Shifting Population and Local Updates in Borger Area
Several moves are listed across Borger area including Mrs Browning to Columbus and Mr Williamson to Chicago. A West Texas Conservatory group performed for the Federated Music Club and poetry readings were shared by James Northe. Community notices cover school beauty culture visits and Northwest Texas Hospital admissions and births.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Browning
Columbus
D. L. Williamson
Chicago
Walter Watkins
New York
T. G. Hawthorne
Albuquerque
Doremi
West Texas Conservatory of Musical Arts
Borger
Federated Music Club
Beckie Reeder Arnold
Lucille Ballard
Gladys Marsalis Glen
Ardath Johnson
James Neill Northe
San Jacinto
Northwest Texas Hospital
A.L. Brazel
North
Louisiana Street
Delton White
North Fillmore Street
Ronald
C. H. Smith
Parker Street
Pegler’s critique of New Deal policies and mandate fears
Westbrook Pegler argues the 1940 presidential election marks a crossroads with the New Deal poised to broaden control. He contends a renewed mandate could justify minority rights erosion, court shifts, and political thievery under Roosevelt, warning against democratic overreach and deceptive rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westbrook Pegler
New York
George Splevin
Rockies
New Deal
Supreme Court
Public Hearing on Zoning Change for Parker Street Property Amarillo
City Commission of Amarillo set a public hearing at 8 PM on Tuesday October 1 1940 in City Hall Council Chamber to consider rezoning parcels on Parker Street from Class B to Class A dwelling area. Katheryne Burwell is City Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Street
City Commission
City of
Amarillo
Council Chamber
Central Square
Katheryne Burwell
Sea Sickness May Get Nazis
Writings warn invasion plans may fail due to weather and seas. The author argues a successful crossing requires vast logistics, ships fighting currents and air power, and notes seasickness would cripple troops. He compares Nazi plans with historic Scandinavian rodent migrations to illustrate disarray risks. The piece stresses Dover cliffs and Channel hazards threaten German supply lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Channel
North Sea
Royal Air Force
Dover
English Channel
Herr Hitler
Labor Commissioner Sets West Texas Office and Schedule
J. C. Skipper, deputy state labor statistics head, opens headquarters in Lubbock and will tour West Texas regularly to aid employers and employees. He will hold personal interviews on the first and third Thursdays at Room 306, Potter County courthouse, with address 1812 Eighteenth Street, Lubbock. The office will assist unpaid wage claims, oversee the nine hour day and 54 hour week for women, inspect establishments employing five or more for Health and Safety Law compliance, and collect wage and hour statistics. The department will report violations to the county or district attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Skipper
State Bureau of Labor Statistics
Lubbock
West Texas
Skipper
Potter County
Eighteenth Street
Aerialist Billy Geyer Takes Holiday At Fair
Aerialist Billy Geyer of the Geyer Brothers herd takes a break at the Tri-State Fair while running a popcorn stand. He and his brother perform a wire act over 100 feet high. Geyer notes winds are the main challenge and plans to help form a San Antonio club while wintering there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-State
Billy Geyer
Geyer Brothers
Maverick Club
San Antonio
Vacancies Open in 142nd Infantry Regimental HQ
Regimental Headquarters Company 142nd Infantry seeks enlisted personnel after discharges of men with dependents. Open to single able bodied men 18 to 45 without dependents. Mobilization will take a year. Pay ranges from 30 to 126 dollars monthly. Interested men should report at the Armory 206 Taylor Street on Wednesday evenings or Sunday mornings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
142Nd Infantry
Frank J. Hainze
Hainze
Taylor Street
Band Broadcasts Scheduled on KGNC
KGNC will air high school band broadcasts this afternoon from the Merchants Building Tri-State Fair. Borger performs at 3 45, Clarendon at 4 30, Claude at 5, followed by Panhandle this morning and nine towns Thursday with start times ranging from 10 30 to 4 45 across Pampa Perryton Happy Can yon Silverton Tulsa Spearman and Dimmitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KGNC
Merchants
Tri-Staig
Borger
Clarendon
Claude
Panhandle
Pampa
Perryton
Happy
Canyon
Silverton
Tulsa
Spearman
Dimmitt
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Australia
FE. B. Elliott
Nineteenth Avenue
Polk Street
George D. Forrester
Pierce Street
Hayden Street
Katherine Frances
Adams Street
Noble Fowlkes
Fighteenth Avenue
Henry Ford
Fillmore Street
Fourteenth Avenue
W. H. Gilbreath
Lamar Street
Garfield Street
Grace Grey
Sixteenth Avenue
Mirror Street
M M. Gibbs
Second Avenue
Arnold Gaddie
Lincoln Street
Jackson Street
D. Hawkins
Alabama Street
Laura Hill
Maryland Street
HI HO
Tri-State Fair
Edward Rainey
Sclesman
Art, Jr
J. R. Story
Bobby Jane
Jo Beth
Nancy Faye
Ham Scott
Orvil Finch
Porter Montgomery
Dave Childress
C. C. Bradford
Dalthart
Northwest Texas Hospital News
Annie McKinnon
Bland Alexander
Maude Taylor
County Farm
R. G. Griffith
Eighth Avenue
Walter L. Reams
Edwin Potter
Johnson Street
Lois Borden
South Pierce Street
Martha Bagwell
Pearl Thweatt
South Johnson Street
Worthy Hickman
North Grant Street
Trinidad Island
Ve Taldale San Antonios
Pegler
Globe News
Wendell Willkie
Chamberlain
Roosevelt
Hitler
Mr. Roosevelt
Department of Justice
Taylor
Heath Furniture CO
By Wewitt MacKenzie
England
Sweden
Norway
Cedric the Saxon
Fics
Labor
MT. Herbron
Cal
U.P
James Kimball
U. S. Forest Service
J. L. Mielke
Bureau of Plant Industry
Southwest Brokerage & Auction Co
Polk
Barfield
T. J. Wagner
Mgr
Pierce
Sunny Brook Brand
Kentucky
Sunny Brook
Bond
LE Sage Company
Amarillo, ‘Texas
Chesterfield
Ems
Gem
Cos
Ameri Ican
cHe
Hestertie
Licoert
Myra Tosaeco
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