Drowning Tip Wins Globe-News Contest
Miss Frances Smith won first in the Globe-News Tip Contest last week with a tip on the drowning of Ray Pieper. J. A. Kirkman placed second with a tip about the fatal shooting of the Hight boy. Mrs. H. L. Mauldin won third for a tip about a fight between a man and a skunk. Numerous entrants listed with addresses spread across Borger and surrounding streets.
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Globe-News
Ray Pieper
J. A. Kirkman
Taylor Street
H. L. Mauldin
East Eighth Avenue
Vera Mott
Monroe Street
Fred Horsbrugh
Harrison Street
Billie Nelson
Kentucky Street
F. B. Mauldin
Clark Hancock
North Polk Street
J. L. Brazell
Borger
Laura Smith
Myrtle Liggs
J. V. Moore
Kent Street
N. A. Watson
N. D. Hughes
East Fourth Avenue
Iva Matherson
Bivins Street
Madge Heath
West Sixth Avenue
Rachel McDowell
North Pierce Street
E. H. Christian
Western Avenue
W. P. Kerr
Fairmont Street
George Hill
Maryland Street
C. A. Biggers
75 Years Old Veteran Hitchhiker Heads to Kentucky
Mrs. Paul Adams, 75, a longtime hitchhiker, is traveling from Seattle to Kentucky. She was observed hitching in Amarillo today and has journeyed through nearly every state in the nation.
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Paul Adams
Seattle
Kentucky
Amarillo
Adams
Union
Tydings Claims Compromise On Court Plan
Senator Tydings says the administration offered a compromise on the court reorganization bill if Chief Justice Hughes would resign. He recalled being told to induce another member to sign and to persuade Hughes to quit, a claim denied by Senator Logan who notes no such suggestion was made.
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Washington
Senator Tydings
Maryland
Charles Evans Hughes
Hyattaville
Tydings
Benator Logan
Kentucky
Grain Men Will Meet Saturday at Herring Hotel
There will be a 2 o'clock Saturday meeting at the Herring Hotel where Mr. Albers of the Federal Crop Surplus Corporation will explain the organization and its purchase of wheat and other commodities. All Panhandle grain dealers are urged to attend.
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Herring Hotel
Albers
Federal Crop Surplus Corporation
Borger Motorcade Visits Amarillo Tomorrow
Amarillo welcomes Borger motorcade in support of Hutchinson County fair opening September 9. About 75 to 100 business and professional men in cowboy costumes, with a string band from KPDN, will attend. Clay Thornton urged locals to greet the visitors at 3 pm tomorrow at Third and Polk.
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Amarillo
Hutchinson County
KPDN
Clay Thornton
Police Have No Leads In Missing Woman Case
Police report no new information on the disappearance of Mrs. C. R. Montgomery 40 who has been missing since Tuesday. Her sister Mrs. Ada Tate 1316 Fast Tenth Avenue filed the initial report with authorities.
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C. R. Montgomery
Ada Tate
Fast
Tenth Avenue
Lindberghs Forced Landing in Czechoslovakia Report
PRAHA Sept 1 AM Col and Mrs Charitas A Lindbergh were reported to have made a forced landing at Olmuele in central Czechoslovakia. The report said both were safe.
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Charitas A. Lindbergh
Olmuele
Czechoslovakia
Cranium Crackers Puzzle Editorial Page
A fragmented editorial page item presents a word puzzle with clues across multiple items. It asks readers to form true statements from antonyms and synonyms and references figures and works such as Major Proust, Paul Robeson, Broadway musicals, and modern art. The readable text points to a playful, puzzle oriented feature.
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Care du Nord
Grand Coentral
Paddington
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Berlin
Borton
Boubenr
Reber
W. Chambers
Major Proust
Geott Pitagerald
Paul Robeson
Markets Show Kansas City Livestock and Grain Quotes
Hogs top at 8.65 with 1,500 head traded. cattle and calves offer varied prices including yearling steers at 11.25 and grass fat cows to 9.50. Sheep steady near 8.00. grain quotes list May, Sept, and Dec futures for wheat corn and oats, with exchange notes from New Orleans and New York.
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August Sets Record Low In Rainfall
Weather records show Amarillo received 0.15 inches of rain in August, the lightest August on record. City meteorologist Collman notes previous low was 0.51 inch in 1899, but cautions the dry month does not imply a trend. Total year rainfall reached 13.91 inches, 1.40 inches below normal.
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Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Collman
Coleman
Panhandle Forecast Sees Light Scattered Showers
Mr. Collman reports the Panhandle and Amarillo will see light scattered showers this afternoon and tonight with a slight temperature drop. Rain moves in from the west as showers spread across parts of New Mexico.
Guymon Rotarians Entertain Club Here
Guymon Oklahoma Rotary Club entertained guests at the regular Thursday luncheon at the Amarillo Hotel. Frank de Wolfe of Guymon led the program and Judge Wallace Hughes spoke on peace. Musical numbers were performed by Fred Krieger Tom Shields and Manferd Long.
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Amarillo Hotel
Guymon
Okla
Frank de Wolfe
Wallace Hughes
Fred Krieger
Tom Shields
Manferd Long
McAdoo Attacks 30 Dollar Pension Plan After Primary Loss
In San Francisco on September 1 Senator William Gibbs McAdoo, defeated in the Democratic primary, condemned the $30 weekly pension plan backed by his rival Sheridan Downey as a cruel delusion. He urged opposition to the measure and warned it would ruin California and hurt the Democratic party. McAdoo had retired to his Santa Barbara home and spoke amid party clashes over the plan.
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San Francisco
William Gibbs McAdoo
California
McAdoo
Leaping Crocodiles Attack Flying Boat Takeoff
Imperial Airways reports a flying boat taking off from Port Bell on Lake Victoria was nearly struck by a crocodile leaping out of the water. The nine foot reptile cleared the surface by about four feet in a startling display.
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Imperial Airways
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Lake Victoria
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Girl Confuses Fire Alarm With Streetcar Call in Dallas
An 18 year old girl told Fire Chief Sid Hansen she mistook the downtown fire alarm box for mailing letters claiming she triggered the alarm to call a street car. Police charged her with a false fire alarm and she was released on bond.
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Dallas
Sid Hansen
Hansen
Texas Grain and Milling Men Urge Wheat Export as Flour
A Fort Worth gathering of Texas grain and milling men adopted a resolution urging that as much as possible of the government purchase of 100 million bushels of wheat be exported as flour. The proposal, urged by W Jee O'Daniel, Texas gubernatorial nominee, calls for purchases to occur in several grain centers to prevent domestic market disruption.
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Fort Worth
Texas Grain and Milling
W. Jee O'Daniel
Texas
James Roosevelt Misses Massachusetts Primary Registration
Framingham Massachusetts September 17 James Roosevelt secretary to the president failed to register before the deadline and will be unable to vote in the Massachusetts primary on September 20. The early setback ends his bid to participate in the state contest.
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James Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Roosevelt Third Term Debate Reported by Capitol Daily
The Capitol Daily reports Lloyds of London would not quote support or opposition to a third Roosevelt term. The piece notes uncertainty and broad insurance stance on the presidential issue.
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Lloyds of London
Roosevelt
Army Attracts Amarillo Youth For Eight Corps Drive
The United States Army has launched a recruiting drive in the Eight Corps Area attracting Amarillo and Panhandle youths. Enlistees include Clarence R. Glear of Yantis infantry Lonnie E. Powell of Wheeler infantry Truman H. White of Pampa field artillery James S. Dixon of Portales N M field artillery Robert E. Hughes of Amarillo field artillery for Fort Warren Wyoming Farr Fe Kennan of Kings Mill and Robert E. Barger of Barger enlisted by the Engineers Corps at Fort Logan Colorado Joseph R Gifford of Amarillo enlisted on a special assignment to the Second Engineers band at Fort Logan Colorado Gifford a musician and former member of the Texas National Guard 142nd Infantry band
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Panhandle
Army
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Yantis
Infantry
Lonnie E. Powell
Wheeler
Truman H. White
Pampa
Field Artillery
James S. Dixon
Portales
N. M
Robert E. Hughes
Fort Warren
Wyo
Farr Fe, Kennan
Kings Mill
Robert E. Barger
Barger
Engineers Corps
Fort Logan
Colo
Joseph R. Gifford
Second Engineers Band
Gifford
Texas National Guard
142Nd Infantry
Fishing Tales Told at San Jacinto Kiwanis Luncheon
San Jacinto Kiwanis held a noon luncheon with a vacation resume program. Six members supplied fish from their New Mexico trip as proof of success. Short talks were given by Bruce Autry Powell Smith Jay Colby Roy Snodgrass Bill Beechler Howard Williams and Forrest Ansley. J C Ebersole of Vega Kiwanis attended as a visitor.
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New Mexico
Bill Beechler
Glen Miller
Dee Hobson
Charles Copeland
Forrest Ansley
Zack McCrady
Bruce Autry
Powell Smith
Jay Colby
Roy Snodgrass
Howard Williams
J. C. Ebersole
The
Vega Kiwanis Club
San Jacinto
Services Held for Portales Ranchman Lee T Swires
Funeral services were held this afternoon at Boxwell Brothers Chapel for Lee T. Swires 48 a Portales rancher who died yesterday in a local hospital Survivors include his wife three sons Tom Edward and Jimmie a daughter Marjorie three brothers Jesse Carl and Arthur Swires all of Canadian and two sisters Mrs H C Bailey Shamrock and Mrs Dennis Fairlessy San Bernardino California The body was taken to Portales for burial in Portales Cemetery
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Portales
N. M
Boxwell Brothers
E. B. Fincher
Ellwood Park Presbyterian Church
L. T. Swires
Tom
Edward
Jimmie
Marjorie
Jesse
Carl
Arthur Swires
H. C. Bailey
Shamrock
Dennis Fairlassy
San Bernardino
Cal
Seek Funds To Complete Church Drive At Mt Zion Baptist
Mt Zion Baptist Church seeks 1000 dollars to cover building costs for its under construction church at Second Avenue and Van Buren Street. Rev A J Williams named sole fund soliciter to lead the drive. Rev C C Cyphers is pastor.
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Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Second Avenue
van Buren Street
A. J. Williams
Rev. Williams
C. C. Cyphers
Amarillo Post Office Labor Day Hours Announced
The Amarillo post office will stay closed all day Monday for Labor Day except general delivery windows from 9 to 12. No deliveries or other window services will operate. Postmaster W. D. DeGrassi announced the schedule.
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W. D. DeGrassi
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Japanese Push Gains at Hankow in China
Shanghai dispatch reports the Japanese forceful advance on Hankow gaining momentum. Spokesmen claim four new key positions captured within 100 miles of the provisional capital and advances south of the Yangtse River near Shaho, with reach toward Tehan near Nanchang, a major Chinese air base.
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Shaho
Tehan
Nanchang
Amarillo Postal Receipts Increase in August 1937
Postal receipts at the Amarillo Post Office for August 1937 totaled $30,884.77, about 1 percent higher than August 1936. Last month's receipts were the largest August total since August 1935, with an increase over last August of $2,190.59.
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Loyalists Regain Ground in Southwestern Spain Mine Attack
French Spanish frontier at Hendaye. Loyalist forces exploded mines beneath Nationalist troop concentrations and pushed deeper into insurgent held territory in Southwestern Spain, according to a government communique dated September 1.
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U.P
Spain
Germany Shows New Dornier Flying Boat Seaedjer
Berlin reports Germany unveiled its latest North Atlantic cargo aircraft a four motor Dornier flying boat DO 26 named Seaedjer capable of carrying about 10 tons of freight over a range near 5 625 miles marking a bold step in long distance commercial flight.
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Reis Declines Multiple Jobs Despite Offer
Grand Island Nebraska reports G H Reis, an accounting and civil service instructor, has an unusual hobby of turning down jobs after receiving offers. The article notes repeated refusals by Reis to accept employment.
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Gly-Cas Restored Faith in Medicines
Skeptical of Gly-Cas until he tried it in his own case Mr P A Chavez of 922 S Williams St Albuquerque New Mexico reports five years of constipation gas bloating bladder trouble and sleepless nights ended after one box Gly-Cas regulated bowels bladder action and left him energetic and free of stomach distress Fox Drug Co No 3 Oliver-Eakle Bldg and other druggists carry it Adv.
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Albuquerque
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College Man Declines 25 Civil Service Offers
ness college student has declined 25 civil service job offers in the past three years. The positions ranged from clerical to accountant and would have taken him to over 10 states. The latest offer included daily travel allowance of 5 dollars and a 2600 dollar annual salary. He says he enjoys taking examinations as a pastime.
New land to be explored in Antarctica by Australian expedition
An Australian expedition led by John Rymill will investigate Wilkes Land in Antarctica for potential mineral resources. Australia annexed the area in 1933 and aims to assess its geology and resource possibilities.
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Australia
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