Winter Hailstorm Grips Panhandle Plains With Zero Degree Chill
A renewed Panhandle storm plunges the region to near zero temperatures. Amarillo reports around zero with Dalhart Tucumcari and Boise City among the coldest points. Light snow flurries affect areas from Canadian to Okla and winds soar, prompting stockmen to warn of severe conditions. Continued on page 10.
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Panhandle Plains
Amarillo
Texline
Dalhart
Tucumcari
N. M
North Panhandle
Canadian
Oklahome
Mercury
Pampa
Santa Fe
Boise City
Okla
South Plains
Rock Island
Sayre
English Field
Fort Worth & Denver
Of Thee I Sing to Be Staged In Amarillo Next Week
The Pulitzer prize musical satire Of Thee I Sing with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin will be presented in Amarillo next Monday night. Reservations and mail orders are promoted by The News-Globe with prices from 1.10 to 3.30 dollars and advance sales noted as strong.
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George Kaufman
Morrie Ruskind
George Gershwin
Gershwin
Ira
News-Globe
Wilbur C. Hawk
Amarillo
Barry Cites Charge of Graft on Senate as Supporting Stand
Barry, suspended sergeant at arms, testifies before the Senate judiciary committee supporting his charge that Congress bribe taking is documented in his magazine article. He cites statements by Senator Glass and Senator Nye and cites a letter from the lobby committee chair about payments to Senator Davis and Senator Watson. The committee plans further hearings including a college professor and adjourned to reconvene with the article copy.
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Washington
David S. Barry
Senate
Barry
Senate Judiciary Committee
Glass
Virginia
Nye
North Dakota
Congress
Caraway
Senate Lobby Committee
Davis
Pennsylvania
Watson
Ind
New Outlook
Alfred E. Smith
Texas House endorses pari mutuel horse race betting bill
A Texas House committee voted 14 to 4 to favor a bill legalizing pari mutuel betting on horse races after hours of debate. Opponents warned it would harm public morals while sponsor J C Duvall argued it would boost farmers prosperity and restore liberties.
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Texas House Group
Austin
Tex
State Affairs Committee
Texas
House of Representatives
House
J. C. Duvall
Fort Worth
Duvall
Auto Upset Near Lelia Lake Kills One
Clarendon Texas February 6 J C Reynolds about 35 was killed today when the automobile he rode in overturned at a railway crossing one mile east of Lelia Lake Gifford Dunbar driver of the car was not injured Reynolds head crushed by the weight of the car He opened a door trying to escape Reynolds home is in Goodlet He is survived by his wife and a son Dunbar is a traveling salesman from Wisconsin representing Universal Production Company
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Clarendon
J. C. Reynolds
Lelia Lake
Gifford Dunbar
Reynolds
Goodlet
Dunbar
Wisconsin
Universal Production Company
Flames Ravage Coney Island Amusement Row
A freezing nor wester swept through Coney Island destroying Kiddie Wonderland Tunnels of Love and the Caterpillar. Firemen fought the blaze for hours and the cost was put at about 150000 dollars.
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New York
Nor’wester
Coney Island
Supreme Court backs President on customs duty changes
The Supreme Court ruled today that the President may alter customs duties without disclosing confidential information provided by American producers to the tariff commission. The decision centers on executive authority and treaty obligations, with implications for trade policy and confidential business data.
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Washington
Tariff Commission
Supreme Court
Robbery Suspects Held After Covington Bank Heist
Two young men and three women suspected of taking 4100 dollars from a Covington bank last month were arrested in Dallas by Hill County officers and Dallas police.
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Dallas
Covington
Hill County
Oklahoma Senate approves bill on illegal oil dealing
President Robert Burns of the Senate signed a bill making dealing in illegally produced oil a felony and imprisonment punishment. The measure was sent to the House for consideration in Oklahoma City on February 6.
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Oklahoma City
Robert Burns
Senate
House
Corbett in Great Battle for Life
John J. McGraw reports from Bayside that former heavyweight champion Jim Corbett is enduring a severe heart ailment and is conscious, but doctors forbid him from leaving the house. McGraw says Corbett is determined to improve and fight on with gameness.
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New York
Jim Corbett
John J. McGraw
New York Giants
Bayside
Jim
McGraw
Corbett
Bank Robbers Are Captured Near Plain Dealing
Two unmasked men who robbed the Bank of Plain Dealing near Shreveport earlier in the day were captured within three hours, one in critical condition from a gunshot. A third robber escaped with $30. The posse recovered suspects Vernon Moore and Jim Bryant after a chase through area roads and woods, with Moore wounded and Bryant identified.
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Shreveport
Bank of Plain Dealing
W. F. Bell
Plain Dealing
Redlands
Arkansas
Big Spring
Vernon Moore
Tex
J. L. Butler
Jim Bryant
Bryant Wright
Mount Pleasant
Bill Demoss
E. R. Cornish
Lawrence Oglesby
Moore
Bryant
General Motors Declares Quarterly Dividend in 1932 Earnings
General Motors Corp. directors declare a regular quarterly dividend of 25 cents a share. The 1932 preliminary earnings show a net profit of $164,979 versus $96,877,107 in 1931, yielding 9 cents per preferred share and $2.01 per common share. After dividends, 1932 shows a surplus net charge of $63,034,738. For nine months ended Sept 30, GM reports net profit of $10,555,175.
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New York
General Motors Corp
Widow testifies Guy threatened to get even over money
Alpha Wanderwell, widow of Captain Walter Wanderwell, testifies that William J. Guy threatened to “get even” after Wanderwell refused a cash demand tied to an expedition. A Spanish document found later raised questions about the dispute and the missing paper as evidence in the Carma case.
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Long Beach
Calif
Alpha Wanderwell
Walter J. Wanderwell
William J
Curly” Guy
Guy
Wanderwell
Carma
Buenos Aires
San Francisco
McGann
Panama
Vanderwell
United States
Lame Duck Amendment Ratified After Long Journey
A formal act at the state department completed the lame duck amendment's path into the constitution ending a protracted process through Congress and state legislatures.
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Washington
State Department
Congress
Great Britain Wheat Act Sets Price and Fee
Britain enacts a Wheat Act to fix a standard price of 1.44 dollars per bushel for home-grown wheat, funded by a fee on flour millers and passed by Parliament to aid farmers. A 17-member wheat commission oversees operations as imports challenge domestic production. The subsidy, funded by consumers, is designed to secure a market for millable wheat.
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Milton Bronner
NEA Service
London
United Kingdom
United States
Hunt Clue to Slayer Of 15 Year Old Girl
Police scoured Massapequa New York for the murderer of 15 year old Mary Helen O Connor Rockaway Park high school honor student and beauty queen found slain in a wooded Long Island area. The O Connor family received eerie letters and calls suggesting a maniac was at large as investigators pursued leads.
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Massapaqua
N. Y
Mary Helen O'Connor
Miss O'Connor
Rockaway Park High School
Long Island
James O'Connor
Jack
Explosions Hit Oil Tank Complex in Henderson
Mysterious blasts damaged property of the Butler and Calhoun Pipeline Co in Henderson. A 1000 gallon storage tank near London was wrecked. Investigators with the State Railroad Commission suspect dynamite. Last week another pipeline blast occurred. no suspects identified.
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Henderson
Tex
Butler and Calhoun Pipeline Company
London
State Railroad Commission
Fire on Furness lines ship off Coos Head
A fire on the deck of the Furness lines Pacific shipper was brought under control at 8 30 A M today. The vessel was about 12 miles off Coos Head north of Marshfield Ore according to the coast guard radio station here.
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Marshfield
Ore
Furness Lines
Pacific Shipper
Coast Guard
Coos Head
Senate trims postal costs in government economy bill
In a lengthy session the Senate approved about 8 million dollars in annual savings by applying prevailing pay cuts to enlisted personnel earning 1000 dollars or more and to retired pay above 1000 dollars per year. These measures, part of a broader drive to cut federal costs, precede debate on a five percent blanket reduction and related proposals.
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Washington
Senate Tonight
Treasury Post Office
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Senate
Bratton
Dem
N. M
Resigned preacher charged in unborn child case
A warrant was issued for Rev. George Lyon former pastor of the First Baptist Church Tekonsha Michigan on a complaint by Ruth Thomas a farm girl alleging the minister fathered her 17 year old daughter’s unborn child during a Sunday school picnic last summer.
Abduction Case Ends As Victim Reaches Home Safe
Mrs Walter F Skeele 65 wife of USC music dean returned to her home near midnight after being held captive since last night. Police said 500 detectives stood ready to pursue kidnappers once she could provide details. Authorities labeled the raid amateurish and noted a ransom note demanding 10000 with a 24 hour deadline before the boss.
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Los Angeles
Walter F. Skeele
University of Southern California
Franklin Skeele
Skeele
Dean Skeele
Montecito Drive
He W
Brownfield Negro Shot by Cafe Operator
About 9 30 this morning in a Brownfield cafe a 25 year old Black man was fatally shot. Sheriff Jess Smith said a 45 caliber pistol discharged while being moved from a table to a draw, and the cafe operator J E Smoky Taylor claimed the shooting was accidental. The grand jury opened an inquiry today. no charges yet filed.
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Brownfield
Jo Lewis
J. E
Smoky) Taylor
Jess Smith
Lewis
Cour Grand Jury
Smith
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Cash
Eugene McGann
Great Britain
Hunt
Cafe Man
Amarillo Cinity
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Arillo
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