Tax Revision Plan Snagged in Texas Senate
The Texas Senate blocked a constitutional plan to classify property for tax with a homestead exemption up to 3000 dollars. House leaders warned exemptions could bankrupt local governments, while a tied classification provision was rejected 15 to 11. Debates also covered liquor dispensary plans and a 1936 public vote date.
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House
Senate
Ben O'Neal
Wichita Falls
Wichita
Frank Rawlings
Fort Worth
O'Neal
Oklahoma City Puts Limits on Oil Drilling Near Capitol
Oklahoma City voters opened a new oil area near the capitol while barriers to drilling inside city limits were removed on 300 acres. The statehouse debated restraining orders to halt derricks in another zone as the State Supreme Court considers original jurisdiction. The House passed a bill banning drilling within three quarters of a mile of the capitol and a push to extend restrictions toward two state hospitals.
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Oklahoma City
State Capitol
Statehouse
State Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Capitol
FERA Program to Stress Job School at Amarillo High
A public educational mass assembly Friday at 7 30 p m in Amarillo High School Auditorium will present FERA job and school training advantages for the unemployed. The event by the local FERA night school features talks by instructors and county relief heads with music and dance numbers, under supervisor A B Myers. 1100 students are enrolled with 20 instructors.
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Amarillo High School
FERA
C. E. Turner
Joe Ramos
Lewis B. Cox
Lewis C. Griffin
A. 8. Myers
Young Woman Sought by Police in Elks City disappearance
Amarillo police search for Vivian Wheeler missing from her Elk City Oklahoma home. She is five feet six inches, grey eyes, brown hair. She left wearing white blue striped overalls a gray shirt a green sweater and black oxford shoes.
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Amarillo
Vivian Wheeler
Elk City
Oklo
Oklahoma Fugitive Returned to Jail
Jim Miller, a fugitive from the Okmulgee jail, was arrested here last week by deputy Roy Brewer. He has been returned to Okmulgee after Sheriff Arie Upton took the prisoner to Oklahoma City this morning. Miller had been employed at the U S Smelter for several days, according to local officers.
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Jim Miller
Okmulgee
Okla
Roy Brewer
Potter County
Arie Upton
Oklahoma City
Miller
U. S
Weather outlook notes limited moisture and continued haze
Weatherman H T Collins reports only a trace of moisture, no significant rain. The forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions tonight and Thursday with similar dry weather expected tomorrow.
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H. T. Collman
Roosevelt Seeks Better Fishing on Bahamas Sea Trip
President Roosevelt moved to Conception Island in the Bahamas aboard the Nourmahal seeking angling luck for barracuda and bonefish. The yacht left Long Island after a day of fishing with no catches, while the party tanned in the sun.
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Miami
Fla
Roosevelt
Conception Island
Bahamas
New Garment Clash Ends With 29 Arrests in Dallas
A fresh clash between garment workers and strikers at the Marcy-Lee plant in Dallas led to 29 arrests late yesterday. The incident followed a statement by Fred F. Nichols, state commissioner of labor, that conciliation was in sight, though settlement remained distant.
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Dallas
Marcy-Lee
Fred F. Nichols
Two Charged in Cattle Theft Ring Near Amarillo
In Amarillo area police arrested Angris Freeman aged 22 and John Newberry aged 20 after buyers identified a trailer and trailer owner tied to a packing company cattle sale. The men face cattle stealing charges at Randall County jail.
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John Newberry
Randall County
Mrs. Virginia Grantham Dies at 22 in Local Hospital
Mrs. Virginia Ellen Grantham wife of Willard C Grantham 410 N Taylor Street died at 7 this morning in a local hospital. She was 22 and survived by her husband infant daughter Marcia Vea her parents Mr and Mrs H C Anderson a brother Sam and sister Mary V Anderson all of this city. Grandmother Mrs E J Anderson of Dallas also survives. Mr Grantham works for Amarillo Furniture Co and is a member of the Beacon Male Quartet. Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home will handle arrangements which are pending.
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Virginia Ellen Grantham
Willard C .Grantham
N. Taylor Street
Marcia Vea
H. C. Anderson
Sam and
Mary V. Anderson
8. J. Anderson
Dallas
Grantham
German Pianist in Recital on Monday
German pianist Mark Wessel will perform a joint recital with violinist Horace Jones at the Academy of Music and Art on Fifth Avenue and Taylor Street. Wessel, noted composer and former pupil of Shevinsky and Schoenberg, spent years in Vienna earning Fellowships and prizes in Rome. Limited tickets available via Ellis B. Hall.
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Mark Wessel
Horace Jones
Mr. Wessel
Josef Shevinne
Arnold Schoenberg
Vienna
Rome
Academy of Music and Art
Fifth Avenue
Taylor Street
Ellis B. Hall
Hall
Atrocities Reported From Prison Farm Beatings
The Press learned from reliable sources of brutal beatings at a prison farm after a convict letter. On March 15 three men were whipped with fresh scars. another man was whipped the day before with severe cuts. A board member cited self inflicted injuries from kerosene injections and four men suffering leg injuries or amputations. A violent incident described as an exchange of mutilation occurred as guards allegedly stood far away. Raymond Hall was brutally wounded in a separate incident and may have been targeted for punishment when seen in the field.
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Col. Paddock
Sidney Lister
Houston
Dulaney
Boyett
I. K. Kelly
Local Vote Totals Show Shifts in Amarillo Races
Local vote counts reveal Johnson 202 votes and two for Lon D. Marrs. Twaddell trailed Jenkins 1 582 to 799, while Smith won 1 642 to Duke 743. Rogers Smith and Jenkins swept all ballots. Rogers has 32 months in office since 1932. Smith begins his second term. Twaddell ends first. New commission with Jenkins to take seats in two weeks. Jenkins, Amarillo resident since 1927, formerly Caldwell mayor.
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Lon D. Marrs
Mr. Twaddell
Joe Jenkins
Smith
H. W. Duke
Rogers
Jenkins
Col. E. O. Thompson
Amarillo
Caldwell
Texas
Congress deadlock over four million five hundred eighty eight thousand relief funds
The article notes Hopkins citing relief rolls falling from 4 544 933 in January to 4 485 076 in February and says February shows no large seasonal rise. It also reports a friend of President Roosevelt's son James Roose velt testifying to a Senate panel about intercession for Bath Iron Works naval contracts.
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Harry L. Hopkins
Washington
James Roosevelt
White House
Bath
Maine
Insurance link to Bath Iron Works fuels Maine political boost
A 1933 letter to Louis Howe says awarding destroyer contracts to Bath Iron Works would aid the Democratic party in Maine. Bath Iron Works official calls MacGrath a friend of James Roosevelt while profiling him as an insurance agent. Meanwhile the SEC launches a nationwide drive against stock swindlers and blue sky promoters, aiming for the most intensive crackdown yet.
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Louis McHenry Howe
Roosevelt
Bath Iron Works
Maine
Eugene Thibault
MacGrath
James Roosevelt
Thibault
Washington
UPI
Securities and Exchange Commission
Department of Justice
Business group urges early NRA extension to avoid uncertainty
A committee of business men claiming to representa thousands of industrial units employing millions of workers warned the Senate Finance Committee that the NRA inquiry is creating an atmosphere of uncertainty and urged passage of a bill extending the recovery organization at the earliest possible date.
Peace plan shifts blocs in new league order
A proposed peace plan moves two hostile blocs toward a broader alignment. Russia preferred the Eastern Locarno pact in its original form but without Germany and Poland that version would only involve France, Russia and Czechoslovakia, a regional setup France wants avoided. The current proposal aims to strengthen and extend Covenant Articles 10 15 and 16 to protect member territories, arbitrate disputes, and sanction war-violating states.
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Russia
Germany
Poland
France
Czechoslovakia
League of Nations
League
Peaceful voting amid anticipated contests says Police Chief
The report notes that voting proceeded calmly while political circles expect contests. Police Chief confidentiality reflects cautious optimism about the electoral process and possible post election disputes.
Election results and recalls ripple through Texas towns
Reports from Corpus Christi and surrounding Texas towns recount close races with margins under 300 votes and allegations of poll tax receipt distribution. Borger, Kirbyville, and McCamey elected new mayors and city councils while Dallas voters approved a full administration shift. Texarkana and Texarkana again show quiet ballots.
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A. R. Mace
A. C. McCaughan
Rangers
al Alee
Maxwell Dunne
H. R. Giles
Austin
Carl Nesbitt
Giles
McCaughan
Corpus Christi
Dallas and Fort Worth Election Results and City Hall Shakeup
The Dallas commission race winners include George A. Sprague J Willis Gunn Emil Corenbleth D R Graham Cleve Reach James F Cochran P M Brinker Max Hahn and George Sergeant Edy announced resignation plans amid a city hall shakeup. In Fort Worth Mayor Van Zandt Jarvis Willard Burton W R Thompson William Monnig and T J Harrell retained seats. Bond initiatives failed in Abilene and Cleburne approved a swimming pool bond.
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Ning
Joe Hale
Sam Knight
Cormmmission
Dallas Commission
George A. Sprague
J. Willis Gunn
Emil Corenbleth
D. R. Graham
Cleve Reach
James F. Cochran
P. M. Brinker
Max Hahn
George Sergeant
Edy
Dallas City Hall
Fort Worth
van Zandt Jarvis
Willard Burton
W. R. Thompson
William Monnig
T. J. Harrell
Roy C. Murphy
Peoples Progressive League
W. J. Hammond
Texas Christian University
J. C. Martino
Arthur Brown
PWA
City Election Yields Heavy Turnout and New Commissioners
Tyler city voters cast the heaviest tally in the history with 2200 votes to reelect Frank James and Oscar Burton and elect John Smiley as city commissioner. Independent candidates trailed as Mayor J H Handorf of Palestine won unopposed. Olney and Longview voters also elected commissioners including Horace Glover Lawrence Birdsong and T L N Rawlinson. former Cisco mayor J M Williamson failed to win.
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Tyler
Frank James
Oscar Burton
John Smiley
J. H. Handorf
Palestine
Willard L Johnson
Ben Jordan
Albert W. Eirod
Olney
Texas cities elect new mayors and tickets in local races
J. Tv. Berry won a third term and his full ticket was elected. Roy H. Laird was reelected mayor of Kilgore without opposition. Tom W. Perking defeated incumbent Joe FE. Largent for mayor of McKinney and carried his council slate. J. B. Murchison won re election as Corsicana mayor after six years, defeating Dr. R. C. Curtis and E. M. Palmer.
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J. Tv. Berry
Roy H. Laird
Kilgore
Tom W. Perking
Joe FE. Largent
McKinney
J. 8. Murchison
Corsicana
R. C. Curtis
E. M. Palmer
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