Fess Defends Republicans in Senate Air Mail Clash
In a heated Senate exchange March 20 Senator Fess of Ohio defended cabinet members against charges of aiding an unlawful air mail contract scheme. Senator Robinson of Arkansas cited Mellon letters and Pittsburgh Aviation Industries documents to back his accusations. Amelia Earhart Putnam appeared before committees urging changes to the air mail bill.
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Washington
Hoover
Senate
Robinson
Arkansas
Fess
Republican-Ohio
Walter F. Brown
Amelia
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Andrew W. Mellon
Mellon
Aviation
Corporation
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Five Jurors Quality On Second Day for Crutchfield's Trial
Five jurors qualified on the second day of the Frank Crutchfield murder trial as Jess Dickie Jr joined four others in a long session. The defense used seven of 15 challenges while the state used six as about 21 jurors remained from an original 250 on the special venire.
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Jess Dickie, Jr
Jaston
Frank Crutchfield
White Deer
Preston Burnam
Dickie
Venice
Henry
Bishop
Cattlemen urged to seek proper control and take government loans
Dolph Briscoe of Uvalde says cattlemen can gain from a workable production control program and must bear responsibility for overproduction. He notes census shows 9.5 million more cattle than in 1929 and recalls government credit via the Farm Board which encouraged production. Briscoe urges cooperation with authorities to resolve the surplus.
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San Antonio
Dolph Briscoe
Uvalde
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Briscoe
John H. Bickett, Jr
Miriam A. Ferguson
Federal Farm Board
Fresh pledge to clean Stavisky scandal in Paris
Premier Gaston Doumergue vowed to punish those responsible as eight suspects arrived from Bayonne amid an angry mob at a Paris railway station. Police battled the crowd to protect the prisoners, who were later moved to a Paris jail. The Stavisky pawnshop collapse in Bayonne caused losses of at least 40 million to investors.
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Paris
Gaston Doumergue
Bayonne
Doumergue
Serge Stavisky
Wall Street critics flag revised stock exchange control bill
On March 20 Washington debates a revised government bill for stock exchange control. Richard Whitney of the New York Stock Exchange calls it just as objectionable as the Fletcher Rayburn measure, warning it will depress prices and hinder economic recovery. The bill, shaped by Treasury, Federal Reserve, and Reconstruction Finance officials, shifts margin oversight to the Fed Board and allows brokers to act as odd lot dealers, easing some dealer restrictions.
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Washington
Wall Street
Fletcher-Rayburn
Richard Whitney
New York Stock Exchange
Treasury
Federal Reserve and Reconstruction Corporation
House Commerces Committee
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Trade Commission
Vote to Delay Drastic Fight Unanimous Strike Threat
A unanimous vote to postpone a drastic confrontation signals cautious bargaining. Officials warned of potential strike action if demands remain unmet, while labor leaders pressed for speedier progress in contract talks.
Auto unions accept Roosevelt truce move in postponing strike
In Pontiac Michigan fifty AFL auto workers representatives from Detroit Flint Pontiac and Lansing voted unanimously to accept President Roosevelt's postponement offer. The central committee's decision delays the planned strike set for 9 AM tomorrow pending the Roosevelt conference outcome.
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Pontiac
Mich
Roosevelt
Central Committee of the
Auto Workers’ Unions
William Collins
American Federation of Labor
Auto Workers
Detroit
Flint
Lansing
Central Committee
Byrd Aids Stranded Antarctica Rescue Flight
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd flew to rescue two members of his Antarctic expedition whose plane wrecked in heavy fog near Little America. Bowlin and Bailey were found asleep in a tent. Byrd and McCormick guided a ground party by dog teams after Byrd’s plane faced engine trouble and returned to base.
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Little America
Antarctica
Mackay
Richard E. Byrd
Antarctic
William C. Bowlin
Clay Bailey
Byrd
William McCormick
Admiral Byrd
McCormick
Sees Federal Oil Control If Texas Acts Soon
Robert Violette, manager of the Texas code authority for the national petroleum code under the NRA, told East Texas operators that without tangible action toward rigid proration enforcement, federal control of oil production is inevitable. He added a bill toward this end is under serious consideration.
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Longview
Robert Violette
Texas Code Authority
National Petroleum Code
NRA
East Texas
Texas
Violette
Trees Planted Along U S 66 Between Groom and Amarillo
The highway department plants trees along Highway 66 from Groom to Amarillo. Trees line bar pits and water collection spots, forming clusters to provide shade. This is part of a Plains section trees program.
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Groom
Amarillo
Highway Department
Amarillo and Panhandle Weather Forecast Update
Forecast shows Wednesday fair and cooler across Amarillo and West Texas west of the 100th meridian. New Mexico also fair with little temperature change. Temperature readings from Amarillo yesterday reached a high of 82 and a low around 59 with afternoon and morning variations noted.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
Peabody College Treasurer Dr Randolph Binnion Dies
Dr Randolph Binnion treasurer and provost of Peabody College died at 55 from a cerebral hemorrhage in Nashville Tennessee. He came to Peabody in 1924 from East Texas State Teachers College at Commerce Texas after a career in Texas public schools and as chairman of the Texas state board of examiners. He is survived by his wife Emma Shanklin Binnion.
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Nashville
Tenn
Randolph B. Binnion
Peabody College
Binnion
Peabody
East Texas State Teachers College
Commerce
Texas
Texas Public Schools
Texas State Board of Examiners
Emma Shanklin Binnion
Paris
Randall County Votes on Beer March 31
Randall County sets March 31 as the election date on legalized beer sales within its boundaries. The first state wide vote recorded 359 in favor and 581 opposed in Randall County.
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Randall County
Dowager Queen Emma of the Netherlands Dies at 75
Dowager Queen Emma, widow of William II and mother of Queen Wilhelmina, died of bronchitis at age 75 in The Hague. Born August 2, 1858, she served as regent until 1898 when Wilhelmina ascended the throne, and her passing drew widespread grief.
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the Hague
Emma
Netherlands
Europe
William II
Wilhelmina
Martin offers aid for Texas road relief funds nationwide
Texas Highway Commission member D K Martin sent a telegram to Senator Tom Connally offering to travel to Washington to secure emergency relief funds for road building. He said Hopkins misinformed Texas on available funds and urged a meeting with relief officials to accelerate projects.
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San Antonio
D. K. Martin
Texas Highway Commission
Tom Connally
Texas
Washington
Senator Connally
Harry J. Hopkins
Martin
Connally
Hopkins
Bureau of Public Roads
PWA
Gib Gilchrist
World Wide Spy Ring Revealed by Grilling of Young Couple
Paris authorities disclosed a world wide espionage ring tied to New York recruiting and selling military secrets from the United States France and England to Soviet and German agents. The Switzes two young Americans cooperated after realizing the gravity of their actions.
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Associated Press
Paris
New York
United States
Robert Gordon Switz
Switzes
East Orange
N. J
M. Klotz
France
England
Russia
Germany
Andre Benon
Benon
Nse
Switzerland
Mme
Lidia Tchekalof Stah
Ring
Switz
Marjorie Tilley
Klotz
Petite Roquette
Accused Officer Testifies In Accidental Killing
Grady R. Latham deputy constable testified in his murder trial that he killed H. A. Satterwhite accidentally by striking him with a pistol during a dance hall disturbance near Longview last Thanksgiving night. He said the pistol’s safety was on and the hammer back when it discharged as Satterwhite resisted arrest at the Longview Gladewater area in East Texas oil fields.
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Marshall
Grady R. Latham
H. A. Satterwhite
Longview
Latham
Satterwhite
Gladewater
East Texas
Seymour Man Found Hanging Near Tree in Suspected Suicide
Seymour report states Jess Siddens, 45, was found hanging by a cow chain from a tree branch by a searching party on March 20. County Judge O. McDaniel lists coroner's verdict as death by self action.
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Seymour
Jess Siddens
O. McDaniel
Roosevelt Intervenes as Auto and Rail Disputes Pause
President Roosevelt brokered a wage extension with railroads through January 1 1935 and halted a planned auto workers strike. Auto unions in Michigan and Ohio delayed actions after a conference with leaders including William Green and Gen Hugh Johnson. Government actions also pursued to curb industrial unrest as Justice Department actions continued.
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Iessa
Roosevelt
Gen, Huch & Johnson
New York
Washington
White House
American Federation of Labor
Wiliam Green
Michigan
Cleveland
Auto Workers Union
Pontiac
Mich
Ohio
Department of Justice
Stirring Serial Begins In This Issue Of The Amarillo News
Elenore Meherin starts a new serial Chickie's Daughter in The Amarillo News. The ultra modern character Chickie is shown growing up and facing the world, a daily continuation that promises a thrill for readers familiar or new to the story.
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Chickie
Elenore Meherin
Amarillo
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