Farm Bureau Officers to Visit Amarillo for Meeting
Prominent Texas Farm Bureau federation officers led by Dr H G Lucas of Brownwood L R Campbell and J D Coglan will visit Amarillo to participate in a Texas Wheat Growers Marketing School session at the Round-up room of the Amarillo hotel Wednesday night. Directors will meet at the association offices Wednesday afternoon as Amarillo and Dallas contend for the next convention site.
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Texas Farm Bureau Federation
Amarillo
Texas Wheat Growers Association
H. G. Lucas
Brownwood
Texas Farm Bureau
L. R. Campbell
J. D. Coglan
Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Isolation
Tax cut plans hinge on flood control bill and next year costs
Mellon outlined that a $50 million flood control appropriation next year would cap total tax at $182 million. Proposals would limit cuts to corporation tax and surtax rates, repeal the estate tax and cereal beverage levy, and lower wine tax.
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Senate
Mellon
Treasury
House
Veterans Bureau
Navy
War Departments
Chicago Voters Face 79 Million Public Bond Issue
The TODAY page notes a $79,000,000 public improvement bond measure on the primary ballot to create about 150,000 jobs. Mayor Thompson is praised for determination and progress on lakefront projects and the Gulf waterway. Industrial leaders discuss Diesel engines for dirigibles with mixed optimism.
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Thompson
Gulf Waterway
New Orleans
Chicago
Lake Front
Ships in Storm Safe After Hours at Sea
Three storm battered ships were reported safe after hours battling mountainous seas. The J Nettleton steam schooner had a controllable fire, the Kewanee tanker radioed in, the K V Kruse sailing vessel was sighted, and the Ernest B Meyer steam schooner reached Astoria in port.
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United Press
Portland
Ore
J. Nettleton
Kewanee
K. V. Kruse
Columbia
Ernest B. Meyer
Astoria
Columbia River
Women auxiliary praised by veterans in letter to Tack
Dear Tack, the valuable work of women associated with ex service men is highlighted. They aid veterans and dependents by nursing, aiding legislation, and organizing care. Acting president Mrs. George L. Williams invites eligible women to join the United Spanish War Veterans auxiliary at the American Legion hall tomorrow night at 8. A Veteran.
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George Meredith
George L. Williams
Auxiliary of the United Spanish War Veterans
American Legion Hall
Prairie dog poison being distributed locally
The Agricultural department of the Board of City Development with the Bureau of Biological Survey has mixed 4300 pounds of poisoned grain for prairie dogs. All but about 100 pounds has been distributed, with distribution at cost at the Municipal auditorium through Thursday before it goes on sale at the courthouse. O H Coleman of the Biological Survey urges use now as prairie dogs are active. Much grain already distributed to surrounding counties.
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Agricultural Department
Board of City Development
Bureau of Biological Survey
O. H. Coleman
Biological Survey
Panhandle
Veterans' Work Discontinued From City
The Veterans' Bureau office in the American Legion home, led by J. W. Sebastian and secretary Avis Haggard, has been discontinued. The work will be handled from Oklahoma City, with loan certificate applications available at the post office through W. C. Kenyon.
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Veterans’ Bureau
American Legion Home
J. W. Sebastian
Oklahoma City
W. C. Kenyon
Charge Evans Instigator of Murders
A deposition obtained for a suit to ban the Ku Klux Klan in Pennsylvania accuses Hiram W. Evans imperial wizard of instigating murders. David C. Stephenson, former Indiana Klan grand dragon in Michigan City life sentence for Madge Oberholtzer’s death calls Evans “the murderer” of Captain William S. Coburn of Atlanta.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Hiram W. Evans
Ku Klux Klan
Pennsylvania
David C. Stephenson
The
Klan
Indiana
Michigan City
Madge Oberholtzer
Stephenson
Evans
William
Poulterer’s Roosters Eaten by Lions at Paris Theatre
A poulterer returning from market with two roosters saw four lions used to advertise the play Que Vadis in a Paris theater. The roosters escaped their basket and were killed by the lions. He filed a police complaint.
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Paris
Parasol Parade on the Riviera Fashion Trend
NICE reports a stylish Riviera trend with men carrying parasols. Dainty parasols complement white duck trousers and vivid ties, with some hatless figures shielding eyes from the sun. The Sunlight league leader appears in a lace-trimmed parasol.
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The
Riviera
Maes
Sunlight League
Attourney Near Death Sheriff Under Arrest in Oklahoma
Madill Oklahoma April 3 County Attorney Kranz Kim is critically wounded after a confrontation with Sheriff Ed Long over a prisoner transport bill. Long shot twice after Kim donned armor and drew a pistol. Armor deflected one bullet into Kim’s abdomen. Kim evacuated to Sherman Texas hospital in critical condition. The two men were formerly close friends.
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Associated Press
Madill
Okla
Kranz Kim
Ed Long
Long
Kim
Earl Ayers
Sherman
Texas
Campaign Log Presages Delegates in Cardigan Era
United Press reports indicate Michigan will send 33 Republican delegates to Hoover and 20 Democratic delegates to Governor Smith. Wisconsin assigns 26 Democratic delegates to Smith. La Follette Progressives back Norris while regulars push an unpledged slate. Minnesota Democrats choose 12 delegates amid Smith ambiguity. Republican NWC meets in Kansas City as potential temporary chair is discussed. Willis voters may decide support in Delaware. New Jersey completes delegations. Hoover favored by Republicans, Smith by Democrats.
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Michigan
Herbert Hoover
Governor Smith
New York
Wisconsin
Smith
la Follette
George W. Norris
Nebraska
New Jersey
Elections Bureau
Hoover
Selection of keynote speaker for GOP convention in KC
William M. Butler said the sub committee will not announce the keynote speaker for the Republican national convention in June until late this afternoon. The setting is Kansas City, Missouri, with the decision anticipated by reporters from United Press.
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Republican National Committee
Kansas City
Simeon D. Fess
Ohio
Frederick Gillette
Massachusetts
George Moses
New Hampshire
Y United Press
Kansas
City
William M. Butler
Portales to Send 100 Farmers to Plainview Dairy Show
Portales plans to send 100 or more farmers to the Plainview dairy show on Thursday. B Frank Bennett of the West Texas chamber of commerce in charge of operations says Portales is developing its dairy industry and a new creamery is fostering growth. He notes rising chamber memberships in Portales.
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Portales
Plainview
B. Frank Bennett
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Bennett
Dairy Show Opens With Cash Prizes For Top Milk Producers
Amarillo's Howard Ferguson and Tulsa’s Bob Nichols present loving caps to the leading Jersey team, while The News-Globe posts $75 for the top three milk production winners. O C Cunningham of New Mexico State College will judge Guernseys and Holsteins as the event gains pace. Attendees expect peak turnout Thursday with the show running into Friday before closing for 1929 meetings.
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Manent
Howard Ferguson
Amarillo
Bob Nichols
Tulsa
News-Globe
O. C. Cunningham
New Mexico State College
Moody proclaims pink boll worm zones in several Texas counties
Governor Moody filed a pink boll worm proclamation designating a non cotton zone in Brewster County and regulated zones across Loving, Pinker, Andrews, Rector, Crane, Upton, Midland, Martin, Glasscock counties. A partial regulated area covers part of Borden and Howard counties extending south of a line from the South Fork of the Colorado River to the southeast corner of Howard County.
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Austin
Moody
Brewster County
Loving, Pinker
Andrews
Rector
Crane
Upton
Midland
Martin
Glasscock
Borden
Howard
Colorado River
Dawson Border
Morgan Creek
Howard County
Waddill Hosts Banquet for Courthouse Staff and Friends
George M. Waddill, school tax collector and school board secretary, will host a noon banquet in the high school cafeteria tomorrow for courthouse employees and friends. About eight or ten guests have been invited by Mr. Waddill.
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George M. Waddill
Tractor testing lab at Nebraska keeps unique record
Lincoln Neb at the University of Nebraska operates the only tractor testing laboratory in the United States. In eight years the facility has tested 147 models and types, showcasing its long standing program and industry relevance.
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Lincoln
Neb
University of Nebraska
Births Exceed Deaths for March Report
Births exceeded deaths by about three to one in March per the report from Dr. R. M. Walker, city health officer, submitted to city manager Jeff D. Bartlett. Contagious diseases data show cases reported and released, with March birth certificates and health certificates totals, plus death certificates for March and February figures.
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R. M. Walker
Jeff D. Bartlett
S.seseeens
Sesueeene
Vedo
Canet
Barber and Beauty
Pood Handlers i Preaviessances
Guard Unit to Be Inspected Here Tomorrow
The Regimental Headquarters Company of the 142nd Infantry is called to attend a federal inspection tomorrow evening at 7:30 at the Armory. Captain Arthur Ball and Captain Peter P. Salgado will conduct the inspection, evaluating personnel and equipment with federal appropriations noted.
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142Nd Infantry
Arthur Ball
Peter P. Salgado
Oil Production Up in United States Despite Oklahoma Decline
Tulsa news reports a national weekly rise in oil output to 2,422,410 barrels per day, led by gains in West Texas and California while Oklahoma falls by about 9,000 barrels daily. Seminole and Mid-Continent regions show mixed changes as Winkler County improves and overall output edges higher.
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United Press
Tulsa
Okla
United States
Oklahoma
Oil and Gas Journal
Mid-Continent
West Texas
Winkler County
California
Plans for Dublin Eucharistic Congress in 1980
International News Service reports preparations under way for the 1980 Dublin Eucharistic Congress. A grand Catholic pageant tracing Irish church history is planned for Croke Park with 1000 participants. Mass will be held outdoors at Phoenix Park for up to 100,000 people, followed by open-air benedictions at Clonliffe College.
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International News Service
Dublin
Ireland
St. Patrick
Croke Park
Clonliffe College
Phoenix Park
Europe
Artificial Sea for Sahara Project Imagines Inland Ocean
A vast engineering plan by Dr John Ball of the Geological Survey of Egypt would create an inland sea in the northern Libyan Desert northwest of Egypt. The lake would cover thousands of square miles and lie below sea level, filled by a 200 mile canal connecting to the Mediterranean for ocean liner traffic.
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Sahara Desert
John Ball
Geological Survey of
Egypt
Libyan Desert
Popular Science Monthly
Mediterranean Sea
Just Pols ain Feu ane or The self expressionist
A clipped verse fragment from 1928 records the self expressionist as seeking joy and personal happiness. He rejects toil and duty and resists self denial, choosing a life of personal pleasure over dreary labor or planting seeds in barren soil.
Market reports from Kansas and Chicago show mixed cattle and hog bids
Kansas receipts total 8,000 head with calves about 1,000 and fat cattle steady to strong, top steers around 15.75, hogs weaker with tops near 9.25 under 190 to 280 pounds. Chicago market higher on hogs to 8.55, cattle receipts 6,000 with best fed steers around 14.65 and cows up to 11.25, lambs 16.60 to 20.00 for spring varieties.
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Kansas
Chicago
Peter Priess
Cotton market turns easy after bets on reports fade
New Orleans reports a late morning drop after initial gains as traders await the first official boll weevil emergence report. May, July, and October futures declined from intraday highs on bearish fertilizer outlook and easing weather fears. Liverpool futures opened mixed as commodity prices moved with currency and crop forecasts.
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Baer
New York
Liverpool
Texas
Oklahoma
New Orleans
May
Hester
Associated Press
National Biscuit
Chrysler
Montgomery-Ward
General Electric
U. S
General Motors
U.S. Steel
Driving Snow Storm Sweeps Northern Utah
A heavy snowstorm hit Northern Utah on April 3, disrupting wire communications and air mail movement across Salt Lake City. Winter weather warnings spread as officials urged caution for travelers and residents.
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Utar
Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Utah
Amarillo's Bold Plan for Growth and Progress
A sweeping civic agenda outlines a larger, livable Amarillo with more hotels, housing, offices, businesses, and services. It calls for a municipal airport and golf course, lower living costs, expanded water supply, new courthouse, sewers, depots, and infrastructure while aiming to attract industry and improve public welfare.
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Amarillo
Bivins Lake
San Jacinto
Arillo
Palo Dure Canyons
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Henry Ford
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Delaware
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Rose Bush
Globe
E. Rasmus Tack
Moody Files
Waddill
Bruce
Tmrs. Hoople
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East ST. Louis Livestock
Asthene
American Sugar Refining
American Steel & Foundry
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American Woolen Anaconda Copper
Associated Dry Gooda Atchison, Topeka & Santa Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Ohio
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Bethlehem Steel
Calfornia Petroleum
Cerre de Pasto Copper
Sess
Chicago & Altonco
Fleischmann Yeast
General Asphalt
Great Western Sugar
Houston Oil
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Hupp Motors
Illinois Central
Independent Oil & Gas Inspiration Copper
International Harvester
International Nickel
International Paper
International Tele
Jordan Motors
Kansas City Southern
Kelly Springfield
Kennecott Copper
Kelvinator
Louisiana OF Refining
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Marland Oil
Mexican Seaboard
Middle States Oil
Missouri
Kaneas & Teme
Missouri Pacific
Montgomery
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National Distillers
Packard Motor
Pan-American Pet. & Trins
Pennayivania
Pere Marquetta
Phillips Petroleum
Radio Corp. of America
Republic Iron & Steel
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Shell Union Oil
Simms Petroleum
Sinclair Coal
Skelly OF
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Stewart-Warner
Studebaker
Eee
Texas Gulf Subhur
TBR Texas Corporation
Texas & Pacific
Texas Pacific Coal & Oil
Union Pacific
St Iron Pipe
United States Steel
Vietor Talking Machine
Willys-Overland
Ees
Ze Woolworth
Resene
Poultry Alive
Florida
Bliss
Cuba
Ace
Idaho
James E. Bennett & Co
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Lpm
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AZM
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Eteneey
Ager
American Smelting & Refining
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