Three Judges to Hear Oil Confiscation Law Challenges
Four suits challenging the oil confiscation law and railroad commission orders are set for a July 1 hearing before a three judge federal court in Houston. Judge Robert J. McMillan refuses injunctions before the hearing, noting no extraordinary showing justifies a temporary restraining order.
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Austin
Railroad Commission
Houston
Robert J. McMillan
McMillan
Gus Pierce Et al
W. D. Lacy
W. E. Templeman
George Casey
Condor Refining Company
C. L. and W. Refining Company
East Texas
Seaport Cities Form Permanent Lobbying Group
The first conference of seaport cities created a permanent committee to draft recommendations on restoring trade conditions and curbing barriers. Critics attacked export subsidies, the Hawley Smoot tariff act, protectionist labor attitudes, and Canadian tariffs. Advocates urged a national port authority, a unified non sectional program, boosted import trade, and a reciprocal tariff with Canada.
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New York
United States
U. S
Canada
Bill Carries Fund for Vet Hospitals
Washington June 11 A bill providing for 20 million dollars for construction and replacement of Veterans Administration hospitals and domiciliary facilities was before the deficiency committee of the House Appropriations Committee. Provisions include 300000 dollars for Waco Texas and other locations.
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Washington
Veterans’ Administration
House Appropriations Committee
PWA
House
Waco
Tex
Friona Cardinals edge Tucumcari 5 to 4 in pitchers’ duel
Friona Cardinals defeated Tucumcari 5 to 4 in a close game here Sunday. Gregory allowed six hits for Friona while Tucumcari tallied ten off E Minyard. The decisive rally came in the fifth inning with five runs for Friona.
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Friona
Used Furniture Wanted For Quick Cash In Globe News
Sell unused items from your basement storeroom or wardrobe through Globe News Want Ads. A 10 word three day ad costs 70 cents. Dial 6262 or call 2-1590 to place your ad.
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Globe-News
Globe- News
Pastor Seeks To Win Gable for Evangelism
Hollywood June 11 Rev Samuel Williams of Hopedale Ohio plans a 27 mile ocean voyage to Catalina Island to seek Clark Gable s conversion to evangelism Williams hopes to win over the Cadiz Ohio native and persuade MGM officials to back a Christian film career He cites a vision from Mrs Bertha Harmon and calls for government ownership of the movie industry.
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Hollywood
Samuel Williams
Hopedale
Ohio
Clark Gable
Catalina Island
Williams
Gable
Clark
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Cadiz
Bertha Harmon
Objection Halts Vote on Texas Centennial Funds
In Washington on June 11 the House blocked immediate action on a 3 million dollar federal appropriation for the 1936 Texas Centennial, as Rep. Taber objected. Proponents planned to pursue the measure via regular order or a special rule while debates over possible amendments continued. The Senate has already passed the resolution authorizing cabinet administration of the funds.
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Washington
Rep
Johnson
Texas
House
Taber
New York
McReynolds
Tennessee
Foreign Affairs Committee
Rogers
Massachusetts
Fish
Rep. Martin
Martin
Lanham
Rules Committee
Buchanan
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Garner
Hull
Wallace
Roper
Timmons Named Texas Colonel in Washington
Bascom N. Timmons, Amarillo native and Washington correspondent for Texas papers, received his commission as Texas colonel from Maj. Paul L. Wakefield at the National Press Club in Washington. Wakefield praised Texas Governor Allred’s choice, noting official Washington admires the young governor and Timmons’s work.
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Washington
Texas
Bascom N. Timmons
Amarillo
National Press Club
Timmons
Paul L. Wakefield
Gov. Allred
Special Dispatch
Maj. Wakefield
West Texan
United States
Allred
Wakefield
The
Press Club
Dalhart to Host Soon Three-Eighths Mile Horse Race
Dalhart prepares a three-eighths mile track and plans a race in the coming days. R S Shirley says the event will feature Bonnie Parker ridden by owner R S Shirley with other entries from Buck H and Dad Cooper. Starlight owned by Frank Laswell and Ginger owned by Wiley Roberts are among the listed horses.
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Dalhart
Shirley
Bonnie Parker
Buck H
Dad” Cooper
Starlight
Frank Laswell
Ginger
Wiley Roberts
Youths body found in river tragedy at Austin
Austin firemen recovered the body of Marvin Burleson a 17 year old from Big Spring who owned a small fishing boat that sank in the Colorado River yesterday.
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Austin
Marvin Burleson
Big Spring
Colorado River
Heated Debate Over Allegations Rages in Chamber
A heated debate in the chamber features terms like fraud chicanery bloodsuckers and thieves. Nearly all members attend as a preliminary vote has a dozen members on the floor watching the tally to prepare for possible parliamentary moves before the clerk's formal announcement.
Commissioners Hear Zoning Debate On Panhandle Field
The commission will consider zoning for a Panhandle field with majors seeking a large 40 acre unit and independents pushing for a small unit. Michigan uses 40 acres for a similar law, but the Panhandle field is larger. A large turnout is expected at the hearing.
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Michigan
Panhandle
Texas Panhandle CCC camp payrolls and soil plan outlined
A local Chamber of Commerce official described monthly spending with Amarillo merchants and a large payroll tied to CCC camp construction and operations. The plan includes soil erosion work with two watersheds and ties to a $25 million five state grant, with $5.25 million allocated to Texas Panhandle.
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Amarillo
Hawk
Chamber of Commerce
CCC
Texas Panhandle
Legion Comes Continued From Page One
A list of names outlines committee members for publicity parade registration and dance events. Individuals include Floyd L. Sloan Garford Wilkinson T FE Johnson Fred Post Wes Izzard H FE Bozeman Roy D Chase and others across publicity parade registration and dance teams with chairmen A Petersen and Floyd L. Sloan.
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Grace Hodge
Floyd L. Sloan
C. E. Breedlove
J. W. Short
J. J. Robinson
Jury verdict and sentences from local narcotics cases
The court handed 14 months at Leavenworth and five years suspended five years. Acquittals included Doctors Hartman and Kitchen in the Stafford narcotics homicide. others such as Sheriff Cato, nurse Lena Roberts, and Ed Frazier face conspiracy indictments. Additional sentences: Drs Green Wayland Redford Houghton one year and a day, suspended three years. druggist Nickson fined 500. Edge’s sentence deferred pending federal review.
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Hartman
Kitchen
Spencer Stafford
Post
Garza County
W. F. Cato
Stafford
Lena Roberts
Ed Frazier
Clyde O. Eastus
Wilson
James A. Green
Lubbock
L. C. Wayland
William Redford
Plainview
Willam Houghton
Flovdada
W. H. Nickson
Crosbyton
C. L. Edge
Waley Kidnap Plot Yields Only 300 Dollars
Washington reports reveal Harmon Waley and his wife Margaret kept about 300 dollars of the 200000 dollar ransom. Hoover states 90700 recovered, 5000 misappropriated by Mahan, 4000 burned, 300 spent by the Waleys leading to arrest in Salt Lake City.
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Washington
G-Men
Weyerhaeuser
Harmon M. Waley
Margaret
J. Edgar Hoover
Waley
William Mahan
Waleys
Salt Lake City
GOP Delegates Endorse Conservative Economic Planks
The resolutions committee led by Edward A. Hayes of Decatur Illinois issued a platform calling for a gold based sound currency, a balanced budget, and states' rights. It backs collective bargaining for labor, outlawing child labor, and protections for women workers, plus veterans’ justice and new age and unemployment reserves. Delegates from Iowa Illinois Kansas Oklahoma Wisconsin Minnesota Indiana Missouri South Dakota and Nebraska, around 8 642 accredited, approved the plank with near unanimity at the closing amphitheater session.
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Resolutions Committee
Edward A. Hayes
Decatur
Ill
Congress
International
Iowa
Illinois
Kansas
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Indiana
Missouri
South Dakota
Nebraska
AAA
Frank O. Lowden
Back Track Plan in Missing Illinois Couples Case
U S agents in El Paso said they will back track every movement of two Illinois couples missing for three weeks after checking into a Vaughn hotel May 21. They aim to locate last sightings and companions, tracing who drove their car to Dallas and abandoned it May 28 after forging a traveler’s checks string from El Paso to Dallas in the name of Lorits.
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EL Paso
U.P
Department of Justice
Illinois
Vaughn
Dallas
Tex
Mr. Lorits
Army CCC Camp to Start Bar Racks July First
Army officers announced construction of bar racks at the new CCC camp site will begin July 1. The project will be contracted and creates local work, with several thousand dollars spent by the company. The camp joins others in Hall Ochiltree Lamb and Dawson counties. Mayor Ross D. Rogers praised the Amarillo Chamber for securing the camps and Wilbur C. Hawk predicted substantial business for Amarillo. The Potter County post said a minimum of $12,000 is anticipated.
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CCC
Hall
Ochiltree
Lamb
Dawson Counties
Ross D. Rogers
Amarillo
Potter County
Midwestern Republicans Debate AAA At Ten State Meeting
Delegates at a ten state gathering of midwestern Republicans weigh criticism and defense of the Agricultural Adjustment Act while discussing culture and domestic production portions of soil into consumer goods. The discussion centers on policy impact and political reactions to the act.
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AAA
Roads Bureau Sees No New Federal Highway Funds for Texas
The Roads Bureau said that despite a $100,000,000 federal highway fund, the only likely avenues are an old Public Works Administration grant or a work relief program. Since allocations have already been made, Texas is unlikely to obtain additional money from this source.
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Public Works Administration
Division of
Work-Relief Administration
Texas
Railroads Highlight Economic Impact At Amarillo Event
The Business and Professional Women’s Club heard Dr. R Killough and A E Meyer discuss Railroad Week and its meaning for Amarillo Real Estate Board members. Railroad Purchase Day events, a dance at The Nat, and a Masonic Temple dance drew 1000 attendees. Texas railroads in 1931 employed over 57 000 with wages exceeding 89 million, and state revenue from railway taxes topped 7.7 million in that year. The Texas system boasted 16 887 miles of track, handling over 80 million tons annually, the largest in the region.
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R. §. Killough
Business & Professional Women's Club
A. E. Meyer
Santa Fe
Amarillo Real Estate Board
Amarillo
W. B. Futral
Rock Island
Masonic Temple
Texas
Illinois
California
Kansas
Lawmakers Seek NRA Extension Amid Anti trust Debate
Harrison urged senators to drop amendments for speedy action but failed to win consent. Administration plans to amend the House passed extension to narrow voluntary agreements under the skeletonized NRA while preserving the current framework and suspensions of anti trust provisions.
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Can
Idaho
Harrison
House
Supreme Court
Law on voluntary agreements amid anti trust debates
Senate leaders press for restoring anti trust laws while permitting limited exemptions for voluntary agreements. Harrison proposes accepting the House plan with an amendment allowing exemptions only for certain agreements. Administration warns of extraordinary steps for swift action amid ongoing debate tomorrow.
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Senate
NRA
Harrison
House
Federal Kidnapping Case Spurs Nationwide Search
Investigators pursue 32-year-old parolee Mahan linked to the Weyers family ransom and the Waleys amid a multi-state manhunt. Hoover reports $116,000 recovered with $89,000 still missing. officials expect further arrests and possible Lindbergh law charges if a victim is harmed.
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H. H. Johnson
Tacoma
George
Waleys
Salt Lake City
Mahan
Canadian
Abduction Case Ties Tacoma to Weyerhaeuser Heir Theft
Investigators traced ransom funds to a hiding place worth about 90 700 as authorities pursue Mahan and the Waleys. Federal extortion charges were filed in Tacoma, with Washington state likely to seek the death penalty for the kidnapping.
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Hoover
Mahan
Waleys
Tacoma
Weyerhaeuser
Waley
Federal
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General Electric
T. M. Montgomery
Charlie Gibson
H. C. Badger
R. R. Nation
C. O. Hess
Sam Page
J. C. Holman
Bill Benton
Bill Burger
George FE. Broome
Leavenworth
Gop
Bette Davis
Rex
Richard
Cole
Christy Wilson
Larry Taylor
Malon Gunn
Bennett Parnell
NAT Dance Palace
Music Corporation OF America
Wilburn, Hawk
Butte
Mont
J. P. Weyerhaeuser, Sr
Wash
Department of Justice Bureau of Investigation
Imigration Canyon
Here
Henry Hull
Charles Dickens
Washington State
Bordertown
Wikk
AN Hunter
Colin Clive Alison
Skipworth
Mae West
Charlie Ruggles
Mary Boland
Mary
Ruggles
Charlie
Peo
Olph Zukor
Sylvia Froos
Vic McLaglen
John Gilbert i
Wieve
D. P. Co
Ath
Dr. Pepper Company
Dallas, Texas
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