Pro Am Matches Open Texas PGA Event at Country Club
The Texas PGA pro am tournament began at 10 30 this morning at the Country Club with 43 teams, each consisting of a pro and two amateurs. Prizes go to the three low scoring teams, with half the entry fees aiding Amarillo Preventorium and the rest for prizes. Notables like Harry Todd, Spec Goldman, Jack Munger and Royal Hogan were among arrivals as crowds were expected to grow later in the day.
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PGA Golf
Country Club
Phil Hessler
T Paso
R. B. Norman
Ama
Clarence Gransfield
Amarillo
Harry Todd
Dallas
Simon-Pure
Spec Goldman
Jack Munger
Royal Hogan
Ben
Fort Worth
Todd
Henry Ransom
L. G. Wilson
George Ausbach
Chick Trout
R. R. Swindell
Morgan Baker
Houston
Bill Tucker
A. F. Klopstein
Jack Burke
Ted Tipps
Dick Martin
Raymond Gafford
Wade Holman
LeRoy Garrett
Beaumont
Frank E. Work
T. W. Steer
Erwin Hardwicke
Frank Day
G. W. Dodd
el Paso
Rh. B. Norman
Levi Lynch
Bob Sikes
Frank Sawyer
Ralph Morgan
Tyler
Bill Flenniken
W. F. Dallameter
Larry Nabholtz
L. M. Montgomery
James Rittenberry
Fort Worthmore
John Olver
H. C. McFarland
Graham Ross
A.S. Robbins
Yankee Envoys Ousted in Germany as Consulates Ordered Closed
Berlin reports that Germany demanded closing all American consulates in Germany and occupied territory by July 15. The note, handed to the American charge d affaires in Berlin, also requires the American Express Company offices in Germany and German field territory to close.
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Berlin
DNB
Germany
United States
American Express Company
The Red Chief Seeks Hollywood Dreams in Jail Ward
The 15 year old Colinwood New Jersey lad described as Red Chief says he is an actor and has won youth contests including No Jersey. He was picked up by highway patrol en route to Hollywood as relatives await word while he serves in the county jail juvenile ward. He calls himself assistant jailer and says he enjoys fan mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Colinwood
N. J
O'Henry
Swan Maurice Dies of Starvation at Riverside Lagoon
In Marshmallottown Ta on June 19 Maurice a swan from Riverside Cemetery lagoon died of starvation. Once fed by bystanders with bread crusts and two daily scientific feedings Maurice could not assimilate food due to a gizzard ailment and starved during the feast.
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Maurice
Riverside
Horace
Boris
Quick Results Ad Promises Cash Buyer for Refrigerator
An advertiser boasts of rapid, effective service entering 35 000 homes daily to find buyers and renters. A $2 40 seven day ad yields a $50 cash buyer for a 5 foot GE refrigerator priced for quick sale. See at Mode Cleaners 212 East Third. Dial 6262.
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General Electric
Mode Cleaners
East Third
DIAL
Finland Races to Mobilize as War Fears Grow
Europe trembles as Russia mobilizes on the west front and Finland calls up reserves at midnight. Helsinki imposes war footing measures including curtailed train service and immediate graduation of cadets to officers. Presidential decree places reserve officers as regular army ranks amid rising tensions with Soviet Russia.
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Finland
Germany
Russia
First Car of 1941 Wheat Is Received Here
The first car of 1941 wheat arrived in Amarillo from Chillicothe via the Fort Worth and Denver Railway. Producers Grain Corporation received the shipment for a government loan, with No 3 hard wheat testing 57 pounds per bushel, 13.40 percent moisture, and 2.7 percent dockage. North Plains wheat expected in about 10 days. In Claude H B McGowan brought the first truck load of this year’s crop weighing 51 pounds per bushel, with 25 to 27 bushels per acre expected.
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Amarillo
Fort Worth
Denver
Chillicothe
Producers Grain Corporation
Farmers Cooperative Society of Chillicothe
N. P. Nelson
Grain Corporation
Seymour
Nelson
North Plains
Claude
H. B. McGowan
Here
Weeks & Bagwell
Lyndon Johnson to Speak in Amarillo Monday Evening
Congressman Lyndon Johnson will address supporters at 8:30 PM Monday at Municipal Auditorium on Amarillo's north side. The visit marks a Panhandle campaign swing announced today from his local headquarters.
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Lyndon Johnson
Austin
Amarillo
Panhandle
Municipal Auditorium
Encasing Pipe Lines Progressing at English Field
City officials report encasing work on pipe lines at English Field progressing satisfactorily. The project protects runways by allowing leaks to be repaired without tearing up surfaces and the larger jacket carries any oil away from the runways. The line crossing the airport is owned by the Texas Company.
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English Field
Texas Company
Gasoline Ration Cards Considered for East Coast
Interior Secretary Ickes said a ration card system for east coast gasoline use was among options if petroleum shortages require strict limits. He warned no oil should be shipped to any Atlantic seaboard location until government review. He urged unity of oil industry with government to prevent disruptions to essential petroleum supplies in defense of democracy.
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Washington
Ickes
Defense Petroleum Coordinator
East
Atlantic Seaboard
Britain
Eastern Seaboard
America
Europe
Double Tax On Incomes Is Proposed
The House Ways and Means Committee tentatively approved a tax package raising individual income taxes and excess profits. It plans a 5 percent initial surtax and rising rates on incomes, a 10 percent excess profits tax, and higher minimum and maximum brackets. Estimated annual revenue from the individual income tax would reach about 3.58 billion dollars.
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Washington
U.P
House Ways and Means Committee
Norbert I. Coughton
North Carolina
Treasury
Indiana Man Uses Dummy in Effort to Oust His Wife's Seven Relatives
Fort Wayne resident Walter Stanford 45 set up an outdoor sit-down protest to remove his wife’s seven relatives from their home. He displayed a dummy named John on the porch and lit the scene at night, saying he would stay until the in‑laws left or he found a resolution.
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Indiana
Fort Wayne
Ind
Walter Stanford
Silent Sentinel
Stanford
WPA
John
Deka
Two Bulldogs Die in Iron Pipe At Marlin
AP report from Marlin dated June 19 describes F B Allen discovering two bulldogs with heads wedged in opposite ends of an iron pipe and a dead cottontail rabbit in the center, explaining the unusual cause of death after his investigation.
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Marlin
F. B. Allen
Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Forecast Summary
Fair tonight and Friday with little temperature change. West Texas mostly fair this afternoon tonight and Friday, but widely scattered showers and thunderstorms over higher elevations west of the Pecos River this afternoon and evening. New Mexico fair this afternoon tonight and Friday, scattered storms east of the Rio Grande. Temperature extremes over 24 hours ending 6:30 AM include a minimum 63 and a maximum 83. Noon temperature reported at 84.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Pecos River
New Mexico
Rio Grande
British Find Rare Bargains In Fresh Fruit
London markets show mixed prices as peaches from Georgia sell at 75 cents each and strawberries go for 3.80 a pound. Wisconsin cheese at 1. a pound and tomatoes at 1 a pound draw shoppers. Asparagus at 1.50 a bunch feeds two, grapefruit in cans 50 cents a can with two-case minimum. Gooseberries scarce at 0.10 a pound. champagne cocktails 1.25 and razor blades six cents if someone will take them.
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London
Wisconsin
America
Weather Outlook From Des Moines Forecast
Mr Collman reports fair warm Panhandle weather with a southwest wind. Temperatures rise to 85 to 90 degrees during the day and fall to around 65 tonight. Winds near 20 mph. A light shower was noted with Des Moines totaling .03 inches from a wandering thunderhead. Fair skies to continue through tomorrow.
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Panhandle
Mr. Collman
PGA
Des Moines
Collman
Kay Kyser Finally Gets His Maverick
Maury Maverick of San Antonio sends a 195 Maverick to Kay Kyser during a NBC radio broadcast. The prop caused consternation at the studio as Kyser coaxed the calf to moo on air, delivering the weekly show with a tail twisting incentive.
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Hollywood
Maury Maverick
San Antonio
Texas
Maverick
Lovers’ Quarrel Ends After Almost 50 Years
Elizabeth N J June 19. A long running lovers’ quarrel lasting nearly half a century ended with the marriage of George Champlain to Miss Mary Crowe, 61. The couple, schoolday sweethearts, could not recall the original dispute or its cause.
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Elizabeth N. J
George Champlain
Mary Crowe
Britain and United States urged to aid Russia against Germany
London dispatch reports an Evening Standard editorial calling for bold joint action by Britain and the United States to provide all possible aid to Russia amid German aggression.
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London
Lord Beaverbrook
Evening Standard
Great Britain
United States
Russia
Mobilization rumors and tense Russia Finland borders in war coverage
The dispatches describe reports of Russia withdrawing from Hanko, Finland, amid a broader crisis with Germany. Stockholm sources mention frantic mobilization along the Moscow Leningrad railway, while Turkey rumors claim Germany invaded Russia at multiple border points and isolated the U. S. S. R. The article notes ongoing tensions and Nordic observations as World War II news warps across pages.
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British Exchange
Sweden
Stockholm
Russia
Finland
Moscow
Leningrad
Turkey
Germany
Soviet
Berlin
Eight Hour Day Suspended for Defense Works
President Roosevelt declares an extraordinary emergency and suspends the eight hour day for mechanics and laborers on defense projects in the canal zone Puerto Rico and Alaska by executive order to speed up construction. The order applies only to these outposts of national defense and not to the continental United States.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Canal Zone
Puerto Rico
Alaska
America
United States
Great Britain
Dykstra Resigns as Mediation Board Chairman
President Roosevelt accepted the July 1 resignation of Clarence A. Dykstra as chairman of the defense mediation board. It remains unclear who will succeed him, though Vice Chairman William H. Davis has often served as acting head of the agency.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Clarence A. Dykstra
Defense Mediation Board
Dykstra
White House
Stephen T. Early
William H. Davis
Conn and Mary Louise wedding plans spark family drama
Billy Conn and his 18 year old fiancée Mary Louise Smith faced a tense delay as the Brookville license was issued and delivery arranged to Brockway. Mary Louise’s father James Smith warned he would punch Conn, opposing a union with a prizefighter. The couple, married or not, remained in question as details stayed secret and trips scattered.
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Billy Conn
Bride
Brookville
Mary Louuse Smith
Billy
Mary Louise
Walter Evans
Jefferson County
Robert North
Thomas Stauffer
Stauffer
Brockway
J. J. Menegas
Menegas
New York
James Smith
Conn
Papa Smith
Smith
Pittsburgh
Ocean City
N. J
Johnny Ray
Ray
Philadelphia
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GOLF
Amarillo Country Club
Jimmie Moore
Associated Press
Helsinki
Sanomat
East Coast
By Eddy Gilmore
Kay Kyser
Newbys
Hanko
Mediation Board
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Dictaphones
Russell Stationery Company
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