Patman Faces Opposition Over Soldier Bonus Funding Plan
A House Ways and Means hearing reveals a clash over how to raise 2.4 billion for soldiers bonuses. Rep Patman pushes treasury currency issuance while Sen Thomas warns it would wreck the federal reserve without direct congressional appropriation. Father Coughlin notes public support from letters and bank officials Harrison and Mitchell are invited to testify.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Patman
Dem
Tex
United States
Treasury
Thomas
Okla
Federal Reserve System
Congress
Federal Reserve Bank
Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit
Crisp
George L. Harrison
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Charles E. Mitchell
National City Bank
Wheat prices rise to new highs amid market rally
Wheat futures climbed to fresh monthly highs in Chicago and New York trading on April 12, with July contracts leading the rise and boosting paper value for farmers and elevators. The session ended with overall gains as the stock market recovered from earlier profit taking.
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Chicago
U.P
New York
Stock Exchange
Georgia Senator Harris Described As “A Little Better”
Washington April 12 Senator Harris of Georgia was described by his physician as a little better this afternoon. The doctor said that given the improvement since earlier in the day the 64 year old senator still has a chance to pull through.
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Vn Ashington
Nator Harris
Georgia
Stock Firms Merge In Major NYSE Consolidation
The largest stock exchange brokerage consolidation of the year was announced in New York as Shields & Co. acquired Morrison and Townsend. Both Morrison and Townsend and Shields & Co. are members of the New York Stock Exchange.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Shields & Co
Morrison and Townsend
New York Stock Exchange
Labor Muddle on 6b Settled
Labor difficulties between the Highway Construction Company and Potter County truck drivers were settled after a county commission session. New drivers will work on a seven mile U S Highway 66 paving project east of Amarillo, with local residents preferred over Donley Hall and Gray county crews. Six foreign drivers were on the job. a discrimination charge was dismissed.
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Potter County
County Commission
U. S. Highway 66
Amarillo
Carson County
Donley
Hall
Gray Counties
Matt X. Beard
Commission
Mr. Beard
Physicians of Amarillo Win Panhandle To Elect Today
The Panhandle District Medical Society opens its two day convention with 101 doctors registered. Noted speakers include Dr. Roy L. Grogan, Dr. W. A. Adson, Dr. E. O. Nichols, Dr. Allene T. Stewart, and Dr. J. E. Kanaster.
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Physicians OF
Amarillo
Panhandle
Panhandle District Medical Society
Roy L. Grogan
Fort Worth
W. A. Adson
Mayo Clinic
Rochester Minn
E. O. Nichols
Plainview
Allene't. Stewart
Lubbock
J. E. Kanaster
Wichita
Lions Elect Walker West Texas District Governor 1933
Lubbock April 12 Panhandle Lions convention elected C Herbert Walker of Pampa district governor and Amarillo named 1933 meeting city after spirited north south contests. Walker replaces Sam Braswell of Clarendon who led 58 West Texas clubs. Objectives include state parks connected highways and broader crippled children relief.
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Walker
Sam Braswell
Clarendon
West Texas
Braswell
Lions
Panhandle
Allan Hoover Pays Fine for Speeding
Allan Hoover son of President Hoover was fined in Los Angeles for speeding past the Soldiers Home in Sawtelle. He drove 38 miles per hour in a 20 mile zone on April 2 and paid a $7 fine with two days in jail offered as an alternative.
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Los Angeles
U.R
Allan Hoover
Hoover
Sawtelle
Ben J. Scheimann
Young Hoover
Weekend Losses Prompt Early Recovery by Phone Ad
Readers are urged to phone 6262 Want Ad Headquarters to place notices in the Globe-New for early recovery. The paper notes many have success with this low-cost method, reaching its 35,000 readers.
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Globe-New
Democrats 10 Meet Tonight in Amarillo
Democrats of Amarillo and the Panhandle plan a 7 30 PM rally at the Amarillo Hotel for a national party call to arms on Thomas Jeffersons birthday. Local leaders and candidates attend with short speeches before Washingtons nationwide broadcast. Grover B Hill says the party has best chance in years to win the White House and notes constructive legislation since gaining House control.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Thomas Jefferson
Washington, D. C
White House
Grover B. Hill
Potter County
House
Bloody Evidence Ties Kahahawai Killing to Hawaii Trial
Prosecution in Honolulu presents blood stained sheets rope and a pistol as they link Joseph Kahahawai's death to Mrs Granville Fortescue and three Navy defendants including Lt Massie. Witnesses identify rope and purse ownership and trace Kahahawai's abduction to the auto ride toward Koko Head.
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William H. Ewing
Associated Press
Honolulu
Joseph Kahahawai
Kahaha Wai
Fortescue
Thomas H. Massie
Edward J. Ladrd
Koko
Jafsie Recognized in Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
Dr. John F. Condon known as Jafsie was acknowledged as the intermediary in the Lindbergh ransom saga. Reports say he ended calls and sought to reestablish contact with the kidnapers while the Lindbergh family and authorities indicated no negotiations were ongoing. Colonel Lindbergh confirmed contact existed via newspaper ads and notes until the ransom payment plans failed.
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Hopewell
N. J
John F. Condon
Jafsie
Lindbergh
Bronx
New York City
Jassie
Norfolk
Dr. Condon
Henry Breckenridge
Norman Schwarzkopf
New York
Col. Schwarzkopf
Colonel Breckenridge
Dwight Morrow
Norfolk, Va
Col. Lindbergh
Bids Opened for Texas Paving Projects in Lubbock Hemphill
Texas Highway Commission invites bids on highway improvements totaling about 2 100 000 with contracts to be awarded April 23. The program spans roughly 200 highway miles including 86 miles of concrete paving and two bridge projects valued at 165 000. Concrete work covers Ellis area and Ennis to Grove Creek, Bushy Creek to Dallas County line on Highway 14, Haskell on Highway 18, and Hemphill on Highway 4 from Highway 33 to the city line.
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Austin
Texas Highway Commission
Ellis
Ennis
Grove Creek
Bushy Creek
Dallas
Haskell
Stone Wall
Hemphill
Texas Game Commission to Meet About Goodnight Buffalo Herd
The Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission will convene here Monday to discuss the Goodnight buffalo herd. O. V. Vernon of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce announced the meeting, with time and venue to be announced later.
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Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
O. V. Vernon
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Former Governor Curry Alive at Taylor Funeral
Curry of Hot Springs was incorrectly reported dead last night. He traveled to Hillsboro to attend the funeral of Lafayett M. Taylor, a pioneer Indian fighter, who died Sunday afternoon.
Scientist Louis Bauer Dies in Sixth Floor Fall
Louis A. Bauer, renowned for terrestrial magnetism work, is killed after falling from a sixth floor apartment window in Washington. Police report a fatal fall occurring tonight with Bauer identified as a noted international figure in geophysics.
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Washington
Louis A. Bauer
Four Hung Juries Hit Potter County Court In A Week
In Potter County court circles four juries failed to agree in as many days on assault cases. Neal Hermansen faced wife beating charges with a three to three split. Two more aggravated assault juries were deadlocked over the jail beating of Harry Snodgrass. Madge Norwood alleged Ida Mae Gilbert and Betty Jones beat her. jury split three to three in simple assault. Betty Jones’ case is scheduled for Tuesday.
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Potter County
Neal Hermansen
E. C. Nelson
Harry Snodgrass
J. W. Minter
Madge Norwood
North Polk
Ida Mae Gilbert
Norwood
Gilbert
Plainview Dairy Show Names Winners as Judges Train Breeders
Thousands attend proceedings at the Panhandle Plains Dairy Show as expert judges lecture on dairy production and cheese making. Hale County exhibitors sweep top prizes in butter cottage cheese market milk and cheese. grand Jersey champion is Hale Center’s Dahlia Farm’s Raleight.
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Plainview
Panhandle Plains
D. T. Simonds
Fort Worth
Texas Jersey Cattle Club
Jack Shelton
Luling
H. L. Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Washington
J. L. Thomas
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
K. Renner
Texas Technological College
Dairy Products Department
Hale County
Dairy Products
Dahlia Farm
Hale Center
A. B. Tarwater
Dahlia
Clover Lake
R. C. Buttercup
E. W. Hester
O'Donnell
Jersey
O. L. Stansell
Floydada
Allen Premier
Marie Oxford
Tierra
Bridge School Opens Tomorrow in Fair Theater
The three day contract bridge school sponsored by The News Globe and Amarillo merchants will start at 10 30 am with Mrs Grace Carver Ransom of the Bridge World Lecture Bureau as instructor. Doors open 9 30 am Admission free from cooperating merchants. Ransom will teach the Culbertson approach from A to Z using a large blackboard to explain hands.
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Contract Bridge
News-Globe and Amarillo
Fair Theater
Grace Carver Ransom
Bridge World Lecture Bureau
Ransom
Culbertson
Two Highways Planned Between Dalhart and Texline in Dallam County
State Highway Department Amarillo division and Dallam County Commission plan two routes between Dalhart and Texline. One paved and one graded for heavy traffic with the existing highway kept for heavy loads. Paving State Highway 5 21 miles northwest will occur on the northeast side with new right of way funded by cost differences. Surveys are under way for paving three state highways in Dallam County.
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Dallam County
Dalhart
Texdine
State Highway Department
Amarillo
Dallam
Interstate Commerce Commission orders reopening Western grain freight case
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a full reopening of the Western grain freight rate case. The order supersedes a February 8 ruling in response to a Supreme Court decision invalidating rates effective August 1 last.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Grain
Supreme Court
Illinois primary leads shift in Roosevelt and Small races
Lincoln state reports show Len Small widening his Republican lead in Illinois with 1,580 of 7,229 precincts counted and Roosevelt leading in Nebraska Democratic totals. In Chicago, Judge Henry Horner heads the Democratic field by over 60,000, while downstate voters tilt toward Bruce Campbell over Michael L. Igoe by a narrow margin.
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Chicago
Len Small
Kankakee
Illinois
Omer N. Custer
Galesburg
Small
Ouster
Oscar Caristrom
William H. Malone
Edward J. Brundage
Henry Horner
Anton J. Cermak
State Central Committee
Horner
Downstate
Bruce Campbell
Belleville
Michael L. Igoe
Kentucky Democratic delegates back Roosevelt at Chicago nominating case
Louisville April 12 a Democratic state convention instructed Kentucky's 26 delegates to vote for Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt for the presidential nomination as long as his name remains before the national convention in Chicago.
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Kentucky
Roosevelt
Louisville
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chicago
Five States Pick Delegates In Early Primary Votes
Chicago April 12 five states chose delegates to national party conventions in June and set the tone for presidential preference. Illinois and Nebraska used ballots in primary votes to express their issues.
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Chicago
National Party
Illinois
Nebraska
Smiling Faces Musical Comedy Comes to City This Saturday
The ticket board at City Drug Store 517 Polk Street will stay open until 8 pm all week for two performances of Smiling Faces. Fred Stone makes his first Southwest appearance in the show with lower matinee prices for out of town patrons. Mail orders go to Wilbur C. Hawk at The News Globe. matinee 50 cents to 2.50, evening 1 to 3 dollars. Hawk calls it the season’s last Broadway attraction and guarantees the show’s quality.
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City Drug Store
Polk Street
Wilbur C. Hawk
Hawk
Fred Stone
News-Globe
Mr. Hawk
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