Two Singers Defy Friday the Thirteenth Superstition
Lily Pons and Colette D Arville openly challenged the talismanic date. Pons, a Metropolitan star, was born on April 13 and sent 13 invitations for a black cat party with classic omens like spilled salt. D Arville, visiting from the Paris Opera Comique, auditioned on radio wearing a dress with 13 buttons and walked under ladders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lily Pons
New York
Metropolitan
Colette D’arville
Paris Opera Comique
Friday the 13th blamed on superstition and mishaps
A narrator dismisses Friday the 13th superstitions while recounting a chaotic morning at the newspaper office. He describes clashes with a boss, a bill collector, a salary cut reminder, a dropped paint bucket, and a broken mirror as nonlinked to the date.
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Fifth Avenue
Polk Street
Japan backs one standard for naval tonnage at conference
Tokyo delegates argue for a single global tonnage standard at the international naval conference. They insist all nations receive equal fleet rights, widening the debate amid five days of talks. Aut horitative sources in London note the move reshapes early conference dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Lehreas
London
Japan
Soviet
Russia
Tokyo
Argentine price move sends world wheat higher
Argentine government fixed a minimum price for wheat at 90 cents a bushel, triggering sharp gains across markets. Chicago futures surged the five cent limit, with major centers including Minneapolis Kansas City Winnipeg and Liverpool posting concurrent rises as global prices climbed.
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United Preas
National Grain Regulating Hoard
Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Winnipeg
Liverpool
Rotterdam
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Dana Arrives at the Cameron Home in Mysterious Welcome
Dana Westbrook arrives at an old gray Cameron mansion seeking her grandmother. An anxious, surprised welcome from an elderly woman hints at family secrets as Dana steps into a weathered house with missing bricks and Corinthian columns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Willard P. Cameron
Dana Westbrook
Dana
Franco-British peace plan cedes two thirds of Ethiopia
Rome reports the Franco British peace plan granting Italy sovereignty or control over about two thirds of Ethiopia. In Geneva Emperor Haile Selassie calls for a League of Nations session to condemn the plan, but assembly president Edouard Benes rejects the appeal for the time being.
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Rome
Italy
Ethiopia
Geneva
U.P
Haile Selassie
League of Nations Assembly
Assembly
Edouard Benes
Czechslovakia
League
Man commits suicide after police chase in New Mexico
Robert Arnold 29 of Roswell New Mexico stole a car in Hereford Texas and fled toward the state line. State troopers closed in near Elida New Mexico where Arnold ran toward railroad yards. Poindexter fired a warning shot and Arnold then shot himself in the head rather than be captured.
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Elida
N. M
U.P
Hereford
Tex
Robert Arnold
Roswell
New Mexico
Robert Poindexter
J. R Bradford
Edward Raydon
Portales
Arnold
Poindexter
Witnesses at Trial Clash in Pat Graves Murder Case
In 47th District Court Herman Wachten dorf faces murder charges after Graves was shot in a scene officers liken to a beer joint brawl. Attorneys attack witnesses’ reputations as DA Hazlewood maintains Graves died without provocation. Judge Nelson's rulings trigger delays amid heated exchanges over self defense and a deputy constable’s beating in the Graves feud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Graves
47Th District Court
Herman Wachtendorf
Graves
E. T
Dusty) Miller
E. A. Simpson
Grady Hazlewood
FE. C. Nelson
Hazlewood
Clem Calhoun
Wachtendorf
E. F. Timmons
Jack
Red) Graves
Life in Future Century Promises Immortality by Carrel
Dr. Alexis Carrel of Rockefeller Institute discusses suspending a man for centuries via desiccation and revived organs. He predicts future rejuvenation and disease eradication, but deems full-body revival unlikely. Carlson questions the theory, noting past ties to Carrel’s work.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
New York
Alexis Carrel
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
New York Academy of Medicine
Carrel
Chicago
Anton Julius Carlson
Panhandle API Chapter Banquet Honors Supporters
More than 150 men and guests from the Plains attended a banquet in the Crystal Ballroom of the Herring Hotel hosted by the Panhandle Chapter of the American Petroleum Institute. The event thanked supporters of the Mid- Continent Chapter's May Amarillo convention with Elliott Roosevelt among the special guests. Gene Howe introduced Roosevelt who declined to comment on the occasion.
Two men and a woman steal car dealer Moody on Amarillo Canyon road
Amarillo police hunt a trio after they hijacked Bill Moody a local used car dealer he was forced from a car during a demonstration. Moody lost 55 dollars and a 1930 Ford sedan. The suspects fled toward Canyon after robbing him seven miles from town. Moody described the woman as light complexioned about 125 pounds and the two men as tall around six feet and aged 25 to 35.
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Amarillo
Bill Moody
Amarillo Canyon
Moody
Seventh and
Fillmore Streets
Canyon
Cement Men Gather A Little Girl's Doll Blue Island Fan Dancer How Kansas Is Democratic
A fragmented column page note from Chicago 1935 presents items and headlines including a toy doll reference and a wire service style intro. It mentions Arthur Brisbane as a widely known writer with opinions in The Globe. The piece carries standard editor note disclaimers.
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Blue Island
Kansas
Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
Ranger Captain Strikes Former Sheriff in San Antonio Lobby
In San Antonio on December 13 a clash occurred as a House committee on crime in Bexar County prepared to hear testimony. Captain J W McCormick of the Texas Rangers struck Frank Matthews, a former Bexar County deputy sheriff, after Matthews allegedly provoked him, knocking Matthews’s glasses off. The incident happened in the lobby outside the session room. McCormick later rejoined the group inside. Chairman Albert Sidney Johnson and George W Cottingham witnessed the scene. The committee aims to probe the safety commission and law enforcement arrangements.
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San Antonio
J. W. McCormick
Texas Rangers
Frank Matthews
Bexar County
House of Representatives
McCormick
Matthews
Red River County
Safety Commission
Albert Sidney Johnson
Dallas
George W Cottingham
Houston
The
Johnson
Safety Department
Tom
Winter outlook brings optimism for Texas stockmen
The Dallas area fed by the U S Bureau of Crop and Livestock Estimates reports the brightest winter outlook since 1926 for Texas cattle sheep and goats. Rains in late November and early December boosted Panhandle stockmen with range at 85 percent normal and cattle at 86 percent normal on December 1. Last year had gloomier readings with range 52 percent and cattle 60 percent.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
Federal Bureau of Crop and Livestock Estimates
Panhandle
Termite Controversy In Amarillo With Local Exterminator
Amarillo residents are told termites exist in the city by local exterminator Ira L. Busick who warns of established colonies. Busick, who has served the area for years, urges action amid growing concern over the pest problem.
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Amarillo
Ira L. Busick
Wilson Street
Busick
Elliott Roosevelt Visits Amarillo on Business
Elliott Roosevelt of Fort Worth son of President Roosevelt toured Amarillo last night declaring he is out of politics and here on business. He attended a banquet hosted by the Panhandle Chapter American Petroleum Institute and is an official of the Southwestern Broadcasting Company.
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Elliott Roosevelt
Fort Worth
Roosevelt
Amarillo
Panhandle
American Petroleum Institute
Southwestern Broadcasting Company
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Braniff Mail
Braniff
Amarillo Weather Forecast Warns of Cold Weekend
Partly cloudy and colder tonight and Saturday with a low around 32 degrees in Amarillo area. West Texas and Panhandle follow similar cooler trend while New Mexico stays fair but colder north and south central tonight. Temperature extremes show a range from 38 to 62 by early afternoon. FHA Loans Long Bell Lumber Co.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Kiowa County Quarantined Over Meningitis Deaths
Kiowa County Oklahoma remains under quarantine due to several spinal meningitis deaths. Hobart Snyder and Mountain Park report confirmed cases and symptoms among residents. A fourth death, A. J Bearden of Mountain Park, was added to the toll.
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Kiowa County
Hobart
Okla
U.S
J. L. Adams
Snyder
Mountain Park
Adams
A. J Bearden
Landmarks in Amarillo Razed To Make More Beautiful City
Amarillo sees several landmarks demolished this year as owners struggle with debts and neglect. TheStonefield homestead at 701 East Third Avenue, a 16 room showpiece valued at 10000, was torn down after decades of aging. Nearby at Eighth and Tyler Street a large two story frame house and a small frame building are being cleared away.
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Amarillo
Stonefield
East Third Avenue
Louisiana
Eighth
Tyler Street
Property is leased for used car lot and building moves
The owner reports Amarillo Oldsmobile Company leased the space for two years for a second hand car lot. While the two story building is wrecked, the smaller building has been moved by W. G. Street to 1114 West 17th Avenue. Likely major city map improvement underway at Second Avenue and North Fillmore Street per Paul Ellis of American Pipe and Junk.
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Amarillo Oldsmobile Company
W. G. Street
West 17Th Avenue
Second Avenue
North Fillmore Street
Paul Ellis
American Pipe and Junk
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