House Committee Cuts Budget Estimates in Third Deficiency Bill
The House appropriations committee trimmed budget estimates by 42.9 million and approved a 78.5 million third deficiency bill funding many federal activities for the current fiscal year. Action includes a 70 million three year federal buildings program and larger NLBoard funds, with several program denials and reallocations noted.
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Treasury Agents Arrest Four Men Over Gold Act Violation
Treasury agents in Arizona seized more than $56,000 worth of gold and arrested four men on charges of violating the 1934 Gold Reserve Act, as reported to the Secret Service in Washington.
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Amazed By Gly-Cas Results Noted By Mrs Holloway In Arkansas
Mrs C D Holloway of Pine Bluff Arkansas reports Gly-Cas relieved years of constipation stomach upset gas heartburn and breathing trouble. She says bowels regulated poisons removed digestion improved neuritis eased and energy returned after using Gly-Cas sold by Fox Drug Co and local stores.
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Eden's Children African Drama At Municipal Auditorium
A native drama Eden's Children will be presented at 8:30 P M August 27 at the Municipal Auditorium. Prince Estrica Me Zekkashing directs with proceeds to the Amarillo Preventorium. The tragedy set 200 years before Christ in the Garden of Eden features Katherine Oliver Hines Anniéloucious Keaton Mary Alice Jordan Oscar Roberts Jewel Shorten and Ellis Kearny. Tickets: lower floor 1 10 balcony 50 cents.
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Van Sweringen Merger Denied by Baltimore Judge
Chief Judge Samuel K. Dennis barred the proposed merger of Alleghany and Chesapeake Corporations, the Van Sweringen holding firms, finding it unfair to holders of Alleghany class A preferred stock. The ruling came in Baltimore on August 16.
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Burke Faces Judicial Review Test as Hearings Move Forward
Alabaman nominee awaits decision with rapid confirmation momentum. Republican Senator Austin of Vermont backs Burke’s push for hearings while distancing from past Ku Klux Klan associations. Senator McCarran of Nevada signals support for hearings and suggests a possible special Senate session if needed. The committee's majority favors immediate confirmation despite protest calls. Administration aims for a favorable report to cement the nominee’s approval.
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China War Update From Tokyo Meets Parody of Peace
In Tokyo, Emperor Hirohito observed war news as Japanese forces on the Peiping Suiyuan line report mixed progress. Japanese air and ground actions target Chinese units near Peiping, Tientsin, and Nanking while Allied and Chinese defense hold key railway corridors.
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Fred Holman Dies at Desk While Working at Ruggles Jackson
Fred Holman 45 died suddenly at 9 am in the office of Ruggles Jackson gas dealers in Amarillo where he served as warehouse manager. He had complained of chest pains the night before and was found slumped over books. Coroner Justice Charley Carder ruled death natural. He leaves a widow Madge and three children plus long relatives. The body is at Griggs chapel with funeral plans not announced.
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American concerns rise over Shanghai bombing and concessions
In Shanghai a bombing caused by a Japanese shell hit the bombrack of a Chinese plane prompts calls for protection of foreign concessions. Senator Lewis urges US to oppose England on concessions while FDRSummons Hull to discuss safety of 3800 Americans and potential use of neutrality law as Marines sail toward Shanghai to reinforce the international settlement.
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Biggest Mass Murder Indictment Shocks Cincinnati
Cincinnati August 16 The Hamilton County grand jury indicted Anna Hahn 31 mother on two counts of murder calling the slayings of George Gsellmén 67 on July 6 and Jacob Wagner 78 on June 3 malicious and premeditated in a case described by Prosecutor Dudley Miller as the biggest mass murder in the country.
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District Court Heads Back To Amarillo After Canyon Term
Forty Seventh District Court winds up its term in Canyon this week and returns to Amarillo for the August session. District Attorney Bob Underwood and assistant Jim Lumpkin met the Randall County grand jury. Judge BE. C. Nelson Jr. reported the court’s business as light during the three week term.
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Fire At 8382 Virginia Street Causes Smoke Damage
A fire of undetermined origin was discovered late last night in a clothes closet at 8382 Virginia Street. Firemen arrived around 9:45 and spent about an hour at the scene. the house was described as smoke charged upon arrival by assistant chief Chester Moore.
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$3,500 School Bond Issue Vote Set for September 1
An election to vote on the proposed $3,500 bond issue for erecting a school building in Porter County District No. Five has been ordered for September 1. Jim Weymouth, secretary of the district five board of trustees, submitted the petition to County Clerk W F Blackburn. Trustees plan to reopen the school this fall with building plans complete amid a small voter base in the ranch area north of the Canadian River.
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Government Aids 95 Merchant Marine Ships Plan
Joseph P. Kennedy, head of the Maritime Commission, told Congress the government will aid the construction of 95 merchant ships at a cost of 256.44 million dollars. He criticized the merchant marine’s status and warned most ships now in service will be 20 years old in a few years, proposing urgent modernization.
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Dionne Quintuplet Uaile Hides Indoors To Fight Illness
Callander Ontario reports Uaile Dionne, second smallest of the quintuplets, kept indoors away from spectators while her four sisters played outside as she battles a sore throat and cold lasting over a week.
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Mrs Della Hilton Dies at Brother's Home in Pleasant Valley
Mrs. Della Hilton 53, of San Jon New Mexico, died this morning at her brother John F. Williams 211 Bonita Avenue Pleasant Valley Addition. She was wife of J L Hilton in San Jon meat stock and farm business. Survived by husband four children Mrs Joe Szioy Cameron New Mexico Mrs Joé Carden San Jon and Thelma and Elmer Hilton twins at home. She had stayed with her brother for six weeks for medical care. Boxwell Brothers handling arrangements.
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Burglary Charges Filed Against Manle Howard
Burglary charges were filed today against Manley Howard for an unlawful entry at Burgess and White Shoe Shop 120 Fast Fourth Avenue early in July. Howard was arrested, held for investigation, then sent to county jail. Judge C W Carder set bail at 750 dollars. Allred posts a 500 dollar reward for information in the Harris tar and feathering case in Dallas.
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Dallas
Panel poster art spans years of billboard work
Workers like Dashier and Brewer describe the craft of installing panel posters as a puzzle. They compare finishing a poster to solving a complex jigsaw, noting the challenge of applying paste in 40 mile winds from atop 15 foot ladders while replacing ads every 30 days nationwide.
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Amarillo
United States
Telephone Poles At Fair Removed At Pair Park
Superintendent Ea Tull announces removal of all telephone poles from Pair Park grounds this year. The work, part of a park improvement, will involve about 4 000 feet of cable and 11 rings, with completion aimed before September 2028.
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Russian airship plan seeks pole to Russia flight
Russiansland California aviation project talks of a $128000 flying gas tank built to refuel in air, capable of crossing from Fairbanks to the Pole and back. Mattern aims to fly United States to Russia over the Pole, but federal approval is withheld. Mattern searches the 148th meridian for clues to a debt payment linked to a successful expedition.
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Rescue legends recount Siberia crash and twin engine Cur
In 1933 Sigismund Levanevsky and a co pilot rescued an American traveler stranded in Siberia after a crash that fractured an ankle. Crosson, famed for northern rescues, joined the search Saturday as Mattern arrived with navigator J. B. (Hank) Jones after a 13 hour 35 minute flight from Oakland. Mattern’s Lockheed Electra could not depart with a full 960 gallon fuel load and waited for a refueling plane to arrive from Los Angeles with Gar lands Lincoln at the controls. Mattern planned to take off with a light load and refuel in flight.
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District Court Opens Fall Term Under Judge Gee
Judge W. E. Gee convened the 108th District Court for the fall term with a non jury week session. The opening docket call set cases for trial and organized the calendar.
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