Army engineers expect Mississippi levees to hold flood crest
General Malin Craig said the army engineers believe the Mississippi River levees will withstand the advancing flood crest from the Ohio Valley. Army forces direct tens of thousands of workers to push against the rising flood as devastation looms along the river.
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Washington
Malin Craig
Army
Army Engineers
Mississippi River
Ohie
United Press
United States Army
Mississippi
Relief Funds Swell In Panhandle After Floods
Red Cross relief funds from Panhandle towns keep growing as rivers recede. Most towns in North Plains meet or near quotas. Groom and Happy surpass 100 dollars each without quotas. Borger reports 437.26 under E C Carver. Pampa nears 1000, over double the 425 quota. Continued on Page 19 Col 8.
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Red Cross
Panhandle
North Plains
National Headquarters
Groom
Happy
Borger
Hutchinson County
The
E. C. Carver
Pampa
Allred urges repeal of Texas Parimutuel law and tougher liquor control
Gov. James Y. Allred asks the Texas Legislature to repeal the race track Parimutuel law and to strengthen liquor enforcement. He calls for outlawing bookies, divorcing liquor from beer sales, and giving the liquor board more power to close trouble spots. He notes no current law bans dog racing betting and urges prohibition.
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Austin
U.P
James Y. Allred
Texas
Liquor Control Board
Allred
Mooney Habeas Plea Rejected by California Referee
California referee A E Shaw recommended against granting a writ of habeas corpus to Thomas Mooney, the Preparedness Day bomber. He found the trial evidence credible and rejected new evidence as false, effectively upholding Mooney and co defendant Billings’s 1917 conviction for the 1916 parade bombing.
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San Francisco
O.R
A. E. Shaw
California Supreme Court
Thomas Mooney
Mooney
Warren K. Billings
Shaw
Frank Oxman
John McDonald
Mellie
Sadie Edall
Gerjared
Billings
State Supreme Court
Steamer Santos in distress off Portuguese coast
The Brazilian steamer Santos with 100 passengers sent distress signals from off the Lisbon area reporting engine damage and drifting toward the Berlengas Islands. Radio messages said mountainous seas had swept life boats away and the ship faced a desperate plight in gale conditions.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Santos
Berlengas Islands
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
The forecast calls for Friday fair and warmer with light to moderate northerly winds in Amarillo. West Texas east of the 100th meridian will be cloudy with snow in the north, occasional rain in the southeast, and colder in the north. New Mexico expected partly cloudy conditions. Hourly temperatures in Amarillo yesterday show a maximum around 22 and a minimum around 3 with noon readings noted.
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Amarillo
Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Max
Maritime Strike Deadlocked After San Francisco Meeting
In San Francisco on January 28, union adviser H. P. Melnikow announced another deadlock in the maritime strike. A meeting between Longshore leaders and shipowners failed to resolve jurisdictional disputes, with Melnikow calling the situation completely deadlocked and questioning why the owners did not accept the 1934 award offer to return to work pending settlement.
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San Francisco
H. P. Melnikow
Melnikov
Strong wool market seen at session in Albuquerque
A strong wool market for many months was forecast by J. Fawcett, general manager of the National Marketing Corporation, at the National Wool Growers' convention. He cited heavy demand in 1935 and 1936, and foreign markets strengthened by military needs.
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Albuquerque
J. Fawcett
National Marketing Corporation
National Wool Growers’ Convention
Fawcett
Abduction Attempt Reported in Oklahoma City
John Francis, oil man, said two men tried to lure his nine year old son into a car as he returned from school. The boy described the attempt and said guns were visible on the front seat. No follow up contact occurred and the vehicle drove by the Francis home.
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Oklahoma City
John Francis
Francis
Mattie Mae
John
Ex Ranger Captain Jim Robbins Charged in Theft Indictment
Cuero Texas January report says former Ranger Captain Jim Robbins linked to felony theft indictment. Deputies say Robbins was arrested in Eunice Louisiana and $28,000 in cashier’s checks were seized.
Bethlehem Steel Reports Best 4th Quarter Since 1929
Bethlehem Steel Corporation announces record fourth quarter profit of 5,291,492 dollars or 1.08 dollars per share, the strongest annual earnings since 1930 and higher than the 1935 quarter of 2,396,026 dollars.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Flint Strikes Draw Gov Murphy Rebuff Amid Federal Probe
Governor Frank Murphy rejected a strike alliance delegation amid warnings of riots at Flint during General Motors labor action. Federal and state agencies pursue conciliation between GM and the United Auto Workers as 5,900 Fisher Body workers resume duties and protests flare in Bay City and Saginaw. Lieutenant Governor Nowicki visited sit down strikers and noted his auto plant experience.
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Detroit
Frank Murphy
Flint
Mich
General Motors
Flint Alliance
Lansing
Murphy
United Automobile Workers of America
Perkins
Washington
Labor Department
Anderson, Ind
Ed Hall
Miss Perkins
Michigan
Fisher Body Company
Grand Rapids
Pontiac
Bay City
Saginaw
Flint Hospital
Frank Marxer
United Mine Workers
Homer Martin
Automobile Workers’ Union
Leo J. Nowicki
Fisher
Giant patrol planes begin 2553 mile Pacific hop from San Diego
The navy announces the 12 giant patrol seaplanes started from San Diego at 8 35 A.M. PST bound for Pearl Harbor Hawaii. They formed at 10 000 feet above Point Loma before advancing to sea in three then twelve plane squadrons for the 2 553 mile crossing. The flight marked the longest sustained seaplane squadron hop to date.
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San Diego
Calif
Honolulu
Navy Air Station
Point Loma
Peninsular
Naval Air Station Waters
W. H. McDade
Doughty
Naval Air Station
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Mandamus Action Filed in Shreveport Bank Case
A federal suit seeks a writ of mandamus to compel Paul M. Brown and Val H. Murrell to show cause why an audit of the Commercial National Bank of Shreveport should not be allowed. Plaintiffs include W. K. Henderson and R. T. Moore, former bank directors, with a hearing set for February 19 in Shreveport.
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Shreveport
Paul M. Brown
Commercial National Bank of Shreveport
Val H. Murrell
W. K. Henderson
R. T. Moore
Bank
Ben C. Dawkins
Reading WPA Strike Paralyzes City as 1200 Workers Seize Building
More than 1,200 striking WPA workers seized the WPA administration building in Reading Pennsylvania and shut down all city projects. Flying Squadrons were sent to outlying areas to urge other workers to strike.
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Reading
WPA
Mile-High City Welcomes Amarillo Guests With Events
Denver plans a morning welcome for Amarillo visitors with station broadcasts from KOA and a banquet that night. The Amarillo train returns next day, following a Denver arrival in Amarillo Monday at 4 pm for similar ceremonies. Panhandle towns were invited to attend the banquet, and Gov Allred reported assurances from Governors Tingley and Ammons to join in Denver.
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Texas
Denver
Amarillo
Colorado Capital
Panhandle
Bill Beechier
Chamber of Commerce
James V. Allred
Clyde Tingley
New Mexico
Teller Ammons
Colorado
One Dead and Six Hurt in Bomber Crash
A Langley Field crew suffered a deadly crash when an army bomber went down on Bilger Mountain near Front Royal Virginia Private Henry L Neid was killed and Lieut Joseph D Zimmerman the pilot was severely burned among six Langley Field personnel injured Albert Fenton Alton M Wright John W Anderson William C Cardwell and Sergeant J Edison Harvey were hurt as the plane burned after impact
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Front Royal
Bilger Mountain
Henry L. Neid
Langley Field
Joseph D. Zimmerman
Albert Fenton
Alton M. Wright
John W. Anderson
William C. Cardwell
J. Edison Harvey
Itinerant Queried in Mattson Case
A mentally confused itinerant resembling the Charles Mattson kidnapper was questioned by Department of Justice agents in Ogden Utah. Ogden police reported the man was arrested in railroad yards and described him as mentally confused. They doubted connection to the Tacoma kidnapping.
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Salt Lake City
Charles Mattson
Department of Justice
Ogden
Utah
Washington
W. A. Rover
Tacoma
Wash
Phillips Petroleum Declares 50 Cents Dividend
Directors of Phillips Petroleum Company ordered a quarterly dividend of 50 cents a common share and reported increased profits for 1936. The announcement was made in New York on January 28.
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Phillips
New York
Phillips Petroleum Company
Woman Given Prison Term in Knife Slaying Case
In Childress on January 28, Mrs Buena Mae Richardson was sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary after conviction for the knife slaying of Brown Warren at a rural dance on August 17, 1935. The defendant had a prior trial in January yielding a 15 year sentence and a new trial was granted. Turner Smith, already convicted in the same case, is serving a 50 year term.
Wilson Addresses Tenancy Problem in Farm Legislation
Washington January 28 M L Wilson undersecretary of agriculture testified before the House Agriculture Committee that both the Bank head Jones farm tenancy bill and the resettlement administration are needed to solve tenancy. He said the $500 million loan fund bill tackles only one phase of the agricultural problem.
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Washington
M. L. Wilson
House Agriculture Committee
Hearings Adjourned in Will Contest in New York
Hearings in the will contest of Col. E. H. R. Green were adjourned to February 11 and will be resumed in New York City before Surrogate H. E. Owen, with the proceedings set to reopen in the city. The adjournment comes from Port Henry, N Y reports.
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Port Henry
N. Y
U.P
E. H. R. Green
New York City
H. E. Owen
Essex County
Army engineers plan early spillway opening at Bonnet Carre
In New Orleans officials say the United States Army Engineers will open the Bonnet Carre spillway early next week to divert rising Mississippi River waters into Lake Pontchartrain, about 22 miles above New Orleans, as flood control measures proceed.
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Ohio
Lawrenceburg
Ind
New Orleans
United States Army Engineers
Bonnet Carre
Mississippi River
Lake Pontchartrain
Floods Reach Peak In Arkansas As Army Takes Control
Repetition on a larger scale of disastrous floods claims at least 255 lives and drives 1,000,000 from homes. More than 400 million dollars in property destroyed in the big river tributary valleys as Maj. Gen. Stanley H. Ford assumes full command in eastern Arkansas with provisional martial law in effect and Governor Bailey superseded.
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Big
Stanley H. Ford
Seventh Corps
Nature
Arkansas
Ohio
Omaha
Neb
Carl Bailey
Ford
Fec
Letter asking aid of star disclosed
A federal report disclosed a letter said to be written by Violet Wells Norton to Mae West seeking help for her 13 year old daughter. Norton aged 47 with England origins faces indictment for attempting to extort Clark Gable by claiming he is the father. West handed the letter to authorities and it is dated January 9 1936 from Winnipeg Canada.
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Los Angeles
UPA
Violet Wells Norton
Mae West
Norton
England
Clark Gable
Gwendolyn
Misa West
Cumberland Avenue
Winnipeg
Canada
You Have Been Warned Real Estate Boom Looms
A bold warning about a coming dramatic rise in real estate values. The piece urges readers to act now and browse Want Ad pages to buy homes before prices surge.
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America
Salesman Fatally Hurt In Highway Accident Near Clarendon
Shake Davis a Memphis salesman for Waples Platter Grocery Company died from injuries after his car rolled three times on Highway No 5 two miles east of Clarendon. Two Borger men were jailed on drunken driving and murder without malice charges following the crash occurred about 7 20 p m. George McCleskey of Memphis reported the wreck and alerted the sheriff.
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Clarendon
Shake
Guy Pierce
Pierce
George McCleskey
Memphis
Davis
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