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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1938

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Southern Sclons Seek To Amend Anti Lynch Law by Including Clause

Southern senators push to amend the anti lynching bill to cover gang killings while northern lawmakers argue over Chicago police actions during Memorial Day riots. Illinois senators defend Chicago officials amid cross fire about convictions and grand juries.

Washington U.P Illinois Senate Sen J. Hamilton Lewis William H. Dietrich Chicago Kenneth McKellar Tennessee McKellar Lewis Cook County South Grand Dietrich Georgia Russell

Sterling Bottling Gives Free Pop for A Grades

A Sterling bottling works offers one bottle of pop free to each student earning an A in school. The first month the offer required 25 cases. One student received seven bottles.

Sterling, Colo Sterling Bottling Works

New Amarillo eating place directory added to Want Ads

A new service to readers begins tomorrow in News with a convenient directory of Amarillo’s leading eating places on the Want Ad page. Menus from all kinds and nations will be listed, aiding locals and visitors in quickly finding the desired cuisine. Dial 6262 for Globe-News Want Ads.

Amarillo

Adrenaline Brings Baby Back As Cold Birth Survives

In Plainview, a physician revived an eight pound infant after heart failure in subzero dawn hours. The baby and mother, D. C. Towns and spouse, were en route to relatives when the child was born in an automobile. The heart stopped but life returned after adrenaline was injected, and both mother and baby were reported doing well.

Plainview D. C

Regeneration Is Revival Topic by Gipsy Smith

Evangelist Gipsy Smith preached regeneration from St John chapter three at Municipal Auditorium. He noted the gospel was for church officials, not only sinners, and urged parents to leave children at home to free seats for adults. Delegations from Hereford Happy Canyon and others attended as he planned two more talks.

St. John Gipsy Smith Municipal Auditorium Jesus Jerusalem John Hereford Happy Canyon Groom Pampa McLean Miami Dumas Vega Channing France

Snell Demands New Deal Quit Hate Battle

Rep. Snell of New York branded the Roosevelt New Deal as a failure and urged immediate repeal of the undistributed corporate income tax while calling for moderated capital gains tax. He urged bipartisan cooperation to revive employment and criticized the president for veiled threats and a war-on-business tone.

Snell New Deal Washington House Rep. Snell New York Columbia Broadcasting System Roosevelt Ickes Robert H. Jackson

CIO Organizer To Be In Amarillo Monday

Reports the CIO chief John L. Lewis would attend a labor meeting in Amarillo Monday but Barney Egan disputed the claim saying Lewis likely could not come. Egan planned to lead chartering of several groups seeking CIO membership and to take charge of the situation. Huddleston said a 7:30 pm meeting would be held in the district court room at the county courthouse.

John L. Lewis CIO Barney Egan Houston Lewis Egan Amarillo M. I. Huddleston Monroe Street City Street Department Huddleston Li Re

Red Headed Sam Bratton A Panhandle figure rises to federal bench

The article profiles Sam Bratton a Hereford born lawyer who built a career in New Mexico and Texas and rose to the Circuit Court of Appeals. It notes his self made rise from Hereford and Farwell to national recognition and quotes friends praising his character and perseverance.

Horace Greeley Sam Bratton John P. Slaton Hereford Sam New Mexico Circuit Court of Appro'’s United States Panhandle Farwell Rosse Limestone County Texas W. B. Parmer Parmers Greer County Oklahoma

Judge Is Strong New Dealer

Roosevelt may again tap Sam Gilbert Bratton for a high court seat. Bratton, 49, former New Mexico senator and current federal appeals judge, is considered a likely Supreme Court nominee to replace Justice Sutherland. Bratton’s liberal record and Senate background boost confirmation odds. his career spans Texas and New Mexico with roles from county attorney to state supreme court justice.

Albuquerque N. M Texas Sam Gilbert Bratton U. S. Senate Roosevelt Bratton U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals Supreme Tribunal George Sutherland Judge Bratton New Mexico Senate Hoover Barler AAA NRA TVA Koasse Hereford High School Vivian Rogers Farwell Palmer County Clovis State Supreme Court

Man Receives Nine Million in Bank Error

W B Truitt of Bridgeville Delaware awaits instructions from a Oneonta New York bank after it sent him nine million dollars by mistake. He had sold wreaths for fifteen dollars and received a check drawn on Chase National Bank of New York City. He asked to keep the check as a souvenir once canceled.

Bridgeville Del W. B. Truitt Oneonta N. Y Truitt Oneonta Bank Chase National Bank of New York City

Numbers racket nets big money from pennies to policy bets

NEA Service survey finds the numbers game brings in about a million dollars daily. Average bet is 16 cents, with occasional bets of five dollars or more. Operators share winnings locally to limit big payouts and often welch when hit hard. Data from 30 cities across regions.

NEA NEA Service Treasury

France Plans Two 42 000 Ton Warships To Counter Italy

Paris reports France intends to build two 42 000 ton battleships as a direct response to Mussolini’s plan to construct two 35 000 ton Italian battleships. The navy seeks 2 billion francs more for the 1938 program, amid budget strain and base concerns.

France Paris Italy Great Britain Hood Benito Mussolini Mediterranean French Chamber of Deputies Navy Committee Georges Binet Mussolini Cesar Campinchi Chamber of Deputies Germany London Washington

Amarillo Area Thursday Forecast and Temperature Notes

Thursday forecasts show fair and warmer conditions for Amarillo and surrounding West Texas and New Mexico regions. Temperatures in Amarillo yesterday ranged from 21 to 43 degrees with afternoon readings around the lower 40s.

Amarillo West Texas 100Th Meridian New Mexico Beress

Cardozo Visited By Roosevelts

President and Mrs. Roosevelt visited the home of Supreme Court Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo amid his serious illness. Associate Justice Stone called during the day. Cardozo, ill for a month with shingles, faced ratings of gripe and heart attacks. A bulletin at 11 noted the judge was not quite so good. Dr Earnest and three heart specialists examined him, with no change reported later.

Washington Roosevelt Supreme Court Benjamin N. Cardozo John Paul Earnest, Jr Earnest

Probe Committee Plans Wichita County Mineral Lease Review

An inspecting committee of the House of Representatives met with Gov. James V. Allred in Austin to begin an inquiry into land office policies. It will focus on the renewal of a mineral lease in Wichita County by Land Commissioner William H. McDonald, a move criticized by the governor.

Austin House of Representatives James V. Allred Land Office Wichita County William H. McDonald

Ten Known Dead In Mine Blast

Pittsburgh dispatch reports the Harwich Coal Company mine disaster with ten dead and one more feared. Victims named include Thomas Keffer, Joseph Koprivinar, Frank Harpster, Joe Prelesnik, and Matt Anderson the 59 year old foreman. Rescue workers combed fumes and debris while residents gathered near the tipple. One man, George Bertram, was later found unharmed.

Pittsburgh Harwich FE. W. Judy Duquesne Light Company Thomas Keffer Joseph Koprivinar Frank Harpster Joe Prelesnik Matt Anderson Judy George Bertram

Veteran airman and six crew dead in Pacific crash

The Samoan Clipper vanished after a takeoff from Pago Pago en route to Auckland. Captain Edwin Musick and six associates perished when a fuel dump likely caused a fire. Pan American Airways officials confirmed the seven dead and noted the aircraft was found 14 miles northwest of Pago Pago following a 12 hour search.

Pago Pago Samoa Here Pacific Edwin ©. Musick America International Mail Flier Juan T. Trippe Pan American Airways Washington Trippe Harts Line Pan America United States New Zealand Nick Mamer Pioneer Northwest Flier Northwest Airlines Bozeman Mont Naval California Navy Avocet Musick Japper Pago Pago Harbor Auckland N. Z Apia Harbor Apia

Hereford Trade Name Suggestion for Plains Herefords

A Hereford edition editor proposes a trade name for Herefords from the Panhandle Plains region. The note notes breeder status and types of Herefords including purebred and commercial with an address placeholder.

Globe News Amarillo Texas Panhhandle-Plains Territory T Am

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Globe-News DIAL Sam G. Bratton Frances O'Bannion President Roosevelt Cardozo Roosevelts Allred Cenfer Panhandle Herefords News-Globe Panhandle-Plains
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