Morgenthau backs government stock in the Fed banks
Secretary Morgenthau urged government ownership of the stock in all 12 Federal Reserve Banks and a central board to control currency and credit. He endorsed an independent reserve board similar to the Supreme Court, and argued the government should invest in the system without proprietary interest.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Board
Morgenthau
Treasury
Reserve Board
Supreme Court
Glass
Virginia
McAdoo
California
Wilson
Central Bank
New York
R. S. Hecht
American Bankers’ Association
Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve System
Missing boy’s body found in Weems Creek Annapolis
The body of seven year old Frank A. Sazama, son of a Naval Academy athletic instructor, was found floating in Weems Creek about 100 yards from his home after a two day search. He likely fell from the West Annapolis bridge or was overturned in a small boat while returning from school. The discovery ended a feverish community search.
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Annapolis
Frank A. Sazama
Naval Academy
Weems Creek
Sazama
West Annapolis
Get Cash Get Cash Yes you may charge it
A brief, plain notice states a possibility to charge purchases with no explicit safeguards. It reads as promotional language urging use of charge accounts with minimal detail on terms or risk. No names, places, or dates are provided in the readable text.
Wit Rogers Says Relief From Worry Through Early Rising
Writings from Sacramento detail casual musings on reducing fast driving and hurry by waking two hours earlier, plus a curious note about garlic production in Gilroy and Boston as a surprising garlic consumer. The piece ends with light, personal observations from the author.
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Sacramento
Calif
Richberg Seeks Relief From NRA By July 1
Donald Richberg NRA chief says he wants to be relieved of government office by July 1 seeking rest and return to private law practice. He notes departure date depends on Congress moves and Supreme Court decisions and declines further comment.
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Washington
Donald Richberg
NRA
Richberg
Johnson
Hugh S. Johnson
Recovery Administration
Supreme Court
Drys Gain Votes in Georgia Election
A 227 vote lead for the drys emerges in Georgia after a re check of returns from Wednesday's repeal referendum. AP tabulation shows 22 counties remaining unreported to Secretary John B. Wilson, with unofficial results re checked.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Associated Press
John B. Wilson
Joint Session of Houses Planned for Visit Conference
A joint session of the houses is planned to host a visit and conduct a conference. The arrangement centers on coordinated participation by both chambers and outlines the schedule and objectives of the visit.
Roosevelt to urge veto sustain in person before Congress
President Roosevelt announced at a press briefing that he will travel to Capitol Hill to urge Congress to sustain his veto of the inflationary Patman bill. The move surprised lawmakers, who scrambled to arrange a joint session, while supporters of the bonus measure claimed sufficient strength to override.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Patman
White House
Solons
Capitol Hill
Congressional
House
Senate
Capitol
Doctors disagree in poison in drink in New York
May 17 city toxicologist Dr Alexander Gettler said no traces of the poison were found in a cocoa can from Frederick Gross's home, where he is charged with homicide after the deaths of his wife and four children. In Greenville, Clinton Palmer, sentenced to 99 years for murder, will not be transferred to Utah for additional murder charges, said Assistant District Attorney Anthony Maniscalo.
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New York
Alexander O. Gettler
City
Frederick Gross
Greenville
U.P
Clinton Palmer
Utah
Anthony Maniscalo
Sonny Boy's Room Kidnap Proofing at Jolson Keeler Home
Hollywood May 17 U P Miss Keeler supervising installation of burglar alarms and anti burglar devices in Encino nursery for Al Jolson Jr the new adopted son. The Jolson Keeler home includes a complete diet kitchen and follows burglar proofing done in homes of Robinson Lloyd and Dietrich, contractors said.
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United Press
Hollywood
U.P
Sonny Boy
al Jolson
Ruby Keeler
United States Patent Office
Jolson-Keeler
Encino
Miss Keeler
al, Jr
Allred vetoes three bills in Texas May 7
Governor Allred vetoed three bills from the Legislature, nullifying a Gulf Coast waters drag net and seining proposal, and signing others. He warned indefinite boundary descriptions would hinder enforcement of general laws and harm fish supply and tourism. He denied plans for an early special session over a proposed Panhandle to Detroit gas pipeline.
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Austin
Allred
Gulf Coast
Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
The
Panhandle
Detroit
Actress Lila Lee to Establish Reno Residence for Divorce
Reno attorney H C Rawlings said Lila Lee the screen actress is en route from Hollywood to Reno to establish residence for divorce from John L Peine a Chicago broker. They wed on December 5 1934.
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Reno
H. C. Rawlings
Lila Lee
Hollywood
John L. Peine
Chicago
Peine
Informal Shrine Ceremonial Ends With Dance Attendance
Khiva Shrine hosted a spring ceremonial with visitors from Maskat Wichita Falls and Al Kaly Pueblo. Rain and sun brightened the event at Masonic Temple as Nobles registered and the informal dance followed the ceremony led by Potentate N. H. Mohler and visiting dignitaries.
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Maskat Temple
Wichita Falls
J. M. Spoonts
P. B. Curd
Rab
Ban
Kindell Paulk
Rabban
Albert Mills
Henry I
C. Ulrich
C. D. Hughes
George Zelios
al Kaly Temple
Pueblo
Colo
Drum Epler
Khiva
N. H. Mohler
Popcorn Whisky Deal In Okmulgee Declared
Okmulgee May 17 Charles E. Douglas disclosed he contracted with distilleries at Springdale Arkansas and Fort Smith Arkansas for 150000 gallons of whisky to be made from popcorn which he will furnish.
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Okmulgee
Okla
Charles E. Douglas
Springdale
Fort Smith* Ark
Plainview Crash Takes Second Life
Plainview on May 17 reports Fd Pierce, 27, the second victim of an automobile crash that killed W. H. Redfearn last Sunday night. Pierce died here today and is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs C A Pierce pioneer Plainview merchants, and two brothers Charles of Dallas and Billy of Plainview.
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Plainview
Pierce
W. H. Redfearn
C. A. Pierce
Pioneer
Germany Reveals Fast Vest Pocket Torpedo Boats
Berlin reports outline Germany’s new vest pocket torpedo boats, 450 tiny speed boats capable of 60 knots with five crew and four torpedoes, plus a larger speed boat for 10 men and 2000 mile range. Observers call them cheap to operate, hard to hit, and capable of heavy damage. The disclosure comes as Laval’s possible Berlin stopover is mentioned amid relations with Hitler.
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Berlin
Germany
Reich
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast and Yesterday Temperatures
Meath reports Amarillo and vicinity Saturday partly cloudy with little temperature change. West Texas west of the 100th meridian also partly cloudy. New Mexico unsettled Saturday with showers in the north portion and little temperature change. Hourly temperatures for Amarillo yesterday show morning lows around 7 am and afternoon highs near 5 pm, with a 0.5 inch precipitation total for the 24 hours ending 4 pm yesterday.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Wide Sections of State Get Good Wetting
Wide sections of the state report improved moisture levels after recent rains. Officials note benefits for crop growth and pasture recovery across the South Plains region.
West Texas rains boost prospects for crops and roads
Heavy rains spread across Abilene San Angelo and Pecos areas with 0.9 inch in 15 minutes at Abilene and up to 3 4 inches in 36 hours across the Panhandles. Lakes rose to high levels while dirt roads became impassable and detours were required. Farmers eyed row planting to replace damaged wheat under federal erosion programs as travel slowed and air service faced cancellations.
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Associated Press
West Texas
Panhandle
South Panhandle Plains
Lubbock
Abilene
Wichita Falls
Matador
Fort Worth
Texline
Childress
Pampa
Lamesa
Sooner Wheat Forecast Up
Enid Oklahoma May 17 experts told the Southwest Shippers Advisory Board and Oklahoma Grain Dealers that Oklahoma wheat production would range from 28 880 000 to 35 000 000 bushels with a possible 40 900 000. The middle ground estimate placed at 30 000 000 to 31 000 000 compared with 37 000 000 last year. Charles James of Gage said Ellis Woodward Harper and Panhandle counties would not yield enough seed wheat next year. Frank White of Dallas, after five months in the wheat belt, said if last year’s 37 000 000 figure was right Oklahoma could produce 35 000 000 to 46 000 000 this year with ideal conditions.
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Enid
Okla
Oklahoma
Southwest Shippers Advisory Board
Oklahoma Grain Dealers In Joint Convention
Charles James
Gage
Grain Dealers’ Association
Ellis
Woodward
Harper
Panhandle
Frank White
Dallas
Texas
Robbery victim dies of head wound in Houston
C H Silber, 21, was shot in the back and left in weeds off the White Oak Drive extension after picking up two hitch-hikers near a service station. He died today after suffering wounds and insect exposure. he said the men forced him to drive before robbing him. No suspects or clues were found.
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Houston
C. H. Silber
White Oak Drive
Silber
Rain Ends Dust Bowl Era in Panhandle Plains Floods Hit Roads
Panhandle and Southwest drouth boundaries vanished as heavy rain Thursday night and Friday soaked the Plains. Roads flooded, highways blocked, busses delayed or canceled, and two to three inches of rain fell in many areas. The downpour revived lands battered by drought and dust storms, beginning recovery for agriculture and ranching.
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Panhandle
Drouth
Vega
Aftarmmann
Rain Delays Roswell Pair's Second Wedding Postponement
In Littlefield Texas on May 17 Ralph A. Van derwart Jr and Cleo Hendricks of Roswell New Mexico postponed their wedding a second time due to rain and muddy roads. The ceremony planned at the bride's uncle home could not proceed as the Vanderwarts' parents could not travel. a new date was set but rain continued causing indefinite postponement.
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Littlefield
Ralph A. Vanderwart, Jr
Cleo Hendricks
Roswell
N. M
Vanderwart
Plains Area
Plains Rain Ends Drought Hope With Deep Moisture
Drenching rains across the Panhandle brought slow steady moisture, ending years of drought. Amarillo logged 0.92 inches lifting May totals above normal as soils soaked deeply and fields revived while streets washed clean and pools formed.
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Amarillo
Dreath
Panhandle
Moisture Map Reports Widespread Panhandle Rainfall
Moisture from one-half to four inches fell across the Panhandle Plains and neighboring areas with forecasts predicting light steady rains through Saturday and possibly Sunday. The rain cycle may extend three weeks, benefiting farm and ranch lands in solid condition as farmers prepare for early summer planting. Local totals include Channing two inches, Dalhart 1.75 inches, Hartley three inches, Texline over a quarter inch, Dumas two inches, Stratford nearly two inches, Boise City one inch, and Canadian to Waynoka one to one and a half inches, with Perryton 1.5 inches and Booker nearly two inches. weekly totals exceeding four inches at some sites.
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Channing
Dalhart
Hartley
Texline
Dumas
Stratford
Boise City
Okla
Amarillo
Pampa
Borger
Waynoka
Perryton
Booker
Follett
News Delivery Delayed by Mud in Amarillo
Delivery of Saturday morning News was delayed as highways out of Amarillo were impassable by mud. Management regrets the unavoidable delay and says every effort will be made to resume normal service at the earliest possible time.
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Amarillo
Frio Draw Flood Forces Mass Exodus and Road Closures
After a six foot rise the Frio draw flood overwhelmed Friona and surrounding areas. Rain totals near two to three inches flooded Highway 60 Texas 33 and washed away a levee. Water two feet deep at service stations and cafes. Santa Fe tracks flooded. farmers evacuated families and livestock as traffic halted.
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Frio
Prio
U.S
Santa Fe
Bovina
Texico-Farwell
State Highway Department
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