Idaho Senator Borah Attacks Oil Interests At Last Word
Senator Borah denounces Standard Oil influence in pre convention campaigning. He cites oil company power in determining delegates and warns the GOP must resist monopolistic interests to save the party. He reads a letter from an independent oil firm accusing major companies of seeking world oil monopoly.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company
United States
Detroit seeks federal push against Black Legion terror network
In Detroit on May 28 authorities petition federal agencies to act against the Black Legion. House and Senate probes loom while Michigan Democrats draft DOJ broad powers. Prosecutor McCrea asks IRS to audit Virgil Effinger amid claims of a 6,000,000 member national order and 10 cent monthly dues. Post office inspectors probe in Jackson after whipping and possible mail carrier ties to the group.
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Detroit
Black Legion
House
Senate
Michigan Democratic Congressional Committee
J. Edgar Hoover
Department of Justice
Duncan C. McCrea
Internal Revenue Department
Virgil F. Effinger
Lima
Ohio
McCrea
Effinger
Post Office
Jackson
Mich
Child Out Of Danger After Mastoid Operation
Ernestine Miller eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs R W Miller of Dumas was reported by St Anthonys Hospital attendants to be firmly improved after a blood transfusion given Wednesday night following a mastoid operation on Tuesday. She had been critically ill through Wednesday night but improved through Thursday and is considered out of danger.
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Ernestine Miller
R. W. Miller
Dumas
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Ernestine
High School Seniors Exhorted To Prepare for Changing World
Amarillo High School seniors received diplomas as Dr. J A Hill urged moulding lives for a changing nation. The commencement featured salutatory by Frances Record, valedictory by Lona Mae Donovan, a vocal solo, and numerous awards among 100 students. The event closed with awards from R B Norman and others.
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Amarillo High School
Municipal Auditorium
J. A. Hill
West Texas State College
Hill
Dr. Hill
Frances Record
Lona Mae Donovan
Harriet Chisholm
R. B. Norman
Vernon W. Hogan
R. L
WTCC Official Proposes Films of Muddy Panhandle Area
D A Bandeen of Stamford, head of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce, urges filming of the waterlogged dust bowl in the Texas Panhandle. He sent telegrams to Dalhart Amarillo Borger Panhandle Memphis and Canadian chambers to shoot footage for display at the Fort Worth Frontier Centennial. He rejects evacuation of the five state dust bowl and notes the region’s production value remained high despite four dry years.
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Fort Worth
Texas Panhandle
D. A. Bandeen
Stamford
West Texas
F. L. Vaughan
Oklahoma Conservation Commission
Western “Dust Bowl
Marvin Jones
Amarillo
Bandeen
Paris Strike Halts Arms Building Across Nation
French factory workers broaden their folded arms strike to munition plants as Boulogne-Billan court clashes erupt. Over 52,000 workers threaten the chamber of deputies as the new socialist government nears office next week. White collar staff clash with pickets at Renault plants.
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Paris
Boulogne-Billancourt
Chamber of Deputies
Renault Auto
Firewater Fails To Quench Blaze in Madison Fire Drill
Earl Michelson and R. F. Field, volunteer firemen who had drunk before a drill, seized a hose and sprayed spectators. Fire Chief Christ Obright and Fire Marshal Henry Obright restrained them after a severe struggle. Both were fined $10.
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Madison, Wis
Earl Michelson
R. F. Field
Christ Obright
Henry Obright
Amarillo Area Weekend Forecast Summary
Weather outlook for Amarillo and surrounding areas calls for light rain possible Friday. West Texas regions west of the 100th meridian expect partly cloudy skies with a chance of showers in the north and east Friday. New Mexico trends toward generally fair conditions Friday. Temperature readings for yesterday in Amarillo show morning values around 8 to 11 am with a 0.10 inch precipitation total reported over the 24 hours ending at midnight.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Rain Belts Lift Across Panhandle and South Plains
A broad rain belt stretched over the East Panhandle to South Plains and back into the North Plains, bringing up to three inches in places. Dumas and Etter reported significant totals, with Lockney Tulia Hoover and Abernathy seeing notable rainfall as portions of Gray County and near Pampa recorded showers. Fort Worth & Denver lines noted steady rains near Bellco, with continued moisture noted on Santa Fe dispatches.
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East Panhandle
South Plains
North Plains
Texas
Panhandle
Higgins
Hemphill, Roberts, Wheeler, Gray, Donley
Collingsworth
Hall
Lubbock
Dumas
Etter
Moore County
Dalhart
Channing
Plainview
Lockney
Tulia
Ralls
Lamesa
Happy
Miami
Roberts County
Iggins
Lipscomb County
Pampa
Santa Fe
Panhandle Plains
Fort Worth
Taxi Strike Tension Rises as Dallas Cab Firms Hire
Dallas May 28 Tension grows in a taxicab strike as firms announce new hires and cabs go into service. City councilmen note downtown traffic speeds up without cruising taxis and one plans to introduce a resolution to ban cruising. Pickets lined every cab stand through the morning.
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Dallas
Tragedy in College Play Ends With Self Inflicted Gunshot
In Ontario California on May 26 18 year old Frank Duance while playing a Civil War soldier shot himself after offering a pistol to his onstage brother and having the brother refuse. Wadding from a blank shell penetrated a lung and doctors described his condition as serious.
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Ontario
Calif
Frank Duance
Frank
Young Republicans in Trouble Over Reproduced Government Check
The Trumpeter magazine, official organ of the Young Republicans, has run afoul of the secret service for reproducing a photostatic copy of a government AAA check.
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Washington
U.P
Young Republican
Secret Service
Earthquake shock felt in Pasadena from distant quake
A moderately strong earthquake shock, originating about 1,500 miles away, was recorded today by the Carnegie Seismological Laboratory in Pasadena California. The event prompted brief notice of seismic activity without reported damage.
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Pasadena
Cal
Carnegie Seismological Laboratory
Princess Rospigliosi Wins Jersey Marriage License
Princess Rospigliosi formerly Marion Snowden, heiress to millions, and Louis F Reed Jr, a society figure, obtained a marriage license in Jersey City last Monday and were reported to wed that afternoon. The princess had just secured a Mexican divorce from Prince Giralamo Rospigliosi.
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Jersey City
N. J
Princess Rospigliosi
Marion Snowden
Louis F. Reed, Jr
City Hall
Reed
Giralamo Rospigliosi
Italy
King Edward VIII May Lengthen Coronation Tradition
Britons debate whether Edward VIII will shorten coronation rites at Westminster Abbey for May 12 1937. The date was set by the Privy Council and announced in the official gazette with a ceremony planned in central London.
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London
Edward VIII
Westminster Abbey
Privy Council
Britain
Drunken Driver Freed After Plea Of Fatigue
Floyd Sprinkle a landscape gardener was arrested on drunken driving charges in Minneapolis on May 28. He pleaded he was only tired after working 14 hours a day and the judge released him.
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Minneapolas
U.P
Floyd Sprinkle
Sprinkle
Land Bought by U S Would Be Returned to Grass
A soil erosion committee recommends the federal government buy 1 600 000 acres in the Southern Great Plains to retire from cultivation and restore permanent vegetative cover. It calls for use for grazing and possible future land purchases, with loans extended to help farmers in conservation programs.
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Vance Johnson
Dust Bowl
Great Plains
Resettlement Administration
Congress
L. H. Hayter
The
Oklahoma City
F. L. Vaughan
Oklahoma Soil Conservation Commission
Oklahoma Panhandle
Soil Conservation Service
Soil Conservation Plan Set for June Meeting in Amarillo
A cooperative program between the Soil Conservation Service and 14 county districts in Northwest Texas to rehabilitate wind eroded land will be outlined at a June 9 general meeting in Amarillo. An executive meeting is set for June 2 to draft a district plan, with coordinators from extension, federal agencies and Rep. Marvin Jones aiding.
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Bascom N. Timmons
Washington
Soil Conservation Service
Texas
Amarillo
Noel McDade
Dumas
Extension Service
Marvin Jones
Highwaymen Take Cash but Lose Car in Texas Holdup
Two bandits stole 43 dollars from J. M. Wilkins of Allen County near Dallas but ruined their getaway when their car bogged in mud after forcing his truck off the road. They fled on foot as deputies investigated the near incident.
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Dallas
U.P
J. M. Wilkins
Allen
Colliss County
Wilkins
Here
Three Bandits Rob Cafe Hostess in Denver
Three masked men robbed cafe hostess Miss Juanita La Rose of 379 dollars on a downtown Denver street as she fled the scene. Police pursued in vain as the trio escaped in a car, a truck driver chasing until a shot was fired. La Rose had been carrying cafe receipts to the bank.
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Denver
Juanita la Rose
Texas to Observe Memorial Day May 30 for Heroes Both War and Peace
Governor Allred designates Memorial Day for Texas on May 30 urging citizens to visit graves of heroes from war and peace. The proclamation calls for national remembrance and public reflection across the state.
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Austin
Allred
Texas
Actor’s father William Fay dies at 82 in Hollywood
William Fay, 82, father of actor Frank Fay, died in Hollywood after a stroke suffered a month earlier. He was an actor and contributed to his son’s career development.
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Hollywood
Calif
William Fay
Frank Fay
Fay
Floyd County Pioneers Celebrate Rainy Forty-Sixth Anniversary
Floydada May 28. The Floyd County forty sixth anniversary gathering faced heavy rains and poor roads yet drew old time settlers and visitors. Gov James V Allred spoke at 6 pm while morning events included registrations and a barbecue lunch on the courthouse lawn and a district courtroom assembly.
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Garford Wilkinson
Floydada
Floyd County
Tom McLain
Kenneth Bain
T. Z. Reed
Sandy Hill
James V. Allred
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