Smile Power Helps a Paralytic Boy Reach Hope in Dallas
Dale Carnegie recounts Lawrence Gore, a 24 year old paralyzed since infancy who sells newspapers on crutches and smiles at customers. A physician-surgeon now treats him in Dallas hoping he may walk again. Carnegie urges enthusiasm and perseverance, citing Mary Roberts Rinehart’s struggle with doubt to illustrate steady effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Lawrence Gore
Lawrence
Mary Roberts Rinehart
McNaught Syndicate
City to Issue Warrants for Water Lines
The city commission decided to issue short term warrants to fund part of a 250000 project to extend water and sewage lines. Warrants carry 5 percent interest with 45 percent grant sought from Works Progress Administration and 55 percent city share. Amarillo National Bank agreed to buy 100000 of the warrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Works Progress Administration
Ross Rogers
Amarillo National Bank
Flynn and Damita chase at Hollywood airport
Hollywood June 28. Actress Lili Damita chased Errol Flynn through the airport gate in a light hearted scene as they returned home from a San Diego trip. The studio said they were happily at home despite a brief misunderstanding and Flynn’s beard noted by witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Calif
U.P
Lili Damita
Errol Flynn
Flynn
Miss Damita
Justice of Peace Marries Roscoe Ates in Valparaiso
Justice of the Peace Kenneth J. Wolf announced the marriage of Roscoe Ates, stuttering comedian, to Miss Leora Bella Jumps, 24, Valparaiso, on Saturday night in Valparaiso Indiana. The ceremony was performed in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Ind
U.P
Justice of the Peace
Kenneth J. Wolf
Roscoe Ates
Leora Bella
Weather outlook for Amarillo and West Texas area
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with likely local showers. West Texas mostly cloudy with scattered thundershowers tonight and Wednesday. New Mexico unsettled tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. Temperature range from 65 to 79 degrees. Insurance agency Neely Greenhill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Golfing Champs Beaten in First Round Championship Flight
Champions of three former Tri State Senior Golf Association tournaments suffered early exits in the championship flight. Co medalist L T Garland of Slaton edged B F Holmes 1 up after 20 holes while Dr A S Neal of Cordell defeated H B Gooch 1 up in 20. Joe Storey of Dalhart upset Bob Skaggs 1 up over 19 with Storey parring the 19th for the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. T
Chick) Garland
Slaton
B. F. Holmes
Shamrock
Garland
A.S. Neal
Cordell
Okla
H. B. Gooch
Wichita Falls
Dr. Neal
Joe Storey
Dalhart
Bob Skaggs
Clovis
Storey
Skaggs
Gene Howe
Amarillo
Byron Clancy
Carter
W. M. Gallacher
Carrizozo
N. M
N. D
Fred Smith
Brownfield
Sam Orr
Paul Edquist
L. T. Garland
Orr
Mr. Garland
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Pennsylvania celebrates 300th anniversary with Swedish crown prince
Philadelphia marked its 300th anniversary welcoming the Swedish crown prince and members of the royal family. The event traced the state’s origins from Delaware River plantations established by early Swedish colonists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Delaware River
Chinese Flier Dives To Sink Japanese Gunboat
A Chinese dare-to-die flier reportedly sank a Japanese gunboat on the Yangtze near Nanking after diving his burning bomber onto the deck. Officers said the attack damaged three gunboats and destroyed six Japanese planes, praising the pilot's sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Yangtze River
Nanking
Hankow
China
Nine Carloads Wheat Arrive as Rain Delays Harvest
The Panhandle's wheat harvest shows a slide in receipts at Amarillo Grain Exchange with only nine carloads of new wheat. Wet grounds halt harvesting for at least two days and delay operation of threshers across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Amarillo
Grad Lands Army Corps Lieut And Marine Engineering Post
Edmund J. Fry Jr after OU graduation receives appointments as second lieutenant in the army engineering corps and an engineering post in the Marine corps. He also enters a year of army service, while holding a civil engineering job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Edmund J. Fry, Jr
University of Oklahoma
Fry
Army
Marine Corps
War Department
Army Engineering Corps
Taylor Missed Fight. Hollywood Star Delayed Return
Movie heartthrob Taylor returned to Hollywood after missing the Joe Louis Max Schmeling bout in New York. He explained he was busy signing autographs for ringside friends at the Pasadena railway station before the fight ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Hollywood
Robert Taylor
Max Schmeling
New York City
Pasadena
Barbara Stanwyck
Paraguay and Bolivia rearm for Gran Chaco renewal
Reports from Buenos Aires state both Paraguay and Bolivia are rearming in anticipation of renewed conflict over the Gran Chaco ferry. Sources describe military buildup and strategic posturing as tensions rise between the two nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Paraguay
Bolivia
Gran Chaco
Confederate Army Threatens Key Cities of the North
A serialized Civil War dispatch portrays General Lee advancing into Pennsylvania with Lee’s army moving toward Harrisburg and Philadelphia. It notes secrecy around Lieutenant-General Ewell and suggests a plan to sever rail links, isolate the East, and pressure Washington. The piece frames invasion as a decisive mission to sway Northern sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Pennsylvania
Meade Replaces Hooker in Army Command at Gettysburg
Bulletin from Frederick Maryland dated June 28 1863 announces Maj. Gen. George G Meade takes command of the Army of the Potomac replacing Gen. Joseph Hooker. Meade considered steady and safe as Lee's forces move toward Harrisburg while Stuart’s cavalry is reported near Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army of the Potomac
Frederick
George G. Meade
Joe Hooker
Lee
Meade
Susquehanna
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Jeb Stuart
Washington
Confederate Army Tightens Grip on Chambersburg
Army headquarters sit in Shafter's Woods along the road from Chambersburg to Gettysburg. General Lee directs operations with Longstreet's First corps nearby and A P Hill's Third corps in supporting distance. Lee orders strict protection of private property and bans non generals from Chambersburg without his pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Army
Shafter
Chambersburg
Lee
Municipal Field Bars Unlicensed Airplanes
The Amarillo city commission and Mayor Ross Rogers barred unlicensed aircraft from the Municipal Airport and English Field after a fatal crash that killed 23 year old Dave Jackson. Officials cite strict licensing rules and safer operation of licensed planes, with inspectors monitoring airworthiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Rogers
Dave Jackson
Amarillo
Thornton Oxnard
English Field
Jackson
Department of Commerce
Real estate gambit nets variable profit for buyer
A man buys a real estate lot for 1000, sells for 1500, repurchases at 1200, then sells again for 1600. Calculate his total profit from these flips. EditorialPage note invites estimates from John Maynard Lumber Co at 800 W 5th, phone 5353.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Maynard Lbr. Co
W. 5Th
Veterans Hospital Sought for Amarillo Area
Amarillo residents and Panhandle leaders press for a $1.435 million veterans hospital, stressing inadequate facilities for West Texas and neighboring states. Mayor Ross Rogers, Rep Marvin Jones, and George Broome campaign as site under 50 acres and a western Texas location is favored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Panhandle
Ross Rogers
West Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Public Works Administration
Veterans Administration
Texas
Rogers
Marvin Jones
George Broome
National Executive
The
American Legion
Broome
Persons
Amalo
Sarajevo marks 24 year since Archduke assassination
In Sarajevo, amid a quiet anniversary, a bouquet rests at Gavrilo Princip’s grave and a tablet marks the bridge where the 1914 shooting occurred. Dr. Milan Pfeiffer recalls Princip as courageous, framing the act as patriotism. No monuments to Princip exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franz Ferdinand
Sophie
Austria-Hungary
Gavrilo Prinzip
Sarajevo
Miljazka River
Prinzip
Milan Pfeiffer
Bosnia
Furious Four Rail Seeker of furious Five
A UPI report from Port Washington Wisconsin describes a federal agent questioning a boy at the door of the Furious Four Society after a threatening letter arrived from Mount View California. The note demanded 5000 or violence and was traced to a 14 year old who admitted writing it to get back at rivals the Furious Five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Washington, Wis
UPI
Club
Pacific Press Publishing Company
Mount View
Cal
Father Taking Junior 63 To Gettysburg Reunion
Kansas City dispatch says R W Huff, 98, will lead his son 63 to Gettysburg for the 75th anniversary reunion. About 450 Union and Confederate veterans from Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Missouri left St Louis on three special trains. Gen John Milton Claypool, 92, heads the Confederate Veterans delegation and initially opposed the joint reunion plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
R. W. Huff
Gettysburg
France
Arkansas
Texas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Missouri
St. Louis
John Milton Claypool
St. Loui
Claypool
Battle of
Five French Fliers Die in Reims Plane Crash
Five French army fliers were burned to death when their military plane crashed near the airfield at Reims France after rising about 600 feet. The sudden loss of altitude and fire killed all on board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reims
France
Roosevelt to Speak in Ellwood Park on July 11
President Franklin D. Roosevelt will visit Amarillo July 11 for about two hours. Ellwood Park was chosen by the City Commission for the speaking stand because of its central location and ample space for a large crowd and public address system. The invitation came after years of effort by Congressman Marvin Jones and others including John McCarty and Bascom Timmons. The tour ends with a brief speech at Ellwood Park after touring the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwood Park
Franklin D. Roosevelt
City Commission
Ross Rogers
Roosevelt
Amarillo
Marvin Jones
Southwest
Jones
John McCarty
News-Globe
Bascom Timmons
Washington
Idea
Literary Digest
Alf Landon
Time Magazine
Digest
Globe
Thompson Bids for Teachers' Support in Governorship
Ernest O. Thompson announced in Galveston and San Marcos that he seeks teacher support for his bid for governor. He cited unpaid or partial salaries statewide and urged a sufficient equalization fund to meet rural school obligations without harming teachers yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest O. Thompson
Galveston
Thompson
San Marcos
Fort Worth Plans Casa Manana Return This Summer
Fort Worth Fiesta Association says the third annual Casa Manana will open July 29 with Wayne King’s band for two weeks and a one night stand booked with Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Barriers Drop Before Japs Near Hankow
Japanese shock troops aided by air power broke the first of 12 barricades guarding the Yangtse approaches to Hankow. A Chinese war office spokesman conceded the enemy pushed past the Matang boom of ships, sunken vessels, sand bags and boulders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghat
U.P
Yangtse
Hankow
Hunan
Panhandle Gas Allowable Cut Ordered for July
The Texas railroad commission set July gas production limits in Texas. Sour gas is capped at 651,657,000 cubic feet daily, down from 678,572,000 in June, while sweet gas for the east Panhandle field is limited to 112,528,000 cubic feet daily versus 133,111,000 in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
O.R
Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
East Panhandle
Thompson Leading Flore Poll Shows in Texas Primary
In Texas the governor race fuels straw polls from rural to urban areas. Ernest Thompson leads in Amerilla poll results and the 168 newspaper national survey by Gallup Institute may indicate campaign trends, with results slated for publication in The Globe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Nordyke
Texas
Piney Woods
Plains
Amerilla
Ernest Thompson
The
Globe
Institute of Public Opinion
America Speaks
George Gallup
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dale Carnegie
Errol
Insurance! Neely-Greenhill Agency
Richmond News Leader
R. F. Lee
DR. Douglass. Freeman Hayrs
Northern Virginia
Penna
Chancellorsville
Stonewall” Jackson
Longstreet
Hill
R. S. Ewell
Ewell
Susque
Clairfax
SF Washington
York
Robert E. Lee
Bulletin
Dick Martin
Amarillo Shade & Equip. Co
Veterans Hospital
Yugoslavia
Casa Manana
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!