$900000 Emergency Erosion Fund Allocated Direct Grant
The $900000 wind erosion relief fund for the Texas Panhandle provides a direct, non repayable grant to farmers in eroded areas. Funds will cover fuel costs for listing and cross plowing under plans approved by the Texas A&M Extension Service, with disbursement via county relief administrators to speed aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Panhandle
Marvin Jones
Amarillo
Carl Hinton
Texas A. & M
O. B. Martin
Texas Extension Service
News Globe
Panhandle
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas area
Amarillo and West Texas forecast: Friday fair and warmer with a rise in temperatures in the north. New Mexico also expects fair conditions with little temperature change. Hourly readings yesterday show afternoon highs around the mid to upper 80s and evening lows near the mid 40s with notable variability in reported figures.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Wil Rogers on Markets And Global Discord
Beverly Hills April 11 Silver rises to 71 cents per ounce. The papers doubt the value and tax implications. In Stresa Italy the meeting ends in discord as nations clash over invitations and future governance. The correspondent signs off with a skeptical view of global entanglements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Calif
Stresa
Italy
Russia
Germany
Poland
Wheat Prices Reach New Highs Amid Dust Storm Losses
Chicago, April 11. Wheat futures climbed after a harsh government crop estimate, with May near 98 cents a bushel and September around 96 cents. Prices surged despite selling pressure, reflecting the winter wheat destruction in Kansas and Colorado and a projected 435 million bushel crop.
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Chicago
Kansas
Colorado
Department of Agriculture
Five Million Acres Damaged By Dust Storms
Five million acres of the Texas Panhandle wheat belt are damaged by dust storms. About 3.5 million acres were affected by April 1 and another 1.5 million since. Most farmers need emergency aid to treat lands, ridge soils, and plant spring crops. Emergency centers include Dallam, Hartley, Oldham, Deaf Smith, Sherman, Moore, Potter, Randall, Lipscomb, Hemphill, Gray, Hansford, Ochiltree, Hutchinson, Parsons, Palmer, Castro, Swisher, Briscoe, Bailey, Lamb, Cochran, Hockley, Lubbock, Crosby, Terry, Yoakum, and Lynn counties.
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College Station
Texas Panhandle
Texas Extension Service
Parker Hanna
O. G. Tomlinson
Panhandle
L. B. Martin
Washington
West Texas
Dallam
Hartley
Oldham
Deaf Smith
Sherman
Moore
Potter
Randall
Lipscomb
Roberts
Hemphill
Gray
Hansford
Ochiltree
Hutchinson
Parsons
Palmer
Castro
Swisher
Briscoe
Bailey
Lamb
Cochran
Hockley
Lubbock
Crosby
Terry
Yoakum
Lynn
Solon Urges Probe of Hot Oil Charges in Texas
Texas House of Representatives member Rep. Augustine Celaya files a resolution for a five member Special committee to investigate claims that thousands of barrels of hot oil are produced daily in violation of Railroad Commission orders. The panel would report to Speaker Coke Stevenson and may be debated tomorrow.
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Austin
Texas
Texas House of Representatives
Augustine Celaya
Brownsville
Coke Stevenson
Texas Railroad Commission
McGrath to Direct Cato Prosecution
Dan McGrath from Washington D C arrived to aid Federal Attorney Eastus in prosecuting Sheriff W F Cato of Garza County for murder and related charges in the February 7 shooting at the Post of Narcotic Agent Spencer Stafford. Cato’s murder trial is set for May 20 in Lubbock, with conspiracy charges to be tried May 6 in Dallas alongside N C Outlaw and Ernest R Bradock.
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Fort Worth
Dan McGrath
Washington, D. C
United States
Clye O. Eastus
W. F. Cato
Garza County
Spencer Stafford
Cato
Lubbock
Dallas
Eastus
N. C. Outlaw
Ernest R. Bradock
Lawyer Announces for Sheppard Seat in U S Senate
Austin April 11 U P Guy B Fisher lawyer of Bland Lake took the lead on 1936 political candidates and announced for Senator Morris Sheppard s seat in the U S Senate He is an advocate of Huey Long s share the wealth program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
U.P
Guy B. Fisher
Bland Lake
Morris Sheppard
U. S. Senate
Huey Long
Dust Clouds Ravage Wheat Crops Across Southwest
Dust storms threaten the region from southeastern Colorado to the Texas Panhandle as wheat losses mount. Kansas and Oklahoma report major damage to top quality wheat while some areas in Kansas show fair prospects. rain and snow lift hopes in other states. The AAA plans full benefit payments for farmers planting no wheat and wheat prices rise.
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Associated Press
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Washington
AAA
Harry B. Cordell
Oklahoma Board of Agriculture
Carrying the Message To Amarillo
An editorial lauds Assistant Secretary of War Harry Woodring for flying through a violent dust storm to Amarillo to deliver a morale boosting message. The perilous landing near English Airport and his subsequent speech to oil men and Southwest residents highlight government resolve and civilian confidence during disaster. Woodring’s personal journey embodies commitment and leadership amid severe weather and national crisis.
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Harry Woodring
Woodring
Rowan
Garcia
Cottonwood Falls
Amarillo
Lieut. T. Griffis
Tulsa
Griffis
Panhandle
Herring Hotel
United States
Southwest
Washington
Plains
Harry H. Woodring
English
Public to Vote Slaying Laid on Tax Limit to Ex Convict
April 11 report notes Texas Senate approved a constitutional amendment proposing a statewide cap on ad valorem taxes at 1.5 percent of value with exemptions for bonded debt. The measure could raise up to 40 million annually. two thirds vote allows temporary 4 percent cap for five years. In Gladewater Don Covin, an ex convict, was arraigned for murder in the Pickwick Hotel Coffee Shop slaying of Emma Sage, 27, a mother of two. Covin allegedly confessed, saying I did it. Witnesses described Sage as a coffee shop waitress who was having breakfast when Covin sat beside her.
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Austin
Senate
Gladewater
Don Covin
Emma Sage
Pickwick Hotel
Frank —Lorey
Speial
Covin
Buckingham breaks London Paris speed record
British pilot Hugh Buckingham shattered the London to Paris speed record, flying the distance in 56 minutes at an average 198.72 mph. The previous mark held by Frank Hawks stood at 64 minutes.
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Paris
Hugh Buckingham
Frank Hawks
London-to-Paris
Hawks
France Pushes League Appeal On German Rearmament
Paris reports a French bid at Geneva to rally Italy and Britain behind France’s appeal to the League of Nations over Germany’s rearmament. The three leaders Ramsay MacDonald Pierre Laval and Benito Mussolini met on Isola Belle to discuss the issue and seek collective support.
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Stresa
France
Geneva
Germany
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Pierre - Etienne Flandin
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Mussolini
Reich
Borromeo Palace
Pierre Laval
Fulvio Savich
John Simon
Britain
Hitler
Actress Sally Blane Becomes Marked Traffic Violator
Hollywood April 11 Sally Blane the screen star was marked a traffic violator after pleading guilty in municipal court to driving 42 miles an hour. She accepted a 15 day car sticker and a glare bearing the phrase Traffic Violator instead of a $10 fine.
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United Press
Hollywood
U.P
Sally Blane
Ill Fitting Shoe Brings Arrest in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on April 11 Joseph Carney, 18, was arrested for leaving the scene of an accident after police found a single shoe at the site of a collision that injured Mrs. Anna Rizzo, 40. A matching shoe later identified Carney as the suspect.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Carney
Anna Rizzo
Carney
Hamlin Trial Charge To Be Read In Court Today
George S. Hamlin the accused murderer of his wife Irene Hare returns to Forty-seventh District Court for jury instruction as Judge EF C Nelson and both sides near final agreement on a 14 page charge. Special Prosecutor B E A Simpson signaled acceptance and District Attorney Grady Hazlewood reported the state ready.
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George S. Hamlin
Irene Hare
Forty-seventh District Court
EF. C. Nelson
Nelson
E. T. Miller
E. A. Simpson
Grady Hazlewood
Lee Tracy in Serious Condition at Home
Hollywood reports actor Lee Tracy in a serious condition from a throat infection at his home. Dr. Frederick Bergstrom said Tracy had a high fever but that progress of the illness appeared to be arrested.
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Hollywood
U.P
Lee Tracy
Frederick Bergstrom
Tracy
Soviet Plane Crashes on Sakhalin Island Killing Eight
Reports from Moscow say a large Soviet aircraft crashed on Sakhalin Island in Siberia, killing eight people. The incident was reported today and involves unknown flight details and casualties.
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Moscow
Sakhalin
Siberia
Woodring Calls Oil Vital to National Defense at Amarillo Talk
Harry H. Woodring told about 600 at the American Petroleum Institute con vention in Amarillo that oil is the indispensable resource for modern civilization and national defense. He flew from Tulsa through a dust storm to address the midcontinent division meeting, highlighting the day with a banquet and show. Officiating officers were named for the group, including J. C. Johnston honored for promotion to midcontinent district chair.
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America
Harry H. Woodring
Washington
American Petroleum Institute
Amarillo
Herring Hotel
Woodring
Oklahoma City
Gene A Howe
Oil Man Convicted on Tender Charge in Longview
A Ty Weiss was found guilty in District Court of false swearing tied to oil tender applications. Judge D B Meredith imposed a two year penitentiary term, with a $2,500 bond posted and immediate appeal noted by Weiss' lawyers.
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Longview
A. Ty, Weiss
Dust storm halts Allred plane trip to funeral
Governor James V. Allred and Mrs. Allred were forced to divert to Houston by a dust storm while en route to Bellevue for the funeral of B. W. Cox. Mrs. Allred, James V. Allred Jr. and Maj. Paul Wakefield returned to Austin by train. the governor and his secretary Edward Clark planned to return tonight.
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Houston
Guy
James V. Allred
Mrs
Jones Urges Gas Use for Rural Power Development
Rep. Marvin Jones asks Gov. Allred to back a bill creating an authority to use Texas Panhandle gas for rural electrification alongside a proposed 59 million dollar pipeline to Midwest cities. He urges companion legislation to cover both aims or ensure rural electrification is included.
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Jones
Bascom N. Timmons
Washington
James V. Allred
Marvin Jones
Texas Panhandlers
Midwest
Amarillo
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League of Nations
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Hamlin
Roosevelt
Meredith
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