Dust storms threaten Plains farms as landowners fail to act
Dust storms are expected next spring as winds blow from the north and northwest. Many landowners have not cooperated with Soil Conservation Service or other agencies, leaving abandoned or untreated land that endangers nearby treated fields. Regional director Finnell warns storms may be mitigated by local soil conservation districts, but absentee ownership and lack of action remain the main menace to Plains agriculture.
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Lewis Nordyke
Amarillo
Soil Conservation Service
Farm Security Administration
AAA
H. H. Finnell
The
Bearrow Receives 40Year Term For Drunken Party Slaying
Fort Worth Amarillo reports state district court sentenced Eugene Bearrow to forty years in the penitentiary for the murder of Wilber Nixon. The verdict followed a trial that drew a packed courtroom after days of testimony and arguments by state and defense counsel. Nixon was beaten to death on the night of November 20. The defense had urged insanity due to epilepsy.
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Wheeler
Eugene
Stubby” Bearrow
Wilber Nixon
Nixon
Reese Ewing
R. H. Cocke
Wellington
Marion Reynolds
Shamrock
Homer D. Moss
Lewis Goodrich
Dennis Reynolds
Janitor Julius Chavez Found Dead in Front Yard Ditch
The body of 48 year old Julius Chavez a janitor was found today in a four foot water filled ditch in front of his home by neighbor J W Ogle. Police are investigating the unexplained death. Lovely gift pieces in Rumrill pottery are advertised at Russell Stationery Co.
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Houston
Julius Chavez
J. W. Ogle
Rumrill Pottery
Russell Stationery Co
Cars Offer Bargains in Amarillo Trade Market
Babson says year old cars are good bargains as Amarillo dealers face a flood of late model used cars. Dealers offer best prices and terms to clear lots. Buyers should check the Globe and News Want Ad pages and inspect the cars. Trade ins can yield surprising value for older models.
NewLeads Found In Taylor Case
Police pursue hot leads in the Evelyn Taylor slaying. The 21 year old daughter of Sam Taylor was found slain and her body hidden in a drainage tunnel near the Santa Fe shop yards. Three men, two Latino, are being held for questioning as investigators press for breakthroughs. The body lay at Griggs funeral chapel while funeral arrangements are pending.
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Santa Fe
Sam Taylor
Griggs Funeral
Danish Vessel Char Sass Halted by Spanish Rebels
Danish motor vessel Char Sass en route from Baltimore to Malaga was stopped by an armed trawler in the Straits of Gibraltar and taken to Cueta held by Spanish insurgents. The ship was later released and arrived at Gibraltar.
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London
U.P
Lloyds Shipping News
Char Sass
Malaga
Spain
Baltimore
Straits of Gibraltar
Cueta
Morocco
Lloyds
Gibraltar
Former Barbara Hutton Renounces U S Citizenship
Countess Haugwitz Reventlow formerly Barbara Hutton renounced American citizenship and sailed for Europe after a one day New York visit. She appeared before Federal Judge Bondy and attested to the renunciation. Her departure followed a Woolworth strike by workers seeking higher wages.
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New York
Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow
Barbara Hutton
White & Case
Woolworth
Europe
Europa
Franklyn Hutton
Bondy
New York City
Senate Rejects Government Surplus Buying Plan
The Senate rejected proposals to have the government buy large quantities of farm products to control surpluses and raise prices. McNary led a failed bid to purchase 30 million bushels of wheat while Cotton Ed Smith's 6 million bale cotton plan also failed. Secretary Wallace urged a stronger, workable farm bill during the debate.
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Washington
The
Senate
Ed” Smith
Democrat
South Carolina
McNay
Oregon
Wallace
House
Smathers
New Jersey
Agriculture Department
Conference Committee
McNary
Noted Texas Philanthropist John G Hardin Claimed by Death
John G Hardin an 83 year old Texas philanthropist died in Dallas after nine months of illness at Baylor hospital His fortune once estimated at six million dwindled to about 190000 yet in his final years he gave generously to Baptist institutions civic groups and hospitals His early life began in Mississippi and he built a vast landholdings empire around Burkburnett Texas funding electric light plants schools and colleges including Buckner Home Baylor University Abilene Christian College Howard Payne College and Hardin Simmons University He recalled a dugout home with a wagon cover for a door and later funded education and care for underprivileged children End.
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Dallas
John G. Hardin
Baylor Hospital
Burkburnett
Fort Sill
Red River
Burk~ Burnett
John Hardin
Buckner Orphans Home
Baylor University
Waco
Buckner
Abilene Christian College
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Mary Hardin-Baylor Women's College
Belton
Hardin- Simmons University
Abilene
Hardin Junior College
Wichita Falls
Hardin
Ripley
Miss
Tennessee
Farm Meeting At Hereford To Survey Soil Needs
Hereford hosts a public agricultural meeting at 10 this morning in the Deaf Smith County courthouse. H. H. Finnell will preside, appointed by Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with Soil Conservation Service and other federal agency staff from Amarillo attending. The focus is soil conservation flood control and erosion prevention in the Upper Red River Basin above the Palisades. The goal is a coordinated regional program extending into New Mexico.
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Hereford
Deaf Smith County
Panhandle Plains
H. H. Finnell
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Finnell
Soil Conservation Service
Amarillo
Red River
Palisades
New Mexico
Stand Up Strike Leaders Arrested in Eight Cities
Two CIO leaders organizing a strike of Postal Telegraph operators were arrested in New York on a complaint of malicious mischief as service fell in seven cities. Willard Bliss, national director of the American Radio Telegraphists' Association, and Joseph Selly were taken from a stand up meeting in the Postal Telegraph Company Building. The stand up action spanned New York Philadelphia Washington Detroit Buffalo Pittsburgh and Milwaukee.
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New York
Willard Bliss
American Radio Telegraphists’ Association
Joseph Selly
Postal Telegraph Company
Philadelphia
Washington
Detroit
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
Partly cloudy Friday in Amarillo and west Texas with little temperature change. New Mexico will see fair conditions Friday with little change. Hourly readings show daytime highs around the mid 80s to 90s and overnight lows near the 40s to 50s, with a general warming trend through the day.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Csciie
Mysterious couple arrested on spy suspicions in Russia
Izvestia reports a missing man and woman with American passports were arrested on espionage suspicion. Mr and Mrs Donald L Robinson of York may be under arrest though identity and nationality remain undisclosed. Federal agents probe how passports were obtained, considering possible American Communist links.
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Moscow
Tzvestia
Espion
Donald L. “Robinson
York
Robinson
Lavestia
Soviet Union
New York
Russia
Izvestia
United States
U. S
No Surrender Plea From Chiang In China Crisis
Chiang Kai-Shek urged China not to surrender as Japanese forces prepared to enter Nanking. The Panay disaster sparked international tension while allied gunboats awaited orders near Shanghai. Eyewitness reports described the capital in ruins and Ming tombs spared amid Japanese advances.
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Shanghat
Japan
China
Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
United States
Washington
Hull
Teizo
Mitsunami
Shanghai
Oahu
Arthur Menken
Paramount
Menken
Sun Yat-Sen
Purple Mountain
Iwane Matsui
Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Nanking University
Desperate pair vanish from Alcatraz in dense fog
In San Francisco a dense fog aids the escape of Ralph Roe and Theodore Cole from Alcatraz Island. Warden James J. Johnston orders a quick island search as guards and coast guard hunt the bay for the missing inmates. Authorities note strong tides and unclear whether the men are on the island, in the bay, or attempting the swim to the mainland.
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San Francisco
Alcatraz Island Federal Prison
Rocky Island
San Francisco Bay
James J. Johnston
Ralph Roe
Duncan
Okla
Theodore Cole
Stroud
Si Coast Guard
Alcatraz
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Roe
Cole
Alcatras Island
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Bearrow
C of C
Panhandle
Chamber of Commerce
Stuart
Carl Clifft
Westex
FHA
Texas
Chamber of Commerce Committee
State Board of Regents
John E. Hill
J. G. Ulmer
Tyler
J. E. Josey
Babson
Taylor
Evelyn Taylor
Lee
Mississippi
Johnson County
Wichita County
Chiang
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