James V Allred Inaugurated Texas Governor
James V Allred, former Bowie newsboy, is sworn in as Texas governor before about 10,000 people at the Capitol ceremony. He pledges cooperation with the national recovery program and efforts to curb crime, while Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson retires from public office.
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Texas
James V. Allred
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Bowie
Union
Miriam A. Ferguson
Allred
Texas National Guard
Don Cossacks Tickets Go On Sale At City Drug
Tickets for the Don Cossacks appearance Friday night go on sale at City Drug No 1 on Polk Street. Prices range from 35 to 1.75 dollars with no tax. Advance reservations have secured many seats. The Don Cossacks are touted as the world’s most famous Russian male chorus and were booked by the Tri-State Fair Association.
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Polk Street
Tri-State Fair Association
West Texas Chamber Plans May Convention Dates
The West Texas Chamber of Commerce sets May 13 to 15 for its annual convention in Plainview after directors fixed the dates in a meeting. Officials announced the result of a recent referendum on taxation and backed a state sales tax to fund city county and school debt relief. The 2 cent tax proposal by Duggan drew 107 for and 88 against among directors and the tax committee.
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West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Sar Angelo
Arthur P. Dugan
Senate Tax Commission
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Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson Ends Governorship and Retires
Miriam A. Ferguson 59 concludes two terms as the nation’s only woman governor. She returns to private life as James V. Allred is inaugurated governor of Texas. Ferguson and her husband James E. Ferguson had long been cited in political controversy.
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Miriam A
Ma” Ferguson
James V. Allred
Ferguson
James E. Ferguson
Texas
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast For Wednesday
Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas unsettled Wednesday with cloudy skies and possible showers southeast. New Mexico also unsettled with rain or snow in the north while temperatures trend lower. Hourly readings yesterday anchor the day with a high near 57 and a low around 58, with historical extremes noted for context.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Eve le
Yeat
Foes of Long Spread Fight Grows Across Louisiana
Opposition to Huey P. Long tightens as Square Deal Association mobilizes in more towns. The movement forms six or more organized “companies” pledged to back the anti dictatorship effort. In New Orleans Judge A L Ponder Jr announces dissolution of a Long led suit aimed at New Orleans finances.
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Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Square Dealers
Square Deal Association
A. L. Ponder, Jr
Wayne G. Borah
Ponder
Boys Drown Saving Puppy Near Okemah
In Okfuskee County Oklahoma, two boys Bobbie Lee Clark 14 and Charlies Clark 11 drowned while trying to rescue a pet dog near Micawber pond. Their bodies were found days after the incident when playmates informed parents the boys walked into the water after their dog.
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Okemah
Okla
Micawber
Okfuskee County
Bobbie Lee Clark
Charlies Clark
Judge overrules motion to quash venire in Tomlinson slaying case
District Judge Thaxton today overruled a defense motion to quash the venire in the case of H. B. Opp charged with killing County Commissioner Wylie Tomlinson in a ranch gun fight. Selection of a stay began this afternoon.
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Menard
Thaxton
H. B. Opp
Wylie Tomlinson
Markets Quake as Supreme Court Ruling Looms
Anxiety over a forthcoming Supreme Court gold decision unsettled world markets as three weeks remain before the verdict. Stocks grains and cotton fell while the dollar rose marking a sharp shift. inflationist groups planned meetings to push for cheaper dollars and higher prices. Morgenthau met with Hull and a cotton expert then dined with the President amid talk of exchange matters.
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Supreme Court
House
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White House
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Treasury
Nazis Celebrate Saar Victory After Plebiscite
In Saarbrucken Nazi supporters jubilantly parade after a landslide vote count of 477 119 of 525 756 valid ballots. Opponents awaiting reprisals appeal to the League of Nations for protection as police are taken over by Nazi elements and arrests of anti Nazi figures are reported. The League commission watches as chaos looms.
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Saar Basin
Germany
Adolf Hitler
League of Nations
League Governing Commission
League Commission
Commission Removes Last Major Obstacle To Paving in Parmer
Farwell January 15 The commissioners court removed the last major obstacle to paving Highway 60 across Palmer County by authorizing right of way on the west side of the Santa Fe railroad to the New Mexico line. The move follows opposition from Bovina and Farwell to the east side routing, and enables highway department engineers to begin surveys and plan pavement within weeks.
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Palmer County
Commissioners Court
Highway Department
Friona
Mrs Cusack Ordered to Return Sons by California Judge
In Los Angeles on January 15, Superior Judge Isaac Pacht revoked an earlier order and required Mrs Ann Hamilton Cusack to surrender her three sons Charles Jr 9 Thornton 7 and LeRoy 5 to Charles Edmund Cusack a Chicago family member. He cited her failure to appear via telegram from Cuero Texas.
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Los Angeles
Ann Hamilton Cusack
California
Texas
Charles Edmund Cusack
Isaac Pacht
Cusack
Chicago
Pacht
Roosevelt drafts social security plan for Congress
President Roosevelt drafts a broad social legislation package sent to Congress. The plan outlines unemployment insurance partly funded by a payroll tax with federal funds and state administration, and a staged old age pension program with federal state cooperation for retirees over 65.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
St. Louis Leather Ties Manufacturer to Hunt Wild Lions
Denver M. Wright of St. Louis, known for synthetic lions used along the Mississippi River, plans a three month hunting expedition to northwestern Mexico for wild lions and boars. His son will accompany him on the trip leaving tomorrow.
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ST. Louis
Denver M. Wright
Mississippi River
Here
Mexico
Doolittle Breaks Air Speed Record
Major James R. Doolittle, famed speed pilot, smashed the transcontinental transport record by crossing the country in under 12 hours. He blamed himself for a 300 mile detour that cost about an hour and a half, saying with typical candor that poor piloting slowed his time despite the record.
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Newark
N. J
James R
Jimmy) Doolittle
Eddie Rickenbacker
Auto Caravan to Survey Panhandle Gas Fields
Panhandle residents undertake an auto caravan led by Mayor Ross D. Rogers to inspect gas stripping plants from Fritch to McLean. Delegates from Canyon, Dalhart, Claude, Clarendon, Plainview and Lubbock join the inspection aiming to verify or disprove charges of gas wastage amid congressional scrutiny. The caravan departs Herring Hotel at 7 30 this morning to observe operations firsthand.
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Washington
Austin
Ross D. Rogers
Fritch
McLean
Canyon
Dalhart
Claude
Clarendon
Plainview
Lubbock
Herring Hotel
Rogers
Jones crop production loan bill passes House committee
The House agriculture committee reported favorably a $40,000,000 crop production loan bill introduced by Rep. Marvin Jones of Texas. The measure aims to aid farmers in buying seed and supplies with loans generally limited to $250. An additional $1,000,000 was set aside for feed loans to stock growers in drought areas.
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U.P
House Agriculture Committee
Marvin Jones
Texas
Drouth
Prosecutors Seek 10 Blast Fisch Story Defend His Name
Prosecutors pursue a ten story blast Fisch case while the defendant seeks to defend his name. The proceedings focus on alleged acts tied to the Fisch case with ongoing legal argument and protective measures.
Handwriting Experts Pin Hauptmann Ransom Notes
Prosecution in the Lindbergh baby case introduces three German relatives and the nurse of Isador Fisch as secret witnesses to bolster the Fisch theory. Two more handwriting specialists testify Hauptmann wrote the 14 letters demanding ransom. A wristguard maker testifies his product resists rust, countering defense claims.
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Isador Fisch
Hauptmann
Bruno
Fisch
Flemington
N. J
Bruno Hauptmann
Te de France
New York Harbor
Hunterdon County
New Jersey
Lindbergh
Germany
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Morton Clemmer Marsh
Wyoming
Ohio
Betty Gow
Hopewell
Notre Dame Praise and Airy Feats Sparkled by Doolittle
In Notre Dame Indiana on January 15 Weill praises the campus spirit and football culture noting students study or throw forward passes. He touts Jimmy Doolittle as the best flyer, cites Wiley Post confirming high altitude plans, with a record flight anticipated at 35 thousand feet in seven hours.
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Ind
Weill
Jimmy Doolittle
Jimmy
Wiley Post
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