Postal firms ordered to halt unauthorized package delivery
Attorney General Gerald C. Mann ruled that Western Union Telegraph Company and Postal Telegraph Company exceeded Texas charter powers by offering package delivery. He notified executives they must desist from ultra wires activities or face legal action, after findings showed services handling department store deliveries in several cities.
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Austin
Gerald C. Mann
Western Union Telegraph Company
Postal Telegraph Company
Texas
Mann
Ultra Wires
Deputy Landis Exhibits Quick Rescue Tactic
Deputy Gib Landis loaded two runaway girls from Memphis Texas into his car and returned them home while also guiding a juvenile delinquent from Gainesville toward state reform school at Gatesville. The boy had earlier fired at a man after being refused work, reflecting a troubled home background.
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Gib Landis
Memphis
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Landis
Gainesville
State Reform School For
Gatesville
Texas Postmasters Open Annual Convention
Big Spring June 22. Post masters of Texas convene for the annual session. 180 plus registrants attend the opening program with addresses from Owen Keen W R Briggs Henry D Young and Alvin S Page. State association president W D DeGrassi of Amarillo presided this morning as visitors were welcomed. session runs through Saturday.
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Texas
Owen Keen
Department
Washington
W. R. Briggs
Cincinnati
Henry D. Young
Port Worth
Alvin S. Page
Fort Worth
State Association
W. DD. DeGrassi
Amarillo
Markets Report: Dow Jones Averages Slump Across Sectors
The market summary shows declines across several sectors with the Dow Jones averages lower. Utilities and stocks led losses while industrials and agricultural groups also underperformed amid trading activity on the New York Stock Exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow-Jones
Fenner & Beane
Amarillo
Expert urges valve changes for all submarines after Squalus disaster
Harold C. Preble a civilian submarine expert testified before a naval board in Portsmouth asserting the current air induction valves are inefficient and unsafe. He urged adoption of new ventilating equipment to improve emergency response and rescue capability.
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Portsmouth
N. H
United States
Naval Board of
Ives
Harold C. Preble
Navai
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Preble
Fish-0 Tests Again Tonight
Fish-0 continues with about 25 tackle prizes and a grand prize to be decided. Cecil Delk is a top contender for the grand prize a five gallon can of Texaco motor oil donated by Tom Troth. Troth leads in number of prizes as play starts at 7 pm near the Public Archery Range West Tenth Avenue. Qualifying rounds begin at 8 pm with no entry fee.
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Allied Chemical & Dye
Allix Chalmers
Allied
American Power & Light
Lily Baltimore & Ohio
Barnsdall Oil
Bendix Aviation
Bethlehem
Borden & Co Bner
Borg-Warner
Evidere
Budd Mfg
Brigas Mfg Co
Burroughs
Phy Bridgeport Brass
Chicago
Wei Chrysler Oy
Columbia Gas & Electric
Coommercial Credit
Wy Commonwealth & Poutnere
Bet
Sit
Murray Corp
Aalesh National Depa Btores
Abe
Kelvinator
Bineult
York Central
York Ship Building
Orth
American Aviation
American Cobine
Northern Pacific
Onle
Otian Steel
Steeis Wee
Paramount
Pure Penney Co
JC Ras
Rbi
Pennsylvania
7A Petroleum Corp
Weebene
Phillips Petroleum Sree
Pullman CaMmeenr
Radin Corp St
Cecil Delk
Texaco
Tom Troth
West Tenth Avenue
25 Year Clubbers Plan Barbecue Near Tri State Fair
Nearly 1 000 notices were mailed to Amarillo Borger Pampa Lubbock and Canyon residents who attended Amarillo High School in 1939. The 25 Year Club barbecue is set for next Tuesday night in front of the Tri State Fair grandstand, served at 6 30. Members may bring guests at 50 cents each. Annual dues are 50 cents.
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Amarillo
Borger
Pampa
Lubbock
Canyon
Amarillo High School
Milton Cox
Dave Parks
John Snider
Stevenson Denies Call for Texas Legislature Special Session
Lt. Gov Coke R Stevenson denied plans to convene a special session of the Texas Legislature during Gov. W Lee O Daniel's absence for the New York World Fair trip. He said he would not call a session even if he were governor and would visit Austin while the governor is away after a 163 day regular session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Coke R. Stevenson
Texas
W. Lee O'Daniel
Stevenson
Int Junction
Oswald the Rabbit film stolen in Amarillo burglary
Oswald the Rabbit from the Texas Theater hutch was found damp in an Amarillo alley after a burglary at 619 Polk Street. A break in through the popcorn booth gained entry, with $15 in candy and several popcorn boxes taken. a second film and an ad reel were also stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswald
Hutch
Texas Theater
Amarillo
Polk Street
Oswald, the
Rabbit
Murder Charge Filed On Scarborough Son
A murder charge was filed against Hollis Scarborough 41 in connection with the pistol slaying of his father Hollis Scarborough senior a wealthy Texas New Mexico rancher and oil man at his Scarborough ranch near here. The elder Scarborough died Tuesday night after being shot Monday. Hollis Scarborough was held on a $25000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kermit
Hollis Scarborough
Wff
Scarborough
Texas-New Mexico
Lemuel Clark Faces Burglary Charges
Lemuel Clark a 17 year old boy was charged today with burglary and his bond set at 1000 dollars. Clark allegedly burglarized the Texas Theater last night taking several rolls of film and a quantity of popcorn and candy. A younger boy with Clark was held as a juvenile delinquent.
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Lemuel Clark
Clark
Texas Theater
Pin Swallowed Years Ago Led to Man's Death
El Paso report says 89 year old Fred W. Mister of Hillsboro New Mexico died after an autopsy found a straight pin he swallowed years earlier pierced his appendix causing peritonitis. He fell ill June 10 while en route to El Paso and died Sunday.
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EL Paso
U.P
Fred W. Mister
Hillsboro
N. M
Three Amarillo Boys Headed to New Mexico Camp
Three Amarillo boys Sanford Edquist Ernest Rogers and Terry Maxwell will depart Saturday for the Western Life Boys Camp at El Porvenir New Mexico led by Prof Frank Phillips head of the agriculture department at West Texas State College.
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Amarillo
Western Life
el Porvenir
N. M
Frank Phillips
Department of Agriculture
West Texas State College
Sanford Edquist
Ernest Rogers
Terry Maxwell
Fever Tick Eradication Brings Circus Hope Back
In Edinburg Texas and the Lower Rio Grande Valley children may finally see a circus after three years as cattle fever tick eradication ends quarantine. Hidalgo County remains under restraint and officials expect lifting in 1939. Circus dates were canceled in 1937 and last performed in 1936. A six wheel storage battery truck from Germany is described with four electric rear wheels.
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Edinburg
Texas
U.P
Rio Grande Valley
Hidalgo County
Leonard Freasier
State Livestock Sanitary Commission
Germany
Investors Seek Money Here, Brymer Tells Real Estate Meeting
W H Brymer secretary manager of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Amarillo reports national interest in Amarillo investments. He notes life insurers in Oklahoma City and a Washington, DC resident seeking multi thousand dollar entries, with bids for diversification. The board declared 4 percent dividends totaling 17772.49 with 11000 added to reserve.
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W. H. Brymer
United States
Amarillo
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of
Polk Street
Panhandle
Washington, D. C
Brymer
Shreveport
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Tire Tool Fatality Claims Panhandle Operator
Henry Dellis, a service station operator in Panhandle, died after a tire tool slipped while he repaired a tire. He suffered a mouth wound and heart complications believed caused by the shock. funeral arrangements are handled by O'Neal Funeral Home.
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Panhandle
Henry Dellis
Dellis
Two Stores Three Individuals Are Robber Victims
Police received three prowling reports last night detailing break ins at the Texas Theater on Polk Street the Cal Stand on Fillmore Street and the Jimmie Fenley apartment on Monroe Street. Coins were taken from a music box a wrist watch from the apartment and an electric sweeper was stolen from an apartment above Nelson Drug at Tenth Avenue and Van Buren Street. A man at 415 East Fifteenth Avenue reported a lost pocketbook.
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Texas
Polk Street
Fillmore Street
Jimmie Fenley
Monroe Street
Tenth Avenue
van Buren Street
East
Fifteenth Avenue
Entertainers Appeared Before Rotary Club in Amarillo
At the Amarillo Hotel the Rotary Club heard Cal Farley's Sons of the West perform a novelty skit by Gib and Floy Howard. Mary Louise Broome sang and danced, Jean Farley spoke thanking the club for teaching Cal Farley to use a fork, and Stuttering Sam presented a model program from the Kickapoo Rotary Club.
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Rotary Club
Amarillo Hotel
Cal Farley
Sons of the West
Gib Howard
Floy Howard
Mary Louise Broome
Jean Farley
Sam
Kickapoo Rotary Club
Municipal golf course under construction at Amarillo Thomp son Park
Top material laid on most grass greens at Amarillo’s municipal course in progress at Thompson Park. Mix of rich soil fertilizer and Holland peat moss used. $18,000 clubhouse rising with glass veranda overlooking greens. Five miles of sprinkler pipe to be bought. bids to furnish pipe open at 10 tomorrow by city commission.
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Amarillo
Thompson Park
Holland
FCC Extends Radio Licenses From Six Months to One Year
Washington June 22 The Federal Communications Commission raised standard broadcasting station licenses from six months to one year effective upon expiration of existing licenses. The move follows a three commissioner study panel report and contrasts with the National Association of Broadcasters proposal for three year terms under the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Standard Broadcasting
Commission
National Association of Broadcasters
Geological Group Pauses in City on Road to Diggings
A geology party from Miami University Oxford Ohio paused in Amarillo briefly this afternoon en route to diggings in New Mexico and Arizona. About a dozen members travel by truck as the party continues its field work.
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Miami University
Oxford
Ohio
Amarillo
New Mexico
Arizona
Texas reports 88 lives saved equals 3.08 million in losses saved
Public Safety Department statisticians compute that 88 lives saved this year in Texas translate to an economic saving of 3,080,000 dollars. Each saved life avoids an estimated 35,000 dollars in earning power and dependent costs. The year’s traffic toll stands at 655 as of June 22, with May claiming 97 fatalities and 17 more deaths from prior injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
U.P
Public Safety Department
Texas
Amarillo Stocked With Beer Despite Heat Wave
State police stopped and weighed a truck this morning. The weight was 16,000 pounds, 9,000 pounds over weight. Contents included 9,600 bottles of beer.
Company posts record home loan volume after charter
Mr Brymer announced the firm issued the largest volume of new home loans since obtaining its Federal charter, totaling 047043.25. The statement notes that shareholders received less than 4 percent, reflecting the company’s strong lending momentum last month.
Mentha-Pepsin Promises Quick Relief for Digestive Distress
Dare's Mentha-Pepsi is promoted as fast acting relief for acute gas attacks and sour stomach. The Pool Drug Co. and other druggists offer a satisfaction or money back guarantee, emphasizing rapid and reliable performance.
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Dare
Pool Drug Co
Oth
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Selon
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Vexae
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Zenith Radio
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Amariio Dwuding
Fleetric
Arterart
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American Gas Association Laboratory
Amarillo Gas Company
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