06 Dec 1937
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1937
Page
1
A rambling column from Claude News sketches a string of lighthearted jabs at Texas editors and public figures. It jabs a Bo Vina man with lost sight, Buck Moore and Jeane Suits, and teases prompts on affordable fashion and the high cost of living. It notes a photo miss and jokes about Rome and Bonham truth.
House likely to pass a Mahon Jones amendment curtailing tenant benefit shares. If landlords reduced tenants in three years, farm benefits would be cut proportionally, with tenant portions reverting to the treasury instead of landowners. The drastic rule aims at large operators in West Texas who rely on hired labor.
Senators from Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and Texas voiced support for President Roosevelt's housing legislation. They praised the principles and favored measures to lower loan rates and consolidate agencies while cautioning against large government outlays as revenue is constrained.
In Brindisi harbor, the Imperial Airways Cygnus flying boat crashes after takeoff from India to London. One passenger and a crew member die, 13 aboard with 11 rescued and injured including Air Marshal Sir John Salmond. Dead are steward Stappani and Captain MacDonald. Cause undetermined at report time.
Gov. George A. Aiken of Vermont calls for a purge of the Republican national committee to curb southern influence and a new nine point platform. He warns of a party revolt if reform is not enacted and urges the national committee to respect Vermont's electors in 1936.
Two Eastham Prison Farm convicts who broke away before daylight were quickly recaptured today. Raymond Richard Savannah Cameron, 22, of Fort Worth and Willard C. Maddox, 24, of Houston, were identified as the escapees.
President Roosevelt returns to a stalled farm relief push as Congress debates compulsory controls and safeguards. Grassroots groups urge stripping compulsion while cooperatives seek tighter limits to avoid surpluses. Officials warn the bill may not be finalized this session despite plans to vote soon.
Washington reports four years after repeal a rise in dry forces and ongoing bootlegging. Alabama joined 42 states permitting hard liquor, while six states remain dry. Ohio, Kentucky, and other states show local shifts as national trends stall with persistent enforcement issues and varied tax gains. Representative Cochran notes the evolving landscape.
The article notes that organized anti drinking campaigns could quickly form a strong prohibition bloc in Congress. It describes dry groups adopting modern tools like films and radio to advance their cause and mobilize supporters.
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and his wife arrive secretly on the S S President Harding and disable customs checks for a short homecoming. The couple heads to Englewood New Jersey to stay with Mrs Dwight Morrow as memories of the 1932 search surface in nearby Hopewell Sourland area.
The Federal Reserve Board announced plans to simplify and liberalize trading requirements for brokers and customers effective January 1. The revision keeps current margin levels, avoids forced liquidations, and clarifies separation of commodity futures from securities margins, allowing brokers to separate accounts now and mandating separation after the effective date.
Two men died when their car rear ended a truck on Highway 15 seventeen miles south of Ennis. Roy Brawner 43 and Bribben Rollings 38 both of Houston were killed. Brawner was an automobile salesman.
The treasury proposed 450 to 727 million dollars in securities for sale or exchange and stated no new money borrowing is planned for the next two months. Morgenthau said the issues refund outstanding debt, with elections to balance the budget and retrench as the economy affects tax receipts. Public sale includes 250 million in 8 year bonds and 200 million in notes, plus a swap option for 277 million in maturing notes. The Dec 2 debt stood at 37.144 billion dollars, below the Sept 14 peak.
Police reported five crashes early Sunday involving nine vehicles with no serious injuries. At Third Avenue and Fillmore Street, H B Putman and J K Mullins were hurt in a three car crash that damaged a parked sedan. The Mullins truck struck a curb and light post, while Putman suffered minor back and leg injuries. Additional accidents at Tenth Avenue and Arthur Street and at Seventh Avenue and Pierce Street involved W T Huff and Charles Sheppfield, Albert Brown, and Jack Holleman.
A. C. Goss, farm credit administrator, identifies Texas, Omaha, Wichita and Louisville districts as top loan applicants for farm purchases. He notes over 10 months 38 million dollars requested from more than 10 thousand applications, signaling improved agriculture and rising farm real estate market.
In West Texas expect fair skies Monday and Tuesday with temperatures rising Monday. Across eastern Texas portion Tuesday also warmer. New Mexico and Arizona stay fair Monday and Tuesday with little temperature change. Oklahoma sees a pair of warm days Monday and Tuesday as temperatures rise.
Two British Yangtze River steamers the Tuckwo and Tatung were bombed and damaged off Wuhu Anhwei. Three Britons were wounded and hundreds of Chinese killed or wounded as Japanese planes struck shipping. The Tuckwo burned, the Tatung flooded and was beached. Damaged hulks and a British gunboat were also hit amid reports of advancing Japanese troops toward Nanking.
Prince Charles of Belgium arrives incognito in England shortly after King Leopold II and Queen Mother Elizabeth visit Welbeck Abbey. Denials persist on Leopold's marriage plans to English heiress Lady Anne Cavendish-Bentinck, amid past betrothal rumors and a royal press denial.
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