Plains Folk Flood Red Cross Coffers With Relief Gifts
Amarillo reports $2,374.75 raised for bread and shelter as the Panhandle towns exceed Red Cross quotas, sending funds to St Louis under Admiral Grayson’s relief command. The flood-devastated area and surrounding cities continue to contribute as disaster relief continues nationwide.
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Red Cross
Amarillo News
Panhandle
American Red Cross
St. Louis
Cary T. Grayson
Amarillo Amarillo
Amarillo Red Cross urged to quintuple flood relief quota
H G Frosty Hamrick reports a telegram from Cary Grayson directing fivefold increases in relief funding. Grayson says relief needs are unprecedented and urges immediate mobilization to raise not less than five times the original Amarillo quota of 2 750 dollars as days of flood suffering mount.
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Amarillo
H. G. “Frosty” Hamrick
Potter County
Red Cross
Cary T. Grayson
St. Louis
National Red Cross
Red Cross drives raise large panhandle quotas in 1940s effort
Donations across Ochiltree, Swisher, Moore, Dumas and surrounding counties surged past targets with many chapters tripling or more than tripling their quotas. Hamrick lauded Amarillo supporters while Tulia and Tucumcari reported strong contributions and city leaders projected further totals as relief drives continued.
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Panhandle Red Cross
Ochiltree County
Sam Hergert
Swisher County
F. P. Engleman
Tulia
Ray J. Jordan
Tucumcari
Mike Carroll
Dumas
Moore County
Fred Wortham
Berger
BE. C. Carver
Pampa
Opera chorus master dies after mock battle accident
Guisepp e Sterzini, chorus master of the Metropolitan Grand Opera Company, died in a New York hospital after an accidental wound during a rehearsal for Caponsacchi with Lawrence Tibbett. Tibbett, also cut, told manager Lawrence Evans the wound seemed trivial and Sterzini dismissed treatment. Sterzini died hours later as Tibbett prepared for a Newark performance.
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New York
Guisseppe Sterzini
Metropolitan Grand Opera Company
Lawrence Tibbett
Caponsacchi
Lawrence Evans
Tibbett
Newark
N. J
Evans
Sterzini
Russian Ship Blown Up by Mine at Santander Harbor
Rebel radio in Burgos reported an unnamed Russian vessel struck a mine at the entrance to Santander harbor while trying to seek refuge from a pursuing insurgent cruiser and blew up.
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Hendaye
U.P
Burgos
Santander
Weather outlook for Amarillo and West Texas region
Amarillo and vicinity expect Wednesday to be fair and warmer with light southwesterly winds. West of the 100th meridian also fair and warmer though the extreme west may differ. New Mexico sees fair skies and warmer conditions in the east portion. Yesterday’s temperatures show a range with a high around 22 and a low of 13. Precipitation for the prior 24 hours ending 4 p.m. yesterday was 9 inches.
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Amarillo
Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Wool Growers urge repeal of Reciprocal Trade Treaty
The National Wool Growers Association at its 72nd annual convention in Albuquerque urged repeal of the Reciprocal Trade Treaty Act. F E Marshall warned imports hurt exports and urged renewed lamb demand campaigns. Rumors of 1938 convention bids from El Paso and San Angelo surfaced as leaders discussed range and price issues.
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U. S
Albuquerque
N. M
National Wool Growers Association
Viva Voce
F. E
Association
Clyde Tingley
New Mexico
Ugaki presses bid to form Japanese cabinet amid army opposition
Gen Kazushige Ugaki, defying the army, seeks to form a new ministry to replace Koki Hirota. Even with Emperor Hirohito backing Ugaki, senior army leaders remain opposed as political maneuvering intensifies and public opinion leans toward Ugaki. The outcome hinges on Terauchi, Nishio, and Sugiyama and possible moderates within the military.
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Tokyo
Kazushige Ugaki
Koki Hirota
Ugaki
Juichi Terauchi
Juzo Nishio
Gen Sugiyama
Ugeki
Yeaki
Valentine Arrives to Aid Houston Police Reorganization
Lewis J. Valentine famed New York police commissioner arrived in Galveston aboard the Algonquin and will proceed to Houston to assist for two weeks in reorganizing the police department at the request of Mayor Fonville. He plans an immediate survey after a conference with Police Chief Williams and the mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
U.P
Lewis J. Valentine
New York
Houston
R. H. Fonville
Valentine
C. A. Williams
Fonville
Postmasters Named for Panhandle Texas Towns
President Roosevelt sent postmaster nominations to the Senate listing appointees for Texas towns including Clarendon Hedley Tahoka Turkey Vega White Deer and White Deer with individuals Forest W Taylor Mable B Jones Lee A Wilson Sallie V McAdams Walter E Smith Willis Walker Bernice M Horrell and Winfield C Powers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Texas
Clarendon
Forest W. Taylor
Hedley
Mable EB
Jones
McLean
Lee A. Wilson
Stratford
Sallie V. McAdams
Tahoka
Walter E. Smith
Turkey
Willis Walker
Vega
Bernice M. Horrell
White Deer
Winfield C. Powers
Belgian Mail Plane Crash Kills Twelve Near Oran
A Belgian mail plane crashed near Oran Algeria today killing twelve on board eight passengers and four crew. The craft was on a return trip from the Belgian Congo when the pilot apparently tried to land at Oran.
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Brussels
Belgium
Oran
Algeria
Belgian Congo
Central Africa
The Automobile Strike Affects Used Car Market
National crisis hits auto industry as General Motors plant walkout drags on with no settlement. Car buyers face scarce new car delivery, boosting demand for quality used vehicles. check today’s Classified Pages for top buys.
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General Motors
America
Notables to Attend Opening Of Las Animas Line
Amarillo and Denver coordinate a ceremonial opening for the Santa Fe Railway new 116 mile Las Animas Colorado to Boise City Oklahoma line. A Denver to Amarillo train departs at 12 40 AM with stops including Colorado Springs Pueblo La Junta Springfield and Boise City. Governor James V Allred will attend a banquet in Amarillo hosted by the chamber of commerce with invited regional governors and Santa Fe officials.
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Amarillo
Denver
Santa Fe Railway
Las Animas
Colo
Boise City
Oklo
Santa Fe
Chamber of Commerce
Colorado Capital
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
la Junta
Springfield
Saunders
Colorado
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Engineer Testifies Germans Engaged to Wreck Soviet Machinery
German engineer Alex Stein testified at the trial of Bolshevists that he and other Germans were hired to wreck Soviet machinery. He named Wurm Sommeregger and Fless as organizers and said they aimed to spoil incoming equipment. Ulrich warned him not to name foreign powers. Continued on Page 11, Col. 7
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Moscow
Alex Stein
Stein
Riga
Wassily Ulrich
Military Collegium
Supreme Court
Ulrich
Wurm
Sommeregger
Fless
Germany
Power of Reich Police Lifted
Berlin reports that the gestapo remains omnipotent with actions immune to legal challenge and only revisable by its own organs as disclosed in Deutsches Verwaltungsrecht Werner Best notes.
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Berlin
Gestapo
Reich
Deutsches Verwaltungsrecht
Werner Best
G-MEN Seek Public Help in Mattson Kidnapping Case
A Justice Department officer in Seattle appealed to Pacific Northwest residents to watch neighbors for signs of the abductor and slayer of 10 year old Tacoma boy Charles Mattson. The FBI has no solid clues and seeks public cooperation to locate the man who took the child and demanded 28000 dollars in ransom.
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Seattle
Federal Department of Justice
Charles Mattson
Pacific Northwest
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Tacoma
Wallace Leaves Control Policy Urges Record Crop Output
Secretary Henry A. Wallace announced a temporary move away from production controls urging farmers to maximize output this year. He warned price rises could spark urban unrest and urged measures to maintain reserve supplies including wheat purchases loans or an insurance pool.
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Washington
U.P
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
40 000 Return to Work by Auto Firm
General Motors ordered nearly 40,000 employees in Michigan and Indiana plants to return to regular day and night shifts. The reopening spans Bay City Saginaw Flint Detroit Muncie and Indianapolis with thousands expected back, amid clashes at Cadillac plant and a Guide Lamp mob incident in Anderson, Indiana.
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Detroit
U.P
General Motors
Michigan
Indiana
Vast
Automobile Corporation
William S. Knudsen
Guide Lamp Corp
Anderson
Ind
G. M
Cadillac
Bay City
Mich
Saginaw
Flint
Muncie
Indianapolis
Roosevelt says Sloan refusal to attend strike talks is unfortunate
President Roosevelt voiced disappointment at Alfred P. Sloan Jr. of General Motors for refusing to attend a strike conference called by Secretary Perkins. After three labor and business group sessions on hours wages child labor and potential auto strike legislation he said he did not know the next government peace step. Roosevelt noted he invited a Sloan representative to Washington when Sloan offered to come if asked.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors
Perkins
Sloan
Accused Robber Given Ten-Year Federal Sentence
James Buchanan Cavanaugh, 31, the gunman who attempted a Buffalo Texas bank robbery several weeks ago, was sentenced to 10 years in prison by Judge Edgard S. Vaught in Federal District Court. He also faces a separate 50 year Texas sentence for a Dallas jewelry robbery and has been jailed in Oklahoma since last October after being arrested at Wichita Falls.
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Oklahoma City
U.P
James Buchanan Cavanaugh
Buffalo
Tex
Edgards. Vaught
Federal District Court
Cavanaugh
Texas
Dallas
Oklahoma County
Wichita Falls
Proposed Subway Strike Postponed After Conference
The proposed subway power strike affecting 2,000,000 daily riders was postponed as a workers' conference with BMT officials adjourned until tomorrow morning. Union officials threaten a strike over suspensions of two employers.
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New York
U.P
BMT
Defense witnesses testify in Rylee murder trial in Stephenville
Defense witnesses testified in the Harold Rylee murder case in Stephenville. Rylee, charged with killing Sally Mitchell in Granbury on August 17, 1934, faced a trial that moved from Granbury to Stephenville on venue grounds. The state rested its case, Rylee was previously convicted and sentenced to 25 years, and the Texas Supreme Court reversed the sentence on appeal.
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Stephenville
Harold Rylee
Granbury
T. C
Sally) Mitchell
Rylee
Texas Supreme Court
Pope Pius Returns to Vatican Affairs After Restful Night
Pope Pius, rested after sleep and relieved by a drop in pain, engaged actively in church affairs within Vatican City as of January 26.
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Vatican City
Pius
Farm program chief Grover Hill meets officials in Amarillo
Grover B. Hill confers with county agents and ranchers in Amarillo as he joins the Department of Agriculture as a field supervisor in the Southern region of 11 states. His official title is senior agricultural economist though friends call him Doctor Hill. He will headquarter in Washington and visit field stations in Amarillo, College Station, Stillwater before returning.
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Amarillo
Grover B. Hill
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Department
Hill
College Station
Stillwater
Oklahoma
Agriculture officials plan Texas Oklahoma ranch program tour
Agriculture Department representatives Grover Hill and Fred Merrifield will travel to College Station Texas tomorrow to start a three day tour with the State Extension Service staff. The effort aims to outline practices and conditions for which ranchers will be paid and will cover Western Texas and Western Oklahoma with numerous county and district meetings. Boundaries of the program area will be set after Hill and Merrifield return.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
College Station
Texas
Oklahoma
Grover Hill
Fred Merrifield
State Extension Service
Hill and Merrifield
Aged Attorney William G. Eustis Dies at 106
William Greland Eustis, a 106-year-old practicing attorney and civil engineer, died at his Henriettta home after a month of illness. He settled in the area in 1875 and ran a law office while gaining renown for land title work. Eustis also led construction for 18 miles of the Texas and Pacific Railroad between Marshall and Jefferson.
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Henrietta
William Greland Eustis
Eustis
Texas and Pacific
Marshall and
Jefferson
Arkansas governor orders evac as flood duels region
Martial law spreads across six eastern Arkansas counties as Gov. Carl Bailey mobilizes National Guardsmen and evacuations rise to 35,000 amid rising St Francis and Mississippi rivers. Louisville reports plant fire and potential dynamite use to halt spread.
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Ohio
Mississippi
Carl E. Bailey
Arkansas
St. Francis
Indiana
Louisville
Cincinnati
C. A. Dystra
Bailey
White River
Jackson County
Mise
Memphis to house 56000 flood refugees in anticipated crest
The Red Cross said concentration camps for 56 000 refugees are being built at Memphis Tennessee as a flood crest approaches. Mississippi below Helena was expected to rise tonight and the Ohio River toward new crests. Memphis forecast a crest of 55 feet 10 inches threatening city defenses if water rises further.
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Louisville
Louisville Varnish and Paint Company
Washington
Memphis
Tenn
Red Cross
Missippi
Helena
Ohio
Mississippi
Cairo
Whitney says stock market would restrict listing votes
Former New York Stock Exchange leader Richards Whitney told Senate investigators that the exchange would forbid any governors who participate in a security issue from voting on its listing. He cited discussions with exchange president Charles R. Gay and board members and said the rule aims to avoid motive questions. Whitney noted a prior stock allocation to him and claimed no governor let personal interests influence duties.
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Washington
Richards Whitney
New York Stock Exchange
Senate
Exchange
Whitney
Charles R. Gay
Wheeler
Montana
Property of Exchange Board
Bers
Alleghany Corporation
van Sweringen
J. P. Morgan and Company
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Frosty) Hamrick
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Childress
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Hirohito
Korea
Samuel T. Bledsoe
The
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F. B. Houghton
Frank W. Boykin
Democrat
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Pope
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California
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