Amarillo Health Chief Probe Sparks War on Prostitution
A Washington visitor warns Amarillo must address a high social disease rate linked to fifty dollar girls and prostitutes. He urges city health officers and detention homes, arguing public action and publicity are needed to curb immorality and disease in the Panhandle city.
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Amarillo
Washington
A. W. Haight
Haight
John Waroff
New Orleans
Victory
United States
Cattle Truck and Car Collide Near Vega on Route 66
A cattle truck and a car collided near Vega on U S Highway 66 last night causing no injuries. Pat Warner 309 North Pierce Street faced driving on the wrong side of the road charges and was fined $38 in county court. The car was driven by Euel Winter of California with his wife and two children aboard. Highway patrolmen said the truck began crossing onto the highway when the crash happened.
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Vega
U. S
Rex Baxter Returns From Washington
Rex B Baxter, Amarillo Chamber of Commerce executive vice president and general manager, returns at 4 am from a Washington trip begun Sept 23. He cites heavy rains in the East and notes 3 inches of rainfall near Emporia and Newton Kansas on the return journey.
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Rex B. Baxter
Amarillo
Newton
Kan
Radioman reports KGNC news heard in New Zealand waters
Lt. Dore Frantz, a KGNC radioman and former transmitter engineer, says KGNC’s 7:30 AM newscast was picked up in New Zealand waters via sky wave. He notes KGNC once received reports from New Zealand amateurs and recalls his D-Day service as radio chief on a Liberty ship.
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KGNC
Here
New Zealand
Dore Frantz
Merchant Marine
Seven Seas
Frantz
Earth
France
Heimback Infant Dies at Home in Early Morning
Three month old Hannah Elizabeth Heimback daughter of Pfc and Mrs R T Heimback of 1306 North Tyler Street died at the family home. Born June 13 she was christened in the Lutheran Church. Funeral arrangements announced by N B Griggs and Sons.
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Hannah Elizabeth Heimback
Pfc
R. T. Heimback
North
Tyler Street
N. 8. Griggs and Sons
Special Veniremen Report For Haight Trial Oct 16
Members summoned last month for the murder trial of O. M. Redding who were not accepted will report in the 47th District Court on the morning of October 16 as a special venire for the Haight trial proceedings.
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Special Veniremen
Haight
Special Venire
O. M. Redding
47Th District Court
Found dog ad by Norris Ewing at 1218 West Eleventh Avenue
A smart wire haired puppy found in the yard of Norris Ewing's home is in his care. He will keep the dog for a few days and then may give it away if the owner does not call.
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Tack
West Eleventh Avenue
Norris Ewing
Almost A Riot at Milwaukee Union Meeting Over Roosevelt Donations
In Milwaukee a request for $1 donations to a campaign fund for President Roosevelt's re election turned a AFL carpenters Local 264 meeting into what president Martin Arndt called almost a riot. The business agent Harvey E. Anderson was jostled and left the building as members protested politics in the union. No blows were struck.
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Milwaukee
Roosevelt
Martin Arndt
Harvey E. Anderson
AFL Carpenters’ Union
Arndt
Anderson
That Silly War Question Sparks Cambridge Restaurant Ruckus
In Cambridge Massachusetts a 28 year old woman, known for blood donations and family service, asked for squash instead of potatoes provoking a waitress. At East Cambridge District Court she faces questioning while on $28 bail as the Radcliffe College hangout venue is briefly disrupted.
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Cambridge
Mass
East Cambridge District Court
la Rendezvous
Radcliffe College
Nazis Took Coats From French Backs
In Amarillo residents are urged to donate winter clothing for Europe due to Germans requisitioning leather coats in Paris before the invasion. Guards patrolled factories and punished protesters. The drive is led by the Amarillo Council of Church Women and the Amarillo Ministerial Alliance with many local churches participating.
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Amarilla
France
Amarillo
United States
Europe
Four Year Old Learns Lessons in Auto Driving
Four year old Bobby Rollins backed a car from a driveway causing damage to a brick pedestal next door on Lincoln Street while his grandfather watered chickens. The mishap ended with a dented car and a torn pedestal but no injuries.
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Bobby Rollins
Lincoln Street
Bobby
Note to Cattlemen on Increasing Production
John Snider returning from the Mayo Clinic relates a new OPA story. A Western cattleman with 65 head asked for guidance and received a reply to slaughter half the steers and keep the rest for breeding purposes.
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John Snider
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
OPA
Washington
Six Germans Fall in Belfort Air Battle
U S Seventh Army report says six German fighters were shot down in a dogfight over Belfort as 11 Thunderbolts led by Maj. Lee H Case strafed ME 109s at 11 000 feet. One American plane was lost in the exchange.
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U. S. Seventh Army
France
Belfort
Thunderbolts
Lee H. Case
Texas A. and
First Lady to Attend Funeral for Al Smith
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will attend Alfred E. Smith's funeral in New York on Saturday. President Roosevelt designates Maj. Gen. Thomas A. Ferry, commanding general at Governors Island, as his personal representative at the services.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Roosevelt
Thomas A.ferry
Governors Island
Townsend Club Seeks Increased Membership
Club president W. Wyatt reports rising meeting attendance and ongoing search for new members. The next Townsend Club gathering is set for 2 PM Sunday at the courthouse.
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Townsend Club
W. Wyatt
Germans Evacuate Athens and Peloponnesus as They Move North
The Ankara radio reported German forces are evacuating Athens and the Peloponnesus and advancing northward as destroyed bridges and road blocks slow their retreat.
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London
Ankara
Athens
Peloponnesus
Flock of Sea Gulls Reported Over Amarillo District
Florence Laursen reports a large flock of white sea gulls flying over Amarillo's Country Club district this morning. Driven inland by coastal storms, the birds are occasionally seen in the Panhandle region.
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Country Club District
Florence Laursen
Western Avenue
Panhandle
NLRB Hearing Here on Phillips Case Tuesday
The National Labor Relations Board in Fort Worth will hold an all day hearing Tuesday regarding a Phillips Petroleum Company matter. Postmaster W. D. DeGrassi asked for space in the federal building. Room 318 is reserved and the session starts at 10 o clock.
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National Labor Relations Board At
Fort Worth
W. D. DeGrassi
Federal
Phillips Petroleum Company
First Army Drive Opens Breach in Siegfried Line North of Aachen
Allied forces press the German frontier with the first breach in the Siegfried Line near Stolberg as American and French units repulse counterattacks. Patrols intensify along the southern line, with localized counter thrusts near Belfort and gains around Longegoutte Gehan.
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Siegfried Line
Aachen
Stolberg
Germany
First Army
Longegoutte
Gehan
le Thillot
Floral Cross At Angelus Temple For Aimee McPherson Funeral
Floral cross 250 feet wide and 600 feet long will adorn Aimee Semple McPherson’s marble sarcophagus at Forest Lawn in Los Angeles as followers plan burial services next Monday. Her body will lie in state at Angelus Temple from Saturday through Sunday. She died September 27 in Oakland California.
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Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Angelus Temple
Oakland
Cal
Postoffice Sells $44,400 In War Savings for Month
The Amarillo postoffice sold $36,675 in War Bonds and $7,725 in War Stamps last month. Postmaster W. D. DeGrassi announced the total, noting it fell short of the same month a year earlier when bond drives were active. Air mail volumes totaled 20,583 pounds versus 20,131 last September.
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Amarillo
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