Oil chief warns oil vital to American defense in Amarillo
Assistant Secretary of War Harry Woodring told the American Petroleum Institute delegates in Amarillo that the nation is dependent on oil for civilization and defense. He traced oil's role from Drake to modern progress, urged full resource development, and called for stamping out un-American tendencies in schools. He spoke at the Herring Hotel and planned to depart for San Antonio.
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Amarillo
Townsend Griffith
English Airport
Herring Hotel
Gene Howe
San Antonio
Drake
George Washington
Panhandle Receives $500000 For Wind Erosion Fight
A wire from Amarillo Chamber of Commerce secretary Carl Hinton in Washington says a minimum of 500000 dollars in federal funds is available immediately for emergency wind erosion control in the Panhandle. The money will be used for listing land and starting furrow plowing through the FERA setup, with coordination by Congressman Marvin Jones and state relief officials to begin work at once.
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Amarillo
Roosevelt
Texas Panhandle
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Adam R. Johnson
Austin
Washington
Hamlin waits jury charge in wife slaying case
George S. Hamlin, on trial for the slaying of Irene Hamlin, paces his Potter County cell as the court drafts and approves the jury instructions. Objections to phrasing will be heard this afternoon. Defense pushes for consideration of temporary insanity amid claims of aromatic psychosis.
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Potter County
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F. A. Simpson
John Fullingim
E. T. Miller
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Miller
Free Suspects in $300,000 Kidnaping
In Havana on April 11 most suspects tied to the kidnapping of young millionaire Eutimio Falla Bonet were released. Authorities said five or six remain, forming the nucleus of the gang that extorted $30,000 in American currency after holding Falla overnight. Griggs Ambulance, Dial 4311.
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Stresa Talks Underway With Britain France and Italy
The premiers of Britain France and Italy meet at Stresa to discuss Europe's peace problems amid tensions over Germany's rearmament and the Franco Russian accord. Officials in Berlin London and Moscow monitor developments as Austria independence and League of Nations issues loom. France presents a memorandum to Britain and Italy for the League to address Germanys threats.
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Students at T U To Join War Strike
University of Texas students planned to join a nationwide college peace strike at 11 o clock Friday without official sanction. Interviews with department heads show mixed sentiment about students leaving classes to participate. Dean V I Moore favored the idea.
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Allred to Attend Oil Control Bill Hearing
Governor James V. Allred said he would fly to Washington to attend the hearing on the Thomas oil control bill aimed at placing oil under federal control. He will also attend the funeral of his uncle E. W. Cox in Bellevue before returning to Austin with the governor’s secretary Edward Clark and staff member Col. Paul Wakefield.
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Austin
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Watkins Urges Amarillo Industry Protection Campaign
Charles E. Watkins told local Chamber meetings that protecting Amarillo’s existing industries is a vital city duty. He warned removing any cost item in project final unit costs would mean the city fails to discharge obligations to industry, citing water and power rates insurance and roads as influencing factors.
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Chamber of Commerce
Charles BE. Watkins
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Paroled convict charged in Slayings at Pickwick Hotel
In Gladewater on April 11 Mrs. Romma Sage 27 mother of two was shot dead in the Pickwick Hotel coffee shop. Don Covin ex convict granted a conditional pardon in 1934 was arrested near town and charged with the Wise killing. Covin had been convicted in Houston in 1931 for a mezzanine murder at a large hotel and rushed to Longview for processing.
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Romma Sage
Pickwick Hotel
Don Covin
Houston
Marie Hart
Longview
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Huntsville
Switzerland Answers Germany in Tough Talk and Armament Plan
London reports Switzerland backs its government in demanding satisfaction for the kidnapping of an anti Nazi journalist and approves a large military program. A nationwide referendum extends military service as Switzerland expands production in mills and factories, embracing a harder national stance.
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Death Claims Bunk Harvey Ranch Pioneer
W R Bunk Harvey 72 longtime Panhandle rancher and former Amarillo resident died yesterday in Vernon after days of illness en route to Temple for hospital care. Survived by daughter and son in law Jack and Mrs. Allen of Long Beach Calif and two daughters Mrs Bonnie Koehler and Mrs Gladys Ybren of Long Beach. Burial will be in Long Beach. Harvey owned ranches in Hutchinson County north of Skellytown and near Clayton New Mexico. Although his home was in Long Beach he spent most of his time here attending to business and had been in the area for two months.
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Writer of Mysteries Is Taken by Death
Anna Katharine Green, noted author of detective mysteries, died today in Buffalo after an illness of several months. She was 88.
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Inflation Bill Bomb Thrower Dies in Cuba
Executed by firing squad Jose Gustavo Angulo Terry, convicted of placing a bomb in a customs administrator's home in Puerto Padre Cuba. Other news notes include a black defendant in Texas facing a jury for attacking a Plainview girl and Senate action on the Wheeler silver purchase bill amid roiling tax debates and new relief plans.
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Who Was Setebos Set in Shakespeare Tempest Context
In a Globe article Arthur Brisbane discusses the term Setebos from Shakespeare’s The Tempest. A Philadelphia banker asks for its meaning and origin, noting Setebos as the god linked to Sycorax and Caliban. The piece points readers to Today Page 9.
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Sim’s Chance Dwindles In Culbertson Bridge Match
Thomas Sims faces dwindling odds as his 150 rubber match with Ely Culbertson nears conclusion. Culbertson and Josephine hold a 14 720 point edge after 133 rubbers, with 17 rubbers left as the event enters its penultimate day.
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Texas Senate Opposes Federal Oil Control Bill
The Texas Senate adopted a resolution opposing a federal oil control bill as hearings were set for the month. The measure calling it an invasion of state sovereignty passed without dissent and was sent to the House for concurrence. A House debate on ranger conduct during gambling raids also emerged with a bond proposal for rangers pending.
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Worst storm grips Texas in historic dust siege
A severe dust storm blanketed nearly all Texas, coating crops and hindering travel from Amarillo to Dallas. Visibility dropped to blocks in multiple cities, air traffic paused, and residents wore masks as winds reached up to 27 miles per hour.
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Wheat Crop In Texas Nearly Ruined In 1935 Report
The U S Department of Agriculture reports Texas wheat nearly ruined with expected production of 7 872 000 bushels versus 25 749 000 last year. Condition on April 1 was 41 percent of normal, drought and dust storms blamed for record abandonment. Prices for hogs cattle and milk rise while corn and oats jump.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Texas
Byrns Sees Defeat Of Townsend Plan
Speaker Joseph W. Byrns predicted defeat of the Townsend old age pension plan as Congress set aside other legislation to clear a path for the administration social security measure. He said the Townsend plan and the Lundeen unemployment insurance plan would be rejected if offered as substitutes.
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Dust storm begins to choke Southwest as fields dry up
Dust and sand tighten grip across the Southwest with barren fields replacing green as wheat prices jump on a bullish report. Weather expert A M Hamrick notes little hope for dust relief. Wheat futures rise 34 cents amid storms, rising foreign markets, and rain in parts of Kansas and Nebraska.
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Amarillo Forecast: Fair and Warmer With Frost Risk
Forecast for Amarillo and region calls for fair tonight and Friday with warmer conditions. Light frost possible in exposed spots tonight. lows around 36. West Texas sees fair, colder central and southeast with frost in north and central areas. New Mexico remains fair with little temperature change. Temperature extremes today ranged from 35 to 47 at 1 o'clock.
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