Deputy Cato to stand trial for murder in federal case
Garza County Sheriff W F Cato faces federal murder charges for the slaying of federal narcotics agent Spencer Stafford at Post on February 7. Vet Dr L W Kitch and Dr W A Hartman, plus farmer Tom Morgan, also charged, prepare for trial as government and defense teams plan arguments challenging the May 1934 statute.
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Lubbock
W. F. Cato
Garza County
Spencer Stafford
Cato
L. W. Kitch
W. A. Hartman
Tom Morgan
Kansas City Union Station
John Paul Chasé
Nelson
Chicago
Clyde O
Senate agrees to 10 o'clock debate on Patman bill
In Washington the Senate schedules a debate on the Patman bonus bill after the House overrode President Roosevelt's veto. The move follows an anti payment margin claim and a call from Senate leaders for an early vote, with opposition gaining only four votes in the recent tally.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Xentuckian Named Head Of Kiwanis
Harper Gatton of Madisonville Kentucky was elected president of Kiwanis International at the nineteenth annual convention in San Antonio May 22. He succeeds Dr. William J. Carrington of Atlantic City. New officers include Gordon S. Dodington Toronto Canadian vice president succeeding William R. Cockburn also of Toronto Clinton S. Harley Seattle American vice president succeeding Arch A. Schramm Marietta Ohio H G Hatfield Oklahoma City re elected treasurer and Fred C W Parker Chicago re elected secretary.
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San Antonio
Harper Gatton
Madisonville
Kiwanis International
William J. Carrington
Atlantic City
Gordon S. Dodington
Toronto
William R. Cockburn
Clinton S. Harley
Seattle
Arch A. Schramm
Marietta
Ohio
H. G. Hatfield
Oklahoma City
Treasury
Fred C. W Parker
Chicago
Pioneer Pampa Man Claimed by Death
George C. Walstad a longtime Pampa resident died after suffering a heart attack at the country club May 22. Walstad had lived in Pampa for 40 years.
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Pampa
George, C. Walstad
Walstad
Joe Boy Returns from Antarctic Memory of Tractors
Joe Boy Hill, son of Dr. J A Hill president of West Texas State, returns home to Canyon after serving with Byrd expedition. He recalls the ice shelf mission and the frozen iron skeletons of five tractors that endured six months of darkness and 64 degrees below zero.
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Great
Ross Ice Shelf
Antarctica
Joe Boy Hill
Joe Boy
Canyon
Joe
J. A. Hill
West Texas State
Tense Martin Flood System Is Given Life
In Wellington on May 22 a Collingsworth County jury found Tense Martin, 32, guilty of murder in the death of Earl Barnes and sentenced him to 99 years in the penitentiary after four hours of deliberation. The prosecution, led by District Attorney John Deaver and Richard Cocke, sought the death penalty. appeal prospects were not announced.
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Wellington
Collingsworth County
Martin
Earl Barnes
John Deaver
Memphis
Richard Cocke
Martin Last
Rio Grande flood test nears as Brazos looms
The Rio Grande valley braces for the first test of the new flood control system as the Brazos River in Texas threatens thousands of acres. Flood levels rise toward crest in two to three days while Mexico reports near flood stage on the San Juan.
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Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Brazos
Gulf
San Juan
Mexico
Rio Grande
Brownsville
Laredo
Young Kennamer Resting at Family Farm in Oklahoma
Tulsa May 22 Phil Kennamer released on $25 000 bond from McAlester penitentiary after serving time for manslaughter. He went to his father Federal Judge Franklin E Kennamer's farm near Chelsea to rest up as planned.
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Tulsa
Okla
Phil Kennamer
McAlester Penitentiary
Franklin E. Kennamer
Chessea
Phil
Kubelik to Play in Municipal Auditorium Tonight
World famed violinist Jan Kubelik brings his Strad The Emperor to the Municipal Auditorium for a concert. Advance tickets sold out with reduced prices. City Drug No 1 Polk Street and the box office at 6:45 p m will sell remaining seats. Tickets range 50 75 cents and 1 60 with children admitted 60 cents. Edgar Parsons of Am arillo College of Music handles sales. Kubelik’s career spans Paganini days to modern stages, now returning to the United States after years away.
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Jan Kubelik
Downtown
City Drug No
Polk Street
Yeelock
Municipal Auditorium
Edgar Parsons
Amarillo College of Music
City Drug Board
City Drug
Rafael
Kubelik
Paganini
United States
Ritz Kreisler
World famous artists draw near full houses here
The program will begin at 8 15 tonight with renowned performers filling nearly every seat. At the piano will be Kubelik skilled and acclaimed, delivering a standout performance to conclude the event.
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Kubelik
Right to tax gas stations upheld in Texas ruling
The Texas Supreme Court upheld a city right to impose license fees on gasoline stations. Gulf Refining Company challenged Fort Worth's annual $24 per station fee, about $15,000 collected yearly for the general fund, with prior courts split on legality.
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Supreme Court
Gulf Refining Company
Fort Worth
Court of Civil Appeals
The
Gulf
Not Guilty Declared in Memphis Car Crash Case
Acting City Judge Robert S. Moore acquitted J. N. Wolfe of leaving the scene of an accident. Wolfe testified that a wrecker towed his car before he could return and that when he returned the scene had no car or police and no sign of an accident.
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Memphis
Tenn
Robert S. Moore
J. N. Wolfe
Wolfe
Montana's Milburn L. Wilson Confirmed as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
Washington May 22 The Senate confirmed Milburn L. Wilson of Montana as assistant secretary of agriculture succeeding Rexford Guy Tugwell who was recently elevated to undersecretary of agriculture Tugwell remains in the department at a higher rank.
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Washington
Milburn L. Wilson
Montana
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Senate
Tugwell
Britain vows air parity as plans seek 1500 home defense planes
In Parliament Britain's air program aims to double the air force and triple defense planes, targeting 1500 home defense aircraft by March 31, 1937. Lord Londonderry asserted no acceptance of air inferiority to Germany while Baldwin announced parity with France and Germany. Labor MPs pressed for details amid the debate.
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Great Britain
Europe
Britain
Lord Londonderry
Air
House of Lords
Germany
Stanley Baldwin
Council
House of Commons
France
Commons
Britain plans to boost air force to 1500 planes
London reports government aims to raise air strength to 1500 aircraft to match Germany and France. Berlin quotes Hitler’s Reichstag speech as a bid for new peace talks. Italian press salutes the speech while accusing Britain of troop buildup near Ethiopia. Geneva notes possible talks on air defense plans and opposition to extra funding Baldwin’s Labour wing seeks disarmament action through Col. Clement Atlee.
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London
Germany
France
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Rome
Britain
Ethiopia
Geneva
Baldwin
Clement Richard Attlee
Laborites
Three New Bills Signed by Allred in Texas
Governor Allred signed three bills in Austin. One uses funds on hand in the Jack and Stallion Fund of the Department of Agriculture for future purchases through the state board of control. The other measures create the commission of the volunteer army of the war with Spain and reform tax assessment for water control and improvement districts.
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Austin
Allred
Department of Agriculture
State Board of Control
Spain
Rogers remarks on president speech during road trip
In Paso Robles California Mrs. Rogers and I listen as the president’s speech is praised for its brief and effective lines. The note mentions a jab at Mr. Long and credits Hitler with providing factual points other nations must study to answer.
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Paso Robles
Calif
Hitler
War Department Files Its Formal Application for Conchas Dam Fund
War Department files its formal application for the Conchas Dam fund as officials seek funding for the project. The filing outlines the purpose and scope of the dam and its expected impact on regional water management and flood control.
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War Department
Conchas Dam
New Cotton Report Shows 1934 Decline
The Department of Agriculture revised 1934 cotton figures showing output of 9,636,000 bales of 500 pounds gross, down from 13,047,000 in 1933. Ginnings reached 9,636,073 bales. Cultivated area on July 1 was 27,883,000 acres, vs 40,852,000 prior year. Picked area 26,987,000 acres, vs 29,978,000. Lint cotton yield was 170.9 pounds per acre, down from 208.5.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast and Thursday Trends
Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas shows Thursday fair with partly cloudy skies. New Mexico temperatures expected to rise with a noted shift in daytime highs and overnight lows identical to recent days. Readings include yesterday’s highs and lows, with the day’s expected peak around the upper sixties in some locales.
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Amarillo
West Texas
West 190Th Meridian
New Mexico
Yimi
Man Slain at Tri-State Fair Race Track
An unidentified man about 35 was found dying near the north end of the Tri-State Fair race track after a fatal throat wound. Sign painter Steve Barron heard a cry, found the man, and a witness claimed “I know who cut me” before dying at Northwest Texas Hospital. No identification and no suspects yet.
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Northwest
Texas
Steve Barron
Barron
Texas Company
Brothers hunt rabbits find rattlesnakes nest near Burley
In Burley Idaho on May 22 the Hanks brothers Lloyd Willis and Edison while hunting jack rabbits disturbed a rattlesnake nest. Hundreds of snakes emerged and battled the men who fired rifles until shells ran dry then used rocks. About 50 snakes were killed before the snakes retreated.
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Burley
Idaho
Hanks Brothers
Lloyd
Willis
Edison
Conchas Dam Project Seeks $4.5 Million Grant
The War Department filed an application for 4.5 million dollars for the Conchas Dam on the South Canadian River New Mexico. The earthen filled dam would be 230 feet high and 26 600 feet long forming a reservoir of 800 000 acre feet. Army engineers estimate 45 days to start and substantial unskilled labor will be required. The dam is part of a triangle of proposed works including Caddoa Colorado and El Reno Oklahoma.
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Washington
Conchas
South Canadian River
New Mexico
War Department
New Works Administration
Caddoa
Colorado
el Reno
Oklahoma
Army Engineers
Illinois House approves sales tax increase
Springfield Illinois May 22 Acting quickly to break the relief crisis the Illinois House passed with a 77 vote majority the administration bill to raise the sales tax from two to three percent to fund the states relief rolls for about 1 200 000 on relief rolls
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois House
T.e Administration
Texas Members Vote On Patman Veto Override
Texas representatives voted to override the President's veto with Blanton Cross Dies Eagle Johnson Jones Kieberg McFar lane Mahon Mansfield Mary erick Patman Patton Rayburn Sanders South and Thomason. Others including Buchanan Lanham Summers and West voted to sustain the veto. Dempsey of New Mexico voted to override.
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Patman
Blanton
Cross
Dies
Eagle
Johnson
Jones
Kieberg
McFarlane
Mahon
Mansfield
Maryerick
Patton
Rayburn
Sanders
South
Thomason
Buchanan
Lanham
Summers
West
Dempsey
New Mexico
Senate Debates Patman Bill Amid Veto Standstill
The House backed Patman by 322 to 98 to insist on its terms as the veto loomed in the Senate where leaders sought a quick vote. A time agreement limited speakers to 30 minutes and a few votes margin was hoped to sustain the veto.
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Senator Robinson
Santors
Thomas
Oklahoma
Patman
Senate
Roosevelt
Capitol
House
Mystery Still Veils Childress Oil Well
The Alma Oil Company near Kirkland in Childress County reports a mystery well with four oil flows totaling about 20 barrels. Geologists debate the formation depth, with the bore resting at 5 653 feet and bridged since Monday. The area surrounding the site has attracted a small crowd of local farmers and brokers with leases and royalties in play.
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Kirkland
Childress County
Childress
Everett Carpenter
Glen Thompson
Amarillo
Alma Well
Rums
Quanah
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