Potter Demos Name Envo ys at Amarillo Convention
Delegates of the Potter County Club to the Texas Democratic Clubs convention were named at a Crystal Ballroom meeting led by temporary chairman Joe Dooley. Thirteen delegates and thirty alternates were chosen, with James Lumpkin as floor leader and James Roosevelt to meet with state executive committee members. about 200 attendees expected.
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Potter County
Amarillo
Crystal Ballroom
Joe Dooley
James Lumpkin
Tom Seay
Willis Avery
Byron
Amarillo Shamrocks Down Phillips 66 at Alamo Stadium
The Amarillo Shamrocks beat the Phillips 66 baseball nine 13 to 5 at Alamo Stadium. A new pitcher Smith received strong run support, with five runs in the fourth inning off Fay Haddock as the game moved from an 11 all tie to a decisive Shamrock lead.
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Borger
Amarillo Shamrocks
Phillips ‘66
Alamo Stadium
Amarillo
Smith
Fay Haddock
Shamrocks
Phillips
Earthquake Death Toll Seen Near 56 Thousand
Official quarters estimate that about 56 000 people perished in the recent quake in this region. Rescue efforts kept the death total from rising higher, with 10 500 rescued in Queatta within two hours of the main shocks and about 7 000 survivors housed in tents on the local race course.
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Quetta
India
Queatta
Most Amazing Air Spectacle Staged Aboard Flagship Pennsylvan ia
A June 4 air show staged for men only in the mid Pacific features 432 power dives from one to two miles by Navy airmen attacking 12 battleships aboard the flagship Pennsylvan ia. The display emphasizes bold air power at sea and the risk of death.
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Pennsylvania
Hawaii
mid-Pacific
United States
Not a casualty after extreme storm encounter at sea
A vehicle or craft plunged from clouds at 7000 to 12000 feet, traveling 275 to 300 mph through intermittent rain squalls before crashing into the sea. Remarkably no casualties were reported.
Road Fund Allocations for New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas
The report notes unlikely construction by July 1 for the national work drive. States must submit detailed programs for Hopkins’s works progress division review. Apportions list highway funds for New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas and separate grade crossing elimination totals for each state.
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Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress Division
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Texas and Oklahoma Delegations Gather for State Meeting
Governor James V. Allred and Governor Tingley lead their parties with Oklahoma and Texas legislators convening across many rooms. State treasurer Charles Lockhart and numerous representatives from cities like Dallas Fort Worth Cameron Wichita Falls and Port Arthur attend as part of the delegation mix.
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James V. Allred
Tingley
Oklahoma
Charles Lockhart
Texas
Alf Roark
Saratoga
Herman Jones
Decatur
George Newton
Cameron
Ragland Jones
Eddy
Tom Cooper
Tyler
Traylor Russell
Mr. Pleasant
Bob Woods
Gilmer
Fred Knetsch
Jesse James
Merritt H. Gibson
Longview
Bryan Bradbury
Abilene and
Bol
Alexander
Childress
Floods Sweep Plains Prompt Mass Evacuations Across States
National Guardsmen and police moved refugees to higher ground as Kan sas City and Topeka areas faced rising rivers. Death toll neared 600 with many missing or drowned in Kansas Missouri Nebraska and Colorado. Red Cross advised district relief while levee repairs continued along rivers.
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Missouri
Kansas
Mexico
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
Kaw Valley
Kansas City
Topeka
Manhattan
Kansas State College
Cedar City
Tebbets and
Wainwright
Red Cross
San Joaquin River
Manteca
Calif
Roosevelt outlines NRA staff plan amid court ruling
President Roosevelt previews continued NRA operations with a smaller Washington staff and a skeleton agency presence. He notes 16 agencies will be abolished and mentions mediation efforts while urging private industry to adopt national standards. The White House confirms ongoing action through June 16 and emphasizes non code enforcement functions.
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White House
America
Federal Alcohol Control Administration
Electric Home and Farm Authority
Petroleum Administrative Board
Central Statistical Board
George N. Peek
AAA
Peek
National Labor Relations Board
Petroleum Labor Relations Board
Steel Labor Relations Board
Textile Labor Relations Board
Labor Department
Secretary of Labor
Department of Labor
NRA
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Mexico Tour Offers Cheap Rotary Club Vacation
Amarillo Rotary Club promotes a Mexico tour as an economical vacation for Rotarians and others. Tour price covers expenses with meals priced at breakfast 1.00 luncheon 1.25 and dinner 1.50 to meet Fred Harvey standards. The tour management even agrees to pay the highest contract price ever set for meals during the trip.
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Amarillo Rotary Club
Fred Harvey
Cloudburst Near Roscoe Destroys Crops
A cloudburst four miles south of Roscoe Texas dropped four inches of rain in 30 minutes with hail, flooding hundreds of acres, ruining grain and cotton, damaging roofs, and disrupting telephone service though no injuries were reported.
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San Angelo
Garden City
Sonora
Eden
Christoval
Concho
Merton
Eldorado
Blackwell
Bronte
Roscoe
Tex
Here
Mccamey
Texas
Kidnap Case Advances in Oregon and Washington Bill Reports
The ransom bills for 9 year old George Weyerhaeuser surface with a $20 note spent at Huntington Oregon on a Salt Lake City train. Deputies deny another ransom payment in Blaine Washington. Police describe suspects in a broad broadcast while George enjoys a day at home after eight days missing.
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Huntington
Ore
Blaine
Wash
Syd Stewart
George Weyerhaeuser
Salt Lake City
Associated Press
Baker
Oregon-Idaho Line
Umatilla
Oregon
Portland, Ore
T. C. Hunter
Union Pacific
Huntington Station
C. E. Hannon
Hannon
George
Gambling conspiracy case tied to Littlefield whiskey house
In a continuation story, a woman pleads guilty to a conspiracy and describes a three room house near Littlefield run by Wheeler where a gambling game operated. She says Wheeler sold her whisky at 2.50 per gallon and that Driscoll Irvin owes her 4 for whisky and sandwiches sold at the same location.
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Wheeler
Littlefield
WDAG and KGRS Consolidation Under Plains Radio
The Plains Radio Broadcasting Company took over WDAG and KGRS last Saturday and operates them as separate stations while seeking consolidation approval. WDAG likely gains immediate transmitter upgrades and later serves as an auxiliary as KGRS is brought to full efficiency. The new station affiliates with The Globe News.
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WDAG
KGRS
The
Plains Radio Broadcasting Company
Globe News
Wood Alcohol Prank Leaves Two Students Ill At College
College authorities report two students fell ill after ingesting wood alcohol from a gallon labeled methyl alcohol in a laboratory. Other students were treated as a precaution, with several admitting to taking the fluid. No deaths. a historical note recalls a 1913 campus fire attributed to a troubled student.
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Johnson
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Idalou
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Karen Morley
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Joe Boy Hill
South Pole
Admiral Byrd
BOY Scouts OF Troops
Blackburn Brothers
Major Drug
Sixteenth and
Jackson
Randal Drag
Seventh Avenue
Polk Street
Speer Drug
San Jacinto
Nat
Club
Sido Orchestra
Shriners
Benefit Children’s Home
Barnard Building
Santa Fe Rldg
Country Store Merchants
Khiva Shrine Patrol
Station
Kong
Tony Mako
Geo. M. Cohan
Newa
Ricardo Cortez
Virginia Broce
House of Rothschild
Clive
Ronald Colman
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Colin Clive
C. Aubrey Smith
Richard
Arlen Stepin
Madge Evans
Helldorado
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Dr. Pepper Company
Dr. Pepper Co
Dallas
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