Weather hopes and sports hopes from Amarillo district notes
An Amarillo era weather column laments a low precipitation year with 12.22 inches, compares 1933 to 1910 and predicts 1934 will mirror 1911. It also forecasts Pampa football championship progress, details Mrs. Hal Peck’s deer and turkey hunts near Kerrville, and shares brief Boston jokes and reader questions about ducks and spank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Department
Charles G. Abbott
Smithsonian Institute
Abbott
Amarillo
Hal Peck
State Game Commission
Kerrville
Live Oak Ranch
Robert Real
Mrs. Peck
Europe Talks Disarmament and League reshaping
European capitals discuss disarmament and a potential League of Nations restructuring. In Berlin and London officials like Fulvio Sovich and Joseph A. C. Avenel press for concessions and greater unity, while France and Italy gauge positions ahead of Christmas.
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London
Berlin
Center OF Conferences
Associated Press
League of Nations
Fulvio Sovich
Paul von Hindenbourg
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Suvich
England
Signor Suvich
Il Duce
Rome
Mussolini
League
France
Hitler
Andre Francois-Poncet
M. Prancois-Poncet
Treasury monitors Roosevelt gold program amid steady price
Treasury officials said the government was still buying all domestic gold offered. The price standstill lagged until the dollar rose above five to the pound, a ratio kept despite an unchanged gold price. Leaks were watched as the daily quotation was prepared for distribution at 9:45 and telegraphed to the New York Federal Reserve Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Legion officials to advise on personnel for health survey
American Legion adjutant Floyd Sloan of Hanson Post is coordinating personnel for a health survey directed by Dr. E M Primer. Interested individuals are asked to contact Sloan. The text also includes unrelated humorous remarks about a duck and weather opinions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nounced
American Legion
Floyd Sloan
Hanson Post
E. M. Primer
Liquor Tax Plan Puts Whisky Price Target At $2.60
Edward G. Lowry and Joseph Choate urged a $2.60 federal whisky tax at hearings, aiming a $1.50 quart retail price with states sharing liquor revenues. The push favors a trade bargaining stance and volume tax safeguards as part of Roosevelt's alcohol control group. Bonded whisky in New York sold for $3 to $4 a pint, with blends $2.50 to $3.50 per quart and Scotch $4 to $5 per fifth.
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Washington
U.P
Edward G. Lowry
Joseph Choate
Lowry
Roosevelt
Alcohol Control
The
Treasury
Houseways and Means
Senate Finance
N.Y
New York
Bond
Cleaners Refuse to Raise Prices Amid NRA Code Pressure
Davis confronts cleaners from multiple states as they resist NRA code prices. Jacksonville owner Johnston vows not to raise rates despite a $500 fine threat. Other movers, like Ed Fink, refuse to answer and withdraw to speak before the FTC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Charles F. Johnston
Jackson, Fla
Johnston
Jacksonville
Ed Fink
Chicago
Fink
Federal Trade Commission
P. O. Rarick
Warsaw
Ind
W. H. D. Burgess
Tulsa
Okla
Bernard Shotkin
Philadelphia
Rock Island Chief Arrives in Amarillo for Visit
Hal S. Ray of Chicago director of personal and public relations for the Rock Island system is in Amarillo as guest of C. B. Davis. He will proceed to Dalhart tonight and continues a system wide tour. Ray is regularly seen in Amarillo and is well known here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal S. Ray
Chicago
Rock Island System
Amarillo
C. B. Davis
Clear Skies After Drops of Mercury
Panhandle crops suffer from drought as wheat and other crops miss rain. Temperatures swing from 30 degrees at night to 48 degrees by noon. H. T. Coleman of the U S Weather Bureau forecasts fair and warmer weather tonight and Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
H. T. Coleman
U. S. Weather Bureau
Funeral Services Set for Fox Baby
The body of Aubrey LeRoy Fox Jr., 2, will be buried in Rochester Texas. He died yesterday from burns suffered when he fell into a tub of scalding water at the family home in Canyon. He was the son of Mr and Mrs A L Fox. The family moved to Canyon from Rochester three years ago and his father taught at Canyon High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey LeRoy Fox, Jr
Rochester
Tex
Burns
Canyon
A.L. Fox
Lindys Roared Up River Route to Brazilian Frontier
Lindys traveled by river, lifting from the water and circling over the city before setting course for Trinidad. Their voyage followed 190 miles up the Negro, 190 miles along the Branco, 370 miles along the Cotingo, and 186 miles to the Brazilian frontier.
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Trinidad
Brazil
Negro
Branco
Cotingo
Touhy gang seeks counsel before plea at December 19 arraignment
Touhy acted as spokesman for Gus Schaefer Edward Mc Fadden and Albert Kator as they told the court they had not yet chosen counsel. They said they would plead not guilty but needed lawyers for motions before any plea. The judge set arraignment for December 19.
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Touhy
Gus Schaefer
Edward McFadden
Albert Kator
Schaefer
St. Paul
William Hamm, Jr
Gang
Woolley trial tactics shift after eye witness testimony
McCutcheon questioned Mina Woolley then sought the defendant's signed statement on the shooting. He pressed district attorney Hurt to reveal the voluntary statement, declaring he would not ask the court to compel its disclosure and then rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolley
McCutcheon
Mina Woolley
Toy
Robert L. Hurt
Hurt
German Leader Hitler Missed by Debtors Fire
Debtors burned in February fail to see Hitler. He travels to Wilhelmshaven to greet the German cruiser Koeln returning from a world voyage. Parliament members attend divine services before the session. President Von Hindenburg is woshipped in the Protestant Cathedral with stormtroopers forming an honor lane.
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Hitler
Wilhelmshaven
Koeln
von Hindenburg
Trade Council Organized to Oversee Amarillo Retail Codes
Horace Russell elected chair of the newly formed Retail Merchants Trade Council in Amarillo with Clarence Williams as vice chair and Rolla Townsend as secretary. The group manages NRA codes for local retailers, aims to explain and adjust code issues, and handles complaints before possible referral to national bodies.
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Horace Russell
Retail Merchants Trade Council
National Retail Trade Association
National Retail Council
Battery Shops
Don Caldwell
Fred Smith
J. A. Hazelwood
J. Levy
J. W. Luke
Morris Levine
Lewis Finklea
A. J. Arnold
Wolf Herring
J. C. Vaughn
Clarence Williams
Irving Tolzien
Arch Hunsley
C. O. Williams
Claude McDaniel
Weather toll mounts as floods and blizzards loom
The report blames lowland floods and mountain blizzards on conditions across Washington Oregon and Idaho. Skagit and Snohomish rivers swell while Cascades melt adds to rising streams. Several deaths are listed including trapper Williams and CCC worker Dimmock in Washington and Oregon City drownings.
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Ington
Oregon
Idaho
Skagit
Snohomish
Cascades
Joseph Meggs Williams
Trapper
Sand Point
Carl Holly
Snohomish County
Valentine Schachner
Sandy River
Oregon City
Ore
Walter Dimmock
CCC
Snoqualmie River
Washington
Gerland Worley
Chehalis
Wash
Omar R. Parker
Riverton
Dorothy Thompson
Vancouver
Mary Berry
Seattle
Cotton and livestock markets mixed on steady to firm tone
New Orleans cotton opened steady with March at 10.17 May 10.81. slight first hour gains faded as hedging pushed March to 10.18 and May to 9.29 with little overall change. Kansas City hogs and cattle reported mixed prices with steady to weak tendencies amid generally quiet trading. New York stocks and staples showed dullness from profit-taking while dollar strength and currency talks influenced market mood. several large firms posted modest gains, though overall brokerage activity remained light.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
May
Associated Press
New York
Wall Street
S. Steel
Bethlehem
Chrysler
American Telephone
Deere
Standard Oils
New Jersey
California
Louisville and Nashville
Consolidated Gas
Postal Telegraph
International Telephone
Public Service of
Armour
McIntyre
U. S
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
N. Y
I H C Dealers Conference Opens in Amarillo
Three Chicago office representatives R E Butler C B Holman and H C Ray will attend the International Harvester Co dealers meeting at 714 East Tenth Street Amarillo. About 100 dealers from the Panhandle and eastern New Mexico plan to attend the one day session on current business conditions and the year ahead. A luncheon will be held at the Capitol Hotel Wednesday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
International Harvester Company
Amarillo
East Tenth Street
R. E. Butler
C. B. Holman
H. C. Ray
Panhandle
New Mexico
Karl W. Freeman
Capitol Hotel
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United States Weather Bureau
Pampa
Athlene
San Angelo
Greenville
Boston
Bobby
Oklahoma
Bivins Coldwater Ranch
Susie
Europe
Joseph Paul Boncour
Roland Koester
Paris
Joseph A. C. Avenel
Cannery
Rock Island
Fox Baby
Lindys
Veterans OF
Park St
Zane Smith
Trade Council
NRA
America
South England
Thames
Raymond Vineyard
G. T. Vineyard
St. Anthony's Hospital
Penetro Murrow
Benny Meroff
NBC Network
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Victor Furank
John F. Clark & Co
May &T
Daly
Rye
Fily
Shia Hal
Inc. F. Clark and Co
C.S. T. Close
Adams Express
Allegheny Corp
Wees
Allied Chemical
Allis Chalmers
Amerada Corp
American Car & Fay Orr
American Locomotive
American Power
American Tea& Tel
American Tobacco
American Water Works
Armour & Co A
Anaconda
Associated Dry Goods
Atchison Topeka
Atlantic
Simmons
Simms Skelly
Socony-Vacuum
South Porto Rie
Cal Edison South Pac RR
Southern Railway
Bethlehem Steel
Southern Brands
Rohn Aluminum
Gas & Fl
Borden
Borg Warner
Stand Briggs Manufacturing
Stewart-Warner
Transamerica
Chesapeake Corpo Baty
Chicago & Great
Union Carbide
Chicago Miln & &Twia Union of
Chicago & N
Rock Island T Pacifie
United Aircraft Ae
United Carbon
Coca Cola Orm
United Corp
Colorado Fuel & Iron Fruit
Columbian Gas & I
United
U & Ind
Commonwealth & Th
Uw S
Congoleum Nairn
Cas
Arkansas
Marconi
General Rakine
Ford Motor General Foods
Gulf Oil
Humble Oil
Joni General Motors
Aim
Imperial Oil
General Public
Missouri
Kaneas
Niagara Hudson Bly General
Gillette Razor
Goodrich Tire
Kent
Southern Royalties
Goodyear Tire Teil Swift & Ca
Gotham Hosiery Ie
Great Northern Rr
Ant
United Light Power
Great West H
Hershey
Houston Oil Dla de
New Hudson Motor
Hupp Motor
Railinois Central I International Cer Rom
Internationa Marve Er
Sa7
International
Kan
Texas
Montgomery
Murray Corp Nash
Nat Cash Register Nat Dairy Fr
Natt
Distillers
Pw & National Steel
Ney Central Btr
H ' Ned
Ohio
USA
Griggs
N.S. Griggs & Sons
N. S. Griggs & Sons
Fillmore
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