Lawmakers tour Amarillo Canyon area amid college and canyon visits
A West Texas delegation toured Amarillo Rotary Club events, West Texas State College in Canyon, Palo Duro canyon, and related facilities, with a Canyon- Amarillo group hosting a banquet and speeches by Senator Small and other representatives.
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West Texas
Amarillo
Canyon
Senator Small
A. B. Tarwater
Plainview
George Moffat
Chillicothe
Bob Alexander
Childress
Eugene Worley
Shamrock
Max Boyer
Perryton
Jack Little
Rotary Club
J. A. Hill
W. A. Warren
The
Canyon Chamber of Commerce
Cliff Jarrett
Buffalo Club
al Baggett
Charley Burrow
Clyde Warwick
Canyon News
Seven Year Term Given in Slaying at Lamesa
A Texas jury found Mounte Bridges guilty of murder in the Bertha Gordon case near Post. Bridges received a seven year prison term after 24 hours of deliberation. Gordon and Jay Donaldson were shot to death July 1, 1934. Bridges also faces a 20 year sentence in Donaldson's death. The defense presented no testimony.
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Lamesa
AXA
Mounte Bridges
Bertha Gordon
Post
Miss Gordon
Jay Donaldson
Bridges
Donaldson
Gordon
King Edward Stands Firm Over Simpson and Empire
King Edward remains resolved to keep both his throne and Wallis Simpson as Britain faces an ultimatum. Prime Minister Baldwin met with leaders as Buckingham Palace cancelled public engagements amid a deepening royal crisis and royal brothers convened in London.
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Wally Simpson
British Empire
Associated Press
London
Britain
Wallis Simpson
Mary
Stanley Baldwin
Empire
Baldwin
Buckingham Palace
House of Commons
Commons
Mrs. Simpson
Fort Belvedere
Briton Wavers On King Affair
English consulting engineer C. J. Baker, visiting the Capitol Hotel, says he can see both sides of the King Edward and Mrs. Wallis Simpson affair. He notes the king’s personal choice and the public impact as he heads from Shanghai toward China. He recalls hearing of the affair only after November 8.
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Jim Ballard
King Edward
Mrs. Wallis Simpson
C. J. Baker
Shanghai
China
Capitol Hotel
Baker
Simpson
Typhoon Leaves 32 Missing in Philippine Islands
Manila reports show one death and 32 missing after a typhoon swept across the Philippines. Among the missing are 20 gold miners believed buried by landslides in Nueva Ecija, as heavy rains battered the region. A man died near Noveleta when struck by a falling power line.
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Manila
Philippines
Here
Nueva Ecija
Noveleta
Weather Forecast For Amarillo And Vicinity Friday
Partly cloudy in Amarillo and West Texas Friday with colder conditions and livestock warnings in the Panhandle. Partly cloudy in New Mexico Friday with temperatures shown by the hour for Amarillo, including max and min figures from yesterday’s records.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Beisbevrs
A. M
Cove
Second cold wave brings heavy fog to Panhandle region
A second cold wave blanketed the Panhandle with heavy fog and a forecast low of 12 degrees. Amarillo expected 20 degrees as temperatures dropped from 29 to 34 yesterday. Livestock warnings issued for ranchers as fog stretched from Dumas to Lubbock and Pampa.
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Panhandle
Rocky Mountain
North Plains
Texas
West Texas
Amarillo
H. T. Collman
Plains
Dumas
Lubbock
Slaton
Clovis
Pampa
Grayson Candidate Frees on Bond in Indictment
Virgil Evans of Denison, a Grayson County sheriff candidate for 1934, was released on bond in Sherman after an indictment alleging he circulated unsigned political advertising. L R Ramsey of Sherman also faced charges. The case cites a law banning unsigned political materials.
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Denison
Virgil Evans
Grayson County
Sherman
L. R. Ramsey
Evans
Kirk Claims He Planned to End Own Life on Stand
Louis Kirk testified that he had no plan to shoot his estranged wife Florence and only carried a gun to take his own life. He said he recalled his movements after Sunday morning’s shooting but did not grasp the extent of his act until in a Santa Fe box car. The testimony preceded defense depositions intended to show Mrs Kirk with other men.
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Kirk
Stand
Louis Kirk
Florence
Santa Fe
E. C. Nelson, Jr
Three Women Indicted in Mann Act Transport Case
Houston December indicts three women Margaret Sullivan Blanche Cowart and Elon Helen Sawson for transporting five girls from Jacksonville Florida in violation of the Mann act The Corpus Christi division reports fifty true bills with Houston nine Galveston three and Corpus Christi one more detail on the grand jury findings.
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Houston
Margaret Sullivan
Blanche Cowart
Elon Helen Sawson
Corpus Christi
District Court
Jacksonville
Fla
T. M. Kennerly
Galveston
Automobile Rollovers On Route 66 Injuries Reported
Van Wonneau's car rolled over three times 22 miles east of Amarillo on Highway 66. His niece Lillie Ruth O'Brien suffered the only serious injury and was taken to St. Anthonys Hospital with forehead stitches. Mrs Wonneau and two children escaped unharmed. They were returning to Dodsonville from California after a bus reportedly crowded them off the road.
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Amarillo
van Wonneau
Lillie Ruth O’brien
St. Anthonys’ Hospital
Motorist Rescues Crash Victims On Highway
A passing motorist took the injured to Amarillo after a collision that tore a car open and blocked the highway. Three truck occupants were stunned but uninjured as police and bystanders assisted. Traffic halted for hours and rerouted until Corky identified his parents and Mrs Rusk at the hospital.
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Amarillo
Barrow Pits
Corky
Lords Approve Arms Ban Bill for British Vessels to Spain
The government sponsored bill to prohibit British ships from carrying arms to Spain was approved by the House of Lords and received royal assent after passing the House of Commons.
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London
Spain
House of Lords
Royal Commission
House of Commons
Coal operators push plan to regulate bituminous industry
Nearly 109 bituminous coal operators from nine states east of the Mississippi adopted a resolution authorizing a national committee to draft a bill for regulation of the coal industry to stabilize prices and production.
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New York
Mississippi
Ride Em Cowboy Becomes Theme Song at Texas Penitentiary
The Texas prison rodeo at Huntsville draws thousands of spectators and inmates weekly as convicts ride bucking horses and steers for prizes. Gov Allred and prison officials promote the event as morale booster and revenue source for equipment and books. J E Ellingson oversees transport of convicts from farms to central Huntsville prison for performances and viewing.
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Texas
Succes
James V. Allred
Ellingson
Huntsville
Roosevelt ends peace mission with new American policy stance
In Montevideo the president announces that a spirit of friendship and confidence among the American republics has been forged at the 1933 Pan American conference. He says the good neighbor policy is now a common American policy and farewell crowds bid him safe passage aboard the Indianapolis.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Roosevelt
Indianapolis
Charleston
Gabriel Terra
Broad Quays
United States
Joint Action Against Aggression Proposed
Dec 3 report from Buenos Aires notes a PA project for joint American action against aggression. The item cites a plan for coordinated measures and potential responses among allied nations.
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Buenos Aires
Constable Oakes seeks missing hunters at King Ranch
Constable Ernest Oakes, returning to the King ranch today, said his party is certain to locate the bodies of Luther and John Bilanton. He refused to reveal exact search sites or the source of new evidence, only saying it came from an unnamed North Texas city police. He noted the tip was found while he worked on another case.
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Ban Perlita
Ernest Oakes
King Ranch
Luther
John Bilanton
Oakes
North Texas City
Rebel planes bomb Madrid again as battles rage
Fascist air force bombed Madrid twice amid combat for western suburbs. Artillery roared along the Casa da Campo and Manzanares river area with rear guards clashing in Moncloa and Pozuelo Aravaca.Today's raids caused no great damage despite yesterday's toll.
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Madrid
Casa da Campo
Manzanares
Moncloa
Pozuelo
Aravaca
Food rationing begins in Nazi Germany
Berlin Dec 3 W P staff report food rationing was introduced today with a decree forcing butchers and shopkeepers to sell butter lard and other fats only on official lists showing quantities per family and per person. The system aims to ensure equal distribution and curb hoarding.
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Berlin
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