Park Rodeo At Craterville Park Oklahoma For Fourth Of July
Park rodeo to celebrate Independence Day at Craterville Park with three days of events July 2 3 and 4 marking the fifteenth annual show in the Wichita Mountains. Notable acts include Art Bodine Vic Clark Genell Rush and others with four horse races Craterville Park Handicap and a derby plus a fireworks display each night set to a pyrotechnic pageant.
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Craterville Park
Okla
Craterville
Wichita Mountains
West
Frank Rush
Empire
Art Bodine
Chamision
Vic Clark
Tommy Privett
New York Fair
Genell Rush
Southwest
Bunkie
Hard Pan Hawk
Prospector
Death Valley
Oklahoma State Reformatory Band
Indian Creek Weather Hurts Crops In Community
The hot winds on Thursday and Friday damaged crops with beans and garden plants shedding leaves due to dry weather. Local residents, including Thomas Karl Shields J V Thurman Emiert and Clark Paipps, joined an outing at the Country Club on Sunday while neighbors visited at homes in the Neuselog community and with the Winters and Scott families Friday.
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Thomas Karl Shields
J. V
Thurman Emiert
Clark Paipps
Gurt
Hob
Jarve
Pilly
Joe Seale
Pete Chand- Tey
Neuselog
Mrs. W. FR. Winte Day
Williams
Meta Anl Jianit
Mos
Willian Winters
Senko
Mie
George Ad
Ebdido
Sam Scott
Navy divers find deepest Atlantic trench near Puerto Rico
Navy biographers report a detain chasm found during recent fleet maneuvers near Puerto Rico at about 4.7 miles depth. It is described as the deepest linked feature yet located in the Atlantic.
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Puerto Rico
Atlantic
McLean Rodeo Set For July 4
Final plans for McLean Fourth of July include a free barbecue by John Snider of Amarillo using Hereford beef. A forenoon polo game precedes a downtown parade with bands floats cowboys and clowns. Rodeo at Tiger Field follows with a jalopy race on a hazardous Panhandle track. Anticipated crowd exceeds 20 000 as merchants dress in Western regalia.
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McLean
John Snider
Amarillo
Agen
Tiger Field
Rodeo
Panhandle
Chamber of Commerce
Samnorwood News Highlights and Local Touches
Wheat harvests spanned the past week with yields around seven to eight bushels per acre. Visitors included Chester Gardner and family from Galveston and Jack Montgomery from Colorado. Elder Hathaway wrapped a meeting at the Church of Christ. Cates reported a stallion found dead, possibly lightning. Mrs. Waller Fritts suffered sunstroke at church.
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Chester Gardner
Galveston
Gardner
Henry Beckman
Juck Montgomery
Collorado
Nath Thompson
Horace Hartman
Prairie View
Jack
Morvison Conway
Elder Hathaway
Briscoe
Church of St
C. B. Cates
Cates
Waller Fritts
Wheat Acreage Allotments Up For 1940 Crop
Texas wheat farmers welcomed the 1940 state wheat acreage allotment totaling 4 221 706 acres up 576 863 acres from this year. The move, praised by W L Cade of the Texas Agricultural Conservation Committee, signals progress toward balancing supply and demand while urging continued compliance with fall allotments. The June 1 national winter wheat harvest was estimated at 523 431 000 bushels, down from 686 637 000 last year due to drought and reduced acreage.
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AAA
W. L. Cade
Texas Agricultural Conservation Committee
Drouth
Cade
Piano Wire Strength Demonstrated at World’s Fair
The display shows a piano hanking by a single A natural string to illustrate string strength. Spun glass fishing lines are demonstrated that exceed twice the length of silk lines of the same size, highlighting advanced material performance.
Mrs Tennison Brought For Medical Treatment
Mrs J S Tennison, once critically ill at her Hereford home, was brought to Wellington Saturday for care in a local hospital. Her parents Mr and Mrs S G Owens of Reed Oklahoma and several relatives accompanied her, including sisters Mrs Chester Lowry Mrs A L Serrella and Mrs Vernie Long.
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J. S. Tennison
Hereford
Wellington
S$. A. Owens
Reed, Okla
Chester Lowry
A. L. Serrella
Vernie Long
Long
N.C. Tennison
Alvin Winters
Pleasant Hill News Notes From Ola Winegeart
Sunday school was well attended. Mr and Mrs A F Anglin and family visited Mrs Anglin's parents Mr and Mrs Hudson of Wellington. Mr and Mrs W M Winegeart and Frank Lindsey spent Thursday with Mr and Mrs Lester Cochran of Memphis. The sandstorms and hail did con-
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A. F. Anglin
Lester Cochran
Memphis
Frank Lindsey
Callie Clipper
Isabel Brown
Doyce Cochran
Wayne Mitchel
W. W. Winegeart
Rupture Shield Expert to Demonstrate New Method
Chicago expert H. M. Shevnan will appear at the Werring Hotel Amarillo on June 28 and 29 from 9 am to 6 pm to demonstrate the Zoetic Shield. The method claims immediate improvement, halting rupture and strengthening surrounding tissue without medicines or straps. Demonstrations are free, with address at 644 N Richmond St, Chicago, and appeals to post-surgical incisional hernias.
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H. M. Shevnan
Chicago
Werring Hotel
Amarillo
Shevnan
Sherman
N. Richmond ST
Community struggles with crop damage and replanting effort
The text notes considerable crop damage in the community and farmers beginning replanting. It also mentions a social gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Winegeart with several local residents. A stray line references Henan province and a city called U in China.
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Henan
China
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Samnorwood
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Insurance
C. B. Anderson
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