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Panama City Pilot

Location

Panama City, Florida, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1940

Page

4

Cone enters race for United States Senate in Florida

Governor Fred P. Cone formally announced his bid for the U.S. Senate from Florida. He pledges using the map of Florida and the people’s needs as guidance, becoming the fourth Democratic candidate alongside C. O. Andrews Charles Francis Coe and Hortense K. Wells. The announcement was made in Cone’s hometown of Lake City.

Lake City Fla Florida Fred P. Cone United States Senate State Senate C. O. Andrews Orlando Andrews Charles Francis Coe West Palm Beach Hortense K. Wells Tampa Cone

Cassidy Presents Ideal New Heroine for Range War

Harry Sherman seeks a fresh leading woman for William Boyd in Range War. He selects Betty Moran, sister of Lois Moran, described as new to pictures yet dramatically experienced and vivacious. The Ritz theatre will host the initial showing this Saturday, drawing eager fans.

Harry Sherman William Boyd Betty Moran Lois Moran Hollywood Ritz Theatre

Fuzzy Knight Keeps Cast in High Spirit on West of Carson City

Fuzzy Knight, popular western comic and supporting star with Johnny Mack Brown in Universal's West of Carson City, dispels the notion that making people laugh is hard work. The Panama theatre shows the film. Knight, naturally cheerful, keeps co stars in constant good humor on and off set.

Fuzzy Knight Johnny Mack Brown Universal Carson City Panama Theatre Knight

Time Hangs Heavy On Justice Scales

In Tulsa Oklahoma attorneys waited in Common Pleas Court for a Saturday session. A judge argued with the clerk over a docket, insisting it was not yet Saturday. The clerk reminded him the day had arrived and the judge hurried to the courtroom.

Tulsa Okla Common Pleas Court

Arcadian Nitrate Boosts Southern Self Containment

War pushes self containment in the South by boosting local nitrate production. Arcadian Nitrate has operated in Hopewell Virginia for ten years, supporting soda production and reducing shipping costs. Increased local output powers coal, coke ovens, limestone, soda ash, cotton bags, power, rails, ships, and Southern industry, raising farmers’ buying power.

South Hopewell Virginia New South

Weather Mud Kills Fish In Mc Cloud River

A warm spell melts Konwaki ton glacier sending silt and sand into Mud Creek. The runoff abrades the stream and covers food sources, greatly reducing the rainbow trout population in the Mc Cloud River Sacramento California reports from the State Division of Fish and Game.

Sacramento Califory McCloud River State Division of Fish and Game

Exams Begin at Florida U as Midterms Start

Gainesville Florida January 19 University of Florida athletes shifted from sports regalia to study as mid term examinations began today for upper division students and will run through February 1.

Gainesville Fla University of Florida

Five-Year Terms Given After Quick HoldUp Trial

Three Dallas youths Allen Cantrell 20 William Harrison 18 and Louis Wilson 19 were captured, arraigned, and sentenced to five years in Balford state prison less than 24 hours after they robbed a Pensacola filling station and locked the operator in a wash room. They pleaded guilty and admitted other Houston area hold ups from the past week, said County Solicitor Forsyth Caro.

Pensacola Fla Dallas Tex Balford Allen Cantrell William Harrison Louis Wilson Here Houston Forsyth Caro

Hopalong Cassidy Author Seeks Fact Checks on 28th Novel

Cowboy writer Clarence E. Mulford, creator of Hopalong Cassidy, checks minutiae for his next book to arrive in spring. He consulted the U. S. Treasury for gold coin weight and tested weapon details on a private range to ensure accuracy after earlier firearm missteps. He recently verified Death Valley temperatures and potential knockout concepts before writing.

Fryeburg Hopalong Cassidy Clarence E. Mulford Mulford U. S. Treasury

Fragments of a 1939 Radio Schedule and Gold Output Note

A lis ting of radio programs from local and NBC networks spans 6:00 PM to 5:30 PM with multiple orchestras and news segments. the entry ends with a note that Canadian officials project gold output worth 180 million dollars based on nine months of 1939 production.

van Keys van Metre Chillun Associated Press News Elebash Red Cross Plantation Party Bugler Tobacco Library of Congress Lenne Olsen Chesterfield Nbc Southland Restaurant Orchestra Oversea AP News Frank Sua Tapeelakee Press Breakfast Club Lee Reiser Rakov Charioteers Norman Cloutier Orch WCOA Florida al Kavelin Bolene Orchestra KSTP White House Johnny McGee Renfrew Mounted

Moravia Romance Amid Atlantic Alarm

Mary Carroll misses Vincent aboard the Moravia as the ship sails toward England. She shares a cabin with Anna Winters and grapples with fear, grief, and hope while awaiting news. Tea with Mary and Anna lifts spirits, and a captain’s brief encounter eases Mary’s loneliness before a mysterious shadowy figure follows.

Vincent Mary Southampton Moravia Anna Winters

Smart Style with Flaring Peplum Pattern 921

Fashion pattern description for a winter frock with a peplum, back interest, sash front, and hip camouflage. Notes darts create bodice lines, two-piece skirt with flare, options for long or short sleeves, and suggested navy white silk. Includes pattern sizes 12 to 40 and fabric yardage. patterns mailed from Panama City News-Herald Pattern Dept. New York.

Claire Tilden Panama City News-Herald Pattern Dept Fifth Ave New York N. Y

Terrier Beats Fire With Alarm Bell Dog Rescues Family

In Winchester Kentucky a fire crept across the Hackett home roof while M r and Mrs John Hackett and their four children slept. Neighbors triggered a fire alarm and a bull terrier named Tucky barked loudly, woke the girl on duty, and the dog then jumped on a child’s bed, scratching a face to rouse the family. Everyone escaped unharmed as the roof collapsed.

Winchester Mgr John Hackett

Comiskey Family Opposes Sox Sale

Mrs. J Louis Comiskey said she would oppose plans to sell the American League club, keeping the Comiskey name associated with the Chicago White Sox. The statement was made on January 19 in Chicago as the sale proposal circulated.

Chisox Chicago Comiskey Chicago White Sox J. Louis Comiskey

Dentist Haddock Gets 20 Years In Teen Slaying

Lakeland dentist R B Haddock, convicted after five trials of killing 16 year old Guy Harvard Haynes Jr, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the slaying. Governor Cone granted a 30 day reprieve to allow him to tidy business affairs and support his family while appeals continue. The case arose from an argument over the dentist’s daughter. The sentence was upheld by the Florida Supreme Court.

Tallahassee Fla R. B. Haddock Lakeland Cone W. Branch Cone Haddock Guy Harvard Haynes, Jr State Supreme Court

The Value Of Chemicals Found In The Body

A quirky claim states that the total value of all chemicals in the average man amounts to 98 cents. It presents no scientific basis and reads as a novelty statistic.

Adventurous Scientific Party Sails From Tampa

A 1970s era party aboard the auxiliary schooner W M Delphia left Tampa bound for Honduras to study local wildlife. Led by Bue Reeves, keeper of the Philadelphia monkey house, and Ken Arnott from Princeton Museum, the expedition aimed to observe monkeys and snakes in their natural habitat with a noted emphasis on field research.

Tampa Fia Honduras W. M. .Delphia Bue Reeves Ken Arnott Princeton University Museum

Aviator Turns Coyotes Into Aerial Target Practice

Pat Kinzel of Wenatchee Daily World has taken up hunting coyotes from a small plane in eastern Washington. He describes diving and circling a coyote as it runs, then flops on its back and paws at the roaring aircraft while trying to bite it in the air.

Wenatchee Wash Pat Kinzel Wenatchee Daily World Washington Tinzel

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