Weather notes and local town chatter from Amarillo
Weather outlook discusses a dry spell and upcoming rain or thunderstorm cycle by Sunday. Local visitors include Mr and Mrs Tom Brown of Wichita Falls and Duke Moseley and Jim Maggard with a beaver-recapture tale. Also mentions Johnny Jump Ups flowers, cattle grazing on wet wheat, movies at The Paramount, and political chatter about Roosevelt and Garner.
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Tom Brown
Wichitta Falls
Duke Moseley
Jim Maggard
Sportspman
Art Hawks
Canyon
Mr. Hawks
Mr. Maggard
Mr. Moseley
Yoesterday
Hell down here in Texas and a tour through spies
A fragmented column blends a harsh state portrait of Texas with World War II era espionage notes. It traces fear of crime and corruption, then shifts to snippets on spies, Nazi activity, and U S intelligence, naming Balbo, Weckruf, and figures like Mussolini, Hitler, and F D R in a sweeping, era specific montage.
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Texas
Winchell
Europe
America
United States
Italian Air Armade
Italo Balbo
Spw
France
United States Post Office Department
Costa Rica
Bridgeport
Conn
Weckruf
Hitler
Mussolini
Axis
Italy
1 Duce
Germany
Aplea
Cermnan
Aptes
Duce
Spain
Pwarde
Nimeelf
Tl Duce
Ean
Armerioag
Balyedior
Mata Hart
Waa
Berlin
Justice Lauer Resigns Amid Smuggling Probe
Albany May 0 (4) A legislative inquiry into alleged participation by Supreme Court Justice Edgar J. Lauer in smuggling ends as he resigns effective June 15. Lauer, asserting innocence, says resignation will restore public confidence while his wife serves a three month jail term for smuggling.
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Albany
N. Y
United States
Supreme Court
Edgar J. Lauer
New York City
Lauer
Lehman
Sealed Marriage Tested On High Seas Off San Pedro
Wil lam Muldoon sues for divorce arguing his wife is not his spouse because their marriage occurred on a private yacht off San Pedro with a Kern County license that is valid only in the county Muldoon files a cross complaint claiming the license is not valid for the union aboard the yacht in international waters.
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Oakland
Cal
U.P
High Seas
Willam S. Muldoon
San Pedro
Kern County
Potter County Hopper Control Committee Plans Meeting
Potter County grasshopper control committee led by County Agent Ted Alexander met at the courthouse to outline the upcoming program. A mixing station to supply poison bait will be set up at the Poultry building at the Fair Grounds Thursday.
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Potter County
Grasshopper Control Committee
Fair Grounds
Alexander
Panhandle
Union Pacific Executive Found Dead in Washington Hotel
Carl R. Gray former president and vice chairman of Union Pacific Railroad was found dead in a Washington hotel bed. Death attributed to heart disease. Gray aged 71 had served as vice chairman since retirement due to age and was senior member and spokesman for Roosevelt administration management labor committee of six.
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Washington
U.P
Carl R. Gray
Union Pacific Railroad
Gray
Road
Roosevelt
Trees Await 1940 Legislature For Replacement
Richmond's capitol lawn lost eight trees with fifty carloads of dead wood and cannot be replanted until the 1940 legislature allocates funds for replacements.
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Richmond
Capitol Lawn
Stop Skin Itch Ointment Promises Quick Relief
Blue Star Ointment releases a striking itch attacking medicine claimed to stop eczema rash itching quickly. It soothes rough skin and raw areas with a money back guarantee on the first large jar.
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Blue Star
Hidden Atlantic undersea realm mapped by Admiral Colbert
A newly mapped undersea region 100 miles off the U S east coast reveals a landscape of ridges and valleys dubbed bad lands. Named features honor American history, with Hudson River Gorge a standout, and maps aim to aid navigation with contour details.
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Washington
Nana
Atlantic
New York Harbor
Virginia Capes
American Geophysical Union
L. O. Colbert
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Rocky Mountains
Hudson River
Arthur C. Veatch
United States Geological Survey
Geological Society of America
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Admiral Colbert
Colbert
G. S. Bryan
Navy
Hispaniola
New Ocean Depth Hole Found in Atlantic
Capt Bryan notes a new Atlantic spot deeper than 28 thousand feet and records from ships worldwide on currents. A WPA project is punching millions of ocean reports into machines to create the most complete surface ocean map yet.
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Atlantic
New “Hole
Bryan
Earth
Kappa Alpha Alumni Meet Set For Thursday Night
The Amarillo based Kappa Alpha alumni association holds its first summer meeting at 7 pm Thursday in the Silver Grill banquet room. Secretary Nick Carter announced the gathering, noting the group formed two years ago with George Shannon as first president and serving Panhandle Kappa Alpha members from Dallas to Albuquerque.
Non-Stop Automobile Record Set in Oklahoma
Millard O Weaver and Wilson Elkins set a new unofficial world non stop automobile driving record in Duncan Oklahoma surpassing the 18 days 8 hours 30 minutes mark. They reported reaching 14 871 miles after more than 440 hours of continuous driving and intend to continue the attempt.
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Indianapolis
Zane Grey Comes With Costly Reel To Ocean Waters
American author and angler Zane Grey arrives with a reel costing 3000 dollars, the priciest used in Australian waters. The 37 pound, 15 inch reel holds over a mile of 54 thread line as Grey aims to surpass his deep sea records. A spring survey shows 1939 US flaxseed acreage at 2,023,000, up about 85 percent from 1938.
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Grey
United States
Klondike Yukon Placer Fields Continue Gold Output
The Klondike placer fields in Yukon remain a major gold source with annual production around 2.9 million dollars.
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Klondike Placer
Yukon
There Are Two Ways to Get at Constipation
An old Kellogg's All-Bran advertisement promotes daily bran cereal to prevent constipation by supplying bulk. It urges regular use with milk or in baked goods, plus ample water, and notes Kellogg's Battle Creek production and grocery availability.
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Kellogg's
Battle Creek
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