Senate vote on social security bill blocked by long debate
A Senate debate over the Clark amendment to exempt private pension plans delayed a vote on the administration's social security bill. Missouri Democrat Clark argued many private plans were more liberal, while Georgia Senator George raised constitutional concerns. Senate leaders plan to vote tomorrow and limit debate to finish the bill by nightfall.
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Senate
Clark
Missouri
George
Georgia
Administration Laders
Senaor Wagner
New York
Harrison
Finance Committee
Wagner
Mother Sees Train Hit Baby Daughter Near Sweetwater
Opal Kiser, 17 months old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Kiser, was struck by a Southern Pacific freight train four miles east of Sweetwater. The mother witnessed the tragedy and the child suffered a compound skull fracture as the Texas Pacific tracks were used due to washouts in the region.
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Ari — Opal Kiser
C. E. Kiser
Southern Pacific
Here
Texas Pacific
Sooner Man Faces Death in Kidnapping
Arthur Gooch a former Okmulgee butcher boy and fugitive from Holdenville jail will be sentenced to hang tomorrow in Muskogee Oklahoma. He kidnapped two Paris Texas policemen becoming the first federal prisoner condemned under the Lindbergh act.
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Muskogeef
Okla
Arthur Gooch
Okmulgee
Holdenville
Paris
Texas
R. L. Williams
Gooch
Amarillo Area Forecast Brief for Wednesday
Forecast for Amarillo and surrounding area calls fair weather on Wednesday with little temperature change. West Texas west of the 100th meridian and New Mexico also expect fair conditions. Hourly readings show a high near 84 and low around 62 with prior day extremes noted.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Borger Names McIntosh as New School Superintendent
W A McIntosh of Amarillo was elected Borger superintendent from five candidates, succeeding B C Shulkey who will become Fort Worth assistant superintendent. McIntosh, returning from Lubbock where he will teach at a Texas Tech summer session, will likely accept a two year contract. He led Amarillo public schools for 13 years and earlier taught science in Amarillo High School.
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W. A. McIntosh
Amarillo
B. C. Shulkey
Fort Worth
McIntosh
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Panhandle
Texas
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Student Aviator Killed in Crash at Kelly Field
Major Porfirio E. Zablan of the Philippine Islands constabulary died from injuries after a night cross country flight crashed near Kendalla in Kendall County last night. He was to graduate with fifteen cadets from Kelly Field on Saturday and was en route to Sabinas Pearsall and other points when he apparently lost his way.
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Porfirio E. Zablan
Kelly Field
Kendalla
Kendall County
Philippine Islands’ Constabulary
Sabinas
Pearsall
Water moves nearer coast as sun shines across Texas flood
Unbridled Colorado River waters surged toward Matagorda Bay in Texas on the last lap of a costly flood. The crest reached 385 feet after wrecking levees near Columbus, flooding 48 blocks and leaving 18 dead. Debris cleared as Guadalupe River rose toward Victoria.
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Austin
Colorado River
Matagorda Bay
Texas
Columbus
Colorado
Guadalupe
Cuero
Victoria
August Boldt
Texas Power and Light
Peace Pact Ends Bolivian Paraguayan War Claims
Hollywood Calif June 18 That three year Bolivia Paraguay conflict ends with neither side gaining land under the peace terms. Judge Landis is praised for a wise decision.
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Hollywood
Calif
Bolivia
Paraguay
Landis
Standard Oil Co
Makeig Named Commander of Amarillo Sons of Confederacy
Carl S Makeig was chosen leader at a meeting in the Amarillo Hotel. More than 75 members attended with Norris Ewing James Lumpkin L L Landis Carl Hinton Dr R D Gist Guy A Saunders Bishop E C Seaman among officers. Enrollment of 1000 hoped before the Confederate Reunion in September.
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Carl S. Makeig
Sons of Confederacy
Amarillo
Norris Ewing
James Lumpkin
L. L. Landis
Carl Hinton
R. D. Gist
Guy A. Saunders
E. C. Seaman
Hinton
Mr. Hinton
Makeig
Relief Opens Cannery Soon In Potter County
Potter County relief authorities will open a vegetable cannery supplying work to 261 men for 20 days with an $83 280 allotment. The operation will use the old beef Cannery on West Sixth Avenue and begin once cans arrive from Amarillo. The program aims to employ men unable to do heavier work.
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Potter County
Austin
A. A. Meredith
West Sixth Avenue
CWA
Amarillo
Mr. Meredith
Stroud Convicted in Wife's Slaying
Stroud was found guilty today of killing his estranged wife Nellie Stroud with an ice pick in Childress. The jury imposed a life term after three hours of deliberation. Testimony included daughters Edna 14 and Mildred 15. another daughter Thelma Martin questioned her father's sanity.
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Childress
W. F Stroud
Nellie Stroud
Stroud
Edna
Mildred
Thelma Martin
Rangers Guard McDonald Office as Audit Begins
State auditors inspected agriculture department records in Austin while two Texas Rangers guarded the files. The audit was ordered by a legislative committee investigating alleged misconduct by J. E. McDonald, agricultural commissioner. McDonald welcomed the Rangers and said they could stay until Christmas if needed.
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Department of Agriculture
Texas Rangers
Department
J. E. McDonald
McDonald
Fred Holland
F. E. Hunter
Cleburne
Fort
Hitch hiker dies in Hereford crash
Walter Kerbow an 18 year old hitch hiker from Oklahoma City was killed instantly when the car carrying him and four others plunged into a ditch seven miles west of Hereford. Ruby Kerbow 20 sister of the dead youth and Jim Fields Jr 38 of Anadarko Oklahoma were injured along with Mr and Mrs G B Reddoch of Roswell New Mexico owners of the car. Kerbow's neck was broken and the body held here for word from his father Frank Kerbow of Oklahoma City. A blowout was blamed for the accident.
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Hereford
Walter Kerbow
Oklahoma City
G. B. Reddoch
Roswell
N. M
Ruby Kerbow
Jim Fields, Jr
Anadarko
Okla
Tornado Forces Escape as Home Is Destroyed
In Stephenville Texas a tornado approached. M L Hays moved his family into a motor car and evacuated. The home was destroyed but the family escaped unharmed.
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Stephenville
Texas
M. L. Hays
Hays
Senate orders graft probe into commerce dept
A Senate investigation was ordered into charges by Ewing Y Mitchell, recently ousted assistant secretary of commerce, of apparent corruption in the department. He faces a Commerce Committee hearing while doubling as a witness and accused others, including Vincent Astor and Kermit Roosevelt, in a widening probe.
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Senate
Ewing Y Mitchell
Senate Commerce Committee
Mitchell
Treasury
Cummings
Roosevelt
Roper
Department
Commerce Committee
Vincent Astor
Kermit
Leviathan
De Lea Vicars Heads Panhandle Bankers at 31st Session
De Lea Vicars of Pampa was elevated to president of the Texas Bankers Association at its thirty first annual session in the Crystal Ballroom Herring Hotel. Other officers re elected include Thomas E Noel J Ross Noland Arthur Ware and H R Fritz. Retiring president F A Paul saw the event conclude with remarks on banking conditions in Texas.
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McCormick Co
Panhandle Bankers Association
Fred F. Florence
Texas Bankers Association
Dallas
F. A. Paul
Panhandle Association
Panhandle
DeLea Vicars
Pampa
C. A. Gibner
Spearman
Thomas E. Noel
Memphis
J. Ross Noland
Texas
Oklahoma
F. Florence
Herring Hotel
Lankers
First National Bank
Bankers Association
Tulsa
Arthur Ware
Amarillo National Bank
H. R. Fritz
First State Bank
Hereford
Association
Col House predicts Roosevelt 1936 Democratic nominee
Col Edward Mandell House, Wilson's wartime adviser, predicts Roosevelt will be renominated and carry the Democratic banner in 1936. He arrives in Manchester Mass to spend the summer, says the president has led a courageous administration facing great problems.
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Manchester
Mass
Edward Mandell House
Wilson
Roosevelt
Col. House
Colonel House
New York
North Shore
House Passes Changes In New Deal Farm Act
The House approved amendments to shield the New Deal farm program from a potential Supreme Court ruling of unconstitutionality by a three to one margin. The AAA revisions advance to the Senate where opposition had waned, with Speaker Burns recording 168 in favor and 52 against in a largely party line vote amid ongoing cotton tax debates.
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Supreme Court
House
Senate
AAA
Burns
New England
Wiggiesworth’s
Convicts Threaten Mine Protest At Kansas Penitentiary
Rioting 347 inmates in the Kansas state prison coal mine defied gas and bullets to demand better food and a new prison physician. They warned they would tear up the mine if demands were not met, as guards and hostages remained inside and negotiations continued with Warden Lacy Simpson and the state board.
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Lansing
Kan
Kansas Penitentiary
Amarillo
James M. Scott
Board of Administration
Kas
Lacy Simpson
State Board of Administration
Simpson
Topeka
A. J. Graham
Graham
Constitution Battleground Reopens in Supreme Court Clash
The series The Constitution-Battleground Again examines the founding document and its modern disputes as the Supreme Court weighs NRA state rights issues. The article notes the Constitution’s roots in contention and invites readers to continue on page two for the full historical survey.
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NRA
America
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Confederation of States
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