Persian quake kills 500 in Mazanderan province
Reports from Baghdad dated April 23 say more than 500 people may have died in a sequence of earthquakes in Mazanderan, Persia, beginning April 7. Rescue teams found over 480 bodies. a Persian health official led a relief effort as a national committee mobilized to aid disaster zones.
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Baghdad
Arak
U.P
Mazanderan
Persia
Iran
Teheran
Caspian Sea
Mt. Demavend
Formosa
Texas Panhandle wind erosion aid bill advances
Texas senators considered a bill to aid 10 Panhandle counties in fighting wind erosion by creating wind erosion conservation districts. Tax remission would apply to 1935 and 1936 in several counties with partial relief in others, funds could come from diverted vehicle and road revenue, and districts would be allowed to obtain federal grants. County commissioners would govern districts.
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Austin
Texas Panhandle
Senate
Clint Small
Amarillo
Panhandle
Dallas
Hartley
Oldham
Deaf Smith
Sherman
Hansford
Ochiltree
Moore
Palmer
Castro
House
The
Marines Need Lot OF Pants
Washington April 23 Congress learned from a 957 page House subcommittee volume that Navy spending next year includes 489.9 million dollars for operations aboard ships and six dental chairs on battleships. The report notes sailors eat beans at 45 cents a day and Marines face pants trouble with khaki that shrinks fades and fits poorly. Navy officials cite collar adjustments on jerseys to prevent chest puckering. The sea banana worm issue is also highlighted with changing tastes abroad.
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Frederick C.othman
Washington
Congress
House Subcommittee On Appropriations
Hugh Matthews
Navy budget rises but ships cut in half by committee
Washington April 23 The House Appropriations Committee reported favorably a 1936 navy budget of 465,286,261 dollars, up from 1935 by 173,879,098 but cutting the planned new shipbuilding program in half. The panel recommended maintaining treaty strength through 1940 with reduced build, weighing future disarmament talks and possible later funding for remaining vessels.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
United States
Dionne Quintuplets Undergo Doctor Visit In Canada
In Ont April 23 a Toronto child specialist Dr Alan Brown examined the Dionne quintuplets after father Olivia Dionne complained that Dr Allan Roy Defoe hid illness severity. Brown praised their condition saying all four babies show satisfactory recovery though Marie remains slower. Premier Hepburn authorized another doctor.
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Callander
Ont
U.P
Toronto
Dionne
Alan Brown
Olivia Dionne
Allan Roy Defoe
Brown
Dafoe
Oliva Dionne
Marie
Mitchell F. Hepburn
Dr. Dafoe
Rotary 47th District Conference Ends in Houston
Forty seventh District Rotarians wrapped up their 1935 conference with a luncheon. Edwin P. Arneson of San Antonio was elected district governor. The 1936 conference city will be selected later by Arneson and district Rotary Club leaders at a forthcoming meeting.
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Houston
Edwin P. Arneson
San Antonio
Rotary
Arneson
Goldsborough Named Washington Nominee to FDIC Board
April 23 President Roosevelt nominated Phillips Lee Goldsborough former Maryland senator to a Republican seat on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation board HA LOANS Long Belt Likv Co assistência
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Goldsborough
Washington
Roosevelt
Phillips Lee Goldsborough
Maryland
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Col lman Still Sticks to His Rain Prophecy
Weather forecast remains uncertain as H T Collman predicts afternoon showers and lingering rain tonight with an even stronger chance tomorrow. Amarillo saw only sprinkles while a band of rain stretched from Childress to Bowie and from Quitaque to Lockney. Shamrock recorded a quarter inch. Fort Worth & Denver reports the shower path, while Santa Fe noted light sprinkles along its lines.
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H. T. Collman
Mr. Collman
Amarillo
Childress
Bowie
Quitaque
Lockney
Shamrock
Fort Worth
Brown Faces Life Term for Slaying Sheriff
LUBBOCK April 23 Clarence Brown faced a life penitentiary term for slaying Sheriff W. B. Arthur of Dickens County last October 27 in a jailbreak. Brown had pleaded guilty and was sentenced yesterday. Virgil Stalcup, a Texas and Oklahoma desperado, was recently assessed the death sentence on the same charge.
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Lubbock
Clarence Brown
W. B. Arthur
Dickens County
Brown
Virgil Stalcup
Texas
Oklahoma
Clipper Ship Races Home Across Pacific Headwinds
Pan American Airways giant clipper completes first leg of Transpacific round trip from Alameda to Honolulu. Capt. Edwin C. Musick pushes the four motor ship toward San Francisco Bay at 8:30 am, despite headwinds and thick clouds, aiming to land between noon and 1 pm Pacific time.
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Alameda
Calif
U.P
Honolulu
Pan-American Airways
Edwin C. Musick
San Francisco Bay
Pacific
Amarillo
Monolulu
Guymon Boosters Parade For Pioneer Day
More than 150 Guymon Oklahoma boosters paraded through downtown this morning to drum up attendance for the Pioneer Day celebration on May 2. The parade featured a 23 piece Guyman cowboy band marching to Third and Polk before unloading passengers at the Amarillo Hotel. Leaders included Judge W. G. Hughes and Guyman postmaster Frank DeWolf.
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Guymon
Okla
Guyman
Third and
Polk
Amarillo
Oklahoma Party
W. G. Hughes
Frank DeWolf
Sympathy For Japan War Talk As Usual
The Globe notes Arthur Brisbane columnist commentary on Japan after a major earthquake. Cites American sympathy and Japan’s resilience amid ongoing global conflict discussions. Editors remind readers Brisbane’s views are personal opinions not the paper’s editorial stance.
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Japan
Earth
Mr. Chrysler
Arthur Brisbane
America
Io the Globe
Mr Brisbane
Globe
Massive Battle Roils Gran Chaco Front Across 125 Miles
Buenos Aires reports forty thousand men engaged in a six day clash along a 125 mile front from Villamentes to Charagua as fighting continues with reports of over two thousand killed. Both sides claim gains with Charagua recaptured by Bolivians and Paraguayan advance stalled near Santa Cruz, pushing back to the Parapeti River.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Tonight and Tomorrow
Amarillo and vicinity expect partly cloudy skies tonight with a low near 52. West Texas areas see partly to mostly cloudy conditions into Wednesday, warmer in the southeast. New Mexico shows fair conditions in east and south with possible showers in the northwest tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures range from 51 to 77 degrees today.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Lions Convene at Plainview Drive Report Begins
Delegates to the District 2 Lions Club convention in Plainview heard Jimmie Green of Colorado speak on major activities of Lionism and Del Harrington of El Paso discuss what Lion's International means to a good Lion. Officials outlined programs at breakfasts as they planned to elect a district governor and pick the 1936 convention city. Rafael De La Colina delivered a goodwill message from Mexico. Amarillo's drive for a $30,000 chamber program nears, with a 5 pm report expected to show progress and potential support for the 24 point federal works plan.
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Plainview
District 2
Lions Club
Jimmie Green
Colorado
del W. Harrington
el Paso
General Assembly
Rafael de la Colina
San Antonio
Mexico
D. C
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
John K. Boyce
Toney Chisum
Walter A. Barlow
G. G. Ordway
John Armstrong
Bill Gilstrap
W. Luke
J. Roy Cullum
Panhandle
Jackie Glenn Darden plays beside mother's bier in Greenville
Eight year old Jackie Glenn Darden, who his father says killed his mother in his sleep with a shotgun, spent time playing and keeping vigil beside his mother's casket as Hunt County grand jurors and District Attorney Henry Pharr investigated. The boy was questioned for three hours but gave little information. The funeral for Mrs. S. P. Darden, 32, was planned amid witness summons and ongoing inquiry.
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Greenville
Jackie Glenn Darden
S. P. Darden
Hunt County
Grand Jury
Jackie Glenn
Henry Pharr
Pharr
Darden
This Fortune Teller Was 100 Per Cent Right
Johnnie Dade a 22 year old negro condemned killer was jailed after he visited a fortune teller who predicted jail. He escaped from jail in January and found in Iberia Louisiana where he again sought the seer. Deputies collar him and he is to face the electric chair after sentencing.
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Angleton
Tex
Johnnie Dade
Roy
Lapham
Iberia
Johnnie
Jofinnie
Texas House orders probe into hot oil situation
The Texas House adopted by 85 to 49 a resolution to form a five member committee with broad powers to investigate illegal oil production in East Texas and alleged misconduct by state officials. The panel would serve without pay.
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Austin
Texas
Texas House of Representatives
House
Relief Chief Attacked as Relief Office Disturbed
A. A. Meredith, relief administrator, was assaulted by three men during a disturbance at the Amarillo relief headquarters on Polk Street. Police questioned suspects, released at noon, while Meredith sustained non serious injuries and assistants Ward off attackers.
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Relief
A. A. Meredith
Meredith
Polk Street
A. G. Sills
W. R. Rutherford
Ance
Sills
Bettie Lee
Marie Brashears
Bill Adams
W. R. McDowell
State Administrator Denies Charges After Near Riot
State Administrator Adam Johnson says the office acted strictly per Austin instructions and that charges by dissatisfied clients are unjustified. Weatherstrip a& Caulking, Ph. 5353. John Maynard Ltr, Co, 800 W. Sth.
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Adam Johnson
Austin
Weatherstrip A& Caulking
John Maynard
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