Saturday's Heroes at Paramount Funds Band Uniforms
Local listing promotes a midnight Friday Paramount showing of Saturdays Heroes featuring USC football stars. George Tucker donates all proceeds to the high school band to help pay for new uniforms, with tickets 50 cents sold by the Bandie band in front of the theater.
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the Paramount
George Tucker
Mr. Tucker
University of Southern California
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Paramount
Peace and pundits collide in wartime quips and betting tips
A collage of sharp wit and quotes, from Winchell on peace with Hitler to Neimeyer’s racing odds and Will Rogers on conferences. The snippets mingle political, sports, and gender observations as a Southern paper polls readers on why a woman resembles a newspaper and other quips about truth and bets.
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Winchell
Hitler
Sudetens
N. H. Neimeyer
Neimeyer
Bugs Baer
Will Rogers
Europe
Purse theft plea and local notices from Amarillo News
Dear thief, return the gift purse from the Amarillo building office on the eighth floor. A $2 reward offered, money in purse totals about $12. Also included are public notices and miscellaneous items on blood transfusion history, gold shipping costs, and a quiz on current affairs. The note urges returning purse via 801 Amarillo building or Pioneer Hotel to avoid trouble.
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Amarillo Building
News-Globe
Pioneer Hotel
Heavier Tax Proposals Target Middle and Low Income
Washington reports rising deficit fears push for higher federal revenue through lower exemptions and higher rates up to 50 000 dollars a year. Tax experts say most gains come from upper middle class, with sales tax favored by some but unlikely to pass in the next Congress.
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Lyle
Wilson Washington
Treasury
Congress
Sen
Robert la Follette
Progressive
Wisconsin
Long
la Follette
The
Congressional
John Garner
Roosevelt
Flood of Jobless Heed Texas Appeal
A nationwide broadcast by Gov. Allred and Gov. nominee O Daniel spurs a Texas planning board meeting to handle a flood of unemployment inquiries. Officials note 92 000 WPA recipients still lack placement as they review responses and possible actions. Members include Tray Lewis Fort Worth Byron Mitchell Porter Whaley and Otis Fowler.
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Austin
James V. Allred
W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas
Land of Opportunity
State Planning Board
United States
Planning Board
Tray Lewis
Fort Worth
Byron Mitchell
U. S. Re-Employment Service
Porter Whaley
San Antonio
Otis Fowler
Denton
Fight Over Green Estate Nears End
The four state tax dispute over Col. F. H. R. Green's estate nears resolution as Texas seeks about 5 million dollars on a 41 million dollar estate. The master of the Supreme Court will determine entitlements, with final decision expected early next year.
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Austin
Col. F. H. R. Green
Llewellyn Duke
Texas
New York
Massachusetts
Florida
Col. Green
Duke
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Toscanini Faces Delay In American Return
A Rome government source says conductor Arturo Toscanini remains in Milan due to passport difficulties delaying his voyage to the United States. His associates had reported he left for Cherbourg yesterday, but today he is still said to be in Milan awaiting sail arrangements.
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UPA
Arturo Toscanini
Milan
America
Cherbourg
France
United States
Hitler address in Sudeten town pledges unity amid crowds
Hitler spoke briefly from a theater balcony as thousands of Budeten Germans cheered the Puehrer. An honor guard and SS units lined the square, Konrad Henlein escorted him, and the crowd sang Deutsche and other Nazi anthems after the address urging unity and quick measures for the Sudeten German regions.
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Puehrer
Bsudeten
Konrad Henlein
Bucen
Bill Lee to Start for Cubs in World Series Game One
Chicago Cubs manager Gabby Hartnett announced Bill Lee will start tomorrow afternoon against the New York Yankees. Lee, hailed as the NL’s outstanding pitcher, carries Cubs hopes in the first World Series game of the year.
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U.P
Bill Lee
Chicago Cubs
New York Yankees
Gabby Hartnett
Lee
Cutter Races To Aid U.S. Colonist
The coast guard cutter Roger B. Taney was ordered on a 1310 mile voyage to aid four youths on Jarvis Island in the South Pacific. They reported Carl Kahelewai, 21, is suffering an appendicitis and asked for urgent medical help. Jarvis Island near Honolulu was claimed by the United States as a strategic station for trans-Pacific plans.
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T. H
Coast Guard
Roger B. Taney
Jarvis Island
South Pacific
United States
Carl Kahelewai
trans-Pacific Airlines
Baker and Howland Islands
UAW Reinstates Expelled Officers After Settlement
The United Auto Workers executive board readmitted four international officers expelled in an intra union dispute. The reinstatement followed a settlement arranged by the CIO, with John L. Lewis addressing the board after arbiters Hillman and Murray ruled for reinstatement. Both factions agreed to accept the decision.
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United Auto Workers
John L. Lewis
Lewis
C. I. QO
Sidney Hillman
Philip Murray
Thirty Firms Pledge Tucumcari Trade Trip
About 30 Amarillo firms pledged to send representatives on the Tucumcari trip to the Quay County fair next Friday. Chamber of Commerce official Clay Thornton said a large caravan would depart at 8 30 a m with western regalia considered proper.
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Amarillo
Quay County
Clay Thornton
Amarillo Tower Service
KGNC
Trey Laundry
Star Lumber Co
Amarillo Hardware Co
Radford Grocery Co
Draper-Ross Produce Co
Amarillo Paper Co
Capitol Hotel
River Road School Board Meeting Tonight
River Road school board members will meet at the community school building tonight at 8 o clock to discuss this year budget matters.
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River Road School
River Road
Courthouse Deeds Record Numerous 1938 Transfers
W H Davis to Jack K Coffee for 2500 and 1 28 Rob erts. Geo H Turnley to Fred Baird. Fred Baird to J A McGee. Long Bell Lbr Co to Herbert E Lewis. Herbert F Lewis to F W Spann. E L Bradley to Early G Brown. Morris Hirsch to Melrose Apts. Bidg & Loan to W R Hill. J N Maynard to Wilmer A Graham. Fuqua Dev Co to J N Maynard. Fuqua Barfield Addn transfers. State Life Ins Co and So States Loan Co transact. numerous Lot, Block and area transfers in Madden, Puqua Bar, Lov Sub, and Bivins. vehicle registrations and sales. marriage licenses listed.
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Herbert E. Lewis
L. A. Wells
South Side
Herbert F. Lewis
F. W. Spann
E. L. Bradley
Early G. Brown
San Jacinto Hts
Morris Hirsch
Melrose Apts
Plemons Adda Tex. Pl
Bidg. & Loan
W. R. Hill
Charlotte Hts
F. P. Works
EB. C. Singleton
Madden
H. G. Hendricks
C. A. James
Eable
States Loan Co
State Life Ins. Co
Plem
Clifford McMurtry
J. N. Maynard
Madden Annex
Fuqua- Barfield
H. I. Stephenson
Fuqua-Barfield
Co. L. Munday
Bivins
Wolflin Mtr Co
Martha N. Langston
W. 19Th
Plains Chev. Co
M. F. Shaffer
Pountain
Wolflin Mtr. Co
W. A. Brand
van Buren
Nash
Bob Crudgington
M. C. Parmley
Plains Chevy. Co
J. O. Whittington
Toner Chilum, Inc
T. J. Clauson
Monroe St
New Pupils To Be Feted At Amarillo High
Amarillo High School will host a reception for new students on Thursday from 4:00 to 8:30 in the school gym. Principal R B Norman announces a tea dance with refreshments and a Dixie Dice floor show. Mrs Gervis Taylor chairs the reception committee and Mrs Lela Crossett arranged the entertainment. several hundred students are expected.
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Amarillo High School
R. B. Norman
Gervis Taylor
Lela Crossett
Executions Reported for Espionage in Berlin
Berlin dispatch says Mrs. Catherine Kneup aged 39 and Ludwig Maringer were executed today for espionage. The UPI report confirms the deaths in the capital with details unavailable.
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U.P
Catharine Kneup
Ludwig Maringer
Packed House Expected for Benefit Film at Paramount
More than 1,000 people are expected to pack the Paramount Theater Friday midnight for the film Saturdays Heroes a benefit for the high school band to pay for new military uniforms. USC football stars Van Heflin and Marian Marsh star in the picture with the Sandie band playing before showtime. The theater donates the house and rest of the film.
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Paramount
University of Southern California
van Heflin
Marian Marsh
Sandie
One out of 11 Is Fingerprinted in Amarillo
Fingerprints taken in Amarillo and in the files of the police department’s criminal identification bureau now average one for every 11 persons in the city. Bureau head Vigil Beavers explains the figure doesn’t imply one in 11 residents is a suspect. About 5,000 men and women have been printed and mugged in Amarillo, many of them transients, marking the 5,000 record today at the department.
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Criminal Identification Bureau
Police Department
Vigil Beavers
Bids Sought for Amarillo Veterans' Hospital Project
Bids to construct the Amarillo VA Hospital are due to open in three weeks. Plans include a recreation building manager’s quarters storehouse nurses’ quarters laundry and multiple additional structures. Proposals due Oct 25 cover the main 242 foot building with two 158 foot wings plus dining hall boiler house and ground road system.
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Veterans’ Administration Hospital
Amarillo
Ten Candidates Speak For School Offices At Amarillo
A morning student assembly at Amarillo High School featured about 70 candidates for class and school offices. Campaign tactics showed ambitions reminiscent of W. Lee O Daniel Huey Long and a Cyclone Davie. Cowboy and hillbilly bands added color as primary elections are set for Thursday with the general election on October 13.
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W. Lee O’'Daniels
Huey Longs
Cyclone Davie
Plains Boat Club Meeting At Amarillo Hotel
The Plains Boat Club and its auxiliary and junior group will meet at 7:30 this evening at the Amarillo Hotel. A large delegation from Borger will attend. Plans to expand activities to include more outdoor sports will be discussed. all members and enthusiasts are urged to attend.
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Amarillo Hotel
Pat Fynn
Borger
Students View Sulphur Production Film in Amarillo Schools
A motion picture on the production and uses of sulphur is being shown today in Amarillo elementary schools. The Texas Gulf Sulphur Company cooperates, with S. W. Clark presenting. The film will be shown in seven of the larger schools.
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Amarillo
Texas Gulf Sulphur Company
S. W. Clark
Speck of Green Light Guides Airline Dispatchers
An announcement describes a tiny green light moving on a frosted glass screen as the precise indicator of an approaching plane’s direction. The display aids dispatchers in tracking traffic efficiently.
Sandie Coach To Be On Air Program
Amarillo and Canyon coaches will be interviewed at Butler Field by Zack Hurt for a Texas State Network program airing on 23 stations from Station KGNC. The 5:45 to 6:00 segment features West Texas State College coaches Al Baggett and Tony Dougal, Amarillo Sandies coaches Howard Lynch and T. G. Hull, and Dr. R. P. Parcells. The tour aims to showcase football in the region. General Mills sponsors the 10 week statewide series.
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Canyon
Butler Field
Zack Hurt
Texas State Network
KGNC
al Baggett
Tony Dougal
West Texas State College
Howard Lynch
T. G. Hull
Amarillo Sandies
R. P. Parcells
Hurt
General Mills
Eels Origins Stir Ancient Thought Debate
Aristotle claimed eels originate from mud while Pliny argued they form from scraps taken from their parents skin. The contrasting ancient views show early attempts to explain natural phenomena without modern biology.
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Pliny
Yom Kippur Beginnings in Amarillo Services Tonight
The Yom Kippur observance starts at 7 30 tonight with services at Temple B'nai Israel in Amarillo. Rabbi Alex Wiesel will deliver the Yom Kippur Eve sermon as the Day of Atonement keeps businesses closed and several services are planned for tomorrow at the temple.
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Temple B'nai Israel
Alex Wiesel
Amarillo
Black bell hop hurt in contest stabbing at Fifth and Taylor
Jessie Mavis a Black bell hop remained in fair condition after a chest wound from a sharp object during a contest with Johnny Price at Fifth and Taylor. Bond set at 3000 for Price and 250 for Edward Craughn who allegedly hid the weapon. Price claimed the dispute began over a woman.
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Northwest Texas Hospital
Mavis
Johnny Price
Fifth
Taylor
Justice of Peace
H. W. Duke
Price
Charlie Carder
Edward Craughn
Negro Gels Year in Jail for Accident
A year in jail was imposed on Sam Arnold a Black man for failing to stop and render aid after bicycle rider Edward Brynt was struck at Third and Harrison on June 23. Brynt died from his injuries. Arnold surrendered to police the next day and has remained jailed since.
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Edward Brynt
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Harrison
Brynt
Jim Lumpkin
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