Plains crowd cheers as Jim Farley Day parade dazzles
Bill Beechler and Clay Thornton led a large Plains demonstration with 280 horses and a grand parade. Mason King directed the event with praise for local and outside organizers. Weather hints at possible showers but promises good fishing days ahead. A fox terrier disappearance at 710 Florida is noted along with a psychology sales experiment and comparisons of bombers plus Vermont quarry waste.
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Plains Country
Clay Thornton
Bill Beechler
Shoot to Kill Orders Prompt Guarded Crisis in Kentucky
In Harlan Kentucky Brigadier General Ell erbe Carter announced shoot to kill orders for 410 national guardsmen guarding mines amid an attempted union strike. Officials of the United Mine Workers urged President Roosevelt to withdraw troops protecting a non union operation after miners faced intimidation. About 7 900 miners work for hazard county operators who signed a union shop contract in Lexington joining national and southern Appalachian operators with unions.
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Harlan
Harlan County
Mings
Ellerbe Carter
Mine Workers of America
Io Praidens Roosevelt
Hazard County
Lexington
United Mine Work
National Guard
Readinag
Appalachian
United Mine Workore
Farley Praises Roosevelt and Predicts 1940 Democratic Victory
Postmaster General Farley told Amarillo postmasters and guests that the Democrats will win in 1940 and carry enough states for a strong majority. He praised the Roosevelt administration for restoring confidence, boosting post office receipts, and funding municipal improvements, urging business to shed fear and support Democratic leadership.
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Paul Timmons
Jim Farley
Amarillo
United States
Roosevelt
Franklin” Delano Roosevelt
Farley
Democratic Party
Farley Urges Courteous Service and Loyalty to Post Office
Postmaster General James A Farley addressed district postal workers in Amarillo urging courtesy and loyalty. He called the Post Office a national monopoly and said public must be served with utmost care, sharing anecdotes from across the country and accepting autographs from amused staff and spectators. The event included a parade with XIT horses and a celebrity horse, with Farley receiving newspaper copies of the local issue.
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Jim Farley
United States Post Office Department
Post Office
Federal Court Room
Nat Shick
Big Spring
Farley
Texas Association of Postmasters
Amarillo
Memphis
Tenn
Dalhart
Tulsa
Happy
Hereford
W. L. Bell
London Brokers End U S Stock Quotations
London financiers vote to stop quoting American securities to curb capital export amid Sir John Simon's Commons warning. Bank of England circulated a note urging brokers to desist, following Simon's call to halt outbound funds for national defense.
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London
U. S
United States
House of Commons
Sir John Simon
Transatlantic
Bank of England
John
Exchequer
Commons
Sir John
Arlington Brugh Weds Ruby Stevens Taylor and Stanwyck
Beatrice Nebraska May 17 report notes Arlington Brugh, a Beatrice high school star, marries Ruby Stevens Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck. The piece also mentions Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck as film figures. It references Tanganyika League appeals to East African governments to rally anti British propaganda countermeasures and bolster police and political departments.
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Arlington Brugh
Ruby Stevens
Taylor and Stanwyck
Beatrice
Neb
Beatrice Sin
Arlington Brigh
Robert Taylor
Barbara Stanwyck
Tanganyika League
Sidelights on Roosevelt departure crowd gathers in varied transport
The article notes a large, good natured crowd arriving by many means to view Mr. Roosevelt retire from the picture between Farley and Garner. Transportation included the Amarillo blimp airplanes motorcycles horses burros mules bicycles automobiles trains an old overland stage coach and a rubber-tired bogey. Police directed traffic as an elderly woman with regal bearing calmly crossed the street despite warnings.
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Farley
Garner
Roosevelt
Amarillo
Amarillo Post Office Growth and Federal Support Highlighted
The address notes Amarillo’s post office expansion driven by federal aid and rising population. From 1887 revenues to a 1938 annual intake over 3800000 reflect rapid growth. census data show population rising from 15000 in 1920 to 43000 in 1930, with continued progress since. Postmaster Winnette D DeGrasse credited for improved facilities and public convenience.
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Amarillo
Texas Empire
Robert McKenzie Moore
Winnette D. DeGrasse
DeGrasse
United States Postal Service
Postmaster General Farley Praises Amarillo Postal Service
Farley commends Amarillo post office and staff for smooth turnout during a fete. He notes rising postal volumes, air mail growth, and aviation support from the army navy and commerce department, tracing air mail’s origins from 1918 and the post office’s shift to private carriers after 1926.
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War Department
Army
Post Office Department
Prize Offered for Best Picture of Amarillo Dirigible
Jaycees offer a 35 prize for the best photo of the Junior Chamber dirigible Amarillo as it floated over the new post office. Entries must be mailed to the Amarillo Jaycees by 7 PM Saturday. The note highlights U S air mail expansion, routes, and aircraft progress under Roosevelt, linking community events to aviation development.
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America
Amarillo
Delaware
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Camden
Philadelphia
Atlantic
United States
Postal Service
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Panhandle towns join Amarillo celebration for Dumas Rodeo and Old Timers Day
Delegations from Pampa Canyon Big Spring Perryton Hereford Clarendon Vega Wildorado Adrian and many more travel to Amarillo to honor Big Jim and celebrate with a Golden Anniversary. New Mexico Governor John E Miles leads a 70 member group from Portales along with postmaster Mary McCullough and Tucumcari Chamber president Roy Smith. Over 200 representatives attend from numerous Panhandle towns.
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Pampa
Big Jim
Canyon
New Mexico
John E. Miles
Dee Howard
Amarillo
Portales
Mary McCullough
Ruswell
New Mexico Party
Roy Smith
Tucumcari
North Plains
Panhandle
Hereford
Clarendon
Vega
Wildorado
Adrian
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