British Youths Stripped To Amuse Japs
In Tientsin British youths were stripped for a Chinese crowd as tension rose over a Japanese blockade. The British ships Sandwich and Lowestoft remained off the Bund while food prices surged and rationing tightened. Admiral Yarnell visited the U S garrison and spoke at a chamber luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tientsin
U.P
Sandwich
Lowestoft
Tientsin Bund
Hong Kong
Woodrow Wilson Street
Country Club
Harry E. Yarnell
Far East
United States
American Chamber of Commerce
Yarnell
Fish-O Fishing Contest Proves Wind Adds Challenge
Gusty wind fuels a plug-curking Fish-O contest last night with 30 inch holes and an 80 foot distance. Tom Troth posted a grand prize five gallon Texaco motor oil and Cecil Delk collected lures as others watched, while Captain Jim Line narrowly missed qualifying. More Fish-O tonight at 8 o clock with prizes for qualifiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texaco
Tom Troth
Tom
Cecil Delk
Dr. B. Younger
Clarence
Wismeyer
Mr. Robertson
Jim Line
Texas Highway Patrol
Colorado flood tears down four Texas bridges
A Colorado River flood from cloudbursts caused major damage near Colorado City Texas and Snyder Texas. One man Ollie Morrow drowned when swept from a bridge in Snyder. The Colorado River washed away the 300 foot Texas and Pacific Railway bridge and several highway spans near Colorado City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
West Texas
Colorado
Colorado City
Ollie Morrow
Snyder
Scurry County
Texas and Pacific Railway
Lone Wolf Creek
Texas and Pacific
Cedar Bend
San Angelo
Colotalo
Santa Fe Breaks Wheat Load Record on Amarillo Line
Santa Fe officials report 771 cars of new wheat loaded yesterday on the Amarillo division from Wellington to Wayattoka, a record surpassing the 1937 peak of 7/1 cars. The heavy movement has caused recall of all trainmen on the division and a shortage of boxcars to meet demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington Kas
Santa Fe
Amarillo
Wellington
Wayattoka
Oklo
Mother Goose Helps Weed The Cotton
Farmers in western Mississippi County Arkansas use flocks of geese to weed cotton, cutting chopping costs. Sam Price on 67 acres near Manila reports his 35 geese saving about 40 dollars 50 cents in wages this season as weather favors the feathered laborers who work 16 hours daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blytheville
Ark
Mississippi County
Sam Price
Manila
Wheat Harvest Slowed By Rain Across Texas and Kansas
Rain slowed the wheat harvest in West and North Texas with a rush expected next week, says Fort Worth Grain and Cotton Exchange secretary E B Wooten. Reported yields vary by region from 8 to 25 bushels per acre, with Amarillo belt fair to good and southwest Kansas beginning a record early harvest with irrigated fields yielding up to 30 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
U.P
West
North Texas
E. B. Wooten
Amarillo
Clovis
N. M
Deaf Smith County
South Plains
Tulsa
Plainview
Central West Texas
Garden City
Kan
Kansas
A Happy Home Recipe Given by Student
In Scranton Pennsylvania on June 20 a marriage course at Scranton Keystone College asked what tests a happy home. One student answered that a happy home is one where every family member wants to wash the dishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Scranton-Keystone College
Showers Move Through Amarillo Area With Caution on Rainfall
Meteorologist Mr. Collman reports scattered showers across Amarillo and nearby towns with total monthly moisture around one inch, below the 2.84 inch normal. Fort Worth to Claude, Hart, Dimmitt, Plainview, and Lubbock also saw varying showers, while Groom had heavy rain halting harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Collman
Amarillo
Hereford
Fort Worth
Denver
Tascosa
Claude
Hart
Dimmitt
Plainview
Lubbock
Helium Improves Brain X Rays Say Wisconsin Doctors
Dr. Edgar End and Dr. David Cleve land of Marquette University report helium improves encephalography. Replacing air with helium cuts postprocedure headache from 68 to 28 hours, and adding oxygen reduces it to 18 hours by clearing nitrogen from the blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Edgar End
David Cleveland
Marquette University
British Troops Wipe Out Arab Band on Mt Temptation
A dispatch said British troops with air support killed eight Arabs and captured one on Mt Temptation overlooking Jericho. The operation aimed to clear the armed band in the Jerusalem area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
U.P
Mt. Temptation
Jericho
Elizabeth Tuttle Chooses Doctor Cohn Over Smoot in Colusa
In Colusa California, Elizabeth Ann Tuttle, niece of Admiral William D. Leahy, plans to marry Dr. Roy Barnett Cohn of San Francisco after hinting she would wed Clement E. Smoot Jr. Smoot’s departure for California left townspeople awaiting a Reno elopement. Father A Darwin Tuttle says his daughter will marry Dr. Cohn, though no final decision has been confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colusa
Calif
Here
Houston
Clement E. Smoot Jr
Elizabeth Ann Tuttle
William D. Leahy
Smoot
Miss Tuttle
Stanford
Roy Barnett Cohn
San Franch
Dr. Cohn
Reno
A. Darwin Tuttle
Tommy Hurts After Meal Of Razors
Beverly Massachusetts June 20 1930s police seek two men after William Ryan 17 says he was forced to swallow razor blades electric light bulbs carpet tacks and more in a Boston carnival stunt. X rays confirm stomach pain from the ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Mass
William Ryan
Boston
Ryan
House Spurns Tax Bill Again in Texas House
The Texas House rejected a sales natural resource tax constitutional amendment for social security, tabulating 94 ayes and 52 noes after personal privilege speeches. A two thirds vote was needed to suspend rules for reconsideration of SJR 12, which previously failed in the Senate. The 163 day session adjourns soon with a last minute push anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
U.P
Texas House of Representatives
Senate
W. R. Chambers
May
Roy Baker
Sherman
John Bell, Jr
Cuero
Wiley N. Coleman
Madisonville
House of Representatives
R. Emmett Morse
Baker
W. Lee O'Daniel
Bell
VFW Encampment Nominates Texas Leaders in Amarillo
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary nominate 1940 officers and plan parades, banquets, and sessions at the four day state encampment in Amarillo. Auxiliary announces Dallas and San Antonio leaders for state posts while VFW selects officers and awaits afternoon sessions. Winners from Adobe Walls Borger, San Antonio, and Galveston receive drill corps honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Corpus Christi
VFW
Auxiliary
Irene Doods
Dallas
Nell Moody
San Antonio
Lydia Hayes
Port Arthur
Catherine Abel
Texas City
Edna LeBlanc
Austin
Adela Varela
el Paso
Alyne Buenz
National Guard
E. L. Hager
Thirteenth Avenue
Polk Street
Third Avenue
Herring Hotel
Amarillo Globe Office
Adobe Walls
Borger
Motor Transport Post
Raymond
Senate Fails To Record Drug Prices In Texas
The Texas Senate refused to suspend rules to produce a record of prevailing prices on trade marked drugs in effect in Austin on June 19. The vote was 17 yes and 11 no. Senators Burns and Moore urged the record to compare future price effects of the fair trade bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
U.P
Texas Senate
Gordon Burns
Huntsville
Weaver Moore
Houston
Franklin Spears
San Antonio
Senate Journal
German Jewish Refugees Arrive After Transatlantic Odyssey
A group of 250 German Jewish refugees landed in Boulogne sur Mer from the liner St. Louis after being barred from Cuba. They will be housed in a hotel for two days while French authorities decide their placement in France or allow them to choose homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulogne-Sur-Mer
France
St. Louis
Cuba
Weather outlook for Amarillo and West Texas regional forecast
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with warmer temperatures. West Texas displays partly cloudy conditions with a chance of thunderstorms in the southeast and warmer readings in the north. New Mexico expected to remain generally fair with little temperature change. Maximum 68 and minimum 63 with total rainfall around .26 inches.
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Collman
Plains
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Woman Prowler In Dress Stirs Amarillo Police
Police ponder whether a woman prowler is a man after arresting a negro suspect in a cabin at The Flats. The man wore a dress claimed to belong to his wife. Burglaries reported at C F E Ausburn’s home and at International Harvester. About $47 missing in cash and items.
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Amarillo
C. F E. Ausburn
van Buren Street
International Harvester Company
East Tenth Avenue
Tragedy Contests Highlight Globe Readers
A building collapse tragedy tops the News-Tip contest as winner Eugene Struve of the Blackstone Hotel receives $5 for calling in. G. M. Spearman earns $3 for reporting on a plumber’s car retrieval from a furnace. Mrs. Leo Salzman wins $2 for alerting about the Human Calendar interview.
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Eugene Struve
Blackstone Hotel
Globe
G. M. Spearman
Jefferson Street
Leo Salzman
West Eighth Avenue
Albert Smith
North Pierce Street
L. H. Atkinson
Alabama Street
Earl Smith
Louisiana Street
F. B. Greenwood
Canadian River Gas Station
N. W. Ray
Amarillo Cotton Ofl Company
Earl Batson
West Tenth Avenue
B. EF. Sherrill
EB. Russell
South Fillmore Street
Wayne Prescott
Kentucky Street
H. R. Pattie
Monroe Street
Hubert Clark
North
Zack McCrady
F. E. Coan
Harrison Street
Lee McDowell
North Taylor Street
Armstead Smith
World archery champ offers free lessons at local range
Ken Wilhelm, world champion archer, will give free instruction from 5 to 6 PM at the Archery range run by Mrs. Sam Thomas, 1409 West Tenth Avenue. No exhibition shooting, one hour of coaching. range fees apply: eight arrows for 10 cents or 24 for 25 cents. Boy Scout groups invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Wilhelm
Sam Thomas
West Tenth Avenue
Wilhelm
Man claims motive heaven in fatal shooting of infant
CHARLEROI Pa June 20 Little Ada Young wounded in home incident as 35 year old father Clair Young coal miner and evangelist says he killed the 19 month old to "go to Heaven" He told police he sacrificed for the Lord and was held without charge as the baby fights for life. DA notes past mental hospital stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleroi
Ada Young
J. C. Conway
Conway
Clair Young
Young
J. C. Bane
Amarillo Legion to discuss new home for veterans
Amarillo veterans plan a meeting at 8 o clock to consider building a dedicated Legion home. Bruce Autry, commander of Han son Post, says some investigation has occurred into a home for the organization. The Legion now meets in a municipal auditorium section used by World War II veterans. A nominating committee will be named for the July 18 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Bruce Autry
Hanson Post
Legion
Two More Permits For Homes Issued
Amarillo issued two new building permits boosting the year’s total to about $1.4906 million. A $10,000 seven room brick house will be built at 1031 Crocket Street by KEFE Clark, and a $5,000 six room frame house is planned for 1123 Broadmoor by F. E Higgins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Crocket Street
Kefe,clark
F. E. ‘Higgins
Broadmoor
Actors Riot Before Sophie Tucker Has Opportunity To Talk to Union
In New York a Federation meeting called by Sophie Tucker to answer mismanagement charges erupted into near riot before 4 A M. A blonde Texas show girl bit a union member’s neck while heckling broke out, sparking violence as Tucker urged calm and 700 actors faced disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophie Tucker
New York
U.P
American Federation of Actors
Associated Actors and Artists of
America
Edison
Texas
Tucker
APA
Miss Tucker
Rank and File
Ralph Whitehead
Peter Wells
APA J
Tallulah Bankhead Urges Filibuster For Theater Relief
Glamorous actress Tallulah Bankhead daughter of Speaker William Bankhead led a delegation to Washington to press for reviving the federal theater project. She urged Senator John Bankhead to filibuster against relief bill provisions threatening theater funds and warned of possible political fallout. The visit included discussions with WPA head F C Harrington and Senate subcommittee members as lawmakers weigh the theater program amid relief restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Tallulah Bankhead
William B. Bankhead
John” Bankhead
Alabama
Tallulah
Uncle John
Senate
Claude Pepper
Florida
Federal Theater Project
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