Roosevelt in Amarillo Rain Fete Praises Panhandle
President Roosevelt drew a huge rain drenched crowd at Ellwood Park during a five state Panhandle stop. He praised land and water use, nudged Lyndon Johnson and Maury Maverick for Congress, and promised a memorial shaft at the muddy stand to honor the visit.
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Lyndon Johnson
Austin
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Congress
San Antonio
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Elliott
Ross Rogers
Rogers
The
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Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Eleanor Roosevelt
Roosevelt Visits Amarillo In Plains Land Use Talk
Ernest Thompson with President Roosevelt on a special train near Amarillo discusses land and water use. He praises the president for support, cites water conservation, shelterbelts, ponds, and afforestation as essential, and urges national action to end soil erosion and desertification.
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United States
Marvin Jones
Austin
Lyndon Johnson
San Antonio
Maury Maverick
Middle West
Plains
Great American Desert
Washington
Hudson River
Kansas
Nebraska
Atlantic Ocean
United National
Alleghenies
House of Representatives
Allred Elated Yet Uncertain on End of Term Governor James V Allred weighs finish of term after primaries
Judge Allred, recently appointed to the federal bench by President Roosevelt for the South Texas District, says he will decide after the primaries whether to complete his governorship. He praised Amarillo’s reception to Roosevelt and noted a possible succession by Lt. Governor Walter Woodal if he retires early.
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Marvin Jones
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Amarillo
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Austin
Ellwood Park
Walter Woodal
Woodal
Georgetown
Woodul
Regula
Secret Service Receives Quiet Honors For Roosevelt Visit
An Amarillo crowd witnessed Franklin D Roosevelt's two hour stop as Secret Service agents and local police coordinated flawless protection. Captain Sid Harper oversaw traffic with no accidents, while district chief Forrest Sorrells praised the escort's precision and calm.
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Amarillo
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New Orleans
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Roosevelt
Marvin Jones Praised For Brevity At Roosevelt Visit
Panhandle congressman Marvin Jones received praise for his brief direct remarks when President Roosevelt visited Fil wood Park. Roosevelt thanked Jones for arranging the Panhandle stop and noted Jones’s long career in Congress and role as agricultural committee chair. Bascom Timmons and Amarillo officials highlighted Jones’s influence on farm policy and the president’s positive remarks during the visit.
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the Panhandle
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House Agricultural Committee
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Bascom Timmons
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House of Representa
Let's Make Him King FDR Captures Amity of Amity of Plains Women
President Franklin D. Roosevelt drew a throng through Amarillo as he rode in an open car amid summer rain and enthusiasm. Thousands chased views along a three mile parade route while the world's largest band played and a near-capacity crowd braved showers to glimpse the Chief Executive.
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Polk Street
Homer Rice
New York
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Gulf Oil Company
Panhandle
Amarillo
Marvin Jones
Jack Sitton
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Ellweed Park
Texas
Dutch Mantell
Earl Wiley
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Griggs
President Roosevelt Arrives in Fort Worth in Escort Parade
At Fort Worth station President Roosevelt steps from his train with Elliott Roosevelt at his side. He surveys the crowd then moves to his car as officials and guards greet him. Governor Tingley and other dignitaries shake hands while newsmen capture the moment.
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Denver
Jose
Roosevelt
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White House
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Mr. Roosevelt
Ross Rogers
Sen
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Rep
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Clyde Tingley
New Mexico
Ernest O. Thompson
Robert E. Lucey
Real America Speaks Out at Ellwood Park
Lefors residents recall service and sacrifice as President Roosevelt speaks. An aged, tearful man lifts his hat and thanks God for freedom and conscience, while the crowd feels reverence and pathos. The man hopes the President hears his quiet wish for a bigger, better future.
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Roosevelt
Father of Local Residents Dies
S. L. Benham, 80, a retired Waco cotton buyer and father of Amarillo and Lubbock residents, died yesterday. He helped build the orphans hospital in Waco and served as financial secretary of the Central Texas Baptist Sanitarium. Survived by three children and seven grandchildren.
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S. L. Benham
Waco
Hillcrest Memorial Hospital
Orphans’ Hospital
First Baptist Church of
Oil Settlement Denied By Standard Oil Official
New York July 11 W. 8 Farish president of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey denied today that American oil companies with properties confiscated in Mexico are negotiating a settlement based on reduced values with payment in oil over several years.
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