Hoboes Elevate WPA Chief Hopkins to Supreme Sir Knight
In Louisville on May 5 the Hoboes of America crowned Harry L Hopkins WPA administrator as Supreme Sir Knight, after previously naming him Sir Knight of the Road. The national gathering praised Hopkins for backing federal works programs to provide jobs during hard times.
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Louisville
Hoboes of
America
Harry L. Hopkins
WPA
Orks Progress ‘Administration
Jeff Davis
Hopkins
Boes
Jeff
Sixty Prisoners Strike at Parchman Camp in Mississippi
Sixty white inmates at Camp 6 Parchman Prison in Mississippi began a midday strike led by two long-termers Herbert Colby and Ralph Fults. They refused to leave their cage to work in the fields after lunch, defying orders. Superintendent James Thames noted the plan to resume work in the morning, while labeling the event a rebellion with mixed signals on its end.
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Parchman
Miss
James Thames
Herbert Colby
Stone County
Ralph Fults
Texas
Raymond Hamilton
Thames
Mexican President Lazaro Cardenas Undergoes Surgery
Mexico City May 5 The presidential palace said President Lazaro Cardenas was operated on today for appendicitis. His condition was reported as satisfactory.
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Mexico City
Lazaro Cardenas
Amarillo Weather: Partly Cloudy Midweek
Forecast for Amarillo and west Texas calls for partly cloudy conditions on Wednesday. Temperature readings show a low around 63 F at 9 am and rising to the low 80s by late morning, with a high near 91 F in the afternoon. Precipitation for the prior 24 hours totaled 0.02 inch.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
Heaviest rainfall hits South Plains and Panhandle
Heavy rains drenched two distant areas in the Panhandle and South Plains, with two inches near Spearman and Stinnett and up to three quarters of an inch on the Santa Fe line. Shallowater saw about two inches, while Stinnett reported one and a half inches and Borger a quarter inch. Amarillo experienced light thundershowers with broader coverage overnight.
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Panhandle
South Plains
Texas
Spearman
Stinnett
Plainview
Slaton
Santa Fe
Shallowater
Lubbock
Borrow-Pits
Borger
Amarillo
U. S. Weather Bureau
No Gold Embargo Planned by France
Paris reports the government will not impose a gold embargo or regulate foreign exchange. Finance Minister Marcel Regnier announced after a Sarraut cabinet session that no special gold measures will be taken while he serves. The decision follows intense foreign exchange activity and continued gold outflows from the Bank of France.
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Paris
Albert Sarraut
Marcel Regnier
Bank of France
Potter County Delegates Named In Peaceful Conventions
Democratic officers and 40 delegates were chosen for the state convention in San Antonio on May 26 after a brief county meeting in the courthouse. John K. Boyce chaired the Democrats with T E Johnson as secretary. Republicans named 14 delegates and 14 alternates. G Ray Smith was elected chair. No controversies arose and no presidential preference was decided. Dr. John H. Outland addressed the GOP gathering.
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Potter County
San Antonio
T. M. Montgomery
C. C. Gibson
John K. Boyce
T. E. Johnson
G. Ray Smith
John H. Outland
Kansas City
Lawyers Seek Capone Release Over Statute Loophole
Chicago May 5 Attorneys William Parrillo and Lyman W. Sherwood say they will file within two weeks to seek Capone's release by exploiting a federal statute loophole used to dismiss indictments against Trustees System Service Corporation officials. They contend the Capone indictment is void and he is unlawfully held.
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Chicago
William Parrillo
Scarface
al” Capone
Trustees System Service Corporation
Capone
Parrillo
Lyman W. Sherwood
Gerald T. Wiley
Lions Honor Dalhart Man At West Texas Convention
Elmer Elliott of Dalhart elected district governor of Lions International district two T. Big Spring chosen as next year's convention city. Panhandle delegation mourns the death of Ralph E. Randel’s wife and child as Amarilloans plan advanced registration for the West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention with a 3500 badge goal.
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Childress
Elmer Elliott
Dalhart
Lions International
Two-T
Big Spring
Lions
Elliott
Ralph E. Randel
Panhandle
Amarillo
William McCraw
West Texas
Texas
Randel
John Teal Faces New Indictment in Monts Murder Case
A Bailey County grand jury returned a new indictment today against John Teal for the murder of Miss Evelyn Monts, a South Bailey County school teacher, on April 7, 1918. Trial set for May 18 before District Judge C D Russell. authorities say the filing corrects a one year discrepancy in the Castro County case. Teal, arrested January 6 in Pendleton Oregon, is held in Muleshoe jail.
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Muleshoe
John Teal
Evelyn Monts
South Bailey County
C. D. Russell
Charles Dean
Castro County
Miss Monts
Teal
Pendleton
Oregon
Jim Cook
Bailey County
Tom Abel
Lubbock County
Cauliflower Ear Not Basis for Damages in Wrestling Case
Detroit May 5 A circuit judge ruled that cauliflower ear and occasional dizzy spells do not entitle wrestler Jack Thomas to damages. Thomas, 38, said he was permanently disfigured when thrown from a car by fellow wrestler Ivan the Terrible, near Perryville Ohio.
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Detroit
Marschner
Jack Thomas
Hyman Fishman
Hoover Edges In Eight South Dakota Convention Votes
Early returns show Hoover leading eight Republican convention votes in South Dakota while California Democratic and Republican delegates are being contested. In California Roosevelt leads among Democrats with large margins. turnout in Los Angeles and San Francisco described as light for noon.
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South Dakota
Associated Press
Alf M. Landon
William F. Borah
California
Landon
Borah
Roosevelt
Representative McGroarty
Upton Sinclair
McGroarty
Sinclair
Hoover
Earl Warren
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Bay City
A. J. Zirpoli
The
Young Democrats of California
Priest to Fly Ocean With Giant Zeppelin
In Friedrischshafen on May 5 the German airship Hindenburg will depart for Lakehurst New Jersey at 8 PM carrying a Roman Catholic priest, Rev. Father Paul Schulte, who has Pope Pius XII's permission to say daily Mass aboard. His portable altar will be set up in the dining salon.
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Friedrichshafen
Germany
Hindenburg
Lakehurst
N. J
Paul Schulte
Flying Father
Pius
Y Nough Lambs In Quint Litter At Aberdeen Farm
George Harms named a quintuplet lamb litter Yvonne Ytwe Ythree Yfour and Yfive at his Aberdeen South Dakota farm. The prize ewe produced two rams and three ewes in the rare birth event observed May 5.
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Aberdeen
Yvonne
Ytwe
Ythree
Yfour
Yfive
George Harms
Ewe
Farmer escapes train after being bound to rails
Jeff Mackey 52 Ankins Ark farmer narrowly escaped being cut by train wheels when bound to rails by two unidentified men. He rolled free as the passenger train passed and suffered a severed right thumb and shock. Deputies detained two men for questioning though authorities indicated they were not involved in the plot.
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Russellville
Ark
Jeff Mackey
Adkins
Here
Russellville Hospital
Burl Harris
Mackey
Vice Consul Appeals To Italians for Aid in Addis Ababa
The American legation in Addis Ababa asked the Italian Army for help after marauding natives attacked the legation at 10:20 p m Addis Ababa time. Vice Consul William M Cramp reported heavy gunfire from behind fences, with attackers retreating after about five minutes. He noted Italian troops were likely distant in the city center.
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Washington
Addis Ababa
Willliam M. Cramp
Legation
State Department
Amarillo
Cramp
Milo Reno Dies After Illness in Excelsior Springs
Milo Reno, 70, militant farm organizer and president of the National Farmers' Holiday Association, died in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, of a heart attack after a lengthy illness. He led the 1933 farm revolt against market prices and foreclosures and had traveled to Des Moines with his widow. He had come to recuperate from an illness since March 7.
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Excelsior Springs
Milo Reno
Middle West
Des Moines
Reno
National Farmers’ Holiday Association
Texan Plans Round-the-World Air Journey in 4 Steps
Dr Bolivar Land Falconer of Marlin announced he would depart Dallas Friday for a globe circling air journey. He intends to cross the Atlantic aboard the German dirigible Von Hindenburg and use chartered planes and regular lines through Europe and Asia. The Pacific leg remains unbooked, and he expects a letter confirming him as the first China Clipper passenger.
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Dallas
Bolivar Land Falconer
Marlin
Atlantic
Germany
Europe
Asia
Pacific
Here
China
DALLAS Police Radio Chief Quieted by Barking Dog
Dispatcher Max Moore ordered quiet as a neighbor complained of nonstop barking. An amused citizen revealed the culprit was Moore's own dog, ending the disturbance recorded on Calling All Cars.
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Dallas
Max Moore
Moore
Ethiopian Situation in Thumbnail
The report notes Italian troops occupying Addis Ababa to relieve threatened legations. Mussolini proclaims peace and Ethiopia as Italy. London reports League powers reassessing Italy’s victory and potential League reforms. Vatican City and Alexandria notes mention Haile Selassie’s travel and a modest state.
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Preas
London
Addis Ababa
Rome
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Italy
Vatican City
Alexandria
Haile Selassie
Palestine
Night attack marks third strike in Addis Ababa during three days
An armed guard was assigned to the American legation for the night and a heavily armed car was sent to the city headquarters. The legation sits several miles from the British legation near the fringe of the quarter. The attack occurred tonight after Italian forces seized the city and set up their headquarters in the Italian legation, the third such assault in three days.
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Legation
Addis Ababa
Mussolini Proclaims Ethiopian Victory to Nation
In Rome Mussolini declares Ethiopia Italian as 400,000 Romans gather at Venezia Palace and 20 million listeners hear the news. The Duce proclaims war ended and Italy to dictate terms in a Roman peace after Italian forces enter Addis Ababa.
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Rome
Italy
Mussolini
Venezia Palace
Ethiopia
Il Duce
Addis Ababa
Tr Luce
Europe Reassesses Italian Victory in Ethiopia
Editor Frank H. King reports European powers will accept Italy's triumph, not worsen war risk, and anticipate possible League of Nations revival. The piece notes Addis Ababa riots ending, Haile Selassie fleeing toward Palestine, and Italy's conquest unfolding as Rome celebrates.
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Frank H. King
London
Associated Press
Ialy
Ethiopia
Landon
Europe
Italy
Il Duce
Addis Ababa
Rome
Haile Selassie
Red Sea
Palestine
Memorial for Mrs Mildred Randel and infant son
Friends from Panhandle Amarillo and northwest Texas attended funeral services at Polk Street Methodist Church for Mrs Mildred Randel and her infant son. Rev J O Haymes offered condolence as Ralph E Randel former Lions District governor led a 11 man delegation from Childress to express sympathy.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Texas
Mildred Randel
Polk Street Methodist Church
J. O. Haymes
Lions Interna
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