Southern Governors Press Rail Rate Parity in Washington
In Washington Southern governors urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to uphold Lee’s finding that national freight rates discriminated against the South. Edgar Watkins argued that coercive, monopolistic rates and mergers harmed southern carriers, while asserting parity with the Northeast and disputing higher Southern service costs.
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Washington
Tourvau Uus Ys
Southeastern Governors Conference
Edgar Watkins
Atlanta
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lee
Northeast
Watkins
Atlantan
South
North
New York City
Commission
Vance Johnson
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
Rival crow’s nest found near Turkey
In Turkey Texas an object described as a rival to the famous Dallam County dust bowl crow’s nest was found by Curtis Tunnell. The nest, built of baling wire barbed wire and bucket briars? was 20 inches in diameter and lined with grass. Tunnell cut the branches and brought it to town for exhibition.
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Turkey
Dallam County
Curtis Tunnell
Broken Gas Line Found at School Blast Mystery
In Barberton Ohio investigators found a broken 1 1/2 inch gas main outside the wrecked school building where a blast injured 53 children and four adults. Fire Chief Claud Witwer said the break lay nine feet outside the basement and fumes filled the area. Officials note the gas meter inside had been off for two months. Of 57 injured, two children and a janitor received care with a fair chance to survive.
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Barberton
Claud Witwer
Witwer
Barrymore Condition Described as Much Improved
Chicago reports John Barrymore, 57, in much improved condition after a restful night. The actor had been ordered to rest yesterday following an attack of a heart ailment.
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Barrymore
Chicago
John Barrymore
Autopsy Planned After Texas Girl's Death
Dr. F E Toomey of San Diego completed an autopsy on Martha Wilma Anderson to check for illegal operation, noting uterine hemorrhage. William Mahedy and Toomey took William H Bouldin to California to face murder charges, exhumation occurred at Waelder Texas with about 200 onlookers.
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F. E. Toomey
San Diego
Martha Wilma Anderson
Claud Bouldin
Sheriff's
Texas
Willie Bouldin
C. H. Parchen
Frank McKinley Parchen
Bouldin
Parchen
Manton Denies Selling Favors From Witness Stand
Former senior judge Martin T. Manton testified from the witness stand that he did not sell judicial favors for cash. He had been a top federal jurist before resigning under fire weeks earlier.
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Manton
New York
Martin T. Manton
U. S. Circuit Court
Bugs and pest control items in Globe News Want Ads
The Globe News Want Ads promote pest control products for bugs, grasshoppers, plant lice and other destructive pests. It also advertises seeds and plants under the same classification and directs readers to Dial 6262 for Want Ad Headquarters.
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Globe News
Globe-News
Changes in Soil Rules Granted Plains Area
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace approves modifications to the soil conservation program across three Texas Panhandle counties and counties in Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas, and Colorado to curb wind erosion. The changes lower the soil building goal and raise credit for leaving sorghum stalks, with three acres now equaling one unit, guiding farmers toward contour listing strip cropping and cover practices to protect moisture and reduce erosion.
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Washington
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Kansas
Colorado
Wallace
Moseley Reads Grotesquely Anti-Semitic Statement Before Dies Committee
Maj. Gen. George Van Horn Moseley testified before the Dies committee recounting 1918 to 1919 remarks on Jews and Communism. His prepared statement was deemed anti Semitic and was struck from the record after he pressed for more reading time and protested the questioning.
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Washington
George van Horn Moseley
Dies Committee
Hitler
United States
Six Die as Train Crash Hits Downham Market England
Six people died and sixteen were seriously injured when a London and Northeastern passenger train collided with a truck near Downham Market England. The engine and three coaches were overturned in the June 1 crash.
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Downham Market
England
London & Northeastern
Weather Outlook For Amarillo And Vicinity
Probable local thundershowers and cooler Friday for Amarillo area. West Texas and New Mexico expect partly cloudy conditions and a dip in temperature. Yesterday in Amarillo saw a high around 63 and a low near 60 with 0.64 inch of precipitation in the 24 hours ending 4 PM.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Thetis submarine located by marker buoy offshore Liverpool
The British press report Cammell Laird offices saying the missing submarine Thetis with 79 men aboard has been located. An emergency marker buoy was found about 25 miles west of Liverpool, though no position was given, and officials cautioned that no confirmed news had arrived.
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London
British Press Association
Cammell Laird Shipbuilding
Birkenhead
Thetis
S. Woodward
Woodward
Liverpool
Mersey Bar
Admiralty
Weary Wandering Jews Ordered To Leave Cuba
In Havana on June 1 the German liner St Louis faced a Cuban order to depart with 917 Jewish refugees or be towed out. President Bru’s decree demanded immediate departure within the day, while customs chief Varona cited fuel and provisioning delays for the voyage back to Germany. The ship remained in port with marines on standby as refugees, including 600 women and 150 children, suffered intense fear and despair amid security watches and a reported suicide attempt.
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Havana
Cuba
St. Louis
Federico Laredo Bru
Miguel Varona
Germany
Luis Claaing
Hamburg-Amerika Line
Gustav Schroeder
Schroeder
St. Louisa
Dealey Addresses WTSC Graduates at Canyon Ceremony
E. M. Ted Dealey vice president of The Dallas News told 118 West Texas State College graduates that reading a newspaper with discernment opens future career avenues. He noted college grads face tougher job prospects than 20 years ago and urged intelligent perusal of daily papers.
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Randal Hall
Wallace R. Clark
J. R. Hicks
J. A. Hill
Beth Miesse
Amarillo
Dealey
College Press Club
Buffalo Lake
Palo Duro Park
Panhandle- Plains
Gene Howe
Amarillo News-Globe
John McCarty
Amarillo News
J. Evetts Haley
Amarillo Times
Olin E. Hinkle
West Texas State News Service
State to Open Bids on 20 Road Improvement Projects
The Texas State Highway Department announced plans for more than 20 road improvement projects pending approval by the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads. Bids would be received and opened June 20 with an estimated program cost of 1.8 million dollars.
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Austin
State Highway Department
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Julian Montgomery
Floyd
Highway 207
Floydada
Panhandle Sees Wide Rainfall With Severe Storm Near Canyon
Thunderstorms drenched the Panhandle last night with heavy showers and hail near Canyon where 4 to 5 inches reportedly fell and a farm building was blown down. Other areas from Clarendon to Waynoka received quarter to half inches as rainfall totals and May’s rainfall were analyzed by the U S Weather Bureau in a May meteorological summary.
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Canyon
Clarendon
Etter
Boise City
North Plains
Bovina
Texas-New Mexico Line
Waynoka
Oklo
Canadian
Amarillo
U. S. Weather Bureau
U S Protest Over Bombing of Mission in Honan
The United States consulate protested to Japanese authorities after bombs damaged the American Baptist Mission at Chengchow in Honan on May 26. A wall in the mission courtyard was destroyed. the mission had already suffered four prior raids.
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Hankow
U.P
United States
Chengchow
Honan
Tax Bill Dies in Texas Legislature Battle
Austin June 1 The omnibus tax measure failed to reach the Senate as one senator withheld his minority report signature Three signatures were needed for a floor vote The House passed bill merging taxes and a gross receipts tax was also killed as the Senate opposed the package under a pending constitutional amendment backed by Gov O Daniel and the Senate for social security funding
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Manley Head
Stephenville
Olan R. van Zandt
Tioga
House
van Zandt
Senate
W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas Social Security
1000 Longshoremen Hit by Strike
The six day old strike of 1080 unlicensed Eastern Steamship Company workers has left about 1000 longshoremen idle and could affect 2000 more if not settled.
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New York
Eastern Steamship Company
Panhandle gas proration bill dies in Texas House
In Austin on June 1 the Texas House defeated the Panhandle gas proration bill 83 to 37 after three days of debate. Supporters led by G. H. Little and Eugene Worley argued proration would aid operators while opponents warned it would drain markets and hurt Panhandle producers.
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Austin
Senate
Panhandle
House
Texas Christian University
G. H. Little
Amarillo
Eugene Worley
Shamrock
Max W. Boyer
Perryton
Clint C. Small
Boyer
Hagg, Harrington
Marek
Panhandle Gas Operating Partnership
Little
Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association
Worley
State Railroad Commission
T. C. Us
Salvage Proceeds Slowly in Squalus Sub Raise
Rear Admiral W. Cole said salvage of the sunken Squalus is slow but progressing. Crews continue dewatering 600 tons from water filled compartments that held 26 dead while work shifts to air pressure and planned buoyancy for raising the sub.
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Portsmouth
N. H
W. Cole
Germans Danes Sign Peace Pact
Berlin reports a German Danish non aggression pact lasting ten years was signed yesterday. The accord allows both nations freedom to conduct commercial relations with other states in case of war. Publication was today.
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Berlin
Letter Flood at Deadline in Model Home Contest
Letters pour in at the deadline for the News Globe Model Home contest making final judging late. A Colonial style leads initially with Spanish close behind, while the preferred kitchen favors a large L or U shaped layout with ample breakfast space.
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Sunday News Globe
Globe-News
News and Globe
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