House Ballot On Dry Issue Now Insight
Washington reports drys and wets expect a House vote on prohibition in the coming session. Representative Rainey urges disposal early to free attention for economic measures, while Snell says the issue must be confronted. The dry campaign claims early returns and 25 000 dimes from the mail to fund the effort.
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Washington
House
Congress
Henry T. Rainey
Rainey
Snell
New York
National Prohibition Board of Strategy
Public Schools Praised in California by Arthur Brisbane
Arthur Brisbane lauds California public education from grade schools to the state university. He notes funds for crippled children, Barstow's education spendings, and opposition to costly gunpowder salutes. He also questions government spending on military displays and criticizes imperial policy comments.
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Los Angeles
California
Virginia
Whitney
Barstow School Board
Oil lobby leader meets Texas officials amid anti trust suits
Amos L. Beatty of New York met Governor Ross Sterling and the State Railroad Commission in Austin to discuss oil policy while denying influence on the Attorney General’s anti trust cases. Attorney General James V. Allred stated the suits proceed in court and announced a January 4 district court setting. He also defended martial law in East Texas as beneficial.
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Austin
Amos L. Beatty
New York
American Petroleum Institute
Ross Sterling
State Railroad Commission
James V. Allred
Beatty
Allred
State Capitol
Sterling
Hubert Harrison
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Lubbock Snow Deepens Cold On South Plains Texas
Winter grips the South Plains with flurries across the region and a forecast of more snow or rain in the Panhandle. Chief Observer H T Coliman warns of tonight’s unsettled weather while Thursday may be partly cloudy with little temperature change.
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South Plains
Texas
Panhandle
H. T. Coliman
Weather Bureau
Clarendon
Memphis
Fort Worth
Denver
Rum ship Star sunk by explosion off Woods Hole
A rum laden boat named Star sank after an explosion near Gooseberry Neck Massachusetts following a half mile chase with the coast guard patrol boat 813. Seven crew members were rescued and captured at Base 18 after two suffered burns.
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Woods Hole
Mass
U.P
Star
Horse Neck Beach
Coast Guards
Coast Guard
813
Mc Teod
Coast
Gooseberry Neck
Fifty Cent Seats Announced For Scandals of 1932
The Crippled Children's Council announced 50 cent seats for the Scandals of 1932 show at noon. The three center balcony sections available for 50 cents each, other seats priced at $1. Tickets on sale at Fox Drug Store in the Oliver-Eakle building.
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Crippled Children’s Council
Fox Drug Store
Oliver-Eakle
German Financial Wizard Injured in Car Accident
Dr Hjalmar Schacht former President of the Reichsbank was seriously injured when a limousine overturned on a frozen road near Warren Mecklenburg Germany. He suffered heavy gashes and sprained limbs and was hospitalized. His son was injured and the chauffeur unharmed.
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Warren
Mecklenburg
Germany
Hjalmar Schacht
Reichscbank
Dr Schacht
Stewart Wins New Jersey House Seat Defeats McLean
In Elizabeth New Jersey Percy H Stewart a former Plainfield mayor wins the fifth district special election leaving the House at Democrats 219 Republicans 214 Farmer Labor 1 and a vacancy 1 Stewart tops McLean 31437 to 29579 by 1858 votes Clark a former Republican ran as an independent attracting 2469 votes weakening McLean.
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New Jersey
Union
Morris
Stewart
McLean
Alexis L. Clark
Big Delegation of Fans to Grid Game Sought
Amarillo fans plan a large out of town turnout for the Lubbock Amarillo District 1 championship game. A special train will carry hundreds from Amarillo with round trip fare two dollars fifty cents. Tickets at Santa Fe uptown and station. Weather reports show snow flurries but Tech field is canvas covered and ready.
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Lubbock
Amarillo
Santa Fe
Tech
Amarillo Kiwanis Club
Japan's Spokesman Arrives in Paris for League Meetings
M. Yoshizawa Japan ambassador to France and spokesman arrives in Paris from Geneva to join League of Nations discussions on Manchuria. He is to attend meetings of the league council and present Japan's position amid tensions in Manchuria.
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Paris
Chang Hisueh- Liang
Chinchow
Great Wall
Manchuria
Associated Press
Chine Chow
Tokyo
Foreign Office
Japan
League of Nations
League
Chang Hsueh-Liang
M. Yoshizawa
France
Geneva
League Council
Embryo bandit thwarted as bank president resists
At Groos National Bank in San Antonio Adolph Groos, president, wrestled with an armed thief who demanded 100 bills and fled with a written threat. J. H. Roberts, a depositor, helped subdue the man before police arrived. Charles H. Reagan, 35, of Rom, was charged with attempted robbery by assault with a firearm and held in county jail.
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San Antonio
Groos National Bank
Adolph Groos
Groos
J. H. Roberts
Roberts
Charles H. Reagan
Rom
Bandit Grabs 15 Dollars in Gas Station Robbery
Armed masked robber stole 15 dollars from the Gulf Refining service station at 1501 Washington Street. W H Utterback, in charge, watched a youth with a handkerchief cover enter and force him to surrender the cash. The bandit rejected checks and fled after stuffing the register.
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Gulf Refining Company
Washington Street
W. H. Utterback
Utterback
Old Santa to Parade Regardless of Weather in Amarillo
Old Santa will appear in Amarillo on Thursday December 10 in a weatherproof parade. Directors say the Jolly Saint has completed his annual North Pole journeys for hundreds of years and will march regardless of storms or clouds. Final arrangements rush as a week remains before the visitor and his retinue.
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Santa
Amarillo
North Pole
Weather and travel conditions in Amarillo and South Plains
Rising temperatures turn snow into slush across the area with 28 to 38 degree highs. Unpaved highways in the South Plains remain extremely bad while Panhandle roads are rough in places but dry. East-bound buses from New Mexico arrive in Amarillo behind schedule due to heavy roads. airlines report near schedule operations. Sun briefly breaks through slate skies as temperatures dip to 30 overnight and reach 36 by afternoon.
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Santa Fe
Amarillo
South Plains
Panhandle
New Mexico
Unsettled Weather Forecast for Texas
Unsettled weather with rain expected across Texas as overcast skies persist. Temperatures rise slightly but stay cool and forecasts urge shippers to protect consignments from freezing in the north and northwest. Precipitation covered most areas yesterday and last night, with drizzling rain except in the southwest where a two day snow storm struck.
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Weather Bureau
Texas High Courts In Recess As Hunts Go On
In Austin on December 2 the Texas supreme court and the court of criminal appeals did not meet on their regular weekly day. The supreme court adjourned last Wednesday to December 9 while the criminal appeals court is also in recess as members go on a deer hunt.
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High Courts
Austin
Texas’ Courts of Last Resort
Supreme Court
Court of Criminal Appeals
Parachute-Equipped Plane Demonstration Showcased by Bradley
Chicago inventor James BE Bradley demonstrates a device on a biplane that deploys two large parachutes from on top of the upper wing. Small pilot chutes, released by compressed air, trigger the main chutes to land crippled ships safely.
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James Be, Bradley
Chicago
Labor Chiefs Probe Slavery Charges in Levee Camps
Washington reports a federation of labor investigators will reveal conditions of alleged brutality in lower Mississippi levee camps. They accuse negro laborers of peonage amid lash and pistol enforcement on a major government flood control project. The army engineers will investigate with reports due and Congress possible action.
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Washington
Mississippi
Federation of Labor
War Department
Ths
Congress
Army Engineers
Lytle Brown
Army
Labor Federation
Holt E. J. Ross
Carroll
Brown
Vicksburg
Miss
Collier
Coller
Nikolas Faces Exile Over Royal Marriage Dispute
In Budapest on December 2, Prince Nikolas of Romania faced a potential banishment from the royal family if he does not renounce his marriage to Mme Deleti, a commoner. King Carol, urged by cabinet members to curb his wrath, gave two months to decide, with Prime Minister Iorga recalling past expulsions as a warning. Romanian politicians lobby to protect Nikolas to preserve the king’s popularity.
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Budapest
Nikolas
Romania
Bucharest
Mme. Deleti
Carol
Magda Lupescu
Iorga
Mooney Plea Study Moves to Governor for Clemency
San Francisco December 2 The Tom Mooney case shifts from the California Supreme Court to Governor James Rolph Jr as advocates James J Walker Frank P Walsh and Aaron Sapiro press for clemency Mooney, jailed 15 years for a bombing near a parade on July 22 1916, faces possible pardon after a lengthy record review at San Quentin efforts stress the governor own sole pardon power
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San Francisco
Tom Mooney
California Supreme Court
James Rolph, Jr
James J. Walker
Frank P. Walsh
Aaron Sapiro
Mooney
San Quentin
Rolph
Serum Fails To End Hiccoughing Attack
Carl Horlacher of Mt Vernon Ohio endures a 13th day of hiccoughing as doctors report a serum injection failed to stop the attack. His physician says he will likely be moved to a Columbus hospital for observation and further treatment.
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Mt, Vernon
Carl Horlacher
Columbus
Horlacher
Horton Is No Billed In Brother-In-Law Shooting Case
Charley Horton, accused of shooting his brother in law A. M. Burge during a hunting trip near Houston, was no billed today by the grand jury in Beaumont Texas. Both men traveled from Houston to hunt.
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Horton
Beaumont
Texas
Charley Horton
A. M. Burge
Grand Jury
Houston
Houston Newspaper Case Again Put Off
The hearing on an injunction to restrain J. M. West from selling his stock in the Houston Post-Dispatch was delayed again and set for 2 P. M. Wednesday. The National Bank of Commerce, trustee for contributors who funded about $800,000 to Gov. Ross Sterling, had secured the injunction. Governor Sterling pledged collateral including newspaper stock for the $800,000.
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Houston
Texas
U.P
Houston Post-Dispatch
J. M. West
National Bank of Commerce
Ross Sterli
West
Sterling
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
The forecast covers Amarillo and nearby areas with probable snow or rain tonight and Thursday partly cloudy with small temperature changes. West Texas remains unsettled with likely rain or snow tonight, followed by cloudy Thursday. New Mexico shows fair skies in the north and west, unsettled southeast tonight, then fair Thursday with little temperature change. Temperature extremes today reach 30 and 36 degrees.
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Amarillo
West
Texas
New Mexico
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Chang Hai-Peng
Provence
Ma Chan-Shan
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Tiehling
Here
Chang Hanch-Liang
South Manchuria
Peace Preservation Corps
Tokio
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Teitethar
Hsu Pao-Chen
Hau
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