Winkler Granted Permanent Package Liquor Permit
State Board of Liquor Control approved a permanent package liquor permit for Bob Winkler, Post Office Drug Store manager, returning his $3,600 stock of whisky and wine seized earlier. He canceled his medicinal permit application and paid a $100 fine for the violation. The confiscated stock had been stored in Sheriff Bill Adams' whisky vault.
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Bob Winkler
Post Office
State Board of Liquor Control
Winkler
Bill Adams
Amarillo Area Forecasts Warmth and Fair Skies Ahead
The Amarillo region and West Texas west of the 100th meridian expect fair, warmer conditions on Friday with partly cloudy skies. New Mexico also reports a fair and warmer day. Hourly temperatures from yesterday show daytime highs near the mid 80s and overnight lows in the 60s to 70s.
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Amarillo
Viscinity
West Texas
New Mexico
SRT
Rock Island rejects Plan No 2 for Amarillo Buchanan Street underpass
The Rock Island replies to Mayor Rogers with a firm stance for Plan No 3 citing inability to destroy Amarillo's industrial site. Fort Worth & Denver backs Plan No 2. Officials from both railroads and the city had sought a definite yes or no by last Monday.
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Rock Island Railroad
Amarillo
Buchanan Street
Ross D. Rogers
L. C. Fritch
Chicago
Rock Island
Fort Worth
Rock Is
Hitler defies demands as France notes Locarno breach
In a fiery Karlsbrue speech Hitler vows no renunciation of Rhineland sovereignty amid Franco-German tension over Locarno. Britain France Belgium and Italy meet in London and indict Germany for violations while France ratifies the Franco Russian mutual aid pact.
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France
Rhineland
Adolf Hitler
Great Britain
Belgium
Italy
London
Germany
Hitler
Rhine
Karlsbrue
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Russia
Commission Sought for Vets Reunion at Gettysburg
A conference with President Roosevelt discussed appointing a federal commission for the Blue and Gray reunion at Gettysburg. Representatives Marvin Jones Carl Hinton of Amarillo and Senators Guffey Rice led North and South sides in the plan. The event is scheduled for next year and hailed by the President as history making.
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Washington
Marvin Jones
Carl Hinton
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
South
Guffey
Senator Rice
Pennsylvania
North
Roosevelt
Gettysburg
Maryin Jones
Pennsylvania State Commission
Leche vows to carry Huey Long policies in Louisiana
Governor elect Richard Leche declared in Dallas that many of Huey Long’s policies would continue under his administration. He pledges to fight for the forgotten man and plans an aggressive push to attract new industries to Louisiana.
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Leche
Huey Long
Dallas
Richard Leche
Louisiana
Larger Army Draws Favor as War Budget Expands
The Senate appropriations committee approved a peace-time War Department budget totaling 603 million, boosting enlisted strength to 165000. Pershing urged incentives to attract more service, endorsing the Thomason Act for 1000 ROTC reserve officers and 50 selected for permanent active duty. House funds for 565 new airplanes and a National Guard increase of 5000 were left unchanged.
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Washington
War Department
Senate Appropriations Committee
Malin Craig
House
House Military Committee
John J. Pershing
Congress
Thomason
Securities Loans Gain Washington
Loans on securities to brokers and dealers held by weekly reporting member banks in New York City totaled 1 089 million for the week ending yesterday, up 58 million from the previous week according to the Federal Reserve Board.
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Washington
New York City
Federal Reserve Board
Knox Attacks New Deal Methods as Untimely
Col Frank Knox criticized the New Deal as wrong and untimely and said federal overreach threatens local self government. He urged stopping reckless spending to balance the budget and argued strong Democratic support in the South may be at risk amid party principles doubts.
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Chicago
Col. Knox
Soil Conservation Program Set To Begin Next Week
Agricultural Administrator Chester C. Davis announced the new soil program will start next week. Conferees from four regional meetings will meet in Chicago to tailor plans, with officials outlining expected payments for conserving soils and rotating crops to boost farm incomes.
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Chicago
Chester C. Davis
Memphis
Salt Lake City
New York
United States Department of Agriculture
Davis
M. L. Wilson
G. B. Thorne
Department
Clyde Warburton
Prew Savoy
Claude Wickard
AAA
Agriculture Department
Astaire objects to film contract with RKO
World Telegram reports Fred Astaire has split with RKO over a tentative four film deal worth about 1 million dollars. He objects to repeated pairings with Ginger Rogers and to constant work, seeking six to eight months off to visit his sister Adele, Lady Cavendish, in Ireland.
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New York
The
World-Telegram
Fred Astaire
RKO
Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Adele
Lady Cavendish
Ireland
Jurist Alleges Threats On Trial
Superior Judge Charles S. Burnell says he received threats to be yanked if he did not help Bus by Berkeley in a second degree murder trial. He claims his transfer from criminal to civil court was arranged after officials learned of the threats. He sent identical letters to 49 colleagues describing the pressure and the planned move.
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Los Angeles
Charles S. Burnell
Busby Berkeley
Hollywood
Berkeley
Burnell
Douglas L. Edmonds
Edwin T. Bishop
Mitchell Medal Favored by House Panel
The House military affairs committee agreed to report favorably the McSwain bill to award posthumously the congressional Medal of Honor to the late Brig. Gen. William Mitchell.
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Mitchell
Washington
U.p
House Military Affairs Committee
William Mitchell
Cattlemen Set Fort Worth as Next Meet Site
The 60th Texas and Southwestern Association convention closed with Fort Worth chosen to host next year’s gathering by a 69 to 34 vote. H F McGill of Alice was elected president, with Amarillo leaders named vice presidents. The meeting drew several hundred cattlemen and their wives, praising Amarillo hospitality as Panhandle stockmen bid farewell.
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Texas and Southwestern Association
Fort Worth
el Paso
Amarillo
Panhandle
Plains Ranges
H. F. McGill
Alice
Association
McGill
J. Claude McGill
Jay Taylor
Panhandle Livestock Association
Grand Champion Baby Beef Sells for 66 Cents a Pound
The Grand Champion Baby Beef from the Amarillo Fat Stock Show sold at 66 cents a pound to Phillips Petroleum Company, amounting to about $561 for Troy Whatley of Groom. The calf, 860 pounds, sparked cheers as Mark Taylor pledged the winning Hereford to the Amarillo Junior Welfare League, then sold again to Amarillo Cotton Oil Company.
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Amarillo
Phillips Petroleum Company
Phillips Company
Troy Whatley
Groom
Welfare League
Tri-State
Mark Taylor
Phillips
Harvey Allen
Panhandle
Troy
J. W. Thompson
Miami
Amarillo Cotton Oil Company
Joe Sneed
Presbyterian Children’s Home
Veteran Santa Fe livestock agent dies in Amarillo hotel
William Penn Anderson, veteran traveling livestock agent for the Santa Fe system and a key figure among railroad men, died in a hotel here at 9:13 PM. He was over 90 and had lived in Amarillo for years after retiring from Wellsville, Kansas. Born in Dover, Ohio, he helped organize cattlemen’s conventions and rode with the industry since early railroad days.
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Santa Fe
William Penn Anderson
Mr. Anderson
Wellsville
Kas
Amarillo
North America
Dover
Ohio
Anderson
Hauptmann Awaits Fate as Gov Refuses Reprieve
In Trenton New Jersey Gov Hoffmann ends reprieve rights for Bruno Richard Hauptmann and says no new reprieve will be issued. Hauptmann remains calm in the death house as authorities seek new evidence in the Lindbergh kidnapping case and considers questioning Dr J F Condon.
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Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
New Jersey
Hauptmann
Lloyd Pisher
John F
Jassie) Condon
Lindbergh Ransom
Panama
Condon
Fisher
Death House
Holt Charges Lies Told in WPA Case
Senator Holt of West Virginia condemned Harry Hopkins report on the WPA as the lies per square foot in U S history. He said Hopkins investigators white washed the state WPA and called the Hopkins probe a sham fraud and farce under Alan John Stone.
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Washington
Holt
West Virginia
Senate Today
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress Administration
United States
Hopkins
Charleston
Alan John Stone
Amarillo School Paper Honored at Col Scholastic Press Awards
New York March 12 awards of medals and ribbons to outstanding publications were announced tonight by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association at its annual session. The list included senior high school papers with enrollment between 1,501 and 2,500 and awarded second class for Amarillo Texas.
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New York
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Amarillo
Ama- Tillo
Tex
U S Judge Ritter Trial Date Set for April 6
The Senate fixed April 6 for the trial of Halstead L. Ritter federal judge for the Southern District of Florida on House impeachment charges that he granted excessive receivership fees to former partner A L Rankin.
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Washington
Senate
Halsted L. Ritter
Southern District of
Florida
House
A. L. Rankin
Ex Grid Star Edward Padgett Shot Dead in Mineola
Edward Padgett 23 a former Mineola high school football star was killed by gunfire on a downtown street. Police filed murder charges against Wilbur Samuels with two witnesses saying shots came from an ambush.
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Slam
Pedestrian Dies After Crossing Tracks in Marlin
Raymond Dresner, 24, was fatally injured when struck by a car while crossing a railroad track in Marlin. Witnesses said Dresner watched an approaching train and did not see the vehicle.
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Marlin
Raymond Dresner
Dresner
Ickes Cancels Wichita Falls Light Plant Loan
Secretary Ickes revoked a 1 750 000 PWA loan aid grant for Wichita Falls Texas electric light plant after bond issue defeat.
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Washington
Ickes
PWA
Wichita Falls
Tex
British Adopt New Anti-Tank Gun
London March 12 The British army has adopted what is probably the best anti-tank gun in the world war minister Alfred Duff-Cooper told the House of Commons while presenting the army estimates. Initial issue of the guns will begin with the least possible delay as Britain plans to keep a large mobile force ready for possible continental deployment.
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London
Alfred Duff-Cooper
House of Commons
Dutt-Cooper
Coble Recaps Past Year for Cattle Raisers Group
W T Coble presents the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association annual report at the convention. He notes efforts to boost meat demand, relief from taxes, and protection through tariffs, and he passes leadership to H F McGill. He cites inspectors tackling cattle thieves using fast trucks and announces a reorganization for stronger protection.
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Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers’ Association
Association
W. T. Coble
Coble
H. F. McGill
Southwestern
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