Action defies Ickes orders to oust Huey
Baton Rouge reports Louisiana legislature defies federal orders by enacting state supervision over PWA funded projects. Senate passed House bills giving cities and parishes control, with a 29 to 10 vote. Huey P. Long pushes for state oversight amid U S government relief funds. Long vows more amendments as session nears adjournment.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
PWA
General Assembly
Long
Senate
House
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Louisiana Pwa
Washington
Ickes
Chamber of Commerce drives forward with breakfast meet
Members from all divisions of the chamber campaign plan a 7 30 am step off breakfast at the Amarillo Hotel to launch a funds drive. Over 200 workers are expected to participate after the meal as 20 sales teams receive final instructions at 4 30 pm in the Red Room with Chairman Bill Gilstrap. Speakers include John K Boyce and division chairs J A Armstrong J Roy Cullum G G Ordway and H M Russell.
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Chamber of Commerce Campaign For Funds
Amarillo Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Gilstrap
Red
John K. Boyce
J. A. Armstrong
J. Roy Cullum
G. G. Ordway
H M. Russell
Concrete pour completes for new water reservoir
Cement pouring on the citys new water reservoir finished at 9 25 last night with about 100 cubic yards of concrete laid down. The work marks a milestone in the projects progress and solidifies the structure of the storage facility for the communitys water supply.
Hopkins Takes Over Georgia Job Aid Work
Relief Administrator Harry L. Hopkins assumed control of unemployment aid activities in Georgia and excluded Gov. Eugene Talmadge from federal funds administration after a clash over the New Deal and state finances. The move places three states under Hopkins relief oversight with no state government role. An additional PWA action canceled $210,000 in Georgia construction allotments following Talmadge veto.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Georgia
Eugene Talmadge
Roosevelt
Hopkins
Harold L. Ickes
Talmadge
PWA
Hale County Girl Champion Milk Maid at Panhandle-Plains Show
Miss Frances McKee Hale County farm girl won the title of champion milk maid at the Panhandle Plains Dairy Show finishing first in a milking contest against 16 contestants on the closing program. Mrs H B Hales of Amarillo, wife of the newly elected show president, won third honors as the dairy association favored wider classification in club calves for 1936.
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Plainview
Frances McKee
Hale County
Panhandle-Plains
H. B. Hales
Amarillo
Show Association
Dairy Association
Civilian Commissioned to Form Bulgarian Government
King Boris names civilian Andrea Toscheff a diplomat and historian to form a new government after the resignation of Petko Zlatoff. Toscheff's appointment comes as Sofia reports the cabinet move on April 19.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Boris
Andrea Toscheff
Petko Zlatoff
Trapped in blaze Thompson dies in Durant house fire
George W. Thompson, 74, died from burns after being trapped on the second floor of a burning house a mile east of Durant. Five others escaped in their night clothes. Thompson and the George Roff family had recently moved here from Roff, Oklahoma, the town founded by the Roff family.
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Durant
Okla
George W. Thompson
Thompson
George Roff
Roff
Ex football star shot by officer in Dallas chase
Mike Collie 21, former Dallas high school football standout and UT freshman, was shot through the chest by Officer H. C. Leach after a pursuit when Collie allegedly grabbed a flashlight and tried to flee. Leach and partner M. L. Downs reported being struck as Collie accelerated away, with Collie not seriously wounded.
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Dallas
Mike Collie
University of Texas
Collie
Texas
H. C. Leach
Leach
M. L. Downs
Narrow Strip of Dry Waste Shrinks Across Midwest
William A Bell Jr reports from Washington as drought areas contract overall while spring rains boost planting prospects in the northern plains. Weather maps show limited immediate relief for the dust belt yet North Dakota and nearby states record above normal precipitation versus 1934 shortages, signaling possible improvement.
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William A. Bell, JR
Washington
Broud
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandles
Colorado
New Mexico
Wyoming
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Texas Governor and Ickes discuss $60 million natural gas pipeline
Governor James V Allred of Texas met with Secretary Ickes to review a proposed $60,000,000 natural gas pipeline from the Texas Panhandle to Detroit and St Louis via St Louis. A formal funds application was seen as favorable after Texas legislature acts, with possible non charge to public works funds.
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Washington
James V. Allre
Texas
Ickes
Texas Panhandle
Detroit
St. Louis
Paul Wakefield
Missouri
Allred
Dallas Solons in Veto Of Centennial Motion
Dallas lawmakers clash over centennial plan finances as House defeats motions on state return provisions. Debate centers on four separate measures including eight and five percent provisions and Dallas’s share of net profits amid concerns Dallas may be unfairly burdened.
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Dallas
Austin
House
Jeff D. Stinson
Stinson
Senate
Centennial Organization
State of Texas
Edgar Keefe
Frankston
Leonard Westfall
Aspermont
Crisis on Hitler's Birthday and Nazi Rearmed Reich
On Hitler s 46th birthday the Nazi leader faces a crisis with the League of Nations over Versailles treaty violations while Germany celebrates. A plan to display military rearmament includes a nine plane squadron funded by popular subscription and a tribute from the German Officers Association. Observances extend to Palestine with a Reichsfuehrer honor ceremony as Hitler s rise from humble beginnings is noted.
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Adolf Hitler
Reich
Adolf
Germany
Palestine
Hitler
Storm Troopers
Acton
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday with warmer temperatures. Low around 50 degrees tonight, with cooler readings in southeast and warmer in northwest portions. New Mexico shows fair conditions with warmer trends, and today’s highs reach 45 to 54 F.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Rain Douses Panhandle With Varied Totals Across South Plains
Heavy rain soaked central and south Panhandle areas while Amarillo saw minimal moisture. Officials note dust storms may be ending for now as a flat weather map predicts little wind and continued overcast skies.
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Panhandle
H. T. Collman
Childress
Kirkland
Amarillo
North Plains
Drouth
Dumas
Press Praised by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt told American newspaper publishers he welcomes constructive criticism and praised press cooperation to beat the Depression. He said the press as a whole had benefited materially by improved conditions in the past year, in a message through Editor and Publisher on the eve of the publication.
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New York
U.P
Roosevelt
Easter Observances Held At Amarillo Churches
Easter observances continued in Amarillo with services at Sacred Heart Cathedral and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. The Three Hours’ Agony, prayers and Mass opened in the morning at Sacred Heart, with noon to 3 pm tolling. St. Andrew’s followed the same Three Hours’ format under rector F A Foster. Bishop Robert E Lucey to celebrate Solemn High Mass at 8:30 Saturday with confessions tonight and tomorrow. Easter Sunday services listed for Sacred Heart Cathedral with multiple mass times including 6:30 8:00 9:30 and 11:15.
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Amarillo
Sacred Heart Cathedral
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
F A. Foster
Robert E. Lucey
Vernon trial witness Hickman questioned as state witness
Texas Ranger Captain Tom Hickman of Fort Worth testified as a surprise state witness for the prosecution in the Vernon murder trial of Charles Richardson. The witness and three former Vernon officers testified that the pistol could not discharge without pulling the trigger and pressing the lever in the slaying of Richardson’s son Elga on New Year’s Day 1934.
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Hickman
Jail Escape Attempt Fails Again In Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City officials report a fourth jail break attempt thwarted during the night. Inmate Ted Kay aided by removing a bar from the cell, but jail staff secured the prisoners as Charles Nashett, the night jailer, heard the bar fall and shackled all inmates.
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Oklahoma City
U.P
Ted Cole
Oklahoma
Ted Kay
Cole
Charles Nashett
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