Markets drift as Dow Jones delayed by heavy trading
Kansas City livestock report shows hogs 15-20 cents lower on light demand with top at 5.80 for 170-280 lb. cattle and calves steady to lower with fed steers around 8.75 to 10.50 and yearlings near 11.00 for good offerings. sheep opening slow with higher asking prices hindering trade. Dow Jones averages unavailable due to wires running 30 minutes behind schedule. Financial Security Fund quotes 1.7388 bid, 1.91 asked.
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Fenner& Beane
Kansas City
Missouri
New Mexico
Colorado
Grainmen See Unbright Wheat Outlook at Panhandle Meeting
At the Panhandle grainmen convention the wheat outlook for 1940 appeared poor due to lack of subsoil moisture, late frosts, and recent adverse conditions though some recovery is possible with favorable weather. John A. Pittman of Hereford was elected president, with Ernest Shumann vice president and Joe Morris treasurer. Resolutions sought extending wage hour exemptions to millers and elevators, a one cent per bushel wheat loss discount for CCC loans, and higher truck load limits. The session featured films on dust explosions and seed wheat treatment.
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Panhandle
A. W. Erickson
Minneapolis
John A. Pittman
Hereford
Association
O. D. Dinwiddie
Hart
Ernest Shumann
Joe Morris
H. L. Kearns
H. C. van Dever
Amarillo
L. L. Stirland
Wilmington
Del
Weatherly Rites Set For Mrs Katie Weatherly
Funeral services for Mrs. Katie Jewell Weatherly, 46, of 4009 Neuches Street, died yesterday afternoon. Services will be at 5 PM at Blackburn Shaw Chapel with Rev. R. D. Evans officiating. Interment in Liano Cemetery. Survived by husband W. C. Weatherly, a son, three daughters, father J. E. Norman of Grand Saline, two sisters and four brothers.
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Katie Jewell Weatherly
Neuches Street
Blackburn- Shaw Chapel
R. D. Evans
East Amarillo Missionary Baptist Church
Bud Holcomb
E. L. Hess
Orville Deaver
E. A. Collie
Reuben Bewley
C. L. Thompson
Liano Cemetery
Japanese protest over anti Japanese demonstrations filed
The Japanese consul general in Batavia filed a protest with the governor of the Netherlands East Indies over anti Japanese demonstrations. Foreign Minister Arita is expected to present a further official representation in Tokyo. In Willemstad and Curacao Dutch authorities rounded up Dutch and German residents suspected of pro German activity. British ships landed troops and material at Curacao as part of island security measures. In Berlin French and German tank forces clashed near Namur during an assault by French forces.
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Foreign Office
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Netherlands East Indies
Hachiro Arita
Willemstad
Dutch West Indies
Netherlands
Holland
Dutch East Indies
Curacao
Population range eyed as Amarillo census count grows
A city check of Amarillo’s utility connections places population estimates between 50,027 and 53,000. Water, gas, and power connections imply 51,800 to 60,027 inferences, with 6,833 people in shared accommodations. Enumerators continue work and a preliminary report date is not announced.
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Amarillo
Census Bureau
Company F Wins ROTC Rifle Match at Amarillo High
Company F captured first in the Amarillo High School ROTC rifle competition with a 758 out of 1000. Company B placed second with 745. Six cadets per team fired in four positions, and medals went to the top five scorers on the winning team including Ralph Will Buddy Blythe Ben Myers Truman Vineyard and Tim Kegans.
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Amarillo
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T. H. McDonald
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Ralph Will
Buddy Blythe
Ben Myers
Truman Vineyard
Tim Kegans
Real Estate Board Discusses Substandard Amarillo Homes
Amarillo realtors led by Hugo H. Loewenstern urged the real estate board to push a program to renovate or demolish substandard houses. They cited few rehabs and suggested existing city ordinances could help. T. M. Bruner reviewed Selling Real Estate Today. Loewenstern and H. N. Wheeler will attend the Texas Real Estate Festival in Galveston.
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Amarillo
Hobart Brady
Swope- Brady, Inc
Wichita
Kan
Amarillo Real Estate Board
Texas Real Estate
Galveston
Hugo Loewenstern
H. N. Wheeler
Judge Overrules Quash Motion in Canyon Swindle Case
Judge James Witherspoon today overruled a motion to quash the indictment in the swindling case of J. G. Ford of Canyon. The district attorney’s office said the case would be called for trial at the current term of the 47th district court. The judge is sitting for Judge E. C. Nelson who is holding court in Dalhart for Judge Witherspoon.
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J. G. Ford
Canyon
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Dalhart
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Potter County Library Closed on Sundays Indefinitely
The Potter County Library will be closed on Sundays indefinitely following a Commissioners Court order due to staff reductions. The majority of WPA workers at the library have been dismissed in the broad WPA cutback, with the library board requesting the action.
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Potter County
Commissioners Court
War Aid Push in Congress Seeks Ramp on Military Spending
congressional leaders urge broad defense expansion with calls for billions for army and navy and speeded shipbuilding. Andrew May and Carl Vinson push for more aircraft and ships while Austin advocates more aid to Allies without entering the conflict.
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House Military Affairs Committee
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House
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House Naval Affairs Committee
Allied forces push toward Narvik while Swiss protest bombing
Allied and Norwegian troops advance north toward Narvik from Gratangs seid as fighting continues at Narvik. British forces land at Bjerkvik with minimal casualties. Swiss government protests German bombing near Delemont and accelerates civil defense with scouts and precautions against parachute troops.
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Reuters
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Funeral services for Robert Paul Koetting
Funeral rites for six year old Robert Paul Koetting, son of Mr and Mrs Paul Koetting of Groom, will be held tomorrow at 9 am from Groom Catholic Church with Rev Charles Jansen of Amarillo officiating. The body lies in state at the family home in Groom. Rosary will be recited tonight at 8. The child died yesterday morning in an Amarillo hospital after a three week illness. Burial will be in Groom Cemetery under Boxwell Brothers supervision.
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Amarillo
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Allied troops land at Bjerkvik under warship guns
Reuters quotes the Norwegian high command that additional Allied troops have been landed under the guns of warships at Bjerkvik as submarine operations persist today.
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Bjerkvik
The Pleasant Way to Correct Constipation
An advertisement promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as a natural bulk laxative. It urges daily use with ample water to achieve regularity and suggests consulting a physician for chronic issues. Kellogg's Battle Creek product sold by grocers.
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Battle Creek
Negro Pleads Guilty To Burglary Charge
James Alexander pleaded guilty to burglary and received a two year prison term from a 47th district court jury. His existing three year suspended sentence automatically became a prison term.
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James Alexander
Queen Wilhelmina To Broadcast Twice
Queen Wilhelmina of The Netherlands will broadcast from London via Mutual Broadcasting system on Wednesday at 2 PM and 7 PM Amarillo time. The two addresses will be transmitted to listeners in New York and across the United States.
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London
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Mutual Broadcasting System
Amarillo
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