Trashy Farming Idea Spotlighted as SCS Is Disbanded
Oklahoma soil expert H. H. Finnell led a Dust Bowl rescue by promoting trashy farming to retain soil moisture. From a 25,000 acre Dalhart project in 1934 to the Dec 1935 formation of the Soil Conservation Service district, his approach helped save the region and births a nationwide soil program.
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H. H. Finnell
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Dust Bowl
Soil Conservation Service
Finnell
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Stillwater
Oklahoma Experiment Station
Canadian County
Oklahoma
Homa
Oklahoma Panhandle
Dalhart
Soil Conservation Service District
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
Amarillo
Salvage Plans Will Be Laid For Panhandle Campaign
State Salvage for Victory officers will meet Panhandle county representatives Friday at 1 pm at the Herring Hotel to finalize plans for a Panhandle wide drive. E F Kirkpatrick George Butler Lewis Huff Johnny Winters attend. focus is to move farm and ranch junk to mills, with payment at current rates.
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Panhandle County
Herring Hotel
E. FE. Kirkpatrick
Brownwood
George Butler
Austin
Lewis C. Huff
Dallas
Johnny Winters
Coke Stevenson
Lawrence Hagg
Jay Taylor
Gene Howe
Chansler Weymouth
Panhandle
Service Club
Priday
Amarillo High Students Shine At Texas Meet
Pat McClarney, an Amarillo High School speech student, won first in acting and second in senior girls declamation at the Texas Interscholastic League competition in Austin. The school’s one act play cast placed third, with Bobby O Keefe earning an acting honorable mention. other cast members included Nancy Caldwell, Jack Bullock, Raymond Trent, Edward Hathaway and Johnny Sissom. Alexander Wyckoff was the critic judge who praised the cast for diction and called the performance excellent. Robert French earned an honorable mention in boys extemporaneous speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat McClarney
Amarillo
Austin
Bobby O'Keefe
Nancy Caldwell
Jack Bullock
Raymond Trent
Edward Hathaway
Johnny Sissom
Alexander Wyckoff
Robert French
Italians Lose Faith in Axis Victory in Europe
U S and South American diplomats in Lisbon report that most Italians doubt an Axis victory. Germans still cling to hope but fear the Russian campaign's results and dread a possible Allied invasion or second front in Europe.
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Lisbon
United States
Italy
Germany
Europe
Mrs Garthwaites Services Tuesday in Clinton Ky
Funeral services for Mrs E C Garthwait former Amarillo resident will be held Tuesday afternoon in Clinton Kentucky. She was killed Saturday night after being struck by a car while crossing a street. The Garthwaits lived in Amarillo over 30 years and moved to Clinton three weeks ago. Mrs Garthwait was a Polk Street Methodist Church member and active in the Amarillo Eastern Star chapter. She helped organize the Amarillo Pedigree Roller Canary Club. A daughter Mrs Franks Patterson resides in Amarillo. Schools in Switzerland are intermittently closed due to heating material shortages per the Department of Commerce.
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E. C. Garthwait
Amarillo
Order of Eastern Star
Executrix Maud Gunn Lumpkin Oversees Lumpkin Estate
Maud Gunn Lumpkin appointed executrix of the A. F. Lumpkin estate in Potter County Texas on April 20 1942. She calls all creditors to present claims or settle debts, and those indebted to the estate to come forward at her Amarillo residence per law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Lumpkin
Potter County
Texas
Amarillo
Maud Gunn Lumpkin
Photographers Record Dramatic Coral Sea Battle Portraits
Melbourne broadcast cites Norman Stockton describing CBS quoted images from U S bombers during the Coral Sea clash 150 miles off North Queensland. About 500 planes fought as Japanese ships and two carriers were struck, with aerial photographs showing circling patterns and white wakes against deep blue sea.
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Melbourne
Norman Stockton
Queensland
CBS
Stockton
Obliging Fugitive Heeds Busy Sheriff
In The Dalles Oregon on May 11 a wanted man phoned Sheriff Harold Sexton saying he was tired of being a fugitive. The sheriff replied he was busy and invited him to the office. The man arrived and was found wanted in Tacoma Washington for passing bad checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalles
Ore
Harold Sexton
Tacoma
Wash
FASTEETH Promises Secure Denture Fit and Comfort
An old advertisement touts FASTEETH denture powder to prevent slipping and “warbling” when eating or talking. It claims a firm hold without gummy taste and notes the product is alkaline. Available at drug stores.
Honor System Gas Rationing Begins This Week
The Office of Price Administration will issue gasoline cards to Eastern motorists starting Friday. Card type depends on a self reported average daily mileage for work and related travel. Non essential drivers get about three gallons weekly, while X cards permit unlimited purchases. honesty is trusted to prevent chiseling.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Tocar
District of Columbia
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Aoa
SCS
Goodwell
Lapland
Arkansas
Okla
Canadian
Montana
Minnesota
Nebraska
Texas Panhandle
M. Wf. Finnell
Trashy Farmer
Bruner
Pharmacy Rule
War Production Board Brings
War Production Board
Johns-Manville
Panhandle Lumber Co., Inc
West 7Th
H. V. Robertson & CO
Accountants & Auditors
Oliver-Eakle
Sanitex
Sanitone
Richens
Tolzien
Wurlitzer
Rane Uri
Eet Tieal
Lbeal
Leta
Coral Sea
San Francisco
U. S
Fran Bee
de Villans
Texaco
Bob Crudgington
Fillmore Street
Pany
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