Thompson Enters Governor Race Amid Five Way Battle
Ernest O Thompson will announce candidacy for governor in a few days in Amarillo. He travels to Austin for the formal announcement as Potter County Democrats back Garner for the Democratic nomination. The scene features O Daniel Sadler Ferguson and Roosevelt aligned supporters amid a looming state convention in Waco May 28.
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Thompson
O'Daniel
Jerry Sadler
Fergusons
Harry Hines
Sadler
Ferguson
Farmer Jim
Alo
John Garner
Roosevelt Ag
FDR
Texas
Constable
Congress
Potter County
Garner
Waco
Ernest O. Thompson
Amarillo
Austin
Harry Burckhalter
Burkhalter
Associated Press
Dallas
Amarillo ISD tax collections show strong year trends
Tax records reveal Amarillo Independent School District collected over 90 percent of taxes in recent years. A board survey shows 73.6 percent collection for 1939, ranking high among similar cities, with 90 percent of 1938 taxes collected by July 1, 1939, and only 7.8 percent uncollected by April 1.
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Paul Timmons
Amarillo Independent School District
Amarillo
Potter County Taxpayers’ Association
Amarillo Independent
Lloyd George Attacks Chamberlain in Commons Clash
In a heated House of Commons debate Lloyd George condemned the Chamberlain government over Norway losses and warned that British promises lose credibility with neutral states. He urged resignation as vital to victory, while Labour deputies pressed for cabinet resignations and a confidence vote loomed.
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United Press
Great Britain
British Labor Party
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
London
Chamberlain
Conservative Party
Commons
David Lloyd George
Germany
Norway
Lloyd George
Adolf Hitler
Kaiser Wilhelm
Europe
United
Britain
Hugh Dalton
Narvik
Herbert Morrison
John Simon
Samuel Hoare
Winston Churchill
Italy’s Ambiguous War Stance Faces May Crucible
The article compares Italy’s wartime mood to 1915, tracing Mussolini’s balancing act between neutrality and alliance with Germany. It recalls Italy’s WWI break with the Triple Alliance on May 3 1915 and details casualties and losses, naval and army strength, and the enduring tension over promised postwar gains as Moscow and London shape the broader conflict.
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Italy
Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
Germany
Austria-Hungary
England
France
Ethiopia
London
Austria
Rome
Benito Mussolini
House Rejects FDR Reorganization Order on CAA
The House passed a resolution opposing Roosevelt's fourth government reorganization order to place the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the Commerce Department and abolish its safety board. The measure moves to the Senate which may need to act before the order takes effect next month.
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Washington
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Commerce Department
The
Safety Board
CAA
Hollywood actesses spark new snood fashion from hair
Hollywood report notes actresses popularize snoods made from their own hair. Binnie Barnes wears a snood of her red hair per Max Factor stylist Fred Fredericks. Ginger Rogers reportedly uses strands saved from past blonde and titian phases to fashion a snood.
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Hollywood
Binnie Barnes
Max Factor
Fred Fredericks
Ginger Rogers
Amarillo Summer School Set to Open June 3
The Amarillo public schools announce a summer term starting Monday June 3. C. M. Rogers, superintendent, says two summer schools will be led by T. H. McDonald of the summer high school and Rodney Wright of the summer elementary school. A 10 week term is likely.
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Amarillo
C. M. Rogers
T. H. McDonald
Rodney Wright
White's Auto Store Granted Permit for Polk Street Work
White's Auto Store received a permit this morning for 3000 in construction at 905 Polk Street. The approval confirms funding and compliance actions for the project in the city.
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White's
Polk Street
Rail Trips on Installment Plan
A new plan will let travelers on 66 American railroads buy trips costing 50 or more on credit. Credit can be arranged via travel agents or railway ticket offices, with Travelers Credit Corporation handling financing. Installments may apply to Pullman accommodations and many rail services, with a nominal service charge.
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New York
Travelers Credit Corporation
Union Leader Quill is Ejected From Dies Committee Room
Michael J. Quill, president of the CIO Transport Workers Union, was forcibly removed by Capitol Police from a Dies Committee hearing in Washington after accusing the panel of seeking war. The panel met in secret to consider contempt, a vote failed, and Quill was allowed to testify again later if courteous. He was held briefly among spectators.
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Washington
Michael J. Quill
CIO Transport Workers Union
Dies Committee
United States
Quill
Capitol Police
News Tip Prize Won By Wade Herrin's Call
First prize of 5 dollars goes to Wade Herrin of 3322 West Sixth Street for tipping the accidental fatal shooting story to the Globe News. Several others including Bob Ewing and Mrs Pat Arnot followed with prizes for tips on political and local incidents. The column notes a fish themed aside and lists numerous tipsters with addresses from across the area.
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Globe News
Wade Herrin
West Sixth Street
Bob Ewing
Lincoln Street
Ernest Thompson
Congressional
Marvin Jones
Pat Arnot
John Arnot
Herrin
R. ©. Wood
Forest Street
J. Paul Lynn
Louisiana Street
Klebold
L. O. Hasley
Prospect
Harry Stuck
Johnson Street
Hageman
Lela Mae
Henry Gardner
North Fillmore Street
Pauline Howell
Billy Joe Towles
van Buren Street
Elias Griffon
17Th’ Avenue
M. B. Hutchinson
Jefferson Street
Desmond Blades
Tyler Street
Charles Hughes
Fillmore Street
Jimmie Lee Walls
Taylor Street
Gladys Davis
Fifth Avenue
Joe Jones
Twelfth Avenue
Paul Wilson
North
Mirror Street
George Ficke
East
Seventh Avenue
Florence Gochnauer
West
20Th Avenue
Rain in Dust Bowl Drench Hits Panhandle and Beyond
Travelers in the Dalhart area report heavy rains spreading across the Oklahoma panhandle into Kansas and eastern New Mexico. Dalhart totals reach 2 inches, with Guymon and Goodwell near 2 inches as moisture continues. Shattuck and Etter report up to 2 1/2 inches, while many towns record lighter amounts. Clouds ease tonight with cooler, then warmer conditions tomorrow and a 75-degree high expected.
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Dalhart
Panhandle
Oklahoma Panhandle
Kansas
Lake Michigan
Guymon
Goodwell
Hereford
Vega
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Childress
Wichita Falls
Adrian
Dumas
Follett
Pampa
Shamrock
Spearman
Stratford
Tucumcari
Springer
Dodge City
Liberal
Clayton
Beaver
Boise City
Hooker
Hollis
Woodward
Texhoma
Fritch
Hitchland
Morse
Grover
Conway and
Channing
Shattuck
Cheyenne
Okla
Etter
Collman
Weather Report for Amarillo and West Texas
Fair and slightly cooler tonight with Thursday seeing partly cloudy skies and a small chance of showers and thunderstorms. Central and south portions may experience showers while north areas stay somewhat cooler. temperature extremes over 24 hours reached 74 and 54 with noon at 60.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Webb Miller Dies After Fall From Train in London
United Press war correspondent Webb Miller was found dead beside a railway near Clapham Junction southwest of London. He was 48 and believed to have fallen from a train after covering a Commons debate on Norway. The fatal blow to the head caused instant death.
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London
U.P
Webb Miller
United Press
Clapham Junction
Norway
House of Commons
Miller
Tragic Daylight Train Mishap at Clapham Junction
The engineer of the first daylight train through Clapham Junction found a body beside the tracks and alerted authorities. Police suspect Miller intended to change trains and did not realize the train had stopped. Miller’s wife and 18 year old son in the United States mourn his death as investigators review letters found on him.
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Moscow
Semyon Timoshenko
Klementi Voroshilov
Council of People’s Commissars
Chamberlain
British Isles
Norway
Narvik
Clapham Junction
Battersea Mortuary
Miller
Marie
Kenneth
United States
Women Not Expected To Fight for U S Citizenship Pledge
Fargo May 8 Judge M J Englert ruled the government did not intend women to swear to bear arms in the citizenship oath thus Martha May Rude had her naturalization papers. She refused the arms pledge saying she would nurse or drive an ambulance but not carry a rifle or machine gun.
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Fargo
N. D
M. J. Englert
Martha May Rude
Barsh Couple Reported Condition Remains About Same
The Barsh couple badly injured in a four way crash near Panhandle Monday night are reported today by St. Anthony's attendants to be in conditions just about the same as yesterday.
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Barsh
Nes Earl F
W A Askew Reported In Good Condition
W A Bill Askew who is seriously ill at Northwest Texas Hospital had a good night and his condition is good today hospital attendants report and a note on his status is provided by staff.
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W. A
Bill” Askew
Northwest Texas Hospital
Barber Enters Race For Texas Governor
Caldwell barber J. D. Parker announces his gubernatorial bid with a platform urging teaching children to rely on personal effort rather than government, framing his message as a push against federal and state overreach.
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Barber
Texas
Austin
J. D. Parker
Caldwell Barber
Prisoner Release Ordered in Ostfold Region
The German commander announced the release of all Norwegian prisoners of war in the Ostfold area in Norway's southeast border region with Sweden. Officers will remain imprisoned and no release date was given.
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Fredikstad
Norway
Ostfold
Sweden
Nurse and child injured by night marauder
In Dallas on May 8 a 19 year old nurse Evie Webster and 5 year old Sharon Gay Rogers were seriously injured when a marauder entered their room and dropped a 40 pound limestone slab on their heads. Hospital doctors said both were in critical condition after remaining unconscious for hours at the home of Mrs. Clarice Rogers.
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Dallas
U.P
Evie Webster
Sharon Gay Rogers
Clarice Rogers
Stratoliner Makes Stop at Amarillo En Route to New York
TWA's four engined Boeing Stratoliner, a 33 passenger airliner capable of 22 000 feet, stopped briefly at English Field in Amarillo this morning. Several dozen locals viewed the plane inside and out as it traveled from Seattle to New York, made possible by the pressurized cabin.
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TWA
English Field
Seattle
New York
Amarillo Caravan Heads to Plainview for Daily Show
Nearly a score of cars form the chamber of commerce caravan departing for Plainview. N. F. Nelson leads the delegation as the group promotes local business interests.
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Amarillo
Plainview
Chamber of Commerce
N. F. Nelson
There Won't Be Any Party
Twelve year old Marie Bullis invited thirteen child guests to her birthday party but illness kept her home. Her five year old sister Elizabeth rode in the rear seat of a car driven by their mother Mildred Bullis when a collision occurred at an intersection. Elizabeth died.
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Middletown
N. Y
Marie Bullis
Elizabeth
Mildred Bullis
Science Seeks To Prove Blondes Are Coolest
New York May 8 Six young women tested in a World’s Fair human furnace exhibit to measure body heat show red-haired participants emit twice the warmth of brunettes while blondes register as the coolest group. The setup used a six-foot glass cage with heat recording gadgets and a dial to track changes.
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New York
DENDY'S SCHOOL of Beauty Culture Ad Prompt
The notice promotes enrollment at DENDY'S SCHOOL of Beauty Culture Amarillo in the Business Directory. It invites readers to enroll with easy terms and offers a catalog by writing or calling 512 Taylor. The ad targets Globe-News readers and encourages using want ads to reach prospects daily at 44 cents per word per month.
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Globe- News
Business Directory
Who's Who In
Amarillo
Beauty Culture
SAN Jacinto School of Beauty Culture
Dendy's School of Beauty Culture
Taylor
News and Globe
Globe-News
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