Embroiderer Floats To Fame In Paramount Short
Anna Lee Robison, an embroiderer from Amarillo, is the subject of a Paramount Pictures Technicolor short directed by Ray Fernstrom. Production faced delays from heat and overcast skies as Robison and his party waited on location with Robison's spouse and daughter Martha.
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Martha
Ed Hardin
Doc Robison
Ray Fernstrom
Ace
Paramount Pictures
Robison
Paramount
Fernstrom
Nash
Amarillo Hotel
Tommy Chatfield
California Cavaliers
Tommy
Collman
June Brides Face Rising Divorce Tide in Potter County
Historian Lewis Nordyke notes June as the month of weddings while Potter County courts report over 250 divorce filings in the first five months, averaging 50 per month. Marriage licenses total 30 to 40 monthly, with many cases involving cruelty, custody issues, and occasional remarrying within a year. Judges Gee and Nelson seek peacemaker solutions amid rising domestic disputes.
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Lewis Nordyke
John Howard Payne
Home Sweet Home
Potter County
W. E. Gee
108Th District Court
E. C. Nelson
47Th District Court
O'Daniel Facing Blistering Attack From Marlin Solon
In Austin on May 31 Rep. Albert Derden lambasted Governor W. Lee O'Daniel as a traitor to the common people. He accused O'Daniel of abandoning campaign pledges including no new taxes and opposition to a sales tax, as the House acted after a Senate committee rejected a House-passed general tax bill. The session also saw the Senate override O'Daniel's veto of a bill changing trial court appeal procedures.
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Austin
W. Lee O'Daniel
House of Representatives
Albert Derden
Marlin
Senate
House
O'Daniel
Derden
Beaumont
Texas
Hogg
Chinese Slay 800 Japanese in Chungking Vicinity Attacks
Chinese dispatches report about 800 Japanese troops killed in attacks around Chungsiang south of Hupeh with Chinese forces recapturing Hsin Chi five miles north of Chungsiang. Japanese forces reportedly attacked in large numbers along the Hankow Ichang highway under heavy artillery cover.
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Chungking
Chungsiang
Hupeh Province
Tsaoyang
Suihsien
Hsin-Chi
Hankow-Ichang
State Police Rescue Two After Fall
State police using ropes and stretchers rescued a young Albany couple who fell 150 feet from a cliff in the Helderberg Mountains after a six hour darkness. John Cannon 27 and Lillian Hardy 25 were found near Tracher Park at dawn with severe injuries. Hardy was saved first at 5 30 A M and Cannon followed in a collapsible stretcher as they were brought to the summit.
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Albany
N. Y
John Cannon
Lillian Hardy
Tracher Park
Helderberg Mountains
Miss Hardy
Cannon
British Attache Spear Reported Held by Japanese
British circles in Peiping believe Lieutenant Colonel Spear the military attache to China is being detained by Japanese gendarmes at Kalgan. Reports say a mysterious foreigner identifying as an attache was arrested May 26 at a railway station between Peiping and Kalgan.
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Peiping
China
Spear
Kalgan
Chungking
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast With Showers Likely
The forecast calls for scattered showers tonight and Thursday for Amarillo and surrounding areas. West Texas: partly cloudy with possible showers in the north portion tonight and Thursday. New Mexico: partly cloudy to night and Thursday, showers in the north central area Thursday, cooler in the northwest and southeast regions Thursday. Temperature range expected from 61 to 81 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Bantam Hen Stolen. Bow Legged Witness Identified
Mrs. W. H. Steele reported a bow legged bantam hen stolen in Dallas on May 31, with easy identification claimed. A separate item notes Mexico pays 1,000,000 dollars to the U.S. for farm lands expropriated from American owners to Ambassador Josephus Daniels.
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Dallas
W. H. Steele
Mexico City
U.S
Josephus Daniels
Machovec Retires From Santa Fe After 50 Years Service
E. E. Machovec, mechanical superintendent of the Santa Fe Western Lines in the Panhandle, Amarillo, retires effective June 1 after more than five decades in railroading. William R. Harrison is named successor. other promotions follow the retirement affecting shops at Albuquerque Clovis Slaton and La Junta with officials praising Machovec's long career.
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E. E. Machovec
Southern
Western Lines
Santa Fe
Amarillo
H. B. Lautz
Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway
Machovec
Panhandle Plains
Pecos
William R. Harrison
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Lautz
Rio Grande Western
Helper
Utah
Newton
Kansas
la Junta
Argentine
Santa Fe Western Lines
Harrison
The
Cleburne
Richmond
California
Colorado
Topeka
Chanute
G. R. Miller
Clovis
Paul J. Danneberg
Slaton
Miller
L. B. Fletcher
Danneberg
Seven Word Navy Log Reveals Diver Rescue Drama
The Squalus rescue story unfolds through two divers John Mihalowski and William Badders who descended in a nine ton rescue bell to crack a hatch and save crew members. They faced carbon dioxide risk and pressure gaps as they opened the torpedo room hatch and closed it, completing a perilous hours long operation.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Navy
Squalus
Isles of Shoals
Falcon
John Mihalowski
Worcester
William Badders
Annapolis
Naval
Bell
Barrymore Recovers After Mild Heart Attack
John Barrymore rested in Chicago after a mild heart attack forced the cancellation of last night’s performance of My Dear Children. He was expected to resume appearances today.
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Chicago
John Barrymore
Cream Puffs and Eclairs Sickened Milfor d Children
About 100 people, mostly children, were recovering from food poisoning in Milford Massachusetts after cream puffs and eclairs sold door to door by an itinerant Boston baker. Police warned residents to avoid pastries from the seller.
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Milford
Mass
Boston
John J. Moloney
Conditions Among Unemployed Described as Shocking Misery
The American Association of Social Workers released a survey on relief conditions noting widespread misery among the unemployed. It cites 23 million rely on relief in January 1939 and highlights rat and pest infestations affecting families in Indianapolis including a man named Mr. Stinger and another Mr. Brown with seven children.
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Washington
American Association of Social Workers
Works Progress Administration
Indianapolis
Mr. Stinger
Mr. Brown
Price Student Wins Digest Scholastic Achievement Award
Brother I Francis Smyer, valedictorian of the Price Memorial College class of 1939, receives the Reader's Digest Award for scholastic achievement. He is presented with an engrossed parchment certificate upon graduation. The award honors promising young leaders nationwide.
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Brother I. Francis
Price Memorial College
Francis Anthony Smyer
West Tenth Avenue
Supreme Court Rules Poll Tax Needed to Qualify as Voter
In Austin on May 31 the supreme court ruled that a voter must pay his poll tax to qualify as a legal voter in any election. The decision clarifies eligibility requirements under state law.
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Austin
Supreme Court
Premier Herriot Injured in Auto Accident Near Montpellier
Paris May 31 Edouard Herriot former French Premier suffered head injuries in an automobile accident near Montagis He was brought to Paris where doctors said injuries were not serious Herriot 67 is President of the Chamber of Deputies and a longtime political figure since 1912
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Paris
U.P
Edouard Herriot
France
Montargis
Herriot
Chamber of Deputies
Showers Expected As June Arrives, forecasts say
Mr. Collman predicts late today thundershowers to end May drought and possible showers on June’s first afternoon. May rainfall totals were light, 1.34 inches below normal, with May temperatures near the warm side. Highs reached 96 this May, and record heat was set in 1925 at 100 degrees.
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Mr. Collman
Amarillo
Adrian
Hereford
Tucumcari
Lubbock
Grocery Store Loss Being Inventoried
Inventory is under way at the Stuart Johnson food store at 812 West Tenth Avenue to tally the loss from last night’s fire found at 9 30. Firemen battled the blaze for over two hours. insurance will cover much of the damage. Later today at 11 41, firefighters were called to 3222 West Sixth Avenue where a car was on fire in a garage with slight damage.
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Stuart Johnson Food Store
West
Tenth Avenue
West Sixth Avenue
Landlord Charged After Family of Nine Firefight Case
In Idabel Oklahoma May 31 a landlord Jack Young was charged with assault and battery with intent to kill for firing a shotgun at a nine person family over $14 back rent. He is jailed on a $5 000 bond. In Hugo Oklahoma Mary Virginia Harper 10 will lose sight of her left eye. Louise Harper 15 had 36 shotgun pellets removed but is not in serious condition.
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Idabel
Okla
Jack Young
Young
Hugo
Mary Virginia Harper
W. ©. Harper
Louise Harper
Russian Premier Dismisses British French Peace Push
Moscow May 31 Premier Foreign Minister Molotoff scoffs at British French bid to form a peace front calling it insufficient and ineffective and says it is impossible to judge if they intend to end aggression.
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Moscow
Molotoff
Health To Bar FDR
Dallas May 31 Dr B H Cary former AMA president believes Roosevelt cannot seek a third term due to health. He cites strain and sagging muscles while noting VP Garner remains in good physical condition and in "tip top" shape despite age.
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Dallas
U.P
B. H. Cary
American Medical Association
Roosevelt
Dr. Cary
Baylor University Medical School
John Nance Garner
Woman wins big after betting wrong horses at Ak-Sar-Ben
Mrs. Joan Donoghue of Omaha bet on the wrong horses at Ak-Sar-Ben. She intended No 3 and No 11 in the daily double but asked for No 4 in the first race and No 11 in the second. Both horses won, yielding her $1 769.50.
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Omaha
Neb
Joan Donoghue
Love Wins Out for Malay Prince and English Girl
Malay prince Mahmud has overcome family opposition and plans to marry Joyce Blencowe, a 21 year old chiropodist, in a civil ceremony at the registry office in St. Giles Oxford. The romance with the Oxford tailor’s daughter sparked disapproval from his Sultan brother but now the union is finalized.
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Oxford
Eng
Prince Mahmud
Joyce Blencowe
St. Giles
Mosely urges Roosevelt to unleash army against internal subversion
Major General George Van Horn Mosely testifies before the House Un American Activities Committee urging President Roosevelt to empower the army to investigate subversive activities and to fire every Communist in government. He claims a plan to draw the U.S. into war exists and says the army could protect the nation from Communism within if freed from restrictions.
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Washington
George van Horn Mosely
Roosevelt
United States
Fourth Corps
House UN- American Committee
Germany
Maria Craig
Army
James E. Campbell
Owensboro
Army Intelligence Service
Moseley
Craig
White House
Glider Record Set In Wichita Falls
Glider pilots continued trial flights in Wichita Falls amid an unofficial American altitude record of 9000 feet by Woody Brown of La Jolla California. Brown joined by Jay Buxton Miss Lucrecia Buxton and Dick Esry of Lennox California for pre meet flights. about 11 soaring planes are expected for the meet opening.
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Wichita Falls
Woody Brown
la Jolla
Calif
Brown
Jay Buxton
Lucrecia Buxton
Dick Esery
Lennox
U S Asks 10 Nations to Join Cotton Marketing Conference
Washington May 31 The United States invited 10 major cotton exporting nations to attend an international conference in Washington on September 5 to discuss a possible world cotton marketing agreement.
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Washington
United States
Mrs Vera Holding To Appear On Federated Club Program
Mrs. Vera Holding will broadcast a poetry program on the Every Woman's Hour on KGNC from 3 45 to 4 Friday afternoon. The program is sponsored by the Seventh District Texas Federation of Women's Clubs with Mrs B E Fish as radio chairman.
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Vera Holding
Federated Club
Every Woman's Hour
KGNC
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
8. E. Fish
Globe News Model Home contest ends Thursday
Amarillo residents submit ideas for a $10,000 Globe News Model Home designed by Harold Walsh and built by Franke Jesse. The contest offers prizes of 15, 10, and 5 dollars for the best letters on planning and construction with results announced this week.
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Harold Walsh
Franke Jesse
Globe News
Walsh
Jesse
I_ Sigvene
Pri
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