German scare stirs French in Italo Ethiopian European scene
The shadow of Adolf Hitler unsettles France as Berlin attacks prompt fear of Rhine demilitarization and a Franco British aid pact debate. Paris diplomats show skepticism while London reviews a cabinet defense subcommittee. Ethiopia reports claim church bombing casualties amid ongoing war.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Rhineland
London
Paris
Sweden
Italy
Terrell Seeks Texas Commissioner of Agriculture
George B. Terrell announced in Alto Cherokee County on January 14 that he will run for Texas commissioner of agriculture and intends to copyright his name to be the sole owner. The former commissioner said he would run honestly and efficiently and work closely with Texas A and M College.
Unusual Entertainment At Panhandle Geological Society Meeting
The Panhandle Geological Society invites the public to a 8 o'clock tonight Amarillo Hotel program. Co operated with Pan American Petroleum Company, seven reels of educational films will show oil fields in Europe and Africa with close ups of Germany France Spain Morocco Algeria Italy Hungary the Danube Romania Poland Greece Egypt and more. The program includes non oil views of cities and Egypt’s King Tut tomb. Admission is free and open to all, especially oil industry enthusiasts.
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Panhandle Geological Society
Amarillo
Pan- American Petroleum Company
Europe
Africa
Germany
France
Spain
Morrocco
Algeria
Italy
Hungary
The
Danube
Romania
Poland
Greece
Egypt
Tut Anh-Amen
Farm bill shapes up as Roosevelt seeks AAA follow-on
President Roosevelt said a new farm bill is taking shape and aims to sustain production control. Senator Norris urged removing farm aid from lower courts, while Senator Robinson predicted final Senate action by week’s end. House committee backed 40 million dollars in seed loans. debates over the AAA successor and tax proceeds continued.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Norris
Nebraska
Supreme Court
AAA
Robinson
Arkansas
Capitol Hill
J. R. McCarl
Engineer Indicted Over F D R Threats in 1942 Case
Austin Phelps Palmer, a retired Park Avenue engineer, was indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts for sending threatening letters to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The letters accuse Roosevelt of destroying private business and include a call to strangle him and condemn his soul.
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New York
Austin Phelps Palmer
Park Avenue
Roosevelt
Palmer
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Warm Springs
C. R. Nelson
Mrs Schall Seeks Senate Seat Following Husband’s Path
Mrs Thomas D. Schall widow of the Minnesota senator will run for the United States Senate to carry on her husband’s political legacy. L L Brill, a family friend, announced the decision today in St. Paul.
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ST. Paul
Thomas D. Schall
Minnesota
United States Senate
L. L. Brill
German Actress Killed by Alpine Avalanche
Matilda Schwaben, a German-American actress, and Herbert Steinbach, 26, an engineer, were killed when an avalanche swept from Zugspitze Mountain. Steinbach's body was recovered, confirming the deaths.
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Munich
U.P
Matilda Schwaben
Herbert Steinbach
Zug- Spitze Mountain
Steinbach
Missing plane feared after Ark. crash report
Searchers rushed into swamp west of Forrest City after a report of a mid route crash between Forrest City and Brinkley Arkansas. Authorities feared an American Airlines craft with 14 passengers on a transcontinental run, last heard from Memphis at 7 04 p m and radio contact lost 15 minutes later. Airlines officials in Memphis traced the overdue flight to Little Rock Airport and worked to confirm details.
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Forrest City
Ark
Here
Brinkley
American Airlines
Memphis
Little Rock
J. W. French
Amarillo doctors propose substitute for city health unit
Doctors in Amarillo floated a plan to abolish the city county health unit and replace it with a full-time physician. The proposal includes inspections of food, quarantine of homes, care for prisoners and county poor farm inmates, and a daily medical clinic at the county hospital. Patients would pay for certificates and exams. charity cases limited to exhausted resources. able-bodied family members to work to cover medicine.
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Amarillo
City County
County Commissioners Court
Hewitt Case Move By State Seen In San Francisco
San Francisco January 14 District Attorney Matthew Brady announced the Hewitt sterilization case would go before a grand jury or a committing magistrate. The 21 year old heiress accuses her mother Maryon Hewitt McCarter of arranging an illegal sterilization as part of a money plot.
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San Francisco
Ann Cooper Hewitt
Matthew Brady
Maryon Hewitt McCarter
Seed and Feed Loans Approved by House Committee
Washington January 14. The House agriculture committee approved legislation to provide 40 million dollars for seed and seed loans to farmers for the 1936 crop year.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy Wednesday across Amarillo and West Texas. New Mexico fair with little temperature change. Temperature readings show highs around mid 90s and lows near mid 50s in the area, with hourly data indicating recent conditions and past daily highs and lows.
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Amarillo
Texas
Hamlin Murder Trial Opening Set In Dalhart District Court
More than a hundred witnesses and attorneys prepare to attend the George S. Hamlin murder trial in 69th District Court in Farwell. Judge Reese Tatum scheduled the Thursday morning opening after setting the date on Monday.
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Farwell
George S. Hamlin
69Th District Court
Reese Tatum
Dalhart
Witnesses Warned Ahead of Hamlin Case in Farwell
Judge Reese Tatum warned approximately 100 witnesses in the Hamlin case at Farwell yesterday to be on hand at 10 A M tomorrow. He said he would not delay court procedures waiting for witnesses from Amarillo and that they must remain in constant attendance until officially released.
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Hamlin
Farwell
Reese Tatum
Amarillo
Conference of Attorneys Shapes Hamlin Trial Witness List
A conference of attorneys last week agreed on the long list of witnesses, many from Amarillo, who testified at Hamlin's first trial in April which ended with a deadlock. Continues on Page 15 Col. 3.
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Amarillo
Hamlin
Morgenthau warns of big debt rise if bonus passes
Secretary Morgenthau told the Senate finance committee that the baby bond bonus bill could force a minimum treasury financing of 11.3 billion dollars in the next 18 months. He listed possible needs of 2 billion for debt, 5.8 billion for refunding, 2 billion for relief, and 1.5 billion for next year’s deficit, with total debt potentially at 35.5 billion.
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Washington
Senate
Morgenthau
Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senator Couzens
Michigan Republican
Roosevelt
Harrison
Mississippi
Couzens
Gerry
Rhode Island
Texas seeks building grant for new Austin Supreme Court
Jesse Jones, RFC chairman, presented Texas plans to President Roosevelt for a grant of 750000 to 1000000 dollars to construct a new supreme court building in Austin. The state would contribute 260000 dollars in cash and real property.
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Washington
U.P
State of Texas
Supreme Court
Austin
Roosevelt
Jesse Jones
RFC
Kentucky Senate Votes to End Runoff Primary
The Kentucky Senate approved a compulsory single primary law by 35 to 0, repealing the run-off system that had been in effect for a year. A House committee gave the measure its first reading.
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Frankfort
Kentucky Senate
House
Poor Boy Rich Girl Divorce Sparked in Court
Frank Spencer Meador, a Texas bank clerk, seeks divorce from Anne Gould Meador, heiress of New York rail magnate Goulds. The recital in Thirty-seventh District Court revealed Meador’s attorney filed the petition, with Judge Harry Howard delaying filing in blank to avoid publicity.
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San Antonio
Frank Spencer Meador
Anne Gould Meador
New York
Railroad Goulds
Thirty-seventh District Court
Travis Bailey
Harry Howard
Howard
Meador
Nye Wins Cardinal Newman Award for 1935
U S Senator Gerald P Nye of North Dakota received the Cardinal Newman award for exposing factors that make for war. The honor, tied to human advancement, will be conferred at a convocation at the Newman Foundation of the University of Illinois within a month. Dr John A Obrien, director of the Newman Foundation, announced the selection.
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Champaign
Wil
U. S
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Cardinal Newman
Newman Foundation
University of Ilinois
Nye
John A. O’brien
Amarillo Heads New Federal Resettlement Region
D P Trent announces creation of a Texas Oklahoma region with headquarters in Amarillo. The district covers parts of five states from the Texas Panhandle to Reagan Upton and Crane counties, including 38 Texas counties and numerous counties in Oklahoma New Mexico Kansas and Colorado.
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Dallas
D. P. Trent
Texas-Oklahoma
Federal Resettlement Administration
Amarillo
Panhandle
Reagan, Upton
Crane
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Kansas
Colorado
Beaver
Cimarron
R. A. Hayter
Doctor stationed at Kipling’s bed
Rudyard Kipling remains in critical condition after an emergency operation on Monday. Dr. A E Webb Johnson, his surgeon, set a bedside watch and arrived just after midnight to monitor the 70 year old author. A bulletin noted no change in his condition and the doctor will stay at his side through the night.
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London
Rudyard Kipling
A. E. Webb- Johnson
Kipling
Commission orders monthly oil gas ratio survey for Panhandle wells
The Texas Railroad Commission issued a special order requiring a monthly oil to gas ratio survey for all wells in the Panhandle field. The ratio must be reported for the first six months of 1936, based on normal operation, to the Pampa office, with strict adherence to low ratios and penalties for deviations without permission.
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Austin
Jan
Railroad Commission
Panhandle
Pampa
Hauptmann near electric chair as reprieve eyed
Federal judge denied habeas corpus stay for Bruno Hauptmann set for Friday night. Governor Hoffman was reported to consider a reprieve within 24 hours, while defense planned further appeals. The case hinges on whether a last minute reprieve or federal stay can delay the execution.
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Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
N. 4
Harold G. Hoffman
Hauptmeann
Flemington
U. S. Circuit Court
J. Warren Davis
New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Neil Burkinshaw
Washington
Hauptmann
Davis
Hoffman
David T. Wilentz
Legislative Appropriations Committee
State Court of Pardons
Tomorrow Is Amarillo Day for Shoppers
Amarillo merchants plan a citywide sales event on Thursday January 16 1936. Early bargains welcome shoppers downtown at dawn with winter stocks and low introductory prices for spring merchandise from shoes to sheets. Read ads in the News and Globe and make a list to save time and money. Be in Amarillo early for all day value and family entertainment.
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Amarillo
News and Globe
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