Deserters Kidnap Girl From Camp Wolters In 1938 Escape
Three deserters from Camp Wolters broke out of the brig between 3 and 5 am armed with four riot guns. They overpowered Corporal John A. Stinebaugh and abducted him and a woman, Miss Lillian Hill, forcing them into a field near Millsap before returning to a farmhouse for help. They then fled in a 1938 Ford with Texas plate 999-926, pursued by authorities across Central and West Texas. Corporal Leath, who accompanied Miss Hill, remained with her.
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Mineral Wells
U.P
Camp Wolters
John A. Stinebaugh
Greenville
Tex
Winchester
Corp
James G. Leath
Lillian Hill
Fort Worth
Leath
Millsap
Miss Hill
State Highway Patrol
Central
West Texas
Stinebaugh
Hoppers by the Million Fly Over Amarillo Shamrock
Seven people injured in a head on crash near Shamrock on Highway 66 as a Michigan couple and a California family suffered injuries. Emil Sauer released after first aid. others badly hurt. Simultaneously grasshoppers, the Mexicanus species, moved in by the millions over Amarillo and Plainview, prompting warnings, poison stations, and discussions of crop damage and potential frosts to curb the invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamrock
E. H. Sauer
Emil
Ruth
California
Teressa Cummins
Ida Barber
Michigan
Emil Sauer
Amarillo
Panhandle
War Games Curtail Airline Schedules
Military exercises in Louisiana and eastern Texas disrupt air travel with Braniff night flights into Houston canceled. Local Dallas and Oklahoma City routes stay on schedule. daytime Houston service continues, with extra equipment to manage reservations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Texas
Braniff Airways
Houston
Barney Ogle
Dallas
Oklahoma City
Thieves Steal Convicts Supplies at Utah Prison Site
Trusties at Utah's 1.5 million dollar prison construction camp praise completion of a double steel mesh fence after repeated raids. Thieves had been raiding the site, taking tools and supplies, leaving workers wary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Student Activities Open This Week Amarillo High
R B Norman principal says student activities start this week with a general assembly tomorrow during activities period. Clubs meet Wednesday and Thursday mornings, with a pay program Thursday and a pep rally Friday in the high school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo High School
R. B. Norman
Just One Big Happy Family at Mrs Turner’s Place
In San Bernardino California on September 15 a remarkable litter of seventeen baby rabbits appeared at Mrs Bertha Turner's Belgian hare. This doubled her expected litter after six appeared in the first litter marking a rare biological event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bernardino
Cal
Bertha Turner
Two More Join Marine Corps in Amarillo Recruiter
The Amarillo Marine Corps recruiter reports two recruits joining the corps. Eugene Loyd Webb and X L Fulton are the new enlistees through the local office.
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Marine Corps
Amarillo
Eugene Loyd Webb
X. L. Fulton
Markets Kansas City Livestock Summary Stands Out
Kansas City market report shows hogs salable 3,000 with prices up to 12.10 and cattle receipts at 18,000 to 19,000 with steady to higher demand on stockers and feeders. Vealers steady, sheep light with native spring lambs around 11.25 to shippers, while a financial line notes Liquidating price 1.5098 and offering 1.66.
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Kansas City
U.P
USDA
Special WPA events unfold in city parks this week
The Works Progress Administration recreation project sponsors activities in city parks from today through Saturday. Crafts training for Preventorium work and safety playground equipment for Sanborn School are planned. Playground leaders report to Margaret Wills, Wolflin and Summit School sites this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon. Workers operate daily 3 to 7 pm. Activities include old-time square dances at many parks and a Heel and Toe Club dance 8:30 to 11:30 pm Wednesday at the Amarillo Hotel, with WPA leaders collaborating with school PTAs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Works Progress Administration Recreation Project
Sanborn School
Margaret Wills
Wolflin
Summitt School
Amarillo
WPA
Parent-Teacher Association
Peace Officers Conference Opens Public Session Tomorrow
Police officers from the Panhandle gather for the third quarterly conference under FBI mobilization for national internal defense. A P Kitchin in charge at Dallas will preside. The 2 pm session is open to the public with Col BE Simpson speaking before a closed session.
Woodmen of World Box Supper Scheduled Tomorrow Night
Woodmen of the World will hold a box supper tomorrow night at their hall located at Seventh Avenue and Taylor Street. The event invites the public to attend and support the fraternal organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmen of World
Woodmen of the World
Seventh Avenue
Taylor Street
Plans for Producer-Consumer Warehouse at 1517 Fast Third Ave
Plans to build a producer consumer warehouse at 1517 Fast Third Avenue have been submitted for city building inspector approval. Estimated plant cost is 22000 dollars.
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Fast Third Avenue
House Starts Bond Debate in Texas Legislature
The Texas House opened debate on rival road bond proposals during a special session. Rep. Lehman offered substitutes to continue bond payments from the bond fund while Rep. Alsup proposed splitting the surplus and adding a Liberty County amendment. A compromise plan would split bond payments and the surplus between counties and the highway department, with Morris endorsing it as fair.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
House of Representatives
Henry Lehman
Giddings
Lon E. Alsup
Carthage
Alsup
Liberty County
Hidaly County
Homer Leonard
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Rep
G. C. Morris
Greenville
Senate
Rudolph Weinert
Seguin
Lehman
Morris
Charter Presented Scout Troop 19
The annual charter presentation meeting for Boy Scout Troop 19 was held at West Amarillo Christian Church during the evening service. E. C. Mc Reynolds Powell A. Smith Carl H. Parker and Homer Rice received commission notices. Will Hiatt presented the troop charter and Bob J. Johnson gave the Boys Life 100 percent Banner. Robert Smith read the troop history as Rev Powell A. Smith spoke briefly on the scout laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout Troop 19
West Amarillo
E. C. McReynolds
Powell A. Smith
Carl H. Parker
Homer Rice
Scout
Will Hiatt
Boys Life
Bob J. Johnson
Robert Smith
City Tax Roll Work Delayed Until November
Work on the city's tax roll began after a delay caused by a city wide re valuation and longer board of equalization hearings. Extra staff started tentative valuations as officials cite the heavy load from posting new values on thousands of properties.
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Board of Equalization
Fair Weather Promises Warm Day Across Texas
The U S Weather Bureau forecast fair weather with a high near 92 degrees and a low around 60 tonight. Yesterday rose to 89, and a weakening tropical disturbance from the gulf brought clouds and some rain, though the coast saw little. Galveston reported 3 8 inch rainfall, Corpus Christi peaked at 93 degrees, and Amarillo showed 0 48 moisture in the last 48 hours ending today.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Texas
Gulf
Galveston
Corpus Christi
Amarillo
Crosbyton
Startford
Boise City
Youngblood Named Amarillo Night Desk Sergeant
A C Youngblood will assume the duties of night desk sergeant for the Amarillo police department tonight, succeeding Patrolman E D L Moore who has acted as sergeant since J A Kirkman filled a vacancy after Elmer Green was discharged. Youngblood, a former Shamrock Gas and Oil safety engineer, recently obtained a Federal Communications Commission radio operator license as part of the desk job requirements. Moore will return to his scout car officer duties tomorrow.
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A. C. Youngblood
Amarillo
E. DL. Moore
J. A. Kirkman
Elmer Green
Youngblood
Shamrock Gas & Oil Company
Federal Communications Commission
Moore
Amarillo College to Offer Night Classes for Adults
Dr. J. F. Mead announced Amarillo College will organize night classes for adults in subjects including public speaking foreign languages English economics and more. Courses run at regular tuition, may earn college credit or be non credit, with schedules arranged to suit members. Call the registrar at 6275 with interests and contact details.
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J. F. Mead
Amarillo College
Scout Activities To Be Discussed by Amarillo Scouts
Plans for fall and winter Boy Scout activities will be discussed at the Scoutmaster's Roundtable of the Amarillo District. Topics include the Tri-State Fair Fall Round-Up Annual Inventory and Roll Call and more. Troop 2 hosts the meeting at Central Presbyterian Church with Scoutmaster Jack Pate and Assistant Scoutmaster Ernie Webster.
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Amarillo
Boy Scouts
Central Presbyterian Church
Jack Pate
Ernie Webster
Army Recruiter Takes Three Men
The army has taken three more men at the Amarillo station. Dallas E. Patterson of Amarillo went to Duncan Field near San Antonio as a radio operator. Tim E. B. Wheeler and Elmer L. Brown Jr. of Roswell were assigned to the air corps at Wichita Falls.
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Army
Amarillo
Dallas E. Patterson
Duncan Field
San Antonio
Tim EB. Wheeler
Elmer L. Brown, Jr
Roswell
Air Corps
Wichita Falls
Injured man hospitalized after fall at Palo Duro Canyon
Gene Brown a salesman for McAfee's Inc furniture was injured yesterday in a fall at Palo Duro Canyon and is a patient at Northwest Texas Hospital where X rays were taken today to assess his injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Duro Canyon
Gene Brown
McAfee’s Inc
Northwest Texas Hospital
London hopes Anglo American bombers aid Russia in air war
London believes British and American bombers will soon reach Russia to reinforce the Soviet Air Force in its fight against Germany. Reports indicate Germany has introduced a new East front fighter, the ME115, a single seat craft with a 1600 horsepower engine and high speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Russia
Moscow taunts Hitler with Napoleon echo over radio
Russian broadcasters mocked Hitler by recalling Napoleon’s Moscow capture 129 years earlier. A London based US feed quoted a German voice taunting Hitler, noting Napoleon faced no tanks yet reached Moscow, while predicting Hitler’s army would freeze between Smolensk and Moscow.
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Russia
Adolf Hitler
Napoleon
Moscow
United Press
London
Hitler
Kremlin
Smolensk
Robert Johnson Injured Falling From Gym Roof
Robert Johnson an employee of Ramey Brothers Construction Company suffered a broken leg when he fell from the roof of the new Central Junior High School gymnasium this afternoon. He was taken by Blackburn-Shaw ambulance to Northwest Texas Hospital for X rays to check for internal injuries.
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Robert Johnson
Ramey Brothers Construction Company
Central Junior High School
Northwest Texas Hospital
Blackburn-Shaw
Two Killed Nine Hurt in Car Accidents
Two people die and nine are injured in two separate automobile crashes near Lubbock. Ralph Smith of Idalou dies in a head on collision involving Bailey Guess Jr and Clint Rhea. Rex Riggs of Plainview is killed northwest of Shallowater. Several others including residents of Plainview Idalou Ackerly and Littlefield are injured with serious cases but expected to recover.
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Lubbock
Ralph Smith
Idalou
Bailey Guess, Jr
Clint Rhea
Ackerly
Rex Riggs
Plainview
Shallowater
J. P. Hollingsworth
Riggs
Guess
Urban Gregory
Rhea
Nancy Rhea
Will Wood
Marion W. Phillips
Littlefield
John Norris
FASTEETH improves denture stability and odor control
FASTEETH powder promises a firmer fit for upper or lower plates without sliding or slipping. It is alkaline and non-acid, leaves no gummy taste, does not sour, and claims to suppress denture breath. Obtain FASTEETH at any drug store.
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Audry D. McBride
Klondike
Roy M. Rankin
Tacoma
Washington
Walter Lakaitis
Chicago
Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Oklahoma
Bureau of Entomology and
Frank Stubbs
Potter County
Financial Security Fund
Dow-Jones
Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Beane
Prelissinary
New York
Poeneres Press
Eeee
Atch T& SF
Aviat Corp Cone
Barnsdall OU Tees
Beth Steel
Curtiss Wright
Nash Kelv
Ohio
Packard Motor
Pan Am Airway
Panhandle P & R
Penney (Jc
Petrol Corp
Soc Ac Tee
So Cal
Tex Gulf Prod Soos T
Tex Gulf Suleee
Oly Tex Fac
C&o
Tex Pac L Trust
Tide Wat A Oil
Union Oil Cal
United Aircraft
United Gas Imp U S Rubber
Ts U
Steel
West Anne Ve Ve
West Eltos
Mfg
White Motor
Wilson & Co
Woolworth
Palo Duro
Simonds Drug
Kirk Drug Pioneer Drug Pool
Fox Drug
Postoffice
Steffen
Sonja Henie
20Th Century-Fox Film
Glenn MiLler
Chesterfield
Dallas- Fort Worth
Texas Panhandle
Miller & Miller Motor Freight Lines
H. V. Robertson & CO
Accountants & Auditors
Eskle
Moonkond
Liccerr & Myeas Tobacco
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