Southern freight relief through rail bill gains support
Washington reports that a Senate amendment championed by Sen. John E. Miller of Arkansas would force the Interstate Commerce Commission to consider service needs traffic impact and permit rate reductions on a compensatory return basis. The House version mirrors this change and supporters call it the South’s best chance to lower discriminatory rates amid a looming fight over waterways jurisdiction.
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Washington
South
Southwest
Congress
John E. Miller
Arkansas
Miller
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce
Herron Pearson
Tennessee
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
ICC
Charles L. Smith
Texas
Allen J. Ellender
Louisiana
David D. Terry
House
Terry
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Democrat
Moe Annenberg Makes Fortune From Horses Without Betting
Moe L. Annenberg, a gray haired 61 year old who never gambles, runs a $50 million a year information empire for bettors. A federal grand jury in Chicago will review DoJ compiled data to decide if back taxes were evaded from 1933 to 1936. He supplies the Daily Racing Form and related sheets to bettors who seek odds, results, weights, and track conditions.
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NEA Service
Philadelphia
Moe L. Annenberg
Chicago
Annenberg
Department of Justice
Washington
Moe Annenberg
Legion
Joe Tout
U. S
Toronto
Racing Guide
Daily Racing Record
Telegraph
Nationwide News Service, Inc
Annenberg's Race Horse Empire and Wealth
A profile of Moe Annenberg publisher of the Philadelphia Inquirer and head of a vast race horse information network. It notes online and off track betting services, wide reach across 42 states, 300 titles, and 2,000 locations, with incomes rumored up to several millions yearly. Federal grand jury scrutiny into possible tax evasion is mentioned.
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Annenberg
Emporia
Joe Tout
Moe Annenberg
Philadelphia Inquirer
America
the Inquirer
Harold Ickes
Pennsylvania
Ickes
India
Moses Louis Anenberg
Daily Racing Form Publishing Co
Morning Telegraph
Cecilia Co
Cecilia Friedman
Chicago
Nationwide News Service, Inc
Radio Guide
Screen Guide
Official Detective Stories
Click
The
Bulletin Record Co
Legislative Commission
Philadelphia
Streamer Bows Are Knotted in Summer Hairstyles
AP Feature Service writer Betty Clarke notes summer hair trends feature large back streamers. New York debutantes popularized tiny twin bows and George Washington perukes, but this season favors bold bows with long ribbons.
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New York
George Washington
Submarine Thetis Disaster Deepens As Salvage Efforts Continue
A fleet of salvage vessels and 30 divers labored in the Irish Sea around the sunken submarine Thetis, now listed with 99 dead. Donald Vivian Tyler, 42, a Vickers-Armstrongs fitter, is confirmed aboard. Officials fear no surface return for days as inquiries loom and public sympathy grows across Birkenhead and Liverpool.
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Birkenhead
England
Thetis
Irish Sea
Donald Vivian Tyler
Vickers-Armstrongs Works
Liverpool Bay
Mersey Dock and Harbor Board
Cammell Laird, Ltd
Anglesey
Admiralty
Naval Board
William McKenzie
Liverpool
McKenzie
Scapa Flow
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Mary
Cotton Buying Buoys Business Mood Across Sectors
New York dispatch notes encouraging shifts in cotton goods demand with 65 million yards sold in four days and a pick-up in residential building May figures poised as the strongest since 1929. It cites FHA activity and government lending as factors, with prices and indexes showing tentative improvement amid European tensions.
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New York
Washington
May
National City Bank
FHA
New Deal
Bureau of Labor Statistics Index
Holland
Switzerland
Congress
Treasury
Lending Agency Would Increase Small Credit
President Roosevelt likely to appoint Jesse Jones RFC chairman as administrator of a new consolidated lending agency to be formed July 1. The move unites multiple federal programs under one head to back loans for small businesses if the Mead Bill passes. Congressional leaders foresee quick Senate confirmation and House action on related tax and banking measures.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Jesse Jones
RFC
Consolidated Federal Lending Agency
Jones
Schnellenbach
Borah
Idaho
la Follette
Wisconsin
Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Electric Home and Farm Authority
RPC Mortgage Company
Disaster Loan Corporation
Federal National Mortgage Association
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Homeowners Loan Corporation
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance
Ernest G. Draper
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
House
Ways and Means
John W. Hanes
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Farm Youth Arrested In Shooting Affray
Adolph Mikeska a 19 year old Cho County farm youth was released on 4000 dollar bond after a waived examining trial on assault with intent to murder. Wesley Jennings a 23 year old service station employee and amateur athlete is in hospital with six bullet wounds. Mikeska allegedly shot Jennings six times with a small caliber rifle last night and told District Attorney O C Fisher he will present the case to a grand jury in the 51st district court.
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San Ngelo
Adolph Mikeska
Concho County
Wesley Jennings
San Angelo
Mikeska
Jennings
O. C. Fisher
51St District Court
Refugees Move Toward Cuba Aboard St Louis Off Miami
The German steamship St Louis with seven Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany anchored off Miami today. A Coast Guard patrol boat and two planes kept it under surveillance as the craft moved southeast toward Cuba, where the refugees were denied entry last week.
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Miami
Fla
Theerman
St. Louis
Nazi Germany
Miami Light
Coast Guard
Cuba
Hitler Addresses Veterans in Kassel on Army Spirit
Reichsfuehrer Hitler urged Britian and France to end encirclement aims and stressed Germany must focus on armament and defense. He praised steadfast leadership and vowed dismissal of any官 who fails to meet military duties as crowds of 300000 greeted him outside Karlweise in Kassel.
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Kassel
Germany
Fuehrer
Berlin
Karlweise
Real estate man credits 25 years driving with caution
Safety driver Ross Barnes of San Jose says his accident-free 25 years come from keeping 50 feet from every car, especially those driven by women. He notes his rule as the reason for his record.
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San Jose
Cal
U.P
Ross Barnes
South Plains Rail Meeting Set in Lubbock
The South Plains and Santa Fe Railroad annual meeting is scheduled in Lubbock for Wednesday. Stockholders meet first with directors, then a president of the railroad to succeed the late Samuel T. Bledsoe will be named, with several other executive and director appointments planned.
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Lubbock
South Plains and Santa Fe Railroad
W. S. Posey
First National Bank
Samuel T. Bledsoe
E. J. Engle
Chicago
Santa Fe System
J. N. Freeman
Amarillo
H. B. Lautz
Panhandle & Santa Fe
R. F. Bayless
Posey
Mr. Freeman
Governor Urges Legislature to Adopt Sales Tax Amendment
Texas Governor W Lee O Daniel urged the legislature to pass a sales tax constitutional amendment and go home to restore normalcy. He claimed some opponents would vote for it, and hinted pension funding may delay a special session. He called the measure a compromise and pressed for final action before adjournment.
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Texas
Austin
W. Lee O'Daniel
Senate
O'Daniel
O’daniel
House
Joe Hill
O’'Daniel
Dollar Day brings big values to Amarillo shoppers
Shoppers flock to Amarillo for First Monday Dollar Day specials with strong buying power across summer and regular merchandise in the Panhandle area. Merchants advertise stylish quality goods at outstanding values, encouraging wise local buyers to take advantage of the event today.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Panhandle Plains
Glider Pilot Lands Safely After Six Hour Flight
John Robinson of San Diego sailed his motorless glider for six hours and 15 minutes during the Southwest Soaring Meet in Wichita Falls before a forced landing on a Clarendon highway. He planned a 210 mile flight to Amarillo for a $100 prize, but weather and air currents ended the attempt.
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John Robinson
San Diego
Calif
Wichita Falls
Clarendon
Robinson
Amarillo
English Field
Dick Martin
Robin
Weather Report for West Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico
Fair conditions across West Texas and Oklahoma for Monday and Tuesday with a slight warmup on Monday. In New Mexico, the south runs fair while the north faces unsettled skies with likely thunder showers. cooler Monday overall.
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West Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Russians and Japanese clash near Changkufeng again
Nik-Nichi dispatch from Seoul reports Russians and Japanese skirmished near Changkufeng, with six Russian dead and many wounded as Japanese casualties counted at five. The Korean government said Russians entered Chientao Province in Manchoukuo and were met by Japanese forces.
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Tokyo
Nichi-Nichi
Seoul
Korea
Changkufeng
Chientao
Manchoukuo
Relief Bill Reforms Move to Shift WPA Funds
A House appropriations subcommittee nears completion of a bill to reshape relief. It recommends reallocating 125 million of Roosevelt’s 1.447 billion WPA request to the Public Works Administration, aiming to pull WPA from heavy construction entirely.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Public Works Administration
WPA
Clyde Lucas and Band Play Here Tonight
Amarilloans may dance to Clyde Lucas and his orchestra presented at the Nat by the Tri State Fair Association. Tickets on sale today at Maxor and City Drug for 1.75 a couple, or dance tickets 1.10 per person. dance runs from 10 to 1 tonight.
Plains Resort Draws Crowds at Lake Buffalo Opening
Yesterday's warm weather drew hundreds to Buffalo Lake for Plains Resort's official opening. Visitors enjoyed the new bathing beach, picnics, and watching plains boat clubbers try new craft. Residents anticipate Lake Marvin near Canadian opening June 18, joining four other lakes under construction planned for next spring.
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Buffalo Lake
Panhandle
Plains Boat
Here
Lake Marvin
Canadian
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South Plains
Rosso
Clyde Lucas
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