Business Pulse Lifts Amarillo as War Fears Fade
In Amarillo and across the United States business activity climbs as war concerns ease. Merchants report brisk trade on Saturday and Monday with shoppers urged to buy early for Christmas as recession fears recede. Governor elect O Daniel tours Texas, inviting residents to Austin's mansion, sparking widespread attention and speculation on future pensions and taxes.
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Amarillo
United States
O'Daniel
Austin
Texas
Daring Tire Blowout Show At 26th And South Washington
Tomorrow at 5 15 PM a staged automobile exhibition will feature several cars and a truck sped to 80 and 85 mph with tires blown one by one. Lifeguard tubes promise minimal swerve and no danger of a smash up, according to Gunn Hinerman's. Drivers will perform a controlled display at 26th and South Washington Streets.
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Bill Gunn
Gunn- Hinerman’s
Quail in Town and Catfish Stranded Near Palisades Creek
CG F Tarkington reports blue quail seen behind 708 Fillmore Street with about 20 birds, tame and wandering. Palisades creek drying up leaves thousands of small catfish stranded in deep holes and may be moved to lakes. A suitcase with baby clothes is missing on the Lubbock Big Spring highway. contact 7119.
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CG. F. Tarkington
Fillmore Street
Lubbock
Big Spring
Yankees Favored Over Cubs In Betting To Start Series
Bookmakers peg the Yankees at 4 to 1 over the Cubs in the city wager with minimal Cub backing. In New York the Yankees are priced at 5 to 2 to win the opener amid sparse Cubs support.
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Yankees
Cubs
Cub
New York
Variety of topics highlight local life and cinema
Local chatter covers wheat moisture and a Tack cycle theory, praise for Norma Shearer's Marie Antoinette at the Paramount, and claims about new army glasses. It mentions Christmas shopping to spur jobs, notes weather and science facts, and odd anecdotes about a blind bartender, color preferences, and wartime pay.
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Paramount
Norma Shearer
Marie Antoinette
Liberty
Desperate Reader Seeks Quilts and Work Space
A reader from Mousten Street writes from Tack requesting quilts or blankets for winter and asks for sewing room work in exchange for reduced rent. She notes being a widow with ten grown daughters and seeks a place at 492 North Jahren or the nearby area for shelter or clothes.
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North Jahren
Letters from the Belgian Congo Reach Wolflin Pupils
Five long letters from Wolflin School pupils received 10 000 greetings from Africa and reveal village life, schools, crops, and customs. Miss Flora Foreman translates messages from Af rica with notes on lokenyo tools and daily work. The missives mention Chief Nganga, 320 families, and six months of sun and rain.
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Amarillo
Wolffin School
Belgian Congo
Africa
Nettie Lou Keirsey
Lokenyo
Donald Peterson
Chicago
Hugh Craig
Wolflin
Donald
Miss Foreman
Joseph Ukundu
Toscanini Confronts Fascist Tensions in Italy
The famed conductor Toscanini, an outspoken figure against fascism, faced police and political pressure in Italy. In 1931 a Milan passport seizure labeled him a voluntary prisoner, and a Bologna concert saw fascists demand he conduct their hymn, which he refused. Demonstrators in Milan later cheered him at La Scala.
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Milan
Italy
Bologna
la Scala
Hitler seals Sudetenland annexation amid welcome
Hitler with Heistein in the occupation area praised the Sudetenland as joining Germany in days. He spoke briefly thanking the Almighty and vowing unity, declaring Germany’s shield and sword over the Reich as the region is absorbed. The scene shows celebrations despite drizzle and the dramatic rise toward a new national sovereignty.
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Heistein
Hitler
Sudeten
Germany
Reich
Debates on Munich bargain and Duff Cooper resignation
Commons scene features Duff Cooper explaining his resignation amid Chamberlain’s Munich accord praise. He laments foreign policy failures and urges clear stance to other nations. The piece notes anti-aircraft artillery effectiveness, hindering high altitude bombing.
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United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
Munich
Czechoslovakia
Duff Cooper
Chamberlain
No. 10 Downing Street
William Gallagher
House of Commons
Hitler
Britain
Storedaylight Food Store Opens with Modern Layout
Storedaylight store features bright design and best vegetable display racks. Shelves and stocks are arranged for customer convenience and freshness. Drive in parking surrounds the new store, marking it as highly convenient in the Furr Food chain.
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Furr Food
Loyalists Attack To Regain Positions On Ebro Front
On the Ebro front government dispatches report counter-attacks aimed at retaking positions lost to insurgents over the weekend. Hill 424 remains a focal point as insurgents claim to have breached multiple government lines along a two kilometer front amid a large air battle with 80 planes involved.
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Henday
Ebro
Prancises Pranco
Adolf Hitler
Omega Medicated Oil Promised for Backache and Aches
Medicated Oil advertised as effective for backache, joint pains, neck stiffness, sore limbs, and rheumatic conditions. The copy claims rapid relief for neuritis, neuralgia, and athletic aches, noting use by pro fighters and athletes coast to coast with availability at drug stores nationwide.
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Geome
America
Mts
War Birds Rated From Seventy Five To One Hundred Percent
A historical report states war birds are rated 75 to 100 percent effective in guarding vital areas, indicating high reliability of aerial defense measures.
Boat Enthusiasts Meet Across Plains Territory
Lake outing drew boaters from Amarillo and surrounding towns including Pampa Plainview Hereford McLean and Canyon. A 7 30 pm Tuesday meeting at the Amarillo Hotel aims to expand a regional program for the Plains area with guests Mr and Mrs Carl Hinton Mr and Mrs James E Foster Mr Allan F Furman Mr and Mrs Harry Warren and Mr W F Wilcox of Washington DC.
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Pampa
Plainview
Hereford
McLean
Canyon
Plains
Carl Hinton
James E. Foster
Allan F. Furman
Harry Warren
W. F. Wilcox
Washington, D. C
New Japanese Premier Maintains China Policy Unchanged
In his first statement as foreign minister, Premier Prince Fumimaro Konoe said Japan’s policies toward China remain unchanged since General Kazushige Ugaki’s resignation last week. Konoe assumed the foreign office after Ugaki quit amid China policy board disputes labeled a “second foreign office.”
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Tokyo
Fumimaro Konoue
Japan
China
Kazushige Ugaki
Konove
Foreign Office
Ugaki
China Affairs Board
Chinese Train Apes To Toss Hazardous Devices
A Japanese correspondent claims China trained 5,000 orangutans to throw hand grenades, saying the animals have been captured and trained in southwestern provinces for a decade. The report references longstanding Orient legends of such trained apes.
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Shangbat
Orient
Woman Hit By Auto Shoved From Bed In Houston
Mrs. H L Gibson, 53, woke to an auto crash at 4 am. Her bed lay four feet from wall, radiator and headlights protruding through hole. She was hospitalized for bruises and shock. O V Swink, 27, machinist, faced charges before Justice Tom Maes.
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Houston
H L. Gibson
Drunk Driver Crashes Through Porch Pillar Then Enters Home
A drunken driver lost control, skidded 165 feet, tore down a porch pillar, and rammed into Mrs. Gibson’s bedroom, causing damage to the dwelling. No further injuries are detailed.
American Legion Auxiliary Changes Meeting Time
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet at the Legion Hall Tuesday evening at 7 30 announced by president Mrs S F Rose. The meeting was originally scheduled for 8 o clock.
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American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliay
the Legion Hall
S. F. Rose
Dr Rea of Minnesota to Visit Amarillo Texas
Dr Rea of Minneapolis licensed in Minnesota will be at the Amarillo hotel in Texas on October 11 and 12. He specializes in stomach liver and intestinal diseases without surgery and claims success with ulcers colitis chronic appendicitis gall stones kidney rheumatic and other conditions. No charge for consultation. treatment and medicines at reasonable cost. married women urged to bring husbands.
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Rea
Minnesota
Amarillo
Texas
Rea Bros. Medical
Minneapolis
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