Panhandle Duster Weather Talks and Local Notes
In a diary-like column from Amarillo, April 14 recalls a major Plains dust storm two years ago, with wind shifts and forecasts of light rain and further windy days. The piece also highlights oil production growth in Borger, Pampa, and Moore County, more producing wells, and continued wildcatting. It references local figures McCarty and Malin, YMCA fundraising hopes, antelope speed lore, and Greyhound pursuit anecdotes, weaving weather, energy, and rural life into a single verbose regional update.
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Borger
Pampa
Moore County
Panhandle
Antelope speeds and curiosities from a famed age
A rambling note compares antelope speeds 35 to 40 miles per hour with human limits and old Plains contests. It jokes about speedometers, fishermen, and imaginations while listing assorted trivia about Mussolini salaries, Boston concert giving, bedbugs, Brillat Savarin, Justice McReynolds, Hollywood, and Casey Stengel, ending with a flurry of dated historical facts and a Washington voting reminiscence.
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Mr. Scott
Mr. McCarty
Lars
Mussolini
Boston
Civic Symphony
Detroit
Brillat-Savarin
Justice McReynolds
Kentucky
Supreme Court of
U. S
Hollywood Studios
Ben Preston
Wichita, Kan
United States
Casey Stengel
Kansas City
Charles Dillon Stengel
Charles G Dawes
William James
Fashion Race Course
Long Island
Brooklon Club
New Yorks
Washington
Db. C
Cathedral Drive Sets $10,000 Goal for Hall
Campaign Steering Committee led by Walter A. Barlow plans a $10,000 goal to fund a new Cathedral Hall costing about $25,000. J. J. Lane will lead the Big Gifts in the men’s division with Mrs. EB A. Ford heading the women’s division. The drive runs April 26 to May 5 with over 50 workers already involved and about 60 teams expected. The hall on 1110 Washington across from Ellwood Park will host parish groups, athletics, dramatics, dinners, and banquets.
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Cathedral Hall
Walter A. Barlow
J. J. Lane
EB. A. Ford
Ellwood Park
Washington
Duke Rebuffs Guide and Sunburned Knees on Mountains
The Duke of Windsor, in Austria, ignored his guide’s advice and climbed in knee length leather breeches, suffering sunburn on his knees. Separately, in Austin, Assistant Attorney General George Kilpatrick joined the Texas Railroad Commissioner Ernest Thompson in Washington to contest an Interstate Commerce Commission interpretation of the Federal Motor Carrier Act, aiming to block 1200 unpermitted trucks from operating in Texas.
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Wolfgang
Austria
Duke of Windsor
Austin
U.P
George Kilpatrick
Ernest ©. Thompson
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas
Automobile Fireman Mix Up Over Stove Joke
Toledo firemen rushed to a reported automobile fire but found J Dunn driving an eight year old car with a smoking oil stove on the seat beside him. He remarked it was cheaper than built in car heaters, ending the alert with a smile.
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Toledo
J. Dunn
Legislature moves on tax and fee measures across branches
The legislature, in a continued session, approved a $10,000 allocation for underground water surveys and advanced a bill to impose a $10 annual license fee on real estate dealers. A Senate vote enabled state hospitals to charge fees to patients able to pay. Governor Allred urged against a constitutional amendment for a 2 percent general sales tax while expressing tax plan caution and proposing resource levies and property valuation reforms to curb inequalities.
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RE. M. Davis
Brownwood
Senate
Allred
Congress Abolishes Franchise Amid Political Mess
A chaotic political climate leads Congress to abolish a franchise entirely. The move ends long standing regulatory control, capturing attention across parties and prompting questions about future governance and impacts on affected entities.
Permit Issued for Gene Klein Home on 19th Avenue
Gene Klein received a permit to build a six room residence at 1605 West Nineteenth Avenue. Contractor B. R. Gerdner aims to finish by July 13. City inspectors note several more building applications and Amarillo's activity is at its fastest pace since the 1920s boom.
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Gene Klein
West Nineteenth Avenue
B. R. Gerdner
Amarillo
Ways and Means backs repeal of salary publication
The House Ways and Means Committee favorably reported a resolution repealing publicity of corporation salary lists for individuals earning more than $15,000 a year.
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Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
Motor Ship Taiyo Sinks After Grounding in Panama Bay
The motor ship Taiyo sank in Panama Bay after striking Camade rocks about four miles from Balboa. The crew of 17 were rescued by Captain W. F. Jacobs, U S Navy court captain at Balboa.
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Panama Bay
Washington
Navy
Taiyo
Camade Rocks
Balboa
W. F. Jacobs
U. S. Navy
Pockets Hidden $1500 From Medina Lake Victims
In San Antonio on April 14 it was reported that fifteen hundred dollars in currency lay in the pockets of two of the un recovered victims from the Medina Lake drowning tragedy on April 4 in which six people died. In Spokane Washington Baptiste Andrew a 64 year old Colville Indian was legally justified in the slaying of John Joseph after a neighbor stole his wife. A federal court jury acquitted him on murder charges on a single ballot.
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San Antonio
Medina Lake
Spokane
Wash
Baptiste Andrew
Colville
John Joseph
Bread price hike reported in major cities
In Chicago on April 14 W. M. Quinlan of the American Bakers Association called a bread price rise in New York, St. Paul, and Cleveland a natural and long overdue reaction to higher production and distribution costs.
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Chicago
W. M. Quinlan
American Bakers’ Association
New York
St. Paul
Cleveland
Panhandle stage reads warn a wedding of visions and vogue
The Amarillo College dramatics lineup features Wayne Eubank as head of the department with his wife portrayed by James Farwell under a playful three act vision of married life. Wilburn Budd plays the wife of Eubank while Rabbi Alex Wiesel appears as the grandfather and Clifton Janak performs a modern vamp. The cast is all male with the ballet in beard and muscle class and the show promises prize acting on the night's bill.
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James Farwell
L. J. Vick
Wilburn Budd
Panhandle
Wayne Eubank
Amarillo College
Alex Wiesel
Clifton Janak
Lloyd Robinson
Pope weighs response to Nazi protest over church actions
Vatican sources say Pope Pius XII studied a sharp German protest over Catholic Church activities in Germany. He weighing whether to snub the note by ignoring it or, if the wording is too strong, to refuse a reply.
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Vatican City
U.P
Pius
Nazi Germany
Vatican
Mooney's Attorney to Complete Habeas Corpus Argument
San Francisco April 14 George T Davis, attorney for Thomas J Mooney, said he would conclude his argument today in the habeas corpus petition. Davis represents Mooney in the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing case as the session opens at 2 P M with closing remarks expected.
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San Francisco
Thomas J. Mooney
George T. Davis
Three Men Killed in Farm Quarrel Near San Marcos
In San Marcos area a farm quarrel last night left three men dead and a fourth wounded seriously. The victims are Justo Rodriguez 24 Felipe Tristan 20 Ernesto Tristan 26 and Hilario Tristan 55 the father of Felipe and Ernesto, in critical condition from a knife wound.
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San Marcos
Martindale
Justo Rodriguez
Felipe Tristan
Ernesto Tristan
Hilario Tristan
Felipe and
Ernesto
Round Up Time at Texas University Homecoming
AUSTIN April 14. The University of Texas with 9,000 students prepares to welcome thousands of parents and ex students for the annual Homecoming beginning Friday afternoon.
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Texas University
Austin
U.P
Texas
University of Texas
Strikes Prompt Reinstatement Talks at Strikethe Firm
The company agrees to reinstate some dismissed workers once economy allows. At dismissal, management did not know a union existed. Reinstatement will give these men first consideration when business conditions justify more employment.
Ford undisturbed by labor threats at work in Dearborn
Henry Ford returned to work in Dearborn after a Florida trip and Georgia rest period. He was unfazed by the Supreme Court Warner Act decision and pledged to show other automakers what real competition is. Ford, 73, remained a vigorous opponent of labor unions, asserting the company has always resisted such influences.
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FORD
Dearborn
Mich
U.P
Henry Ford
Georgia
Supreme Court
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford Motor Company
Ford defends wage policy amid Wagner Act questions
Ford announced an expansion at River Rouge with more hires and higher wages. He refused to discuss a $10 a day wage and said workers gain freedom by not joining a union. He questioned Wagner Act details and said unions are not needed. In Toronto, Hepburn demanded cabinet resignations over Oshawa GM Canada strike, asserting a united front against foreign agitation and Communism.
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Ford
River Rouge
Supreme Court
Wall Street
Toronto
Ont
U.P
Oshawa
General Motors Corporation of Canada
Mitchell Hepburn
Roebuck and Croll Quit Ministry Over Strike Stand
Attorney General Arthur Roebuck and fellow minister Croll resign amid political clash over Hepburn's stance on the strike. Both indicated unwillingness to join the premier's fight against what they called the forces of John L. Lewis and Communism, signaling a Liberal split in the coalition.
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Arthur Roebuck
Roebuck
Hepburn
Croll
John L. Lewis
Oil Refinery Staff Given Pay Increase
Houston April 14 UPR reports a six per cent wage raise totaling 100000 dollars annually for 900 employees at a local oil refinery.
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Houston
UPR
Pan American Refining Boosts Texas City Plant Prices
The Texas City plant of the Pan American Refining Corporation announced a price increase. Manager P. J. Sweeny said this is the fourth raise since January 1, 1936, totaling 23 percent across the four adjustments.
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Texas City
Pan American Refining Corporation
P. J. Sweeny
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