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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1932
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR mentions pay figures and core elements with unclear context. It references a military or payroll context and hints at sums or rates but lacks full details to specify persons, places, or dates.
Roosevelt aligned resolutions committee moves to draft a Democratic platform focusing on the economic crisis and tariff reduction. Gilbert Hitchcock chairs with Oklahoma Governor Murray pushing broader repeal of the eighteenth amendment, while party unity over prohibition remains uncertain as open hearings begin.
A 26 member bonus army unit arrive Abilene after flying trio precedes them to the Municipal Airport. They seek Washington bound departure along Bankhead highway with Wichita Falls as their aim. Spokesman Philo D. Burke notes detour from Robertson’s repudiation report and cites credentials from William Waters. The caravan includes doctors nurses orderlies and a cook traveling by auto.
Dispatches note two inches of snow from Lubbock to Tulsa with lighter falls across Clovis to Canadian. White Deer records the heaviest slush while Perryton Morse and Dumas see light dustings. Roads remain slippery but passable as the Panhandle Auto Club coordinates tractors to aid travelers.
A number of Amarillo residents will attend the big rally in Dumas tonight where district and state candidates speak. Senator Clint C. Small and Dave Shanks of Perryton are among speakers. Fred Young will speak for Sterling.Lee Pierson will represent Miriam A Ferguson. The rally begins at 8:30.
The California delegation opposes ending the two thirds rule at the convention while McAdoo calls the idea unfair amid no electors notified. Rumors of a Garner Roosevelt trade are denied by Garner supporters and Walt Woodul. Hitchcock leads platform hearings favoring economic issues and debate over repeal. A four hour session handled delegation contests from Minnesota Louisiana and Puerto Rico as the national committee prepares to hear both sides.
Michael Hall Simms aged 57, former National Bank examiner in Pittsburgh and receiver for the Monongahela National Bank, died yesterday in Pittsburgh.
Wichita Falls candidate for governor Tom Hunter criticized proposals for a state road bond amendment during a speech here on June 23. The remark came as part of his campaigning in the state.
Clyde Taylor and his wife were abducted from their Monroe area plantation by three men suspected of a Baskin bank robbery and deputy sheriff killing. A posse hunted the swamp hideout for 48 hours as officers and bloodhounds spread across the wasteland. Authorities fear the bandits remain captors and may be trying to flee the region.
Emilio Garcia was killed near Thompsonville Jim Hogg County when customs officers surprised three men carrying liquor on horseback. The others escaped after the rum runners opened fire. Officers seized three horses bearing 108 bottles of tequila.
June 23 in Lausanne Chancellor Engelburg Dolfuss announced Austria’s government has declared a moratorium on all external debts after failing to negotiate a loan. The move suspends external debt obligations while seeking new terms with creditors.
The article notes Hoover’s cautious stance on security pacts while watching Japan. He and Stimson stayed in contact with Geneva and telephoned Hugh Gibson as reports flowed. A key item praised by France was abolishing large mobile guns and tanks but keeping fortification guns. The plan also aims to trim world fleets by one third, a move France saw as advantageous.
Washington reports plans to dodge rising postage as rates jump from 2 to 3 cents. Businesses urge private carriers to cut costs while the Post Office insists on a postal service monopoly, forbidding shared couriers or outside delivery of letters and bills.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York cut its rediscount rate to 2 1 2 percent from 3 percent on June 23, reflecting tighter monetary policy. The move affects lending costs for member banks and signals a shift in early summer monetary stance.
Demonstration of a day’s work in the Summer Bible School of Tabernacle Church closes its three week session tonight at 8 in the church auditorium. The free program offers the public a view of school activities.
The Garner bill would authorize the Reconstruction Corporation to borrow 1 billion dollars for construction loans and set aside 100 million for emergency relief while allowing one third of funds for immediate use. Hoover denounces it as pork barrel legislation and La Follette calls it inadequate. Moses’s bid to grant presidential discretion failed 50 to 20.
Fresh gas packs full power as storage time dulls volatility and anti knock value. Stale fuel clogs engines and loses potency, so Gulf advertises freshness by rapid delivery from refineries located across many regions to prevent gas from becoming stale.
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