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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1939

Page

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Domestic origin of most canned meats stressed in Texas rally

A Texas cattle group protests President Roosevelt's navy beef order and argues most canned meats are made in the United States. A local packer representative notes only corned beef and roast beef are imported, pointing to Bureau of Animal Industry labeling and plant numbers. Telegrams urging congressional action were sent by the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association to Washington.

Sunday Globe News Bureau of Animal Industry United States Hap” Johnson The Panhandle Livestock Association Tom Connally Conally Washington Fort Worth W.P Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Roosevelt Navy Henry Bell Joe Sneed Amarillo Texas Washington Army

House Refuses Tax Request in Texas Row

Texas House, by four votes, rejects a request to urge Governor O Daniel to back a statutory tax plan for social security financing. Rep. Reaves accuses the governor of promoting a sales tax and urges use of media to push luxury and natural resource taxes. Vote 43 to 49.

Austin Texas Poe of Representatives W. Lee O’daniel R. H. Reaves Blackwell O'Daniel Reaves O’daniel

Explosion Destroys Store at 905 West Tenth Avenue

Fire following an alcohol fueled blast levelled the Nation al Nations Company store at 905 West Tenth Avenue. Proprietor M. O. Williams suffered severe burns. clerk Evelyn Kesler escaped unharmed as fire destroyed stock and building interiors.

National Nations Company West Tenth Avenue M. O Mike” Williams Evelyn Kesler Williams Alabama Street Caraway

Postal Officials Decline to Name Blame in Slayings

Corpus Christi May 15 postal authorities refused to fix blame for the killings of Postmaster McGloin aged 50 and Assistant Postmaster Arthur E. Dittmer in the federal building on Saturday. Death certificates list gunshot wounds. Postal Inspector McMillan said U S Attorney Douglas McGregor of Houston would issue any statement.

Corpus Christi McGloin Arthur E. Dittmer W. H. McMillan U. S Douglas McGregor Houston

Pose Munoz Hurl as Gun Accidentally Discharged

Jose Munoz aged 20 at 1646 Houston Street suffered a flesh wound in the left knee when an old revolver discharged at his home. Police said he and his mother were handling the weapon during the accident. the wound did not require hospitalization.

Jose Munoz Houston Street Jose

Rivers and Harbors Flood Control Bill Cleared by House

The House approved a $305,188,514 appropriation for rivers and harbors and flood control work, overcoming opposition from the economy bloc. The measure aims to fund major infrastructure projects nationwide.

Washington U.P House

Five-Year-Old Indian Girl Gives Birth in Peru

Lina Medina, claimed by physicians to be five, delivered a six pound boy at Lima Maternity Hospital after a 35 minute Caesarean. Doctors witnessed the operation and questioned the birth date while noting the child's dental age and near six years.

Lima Peru Tvo Lima Macrnity Gerardo Lozada Alejandro Busalleu Lina Medina Hipolito Larrabure Limaternity Hospital Lina Larrabure Pisco

Sulfapyridine Beats Pneumonia Mortality Rates

Amarillo hospitals report no pneumonia deaths after two months of sulfapyridine use. Data show lower mortality at St. Anthony's and Northwest Texas compared with prior years. Doctors warn careful supervision due to possible anemia and leukopenia, and note dosage must be blood-tested.

Amarillo St. Anthony's Northwest Texas Northwest Texas Hospital Medical Society Panhandle U.S. Food and Drug Administration U. S. Public Health Service Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore

Grain Men Urge Cooperation Between Farm and Factory

The Panhandle Grain and Feed Dealers' Association opens its 26th convocation with calls for closer farm and industry cooperation to boost economic welfare, eradicate Johnson grass in the Panhandle, and improve wheat varieties. Speakers include Delos L. James, Dr. John M. Parker, and S. B. Cone.

Panhandle Herring Hotel Tri-State Texas New Mexico Oklahoma Delos L. James Agricultural Department United States Chamber of Comerce Washington John M. Parker Kansas Crop Improvement Association Manhattan Kan BE. Cone Lubbock J. E. Weeks Claude Association Joe Jenkins Lloyd Nelson Joe Morris Amarillo County Club Links Harry Kearns Amarillo

Hoover Joins Philadelphia Mass Murder Inquiry

J Edgar Hoover of the FBI will arrive in Philadelphia with G men to assist in the multi state mass murder insurance case investigation. District Attorney Charles F Kelley said federal help is welcomed as this is the biggest case in American history.

Philadelphia J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation Charles F. Kelley Kelley

Texas Senate approves Pullman rule change

Texas Senate passes a bill requiring a Pullman conductor on trains in Texas and banning operation with only a black porter in charge. The measure now goes to the House of Representatives. Build Now See John Maynard Ltd for estimates. 800 W. 5th. Ph. 5353.

Austin U.P Texas Texas Senate House of Representatives John Maynard Ltor, Co

Thompson Advocates Bombing With Facts at Texas Hearing

Col. E. O. Thompson of the railroad commission urged West Texans to bring sworn testimony to the June Austin hearing on freight rate differentials. He said readers must bombard rate-making agencies with facts to gain equality of opportunity with the North and East. TheTexas commission asked railroads to show cause for keeping current differentials as rail unions press for revised Texas rate structures.

Abilene E. O. Thompson The Railroad Commission Today Austin Texas Thompson West Texas

Prize Letter Winner Sparks First Teeth Department

Rob ert L. Higinbotham revealed as the Globe letter contest winner wrote under an assumed name. His gag proposed a first teeth department which the paper published in All Around the Town, drawing parental pride and reader reaction. An address mix up added to the confusion surrounding the prize.

Globe News- Globe Robert L. Higinbotham West Nineteenth Avenue

Arabian horse to head Amarillo parade for Farley visit

A white Arabian horse raised by Troy Whatley of Groom will lead the parade for Postmaster General James A. Farley in Amarillo. The gift, presented by local citizens, will be ridden by Col. E B A Simpson and shipped to Washington after the dedication of the new post office. Public breakfast and luncheon events with Farley are planned at the Herring Hotel with reservations required.

James A. Farley Mr. Scott Mason King Mr. Farley Amarillo Troy Whatley Whatley Groom Troy Farley Scott Col. FE. A. Simpson Washington Panhandle Herring Hotel Leo Peterson The Herring Third Avenue TWA English Field Paul Milnar Charley Boyd Municipal Civil Aeronautics Authority John FE. Miles New Mexico Col EB. A. Simpson Happy Band Uncle Sam Sandie Oscar Wise Bam Houston 8S. M. Bagwell Courthouse Santa Fe West Coast KGNC

National Firearms Act Upheld by Supreme Court

Washington reports the Supreme Court ruled on May 15 that sections of the National Firearms Act remain constitutional. The decision preserves firearm registration requirements for sawed-off shotguns, sawed-off rifles, and machine guns.

Washington Supreme Court

Half Dozen Harlan Mines Resume Non-Union Work

Six of Harlan County's soft coal mines resumed operations on a non-union basis under National Guard protection. Guardsmen armed with rifles bayonets and machine guns kept union pickets from interfering as work began after a month and a half shutdown.

Harlan Harlan County

GOP Leader Demands Tax Clarification in Congress

Washington reports that Republican Leader Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts urged House leaders to state whether any different taxes will be cut this session. The remarks followed questions about potential tax eliminations and fiscal policy.

GOP Washington U.P Joseph W. Martin Mass House

Amarillo Prepares Western Welcome for Farley Visit

The arrangements committee for the post office dedication invites townsfolk to wear western attire. Postmaster General James A. Farley will be the special guest on the Wednesday ceremony, with Mason King urging cowboys in range outfits and residents to don big hats and red neckerchiefs to display Western color.

Jim Farley Amarillo West James A. Farley Mason King

Fair for Farley Weather Hope Amid Amarillo Visit

Mr. Collman urges a warm forecast as postmaster general Farley visits Amarillo with expectations of fair weather. Officials predict partly cloudy skies and continuing warmth tonight and tomorrow with a chance of isolated showers. Precipitation reported west and south of Amarillo. Adrian 0.25, Clovis 0.32, Lovington 0.39, Crosbyton 0.04 inches.

Amarillo Adrian Clovis Lovington N. M Crosbyton

Deficit Tops Three Billion as Treasury Reports

The U.S. treasury announced that the federal government's gross deficit reached more than 3 billion dollars by May 12, marking a new high and underscoring pressures on federal finances.

Washington U.P Treasury

Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas area

Partly cloudy and warm tonight and Tuesday in Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas generally fair tonight and Tuesday with warmer temps in the extreme west. New Mexico also fair to tonight and Tuesday. Temperature extremes reach a high of 76 and a low of 60.

Amarillo West Texas New Mexico

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