Texas Governor O'Daniel's all inclusive program revealed
Austin report previews a comprehensive state program with a 1 percent transaction tax, pension reforms, and potential abolition of the poll tax. The plan hinges on a constitutional amendment. Legislative leaders Stevenson and Morse appear ready to shape committees and push through key changes with voter approval.
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Lewis T. Nordyke
Austin
W. Lee O’daniel
Texas
Coke Stevenson
O’daniel
Emmett Morse
Stevenson
Morse
House
Senate
Hillbilly Flair at O'Daniel Inauguration Draws 65,000
Colorful Texas inauguration for Gov William Lee O'Daniel drew about 65 000 people in Austin. The crowd split between hillbilly bands and silk hats while the old woman who wished to meet the governor failed to do so. The ceremony included parades, oaths, and songs with a 19 gun salute cited by some as 21. Governor Allred received loud applause as the hillbilly tone dominated the event.
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Austin
United States
James V. Allred
O'Daniel
Hisadio
Ogwood
West Thompson
Bill
Eastexas
Hogg
Jim
Jim Ferguson
Shred
W. Lee
Daniel
Rugged Cross
Texas
Evennor
Amarillo Receives Navy Band Gift of a New March
Lieut Charles Bentner of the United States Navy Band wrote an Amarillo March dedicated to the city after a warm welcome last fall. The march will be broadcast at 2 PM next Friday over the Blue Network, with KGNC attempting to carry the program directly. Mayor Ross D Rogers cooperated by sending music themes from the Panhandle to inspire the march.
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Charles Bentner
United States Navy
Amarillo
Ross D. Rogers
Navy Band
Blue
National Broadcasting Company
Sta
The
Panhandle
Rogers
Wes Izzard
Lieut
Bentner
KGNC
Roosevelt seeks new spending on canal and Passamaquoddy
President Roosevelt asked Congress to revive two stalled projects: a 200 million dollar Florida ship canal and a 37 million dollar Passamaquoddy Bay tidal power development. He sent letters to House and Senate committee chairs urging continued tests and a small experimental plant. Senators criticized the move as spending to debt. Bailey proposed referring the bills to engineers. Mansfield signaled hearings and eventual passage. Frank Murphy was approved as attorney general by a 78 to 7 vote amid protests over his stance on the sitdown strike.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Florida Ship Canal
Passamaquoddy Bay
Mansfield
Texas
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
Bailey
North Carolina
Senate Commerce Committee
Passamaquoddy
Vandenberg
Michigan
War Department
Frankfurter
Murphy
Hopkins
Senate
Frank Murphy
WPA
Adams
Colorado
House
David Lasser
Workers Alliance
Hinton Hosts Coronado Anniversary Dinner Plan
Nearly twenty senior congressmen discussed plans for 1940 to mark Coronado's travels in a dinner arranged by Carl Hinton Amarillo Chamber of Commerce manager. He proposed festivities at city sites across Texas New Mexico Arizona Oklahoma and Kansas tied to Coronado's route.
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Washington
W Stern
Coronado
Carl Hinton
Amarillo
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
New Mexico
Arizona
Oklahoma
Kansas
Tingleys Visit Planned For Amarillo Banquet
Plans for a large reception for former Gov Clyde Tingley now ambassador for the Highway 66 Association in Amarillo February 19 20 were laid in Albuquerque. Carl Hinton Amarillo president of the Will Rogers Memorial Highway Association telegraphed General Chairman Pat Flynn that Tingley would be feted at a joint banquet of Amarillo civic groups.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Clyde Tingley
Amarillo
Highway 66 Association
Carl Hinton
Will Rogers Memorial Highway Association
Pat Flynn
Tingley
Hollywood
Calf
Flynn
WPA Money Squabble Opens Chief Is Up and Down
Gov. O'Daniel endured a choppy day at stadium ceremonies as an observer noted he rose from his chair over 50 times to greet well wishers and listen to national and state songs during the event in Austin.
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Austin
Gov. O'Daniel
Inauguration Day Smoke and Fireworks in Texas
City crowds attended Texas inauguration events with orderly conduct and minor incidents. Emmett Morse spilled ink on the platform. Governor O Daniel and Lieutenant Governor Stevenson appeared confident as national guards and officials observed the ceremony amid photographers and a UT carillon.
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Emmett Morse
Houston
Inaugural Pageant Portrays American Way of Life
A UT Austin pageant depicted by students during Gov. O Daniels inaugural celebration contrasts democratic life with tyranny. Actors portraying Washington Hancock Jefferson Monroe Lamar and other figures dramatize historical development and the benefits of democracy alongside scenes of dictators and totalitarian oppression.
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Austin
University of Texas
Napoleon
Santa Anna
Amarillo Weather Forecast and Temperature Readings
The forecast for Amarillo and surrounding areas calls for Wednesday to be fair and warmer. West Texas and the Panhandle expect fair skies with a slight temperature rise, while New Mexico anticipates generally fair and warmer conditions. Temperature readings for Amarillo yesterday show hourly values from morning to afternoon, with highs near 54 and lows around 36, plus tabulated figures for several hours.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Pecos Valley
Resistance tightens as Franco advances in Catalonia
In Hendaye France on January 17 insurgent forces under General Franco pressed a three pronged drive toward Barcelona. Government troops, estimated at about 400,000 by callups, counterattacked near Igualada and Santa Coloma de Queralt as observers weighed the possibility of a decisive battle.
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France
Barcelona
Catalonia
Igualada
Santa Coloma de Queralt
Francisco Franco
Paris
Britain
Georges Bonnet
Spain
London
Berlin
Germany
Italy
Rome
Balkan
Galeazzo Ciano
Mussolini
Yugoslavia
Milan Stojadinovich
Europe
Hungary
Ciano
Silvio Lucco Mussino
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