250 Will Make Tuesday Trip to Tucumcari
About 250 persons will ride Amarillo Chamber of Commerce Conchas Dam special train to Tucumcari Tuesday morning with 200 cars expected at the station. After lunch, tripsters tour Conchas Dam by auto. flowers await each traveler courtesy of Cunningham Floral. Tickets cost 1.50 and may be bought at Rock Island station or Tuesday morning.
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Amarillo
Clyde Tingley
Tucumcari
Beechler
Rock Island
Cunningham Floral Company
Mr. Beechler
Jack Allen
Hubert Cole
Glen Miller
Julius Dorenfield
R. R. Nation
H. R. Budke
Avery Rush
A. A. Kaufhold
Herman Clutter
W. J. Kelly
Clay Thornton
R. H. Epperson
E. R. Thompson
Wilson Ballew
J. H. Florey
W. B. Futral
Garford Wilkinson
Italians push massive drive toward Addis Ababa in April campaign
A colossal Italian motorized column advances on the Imperial Highway toward Addis Ababa from Dessye amid rapid front consolidation. In the eastern front, Italians encircle Sasa Baneh as Graziani reports intense fighting with Ras Nasibu’s forces, using air raids and bayonet combat with heavy casualties feared on both sides.
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Reynolds Packard
United Press
Dessye
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Pietro Badoglio
Rome
U.P
Sasa Baneh
Ras Nasibu
Rodolfo Graziani
Arthur Brisbane Traces Chicago Daydreams in The Globe
The piece previews Arthur Brisbane’s COLUMN style visit in Chicago, noting his views on city life and pace. It introduces his TODAY Page 11 installment as part of a series on urban topics, contrasting Chicago’s energy with a waiting mood.
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Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
King Puad Suffers Setback in Cairo Illness
King Puad, afflicted with stomatitis, sank further in Cairo as doctors nearly abandoned hope. He remained in a coma and was kept alive by oxygen after a brief note of improvement.
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Cairo
Puad
Actor Erik Rhodes Plans Another Salton Sea Swim Attempt
Hollywood April 27 U.P. Actor Erik Rhodes who failed in his first attempt to swim the Salton Sea weighs another try. He started at 9 A.M. and reached about half the 15 mile crossing before vomiting from brackish water. Coach Louis H. Carter ordered him to quit as Rhodes fell ill. Rhodes said he could have made it and would try again. The Salton Sea lies below sea level with high mineral content and no known successful crossings.
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United Press
Hollywood
U.P
Erik Rhodes
Salton Sea
Rhodes
Dead” Sea
Louis H. Carter
Colorado
New Deal Criticisms Opening USCC Meeting
Washington, April 27. At the 14th annual US Chamber of Commerce gathering a speaker charged that the New Deal retards business recovery and erodes independence of individuals, business, local communities, and states. He cited federal overreach into local affairs.
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Washington
U.P
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Philip
Communists Gain in Paris Voting in First Chamber Ballot
AP dispatch from Paris reports sharp Communist gains in Paris and industrial suburbs with a leftist trend countrywide. Incomplete returns show failure of candidates in two thirds of 618 districts to win clear majorities, leaving runs-off next Sunday and a likely Peoples Front victory.
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Edward Kennedy
Associated Press
Paris
France
Chamber of Deputies
People's Front
Brother to Carry On Alone in Chalkline Separated Cabin
In Hornell New York George Washington Coleman 19 plans to carry on after the death of his 81 year old brother James Philatus Coleman in their one room Bakers Gulch cabin. For 52 years the chalkline divided their shares of the space and life with separate beds dishes gardens and even a wagon. The brothers rarely spoke and never quarreled. George had brought a wife to the cabin but she died years ago within the border.
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Hornell
N. Y
George Washington Coleman
James Philatus Coleman
Bakers Gulch
Canisteo
Fire Truck Yields to Woman Driver Mrs Roosevelt
Fire trucks rarely give way to other traffic but an Albany fire engine stood aside for Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt guiding the vehicle. The scene occurred as she returned from a fire, with the crew lifting their hats in salute.
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Albany
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Two Giants Rush To Aid Crippled Freighter St Quentin
In mid-Atlantic two liner rescues moved to assist the crippled freighter St Quentin as the Ivanhoe reported rudder trouble. The Piludski left the Ivanhoe to proceed, with St Quentin in poorer shape after steering damage and a flooded radio room. The Bremen and Washing ton sped to help the St Quentin, while high seas slowed progress. The Rushpool also faced trouble but was believed to be safe.
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New York
St. Quentin
mid-Atlantic
Pilsudski
Washington
Rushpool
Refuses To Disband His Private Legions
Vienna reports Prince Ernst von Starhemberg and the Heimwehr resist disbanding their private army amid government talks. Starhemberg warned opponents the Heimwehr would dissolve only over his dead body and signaled a possible repeat of Austria 1934 if pressed.
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Vienna
Ernst von Starhemberg
Horn
Heimwehr
Austria
von Starhemberg
Grain Freight Rates Cut Across Panhandle Texas
On April 27 Interstate Commerce Commission lowered grain freight rates affecting Texas panhandle towns. The Texas Railroad Commission and ICC issued a supplemental report detailing reductions of three cents per 100 pounds from Farwell two cents from the Spearman Branch and Santa Fe route and one cent from Morse and Dalhart to Texas common point territory.
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Austin
Lon A. Smith
Interstate Commerce Commission
Panhandle
Texas Commission
Texas
Farwell
Spearman
Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway
Morse and
Dalhart
Texas Common Point Territory
Mud and Water Poured Into Wild Well Crater
Workmen pumped mud and water into a 100 foot crater formed by the Wild Glenn H. McCarthy Long No 2 oil well in Beaumont. They fear another eruption if gas pressure rises enough to lift the mud and rock that have suppressed it.
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Beaumont
Glenn H. McCarthy
Longe No. 2
Weather outlook for Amarillo and surrounding areas
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday in Amarillo and Texas Panhandle with warmer conditions. New Mexico shows unsettled north portion tonight and Tuesday, while most regions remain generally fair with warmth. temperatures reach 68 degrees in Amarillo today.
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Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Professor Weller Shoots Colleague Then Kills Self at Nebraska
On the Lincoln campus a 40 year old University of Nebraska foreign language instructor, Professor John P. Weller, shot and wounded Dr. Harry Kurz, head of the department, then killed himself after the regents ordered Weller released. Chancellor Burnett commented on the department’s instruction.
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Lincoln
Neb
John P. Weller
University of Nebraska
Harry Kurz
University
Board of Regents
Weller
FE. A. Burnett
Boston wedding clash over Baron Wilhelm Fray Von Blomberg
Wealthy Boston socialite Mrs Frederic E Snow and her press agent fiance Baron Wilhelm Fray Von Blomberg face objections from both families and the Barons relatives. The Barons mother and Baroness Adelheid Von Blomberg oppose the match citing royal hopes and adoption history.
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Boston
Frederic E. Snow
Boston Society
Wilhelm Fray von Blomerg
Edward L. Frary
Lynn
Adelheid Maria von Blomberg
Werner von Blomberg
William Frary
Blondie Creator Chic Young Profile
The article introduces Chic Young born Murat, who served as the creator of Blondie. It traces his early nickname change from Murat to Chic and outlines his career from Cleveland cartooning to New York strands like Beautiful Bab and Dumb Dora, culminating in the wildly popular Blondie featuring a modern young wife.
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Cleveland
New York
Bab
Dora
Blondie
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USCC
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