Tax Reduction Seen Before Adjournment Amid Baffle Over Amount
United Press reports the Senate Finance Committee unanimously supports tax reduction before Congress adjournment. The exact size and tax targets remain unsettled with a $289 million House bill under review. Republicans push to cap cuts near $201 million while Democrats seek about $300 million, including a 12 percent corporation tax and possible repeal of the 3 percent auto tax despite Treasury opposition.
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United Press
Washington
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury Department
Treasury Mellon
Marathon duo Grange and Pyle plan bigger Transcontinental race
Grange and Pyle announce a yearly Transcontinental marathon with 25 athletes aiming for New York. They emphasize safety and public entertainment, with runners housed on a Rock Island train and a carnival at the control station. Broadcasts from WDAG tonight mark the event.
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Pyle
Grange
Mr. Pyle
Red
Rock Island
Baseball Park
Groom
New York
Amarillo
Tuiners
Grange and Pyle
WDAG
American Legion
Charley Hall
The
Globe News
Elimination Contests Set for Saturday at Junior High
City eliminations of the Ward schools in essay arithmetic and spelling will be held Saturday morning at the Junior High. Winning essays go to Canyon for district judging and spelling papers to Austin for state competition. Medals and ribbons will be awarded to local winners.
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Canyon
Austin
Saturdey
Lindy Land Dance For Highway Classic at Lindy Land
A dance tonight at Lindy Land for cross country runners and athletic celebrities including Red Grange, sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. A football autographed by the runners will be given away. Ladies admitted free, men 25 cents. Music starts at 8 o clock.
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Lindy Land
Red Grange
Veterans of Foreign Wars
America
Wisconsin Delegates Split for Gop Convention Nominees
The La Follette wing and regular Republicans split 15 to 11 for Wisconsin delegates to the Republican national convention. Norris favored by La Follette group while Regulars are uninstructed. Smith slate elected gives him 26 Democratic delegates. Fess to draft keynote. New York Democrats push Smith as nominee. Willis backs an uninstruced Ohio delegation for the GOP.
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Unite! Press
la Follette
Wisconsin
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Smith
New York
Simeon D. Fess
Ohio
New York State
Alfred E. Smith
Democratic Committee
New York City
Tornado Ravages Southwest Killings and Damages Noted
The storm devastated areas across Kansas oil fields in Greenwood and Butler counties with oil derricks toppled and farms razed. One man Lewis was identified among the dead, Anna Green 25 died near Topeka, a baby and Mrs Campbell with a missing, over 150000 in losses. Tecumseh and Rock Springs reported hail and destruction. rock springs Texas saw over 60 killed April 12. Communication lines crippled, Las Cruces suffered a gale and sand storm damage.
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Lewis
Campbell
Kansas
Greenwood
Butler
Anna Green
Topeka
Tecumseh
Shawnee
Okls
Rock Springs
Texas
Las Cruces
N. M
Flood Devastates Shawnee Killing, Forcing Homeless Count Rises
In Shawnee Oklahoma a cloudburst and heavy rain flooded the town last night causing at least two deaths and leaving about 1 000 homeless. The flood damaged or destroyed many homes, broke plate glass, and blocked streets as wrecked buildings and debris lined the east side. A 12 year old boy was among the missing and drivers and residents scrambled to evacuate as the two mile long torrent surged through the city.
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Associated Press
Shawnee
Okla
Little Muddy Creek
Joseph E. Campbell
John Lewis
Diaz
J. A. Epperson
B. H. Aycock
Epperson
Marriage Licenses Rise In March In County Records
The county clerk reports March issued 60 marriage licenses up from 38 in February and 40 in January. The leap year license went to Paul R. Gore and Eva Margaret Davis on February 29.
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Paul R. Gore
Eva Margaret Davis
Windstorm Rips Through Southeast Kansas Causing Extensive Damage
Associated Press dispatch from Wichita Kansas notes a powerful windstorm moving from the Southwest yesterday, followed by heavy rains. Eureka and El Dorado report major property damage as a tornado demolishes rigs, leaving a trail of wreckage across the region.
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Associated Press
Wichita
Kan
Kansas
Eureka
el Dordo
Four Train Victims Buried Near Tascosa
The four unidentified men aged 22 to 25 were killed when railroad ties shifted in a box car on the Fort Worth and Denver line near Tascosa. Their bodies, buried at Potter's cemetery in Amarillo, were laid side by side under the care of N. S. Griggs and Sons after state viewing.
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Fort Worth
Denver
Tascosa
N. S. Griggs and Sons
J. C. Sisemore
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Griggs
Amarillo
Potter's Cemetery
Gale Hurled Damage Across Counties Near El Dorado
The same storm wrecked a grain elevator at Belle Plaine and knocked out telephone lines for hours. It toppled more than 25 poles along Missouri Pacific tracks between Kellogg and Reece east of El Dorado. Arkansas City and Winfield were in the path with damage to small buildings and utilities. Some hail was reported in Kansas City.
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Belle Plaine
Missouri Pacific
Kellogg
Reece
el Dorado
Arkansas City
Winfield
Texans Hit By High Winds and Torrential Rains
United Press reports severe weather across Texas with injuries and extensive damage. A cyclone destroyed a farm home near Santa Anna injuring F. S. Barton and damaged multiple buildings. Dallas saw torrential rain and 4:30 am wind crippling streetcars. Gouldbusk in Coleman County and Bangs in Brown County suffered destructive tornadoes with house losses but few injuries. Rock Springs faced high winds and telephone line damage amid ongoing memory of a deadly cyclone last April.
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United Press
Dallas
Texas
Renatfaaente
F. S. Barton
Santa Anna
San Anglo
Barton
Gouldbush
Coleman County
Bangs
Brown County
Rock Springs
Edward County
Tornado Rips Arkansas Towns Leaving One Dead
A deadly tornado swept through Washington County Arkansas last night from Oklahoma killing 12 year old Tony Spears and injuring at least fifteen others. Beatycom Lincoln Viney Grove and nearby communities faced blown homes and power outages as nurses and doctors rushed in from Fayetteville and Prairie Grove to tend the injured.
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Associated Press
Fayetteville
Ark
Washington County
Oklahoma
Henton
Carroll Counties
Ouachita Forest Reserve
Ozarks Reserve
Beatycom
Lincoln
Tony Spears
Marion Spears
Mary Payne
Viney Grove
R. G. Wilson
Dee Osborn
Beaty
Osborn
J. E. Kerr
Ruth
R. D. Yeager
Clouse
Amarillo Student Debaters to Decide District Rep
Amarillo's best student debaters meet at the high school auditorium at 8 pm for the final declamation elimination contest to choose Amarillo's district representative for Canyon on April 20 and 24. A ten cent student and twenty five cent adult admission helps cover meet expenses.
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Amarillo
Canyon
Suppressed Desires to Be Offered Here
A one act play titled Suppressed Desires was staged in the high school auditorium during chapel by the drama club under Miss Orville Headrick. Cast included Adaline Lumpkin Rebecca Ainsworth and Elizabeth Webster. The group hopes to enter the state one act contest in Canyon this month.
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High School Dramatic Club
Orville Headrick
Adaline Lumpkin
Rebecca Ainsworth
Elizabeth Webster
Canyon
Farm Bureau annual convention held in Dallas area
The Farm Bureau held a two session convention in Amarillo with a market session at the Am arillo hotel. Judge L Gough led discussions and a final session was set for this evening. Directors and guests from multiple Texas towns attended including Fred Keller Electra C H V Earl Follete J D Christian and G M Peet Amarillo among others.
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Nual
Dallas
Amarillo
L. Gough
Fred Keller
Electra
L. R. Conner
Farnsworth
R. L. Simmons
Miami
C. H. V. Earl
Folle*te
Frank Simonton
Hale Center
J. D. Christian
Floydada
C. W. E. Bergner
Texhoma
Okla
J. A. Wallace
Clovis
N. M
W. RB. Bradley
Mosquero
M. B. Perry
Quanah
Sam Sullivan
Pampa
G. F. Orr
Panhandle
G. M. Peet
C. W. Bergner
Carl Newberry
Grace Webster
M. Ve
Fort Worth
Wheat Growers Association
W. H. Yames
Crosbyton
J. L. March
E. A. Watson
Dairy Show Opens With Banquet And Car Rally
The morning dairy show in Plainview runs through Friday with a banquet tonight at hotels, a musical program, and dancing. Winners not yet announced. Over twenty business men and high school band members left this morning at 8 for the Panhandle Dairy show, accompanied by a motorcycle escort from Amarillo Police. The delegation, led by Col. Harve Haines and city development officials, plans stops in Happy, Tulsa, and Kress. Weather is fair except near Amarillo. An auction of pure bred dairy cattle is a feature today.
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Plainview
Amarillo
Fourth
Polk
Harve H. Haines
Board of City Development
Happy
Tulsa
Kress
Wilkinson and
Turner
Kelly-Springfield Tire
Sherman High Coach Duich Smith Heads Football Training
Duich Smith, vice president of the Sherman club, received high regard from fellow students. The Sherman High coach is skilled in building basketball teams and led the Sherman team to the district finals last season. He attended Rockne Meanwell football coach schools in the past two summers and plans to attend again this summer.
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Sherman Club
Smith
Sherman High
Rockne-Meanwel School
Cttend
Rock Springs tops Catonsville in consolation tourney
Chicago April 5 Rock Springs Wyoming defeated Catonsville Maryland 37 to 15 in the first consolation game of the National Inter scholastic basketball tournament.
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United Press
Chicago
Strong Rock Springs
Wyo
Catonsville
Peek Assails Hoover Claim To Farmers
Washington April 5 The contention that Herbert Hoover has been a steady friend of farmers gained support in a Senate record statement by George N Peek chairman of the North Central states agricultural conference executive committee Peek prepared the memorandum for the late Senator Willis and comes after pamphlets on Hoover s farm record circulated in Ohio Buckeye state The Associated Press reports the record entry was made by Senator Norbeck Republican South Dakota
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Associated Press
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Commerce
George N. Peek
Senate
Norbeck
South Dakota
Peek
North Central States Agricultural Conference
Willis
Ohio
Hoover
Buckeye
Crossword Puzzle Clue List Highlights Donga Challenge
The page presents a crossword puzzle with entries and clues. It mentions the word Donga as troublesome and lists horizontal and vertical prompts including mis souri abbreviation and various definitions. The fragment hints at places rivers and general clue topics with multiple numbered entries.
Francis dam disaster inquiry and crossword clues rise
A fragment lists questions about the Francis dam disaster date asks about the sea Yukon river flows into and a set of crossword style clues covering verbs nouns and places including tree species in Georgia and political figures.
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Francis Dam
Yukon
Georgia
William FE
Borah
Poland
Girl writer finds new hero after interview with Red Grange
Nida Martin writes of meeting Red Grange during a desert caravan interview at Texan park. She describes his appearance, demeanor, and contrast with Charlie Pyle, noting their WDAG broadcast at 9 pm and the runners sleeping in box cars by the Rock Island line.
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Nida Martin
Texan Park
Red Grange
C. C. Pyle
Red
Bing
Desert
Mr. Pyle
WDAG
Rock Island Railroad
Mojicca
Archangel
France plans loan to rebuild main highways in five years
Paris reports the government contemplates floated loan to reconstruct all main French highways within five years. The move aims to expedite postwar infrastructure recovery and improve regional connectivity across the nation.
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Paris
Contem- Paris
If Youth Had Listened to Grandpa's Warnings
Poem reflection on the failure of youth to heed old guidance. The speaker, aging and wary, imagines a world where progress paused for wisdom, with lines about candlelight, wood heating, oxen, and plows versus fast horses. A dated 1928 copyright by Edgar A. Guest frames the meditation.
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Edgar A. Guest
Kansas City and St Louis Livestock Headlines
Hogs receipts high as market remains strong with top hogs at 8.40 and bulk around 1.70 per 100 pounds. cattle receipts 2,000 with fed steers firm to higher, vealers 14.75. sheep receipts 5,000 with choice wool lambs up about 10 cents to 16.55. Also cattle and stock lists from St Louis market with top at 8.75, vealers 14.75, and cows to 9.50. overall activity shown across major western markets.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
Colorado
ST. Louis
Associated
East ST. Louis
Chicago Livestock Market Report April 5 Hogs Cattle Sheep
Chicago livestock prices rise modestly with hogs steady to 10 cents higher and cattle mixed as receipts total around 26 000 hogs 8000 cattle 11000 sheep. Prices vary by weight with hogs 50-350 lb at 18.50 for 200-250 lb, cattle slaughter steers 1300-1500 lb 13.50-16.26, vealers milk fed 14.00-14.60, sheep fat lambs 15.60-17.25 and ewes 7.75-10.50.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Fort Worth Livestock Prices Report AP April 5 Fort Worth
Fort Worth market summary shows receipts of 2200 hogs 1800 cattle and calves 9400 sheep. Prices: hogs top 8.30 sows 6.75 to 7.00. killing pins 5.25 to 5.50. Slaughter steers 9.80 to 10.80. yearlings 13.00. fat cows 8.75. heavy calves 11.65. Feeder lambs 11.59. woolled feeder lambs 14.00. woolled feeder yearlings 18.00.
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Fort Worth
Associated Press
New York Cotton Market Opens Steady Then Rallies
The cotton market opened steady with a 2 point rise to 8 point declines, influenced by Liverpool cables and rain forecasts in the southwest. By midmorning May touched 19.38 and October 19.02 before weather reports of 37 Texas stations eased prices, and by midday October was about 8 points higher at 14.97.
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New York
Associated Press
Liverpool
Southwest
Texas
Cotton gains and rains affect New Orleans market
The Associated Press reports New Orleans opened steady with early gains of 5 to 6 points as Liverpool cables improve. Prices then dipped 6 to 9 points on beneficial Texas Oklahoma rains, later rallying as east and central belt moisture hindered crop prep. May 19.11 July 18.94 October 18.60.
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New Orleans
Associated Press
Liverpool
Texas
Oklahoma
Hester
Tokyo waitresses mostly unpaid rely on tips, police say
Police report that of 26,043 waitresses in Tokyo cafes, 11,577 receive no wages and depend on tips. In some cases workers admit buying their positions.
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Tokyo
Tack's Revised Program for Amarillo Progress and Growth
A lengthy political platform for Amarillo proposes a broad program including a new viaduct to North Amarillo and elimination of census counts, retroactive marriages, more moisture, hotels, housing, storm sewers, tenants, offices, a municipal swimming pool, drug stores, shorter police hours, a courthouse, lower taxes and utility rates, more grocery stores, milk and bread competition, fewer rattlesnakes, public access to Bivins Lake, a central bus depot, lower ad rates, new thoroughfares to San Jacinto, a municipal golf course, longer installments, removal of railroad crossings, a living price for crude oil, new industries, a death penalty for kidnapping, more filling stations, more candidates, a municipal airport, and a scenic route to Palo Dure canyons.
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Amarillo
Bivins Lake
San Jacinto
Palo Dure Canyons
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Farm Bureau
Duich Smith
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Paraguay River
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Galloping Ghost
Charlie Pyle
Red' Grange
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American Tele
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American Woolen
Anaconda
Associated Dry Goods
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Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Ohio Barnedall Corporation
Bethlehem Steel
California Petroleum
Cerre de Paseo
Chicago & Alton
Chicago & Northwestern
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Chrysler
Coca Cola
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Colorado & Southern
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Corn
Crucible Steel
Dodge Motors
A. Dupont de Nemours
Fastman
Famous Players
Fisk Rubber Vanes
Fleischmann Yeast
Freeport-Texas
Pan-American Pet
Pete-Marquette
Phillips Petroleum Producers & Refine
Pure Oil
Aes Radio
Republic Iron. & Steel
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Y Shell Union
Sinclair Cons
Simma Petroleum
Skelly
Southern Pacific Southern Railway
Kennecott Copper
Kelvinator
Even
Louisland Oil & Refining
Mack
Eonesses
Marland Oil
Mexican Seaboard Oil
Mid-Continent Petroleum
Middle States Oil
Montgomery Ward & Co
Moon Motors
Nash Motors
National Distillers Ohio
Studebaker
Texas Galt Sulphur Texas Corporation
Texas & Pacific
Texas Pacific Coal & Oil
Timken Roller Bearing
Union Pacific
U. S
United States Steel Victor Talking Machines
Willys-Overland Cdee
Woolworth
Florida Bliss
Cuba Bliss
Idaho
James EB. Bennett
BOM Bots Agm
James E. Bennett & Co
Allis Chalmers
Allied Chemical & Dye
American Can
American Locomotive
Tack
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