Tie in August Electoral pep contest sparks dollar bid
In a deadlocked August contest the Globe awards two $1 prizes and seeks a dollar from readers to fund the extra prize. Mrs. F. C. Schupp and J. H. Dobbins are named for entries, with comments on the election year mood and political standpoints from local contributors.
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Globe
F. C Schupp
Amarillo
J. H. Dobbins
Charles Holman
South
Cleveland Street
The
Hectoral College
Revolutionary Dinner Gowns Stir American Style World
New York fashion scene lights up as Bertdorf Goodman unveils 300 American designed outfits in a Fifth Avenue show. White bird wing motifs, narrow V necklines, knee slits, and starling fabrics mark evening looks while daytime suits stay fitted with squared shoulders.
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Mary Elizabeth Plummer
New York
Bertdorf Goodman
Mannikins
Upper Fifth Avenue
Hitler Threatens Night Bombardment to End British Raids
Adolf Hitler, speaking at the Sports Palace in Berlin, pledged to erase British cities in retaliation for RAF night raids and predicted England would collapse. He warned of massive bomb loads nightly and claimed the hour to end the war would be set by him, mockingly addressing English hopes for his arrival.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Royal Air Force
Germany
England
Hitler
Sports Palace
Fuehrer
Nazi Germany
Paper travels to Wrightsville Beach and back note
Charlotte, Sept 4. W K Punderburk found his afternoon paper two days later in his yard with a penciled note stating the paper had been to Wrightsville Beach and back. The lighthearted mishap sparked a brief local amusement.
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Charlotte
N. C
W. K. Punderburk
Wrightsville Beach
GOP Opponent Named For Senator Pittman
Samuel Platt, an attorney, won the Republican senatorial nomination in yesterday's primary and will oppose Democratic incumbent Key Pittman, who was unopposed.
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Reno, Nev
U.P
Samuel Platt
Key Pittman
Final school aid payments issued for 22 per capita
The state sends final $1 payment on the $22 per capita school aid based on the scholastic census. The forthcoming school year per capita will be $22.50, providing funds to school districts.
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Austin
British Air Defenses Repel Three Nazi Attacks
London reports three enemy thrusts repelled by fighters and anti aircraft guns as RAF bombers mounted four hour counterattacks on German bases in France. German efforts to hit Kent Essex airports failed with no damage or casualties. Five German planes down in a southeast town. a parachuting pilot captured. The attack near London interrupted lunch hour amid warnings. Simultaneously, Romania moves amid political crisis with King Carol II and Premier Ion Gigurtu, while Soviet calls to arms rise and German troops near Hungary deny soil presence.
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Associated Press
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France
Kent
Essex
Air Ministry
Germany
Pas de Calais
Strait
Dover
le Touquet
St. Omer
Marck
Calais
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Abbeville
Romania
Carol II
Iron Guard
Ion Gigurte
Ion Antonescu
Bucharest
Russia
Moscow
Bolshevik
Red Army
Navy
Carol
Rumania
Transylvania
Mihai
Hungary
Europe
Szolnok
Budapest
Foreign Office
Conscription Bill Debate Draws Wall Street Backing Charge
Rep. Dewey Short charges that Wall Street financiers and foreign investors back the Burke Wadsworth conscription bill approved by the Senate. He says an army would protect investments and warns of a bloody road to war. Rep. Charles Faddis argues conscription defends against foreign dictatorships.
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Washington
U.P
Dewey Short
Missouri
Wall Street
Senate
Short
Charles I. Faddis
Pennsylvania
Faddis
Hitler
Mussolini
Japan
New World
Guy Waggoner Seeks Divorce From Seventh Wife
Fort Worth report: Guy L. Waggoner 56 sues Virginia Green Waggoner 25 in a petition received by her counsel. Filed last week at Las Vegas New Mexico the divorce cites irreconcilable incompatibility. The couple married in August 1936 Colorado Springs and moved to New Mexico in 1937. This marks Waggoner’s seventh marriage.
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Fort Worth
Guy L. Waggoner
W. T. Waggoner
Virginia Green Waggoner
Waggoner
Las Vegas
N. M
New Mexico
Dallas
Colorado Springs
Defense Caution Is Taken Here
The Amarillo city commission approves a peeping ordinance fining loiterers up to 200 dollars as guards and lighting lockdowns expand at Southwestern Bell offices. A. O. Thomas urges a Ninth Avenue street light stay on all night for security while W. R. Fox notes national defense lighting policy and guard precautions in public utilities.
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City ‘Commission
National Defense
A. O. Thomas
Southwest Bell Telephone Company
Commission
Ninth Avenue
Amarillo
News Tip Prize Is Won By Mrs Olive Childers
Mrs Olive Childers of 2508 Harrison Street wins the $5 first prize for tipping in the News Tip of the Week contest. Lena Crossett gets the $3 second prize for tipping the passing of Ridings Blacksmith Shop. Third prize goes to Mrs W L Rogers for a tip about a girl signing Alice Faye’s autograph.
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Olive Childers
American Legion
Harrison Street
Globe News
Amarillo
Ridings
Lena Crossett
Jackson Street
W. L Rogers
Pierce Street
Alice Faye
C. F. Terrell
Texas Company
Richard Ingram
H. C. Atterbury
Western Avenue
Betty Stanford
Madison Street
T. B. Morgan
Monroe Street
Florene Shieldknight
River Road
Ken Jackson
Hayden Street
Fay Pitts
Dan Welter
R. Scott
East Seventh Avenue
Globe-News Want Ads and Amarillo Readers
The Globe-News highlights years of practice in producing want ads with a wide selection of rentals services autos and miscellaneous bargains. Amarillo readers turn to Globe-News want ads first for purchases and services advertised in this daily column.
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Globe-News
Globe- News
Roosevelt Trade To Britain Spurs War Talk In House
Washington September 4 The destroyer base deal with Britain sparked sharp one minute speeches in the House and rival claims of legality and danger. Rep Smith warned it was an act of war while Rep Sweeney urged that Americans would revolt if they knew what happened behind the scenes. Confederate leaders and White House aides weighed in as Stephen Early deflected questions. Italian editor Gayda denounced the exchange as a dangerous move toward war and imperial decline. See DESTROYERS Page 2
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Roosevelt
Great Britain
House
Rep
Smith
Ohio
Britain
Sweeney
Luther A. Johnson
Texas
Jefferson
Louisiana
Creel
Kentucky
Johnson
Wendell Willkie
Bender
Willkie
Congress
Keefe
Wisconsin
Rep. Cox
Georgia
Virginio Gayda
United States
Gayda
Admits Killing His Common Law Wife in Texas
Arlin F. Reese 45 admitted to officers he shot and killed his common law wife Lizzie Reinhardt 32 near Corsicana as she began to bear their second child. He said there was no use implicating an innocent man and cited worries about living without marriage and her upcoming birth.
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Mexia
Texas
Arlin F. Reese
Reese
Lizzie Reinhardt
Corsicana
Bond Forfeiture For Drunken Driving Defendant G R Gazzaway
The $759 bond of G R Gazzaway was forfeited today by Judge E C Nelson in the 47th district court after he failed to appear for trial. Gazzaway had been tried on the drunken driving charge months ago and given a two year prison sentence, then petitioned for a new trial.
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G. R. Gazzaway
E. C. Nelson
47Th District Court
Gazzaway
France denies ceding ports for government return
Vichy officials denied reports that France would surrender further ports and territory to Germany in exchange for Paris gubernatorial control. In London a 248 ton mine sweeping trawler Royale was sunk by an enemy mine with some casualties, the admiralty said.
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Vichy
France
U.P
Germany
Paris
London
Royale
Admiralty
Weary Process Server Fails to Find Ghost Sho-Sha
In Los Angeles on September 4, Max Groman, a veteran process server, reports after a month of digging through cemeteries, caves, and haunted houses that he cannot locate Sho-Sha the ghost. His $500 bill stands unpaid as the Boyce v Boyce case awaits testimony from Sho-Sha via a spiritualist trumpet.
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Los Angeles
Max Groman
Sha-Sha
8S. S. Hahn
Sho-Sha
Boyce
Groman
Bing Crosby
Spiritualist
Lookout Mountain
Texas Gets Army Motor Supply Point
The War Department designated a new motor supply depot base at San Antonio Texas to expedite distribution of army motor transport parts. A depot was also established at Fort Wayne Michigan as part of seven new strategic locations.
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Washington
Texas
War Department
Fort Wayne
Mich
Normoyle Quartermaster Depot
San Antonio
Collman Forecast Crowds Rain Across Regions Tonight
Mr Collman predicts rain tonight and tomorrow with showers moving southward. North of the state sees good rains in Oklahoma Kansas and New Mexico, while the Panhandle reports scattered showers. Wildorado area had heavy showers yesterday and Amarillo shows a sprinkle. Temperatures rise toward 90 as southeast breezes bring moisture.
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Mr. Collman
Oklahoma
Kansas
New Mexico
Panhandle
Wildorado
Amarillo
Claude
Dalhart
Stratford
Weather sketch for Amarillo and West Texas
Scattered showers tonight and Thursday with increasing clouds and isolated thunderstorms in West Texas and New Mexico. Temperatures steady with a 24 hour high of 87 and low of 63. Noon reading 87. Build Now John Maynard Lumber Co.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
John Maynard Lbr. Co
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