M. C. Burton Explains Rails View on Rate Dispute
M C Burton of the Santa Fe railroad spoke to Chamber of Commerce directors at the Capitol Hotel luncheon. He presented a chart showing freight rates are lower in populated areas with higher freight volumes and stressed railroads do not set rates. The Interstate Commerce Commission sets rates and hearings are required for changes. About 30 directors attended.
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Chamber of Commerce
M. C. Burton
Santa Fe Railroad
Capito Hotel
Burton
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
The
Divorce Court Actions in 108th and 47th Districts
Elia Sims sues for divorce from Jack Sims and others including Pascual Rodriquez from Cleofies Rodriquez in 108th District Court and Ina Ruth Key from Albert Key in 47th District Court. Also listed are Mary Na omi Hazelip from Romey V. Hazlip, Clara Finley from J. C. Finley, Lucina Collier from A. P. Collier, and Mary Summonds from J. T. Summonds.
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Elia Sims
Jack Sims
Pascual Rodriquez
Cleofies Rodriquez
Mary Naomi Hazelip
Romey V. Hazelip
Clara Finley
J. C. Finley
Lucina Collier
A. P. Collier
Mary Summonds
J. T. Summonds
Juanita White
Ned White
108Th District Court
Ina Ruth Key
Albert Key
47Th District Court
Amarillo Tech Exes Plan Lake Picnic Tomorrow
The Amarillo Texas Tech Club will hold a picnic at City Lake tomorrow evening meeting at the lake's west end soon after 5 o'clock. Club officials urged members to attend and bring contributions.
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Amarillo
Texas Tech
City Lake
Death Trap Overpass Project Low Bid Won By Local Contractors
Les Cocke and Braden Co of Amarillo bid 72 573 dollars to build a Borger overpass replacing the dangerous underpass. The project adds an overpass south of Borger with straight approach grades and improved drainage to reduce accidents and improve visibility.
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Amarillo
State Highway Department
Borger
Cocke and Braden Company
Rescue unfolds as Squalus submarine sinks
President Roosevelt and Navy officials monitored rapid developments in Washington as the Squalus sank during routine training. Admiral Leahy led naval communications while 24 hour watches ran for rescue efforts. Seven crew members were rescued while many others remained trapped in flooded compartments.
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Charleston
Carol Pierce
Kansas City
Kans
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Donald Smith
la Porte
Tex
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R. J. Kimmael Named National Program Analyst for BAE
R J Kimmael named national program analyst for the bureau of agricultural economics in Washington. Roy I Kimmel and Raymond Smith were announced as the two analysts under Howard R Tolley to coordinate economic research crop control and marketing. Kimmel’s start is immediate. Smith begins July 1. his staff appointment was made May 17.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington
Mr. Kimmel
Howard R. Tolley
BAE
Kimmel
Raymond Smith
Farm Security Administration
Indianapolis
Ind
Tolley
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Texas Employment Setup Commended by New York Official
Milton Loysen executive director division of placement and unemployment insurance New York lauded Texas for its model unemployment insurance administration and employment service setup during talks with Orville Carpenter of the Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission. He praised Texas claims taking and job placement efforts.
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Texas
Milton Loysen
New York
Loysen
Orville Carpenter
Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission
Employment Service
Buick Motor Sales Increase This Year
Buick reports April sales of 21,329 cars up from 21,037 the previous month and 18,231 a year ago. Through April 1939 Buick models total 131,403, with a 10 day rise in orders and inventory drawdown at dealers. Used car sales reached 36,280 with about 30 days supply.
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Flint
Mich
Buick
W. F. Hufstader
Hufstader
Pete Riley's Appeal Dismissed by Texas Court
The Court of Criminal Appeals at Austin dismissed Pete Riley's appeal from a five year sentence for robbery by assault. The ex-convict was convicted of strong-arming a Pampa youth, stealing money and personal belongings after posing as a contractor offering a job to lure him to a cheap hotel room. Riley remains in the county jail.
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Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin
Pete Riley
Riley
Sid Braunig Acquitted in State Women Labor Charge
Sid Braunig was acquitted in a jury trial in Justice of the Peace Duke's court yesterday afternoon of violating the nine hour workday law for women. Deputy Labor Commissioner J. H. Guthrie of Amarillo presented the case.
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Justice of the Peace
Duke's Court
J. H. Guthrie
Amarillo
Sculpin Buoy Mishap Sends Line Breaking During Test
Rear Admiral Cyrus W. Cole aboard the Sculpin took the telephone to speak with Lieut. Comdr. Naquin at the far end of the line and gather details of the mishap before the line broke and the buoy floated away.
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Cyrus W. Cole
Sculpin
Kansas City Livestock Market Report May 24 Hogs Cattle Sheep
Livestock prices at Kansas City show mixed results with hogs 1800 head sold. top hog price 6.59. cattle 2300 head with highs near 10.35 for Colorado steers and 9.15 for yearling heifers. sheep around 7.50 to 10.00 for fed lambs and clippers. Grain quotes included for wheat corn oats with mixed futures activity.
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Kansas City
Colorado
Texas Clippers
FDR Recall of Rain Ride Highlighted by Amarillo Visit
Mayor Ross D. Rogers and executive committeemen from the U S Conference of Mayors recalled FDR's rain ride during a recent Amarillo trip. Rogers testified before the House appropriations committee on WPA and led a 13 member delegation at the Washington hearings while in New York they met Grover Whalen. The party toured battlegrounds and Natural Bridge Virginia Lookout Mountain on a southbound return trip.
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Amarillo
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U. S. Conference of Mayors
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Grover Whalen
South
Battlegrounds
Natural Bridge
Lookout Mountain
Two Motorcyclists Hurt in Auto Collisions in Amarillo
Two Amarillo motorcyclists suffered minor injuries in separate collisions with cars. Merle Pitcox, a package deliverer, was bruised when his motorcycle overturned at Tenth Avenue and Hayden, tossed toward a car driven by L L Blair who took him to a doctor. A second rider sustained cuts and bruises after being struck at Fifteenth Avenue and Lipscomb Street and was treated at Northwest Texas Hospital.
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Tenth Avenue
Hayden
L. L. Blair
Blair
Fifteenth Avenue
Lipscomb Street
Northwest Texas Hospital
Amarillo Passes Million in Building Costs for 1939
Amarillo issued building permits for two residences and a mercantile structure as the year nears the million dollar mark. Roy Britain secures a $7,750 seven room brick home at 2200 Lipscomb Street while E R Cox builds a $4,000 five room frame house at 2505 Taylor Street. Glenn Miller plans a brick mercantile building near Sixth Avenue and Georgia Street priced at $12,000. The 1939 construction total reaches $1,308,181.
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City Hall
Roy Britain
Lipscomb Street
E. R. Cox
Taylor Street
Mercantile
Sixth Avenue
Georgia Street
Glenn Miller
City Grants Sign Removal Power to Highway Dept
The Amarillo city commission granted the state highway department authority to remove signs along the right of way of routes through the city. The power was given upon request, extending a prior grant allowing the department to maintain certain state and federal routes within city limits.
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Amarillo
State Highway Department
Highway Department
No Trace Found of Luciano Preciado
Police said no trace had been found of Luciano Preciado a 14 year old boy missing since Sunday from 1520 East Sixth Avenue. He is described as five feet six inches tall with light brown hair and eyes and a scar near his right eye. Anyone with information urged to inform the police chief or Bernardine Preciado.
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East Sixth Avenue
Bernardine Preciado
Hickman arraigned on check swindling in Hobart
E Dwight Hickman an announced University of Oklahoma extension employee was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Carder on felony charges of swindling by worthless check. He was brought from Colorado Springs and faces grand jury scrutiny over alleged fraud and a questioned marriage.
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University of Oklahoma Extension Service
Justice of the Peace Carder
Hickman
Colorado Springs
Bill Adams
Adams
Dorothy Ford
Amarillo
Hobart
Okla
Revelation Ride Promises Big Value De Soto Car
Car ad highlights the De Soto Revelation Ride with Handy-Shift and Super-Economy engine. Emphasizes independent front wheel springing, airplane type shock absorbers, safety features, streamlined styling, and easy ownership with low payments. Detailing features and price incentives from the Chrysler Detroit division.
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de Soto
Chrysler Corporation
Detroit
Tune In Major Bowes Original Amateur Hour
The program airs on Columbia Network coast to coast Thursdays at 9 107. M. timeslot details are listed in station notices.
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Columbia Net
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