Highway contracts let for 16 road jobs in Texas and WPA projects
Austin December 4 The Highway Commission outlined 1 533 754 for 16 roadway improvements on state routes with federal WPA jobs to be awarded after approval by the Bureau of Public Roads. Contracts include 6.7 miles on Highway 5 Amarillo area and 11.2 miles to Carson County. One more contract remains for Highway 5 between Amarillo and Memphis. Construction funds total about one million dollars by July 1 with mandatory completion dates for the two Cocke & Braden WPA jobs. The Potter County to Amarillo paving creates a 30 foot entrance and the Wil liams Street to Memorial Park Cemetery segment spans 0 feet? to county line with a 20 foot section beyond.
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Austin
Highway Commission
Bureau of Public Roads
Commission
Potter
Amarillo
Cocke & Braden
Williams Street
Carson County
Coke & Braden
No. 5
Memphis
Potter County
Claude
Cocke & Breden
Donley
Amarillo Creek
East Tenth Avenue
Memorial Park Cemetery
Whimseys and varied notes from across states
A collage of small items from newspapers: a Wichita pet story from Sam Cooper. highway survey crews in Elgin patching red seats to prevent rear end collisions. Greenville liquor sunset mystery with Columba times 112 miles away. Clio high school football star Pat Sweary ending his career after double leg breaks. San Jose court room match between lawyers Jack Dempsey and John Sullivan. Oakland bee keepers advise honey as bee sting remedy at their 46th annual convention.
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San Jose
Calif
Jack Dempsey
John Sullivan
Dempsey
Sullivan
Sweet Suffering
Religion Finds a Thief Headline From New York Briefs
Nov. 1 robbing at Rev F R Dolophin’s home yields 70 silverware and jewelry. Nov. 5 St Andrews Church hears pastor’s lapse. Nov. 17 collection plate returns $70 plus a note claiming ignorance of the minister’s identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
F. R. Dolophin
St Andrews Protestant Episcopal Church
Lugosi Keeps Dracula Image At Home And In Hollywood
Bela Lugosi, famed for Dracula, speaks of living behind his horror persona while hosting a Hungarian themed evening at his home. He notes a quiet life with his fourth wife secretary, Hungarian friends, and a love for Hungarian wine and literature.
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Hubbard Keavy Hollywoon
Dee
Bela Lugosis
Bela Lugosi
Karlof O
Lugosi
America
Hollywood
Hungary
Nyiredhazy
Paderewski
Mrs. Lugosi
California
Hickman Pleads Alleged Tip Off In Texas Raid
Hickman, discharged as senior Ranger captain after a Nex raid between Fort Worth and Dallas, says only three officials knew of the raid Governor Alfred Ed Clark and L G Phares. He claims a man run downstairs signaling a tip off, whether intentional or not.
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Texas
Hickman
Fort Worth
Dallas
Alfred
Ed Clark
L. G. Phares
Safety Department
Fred McDaniel
McDaniel
North China Autonomy Leader Yin Ju-King Assassinated
Yin Ju-King head of the northern Hopei autonomous regime and part of Chahar was killed, reports from London and Tientsin said. He studied in Japan, had a Japanese wife, and was viewed by supporters of Nanking as a tool of the Japanese army. A protest demanding tax relief and threats near Kungchow accompanied the news.
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North China
London
Yin Ju- King
Hopei
Chahar
Tientsin
Yin
Japan
Nanking
Kungchow
Peiping
Violence erupts at Detroit plant as police clash with strikers
At the Motor Products Corporation plant in Detroit violence flared again with more than 75 officers driving back about 75 picketers. Two police officers and two strikers were hit as bricks and night sticks were used. Eleven strikers were detained and one striker questioned at a station after the clash sparked by a shift from piece work to daily wages. The protest followed a meeting by the Automobile Industrial Workers Association.
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Plant
Detroit
Motor Products Corporation
Irwin Patterson
Automotive Industrial Workers’ Association
Blood hound Mae West and the strange naming debate
A humorous local police column mocks the naming saga for the department blood hound. Officers consider several names including J Edgar Hoover and X man before settling on Mae West. The hound weighs about 12 pounds four and three quarters ounces and performs her first blood tracing with dramatic, comic flair.
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Jimmie Durante
Greta Garbo
Hollywood
Picture Colony
J. Edgar Hoover
Marshal Turner
Police Department
Ickes Hits Communism as Fallacy in Detroit Speech
Secretary Ickes argued that communism is a false threat and that fascist-minded Americans threaten U S institutions. He cited Brookings data showing many families earning under $2000 yearly and warned of insufficient living standards for health and well being. A Gloucester boy and Tsingtan’s residents are noted in the same clipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnerica
Ickes
Detroit
America
Brookings Institution
Yule Tree for Children Planned in Amarillo Civic Drive
Amarillo plans a large community Christmas tree with Santa for children. Hanson Post of the American Legion will lead the program with cooperation from Rotary Kiwanis ABC Lions Khiva Shrine Salvation Army Elks and other groups. A Safety First campaign is also launched with Cal Farrey chairing the drive.
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Amarillo
Santa Claus
Legionnaires
Hanson Post
American Legion
Rotary
Kiwanis
ABC
Lions Clubs
Khiva Shrine
Salvation Army
the Elks
Peterson
Legion
Cal Farrey
E. A. Simpson
T. E. Johnson
Post Comander
Gene Howe
Sturgis Darling
Ross Rogers
Joe Jenkins
W. B. Amacker
Charles Rogers
J S. Evans
Fred Galle
George Broome
Robert F. Lucey
Alex S. Wiesel
C. C. Grimes
Post Office Officials Discuss Transatlantic Air Mail Route
Air mail talks on budget effects and route choices. Farley downplays cutbacks while Harllee Branch endorses the Bermuda Azores southern path to Southern Europe. Many experts favor a shorter northern route from Nova Scotia to Northern Ireland, but Branch notes equipment limits for years.
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Congress
Farley
Harllee Branch
Bermuda
Azores
Europe
Nova Scotia
Ireland
Clipper Pushing Toward Hawaii Flight Milestone
The China Clipper nears the ninth phase of its 16 000 mile Pacific crossing from California to Manila. It will depart for Honolulu with a Pearl Harbor layover, then Alameda where the historic air mail leg began a week ago. The craft landed at Midway at 450 PM after a 1200 mile Wake Island run.
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Midway Island
U.P
California
Manila
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Alameda
Calif
Wake Island
Wounded Youth Improves After Family Shooting
In Santa Barbara on December 4, Jesse Livermore Jr. was reported in better condition after a blood transfusion. Dr. Neville Ussher said the boy rallied quickly and spoke, downplaying the accident as a joke.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Jesse Livermore, Jr
Jesse, Jr
Neville Ussher
Parking law moves baggage men near courthouse
Amarillo enacts new parking regulations forcing baggage and transfer men off the square to a lot between Third and Fourth Avenues on Pierce Street. Archimedes, born 287 B C, is cited regarding his modern ideas published in 1897.
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Amarillo
Third
Fourth Avenues
Pierce Street
Archimedes
Notre Dame Honorary Degree Provokes Catholic Critique
The Catholic Review reports deep regrets among Catholics over Notre Dame granting President Roosevelt an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. The editor notes the award honors independence of the Philip Pine Island Catholic country and denies endorsement of Roosevelt's Mexico policy.
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Baltimore
The
Catholic Review
University of Notre Dame
Roosevelt
Albert E. Smith
Philippine Island
Monsignor Smith
Mexico
Notre Dame
University At
South Bend
Ind
Six to One Victory for Liquor Sale in Potter County Precinct
Precinct 27 Masterson Ranch in North Potter County approved repeal of local option prohibition by six to one. Final unofficial totals show 1669 in favor of sale of all liquors and 1406 against with official results due Saturday after commissioner tabulation.
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Masterson Ranch
Potter County
Ted Blackburn
Drake estate mail fraud trial plods through witnesses
In Chicago on December 4, the government had 25 of 200 witnesses called in the Drake estate mail fraud trial, with 175 left. Testimony touched on J. P. Morgan & Co and a claim the Bank of England owns the firm as part of estate negotiations. Also reported, Marianne Pech, 102, was killed at Niedergrune Station, Germany, by an unseen train.
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Chicago
Drake Estate
J.P. Morgan & Co
Glen Oldham
Clarion
Towa
J. C. Ritchie
Stratford
Bank of England
J. P. Morgan & Co
Oldham
Ritchie
Marianne Pech
Niedergrune
Germany
Final Court Affirms Death Penalties in Houston Slayings
The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the death penalty for Fred Hill neers for the holdup slaying of Will Foster in Austin Street car motorman case. William Richard Davis, tried separately, also received death for the January 7 murder after confessing involvement in the robbery and payout of $1.20.
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Austin
Court of Criminal Appeals
Fred Hil
Neers
Will Poster
Austin Street
Hill
William Richard Davis
Davis
Foster
Kai Lin Coal Mines Suspend Work One Day Weekly
To cut stockpiles the Kai lin mining administration in China has ordered a one day weekly suspension of operations across all coal mines. The policy aims to slow output and reduce inventory while maintaining essential production.
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Mining Administration of
Kailin
China
Convicts Back in Pen After Escape Attempt
In Boston on December 4 three escaped convicts were recaptured. DA Fo ley will seek first degree murder indictments against the three survivors. Two inmates died from gunshot wounds by guards. Recaptured are Edward McArdle 24 Charles O'Brien 28 and Frank Joyce 21. The dead include William Red Mc Manus 27 Philip Naples 32 and Louis Richard 27 a truck driver beaten during the escape.
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Boston
William J. Foley
Edward McArdle
Charles O'Brien
Frank Joyce
William
Red) McManus
Philip Naples
Louis Richard
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Amarillo Building Firm
Sammy Cooper
Wichita
Greenville
Columbia
Clio
8. C
Pat Sweary
Oakland
California Bee Keepers’ Association
Dracula Mask
Chiang Kai-Shek
Kuomintang
Government Party
Sung
Shang Chen
Mrs. Borah
Washington
Mary McConnell Borah
Capital
Idaho
Joseph Randazza
Gloucester
Mass
Tsingtan
American Legion and All Civic Clubs
Clipper
Hawaii
CARP
Globe News
Margaret Sullavan
Goon
Pairy
Ferbert Marshall
Iereiaan
Lloyd Snyder
Buddy Rogers Orchestra
Blendell-Williams
Fox
Reginald Denny
Anita Louise
Aiter P
Schilling
Wings
Paramount Front Mon
Inc
Orch
Pair
Clark and McCullough Raster Wert
Violet Carlson
Lucille Page
Mera Ul Eee
Jean Arthu OR
Tobie Oy
Meurgoldinyn Mayer Merunn
Jingle Bells
Kleinschmidt
Amarillo Daily News
Panhandle
Amarillo Globe-News
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