Amarillo Set for City Elections With 5000 Vote Forecast
Voters head to eight precincts as Mayor Ross D. Rogers and challengers speak on KGNC tonight under a partly cloudy forecast. The city faces a single contest for commissioner No. 2 with Neal Mann and M. N. Twaddell vying, polls open 8 am to 7 pm.
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Ross D. Rogers
KGNC
Fancher Upshaw
H. A. Daniel
City Commission
H. Ernest Smith
Neal Mann
M. N. Twaddell
Upshaw
L. M. Fischer
Amarillo
Mr. Upshaw
South
Twaddell
North Amarillo
Joe Jenkins
No. 1
Japan Holds Key in World Rift Says Diplomats
Washington April 3 Japan is viewed as potentially shaping the world balance of power amid the German British rift. Observers say Japan may align with Berlin Rome axis or act independently to influence global diplomacy and Far East order. Admiral Leahy warns the navy's build up to deter aggressors and protect U S institutions amid sabre rattling and broken treaties.
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Harry W. Frantz
Washington
Japan
Adolf Hitler
Neville Chamberlain
United States
Far East
Leahy
Mays Attacks O Daniel Radio Talk as Hitler Like
Representative Abe Mays of Atlanta denounces Governor W Lee O Daniel on the House floor calling his radio speech yesterday brazen and Hitler like He contends the tax plan serves special interests and aims to cap natural resources taxes amid ongoing partisan clashes in Texas politics
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Austin
Tex
Abe Mays
Atlanta
W. Lee O'Daniel
Hitler
Mays
O'Daniel
Texas
Odaniel
Leon
W. J. Galbreath
Wharton
Farlier
C. M. McFarland
Wichita Falls
Where To Vote Precincts Listed For City Election
Precinct 1 residents between Polk Street and Santa Fe tracks vote at the courthouse. Precinct 2 residents between Polk Street and Santa Fe tracks vote at the central fire station in city hall. Precinct 3 residents north of the Fort See ELECTION Page 2.
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Polk Street
Santa Fe
Fort Worth & Denver
Tenth Avenue
Court House
Central Fire Station
City Hall
Fort
Coronado Jones Rehearsal Draws Rave and Rant
Dress rehearsal for Coronado Jones reveals a planned insanity and deliberate inconsecutiveness as creators aim to stir audiences with a mix of sentimental music and idiotic buffoonery. The canyon set by Ben Carlton Mead and the rise to a New York party scene mark a sensational, satirical show that challenges expectations.
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Spain
WPA
Ben Carlton Mead
New York
Jones
March Weather Figures Show Light Showers and Records
March brought little rain with 2.93 inches for the year, a driest month, and a 80 degree high while 2 below zero marked a 50 year low. Mr Collman and Edwin Dittings discussed soil erosion effects as the United States Weather Bureau notes wind and sunshine totals for the month.
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Mr. Collman
Edwin Dittings
U. S. Weather Bureau
Denver
Roosevelt children not threatened say Elliott
Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt dismissed a radio commentator’s claim that their children Ruth Chandler and Elliott Jr. were kidnapped and under guard. Elliott called the rumor an old one and insisted there is nothing to it.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Elliott Roosevelt
Roosevelt
TVA Charge Ruled Without Foundation in TVA Probe
The Democratic majority of the joint congressional committee cleared the Tennessee Valley Authority of charges of mismanagement waste fraud and dishonesty calling former chairman Dr A E Morgan’s allegations without foundation Six members backed the majority while three Republicans issued a minority whitewash charge The report commends Lilienthal and Morgan for forbearance and notes TVA’s administration was economical and efficient despite prior unsatisfactory accounting methods
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Washington
Joint Congressional Committee
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
A. E. Morgan
Dr. Morgan
Roosevelt
David E. Lilienthal
H. A. Morgan
Thomas A. Jenkins
Republican
Ohio
Jenkins
Congress
Tax Collection Cut Fourth
Treasury reports March income tax receipts totaled 505,772,709, about 25 percent below the prior year but above the earlier forecast of 425,000,000. For the first nine months, receipts were 1,744,526,031 while spending exceeded income by 2,374,176,124.
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Washington
U.P
The
Treasury
Detective Charges Mother Killed Child Then Stabbed Self
Pittsburgh April 3. Detective Calig says 22 year old Mrs Harold Brown smothered her 10 week old Harold Joe Brown then stabbed herself three times in remorse. The husband found them. she survived and left a suicide note blaming the infant’s deformity.
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Pittsburgh
Thomas Calig
Harold Brown
Harold Joe Brown
Wheat shows new life after heavy snows and rains
A United Press survey finds winter wheat rebounding from a weak start. Experts project yields around 520 to 550 million bushels, above December estimates but below 1928. Regional notes mark Oklahoma and Nebraska as weak spots, while Kansas and Texas show promising conditions.
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Ufe
United Press
M. Miller
Shields and Go
C. M. Calvin
James E. Bentt and Co
Chicago
Galvin
United Press Survey
D. Flora
Topeka
Kansas
C. W. Lane
Santa Fe Railroad
Missouri
Texas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Maren
Tolzien Tickets for Coronado Jones Tonight
Tickets for tonight's Coronado Jones performance go on sale at Tolzien's Music Store until 6 pm and at the Municipal Auditorium from then until show time. Prices vary by section from 50 cents to $2, with all seats reserved.
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Tolzien
Municipal Auditorium
Congress and Glee Club
Tolzien’s
Milk Money Shortage Threatens Amarillo Free Lunch Milk
Amarillo free lunch project officials appeal for funds to buy milk for about 700 daily recipients. Since January the program has served hot meals with half pint of milk. milk costs fourteen dollars daily and twenty eight hundred dollars monthly. Community donors and local businesses have supported the effort, with Works Progress Administration labor and no salaries paid from contributed funds.
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Amarillo
Works Progress Administration
Association For Childhood Education
Garland
Sanford
The
International Harvester Company
Carlton-Florey Grocery
Dowse Dairy
Renau Grocery and Market
Burkett Paper Company
Belgium Rexist Party Crushed in General Elections
Brussels reports the Rexist fascist party suffered a crushing defeat in yesterday’s elections. Complete returns show 17 of 21 seats lost in the 202 member chamber and seven of 12 seats in the 167 member Senate.
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Brussels
Belgium
Rexist
Chamber of Deputies
Coal Miners Strike Halts Appalachian Industry
Three fourths of the Appalachian coal mining workforce refused to report for work as CIO affiliated Mine Workers of America representatives and employers failed to reach a new contract, bringing soft coal mining in the region to a standstill.
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New York
U.P
Appalachian
CIO
Mine Workers of America
Trial Bound Jack Benny Unhappy on Flight to New York
In Fort Worth on April 3, Jack Benny the radio and screen comedian arrived on an American Airlines plane for the final phase of his smuggling trial in New York. Passengers report Benny slept through questions and appeared unhappy about the matter while traveling under the alias Beecham.
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Fort Worth
New York
Jack Benny
American Airlines
Benny
Lois Smith
Los Angeles
Bbeecham
One of America's Greatest Ships Ready To Go
The largest warship launched in 14 years will slide down the ways at Fore River Shipyard tomorrow. The $20,000,000 aircraft carrier U. S. Wasp will be sponsored by Mrs. Charles Edison wife of the assistant secretary of the navy.
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America
Quincy
Mass
U.P
Fore River
Bethlehem Steel Company
U. S. Wasp
Charles Edison
Clarendon Man, Former Texas Ranger to Be Buried Today
Calvin Grant Aten a 70 year old former Texas Ranger and XIT ranch cowboy in Deaf Smith County will be buried today in Lelia Lake after dying Saturday.
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Clarendon
Texas Ranger
U.P
Calvin Grant Aten
Deaf Smith County
Lelia Lake
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Tuesday in Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas sees a similar trend with warmer conditions. New Mexico unsettled tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. Temperature extremes peak at 59 and drop to 53. Build Now See John Maynard Lumber Co for estimates.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
John Maynard Lbr Co
W. 5Th
Psych professor uses wit to foil holdup
In San Francisco F L Thomasson a psychology teacher recounts a midnight encounter with a would be robber. He diverted the pursuer by feigning hunger and asked for a dime. The man panicked and Thomasson left with a donation and his $200 in his pocket.
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San Francisco
F. L. Thomasson
Los Angeles
Thomasson
Deliberato Wins Intercollegiate Goldfish-Gulping Title
Worcester report says Clark University athlete Joseph Deliberato gulped 89 live fish to claim the intercollegiate goldfish eating title. He surpassed a Middlesex University student who swallowed 67 fish last Friday.
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Worcester
Mass
Clark University
Joseph Deliberato
Deliberato
Middlesex University
Vaudeville Duo Fined Over WPA Joke in Hollywood
Bonnie Boice and Tommy Ladd were fined $10 by an American Federation of Actors agent for a stage joke about the WPA. The joking punishment follows a federation ruling that the WPA is not a laughing matter and marks the first such sanction in recent memory.
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Hollywood
USA
Bonnie Boice
Tommy Ladd
WPA
American Federation of Actors
Ladd
Boice
Actors’ Federation
Heart-Torn Payton Survives Surgery After Stab Wound
Detroit protocol reports Henry Payton aged 30 was stabbed in the heart and found in an alley. Eight doctors operated in a hospital to repair the heart and ribs while two physicians supported the lungs and two offered blood transfusions. Nurses assisted as Payton survived the risky procedure.
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Detroit
Henry Payton
Payton
Oddities of a Lincoln Doctor Letter Confession
In Lincoln Nebraska on April 3 Pi Chief State Conservation Officer Frank O Connell recounts a physician who told his secretary to use wildlife conservation stamps on all mail including statements A former patient wrote the doctor noting he had overlooked recent letters about his accounts This item appears on Page 2 in the Oddities column.
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Wincoln
Neb
Frank BR. O'Connell
Forgery Boosted by Crude Payroll Checks in Amarillo
Twenty one company checks were stolen Saturday from a local furniture firm one forged and cashed for 19.80 dollars at a drug store. Sam Townsend, an employee, was charged with forgery as investigators searched for other culprits while sheriff Adams urged fingerprinting on checks to curb forgeries. Checks were cashed in Dallas Houston Amarillo and elsewhere with crude prints and misspellings revealing the scammers.
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Sam Townsend
Townsend
Texas
Houston
Federal Reserve System
Dallas
Amarillo
Adams
Sheriff Adams
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Wood-Webb Lbr. Co
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Groucho Marx Rosenwald
Man On
Elliott
Morgan
B. W. Snow
Leo
Robert Bean
Brookfield
Hep
Zep
Moe
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