Panhandle Receives Rain Amid Dust Storms
Rain and high winds swept the Panhandle Sunday with Woodward reporting the heaviest fall of about one inch. Duncan and Blartley logged half an inch, Follette and Canadian one half and one quarter inch respectively. Amarillo saw around 0.10 inches and telegraph service suffered in Dalhart due to dust.
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Panhandle
Wood~ Ward
Okla
Blartley
Duncan
Agernoon
Follette
Pampa
Black
Plainview
Tulia
Kress
Barrow Pits
Childress
Memphis
Amarillo
Dalhart
Railroad switch engine explodes killing W L Gill at Pampa yard
A Santa Fe Railroad night watchman, W L Gill aged 30, was killed when the boiler exploded in the yards at 5 30 am. The engine was wrecked and nearby Mexican shacks were flattened. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at Malone Funeral Home with burial in Amarillo.
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Pampa
W. L. Gill
Santa Fe
Gill
The
Bob McKenzie
Malone Funeral Home
Amarillo
Gandhi Warns Nationalist Split Will Weaken Freedom Drive
Gandhi at his Ashram laments politics ruin his life work after Nehru’s new National Congress policy. He accuses betrayal by friends and predicts possible bloodshed as he warns Britain may reimpose repression. He doubts Nehru’s pledge but foresees a future clash over leadership.
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Wardha
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Lucknow
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Indian National Congress
Gandhi
Nehru
Congress
Mahatma
Ieader
Junta Ousts Bolivia Chief in May 17 Coup
In La Paz a group of army officers visited President Jose Luis Tejada Sorzano at his home and forced his resignation. A junta of officers and civilians then seized control, ending Sorzano's 1934 presidency during the war era. They cited public dissatisfaction and opposition to elections set for May 31.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Jose Luis Tejada Sorzano
Tejada Sorzano
Paraguay
Daniel Salamanca
Beavers Is Jumped By Bloodhound but Outwits Possemen
One boat sinks in Delaware Bay near Fortescue New Jersey. The 51 foot S. K. Parks foundered in 15 feet of water with 25 to 30 men aboard mostly from Philadelphia. One drowned, another missing, and ten men rescued by nearby boats after the vessel sank in 20 minutes. Robert Owens, a 60 year old negro deckhand, died.
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Fortescue
N. J
S. K. Parks
Delaware Bay
A. L. Downs
Philadelphia
Downs
Florence
Robert Owens
S. RK. Parks
Two White Women Report Abduction by Unknown Men
Two white mothers told police they were abducted and assaulted early today in Los Angeles by unidentified Black men. The report notes no confirmed suspects and ongoing investigation.
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Los Angeles
Farmers Demand Move Of Panhandle In 18th Texas District
Deaf Smith County Agricultural Conservation Association and local farmers passed a resolution urging that Marvin Jones Parker Hanna and H H Finnell be authorized to move the Panhandle 18th district from the southern to the western agricultural region. The push follows critics of placing wheat sorghum and pasturage with cotton tobacco and rice areas.
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Deaf Smith County
John P. Slaton
Texas
Washington
Panhandle
Beavers Flees Into Brush After Oklahoma Prison Break
McAlester Oklahoma May 17 Claude Beavers leader of a prison break was flushed by possemen eight miles north of Clayton but escaped again into thick underbrush. Beavers was said to be jumped by Old Boston the prison bloodhound as a fresh posse was sent into the area. The break created a large chase involving Julius Bohannon and A C McArthur as remnants of a murderous gang.
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Mcalester
Okla
Claude Beavers
Oklahoma Penitentiary
Clayton
Beavers
Desperado
Julius Bohannon
A. C. McArthur
C. D. Powell
Jess Cunningham
Claude Fugate
Claud Pugh
Archie Herring
Bill Anderson
McCurtain County
Bohannon
Roy Kenny
Supreme Court May Rule on Demo Laws
The Supreme Court may rule on the constitutionality of the Guffey Coal Control Act and the Municipal Bankruptcy Act with a decision possible tomorrow. Justices return from recess and may also decide whether to hear challenges to PWA loans for publicly owned hydro projects, with a final ruling likely deferred to next fall.
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Washington
Guffey Coal Control
Supreme Court
PWA
Five Hurt In Head On Crash Near Wichita Falls
Five people were injured in a head on collision on Highway Five east of Wichita Falls Sunday morning. Officials said a truck driver fell asleep at the wheel. One victim, Mrs. R. O. Kinnard, had a leg amputated and faces a slim chance of recovery. driver Harry Carter reported dozing at the wheel and was said to be in serious condition.
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Wichita Falls
Highway Five
R. O. Kinnard
Harry Carter
Kidnap Case Targets GOP Vote on Delegation
A kidnapping case shapes the GOP vote on delegation as prosecutors frame the issue around the upcoming ballot. The defendant’s actions are cited to influence party strategy and policy focus amid local elections.
Landon Favored in New Jersey Primary Contest
The New Jersey primary on Tuesday centers on the Hauptmann case as Alf Landon and Guy appear on preferential ballots. Borah and Fort back Landon. Borah pledges as delegate at large. Hoever, Roosevelt retains all 32 Democratic votes with Hague backing.
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Trenton
N. J
Hauptmann
New Jersey
Guy
Alf M. Landon
William E. Borah
London
Republican State Committee
Fort
Jersey
Roosevelt
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Plank Maker Lowden Picked for GOP Farm Section
Former Illinois governor Frank O Lowden named by Western GOP headquarters as one of the carpenters shaping the farm plank for the Cleveland platform next month His advice on agriculture has aided Republican leaders and his views contrast with the Roosevelt administration Spangler says the convention will value his input and notes Lowden opposes making agriculture a political football and favors abundance
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Chicago
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Republican National Committee
Cleveland
Lowden
Harrison E. Spangler
Arctic Czar Faces Trial Over Starving Eskimos
In Moscow a Wrangel Island administrator K B Semenchuk and aide S P Startsev face life charges for starving Eskimos and the murder of Dr W F Wulfson during a 1934 35 polar expedition. Prosecutor Vyshinsky describes a dictatorship that forced detention camps and dog sled drags amid famine.
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Moscow
Wrangel Island
Soviet Arctic
Supreme Court
A. I. Vyshinsky
K. B. Shemchuk
Wrangel Polar Station
S. P. Startsev
Semenchuk
W. F. Wulfson
Tall Ethiopian execution tallies amid riots and press expulsions
A seven foot five former imperial carrier dubbed the tallest man in Ethiopia was executed by an Italian firing squad after a wave of death sentences for murder amid pillage. Journalists from London Times New York Times Havas and others were expelled for alleged anti Italian activities. Additional arrests and executions followed in Addis Ababa.
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Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Rome
London
New York
Associated Press
Haile Selassie
George Steer
London Times
New York Times
Isadore Nebenzahl
Havas
Alked Anglo-Polo
Hearst
M. D. Robillard
Balahu
Stratford Rancher Taken By Death
Thomas J. Wakefield Stratford ranchman father of Mrs. Bob Crudgington of Amarillo died Sunday at his daughter Mrs H January's home in Claude after illness. Survivors include daughter Mrs Charles Husbands of Chicago and son William Wakefield of Stratford. He came from Denton to the Plains early life, once owned a large Panhandle ranch. He belonged to Baptist Church and Masonic Lodge. Funeral home is N S Griggs & Sons. services to be held in Stratford.
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Thomas J. Wakefield
Stratford
Bob Crudgington
Amarillo
H. January
Claude
Wakefield
Charles Husbands
Chicago
William Wakefield
Denton
Plains
Panhandle Plains
Baptist Church
Masonic Lodge
N. S. Griggs & Sons
Townsend Caravan Completes Journey Across Nation
The Townsend old age pension plan caravan finished its 3,000 mile trek from Los Angeles to Washington after thirteen days, meeting four members of Congress led by Representative Tolan. Leader Lois Jean Johnson announced 10,521,000 signatures urging enactment of the Townsend plan.
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Washington
Townsend Old Age Pension Plan
Los Angeles
Congress
Tolan
Lois Jean Johnson
Townsend Youth Movement
San Diego
Hindenburg Maintains Course Toward Azores
The Hindenburg on its second U S flight veered south due to adverse winds and mist, averaging 63 mph as it left Frankfurt en route to Lakehurst. Eckener offered to train American airmen, saying international cooperation is essential for airship travel.
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United States
Azores
English Channel
Hindenburg
Frankfort-On-The-Maine
Texas
Lakehurst
Radio Corporation of America
British Isles
Folkstone
Eng
Former Illinois Governor Len Small Dies at 73
Len Small, former Illinois governor from 1921 to 1929, died in St. Marys Hospital Kankakee at 1 P M after a minor operation a week earlier. The death was caused by an embolism. He was 73 and had recently sought the Republican nomination again but was defeated.
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Kankakee
Ill
Len Small
Amarillo
St. Mary’s Hospital
Small
Illinois
Three Madin Family Perishes in Farm Home Fire
In Warsaw Kentucky on May 17 a family of four faced a fatal blaze when their farm home collapsed. William R. Madin 57 the Gallatin County Federal Farm Loan Bank secretary and his wife Nanny Bilin Madin 58 were killed along with their daughter Theresa Adeline Gex 25. William R. Gex husband of Theresa survived with burns and sprains from escaping through a window to a porch roof and to the ground.
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Warsaw
Here
William R. Madin
Gallatin County Federal Farm Loan Bank
Nanny Bilin Madin
Theresa Adeline Gex
William R. Gex
Strike Threat Looms as Mexican Rail Workers Go Slow
Mexico City May 17 48 000 workers of the Mexican National Railways threaten action after a deadlock with management. Housewives stockpiled foodstuffs fearing price rises as government intervention remains absent despite business groups urgings.
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Mexico City
Mexican National Railways
Fleeing Lepers Slay Seven in Philippines
Manila dispatch reports six Moro lepers fleeing Culion Island by stolen boat killed four fishermen and wounded three others at Kalumpang near Aboabo Island. They looted Chinese stores on Kalumpang and escaped. Culion houses over 5,000 lepers in a segregated community.
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Manila
Palawan
Culion Island
Kalumpang
Aboabo Island
Youth Drowns at Livingston Lake near Carlsbad
Horace John son 19 of Dimmitt drowned at Livingston Lake during a class outing from Dimmitt High School. Classmate Jim Elder attempted rescue but could not keep him above water after cramps struck. Body returned to Dimmitt. funeral plans incomplete. Survived by parents and brothers Spur geon and Clay.
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Dimmitt
Horace Johnson
Spurgeon Johnson
Livingston Lake
Carlsbad
N. M
Dimmitt High School
Jim Elder
Elder
Johnson
McLean
Clay
Spurgeon, Jr
Gold Inward Flow Resumes with $150 Million Net Import
Washington May 17 The Federal Reserve Board reported that net gold imports from mid April through May 8 totaled 150 million dollars. Of this amount 125 million came from France, which had shifted funds to England. The reversal follows prior outward movement tied to reduced European short term balances in the U S market.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
France
England
Injured in Accident Albert Ross Henry Receives Treatment
Floyda resident Ross Henry was treated at St An hospital yesterday after injuries from a vehicle overturning. State authorities investigated the incident and a preliminary report noted no serious complications.
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ACCUS
Ross Henry
Floyda
St. Anpital
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Franklin W. Fort
East Orange
Herbert Hoover
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