Georgia Govs in Court as Arnall, Talmadge Dispute Office
Georgia division of power escalates into court as Attorney General Eugene Cook seeks to stop Herman Talmadge from acting as governor after the legislature elected him. Arnall and Talmadge run parallel offices at the capitol amid militia control bids and shifting adjutants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Eugene Cook
Herman Talmadge
Talmadge
Ellis Inall
Cook
Fulton Superior Court
Arnall
Eugene Talmadge
Marvin Griffin
Col
R. W. Collins
State Guard
National Guard
Griffin
Collins
M. E. Thompson
Capitol
Imperial Potentate Arrives for Khiva Temple Visit
George H. Rowe Buffalo supreme court justice and head of the Mystic Shrine comes to Khiva Temple for a day of events. Tom May of Brownfield and divan greet him at 8:30 AM as past potentates drum corps attend. The visit includes a breakfast, executive sessions, a 11:15 AM KGNC broadcast, Rotary club address, 3 PM Shrine sessions, and a 6 PM John Snider barbecue reception and dance.
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Mystic Shrine
North America
New York Supreme Court
George H. Rowe
Buffalo
Khiva Temple
Tom May
Brownfield
Rock Island
Khiva
Herring Hotel
Rowe
KGNC
Rotary Club
Ross Rogers
Rabban
Shrine
John Snider
Freezing Rain and Snow Hit Panhandle Roads
Hazardous travel reported across the Panhandle as freezing rain iced roads from Amarillo to Pampa and beyond. Moisture totaled 3 tenths of an inch with up to 20 inches of snow in some areas, temperatures at 18 to 24 degrees allowed ice to form. Weather forecast warned continued rain snow and sleet across the region overnight impacting motorists.
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Panhandle
Amarto- Pampa
Trailways
Amarillo
Pampa
Wheeler
Shamrock
Tucumcari
Amarillo-Pampa
Dumas
N. M
Weather forecast Amarillo area and West Texas
The Weather Bureau reports cloudy conditions with snow flurries and colder temperatures across Amarillo and vicinity on Thursday then partial clouds and continued cold Thursday night into Friday. West Texas areas from the Panhandle to the South Plains expect similar cold and cloudy to partly cloudy skies with snow flurries, turning colder from Del Rio to Eagle Pass and in the Big Bend and Pecos valley eastward. Temperature readings yesterday ranged from the mid 30s to mid 50s with a high near 56 and a low near 33. 24 hour precipitation measured 0.11 inches ending 4 AM. Sunrise was 7:55 AM and sunset is around 7:59 PM.
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Weather Bureau
Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
del Rio
Eagle Pass
Big Bend
Pecos Valley
Blast Kills 15 Miners at Mottingham Colliery
An explosion in the top Ross vein 850 feet underground at Mottingham colliery killed 15 miners and badly injured two others. Rescue teams battled fumes as relatives gathered, and a police cordon hastened the rescue effort. Officials noted gas accumulation as a probable cause. Two injured were hospitalized. one sent home.
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Me Company
Mottingham
Griffith
Top Ross
Carey Avenue
Susquehanna River
Wilkes- Barre General Hospital
Overpass Plan Approved By Rock Island Official
Plans for a West Eighth overpass at the Rock Island tracks meet city needs and cost about 90000 dollars. A. E. Korsell of Chicago said approval will be recommended after site inspection in Amarillo. Freese and Nichol designed the structure, to be funded by the railroad with city paving and approaches.
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Rock Island
West Eighth
A. E. Korsell
Chicago
A. P. Hancock
Korsell
Amarillo
Freese and
Nichol
Iity
West Eighth Avenue
Line Avenue
Georgia Street
West Sixth
West Seventh Avenues
Liberal Farm Interests Leader Sees Reactionary Hurdles
Jim Patton president of the Farmers Union returns to Amarillo for the Texas Farmers Union convention. He warns conservative domination in Congress threatens liberal farm policy focusing on subsidies and cooperative ventures while urging a long term program and compromise within the GOP.
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David Rasco Grayer
Jim Patton
National Farmers Union
Patton
Amarillo
Texas Farmers Union
Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America
Farmers Union
Congress
Natty Farm Union
Dawson Draws Five Year Term In Rape Case
Ray Dawson of Pampa was found guilty of rape by a 12-man jury in the 47th District Court. The panel imposed a five year penitentiary sentence and denied a suspended sentence. defense plans an appeal as sanity was the central issue argued by Clem Calhoun.
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47Th District Court
Blond Ray Dawson
Pampa
Dawson
Atty
Clem Calhoun
Calhoun
State
Oil Company
J. L. Bagwell
Corsicana
Henry S. Bishop
Taylor County approves $500 pay raise for treasurer
Attorney General Price Daniel ruled the Taylor County commissioners may grant a $500 pay raise to the county treasurer. The note mentions a 4% discount Thursday at Tackless Sale in Russell State Co., 611 Taylor.
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Austin
Price Daniel
Taylor County Commissioners’ Court
Russell State. Co
Taylor
Dozen Petitions Sparking Hagy for Mayor Drive
Dozen petitions circulate in Amarillo as friends and citizens push for Hagy to run for mayor. Jay Taylor’s withdrawal prompts others to consider candidates Charley Crowe discusses, while Delbert Dalby and Tom Wingate withdraw from commissioner race. Grand jury reconvenes Friday.
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Jay Taylor
Mr. Hagy
Hagg
Charley Crowe
Crowe-Guide Cement Company
Delbert Dalby
Tom Wingate
Taylor
Dalby
Wingate
H. S. (Chisel) Benton
al Reville
North
Amarillo
Ford Price Cuts Aimed at Stabilizing Postwar Costs
Ford Motor Co president Henry Ford II announced price reductions on current Ford passenger cars ranging from 15 to 50 dollars as a shock treatment to halt mounting costs and rising prices. The cuts exclude Mercury and Lincolns and target restoring postwar production profitability. Presidential aide John Steelman praised the move while CIO UAW head Walter Reuther declined comment pending industry wage talks.
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Detroit
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Co
Ford
John R. Steelman
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Uawcio
Mercury
Ford Company
Redistricting Foes SodDen First Offensive In Texas House
In Austin a redistricting clash stalled as lawmakers debated funding linked to redistricting. Gov. Stevenson urged constitutional redraw and reform while the Senate centerpiece proposed by Sen. Weinert would extend appeal rights from railroad commission decisions, arguing current law limits court review.
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House
Coke R. Stevenson
Stevenson
Senate
Sen
R. A. Weinert
Seguin
Railroad Commission
Weinert
General Sultan Dies at Walter Reed Hospital
Lt Gen Daniel I Sultan inspector general of the Army died last night at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington. The headquarters said his death occurred in the capital with no immediate cause released. Sultan had served as top Army inspector general and held multiple senior posts during his career.
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Washington
Daniel I. Sultan
Army
Walter Reed Hospital
Weddings Come in Triplicate for New Mexico Man
A New Mexico man and an English bride wed by proxy and telephone last July 15 and meet for the first time since. Winfred Grider, 25, Caballo NM, and Maureen Chamberlain Grider, 17, Salisbury England, are honeymooning in New Mexico as they await visa issues. The reunion at Amarillo English Field follows a year of anticipation and a trip by Trans World Airlines.
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Cal Brumley
New Mexico
Salisbury
England
Clovis
N. M
United States
English Field
Amarillo
Lillian Maureen Chamberlain Grider
Winfred James Grider
Caballo
Trans World Airlines
Winfred
Maureen
Dee Blythe
New York
J Howard Miller
Winfred Grider
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Imperial
Panrave Eee A & Wiseins
Plymouth
Edward Griffith
Glen Alden Coal Company
Civil Service
Kyle Vick
Waco
Texas
State Civil Service Commission i
Mr. Hancock
Lawrence
Hagg, Harrington and Marsh
Aero
Crowe
H. S. Stephenson
San Jacinto
Denmark
Copenhagen
Christian of
Potter County
House of Representatives
W. O. Reed
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