Hinton Announces Five CCC Camps For Panhandle Winds
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce secretary Carl Hinton said five CCC camps will work on wind erosion under the Federal soil erosion service. The Panhandle plan includes a $500000 emergency fund to aid farmers, with sites approved by H. H. Finnell and a staff of technical advisers.
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Carl Hinton
Amarillo
Dalhart
Hinton
Finnell
Texas Panhandle
CCC
Federal
Soil Erosion Service
Marvin Jones
Chamber of Commerce
the Panhandle
Kansas
Panhandle
Panhandle Plains
State Advisory Council
The
State Planning Board
Hawk
Dun & Bradstreet predicts sharpest business rise in 25 years
The Dun and Bradstreet weekly review in New York forecasts a major upturn for the near term. It says March's end left behind restrictive laws and that a complete sentiment shift is under way, with a five billion dollar government appropriation fueling the expected rise and steadier future growth.
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New York
Weekly
Business Review
Dun & Bradstreet
Artificial Fever Cure Found for Tuberculosis
A fever therapy shown to cure tuberculosis in about half of tested monkeys and other animals was announced at a federation meeting. The treatment used an artificially generated fever in an air conditioned chamber, with human TB form induced for study. Researchers R. C. Major and H. P. Doub of Henry Ford Hospital led the report in Detroit.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Detroit
Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology
R. C. Major
H. P. Doub
Henry Ford Hospital
Charles F. Kettering
Heavy Battle Axe Premature Strike Cry Peace In Vain
Arthur Brisbane reports from Miami April 12 that two more heads are chopped off in Germany with an old heavy battle axe. He notes such weapons were used to cut through armor. The column discusses wartime brutality and profit-driven indifference.
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Miami
Fra
Germany
District 1 Interscholastic League Meet Opens One-Act Play
The District 1 Interscholastic League Meet begins with the one act play contest at Amarillo High School auditorium supervised by Miss Lucille King. Four schools enter dramatics Farwell Dumas Tulsa and Highland Park Potter County Amarillo High has no entry.
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Amarillo High Scool
Lucille King
Amarillo College
Farwell
Dumas
Tulsa
Highland Park School
Potter County
Amarillo High School
William Garwood
Lela Crossett
Harrietann Collard
Moorning
Armstrong
Dallam
Sherman
More
Deaf Smith
Randall
France and allies press action on German armament
Pierre Laval said France Great Britain and Italy reached an agreement for the forthcoming League Council session in Geneva. France backed by Italy presented a long secret German armament report and urged prompt automatic penalties for future violations to curb Germany.
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Stresa
Italy
Germany
J. Ramsay MacDonald
England
Pierre-Etienne Flandin
France
Benito Mussolini
Associated Press
Pierre Laval
Associated Press Today
Great Britain
League Council
Geneva
United Press
League of Nations Council
Pierre Etienne Flandin
Laval
Army
Europe
Fac
Wichita Falls oil operator chosen to chair Texas Highway Commission
Harry Hines, an oil operator from Wichita Falls, chosen by Gov. Allred to chair the Texas Highway Commission succeeding Judge W. R. Ely of Abilene. Hines will assume duties after Senate confirmation. Bids on $1.68 million highway work set for April 19 in Austin with Commissioners John Wood and Dux Martin. Ely, Moody appointee, is longest serving member.
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Dan Moody
Highway Commission
Hines
Rich Hill
Missouri
Kansas City
Wichita Falls
Deep Oil Development Company, Common
Texas Scrubs Grime From Behind Ears As Duster Fades
Associated Press reports Texas efforts to clean its grimy air as the season's dust storm fades. In South Texas and the Lower Rio Grande Valley the duster disperses while cold weather moves in from North and West Texas. Some drizzle noted in the Rio Grande Valley. San Antonio halts air traffic due to lingering particles and visibility is about half a mile.
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Associated Press
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Austin
San Antonio
Crop damage hits 30 million in wide area loss
Crop damage estimates exceed 30 million dollars in a seriously affected region spanning more than 15 million acres. Relief rolls show well above 20,000 families impacted as figures swirled through reports.
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Associated Press
Arguments in Hamlin Death Case Are Due
Trial in the George S. Hamlin hammer slaying of his wife Irene Hare began March 11 in 47th District Court. Judge E C Nelson set the charge for 2 pm with jurors in court at 3 pm. Prosecution will open and close. five hours requested for the state. Four jurors ill with colds but able to continue. Deliberations likely Saturday afternoon.
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George S. Hamlin
47Th District Court
E. C. Nelson
E. T. Miller
Grady Hazlewood
E. A. Simpson
Miller
Tefanes
Hamlin
Irene Hare
Les Whitaker
Nelson
Student War Strike Draws Thousands Across Nation
A nationwide one hour student strike against war drew thousands from classes with as many as 150000 anticipated in demonstrations. In New York area colleges 30000 attended in part due to rain while Columbia New York University and City College students participated. Many schools dismissed to allow participation and some militant groups opposed the action. See STRIKE Page 2.
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New York
Columbia University
City College of New York
New York University
New York College
Vassar College
St. Lawrence University
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Temple University
University of Pennsylvania
R. O. T. C. and Patriotic Societies
Appointments to Plan Board Confirmed in Texas
The Texas Senate confirmed Gov. James V. Allred’s picks for the State Planning Board. Named were Hull Youngblood San Antonio W M Massie Fort Worth Wilbur C Hawk Amarillo Wallace Reilly Dallas to represent labor R C Hopping Lubbock for agriculture and Ernest L Kurth Lufkin for reforestation Others include the secretary of state and state highway engineer Dr H H Blankemeyer reappointed to the medical examiners board Griggs Ambulance Dial 4311
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Board of Water Engineers
H. H. Blankemeyer
Aransas Pass
Board of Medical Examiners
Roiderer Freed as Spy Accusations Drop in Berlin
Richard Roiderer, a pale nervous linguist and naturalized American, was acquitted of espionage by five Nazi judges in Berlin. The trial lasted five hours and twenty minutes with a forty five minute verdict. He had spent nine months jailed in Munich before transfer. He opposed war and dictatorships during proceedings.
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Berlin
Richard Roiderer
Peoples’ Court
Cleveland
Chicago
Reiderer
Munich
Manslaughter Charges Filed After Bus Tragedy Near Rockville
Percy Line, 36, the school bus driver involved in a fatal crash that killed 14 children near Rockville Maryland, faces manslaughter charges. He was jailed on 1000 bail after being questioned by police. The Baltimore & Ohio train struck the bus at a grade crossing as rain reduced visibility.
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Rockville
U.P
Percy Line
Line
Here
Norris Downs, Jr
Baltimore & Ohio
Lihe
Williamsport
Louise Punk
University of Maryland
Punk
Parleys Resume On Strike Threat Amid Labor Talks
Washington April 12 Akron rubber executives and Secretary Perkins resumed discussions on avoiding a strike at their plants. Perkins planned talks with Coleman Claherty AFL organizer and William Green AFL president as workers protest labor board elections denial.
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Washington
Akron
Rubber Company
Perkins
Miss Perkins
Coleman Claherty
American Federation of Labor
Akrons
William Green
Federation
Goodyear
Goodrich
Firestone
CCC Plans 10 Enroll 300000 for CCC Work Relief
Robert Fechner CCC director announced enrollment of 300000 new CCC enrollees within 60 days after a conference with President Roosevelt. The plan calls for 1500 new camps across 48 states, with the War Department building the camps and a two month period to complete enrollment. The program aims to absorb college graduates graduating this June and expand to a 600000 strong CCC.
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Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
Robert Fechner
CCC
Roosevelt
Fechner
War Department
House Orders Probe of East Texas Oil Reports
The Texas House sent a resolution to the oil, gas and mining committee seeking investigation into claims that thousands of barrels of illegal oil were moved daily from East Texas. Representative Augustine Celaya said charges came from federal officials and global oil leaders and urged Texas to solve its own oil problems.
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Austin
House Today
East Texas
Augustine Celaya
Brownsville
United States
Texas
Celaya
House
Senate
Plains Wheat Losses Deep in Dust Storm Fallout
The Panhandle faces heavy wheat losses after days of dust storms. Estimates from grain and elevator managers put total loss at 50 to 60 percent of acreage with erosion making much of it abandonable. If rains arrive soon harvest could reach 12 million bushels. without rain by May 1 output might fall to about 8 million.
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Panhandle
J. E. Davis
Burrus
Walter Barlow
Great West
Weather outlook for Texas and New Mexico
Fair and slightly warmer tonight and Saturday with light frost possible in exposed areas. West Texas mostly fair with frost in northern areas tonight. Saturday brings fair skies and warmer conditions in the north and east. New Mexico remains fair tonight and Saturday with warmer conditions in the east and extreme north central areas. Temperatures today reach from 1 to 49.
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Texas
New Mexico
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Hines Heads Road Commission
Rosie
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America
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Jennie
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Texas Extension Service
Martin
News- Globe
Arthur Brisbane
King Femures Syndicate, Inc
Globe
Brisbane
Ditore
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Ely's
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Flesher
Hazlewood
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