Kin and neighbors strain Amarillo home life
In Amarillo the writer laments kin who crowd into his enlarged house while friends stay elsewhere. He praises outdoor life and golf for health, notes missing girl Davidee Johnson, reports on police efforts, and warns against mud ball pranks by youths. He also mentions T. E. Johnson’s health and the search for a missing dog Tootsie.
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Amarillo
Old Tack
Davidee Johnson
J. H. Johnson
Brooks Street
Johnson
Burrus Elevators
Davidee
Buchanan Street
WPA Expenditures Expected to Stay Level in Panhandle
District Director A A Meredith said WPA spending next year will likely mirror recent months. He noted retrenchment reduced nonrelief and material costs, with most federal funds now going to labor payroll as sponsorships face higher costs. The fiscal year ends June 30 and relief-certified workers have halved in a year.
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Panhandle
A. A. Meredith
Meredith
Roosevelt
Congress
Highway Commission Concludes April Hearing Actions
The Highway Commission in Austin finished its monthly hearing after hearing requests from 21 delegations. It issued one order redesignating Highway 15 in Fort Worth to a new routing near the stock yards, and agreed to exhaust remaining Bandera County funds to surface a five mile Bandera Medina stretch.
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Austin
Highway Commission
Fort Worth
Main Street
Bandera County
Bandera
Medina
Roosevelt Plans Southern Fishing Cruise Stops
President Roosevelt mapped a tentative itinerary for a southern fishing cruise including New Orleans Biloxi Galveston Texas and Fort Worth. He will depart by special train shortly after midnight April 28 arriving in Biloxi the morning of April 29 with a motor ride planned to New Orleans.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New Orleans
Biloxi
Miss
Galveston
Texas
Fort Worth
White House
Findings from a Fragmented History Column
Readable bits touch on Jefferson buying New Orleans for 10 million and territory to the Rockies for 5 million, totaling 15 million. Other items mention air intake versus food weight, a 1902 medical fee, illiteracy in the U S, Woolworth orders, and era trivia about pirates and accidents.
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Thomas Jefferson
France
New Orleans
U. S
Napoleon
Talleyrand
N’orleans
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
Louisiana Purchase
Lorenz
Austria
Lolita Armour
Ogden
United States
Canada
Woolworth
Vernon
George Washington
Admiral Vernon
George
Lawrence
Porto Bello
EB. L. Thorndike
Columbia University
Salem
What The Write to Tack Offers Dog Giveaway
Reader letters mention a Fox Terrier female and a possible promotional giveaway by Tack. The note hints at a continuation on page results, suggesting more details follow in the next page.
Separation Is Sought by Mrs Hamilton in Suit
Mrs Laura Hamilton filed for separate maintenance from John D M Hamilton chairman of the Republican national committee in Topeka district court The suit seeks custody of two children Daniel 20 and Laura 12 charging gross neglect of duty abandonment and extreme cruelty Mrs Hamilton lives in Topeka while her husband works in Washington at the committee headquarters
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Topeka
Kan
Laura Hamilton
John D. M. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Hinton Praises Marvin Jones for Vast Soil Program
Amarillo Chamber official Carl Hinton lauds Congressman Marvin Jones for a $5,000,000 emergency soil conservation program. The plan, attached to the agricultural appropriation bill, may pass soon. Farmers could receive up to 75 cents per acre for land under AAA care.
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Marvin Jones
Carl Hinton
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Jones
Hinton
Clarence Cannon
Cannon
Congressman Cannon
Death of E. B. Campbell at Amarillo Hospital
E. B. Campbell aged 37 of 413 Monroe Street died at 2 AM in an Amarillo hospital. Survived by widow, parents E. V. Campbell, siblings Morris Marshall Woodrow Gertrude Bennett Ruby Lee, all of Amarillo. Funeral at 2 PM Thursday at Blackburn-Shaw with Rev. T. D. Sumrall. pallbearers listed. Interment Llano Cemetery.
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F. B. Campbell
Monroe Street
Amarillo
E. V. Campbell
Morris
Marshall
Woodrow
Gertrude Bennett
Ruby Lee
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
T. D
Cotten to Attend Washington Parley on Rivers and Harbors
Tom Cotten will depart Friday by plane for Washington to join the Rivers and Harbors Congress session. The national conservation and control group meets two days next Monday and Tuesday. Cotten, a Texas Planning Board realtor member, previously represented Texas at the Arkansas Valley Association six state conference in Little Rock.
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Tom Cotten
Washington
Rivers and Harbors Congress
National Conservation and Control Group
Mr. Cotten
Texas Planning Board
Lone Star State
Arkansas Valley Association
Little Rock
Judging Contest Winners Named at A&M College
Kerrville Bangs and Range teams will represent Texas in the National Vocational Agriculture Judging contests at the Kansas City Royal Livestock Show next fall. They earned first places in livestock dairy cattle and poultry judging at the twentieth Smith-Hughes state contests held at A and M College.
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College Station
Kerrville
Texas
Kansas City Royal
Smith-Hughes
A. and
M. College
Wildflower Tours Proposed for Children’s Day Observance
Austin reports landscape engineer Jack Gubbels of the state highway department recommended wildflower tours for Civic clubs to observe Children’s Day on April 23. He praised Texas blooms and noted transportation-lacking city children could visit the country through participating groups. A New York Philharmonic Beethoven Fifth performance ticket runs about 30 dollars.
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Austin
Jack Gubbels
State Highway Department
Texas
Gubbels
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Round Up for Cathedral Drive Members Is Tonight
Final round up for campaign committees to work in the cathedral financial drive will be held tonight in the basement of the Cathedral at 7 45 o clock. Walter Barlow chairman hopes to reach the 10000 goal for the new Cathedral hall with 100 solicitors to contact Catholic families starting Monday. John Guide serves as treasurer at headquarters handling cards and records each night through May 5.
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John L. Lane
E. A. Ford
Walter Barlow
John Guide
Mae West Called By Prosecution
The government produced witnesses in Los Angeles to link Clark Gable to a 15 year old case in Washington and a cottage in Billercay Essex. Mae West was expected to testify as a prosecution witness amid allegations involving Violet Wells Norton and Jack L Smith.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Clark Gable
Washington
Violet Wells Norton
Billercay
Essex
Gwendoline
Mae West
Colony
Nearly Half Million Fewer Relief Workers for 1938
Washington April 21 The new deal plans a WPA program for the 1938 fiscal year employing nearly half a million fewer relief workers than currently on the work relief rolls. Based on 1.5 billion dollars for work relief, WPA can provide about 1,800,000 jobs at current wages if funds are not diverted. More than 2,100,000 are now on WPA rolls.
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Washington
New Deal Today
Roosevelt
Works Progress Administration
Mother Punishes Boy by Hot Water in Bath Incident
Thelma Baxter, 32, placed son Donald, 3, in a bathtub and turned on the hot water as punishment. Donald was scalded and is in a hospital. A state humane officer seeks custody of two other children James 2 and Cecil 14 months as criminal charges face the mother.
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Denver
U.P
Thelma Baxter
Donald
James
Cecil
Treasury receipts and outlays report daily balance
Treasury data for April 19 shows receipts 26.05 million dollars and outlays 49.15 million dollars leaving a balance of 1.69 billion. Customs receipts for the month total 29.29 million with 3.98 billion in fiscal year receipts against 6.04 billion in expenditures, including 2.29 billion in emergency spending. Gross debt stands at 34.83 billion, down 1.05 thousand million from yesterday, with gold assets at 11.72 billion including 491.56 million in inactive gold.
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Treasury
Washington
The
Contracts Awarded by Dads in Special Session
The Amarillo city commission awarded contracts totaling over 5500 in a special session. A bid from Amarillo Hardware Co. for water main extension pipe came in at 4451.50. Hubbell Diamond T Truck Co. bid 1054 for a trash collection truck was accepted.
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Amarillo Hardware Company
Hubbell Diamond T Truck Company
Two More Paving Petitions Presented to City
Two paving petitions were presented to the city commission requesting WPA project status. One asks Twenty-second Avenue from Tyler to Harrison Streets be paved with signatures from Joe Sneed W A Fisk E W Fields and Mrs Jeff McGee. The Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company and Fuqua Development Company seek paving on Eighth Avenue from Grant Street to the alley east under WPA setup property owners pay for material only, reducing cost to about one third of former.
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City Commission
WPA
Twenty-second Avenue
Tyler
Harrison Streets
Joe Sneed
W. A. Fisk
E. W. Fields
Jeff McGee
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Fuqua Development Company
Eighth Avenue
Grant Street
H. R. Smith
First Wagner Act Violation Charged in Houston District
The first violation of the Wagner Act in the Houston district was charged today in connection with efforts to unionize the oil industry. Joe Wright of Local 227 IA Oil Field Gas Well and Refinery Workers said he was discharged by Rednal Oil Company for his union activities.
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Houston
Joe Wright
International Association of Oil Field
Rednal Oil Company
Five School Children Die in Film Explosion at School
In Estonia on April 21, five children were killed and eighty injured as a movie film exploded and caused a fire at an elementary school in Kilinginoemme near Paernu. Authorities feared ten more would die in hospital as panicked students rushed the burning exit.
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Tallinn
Esthenia
Kilinginoemme
Paernu
Prince Nicholas Prepares Departure From Bucharest
Prince Nicholas banished brother of King Carol is to leave Bucharest today by plane for a secret destination. His commoner wife and his 4 year old son will follow by train.
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Prince Nicholas
Bucharest
Nicholas
Carol
Maverick Seeks Boost to Relief Funds
Democratic leaders resist two groups demanding higher relief spending than Roosevelt's recommended 1.5 billion dollars. Texas Democrat Maverick gathers allies to consider lifting the appropriation by 900 million. Wisconsin Progressive Boileau pushes a 3 billion figure as liberals rally. Administration leaders plan to block any cut below Roosevelt's request.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Rep
Maverick
Texas
Boileau
Wisconsin
Mr. Roosevelt
Anniversary Dinner Marks Missionaries 100th Voyage
An anniversary dinner at Polk Street Methodist Church will honor 100 years since the first Methodist missionaries sailed to the Orient. The event begins at 7 o clock tomorrow night at the church in Fellow.
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Methodist Church
Orient
Polk Street Methodist Church
Fellow
Bishops' Crusade dinner to aid missionaries debt
A Bishops' Crusade celebration includes an 8 pm KGNC radio broadcast tied to a community dinner at ship Hall. Proceeds from the $1 plates go toward liquidating the board of missionaries debt.
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Ship Hall
KGNC
Board of Missionaries
W Forbes Morgan Dies After Attack at Ohio Hearing
W Forbes Morgan former Democratic treasurer and president of the Distilled Spirits Institute died early today of a heart attack after collapsing at a hearing of the Ohio House Judiciary Committee. He had come to protest a proposed change in the state liquor control law.
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Columbus
Ari— W. Forbes Morgan
The
Distilled Spirits Institute
Democratic Committee
Ohio House of Representatives Judiciary Committee
Morgan
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