Hoover Signs Bill to Create Reconstruction Finance Corp
President Hoover signed the two billion dollar Reconstruction Finance Corporation bill authorizing credit to bolster American business and public confidence. Dawes was named president, with three director vacancies to be filled by Democrats after swift Senate and House action. Political leaders and lawmakers joined a brief White House ceremony and subsequent conferences on the corporation's leadership.
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Richard L. Turner
Washington
Hoover
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Harvey D. Couch
Pine Bluff
Ark
Public Utilities
House
Senate
White House
Congress
Garner
Curtis
House Committee On
Parsons
Illinois
Campbell
Pennsylvania
Mr. Hoover
Lincoln Study
Herbert
Charles G. Dawes
Corporation
Dawes
Secret Service
Robinson
Arkansas
Glass
Virginia
Soviet pledge to lift living standards in second five year plan
Premier Molotoff and V. V. Kuybishev outlined the USSRs second five year plan promising a faster rise in living standards. They urged tripling coal output to 250 million tons, boosting oil 2 to 3 times, and iron to 22 million tons, with full railway reform to support industry, agriculture and transport. The plan requires more machinery and technical reconstruction.
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Moscow
U.S.S. R
V. M. Molotoff
V. V. Kuybishev
State Planning Commission
Communist Party
Flood Threats From Heavy Rains Across North East Texas
Heavy rains across North and East Texas caused river rises and flooding threat. Trinity River at Dallas urged residents to seek higher ground while Red River near Denison rose six feet. Traffic halted on Highway 24 at Sulphur River and other roads blocked by overflow. Rescue reported for a Glen Rose couple stranded atop their car. Rainfall totals reached 2 to 4 inches in several towns including Paris Bonham and McKinney.
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Associated Press
Texas
Dallas
Trinity River
Denison
Red River
Paris
Highway 24
Greenville
Sabine River
Bono
Dallas Automobile Bureau
Bonham
Carrolton
McKinney
Prohibition Agent Killed by Deputy in New Mexico
Silver City N M Jan 22 Marshal Jones former deputy sheriff and undercover man for prohibition enforcement was shot and killed at the R O Ranch near Cliff New Mexico today by Deputy Sheriff Ray Taylor Sheriff John E Casey and District Attorney Walton left for the ranch to investigate Officers said Jones recently figured in a fight at a Grant County dance which resulted in the death of a Mexican
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Silver City
N. M
Marshal Jones
Prohibition Enforcement Department
R. O
Cliff
Ray Taylor
John E. Casey
Walton
Jones
Grant County
Reprimands Parents as Boy Is Sentenced for Fatal Shooting
Fort Worth January 22 Judge Hal S Lattimore reprimanded Bennie Hurst 11 as he sentenced the boy for delinquency in the fatal shooting of Mark Sanchez Mexican The judge gave seven years in the state reformatory at Gatesville with a conditional commitment if Bennie adheres to court prescribed conduct
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Fort Worth
Hal S. Lattimore
Bennie Hurst
Mark Sanchez
State Reformatory
Gatesville
Bennie
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Forecast notes cloudy unsettled conditions in Amarillo and West Texas with Saturday partly cloudy for New Mexico. Temperature readings
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Amarillo
Visere
Texas
New Mexico
Egeayee
New life insurance written in December rises above 1930
New life insurance written in December totaled 1 117 187 000 dollars, up from 1 112 173 000 dollars in December 1930, per United Press. Chinese cotton purchases to date this season reach 693 000 bales, versus 214 000 a year ago, according to Shanghai’s commercial attache. In Youngstown Ohio steel output grows with Carnegie Steel near half capacity.
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United Press
New York
U.P
Washington
Shanghai
Youngstown, O
Youngstown
Carnegie Steel Company
Cyr Suit Filed In Wrong Court New Orleans
The Louisiana State Supreme Court dismissed Dr. Paul N Cyr's bid to remove Huey P Long as governor, ruling Long is duly elected to the United States Senate and cannot be ousted from the governorship. The court avoided deciding when a man may function as a senator, noting that that determination rests with the Senate. Long was elected to the Senate in 1930 but did not retire as governor until his term ended.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
State Supreme Court
United States Senate
Paul N. Cyr
Long
United States
Senate
Cyr
Two Men Killed in Premature Blast Near Justice
Williamson West Virginia January 22 Two men were killed and three injured in a premature explosion of blasting powder at Justice 35 miles from here The dead are Thomas Justice age 50 and Samuel La Rosa age 45 An unnamed blasting crew member was held for investigation
Smith Case Adjourned In Homicide Charge For Governor’s Son
Walter J. Smith, 22, son of former Governor Alfred E. Smith, had his hearing on a technical homicide charge in a fatal auto accident adjourned by Magistrate Stanley Renaud in Homicide Court until next Friday. The former governor attended the crowded courtroom.
Chicago Rabbi Convicted for Liquor Sale Under Religious Permit
Rabbi Edward Friedman, a fruit industries salesman, found guilty of violating the prohibition act by selling liquor bought under a religious permit. Federal Judge John P. Barnes suspended six months in jail and imposed three years of probation.
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Chicago
Edward Friedman
John P. Barnes
Greer Hospitalized After Two Weeks of Spasmodic Coughing
Isaac B. Greer a 52 year old resident of Lubbock is back in the hospital as he nears the end of a second week of spasmodic convulsions with coughing estimated at about ten fits per minute.
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Lubbock
Isaac B. Greer
Greer
Infant dies from accidental strangulation near Wellington
Billie Don Spence eight month old son of Mr and Mrs W R Spence of Wellington area died from strangulation after falling from a bed his head wedged between the bed and window sill authorities report the incident occurred east of Wellington on January 22 1930s style summary retained from OCR text
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The
Wellington
Billie Don Spence
W. R. Spence
Torch victim not Pretty Boy's pal in Oklahoma murder
A charred body found in a stolen car in Seminole County Oklahoma is not believed to be George Birdwell alias Pretty Boy Floyd lieutenant. Authorities note the victim is about 30, five feet eight, 150 pounds, and differ from Birdwell in appearance.
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Seminole, Okla
Seminole County
George Birdwell
Charles “Pretty Boy
Floyd
Birdwell
Defense rests in trial of Scrivnor
The defense in W. S. Scrivnor's murder trial rested this afternoon without offering testimony. Scrivnor’s counsel, seeking an instructed acquittal for the alleged slayer of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Jones but on trial only for the murder of the woman, had the motion overruled.
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Houston
W. S. Scrivnor
Scrivnor
C. A
Keggy) Jones
Police Chief W R McDowell Improves After Gallbladder Surgery
Police Chief W R McDowell rested well last night after an operation at St Anthony's Hospital to remove gall stones. He withstood the procedure better than expected and is expected to continue improving unless unforeseen complications arise.
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W. R. McDowell
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Laval Invited by MacDonald for London Talks on Disarmament
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald invited French Premier Pierre Laval to visit London this weekend for discussions on international affairs. The talks would cover disarmament and debts reparations.
Burglary at Hedgecoke Drug Co Netted $175 in Merchandise
A burglary at the Hedgecoke Drug Company at 1217 Polk Street yielded 175 dollars worth of merchandise including fountain pens cameras and pocket knives. It was Amarillo's first burglary in more than a week.
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Hedgecoke Drug Company
Polk Street
merchsMlise
Amarillo
Two Brothers Die In Airplane Crash Off Queens Airport
An airplane plunged 2,500 feet into the water near North Beach Airport Queens killing two brothers. Officials identified one as Frank Kelly of Brooklyn, the other brother’s name was not known.
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New York
North Beach
Queens
Frank Kelly
Brooklyn
Rail wage deadlock prompts demand for relief
David B. Robertson, son of a labor leader, demanded job relief before considering a 10 percent wage cut. Daniel Willard of the Baltimore and Ohio explained that railroad finances necessitate the cut.
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David B. Robertson
Daniel Willard
Baltimore and Ohio
Hearing Today For Four Held In Ride Case
A preliminary hearing for S. R. and Floyd Carter 8 A. Herring and Billy Culwell on robbery with firearms against Warrington Durrance was continued to today Culwell was released on 1000 bond pending Potter County charges The other three remained jailed as J W Culwell and Clem Calhoun represented the defendants The court adjourned shortly after proceedings faded from the record
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S. R
Floyd Carter
A. Herring
Billy Culwell
Warrington Durrance
Young Culwell
Carson County
Culwell
Potter County
J. W. Culwell
Clem Calhoun
Patman cites inflation as reason for veteran aid
Rep. Patman of Texas urged immediate cash payment of Veterans' compensation certificates citing moderate inflation as the reason. He proposed paying the debt with treasury notes that would circulate as money, be non taxable and non-interest bearing, and have full legal tender status.
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Washington
Patman
Texas
Texan
Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
Marx Brothers Morning Comedy At Fair Today
The Four Marx Brothers star in Monkey Business at the Fair Theater with several short subjects. The program begins at 9 30 this morning with admission priced at ten cents. Children and adults are urged to attend as part of a weekly Amarillo shows series brought by News Globe and Publix Theaters.
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Fair Theater
Amarillo
News-Globe and Publix
Delay in Accord on Cut of Rail Wages
In Chicago on January 22, David B. Robertson said wage cut talks with railway workers must wait for Labor's unemployment relief plan. Daniel Willard, head of Baltimore and Ohio, outlined carriers' finances to 800 delegates, stressing good faith and efforts to maintain employment without a group pact. Neither disclosed stance on a Senate resolution urging the ICC to study a six hour workday for rail workers.
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Chicago
David B. Robertson
Daniel Willard
Baltimore and Ohio
Willard
Robertson
Senate
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Remove Knife Blade From Brain of Man
Linus Larson a 59 year old Chicago resident was freed from a two and a half inch knife blade in his brain after 30 years. Dr Eric Oldberg at Illinois Research Hospital removed the blade and most scar tissue from the head in a surgery that healed over decades.
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Chicago
Linus Larson
Illinois Research Hospital
Eric Oldberg
Larson
Chinese preacher found dead in Chicago church basement
Rev. Henry Frank Chan, a Chinese preacher, was found murdered in the basement of his Chinatown church. His skull was crushed by a hatchet found beside the body, police report.
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Chicago
Henry Frank Chan
Chinatown
Shock Kills Man in Crystal City
Laustino Martinez a 24 year old Crystal City employee at a vegetable packing company was killed when he touched an electrical wire. The incident occurred January 22 and authorities investigated the workplace accident.
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Crystal City
Texas
Laustino Martinez
New York businessman found safe at Curtiss Wright airport
Otto Graff, a New York business man flier, was located safe at Curtiss Wright airport in Grand Prairie. He said a strong tail wind on Wednesday enabled a nonstop flight from his point of origin to here instead of landing at Big Spring as planned.
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Grand Prairie
Otto Graff
New York
Big Spring
Winnie Ruth Judd Murder Trial Faces Admissibility Clash
Phoenix January trial stage tightens as Judge Speakman denies defense objection to admitting a battered suitcase linked to Hedvig Samuelson's body. State threatens further evidence of similar status while Judd, who confessed to one murder, also faces charges in a separate complaint for another slaying.
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Judd
Agnes Anne Leroi
Miss Samuelson
Los Angeles
Lero
Beverley Nominated for Porto Rico Governor by Senate Panel
The Senate Territories Committee reported favorably the nomination of James R. Beverley of Texas for governor of Porto Rico. In Wichita Falls, Mrs Lavina Parker improved slightly after being shot twice in front of her home. her husband James E. Parker, an oil man, remains jailed.
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Washington
Senate Territories Committee Today
James R. Beverley
Texas
Porto Rico
Wichita Falls
Lavina Parker
James E. Parker
Crazy Quilt Ticket Board Opens Downtown Sale
The ticket board for Crazy Quilt moves to City Drug Store No. 1 on Polk Street at 9 this morning with tickets available all day. Wilbur C. Hawk, sponsor, urges prompt pickup for reserved seats before they’re released. Prices range from 1 to 3.85 dollars. The New York revue features Fannie Brice Phil Baker and Ted Healy.
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City Drug Store
Polk Street
Wilbur C. Hawk
Municipal Auditorium
New York
Fannie Brice
Phil Baker
Ted Healy
Woman Heroically Extinguishes Fire Saving Her Home
In Lubbock on Friday at 6 am Mrs. J. M. Webster, 68, of near Sudan, burned protecting her farm home after an oil burner exploded. She hid the flames, then ran outside in burning clothes, attracted neighbors with her cries, and was taken to a sanitarium.
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Lubbock
J. M. Webster
Sudan
Partly Cloudy Forecast For Amarillo Weather
The Amarillo and Panhandle area may see a shift to partly cloudy unsettled weather today after a sunny afternoon. Yesterday morning’s low was 24 degrees, rising to 52 by late afternoon as clouds cleared.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Panhandle
Laval wins vote of confidence for new ministry in Paris
Paris January 22 The chamber of deputies backed Premier Pierre Laval by 303 to 265 with a 38 vote margin in a confidence vote on Laval’s new ministry. He then pushed a resolution pledging France to international cooperation and peace based on respect for contracts, winning a 51 vote majority.
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Paris
Pierre Laval
France
Chamber of Deputies
Organization of Peace
Laval
M. Briand
Foreign Office
Youth Put On Spot By Girls Dying In Alabama
Pulaski, Tennessee youth Jack Carter, 19, was shot by two girl friends after being taken for a ride. Found near a roadhouse in a semi conscious state, he told a nurse he would live only a few minutes. He identified his abductors as two young girls.
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Decatur
Ala
Jack Carter
Pulaski
Tenn
United Press
Carter
Robbers Seize $300000 Jewelry Heist at Glemby Home
In New York on January 22 three thieves raided the home of art collector and hairnet maker Harry Glemby, taking jewelry valued at over 300000 dollars while leaving about 29000 dollars in gems untouched.
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New York
Harry Glemby
Baby suffocated under bed covers in Denison
Roy Eugene Teague four months old died in Denison last night when he slipped under bed covers and suffocated. The coroner ruled the death accidental.
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Denison
Roy Eugene Teague
Dallas man dies from gunshot at Mexican district residence
Frank Miranda, 35, died from gunshot wounds after visiting a girl in a Mexican district residence in Dallas. The girl's father was detained for investigation, stating Miranda's intentions were unwelcome.
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Dallas
Frank Miranda
Miranda
Traylor Backers Say They Won’t Oppose Garner Bid
Leaders of the Melvin A. Traylor for President movement announce they will not be antagonistic to John N. Garner if he runs for the presidency, sharing a cooperative stance in the campaign.
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Dallas
Melvin A. Traylor
John N. Garner
Surgeons Prepare Delicate Operation on Cantrell
In Stuttgart Arkansas physicians readied to operate on Mrs Ethel Cantrell a 33 year old Humphrey resident who has suffered hiccoughs for almost a month. The case draws attention as doctors undertake a rare procedure to relieve persistent hiccups.
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Stuttgart
Ark
U.P
Ethel Cantrell
Humphrey
Fugitive Held on Kidnapping Robbery Charges
George Barbour 22, fugitive from Big Lake jail, was held in Abilene on kidnapping and robbery charges after allegedly robbing two Sweetwater taxi drivers with a firearm.
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Abilene
George Barbour
Big Lake
Man Claims Escape From Arkansas Insane Asylum
Fort Worth police hold a man who said he was an escaped inmate of an asylum in Little Rock as authorities in Arkansas arrange confirmation and potentially revoke his custody.
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Fort Worth
Littl Rock
Arkansa
Beauty Specialists Want Ads Offer Daily Services
Local classified ads promote beauty services including shampoo permanent waves finger waves marceling facials and related work at low prices. Read the Globe News Want Ads and call 6262 for results and scheduling.
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Globe-News
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