Aueys Late Role That of Scrootch Ow
Senator Huey P. Long compared two owls in a wild defense of his policies and ridiculed Roosevelt as a hoot owl. Farmers queried data and Huey checked the Smithsonian noting the scrootch owl is a horned owl variant that hunts hens and draws fear with its cries. The piece frames Long’s persona as a farm boy owl in Washington on April 2.
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Huey
Herbert Toover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Kentucky
Smithsonian Institute
Lenwood H. Bowman
Washington
Huey P. Long
Red River Valley
Speaker lauds women's clubs at Potter County federation
Charles F. Watkins of Chicago praised women's clubs for building civic programs, culture, aesthetics, and beauty during remarks to the Potter County Federation of Women's Clubs at the First Christian Church. He spoke on Amarillo Chamber of Commerce new Work program led by Wilbur C. Hawk. Cultural subjects vital to city planning noted. The address highlighted pioneer roles of women in civic development.
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Charles FE. Watkins
Chicago
Potter County Federation of Women's Clubs
First Christian Church
Watkins
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Wilbur C Hawk
Woman's Club
Ama
No Rain in Sight Says Weatherman
Amarillo residents were told by H. T. Collman of the U S Weather Bureau that moisture will not return. The forecast calls for continued cloudiness through tomorrow with only a trace of moisture previously. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low around 38 degrees.
Amarillo Election Draws Sharp Local Interest and Courtroom Drama
Voters in Amarillo show heavy turnout in north areas and light south side as write in candidate I A Daniel prompts renewed talk of mayoral race. Rogers on the ballot for mayor with Twaddell Jenkins and Smith Duke for commissions as Hamlin murder case includes L D Lewis testifying about Hamlin home location. Courtroom scene draws crowd as prosecutors and defense clash over Lewis’s presence and deposition reads.
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Amarillo
Sixteeenth Avenue
North Buchanan
I. A. Daniel
North Buchanan Street
Daniel
Ross Rogers
Mayor Rogers
M. N. Twaddell
Joe Jenkins
H. Ernest Smith
H. W. Duke
Rogers
George S. Hamlin
L. D. Lewis
E. T. Miller
Hamlin
Lewis
E. A. Simpson
E. C. Nelson
Herring Hotel
Tulsa
Okla
Frank
Ham) Horton
Cliff Hudspeth
Major Simpson
Miller
Ray Hamilton Free After Jail Escape Sequel Updates
Mississippi police patrolled highways toward the capital after reports that Ray Hamilton the Southwest desperado who terrorized the region last Thursday had freed three women from Hinds County jail. A Carson merchant said he sold Hamilton gasoline at 4 yesterday. Dorothy and Estelle Davis of Houston and Mrs Birdie Johnson of Carson were charged as accomplices. In Texas John Barr received a 45 year term for murder in Coryell County case Mayhugh beaten to death January 5 1933.
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Jackson
Miss
U.P
Mississippi
Ray Hamilton
Hinds County
Carson
Hamilton
Dorothy and
Estelle Davis
Houston
Birdie Johnson
Austin
John Barr
Coryell
John Mayhugh
Mayhugh
Rainfall Above Normal for Year Says Weatherman
March precipitation reached 1.14 inches doubling the prior two months total and lifting the year’s total to 2.11 inches about 0.18 above normal. Snowfall added 4.9 inches. wind mainly SW at 11.3 mph with 29 mph peak on March 4. Temperatures ranged 80 on March 26 and 22 on March 7, short of records 96 and 2 below.
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Amarillo
Hal Sims: Not all lost in bridge match with Culbertson
New York April 2 Hal Sims expressed confidence as he and Dorothy reduced Ely Culbertson’s lead to 5 940 points after 52 rubbers. The Culbertsons closed with two wins to widen the gap to 3 160 at the end of the 50th rubber.
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Tom Hagenbuch
New York
P. Hal Sims
Ely Culbertson
Culbertson
Sims
Dorothy
Josephine
Mrs. Sims
Culbertsons
Manx
State Liquor Control Showdown Is Demanded
The Senate passed finally 17 to 12 a House bill to appropriate 3 million dollars for Texas centennial celebrations. Debate in the House on repealing state prohibition focused on establishing a government monopoly to regulate hard liquor sales amid strong opposition and concerns about open saloons and private profit.
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Senate
Austin
Tex
House
Texas
Alfred Petsch
Fredericksburg
George Moffett
Chillicothe
Fred Knetsch
Seguin
Herman Jones
Decstur
Drys
Jones
William A. Shofner
Temple
United Confederate Veterans convention set for Amarillo
The United Confederate Veterans announce the reunion will run September 3 to 6 in Amarillo. About 1,500 Civil War veterans and 45,000 others including sons of veterans and United Daughters of the Confederacy are expected, per General Harry Rene Lee and Carl Hinton.
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United Confederate Veterans Convention
Amarillo
Harry Rene Lee
Carl Hinton
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Nashville
Rulings on Negro Vote Reach Supreme Court
Washington April 2 Two major Supreme Court decisions affirmed black citizens right to serve on juries and addressed race related voting issues as part of post emancipation rights.
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Washington
U.P
Supreme Court
Weather Update for West Texas and New Mexico
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with a low near 38. Temperatures range 32 to 39 across regions. colder air arrives in the south tonight. Snow White Dairy Products noted in the text.
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West Texas
New Mexico
Car License Arrests To Start Here Tomorrow
Potter County residents face arrests for driving cars with 1934 plates as deadline nears. Tax collector Miss Jewell Davidson and highway officer Boyce Long warn enforcement starts tomorrow though many have yet to register. About 12,000 registered vehicles, only 7,000 plates purchased.
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Potter County
Jewell Davidson
Boyce Long
Everlasting War Talk and Other Brief Items
A brief Today column by Arthur Brisbane notes ongoing war talk and mentions two men and a woman hanged, along with a birthday celebration for a man-o-war. It references Katowice unrest on Poland's border and anti-German demonstrations from Lithuania to Czechoslovakia.
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Belgium
Katowice
Poland
Germany
Lithuania
Czechoslovakia
Thous
Rangers Open Corpus Christi Polls in Security Sweep
Six Texas Rangers and as many city policemen began a continuous patrol of Corpus Christi as polls opened at 8 am. The tense city awaited municipal election results with the mayor predicting possible bloodshed. Guaranteed Oil 10¢ qt. advertisement appears.
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Corpus Christi
Texas Rangers
Congressional panel fails to agree on relief bill in conference
Congressional conferees meet over a 4.53 billion relief bill but reach no agreement amid opposition to a direct labor amendment. Senate managers, led by Senator Glass, say no resignation and plan another session as House Ways and Means backs the social security bill.
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Washington
Glass
Virginia
Senate
Robinson
House
Ways and Means
National Want Ad Week Promotes Better Ads
Globe News announces half price Want Ads for one week to boost community awareness of opportunities. Ads must contain at least 15 words and can be charged. promotional rates apply to this period.
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Globe News
Carson's Tax Office Looted in Carson County
Burglars broke into the Carson County tax collector's office last night and stole 240 dollars in cash along with several thousand dollars in checks and a Thompson submachine gun. Tax collector and sheriff T. B. Harris reported the theft and said the job appeared planned by locals familiar with the courthouse, with mention of an old vault and access to his office.
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Carson County
T. B. Harris
Harris
Amarillo
Virgil Beavers
The
Lice Department
Swiss Riled by Nazis over alleged kidnaping
Switzerland demanded the immediate return of Berthold Jacob a German refugee journalist who disappeared from Basel and was found in Nazi custody. Foreign Minister Motta condemned the act as a serious violation of sovereignty and urged Germany to punish implicated officials with the Gestapo links cited. He named Baron Konstantin von Neurath and Hans Wesemann as figures in the suspected kidnapping.
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The
United Press
Berne
U.R
Giuseppe Motta
Germany
Berthold Jacob
Basle
Cierman
Motta
Switzerland
Konstantin von Neurath
Hans Wesemann
Gestapo
Jacob
France
Ted Fio Rito Early Radio Owner To Perform Here
Ted Fio Rito once owned WIBO Chicago in 1919 before his rise as a bandleader. He and his ensemble Muddy Marcelino and the Debutantes perform April 10 at Municipal Auditorium with a dance to follow at the National. Tickets range 50 cents to 1 dollar for concerts and 2.56 to 3 dollars per couple for dancing, presented by the Tri State Fair Association.
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Ted Fio-Rito
WIBO
Chicago
Fio-Rito
Edgewater Beach
Fio- Rito
Ted
Muddy Marcelino
Municipal Auditorium
Nat
The
Globe News
Stags
Tri-State Fair Association
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