House Ignores Roosevelt on Utilities Bill
The House moved to bring the utilities bill to a floor vote after rebuffing President Roosevelt’s request to vote by home on abolishing holding companies by 1942. The Interstate Commerce Committee pressed a mandatory death sentence for holding companies, and leaders warned of a bitter floor fight and potential White House defeat.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
White House
Rules Committee
Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
Rules
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Rayburn
Interstate Commerce Group
Bees Make Honey in Farmer’s Home
Flood waters drove a swarm to Nealy A Morton’s house in Rotan. Bees entered a stucco wall and filled a four by six foot space with honey. Morton may let them stay and take honey as rent. A second item notes Saxton Pope and Arthur Young obtaining a Yellowstone permit in 1920 to shoot five grizzly bears, with successful tests using a single arrow.
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ROTAN
Nealy A. Morton
Saxton Pope
Arthur Young
San Francisco
Yellowstone Park
Oklahoma Relief Clients Refuse Harvest Work
Logan County farmers protested to county relief and farm officials about a harvest labor shortage as men refused lower wage work. John Favor, relief administrator, said relief clients declining work would be dropped from the rolls. Harvest pay ranged from 1 to 1.25 dollars for a 12 hour day, while relief pays 1.85 dollars for a 6 hour day. Complaints came from Coyle Crescent and Vina about limited harvest labor.
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Guthrie
Okla
Logan County
John Favor
Coyle
Crescent
Vina
Legion Convention Waives Registration Fee This Week
West Texas Legionnaires invited to Amarillo for the Fifth Division convention with no registration fee. National Commander Frank N Belgrano leads speakers from San Francisco. Special entertainment opens at 1 p m Saturday at Amarillo and Herring Hotels and Legion Home. Dignitaries parade at 7 p m Saturday from the Herring Hotel.
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Hanson Post
Amarillo
West Texas Legionnaires
Frank N Belgrano
San Francisco
Herring
Legion Home
Legionnaires
Ladies Auxiliary
Belgrano
Herring Hotel
Will M. Benton
Amarillo Legionnaire
Texas
Borger Plans Full Program for Gala Fete
Borger unveils a full Fourth of July program organized by the Junior Chamber of Commerce with Jaycees from Fort Worth and Dallas planning to attend. The day includes a sunrise dance, a water carnival, a tri city swimming meet, county fair games, a parade, a Hu ber and Phillips 66 baseball game, a rodeo, a mass band concert, rodeo finals, fireworks, and two dances.
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Borger
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Panhandle
Nicipal
Pampa
Amarillo
Huber
Phillips
Laredo Ships Big Cantaloupe Crop
Laredo reports the cantaloupe harvest to be the largest ever with about 1000 acres planted. From June 4 to 19, freight moved 125 carloads and 5 to 8 carloads by trucks as frequent rains delayed ripening and shipping causing some growers losses.
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Laredo
Jury Completes Selection in Wood Murder Trial
Brownwood June 25 jurors were chosen for the Stanley Wood murder case arraigned for the slaying of rancher Fred Brown. The selection process exhausted an extra panel of 12 with 10 jurors chosen and testimony set to begin tomorrow. more than 90 witnesses were called by both sides and observers expected two to three days of testimony. The state signaled the possibility of a death penalty.
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Brownwood
Pauury
Stanley Wood
Fred Brown
Coleman County
Sen
Britons Seek Three Nation Naval Parley in London
Prime Minister Baldwin announced Britain invited France Italy and Russia to London for naval talks. Sir Bolton Eyres-Mansell said Germany pledged to follow Washington treaty submarine rules, despite other powers. Plans for further bilateral talks remain incomplete as Britain pursues naval settlements.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
France
Italy
Russia
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
Bolton Eyres-Mansell
Admiralty
Reich
Baldwin
Europe
Britain
Bolton
Japan
United States
Meat price rise spurs protests and AAA concerns
Washington June 25 meat price increases worry agriculture adjustment officials. Protests target the Agriculture Department over processing taxes and the packer’s spread. Senate agriculture chair Senator Smith cites sow culling and 1934 drought as factors while officials expect prices to rise into fall.
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Washington
Agriculture Adjustment
Agriculture Department
Capitol Hill
Department
AAA
Packer
Smith
South Carolina
Senate Agriculture Committee
Farm Administration
Defense arguments outline self defense in Wood case
The defense asserts Wood acted in self defense as prosecutors seek a plea. Brown was found dead in his car near Talpa, Coleman County after a robbery. Louis Reis of Talpa faces charges in connection with the case. London reports 74 municipal hospitals with 39,000 beds versus 15,000 in voluntary institutions.
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Tence
Wood
Brown
Talpa
Coleman County
Louis Reis
London
Wood predicts aid for roads in Texas flood relief plan
Texas highway commissioner John Wood predicts a 4 million dollar federal grant to repair flood damaged roads and bridges. He notes Washington talks with federal officials and Galveston County plans for an adequate causeway, possibly widening or rebuilding this year with a public works loan and grant.
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Austin
John Wood
Texas
Wood
Washington
Galveston
State Commission
Public Works, Administration
NRA Adopts Cautious Stance on Voluntary Codes
Washington June 25 A policy of caution toward voluntary business codes was adopted by NRA as new legislation prospects faded on Capitol Hill. After a conference with the Federal Trade Commission NRA warned staff against urging code submissions while outlining simple and inexpensive presentation methods. President Roosevelt signaled likely no new bills, producing little official NRA reaction though some insiders were surprised by the decision.
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Washington
NRA
Capitol Hill
Federal Trade Commission
Roosevelt
FERA Students to Receive Diplomas Tonight
Students of Amarillo FERA School will hold commencement exercises at 7 30 this evening in the auditorium of the Senior High School Building. Certificates will be awarded by R C Nelson Potter County supervisor of the FERA educational project. An unannounced speaker will deliver the commencement address. Musical and dance numbers will finish the program.
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Amarillos
Around the Clock KGNC Radio Schedule Page
A detailed hourly listing for KGNC shows morning and afternoon programs, including The Skypilot, Farm Hour, Musical Clock, Pandoleers, Morning Varieties, Levine’s acts, various news and music blocks, Luncheon Musicale, Philco Party, Jan Garber, Blatz Baseball Broad cast, Drama Cleopatra, Rancho Grande Boys, and NBC affiliates, with time slots spanning 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM and numerous artist names.
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the Pandoleers
Micro
Levine
Don Jose
Maria
Verlena Stringer
Adkisson & Gunn
Don Bestor
Jane Walker
Home Economist
Florence Patterson
Roland Culpepper
Regent’s
Sid Braunig
Coca Cola
Lou Childre
Steffen
Marla
Philco
Jan Garber
Blatz
Cal Farley
Nick Lucas
Brunswick Concert Orchestra
Globe-News
Dr. Pepper
Cleopatra
Dorsey Brothers
Chevrolet Presents
Rancho Grande Boys
Jimmy Hole
Dick Powell
Taylor King
Marle Mack
The
Nat
the Revel
Youth world views broadcast from WJZ NBC studio
A group of college students will broadcast their thoughts on world issues from WJZ NBC before sailing to a Geneva seminar. The program runs 8 15 to 8 30 A M with other segments including Coney Island on WEAF NBC and a Woman's Radio Review feature with Dorothy McCleary. Louis H Pink and Gov Lehman speak at a WEAF NBC luncheon.
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Central Standard
New York
U.P
Wjz-Nbc
Geneva
Coney Island
City Voices
Dorothy McCleary
Brooklyn
Woman's Radio Review
Weaf-Nbec
American Guild of Organists
NBC Symphony
Frank Black
Ocean
Berlin
Schubert
Schumann
Brahms
Marcell Wittrich
Hubert Hendrie
Wabc-Cbs
William T. Stone
Foreign Policy Association
World Peace Foundation
Louis H. Pink
New York State
Herbert Lehman
Pink
Weafnbc
Cardui Advert Provides Customer Testimony From Kentucky Woman
Mrs Debie Epperson of Flat Lick Kentucky says Cardui helped her during the change of life. She was nervous and restless at night but improved after starting Cardui and continued use. The advertisement urges others to try Cardui and consult a physician if it does not help.
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Debie Epperson
Flat Lick
Cardus
Cardui
Decorative cross stitch motifs for kids linens
Laura Wheeler offers a collection of cross stitch designs to brighten children's clothing and linens. Patterns include birds, scotties, a soldier, a sailboat, animals and an alphabet, with transfers and stitch instructions. Send 10 cents for Pattern 746 to The Amarillo Daily News Needlecraft Dept. New York NY.
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Amarillo Daily News Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Boy Runaway From Parole Threatens Probation
Fort Worth June 25 Donald Fay 16 year old race track jockey convicted of murder for killing Tom Watson a night watchman at Arlington Downs last November 23 and paroled to his aunt at Corpus Christi has run away from the aunt s home juvenile officer C B Barker was notified Fay was convicted of killing the watchman at the racing plant midway between Fort Worth and Dallas
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Fort Worth
U.P
Donald Fay
Arlington Downs
Corpus Christi
C. ©. Barker
Fay
Tom Watson
Dallas
Couple returns from Santa Fe vacation trip
Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Guide finished a weeklong trip visiting Santa Fe. They toured turquoise mines, the petrified forest, and the state national park on their return journey.
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Fred H. Guide
Santa Fe
Turquoise Mines
Petrified Forest
State National Park
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Amarilla
Nat Dance Palace
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WJZ
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Howard Lally
Ramon Ramos
Shandor
One Man's Family
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Fred Allen
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Ray Noble
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