Kidnapper Hunt Deepens Near Princeton
FBI chief J Edgar Hoover spoke to newsmen on the McCall case as two other suspects were rumored in custody. McCall, 21, a truck driver and minister's son, allegedly wrote three ransom notes and collected $10,000 to save his five year old son, with the body found in a thicket near the Cash home in Princeton. An inquest was held by coroner S L Kendrick and a grand jury was convened to hear the case as authorities push for trial.
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G-Man
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
McCall
James Bailey Cash i
FBI
Princeton
Husky McCall
George A. Worley
Arthur Gomez
Worley
Florida
S. L. Kendrick
Homestead
Little Skeegie
Thomas Otto
D. C. Coleman
Cash
Beauty shop want ads offer cheap permanents in Globe-News
Amarillo beauty shops advertise permanent curling services in Globe-News want ads. Ads reach 33,000 subscribers with daily notices of specials and locations. Readers are urged to watch the beauty shop ads for current offers and where to get them.
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Globe-News
Amarillo
Globe and News
President Plans One Hour Amarillo Stop In July trip
President Franklin D Roosevelt is expected to visit Amarillo for a one hour stop in July as part of a western trip starting July 7. Washington reports say he will begin in Fort Worth for 24 hours, then travel to Wichita Falls and Amarillo to open the Will Rogers Memorial Highway. The itinerary, subject to change, includes visits across Texas and ends in California with a Covington speech on July 8.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Amarillo
Washington
Texas
Roosevelt
Fort Worth
Elliott
Wichita Falls
Tom Connally
White House
Covington
Tennessee
Oklahoma
California
Solons Desert Cows for Mike
Four representatives competing for the milking championship of a 75th Congress walked away from their cows to speak after spotting a microphone. Referee Marvin Jones halted the milking contest at mid-squirt, declaring a draw as all contestants had about a pint of milk after ten minutes. A grassy plot beside Grant’s monument hosted the event to inaugurate national milk month with a radio hookup that devolved into a word battle as reps touted their home states. Contestants Harold Knutson Gerald Boileau Walter M. Pierce and Harry R. Sheppard represented the Middle West and West Coast respectively.
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Washington
U.P
Marvin Jones
Grant
Capitol Grounds
Harold Knutson
Gerald Boileau
Middle West
Walter M. Pierce
Harry R. Sheppard
West Coast
Jones
Roosevelt Seeks WPA Funds Increased to 1.425 Billion
Roosevelt wins approval from a joint Senate House committee for a higher WPA appropriation of 1.425 billion dollars, adding 175 million to the administration spending bill. The conference also reopened the wage hour debate after southern opposition. House removed Rep Jenks and seated Alphonse Roy in a contested election. Final agreement expected by Saturday.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Conference
Barkley
Congress
Rep. Jenks
New Hampshire
Alphonse Roy
Work Relief Organization
Bankhead
Congressional Conference Committee
Russell
Georgia
Senate Audit Committee
Plains Cities Join Hands With Pampa To Stage Celebration
Plains Cities join with Pampa to stage a successful community celebration led by Jack Sitton. The event showcased regional cooperation and neighborhood pride with cooperative planning and shared activities across districts. Local officials praised teamwork and the broad turnout.
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Pampa
Panhandle Rains Move Eastward Across District
Rain and hail spread from the Panhandle into the eastern Panhandle and South Plains with reports of half to three quarters of an inch in places. Snow-like skies, dispatchers noted, and no damage figures yet, while nearby towns recorded scattered showers on the Clinton and Denver South Plains branches. In Pampa hundreds gathered for the Top of Texas Fiesta with thousands more expected, featuring giant inflated dragons and multiple bands from Amarillo, Pampa, Plainview and Borger in today’s parade.
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Panhandle
South Plains
Caprock
Santa Fe
White Deer
Haif
Hammon
Oklo
Clinton
Lefors
Denver
Pampa
Quitaque
Cuyler Street
Amarillo Sandie Band
Pampa Harvester
Plainview Band
Borger
Polley of Pampa Dies of Heart Attack at Garage
H L Polley a 36 year old Pampa business man and civic reader died of a heart attack in the Hampton and Campbell Garage while an attendant backed out his car He had just left a Top O Texas Fiesta meeting at the city hall He was rushed to a hospital but died on arrival The death follows a previous prominent local death Sheriff Earl Talley Funeral services were held the previous day for Talley Polley had moved to Pampa seven years ago from Wichita Falls Continued on Page 19 Col 7
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Pampa
H. L. Polley
Hampton and Campbell
Earl Talley
Allies urge action as noncombatant raids rise
United States Britain and France protest deadly air raids on non combatant targets. Washington demands Japan halt attacks on Chinese property while London and Paris push concrete measures against insurgent bombardments along the Spanish coast.
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United States
Britain
France
Associated Press
Europe
Asia
American Blaze Department
Washington
Japan
China
Great Britain
Hankow
Chiang Kai-Shek
Warform
Battle of Panhandle under Perrine directs grasshopper fight
Colonel Nat Perrine commands 40 National Guard trucks mobilized from Amarillo to seed poison across Dallam Hartley Sherman and Moore counties as part of a coordinated WPA poison mixing effort. Traffic includes sawdust from Springer and poison distribution to rangeland and fields with county agents and sergeants guiding truck drivers. The Flying Squadron will provide emergency duty from Amarillo as the campaign targets a rapid, high-efficiency suppression of the infestation.
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National Guard
Amarillo
Plainview
Lubbock
Wichita Falls
Abilene
Jacksboro
Dallam
Hartley
Sherman
Moore Counties
State Highway Department
Springer
N. M
WPA
Nat Perrine
State Adjutant General's Office
Austin
Alfred Adkisson
131St Field Artillery
Stratford
Moore County
Dumas
Ted Houghton
Houghton
Perrine
Mr. Houghton
Amarillo and West Texas Friday Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy conditions across Amarillo and West Texas through Friday with little temperature change. New Mexico sees partly cloudy skies and chances of thundershowers in the north central area, similar temperature trend. Temperature readings through late morning show gradual rise from 61 to 70 degrees. yesterday's 24 hour precipitation traces noted.
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Amarillo
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New Mexico
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Mike
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Tokyo
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Alicante
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Paris
Foreign Office
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Neville Chamberlain
Mildle School
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Tungkwan
Honam Island
Canton
Lewis Nordyke
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