Amarillo mayoral race draws intense early voting
Voters in Amarillo cast about 2000 ballots by early afternoon as five candidates compete for mayor with write-in H. A. Daniel. Polls closed at 7 pm and unofficial results were to be released shortly, with possible run off if no candidate wins a majority. Precincts reported heavy early turnout at San Jacinto Wolflin Buchanan and others.
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San Jacinto School
Wolflin School
Buchanan School
Amarillo
King Ghazi of Iraq Dies in Car Crash Crown Prince Proclaimed
King Ghazi I of Iraq dies from a skull fracture after his car hits an electric pole. Crown Prince Feisal is proclaimed king but will rule under a regency as martial law is imposed following the removal of the British consul in Mosul. Ghazi had supported ties with Britain and oversaw oil pipelines critical to British supply.
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Baghdad
Ghazi
Iraq
Feisal
Mosul
G. E. A. Monk-Mason
Emir Il Ali
England
Harrow
Britain
Great Britain
Near
Pension liberalization bill moves through Senate in Texas
The Texas Senate passed a pension liberalization bill by a 17 to 8 vote, authorizing grants for aged individuals with net annual income under 360 dollars and shifting administration to county commissioners. The measure creates Class A and B recipients with payments tied to living standards. sponsors say Class B targets Negroes with a maximum Class A payment of 15 dollars per month.
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Austin
Senate
Déss Hardin
Waco
W Senate
Hardin
House
Elliott Roosevelt
Texas
Navy planes crash near East Braintree killing four
Four men died when two Navy biplanes crashed from about 2000 feet during a formation drill accompanying the launch of the new carrier Wasp near Quincy. The victims were Waldo H. Brown Ellsworth Benson Walter Kirk John Ausielo and Wes Williams observed the disaster as the third plane collided with the second causing one aircraft to explode into a house and ignite a second dwelling.
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East Braintree
Mass
Navy
Waldo H. Brown
Naval Reserve
Ellsworth Benson
Walter Kirk
John Ausielo
Wes Williams
Williams
Wasp
Quincy
Benny Fined $10,000 in Jewel Smuggling Case
Benny pleaded guilty in federal court to smuggling jewels tied to his partner Mary Livingstone and fellow comic George Burns. He received a suspended sentence of one year and one day and a $5,000 fine. Burns also faced a suspended term with total penalties of $17,770. Benny may owe $2,131 in civil penalties if he seeks to reclaim the jewels.
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New York
Jack Benny
United States
Fedral
U. S
Vincent L. Leibell
Benny
Hollywood J
Albert N. Chaperau
Mary Livingstone
George Burns
Burns and Allen
Burns
John T. Cahill
Leibel
Chaperau
Leibell
Weather outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday across Amarillo, West Texas, and New Mexico. Colder in eastern and central portions tonight. Temperature range expected from a high of 72 to a low of 54. Build Now See John Maynard Lumber Co for estimates.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
John Maynard Lbr. Co
W. 5Th
Amarillo Stage Night Delight As Whittington Surprises Crowd
The Amarillo Municipal Auditorium hosts a locally written musical tonight at 8 15. Charles Whittington as Dude delivers memorable moments after forgetting lines and recovering with script in hand. Tickets range two dollars for patron seats to fifty cents for balcony with reservations required.
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Whittington
Dude
Municipal Auditorium
Tolzien
Amarillo Symphony Orchestra
Amarillo Little Theater
Officials Hit At Student Marriages
Fort Worth officials impose rules to curb high school student marriages. Enrollees who marry are dropped for the term. those marrying in summer must wait to reapply mid term. Superintendent W M Green says the policy aims to help, not punish, and that marriage disrupts school work.
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Fort Worth
W. M. Green
Green
House Passes Bill To Make Hot Checks A Felony
The Texas House approved a bill turning the issuance of a hot check into a felony. Defrauding by check writing would move from a misdemeanor to a felony under the measure passed in Austin on April 4.
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Austin
House of Representatives
Senate
Elliott Roosevelt
Texas House
Howard
House
U.P
Polls Open Late for City Election Across Eight Precincts
Voters are reminded polls close at 7 PM in today’s city election. Precincts 1 through 8 cover the downtown and surrounding areas with polling sites at courthouse central fire station Buchanan Street school Sanborn school Wilson school Sixteenth Avenue fire station Wolflin school and San Jacinto school.
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Polk Street
Rock Island
Fort Worth & Denver
Tenth Avenue
Central Fire Station
City Hall
Buchanan Street
Santa Fe
Sanborn School
European Rumors Trigger Selloff on Wall Street
NEW YORK April 4 Stocks fell sharply on Wall Street with many issues dropping $1 to $5 as traders cited a worldwide decline tied to the German expansion into Bohemia. Brokers offered no single cause, noting prices slid in London Paris and Amsterdam amid war threat concerns.
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New York
Wall Street
London
Paris
Amsterdam
Bohemia
KGNC To Broadcast City Election Returns Tonight
Radio station KGNC announced city election returns would be broadcast after 7 PM with unofficial results possible within minutes after polls close. Announcers said partial returns would be aired as available and during regular programming if interrupted.
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Kgnc Today
Yankee Clipper Completes Transatlantic Flight At Southampton
The Pan American liner Yankee Clipper landed at Southampton at 3 40 P M after departing Marseille at 11 28 A M CST on the 700 mile transatlantic leg finishing the last lap of the voyage with arrival noted in Southampton England.
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Southampton
England
Pan-American Airways
Marseille
Truck in Schoolyard Wins News-Tip Prize
A truck turnover at Forest Hill School grounds wins first prize in the weekly News-Tip contest with Paul Johnson of Forest Hill Grocery credited for the tip and a $5 award. Second prize goes to Mrs. Charles W. King of Dallas for reporting a ship overdue at sea, with a $3 award. third prize awarded to Scott Cochran of Panhandle for a lighter story and a $2 prize.
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Paul Johnson
Charles W. King
Dallas
King
Guy Pierce
Clarendon
Amarillo
Scott Cochran
Panhandle
Ef, L. Lockleer
Adrian Walker
Houston Street
Estelle Wilson
North Mirror Street
Russell Boney
Manhattan Street
Betty Frost
West
Seventh Avenue
Pauline Thompson
Harrison Street
A. A. Moody
Fisk Building
Joe Sneed
Maryland Street
W. A. Watkins
Frank Jackson
Louisiana Street
R. F. Gwyn
Fourteenth Avenue
Beulah Brown
Kentucky Street
Violet McCullough
Polk Street
H. G. Hamrick
Harvey Southworth
Fred Wolfe
Hughes Street
Lola Lane
North East
Ruby Nell Covey
South
Roberts Street
Burch ‘Tyson
Virginia Street
Alma Stover
Buchanan Street
J. P. Wrather
Wichita Avenue
John Gilvin
East
Fourth Avenue
Roy Whitaker
Ninth Avenue
GC. B. Farmer
Paul Harmon
Pierce Street
Wesley Kemp
C. C. Farley
East Fleventh Avenue
Curtis Collins
Lincoln Street
Prominent Chemist to Address Panhandle Scientists
Dr. J. H. Mathews head of Wisconsin's chemistry dept will speak to the Panhandle Plains section of the American Chemical Society in Amarillo on The Use of Scientific Methods in the Identification of the Criminal. He will discuss Hauptmann case evidence and meet police officials during a visit in April.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
J. H. Mathews
University of Wisconsin
Mathews
Panhandle-Plains
American Chemical Society
City
Wisconsin Association of District Attorneys
Wisconsin Association of Circuit Judges
Texas
Wisconsin Association of Chiefs of Police
Wisconsin Bar Association
From Cornstalks to Cloth Sleeker Than Silk
Baltimore April 4 UP plastic science promises low cost housing and fancy garments from cornstalks and straw. Plastics may supply decorative paints plywood veneers and floor coverings for ready made homes with standardization akin to cars.
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Baltimore
American Chemical Society
Ual
Frederick O. Anderegg
Newark
Ohio
Ken
Canal May Cut Freight Rates in Panhandle Study
In Amarillo U S Engineers Office associate transportation economist C W Harris studies a potential barge canal from Galveston to Fort Worth to cut freight costs by about 20 percent for shippers in the Panhandle via barge-rail shipments. The 440 mile canal would be 150 feet wide and nine feet deep, with impacts extending from Beaumont to Topeka and Kansas City while other areas including El Paso Denver Omaha see 10 percent cuts. Harris seeks sufficient tonnage to justify rail barge movement. if not, the project ends. Wood-Webb Lbr. Co. ad follows.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
C. W. Harris
U. S
Galveston
Houston
Fort Worth
Atlantic Seaboard
Mississippi, Missouri
Ohio River
Beaumont
Topeka
Kan
Kansas City
el Paso
Denver
Omaha
New Mexico
Mr. Harris
May Robson Starts Family Friendly Real Estate Firm
In Hollywood on April 4, May Robson and Miss Tilian Harmer launched Robson & Harmer a rental business with a strict policy: no families without children. The actress recalling a sad street scene began the venture after seeing two children lacking playmates and soon rented a house for four thousand dollars aided by a couple with a child.
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Robson & Harmer
May Robson
Rome
Robson
Jackie Coogen
Muzzy May
May Robson Gote
Miss Harmer
Muzzy Mey
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