Townsend backs Borah for Presidency and switches registration
Dr Francis E Townsend declares support for Idaho senator Borah for the Presidency and changes his registration from independent to Republican He credits Borahs friendly stance toward Townsend age pensions plan and says Borah is more favorable than any other candidate while criticizing the Democratic party as aiming to dominate the country and urging a friendly Republican candidate.
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Long Beach
Calif
Francis E. Townsend
Senator Borah
Idaho
Townsend
Borah
Senate
Washington
Townsend Plan Rally Convened in Panhandle for Congress Seat
Townsend Old Age Pension supporters gather in Dalhart for an Eighteenth District convention. Registration 9 to 10 morning, sessions rest of day. Keynote by Rev A I Lofkin Spearment, with talks by W W Parkinson Amarillo and Ennis S Favors Pampa. Bailey Dalhart joins evening program.
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Eighteenth Congressional District
Panhandle
J. N. Johnson
Dalhart
Municipal Auditorium
A. I. Lofkin
First Baptist Church
Spearman
Townsend Club
W. W. Parkinson
Amarillo
R. E. Highley
Los Angeles
Highley
Ennis S. Favors
Pampa
Joseph S. Bailey
Tax and relief bills move toward House hearings
Washington reports tax experts close to finalizing a 792 million program without new levies and planning open hearings by Thursday. A tentative plan on a graduated corporate tax based on net income and reserves faces intense debate. The relief request for 1.5 billion to extend WPA funding advances through June. Senate reconsiders a 611 million war department appropriation as Congress eyes a June convention.
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Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Buchanan
Texas
House Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Works Progress Administration
House
Senate
War Department
Bachelors Told Leap Year Retain Single Status
Urbana Illinois March 22 A University of Illinois professor advised bachelors to turn ploughboy for the season and spend leap year on the farm as the leap year chase grows strenuous in Urbana because there are a couple of unmarried women for every unmarried urban male in the city.
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Urbana
Ill
E. T. Miller
University of Illinois
Pension payment in things editorial
An editorial writer critiques inflation by proposing old age security in tangible items rather than money. The writer envisions shelter, farmland, basic appliances, a small car, clothing, and a government allotment for essential goods plus work, companionship, and a sense of fulfilled life as the path to happiness. The piece notes the idea’s growing discussion without comment.
President Leaves Flood Area for Florida Vacation
President Roosevelt, after noting flood peaks passed and relief forces organized, travels south for a Florida coast fishing cruise. He will receive an honorary Rollins College degree in Winter Park, then board the new USS Potomac near Fort Lauderdale for deep sea fishing with Mrs. Roosevelt joining later. General Ha good to board the president's train. James Roosevelt accompanies the fishing party.
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President Roosevelt
Florida
Roosevelt
Winter Park
Rollins College
Potomac
White House
Miami
Marvin H. McIntyre
Stephen T. Early
James Roosevelt
Living Models Parade At Amarillo Style Show
Amarillo downtown hosts its semi annual style show with live models from fashion centers. A treasure hunt, music, lights, and decorations create a festive scene as displays open at 7 30 p m. Store windows offer hundreds of free Paramount Theater tickets for The Country Doctor March 28 30.
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Amarillo
Paramount Theater
Skinny” Scales
Amarillo College
Amarillo News- Globe
Bombing hits Jijiga in Ethiopian city raid
A heavy Italian air raid on Jijiga caused substantial loss of life. Nineteen planes dropped hundreds of bombs in the city, the first such attack reported. Jijiga lies about 350 miles east of Addis Ababa.
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Addis Ababa
Jijiga
Cool-Headed Burglars Get 2900 From Bank
Montrose Missouri bandits held three men captive at Montrose Savings Bank early today and took $2900 from the vault and currency safe. They cut most telephone lines to isolate the town as they completed the robbery.
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Montrose
Montrose Savings Bank
Henry County
Colorado New Mexico delegates converge for 24th Gulf Highway meeting
Delegates from Colorado and New Mexico arrive in Amarillo for the 24th annual Gulf Highway Association convention. The group, with a long history of road improvements, plans to press for C G Road and other highway improvements despite inclement weather.
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Colorado To Gulf Highway Association
Amarillo
New Mexico
Colorado
Amarillo Welcomes C to G Highway Boosters
Amarillo hosts veteran road builders from Colorado to the Gulf as the C to G Highway Association, formed in the North Panhandle era of early automobiling, is lauded for continuing efforts to improve highways.
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Amarillo
Southwest
Colorado
Gulf
North Panhandle
Highway 5 Association
Roads parley attracts leaders from New Mexico and Colorado
Early arrivals for a one day roads convention gathered in Dumas with a Fort Worth contingent and visitors from Raton New Mexico and Colorado. J Allen Wikoff and Ralph H Faxon led the New Mexico Colorado group as oil field tours and a chicken dinner were hosted by local officials including Noel McDade and R W Miller. The Dallas Fort Worth railway route alignment with the Gulf New Orleans Dallas Denver highway drew interest.
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Cials
Fort Worth
J. Allen Wikoff
Association
Ralph H. Faxon
Raton
N. M
Dumas
Noel McDade
R. W. Miller
L. G. Daugherty
Women Seek Elective Control in Rifle Colorado City
In Rifle Colorado the Women Independent Party led by Etta Davidson announces a campaign to win April votes to run the town. She says women have more time for affairs and will bring steady oversight as candidates pursue mayor and town positions with loyalty from both sexes.
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Rifle
Colo
Colorado
Independent Party
Etta David Son
Two Convicted in Drunken Cat Tossing Experiment
In San Francisco two men Alphonse Jones and Jack Barnard, aged 38 and 30, were convicted of disturbing the peace and vagrancy after authorities said they threw a cat against a wall to test if it had nine lives. The animal was allegedly dosed with liquor and died. sentencing by Municipal Judge Twin Michelson is set for Tuesday.
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San Francisco
Alfred Girolo
The
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Alphonse Jones
Jack Barnard
Girolo
Twin Michelson
Dizzy Dean Signs One Year Deal With Cardinals
Jerome Dizzy Dean signed a one year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals after a conference with Branch Rickey. Salary terms were not disclosed though Dean had sought about 40000 while the club reportedly offered 18500. Brother Paul Dean expressed interest but had not yet signed.
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Bradenton
Fla
Jerome H
Dizzy
Dean
St. Louis Cardinal
Branch Rickey
Cardinal
Paul Dean
St. Louis
Paul
Evzzy
Dallas
Daffy) Dean
Dizzy Dean
St. Louis Cardinals
Daffy
Daffy Dean
Garland
Southern Methodist University
English Nobleman Seeker of Gold Dies Near San Angelo
Baron Rathdown 8th Viscount Godfrey John Boyle Chetwynd, 73, a West Texas pioneer with geology work and mining hopes, died in San Angelo after influenza developed into pneumonia. He surveyed much of the area, led a shell factory venture in England, and left two sons and daughters. The heir is Honorable Adam Duncan Chetwynd.
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San Angelo
Texas
Baron Rathdown
Godfrey John Boyle Chetwynd
West Texas
Lord Chetwynd
England
National Shell
Vickers
Chilwell
York
Forma
Henry Weyland Chetwynd
George von Alvensleben
Mary Eden
Baron Auckland
Adam Duncan Chetwynd
Broad Oak End
Hertford
Floods Declared Past Crest By Weather and Red Cross
Washington reports say the worst of the flood crisis is over as the storm moved off the Atlantic coast. Red Cross and weather officials note crest levels reached in Connecticut Massachusetts and New England with calmer conditions forecast. Memphis Tennessee also expected high water but minimal damage in lowlands.
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Washington
Red Cross
South Atlantic States
Seaboard
New England
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Weather Bureau
Memphis
Tenn
Arizona's Woman Congresswoman Retires From Race
Tucson March 22 Mrs Isabella Greenway Arizona's only House member announced she will not seek re election citing various other responsibilities demanding more of her time. Greenway who filled Lewis W Douglas's unexpired term owns ranches in Arizona and New Mexico and operates a winter resort hotel tied to mining interests.
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Tucson
Ariz
Isabella Greenway
Arizona Daily Star Today
Arizona
House of Representatives
Greenway
Lewis W. Douglas
New Mexico
Two Held in Jail After Fatal Texarkana Fire
Texarkana Texas March 22 A C Ward grocer and the Ogburn horse trader were jailed in Bowie County to await examining trials for arson and murder in an explosion and fire that killed three and caused seventy five thousand dollars damage. Preliminary hearings were tentatively set for Thursday after their arrestearly yesterday.
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Texarkana
Tex
A. C. Ward
Ogburn
Bowie County
Boston
Death toll rises as floods hit thirteen states
Floods across thirteen states push the death toll to 170 with widespread damage. Emergency crews battled rising waters and residents evacuated from affected counties amid ongoing relief efforts. Authorities warned of potential aftereffects as rivers swelled and weather systems persisted.
Ohio River floods threaten Northeast recovery effort
Flooding from the Ohio River and its tributaries swells damage nearing 300 million dollars as 170 lives are confirmed across 13 states. Cities including Trenton Manchester and Ripley Ohio face inundation while communities like Catlettsburg Kentucky and Point Pleasant West Virginia seek safety. Pittsburgh braces for a crest near 60 feet with flood walls in place on the Monongahela and Allegheny.
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Ohio River
Trenton
Manchester
Ripley
Ohio
Catlettsburg
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Pittsburgh
Portsmouth
Monogahela
Allegheny
Steel City
Water and food sent to Pittsburgh after flood
Millions of gallons of filtered drinking water were pumped into Pittsburgh reservoirs to ease contamination fears and restart economy. More than 200 carloads of food arrived with 500 more on the way, benefiting the South Hills district of 250,000 residents.
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Pittsburgh
South Hills
Flood Ravages Ohio Valley to Maine Refugees Reach 221000
Floods driven by a blizzard push rivers to 25 feet forcing 221,500 refugees from the Ohio Valley to the coast. Pittsburgh loses drinking water for days as 700,000 rely on candles and lamps. Hartford imposes curfew. river floodwaters recede with $25 million in property damage estimated. Red Cross reports aid efforts underway.
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Ohio Valley
Maine
Pittsburgh
Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Red Cross
Gale Brings Dust Into Plains Area
A southwest gale reached 50 mph at times and lifted silt nearly 17 000 feet into the air over the Panhandle. Homes were kept closed as temperatures rose to 70 degrees. Dust was expected to linger through the night as winds subsided in the evening.
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Panhandle
Obituary: J. W. Ledbetter Dies at 67 in Texas Turkey Farm
Olney Texas March 22 J W Ledbetter 67 died suddenly of a heart attack today while feeding turkeys at his home near Olney. Burial will be Monday. He is survived by his wife two sons and three daughters.
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Olney
Texas
J. W. Ledbetter
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