Roosevelt by Burton Kline
A retrospective on Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Roosevelt era as a third revolution in U.S. history. The piece credits Washington and Lincoln as foundational leaders, argues Roosevelt’s leadership reshaped government and policy, and predicts future recognition of his impact as a major nationwide transformation.
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Thomas Jefferson
Washington
United States
G. Washington
Smartacres
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tammany
Roosevelt
Jimmie Walker
Great Banking House
Texas oil case tests constitutionality of the Recovery Act
In Washington a DC court hears Texas refiners challenge the National Recovery Act. F W Fischer argues the act is unconstitutional and beyond federal commerce powers, while Charles Fahy defends it as within the general welfare authority to regulate interstate oil, marking the act’s first constitutional test.
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Washington
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Texas
Ickes
Charles Fahy
Interior Department
Fischer
Joseph Cox
The
United
Congress
US Moves to Recognize New Cuban Administration
United States signals readiness to recognize Cuba's provisional president Carlos Manuel de Céspedes after Machado regime's fall. Havana residents resume normal activity as violence ends. two Machado supporters die by shooting or suicide. The Morro Castle crew and crowds greet the change with anti Machado chants. Other nations also indicate recognition of the new regime.
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Havana
United States
Sumner Welles
Washington
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes
Luciano Lopez Ferrer
Gerardo Machado
Machado
Augustin Ledon
Manuel Rosales
Morro Castle
Cuba
Italy
World to use subsidized exports to curb wheat surplus
Secretary Wallace said the United States may pursue subsidized exports if world wheat producers refuse further cooperation to cut crops. He spoke after a conference with Morgenthau and Haas noting progress with Danubian exporters and a cooperative stance from Russia, while Britain and Austria showed willingness to help.
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Washington
Wallace
United States
Henry Morgenthau
G. C. Haas
Farm Credit Administration
Morgenthau
Britain
Austria
Tax on swine to fund emergency hog reduction program
Secretary Wallace announced a nominal processing tax on hogs may be set after October 1 to finance the emergency hog reduction plan. The levy, possibly around one-half cent per pound, aims to raise about 50 million dollars and support bonuses to farmers for marketing sows and young pigs before October 1.
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Washington
Wallace
Amarillo Vicinity Weather Update Tonight and Wednesday
Weather sketch shows Amarillo and vicinity partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. West Texas partly cloudy to cloudy, New Mexico generally fair with little change. Temperature extremes reach 65 to 84 by 1 o'clock. Ad for Neely-Greenhill Agency insurance.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Gas D Preached Auto Ex Husbands Pyre Case
In Rockford Illinois Aug 15 a penny box of matches a porcelain wash basin and a quart of gasoline were found tied to the suspected murder of Earl Hanson. His ex wife May Hanson 38 says she is innocent and alleges a grudge against her killer. The blaze consumed Hanson and his car after he returned his daughter to May's home.
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Earl Hanson
May
Hanson
June
Here
Bicycle sells seller yells ad tale of thrift
A humorous note recalls a man who placed a three day want ad for a bicycle at 1603 Van Buren and woke to find it sold the same day. The piece nudges readers to craft clear ads with help from an ad taker to attract buyers and trades.
Wheat price peg and trading pause across North America
Chicago reports virtually no grain trading with posted prices at minimums under emergency rules as Winnipegoners set minimum futures for wheat and coarse grains. Washington says Agriculture Dept studies potential effects if minimum prices suspend at close. no final decision from Chicago Board of Trade or Agriculture.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Winnipeg
Man
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Grain Exchange
Washington
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
High Speed in Cotton Mills Made in July
Washington reports July cotton mill production remained high with 600,143 bales used, up from 278,568 the year before. August 1 stocks are about 1.5 million bales below 1932 levels, per Census data. In other news, former Albanian premier Pristina was assassinated in Salonika, Greece, with Ibrahim Tselo confessing to the crime.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Bureau
Vienna
Austria
Salonika
Greece
Htesan Bey
Inflation fears and the dollar today
Arthur Brisbane notes the shift away from the gold basis has not yet produced more dollars at home. Treasury reports show about 90 million fewer dollars in circulation, prompting questions on inflation timing.
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Treasury
Rackets Fear Balks Courts in New York Hearing
Augustine J. Smith, secretary of the New York County grand jurors association, described terrified witnesses before a Senate sub committee. He urged broader grand jury access beyond court presentations and called for stronger extradition laws as George B. McGovern urged action.
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New York
Senate
Augustine J. Smith
New York County Grand Jurors Association
Smith
March
Hooyal
Copeland
Grand Jury
George B. McGovern
Gray County Votes on Local Option Aug 26
Gray County posted notices for a local option election to be held August 26 after a petition with 491 signatures was presented to the commissioners court making the vote mandatory.
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Pampa
Gray County
Commissioners’ Court
Milk Price Rise Hits Amarillo Households
Amarillo housewives pay an average 2 cents more per delivered quart of milk on Tuesday with a second hike anticipated within two months. The new prices list sweet milk 10 cents a quart delivered, buttermilk 32 cents a gallon, chocolate milk 12 cents a quart, light cream 40 cents a quart, heavy cream 60 cents a quart, cottage cheese 17 cents per pound. Wholesale sweet milk runs 8 cents per quart.
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Amarillo
Landon calls for impeachment over Kansas bonds scandal
Gov Alf Landon blasted officials in the Kansas forged bonds affair calling it graft and skullduggery. He ordered the arrest of Ronald Finney and demanded the resignation of State Treasurer Tom B Boyd while urging a legislative council committee and new laws on beer alcohol content and alignment with federal recovery measures.
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Topeka
Kan
Alf M. Landon
Legislative Council
Kansas
Landon
Ronald Finney
Cornell
Washington
Chicago
Colorado
Oklahoma
Tom B. Boyd
Boyd
Longer Hours Recommended for Amarillo Stores
The NRA council's adjustment committee urged Amarillo retailers to resume normal hours as of July 1. The resolution cites General Hugh Johnson and supports minimum weekly hours of 52, with guidance to add staff if operating 60 or more hours. It targets dry goods, department, shoe, clothing, and furniture stores.
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Amarillo
NRA Council
Hugh Johnson
NRA
Rolla Townsend
Amarillo Credit Association
Roy Cullum
Adjust
Gunner Bailey and Nine More in Law's Toils
Federal charges mount as Dallas jail holds Bailey and ten others linked to major crimes. Officers slain, Urschel ransom alleged. arrests span three states with more awaited. Names kept secret while probes focus on Oklahoma City and Denver cases.
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Gunner Bailey
Law
Dallas
Harvey Bailey
Bailey
Kansas City
Charles F. Urschel
Oklahoma City
Otis Jones
San Antonio
George Bates
Denver
Oracel
Albert L. Bates
Department of Justice
Urschel
George Kelly
St. Paul
Werner Hanni
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sam J. Charles Wolk
William Nelson
Sam Korzberg
R. G. Shannon
Plane aid in Urschel kidnapping leads to Bailey capture
In Fort Worth August 15 reports tie the Urschel kidnapping to a routine Amarillo Fort Worth air route. Investigators linked an aircraft’s regular 9 15 am and 5 45 pm passes to the Wise County farmhouse where Charles Urschel was held. A missed morning pass on a Sunday and weather forced course deviation helped pinpoint the hideout and Bailey’s capture.
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Fort Worth
Wise County
Charles Urschel
Oklahoma
Harvey Bailey
Kansas
Ursche
Department Justice
American Airways
Amarillo
Department of Commerce
Urschel
Last Low Cost Trip to Fair by Globe News Tour
The Globe News sponsors a third World’s Fair tour to A Century of Progress from Amarillo at 67 50. The trip saves 710 on Pullman charges due to Wilbur C. Hawk arranging before the tariff. Reservations accepted until Friday noon with Mason King and Lois Black handling mail or phone orders.
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Globe News
Amarillo
Here
Chicago
Wilbur C. Hawk
Mason King
Lois Black
The
Globe
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