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Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1934

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Mama Bear Captures Eleven Cubs for Maturity

A mother bear at the zoo has custody of eleven cubs as they grow toward maturity. Keepers monitor development and health while the cubs learn hunting and foraging basics under supervision.

Cash payment for veterans faces fast House vote

Advocates predicted passage of the Patman bill to issue 2.2 billion in United States notes for immediate veteran bonuses. Rep Patman leads the push despite President Roosevelt's veto threat after a closed meeting with over a hundred bipartisan supporters.

Washington House Roosevelt Patman United States Texas Hancock North Carolina

Roosevelt orders halt to army air mail flights

Acting on Roosevelt instructions Major General Foulois suspends all army air mail flights to prepare a safer, shortened schedule. The move follows Lindbergh’s capital talks and aims to reduce deaths in the air corps while plans for training with commercial pilots are explored.

Washington Roosevelt Benjamin D. Foulois Air Corps Foulois Oscar Westover Post Office Department Army Air Corps Army Charles A. Lindbergh Newark Dern War Department Senate Post Office Committee Post Office

Memphis Man Dies in Crash North of City

John A. Wood jr 24 of Memphis died in a late night crash on Highway No 5 three miles north of Memphis. His companion Lois Del Richardson was injured hospitalized for cuts and bruises. Paul Taylor driver of the other car and his three companions were not seriously hurt. Funeral services were pending today noon.

Memphis John A. Wood, Jr Wood Lois del Richardson Paul Taylor John A. Wood

No War, Says Jap Visitor Here On Tour of America

Japanese newspaper correspondent Fukui said only Japan's military leaders favor aggression while industrialists seek good will. He tours American cotton centers Dallas Houston Galveston New Orleans en route to New York for three years. He favors trade over war and sees no likely war with Russia.

America Japan F. Fukui Tokyo Asahi Osaka Asahi Tokyo Amarillo Fukui New York City New York Times The Oriental Ruary San Francisco Dallas Houston Galveston New Orleans

Pistol Brawl Kills Gambler in Cincinnati Cafe

A Downtown Cincinnati cafe shooting kills Philip Citron aged 38 and wounds James Meyers 57. Participants include Jack Reynolds the wrestling champion and his wife. Conflicting accounts leave police sorting through the motive and sequence of events as bartender Donald Ashe and detective William Webbe relay tales.

Cincinnati Philip Citron Dceath James Meyers Jack Reynolds William Webbe Meyers Citron Donald W. Ashe David Polinsky the Reynolds

Thrift Marks New Deal Set By Merchants

Amarillcans are urged to attend a Deal Deal event by local merchants marking the first anniversary of the Roosevelt administration. Stores offer money saving specials to attract thrifty shoppers in city wide observance continuing through Tuesday.

News-Globe

Talking Book Invented To Aid Blind

The first talking book will be released by the Library of Congress in April to help blind readers avoid touch reading. Robert B. Irwin says it is the most sweeping invention for the blind since Braille. The project seeks 150000 dollars to place 5000 machines nationwide, with books on records via Library cooperation.

New York Library of Congress Robert B. Irwin American Foundation For the Blind Irwin Foundation Carnegie Foundation

Burns Prove Fatal to 86 Year Old Houston Resident

An elderly Houston man known as Uncle Bill Black, 86, died after the bed where he slept caught fire, apparently from a smoking pipe. He staggered from the frame cottage as flames enveloped him, while two young grandchildren played nearby. Black was feeble and nearly blind.

Houston Bill Black Black Bill Vance Joan Vance

Military Honors for Colonel Johnston at Fort Sam Houston

A formal service with full military honors will be held at Fort Sam Houston tomorrow for Col. Gordon Johnston chief of staff of the Second Division. He died Thursday from injuries suffered in a polo game Wednesday.

San Antonio Fort Sam Houston Gordon Johnston

Girl changes greed to marry Buddhist in Annam

Nguyent Hu Hac an 18 year old commoner fiancee of the Emperor of Annam appealed to Pope Pius for a dispensation to wed Bao Dai a 21 year old Buddhist. The future empress daughter of a Cochin China merchant was raised in a Paris convent and will wed March 24 with the condition the heir be Buddhist.

Paris Nguyen Hu Hac Annam Pius Bao Dai Cochin-China

Mellon denounces tax probe as crude politics

Former secretary of the treasury Andrew W. Mellon condemns Attorney General Cummings for ordering a grand jury probe of Mellon's income tax affairs. He says he is in the dark about grounds for the action and wants the case moved from the attorney general to the court for justice and prompt disposition.

Washington Andrew W. Mellon Secretary of the Treasury Cummings Mellon Attorney General's Office

Two Drownings At California Beaches Reported

Two men drown at Lobitor Beach and Malibu Lake as thousands flock to sunny California shores. Joseph Loschiavo, 45, of San Francisco, was swept away while mussel hunting. William Willis, 22, of unknown city, drowned near the famed movie beach colony. Coast guardsmen rescued three others. San Francisco hit a record 81 degrees and Los Angeles reached 90.

San Francisco California Joseph Loschiavo Lobitor Beach William Willis Malibu Lake Los Angeles

NRA Faces Hour Shortening Debate With Congress

President Roosevelt and Hugh S. Johnson weigh voluntary versus legislative hours cuts. A 10 percent reduction with no pay loss could win broad support in Congress, while NRA officials clash over price fixing and open associations. A code committee survey of consumer goods industries begins Tuesday to gauge code authority sentiment.

Washington Congress NRA Hugh S. Johnson Connery Presi Dent Roosevelt Johnson Arthur D. Whiteside W. A. Harriman Leon Henderson Henderson Consumer Goods Industries

Whitey Walker Gets 99 Years In Texas Robbery Case

A Brazos County jury sentenced A W Walker Irvin Thomson and Ray Johnson to 99 years each for December 14 Caldwell jewelry store robbery in Bryan Texas. All had life terms in Oklahoma and escaped from McAlester prison last summer. They were captured in Florida and brought back to Palestine Texas for trial.

Brazos County Walker Thompson Oklahoma McAlester Florida Palestine Texas Tallahassee Fla Marlin First State Bank of Marlin

First Lady Dines With Isle Officials in Puerto Rico

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt dines with Governor Blanton Winship and Puerto Rican officials at the palace in San Juan. The table features rice and chicken amid old Spanish glass, native flowers, and formal celebra tions as the tour proceeds to the needlework district and San German.

Ban Juan Puerto Rico West Indies Pranklin D. Roosevelt Blanton Dd Winship Palace Theabinet Supreme Court House Senate White House San German

Banks Are Warned To Watch for Dillinger

Detective squads with machine guns raided eight northwest side apartment houses seeking John Dillinger but found no trace. Officials believed he doubled back toward old Touhy gang territory after moving through flats to evade capture. Concurrently Chicago authorities urged Lima officials to rush Harry Pierpont to the state penitentiary to prevent a potential gang raid on the jail.

Chicago John Dillinger Dillinger Indiana Wisconsin Lima Pierpont Jess Sarber

Jap Army Officer Killed in Manchuria Revolt

Dispatch reports Colonel Asakichi Iisuka, commander of a Japanese infantry regiment, killed with ten officers missing in a sudden peasant revolt centered in Manchuria near the Sungari. Manchukuo troops not involved. details unavailable.

Harbin Manchuria Rengo Asakichi Iisuka Lan Sungari

Bond Defendants Ready for Trial in Bond Case

In San Antonio on March 11, prosecutors and defense teams concluded their preparations for a trial set to begin tomorrow before Federal District Judge Robert J. McMillan. Four of seven defendants were ready: Z. D. Bonner, Joan H. Cunningham, June B. Morrow, and James De Grasse. The 19 count indictment accuses a conspiracy to dispose of 46,700 in Chicago and New York bonds stolen in a bank messenger holdup, with Bonner also charged with embezzlement of 509,800 of bank funds via purchases and resale.

San Antonio Chicago New York Federal District Robert J. McMillan Z. D. Bonner The Commercial National Bank Joan H. Cunningham June B. Morrow James de Grasse Bonner Ig Aa Theank

Well Known Men Doll-up On Easter Nudists-Nix

A Chicago preview lists famous men in Easter attire. George Ruth wears gray flannel with the Yankees. Alfred E. Smith in a brown derby. Rainey in a large hat. J Hamilton Lewis in striking clothes. Mussolini and Hitler in uniform styles. Stalin in military cap and tunic. Capone in prison denim. Dillinger with a sardonic grin. most will wear a hat and suit. nudists stay bare.

Chicago George Herman Ruth Mussolini Hitler General O'Duffy John Stege Admiral Byrd Harry Lauder Joseph Stalin Clarence Darrow South State Street Phociga Howard Nues Alfonso Capone Roger Touchy Fohm Dillinger

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