Roosevelt Defends Court Plan At Victory Dinner
President Roosevelt urged immediate action to revamp the Supreme Court accusing the majority of condemning the nation to futility. He contended some justices let economic beliefs drive rulings and said he would not seek a third term. The address, at a large victory dinner, tied to the 1936 landslide and New Deal efforts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
No Man’s Land
Congress
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Second Baby Death Puzzles Police
New York reports a murder by criminal assault in the four year old Joan Morgan case, while another child Gordon Keith Jr., 15 months, died from a fractured skull and injuries. Police seek answers as officials link violent deaths within three days in the Bronx.
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New York
Joan Morgan
Howard Magnussen
Gordon Keith, Jr
Bronx
Judge Hears Pleas Of Oil Companies
Federal Judge Patrick Stone heard de murrers from officials of leading oil companies to Sherman Anti Trust Act indictments. The court expected a ruling within ten days. Government and defense will set an April date to argue motions for a bill of particulars and to release witnesses from oath of secrecy before the grand jury.
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Madison
Wis
Patrick Stone
Grand Jury
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas Friday
Friday outlook fair and warmer with light to moderate southerly winds in Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas area west of 100th Meridian also fair and warmer, with the extreme west portion warmest. New Mexico also fair and somewhat warmer. Temperature by hours listed for Amarillo area with max 51 and min 37 in 1936.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
La Guardia Attack on Hitler Sparks German Protest
Germany protested to the U S State Department over Mayor La Guardia of New York calling Adolf Hitler a brown shirted fanatic. Secretary Hull expressed regret and the mayor defended his remark and the idea of a chamber of horrors at the 1939 New York World Fair.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
New York
Adolf Hitler
State Department
Hull
la Guardia
American-Jewish Congress
Chamber of Horrors
Mothers-in-law celebrate fourth annual Mother-in-Law Day in Amarillo
Seven hundred fifty mothers in law registered for festivities in Amarillo with 200 attending a luncheon at the Red Room and a 2:30 matinee of Wives Never Know at the Paramount Theater. Activities include corsages, free treats, and a no charge photo from Edward's Studio for those over 60. Mrs. J. E. Rowland, 94, among honored guests.
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Red Room
Amarillo
Paramount Theater
Mary Boland
Charles Ruggles
J. P. Harrison
The
Paramount
American Business Club
J. E. Griggs
Walgren
Blackstone
Edward
News-Globe
KGNC
Texas Proclaims March 5 as Mother-in-Law Day
Governor Allred proclaims March 5 official Mother-in-Law Day in Texas in 1937. The proclamation honors Amarillo Mother-in-Law Club and calls for national expansion to recognize mothers-in-law for sympathy and support.
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State OF
Texas
Amarillo
Mother-in-Law Club
James V. Allred
Austin
A. D
Allred
L. O. Thompson
Claude Miller
Wichita Falls
Norris Dam Closes Year of Service
Norris Dam in Tennessee marked a year of service by TVA with flood crest leveling navigation aid and power generation. After Roosevelt signaled floodgate closure last March the 250-foot structure prevented a major Chattanooga flood and June releases maintained river navigation. On August 1 two 66 000 horsepower generators began operation supplying valley regions.
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Norris Dam
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Roosevelt
Washington
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Luncheon Heads List of Fetes for Wives of Cattlemen
Panhandle Livestock Association plans a luncheon for wives and daughters during the annual convention. The event, at the Harvey House Tuesday at 12:30, is led by co chairs Mrs John C Fain and Mrs Art L Wagoner. Local cattlemen's wives are urged to register by Monday 10am and at Amarillo Hotel lobby Monday.
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The
Panhandle Livestock Association
Harvey House
John C. Fain
Art L. Wagoner
Jack Roach
Pig Show Looms to Set Record at Amarillo Fat Stock Show
Applications on hand indicate the Amarillo Fat Stock Show pig show will be the largest in the event's history. secretary E R Duke said 140 pigs and 30 lambs had been entered on Thursday. Armstrong County 4 H Club leads in pig entries with competitors from Carson Donley Swisher Randall counties. Oklahoma FFA groups from Erick and Sayre will send 17 and 10 pigs respectively. Continued on page 23.
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Amarillo
E. R. Duke
Armstrong County
4-H Club
Carson
Donley
Swisher
Randall County
Erick
Okla
FFA Boys
Sayre
FFA
Munitions Makers Profit by Strikes Claim Heard
John W. Young, president of Federal Laboratories, Inc., told the LaFollette Civil Liberties Committee that labor troubles boosted sales as surely as a flu epidemic would aid doctors. He said the firm made no more than normal efforts to obtain business from strikes, though correspondence suggested labour troubles were used to win business.
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Washington
Senate
John W. Young
Federal Laboratories, Inc
LaFollette Civil Liberties Committee
LaFollette
Progressive
Wisconsin
B. H. Barker
Day tona Beach Woman Mayor Quits Post
Daytona Beach March report details Irene E Armstrong resigning as mayor after a clash with Governor Sholtz. Her husband assumes the post she briefly held while she fought removal, including a temporary injunction and a Supreme Court case. Fred P Cone, governor since January 5, later revoked the ouster.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Irene E. Armstrong
Florida
Armstrong
Dave Sholtz
Sholtz
Threatened Coast Dispute Averted
San Francisco March 4 The sailors union withdrew pickets from the Canadian steamer Rochelle allowing stevedores to resume work tomorrow. The Waterfront Employers Association had threatened Saturday suspension of relations with the International Longshoremen's Association unless cargo handlers were provided to work the Rochelle, which had been picketed since February 23 in a jurisdictional dispute.
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San Francisco
Sailors Union
Rochelle
Waterfront Employers’ Association
International Longshoremen's Association
Price Hike by Nation’s Largest Steel Maker to Fund Wages
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp, a U S Steel subsidiary, boosted product prices by eight dollars a ton to finance a general wage rise and a 40 hour work week for 120,000 workers. The move, effective immediately, comes as talks with the CIO and Lewis forces intensify and after a ten cent an hour raise was ordered two days earlier. The firm cited higher production costs and aims to June 30 as the price window.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Illnois Steel Corporation
U. S. Steel Corporation
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Chicago
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Benjamin F. Fairless
Lewis Union Organization
Film conspiracy ruling upheld in double feature case
U S Circuit Court of Appeals refused to modify its January 16 1936 ruling that six major film companies violated anti trust laws by denying films to exhibitors showing double features The Perelmans two North Philadelphia theaters charged a blacklist and the panel upheld the district court finding of conspiracy with no grounds to reverse The firms named include Vitagraph RKO Paramount MGM Fox and United Artists
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Philadelphia
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Harry
Louis Perelman
George A. Welsh
U. S. District Court
Perelmans
Douglas Confers With CIO Chiefs
In Los Angeles on March 4, Douglas and CIO leaders met at the airplane plant to discuss the strike. The one and a half hour session was described as friendly and business like with further talks planned for tonight and tomorrow. No details on progress were disclosed.
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Los Angeles
Calif
C. I
Douglas Airplane Factory
Donald Douglas
Douglas
Germany Changes Adultery Charge
Berlin March 4. Under Germany s new penal code adultery will be an attack on a state institution rather than a crime against a spouse. Justice Ministry counsellor Karl Doerner said the act will be punishable by up to ten years in prison.
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Berlin
Germany
Karl Doerner
Ministry of Justice
Film Awards To Paul Muni and Luise Rainer
Hollywood California March 4 Luise Rainer received the Academy Award for best actress for The Great Ziegfeld and Paul Muni won best actor for The Story of Louis Pasteur. Gail Sondergaard and Walter Brennan won supporting acting awards. Frank Capra won best director for Mr Deeds Goes to Town. Sheridan Gibney and Pierre Collings shared best original story and screenplay for The Story of Louis. Rainer is noted as 41 and born in Lemberg Austria.
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Hollywood
Calif
Luise Rainer
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Ziegfeld
Paul Muni
Louis Pasteur
Gail Sondergaard
Anthony Adverse
Walter Brennan
Frank Capra
Sheridan Gibney
Pierre Collings
Mies Rainer
Pasteur
Nine Convicted of Narcotic Violation in Southwest Ring
In Dallas on March 4 nine defendants were found guilty of violating the Harrison narcotic act as conspirators in a large Southwest narcotic ring. Named defendants include Louis Ginsberg, Uhle Eichenbaum, Guy Payne, Dick Smith, D. D. Moody, J. C. Allen, Myrtis Allen, Rudy Epps, and Johnny Walker. Moody, Epps, Walker, and Mrs. Allen had pleaded guilty to portions of the 60 count indictment and will be sentenced Saturday.
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Dallas
Louis Ginsberg
Uhle Eichenbaum
Guy Payne
Dick Smith
D. D. Moody
J. C. Allen
Myrtis Allen
Rudy Epps
Johnny Walker
Moody
Epps
Walker
Mrs. Allen
Chicago Messenger Boys Go on Strike
Western Union and Postal Telegraph messenger boys walked out of loop offices in Chicago on March 4 seeking higher pay and shorter hours.
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Chicago Messenger Boys
Chicago
U.P
Western Union and Postal Telegraph Company
Norris Reflects On Progress In Congress Sixty Years On
In Washington on March 4 193? Independent George W Norris of Nebraska marked 35 years in Congress expressing faith in national progress yet urging a faster pace. He recalled his 1910 Cannon fight leading to Speaker Cannon's ouster and called it a turning point that still bears fruit today.
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Washington
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Congress
Tulsa Grand Jurors Probe Shakedown Activities
Tulsa county grand jury investigates alleged shakedown by a man backed by the Tulsa Ministerial Alliance to probe liquor and graft stories in Tulsa County. A man linked to the case was arrested, another man who inquired at the sheriff’s office was detained, and whisky was found hidden behind a baseboard.
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Tulsa
Tulsa Tribune
Tulsa Ministerial Alliance
Tulsa County
The
Tribune
Clemency Sought by John Hoeppel
Former Representative John J. Hoeppel of California petitions President Roosevelt for clemency after serving about three months of a one year sentence for conspiring to sell a West Point appointment. Representative John Steven McGroarty says 17 Congress members back the effort.
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Washington
John J. Hoeppel
California
Roosevelt
West Point
John Steven McGroarty
Tujunga
Calif
Hoepl
Congress
Surprise Move Leaves Little Doubt of Fate
Texas Senate backed a repeal amendment to end pari mutuel wagering as House support and Governor Allred pressure moved the measure forward. Though a four fifths vote was not reached, next week’s action could finalize the repeal and shut down state tracks with repeal effective June 1. opponents warned of job losses and lost tax revenue.
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Senate
House of Representatives
Allred
House
Texas
G. H. Nelson
Lubbock
Rawlings
Fort Worth
Civilians Wounded As Fascist Fire Hits Madrid
In Madrid shells struck residential districts wounding civilians. Two missiles hit a plaza near the American embassy as the government claims progress with its southern army cutting a road between Orgiva and Velez Ben Andalía, north of Motril, where insurgents operate from Granada. Fighting in El Pardo and University City areas improved government positions per tonight's reports.
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Madrid
Orgiva
Velez Ben«andalia
Motril
Granada
el Pardo
Three Die As New York Tenement Fire Rages
Flames swept two five story tenements in New York's Lower East Side early today killing at least three people and forcing 200 residents into the street. Firefighters say more bodies may be found as crews mop up in the ruins of the Ghetto.
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New York
Lower East Side
Fish charges mad armament race and calls for Britain Japan US conference
Rep. Hamilton Fish Jr. accuses the Roosevelt administration of plunging into a mad armament race and urges a Washington conference with Great Britain Japan and the United States to halt it. He cites the 1928 naval appropriations debate and demands renewal of London and Washington treaties. He proposes inviting world powers to discuss arms limits while criticizing four years of war avoidance talk.
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Washington
U.P
Hamilton Fish, Jr
Rep
N. Y
House
Roosevelt
Fish
London
Great Britain
Japan
Pish
Carl Vinson
Dem
Naval Affairs Committee
Navy
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Fiorello Laguardia
Edward Clark
Lewis
Philip Murray
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Carnegie-T Illinois Employe Defense Committee
Fairless
CIO
Solon
George Norris
Norris
Capitol
Joe” Cannon
John Hoeppel
Hamilton Fish
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