Mercury Drops Near Freezing As Amarillo Feels Cold Front
Amarillo records a 35 degree low with afternoon warming to 46. forecaster H T Collman predicted further cooling tonight with a potential new winter low. Snow reported in Colorado and Pueblo accompanied northwest winds from Wyoming and Colorado.
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H. T. Collman
U. S
Colorado
Wyoming
Sheridan
Wyo
Denver
Collman
Pueblo
Colo
Panhandle Automobile Club
Four Corners
F. E. Greenwood
Canadian River Gas Company
West Texas
New Mexico
Postponed Junior College Grid Game Shocks Local Fans
Coach Frank Kimbrough of Amarillo College announced Lamar Junior College of Beaumont refused to play this week in the Junior College conference playoff. Lamar’s John Gray said the third district champion would decide first. Kimbrough plans to negotiate a game next week and offered $600 to Lamar.
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Frank Kimbrough
Amarillo College
Lamar
Beaumont
John Gray
Kimbrough
Marshall
Paris
Texarkana
Gray
Quake Felt 5,500 Miles Away Seismology Center Reports
Georgetown University Seismological Observatory reported a moderate earthquake centered about 5,500 miles from Washington in a northwest direction. The shocks began yesterday afternoon and lasted less than an hour.
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Washington
Georgetown University Seismological Observatory
Legion Relief Probe Tonight Demands Federal Aid Preference
Amarillo American Legion members meet at 7:30 p.m. in Hanson Post HQ before an 8:30 p.m. mass meeting at the Municipal Auditorium. Post Commander James O. Cade says the protest seeks federal relief project preference for Potter County veterans with dependents. Cade responds to county relief chair Julius Dorenfield amid charges of violations and a call to avoid beer branding.
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American Legion
Amarillo
Hanson Post
Municipal Auditorium
James O. Cade
Cade
Potter County
Commander Cade
Julius Dorenfield
Potter County Relief Committee
Legion
Prohibition Ends Tonight As States Vote To Ratify
Delegates in Utah and Ohio push repeal as Pennsylvania ratifies and the 21st amendment takes effect this evening. The nation shifts to new liquor rules as Congress and states prepare tax and control measures.
Huey Loses First Skirmish in Baton Rouge Voting
In Louisiana's sixth district three parishes cancel the election as armed residents block ballots. Elsewhere voting proceeds lightly under police and armed watchers. Balloting was halted in Tangipahoa Livingston and Saint Helena after an injunction from Judge Nat Tycer.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Bolivar F. Kemp
Senator Long
Congress
Tangipahoa
Lee Ponder
Sixth District
Democratic Committee
Long
Pander
Nat Tycer
Feliciana Parishes
West
Pointe Coupee
Iberville
Lindberghs Planned Midnight Flight From Bathurst Seaplane Base
Colonel Charles A Lindbergh and Mrs Lindbergh prepared to depart at midnight local time for a 1900 mile flight to South America. The seaplane had been serviced with extra fuel and favorable winds to aid a possible Brazilward route. The couple remained reticent about the destination as engineers worked to lift the craft from a calm surface after days of delays.
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Gambia
Charles A. Lindbergh
Amarillo
South America
Lindbergh
Brazil
Lindberghs
We All Learn Slowly Hearst Ranch and Prohibition Idle Night
Arthur Brisbane writes from Hearst Ranch on California and national topics while noting a football score and a road blocked by emus and exotic animals. A New York dispatch discusses Utah ratifying repeal and Manhattan hotel managers noting the 9 PM deadline for liquor, signaling continued bootleg activity.
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San Simeon
Calif
Pacific Ocean
Los Angeles
Georgia University
University of Southern California
Georgia
California
W. R. Hearst
New York
Manhattan
Utah
Republicans Accuse NRA of Muzzling in Press Release
The Republican National Committee charged the administration seeks a dictatorship by muzzling hostile opinion, the press and radio, citing alleged evidence that radio stations faced license threats if used against NRA. Denials from several quarters followed the claim the admin would muzzle adverse public opinion.
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Washington
Dec
U.P
Republican National Committee
NRA
Army
Navy
Committee
Texas to open bids for bread bonds December 21
Texas plans to advertise 2.75 million dollars in relief bread bonds for sale with bid opening set for December 21 at the state comptroller's office. Bids accepted for amounts as low as 1000 dollars until 1 30 p m December 21. Bond commission chairman James V Allred notes legislative appropriation funds for interest and maturities and mentions possible private sale to the federal government pending Washington word.
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Austin
Texas
State Bond Commission
State Comptroller’s Office
James V. Allred
Bond Commission
Allred
Washington
Beechler Seeks Seedless Tomato Seeds After Fame
Local florist Bill Beechler surprised by his seedless tomato breakthrough as the Associated Press reports. He has received hundreds of letters from the United States and Canada asking for seeds.
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Associated Press
Bill Beechler
Beechler
Canada
Bandit Confesses Mae West Robbery Case Cleared
A year old Mae West robbery mystery is cleared by a confession from a bandit trio member. Authorities say Edward Friedman 31 Chicago gunman confessed to stealing 19000 in jewels and 3400 cash in October 1932 and implicated Harry Veiler Detroit Purple Gang and Morris Cohen.
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Los Angeles
Mae West
Harry O. Veiler
Detroit “Purple Gang
Edward H. Friedman
Chicago
Morris Cohen
Friedman
Voiler
Cohen
Revolutionary General Strike in Coria Declared
A revolutionary general strike was declared in Coria, Ca ceres province, about 200 miles west of Madrid. The isolated city near the Portuguese frontier sits in a mountainous region as authorities monitor the unrest.
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Madrid
Coria
Caceres
Nila Cram Cook Found In Hospital After Disappearance
Miss Nila Cram Cook of Iowa, who left a Mahatma Gandhi seminary, was placed in a hospital in Calcutta after vanishing from a New Delhi hotel yesterday. She arrived in Calcutta on the Punjar mall train.
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Calcutta
India
Nila Cram Cook
Iowa
Mahatma Gandhi
New Delhi
Punjar Mall
Byrd Antarctic flagship reaches Port Wellington harbor
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd's Antarctic flagship arrived in Port Wellington late tonight after a voyage from the ice. The ship's arrival marks a significant milestone in Byrd's polar exploration efforts and Antarctic program.
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BYRDS
Port Wellington
N. Z
Richard EF
Byrd
Antarctic
Change set up on C W A jobs
Gaines D Whitsitt C W A administrator for Potter County announced he is authorized to employ all able bodied men on CWA projects with relief eligibility established before November 16 This allows relief men who are able to work to transfer to CWA pay rolls not new hires.留
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Gaines D. Whitsitt
Potter County
Whitsitt
R. D. Chase
National Re-employment Service
Fast Fifth Avenue
CWA
19 States Wait Dry Bra'skEnd
United Press reports repeal of federal prohibition will allow liquor sales in 19 states today. States set rules on where hard liquor may be sold and consumed including stores, clubs, hotels, and restaurants, with variations by state.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Citize
Sacramento
Calif
Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Restauran
Albany
N. Y
Boston
Mass
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Restrictions On Liquor Prescriptions After Amendment Repeal
Washington observers report that federal liquor prescription restrictions would lift automatically with repeal of the 14th amendment. In dry states like Texas, doctors may issue prescriptions by state rules, with Volstead Act provisions falling with the eighteenth amendment. Amarillo lawyers and pharmacists debate the new status while prescription prices in local stores range from 1.50 for alcohol to 3.75 for strong liquors.
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Carolinas
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Connecticut
Alng
Washington
Bureau of Industrial Alcohol
Texas
Bureau
Tex
Ami
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Say Blatz
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Harrisburg
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Arthur Brisbane
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