Lighthearted Washington Memoir Fragments and Civic Quips
A collection of whimsical anecdotes from Washington figures including Lewis Douglas Budget dog mishap a barber bishop tale and White House cleanliness jokes. The piece notes Eleanor blue ladders and a Texas lawn letter to Vice President Garner reflecting light civic humor and social portraits.
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Associated Press
Lewis Douglas
Douglas
White House
Eleanor
Texas
Uvalde
Garner
Bankers Pay Reward For Slain Robber
Four assailants linked to the slaying at the Continental State Bank on March 5 were paid rewards by the Texas Bankers Association. C. K. Smith delivered sums totaling 3,020 dollars to city marshal C. M. Earle and bank officials Gus Rounsaville and J. A. Shattuck, with postmaster C. E. Woods also receiving payment. Earle got the largest share since his bullet killed the robber, Fred King.
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Alto
Continental State Bank
Texas Bankers’ Association
C. K. Smith
C. M. Earle
Gus Rounsaville
J. A. Shattuck
C. E. Woods
Earle
Fred King
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Tonight and Tuesday
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with slightly cooler temperatures. West Texas aims for generally fair weather, cooler in the north portion Tuesday, while New Mexico remains fair with little temperature change. Today’s temperature extremes reach 48 at 1 PM and 77 at another time.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Strike Threats Grow as Labor Conflicts Escalate
United Press reports mounting labor unrest as 400 000 workers face possible strikes and 18 000 mechanics in 62 plants threaten action. Detroit plants see 5600 on strike at Motor Products. 1100 Detroit Michigan Store workers strike. Haverhill mass voters form vigilance groups amid shoe workers strike. Kroehler Upholstery plants in Naperville and Kankakee picketed. Nash Motor and Seaman Body plants in Milwaukee and Kenosha continue stoppages after rejected settlements. Seaman plant closes as a result.
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United Press
Roosevelt
Union Automobile Workers
Automobile Labor Board
Motor Products Corporation
Detroit
Detroit Michigan
Haverhill
Mass
Naperville
Kankakee
Kroehler Manufacturing Company
National Labor Board
Washington
Nash Motor Company
Seaman Body Company
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Wis
National Automobile Labor Board
Seaman
Nash Cars
Court Men Await Federal Orders
Federal court attaches here await Fort Worth headquarters guidance on the spring term. The regular opening date set for next Monday has no juries drawn and no start plans. It is expected to be some later date. The criminal docket is expected to be lighter this term.
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Federal Court
Fort Worth
No Rest for Police Until Clyde Barrow Captured
Southwestern peace officers pursue Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker after the Campbell murder in Miami Oklahoma. Dillinger is also feared on the run as Dallas and Texas authorities track sightings and distribute Barrow’s photos nationwide. Letters from Raymond Hamilton deny links to Barrow while police urge accurate tips and alert patrols near the Mexican border.
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Kansas City
Clyde Barrow
Phantom Desperado
Bonnie Parker
Cal Campbell
Miami
Okla
Barrow
Ottawa
Kas
Percy Boyd
Commerce
Campbell
Raymond Hamilton
Texas
Dallas
Lancaster
Tex
Benk
Henry Methvin
Hamilton
Dillinger
Yuma
Arizona
Crown Point
Ind
Salt Lake City
Department of Justice
Minnesota
L. G. Phares
Texas Highway Patrol
Southwest
Phares
Garrow
Louisiana
A. S. Baskett
Stock Exchange Regulation Battle Divides Senate Panel
The Senate Banking Committee votes 10 to 8 to create a three member stock exchange commission, overriding plans to give regulation to the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Trade Commission. President Roosevelt and sponsors anxiously weigh next moves as the fight shifts to the Senate floor.
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Washington
New York Stock Exchange
Senate Banking Committee
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Trade Commission
Glass
Virginia
Roosevelt
Senate
Reserve Board and Trade Commission
Youth Dies in Electric Chair in Pennsylvania
Richard Bach a 6 foot 6 inch youth known as Big Slim was executed at Rockview penitentiary for the murder of 19 year old Rose McCloskey in Fairmount Park Philadelphia. He had beaten her escort into unconsciousness with stones before the fatal attack.
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Bellefonte
Richard
Big Slim) Bach
Rockview Penitentiary
Rose McCloskey
Fairmont Park
Philadelphia
Lombardo Letter Contest Seeks Fans For Concert
A plan by Wilbur C. Hawk of the Tri State Fair invites readers to submit 100 word letters to The Lombardo Editor at The News Globe Amarillo Texas naming a Royal Canadians number and why they should hear it. Two tickets go to the best letter and one ticket to eight runners up.
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Lombardo
Royal Canadians
India
Carioca
Wilbur C. Hawk
Tri-State Fair
News-Globe
Amarillo
Tex
Tri-State
Plains
Lois Black
News- Globe
Municipal Auditorium
Bishop Cannon and Ada Burroughs Plead Not Guilty
In Washington on April 9 1928 Bishop James Cannon Jr and Ada L Burroughs pleaded not guilty in Criminal Court to conspiring to violate the corrupt practices act by failing to report campaign contributions from 1928 The pair answered in court with Cannon asserting his innocence and Burroughs speaking quietly The case tests whether religious figures influenced the Hoover Smith campaign and whether campaign finance reporting was properly handled
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Washington
James’ Cannon, Jr
Ada L. Burroughs
Burroughs
Cannon
Insull May Be Started Home From Istanbul
United States Ambassador Robert Skinner said Samuel Insull might sail for America as early as Wednesday. American agents expected a final decision within hours and the voyage could be on the Executive, the American export ship, if started.
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Istanbul
United States
Robert P. Skinner
Samuel Insull
America
Chicago
Student Wounded In School Politics
In Tuscaloosa on April 9 a rival shooting of Andrew Manning from Birmingham wounded him in the thigh. Manning is a candidate for editor of the Crimson White, the university paper, amid a flare up in campus political tensions.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
Andrew Manning
Birmingham
Crimson-White
Manning
Real estate shows recovery in major cities despite mood
A United Press survey reports housing demand rising for better homes and modest cottages in many cities as hiring improves. Renters and buyers include workers from all income levels, yet some areas still lag in construction and vacancies shrink with factory reopenings and government projects.
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United Press
Cancer Expert in City Says Racial and Regional Risk Variations
Dr. Erwin von Graff, a renowned cancer specialist, arrives to speak at the Panhandle District Medical Society. He warns that cancer risk varies by race and region, cites higher rates among English, German, Swedes, and Midwestern Americans, and notes X-ray and radium therapies are increasing permanent cures. He criticizes wartime quackery and praises Austria’s anti cancer drive.
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America
Middlewest
American
Eawin von Graff
University of Vienna
University of Iowa
Amarillo
Panhandle
von Graff
Austria
Dollar Bargain Want Ad Sale Hits The News and Globe
Twenty seven landlords and advertisers place 15 word want ads for a dollar in a one day run. The Dollar Bargain Sale continues through this week ending next Saturday. Regular price is 1.80 for a week. this week only 1.00. Seven day ads start Tuesday and run to Monday April 9 unless results trigger early cancellation. Telephone today.
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News and Globe
Elbert H. Gary Widow dies after royal dinner
Mrs. Elbert H. Gary, widow of the steel magnate, dies amid memories of hospitality. She hosted a dinner for Queen Marie of Romania featuring a famed solid gold service reportedly costing up to $500,000, though likely less.
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Elbert H. Gary
Gary
United States Steel
Marie of
Roumsnia
Blast Rocks Oil Plant in Canada
An explosion at the Imperial Oil Company plant in Sarnia Ontario shook the facility and produced heavy smoke visible from Port Huron Michigan. Initial reports could not confirm any loss of life.
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Blast Rocks Oil
Canada
Port Huron
Mich
Imperial Oil Company
Sarnia
Ont
Dorenfield Seated on State Relief Commission by Vote
Col Julius Dorenfield of Amarillo was seated as a state relief commission member by a four to three vote after Speaker Coke Stevenson removed Commissioner R L Holliday of El Paso. Holliday challenged Stevenson’s authority and planned a challenge to Dorenfield’s vote while Dorenfield sought an attorney general opinion.
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Austin
Julius Dorenfield
Amarillo
State Relief Commission
Coke Stevenson
R. L. Holliday
el Paso
Dorenfield
Holliday
Stevenson
C. B. Braun
Navy planes sail from North Island to Panama on three-stop flight
Fifteen seaplanes carrying 75 officers depart North Island San Diego on a three-stop flight toward Panama. The route includes Acapulco and Corinto with Wright as refueling ship, aiming to return next month after a routine maneuver.
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San Diego
Cal
Navy
North Island
Panama
la Paz
Mexico
H. R. Bogusch
Hawaii
United States
Atlantic Seaboard
Mexican
U. G. 8. Wright, Flagship of Rear Admiral Alfred W. Johnson
Avocet
Wright
Acapulco
Corinto
Admiral Johnson
Lone Star Gas Official Falls Into Orchestra Pit
Frank L. Chase vice president and operating manager of Lone Star Gas Company fractured his left arm after stepping into an unguarded orchestra pit from the auditorium floor. He refused immediate medical aid to avoid possible testifying restrictions, and remains in his room at the Herring Hotel despite pain.
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Frank L. Chase
Lone Star Gas Company
Chase
Herring Hotel
Mr. Chase
Gas hearing opens in Amarillo on Texas gas situation
A large Texas gas hearing opened at Amarillo Municipal Auditorium with Rep. Olan Van Zandt and two Railroad Commission members in attendance. Lone Star Gas presented its stance on ratable takings and producer market options while opposing air venting when gasoline is extracted. The hearing split into pipelines and independent owners, with teams to present testimony and choose witnesses as officials planned an afternoon field inspection.
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F. L. Chase
Dallas
Lone Star
Panhandle
Chase
Herring Hotel
Panhandle Producers 4 Royalty Owners Association
J. W. F E. H. Beck
de Klab
Will N. Martin
Hillsboro
W. R. Poage
Waco
John Redditt
Lufkin
Grady Woodruff
Decatur
Walter ©. Woodward
Coleman
W. B. Collie
Eastland
Col. Thompson
Lon A. Smith
Ernest O. Thompson
Railroad Commission
Beck
Hudson Company Hit by Strike in Detroit Shutdown
The Hudson Motor Car Company announced a 1 PM shutdown due to parts supply disruption from a strike at Motor Products Company. Public relations representative J Edward Schipper said the plant will stay closed until a new supplier is found or the Motor Products strike ends.
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Detroit
Hudson Motor Car Company
Motor Products Company
J. Edward Schipper
Fight Tax Bill Forces Washington Action
In Washington April 9 strong opposition rose to the income tax increase and the depositors relief measure for closed banks as House leaders seek to shorten the session. House Majority Leader Burns says adjournment by May 15 hinges on Senate speed on the reciprocal tariff bill and DC aid. The administration signals no pressure unless revenue needs are shown. Senate Finance Chairman Harrison predicts the Senate will act on a present tax bill.
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Washington
House
Senate
Burns
District of Columbia
Pat Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
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