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Pampa News, The (Newspaper) - March 31, 1940, Pampa, Texas R of Kaiim Jimmi Itaf r of raft Mulh so toy Tefr tag Brit v wou37 26 pages t6gay March 1940 stiff a leased Price five cents sats Churchi 1v i officials have launched their Case to hang Anni Beatrice tool the murder Jefe j i Tex the Tiger girl was Given death penalty at Lake Kelley Heads of 1940 soap Box Derby it is time for boys in the top o Texas area to stari thinking of to Akron plans for pampas second annual f Box Derby were started1 at a meeting held thursday afternoon following the Lions club county judge Sherinan White was named As general chairman of the t 19t4q Pampa new Lions club soap Box witty Harry Kelley As chairman of the entry Bill and Jack Johnson were named As Kelley s other i committees Are to be Nam 1 of nil the Date set for the v Model automobile races boys from and Amarillo Are i expected to compete Here against Pampa Wist year Hugh Bleyl Msj t3 year son of and Blev Josf 418 South was t the Winner of the soap Box Ever held and represented this City at the Alameri Cah and International soap Box Derby held at Ohio on aug ust the local in which there were 60 was held on the Miami three Miles North of on july before crowds of at Young Blevins was the get Tref of along with the group of Cowboy attired pain pans that accompanied which consisted of the boys Frank general chairman of pampas Tex managing editor of the Pampa Mark runner up in the pain a r Blevins finished fifth in the trial and third in his although he failed to win the he re a Gold wrist racing certificate and and a Book of and had the experience of a trip through Ken Tennessee and at Akron he competed against boys from 176 representing the United tied the canal prize in the ajl american an International soap Box Derby tea1 fou year University scholar Beer and wine Sale Noi barred tuesday holders of retail Beer and wine dealers licenses Are not prohibited from Selling Beer and wine during the pity election hours next tues Charles Pampa agent of Texas liquor control Board said tha state Law that no Sale of Beer Al wine occur during election hours applies Only in cases of general Pri Mary of general agent Cox in which instances Sale s prohibited from 7 to 8 Absentee votes May be cast monday in school election Absentee in the apr 8 Pam 801001 Board ejection May be cast on monday and members of the Board announced tile ballots May be cast at the of fice of business manager Roy my Mullen on the first floor of the City bait voters must present their Pell tax or exemption ejection voting will take place be 9 and 7 in the school building on april two candidates will be elected each Tel serve seek i ing election arc l by Tex Deweese editor of the Pampa news the attack upon the Pampa news through paid advertise and Anonymous handbills undoubtedly has been intended to frighten the editor of the news off the course that has been followed arid to malign the news for presenting Public facts and circumstances relating to the cites noncompetitive Bond dealings with some of which the people otherwise probably never would have like the in it developed within the Las few Days into a sort of and Pampa news still is of the that noncom of Ettive Bond conducting the Public business behind closed and the original intention to put Over a Deal As big As the buying of a Power Plant a vote of the Are not to the Best interests of All the the news has not changed its opinion that machine manipulated and influenced by a Small if roup of men behind the of is the Case is bad for any the news still believes that if a bonding company continues to Lold a monopoly in Pampa the jest interests of Tampa citizens or tuft w Flers Are extra heavy motor what has happened since 21 a strange procession j9f City Hall Eue its read egued for people Kuit oks accusations have been including the out Sund it m that Tho editor of the news is dishonest and has been paid there has been Deal of innuendo this attitude in Tamua s current municipal Plant particularly has this been True of a number of radio speakers Over the Tampa news during the past few series of unusual events that have taken place in papa the Dar list when the City com Messloh first it was Ifong to buy the Down to the present time make highly interest lne read uni when put together in proper the accompanying article contains Many astounding thl Virti that Hare a direct bearing on the plausibility of the news attitude on City Hall Mexico mysterious Sphinx will be the news is still of the opinion that if the newspaper had not taken up the Issue with City officials that the exclusive Bond Deal see Page c cajun Village to Bury Vidimos of Bayou storm Pierre fl3 was stacked on a grim scene today at the site of Pierre Louisiana Bayou cajun Village Laid waste by yesterdays Tornado while its French speaking survivors turned to the services will be held Row in the elementary school which was out of the path of the storm with 150 pupils in Josephs Catholic Church in this Little fishermen and Moss pickers Community was swept away the wind but its religious statues were left standing in a old Shaw led and with Little children watched rescuers i Pirogue probe the Waters with Long poles in search for additional funerals for three victims whose bodies were recovered will be held tomorrow red Cross Relief director for Mississippi and Louisi said today at least six persons were killed by the and added believed one or two others were two of the dead were child Ren drowned in the temporary shelter was arranged for More than 100 latest figures listed 31 persons injured in Pierre part when the storm levelled their Small Frame houses stretching along the some in hospitals at Donaldsonville and other nearby cities were still in serious the spa in Washington made available for Clearing the Deb Bertrand Russell banned from new York College chair new March 30 Ali grounds that Bertrand rus sell has taught in his books immoral and salacious doctrines whose practice would violate the penal Laws of new York a state supreme court Justice today revoked the appointment of the British Earl philosopher to a professorship at City the declared Justice John Mcgeehan in a decision which he himself termed was an insult to the people of the City of new York in an attempt by the City Board of higher education to establish a chair of indecency at the part coeducational institution of thus was climaxed a bitter controversy touched off by episcopal Bishop William Manning shortly after russells appointment to an Post the depart ment of effective in announced several months pros and cons were Flung the debate by noted personages the Case As a tue state legislature this West set up a committee to in vesti Gateney York cites Educa jog play Date the Star Lawett to fire nazis Promise More charges against by Louis Lochner March 30 Man 24 hours after unleashing a diplomatic Blitzkrieg of 16 documents about alleged United states prewar leaned sack tonight in Gleeful contemplation and promised even More explosive sensations Nee try to prove an Alibi to the effect he was misunderstood or that he by polish said one speaking of spokesmen would riot commit themselves As to precisely what statesmen would be named in the forthcoming although one hinted that the govern ment Possession of direct communications by the United states ambassador to Wil yesterdays White Nide up of documents said to have been taken As spoils of Conquest from the vaults of the Warsaw foreign purported to quote bullitt and ambassador to London Joseph Kennedy at the quotes being attributed to Diplo Matic reports of polish diplomats in Paris and made in late 1938 and the first half of they ascribed to bullitt the conviction that America would Fin ish the War on the Side of the allies to Kennedy a Promise to put pressure on the British to lend Money to president Roose by was declared to have fostered an american War psychosis in order to help the Al lies in the coming and to have charged bullitt to Stop any further British attempts at these reports were wholly de Nied by official Man Helchen jail seeks wife who will Post Bond March 30 a wife with for a Caroi first come first was the Mes Sage sent out of his jail Ceil tonight by charged with coun the 45yearold Rudd faced former Nacogdoches Barber admitted Spring had turned his thoughts to love and in a written statement of his matrimonial described himself As a Good Walker a Man of splendid personality a Man Wholl make any woman a Good Shell raise the to get me out of Ai Senate votes 4441 for Trade treaties March 30 senator Mcnary the re publican contended tonight that the people would override the Senate in november on the reciprocal Trade by a 44 to 41 vote the chamber refused to require Senate ratification of Trade republicans voted solidly for the which was offered As an amen Rhent to House approved legis lation continuing the Trade program for three senator Minton the majority that nobody is Gouig to lose his sen ate seat because he voted against the ratification i months to carrying tar Pipione 10j Hull scorns Wang bid for recognition origin of this giant Stone head and four similar ones is puzzling archaeologists of the joint National geographic society and smithsonian institution expedition in the skill fully carved from is eight feet 20 feet in circumference and weighs 20 the Heads were found on a swampy Plain of Mexico Gulf 100 Miles from the nearest source of seeing Eye dogs to entertain at show four killed in Oil Well blast March 30 up men were and four pc icons burned today worst Oil Welle plos Ion and fire the three years of the current Illinois seared when a pocket of escaping Gas ignited and exploded at Tho Well West of the dead were John about 19 years and both of Charles of drum and bed be of All Oil they died in a Hospital a Rew hours after the exploding in one big Sheet of set fire to the Well and a the others burned in the sudden intense Flash of the explosion were Joe of and Carl Lycette of also Oil and and formerly of Butrick had been employed Only this morning at the which was being completed in the backyard of the House occupied by the stows and two other Stow saved six persons from familiar with Oil she realized the danger of an explosion when she smelled the escaping running she warned the other families in the enabling them to before Stow and her husband could reach the front the explosion occurred and flames Enve loped the stows stockings were burned from her legs and her jacket caught permits for three residences issued permits for three new residences were issued at the office of the City building inspector last new permits totalled bringing the total for the month to and amount for the year to Date exclusive of moving issued permits last week were Harry residence in the Alexander addition with Stokes the contractor Mur residence in the Zelster addition with Lewellen the contractor residence in the Hillcrest addition with Williams the two seeing Eye dogs from Bor a registered Pup from an English blood hound from a trained and a trick bos ton Bull who obeys the voice of his master a were entered in the Panhandle dog show which will be held a week from today at the Fairgrounds yesterday afternoon crowds Fol Lowed Jones of Blind for eight As they watched in amazement As spot led Jones Over Pampa pauses at Steps take me to Pampa news go to the next then go a Block South and two ordered Jones v House cafe holding a leather Leash which was attached to harness worn by spot then guided her Mas Ter straight to the pausing at Street intersections and throw ing up her head at Jones beat a letter he wrote thursday to the letter Reading in the paper a few Days ago and listening Over the i was Well informed that you were going to put on a dog i would be glad to enter spot and my two As you know pal belongs see dog Page 3 Vou just wont Duck census taker by tee March 30 Wang clip newel and his japanese sponsors made a bid for International recognition of his regime inaugurated Here today by declaring respect for the rights and interests of Friendly nations and an intention to reopen chivas open Rotor to the peaceful economic activity of Powers who conform to the new situation in East in his declaration announcing formal establishment of the Jap anese backed regime with himself As provisional president and pre Wang said his Aims included International cooperation and pro motion of foreign he declared his banking regime to be the Only Legal government of China and warned foreign Powers against interfering with chivas internal affairs by continuing Active support of Chiang Kaish eks chunking which Wang termed a regional refugee Secretary of state card he Hull in Washington today said that the United states continues to recognize the chinese nationalist government at chunking rather than the japanese sponsored regime set up at the United he had ample reason for believing the chunking government has had and still has the allegiance and support of the majority of the chinese the Hull statement added that the establishment of the banking regime appearance of a further step in a program of one country by armed Force to impose Sec Hull Page 2 Bank deposits Here increase business in Pampa is better now than it was a year according to the statement of the first National Bank As of last tues Day when a Bank Call was the statement prepared and re leased yesterday showed deposits at the Pampa Bank to be compared with on March which is an in crease of total Cash and Exchange also showed an according to the tile gain was attributed to generally improved conditions in the Oil business and prospects of a fait crop this the much discussed question of pampas population will be decided at the close of the popu lation census which will begin Here tuesday on that Day 150 enumerator to 17 fan handle counties of the Pampa census District will begin their in Pampa eight women will take the each enumerator will be required to secure the information on from to two weeks will be allowed to Complete the work along with the taking of the population census will be the hous ing and agricultural no one will be a sys tem of recheck and double Check been set up so that the census Survey will be thorough and the enumerator will Call at the place where the to take the when no one an Swers the Knock of the enumerator an appointment Blank will be left and the enumerator will should there be someone living in the House and his or her history is a Blank will be left to be called for in Case a fam ily is out of the a form will be sent to them to be filled should visitors from another City be in the they will be asked to answer All on a sep Erate which will be sent to Washington and then to their Home City to be included in that cites population school conducted Carroll District super conducted schools of in Struc Teloh in three sections of the Terri tory and then called 150 enumerators to Pampa Friday for an any Day i believe the enumerators in this territory know All the questions arid How to secure the right Smyers tilings to be tabulated include Only the sex and location every but such other items As individual income from wages zip to location five years employment marital and in the housing census will be questions about value Type and size of Mort Gage indebtedness and whether occupancy is by owners or renters the agricultural census will Tabu the acreage and Avlue of farms and farm nature and acreage of different mortgage indebtedness and number of Pampa enumerators taking the census in pain a and follow Janice South West Pampa South of the Santa be tracks and West of Cuyler Lois North Central Pampa North of the Santa be tracks and Between Cuyler and Stark weather Erie Northeast Pampa North of the Santa be tracks and East of Starkweather Marguerite South see Page z Craft shop and 2 playgrounds opened by recreation official translating recreation talk into action that will provide pampas with the most Complete play and Hobby program Ever contemplated Here is the aim of Jim superintendent of recreation for Gray coun the program Here is being made possible through the works projects uie City of Pampa schools and numerous proof of the determination of those groups to really get the Job done in 1940 started when Edwards was he has had seven years experience and is recognized As one of the outstanding supervisors in the although much of his time has been spent in holding a school of instruction for his 12 Edwards has organized his Craft shop and opened two play later other playgrounds will be opened for pram Oil none Hoffman service children and Central Park will be made an adult program for everyone the pain a program is for Young and poor and it consists of play of All kinds and learning to make useful no charge made excepting the furnishing of material for some types of residents of the City Are invitee to visit the Craft shop and see the Many hobbles being taught by Cap Able men and already Doz ens of women Haje constructed their own looms for making All a flies of knit wearing a after the looms have been made free instructions Are give on display at the Craft shop Are articles of wearing Needle paper mache Etc a puppet theater is being construct Craft Page 3 Many Toins have abandoned Muny plants Here Are letters that Tell what happened along with the political letter from drummer the Dallas Bond House that seeks control of pampas Power voters Are being bombarded with letters and telegrams from eight or nine towns in new Mexico and Oklahoma espousing the cause of political ownership of Public in 1934 a citizens committee at Iowa facing a situation similar to the one now confronting Pampa relative to municipal owner received answers from nearly 100 communities that already had tried out municipal ownership and then abandoned it is the recent extensive Survey of its kind that pan be and the answers Are a of the shortcomings of political gement out Public utilities of represented i the but the Story in each is the their Muni Cipal plants did not come up to in View of it leg Wiz Bel ownership to the voters of the answers from approximately 76 towns and communities in the United states that have already tried it out and abandoned Are reproduced Liere Nebraska reasons for Selling our Munici pal Light Plant we get bet Ter service from transmission operating Cost alone was More than now pay for we find it much More a Kansas we could not operate and jeep up our distribution system and com Pete with the rate the company Hac in effect in other places and gave us when we sold the line since taking it Over their sales have mounted and of course it is making them some but we Are getting a lower rate than the City could afford to operate i have been interested in City affairs for Home time and Niy experience la that and 5f j nothing will get by naval briton avers hints ships of neutrals will be guarded closer March 30 Clous Winston Brita Itji first lord of the Couplet new warning of intensification of War tonight with the significant hint that Britain scarcely could m expected in the future to take afr a matter of course interpretations of neutrality which give All advantages to the the Bill Gerent broadcast America and recalled the first lords declaration of Jan uary 20 in which he called on Etter opes anxious neutrals to join Tho allies in United action to bring lie War against Germany to speedy it followed upon demands from various Quad ers in great Britain for1 a More vis Orous prosecution of the War and the disclosure that the Allied navies Are determined to tighten thens Teang Ehold on Germany by Way laying scandinavian Ore ships and by greater activity in the Pacific against shipments of raw materials from Mexico to from where they can find then Way to some quarters saw a distinct rela Tion Between assertion that time has been on our it is a changeable ally with tile Treasury annual statement show ing a deficit of about for the first fiscal year of the Britain expenditures for the Fis Cal year ending tonight totalled about against revenues of about despite a percent income tax and other heavy fourth revival in 6 months to begin James nationally known will begin a two week revival at the first Baptist Church Kramer will come to Pampa from California where he has been engaged in some highly successful Gordon pastor of the first Baptist said of Kramer i have known1 him personally for 18 he assisted me in my last is an and a mans he is and preaches a Strong fundamental his wide Prience As an evangelist preach log All Over the has prepared him to meet and Appeal to All of we Are indeed to have a Man of his gifts come to i in keeping with Southern Baptist churches we Are stressing evangelism this both mass and our will make the fourth revival the first Church has sponsored since october services will begin at Arthur Nelson will live charge of the Voiers Musi live within City limits eligibility to vote in the election of City officials Here tuesday is not limited to property any person who is a qualified elector can cast a ballot at the election to be held in the City polls Are to open at 8 close at 7 to vote one must have Beena resident within the corporate limits of Pampa for six lived in the county six months and the one and must poll tax receipt or exemption voters must be 21 years or and citizens of the George Briggs is manager of the Glen pal ap4 Charlie on and Alex finnish minister weds March 30 Hjalmar the min was married today Ina cd ult Home ceremony to Mies Margaret daughter of James Ward Shaw of Burn immediately after the minister and Madame departed for a wedding trip i Jimmy Johnny All their whiskers

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