30 Mar 1939
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1939
Page
1
An Amarillo editorial urges merchants to display 4-H club beef prominently during Eat 4-H Beef Week at the Panhandle, noting merchants pay a premium to finishers but sell beef at market prices. The piece encourages consumers to order 4-H beef for Sunday meals and supports annual celebration.
Congress cleared a bill granting President Roosevelt authority to reorganize federal agencies. Officials expect a slow start with a 60 day congressional review period after a reorganization order, and timing likely before adjournment may limit immediate action. A non-controversial order to merge six treasury law enforcement offices is anticipated soon. Names floated for White House posts include Thomas G. Corcoran and Isador Lubin. The measure proceeded after House approval of a conference report.
Remodeling of the Nunn Building at Fifth Avenue and Polk Street will create studios for the Amarillo Broadcasting Company with bids to be solicited within days. C. S. Gooch said plans drawn last November are nearly complete and a 60 foot ground floor space will house the studio and control room. The station, powered at 100 watts, aims to begin operation in July with tower location near the city to ensure wide coverage.
Sheriff J M Polk reports a plane fell and exploded ten miles northeast of Prentiss Mississippi, seen by Clem residents as it dropped into the swamp. Rain and high water hindered immediate search, with a daybreak attempt planned.
A federal court jury found a county Democratic chairman and four co defendants guilty of charges of extorting tribute from WPA workers and manipulating Mora County JPA for political purposes. Judge Neblett set a maximum penalty of 2000 dollars and two years imprisonment and ordered two more defendants tried. Mayor Samuel Klein of Las Cruces and Reuben R. Gale of Lordsburg face separate WPA code violation indictments.
The Texas highway department announced the U S Bureau of Public Roads approved a farm to market road program with 44 projects starting July 1. Estimated total cost exceeds 1 868 000 dollars and includes Sherman surfacing 14 1 2 miles of Highway 9 and Floyd surfacing 5 miles from near Floydada north.
Premier Daladier in a sharp Paris address refused to cede French land or rights while urging Rome to clarify Italy's demands. He condemned Germany's Czech seizure, warned of war as catastrophe, and called for continental collaboration to preserve peace without yielding to Fascist aims.
In Berlin two church decrees by Evangelical Church Council president Dr. Friedrich Werner push Nazi alignment of Protestantism. The orders allow parishioners to demand preferred ministers and permit removing pastors to reconfigure parishes, signaling moves to eliminate dissent and replace church leaders with Nazi-aligned figures. In Washington, relief debate centers on a $100 million WPA appropriation after House panel trims the $150 million request, with plans to restore funds and reduce WPA rolls.
Rome reports Fascist circles viewed Edouard Daladier's Paris address as not altering Franco Italian relations. The reaction mirrored early comments on Mussolini's prior speech listing Djibouti Suez and Tunisia as colonial issues. Both speeches left the dispute over Italian colonial demands unchanged.
In Austin on March 2 Gov. W. Lee O Daniel survived a House vote to override his veto of a state prison investigation resolution 78 to 59 short of the two thirds needed. Bitter floor exchanges attacked his tactics with Rep. Galbreath denouncing the governor’s selections and Rep. Winfree accusing the prison system of deep corruption.
Madrid capitulates as Franco's Nationalists take final Republican strongholds. Valencia Alicante Murcia Cuenca Almeria Jaen Ciudad Real Albacete Guadalajara fall without organized resistance. Franco hailed as winner while Madrid plans a grand entry and food rations ease after 28% months of siege.
Downtown sale begins at Tolzien's Music Store Ninth and Polk with two shows next week. High School Congress and Glee Club run advance sales. advance tickets exchange at Tolzien's for stubs. Prices range from 50 cents to 2 dollars with seats in various sections.
Potter County offers three days to obtain 1939 auto and truck license plates for about 5000 owners. Tax officer Miss Jewell Davidson urged prompt action, noting 1938 receipts or numbers must be presented to the clerk before issuance. Personal checks are not accepted. company checks only.
Berlin papers give scant attention to Premier Daladier's answer to Italy's claims on France. Most papers lead with Spain developments. Hitler's Voelkischer Beobachter allocated 110 words to Daladier's speech under the headline Daladier Warms Up an Obsolete Theme. No editorial comment noted.
Spring awakening boosts demand for seed stock and farm machinery in Globe News Want Ads. Buyers seek deals on used equipment and growers hunt homes, with ads promising options to fit any budget and schedule.
Kansas City police continued the search for John Thornberg, the oil field worker who robbed a Chanute bank of 4860 while threatening to detonate dynamite strapped to his body. A caller claiming to be Thornberg telephoned a hospital, stating a desire to meet an interne and drive to New Mexico. Authorities suspect he may have hidden the gray taxi used to abduct the driver and Chanute city attorney Joe Balch, as the hunt broadens.
The Texas Senate rejected a combined sales, service and natural resources tax plan by 13 to 18, leaving a Weinert constitutional amendment proposal that would levy 2 percent sales and service taxes to fund social security programs. Debate continues as the House considers a similar resource amendment, with votes pending on engrossment and final passage.
Weather outlook for Amarillo and nearby areas calls for fair skies and rising temperatures on Thursday. West Texas stays warm with partly cloudy conditions in the north portion. New Mexico forecasts unsettled weather with probable snow flurries in the north. Temperature readings from yesterday are noted but details are partially garbled.
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