O'Daniel Setback as House Rejects Pension Sales Tax Amendment
Austin March 30 Governor W Lee O Daniel suffered a major setback when the House rejected his proposed constitutional amendment for larger old age pensions and a 2 percent sales tax plus higher oil gas and sulphur levies. The vote fell 67 to 70, with no reconsideration possible, leaving the measure dead unless a two thirds vote is won later.
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W. Lee O'Daniel
House Today
Senate
House
Jack Langdon
Glen Rose
O’daniel
Langdon
O'Daniel
H. Cecil Baker
Rosebery
Roy G. Baker
Grayson
Texas Christian University
Alfred Petsch
Fredericksburg
They Buried the Pension Tax Passed by House
The House rejected the pension tax constitutional amendment amid mixed reactions. Speaker Emmett Morse said it is dead unless two thirds vote to reconsider occurs. Rep Lon B Alsup challenged the outcome while others voiced bitter opposition and discussed the amendment’s fate on paging.
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ACTIN
House of Representatives
Voice Plifier
Emmett Morse
Morse
Lon B. Alsup
Carn Age
G. C. Morris
Greerville
House
Sulfapyridine Earns Praise From Amarillo Doctors
Amarillo physicians hail the new drug sulfapyridine as a major medical advance available about ten days. Reports claim it cures 98 percent of pneumonia cases and treats strep throat with rapid fevers dropping to normal in 48 hours. A Dallas conference attendee called it marvelous and FDA license updates confirm first nationwide availability this month.
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Amarillo
Dallas Southern Clinical Society
United States
Charles F. McEhann
Boston
Food and Drug Administration
House Opens Fight for WPA Fund Boost
The House debates larger WPA relief with critics charging waste and extravagance while proponents urge $150 million to feed the hungry and aid the jobless. A four hour debate was set with four hours of general debate and limited amendments before a noon recess to resume tomorrow.
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House
Washington
WPA
House Appropriations Committee
Taber
New York
Rules Committee
Rep. Cannon
Missouri
Cannon
Marionette Shows Float Into Town For City Children
Tony Sarg marionettes present Treasure Island in two free shows at Municipal Auditorium planned by Old Tack. Matinee at 4 pm for lower grades with teachers as chaperons the 7 30 pm show for upper grades. Police and firemen on duty during performances. David Pritchard manager arranging details in Amarillo.
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Municipal Auditorium
Old Tack
David Pritchard
Amarillo
Tony Sarg
Chilren
4 H Beef Becomes Eat More Beef Week in Amarillo
The Amarillo campaign shifts to Eat 4 H Beef Week offering housewives shopping this weekend chances to buy high grade 4 H beef. Merchants advertise the meat in local market ads with plentiful stock today and tomorrow at no extra cost after being sold to merchants at above market prices by Panhandle club boys during the Fat Stock Show.
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Club Boys
Panhandle
Three Die in Farm Blaze Northeast of Texarkana
Fire from exploding kerosene killed Betty Jean Satterfield 13 months Gladys Virginia 26 and Mabel Satterfield 19 in a home 15 miles northeast of Texarkana Bet y Jean died on arrival at hospital Gladys Virginia died shortly after and Mabel died later The children's father William Satterfield an overseer on the J S Young farm and mother with another daughter Shirley Ann were away.
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Here
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Gladys Virginia
Mabel Satterfield
Betty Jean
William Satterfield
Allowables Cut For 6 Day Oil Run
The Texas railroad commission announced a six day oil run is ended with Saturday closings lifted April 1 and state daily production capped at 1 253 055 barrels. Reductions hit Refugio Houston Corpus Christi Midland districts with varied cut backs. Saturday and Sunday stoppages to stay in effect.
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Railroad Commission
Texas
Federal Bureau of Mines
Lon Smith
Jerry Sadler
Commission
Ernest O. Thompson
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Smith
Sadler
Houston
Corpus Christi
Midland
Roosevelt urges South to build its own enterprises
President Roosevelt began a 10 day vacation at Pine Mountain as he urged the South to create its own capital ventures to lift the region from economic dependence. He warned soil losses and emphasized self sufficiency, urging new experiments and young leadership to drive progress.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Pine Mountain
Alabama
Globe-News Want Ads Promote Quick Real Estate and Trade
A short bid for Globe-News Want Ads claims they are the fastest way to reach buyers and sellers. The ad emphasizes affordability and thoroughness for rent, purchase, sale or swap, inviting readers to dial 6262 for Want Ad Headquarters.
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Globe-News
Human Bomb Thornburg Seen Near Clovis After Bank Escape
Clovis residents fear 26 year old Thornburg the so called human bomb may return here after escaping a Kansas bank with 4860 dollars. He had worked as a nurse and oil field hand and is described as brilliant and religious while plotting an eastern move with possible plans to contact friends in Portales or Clovis. Kansas City police pursue a taxi used in his Chanute escape.
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Job Thornberg
Kan
Portales
Tony
C. A. Lorts
Ttv
Thornebrg
Lorts
Thornburg
Chanute
Rey. Lorts
Kansas City
Coronado Jones ticket sale opens with school group orders
The Coronado Jones performance kicked off with Amarillo High School students and the Glee Club promoting tickets. The reserved seating board opened at Taizien's Music Store on Ninth Avenue and Polk Street. White Deer school system placed the largest order, buying 50 tickets for a Monday night show.
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Amarillo High School Congress
Glee Clb
Taizien’s
Ninth Avenue
Polk Street
White Deer
Amarillo
Murray Meeker
Mildred Meeker Miller
Farm Plan Fight Sparks Capitol Hill Talks
Secretary Wallace rushed to Capitol Hill as Senate leaders pressed the administration on farm policy. Key measures sought include 3 million bales of cotton from loan stocks, a cost of production farm bill, and $250 million in additional farm payments, with southern senators aiming to block export subsidies.
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Wallace
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Alabama
Byrnes
South Carolina
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Roosevelt
Senate
House
Italy Signals No Prisoner in Mediterranean Clash
Premier Mussolini stated Italy does not intend to remain a prisoner in the Mediterranean while offering no clear expansion plans. Virginio Gayda warned Daladier has shut negotiations, as Mussolini laid a cornerstone in Cosenza and recalled Michele Bianchi's sacrifice. Bologna paper Resto Del Carling warned France bears responsibility for widening rifts.
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Harris's kerosene accident razes car and garage
Harris at 819 North Manhattan Street sprayed kerosene on his car and, while lighting a cigarette, struck a match causing a blast that destroyed the car and garage. He was unhurt though hair and eyelashes were singed. He admitted the act and said he did something he shouldn't.
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S. IL
Harris
Manhattan Street
Lewman Named Head of Eighth Boy Scout Region
Harold W. Lewman of Dallas deputy regional executive in charge of Boy Scout activities in Texas was selected executive of the eighth Boy Scout region. He will have headquarters at Lincoln Nebraska.
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Dallas
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Lewman
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Jurist Enjoined In State Appeal To Waco Court
A writ of prohibition stays contempt proceedings against six Texas Technological College directors after they elected Clifford B. Jones president. The appeal targets the original injunction and pending permanent prohibition order with hearings set for April 27 and a Groesbeck contempt session postponed.
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Fountain Kirby
Groesbeck
Texas Technological College
Tenth Court of Civil Appeals
Lubbock Institution
Limestone County
Houston
Clifford B. Jones
Tech
Jones
Attorney General's Department
L. W. Sheppard
George W. Winningham
Kirby
Texas Tech
Attoreney
Gerald C. Mann
Bankers Urged To Be Lenient
Washington March 30 RFC Chairman Jesse H Jones appealed to bankers to expand credit to business of all sizes on reasonably secure repayment terms. He noted many small firms cannot obtain deserved credit and urged broader participation, warning against unnecessary restriction of meritorious enterprises.
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Washington
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Congress
RFC
Coleman Improves After Pneumonia Hospitalization
G. R. Coleman, Amarillo manager for Fenner and Beane stock brokers, is hospitalized with pneumonia at Northwest Texas Hospital. His condition was reported as improved last night after two weeks of illness. He was moved to the hospital Wednesday.
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Amarillo
United States
G. R. Coleman
Fenner & Beane
Texas
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Nearby Friday
The forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for fair conditions on Friday with little temperature change. Texas west of the 100th meridian and New Mexico share similar notes with mild cooling and modest daytime highs.
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West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Wwe
Phillips Officials Plan Long Panhandle Tour
Phillips Petroleum Company executives led by President K. B. Adams and General Counsel Don Emery will tour Panhandle Texas and New Mexico properties next week. The delegation includes the entire executive committee and many department heads, traveling by plane and train to inspect fields and plants at Plainview Lubbock Hobbs Midland Odessa Wilbarger County and Wichita Falls before returning to Bartlesville. The Panhandle properties represent well over one hundred million dollars invested.
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Adams
Don Emery
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Monument Field
Midland
Odessa
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