Plainview Invited to Host Seventh District Women’s Clubs
The Seventh District Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs may meet in Plainview after the executive board receives the city’s formal invitation. Amarillo hosted delegates for three days with 350 attendees reporting on club work and growth in federated clubs. The board will set a date for decisions.
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Texas Federation of Women's Clubs
Plainview
West Texas
Amarillo
Club Institute
Rains Boost South Plains Crops and Prospects
Scattered showers across the region ease drought with heavy rains at Conway and other spots. Wheat, cotton, and grazing lands benefit as moisture persists over three days. Officials report wide rainfall amounts from half to several inches, aiding Panhandle prospects despite occasional hail and traffic slowdowns.
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H. T. Collman
U. S. Weather Bureau
Here
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Childress
Denver
Fort Worth
Dimmitt
Olton
Hart
Plainview
Panhandle Plains
Sterley
Lockney
Silverton
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Pampa
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Cheyenne
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Groom
Roosevelt’s path and a new spending push
King Features writer Krisbane notes President Roosevelt shows no turn but plans Congress to approve two billion dollars to keep people working. Public works get 1.6 billion, 300 million for the Conservation Corps, and 200 million for emergency relief. Page 3.
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Congress
Conservation Corpa
Panama
Confession of Girls Murder Sparks Shreveport Riots
In Shreveport Louisiana on April 18 heavy militia and police guarded the courthouse jail after a mob attempted to seize Pred Lockhart who allegedly confessed slaying and attacking Mac Giffin. National Guard patrolled as crowds surged outside the jail and two girls urged action from a truck.
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Pred Lockhart
Mac Giffin
Lockhart
Giffin
B. J. Jackeson
J. A. Conroy
Robert Roberta
Caddo District Court
Caddo Grand Jury
Priday
Roberta
James A. Galloway
T. BR. Hughes
Hughes
National Guard
Injunctions May Regain Air Pacts
Four aviation firms filed Supreme Court requests to restrain Postmaster General Farley from enforcing his order canceling air mail contracts. Boeing Air Transport National Air Transport Pacific Air Transport Varney Air Lines seek relief within 20 days. Brown charge denial linked to Cord-backed aviation interests. Roosevelt seeks bank depositors relief measure and tax reform with stock bill potential. The Bankhead cotton bill progress noted.
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Farley
Supreme Court
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Pacific Air Transport
Varney Air Lines, Inc
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Mark L. Requa
Republican National
E. L. Cord
Air Mail
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McLeod
Congress
Senate
Wagner Labor Board
Stock Exchange
Sleep an Art Says Scientist and Pals Snooze
CHICAGO April 18 UPI Members of the American College of Physicians heard Dr Nathaniel Kleitman of the University of Chicago describe sleep as an art and gift of the gods. He urged pooling knowledge against myths and noted people sleep best about 10 minutes after going to bed and that eight hours is more than many need.
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Chicago
U.P
American College of Physicians
Nathaniel Kleitman
University of Chicago
Kreitman
Kleitman
Youthful 6.0 Goes Into Action in New GOP Drive
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt launches a liberal-leaning campaign within the Republican Party at the National Republican Club. He denounces the New Deal as reactionary and un-American and unites young leaders including F. Trubee Davison to broaden club influence and organize conferences and membership drives. Old guard figures offer congratulations as the effort shifts to national politics.
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New York
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
F. Trubee Davison
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
F. C. Walcott
Connecticut
David A. Reed
Boaz Assault Fine Affirmed by Court
The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed a $250 fine against Dr F E H Boaz of Memphis for aggravated assault. He was convicted in Potter County District Court after a hotel dispute in Amarillo involving two other men. The court also upheld an 18 month sentence for O R Gilbert for wife desertion.
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Austin
Court of Criminal Appeals
FE. H. Boaz
Memphis
Boaz
Potter County
Amarillo
O. R. Gilbert
Federal Officials Offered New Jobs
Silliman Evans fourth assistant Postmaster General and Edward G. Lowry general counsel of the federal alcohol control administration have been offered vice presidencies at Maryland Casualty Company in Baltimore. Evans has not resigned and the Post Office Department will decide today whether to accept.
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Washington
Silliman Evans
Edward G. Lowry
Federal Alcohol Control Administration
Maryland Casualty Company
Baltimore
Evans
United Press Today
Post Office Department Uo
Bank Robbery Near Shreveport Suspects Dillinger Link
The Bank of Montgomery in Grant Parish was robbed by an armed gang this morning. Bank President L D Wardlaw suspects the gang was led by John Dillinger, noting the leader’s features matched the outlaw pictured in the bank. Loot amount not yet determined.
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Shreveport
Bank of Montgomery
Grant Parish
John Dillinger
L. D. Wardlaw
Dillinger
Wardlaw
Byrd Reports Safe In Deepest Antarctic Hut
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd reports he is safe in a tiny hut on the Ross ice barrier about 123 miles from the South Pole. The sun will set for three days before August 21 and lasting darkness means no relief until next autumn.
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America
Antarctica
Mackay
Richard E. Byrd
Ross Ice Barrier
Byrd
Chicago Tribune Backs Spelling Reform Against Dictionary Makers
The Chicago Tribune defends simplified spelling arguing dictionaries cling to old rules. It cites editors and scholars saying a true revision since 1910 is unlikely and outlines the paper’s own adoption of 80 simplified spellings.
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Thomas Kite Brown
William Dodge Lewis
Henry Seidel Canby
England
Tribune Pushes Simplified Spelling With Historical List
Chicago April 18 The Chicago Tribune advocates simplified spelling naming dozens of words in alternate forms. The paper cites Theodore Roosevelt 1906 efforts and claims about 150 words are now used by representative American newspapers. It argues spelling changes are gradual and not aimed at Shakespearean language.
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Roosevelt
the Tribune
Theodore Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
New Move to Speed Relief Efforts in Potter County
Julius Dorenfield, chairman of the Potter County Relief Board and new Texas Relief Commission member, leaves for Austin to press for funds to implement approved local relief projects. He also aims to continue the Emergency Education night school. Gaines Whitsitt notes relief work is at a standstill until spending authorization is received as CWA is replaced by a new setup.
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Julius Dorenfield
Potter County Relief Board
Texas Relief Commission
Austin
Potter County
Dorenfield
CWA
Civil Works Administration
Gaines Whitsitt
Southern Secession Statement Praised by Southern Industrialists
In Birmingham on April 18 Theodore Swann, a chemical manufacturer, argued that secession could preserve the Southern industrialist status and wage differential. The statement drew applause from about 300 Southern industry representatives.
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Birmingham
Ala
Theodore Swann
Spring Recovery Gains Seen by Official
Washington April 18 Secretary Frances Perkins announced March employment and payroll gains, calling the spring business recovery highly desirable as data pointed to improving labor conditions.
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Washington
Frances Perkins
Champion Jersey Cow Chosen At Panhandle Plains Show
In Plainview the Panhandle Plains Dairy Show names the grand champion Jersey cow as judges pick the top dairy. Judge O C Cunningham of New Mexico A&M will select the champion and grand champion this afternoon amid 34 Jersey herds from West Texas and over 100 females. An officers and directors banquet follows as part of the event lineup with a horse show also featured.
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Harry Montgomery
Associated Press
Plainview
Panhandle-Plains
O. C. Cunningham
New Mexico
Reopening of Amarillo Adult School Postponed
The Amarillo Emergency School reopening is postponed. superintendent Mrs. Earl Wyatt says an announcement is expected Sunday. The school closed March 1 with voluntary teaching until April 4 and a two week vacation vote followed.
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Amarillo
Earl Wyatt
Farmer Held After Fatal Shooting Near Gainesville
Gainesville Texas police detained four farmers for questioning after Nugent Suddath, 35, of Pannin County, was shot and killed. The farmer claimed Suddath and a companion were stealing his turkeys when the incident occurred three miles east of Gainesville.
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Tex
U.P
Nugent Suddath
Pannin County
Here
Suddath
Approval Seen On Home Loans Plan In Roosevelt Move
Washington April 18. President Roosevelt expected in congressional quarters to urge federal mortgage associations to aid home building. House backs Senate guarantee of 2 billion home loan bonds. Rep Smith outlines a plan for construction loans up to 80 percent of value for 20 years at 5 percent, and modernization loans up to 2 thousand with 10 year terms. A federal mutual insurance corporation would back the program.
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Roosevelt
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Senate
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Democrat
White House
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Federal Mutual Insurance Corporation
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Update
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday for Amarillo and nearby regions. Texas panhandle cooler in southeast portion tonight with fair skies Thursday. New Mexico mostly fair tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. Frost possible tonight in north central and northwest areas. Temperatures reaching around 49 degrees at one o'clock.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Good Oil Price Appeal at 20c to 25c Gal
Local notice lists gasoline offering at 20 to 25 cents per gallon at 1900 W. 8. The terse advertisement highlights fuel pricing and location for motorists seeking cheaper oil.
Amarillo City Operates On Cash Basis For First Time Since 1925
Mayor Ross D. Rogers announced after a city commission session that Amarillo now pays all current bills from available funds with surpluses in the municipal general and water funds. He noted that, apart from a brief 1925 period, this marks the first cash-based operation in 15 years and credited taxpayers and city employees for the improved finances.
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Amarillo
Ross D. Rogers
City Commission
Treasury
Municipal General Fund
Water Department General Act
Rogers
U. S. Deficit Surpasses 1933 Total in Nine Months
The treasury deficit for the year ending June 30 reached 83,072,988,066 for nine months and 16 days, surpassing the entire 1933 deficit. A mid-April refunding and a $300 million sinking fund bond purchase drove the rise, with a cash balance of 4.56 billion, including 2.81 billion profit on dollar devaluation.
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Washington
Treasury
Wheat Committee Urges Immediate Production Cut
An International Advisory Wheat Committee report urges immediate action to cut wheat production this year and next, a development disclosed today.
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Rome
International Advisory Wheat Committee
Supreme Court Upholds River Bed Royalty Law
Texas Supreme Court sustains constitutionality of river bed lease law reducing Sabine River royalty from three eighths to one fourth. Attorney General Allred challenged validity and refused to approve a contract between the Mineral Development Board and river bed drilling firms. Court issues writ of mandamus to compel AG approval amid leaseholder concerns of suspended operations.
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Austin
Texas Supreme Court
Board
Sabine River
James V. Allred
Mineral Development Board
Supreme Court
Chicago Couple Marks Bi Metal Union In Golden Style
Chicago marriage license pairs Ben Gold and Anne Silver in a playful bi metal ceremony as a clerk asks about the ratio of gold to silver and the couple replies it will be fifty fifty. A want ad lists a John Deere six three power lifter in La tham with box 802 and phone 6669 for sale.
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Anne Silver
Chicago
Globe-News
John Deere
Lister
Latham
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