Fingerprinting Urged for Givers of Checks in Amarillo
Sheriff Bill Adams and Deputy Dick Vaughan propose county wide fingerprinting of checks to deter professional forgers and swindlers. The plan Would require fingerprint pads at businesses accepting checks and a square print on blanks to capture prints only for unknown customers.
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Lewis Nordyke
Bill Adams
Dick Vaughan
Amarillo
Adams
Vaughan
Sheriff's Identification Bureau
Tom Seay
Toy pistol used to subdue prowler in Dallas
Mrs. Charles Chase, reading in her apartment, used her daughter's toy pistol to threaten a prowler on her lawn after he lingered outside her window and smoked a cigar. Police arrived as the man remained held at bay by the improvised weapon, the incident ending without violence.
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Dallas
U.P
Charles Chase
Mrs. Chase
Farm Income Used To Pay Debts And Taxes In 1938
U S reports show that over 40 percent of the 1938 cash farm income of 7.632 billion dollars went to debts and taxes. The agriculture department records total farm debt near 10 billion dollars at year end with interest around 501 million and principal about 2.5 billion.
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Washington
U.P
Agriculture Department
Texas House passes reciprocal insurance exchange bill
The Texas House of Representatives approved a bill regulating reciprocal insurance exchanges and sent it to the Senate. PAY rent to yourself. Build or remodel through FHA. Phone 8782. Wood-Webb Lbr. Co. 1023 W. 5th. St.
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Austin
U.pa
Texas House of Representatives
Senate
Wood-Webb Lbr. Co
W. 5Th
Garner Gets Backing Of Texas Solons
The Texas Legislature endorsed Vice President John Nance Garner for President. The 6th House and Senate unanimously urged Democrats in all 48 states to support Garner at the 1940 National Democratic Convention and in the general election. Garner, a former Texas House member residing in Uvalde, faces possible gubernatorial veto by Gov. W. Lee O Daniel, who had vetoed a prior concurrent resolution.
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Austin
John Nance Garner
Texas
United States
House
Senate
Garner
Uvalde
Une
Texas House of Representatives
W. Lee O'Daniel
Negress Fatally Hurt In Taxi Cab Accident
Martha Jackson of 606 Jackson Street died from injuries after a taxi struck her on West Third Avenue between Van Buren and Jackson Street. Driver Julian Blaine said he did not see her. police noted the cab stopped within 20 feet. She died at Northwest Texas Hospital at 5 this morning.
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Martha Jackson
Jackson Street
West Third Avenue
van Buren
Julian Blaine
Hammond Company
Northwest Texas
Blaine
Texas Senate Okays House Statewide Conservation Bill
The Texas Senate passed a House bill by 22 to 6 setting up machinery for a statewide soil conservation program with amendments. House concurrence is needed before sending to the governor. It mirrors a prior vetoed bill by Governor James V Allred that included a tax remission, which this version lacks tax donations to counties.
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Austin
Senate
House
James V. Allred
Cries of Extra Prompt West Kinston Residents
In West Kinston on March 27 an “Extra!” cry sparked alarm as residents rushed out to buy a paper. No extra existed, until a grocer revealed a boy’s lost dog named Extra was the source, with the boy calling for his pet.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Congress
West Kinston
Extra
Absentee Voting Grows for Amarillo City Election
Interest in Amarillo's April 4 city election rises as absentee voting picks up. More than 40 residents have cast ballots since March 15 as many expect to be away on election day. Absentee voting ends Friday or Saturday.
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Amarillo
An Engineer Gazes Fondly At Scenes on His Last Run
In Hornell New York March 27 a Erie Railroad train returned with Engineer Arthur C Porter at the throttle It was his last run and he cheered heartily at familiar scenes He signaled Fireman H C Harrington to take charge then slumped to the cab floor Fireman halted the train Porter was dead despite efforts.
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Hornell
N. Y
U.P
Erie Railroad
Arthur C. Porter
Porter
H. C. Harrington
Big Extortion Mystery Not Given to G Men
Orangeburg South Carolina March 27 14 year old girl received a postcard demanding a dime be placed in a bottle and left at a designated spot or she would suffer the consequences. The G men have not heard about the extortion mystery confronting local police. Insurance See Neely Greenhill Agency.
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G-Men
Orangeburg
8. C
Amarillo Weather Forecast Passes Through Partly Cloudy Skies
Amarillo and vicinity expect partly cloudy conditions tonight and Tuesday with possible light local showers. West Texas shows partial cloudiness with scattered rain and variable temperatures, while New Mexico remains unsettled with possible showers or snow flurries north. Extreme temperatures reach a high of 59 and a low of 53.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Motor Failure Crash Cause Says Pilot
An eight person Braniff twin engine airliner crash near Oklahoma City was blamed on a motor that “went to pieces” as pilot Captain Claude Seaton attempted to return to the field after takeoff. Four aboard survived with injuries including Seaton and Co-pilot Malcolm Wallace. The wreck happened near the Municipal Airport as the plane, after radioing to turn on lights, burst into flames. Victims include hostess Miss Louise Zarr and passenger R. T. Bate, with background noting Bate’s Amarillo ties and contractor work on the Potter County courthouse.
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Oklahoma City
Braniff
Claude Seaton
Dallas
H. D. Collins
Seaton
Carl Erickson
Chicago
Capt. Seaton
Malcolm Wallace
Perry R. Smith
Corpus Christi
Erickson
Boundary Lights
Louise Zarr
R. T. Bate
Earthquake Shocks Hit Athens and Across Greece
Intense earthquake shocks were felt today in Athens and other areas of Greece. The report notes strong tremors and widespread disruption as residents assess damage and safety.
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Athens
Greece
Burglars Take Alarm Clocks and New Studebaker
Burglars broke in last night in Amarillo at Crain-Hook Motor Co on Taylor Street stealing a Champion Studebaker not yet on market after entering through an upstairs window. They loaded two electric drills and other gear then fled through a rear door. From R J Kahn’s car at Capitol Hotel a prowler took a typewriter and two alarm clock cases. A guitar, a fountain pen and other items were stolen from the church office at Sixteenth Avenue and Buchanan Street.
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Amarillo
Studebaker
Crain-Hook Motor Company
Taylor Street
R. J. Kahn
Capitol Hotel
Sixteenth Avenue
Buchanan Street
Attorney's Son Shot Through Leg in Hughes Street Firefight
Johnnie Birge son of attorney W. S. Birge was shot in the right leg near 1400 Hughes Street about 11:45 PM. He and companions were fired upon as John Wilson at 1403 Hughes Street claimed he fired three shots at three or four assailants. Birge’s car showed three bullet holes. police continued the investigation.
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Johnnie Birge
W. S. Birge
Hughes Street
John Wilson
Young Birge
Wilson
Birge
Benny to Plead No Defense at Trial
The Daily News reports comedian Jack Benny will plead nolo contendere when he goes on trial in federal court next Monday on charges of smuggling jewelry valued at 2131. If the plea is rejected he would plead guilty and note he paid 256000 in taxes in 1938, arguing it unreasonable to suppose he would dodge 500 in customs duties.
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New York
The
Daily News
Jack Benny
Benny
Joan Crawford and Franchot Tone Divorce Dinner Planned
New York reports Joan Crawford and Franchot Tone will dine together in Hollywood tonight to celebrate the divorce decree expected tomorrow. Crawford says divorces should be friendly and says she and Tone remain on good terms despite the suit alleging cruelty.
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New York
Joan Crawford
Franchot Tone
Hollywood
Miss Crawford
Franchot
Town Demolished By Wind Storm
Mrs. D. J. Sleder of Montague County Red Cross said a twister near Mallard eight miles southwest of Montague last Saturday night left 50 people homeless and one person seriously injured.
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Nocona
D. J. Sleder
Montague County
Red Cross
Mallard
Montague
West Texas College Receives $487,492 Biennial Allocation
The Senate Finance Committee proposed an eight million nine hundred seventy one thousand forty dollars two year appropriation for Texas higher education for 1940 and 1941. West Texas State would get 233,746 for 1940 and 246,746 for 1941 to cover enrollment and salary readjustments with no new building funds.
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Austin
Senate Finance Committee
Morris Roberts
West Texas State
Yamamota Apologizes for Mistaken Robber Identity
CHICAGO March 27 Two men paraded at a police showup as the alleged holdup suspects Richard Yamamota identified them. Police later showed arrest slips indicating the pair were arrested at 4 PM Friday. Yamamota apologized for the error.
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Yamamota
Chicago
Richard Yamamota
Sergt
Edward Donovan
Nazi Press Switches to Polish Corridor Tactics
Nazi government sources attack Polish anti-German acts amid pressure over the Danzig corridor. Across Europe, Chamberlain renounces Munich talk with Hitler and Lithuania’s government reshuffles after Memel’s return. Hungary shells eastern Slovakia as Rome signals diplomatic opening with Paris. Nationalists push toward Madrid as Republicans hover on unconditional surrender.
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United Press
Poland
Danzig
Adolf Hitler
Reich
Germany
Lithuania
Preemier VlaGas Minoras
Memel
Antanas Smetona
Jonas Tsernius
Mironas
Nationalist
Union Conservative Party
Eperjes
Michalovec
Sobrance
Rome
Paris
Premier Daladier
France
Mussolini
Daladier
Italy
Spain
Madrid
Yankee Clipper Ends First Leg of Flight
Pan American Airways Yankee Clipper completed a 2,880 mile over water hop from Baltimore to Horta Azores in 17 hours 33 minutes. The 41 ton flying boat carried 21 passengers under Capt. Harold E. Gray as it neared the harbor and prepared for the next leg of a 15,000 mile shakedown cruise.
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Horta
Azores
U.P
Pan-American Airways
Horta Harbor
Baltimore
Harold E. Gray
Atlantic
Two Fights in Night Club Leave Men Injured in City
Paul Lambkin suffered stab wounds to face neck and chest and was admitted to St. Anthony's Hospital after a fight near the Y night club on Highway 66. H F Reid helped separate the men and transport Lambkin. Police said no charges were filed and neither department was notified. Also at the hospital is Mrs. J L Ferguson beaten in a dance hall near Eighth Avenue and North Fillmore Street with no charges yet. a man is held in city jail awaiting a final patient report.
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Paul Lambkin
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Highway 66
H. F. Reid
Hammond Cab Company
Lambkin
J. L. Ferguson
Eighth Avenue
North Fillmore Street
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James C. McReynolds
Pierce Butler
Robert H. Jackson
Utah
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Home Owners Loan Corp
Treasury
Texas Solons
O'Daniel
George Moffett
Chillicothe
Kinston
N. C
John Maynard Lor. Co
Neely-Greenhill Agcy
William O. Douglas
S.E.C
Mildred
William, Jr
Douglas
Silver Springs
Senate Judiciary Committee
Amarillo Shade & Equip. Co
Joan
West Texas College
London
Neville Chamberlain
Munich
Europe
Shelby Kritser
Kritser
Shelby
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