Blizzard Strikes Eastern U S Leaving 150 000 In Need
Red Cross and New York state mobilize to aid 150000 residents in the Buffalo area amid a December blizzard. Freezing temperatures, 30 inch snow, and 70 mile per hour winds disrupt transport. 10 died in Buffalo, 13 in Pennsylvania, and a Cape Charles fire killed nine. New York Governor Lehman orders highway workers to dig out Kenmore. volunteers assist with sleds and medical aid.
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Fireman Commits Suicide by Self Immolation Near San Antonio
In San Antonio on December 10, a fireman committed suicide by setting himself on fire. Justice of the Peace Otts West ruled the death a death by own action for John V. Valentine, 42. His charred body was found noon near the Medina River eight miles south of the city after farmer T. B. Black reported seeing him at the river with gasoline-soaked clothing. Deputies were alerted and recovered the body upon returning with Black.
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San Antonio
Black
Rising Sun Banner Flies as Japan Enters Nanking
Japanese infantry breached Kuanghuamen gate and pushed through Nanking walls amid heavy fighting. Japanese forces also captured Purple Mountain while reports note American civilians aboard the Panay and a moving gunboat fleet nearby as Western nationals evacuate.
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Hsiakwan
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A. L. Patterson
Guam
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Wuhu
Chinkiang
Yangtze
Farmers Oppose McDonald Plan in Texas Assembly
In Fort Worth on December 10 the Texas Agricultural Association condemned the domestic allotment plan proposed by Texas Agriculture Commissioner J E McDonald. Edwin Hawes Jr led the drive for a plan backed by 80 percent of Texas farmers who oppose McDonald and urged Congress to fund cotton research laboratories in the South. The group praised Roosevelt and endorsed compulsory crop control. Debate arose over including wheat. opponents succeeded in adding wheat to the controlled commodities.
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Congress
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Association
Roosevelt
Resolutions
W. M. Deck
Perryton
W. H. Condo
Lipscomb County
A. C. Davis
Castro County
Banquet In Amarillo For Panhandle Lawyers
Amarillo Bar Association plans its annual banquet with about 150 lawyers from Lubbock Dalhart Shamrock Pampa and Muleshoe attending. The event at the Amarillo Hotel starts at 7 30 p m with Hon. Nelson Phillips former Texas Supreme Court chief justice as principal speaker and William Q Boyce as toastmaster. Officers will be elected and committees appointed.
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Pampa
Muleshoe
Amarillo Hotel
Nelson Phillips
Dallas
Texas Supreme Court
William Q. Boyce
Broad Social Program Is Outlined at Meet Here
West Texas social welfare delegates meet in Amarillo for a two day session at the Herring Hotel to discuss live problems of tomorrow s citizens and today s children Venereal diseases and syphilis are highlighted as a major health issue with over 50 000 deaths last year and 250 000 Americans under care while 150 000 new cases monthly are reported by the Public Health Service authorities Mayor Ross D Rogers urges organized cooperation among social groups to focus on individual case work and economic parity for farmers.
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West Texas
Amarillo
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U. S. Public Health Service
Rogers
Missing Philippine Officers Found
Three high Philippine army officers led by Brig. Gen. Apulino V. Antos were found after spending three days on Anirong island in the Polillo group. They were forced down during a flight from Lanao province and were picked up by a U S Army amphibian while staying with Rafaglu Durante and his wife on the island.
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Cattle Feeding in Southwest Gains
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports November shipments of cattle from stockyard markets to the corn belt for fattening were the largest for November in six years. Feeding in Texas Oklahoma and the Lancaster area of Pennsylvania and Maryland is expected to be larger this winter.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
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Texas
Oklahoma
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Bureau
Lindbergh Attends Carnegie Meeting
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh attended a Carnegie Institution board of trustees meeting in Washington, stressing his sustained interest in science since his famous transatlantic flight.
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Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Carnegie Institution
Atlantic
Roosevelt Call Meets Commission Silence on Immediate Rail Raise
President Roosevelt urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to help railroads regain financial health while rejecting immediate emergency rate hikes. The ICC, saying it acted before his remarks, plans a faster review of a 15 percent freight increase and a 0.5 cent per mile coach fare hike, with hearings continuing on multiple sides. He favored private ownership retention, discussed reducing capitalization, consolidating routes, abandoning unprofitable lines, and avoiding subsidies or broad loans from the RFC.
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jesse H. Jones
Pan American Seeks Bids for 100 Passenger Planes
Pan American Airways issued a call for bids to build several large 100 passenger high speed planes for high altitude service. The craft would cruise at 274 mph at 10 000 feet and aim to reach London from New York in about 14 to 15 hours. Bids are requested in lots of three six and twelve to form a sizeable fleet.
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New York City
Governor Bailey Undergoes Kidney Operation
Governor Carl E. Bailey underwent a major operation to remove a stone from his left kidney. His general condition was pronounced satisfactory.
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Ark
Carl E. Bailey
Landon withdraws from 1940 race in emphatic statement
Alf M Landon declares he is stepping out of the presidential contest in a forceful assertion that challenges Herbert Hoover to follow suit. The exchange marks a pivotal shift as Republicans debate policy and leadership amid calls for new blood.
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Washington
Alf M. Landon
Herbert Hoover
Landon
Hoover
1000 Aboard Liner Safe After Grounding Off Formosa
The trans pacific liner President Hoover with 1058 aboard ran aground near Hoishoto Island 55 miles northeast of Formosa. All passengers and crew are safe. Navy destroyers Alden and Baker stand by for possible assistance as the ship awaits tug from Hong Kong. The incident prompts a new Outside Passage route east of Formosa.
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New Deal Plans Tax Reform Bill
Administrative partners near Roosevelt draft major changes in capital gains and undistributed profits taxes. The plan, to be debated in the January congressional session, exempts 25 to 30 percent of undistributed earnings and allows 50 to 70 percent exemption on capital gains after one year.
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Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas region
Partly cloudy and warmer conditions expected across Amarillo and West Texas with similar trends into New Mexico. The forecast notes temperature changes and hour by hour readings, mentioning highs around 49 and 39 with lows near 36.
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West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Roosevelt's Farm Bill Passes Narrowly in House Vote
The House approved a crop production and surplus marketing bill 267 to 130 after a tight vote. An amendment to send the measure back to agriculture failed 206 to 197. The bill allows continued payments for soil and conservation practices if farmers agree to acreage limits, with potential marketing quotas by referendum.
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Barkley
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Belleau
Jones Wins Hard Fought Agriculture Bill Passage
Rep. Marvin Jones of Amarillo, chair of the agriculture committee, exhausted after the final vote, celebrated the bill's passage. He plans rest as the Senate considers its measure, having faced a tense, extended debate and a decisive moment when the motion to recommit failed.
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Washington
Marvin Jones
Amarillo
Agriculture Committee
Senate
Jones
Bankhead
President Names Liberals to SEC
President Roosevelt announced appointments to the Securities and Exchange Commission subject to Senate approval. John W. Hanes of Charles D. Barney & Company and Jerome M. Frank, New York lawyer, were named for vacancies. Hanes supported stronger safeguards for trading as urged by Chairman William O. Douglas. The New York Stock Exchange began reviewing its own organization with Charles R. Gay proposing a paid president and a committee to study the structure.
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New Deal
New York Stock Exchange
Securities and Exchange Commission
Roosevelt
Senate
John W. Hanes
Charles D. Barney & Company
Wall Street
Jerome M. Frank
New York Corporation
New York
Commission
Hanes
William O. Douglas
New York Exchange
Charles R. Gay
Gay
Well Known Texas Physician Dr L Root Dies
Abilene reports the death of Dr L Root age 67 a leading West Texas physician for 25 years in an Abilene hospital. Funeral services will be at the First Christian Church in Colorado Saturday at 2 30. Root Hospital in Colorado marked its tenth anniversary. Surviving are his second wife a son Dr C L Root Jr and two daughters Mrs Bill Hamburg Oklahoma City and Mrs Jimmy Cook Colorado Texas.
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L. Root
West Texas
First Christian Church
Colorado
Dr. Root
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C. L. Root Jr
Bill Hamburg
Oklahoma City
Jimmy Cook
Texas
Missing Americans Case Ends Without Clue in Moscow
The American embassy in Moscow advised the State Department that a search for Mr and Mrs Donald L Robinson of New York failed. The couple vanished from their hotel near the embassy and inquiries at the Soviet foreign office and hotel yielded no information on their whereabouts.
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Moscow
State Department
Donald L. Robinson
New York
Dust Will Blow Again The Plainsmen Fight Series Start
The Sunday News Globe presents the six part series The Plainsmen Fight Again by Lewis Nordyke examining future possibilities of the Plains through a scientific discussion. The installment explores causes and effects of drought and the future outlook, highlighted as the paper’s most comprehensive study on the topic.
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Sunday News Globe
Lewis Nordyke
News-Globe
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