British Foreign Secretary Discusses Moscow Tokyo Issues
In remarks at a dinner, British Foreign Secretary Halifax stresses mutual aims with Russia through a Moscow France pact as a counterweight to Rome Berlin, says settlement possible if Tokyo accepts Britain’s eastern interests, and defends not being at fault in stalled talks. London parliament clears questions on Far East and Moscow talks.
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Japan
Britain
Tokyo
Moscow
France
Halifax
Russia
Winston Churchill
the Admiralty
Europe
Far East
R. A. Butler
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Anthony Eden
Tientsin
Texas Budget Outlined For 45th Legislature
The Texas biennial budget totals 77 million with 25 million to departments 17.3 million to state colleges 14.36 million to eleemosynary agencies 4.84 million to judiciary 13.65 million rural school aid and 1.95 million vocational aid. General fund deficit reported at 17.25 million. Legislature notes: Senate 495 introduced 205 passed 157 signed 4 vetoed. House 1,146 introduced 374 passed 270 signed 1 veto. Actions may change before July 12.
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Treasury Department
Austin
Senate
House
Presiding Officers Comment On Texas Legislature Session
In Austin on June 21 presiding officers offer views on the general session. Lieutenant Governor Coke Stevenson praises the session as wholesome overall, noting constructive appropriation bills that cut state costs by about 4 million dollars annually, while lamenting revenue shortages. Speaker R Emmett Morse calls it the hardest working session in 13 years and cites progress on many measures, expressing disappointment over lack of agreement on social security financing.
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Austin
Coke Stevenson
Senate
R. Emmett Morse
House
Famous towel maker dies in Hot Springs hotel
Joseph F. Cannon, 63, owner of Cannon Towel and Hosiery Mills in North Carolina, is found dead in bed at the Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs. Ill for months. immediate cause unclear. Home is Concord, North Carolina. body to be shipped there.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Joseph F. Cannon
Cannon Towel and Hosiery Mills
North Carolina
We Tdy
Arlington Hotel
Cannon
Concord
N. C
British reinforce garrison blockade test of patience
Tientsin June 21 British forces reinforced the garrison and food inflow rose as Japan tightened the blockade on the British and French concessions. US Secretary Cordell Hull reported a protest from the American Chamber of Commerce. Britain seeks limited talks, Japan demands broader policy change. General Homma reportedly rejected a British request for talks.
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Tientsin
Britain
Cordell Hull
Washington
John K. Caldwell
United States
Chamber of Commerce of the
Crooks' Revenge Feared In Disappearance Case
Lee Bowman 53 reports his wife Eva Killman Bowman disappeared after a movie night. He claims she was harassed by associates of two swindlers he helped trap five months ago. Bowmen says he fears kidnapping or murder. Eva formerly worked as a Hollywood model.
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Fort Worth
Lee Bowman
Eva
Bowman
Shreveport
Eva Killman
Halton City
Tex
Hollywood
Calif
Final Senate Talk Ends In Loss On Liquor Bill
Clay Cotten of Palestine spoke against a conference committee report to change the liquor law. His argument failed, and he closed with a quip about regulating bedtimes cigars and coffee in the next session.
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Austin
Clay Cotten
Palestine
Senate
Conference Committee
Petersburg Man Hurt in Crash
Mrs. John Leister aged 70 from Montrose Mo died from injuries after an automobile crash east of Windsor. B C Welch of Petersburg Tex and Maurine Fewell of Lubbock Tex escaped with minor injuries as they were returning from the Cumberland Presbyterian Church convention in Marshall.
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Sedalia
John Leister
Montrose
Windsor
B. C
Welch
Petersburg
Tex
Maurine Fewell
Lubbock
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Marshall
John E. Stephens Dies After Long Illness
Funeral services for John Edward Stephens 68 operator of a local cafe will be held today at 2 p m at the N S Griggs Sons chapel with burial in Dumas cemetery. He died yesterday morning at his hotel home after a long illness and leaves his wife Sallie Stephens a stepson George Myers four brothers and three sisters among other relatives.
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John Edward Stephens
Brother Odd Fellows
Sallie Stephens
George Myers
Amarillo
Robert Stephens
Lindale
James F. Stephens
Anderson
S. C
Pree
Walter Stephens
Birmingham
Ala
J. C. Hohn
Newport News
Frank Fenner
Houston
Allie McLaughlin
Atlanta, Ga
Indian Prince Is Due Today in Amarillo
Maharana Saheb of Dharampur and an imperial party of seven arrive on the Grand Canyon Limited at 1:45 PM en route from Chicago to the Pacific Coast. They will spend one day sightseeing the Grand Canyon before continuing west. Dharampur, a native Indian state of 704 square miles, has about 112 000 residents and its capital hosts about 7 000 people.
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Maharana Saheb
Dharampur
India
Amarillo
Grand Canyon Limited
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Maharana
Grand Canyon
Four Amendments Offered Texans in Short Session
The Texas Legislature ended a long session with only four proposed constitutional changes. They include direct appeals to the Supreme Court on law constitutionality, removing the need to reappoint civil service employees, letting the secretary of state appoint notaries public, and letting Red River County levy 15 cents more for bonded debt. All four go to the 1940 general election, avoiding a special election. Also noted is the rejected Sales and Service tax proposal for expanded old age pensions.
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Austin
Texas
Supreme Court
Secretary of State
Red River County
Mrs Velma Collier Funeral Pending
Funeral arrangements for Mrs Velma Collier of 317 North Van Buren Street are pending arrival of relatives. She died yesterday morning in an Amarillo hospital. Survivors include her husband J M Collier and one sister Mrs Frank Hollis of Pampa. The body is in the care of N S Griggs and Sons. The osprey feeds on fish caught by powerful talons and reversible outer toes.
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Velma Collier
North
van Buren Street
Truckers Paying Millions in Taxes
Ted V. Rogers of the American Trucking Association told Amarillo operators that motor transport taxes exceed railroad taxes, with 1.5 million Americans employed in trucking and 48,000 communities lacking rail service. He noted trucks carry only five percent of freight, urged fair legislation, and cited extreme loads moved by truck including a 143 ton coast defense gun.
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United States
Ted V. Rogers
American Trucking Association of
Washington, D. C
Amarillo
Dalby Motor Freight Company
Texas
Rogers
Trucker Hauls 66,000-Pound Locomotive for Repairs
The locomotive was moved by truck from Fort Bliss to El Paso Texas for repairs. The national president urged safety and courtesy as paramount, noting drivers who assist private car operators with valued service.
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Fort Bliss
el Paso
Texas
Taylor to Broadcast Over NBC Network
Amarillo cattleman Jay Taylor will discuss the cattle industry and Southwest range conditions on Goodyear farm program in Kansas City at 11 15 tomorrow morning. The interview will be carried by KGNC on NBC.
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Jay Taylor
Amarillo
National Broadcasting Company
Mr. Taylor
Kansas City
Goodyear Farm
Southwest
KGNC
Young ex-football captain named Dallas city manager
James W. Aston, 28, a former Texas A M College football captain who worked as a laborer on a city paying gang in 1933, was named city manager of Dallas at a 10000 dollar annual salary. He will assume August 1 after resigning as Bryan city manager.
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Dallas
James W. Aston
Texas A. & M
Aston
Bryan
Jews Barred From Nazi Playground in Vienna
Nazi authorities decree barred German Jews or stateless Jews from visiting streets and amusement areas at the Prater Vienna’s Coney Island. The order targets non citizens and restricts access to sports fields and other leisure venues in the city.
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Vienna
U.P
Prater
Coney Island
Teethina Helps Baby With Colic Pain Relief
When a baby faces sour stomach or constipation Teethina acts as a mild gentle laxative. It cleanses irritated bowels easing pain and helps the child sleep. The product tastes good and offers twelve powders for eight cents.
Right To Slash Freight Rates During Emergencies Upheld
The Austin Court of Civil Appeals upheld the Texas Railroad Commission power to slash freight rates in emergencies such as droughts. The ruling affirmed a 25 percent reduction on feedstuffs shipments into 39 Panhandle and West Southwest Texas counties from January 1 to March 31, 1938, finding no unreasonable discrimination and deeming the order reasonable.
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Austin
Railroad Commission
Austin Court of Civil Appeals
James W. McClendon
Panhandle
West
Texas
Senate adjournment ready noted by Morse committee
Speaker R Emmett Morse named a committee to notify the Senate the House was ready for adjournment. Members include Mrs Margaret Harris Gordon of Waco John J Bell of Cuero Mrs Neveille H Colson of Navasota Gene McNamara of Waco and John E Roach of Forney Roach is a preacher. the first four are unmarried.
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Austin
R. Emmett Morse
Senate
Margaret Harris Gordon
Waco
John J. Bell
Cuero
Neveille H. Colson
Navasota
Gene McNamara
John E. Roach
Forney
Roach
Revelation Ride Promotes De Soto with Handy-Shift
The article highlights De Soto’s modern design and high resale appeal. It touts the Handy-Shift on the steering column that makes shifting effortless while ride quality improves with air suspension reducing bumps.
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de Soto
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AFA
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