Clean-Up Drive Ready To Open
The Annual Clean-Up and Paint-Up campaign in Amarillo begins next week with preliminary grading of 24 city districts by committees from local clubs and civic groups. Scouts will handle house to house contact while the city provides labor and equipment. The mayor says the effort will reduce filth and fire hazards, improve health, and attract visitors.
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Amarillo
Ross Rogers
Central Committee
Texas
Lubbock
Outlaws Sought After Jewelry Burglary in Woodward
County state and city officers hunt two armed burglars who plundered a Woodward jewelry store. They are believed to ride a freight train via Santa Fe to Denver, awaiting the next Amarillo to Denver run later today.
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Woodward
Oklo
Santa Fe
Denver
Amarillo
Gly-Cas Miracle Cures Swollen Feet In Texas Woman
Mrs. Wal Leadford of San Angelo Texas reports Gly-Cas relieved years of edema from flu related illness. She says kidneys improved swelling subsided and sleep returned after trying Gly-Cas sold by Fox Drug Co and local druggists.
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Fox Drug Co
No. 3
Oliver Eakle Bidg
Alls Quiet After Snake Bites Cop
Miami police officer Herbert Neal was bitten by a non poisonous snake while patrolling his beat. The snake was killed and Neal was treated at University Hospital. Physicians reported the bite as superficial and the beat returns to quiet after the incident.
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Miami
Fla
Herbert Neal
Neal
University Hospital
Roosevelt outlining plan to tax income from all sources
Roosevelt argued the 16th Amendment authorizes taxing income from any source and that government could end bond tax exemptions and tax salaries. He offered no revenue estimate, but experts say about 140 million dollars could be raised, offset by higher interest costs. He dedicated the program to broader prosperity.
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Roosevelt
Roosevelt plan draws mixed reviews from critics
Analysts criticize the Roosevelt administration for relying on pump priming, warning it risks undermining government credit and offering no lasting economic improvement. Alf Landon counters that the speech sounds familiar and fails to address persistent unemployment.
Captain Berry Heads to Camp Mabry as Training Instructor
Capt. M. L. Berry head of the Texas Highway Patrol in the Panhandle leaves for Austin to serve as an instructor at Camp Mabry for six weeks. About 100 recruits will be trained to supplement patrol personnel. Sgt. H. H. Boethel will oversee the district office in his absence.
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M. L. Berry
Texas Highway Patrol
Panhandle
Austin
Camp Mabry
H. H. Boethel
Aerial Search For Frome Slayers Fails
Laredo April 15 news says an aerial five hour sweep over Southwest Texas brush country failed to locate two Frome slayers. Patrolmen searched between Laredo Mission and Zapata for a car used by a man and blonde woman but found no trace.
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Laredo
Texas
Mission
Zapata
Japs Scurry in Denial Efforts
Shanghai reports say Japanese army spokesmen avoided denial or confirmation of a major defeat in Southern Shantung. Neutral experts estimate over 50 percent casualties in ten days, with Taierchwang to Yihsien retreat and 7,000 to 10,000 killed, 20,000 wounded among about 50,000 engaged. Chinese claims of 20,000 killed are considered inflated.
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Shantung Province
Taierchwang
Grand Canal
Yihsien
Toough
Railroads threaten wage cuts if unions refuse talks
The Association of American Railroads warned labor leaders that if voluntary pay reductions are not discussed, rail carriers will move to impose wage cuts. Labor executives representing nearly one million workers are expected to resist lower pay. President J J Pelley announced a last chance for proposals on salaries from the industry facing a $26 billion value.
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Washington
A.P
Association of American Railroads
J. J. Pelley
Association
Editors Talk on Advertising and News Trends at Canyon Banquet
Editors from several Texas papers discussed advertising strategies and modern news presentation. Speakers including J Claude Wells and Wes Izzard addressed boosting merchant ads, streamlined reporting, and the clash with evolving media. Eugene Worley and J C Estlack examined lawmaker relations as Donley County Leader hosted the event with a Canyon banquet.
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Cooper
J. Claude Wells
Memphis Democrat
Wes Izzard
Times
J. C. Estlack
Donley County
Clarendon
Eugene Worley
Shamrock
Estlack
Canyon
Kansas City Livestock Markets Report Highlight Prices
Markets in Kansas City show hogs at 8.20 top for 160-250 lb with steady to higher moves, odd sows around 7.50, cattle and calves with Texas calf club yearlings at 13.50, most others down from 10.00, dealers 7.00 to 9.00, Texas lambs easing from 3.75 with sheep at 4.75.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Texas
Two men admit presence near Frome slaying in Texas
Dallas report says Jack Marvin Flippen and Jack Orvill Barnes, ex convicts, admitted they were in the El Paso area when Mrs. Weston G. Frome and daughter Nancy were killed. Police say the women were slain near Van Horn, Texas, after leaving El Paso for South Carolina. The suspects were armed with a 32 caliber pistol the same as the murder weapon.
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O.R
Jack Marvin Flippen
Jack Orvill Barnes
Weston G. Frome
Nancy
el Paso
California
van Horn
Tex
South Carolina
Wil Fritz
Flippen
Barnes
Southern Democrats organize against new wage hour bill
Southern Democrats who helped kill a wage hour bill last year rallied today against a new proposed wage hour measure. They predict it will be defeated on the House floor if it reaches that chamber. The House labor committee, after months of bickering, reports a bill to establish a 40 cent minimum wage and a 40 hour maximum work week by gradual adjustment.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Chiang Kai-Shek Wounded in Changsha Bombing Report
Tokyo dispatch cites foreign office stating Chiang Kai-Shek was wounded in both legs in the Changsha bombing of April 10. Reports also say T. V. Soong, minister of aviation and Chiang’s brother-in-law, was wounded in the stomach and right arm. Source did not reveal its origin.
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Foreign Office
Chiang Kai-Shek
Changsha
T. V. Soong
Chiang
China
Lazy S Ranch Sold for Subdivision into Farms
LUBBOCK April 15 This 25 000 acre Lazy S Ranch in Martin County part of the C C Slaughter holdings has been sold to be subdivided into about 125 farms. C C Slaughter son of the founder signed a contract with F Z Bishop of McAllen for conversion of the range into farms. This is the ninth of ten Slaughter ranches to go under the plow.
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Lubbock
Martin County
C. C. Slaughter
F. Z. Bishop
McAllen
Martin
Howard
Dawson
Borden
Easter Buying Hits Gotham
New York City Easter shopping fever roars through Macy’s and other stores as clerks field quirky customer barbs and shoppers seek outfits. A Times Square vendor improvises with tea and sugar, while a subway guard jokes with hurried riders. A budget guide offers Manhattan jaunt costs and companionship options for visitors.
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North American Newspaper Alliance
New York
Canaries
Macy's
Hold Firm Members Chicago Raid Firm Doors Closed
Three Hoagland and Allum Company officers were detained without charge after a police raid on the La Salle Street investment brokerage. An assistant state’s attorney said an investigation would reveal a possible shortage totaling up to $400,000 in the firm’s accounts. Latest figures note 126 American colleges with endowments over $2,000,000.
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Chicago
Hoagland & Allum Company, Inc
la Salle Street
N. J. Kinnally
AT&T Reports Income for First Quarter 1938
American Telephone and Telegraph Co. reported net income of 38.63 million dollars for the three months ended March 31, 1938, after taxes and charges, or 2.07 dollars per common share, vs 43.58 million dollars or 2.33 dollars per share in 1937. The figures exclude the company's share of subsidiary profits or losses.
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New York
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Khiva Temple Drum and Bugle Corps Seeks Reorganization
A meeting at 7 30 tonight in the Masonic Hall will start a reorganization of the Khiva Temple drum and bugle corps. Interested persons are invited to attend.
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Khiva Temple
Masonic Hall
Housing office opens to aid 26 counties
Mr. Shepherd announced a new housing office to serve the 26 counties, offering low interest government funds to help families build homes. He said the program boosts construction and local commerce, with each dollar turning multiple times in the economy. Shepherd will stay to finalize setup.
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Shepherd
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