Congress May Adjourn By June If Tariff Issue Settled
Washington May 18 Republican leaders expect adjournment around June 1 if the tariff bill issue clears the Senate. House plans focus on miscellaneous bills and the Hawley tariff readjustment for German reimbursements, with Muscle Shoals leasing debate dragging.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Longworth
Tilson
Connecticut
United States
Rhine
Judiciary Committee
Law Enforcement Commission
Operation of Land Bank To Be Discussed
City meeting today will review the operation of the land bank with more than 100 units involved. Officials from the planning department and housing authority will present details and potential outcomes for redevelopment and property reuse.
Notables to Speak at Tex Panhandle Farm Loan Meet
Convening at 10 a m today in the Herring Hotel about 100 to 130 officials of local national farm loan associations in the Texas Panhandle will discuss the Federal land banks and farm loan associations. A. C. Williams of the Federal farm loan board will speak on the system and its efforts. Mayor Ernest O. Thompson will give the welcome and a luncheon follows. The meeting is the fifth of eight statewide sessions with Wichita Falls next.
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Herring Hotel
National Farm Loan Associations
Texas Panhandle
Federal Land Banks
Farm Loan Associations
Federal Land Bank
Houston
Ernest O. Thompson
Wichita Falls
Federal Board
A. C. Williams
Federal Farm Loan Board
Washington, D. C
United States
M. H. Gossett
Weather forecast for Amarillo and surrounding regions
The forecast calls for partly cloudy and warmer conditions across Amarillo and West Texas Panhandle Monday and Tuesday. Oklahoma and Texas east portions show sun and clouds with warmer temperatures, while the extreme east may see thunderstorms. Arizona generally fair on Monday and Tuesday.
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Amarillo
Oklahoma
Texas
Panhandle
Mexico
Jepany
Arizona
Naval Pact Sponsors Poised for Early Senate Vote
The London Naval Limitations treaty faces renewed senate committee review as Rear Admirals Bristol and Jones clash over cruiser limits. Sponsors expect a favorable report and a vote this week amid rebuttals from Reed and Robinson.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Mark A. Bristol
General Board of the Navy
Hilary P. Jones
London
Foreign Relations Committee
America
Robinson
Arkansas
Reed
Pennsylvania
Jones
Bristol
William V. Pratt
United States
Naval Committee
Blame Hoover for Muddle of Tariff Bill
Democrats charge President Hoover is responsible for the muddled tariff bill as the Senate faced a pivotal test on the debenture and flexible-tariff amendments. Senator McKellar accused Hoover of silence and failure to lead Republicans, noting disapproval of the Senate plan while warning of high industrial rates impacting families.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Senate
McKellar
Tennessee
Democratic National Committee
Congress
Fort Smith Fireman Dies After Truck Accident
Allen Etter, longtime Fort Smith fire department member since 1899, was fatally injured when a fire truck skidded on wet pavement. He died at a local hospital minutes after the accident.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Allen Etter
Fort Smith
Engineer Sacrifices Life To Save Boy In Train Crash
The Illinois Central Panama Limited struck a stalled car at Tangipahoa station in Hammond. Engineer Leon Ford and fireman Harry Watts died from steam burns while saving 14 year old J P Wall Jr. and several passengers were injured. Conductor L M McLaurine witnessed the engineer’s final words.
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Associated Press
Hammond
Illinois Central Railroad
Panama Limited
Tangipahoa Station
Leon Ford
Harry Watts
McComb
Miss
J. P. Wall, Jr
New Orleans
Floyd Seely
Flint
Mich
Engineer Ford
Young Wall
Bud Ford
Ford
L. M. McLaurine
Northeast Texas Faces Worst Flood Threat in Years
Torrential rains and swelling rivers, including the Red River, menace northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas. Traffic is paralyzed as hundreds flee with belongings. rescue boats scour lowlands while gauges near flood stage. Rain totals exceed 13 inches in 72 hours with more on the way.
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Associated Press
Texarkana
Texas
Arkansas
Red River
Fulton
Index
Little River
White Cliffs
Finley
Cypress River
Jefferson
Graf Zeppelin Sails on 18000 Mile South America Voyage
Graf Zeppelin begins an 18,000 mile cruise from Friedrichshafen, first leg to Seville, then on to Pernambuco and Rio de Janeiro. The airship carries 64 aboard, including 22 passengers and 42 crew, with Dr. Hugo Eckener commanding. The trip will cross the Atlantic twice and venture south of the equator, weather permitting.
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Associated Press
Friedichshafen
Germany
Atlantic
Saville
Spain
Pernambuco
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Hugo Eckener
Seville
South America
Indian unrest and Gandhi shift shake British grip in India
AP report outlines intensified civil disobedience in Bombay state with Gandhi jailed and Sarojini Naidu taking charge before heading raids on salt works. Sholapur martial law and Peshawar control illustrate British response as China battles northern generals and Nanking claims a win amid ongoing banditry.
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Associated Press
China
India
Great Britain
Bombay
Mahatma Gandhi
Abbas
Tyabji
Sarojini Naidu
Gander
Sholapur
Peshawar
Nanking
Bar solder stolen from Willborn Tank Plant in Dallas
More than 1800 pounds of bar solder valued at about 500 dollars were taken from Willborn Bros Tank Manufacturing Company at 105 Houston Street Saturday night. Entry was gained through a rear window. Discovered Sunday afternoon by a employee. Sheriff and police pursue leads. reward of 50 dollars offered by A H Willborn for arrest and conviction.
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Willborn Bros. Tank Manufacturing Company
Houston Street
A. H. Willborn
Arraignment Day for 42 Indicted in Amarillo Federal Court
Forty two persons named in Saturday grand jury indictments are scheduled to appear in the Amarillo federal court for arraignment on charges from mail fraud to Jamaica ginger possession. Judge Wilson sets a full criminal week with trial dates and high case volume anticipated.
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Jamaica
Amarillo
James C. Wilson
Alex Mood
M. I. Boynton
Arnold Davis
Pulpit Exchanges Feature City Churches Sunday
Sunday services at First Congregational Church featured exchanges by two laymen and a retired minister in the absence of Rev. Harry Grady Kenney. Dr. A J Caldwell and Robert Allingham discussed modern religious problems, world peace, and the unseen temple, while Allingham praised local civic actions and recalled his 30 years in ministry.
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First Congregational Church
Harry Grady Kenney
A. J. Caldwell
Robert Allingham
Kenney
Atelanta
Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
Yeb
Allingham
Sherman
Europe
Texas Panhandle
the Panhandle
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Disaster toll mounts with sixteen dead and ten injured
A disaster leaves sixteen dead and ten injured amid heavy losses. Course and property damage are extensive, with widespread destruction reported and authorities assessing the full scope of impact.
Severe tornadoes and floods devastate Arkansas oil country
A Hispanic tornado swept eastern Arkansas killing 16 people and injuring many as floodwaters inundated oil fields from Smackover to Eldorado. Rescue crews plied marooned towns, with Red Cross relief under way and Standard Oil estimating oil-area damage near a million dollars.
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Kenova
Griffin
Louvain
Smackover
Eldorado
American’ Red ‘Cross
Aitab
Smacckover
Follare
W. C. O’ferrall
Standard Oil Company
Methodists Swing Into Last Day of Dallas Meeting
Delegates to the quadrennial Methodist Episcopal Church South conference in Dallas brace for a packed week of legislative work with special orders on Monday and Tuesday. Key actions include electing new bishops and ongoing scrutiny of charges against Bishop James Cannon. Cannon will publicly preside at a temperance meeting that evening with notable speakers.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
James Cannon
Washington, D. C
Episcopacy Committee
Bishop Cannon
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