Hale County backs lake project in Panhandle water program
Hale County officials led by Judge Frank Day promote a three mile long lake on Runningwater draw to aid shallow water subsurface reserves. They cite 2,500 taxpayers supporting the plan and push for Panhandle Water Conservation Authority action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale County
Panhandle Water Conservation Authority
Frank Day
Amarillo
H. H. Finnell
Soil Conservation Service
Day
Brazos River
Judge Day
Department of Agriculture
Panhandle Territory
Panhandle Lakes
Weather Outlook Amarillo Region and Southwest Defers Showers
Weather notes for Amarillo and vicinity call for Sunday fair and warmer conditions. West Texas sees partly cloudy skies with a chance of local thundershowers in the southwest portion. New Mexico reports partly cloudy Sunday with scattered thundershowers east and north central areas and a touch of warmth. Hourly temperatures from yesterday show highs around 88 and lows near 44, with measurable precipitation of .06 inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
End of Religious Repression Is Goal of Baptist Alliance
Dr. James Henry Rushbrooke, a 69 year old Londoner, will lead the world’s 12,000,000 Baptists for the next five years. He declared today that removing religious repression would be the denomination’s principal aim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Alliance
Atlanta
James Henry Rushbrooke
Baptists
Baptist World Alliance
Russia
Romania
Rushbrooke
George W. Truett
Dallas
Alliance
Sixth World Congress
The
Congress
Jones Plan Is Studied For Cheaper Cotton Goods
Washington July 29 special says the agriculture department plans an experimental extension of the AAA food stamp program to cheaper cotton goods including clothes and bedding. The plan may use relief and low income groups, with about $14 million available to dispose of cotton surpluses, likely via stamps rather than a direct subsidy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
AAA
Department of Agriculture
Marvin Jones
House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
Texan
Department
United States
Britain mobilizes vast sea force for peacetime war games
Britain marshals home fleet battleships for training cruises and firing practice ahead of mid August maneuvers described as the biggest peacetime war games in British history. Officials note strain in Tokyo talks with warnings to Japan over anti British demonstrations and China tensions.
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Britain
London
Russia
China
Tokyo
Robert Leslie Craigie
Japan
Tientsin
Peiping
Tsingtao
Orient
United States
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Shanghai
Pehtaiho
Seacast
Germany
Washington
Hatch Bill Seen Likely To Be Signed By Roosevelt
Washington July 29 Atty Gen Murphy says the Hatch bill is constitutional paving the way for Roosevelt to sign the measure into law. Advocates insist it would curb federal office holders from active political activity while exemptions apply to top appointees and those needing Senate confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Frank Murphy
Roosevelt
Murphy
Congress
Legislative Branch
Senate
John J. Dempsey
Carl A. Hatch
New Mexico
U.S
United States
Ins
Hatch
Debate on lending bill to speed Senate vote
The Senate approved 45 to 24 an amendment to the 1.64 billion lending bill to curb government competition with private enterprise. Debate was limited to 15 minutes per senator as part of a plan to hasten a vote.
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Washington
Senate
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Chamber
House Banking Committee
Banking Committee
House
Tydings
Maryland
Democratic Party
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Norris
Nebraska
Moonlight Boat Races Tonight on Buffalo Lake
Buffalo Lake hosts a two lap three mile race at 7:30 pm featuring ten boats in a progressive handicap event. Skippers will double the boats capacity by bringing a date aboard each craft for the night’s fifth race of the season, with an individual cup and season points at stake.
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Buffalo Lake
Mrs Mary Lyons Ill in Amarillo Home
Mrs Mary Lyons, who arrived in Amarillo in 1904, is seriously ill at her daughter Mrs J C Honea's residence at 1410 Hughes Street. The pioneer resident has been ill since last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lyons
Amarillo
J. C. Honea
Hughes Street
No Man's Land Belongs To Texas School Pupils, Says Original Surveyor
The 1890 survey by W. D. Twichell claimed the land along the 100th meridian was in Texas not Oklahoma Territory. He argues school children should own the land via sale at $1 an acre with revenue going to Texas schools, noting the court dispute and current plans for uniform surveying and final sale.
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No Man's Land
Texas
Lewis Nordyke
Oklahoma Territory
No Man’s Land
United States Supreme Court
General Land Office
Oklahoma
O'Daniel
Mann
Giles
Twichell
San Angelo
Supreme Court
Gus Wortham
Houston
John B. Wortham
Mr. Twichell
Wortham
Texas Supreme Court
Twitchell
Henry S. Pritch
Haircuts tied to German four year plan drive exports
In Cologne on July 29 barbers and hairdressers must ship all cuttings to Dusseldorf for Western Germany. The collected hair is used to make explosives and carpets as part of the four year plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cologne
Dusseldorf
Germany
New Army Camera Tests In Panhandle Aerial Mapping
An 18 by 18 inch, 500 pound camera mounted on a Fairchild aircraft is tested for aerial mapping of the Panhandle and New Mexico for the Soil Conservation Service. The device, valued at about 50000 dollars, can cover 25 square miles per flight at 20000 feet and is nearly automatic. Capt. W A S Millinger assists, with Fred Brush as inventor and L F Birkenkamp piloting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairchild Aerial Survey Company
Panhandle
Soil Conservation Service
Army Air Corps
W. A. S. Millinger
Army Air Corps Reserve
Fred Brush
Fairchild
Air Corps
Sam
L. F. Birkencamp
Municipal Field
W. E. Harrison
Fairchild Company of
Los Angeles
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C. W. Farr
A. A. Meredith
Fred Brandt
J. J. Buchanan
Jim Florey
R. V. Converse
A. L. Talkington
Fort Worth
Carter
King George
Hereford Breeders Association
George Fo
Nannoe Neneidant
Dds
Ayquiag
W. E. Bennett
L. M. Fischer
George Nance
L. A. Donnell
Tierra Blanca Farms
Canyon
Walter Graham
Happy
C. J. Mapes
George Burch
J. H. Wagley
Cluck Ranch
Dimmitt
W. C. Dinwiddie
G. C. Hutchinson
C. C. Poff
Tulsa
Ed East
Tom Ivey
R. L. Coconaugher
Bradley Estate
P. Rosson
L. L. Cannon
J. A. Pitman
D. L. McDonald
George W. Brumley
Travis M. Cameron
E. B. Black
W. E. Cameron
W. M. Stewart
J. P. Calliham
Conway
Coombs & Worley
C. L. Thomas
Pampa
H. A. Talley
J. P. Osborne
L. A. Maddox
Bob McCoy
Miami
G. C. Barker
Gageby
R. T. Alexander
M. H. Smith
Gem
FE. L. Martin
W. L. Williams
Wheeler
Mr. Nance
Mrs
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W. D. Twichell
Dick Martin
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