Amarillo Symphony launches membership drive for free concert
The Amarillo Symphony under J. R. Pendleton starts a membership campaign as it prepares a free concert tomorrow at Municipal Auditorium. Rehearsals run tonight and dress rehearsal is set, with Robert Paul Barron conducting an all American program. Doors open 7:30 with no admission charge or fund solicitation. concert at 8:15.
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Amarillo Symphony Association
J. R. Pendleton
Municipal Auditorium
France Must Pay Upkeep On Immense Nazi Army
VICHY France September 3 U P It is costing French taxpayers 2 500 000 a day to maintain the German army occupying three fifths of their country It is estimated France will feed 5 000 000 homeless refugees this coming winter The expense has already totaled over 150 000 000 and will continue through the war at about 925 000 900 a year
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Vichy
France
U.P
Decades Old Check Finally Worth Cash
A yellowed county order drawn on a defunct bank and signed by a sheriff 20 years out of office puzzled cashier Herman Willis. Sheriff Richard J. Madison approved a new order and the payee received his money of 1 dollar.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Herman Willis
The
People's Bank
Richard J. Madison
Thief of Vial From Fair Faces Big Surprise
New York report says a thief who stole a two gram vial from a world’s fair exhibit is in for a surprise. The vial contains ragweed pollen and could cause a large sneeze if opened, according to the exhibit director.
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New York
Sale of Business Is Easy Wants For Investors
Lots of folks with money to invest in large and small businesses watch the Business Opportunities classification of the Globe News Want Ads. If you want to sell your business, someone among the 33,000 Globe-News daily readers will be interested. Dial 6262 Want Ad Headquarters.
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Globe News
Globe-News Daily
Globe-News
Dial
Germans claim air superiority as Britain reports losses
The war report cites Germans flying 42 planes against 13 British fighters with Germans claiming 86 British planes destroyed and 23 German aircraft missing. Britain counters Nazi boasts noting 1 967 German planes downed over the British Isles in the first year, while Germany says 1 575 British planes were destroyed in 24 days ending Aug 31.
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Air Ministry
British Isles
Pilotless Air Torpedo Tested by U S Army Engineers
Dr. Lee De Forest said the U S Army is developing a pilotless plane in Dayton Ohio that could act as an aerial torpedo or observation device. Controlled by radio from a high mother plane it would fly about 425 miles per hour and cost around $500 to build.
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Los Angeles
United States Army
Lee de Forest
Television and Radio Authority
Army
Dayton
Ohio
de Forest
Archambeau Jr Condition Improves After Illness
Ernest Archambeau Jr. remains improving at Northwest Texas Hospital after a throat infection complicated by an appendectomy. Doctors report the patient’s condition is improving daily as attendants give updates.
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Ernest Archambeau, Jr
Northwest Texas Hospital
The Voice of Two Worlds Promises Tibet Secrets
A Los Angeles figure known as The Voice of Two Worlds claims reincarnation linked to a lama in Tibet. He describes hidden mysteries and mind power said to improve health strength and youth. The author offers a 9 000 word free treatise from the Institute of Mental Physics and urges prompt replies.
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Los Angeles
Tibet
England
Far East
Institute of Mental Physics
South Hobart Blvd
Calif
Ady
One of Best Dollar Days Evidenced Here
Amarillo's shopping district drew crowded streets as Dollar Day values attracted shoppers with back to school bargains. Merchants hailed the event as among the year's best so far, set up 24 hours ahead of Labor Day.
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Amarillo
Inspiration of Dopey Dies in California
Ed die Collins, the inspiration for the dwarf Dopey in the Disney film and the original Jiggs on stage, died of a heart attack at his Arcadia home in California.
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Dopey
California
Los Angeles
Eddie Collins
Jiggs
Arcadia
Accompanist Tryouts Underway at Amarillo College
Folsom D. Jackson head of the music department announces ongoing piano accompanist tryouts for the college choir and soloists. Two accompanists are sought and may receive scholarships if they meet expectations. Applicants should contact Mr. Jackson immediately.
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Amarillo College
Folsom D. Jackson
Perkins predicts sustained employment growth with defense boost
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins told a national radio audience in Boston that employment will rise as in the past seven years and that agriculture and all industries will be stimulated by the defense program. She cited about 11,000,000 more Americans at work than in 1933, excluding agricultural workers.
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Boston
U.P
Frances Perkins
Labor Cay
Opera Sets Early Curtain To Escape Bombers
Germany adopts earlier curtain times in Berlin to let audiences reach homes before midnight air raids by British bombers. The state opera and state theatre front patrons will have curtain at 7 P. M. to speed evacuation and safety.
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Berlin
Germany
State Opera
State Theatre
Traffic Fatalities Rise in Texas for July and Year
State police reported July fatalities reached 108, pushing Texas’ 1940 total to 887, up 10 from last year. Through July, accidents numbered 739, more than four per cent higher than the same period in 1939.
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Austin
Texas
Convicts Denied Vaulting Poles at Arizona Prison
State prison inmates petitioned Warden Gene Shute to add vaulting poles to athletic gear. The penitentiary paper Big House Bugle reported the response was no.
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Florence
Ariz
Gene Shute
Big House Bugle
Classification Schedule For Amarillo Schools
Classification of all Amarillo high and junior high students will take place Thursday and Friday in alphabetical order. New students report tomorrow for preliminary classification to avoid delays. Part time students report tomorrow for work permits. N Y A students report tomorrow for forms. Schedule: Thursday 9 A through D. Friday 8 30 K through R. Friday afternoon S through Z.
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Amarillo
Grief Stricken Man Fails in Suicide Attempt After Wife’s Death
Stanley Logan, grieving his wife Vera 22, clung to a fourth floor window ledge as firemen set nets below. Fireman Sadero jumped from a adjacent roof with a rope to knock him back inside. Police restrained Logan who then attempted hanging with chandelier wires. He was taken to Bellevue for observation in New York. Vera Logan was buried in Bayonne, New Jersey.
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New York
Stanley Logan
Logan
Charles Sadero
Sadero
Bellevue
Vera
Bayonne
N. J
Track Promotes Pension Plan For Old Race Horses
Rockingham Park owner Phil Bieber starts an old-age pension plan for race horses. One percent of every winning purse will be deducted daily, matched by the track, with support from other New England turfmen, aiming to retire several hundred old horses.
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Salem, N. H
Rockingham Park Track
Phil Bieber
New England
Hub Foster In Amarillo Bank Employee Improves
St Anthony’s Hospital attendants report Hub Foster, an Amarillo National Bank employee, is now in better condition after a serious illness.
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Hub Foster
Amarillo National Bank
St. Anthony's Hospital
Alien Registration Delayed by Form Shortage
Registration of aliens is delayed again due to a shortage of forms. Postmaster W. D. De Grassi said no further registrations could occur until Thursday.
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W. D. DeGrassi
British War Actions and Russian Front Reports From 1915
London reports claim British fighter planes destroyed 1 772 German aircraft in the war's first year. Turkish transport losses and German advances against Russian lines are noted as part of the year’s fighting.
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London
U.P
Individualism Emphasied in Amarillo Kiwanis Talk
H. Sim Kelly president of the Amarillo Kiwanis Club urged that democracy rests on individual character and citizen duty. He warned Americans have neglected personal industry and thrift while focusing on pensions. The program featured Miss Lucy May Ratiff singing and a benefit show "Darktown Strutters Ball" which netted 985 dollars for the Panhandle Plains Historical Society Canyon museum fund. Guests included L. E. Bartlett of Post and local Kiwanians.
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H. Sim Kelly
Amarillo
Lucy May Ratiff
Geraldine Warner
Darktown Strutters
A. H Trnett
Panhandle- Plains Historical Society
Canyon Museum Building Fund
Charlie Smith
Oscar Hargett
L. E. Bartlett
Post
San Jacinto
Police Chief Warns Students and Drivers for School Start
Amarillo's about 10 000 children will begin school trips next week. Police Chief W R McDowell urged parents and motorists to enforce caution at crossings and obey officers. He noted many youngsters will be new to traffic and emphasized alertness and good will from drivers.
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Amarillo
W. R. McDowell
Amarillo Airmail Pounds Rise and Postal Receipts Climb
Postmaster W. D. DeGrassi announced a 14.89 percent rise in the past month for airmail weight over August 1939. Airmail pounds grew from 3,827 in August 1939 to 4,397 last month, an increase of 570 pounds, while August receipts were 30,202.54 dollars and the latest month totaled 30,444.88 dollars.
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Amarillo
W. D. DeGrassi
Body of Iowa Park Man Is Sent Home
The body of Harvey R. Walters aged 45 of Iowa Park who died yesterday morning at the Veterans Administration Hospital was sent home to Iowa Park by the Fort Worth and Denver train. Walters a World War veteran operated a local service station and had been treated briefly at Amarillo hospital.
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Harvey R. Walters
Iowa Park
Veterans’ Administration Hospital
Fort Worth
Denver
Boxwell Brothers
Amarillo Hospital
City to Seek Authority to Buy 550 Stop Signs
Amarillo officials plan to seek the city commission’s approval to bid for about 550 Stop signs for the through street system. City manager H R Smith said the move would outfit non stop thoroughfares while petitions and routine business are also on tonight’s agenda.
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City Commission
Amarillo
H. R. Smith
Commission
Louisiana Population Tops 7.5 Million in 1940 Census
The 1940 census reports Louisiana’s population at 7,555,821, up 254,228 from 1930, a 12.1 percent increase, according to the Census Bureau announced today.
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Washington
Louisiana
Sporting Roundup features and bets amid pro and college chatter
East coaches probe five top Boston area prospects and one from New Hampshire joining the Citadel in South Carolina. Johnny Rucker heats the Giant outfield as Dickie Stock attends games in Mobile. Bets swirl around Bob Pastor vs Billy Conn. Casey Stengel says tomorrow’s team relies on avoiding sales to dodge red ink. Chattanooga fans threaten lynching Owner Joe Engel over team issues.
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New York
Boston
New Hampshire
Citadel
South Carolina
Johnny Rucker
Dickie
Mobile
Milt
Bob Pastor
Billy Conn
Two Nurses Hired by Amarillo Public Schools
Amarillo public schools welcome two newly trained public health nurses. Mrs. Helen McMillen and Miss Helen Margaret McGuire bring university credentials from California, Columbia, Minnesota, and Red Cross training. McGuire has prior experience in New Mexico and Santa Fe schools. McMillen served as regional consultant for New Mexico State Department of Public Health.
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Public Health Service
Amarillo
Helen McMillan
Helen Margaret McGuire
N. M
St. Anthony's Hospital
Rockford
Fire damages new uncompleted house on East Twelfth Avenue
Fire of undetermined origin damaged a new house at 3909 East Twelfth Avenue not yet completed. Flames burned through floor and roof and damaged one interior room. Alarm at 1 04 a m, firemen remained until 2 17 a m seven blocks from a hydrant. A 1750 gallon a minute pumper was used. An electric motor defect caused an earlier alarm at 1222 Pierce Street.
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East Twelfth Avenue
Pierce Street
Bomb death odds in Britain set at one in three million
Lord Croft states that from June 20 to August 20 Britons faced about one chance in 3,000,000 per 24 hours of dying from German air bombs. With a population of 44,937,444, average daily fatalities would be under 15.
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London
Lord Croft
Dykes fined and coaching shifts swirl in early 1940s sports chatter
Chicago papers note Dykes paying a $50 fine amid talk of Haven Cuyler not returning to manage the Lookouts. Indiana and Southeastern Conference mentions mingle with Cleveland Indians' managerial questions and college football injures as Paul Christman targets a healthy comeback.
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Haven
Ki Ki
Quiet Holiday Weekend Records Low Jail, No Fatal Crashes
Over the holiday weekend two men were jailed for drunkenness on Sunday night. Monday night and today no one was jailed. The county jail held 28 prisoners, the lowest in years. The highway patrol reported no fatal crashes in the Panhandle district over the weekend.
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Highway Patrol
Panhandle
Ingeborg Kilstofte Departs on Minnesota Vacation
Miss Ingeborg Kilstofte director of the Social Center for Girls leaves for a vacation in Minnesota accompanied by her sister Miss Herdis Kilstofte of Fresno California.
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Ingeborg Kilstofte
Social Center For Girls
Minnesota
Herdis Kilstofte
Fresno
Calif
McNutt Oilers Capture State Softball Title
Roy Week pitched his third shutout as the McNutt Oilers of Paso blanked American Liberty Pipeline of Dallas 13 to 4 to win the state championship of the American Softball Association. The win earns Paso a $1,000 prize and a shot at the world title in Detroit this month. Weeks limited the Pipeliners to four hits.
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Abilene
Roy Week
Fl Paso
McNutt Oilers
American Liberty Pipeline
Dallas
Tlame
Babe Hunt Captures Title In Three Round Knockout
LUBBOCK Sept. 3 Babe Hunt heavyweight champion added Mississippi to his trophies by a three round technical knockout of George Vallas in a scheduled 15 round double title bout. Hunt used sharp slashing tactics to drop Vallas twice in the second round and once in the third. Hunt weighed 193 pounds. Vallas 180.
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Lubbock
Babe Ht
Mississippi
George Vallas
Babe
Babe Ritchie
Vallas
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