Governor Defends Martial Law in East Texas Oil Field
In federal court Governor Ross Sterling's counsel argued martial law was needed to curb incipient riot and civil law breach amid East Texas oil field unrest. Plaintiffs claim the action deprived them of due process, while the defense cites constitutional discretion and prior militia deployment to regulate production. The court reserved ruling on jurisdiction.
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Houston
East Texas
Ross Sterling
E. Constantin
J. D. Wrather
E. F. Smith
W. W. Sterling
Jacob F. Wolters
Tyler
T Tyler
Answers
Allied
United States
Jackson Day Rally Friday In Amarillo Hotel
Democratic leaders announce a Jackson Day banquet at the Amarillo Hotel Friday night at seven to launch the presidential campaign in the Southwest. James A. Reed of Kansas City will be speaker of honor with about 250 attendees. ten minute talks by Clint Small Gene Howe and Mayor Ernest O Thompson, plus brief remarks from local party figures. The arrangements committee includes R A Underwood Grover Hill Ray C Johnson Jim Gulerie Lloyd Fletcher and T E Johnson with Mayor Thompson presiding.
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Amarillo
Texas Panhandle
New Mexico
Oklahoma
James A. Reed
Kansas City
Clint Small
Gene Howe
Ernest O. Thompson
Southwest
R. A. Underwood
Grover Hill
Potter County
Ray C. Johnson
Jim Gulerie
Lloyd Fletcher
T. E. Johnson
Thompson
Honduras declares martial law over banana zone upheaval
TEGUCIGALPA Honduras Jan 4 martial law was decreed nationwide after a revolutionary movement centered in the banana growing region. The United Fruit Company has discharged 800 workers amid the turmoil.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
United Pccuit Company
Bright Spots in 1932 Business Outlook Reported
United Press survey of 135 trade paper editors shows optimism for 1932 business. Highlights include Japan importing 867000 bales of U.S. cotton Aug 1 to Dec 21, Ford Air Lines moving 12000000 pounds of freight, and Endicott Johnson 11 month profits of 2,580,565 vs 765,267 in 1930.
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United Press
New York
Merchants Association of New York
Washington
Japan
Department of Agriculture
Endicott, WN. Y
Endicott Johnson Corp
Deny All Charges in Texas Antitrust Suit Against Big Oil
Austin January 4 defendants in a Texas antitrust lawsuit led by Attorney General James V Allred deny the charges and contend federal law preempts Texas statutes. The case seeks 17850000 dollars in penalties and forfeiture of rights for 15 domestic and 2 foreign oil firms plus industry associations led by Standard Oil units and others.
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Austin
Texas
James V. Allred
Alfred
Travis County
C. A. Wheeler
Acreage Curtailed Cotton Suit Filed in Franklin
T. L. Tyson files an injunction suit in Franklin challenging Fred L. Smith over plans to plant cotton beyond the 30 percent limit of 1931 acreage under Texas' new cotton acreage curtailment law. Smith reportedly has 1,300 acres in cultivation and intends to plant 1,100 acres with leases and labor arrangements in place. Judge W. C. Davis will set a hearing soon.
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Franklin
Texas
T. L. Tyson
Robertson County
Fred L. Smith
Smith
Calvert State Bank
Calvert
W. C. Davis
Storm Warning Issued for Texas Gulf Coast Area
The weather bureau issued a storm warning for Texas coastal area with increasing disturbance moving northeastward bringing strong southeast to south winds up to gale force tonight and Tuesday. Warnings posted from Morgan City Louisiana to Appalachicola Florida. Earlier warning extended from Brownsville to Morgan City.
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Houston
Weather Bureau
Texas
Morgan City
Appalachicola
Florida
Brownsville
Faint Rays of Hope Break Flood Gloom in Talla hatchie Valley
In Glenlora Mississippi on January 4, relief crews report faint signs of relief as major levees hold back the flood crest. Guards patrol dykes to deter dynamite threats aimed at diverting floodwaters from private farms. The Red Cross appeals for clothing for the homeless and funds to replenish food supplies.
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Glenlora
Miss
Tallahatchie Valley
Red Cross
Apple Cart Tickets On Sale For City Auditorium Show
Tickets for Bernard Shaw comedy The Apple Cart now on sale at Globe News Amarillo. Matinee January 16 at City Auditorium with prices 50 cents to 2 dollars for matinee and 50 cents to 2.50 dollars for night. mail reservations to Wilbur C. Hawk.
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Apple Cart
Wilbur C. Hawk
Globe News
Amarillo
Texas
Hugh Cooper Resting After Appendicitis Operation
Hugh Cooper of Cooper Lumpkin underwent an operation for acute appendicitis Monday afternoon. Attendants at St. Anthony's Hospital reported he was resting nicely last night. He resides at 1002 Bonham Street.
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Hugh Cooper
Cooper & Lumpkin
St. Anthony's Hospital
Bonham Street
Court Rules Out Low Grain Rates
The Supreme Court sent a grain rate case back to the Interstate Commerce Commission to consider decreased railroad earnings. It set aside reduced grain freight rates ordered last August and ordered a further inquiry. The ruling comes amid emergency surcharge adjustments and a general rate study affecting railroad revenue.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Hughes
Hoch-Smith
Santa Fe
Road House Owner Brutally Beaten and Robbed of Cash and Gems
Florence Walton proprietor of The Green Hut road house south of the Tri State Fair grounds was pistol whipped and robbed of $115 and five diamond rings valued at $1,500 by two masked assailants. She was bound gagged and left head wrapped in tape before the pair fled in her car. Police in Amarillo sought the suspects Sunday after the late Saturday attack near Famous Heights park.
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Florence Walton
Green Hut
Amarillo
Famous Heights Park
Mrs. Walton
Scales Bonds in Ellis County Robbery Burglary Indictments
Herbert Scales a Dallas clubman posted bonds totaling 10000 dollars today under Ellis County grand jury indictments charging robbery with violence to public safety items and burglary.
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Waxahachie
Herbert Scales
Dallas
Ellis County
Supreme court refuses to speed hearing in Champlin tax case
The Supreme Court on January 4 declined to advance the hearing of Champlin Refining Company's suit challenging the validity of Oklahoma's oil curtailment tax. The action keeps the case in the established schedule as the parties await further proceedings.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Champlin Refining Company
Silver Bill Up Introduced By Senator Wheeler
Senator Wheeler of Montana introduced a bill to provide free coinage of silver at a 16 to 1 ratio with gold. The proposal aims to bolster silver currency and affect monetary policy.
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Washington
Jan
Wheeler
Montana
Full Police Force Restored in Amarillo Under Pro Protection
Amarillo orders full police protection on Monday boosting sworn officers to 36 from 29. Fifteen officers moved to fulltime duty while 21 who were on four to five day schedules also switched. The stagger system, begun November 20 allowing fire personnel to aid police in emergencies, aims at economy. Chief W. R. McDowell notes burglaries steady but below last season and expects further drop with full force. A new assignment schedule followed the order.
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Amarillo
W. R. McDowell
Cox and associates convicted in oil fraud case
Oklahoma City January 4 8 E J Cox a noted promoter and former convict Mrs Cox and three others were found guilty of mail fraud in the preorganization activities of the Universal Oil and Gas Co this marks Cox third mail fraud conviction and comes as he previously served parts of earlier sentences with Arctic explorer Dr Frederick A Cook connected with oil promotion in Texas.
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Oklahoma City
E. J. Cox
Cox
Universal Oil and Gas Co
Frederick A. Cook
Texas
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
Amarillo and vicinity show Tuesday partly cloudy and cooler in the south portion of West Texas. New Mexico expects a Tuesday fair day. Hourly observations from yesterday note temperatures around 32 at 8 a.m.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Snow and rain freeze Panhandle travel with plans to Lubbock canceled
A winter storm blanket drenched the Panhandle and South Plains with rain snow and fog. Roads south of Amarillo to Lubbock and toward Clovis NM were slick and some bus schedules to Lubbock were canceled. Planes at English Field were grounded and air traffic stalled.
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Amarillo
Lubbock
Clovis
N. M
Canyon
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Pampa
Enid
Okla
Dalhart
Perryton
Wichita Falls
Tucumcari
Panhandle
English Field
Prairie-Sinclair merger report denied by heads
Tulsa rumors claimed the Sinclair and Prairie oil companies would close their merger this month. Officials from both sides declined to comment, and denials followed from Tulsa Independent Kan., and New York. A statement signed by Sinclair, Fitzpatrick and Kouitz said any announcement must await a board meeting.
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Tulsa
Okla
Tulsa Oil and Bank
Sinclair and
Prairie Oil
Independent
Kan
New York
Harry F. Sinclair
W. 8. Fitzpatrick
Clark Kouitz
Plains postmaster names sent to Senate
President Hoover sent to the Senate 101 Texas postmaster nominations including Millard T. Jones Chillicothe Wiley Fox Dumas James M. Everett Hedley James Dyer Lamesa David E. Cecil Pampa George W. Ragland Abernathy Flora G. Bowers Borger Nelson L. Yates Stratford and Daniel G. Shields Sweetwater for confirmation.
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News
Washington
Senate
Hoover
Panhandle
North Plains
Texas
Millard T. Jones
Chillicothe
Wiley Fox
Dumas
James M. Everett
Hedley
James Dyer
Lamesa
David E. Cecil
Pampa
George W. Ragland
Abernathy
Flora G. Bowers
Borger
Nelson L. Yates
Stratford
Daniel G. Shields
Sweetwater
Doubt Killers To Surrender
Springfield Missouri January 4 authorities pressed a nationwide search for the Young brothers and an unnamed relative who killed a sheriff and five posse members at the Young farmhouse. The mother Mrs W H Young wished they would end their own lives rather than face capture. The fugitives reportedly moved from Missouri toward Oklahoma and possibly into the Mexican border region.
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Springfield
Albert Conley
Harry
Paul
Jennings Young
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
W. H. Young
Ozark Hills
Japan apologizes for consul attack in Mukden
Japan issued a formal apology for the Sunday assault on American consul Culver Bryant Chamberlain by three Japanese soldiers. Tokyo said Chamberlain provoked the incident by treating the men "as if they were Chinese" and the preliminary hearing described the American as arrogant. Officials in Mukden forwarded the report to Washington.
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Associated Press
Japan
Mukden
Culver Bryant Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Washington
Hoover pushes rapid action on reconstruction plan in Senate address
Washington reports clamorous demand for quick action as Hoover urges swift consideration of his economic program. Senate backs Capper Wheeler to allocate farm board wheat, while House moves to tackle a 126 million dollar deficiency spending bill amid calls to curb budget bureau estimates.
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Edward J. Duffy
Washington
Reconstruction Corporation
Hoover
Senate
House
Robinson
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Treasury
8000 Southern Pacific Workers Accept Pay Slash
The Southern Pacific Company announced 8000 employees, about half the lines in Texas and Louisiana, accepted an unconditional 19 percent wage reduction effective January 1. This follows last week’s report that 16 Southern Pacific shop workers approved a 10 percent cut starting January 1.
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New York
Southern Pacific Company
Southern Pacific Lines
Texas
Louisiana
Southern Pacific
Bond Fixed For Woman In Kidnapping Case
Kansas City January 4 Mrs Ethel Depew had bond set at 20000 for involvement in the kidnapping of Mrs Nell Donnelly. Attorney Judy Allen C Southern said bail would be pursued. Earlier Depew was ordered held without bond.
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Kansas City
Ethel Depew
Nel Donnelly
Judy Allen C. Southern
Depew
Wise Globe-News Want Ads Sell Your Used Items
Suf ficient Wise Globe-News ads offer cash for furniture old clothes and houses for rent kept rooms for CASH. Call 6262 and act wisely for your profit.
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Globe-News
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Claude R. Porter
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