Texas moves to replace Railroad Commission with Natural Resources Commission
The Senate state affairs committee voted eight to six to advance a House bill to strip the Texas Railroad Commission of oil and gas proration powers and establish an appointive Natural Resources Commission. The bill, already passed by the House, drew strong opposition and support from lawmakers. A hotel lobby confrontation between Charles F. Rosser and Rep. Gordon Burns followed the House vote.
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Austin
Senate State Affairs Committee
House
Texas Railroad Commission
The
Oil and Gas Conservation Agency
Appointive Natural Resources Commission
Reairoad Commission
East Texas
Railroad Commission
Gordon Burns
Charles F. Roeser
Fort Worth
Burns
New Commission
Mine Pickets Clash With Guards at Brookside Mine
Five hundred mine pickets clashed with national guardsmen police and deputies at the Brookside mine entrance in Springfield Illinois. John Falber was burned by tear gas and two pickets were jailed as 40 guardsmen deployed bayonets and gas to restore order amid a large UMWA turn out.
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Springfield
National
Company K
Taylorville
United Mine Workers of America
Falber
Five room rental listings in early Want Ads
A pair of pre First issue rental notices attract renters. 1001 Monroe offers a five room house partly furnished via Monogram Store with dial 7118. A furnished apartment near 1609 South Fillmore is listed with phone 2-8416.
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Monroe
Inquire Monogram Store
South Fillmore
Japanese drive south of Wall rout Chinese defenders
Reports from PIEPING say Japanese forces smashed south of the great wall after eight days of combat. About 4000 casualties were reported on each side as Nantienmen fell, strengthening Japan's hold on the Peiping gateway to Jehol. Chinese volunteers in Kalgan prepare to invade Charhar as fresh supplies reach Japanese forces.
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Pieping
China
Peiping
Nantienmen
Kupei
Jehol
Kalgan
Charhar
Dolonor
Four-Power Campaign For Disarmament Joins Roosevelt Plan
President Roosevelt organized a four power campaign for a new economic order and disarmament at the London and Geneva talks. France Canada Britain and the United States agreed on cooperation. talks with Edouard Herriot and Prime Minister Bennett showed a frank, friendly exchange on war debts and future steps.
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Washington
Roosevelt
France
Canada
Great Britain
United States
Geneva
Edouard Herriot
M. Herriot
White House
M. Herriott
Bennett
Herricott
London
Capitol Hill
Pittman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Moley
Hull
Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Representative Doughton
North Carolina
McReynolds
Tennessee
House
Ways and Means
Foreign Affairs
House Subcommittee Advances Securities Bill Revision
A House interstate commerce subcommittee approved a revised securities regulation bill. The measure, reflecting administration proposals, will be sent to the full committee for consideration on Tuesday.
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Washington
House
Interstate Commerce
Administration
College president admits recruiting athletes to Texas junior colleges
Dr. B. E. Masters of Amarillo College told delegates in Dallas that colleges recruit athletes as others do. He urged cooperation to end athletic commercialism noting alumni involvement and staff paid athletes. He warned too many paid players distort college sports and calls for limits on payroll athletes.
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Dallas
U.P
B. E. Masters
Amarillo College
Texas Association of Junior Colleges
Mortgage Refinancing Bill Approved by House
Washington April 28 The administration's 2.3 billion home mortgage refinancing bill passed the House without change and advances to the Senate.
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Washington
House
Senate
May Day Dance Features Funny Band Director
Amarillo hosts the May Day ball next Monday night at the Nat featuring Jack Crawford, famed baton swinger, with a lively concert style from America’s popular orchestra. The event benefits the Potter County Library book fund, arranged by Wilbur C. Hawk and the Music Corporation of America. Admission is 1.10 for couples and stags, 50 cents for extra ladies.
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Wilbur C. Hawk
Music Corporation of America
Potter County
Library
Amarillo Oratorical Contest Sees Henry Will Fullingim Win
Henry Will Fullingim of Pampa won the News Globe oratorical contest with four first places, earning selection to defend Texas at the National Oratorical Contest in Kansas City. Arthur Glover Amarillo High finished second. fourth place went to Rush Hamil Record of Childress. The event included a banquet at the Amarillo Hotel and featured eleven finalists from Panhandle districts.
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West Texas
Texas
Henry Will Fullingim
News-Globe
Arthur Glover
Amarillo High School
Margaret Rogers
Perryton
Rush Hamil Record
Childress
Glen Smith
Quanah
Miriam Culwell
Hereford
Henry Will
Kansas City
Europe
Harvester
Archer Fullingim
W. J. Adkins
Panhandle
A. J. Glover
Tyler Street
Amarillo
Ellwood Patty
Lubbock
W. J. Hill, Jr
Bushland
Mildred Moore
Wildorado
Newman Kelly
Meating
Virginia Craig
Whiteer
News- Globe
T. E. Johnson
The
Daily News
W. A. McIntosh
Alice Meyer
Jack Merrick
Glenn Smith
Claudie Everly
White Deer
A. R. Castleberry
Rush H. Record
Montie Draper
O. L. Culwell
Virginia Leah Fullingim
Pampa
E. W. Rogers
Farnsworth
Margaret
T. V. Reeves
Jennie O. Ritchie
West Texas Teachers’ College
den. J. F. Mead
C. C. Thompson
Amarillo College
Fred Young
Henry Will Pallingim
Newman
Local Option Beer Bill Advances In Texas Senate
The Texas Senate approved local option elections for 3.2 beer after July 1 with a statewide Aug 26 vote on legalization. House action awaited on Senate changes and a constitutional amendment. In Iowa, National Guards from Sioux City and Sheldon moved into Le Mars after a mob attacked Judge Charles Bradley over foreclosure delays. martial law was proclaimed to cover nearby Denison as guards patrolled and reform efforts continued.
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Austin
Texas Senate
Senate
Frank Rawlings
W. R. Poage
Waco
House
LE Mars
Iowa
Charles C. Bradley
Sioux City
Sheldon
Des Moines
Defends Own Case Given Sixty Years For Robbery
Jack Peddy, 38, who defended himself in a robbery with firearms case for a holdup and wounding a nightwatchman at Tenana, was sentenced to 60 years by a jury. He was among escapees from the Texas penitentiary last November 11 with forged parole papers. His self-styled attorney said a new trial motion would be filed tomorrow.
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Jack Peddy
Tenana
Peddy
Texas
Lindberghs Finish Cross Nation Hop
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh completed a cross country inspection trip for Transcontinental Western Air landing at Grand Central Airport Glendale after a short hop from near San Bernardino.
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Los Angeles
Charles A. Lindbergh
Transcontinental Western Air
Grand Central Airport
Glendale
San Bernardino
Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
Partly cloudy Saturday in Amarillo with similar conditions in West Texas and New Mexico. The report notes little temperature change, with mixed clouds and a chance of showers in the southern portions. Prior day high and low readings are referenced as 81 and 68 respectively, with a 1932 era low of 0.89 cited in the text.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Greta
Officer kills famed bandit near WeWoka
Coleman Rickerson, a $2,000 Depew bank robbery suspect, was fatally wounded by Constable Bill Gross near Briton Oklahoma. Rickerson died hours later at a local hospital. Lonnie Poe and Joe Milam, linked to the same raid, were captured in Kansas after escaping gunfire in January.
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Wewoka
Okla
Coleman Rickerson
Bill Gross
Lonnie Poe
Charles “Pretty Boy
Floyd
Joe Milar
Kansas
Briton
Gross
Rickerson
Blackie Smalley
Here
Tulsa County
Poe
Milam
Sapulpa
Stephens County
Smalley
Marie
Steel Output Soars With Higher Production in April
In Cleveland on April 28 reports show rising steel production and price gains. Steel magazine forecasts U S ingot output for the week ending April 29 at 29 percent of capacity, nearly doubling from early April. Daily Metal Trade notes a $2 per ton price rise for hot rolled sheets in Pittsburgh.
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Cleveland
Steel
United States
Daily Metal Trade
Pittsburgh
Youngstown
Senate approves sweeping farm relief bill amid heated debate
The Senate passed the inflation laden farm relief bill by 64 to 20 and sent it to the House after three weeks of fierce debate. The measure empowers the President to expand credit and control prices, with wide discretionary authority and notable party splits. Roosevelt opposed the measure though voting details show broad support for inflation provisions.
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Washttington
Senate
House
Congress
Wallace
Thomas
Oklawa
Carter Glass
Virginia
Treasury
McAdoo
California
Shipstead
Clark
Missouri
Roosevelt
The Front Page Repeated Tonight at Municipal Auditorium
The Front Page will be repeated Thursday night at the Municipal Auditorium after high demand from Ama rilang audiences who missed the April 14 show at the Paramount. Proceeds benefit Community Kitchens. Dr. R. P. Parcells directs the cast of 26 News-Globe staff members with rehearsals set to begin Monday.
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Amarilang
Paramount
News-Globe
Municipal Auditorium
City Drug Store
Polk Street
R. P. Parcells
Ben Hecht
Charles MacArthur
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Illinois
Wall
Masters
May Day Dance
News Globe
McIntosh
Rogers
Oretha Cornelius
Christine
West Texas Orators
Glenn C. Haynes
Denison
Crawford County
Guv
Clyde L. Herring
Tate
William H. Zelinsky
Hugo J. Willy
Andrew Bell
Gov. Herring
168Th Infantry
Ed Durband
Lindberghs
Cratic
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