Amarillo to Host Seventh District Club Women Meet
Hereford hosts the closing session of the 12th annual Texas Federation of Women's Clubs convention with Amarillo chosen as the next meeting place. New officers include Mrs. W. P. Arriott of Lamesa as president and Mrs. E. Fish of Amarillo as first vice president, with Mrs. Rex Tynes of Canadian as second vice president. About 300 delegates and visitors attended as reports highlighted charity work, health programs, unemployment aid, and library improvements.
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Hereford
Amarillo
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
W. P. Arriott
Lamesa
J. A. Hill
Canyon
E. Fish
Rex Tynes
J. W. Fincher
Houston
C. E. Palmer
Art
Ill
W. M. McCarty
Potter County Federation
J. E. Griggs
Athenaeum Club
L. Know
Twentieth Century
Frank J. Warren
Les
Ruth E. Delzell
Mattea McClurkin
L. A. Wells
MacDonald Says US Abandoning Gold Standard Affects England Little
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, arriving in America to rally support against global poverty, said Roosevelt's abandonment of the gold standard affects England not at all as far as he is concerned. He noted he had little information beyond the fact of the action and hoped to address world distress.
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New York
America
Ramsay MacDonald
England
MacDonald
Roosevelt
United States
Jersey City
Public buying rise boosts US business outlook says Dun and Bradstreet
New York April 21 business review reports sustained public buying based on optimism for the future. Manufacturing and trade show gains with steel, lumber, coal, and electric output at yearly highs. A London economist notes Roosevelt financial measures could lift American business if speculative trading is restrained.
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New York
Weekly Business Review
London
Josiah Stamp
Roosevelt
Senate panel backs inflation bill as foes vow filibuster
Washington reports the Banking and Currency Committee voted to favor the administration inflation and currency expansion plan as part of the farm bill debate. Opposition groups in the Senate plan a filibuster while President Roosevelt pushes for swift enactment.
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Robinson
Arkansas
Banking Committee
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Meteher
Florida
House
Rankin
Mississippi
Muscle Shoals
Wagner
House Rules Committee
Reed
Pennsylvania
Factor Freed By Kidnappers In Chicago Rescue
Jerome Factor a 19 year old Northwestern student was freed by his abductors in Chicago's Rogers Park district after a week in captivity. He declined to confirm any ransom payment and returned to his mother's apartment with no serious injuries.
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Chicago
Jerome Factor
Northwestern University
Rogers Park
Factor
Daniel Gilbert
Morrison Hotel
Young Factor
Leonard Marcus
Rabid Coyotes Trigger Texas Range War on Losses
Ranchers across five West Texas counties battle rabid coyotes feeding fear and driving financial ruin. Hundreds of cattle and about a thousand sheep suffer losses. many livestock vaccinated at high cost as state and federal teams hunt the predators under E. Ligon in Fort Stockton. Nearby Barstow reports four rabies treated after bites. a mad jack rabbit spooks Wink county with a fleeing bite incident.
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Pecos
Texas
West Texas
New Mexico
E. Ligon
Fort Stockton
Reeves
Ward
Loving
Crane
Barstow
Ward County
Wink
Winkler County
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast With Frost Potential
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity fair tonight and Saturday with possible light frost tonight. Far West Texas and New Mexico: generally fair with frost in the north portions tonight and colder temperatures. Temperatures today up to 1 PM ranged from 38 to 60 degrees.
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Amarillo
Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Uncle Sam Leaves Gold Basis Amid Stock Boom
Arthur Brisbane reports the United States moving off the gold standard as Wall Street reacts with a surge in trading. Treasury Secretary Woodin announces the shift, sending brokers into a five million share rush while the dollar dips and President Roosevelt signals self-reliance on the dollar's value.
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Uncle Sam
Woodin
The
Treasury
Good Old
Wall Street
George W. Hill
Desert
Macon Glides Down Skyways on Maiden Navy Flight
The Navy dirigible U S S Macon began its first of six trial flights from the Goodyear Zeppelin dock at 6 01 AM. It carried over 100 aboard and cruised Lake Erie shore to Avon and Cleveland before cruising over the lake. Radio contact with the navy station was steady and officials gave no detailed statements.
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U. S. S. Macon
Ohio
Lake Erie
Goodyear-Zeppelin
Navy
Goodyear
Cleveland
Avon
Alger Dresel
Macon
Amarillo Mayor Plans Saturday Runoff Talk Over Radio
Mayor Ross D. Rogers will address citizens in two radio broadcasts about the Amarillo city run off election. The talks air Friday at 7:30 PM on WDAG and Saturday at 7:15 AM on KGRS, each lasting 15 minutes. Vying for Place 1 are Joe Jenkins and M N Twaddell, and for Place 2 H Ernest Smith and John Winters.
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Amarillo
Ross D. Rogers
Joe Jenkins
M. N. Twaddell
H. Ernest Smith
John Winters
WDAG
KGRS
Invaders Take Coastal Area In China Amid North China Crisis
Reports say Japanese and Manchukuan forces occupy a coastal zone north of the Great Wall forming a provisional government near Chinwangtao. A Japanese naval base potential at Port Arthur prompts Western powers to seek League action. The U S destroyer Henderson cancels at Chinwangtao and may head to Tangku or Shanghai depending on the fighting.
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Japan
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League of Nations Committee of 19
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Great Wall of China
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Yellow Sea
Peitaino
Chinwangtao
U. S
Henderson
United States Marine Guard
Peiping
Tangku
Tientsin
Shanghai
United States
Manila
Iwan River
North China
Oil production tax debate heats Texas House
Debates began in the Texas House on a graduated oil production tax. Speaker Coke Stevenson overruled points of order while signaling the bill may be unconstitutional. Houston Rep Weaver Moore raised objections. Amarillo prepares for a runoff election Saturday with eight precincts voting from 8 AM to 7 PM.
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Austin
House of Representatives
Coke Stevenson
Stevenson
Weaver Moore
Houston
Bake entries displayed at Globe News Cooking School contest
Long tables in the Municipal Auditorium showcased amateur bakers from Amarillo with cakes pies and cookies in the closing event of the Globe News Cooking School. Prizes from Great West Mill and Elevator Company and proceeds to the Thrift Room benefit local children while Miss Christeen Chitwood judged at 1 pm and pastries go on sale at 4 30 pm.
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Municipal Auditorium
Globe News Cooking School
Great West Mill and Elevator Company
Thrift Room
Amarillo
Polls Open Across City at Multiple Precincts
Voters may cast ballots as polls open in the morning and close at seven in the evening. Precinct 1 uses the Courthouse, Precinct 2 the Central Fire Station in City Hall, Precinct 3 at North Buchanan Street School, Precinct 4 at Sanborn School, Precinct 5 at Wilson, Precinct 6 at Sixteenth Avenue Fire Station, Precinct 7 at Wolflin School, and Precinct 8 at San Jacinto.
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Courthouse
Central Fire Station
City Hall
North Buchanan Street
Sanborn School
Wilson School
Sixteenth Avenue Fire Station
Wolflin School
San Jacinto School
City election march drive fuels voter turnout predictions
Political observers expect a heavier vote than the April 4 general city election. In that race 3 600 votes were cast for Commissioner 1 Joe Jenkins and M N Twaddell. Commissioner 2 candidates were H Ernest Smith and John Winters. Absentee ballots closed last Tuesday and polling locations remain the same with poll tax receipts or exemption certificates required.
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Joe Jenkins
M. N. Twaddell
H. Ernest Smith
John Winters
J. N. Vernon
Smith
Winters
C. W. Baynham
Fred Galle
Ross D. Rogers
Lon D. Marrs
Money Marts Hesitant After Sharp Advances in New York
The April 21 market report notes hesitation and churn amid uncertainty following recent gains. Traders waited for clearer signals on inflationary policy, with profit taking in stocks and raw staples, while U S issues received support and the dollar’s foreign movement slowed. Bond turnover surged in early trading.
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New York
U. S
Bold Texas Charge Won State Freedom
In Amarillo on San Jacinto Day April 21, schools and banks closed as Texans recalled the 1836 battle. The article recounts Houston’s forces winning independence from Mexico in 19 minutes, with Santa Anna captured and surrender formalized the next day. Texans celebrated with picnics and river activity across the state.
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Amarillo
San Jacinto
Battle of
Republic of
Sam Houton
Santa Anna
Texas
Mexico
Sam Houston
Houston
Rio San Jacinto
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