Allred Plans Centennial Train Trip Amid Campaign Talk
Governor James V. Allred announces a weeklong Texas Centennial train tour starting Sunday from Dallas to Washington to thank President Roosevelt for the exposition invitation. Rival Tom Hunter announces a third bid for governor while several others already entered race.
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Austin
U.P
James V. Allred
Jimmy
Dallas
Texas
Washington
Roosevelt
Allred
Tom F. Hunter
Wichita Falls
Scofield
Frank Scofield
U. S. Internal Revenue Collector
Eden Attacks Italy Over Gas Use At Geneva
In Geneva on April 20 1936 British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden challenged Italy over alleged poison gas use in Ethiopia. He urged the League of Nations to remind members of the 1925 anti gas protocol and warned of potential further sanctions if diplomacy fails. Paris and London pressed for continued conciliation and peace in Ethiopia to avert broader European threat.
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Joseph FE. Sharkey
Associated Press
Geneva
Anthony Eden
Italy
Mussolini
League of Nations Council
Ethiopia
Eden
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
Abisi
Aloisi
Europe
League
Great Britain
Joseph Paul Boncour
Brothers Deny They Cat Barker's Tongue Slashing
Texarkana Ark April 20 three brothers Austin 22 Arthur 17 and Odell Pilgreen 14 jailed on assault to kill charges deny slicing 25 year old Jack Barker's tongue from tip to base in alleged backwoods vengeance Barker in critical condition awaiting outcome before a hearing Blood spurted from his mouth as he walked to a Texarkana hospital after an attack Saturday near Fouke about 15 miles south of the city Jailer Northcut said Austin Pilgreen claimed Barker knifed him recently but all denied the accusation.
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Texarkana
Ark
Jack Barker
Will Greer
Barker
Fouke
Here
Northcut
Austin Pilgreen
Triplet Bears Born in Washington Zoo
Zoo officials announce the birth of three bear cubs in one litter. Dr. William M. Mann notes the remarkable pairing of breeds from opposite ends of the brain family tree, calling it a phenomenal accomplishment in the animal world.
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Washington
William M. Mann
Wendel Case Suspect Held in Brooklyn Kidnaping
Brooklyn police formally charged Martin Schlossman with kidnapping Paul H. Wendel. They sought two other suspects in Detroit as they pursued a link to the Lindbergh baby case. Wendel said he was held ten days in Schlossman’s father in law’s Brooklyn home and tortured until he confessed to abducting Charles A. Lindbergh’s child. He later repudiated the confession. District Attorney William F. X. Flynn announced the charges.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Kings County
Martin Schlossman
Paul H. Wendel
Detroit
Lindbergh
Ellwood Park caretaker Hopkins missing since Saturday
Police report no trace of R. B. Hopkins a 58 year old Ellwood Park caretaker who disappeared Saturday after being seen at the park around 9 a m his home is at 702 Washington Street relatives pleaded for police aid in locating him.
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R. B. Hopkins
Ellwood Park
War plants nationalization urged by Senate committee
The Senate Munitions Committee backed nationalizing enough plants to produce warships guns powder for peacetime army and navy needs. The majority supported by Nye Clark Pope and Bope favored government ownership of warship and armament facilities, while a minority led by Vandenberg George and Barbour opposed. Admiral Standley pressed for two new capital ships as White House awaits authorization.
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Washington
Senate Munitions Committee
Nye
North Dakota
Clark
Missouri
Pope
Idaho
Bope
U.P
William T. Standley
White House
Navy
Vandenberg
Michigan
George
Georgia
Barbour
New Jersey
Navy Department
Amarillo Weather Outlook Tonight Through Tuesday
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight and Tuesday for Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas sees partly cloudy skies with possible showers southeast tonight and Tuesday, and cooler conditions in the north and west portions. New Mexico is fair tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. Temperature extremes in Amarillo reached 57 and 83 degrees so far today.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
College Students Stay Awake for Experiments
Three USC students stayed awake for 54 1 2 hours in sleep deprivation tests by Dr Brant Clark and Dr Neil Warren. The study aims to show lack of sleep impairs vision and color judgment as the testers report blurred perception and slow eye movements.
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Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Brant Clark
Neil Warren
Clark
Frank Friedel
Fred Thompson
Lebaron Stockford
Prospects to Close Panhandle Road Gaps Bright
Carl Hinton, Chamber of Commerce manager, reports improved prospects for closing Panhandle gaps on Highways 66 and 60. He cites favorable attitudes from the Texas Highway Department and the U S Bureau of Public Roads. An official program will be drafted the last week in June, pending appropriations.
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Panhandle
Carl Hinton
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Texas Highway Department
United States Bureau of Public Roads
Hinton
Mr. Hinton
Gibb Gilchrist
T. H. McDonald
Resettlement Administration
300 Women to Session Here
More than 300 Methodist women from 68 counties will attend the annual Woman's Missionary Society convention of the Northwest Texas Conference. Sessions run Tuesday through Thursday at Polk Street Methodist Church with Mrs. Nat G. Rollins presiding. An executive session opens the three day meeting followed by a Fellowship Banquet Tuesday at 7 p.m. Mrs. Morris Randal will serve as toastmaster. Reservations are requested.
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Woman's Missionary Society of the
Northwest Texas
Polk Street Methodist Church
Nat G. Rollins
Abilene
Morris Randal
Seymour
Miners Trapped Alive in 1936 Rescue Effort At Moose River
Dr. D E Robertson and Charles Scadding remain alive after a week trapped at the 141 foot level in the Magill shaft. Partner Herman Magill died overnight as rescuers drill through loose rock toward the mine. Rescue work continues with a tiny microphone delivering messages.
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Associated Press
Moose River
D. E. Robertson
Herman R. Magill
Toronto
Magill
Solons Vote on Defaming Unanimously in House
The U S House voted 272 to 0 to expunge defamatory remarks by Rep Marion A Zioncheck of Washington about Rep Thomas L Blanton of Texas from the Congressional Record. The clash led Blanton to demand the expunging of Zioncheck remarks. The same session opened tax bill debate with 16 hours of floor time and a $799 million revenue target.
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Washington
Marion A. Zioncheck
House
Thomas L. Blanton
Texas
Blanton
Zioncheck
Zioncieck
Doughton
North Carolina
Ways and Means Committee
Mexican Gets Reprieve for Court Review
Governor Allred in Austin granted John Rivera a 60 day reprieve to allow appellate court review of his execution case.
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Austin
Allred
John Rivera
Colorado guards enforce martial law at southern border
In Trinidad on April 20 a detachment of Colorado guardsmen armed with pistols and clubs began patrolling the southern border to enforce Governor Ed C. Johnson's martial law against indigent and alien laborers. He warned of more border guards if crossings persist.
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Trinidad
Colo
Colorado
Ed C. Johnson
National Want Ad Week Seeks Boost For Ads Nationwide
A national hook-up among leading newspapers runs April 19 to 26 to promote Want Ad pages. The campaign aims to attract new interest and deliver greater results for advertisers with cash in on the special bargain offer valid this week.
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Want
Ethiopian City Brace for Italian Advance Amid Evacuations
Ethiopian government mobilizes gun cotton stores to destroy bridges and block mountain roads as Italian forces close in on Dessye. Panic grips natives and foreigners seek shelter at the British legation while 5,000 armed men vow to defend the city.
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United Press
Addis Ababa
Dessye
Cascades
Legation
Cornelius van H. Engert
Phliata Takala
Aduwa
Seven to Trial for Attempt To Defraud Government
DC Supreme Court will hear seven defendants in an indictment charging conspiracy to defraud the government over a Willacy County Texas irrigation project. The case centers on a $4,583,000 Public Works Administration allotment and a planned substitution of a redwood pipe system for a gravity canal to reap about $400,000 in profits. Defendants include Charles Olberg Perry Welty William A Harding Frank P McElwrath Leonard C Hammond Harry W Cole and James P Barry.
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Washington
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Willacy County
Tex
Public Works Administration
PWA
Ickes
Charles Olberg
Perry A. Welty
Fort Worth
Texas
William A. Harding
Raymondville
Willacy County Irrigation District
Frank P. McElwrath
Corsicana
Leonard C. Hammond
Hammond Lumber Company
San Francisco
Harry W. Cole
Hammond and Little River Redwood Company
James P. Barry
Redwood Company
Men and Wolves and Warlike Fears in Brisbane Column
Arthur Brisbane, in his Globe column, discusses human folly and the prospect of a future war. He questions mankind’s willingness to unleash devastation despite living in peace. The piece cites science used to annihilate pests as a parallel to potential mass violence.
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Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
Angel Gabriel
Tribute for Texas Patriots Tomorrow
Houston observes the San Jacinto centennial with a mass at the battlefield under live oaks. About 50 000 people expected as Catholic leaders from many regions join the ceremony in Texas history’s landmark event.
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Houston
Lone Star State
Texas
Mexico
San Jacinto
San Antonio
San Felipe de Austin
Stephen F. Austin
United States
Joseph F. Rumme
New Orleans
John J. Cantwell
Los Angeles
James V. Allred
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Belton
F. W. Fischer
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Commodore Hatfield
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A. E. Harding
A. A. Puckett
Kaufman
Rube Wells
Cooper
Hunter
Wichita
Fischer
C. C. McDonald
San Jacinto Battlefield
Philadllphia
N. Garner
Oklahoma City
California
England
Triplet Bears
Quints
Wendel
Schlossman
BE. H. Breazente
San Angelo, Tex
Pecos
Polk Street Methodist
Methodists
F. D. Henderson
Bur
Dr. Robertson
Galveston
Point Bolivar
Galveston County Commissioners’ Court
Tom Holbrook
State Highway Commission
John Maynard Lbr. Co
McMurtry Paints
Ben Ames
FHA Loans
Long-Bell Lbr. Co
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