Amarillo Records heaviest 24 hour rainfall on record
The Panhandle and surrounding regions faced floods and tornadoes with Amarillo reporting 4.42 inches in 24 hours, the heaviest since 1891. Widespread moisture up to 4 inches caused damaged property, isolated towns, rising lakes, and several deaths across West Texas and New Mexico, with rescues and Red Cross aid underway.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Oklahoma
New Mexico
South Plains
Weather Bureau
Johnson Street
Eighth Avenue
Tyler Street
Sixth Avenue
Fillmore Street
Telephone Company
White's Auto Store
Country Club
Braniff
TWA
Clarendon
House Spurns Last Minute Tax Efforts
In Austin the 46th Texas legislature prepared to adjourn taxless after the House rejected two last hour moves to pass a sales and natural resources tax amendment. Speaker Morse called the suspending rules attempt the last in 163 days. The chamber also defeated a sine die adjournment plan while approving a tax bill to fund social security. Governor O Daniel signaled a return on January 10, 1941 to meet again.
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Austin
Texas
House of Representatives
R. Emmett Morse
Senate
W Lee O'Daniel
James E. Taylor
Kerens
House
Morse
Ottis Lock
Zavalla
Rep
W. R. Chambers
May
Legislature
Weather Outlook Amarillo and West Texas thundershowers
Local thundershowers tonight with Thursday partly cloudy conditions in Amarillo vicinity. West Texas expects mainly cloudy skies with some thundershowers, especially southeast and east central areas, and a partly cloudy Thursday. New Mexico remains generally fair with little temperature change. Temperature extremes range from 57 to 71 degrees. reported rainfall totals include 4.42 inches overall.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Lou Gehrig Diagnosed With Chronic Paralysis Ending Baseball Career
New York Yankees president Ed Barrow announced Lou Gehrig suffers from chronic infantile paralysis and will likely never play again. Mayo Clinic experts confirmed the diagnosis after Gehrig spent days at the clinic for thorough tests. The 36 year old first baseman ended his 2,130 game consecutive streak by benching himself May 2 and will remain on the payroll as non playing captain for now.
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New York
Ed Barrow
New York Yankees
Lou Gehrig
Barrow
Gehrig
Mayo Clinic
Folowe
R Barrow
Yankee
San Jacinto Park to Gain Additional Lighting
The Amarillo city commission ordered increased lighting at San Jacinto Park after an estimate from Glenn Bowen, city electrician. Costs run about 425 dollars, potentially 400 if current stock is used, and the park was built nine years ago on a former trash heap.
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San Jacinto
Kiwanis Club
Glenn Bowen
Bowen
San Jacinto Park
Amarillo
Fortune-teller Father Wrongly Predicts Baby's Sex
Sidney A Fortel of Newark believed his formula could predict a baby's sex and named a son Howard A Forter. At 4 20 P M a girl was born changing the plan and he retitled the child Hazel after declaring a miscalculation. He vowed to trace the chart to find the error.
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Newark
N. J
U.R
Sidney A. Fortel
Howard A. Forter
Heat prompts sprinkler rescue at Macon department store
In Macon Georgia on June 21 customers in a department store complained of heat as 96 degrees. An automatic sprinkler system activated soaking pianos millinery cosmetics and other merchandise while shoppers fled into the hot sun.
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Macon
Silver Bloc Plans Force To Up Price
The Senate silver bloc signals a push to delay a vote on monetary legislation to push the treasury to raise the domestic silver purchase price. Senate leader Barkley hesitates on tactics as filibuster-like maneuvering disrupts quick action on relief tax and monetary measures. Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma warns the delay could last several hours while administration hopes suffer.
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Washington
Senate Silver Bloc
Treasury
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Barkley
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Nominates F. Ryan Duffy for Wisconsin Judge Post
President Roosevelt named former Wisconsin senator F. Ryan Duffy to be U S judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin to replace Judge Ferdinand A. Geiger who retired. Duffy, a former administration supporter, lost re election in 1938 to Senator Wiley. The president also nominated Martin I. Welsh for the Northern California district judgeship.
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Washington
Roosevelt
F. Ryan Duffy
United States
Wisconsin
Duffy
Senate
Ferdinand A. Geiger
Wiley
Martin I. Welsh
California
Girl with iron nerves headlines at swing-shot show
Maybelle Davis billed as the girl with the iron nerves will perform at the Southwest Sportsman's Show at the Tri-State Fair Grounds in David Dudlah's championship sling-shot act. The six day event opens Monday with admission 40 cents for adults and 20 cents for children, offering multiple displays, motion pictures, and lake events for one ticket.
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Sumols
Maybelle Davis
Miss Davis
Fair Grounds
David Dudlah
Mason King
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Mr. Dudlah
Dudlah
Ken Wilhelm
California
Ted Allen
Colorado
L. L. Cline
San Antonio
Jack Lamb
Houston
Texas
Free Archery Lessons Tonight With Champion Archer
Ken Wilhelm world champion archer will give free instruction tonight from 8 to 9 at the Public Archery Range 1409 West Tenth Avenue weather permitting. Archers can shoot eight arrows for 10 cents or two dozen for 25 cents. Mrs. Sam Thomas operates the range.
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Ken Wilhelm
West
Tenth Avenue
Wilhelm
Sam Thomas
Employers Granted Election Petition
National Labor Board said employers may petition for a collective bargaining election in certain cases. The change will be included in a revisions package to be announced soon. Chairman Madden noted safeguards to prevent employer misuse.
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Washington
Charley Fahy
National Labor Board
Fahy
House Labor Committee
Joseph Padway
American Federation of Labor
J. Warren Madden
Ban on Aliens Top VFW Action at Texas Encampment
The Texas VFW adopted 46 resolutions at its closed encampment session. Galveston was named the 1940 convention city with D A Dunlevy reelected department commander and other officers chosen. The encampment included a banquet, military ball, and close sessions at the National Guard Armory.
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Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars
Uncle Sam
VFW
Galveston
D. A. Dunlevy
Port Arthur
Tom Carter
Lubbock
J. A. Benton
McKinney
William Waggoner
Lonoke
Ark
National Administration Council
Fourteenth District
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Irene Doods
Dallas
Herring Hotel
National Guard
WPA Halts New Public Projects Over $40,000 Cap
The Works Progress Administration suspended authorizations for new public building projects exceeding 40 000 dollars under the House backed 1 735 billion relief bill. Col F C Harrington ordered state administrators not to start anything without Presidential approval before June 14. The order aims to prevent Senate complications while limits stand. Harrington may revoke if the cap is removed. Insurance! See Neely-Greenhill Agency.
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Washington
Works Progress Administration
WPA
House
Col. F. C. Harrington
Harrington
Senate
Japanese Seize Swatow. Britain, U.S. Protest Actions
Japanese forces complete occupation of Swatow in South China severing access to the British crown colony. Anpow encircled as mines and booms removed. transports dock in Swatow City with navy and air forces aiding. Britain voices concern over Tientsin blockade and station stockpiles while demanding release of British importer G. A. Smith.
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Swatow
South China
Anpow
Han River
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Asia
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France
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Robert Craigie
Tokyo
Robert J. Boothby
Soviet Russia
Tientsin
United States
Tientain
Great Britain
G. A. Smith
Dionne Quints Not Spanked Says Dr Dafoe Montreal
Dr Allan Roy Dafoe, the Dionne quintuplets' physician, states nurses and teachers use reason not force. He notes the girls are disciplined by a brief period of sitting alone when naughty, and that this method works.
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Dr. Dafoe
Montreal
U.P
Allan Roy DaFoe
Dionne
Canadian Medication Association
Memphis Seeks to Borrow Amarillo Mammoth Flag
Memphis Chamber of Commerce seeks to borrow Amarillo's famed giant Stars and Stripes for display July 27 and 28 during the old settlers and cowboy reunion and rodeo in Amarillo. L Carroll Smyers notes the flag is among the largest in the world and would be shown at the event.
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Memphis
Amarillo
L. Carroll Smyers
Memphis Chamber of Commerce
Mystery Car and Hitch Hikers Draw Police Listen
Police questioned three hitch hikers from Oklahoma about a new motor car to be delivered in Amarillo. The group slept in the stuck car on Twelfth Avenue near Johnson and Grant Streets while officers checked their story about a man driver and two women who left in Shamrock with an address tag for Joe Goes at 710 East Twelfth Avenue.
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Henryetta
Okla
Amarillo
Twelfth Avenue
Johnson and
Grant Streets
Shamrock
Joe Goes
East Twelfth Avenue
Senate-House Group Approves Larger Agriculture Bill
A Senate-House conference committee approved an agriculture appropriation bill exceeding 1.2 billion dollars for the coming fiscal year. Rep. Cannon said the House conferees favored the Senate's 225 million dollar boost for farm benefit payments and would seek separate votes on about 140 million in other Senate increases. Senator Bankhead noted only 13.1 million dollars were trimmed from the Senate total of 1.219 billion.
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Washington
Senate-House
Rep. Cannon
Missouri
House
Senate
Bankhead
Alabama
New Jersey Delegates Back Roosevelt for 1940 Nomination
Sen William H Smathers of New Jersey announced that all 32 New Jersey delegates to the 1940 Democratic national convention will be pledged to President Roosevelt s renomination He notes New Jersey gave Roosevelt a half million vote margin previously and believes he can sweep the state again He adds Roosevelt can carry New York with support from Fiorello La Guardia against Dewey or other Republicans.
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Washington
William H. Smathers
New Jersey
Roosevelt
Smathers
New York State
New York
Fiorella la
Phenix Found Off Cambranh Bay Indo China
De Soir reports the French submarine Phenix located off Camranh Bay at 318 feet depth. The sub went down last week with 71 crew aboard.
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Phenix
Paris
de Soir
Camranh Bay
Indo-China
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