Italo Ethiopians Rebuff Peace Proposals at League
The League of Nations committee of 13 reports that conciliation efforts in the Italo Ethiopian war have failed after the Ethiopian delegation rejected Mussolini's modified peace terms. France urged a pause in hostilities as negotiations resume.
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Joseph EF. Sharkey i
Associated Press
Geneva
League of Nations’ Committee of 13
Mussolini
Italy
League
East Africa
France
Committee of 13
Ethiopia
Highway 66 bandits strike again in Panhandle
Armed bandits robbed Kenneth Brodie at a McLean service station on Highway No. 66 taking 30 dollars from the safe. Two men, described in earlier robberies, forced Brodie to walk as they fled in a car. No trace found as attacks continue along Highway 66 across Amarillo area with loot in hundreds of dollars and jewelry.
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Panhandle
Kenneth Brodie
Highway No. 66
McLean
Brodie
George Zeiss
New York
Texas-New Mexico Line
Amarillo
Alameed
Jericho
Groom
Conway
G. E. Mancell
Dallas
Robbery aboard Erie train nets 58000 in valuables
Seven men halted an Erie Railroad train at Walnut Street station in Nutley New Jersey and escaped with 58000 in silver and bills from a baggage car safe. They threatened the money handler, forced him to open the vault, and fled in a stolen automobile. Police traced the car and questioned witnesses as investigators moved to Page 3.
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Nutley
N. J
Erie
Walnut Street
Paterson
Federal Reserve
New York
American Railway Express Company
Newark
William Sutherland
Sutherland
Fourth Avenue
Conchas Tour Announced For Amarillo Visitors
Amarillo will conduct a goodwill train trip to Tucumcari New Mexico for an inspection tour of Conchas dam on April 28. Bill Beechler says 250 to 300 will ride the special train with a concession car serving refreshments. Governor Clyde Tingley will greet the visitors and Tucumcari will supply cars for 500 to 600 to reach the dam site. Government engineers will explain progress at the site and meals at the commissary will cost 15 cents. Round trip fare is $1.50.
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Amarillo
Tucumcari
N. M
Conchas Dam
Bill Beechler
Honery
Beechler
Clyde Tingley
Denver
Disorders in Madrid Strike Paralyzes Capital
Madrid authorities imposed emergency action as a 24 hour general strike halted daily life. Civil guards faced strikers who stormed stores and bakeries, seized trucks carrying the monarchist newspaper ABC, and burned the papers while first aid stations prepared for casualties.
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United Press
Madrid
U.P
ABC
Wages for Mothers and Small Town Editors Highlight Today
Arthur Brisbane notes wage ideas for mothers and government support. Panhandle Press Association opens its 29th annual convention with Elmo Watson defending small town vitality. Watson urges publishers to aid merchants with effective ads and to pursue advertising counsel roles.
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Panhandle Press Association
Herring Hotel
Elmo Scott Watson
Chicago
Madill School of Journalism
Northwestern University
Publisher's Auxiliary
Watson
H. L. Mencken
Mencken
Nunns Acquire A New Paper In Lexington
Lexington Herald changes hands as J Lindsay Nunn and son Gilmore Nunn acquire ownership. The pair plan to manage within 60 days while keeping Panhandle operations. Gilmore to remain Pampa GM. Lindsay and Gilmore in Lexington briefly.
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Lexington
Lexington Herald
J. Lindsay Nunn
Amarillo
Texas
Gilmore N. Nunn
Pampa
New Mexico
Nunns
Panhandle
Kentucky
Olin Hinkle
Pampa News
Mr. Hinkle
Lindsay Nunn
Gilmore
I Cant Do Half What Id Like To Do
Senate records reveal Vice President Garner replying to John Kirby with a note that he cannot do all he desires. Garner states he cannot control everyone and his response reflects frustration with political constraints.
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John Garner
John H. Kirby
Washington
U.P
Senate
Southern Committee
John N. Garner
Kirby
Garner
Roosevelt
John Henry
Chamber Year Ends with Self Supporting Success
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce directors reviewed a fiscal year ending Wednesday noting many objectives reached without tax support. Soil erosion, regional HQs, highway improvements and multiple community projects topped a vote chart while praise went to cooperative staff and self sufficiency. Officers for the coming year were to be chosen in a Social Center for Girls meeting.
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Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Roy Cullum
Cullum
Chamber of Commerce
Conchas Dam
Palo Duro Park
Tascosa
G. K. Richardson
First National Bank
Oklahoma City Denies Kennamer Petition for Rehearing
The State Criminal Court of Appeals denied a petition for rehearing for Phil Kennamer who was convicted of manslaughter in Tulsa that killed John Gorrell Jr. and sentenced to 25 years. Sam Lattimore moved for an alternative writ of prohibition to block Pawnee County District Court from acting on a defense motion for a new trial. Kennamer was not present in the courtroom.
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Oklahoma City
State Criminal Court of Appeals
Young Phil Kennamer
John Gorrell, Jr
Tulsa
Sam Lattimore
Pawnee
Young Kennamer
Texas oil allowables cut for May amid demand outlook
The railroad commission set May oil allowable at 1,165,955 barrels daily, down from April 15’s 1,173,767 and April 1’s 1,147,690, citing lower bottomhole pressure and steady demand. Engineer Cottingham urged the cut, with district and local allowables listed, including Rodessa at 1,750 barrels.
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Austin
Texas
Railroad Commission Today
E. O. Thompson
Bureau of Mines
Fast Texas
W. E. Cottingham
Commission
Fay Vallee Denied Right To Break Separation Pact
The New York appellate division upheld a 1933 separation agreement setting $100 weekly payments to Fay Webb Vallee and denied her move to seek a larger income from Rudy Vallee. The case involved divorce attempts, alienation of affections claims by Garfield Leon, and earlier court actions culminating in a February 1935 dismissal by Justice Salvadore Cotillo.
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New York
Appellate Division
Fay Webb Vallee
Rudy Vallee
Paraffin Oil Advertises in McMurtry Paints Area
Local ad notes Long Bell Lumber Co and paraffin oil products listed alongside McMurtry Paints and Varnishes at 1900 West Third Street. Contact John Maynard Lor Co for details. Phone number 5353 appears in the listing.
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John Maynard Lor. Co
McMurtry Paints
Politicians seek to shield PWA funds in relief plan clash
A bloc in the House pursues a $700 million earmark for Ickes, aiming to override Hopkins in next year’s relief program. Rep. Beiter says the petition will go to President Roosevelt before Sunday, signaling a potential showdown over PWA versus WPA approaches.
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Washington
House
White House
Ickes
PWA
Harry L. Hopkins
WPA
Rep. Beiter
Democrat
New York
Roosevelt
Hopkins
Public Works Administration
Works Progress Administration
Local Judge R C Joiner Dies at 72 in Plainview
R C Joiner, 72, judge of the 64th Judicial District, died in Plainview early today from pneumonia. In Switzerland a German military plane from Augsburg crashed near Bienne, northwest of Berne. four crew members were killed and the fifth was believed to be dying.
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Plainview
R. C. Joiner
64Th Judicial District
Zurich
Switzerland
Augsburg
Bavaria
Bienne
Berne
Paroled man owes freedom to parole sender in 1936
Lloyd Sines gained his freedom due to the same man who sent him to prison. Judge H G Kump sentenced Sines in 1930 to 16 years for killing his brother in law. Gov H G Kump signed the 1936 parole order.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Lloyd Sines
H. G. Kump
Sines
Amarillo Weather Outlook Fair and Warmer Weekend
Forecast for Amarillo and nearby areas calls for fair skies with a slight warming trend tonight and Saturday. West Texas sees little temperature change with highs around 64 degrees and a low near 44 degrees in the day.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Cooking Class Ends With Praises At Amarillo
Mrs. Martha McDonald led the final News-Globe cooking school session in Municipal Auditorium attracting a full audience. The event featured prize drawings including a modern cooking stove from Amarillo Hardware Co and demonstrations of angel food cake and multiple salads and dishes.
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Martha McDonald
News- Globe
News-Globe
McDonald
Amarillo
Amarillo Hardware Company
Hopkins Fires WPA Chief for Political Skullduggery
President Roosevelt's WPA program faced renewed attacks as Harry L. Hopkins fired George H. Gannon in Washington for political skullduggery. Investigations were opened in Pennsylvania and Alabama amid partisan disputes over next year's public works funding and labour unrest.
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Richard L. Harkness
Washington
U.P
Works Progress Administration
New Deal
Harry L. Hopkins
WPA
Washington State
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Roosevelt
Hopkins
George H. Gannon
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Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
Emily Pierson
Charles M. Schwab
Europe
Kentucky Daily
J. Lindsay and Son
Ritter
Halsted L. Ritter
John Henry Kirby
John N, Garner
Thompson
East Central
Southwest Texas
Gulf Coast
West Central
North Texas
Foard County
Moore County
Osborne Area
Fay
FHA Loans
Long-Bell Lbr. Co
Paraffin Oil West
Solons
Kansas City
W. W. Evans
Hale County
Stock Yards
Kansas City Livestock Exchange
Evans
J. D. Worley
Wilson and Company
Livestock Exchange and Stockyards Company
Zioncheck
Marion A
Harry L
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