Weather and sports notes from a crowded rural page
Moisture is forecast for the weekend with a Friday to Monday window and April could bring more rain. Boxing trainee Clive Blackwell is criticized for weak offense and poor infighting after a loss. Dust and heel flies affect cattle in the dust district, with experts seeking remedies. Sinus trouble and eyes are discussed, along with March of Time on The Dust Bowl featuring Old Mac. Mr McCarty and Dalhart figures receive coverage as a local current affairs feature.
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Gus Coots
John McCarty
Old Mac
Dalhart
McCarty
Farmers demand martial law over soil erosion and politics
A rural column recounts angry Oklahoma farmers pressing for martial law to halt soil loss from overgrazing and poor farming, while Mississippi style weather and pollution theories spark letters. It mixes farm life notes with assorted trivia and notices from Amarillo readers.
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Oklahoma
Last Rites Set For Canyon Woman Mrs Oscar Hunt
Last rites for Mrs. Oscar Hunt of Canyon will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in Canyon Methodist Church with Rev. J. Quattlebaum officiating. She died Tuesday in Amarillo after a long illness. Survived by her husband, former Canyon postmaster, she was active in church and club women groups. Burial in Liano Cemetery, Amarillo. arrangements by N. S. Griggs and Sons.
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Oscar Hunt
Canyon
Canyon Methodist Church
J. ©. Quattlebaum
John Kenyon
J.P. Hix
D. M. Foster
L. B. Winn
Levi Cole
W. E. Miller
Liano
Amarillo
N. 8
Griggs and Sons
Roosevelt Favors 15 Percent Expense Reduction Plan
President Roosevelt backs an economy measure to impound up to 15 percent of appropriations, supporting Rep. Clarence Cannon's adjustable reduction. Speaker Bankhead said the White House agrees but rejects a flat horizontal cut as urged by Senator Byrnes.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
William B. Bankhead
Bankhead
White House
Clarence Cannon
Missouri
Byrnes
South Carolina
Billy Carr 16 Dies in California After Illness
Amarilloans were notified today of the death of Billy Carr 16 son of Mr and Mrs Ray Carr of Taos New Mexico who formerly lived in Amarillo Perryton and Panhandle. He died Monday in Long Beach California where his mother had taken him for his health. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon in Taos. Mr Carr a contractor has been working in the Sunray territory recently and went to California by plane this week when notified of his son's condition. Mrs Carr was a Panhandle Pen Woman member when she lived here.
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Panhandle
Denhardt Defense Chips Evidence in Murder Trial
Defense counsel for Brig. Gen Henry H. Denhardt questioned the science behind the par affinity tests in the Verna Garr Taylor murder case. Clarke Otte recalled chemist F C Buckmaster to challenge the FBI bulletin deeming paraffin tests inconclusive.
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New Castle
Henry H. Denhardt
Commonwealth
Verna Garr Taylor
Clarke Otte
F. C. Buckmaster
Pittsburgh
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Denhardt
Mrs. Taylor
Roberts Named Potter County Deputy Constable
W. M. Roberts was approved by the Potter County Commission to serve as deputy constable under Constable Walter Ottinger. Two additional deputies, Lewis Meritt and H. A. Hight, will assist in civil duties with limited criminal involvement.
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W. M. Roberts
Potter County Commission
Roberts
Wnder
Walter Ottinger
Lewis Meritt
H. A. Hight
Public Hearings Authorized On Unemployment Census Bill
The Senate Commerce Committee authorized public hearings on an unemployment census bill. President Roosevelt had said no enumeration was needed. Also in New Orleans a shopper notes thriftiness lessons from a modern bride, based on remarks by Iris Walker of the agricultural adjustment administration.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Roosevelt
New Orleans
Iris Walker
Consumers Division
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
South
Dust storms spread sail 140 million tons eastward
A history of repeated dust storms through recent years notes 140,000,000 tons of sail blown from the west to the Atlantic Ocean. The text also touches on Time magazine’s artistic gamble, insurance losses, and a few other disparate figures.
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Atlantic Ocean
Time Magazine
Forfume
Surance
U.S
Radio Schedule Highlights NBC Programs and Music Segments
KGNC broadcasts a dense NBC driven lineup from Wednesday afternoon to evening and into Thursday. The schedule features entertainment shows, music programs, news segments, and baseball score updates, with repeated mentions of Panhandle Cowboy, The Escorts and Betty, and Young Hickory among others.
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Nbc
Young Hickory
Don Winslow
Old Homestead
Carol Deis
Royal Robes
Betty
Larry Earl
The
Country Church of Hollywood
America
Carveth Wells
Uncle Ezra
National Federation of Music Clubs
Marshall van Pool
Micro News
Sky Pilot
Vaughn de Leath
Josh Higgins
Finchville
Chet Harper
Monticello
Ma Perkins
Walter Knight
National Farm and Home Hour
Levy
Bob
Sons of the West
Archer Gibson
Navy
Jackie Heller
Escorts
Helen Traubel
Narcotic Leader Released From Jail
Dallas April 28 Louis Ginsberg once the heaviest penalty for a narcotics dealer a 50 year term was freed on a 5000 appeal bond set by the United States Circuit Court at New Orleans Also released on similar bail was lieutenant Uhle Fichenbaum who faced a 10 year sentence
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Dallas
Louis Ginsberg
United States Circuit Court
New Orleans
Ginsberg
Uhle Fichenbaum
Rivers Back in Beds for Sleep
Tension eased in North America’s flood zones as rivers returned to beds. The Ohio River fell to 45.7 feet at Wheeling and held, with minor downstream rises expected. the Thames near London Ontario dropped after cresting at 28 feet above normal. WPA crews prepared for cleanup as 1709 Wheeling Island residents remained sheltered and Pittsburgh pressed Congress for flood storage reservoirs.
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Associated Press
North America
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
W. Va
Thames
London
Ont
WPA
Wheeling Island
Red Cross
Congress
Alleghany
Monongahela
Jury Is Ordered For Parker Trial
Federal Judge William Clark refused to postpone the conspiracy trial of Eilis H. Parker and his son Filis Parker Jr. in Newark. Jury tampering allegations surfaced at the opening session and are under federal grand jury review.
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Newark
N. J
William Clark
Eilis H. Parker
Burlington County
Filis Parker, Jr
Round the World Air Service Dream Becomes Reality
The Hongkong clipper from Manila arrived completing the first regular flight between Hongkong and Manila. The event closes a 30 year dream by linking the America Asia service and enabling world circumnavigation in under a month with scheduled planes.
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Hongkong
Manila
Two Amarilloans Face Charge In Connection With Blankets
Harry Steinborn and Sadie Stein were taken to Salt Lake City by U S marshal W F Lampe to face charges of unlawfully receiving and concealing 200 U S Army blankets. They were arrested at 2110 Ong Street in Amarillo last weekend. Mrs Steinborn posted a 2500 bond before the U S commissioner.
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Harry Steinborn
Sadie Steinborn
Salt Lake City
Utah
W. F. Lampe
U. S
Ong Street
Supply Bill Cut Reported Favorably By House Committee
The House appropriations committee favorably reported a deficiency supply bill of 79,206,943 dollars cutting 18,828,605 dollars from budget estimates as part of an economy drive. It provides funds for various departments plus 40,166,270 dollars for TVA with a major 15,000,000 dollar cut for processing tax refunds. TVA was trimmed by 4,333,730 dollars. The bill adds 488,500 dollars for the Post Office to start two new airmail routes to South America from Arequipa to Buenos Aires via La Paz and from Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires, totaling about 3,281 miles.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Tennessee Valley
TVA
Post Office Department
South America
Arequipa
Peru
Buenos Aires
la Paz
Bolivia
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Massachusetts Shoe Output Share Shifts Since 1934
The record shows 1899 Massachusetts produced 47.2 percent of the nation’s shoe output, compared with 20.5 percent in 1934, illustrating a dramatic change in regional manufacturing share.
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Unites
Massachusetts
Eczema Cure Adverts Quick Healing Salve
An advertisement claims J. B. Sampley's Quick Healing Salve stops itching instantly for eczema rashes skin eruptions boils carbuncles burns and old sores. It also promises instant relief for piles with a trial or money back. Two sizes available at all drug stores.
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J. B. Sampley
Ady
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Blackie
Hap Johnson
Buck Morris
Buddy
Mr. Harris
Optician
United States
Mr. McCarty
Dalpart
Allan Coutty
Blair Cherry
Austin
Louisiana
Walter Winchell
United Sates
Charles Baudelaire
Ceylon
Wyoming
United States Post Office Department
West Thirteenth Street
Wm Randolph Hearst
al Smiths
Empire State Building
Goa
West Point
AlwaNe
Billy Car
Potter
Tack
Houwwerk
KGNC
Cointreau
Save Liquor Store
Tessas
OLD Town
Keefer
National Distillers Products Corporation
New York, N. Y
Town Tavern
Town Ti Tavern
Goodyear Tires
Gunn
Pampa
Borger
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