Clemeny grants life-convict freedom plan for Silver
J R Bob Silver serving life for armed robbery tied to Roscoe Wilson slaying was granted clemency by Gov Ferguson. The commutation reduces life term to 15 years with release possible in July after serving time and good behavior. Fort Worth prosecutors and jurors noted the case as controversial and shocking.
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Silver
Wynne
Ferguson
Kansas City
W. A. Stone
Tarrant County
State Penitentiary
Jesse Martin
Fort Worth
County to Lend Trucks for Fair Grounds Work
Four county trucks will be loaned to the fair association to haul caliche to the Tri-State Fair Grounds for the racing meet opening June 15. The loan begins Thursday, approved by Commissioners Frank Buckingham Mark Parker and Percy Gibbs after Ted Taylor of the fair association applied at the meeting.
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Tri-State Fair Grounds
The
Fair Association
Frank Buckingham
Mark Parker
Percy Gibbs
Ted Taylor
Indictment Seeks Forgery Case Against Huff Couple
A Travis County grand jury has indicted Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Huff for alleged forgery of checks tied to the local relief administration. Sheriff Lee Allen reported the couple was under arrest in San Angelo.
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Austin
Travis County
J. E. Huff
Relief Administration
Lee Allen
San Angelo
Residents seek re zoning on Northeast Eighth Avenue
A resident-led request to re zone Northeast Eighth Avenue from Fillmore Street to the city limits seeks retail designation. The filing supports South Side Acres subdivision plat for Amarillo in Randall County with Western Avenue shown as a 100 foot street. The commission also authorizes Mayor Rogers to approve a booster tank installation at the Sixteenth Avenue station costing about 215 dollars.
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Eighth Avenue
Fillmore St
City Commission
John E. Hill
Panhandle Improvement Company
South Plains Lumber Company
South Side Acres
Amarillo
Randall County
Canyon Highway
Western Avenue
Hill
Ross D. Rogers
Geo. B. Cooper
Sixteenth Avenue
Pundt Proposes Texas Rail and Oil Reform Plan
Dallas businessman John Pundt, a candidate for the Texas Railroad Commission, proposes using existing laws to end rail, oil, and trucking turmoil. He urges enforcing proration in oil, raising truck load limits without bigger trucks, and forecasts $3 million in additional license revenue. He plans a tour through Borger, the Plains country, and Wichita Falls before returning to Dallas.
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Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
John Punda
Dallas
Commission
Amarillo
Panhandle
Pundt
Col
Ernest O. Thompson
Thompson
Borger
Plains
Wichita Falls
Feeders Day Program Set At Big Spring
Plans are completed for the fourth annual Feeders Day at the Federal Experiment Station on June 8 where four pens of calves on feed for 180 days will be finished. Four rations were used, and the cost of rations and gain per pound will be shared with attendees. Lunch will be served at noon. The calves were bought from McClintock Bros. of Midland for a demonstration to find the most economical way to feed grain sorghums in fattening baby beeves.
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Big Spring
Federal Experiment Station
Fred Keating
Federal Station
McClintock Bros
Midland
Udga Treatment Promises Quick Relief for Stomach Ailments
W Candy of Baltimore testifies he recovered from stomach suffering using the Udga Treatment, a triple action remedy said to neutralize acid and heal inflamed tissue. The ad claims 64,149 letters praise the treatment and offers a refund if not convinced after a trial. Sold by City Deng Stores.
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W. Candy
Abbottston &J
Baltimore
Maryland
City Deng Stores
Wanted fourteen room furnished house ad summary
The Globe and News lists a summer rental for a 14 room furnished house by General Electric at 82 Florida. About 15 inquiries were received for the 5 room option noted in the ad, leaving 14 others still watching the Want Ads. To reach them, call 6262 with rental inquiries.
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General Electric
Florida
Globe and News
Your Baby and Mine by Myrtle Eldred
Medical guidance on infant constipation outlines diet adjustments for breast fed and bottle fed babies. It emphasizes allowing natural bowel rhythms, adding bulk with foods and fruit juices, and avoiding forced movements. It notes formula sugar balance and the need for consistency in daily routines. Tomorrow topic previews spanking myths as a behavior remedy.
CANDIDATES SEEK OFFICES IN TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES
Sulphur Springs June 8 Forty five candidates filed notices to enter the July Texas Democratic primaries. Names include R D Parker East Texas railroad commission chief enforcement and many state officials across multiple counties. The list covers governor attorney general comptroller superintendent of public instruction railroad commissioner land commissioner agricultural commissioner supreme court and court of criminal appeals with several candidates named.
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Sulphur Springs
Texas
R. D. Parker
Railroad Commission
East Texas
J. K. Brim
Brim
Walter E. Jones
Gregg County
J. H. Walker
Austin
J. E. McDonald
Fred Davis
Travis County
Supreme Court
James W. McClendon
John H. Sharp
H. S. Lattimore
Fort Worth
Court of Criminal Appeals
W. C. Morrow
First Texas Wheat Carload Delivers High Protein
The first carload of the 1934 Texas wheat crop arrived in Fort Worth consigned to Worth Grain and Commission from Haskell Mill and Elevator. It was graded number 1 dark hard, 62 pounds per bushel, 12 percent moisture, and 15.56 percent protein, higher than Oklahoma wheat, signaling potential premiums from northern mills.
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Fort Worth
Worth Grain and Commission Company
Haskell Mill and Elevator Company
Haskell
Sagerton
Texas
Oklahoma
Frozen Ladybird Beetles Deployed To Fight Drought Pests
Dr. Robert Bogue, a leading dealer, ships hibernating hippodamia convergens from California mountains to Midwestern and Eastern farms to combat plant lice. Beetles are shaken alive, boxed in wet moss, shipped frozen, and stored cold at his Los Angeles plant. The beetles cost 15 to 20 cents an acre and a recent order was for one million for a Virginia cooperative.
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Los Angeles
Robert Bogue
Bogue
California
Frank Bucks
Sierras
San Bernardino
Lassen
Shasta
Dr. Bogue
Northwestern
Johns Hopkins
Pondon
ABF
June Fragrance Day for Shut-Ins in Amarillo
Arrangements were completed to distribute hundreds of flowers to sick and disabled in Amarillo next Sunday for the second annual National Flower Shut-in Day. The program, led by Mrs. C. C. Cunningham of Cunningham Floral Co., will be echoed in over 2,200 cities across the United States and Canada under the Florists' Telegraph Delivery Association. Local hospitals will receive bouquets and potted plants, and shut-ins may receive deliveries to their homes by submitting names to Mrs. C. C. Cunningham, Box 247.
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Amarillo
C. C. Cunningham
The
Cunningham Floral Company
United States
Canada
Florists’ Telegraph Delivery Association
City
Road opening delayed by Potter County Court
Potter County Commissioners Court postponed action on a petition to open a county road between the Texas Company refinery on East Third Avenue and Highway 5 along the Fort Worth and Denver railroad until July 10. The postponement gives opposing property owners a chance to counter protest after petitions with 200 signatures were presented Monday.
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Potter County Commissioners Court
Texas Company
East Third Avenue
Highway 5
Fort Worth
Denver
Oil Field Workers Seek Meet Results Fort Worth
June 5 I A O F W R W A con vent starts with resolutions committee to report tomorrow The first recommendations from the resolutions group will not be public until the session President Harvey Fremming of Long Beach California said.
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Fort Worth
International Association of Oil Field, Gas Well and Refinery Workers of America
Resolutions Committee
Rsolations Group
Harvey Fremming
Long Beach
Calif
U R Easy Check N G Story From Sheboygan
A five dollar check drawn on U R Easy was accepted by a bartender and tavern owner but returned the next day after the bank flagged the signature U R Easy as invalid. The incident occurred in Sheboygan Wisconsin.
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Sheboygan
Wis
U. R. Easy
Boy Dies After Horse Fells on Plowing Farm
Dale Blackwell, 9, of Denton County, was found dead beneath a horse on his father's farm. Police believe the horse and harness tangled, causing the animal to fall as he tried to release it while plowing.
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Denton
Tex
Dale Blackwell
Lamesa Prepares To Fete Vocalists At Convention
Special to The News reports Lamesa plans June 16 17 for the Panhandle Plains Singing Convention expecting about 10000 attendees. G C Clift says a 2500 seat platform and loud speaker system are being set up. Sheriff White and City Marshall Phinizy arrange street parking while Boy Scouts usher the crowds. In Houston Leo Hobbs 31 Humble Oil employee is critically injured when his airplane crashes near Satsuma.
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G. C. Clift
Dawson County Singers
Clifft
Sheriff White
Marshall Phinizy
Houston
Leo Hobbs
Humble Oil Company
Satsuma
Borger closes at seven in official closing hour
Borger officials announce the closing hour will stay at seven o'clock, maintaining the current schedule for municipal operations.
Puff says goodbye to the pig maid in a tense scene
A man appears ferocious as Puff faces danger but remains unafraid. He recalls hard days past and then is pushed into a truck and driven away.
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Puff
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