Rain Drenches Panhandle with Heavy Fall at Bovina Friona
The Panhandle and South Plains received soaking rains easing heat. Bovina and Friona logged four inches, Mule Shoe about 2.25 inches with hail in 30 minutes, while Plainview Sterley Lockrey and Lubbock reported good rains. Amarillo saw two showers, English Airport recorded brief showers, and Floydada area had a cotton shower with .23 inch.
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Bovina
Friona
Muleshoe
Plainview
Sterley
Lockrey
Lubbock
Panhandle
H. T. Collman
Amarillo
Bailey County
Floydada
Floyd County
Lockney
Spearman
Shattuck
Perryton
Stratford
Palmer County
Rogers comments on asking leaders to solve constitutional issues
In Hollywood California on June 4 Rogers argues Washington errs by consulting political leaders instead of the Supreme Court for constitutional changes. He predicts no changes under the current constitution and quips that people won’t accept a new framework, likening it to an old man changing his chewing tobacco.
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Hollywood
Calif
Washington
Supreme Court
Floods Sweep Widening Area as Deaths Mount
Floods march across Kansas Missouri and California with over 500 deaths and $25 million in damage. The Missouri River crests higher than 1927, while the Kaw river races east toward Kansas City as engineers fear explosive floods at the confluence.
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Associated Press
Mexico
Kansas
Missouri
California
Nebraska
Kansas City
Baby Girl Toddlers Into Path of Train
Wanda Nell Wilson age 20 months the daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Wilson near Eskota was killed when she toddled into the path of the Sunshine Special of the Texas and Pacific Railroad. Her body was found 200 yards from the crossing and her doll lay at the crossing. The train crew did not see her.
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Sweetwater
Wanda Nell
Frank Wilson
Eskota
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Wood Alcohol Blamed For Students Deaths At Austin College
Sherman reports two Austin College sophomores died after drinking wood alcohol stolen from a campus chemistry lab. Durwooed Newman and James Garrett, both 19 and 20, were ill then died. eight others were hospitalized. The prank violated college rules and prompted a board of regents' inquiry as seniors prepared for commencement.
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Sherman
Austin College
Newman
James Garrett
Athens
Texas
E. B. Tucker
Board of Regents
Tucker
Garrett
Mess Hall
Wallace Johnson
Johnson
Democratic convention to bring delegates to Amarillo
Delegations from six states converge on Amarillo for a three day Democratic convention with sessions in the Municipal Auditorium and Crystal Ballroom. James Roosevelt will join state presidents from Oklahoma New Mexico Kansas Arkansas Texas and Missouri for a Saturday parley. Tingley leads New Mexico delegation arriving tomorrow night with drum and bugle corps. Notables including James Roosevelt and General Jacob F. Walters have reserved rooms for the event.
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Amarillo
James Roosevelt
National Young Democrats
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Kansas
Arkansas
Texas
Missouri
Clyde Tingley
Tingley
W. J. Kelly
Wilbur Hawk
Ross Rogers
Tom W. Cotten
Ted Taylor
Ed Hardin
W. H. Brymer
T. F E. Johnson
H. C. Pipkin
O. C. Christie
J. D
Bombs Found in Sooner Strike Area
Oklahoma City June 4 Gov E W Marland announced five bombs were found late today at the Wilson and Company packing plant where 375 union workers walked out. He ordered the state bureau of criminal identification and investigation to help local police under Charles F Barrett adjutant general of the National Guard.
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Oklahoma City
E. W. Marland
Wilson and Company
State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
Charles F. Barrett
National Guard
Social Security Bill Declared Sound by Roosevelt Cabinet
President Roosevelt and his cabinet say the Social Security Bill before the Senate is on sound constitutional grounds. The cabinet endorses the bill as a solid framework for future welfare measures.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Mexico Tour Ticket Sale Ends Thursday
The News Globe Rotary Club special train to Mexico City June 14 to 24 will be cancelled if 100 reservations are not received by tomorrow noon. Mason King urges reservations by 4 p.m. Thursday. Prices range from 150 to 175 dollars per person depending on berth and room type.
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News-Globe Rotary Club
Mexico City
Mason King
News-Globe
King
Santa Fe
Chicago
Fred Harvey
Wilburn
Dank
Highway funds apportioned for state roads and crossings
June 4 Wallace announced a $400 million federal allocation to states, D C and Hawaii for highways and grade crossing elimination as part of a $4.9 billion program. $200 million for highways and roads plus $200 million for crossing elimination, with $100 million for preexisting Hayden–Cartwright work. The plan includes $140 million for routine relief and totals exclude about $43 million.
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Washington
Wallace
States
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Roosevelt
Bureau of Public Roads
Honeymoon Wife Starts Tomorrow in Daily News
Agnes Louise Provost presents a new Amarillo News feature about a complex love triangle. A frightened woman, a powerful suitor, and a wife of his cousin drive the drama as readers await the story beginning tomorrow.
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Daily
Mavis
Amarillo
Agnes Louise Provost
Amarillo Area Weather Summary Inches Forecast
Partly cloudy conditions persist for Amarillo and surrounding area with little temperature change. Yesterday’s temperatures showed daytime highs around 66 and nighttime lows near 42 with a forecast of similar values today. Precipitation for the last 24 hours ending 4 PM yesterday totaled 0.14 inches.
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Amarilla
West Texay
Iffith Meridian
Amarillo
Unmasked Bandit Robs Southwestern Bell Office
An unmasked robber armed with a pistol entered the Southwestern Bell Telephone main office on Auditorium Circle in San Antonio and forced employees to surrender over $1,000. He ordered Miss Mary Cunniff and L. F. Ward to gather cash, then pocketed it under his arm and fled, warning others not to follow. Witnesses noted the eight-cylinder car used in the escape.
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San Antonio
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Auditorium Circle
Mary Cunniff
L. F E. Ward
Lindbergh withdraws from active TWA role as adviser
Transcontinental Western Airlines chairman Henry B. DuPont said Col. Charles A. Lindbergh has stepped back from active management duties as technical adviser for a time due to personal affairs and extended absence from New York. Lindbergh had served since 1931 without a salary, earning only retainer fees.
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Wilmington
Del
Henry B. DuPont
Transcontinental Western Airlines
Charles A. Lindbergh
TWA
DuPont
Lindbergh
New York
Whisky operator testifies on protection scheme in Lamb County case
Leonard Terry of Big Spring testified in U S District Court that a 1933 Lamb County whisky route was protected by Sheriff Len Irvin and his son Driscol with paid kickbacks. Terry pleaded guilty as the government targets Irvin and 25 others in a grand conspiracy to deal untaxed liquor.
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Lubbock
Leonard Terry
Big Spring
United States District Court
Lamb County
Terry
Len Irvin
E. E. Wheeler
Wheeler
Irvin
Driscol
New Mexico
J. L. Walraven
Irvins
Walraven
Rebecca Carr
Cross Plains
Littlefield
Guy Foster
Bonus Payment Issue Delayed To Next Congress
Washington reports that Patman inflationary factions decided to postpone the cash payment drive until the next session. They aim to campaign nationwide for full payment in 1936, marking a partial victory for President Roosevelt and weakening the immediate chances of a bill this session. Senators Borah and other inflation advocates supported the move while Clark of Missouri planned to act only with a viable chance of passage.
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Washington
Congress
Patman
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Senator Borah
Idaho
Clark
Missouri
American Legion
Patmanites
Japanese envoy urges China to accede in northern clash
Tokyo June 4 reports say Akira Ariyoshi the Japanese ambassador to China returns to Nanking with a message from Foreign Minister Hirota urging the Nationalist government to accede to Japanese military demands affecting northern China.
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Tokyo
Akiri Ariyoshi
China
Nanking
Koki Hirota
Roosevelt proposes fragmentary NRA extension to test business standards
President Roosevelt outlines a skeleton NRA to list parallel statistics of operations with and without codes. He says the old Blue Eagle enforcement will not return, and notes the abolition of the National Labor Relations Board. He backs the Wagner labor disputes bill and seeks $600000 for mediation by the Labor Department.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
NRA
Senate
House
National Labor Relations Board
Secretary of Labor
KGNC Goes On Air In Amarillo As FCC Approves Consolidation
KGNC in Amarillo begins broadcasting at 6 15 this morning marking the full-time use of the former KGRS transmitter after the Plains Radio Broadcasting Co won FCC approval to consolidate WDAG and KGRS. The two local stations were previously owned and the plan is now in effect.
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KGNC
Amarillo
Plains Radio Broadcasting Company
WDAG
KGRS
Federal Communications Commission
Washington
Who's Who in Amarillo Business Directory Ad Preview
An Amarillo Globe News Want Ad page advertises the Who's Who in Amarillo Business Directory listing professional painters and other tradesmen. It notes a low monthly rate of 44 cents per word and a 33,000 daily readership, inviting readers to place ads by dialing 6262.
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Amarillo
Globe News
Dial
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