Texas Highway Commission Faces Federal Rule Delays
The Texas Highway Commission told county delegations its hands are tied awaiting clarified federal recovery fund rules. Officials warned proposed limits may restrict about 24 million dollars in promised road work and planned grants for Grade separations and new routes. They will seek regulatory changes when visiting Washington next week.
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Austin
Texas Highway Commission
Texas
Washington
C. B E. Swain
Bureau of Public Roads
Harry Hines
Wichita Falls
Hines
Mineola
Gladewater
Longview
John Wood
Carl Estes
Estes
Byrd Opposes States Rights Challenge At William and Mary
Senator Byrd delivering commencement remarks at the College of William and Mary warned the Democratic party against using constitutional change to destroy rights of states. He asserted support for home rule and checks and balances, defending federalism amid NRA era pressure.
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Williamsburg
Byrd
Virginia
Supreme Court
NRA
White House
Virginia Democrat
Supreme Court of the United States
College of William and Mary
Senator Glass
Howe vows to write greatest book in two years
Ed W. Howe, 82, living on borrowed time after eye surgery at Johns Hopkins, says he will write the greatest book in the world within two years. The Atchison journalist, famed for his monthly, insists the work will be candid and honest, published if needed by his own press.
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ED Howe
Baltimore
Ed W. Howe
Atchison, Kansas
Johns Hopkins Hospital
E. W. Howe
Howe
Service for R L Wooten Set in Amarillo Church
Final rites for Robert J. Wooten a 65 year old pioneer railway conductor will be held at 3 pm in First Christian Church with Rev R C Snodgrass officiating. Burial is in Llano Cemetery. The body lies in state 9 am to 2 pm at Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home. He lived in Amarillo 18 years while serving Santa Fe lines and had a 40 year railroad career. Pallbearers include F C Best A E Hagen A H Cockrell V A Klelke C W Herbert and George Green. Honorary pallbearers are members of the Order of Railway Conductors and railroading friends. He is survived by his widow Annie Wooten a daughter Mrs L L Broaddus four brothers and two sisters and a step mother. Funeral arrangements are with Blackburn Shaw.
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Pioneer
First Christian Church
R. C. Snodrrass
Llano
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Woolen
Amarillo
Santa Fe
F. C. Best
A. E. Hagen
A. H. Cockrell
V. A Klelke
C. W. Herbert
George Green
Order of Railway Conductors
Wooten
Annie Wooten
L. L
Broaddus
Charles
Walter
Oliver Wooten
Birmingham
Alabama
J. H. Wooten
Dickson Tennessee
Ernest Wooten
Columbia
Tennessee
JL. R. Surgion
Ada Wooten
A. W. Wooten
New Heat Record in Oklahoma City Ties Season High
A new heat record for the season reached 93 degrees in Oklahoma City, continuing the hot wave that hit the state yesterday with a 92 degree high. Federal weather observer Harry Wahlgren predicted a slight drop in temperatures and cloudy skies tomorrow.
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Oklahoma City
Harry Wahlgren
Tulsa Woman Elected President of National Federation of Workers Clubs
Mrs. Roberta Campbell Lawson of Tulsa Oklahoma was elected president at the triennial convention defeating Pr. Josephine Pierce of Lima Ohio. The vote was 84 to 38.
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Detroit
Roberta Campbell Lawson
Tulsa
Oxfa
National Federation of Warkers Clubs
Josephine Ls Pierce
Lima
Matthews Fraud Suit Hearing Set Over April Election
The quo war ranto suit of Roy Matthews, mayoralty candidate in April, alleging fraud in the vote count that placed Ted Thedford in office, was scheduled for a hearing at Keeneyit next Monday. Jucee J. A. Drone set the hearing.
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Wink
Roy Matthews
Ted Thedford
Keenyit
Monde
Jucee
J. A. Drone
Heerine
Cole to Play at Nat Dance Monday Night
Richard Cole's orchestra will perform at The Nat in Amarillo Monday night with Christy Wilson as vocalist. The MCA noted new features, a 19-member group, and a varied program from slow rhythms to fast rockers. Admittance is one dollar. stag price is $1.25. reservations with The Nat management.
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NAT Dance
Richard Cole
Amarillo
Music Corporation of America
Christy Wilson
Larry Taylor
Malon Gunn
MCA
Hollywood
Chicago
Tri-State Fair Association
Stags
Nat
Moscow Meeting Warns of Worsening European Peace Threat
In Moscow on June 10 Russian and Czechoslovak officials led by Eduard Benes Joseph Stalin and Maxim Litvinov warned that peace in Europe faces greater danger. They blamed Germany for resisting collective security and urged unity to build a indivisible peace.
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Moscow
Europe
Germany
Russia
Officers Seek Missing Girl Norma Jean Rhodes
Amarillo police hunt for Norma Jean Rhodes 17 of Gremont Ohio missing from an uncle's home since May 6. Authorities in Lansing Michigan requested the search. Described as five feet eight, about 150 pounds, she could pass for 20 and was believed hitchhiking to California.
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Amarillo
Norma Jean Rhodes
Gremont
Ohio
Lansing
Mich
oOncers
California
More Trade With Americas Urged at Seaport Conference
New York June 10 Mayor William H Malone of Key West urged reduced dependence on Europe and expanded markets in Central and South America during his address at the Conference of Seaport Cities on International Trade. James D Mooney of the American Manufacturers Export Association warned that 35 years of tariff walls have blockade every U S port.
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New York
Europe
William H. Malone
Key West
Fla
James D. Mooney
American Manufacturers’ Export Association
UT student drowned in Colorado River near Austin Dam
Marvin Burleson 17 UT student from Big Spring drowned when the boat he shared with friend Ben Ligon sank in swift current below Austin Dam on June 10.
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Austin
Marvin Burleson
University of Texas
Big Spring
Colorado River
Austin Dam
Ben Ligon
Reer Hebrew Word Meaning a Well
Reer is defined as a Hebrew term meaning a well. The entry notes its usage context and roots within ancient Hebrew lexicon.
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Reer
Former silent film star Olga Grey now practicing law
Olga Grey born Anna Zacsek in New York of Hungarian parents rose to fame as Pola Negri of her era and starred in Birth of a Nation. She revealed in superior court she is practicing law under her birth name Zacsek and plans a future in the legal field.
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Hollywood
Olga Grey
Superior Court
Anna Zacsek
Miss Zacsek
New York
D. W. Griffith
Doctor Faces Serious Count In Lancaster Case
Dr H C Zimmerly a 67 year old rural surgeon is on trial after an indictment charging improper operations at his Mechanics Grove farm. The case centers on the suspected death of patient Mrs Gladys Lawson and the discovery of bones and clothing in the farm cellar and ash heap. Another patient Miss Elsie Miller of Rising Sun Md is said to have been treated at the makeshift hospital with her condition improving. Court overruled defense motion to quash six of nine counts.
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Lancaster
H. C. Zimmerly
Gladys Lawson
Mechanics Grove
Lawson
Elsie Miller
Rising Sun
Zimmerly
Contracts for Barracks for GCC in Eighth Corps Area
Contracts awarded to five firms in Texas Louisiana Mississippi and Oklahoma to supply several hundred prefabricated barracks for 45 CCC camps in the Eighth Corps Area. Bids ranged from 12000 to 27000 dollars per building. buildings purchased FOB mills. W F and J F Barnes Company of Waco received two camps. Crosby Lumber and Manufacturing Company and Fastman Gardiner Company each received ten camps. Great Southern Lumber Company received twenty camps. W R Low of Ardmore Oklahoma received three camps.
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San Antonio
Tex
Eighth Corps
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Col. C. M. Chambers
Corps
Chambers
FOB Mills
W. F
J. F
Demand for Higher Pay by Gulf Longshoremen Stalls
The Gulf district of the International Longshoremen's Association representing about 4000 Texas port workers rejected a steamship line proposal to keep wages after the June 30 contract expiry. Leaders voted to reoffer a plan to raise pay post June 30 and add New Orleans to the contract, after the meeting here.
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GALVI
Gulf District
International Longshoremen’s Association
Texas
New Orleans
Truck Driver Held in Farmer's Death near Neches
June 10 Vance Springer a farmer in the Neches area died from injuries after a truck struck him east of Neches. Carlton Hastings former Palestine High School football star was charged with negligent homicide in Justice A G Moore's court.
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Palestine
Vance Springer
Neches
A. G. Moore
Carlton Hastings
Bob George Given Three Year Suspended Sentence
Amarillo youth Bob George received a three year suspended sentence for burglary after pleading in 47th District Court yesterday. Judge E C Nelson suspended the term citing George's prior good behavior record.
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Bob George
Amarillo
Entity
47Th District Court
E. C. Nelson
George
Scarborough Chosen as Director Again
Waco June 10 J W Frazier of San Antonio was elected president of the Texas Automotive Maintenance Association at its annual convention J W Downs of Waco and Homer Scarbrough of Amanita were reelected directors
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Waco
J. W. Frazier
San Antonio
Texas Automotive Maintenance Association
J. W. Downs
Homer Scarbrough
Amanita
Honeymoon Wife and a Backwoods Dalliance on Hill Road
Derek Craig, adored by Mavis Culver, faces family tensions over a will and a secret rendezvous on Hill Road. Peter Craig warns of local pride and isolation while Derek brushes off scandal as he recalls a planned night escape in a green car.
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Mavis Culver
Derek
Mavis
Peter Craig
Peter
Anse
Ceely
Nerek
Anse Culver
Hill Road
Bellaire
Two Hurt In Car Crash At Hillcrest Street Curve
A car and a county dump truck collided at the curve on Highway 66 near Amarillo Country Club yesterday morning. Drivers H. P. Mathews of 1308 Hillcrest Street and county employee D. W. Fullington sustained slight injuries. The auto was demolished and the dump truck overturned while loaded with caliche.
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Tenth Avenue
Hillcrest Street
H. P. Mathews
D.wf. Fullington
Highway 66
Amarillo Country Club
Shadowed Car Near Old Cabin Feels Secret and Wrong
A shadowy grey Hill Road runs past an old cabin where a dark car sits with lights off. Mavis senses danger and secrecy in the still scene, feeling a troubled unease about the furtive vehicle.
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Mavis
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Scientists Explain All Elements From Atomic Mixtures
Dr. Fred Allison and Edgar J. Murphy propose that gold, platinum, and five other elements are mixtures of atoms that are chemically identical but vary in weight. They contend these mixtures account for observed element properties and periodic behavior.
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Fred Allison
Edgar J. Murphy
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