Texas governor signs oil refinery enforcement bills
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson signed special session measures tightening oil production proration and placing refineries under Railroad Commission supervision. The laws raise taxes to one eighth of a cent per barrel and set prison terms for order violations. The commission moves to enforce the new rules in East Texas.
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Austin
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas Railroad Commission
Railroad Commission
East Texas
Pledged Reduction of Cotton Acreage Passes U S Goal
The farm administration announced a preliminary cotton reduction tally showing 15,124,000 acres offered for rental in 933,028 contracts examined. Alabama Tennessee and Virginia beat their quotas while Georgia and Louisiana near theirs. County committees adjust contracts to base figures, with officials not expecting major changes to the total.
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Washington
Farm Administration
Texas
Alabama
Tennessee
Virginia
Georgia
Louisiana
Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity Saturday
Partly cloudy and colder Saturday with livestock warnings for western Texas. New Mexico fairs with little temperature change. Amargillo area hourly observations show morning low around 33 with afternoon highs near mid 40s.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Convict names Pierpont as sheriff killer linked to Dillinger escape
Edward Shouse testified that Harry Pierpont killed Sheriff Jess Larber on October 12 during the Dillinger gang escape from Allen County jail. Shouse, brought from Indiana State Prison in a bulletproof car, said Pierpont admitted the killing after the gang’s release. Prosecutors pressed on, Pierpont showing contempt as the testimony unfolded.
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Harry Pierpont
Dillinger
Arizona
Lima
Ohio
Jess Larber
Lima, O
Edward Shouse
John Dillinger
Allen County
Pierpont
Indiana
Ernest M. Botkin
Dillinger Gang
Shouse
Indiana Reformatory
Indiana State
Four-robber bank hold up at Whitesboro Oklahoma bank
A red headed gang robbed the Whitesboro National Bank securing about 13550 in cash while three guards watched. They released three bank officials after short detours and fled toward the Red River bottoms and southern Oklahoma with two vehicles seen near Durant and Madill.
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Whitesboro
Texas
Durant
Okla
Denison
Madill
W. L. Estes
Estes
L. D. Price
Sears Anderson
Price
Anderson
Leona Cunningham
Oscar Neal
Francis Bass
Sonny
Roosevelt Lifts Liquor Quotas for 30 to 60 Days
President Roosevelt announced a temporary lifting of liquor quotas for 30 to 60 days to reduce domestic liquor prices. The plan also grants permits to small distilleries that missed applications, adding about 44 million gallons annually to the domestic supply.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Mrs Roosevelt Visits Tobacco Factory in Caguas Puerto Rico
First lady Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt met 15 native workers for lunch in a tobacco factory at Caguas. She observed a balanced diet trial and toured a 500 worker tobacco stripping room before visiting the Munoz Rivera School relief project and tuberculosis prevention efforts.
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Caguas
Puerto Rico
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Business Improves On All Fronts From Trade Review
Dun and Bradstreet Weekly Trade Review reports broad improvement across districts with higher payrolls bank funds releases and early PWA activity fueling a trade revival. Retail sales surge due to pre Easter promotions and favorable weather as apparel and home goods move briskly while wholesalers push shipments amid anticipated shortages and prior February delays.
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New York
Dun and Bradstreet Weekly Trade Review
PWA
Army verdict clears Major William Ocker at Kelly Field
A nine member military court at San Antonio acquitted Major William Ocker on charges he derided his commanding officer and alleged collusion to bar him from flying. The nine day trial ended with a 12 minute deliberation and was marked by dramatic speed.
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San Antonio
William ©. Ocker
Air Corps
Ocker
H. B. Clagett
Kelly Field
Clyde C. Johnston
Major Ocker
Panhandle Sees Cold Front With 25 Degree Drop
Dry northerly winds pushedPanhandle temperatures down by about 25 degrees from yesterday’s 47 degree high. Today’s forecast calls for partly cloudy and colder conditions. Northwest winds stirred dust but did not reach Panhandle proportions as they eased by sundown.
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Panhandle
International Relations Club conference closes first day at Canyon
About 300 delegates from 11 colleges in West Texas and New Mexico attend a two day conference with Dr David Maynard as main speaker on Far East politics. Tonight’s banquet featured Herschel Coffee and other speakers as delegates enjoyed entertainment. The program continues tomorrow with a 9 30 a m talk in the college auditorium.
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Canyon
International Relations Club Tonight
Amarillo
Amarillo Hotel
West Texas
New Mexico
David Maynard
Far East
Maynard
College Auditorium
8. H. Condron
J. A. Hill
Herschel Coffee
Four More Air Mail Carriers Die in Crashes
The deaths bring total air mail fatalities to ten after crashes from Wyoming to Ohio and Florida. Lieutenant F L Howard and Lieutenant A R Kerwin burned when their mail plane hit a power line near Cheyenne. Lieutenant Otto Wienecke died in a snowstorm near Chardon. Sergeant Ernest B Sell died in Daytona Beach bomber crash. House debate followed calls to halt Army mail transport.
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Associated
House of Representatives
F. L. Howard
Shreveport
A. R. Kerwin
March Field
Calif
Cheyenne, Wyo
Howard
Kerwin
Otto Wienecke
Chardon
Ohio
Newark
Cleveland
Ernest B. Sell
Daytona Beach
Fila
W. M. Reid
Floyd Marshall
Lindbergh Makes Surprise Visit to Washington
Lindbergh arrived in the capital unexpectedly and friends expect a talk with President Roosevelt. The aviator had criticized the administration over airmail contracts, drawing White House rebuke for publicizing his telegram before the president saw it. Senate investigators said no plan for his testimony exists.
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Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Roosevelt
White House
Lindbergh
Senate Airmail Investigating Committee
Lost capital of Queen of Sheba found by French flyers
Paris reports two French aerial explorers Corniglion Molinger and Malreaux wireless from Djibouti that they found the capital city of the Queen of Sheba near Raba El Khali in a trackless desert area. They claim 20 towers and temples remain.
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Paris
Djibouti
Africa
Sheba
Corniglion-Molinger
Aldre Malreaux
Solomon
Jerusalem
Raba el Khali
Child Math Marvel Buried At Childress
Funeral services were held for Pat Powell Jr a six year old noted for solving arithmetic puzzles that stumped adults He died in a Wichita Falls hospital from heart and throat paralysis caused by diphtheria Pat had never attended school but showed early talent in adding long columns of figures with accuracy in the year prior
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Childress
Pat Powell, Jr
Wichita Falls
Pat
Testimony in Robbery Case Ends in Oklahoma Convict Trial
In Bryan on March 9 testimony concluded in the trial of three escaped Oklahoma convicts charged with a December 14 jewelry store robbery in Caldwell. State seeks the death penalty for W. J. Walker Irvin Thompson and Roy A. Johnson. The defense wrapped with alibi for Walker and Johnson. Mrs John Seeley Caldwell identified the men as abductors who forced the couple to open the store and later left them tied to trees after taking cash diamonds and watches.
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Bryan
Oklahoma
Caldwell
W. J
Whitey) Walker
Irvin
Blackie) Thompson
Roy A. Johnson
Walker
Johnson
Thompson
John Seeley Caldwell
Meat Packer BalKS Attempt to Kidnap
Ottumwa Iowa reports an attempted kidnapping of John Morrell & Company president T Henry Foster ended when his son in law Ralph Vernon intervened. Vernon directed the would be abductors to the Foster home and the couple spent the night under police guard at a hotel after Vernon exposed his identity.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
T. Henry Foster
John Morrell & Company
Foster
Ralph Vernon
Vernon
Mrs. Foster
Two Men Die In Oklahoma City Sewer Ditch Collapse
Two CWA workers were killed when an 18-foot sewer ditch caved in on the western edge of Oklahoma City. Tom Newberry and James M Levalley, both 48, died during rescue attempts as soft earth continued to slide. C. M Mapie and Claude Davidson were treated for cold exposure. two others escaped.
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Oklahoma City
Tom Newberry
James M. Levalley
C. M. Mapie
Claude Davidson
CWA
Clark Gable mobbed by fans in Kansas City crowd
Clark Gable paused in Kansas City on his way to Hollywood and was mobbed by about 2,500 women seeking autographs. The star rode through the city amid excited fans as he traveled westward.
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Clark Gable
Kansas City
Hollywood
Cecil B. DeMille
Woman Shot Husband in Nervous Crisis at Pierce Street Home
Florence Burdine, fearing for her life, shot and killed Stanley Burdine at their 1813 Pierce Street residence. Police found six empty shells and a .48 revolver near the body. Mrs Burdine, in a distressed state, sought neighbor G L Holbrook's help before police were alerted.
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Florence Burdine
Stanley G. Burdine
Pierce Street
Holbrook
A. L. Anderson
Burdine
Roosevelt to Seek Fishing Trip Off Florida Coast
President Roosevelt plans a fishing cruise off the Florida coast late this month aboard the Yacht Nourmahal owned by Astor. The five or six day trip depends on a satisfactory Congress and details are not yet finalized.
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Washington
President Roosevelt
Florida
Congress
Nourmahal
Astor
Roosevelt
Free Tickets For Double Show At The Paramount
The Coconut Grove Revue opens a four day engagement at The Paramount with Paul Cholet and his band and the Joan Bingdell mirth riot Ha vana Widows on the screen. Free guest tickets available with a 7-day Want Ad in The Sunday News Globe. Tickets from Want Ad Headquarters. ads reach 224 000 readers. Six thirty this evening is closing time. Call Jean Harper for assistance.
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Coconut Grove
Paramount
Paul Cholet
Joan Bigndell
Havana
Sunday News Globe
Want Ad
Want
Jean Harper
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