Mexico Faces Political Turmoil Over Oil Expropriation
United States protests Mexico expropriation of foreign oil assets as peso falls and Cardenas calls Congress for an urgent session. Treasury pauses silver purchases amid tensions with Washington, while oil workers push wage gains and industry reform to stabilize finances.
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New York
United States Treasury
Mexico
Lazaro Cardenas
Washington Treasury
Cardenas
Plutarco Elias Calles
Laguna
Japan
Tuxpan
Tehuantepec
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific
Inama Canal
Mexico City
United States
Mexican Congress
Josephus Daniels
Daniels
Eduardo Hay
Hull
Hall
Owen St. Clair O’malley
Britain
Great Britain
Washington
Tampico
Woman says she married six men in 30 years in lonely heart ads
Mrs. Cora T. Hebner, 50, faces murder charges in Arkansas alleging her husband’s death. prosecutors claim a farm skeleton is Hebner. She admits past marriages to 19 men across Texas, Montana, and Oklahoma, while her husband allegedly married repeatedly and moved new wives into their home.
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Pocahontas
Ark
U.P
Cora T. Hebner
Hebner
George H. Steimel
Joint Group Approves Cotton Acreage Hike and Reforms
A joint congressional committee voted to boost cotton acreage by over 1 million acres under the new farm act and approved more than twenty amendments. The plan raises average cotton allotments by 4 percent, with a national total of 26,300,000 acres, while adding a floor and ceiling for allotments to limit extremes.
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Washington
Senate House Group
Smith
South Carolina
Senate Agriculture Committee
Bankhead
Alabama
Jones
Texas
House Agriculture Committee
Helium War Use Ridiculed by Berlin Officials
Berlin officials rejected claims that helium imports to Germany could fuel war, calling such suggestions nonsense. Experts argued dirigibles are bulky, slow, costly, and require large crews, making them obsolete next to airplanes. They noted historic Zeppelins' feats but emphasized airplane superiority and morale effects from airship sightings over London.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
United States Department
London
Ernest A. Lehmann
Jamboli
Bulgaria
Khartum
Africa
SCS To Establish Lab at Bushland Texas
Carl Hinton Amarillo Chamber of Commerce manager says the Soil Conservation Service will set up a laboratory at Bushland Texas to develop wheat and grass seed varieties for dust bowl production. The station will cover 1620 acres with a $50000 construction program including housing facilities a well drilling and nurseries. Trees will be grown to fight wind erosion and a Agriculture Department scientist will operate from the regional Amarillo headquarters.
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Washington
Carl Hinton
Amarillo
Agriculture Department
Texas
Hinton
The
Soil Conservation
Wheat Insurance Sale Talks Open April 19
The agriculture department will launch a campaign to sell its wheat crop insurance at a national farm meeting in Omaha on April 19 and 20. Secretary Wallace will speak on the first day. The act creates a federal crop insurance corporation to cover losses from droughts floods freezes insects and other natural causes with premiums paid in wheat and losses collected in grain up to 75 percent of normal production.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Omaha
Neb
Wallace
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Naval tonnage boost considered by Allies
Naval experts from the United States Britain and France decided to invoke the escalator clause of the London naval treaty of 1936 and authorize battleship construction exceeding 35 000 tons.
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London
United States
Britain
France
Ballot in Senate Shows New Deal Losing Ground
Washington report notes the Senate narrow margin against the government reorganization bill signals rising restiveness in Congress. Analysts cite focus on economic recovery measures and looming 1938 elections as key factors guiding lawmakers away from reform. The split among Democrats up for re election suggests political peril influenced votes. House prospects remain uncertain with potential pigeonholing and renewed opposition ahead.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Congress
White House
House
O'Connor
New York
Rules Committee
Suit Would Dissolve Fight on Gas Rates
The Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company filed in Austin district court seeking relief from the gross receipts tax on distribution systems in 16 Texas cities. It argues the tax is invalid as applied only to gas pipelines and burdens interstate commerce, challenging railroad commission rate oversight of interstate utilities. District Judge J A Moore set the hearing for April 25.
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Austin
State Railroad Commission
Arkansas-Louisiana Gas Company
Texas
J. AD. Moore
Louisiana
Railroad Commission
Golden Anniversary Edition To Keep Uncle Sam Busy
Amarillo News Globe plans a 300 page 50th anniversary edition to publish mid August. 270000 pounds of newsprint and a larger warehouse are needed while every truck and 20 papers per mail pouch will be used for distribution. The edition features 300 plus edited historical stories on Amarillo history and local businesses with a three day city celebration planned.
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Sam
News- Globe
News-Globe
Amarillo
F. Underwood
Texas
Seattle
Panhandle
John McCarty
Vance Johnson
Hugh Norman
Mason King
W. T. Stanberry
Pendergast Still Rules the Roost
Kansas City returns showed Tom Pendergast’s Democratic machine sweeping early results in the city election. Bryce B. Smith leads Col. Fred Fe Whitten by large margins. fusionist council candidates trail in several districts as peace and order mark the vote. About 196,000 ballots cast amid a reform era with a new bi party election board and coalitions.
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Kansas City
Tom Pendergast
Democratic Organization
Bryce B. Smith
Fred FE. Whitten
Coalition Party
Pendergast
North Side
Frank Backstrom
Charles P. Woodbury
Dove of Peace
Coalition
Victory Spurs Insurgents in Ninth Inning of Civil War
Spanish insurgents pressed toward Lerida as government forces rush to defend the city. General Yague’s troops moved within seven miles of Lerida while Barbastro and Fraga fell earlier in the Catalonia drive. Roads clogged with retreating government units. civilians flee to the Mediterranean coast. White flags reportedly seen on Lerida houses though Barcelona advices deny insurrection.
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Hendaye
France
Lerida
Nat
Barcelona
Mediterranean
Tuan Yague
Yague
Catalonia
Barbastro
Cinca
Praga
Morella
Fraga
Aragon
Ickes Ignored in Proposed Lift For Industry
The RFC bill would authorize 1.5 billion dollars of funds for long term government loans to business and public works. Senate banking committee approved after hearing RFC Chairman Jesse H Jones said firms with credit need may obtain loans. The measure would also revive the RFCs power to finance state and municipal projects able to repay.
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Ickes
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate Banking Committee
Jesse H. Jones
RFC
Public Works Loans Proposal Faces Committee Scrutiny
Secretary Ickes urges PWA to handle business loans for agencies to save funds. Jones counters banks hold excess liquidity but cannot meet long term demand. He promotes government lending to finance hiring and materials with five to fifteen year terms.
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Ickes
Public Works Administration
PWA
Jones
Townsend
Delaware
Texas Railroad Commission approves 10 percent freight rate hike
The Texas Railroad Commission authorized a 10 percent increase in freight rates for less than carload shipments within Texas starting April 9 and through December 31, 1939. Differential territory west of San Antonio to El Paso and other border zones are exempt. Carriers sought 15 percent, interstate rates already rose. Co. V. Terrell chaired the hearings on intrastate carload futures.
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Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas
San Antonio
el Paso
Midland
Laredo
Odom
Alice
Rio Grande Valley
Amarillo
Interstate Commerce Commission
Co. V. Terrell
Common Point
German Pilot Breaks Seaplane Record
German commercial pilot H. W. Von Engel landed at Caravelas Brazil after a non stop flight from England that set a new long distance world record for seaplane straight flight. The Dornier craft covered about 5433 miles from Southampton to Caravelas surpassing Italian Capt. Mario Stoppani's 4360 mile Cadiz to Caravelas record set in 1937.
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San Salvador
Brazil
H. W. von Engel
Caravellas
England
Bahia
Rio de Janeiro
Southampton
Lufthansa
Westfalen
von Engel
Mario Stoppani
Cadiz
Spain
El Paso Bandits Steal 350 From State Loan Office
Two well dressed men robbed the State Loan Company in El Paso today, bound and gagged manager B. H. Johnson, and escaped with 350 dollars. Police investigated the late morning robbery and pursued possible suspects.
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EL Paso
State Loan Company
B. H. Johnson
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Note
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity shows Wednesday partly cloudy and colder. West Texas west of the 100th meridian partly cloudy and cooler on Wednesday. New Mexico unsettled weather described as uneven. Temperature by hours at Amarillo High yesterday indicates 68 high, 31 low. 1937 records referenced.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Amar
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