Texas post office from 480000 to 580000 and Gladewater Texas post office from 80000 to 105000.

Washington House Appropriations Committee Austin Tex Postoffice Gladewater

Brenda Marshall Granted Interlocutory Divorce From Richard Gaines

Hollywood surprise divorce story reports Brenda Marshall a 24 year old actress said she is through with men forever. She receives an interlocutory divorce from actor Richard Houston Gaines on grounds of desertion.

Hollywood Brenda Marshall Richard Houston Gaines

Dog Troubles For Postmen in Hyattsville and Beyond

Washington reports a seasonal surge as post office officials note dogs repeatedly torment mail carriers. On routes with 90 to 120 dogs per carrier, five are typically vicious at this time. Carriers skip deliveries if dogs remain at large, opting to return mail until dogs are confined or muzzled. Local protocol requires the dog to be indoors or restrained before delivery resumes.

Washington Post Office Department Hyattsville E. Murray Gover

Mexican Laborers Depart Prompts Local Relief

Morehouse Missouri reported a calm after about 200 Mexican farm youths were removed to southern Texas. Deputy Sheriff W M James noted relief as tensions from recent clashes eased. A local youth was fatally stabbed by five Mexicans last month. the suspects are jailed awaiting September circuit court. Planters will hire local labor at 1.25 dollars daily for a 10 hour day. The note adds a historical submarine reference dating to 1620.

Morehouse Texas W. M. James James New Madrid

Qil Man Held In Fatal Duel

Dallas oil operator Ivy Miller, 47, is charged with murder in the death of Samuel Murray, 34, a fellow oil operator shot in a downtown gun duel. Bystander Jack Kilgore, 16, was wounded by a stray bullet. Murray had just finished a large home in an exclusive Dallas suburb and kept about 200 Palomino ponies. his widow and two adopted children survive. The United States has about 5,000 miles of coastline.

Dallas Ivy Miller Sportsman Samuel Murray Maury Hughes Miller Jack Kilgore Murray

Defense Speech is Demanded

Hale Center Post 203 urges immediate national defense through airplane production and advanced mechanized warfare. Telegrams to President Roosevelt and congressmen backed by Commander T A Greenwood call for Henry Ford to produce a thousand planes and motors daily. Local Legionnaires seek wider post support to build a defense second to none.

Hale Center American Legion Post No Roosevelt T A. Greenwood Henry Ford Greenwood Congress

Bardosky Rites Set For Caldwell Today

Funeral services for Robert B Bardosky a 45 year old Amarillo veteran and carpenter will be held in Caldwell Texas today. The body was sent from Amarillo by N S Griggs and Sons. Survivors include two brothers and two sisters with ties to Caldwell Houston Dime Box Taylor.

Caldwell Tex Robert B Bardosky Amarillo Bardosky N. S. Griggs and Sons Catholic Church The American Legion Carpenters’ Union Ed Bardosky Lewis Bardosky Houston J. L. Kocurek Dime Box Frank Kincl Taylor

Maurice Moscovich Dies After Operation in Hollywood

Maurice Moscovich noted stage and screen character actor died today in a Hollywood hospital after an operation performed last Thursday.

Hollywood Maurice Moscovich

Chinese recapture Hong Kong claims central Yangtze gain

The Central News Agency reported that Chinese forces had re taken Zchang an important mid Yangtze area captured by Japan a week earlier This assertion underscores a shift in control amid ongoing wartime events with China asserting regained territory along the river.

Hong Kong Central News Official Chinese Zchang Yangtze

Scout Awards Are Presented in Llano Estacado District Court

The regular monthly court of honor of the Lee District of the Llano Estacado Council held Monday night. Second class badges were awarded to Enos Valverde Joe Lee Williams Arthur Waite Junior Carson Claude Frazier Jimmie Clinkens beard Charlie Ivens Billie Barnes Wayne McKeegan and Clyde Moore. Merit badges were awarded to Enos Valverde Joe Lee Williams Arthur Waite Calvin Brewster and Clyde Moore. John W. Myrose chaired the advancement committee.

Lee Llano Estacado

Who Seeks Passports in Hollywood Case

New York June 18. Harry Revel, Hollywood songwriter, and his brother William were indicted by a federal grand jury for entering the United States on passports obtained fraudulently.

New York Harry Revel Hollywood William United States

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