Dives Big Monoplane Dares 7000 Feet to Earth
Jesse Jones chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation rode a flaming monoplane 7000 feet to earth and helped pull two badly burned pilots from their compartment. Pilot Fd Heffley and co pilot Eugene Schacher of Houston were seriously hurt though Jones escaped injury. The plane landed at C Edwards farm near Ferris after losing landing gear and skidding a smoky halt.
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Dallas
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Fd Heffley
Houston
Eugene Schacher
Jones
W. P. Hobby
Joe Toomey
Hobby
Heffley
C. Edwards’ Farm
Ferris
Schacher
National Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Head Visits Amarillo
Mrs Winifred D Toussaint national president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars arrives in Amarillo this evening at 9 25 over the Fort Worth and Denver Railway for an official visit to the Amarillo VFW auxiliary unit Attending from Pampa Berger Tulsa Lubbock Dalhart and Clovis N M are invited to join the Amarilloans for the entertaining conferences tomorrow will include state auxiliary leaders such as Mrs Mabel G Shaw El Paso Texas Department president and local auxiliary officers headed by Mrs Walter E Ottinger and Mrs Vivian Weaver
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Winifred D., Toussaint
Jersey City
N. J
Fort Worth
Denver
Amarillo
VFW
Pampa
Berger
Tulsa
Lubbock
Dalhart
Clovis
N. M
Mabel G. Shaw
el Paso
Texas Department
Walter E. Ottinger
Vivian Weaver
Russians Hail Own As Only Democracy
Moscow dispatch reports the official press lauding Soviet democracy as the only real democracy in the world. The projected constitution will ensure freedom of speech press employment and religion, create two parliamentary bodies, and allow secret-ballot local official elections. Pravda argues capitalism blocks true democracy and warns of war while praising broad rights for workers.
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Moscow
Russia
Pravda
Soviet Union
Glenn Lee to Perform Dance Night in Amarillo
Glenn Lee and his orchestra will entertain dancers in Amarillo and the Panhandle next Monday night June 15 at the Nat with Doris Donovan and Ray Shultis as vocalists. Dancing runs 9 30 to 1 admission 165 a couple or 110 per person. Lee and his MCA band were booked by the Tri State Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Lee
Amarillo and
the Panhandle
Nat
Doris Donovan
Ray Shultis
Lee
MCA
Amarillo
Tri- State Fair
Brooks Talks Pension Plan and Conservative Administration
P. Pierce Brooks, Dallas real estate man and gubernatorial candidate, spoke at the Municipal Auditorium after a Panhandle and Pampa tour. He attacked Gov. Allred’s pension delays, proposed paying pensions to all over 65 and then over 60, funded by a gross receipts tax on large businesses, with an eventual revenue plan. He also urged a tax free license plate for cars and a $1–$2 registration fee to cover plate costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Pierce Brooks
Dallas
Panhandle
Municipal Auditorium
Pampa
Brooks
James V. Allred
F. Byron Singleton
Amarillo
Young Democrats of Texas
Austin
Texas
Blum Labor Bill Sent to Senate in France
The Chamber of Deputies sent a bill to the Senate establishing a 40 hour work week for French workers while Premier Leon Blum pressed for rapid passage to end widespread strikes that halted nearly a million workers. The measure passed the Chamber 386 to 175.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
France
Senate
Leon Blum
Chamber
Impasse on Taxes and Relief Slows Congress Action
Washington reports an impasse on the $829 million tax bill and relief measures. Senate and House conferees met with limited progress, delaying work due to Republican convention absences. Both chambers adjourned for the convention and plan to reconvene Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Congress
Senate
House
Oklahoma Charities Commissioner Leads Fight for Gooch
Oklahoma City reports Mrs. Mabel Bassett, charities commissioner, headed a last minute bid to save Arthur Gooch, first man condemned under the Lindbergh kidnapping law. Gooch faces the scaffold at Oklahoma Penitentiary June 19 amid mounting legal efforts.
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Oklahoma Charities
Gooch
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Penitentiary
Mable Bassett
Arthur Gooch
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
McAlester
Okla
Paris
Texas
Associated Press
Two Girls Drown After Wading Tulia Surface Lake
Two small girls Oma Lee White 10 and Geraldine Regan drowned when they stepped into a deep hole while wading in a surfaced lake near Tulia. Dub Simmons, a nearby farmer, recovered one body and later helped rescue the other. both girls died despite hospital treatment.
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Tulia Surface Lake
Tulia
Oma Lee White
Farmer
Dub Simmons
Simmons
Oma Lee
Geraldine
Globe-News Want Ads See Record Gains
Advertisers are achieving better results with Globe-News Want Ads as readers grow. The paper notes the warm weather boosts activity and claims hundreds of new advertisers each month benefiting from quick, inexpensive placements for selling or renting items.
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Globe News
Globe-News
Split imperils ranks of UCV
Veterans of Forrest Lee and Jackson clash in Shreveport reunion over secession and control of the United Confederate Veterans. West of the Mississippi accuses the east of political discrimination and monopoly as General J. M. Claypool loses a bid for command.
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Shreveport
Forrest
Lee
Jackson
Mississippi River
United Confederate Veterans Organization
J. M. Claypool
Missouri
Business and Professional Women's Clubs Open Convention
More than 200 delegates attend the annual convention in Houston as Mrs. Faye Gordon reports new clubs forming in Crowell Big Spring Teague Fastland Midland Paducah and Wichita Falls with Dublin in the process of organization.
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Houston
Business and Professional Women's Clubs of
Texas
Faye Gordon
Amarillo
Crowell
Big Spring
Teague
Fastland
Midland
Paducah
Wichita Falls
Dublin
GOP convention names Knox for VP amid harmony
The Republican National Convention unanimously nominated Col. Frank Knox for vice president alongside Landon as Roosevelt faces a tough re election. Delegates dispersed to campaign amid questions on Borah and lingering scars from the contentious gathering.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Col
Frank Knox
New Hampshire and Winds
Midnight deadline to file for Democratic ballot in Potter County
Midnight tonight is the final hour to file as a Democrat for this year’s primaries. Candidates must file with C. C. Gibson, chairman of the Potter County Democratic Committee, at his office in the Blackburn Building until 5 pm, then at his home on Forest Street.
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C. C. Gibson, Chaiman
Potter County
Democratic Committee
Gibson
Blackburn
Forest Street
Dallas Repaints Fire Chief's Car For President
Dallas reports Police Chief Robert Jones solved a transportation problem for President Roosevelt by repainting Fire Chief Sid Hansen's seven passenger touring car from red to black for the ceremonies. Afterward the car will be repainted red again.
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Dallas
Roosevelt
Robert Jones
Sid Hansen
Rainfall Across Panhandle and Plains Reported
Thunderheads drifted over the Panhandle and South Plains bringing varied rain. Amounts ranged from a quarter to over an inch with half inch totals in Texline Hereford Friona and Vega. Tucumcari and nearby areas continued to receive moisture for a third night.
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Panhandle
Western Panhandle
New Mexico
South Plains
Lockney
Silverton
Petersburg
Childress
Vernon
Dimmitt
Turkey
Plainview
Vexline
Hereford
Friona
Bovina
Farwell
Clovis
N. M
Tucumcari
San Jon
Texas-New Mexico
Amarillo
Adrian
Vega
Wildorado
Amarillo Area Forecast For Saturday Warm, Fair Conditions
Forecast for Amarillo and surrounding West Texas regions calls for fair skies and a gradual rise in temperatures on Saturday. Temperatures are expected to be warmer across Panhandle areas and southeast New Mexico with mainly sunny conditions. Previous day readings show highs around the mid sixties.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
Panhandle
New Mexico
Arillo
Roosevelt ends Texas Centennial tour with broad policy push
President Roosevelt closed his Texas Centennial speaking tour in Dallas with a call to curb special interests and extend the good neighbor policy to Mexico and other nations. He addressed about 50,000 in the Cotton Bowl Stadium, denouncing critics as “chiselers” and “prophets of evil” and warning labor could become a commodity.
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Dallas
Roosevelt
Moonopoly
Mexico
Cotton Bowl Centennial Stadium
Chiscellers
Roosevelt address faces scorching heat at Dallas exposition
In Dallas on June 12 the sun caused heat prostration in at least a dozen people including a Marine during President Roosevelt's appearance at Centennial Stadium. The president appeared in excellent health and stood bareheaded as the 90 degree heat overwhelmed attendees and they were carried to the exposition emergency hospital, later rejoining within an hour.
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Dallas
President Thrills Crowds In Fort Worth Campaign Stop
President delivers a sun drenched address praising democracy in opportunity and stressing a national good neighbor policy. He warns against concentrating power in few groups and lauds yeomanry in business industry and agriculture as the defense of democratic government. He tours downtown, then heads to Fort Worth to stay with son Filiott.
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Centennial
Fort Worth
Son
Filiott
Panhandle Folk Line Cheers Roosevelt at Centennial
At the Dallas Centennial Exposition the Panhandle group watched President Roosevelt ride in an open car with Mrs. Roosevelt and Gov. Allred. The crowd cheered his opening remarks praising nationwide tours and the Texas reception praised for its scale and precision.
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Panhandle
Roosevelt
James V. Allred
Texas
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