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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1935
Page
12
Washington June 17 Congress moved toward a July 15 adjournment as the House quickly passed a 501 991 000 nuisance tax extension. Speaker Burns urged earlier hours to push eight or nine must bills while the Senate planned social security action.
Dallas June 17 Guy Mann 26 was named acting county judge during Robert Ogden's absence on highway fund business. Mann is among the youngest ever to sit on a Dallas County bench and is brother of Gerald Mann former SMU football star now secretary of state.
Waxahachie area reports reveal Elbert Latham a barber killed Mrs. Elbert Latham and her father G. Cleve Simonton on a farm eight miles southeast of Waxahachie. Officers attribute the triple shooting to domestic trouble and say Latham died by his own action.
Three boys aged 12 to 13 in Jamaica New York faced murder charges after a holdup during a shoe shine trust. Frank Damato 13, Lisbon Lawrence 13, and Julius Damato 12 allegedly snatched Patrolman Louis Churchdale's revolver and shot William Walsh 36, who resisted. They confessed to starting with a plan to enforce a trust among shiners.
Washington reports detail the new NRA starting its duties while a companion bill to standardize contractor wage rules faces opposition from business groups. John C. Gall argues the measure delegates blanket power to the President, not fixing minimum wages and hours. Navy procurement officials warn of disrupted material flow for 24 warships. The piece also notes dairies using electric pasteurizers at 143 degrees for 30 minutes.
Secretary Perkins outlined a six point long range security plan featuring public works to reduce unemployment during future downturns. She urged gains for profits and wages, and backed a social security bill while proposing technical industry stabilization shorter hours child labor bans free public employment bureaus and relief for unemployables.
Foes of New Deal power policies push to modify TVA amendments to extend its reach while urging moderation of the public utilities holding company bill. The Chamber of Commerce campaigns to tone down regulation from abolition to regulation, both tied to Roosevelt's must program.
A Sunday heat wave drew a large turnout at the City Lake in Amarillo. 195 adults paid 25 cents for fishing permits and 351 paid 10 cents for admittance to watch surfboard stunts or picnic. Children entered free. The opening day brought several thousand visitors with no admission.
Lois Thompson a 19 year old Northeastern State Teachers College student testified she shot Daniel Shaw a Chinese student after he threatened to kill her She said she believed he belonged to a gang that sent extortion notes demanding up to 3000 dollars The defense began after the state rested with Thompson as first witness in Judge O H P Brewer's court in the old Cherokee Nation council house The trial centered on charges of assault with intent to kill and alleged kidnapping plots.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap Daily for skin care and claims the same medicine as Cuticura Ointment to relieve itching from pimples eczema and other skin symptoms. Ointment priced at 25 and 50 cents.
London reports Germany will permit Britain to regulate naval size on a 100 to 35 ratio. French quarters say Britain will dictate German navy growth, basing all ratios on British effective strength. Britain may steer future ratios while Japan’s view is to keep the issue in the background. In Switzerland, no amateur flier died last year amid aviation progress.
In court a woman recounts the moments before a fatal shooting. She says Shaw dragged her toward the administration building and she fired after he insisted on taking her with him. He allegedly apologized for notes and offered to help identify the author.
Mrs. H. H. Long of Clarinda Iowa reports weight 226 at start and 208 after 3 jars claiming health gains. The ad urges readers to use Kruschen Salts as prescribed by physicians with a 4 week supply and money back guarantee. Sold by Post Office Drug Co. or any Drug Store.
Jackson, Minn. authorities disclosed that Leslie Davy, 30, a highway worker, fatally shot his three children last night and then killed himself. Officials said he had been brooding since his wife's death a month ago.
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