One-Variety Cotton Plan Gains Ground in South
Farmers across the cotton belt unite to grow a single cotton variety, boosting quality and yields. The plan yielded about 10 million dollars in extra dividends last season as communities coordinate seed, ginning, and marketing to secure premiums and a stronger competitive edge.
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Arizona
California
New Mexico
Georgia
King Cotton's
Carolinas
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Chinese Troops Reclaim Tsining In Central China Fight
Chinese dispatches report a reinforced force recaptured Tsining after a surprise counter attack. The battle centers on Central China’s breadbasket with Suchow and Lunghai railway positions contested as Chiang Kai-Shek concentrates forces.
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Shanghai
Tsining
Shantung Province
China
Lunghai
Chiang Kai-Shek
Long
Suchow
Tientsin-Pukow
Shantung
Kiangsu
Linhwaikwan
Pengpu
Mrs. McCormick Rites Planned
Funeral services for Mrs. C. B. McCormick 77 pioneer resident of Hutchinson County will be held at the Christian Church in Stinnett with Rev. L. O. Byers officiating. Burial follows at Leid Cemetery under Powell Funeral Directors. She arrived in Hutchinson County in 1899 helping set up the first county government and serving in emergencies as a respected community figure. She died Friday morning after a long illness. She is survived by ten children and a sister, with a nephew in Stinnett.
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C. B. McCormick
Hutchinson County
Christian Church
Stinnett
L. O. Bye
Richard Broves
Pringle
Roy Hedgecoke
Borger
S. B. Lasater
W. R. Goodwin
A. B. Miller
O. A. Board
Leid
Powell
Federal Group Criticizes NBC Over Mae West Broadcast
The Communications Commission denounced NBC and 54 stations for airing the Mae West Don Ameche film on December 12. It will issue a letter of condemnation and may review license renewals if applications are filed, considering public interest standards.
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Washington
The
Communications Commission Today
National Broadcasting Company
Three Bandits Hanged in Orleans Parish Prison
Three bank bandits Owen Cauche Joseph Urgarte and Anthony Dallao were hanged in Orleans Parish prison for a holdup seven years earlier that killed a bank messenger another man and left a third seriously wounded. They attended Catholic services with their sisters before the execution.
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New Orleans
Orleans Parish
Owen Cauche
Joseph Urgarte
Anthony Dallao
WPA Promises Satisfactory Pond and Lake Program
Texas Panhandle water conservationists expressed complete satisfaction with WPA outlined pond and lake construction. They seek a $5,000,000 appropriation to speed work, with FSA to buy land and WPA funding the balance, targeting seven lakes in Panhandle and New Mexico amid worsening drought.
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Washington
Texas
FSA
Farm Security Administration
Hinton
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Aubrey Williams
Texas Panhandle
Panhandle
New Mexico
Drouth
Amarillo
Great Plains
Dreuth
Randal County
Hemphill County
Girl's Alertness Saves $30,000 from Bank Robbery
Mary Probala a Cleveland stenographer pressed an alarm after spotting gunmen climbing over the cages in a Lorain Street Bank branch. She led staff to safety and activated a rear room button that locked two vaults containing about 30,000 dollars. The robbers forced seven customers and three employees to lie on the floor while withdrawing cash.
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Cleveland
U.P
Lorain Street Bank
Mary Probala
Marconi Radio System Reduces Vatican Broadcast Interference
The Vatican reports a Marconi perfected transmitter eliminates foreign interference during papal speeches. La Corrispondenza states the system is used chiefly in Pope Pius broadcasts from Vatican City.
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Vatican City
U.P
Guglielmo Marconi
Vatican
la Corrispondenza
Pope Pius
Roosevelt May Nominate Reed to Supreme Court
Washington reports that if President Roosevelt names Stanley Reed solicitor general to the Supreme Court, Reed would become Kentucky’s Lincoln like figure from a log cabin. Reed, who rose from a modest Kentucky home to national legal prominence, gained status during the banking crisis and as solicitor general, defending New Deal laws before the Court with a calm, steady style.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Stanley Reed
Supreme Court
Kentucky
Lincoln
Reed
Maysville
Ohio River
Willis van Devanter
George Sutherland
Hoover Farm Board
General Council
RFC
Hoover
U.S. Supreme Court
Tri-State Fair to Seek 200000 Bond for Coliseum
Tri-State Fair Association moves to issue bonds of 200000 to finance a large coliseum on the exposition grounds. Plans call for a 6000 to 10000 seat venue with petitions for a special election to follow. Fatal Quitaque crash victim named T G Wise, 40, farmer and cotton dealer, dies from head injuries after wreck. Burial at Quitaque. widow, two children, three brothers and sister survive.
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Tri-State Fair Association
Exposition
Panhandle
Herring Hotel
Walter Blackburn
Association
Frank Ford
Claude
Tri- State
Armstrong County
Amarillo
Ford
Alleged Swindler Returned to Amarillo
Deputy Sheriff Gib Landis escorted Jack Burnam back to Amarillo to face charges of swindling with worthless checks. Burnam was brought in last night for prosecution in the case involving check fraud and related deceit.
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Jack Burnam
Amarillo
Gib Landis
Trade Name Contest Vote Ends Soon for Herefords
One day remains for readers in the Panhandle Plains region to vote on a trade name for Herefords. Cowboys are urged to tear out and mail the ballot printed in the News Globe poll edition. Hereford Edition Editor Globe-News Amarillo Texas invites official suggestions.
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News-Globe
Panhandle-Plaing
Panhandle-Plains
Globe-News
Amarillo
Texas
Pan~handle-Plains
Purebred and Commercial Herefords Breeder Ad
Classified notice from a breeder advertising purebred Herefords and commercial Herefords for sale. Includes contact offer and basic breeding service details.
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast For Saturday
Forecast calls for fair weather in Amarillo and western Texas Saturday with partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures. New Mexico expects generally fair, warmer conditions with Pecos Valley also warming. Hourly figures from yesterday show highs near 58 to 60 and lows around the 40s.
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Amarillo
Vida
West Texas
New Mexico
Pecos Valley
Rob
Meessa
Bae
Bombs Destroy Loyalist Train
Reports from Hendaye France describe insurgent bombing planes destroying a government train bringing reinforcements to Teruel front. Insurgents plan a direct assault on Madrid while signaling a larger force would be needed. Government communications near Teruel faced air raids.
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Hendaye
France
Teruel
Spain
Madrid
Parley Seeks Unified Action as Roosevelt Sees Slump Ease
Washington January 14 leaders from government industry finance and labor met at the White House with President Roosevelt to discuss ways to end the current business slump. Spokesman John L. Lewis said the talks covered the gravity of the situation and a possible joint program, with further conferences planned. A House subcommittee moved toward a federal trade commission probe of auto dealer policies as Roosevelt said business was better than before Christmas.
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Thomas W. Lamont
Morgan
Owen D. Young
General Electric
Charles W.taussig
American Molasses
A. A. Berle
John L. Lewis
Philip Murray
White House
Lewis
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors
BE. T. Weir
National Bteei
Colby Cheater
General Foods
Congress
House Interstate Commerce Subcommittee
Federal Trade Commisssion
Roosevelt Calls for Abolition of Holding Companies
President Roosevelt urged the abolition of holding companies across industries and finance at a press conference. He aims to eliminate such companies in power utilities banking and other sectors, noting Wall Street reaction and experts’ views on widespread control through subsidiaries.
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AAA
U. S. Supreme Court
Reed
Bankhead
Hughes
U. S. Vs
Hoosac Mills
Uprose Reed
Washington
Roosevelt
Semmi-Weekly
Wall Street
Gipsy Smith Evangelist Draws Thousands to Two Audiences
Crowds overflow Municipal Auditorium and the First Baptist Church as Gipsy Smith tells his life story. An estimated 5000 packed the main hall with many turned away while a joint program featured singing and a Sunday schedule to conclude the two week campaign. The event was coordinated with Southwestern Bell and KGNC for a dual venue hookup.
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Tex Keirsey
Gipsy Smith
Gipsy Tank
Ruspar
Municipal Auditorium
First Baptist Church
Gipsy
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
KGNC
Sweet
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