Two-thirds rule debate shadows 1940 convention
Southern opponents warn the repeal of the two-thirds rule may be revived in 1940 if a new delegate apportionment plan fails. They argue the current change applies only to the present gathering and that favorite-son candidates could control the rules committee.
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Philadelphia
Aubrey G. Weaver
Pront Royal
Rules
Weaver
National Committee
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Alabama
Texas Delegates Brace For Cool Weather At Democratic Convention
Philadelphia reports a sudden 40 degree drop and steady drizzle disrupts Texas delegates. Gov Allred struggles with heavy suit choices as a mesquite gavel for Senator Robinson heads to Vice President Garner in Uvalde. Texas press corps includes reporters from Austin Fort Worth Dallas and San Angelo. Senator Connally plans a quick return with Garner for July 1 highway ceremonies in Laredo and El Paso reps along the Rio Grande invited.
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Philadelphia
Texas
James V. Allred
Robinson
Arkansas
Garner
Uvalde
Tom Connally
Laredo
Mexico City
R. Ewing Thomason
el Paso
Rio Grande
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
Alfalfa Bill Silent On How He'll Vote
Oklahoma City June 24 William H Murray said in a written statement today the Republican party has the platform and the spirit of Jefferson and Lincoln but the former Oklahoma governor remained silent on whether he will vote for the Republican presidential nominee. Predicting the election will be close Murray who on retirement a year ago organized the National League of Tax Economy and Equality and opened a fight on New Deal spending said: If the Republicans are united as on the surface they appear to be the result can easily be foretold for they have the platform and the spirit of Jefferson and Lincoln.
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Oklahoma City
William H Murray
Jefferson
Lincoln
Oklahoma
Murray
National League of Tax Economy and Equality
Roosevelt Begins Drafting New Acceptance Speech
President Roosevelt after tearing up a draft began work on another acceptance speech. He canceled all appointments and met reporters with high spirits describing Wagner’s platform reading and the White House’s busy desk workspace. He congratulated Judge Mack by phone and noted signing 49 bills that day while vetoing several.
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White House
Roosevelt
Wagner
Philadelphia
John Mack
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
John
Mack
Dixie
AAA
London
Rumors Fly Farley to Resign Cabinet Position
Persistent reports from Philadelphia intensify as President Roosevelt declines comment until after the convention. James A. Farley, under fire for holding both Democratic National Committee chair and Postmaster General posts, leads convention forces in Philadelphia.
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Farley
Washington
U.P
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Democratic National Committee
Coast Artillery School at Fort Monroe Old Point Comfort
The Coast Artillery School at Fort Monroe Virginia is described as the oldest military specialty training school in the country having been organized in 1824 and in continuous operation since then. Edgar Allan Poe reportedly studied there briefly in 1828 under the alias E A Perry.
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Fort Monroe
Old Point Comfort
U.P
Coast Artillery School
Fort. Monroe
Fedgar Allen Poe
E. A. Perry
Morning after headache linked to spinal fluid says expert
In London Ontario Dr J Milton Robb of Detroit addressed the annual Ontario Medical Association meeting noting spinal fluid causes morning after headaches. He warned that alcohol increases the fluid’s production and that both excess and deficiency trigger headaches. Separately the report notes over 3000 varieties of soybeans have been imported to the United States from the Orient.
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London
Ont
J. Milton Robb
Detroit
Ontario Medical Association
United States
Demos Set New Noise Record At Roosevelt Nominating
Philadelphia June 26 The noise indicator at the Democratic national convention rose to a new high during protests after Roosevelt was placed in nomination. It climbed to 96 decibels, surpassing the 85 decibels reached in Cleveland when Landon was nominated.
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Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Tribute to W H Younger Jr a Panhandle memorial
Thousands across the Panhandle attended the Tulia memorial for William H Younger Jr longtime Tulia Public Schools superintendent who died in Hot Springs New Mexico The service featured Rev A C Huff Dr J A Hill and Rev J Hoyt Boles with honors from the local school board and regional delegations Younger guided schools from 1923 and is survived by his widow two daughters and four brothers
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Panhandle
William H. Younger, Jr
Tulia Public
Hot Springs
N. M
Tulia
South
J. A. Hill
West Texas State College
Canyon
Younger
Claude
Tulsa
Dumas
Farwell
Farm loan rate extended a year
Executive approval of amendments to the farm credit and federal farm loan acts today assured continuance for one year of 3 1/3 per cent rate on 2 billion dollars in outstanding loans. The rate would have risen to 4 per cent by July 1 under prior terms. President Roosevelt signed the measure, and officials said loans negotiated through June 30, 1937 will carry the 3 1/3 per cent rate.
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Washington
Farm Credit
Jones
Texas
House Agriculture Committee
Roosevelt
Oregon could save millions by statewide school system
Salem reported that organizing all Oregon schools into a single state system would cut at least 3 million dollars from the current 17 million dollar annual cost. John H. Carkin of the state tax commission provides the estimate.
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Salem
Ore
U.p
Oregon
John H. Carkin
State Tax Commission
County court sets record for cheap justice in London
London Ontario report notes the county sessions court achieved a new record by running the last session for under seven hundred dollars totaling less than 700. The efficiency claim centers on cost per session and reflects frugal court administration.
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London
Ont
U.P
Mosquito-Free Lake Found in Saskatchewan Park
In Watrous Saskatchewan a mosquitos-free lake was found in a provincial park. The lake contains mineral salts and mosquitoes reportedly avoid breeding there.
Hartley Funeral Sunday in Anthony Kansas
Funeral services for W. W. Hartley who died Thursday in Enid Oklahoma will be held Sunday at 2 30 p m in Anthony Kansas burial will be in Anthony cemetery Hartley a former Santa Fe employee and his wife left Amarillo Tuesday for a rest In Enid he had been in ill health nearly six months Anthony was his former home while in Amarillo he was chief clerk to J W Brown Santa Fe agent
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W. W. Hartley
Enid
Okla
Anthony
Kan
Hartley
Santa Fe
Amarillo
Mr. Hartley
J. W. Brown
Housemaid defends Senator Dill's conduct in divorce case
In Spokane on June 26, a housemaid testified for former Senator C C Dill, defending his behavior while denouncing his wife Rosalie Gardner Jones Dall as a filthy housekeeper. She said Dill did not drink alcohol, while Mrs Dill was accused of heavy drinking and dirty housekeeping. Also noted is Canada’s cattle and calves count.
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Spokane
Wash
C. C. Dill
Rosalie Gardner Jones Dall
Margaret Lorenz
Dill
Chile Proposes League Reform Before Universal Membership
Chile submits a reform plan to admit United States, Japan, and Germany to the League of Nations, with the council referring the motion to the assembly as Italo Ethiopian tensions dominate. Russia and Chile back reform while Romania opposes. Haile Selassie proclaims Ethiopians will not bow to aggression amid a Geneva reception.
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League of Nations
United States
Japan
Germany
Council
Chile
Assembly
Italy
Ethiopia
Russia
Romania
Haile Selassie
London
Manuel Rivas Vicuna
Texans greet Garners arrival at Democratic convention
Vice-President Garner arrives in Texas delegation crowds at a downtown hotel and a Young Democrats of America banquet. Fort Worth publisher Amon Carter and others observe as Garner jokes about a lavish golf bag and a future November vote. Garner dines later with Rayburn, Miller, Carew, McDuffie, Crowley and others in his suite.
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Philadelphia
Garner
Texas
Young
Democrats of America
Roosevelt
Tom McNamara
San Antonio
Marion Fore
Floresville
Amon Carter
Fort Worth
Carter
Carew
McDuffie
Sam Rayburn
Bonhan
Tex
Roy Miller
Texas’ Democratic
Karl Crowley
Galley Boy Reminiscence From Tech Cafeteria Days
A former student recalls working as a galley boy in a Texas Tech cafeteria during school days. He describes proofing galleys and maintaining food and drink supplies during the noon rush, earning meals, and spotting a striking girl who later attracted a 200 pound police officer.
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Texas Tech
Lubbock
Welch kills Dillon then takes life in Anna
M F Welch 80 a retired farmer shot and killed W J Dillon 65 a WPA worker in Anna twelve miles north of McKinney. Welch then went to his son Jim Welch’s home and killed himself. No motive was given for the shooting.
Germans Fortify Helgoland Island in North Sea
Copenhagen reports an informed source says Germany has begun refortifying Helgoland, the North Sea island near a World War naval battle site. Forts with heavy guns are carved into the west rock, and the east coast receives anti aircraft guns. Rumors of re fortification had circulated since June 17 with no confirmation at that time.
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Copenhagen
Helgoland
North Sea
Germany
London
H. V. Robertson & Company Accountants and Auditors
Advertisement listing H V Robertson and Company as accountants and auditors with tax counsel services and a contact phone number 2 2038 located in Oliver Eakle Building.
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Oliver Eakle Bidg
Cardui Ailing Daughter Advised By Mother
A maternal tip popular among women recounts Cardui giving relief from severe cramps fainting and nervous spells. Mrs FP Allen of Smithdale Mississippi describes relief after following her mother’s advice and urges others to try Cardui and seek medical help if needed.
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Cardus
Mae Peterson Thompson Returns to Amarillo for Summer
Mae Peterson Thompson wife of Col. Er nest O Thompson returns to Amarillo after a winter in the East and visits in Austin and Dallas with her husband. Judge S A L Morgan sails from Wilmington to Fiji Islands to visit family and spend a month in the South Seas. The West Texas American Legion Post convention will be held July 4 and 5 at Stamford with Floyd L Sloan urging posts to meet quotas. Gov James V Allred AG William McCraw and Adjutant General Carl Nesbitt expected to appear on the program.
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Mae Peterson Thompson
Col
Ernest O. Thompson
Amarillo
Austin
Dallas
East
West Texas American Legion
Stamford
Floyd L. Sloan
West Texas
Sloan
John B. Golding
James V. Allred
William McCraw
Carl Nesbitt
Gangster pleads guilty in Hamm kidnapping case
Byron Bolton of the Barker-Karpis gang pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy and kidnapping charges linked to the $100,000 abduction of William Hamm Jr. Edmund Bartholmew pleaded innocent. Bolton's sentence was deferred. Bartholmew’s July 14 trial was set alongside Karpis and others.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Byron Bolton
Barker-Karpis
Edmund Bartholmey
Bensenville
Ill
William Hamm, Jr
St. Paul Brewer
M. M. Joyce
Bolton
Edward Bremer
Bartholmew
Bremer
Hamm
Alvin Karpis
Charles Fitzgerald
John
Jack) Prifer
Arthur
Doc) Barker
Dainty Marian Martin Pattern 9913 Brings Fresh Summer Style
The pattern 9913 offers a feminine summer design with a round yoke brief sleeves and easy construction. Choose cotton or silk with colorful bows for quick dress variations suitable for visiting entertaining porch and shopping. Includes Lew Chart and sizes 12 through 40 with fabric and ordering details from Amarillo Daily News.
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Marian Martin Lew
Amarillo Daily News
West 18Th St
New York
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