Higgins Lions Host 100 for Ladies Night in Higgins
Higgins June 9 One of the most successful Ladies Nights editions as the Lions Club hosted 100 guests from Panhandle cities. Col Erasmus Tack spoke on The Place of the Mother in the New Deal, with his family onstage for the first time. J G Richards praised club ladies, L A Adams lauded civic service, and Tack urged prairie chicken protection. Carroll Killebrew artistically caricatured Tack, with It Ain't Gonna Rain No More. The event featured music by Higgins Orchestra, duets by Ames Schooley and L W Ainscott, and service by the Women's Missionary Society of First Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higgins
Option
Lions Club
Panhandle
Fasta
First Methodist Church
Erasmus Tack
In Tack
Col. Tack
J. G. Richards
Lands Cooperation
L. A.adams
T. H. Black
Tack
Roosevelt
Velt
America
Carroll Killebrew
Colonel Tack
B. C. Hurn
J. F. Latimer
al Club
Ames Schooley
L. W W Ainscott
Women’s Missionary
Mitchell defense presses to finish
New York June 9 Charles Mitchell faces the end of his income tax case. Attorney Max D Steuer argued Mitchell omitted 666 666 point six six from the National Company management fund and followed Officers who kept 1 860 000 melon from reporting. Internal revenue agents blocked 1929 tax return details of Stanley A ll, National City vice president, fearing job loss and legal penalties. The agents balked at discussing the 1929 return and a United States attorney faced red tape in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles Mitchell
Transac
Max D. Steuer
Mitchell
National Company Management Fund
Internal Revenue
United
George Z. Medalie
Stanley A.ll
National City
Distress After Meals and Digestive Relief Mentioned
A Texas reader from Longview describes relief after meals using Black-Draught for sour indigestion gas and constipation. He notes taking small doses for a few days, then larger doses for a couple of nights to ease heaviness tiredness and headaches.
Texas ranges gain by May showers report says
Texas cattle ranges improved to 82 percent of normal by May after showers, up from 79 percent a month earlier, per Frank E. Finley of USDA. Ranges along New Mexico and the North Plains face withering dust storms, with cattle moved to better Texas lands and to Oklahoma and Kansas. Sheep and goat ranges reached 84 percent, up from 78 percent in April.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
Frank E. Finley
United States Department of Agriculture
New Mexico
North Plains
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Kansas
Roosevelt Plans Two Week Vacation at Sea
President Roosevelt will depart Thursday for Groton Massachusetts to attend his son Franklin Jr s commencement then sail with his sons on the Amberjack 2nd for a two week cruise along the New England coast from Massachusetts to Eastport Maine he seeks real relaxation after the oath of office.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Campo Bello Island
Nova Scotia
White House
Groton School
Franklin, Jr
New England
Eastport
Maine
Publicity Voted For Tax Returns Debate
The Senate voted 55 to 27 to open income tax returns to public inspection as an amendment to the industrial bill. Senator La Follette Wisconsin argued this would curb abuses exposed by banking committee investigations, asking if Charles E Mitchell would have filed similarly under public scrutiny.
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Washington
Senate
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Banking Committee
Charles E. Mitchell
Plane Crash Kills Kelly Field Pilot Near San Antonio
June 94 Capt Harold A Moore 39 Kelly Field pilot died when his plane crashed six miles northwest of the field on a farm owned by Mrs Claude Pepper during a practice flight. Investigators think the craft was in a flat spin and Moore did not use his parachute.
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San Antonio
Harold A. Moore
Kelly Field
Claude Pepper
Moore
Mrs Eliza Thompson 71 Buried This Afternoon
Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza Thompson 71 who died Friday morning will be held at Assembly of God Church at 4 PM with Rev R E Foster officiating. Pallbearers are J H Carter Tom Shelton Joe Parker J E Richardson John Boyle W C Weatherly. Interment Llano Cemetery directed by N S Griggs and Sons. Survived by three sons C L Thompson F M Thompson Wiley Andy Thompson and three daughters Mrs W A Jackson Mrs L R Justice and Mrs C G Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Thompson
Assembly of God Church
R. E. Foster
J. H. Carter
Tom Shelton
Joe Parker
J. E. Richardson
John Boyle
W. C. Weatherly
Llano Cemetery
N. S. Griggs and Sons
FiveYearOld Bobbie Dickey to be Buried Today
Funeral services for Bobbie Jean Dickey five year old daughter of Mrs Lucile Dickey 805 Moore Street will be held at 4 pm this afternoon from Boxwell Brothers chapel Rev E L Shelton Church of Christ officiating. The child died at 430 am Friday morning in a local hospital after several days illness. Interment will be in Llano Cemetery Pallbearers are Earl Pilagg George Sewell O E Clendennen and Paul Beli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobbie Jean Dickey
Lucile Dickey
Moore Street
Boxwell Brothers Chapel
E. L. Shelton
Church of Christ
Llano Cemetery
Earl Pilagg
George Sewell
O. E. Clendennen
Paul Beli
Dalhart Grand Jury Returns Six Felony Indictments
Special to The News reports that at Dalhart on June 9 the grand jury returned six felony indictments and one misdemeanor as it adjourned, following fifteen indictments issued a month earlier and closing the criminal docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalhart
Roosevelt Eyes General Tariff Accord With London
President Roosevelt hopes for a general tariff understanding at the London economic conference and plans to pursue bilateral treaties after any accord. He will submit treaties for ratification at the next Congress session and aims to lower tariff walls worldwide to boost trade. He retains executive power to adjust rates 50 percent but will not use it to enact treaty changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
London
Tariff Commission
Tariff Authority
Civig clubs host box supper and dance for charity
Lions and American Business Clubs joined for a box supper and dance at Herring Hotel to aid Amarillo Thrift Room and Crip pled Children's Council. Over 50 couples attended. boxes sold near maximum price. AB C club won the inter club spelling contest with Grant Combes Burton Elliott Ernest Northcutt and A O Walker. The Lions team included Lon D Edwards Joe Dooley Dr R L Rogers and George Ordway. Melody Maids orchestra provided the music for the finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions and
American Business Clubs
Herring Hotel
Amarillo Thrift Room
Crippled Childrens’ Council
Grant Combes
Burton Elliott
Ernest Northcutt
A. O. Walker
Lions
Lon D. Edwards
Joe Dooley
R. L. Rogers
George Ordway
Melody Maids
Japanese American tariff pact seems to advance
Tokyo reports Viscount Ishii proposed a new arbitration treaty to President Roosevelt, who gave assent in principle. Rengo News says talks in Washington aim to create a permanent five member Japanese American arbitration commission amid trade tensions with Britain and India. Official confirmation pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Viscount Kukijiro Ishii
Roosevelt
Washington
Rengo
United States
Japan
Britain
India
State Department
Katsuji Debuchi
Arbitration Commission
Rengo Agency
Ishii
Probers Narrow Louisiana Primary Inquiry
Washington reporters say Senate campaign funds committee favors limiting the revived probe into Louisiana 1932 Democratic senatorial primary to Broussard’s defeat by Overton. Members oppose broad action or delving into Huey Long’s past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Louisiana
Congress
S. Broussard
John Overton
Huey P. Long
Long
Overton
Roosevelt Nominates Vast Senate Batch and Reassigns Posts
President Roosevelt sent another set of nominations to the Senate and withdrew Russell Hawkins of Oregon from a Reconstruction Finance Corporation post, naming him to the home loan bank board. Co B Merriam moves to the RFC, Admiral Standley slated as chief of naval operations, Basil Manly named to the power commission, and other picks set for land office, mediation board, and federal trade commission. New collectors of internal revenue for Texas, New Mexico, Kansas, and Oklahoma named, plus Galveston customs chief Fred C. Pabst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Russell Hawkins
Oregon
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Hawkins
Home Loan Bank Board
Co. B. Merriam
Kansas
William H. Standley
Naval Operations
Basil Manly
Power Commission
Maurice F. Miera
Register of Land Office
Santa Fe
N. M
Vincent Dallman
Ilinois
Board of Mediation
Raymond B. Stevens
New Hampshire
John H. Fahey
Massachusetts
Jewell W. Swofford
Missouri
Empires Compensation
Mrs Drucilla Oliver Dies. Body Arrives For Funeral
The body of Mrs. Drucilla Oliver 38 wife of Wiley Oliver a former Amarillo druggist will arrive at 8 oclock this morning in care of N S Griggs and Sons funeral directors Funeral arrangements will be announced today by relatives who accompany the body here Mrs Oliver died in Edinburg Wednesday night She is survived by her husband a daughter a son and two sisters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drucilla Oliver
Wiley Oliver
Amarillo
N. S. Griggs and Sons
Dr R E Perkins Moves to Amarillo Office
Dr R E Perkins, longtime Hereford chiropractor, relocates to Amarillo and will open at 1705 Harrison Street. He previously lived in Amarillo and worked with the late Dr M R Lee. Mrs Perkins assists with women patients. he did post graduate work in Chicago. Thousands of large houses in Germany are being converted into smaller apartment buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Perkins
Hereford
Amarillo
Harrison Street
Perkins
M. R. Lee
Crandall Hospital
York
National College of Chiropractic
Chicago
Germany
House passes plan for government backed home loans
The bill creates a Home corporation with up to 200 million in treasury backing and up to 2 billion in 4 percent bonds guaranteed by the government. It allows mortgage restructures, moratoriums, and cash advances up to 50 percent of home value with 1 percent interest, under strict value and debt limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Corporation
Treasury
Corfslation
Siberian Border Flight Report Continues Across Pages
Report continues from page one column five describing a landing west of Irkutsk near the Manchurian border as night fell over the steppes, following an attempted hazardous flight. The narrative notes the location and timing of the aircraft’s descent in western Siberia during twilight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irkutsk
Manchurian
Steppes
Valley Death Quiz To Be Ended Today
District Attorney Sid Harden said the grand jury investigation into an alleged conspiracy to murder Harry Ridgeway, manager of the Donna Irrigation District, would be completed tomorrow. A transcript will be sent to Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson, Adjutant Gen. Henry Hutchins, and Ridgeway. Rangers and Donna residents testified, but no indictments had been returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburg
Sid Harden
Harry Ridgeway
Donna
Miriam A. Fergus
Henry Hutchins
Ridgeway
Texas Rangers
Panhandle Road Builders Meet To Form Good Roads Group
Panhandle highway boosters gather in Amarillo at 2:30 PM in the Crystal Ballroom Herring Hotel to form a Panhandle good roads association. N S Griggs chairs the Amarillo Good Roads Club with plans to unite cities for highway funds and Panhandle designation. Highway 60 and Highway 66 groups also meet at 2 PM for officer elections and resolutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Herring Hotel
Amarillo
N. S. Griggs
Good Roads Club
Chamber of Commerce
Griggs
Texas
High Way
Mattern Advised to Play It Safe on Globe Flight
Jimmie Mattern, circling the globe, was urged by backers to slow down and finish safely. After landing at Beloye near Irkutsk the flight covered 7,321 miles from New York with 7,000 miles left, and experts warned that breaking the eight day record is impossible.
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Beloy
Mattern
New York
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Beloye
Irkutsk
Moscow
Jimmie Mattern
Globe
Post
Gatty
Khabarovsk
Alaska
Tax Plan Moves To Increase Corporate Levies
The House approved higher income taxes and lifted gasoline levies. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Harrison secured backing for a plan to impose additional taxes on corporations to finance the measure’s activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
New Vet Plan Accepted By Demo Leaders
President Roosevelt compromise on veterans benefits wins House approval after week of talks. Plan limits service connected cut to 25 percent and extends presumptive rolls to October 31. Spanish American war veterans 55 plus gain regulated provisions while pensions stay under revised rules. A new duckpin record by W F Lowry closes the item.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Independent Offices
Veterans’ Special Committee
Buchanan
Appropriations Committee
Congress
Connally
Rep
Goldsborough
Maryland
Special Veterans’ Committee
Crosser
Ohio
Veterans’ Committee
Rep. Lea
California
Sewing Machines Requested for Red Cross Relief Work
Mrs. Jesse N. Ross, secretary of the Potter County Red Cross, asks for two working treadle sewing machines for relief work to be used in the courthouse workroom. Preference is for Singer treadle models to avoid repair costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Jesse N. Ross
Potter County
Midwest Heat Surges Across Cities At Century Expo
Temperature climbs with Philadelphia reaching 97 at 1 P M while Chicago enjoys a cooler breeze during the Century of Progress Exposition. New England sees a sharp temperature drop as forecasts call for warmer conditions in the Middle West tomorrow and a potential wind shift to the west could spark higher temperatures. The New York weather bureau notes a 96 degree peak in these readings, just shy of the June 1899 monthly record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Philadelphia
Chicago
Middle West
New York Weather Bureau
Bids Asked for County Line to Perryton
Bids advertised by the State High from the Hansford County line to Perryton continue. The notice outlines bidding requirements and project scope for the county infrastructure work, inviting contractors to submit proposals by the stated deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hansford
Perryton
Panhandle to Get Longest Continuous Paved Road
The Texas Panhandle will gain a long continuous paved highway as bituminous topping begins after contract awards. W J Van London Amarillo district engineer said work starts soon on Highway 33 in Potter County and other caliche base stretches in Gray Randall counties. The project covers about 175 miles from Higgins to the Deaf Smith County line, improving U S 60 with a permanent asphalt surface after interim oil treatments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
State Highway Department
W. J. van London
Amarillo
Potter County
Higgins
Deaf Smith County
Canyon
Gray
Randall
U. S. 60
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Higgins Lions
Col.tack
Standing Army
0. W
Bedford
Civig Clubs
Foreign Office
Home Board
Oliver
City
Panhandle Group
Lake Baikal
Siberia
Krasnoyarsk
W. F. Lowry
Atlanta
Blackburn Bros
St. Joseph
Way Department
Panhandie
Hyden
the Panhandle
Union Bus Depot
Ial
Ly. Ly. Ly
South Plains
Lubbock
Sweetwater
Plainvier Lubbock
Brownfield
Howater
San Angelo
Abilene
Qisco
Roswell
Ort Worth
Dal
Iivin
Levis
Sweetlas, Midland
LES Way
Clinton
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Kansas City
Springfield
St. Louis
Denver
Albuquerque
Santa Rosa
Tucumcar
Grey Sound
West Coast
Panhandle Motor Coaches
Enid
Wichita
Kan
Wichita Falls
Clarendon
Memphis
Childress
Fort Worth
Dallas
Bunset
Clovis
el Paso
Farwell-Textico
Clovia
Fishview
Carlsbad
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