House Passes McNary Haugen Farm Relief Bill
The House approved the McNary Haugen farm relief bill by 264 to 121 after debates over the equalization fee. It now goes to the Senate for differences to be reconciled before possible presidential action.
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Washington
Coolidge
House
Senate
Representative Aswell
Louisiana
House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Committee
Federal Farm Board
Ickly
Fourteen Presidential Candidates Called by Senate Panel
The senate special campaign funds committee asked fourteen declared presidential hopefuls to appear, eight Democrats and six Republicans, as its opening move in probing pre convention expenditures. Messages asked for earliest testimony dates as the committee plans to begin hearings soon in Washington.
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Washington
Senate
Special Campaign Funds Committee
Smith
New York
Ritchie
Maryland
Reed
Missouri
Walsh
Montana
George
Georgia
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
Gilbert M. Hitchcock
Nebraska
Atlee Pomerene
Ohio
Herbert Hoover
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Watson
Indiana
Curtis
Kansas
Norris
Goff
West Virginia
Steiner
Oregon
Heflin
Alabama
Gov. Smith
California
Empire gas line inspection tour heads toward Kansas City
A party of 20 Empire company officials and newspaper reporters will inspect the gas line from the Panhandle to Kansas City. Ross M. Stuntz will lead the group as they travel from Amarillo to the Carson county field and spend the night in Canadian.
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Empire Company
Panhandle
Kansas City
The
Amarillo
Ross M. Stuntz
Bartlesville
Wichita
Carson County
Pas
Cheyenne
Wyo
H. M. Ramp
Will Ramp
Kelley
Batsell
Woman to Fly on Ocean Hop From Germany
Berlin May 3 Preparations for a second German transatlantic flight were completedPilot Johann Risticz will fly from Saalfield air drome to Baldonnel Dublin and then to New York The Junkers craft will carry Mile Lillie Dillenz Viennese actress and assistant pilot Rider The Bremen route was previously planned but derailed by a seaplane wreck near Horta Azores Islands.
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United Press
Berlin
Johann Risticz
Saalfield
Baldonnel Field
Dublin
New York
Bremen
Risticz
Mile
Lillie Dillenz
Junkers
Dillenz
Horta
Azores Islands
Shrine Magazine Abolished as Funds Redirected to Hospital
The Shrine Imperial council in Miami on May 3 suspended the official magazine and discussed adding its $1 annual subscription to the $2 hospital assessment. New imperial officers elected yesterday were installed today.
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Miami
Fla
Shrine Imperial Council
Shrine Magazine
Imperial
German fascists shoot communists at Essen funeral
In Essen today German fascists shot and wounded several communists while on the way to a funeral. An engineer named Tomae, whom communists shot Saturday, is mentioned in the report from Essen dated May 3.
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United Press
Essen
Germany
Tomae
Prince of Wales Plans East Africa Tour
The Prince of Wales is considering a trip to East Africa with a likely aim of a major game hunt, an official announcement stated on May 3 in London.
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Prince OF Wales
East Africa
United Press
London
Extradition Ordered for Accused Slayer in Detroit Cafe Killing
Governor Moody ordered extradition of Carl Jones, held in Houston, as the sole suspect in the February 22 cafe holdup murder of Peter Parkes in Detroit. The case links Jones to the crime across state lines.
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Austin
Texas
Moody
Carl Jones
Houston
Peter Parkes
Detroit
Mich
Death of Dr. Edgar Fahs Smith Prominent Philadelphia Chemist
Dr. Edgar Fahs Smith former provost of the University of Pennsylvania and renowned chemist died at University Hospital in Philadelphia from pneumonia at age 72.
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Philadelphia
Edgar Fahs Smith
University of Pennsylvania
University Hospital
Panhandle Exhibit Manager to Lead Middlewestern Tour
The Panhandle Development association approved hiring an exhibit manager to arrange three Panhandle products for a fall tour across midwestern states. The manager will select material nationwide, with costs covered by the association, for a 12 month term starting June 1, with plans to extend for several years. Chambers of commerce will supply exhibit material from counties. Cont. on page two.
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Middlewestern
Panhandle Development Association
Chambers of Commerce
Col. Harve H. Haines
Amarillo
Endurance Flier Breaks Lindbergh Time In Solo Flight
Lieut. Royal V. Thomas landed at Mitchel Field New York at 11 55 p m after flying 35 hours 38 minutes 24 seconds to surpass Charles A Lindberghs unaccompanied record He took off at 12 30 01 p m EDT yesterday in a Bellanca monoplane similar to Le vines Columbia which set a record last year
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Associated Press
Mitchel Field
N. Y
Royal V. Thomas
Thomas
Charles A. Lindbergh
Bellanca
Eastland Toad Presented to President Coolidge
The horned toad once set in the Eastland courthouse cornerstone was shown to President Coolidge in Washington on May 3. Will M. Wood, its owner, described the burial and rediscovery while Senator Mayfield and other Texans accompanied him. Wood plans to take the animal to New York. Scientists dispute its age.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senator Mayfield
Eastland
President Coolidge
Will M. Wood
Coolidge
Wood
New York
General conference to hear Bishop Bast on conduct charge
The Methodist Episcopal quadrennial gathering in Kansas City prepares an ecclesiastical court for Bishop Anton Bast of Copenhagen on charges of conduct unbecoming a minister. Seventeen ministers named to sit as judges, with debate over potential charges against Bishops Blake and Nielson.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Methodist Episcopal Church
Anton Bast
Copenhagen
R. J. Wade
Wade
Bast
The
Hague
Champ
Edgar Blake
Paris
John L. Nielson
Zurich
Arkansas GOP declines Lowden support at state convention
In Little Rock on May 3 the Arkansas Republican state convention voted 255 to ? to send four delegates at large to the national convention unpledged. Supporters of Frank C Lowden urged pledging for him, citing his status as a large Arkansas land owner.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Frank C. Lowden
Illinois
Arkansas
Moody Reveals Dallas Plan for November Victory
Governor Dan Moody outlined Democratic battle plans in Dallas to defeat the Republicans in November. He urged Texas Democrats to support an uninstructed delegation to the Houston convention, pressed for a dry plank, and urged a presidential candidate aligned with such policy. Moody said he supported the Texas Democrats’ delegate selection and dismissed misquotes about his Houston remarks.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Dan Moody
Houston
Washington
Texas
al Smith
Moody
Democrats of
Heavy rain hits North Panhandle and Eastern New Mexico
A cool north wind cooled Amarillo as rainfall totaled .39 inches Wednesday night and yesterday morning with up to two to three inches westward. The moisture saved thousands of acres of wheat in some areas, while other sections saw differing impacts.
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West Texas
New Mexico
Mississippi
Virginia
Texas
Minnesota
South Dakota
McMartin Cis Execartie
North Panhandle
Panhandle
Here
Rainfall Totals Across Texas and Nearby Areas
Rain totals from multiple locales across North Plains Amarillo Perryton Spearman Dalhart Stratford Guymon Hartley Hereford Canyon Lubbock Plainview Tulia Abernathy Slaton Lamesa Lorenzo Amherst New Mexico Texico Clovis Grady Artesia Taiban Roswell Pecos Nara Visa Portales Glen Rio Tucaumeari East Panhandle Panhandle Pampa Miami Canadian Higgins McLean Shamrock Alanreed Groom Weat Panhandle Vea Adrian describe showers and inches ranging from trace to two inches with several locations recording one inch or more.
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Perryton
Showers
Spearman
Dalhart
Stratford
Guymon
Hartley
South Plains
Hereford
Canyon
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Plainview
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Lamesa
Lorenzo
Amherst
New Mexico Texico
Clovis
Grady
Roswell
Pecos
Nara Visa
Portales
Glen Rio
Tucaumeari
East Panhandle Panhandle
Holger
Pampa
Miami
Higgins
McLean
Shamrock
Alanreed
Groom
Panhandle Wheat Yield Forecast Reaches New Highs Across Regions
Amarillo grain men estimate Panhandle total wheat yield between 12 000 000 and 15 000 000 bushels as rain and moisture improvements raise optimism. Clovis banker A Jones predicts 1 508 000 bushels plus in his area. Plainview grower Bob Underwood expects above average but only modest gains overall. General rain boosts Dawson county soil, with quick germination hoped after recent showers.
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Amarillo Grain
Panhandle
New Mexico
Northwest
North Panhandle
Clovis
A. Jones
Bob Underwood
Plainview
Spearman Cashier Reports Rainfall Totals Boosts Wheat Prospects
Clay Gibner of the First National Bank in Spearman announces rainfall amounts for Spearman: .96 inches Wednesday night, .20 on Tuesday night, and 1.09 inches in April. He contacts C. W. Carson at Amarillo's bank to share the news, saying Spearman and the North Panhandle country are in fine shape and wheat prospects were never bet weaker.
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Spearman
North Panhandle
Clay Gibner
First National Bank of
Dawson county farmers plan 206000 acre cotton crop
Rain and moisture shortages slow early planting with most farmers delaying cotton until sufficient moisture returns. Corn and maize will follow when rain arrives. Dawson county expects 206000 acres. Amherst reports one-fourth inch rainfall May 3 with more expected. Slaton notes about half inch rainfall improving crop prospects but calls for more rain.
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Lamesa
Dawson County
Sam W. Moore
Amherst
Slaton
Ambassador Morrow Confined by Cold in Mexico City
Dwight W. Morrow United States ambassador to Mexico was confined to his bed with a cold in Mexico City. His condition was described as not serious.
Jury Hangs In Bank Slaying Case In Abilene
In Abilene on May 3 the jury in the Lee Smith murder trial for Norberto Diaz’s bankfront killing discharged after 24 hours without verdict. The panel stood 10 to 2 for guilty with two jurors abstaining. Smith claimed he was an unwilling accomplice to Carl C. Baze who fled jail weeks earlier.
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Associated Press
Abilene
Lee Smith
Norberto Diaz
Stanton
H. T. O’bar
Smith
Carl C. Baze
Baze
Deported for Holding Secret Mass in Mexico
A Vera Cruz dispatch reports Father Pedro Larranda and nine Roman Catholic hospital nuns were deported to Spain after holding a secret mass in a hospital in Mexico. The group was sent aboard the liner Alfonso XII.
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Mexico City
Pedro Larranda
Vera Cruz
Universal
Spain
Alfonso XII
New York Fed Keeps Rediscount Rate at 4 Percent
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York retained the 4 percent rediscount rate at its weekly meeting today. The decision maintains borrowing costs for member banks and sustains prior monetary stance.
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United Press
New York
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
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