Farm relief program looms as tariff bill heads to Congress
Washington January 5 Congress resumes with a tariff bill as the priority measure. Leaders expect swift Senate action by mid February or possibly March. The Farm Board under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1928 plans to outline grain operations and cooperative agencies expand to include cotton and other commodities. Fruit and vegetable growers meet January 14 to discuss national organization possibilities.
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House
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Federal Farm Board
Agricultural Marketing Act of
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McNary
Senator Watson
Indiana
Escapes Unhurt In Night Duel At Nat Pavilion
William Bailey night watchman at the Nat pavilion shot at two intruders who entered via the basement and fled after a darkened interior gun battle. The attackers, unseen in the pitch black, escaped uninjured. In a separate incident, Tom Williams was assaulted in a rear-yard robbery at 1304 Kart Fifteenth Avenue, leaving him in serious condition with a fractured skull and a $75 theft by two men who demanded the lights be switched off and entered the garage.
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Tom Williams
Kart Fifteenth Avenue
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St. Anthony's Hspital
J. W. Green
Lubbock
Planes Sink in Pacific Crash Still Beneath Sea
A Pacific storm halted salvage efforts after two planes crashed off Point Vicente killing ten. Trawlers had located the wrecks, one pulled to 90 feet, the other left at depth as rough seas delayed recovery. Three bodies recovered, including a missing Kenneth Hawks. Diver Charles E. Smale went down to inspect the site.
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Point Vicente
Kenneth Hawks
Mary Astor
Charles E. Smale
Four Hurt In Auto Crash East Of Panhandle
Special to The News. Panhandle Okla Jan 5 Four men injured in highway crash east of Panhandle. G A Serber and Rutherford Serber of Perry Okla were taken to a local hospital with non dangerous injuries. Slim Calvert suffered a broken jaw and Sims was severely cut and bruised. They were taken to their homes. Another man, father of Rutherford Serber, escaped injury.
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Here
G. A. Serber
Rutherford Serber
Perry
Okla
Slim” Calvert
Sims
Weather forecast for Amarillo region and nearby areas
Forecasts indicate today will be mostly cloudy and colder in Amarillo and vicinity. Oklahoma and West Texas expect cloudy, unsettled conditions with rain by Monday night and a cold wave. East Texas shows increasing clouds with rain likely by Monday night. East coast warmer while extreme northwest remains colder. widespread winds shift from south to west to north by Wednesday, with much colder conditions in the north.
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Reserve Officers School Held Mondays in Local Troop
Regular meetings of the local troop school for reserve officers will be held each Monday night at 7 30 oclock. Capt Harry Foster announced the sessions will occur in room 214 of the high school building. All officers are asked to note the change and visiting reserve officers and other interested persons are welcome.
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Harry Foster
Captain Foster
Bandit Wounded in Houston Drug Store HoldUp
In Houston two men robbed a drug store late last night. H Wolfe the 26 year old proprietor was wounded after his brother in law Frank Bell opened fire with a shotgun. One robber was shot in the abdomen and Tilman Van Acker is under arrest, identified by Bell and soda fountain attendant Betty Goman and charged with robbery by firearms.
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Houston
Texas
H. €. Wolfe
Wolfe
Frank Bell
Tilman van Acker
Bell
Betty Goman
Wife Mother and Step-Father Gun Victims Jams
A homicide report details a wife and mother shot by her husband at home, with the step-father also injured in the confrontation. Police say the suspect died at the scene and investigators collect evidence as neighbors describe a tense domestic dispute.
Slayings in Ogden Man Confesses at Bedside
Delbert Green, 20, confessed to officers that he killed his wife, her mother, and her stepfather James Green, his uncle, in a Davis County home about midnight. He awaited arrest in his Ogden residence and said his gun jammed when he planned to kill himself after the crime. Two other relatives survived.
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Salt Lake City
Ogden
Utah
Delbert Green
James Green
Davis County
Here
Green
Hannah Green
Lois Green
Marie Jose Captivates Rome On Winter Welcome
Princess Marie Jose fiancée of Crown Prince Humbert of Italy arrives in Rome with a smiling reception. The Belgian princess, noted for her chestnut hair and radiant complexion, is greeted by royalty and crowds along a sunlit route to the Quirinal palace as troops clear the way.
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Marie Jose
Humbert
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Quirinal Palace
Lords Supper Observed Across Amarillo Churches Sunday
Sunday worship in Amarillo centered on the Lord s Supper with many churches holding communion services in morning gatherings and devotions at night. Dr R Thomsen of Central Presbyterian urged worship as an act of worship not vanity, explaining worship as Worth Ship and the communion as a oneness of purpose among God self and others.
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Johnson Wins Sweep for 124th District Seat in Texas
Early returns show A C Johnson of Dalhart leading in the race for representative of the 124th district. Johnson declared his aim to serve the Texas Panhandle, asserting a sweeping victory over M Armstrong of Whittenberg as returns from Lipscomb Hemphill Sherman and other counties indicated clear majorities in several precincts.
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Texas Panhandle
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Whittenberg
Hutchinson
Lipscomb
Hemphill
Sherman
Armstrong
Ochiltree
Perryton
Dallam
Roberts
Hansford
Hartley
Junior College to Open Second Semester With New Students
The junior college ready to start its second semester tomorrow with many new students enrolled. Officials say only three more students are needed to reach a total of 100. Several courses have been added at the term start and more will be added as demand grows.
The Cheerful Cherud Star Gaze Inspires Honest Wish
A reflective poem notes looking up at stars fosters honesty strength and wisdom and the hope to keep a spark of steadfastness in the observer’s eyes amid quiet verse.
Sir Harry Lauder Arrives Here for Local Performance
Sir Harry Lauder, the famed Scot entertainer, arrived in Amarillo just after midnight and will perform at the city auditorium tonight with a company of 20 entertainers including a 10 piece orchestra. He will address the Amarillo Kiwanis club at noon at the Amarillo hotel and then mingle with guests, departing from his usual secrecy.
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Laredo Eyes Washington Move On Reopening
Laredo Texas, Jan 5. Gov Moody indicated action on reopening Laredo as entry to Mexico rests with the state department after talks with Secretary Stimson. He noted no court investigation was needed into charges against Webb County DA Walls regarding former Mexican officials. Moody said a restoration of normal conditions here appeared imminent.
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Laredo
Texas
Mexico
Stimson
Moody
State Department
R. L. Bobbitt
Bobbitt
John A. Walls
Webb County
Calles
Secretary of State
St Louis College Boy Kills Father Wounds Mother
Allan Schumm a University of Illinois student aged 17 shot and killed his father and seriously wounded his mother in St Louis Missouri after asking them if they believed in God and to pray The boy then telephoned a friend and surrendered to authorities
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ST. Louis
Allan Schumm
University of Ilinois
Schumm
British Tanker Goes Ashore Near Puerto Mexico
The British tanker Lunula ran aground six miles east of Puerto Mexico after an SOS was sent just after midnight. The steamer San Zotico and a United Fruit Company vessel relayed the alert and reached the scene as rescue efforts began.
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New Orleans
Puerto Mexico
United Fruit Company
Martinez gets five year term in George West
Roberto Martinez was convicted by a jury in George West Texas and sentenced to five years in prison for his part in the earlier murder of Dr J A Ramsey Mathis physician The confession helped convict and execute Harry J Leahy three years prior Local reporting states the jury reached its verdict this morning in Texas.
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Texas
Roberto Martinez
J. A. Ramsey
Mathis
Harry J. Leahy
Uncle Brady Denies Bomb Slaying of Naomi Brady
In Seat Pleasant Maryland detectives pressed Clar ence W Brady a dairy farmer in the New Year bomb death of his niece by marriage Naomi Brady and two other victims. Brady persisted in denial and no formal charge had been filed though he was orally accused of knowing about the bomb. No clues point to the bomb maker and the case remained unresolved with Brady likely to be freed if denials hold.
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Seat Pleasant
Clarence W. Brady
Naomi Brady
Brady
Naomi Hall
American Body to Arms Meet Off This Week
The American delegation to the conference will depart Washington by special train to Jersey City and Hoboken to board the George Washington for Europe. Full discussions among the five major naval powers are anticipated to overcome obstacles in reaching a naval agreement, with Paris signaling willingness to consider a stated tonnage but not a binding accord.
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Washington
Amican
Workington
Jersey City
Hoboken
United Stes
George Washington
Action This Week in Waco Kidnapping Case
Dallas authorities expect to decide early this week whether to file charges in the kidnapping and robbery of Dr. C. G. Swift Jr. Investigators say Swift was abducted from his Waco home and forced toward Dallas where he was robbed in Dallas County. A. W. Kanady faces robbery with firearms charges in Waco, with his wife and Lawrenica Teague linked as accomplice and accessory.
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Dallas
C. G. Swift
Waco
Dean Gouldin
William McGraw
A. W. Kanady
Lawrenica Teague
Boy's body found on pyre of alcohol cans in Illinois
The body of an about 18 year old youth was discovered on a burning pile of alcohol cans inside a car near Devil’s Paradise two miles from a highway. Police say he was slain for trespassing on bootleggers’ turf and burned as a warning. The homicide, near Haweswood Estate, is believed to involve a Chicago bootlegging ring.
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Here
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Homewood County
Devils Paradise
Siegel
Haweswood
James E. Hawes
Chicago
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