Amarillo Bishop Urges Legion Pact Against Indecent Films
In a diocesan wide pledge a pledge of the Legion of Decency was taken by about 20,000 communicants in Amarillo. Bishop Robert E. Lucey urged Catholics to boycott indecent and immoral pictures and to avoid places showing them. The National Legion of Decency announced a new three tier film rating system and will move its Board of Review to New York City to advise producers before release. The pledge covered all churches in the Diocese of Amarillo.
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Amarillo
Legion of Decency
Legion
Robert E. Lucey
Sacred Heart Cathedral
National Legion of Decency
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Washington
Board of Review
Chicago
New York City
Diocese of
Japan's rising power and Alaska threat to U S in 1930s
A Washington column warns of a Japanese landing in Alaska and targets beyond, arguing Alaska's proximity to Asia makes it crucial. It cites General Mitchell on aviation gaps, Japan's western learnings, and shifting China policy, urging prompt action against a rising Pacific power. A Russian official is quoted noting Japan’s delay.
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Alaska
New York City
Washington
Asia
Asia Minor
Mitchell
United States Military Service
Roosevelt
Japan
New York
Chicago
China
India
Australia
New Zealand
John Goette
Peiping
Ho Ying-Ching
Kenji Doihara
Col
Tan Takahashi
Labor Problems To Be Aired Tomorrow Night
Problems of labor in Amarillo will be aired at a mass meeting tomorrow night at the Municipal Auditorium called by the Amarillo Central Labor Union. The main speaker will be Bishop Robert E. Lucey discussing The Necessity of Labor Organization. Short talks will follow from R. E. Gregg, W. R. Williams, O. G. Wright, Mayor Ross Rogers, and W. W. Finch, with the public urged to attend.
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Amarillo
Municipal Auditorium
Central Labor Union
Ross Rogers
W. W. Finch
State Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
Paramount and Texas Theaters Feature Musical Triumphs
Earl Carroll's Vanities with Stella Parish and Kay Francis headline the stage. Jeannette MacDonald stars in Naughty Marietta the costumed film musical. Rex presents Stolen Harmony a film musical with George Raft and Ben Bernie. Top Hat stars Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Wilson Humber leads The Roseland orchestra as usual for the venue.
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Paramount
Filmusical
Splendid
THE
Wilson Humber
Wardrums Ahead in Africa and Asia Hint at Wider Conflicts
An excerpt from H. R. Knickerbocker reports Italian air raids on Emperor Selassie’s Dessye palace, with bombs destroying camps and incinerating bodies. The piece links tensions, including Japan's air power near Vladivostok and ongoing intrigue in Peiping between Japanese and Chinese officials, suggesting imminent wider conflicts.
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Ethiopia
H. R. Knickerbocker
Dessye
Emperor Selassie
England
Mediterranean
Wrong Victim Held By Four Kidnapers
Dallas report says Harry Brown Jr a 14 year old boy was abducted by four men in a car near his home. They seized him after asking directions and drove toward the Trinity River before realizing he was not the intended target and releasing him.
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Dallas
U.P
Harry Brown, Jr
Brown
Trinity River
Mrs Trigg Laid To Rest Pioneer Panhandle Mother
Mrs. F J Trigg, honored Panhandle pioneer mother, was laid to rest today at Llano Mausoleum after a lengthy illness. W H Puqua read the services at Griggs Chapel. Survivors include son Howard T Trigg and four daughters in Amarillo San Angelo and Fort Worth.
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Panhandle
F. J. Trigg
W. H. Puqua
Trigg
Griggs Chapel
Llano Mausoleum
C. M. Eakle
Tom Bruner
A. G. Stanley
C. D. Hoover
Henry S. Bishop
A. H. Whllborn
Pierce Street
Texas
Amarillo
Howard T. Trigg
Margaret Chesnutt
Davis Tudor
W. D. Twichell
San Angelo
B. W. Owens
Fort. Worth
Legal Drinking in Tarrant Thursday
Fort Worth reports that the county will end its 17 year liquor ban as commissioners court meets Thursday to canvass local option election results with a wet margin near two to one. The article also notes Marion Mordecai of Lamar County Alabama who lived 85 years in his birthplace.
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Fort Worth
Tarrant County
Commissioner's Court
Marion Mordecai
Lamar County
Ala
Dems Predict 17 Senate Seats Re-Elected Next Year
Washington December 9 Democrat Senator Guffey of Pennsylvania predicts 17 Democrats in the Senate will be re elected when they face voters next year. As chairman of the Democratic senatorial campaign committee he says state issues will sharpen the races while national issues and President Roosevelt's popularity will dominate.
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Washington
Guffey
Pennsylvania
Senate
Yar
States
Roosevelt
Franklin D. Rosevelt
Senator Robinson
Arkansas
Senator Glass
Virginia
Appropriations Committee
Glass
Old Dominion
Legion of
Courthouse Records and Vehicle Registrations in Amarillo Area
Courthouse deeds show Frank Wolflin and others transferring lots with dates in 1935. Registrations list Wheeler-Crudgington Co and multiple individuals buying 1936 Plymouth and Ford vehicles from Toney Chisum and Wallace Irvin, including several dealers and addresses in Amarillo and Pampa.
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Frank Wolflin
Ellis A. Pounds
Plemons
G. G. Ordway
T. J. Maloney
J. B. Driskell
Vessie L. Driskell
Wheeler-Crudgington Co
Toney Chisum, Inc
Plymouth
C. T. Kelley
Amarillo
Walter Irving, Inc
Ford
J B. Allen
Plains Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Ralph Johnson
Pampa
McClure Craig, Inc
Studebaker
E. M. Ratcliff
W. E. Bailey
City
Keith Motor Co
Dodge
C. S. Hatchett
Ong
Chrysler
John Dees, Jr
Madison
Walter Irvin, Inc
Murray Donald
Cullum Motor Co
Alvin Hendricks
Amarillo Hotel
Burial Rites Held for Amarillo High Teacher Mrs Vara Shinn
Mrs Vara Davis Shinn longtime Amarillo High School history teacher aged 47 was buried in Dreamland Cemetery Canyon after services at First Baptist Church. Survived by husband J W Shinn two sisters and mother. pallbearers named. teachers attended in a body. service led by three pastors.
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Vara Davis Shinn
Amarillo
Canyon
First Baptist Church
G. L. Yates
Roy C. Snodgrass
R. Thomson
Dreamland Cemetery
Griggs
J. A. Hill
J. W. Shanklin
Houston
J. M. G. Davis
Dodge Announces New Car At Low Prices
Dodge unveils a larger, more luxurious car praised by auto editors and fashion authorities as the Beauty Winner of 19236. It lists at $640 factory price in Detroit and claims 18 to 24 miles per gallon with 20 percent less oil consumption. The maker urges a test drive to prove economy and low ownership costs versus smaller rivals.
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America
Detroit
Advance in efficiency praised by railroad leader
Washington report quotes J J Pelley president of the Association of American Railroads calling a striking advance in efficiency that places carriers to reap real advantages from higher business volume. He notes cost of hauling freight declined from 10.78 to 6.48 per thousand miles between 1921 and 1933, despite reduced volume, with current wages and materials raising costs but still below pre depresion levels. Toads used to control white grub in Puerto Rico.
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Washington
J. J. Pelley
Association of American Railroads
Pelley
Puerto Rico
Plans for distributing Christmas baskets at Yale Baskets meeting
The Social Welfare Association will meet tomorrow at 3 PM in the county courthouse to lay plans for Christmas baskets and elect three new executive board members. The association includes pastors from Amarillo churches and representatives from civic, fraternal, and women’s groups, with all local organizations invited to appoint attendees.
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Yale Baskets
Social Welfare Association
Amarillo
Civic Club
Federation of Women's Clubs
Federation of Labor
Caves Found in Orgnaca Near Lyons France
Two vast caverns unearthed in the Swallow Hole at Orgnaca about 15 miles south of Lyons are described by their discoverers as among the finest in the world.
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Paris
Orgnaca
Lyons
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Uncle Sam
Russia
Gotham
David R. Morris
New York Observatory
Vladivostok
Sherwin-Williams
Tyler
Mrs. Trigg
Pioneer Plains
DEMOS
Courthouse Records
Berlin
France
Lucky Tiger Magic
St Joseph Genuine
St. Joseph
U. S
Cetus Ets
Washing Machine Service 3Com
Family Services
Hart Gas
Brytal
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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