Weather and Local Life Notes Amid Rain Fears and Laughs
A recall of near drought at City Lake followed by heavy weekend rains bringing water levels near ten feet and easing concerns. Buffalo Lake remains steadier. A studio guest audition fails comically with a cowhand pose and no singing. Văn a poem on bartenders circulates in New Mexico bars while Lubbock polices test a lie detector. Walter Winchell notes a Brooklyn arm car robbery tale with gang lore and doctor involvement. Various whimsy and tips fill local chatter as life goes on.
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Walter Winchell
New York
Brooklyn
Ang
Dannemora Eon
Outfit
Alcatray
Auicidle
Sophie Tucker Ia
Hana Fathers
Colines Hove
E .Eurden
Thomas Wolfe
Wim
Deenty
Tome
Ceeurr
Lotions of Love Journal
Faith Bacon Sues Sally Rand Over Fan Dance Theft
Faith Bacon, once billed as the most beautiful woman in the world, demanded in court that Sally Rand be barred from using five foot fans. Bacon claims she originated the fan dance in 1930 to help Earl Carroll and alleges Rand stole the idea, seeking 375000 dollars in damages and an injunction. She says Rand has profited about a million dollars and describes Rand as a businesswoman while Bacon asserts the dance was art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick C.othman
Hollywood
U.P
Faith Bacon
Sally Rand
Miss Bacon
Earl Carroll
New York
Miss Rand
Mr. Carroll
Amarillo Shows Resolve To Cut Fire Hazards With Parade
Amarillo marks the second day of Fire Prevention Week with a Polk Street parade led by Amarillo High School's Sandie band. The event features ambulances, firefighting gear, and insurance placards to stress fire safety, with city leaders and volunteers from Lions, Rotary, Kiwanis, and other groups coordinating ongoing demonstrations and lectures on prevention.
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Amarillo
Sandie
Amarillo High School
Polk Street
Central Station
Moloch
George Ordway
Dick Bivins
Jim Oakes
Lions’ Club
Hal Brown
Rotary
Henry Thomson
Kiwanis
Roy Greenhill
ABC
Louie Johnson
San Jacinto Kiwanis
Dorsey Smith
Pleasant Valley Civic Club
Lew Fields
The
American Legion
Jett Neely
Amarillo Insurance Exchange
George Cooper
Fire Department
W. R. McDowell
Police Department
John Ballard
KGNC
Fd Spann
Northwest Texas Hospital
Parent-Teacher Council
Rural
McLean
Street Scenes and Notes From A Busy Nation
A patchwork column recalls a fake crime at Whelan’s Drug Store on 47th and Broadway, gossip about Maxine Sullivan and Eleanor Roosevelt, a game wardens scam complaint by colored boys at City Lake, a dog reward tale, and miscellany from Dean Swift to George M. Cohan. It also notes stocky facts about U.S. industry, education, and broadcasting history.
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18Th Precinct
Whelan
47Th Street
Broadway
Maxine Sullivan
Maxine Williams
Phonograph Recorders
Horace
Europe
City Lake
Local notice seeking trade for quilts and odd jobs
A terse ad offers to buy a fence and perform odd jobs in exchange for clean quilts. Contact after 2 PM at 1820 East Ninth Avenue. A separate finder’s note mentions a duck coat found in the south part of town and promises return to the owner, Joseph Candirek, with a time value noted.
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Tack
East Ninth Avenue
Heavy Battle of Spaniards Rages on Ebro Front
In Hendaye France Oct 11 heavy fighting in Spain's civil war raged on the Ebro River front as government militiamen launched a planned offensive capturing the Pandols Mountains and Santa Madalena ravine. Government troops pressed dawn assaults and seized Nos 350 and 705 hilltops while air support aided ground forces.
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Hendaye
France
Spain
Ebro
Pandols
Gandesa
Santa Madalena
Francisco Franco
Barcelona
Fischer heads Amarillo branch of Dallas loan firm
The Mortgage Investment Corporation of Dallas opens a Panhandle branch in Amarillo with J. 5. Fischer of Potter County Abstrac t Title Company as vice president in charge. The firm, a major Texas investor with 250000 capital and 1000000 surplus, offers FHA loans on city and farm properties in the Panhandle, with local attorneys handling all loan transactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Mortgage Investment Corporation
Dallas
Amarillo
J. 5. Fischer
Potter County Abstract & Title Company
Panhandle
Texas
Federal Housing Administration
Amanita
Fischer
Oil price cuts in Panhandle adjust gravity based postings
Oil markets in Pecos and nearby counties shift to gravity based pricing with 72 cent starting crude at 289 gravity and 2 cent per degree rise above 45. Gray Wheeler leads with $1.06 for 45 plus. Carson and Hutchinson use similar differential, aiming near a 12 cent overall cut though exact average depends on pipeline gravity. Humble previously resisted hikes, now likely to align with new postings.
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Houston
Panhandle
Gray
Wheeler
Carson
Hutchinson
Gray and
Lindbergh Report Cited On German Air Strength
A letter by Soviet airmen based on a The Week article cited Lindbergh claiming the German air force could defeat Allied and Czechoslovak forces. The piece noted this influenced cabinet members toward peacetime concessions during the crisis and referenced Lindbergh as a guest of Lady Astor.
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Lindbergh
Lady Astor
Diamonds Are Pure Carbon Gems From a Single Element
Diamonds are composed of a single element, carbon, making them the simplest form of gem. This elemental purity underpins their hardness and brilliance and has shaped their long history in jewelry and industry.
Left-Winger Actor Held Up Here on U.S. Tour
New York October 11 U P John Strachey left wing English actor and lecturer was held aboard the Normandie after his visa was cancelled by the state department preventing his planned U S lecture tour while under investigation for his political beliefs from his 1935 visit. Immigration law does not single out Communists but courts have ruled they may be excluded as advocates of violent overthrow the government.
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New York
U.P
John Strachey
United States
State Department
Strachey
Labor leaders weigh Lewis resignation offer at AFL convention
William Green, AFL president, says delegates will answer John L. Lewis's bid to resign CIO chair. Lewis suggested retirement from labor conflict duties and noted possible efficiency gains. Green plans reelection Friday with no opponent as convention fends off CIO split by March adjournment.
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William Green
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
John L. Lewis
CIO
Green
Federation
Cireen
Washington
Lewis
Opening of National Home Show Draws 1000 Plus
More than 1,000 people are expected for the National Home Show opening tomorrow at 7 p m in the City Auditorium. The event, sponsored by Globe News and run under the Manufacturers' Housing Council, features instruction on home building financing equipment furnishings and appliances with daily entertainment and prizes for visitors through Sunday. Tickets are available from Amarillo firms listed, including Nunn Electric Co Green Bros Maytag Furniture and others.
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The
Globe News
Manufacturers’ Housing Council
Amarillo
Nunn Electric Co
Green Bros. Co
Maytag Furniture Co
Anderson Mattress Co
Jenkins Brick & Mantel Co
Amarillo Furniture Co
Amarillo Coca-Cola Co
KB. A. Regal Co
Amarillo Hardware Co
Hunsley Paint Store
J. E. Foster & Son
the Plumbers’ Association
Cal Far
Japanese Bomb Chinese Troop Concentrations Near Tehan
Shanghai dispatch reports Japanese planes bombed Chinese troops near Tehan on Poyang Lake's western shore as Japan presses the Hankow defense. Tokyo claimed advances on Shihweiyao along the Yangtse and Sinyang city moves. Chinese counterattacks retook towns south of Linyang.
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Shanghai
Tehan
Poyang Lake
Hankow
Shihweiyao
Yangtse River
Sinyang
Peiping
Taierhchwang
Lung-Hai
Hankow- Canton
Linyang
Ksintien
Liulin
Mrs Roosevelt Turns 54 Amid Simple Birthday Toasts
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt is 54 today with two birthday cakes each bearing 21 candles a Roosevelt family custom. A luncheon at the Women s National Press Club and a White House dinner mark the day as she confers at the White House and plans the 1939 social season. The rat tle snake plantain orchid is noted as the guest orchid.
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Washington
U.P
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Women's National Press Club
White House
Women's Press Club
Eleanor Roosevelt
Fifteen Arabs Die During Revolt in Palestine
In Palestine Arab unrest claimed fifteen lives and left four constables wounded as rebels attacked towns including Beisan and Nablus. British troops occupied Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity courtyard as a broader campaign looms, while the Inter Parliamentary Palestine Congress in Cairo calls to halt Jewish immigration and seek a constitutional government with Britain.
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Jerusalem
U.P
Palestine
Nablus
Church of the Nativity
Bethlehem
Biblical Fame
Beisan
Jordan Valley
Royal Air Force
inter-Parliamentary
Palestine Congress
Cairo
Egypt
Iraq
German Tennis Ace Is Granted Parole
Berlin reports Baron Gottfried von Cramm, Germany’s famed tennis star, will be released on parole October 16 with a two year suspended remainder of a one year prison term. The ministry credits good conduct for the early release after his March arrest following a United States and Australia tour. He must prove worthiness during the suspension period.
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Berlin
Ministry of Justice
Baron Gottfried von Gramm
Germany
von Cramm
United States
Australia
Bees Dance Signal From Foraging Return
Bees form wagging patterns on reentering the hive after a fruitful honey-gathering trip. The behavior is believed to be a communication signal guiding fellow workers to rich resources and nectar sources.
Chest speakers named for civic luncheon clubs
Members of the Chest speakers bureau were assigned to address regular meetings of several civic clubs. Bishop E C Seaman will speak to the Rotary Club at noon Thursday in Amarillo Hotel. Emil F Myers will lead the musical program. Dr R Thomson will address the Kiwan Club next Monday. Mayor Ros D Rogers will speak to Lions Club on Tuesday and Guy C Saunders to the American Business Club on Friday. The San Jacinto Kiwanis Club speaker for next week has not yet been selected.
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Commt_ . Chest
Chest
E. Cecil Seaman
Spea
Rotary Club
Amarillo Hotel
Emil F. Myers
R. Thomson
Central Presbyterian Church
Bee
Kiwan Club
Ros D. Rogers
Lions Club
Guy C. Saunders
American Business Club
San Jacinto Kiwanis Clu
Children Under Two Fly Free. Ages Two to Twelve at Half Fare
The airline announces policy: children under two ride free. those aged two through twelve pay half fare. This reflects a family travel incentive and targets economic relief for guardians booking flights with young kids.
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Airlines
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Tenor
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Attie
Trish
Peter
New Mexico
Laibbock
Lubbock
Amarillo Globe
Iam
Cee
Rte Ise
M. Henderson
Western Avenue
Rolin Cartwright
Mr. Henderson
Dean Swift
Post Office
George M. Cohan
Columbia
Harvard
Princeton
Penn
Swarthmore
Yale
Boston
General Motors
America
Powel Croisier, Jr
U. S
WLW
Cincinnati
Joseph Candirek Tval
Dallas Loan Firm
Geo. T. Royse, M. D
Fisk Bldg
Amarillo Bidg
Sosa Bridge
Amarillo Heer
Kinite
PRYOR
Laden
Dr. R. Bristow
Association of
Geo. G. Ingham
Po i. A Ge
Gunna Hiner
Calvert Distillers
Baltimore
Méd
Louisville
Chrysler Bldg
N.Y. C
Calvert
Calvert “Reserve
Laura Wheeler
Needle- Craft Dept
Eighth Avenue
N. Y
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