Imperial Potentate Thomas Cassels Law Visits Amarillo Shrines
Imperial Potentate and Mrs. Law visit Amarillo for a three day Shrinedom tour with Khiva Temple officials. The couple toured Palo Duro Canyon and planned a dinner and business session with Shriners while highlighting fraternal organizations' role amid global pressures.
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Thomas Cassels Law
Imperial
America
Texas
Atlanta
Imperial Potentate
Palo Duro Canyon
Texas Plains
James T. Keogh, Jr
el Maida
el Paso
Imperial Potentate Law
J. B
Jerry” Briscoe
Ex-convict surrenders after forgery spree ends in Amarillo
A states patrolman encountered a well dressed ex convict who walked into Amarillo police headquarters to surrender. He named himself George B Harris and admitted forging checks while previously jailed for burglary. Authorities traced he had cashed hot checks in Pampa and Lubbock, then returned with Pampa officers. New York’s population figure from a century ago is noted.
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Amarillo
Sid Harper
Creation
Lubbock
George B. Harris
Wheeler
Pampa
First Amarillo Bishop Installations Attend Ceremony
The first and second Bishops of Amarillo now archbishops will attend the installation of Laurence Julius FitzSimon, the third Bishop of Amarillo, at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Archbishop Lucey will preside and the ceremony begins at 9 30. Monsignor Steinlage assists, Monsignor Pokluda reads Bulls, and Monsignor Nold delivers the sermon. Admission is by ticket only.
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Amarillo
Laurence Julius FitzSimon
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Robert Emmett Lucey
San Antonio
FitzSimon
Lucey
John A. Steinlage
F. J. Pokluda
Wendelin J. Nold
Church of Christ the King
Dallas
Mary Martin Welcomes Daughter Heller in Hollywood
Mary Martin and husband Richard Halliday welcomed a daughter after years of hoping. The 7 pound 13 ounce baby arrived in Hollywood and was named Heller, a nickname meaning a lively girl. The couple had prepared a pink nursery and planned for a feminine arrival.
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Hollywood
Mary Martin
New York
Richard Halliday
Mary
Hallidays
Heller
Texas
Little Heller
LaGuardia O Dwyer Election Shines In Spotlight
Odd year mayoral contest in New York City and a few statewide ballots drew voters to polls as campaigns stayed mostly quiet. President Roosevelt planned to vote early in Hyde Park. Only four states New York Pennsylvania Virginia Kentucky held statewide elections.
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Associated Press
LaGuardia
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
New York
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Kentucky
Hedy Lamarr to Adopt TwoYearOld James Markey
Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr announced the adoption of two year old James Lamarr Markey. The child and Lamarr appeared in court for adoption approval after Lamarr cared for him since birth when his mother died. The boy bears the surname of her former husband Gene Markey.
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Hollywood
Hedy Lamarr
James Lamarr Markey
Miss Lamarr
Gene Markey
Tenenuy
Army Private Will Help Citizen Morale
Denver November 4. Private Egbert Sinka a top poultry sticker was granted a 15 day furlough to aid civilian morale. His boss says he can process nine turkeys per minute and in 15 days could prepare 64 800 birds for eastern tables. The army granted the furlough noting Thanksgiving turkey reminders of American blessings.
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Denver
Egbert Sinka
Sinka
Army
Car Thief Takes It Anyway Despite Disabling Carburetor
Calvin Vanbaugh borrowed a car for his birthday and hid the distributor to thwart thieves. A thief still stole the car, taking the vehicle despite the attempted protection.
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Independence
U.P
Calvin Vanbaugh
Calvin
County Auditors Find Pot ter County Books Not Sloppy
A long audit of Pot ter County shows bookkeeping follows long standing Texas practice with ready made ledgers. Officials say the 200 page report for 1939 and 1940 is public and can be read by taxpayers at the county clerk’s office. Only a handful have inspected the figures despite headlines claiming sloppy records.
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Potter County
Texas
Commissioners Court
Certified Public Accountant
Sec
Plenty of Protection in 13 ton Tank Pay Scene
The second armored division finance officer carried $417000 in a 13 ton light tank with five machine guns and a 37 mm anti tank gun. Military police with sub machine guns and pistols guarded the pay table while $300000 in checks went to officers.
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Chester
Second Armored Division
Sailors Share Tales of War and Wanderlust in Bus Stop Chat
Totten and Wilson recall navy life with humor and nostalgia as they compare clannish sailors, talk of submarines, and dream of distant ports. Totten, Washington native, jokes about Texans and former shipmates while the pair prepares to catch a bus after a reflective afternoon.
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Totten
Wilson
Markets and weather report amid election closure
New York markets closed for mayoral elections while Chicago and western grain and livestock markets stayed open. Kansas City livestock and cattle prices moved modestly, with loads of steer and calf quotes and a generally steady to weak tone across categories. A narrative aside describes Totten and his wife in a seaside setting, reflecting non-market text embedded in the clipping.
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New York
Chicago
Savannah Naval Stores
Chicago Stock Exchange
Kansas City
Classroom Anecdote Links Steinmetz to a Remarkable Moment
In Schenectady New York Union College professor Frederick L. Bronner recalls Charles P. Steinmetz causing a roll call misfire during a two hour lecture intermission. The late scientist allegedly quipped that his trousers gave a hitch and called out remarkable mathematical phenomena.
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Schenectady
Frederick L. Bronner
Union College
Charles P. Steinmetz
Bronner
Steinmetz
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R. E
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Midland Power
Amarillo Tire Exchange
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Karo
Laura Wheeler
Dolly
Amarillo Globe
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
Needlecraft Service, Inc
Globe
Ates
Taylor ST
Notary
Navy
Mrs. Totten
Hes Colorador
Financial Security Fund
Vyce
George Washington
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Pate
Kansas City, MO
ORIP
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Plymouth
Chrysler Corporation
Major Bowes
THURS
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