Eight-Event Turf Card Features Major Upset at Tri-State
At Amarillo Tri-State track ideal weather and a large crowd witnessed an 8 race program with a record payoff. Ben's Wonder, at 40 to 1, surged to win the sixth race paying 201.10 to win prompting fans to celebrate a sensational upset and a lone $2 win ticket holder, Vega Man Ted McNabb, as the only other money placed on the horse. Jockey L Hamilton pushed Ben's Wonder to a front-running victory while favorites Prince Westend and Title Oak faded back in the stretch.
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Jerry Malin
Amarillo
Tri-State
Ben
Wonder
Vega
Ted McNabb
Ben Wonder
Bens Wonder
L. Hamilton
Prince Westend
Title Oak
Two Are Killed in Airplane Crash Near Newark
A private plane crashed two miles south of Newark Arkansas around noon killing owner W. F. Moody a Little Rock civil engineer and another unidentified passenger. A third passenger J. C. Durham was removed from the wreckage in critical condition and taken to Batesville hospital.
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Newark
Ark
Here
W. F. Moody
Little Rock
J. C. Durham
Batesville
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
Partly cloudy and cooler Friday for Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas areas west of 100th Meridian mostly cloudy Friday with unsettled north and east portions and cooler conditions in those areas. New Mexico fair Friday. Temperature readings show highs around 92 to 93 and lows near 38 to 39.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Pacific Defense Links Called Inadequate
Secretary of the Navy Claude A. Swanson told the House Naval Affairs Committee that Pacific Coast defenses are inadequate and must be completed before new bases are built on the Pacific coast.
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Pacific
Washington
W.A
Secretary of Navy
Claude A. Swanson
House Naval Affairs Committee
Pacific Coast
Gladys MacKnight Accused Boy Friend in Mother's Death
Jersey City May 20 P A police chief testified that Gladys MacKnight claimed her boyfriend Donald Wightman killed her mother after the slaying. The statement described a struggle with a knife and an ax and noted they left for Doris French’s home, with the Frenches denying she told them of the incident.
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Gladys MacKnight
Jersey City
Cornelius O'Neill
Bayonne
Miss MacKnight
Donald Wightman
Donald
O'Neill
Wightman
MacKnight
Don
Doris French
Doris
Mrs. French
Insurgent Air Raiders Panic Basques Over Bilbao Front
Insurgent air raids cause Basque civilians to flee Bilbao area as Basques and Santander troops clash over Mount Gondramendi. The insurgents captured the mountain yesterday and push toward Galdacano near the capital amid a reformed defense line.
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Bilbao
Hendaye
Santander
Gondramendi
Emilio Mola
Amorebieta
Galdacano
Maginot Line
Orderly Steel Vote Recorded in Major Labor Ballot
The National Labor Board oversaw a large industrial election with over 9,000 workers voting by noon in Pittsburgh and Aliquippa to determine representation by John L. Lewis' CIO for Jones & Laughlin Steel. Seven Republic Steel workers were alleged to interfere as officers patrolled the area while results were awaited. Meanwhile 3,000 Alcoa workers remained on strike in Tennessee at the Alcoa fabrication mill.
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National Labor Board
Pittsburgh
Aliquippa
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization Unions
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation
Republic Steel Corporation
CIO Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Aluminum Company of America
Alcoa
Tenn
Control Car Occupants Unaware of Zep Explosion
One Graf Zeppelin commander recalled the May 6 disaster, noting those in the control car were unaware at first. He described a dull thud during landing maneuvers that sounded like a rope parting, signaling the explosion and ensuing fire.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Man Who Became Father Twice After 94th Birthday Dies
George Isaac Hughes of New Bern North Carolina died at 97 after a record life as a father twice after his 94th birthday. His 29 year old second wife and their two babies Franklin Roosevelt Hughes 29 months old and Mary Gertrude about one year old were at the bedside along with his children from his first marriage.
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Newbern
N. C
George Isaac Hughes
Franklin Roosevelt Hughes
Mary Gertrude
One-Inch Rain Falls In Floyd County
Floydada recorded one inch of rain yesterday afternoon while the Panhandle enjoyed clear skies. A light hail accompanied the shower causing minor damage.
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Floyd County
Panhandle
Floydada
Interior Department Supply Bill Passed by House
The House approved an Interior Department supply bill totaling $123.7 million, about $3.2 million over administration budget estimates, overriding economy advocates.
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Interior Department
House
Washington
U.P
Rural School Aid Bill Sent to Conference
The Texas legislature pushed the rural school aid bill to conference, sent the eleemosynary appropriation bill to the governor, and adopted conferees on the teachers retirement bill. The rural aid plan would allocate about 12 million for rural schools, with administration under State Supt. L A Woods, and a two thirds vote needed for race betting repeal amid ongoing special session tensions. Governor Allred warned of item eliminations to curb spending.
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Austin
House
Allred
Senate
L. A. Woods
Allred Maintaino
Rae Poe
Senate Makes Civilian Conservation Corps Permanent Agency
The Senate voted 42 to 26 to establish the Civilian Conservation Corps as a permanent government agency after rejecting a two year extension proposal. The measure returns to the House which had supported a two year lifespan. Senator Byrd backed the two year limit and supported fixing enrollees pay at thirty dollars.
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Washington
Senate
Civilian Conservation Corps
House
Byrd
Virginia
Senate Cuts CCC Director Fechner Salary In Tight Vote
The Senate approved a pay cut for Civilian Conservation Corps Director Robert Fechner from 12000 to 10000 dollars annually by 44 to 29. The amendment, offered by Senator Clark of Missouri, accompanies legislation to establish the CCC permanently, with a similar House action already taken.
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Washington
Senate
Civilian Conservation Corps
Robert Fechner
Clark
Missouri
CCC
House
Germany protests Mundelein speech over Hitler label
Berlin reports that Germany lodged representations with the U S State Department over Cardinal Mundelein of Chicago calling Hitler an Austrian paper hanger. The dispute centers on church trials and potential Vatican involvement amid Nazi press attacks on Mundelein and Catholic orders.
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Germany
Chicago
Hitler
Berlin
U.P
State Department
Washington
Cardinal Mundelein
Adolf Hitler
Hans Dieckhoff
Dieckhoff
Cardinal
Roosevelt Court Revision Efforts Falter Amid Compromise Talks
Washington reports that President Roosevelt’s bid for a compromise on the court reform plan collapsed after a White House meeting with Senator Nye. The debate tied to plant labor lobbying and a broader push for judicial reorganization, with Nye remaining noncommittal and Wheeler accusing labor of backing the plan to secure more justices.
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Roosevelt
Washington
U.P
Supreme Court
Gerald P. Nye
South Dakota
White House
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Wheeler
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
F. L. Oliver
Labors
Oliver
Olver
State to Seek Death Penalty for Father Killer
In Cleburne on May 20 the State indicated it will seek the death penalty for Edd Martin, 51, on trial for slaying his elderly father Henry Martin, a wealthy landowner.
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Cleburne
U.P
Edd Martin
Henry Martin
Windsors to Be Met by Royal Family During Honeymoon
Close friend says the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Warfield will be met in Biarritz by several British royals on their honeymoon. The informant did not name which members would attend.
Purvis Disguised as Oscar Smith Boards Normandie Europebound
Melvin Purvis, once famed G-man who helped corner John Dillinger, travels to Europe aboard the liner Normandie disguised as Oscar Smith. Officials say he changed to cabin class after departure and offered no public reason for the trip, amid rumors of a renewed romance with Janice Jarratt.
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Melvin Purvis
Oscar Smith
Normandie
New York
John Dillinger
Normandi
Sleuth
Janice Jarratt
French Line
Purvis
Ancient Egyptian Bone Explodes at Sir Alexander Seton Home
In Edinburgh on May 20, Sir Alexander Seton’s allegedly cursed ancient Egyptian bone, kept in a glass case with a steel frame, shattered its container and left only a white powder after an explosion. The relic, linked to a princess of 5,000 years ago, was blamed for illnesses and household fires during the year it rested in his library.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Sir Alexander Seton
Sir Alexander
Gizeh
Egypt
Corpus Christi Man Convicted of Assault on Young Daughter
Eugene Earl Kimball was found guilty in district court of a criminal assault on his eight year old daughter. The jury recommended the death penalty.
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Corpus Christi
U.P
Eugene Earl Kimball
Four Questioned In Girl's Death
Four people including Dorothy Shrum's mother and sister were held as material witnesses in Bakersfield California as investigators probe the 19 year old's death. Coroner N C Houze suggested strangulation by a red leather belt but ordered an autopsy to check for possible illegal abortion. Kenneth Masson and W G Benton were among those questioned by District Attorney Tom Scott who sought a motive. Mrs Shrum claimed death resulted from complications after an appendectomy six weeks earlier.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Pretty
Dorothy Shrum
N. C. Houze
Hildreth Shrum
Bernice
Percy Masson
Tom Scott
Driver Killed as School Bus Rolls Near Clarkston
In Mashpee Clarkston a school bus left a highway and overturned several times. The driver A. Lt. Puller, a 48 year old Clarkston garageman and town council member, was killed. Eighteen student passengers escaped serious injury.
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Clarkston
Mash
Puller
Testimony Opens in Murder Trial at Corpus Christi
Taking of testimony in the murder trial of Bernardino Lerma a former Mexican customs officer charged with killing Jesus Gonzales at the sheriff's office in February 1931 began in district court Corpus Christi May 20.
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Corpus Christi
U.P
Bernardino Lerma
Jesus Gonzales
Dust Bowl Delegates Seek Regional Soil and Water Authority
About 400 Dust Bowl residents from five states urged Congress to create a new regional conservation district to treat wind erosion as a distinct problem. They asked for authority to coordinate soil and water programs, emphasize ponds and reservoirs, and to place the dust bowl area within a two-state region for better attention. Carl Hinton led the delegation and planned to present the resolutions to Congressman Marvin Jones in Washington.
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Congress
Marvin Jones
Panhandle Water Conservation Association
High Plains
National Congress
Jones
Washington
Millikan Says Scientific Mind Must Believe in God
Nobel laureate Dr. Robert A. Millikan declared in New York that a truly scientific mind cannot avoid belief in God. He argued that science and faith address different realms and that evidence supports recognizing a divine influence in existence.
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Millikan
New York
Robert A. Millikan
Former U S Envoy to Chile Sued for Divorce
Corpus Christi, May 20. Mrs Clara Driscoll Sevier national Democratic executive committeewoman from Texas filed divorce suit against H H Sevier former United States ambassador to Chile in Twenty Eighth District Court. Petition cites mental cruelty causing nervous condition there is no community property. They married July 30 1907 and have no children. Sevier ill but resting in San Antonio hotel. physician says she needs rest.
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Corpus Christi
Clara Driscoll Sevier
National Democratic Executive
Texas
H. H. Sevier
United States
Chile
Twenty-Eighth District Court
R. L. Ball
Ball, Seeligson and Trueheart
San Antonio
Sevier
Ferdinand Herff
Associated Press
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