Year 1934 Monetary Shifts Mark New Federal Era
Washington reports 1934 features bold government expansion into daily life with gold devaluation to 35 dollars per ounce, transfer of monetary gold to Treasury, and a silver purchase law. It highlights nationwide banking reforms, NRA evolution, tariff policy, and a shift toward cooperation with business under Roosevelt.
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Nathan Robertson Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
United States Treasury
Federal Reserve System
Treasury
United States
NRA
Revolt Rumor Is Hushed Up In Havana
Havana was returning to normal after a night of more than 40 bombings in the capital. Talk of revolution faded as political leaders slept. Fourteen people were arrested as soldiers swept streets for further bombs and casualties included three women and two men injured.
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Havana
Woman Recovers After Nine-Day Yawning Spell
Mrs Harold McKee a 27 year old farm wife in Sterling Nebraska recovered from a nine day yawning episode marked by 12 to 15 yawns per minute. Physician announced the complete recovery today. Griggs Ambulance communication line listed as Dial 4311.
Wright brothers Kitty Hawk anniversary marked
The piece recalls the thirty first anniversary of the Wright brothers first powered flight at Kitty Hawk. It notes the short distance yet historic milestone that changed aviation history, with Will Rogers calling the event world changing.
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Wright Brothers
Flig
Kitty Hawk
Will Rogers
Yugoslav Cabinet May Yet Resign After Withdrawals
Belgrade report notes Foreign Minister Bogolyub Yevitch and Agriculture Minister Dragoutin Kojiech left the government. A cabinet decision to resign after a scheduled conference remained anticipated as a foregone conclusion.
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Belgrade
Bogolyub Yevitch
Dragoutin Kojiech
Red headed Magda Lupescu sparks Romanian Parliament debate
In Vienna on December 18 the question of Magda Lupescu, King Carol’s confidante, dominated discussions. Romanian deputies censored speeches about her, with Maniu’s planned address scrubbed and his diary excerpt barred by the censor. He claimed Lupescu vowed to leave Romania and end her liaison, while urging reconciliation between Carol and Helen.
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Vienna
Rumania
Carol
Magda Lupescu
Bucharest
Julius Maniu
Peasant
Madame Lupescu
Chamber of Deputies
National Peasant Party
Maniu
Rumor of Brueckner Daughter Shooting Hitler Discredited
The Linzer Volksblatt story claiming Fraulein Brueckner shot Hitler is proved false. Secret police and Nazi officials note Brueckner’s eldest daughter is five, and Breslau sightings and arrested father facts contradict the Linz report. The misreport spread in Silesia is debunked.
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Berlin
U.P
Linz
Austria
Helmuth Brueckner
Silesia
Volksblatt
Fraulein Brueckner
Breslau
Hitler
Brueckner
Slain Bad Man’s Gun To Return To State Prison
A 30-30 rifle used by Irvin Thompson in a gun battle with Potter County officers will be returned to Huntsville. Sheriff Adams asked the prison superintendent whether to ship by express or hand to penitentiary agent W. R. Crane on his next prisoner transport. The gun jammed during the battle and officers have not yet freed it. Thompson was killed east of Amarillo after a confrontation with ten county and city officers. he had the rifle, a pistol, and a shotgun. Authorities think he may have obtained the rifle during his July death house escape.
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Irvin
Blackie) Thompson
Potter County
Huntsville
Bill Adams
Express
W. R. Crane
Gan
Texas
Thompson
Amarillo
Lawyer Laska tied to Urschel ransom in affidavit
An affidavit from Bates stepson details how Ben Laska, a Denver attorney, allegedly received part of the Urschel ransom. Laska, under scrutiny for complicity charges, is linked to a $75,000 cache in Wyoming and a $10,000 expense payment. The document traces $2,000 to Oklahoma City and $1,000 allegedly placed under a hotel carpet.
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Denver. Colo
Ben Laska
Denver
Charles F. Urschel
Laska
Albert L. Bates
Oklahoma City
James C. Mathers
Wyoming
Edward G. Feldman
Bates
Feldman
Clara Feldman
Mathers
Mason Grid Team Heads For Lubbock
Fort Worth dispatch reports the Masonic Home football squad of 27, led by Coach H N Russell and Dr E P Hall Sr, leaves for Lubbock to play Sandies in a semifinal. They travel by bus, train workouts set at Texas Tech, and expect full-strength health for the Saturday game despite being outweighted.
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H. N. Russell
E. P. Hall, Sr
Masonic
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Amarillo
Butler Field
Sandies
Masons
Russell
Laibhock
Allie White
Robert Cook
Maurice McPadden
Husband Charged In Wife's Death in Texas Slaying
John R. Walker age 52 a pipe line ice manufacturer was charged with murder in Peace Justice John F Black's court in connection with the pipe wrench killing of his wife at Taylor. Mrs Walker 48 was found wounded in bed and died about three hours later in a Taylor hospital.
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Georgetown
Tex
John R. Walker
John F. Black
Taylor
English fascist acquitted in riot case in Lewe
Sir Oswald Mosley and three followers were acquitted today of riotous assembly in Lewe England after not calling a single witness. The defense offered no testimony and no witnesses were presented for the prosecution as the jury delivered the verdict.
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Lewe
England
Oswald Mosley
Weather outlook for Amarillo and vicinity
Partly cloudy and colder tonight with Wednesday becoming fair. East portion cooler as north winds lessen. Temperature extremes recorded around 1 o clock reach 30 to 33 degrees, signaling a chilly West Texas day.
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Amarillo
West
Texas
Mussolini Praises Plow and Sword in Littoria Speech
In Littoria Italy Premier Mussolini opened the new Fascist city by urging military strength and loyalty. He said the plow tills the soil while the sword defends the plow, comparing both to the steel of the people’s faith.
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Littoria
Italy
U.P
Benito Mussolini
Pontineé
Mussolini
Roosevelt Calls Steel Conference for Peace in Industry
President Roosevelt called a conference to seek continued peace in the U S steel industry. The gathering aims to address production, labor relations, and market stability amidst ongoing industrial tensions. The decision signals a proactive approach by the administration to avert strikes and ensure steady steel output.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Pastor Gets 7 Years For Divorce Perjury
W D Welburn Jr former Methodist pastor was sentenced to seven years after a jury found him guilty of perjury at his divorce trial. He had denied ever being married to Wineta Long Welburn claiming forged marriage papers. Welburn studied at Kent Wesleyan College and Emory College and earned a Bachelor of Divinity from Atlanta Institution.
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San Antonio
W. D. Welburn, Jr
Welburn
Wineta Long Welburn
Bexar County
W. L. Schlesinger
Kent Wesleyan College
Presbyterian Theological Seminary of Kentucky
Emory College
Atlanta
Withholds Decision In River Road Case
Potter County superintendent of schools Miss Laura V Hamner delayed her ruling in the River Road school controversy pending a conference between school board attorneys and dismissed principal W V Thomasson. The board may settle, and Hamner will await word on an agreement before deciding. Thomasson has appealed the board’s dismissal and the board has filed an answer to the appeal.
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Laura V. Hamner
Potter County
River Road
W. V. Thomasson
Miss Hamner
Thomasson
Dismissal for Grodjeski in Stolen Property Case
District Judge Henry 8 Bishop granted the dismissal of two charges of receiving and concealing stolen property against Julius Grodjenki of Amarllo pawnshop. The August grand jury brought the charges. Grodjeski was indicted in October with Max O'Brien but severed. O'Brien remains charged in both counts.
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Julius Grodjenki
Amarillo
Henry 8
Bishop
Grodieski
Max O'Brien
O'Brien
Japan Seeks To Avert Blame For Talks Flop
The London naval conference between the United States Great Britain and Japan adjourned talks after consultations with Tokyo and Washington. Japan moves to ensure the final communique states they wish to resume discussions. Hope is expressed for a March resumption with Britain and the United States.
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Japan
Associated Press
London
United States
Great Britain
Tokyo
Cold Winds Sweep Panhandle With Snow and Cold
The Panhandle visibility clears after a morning snowfall of about two inches in parts of the Plains with lighter precipitation on the South Plains. Rain and snow extended from Dalhart to Memphis and Perryton to Amarillo, with temperatures dropping to around 30 degrees and a possible sub freezing low tomorrow. Weather forecaster H. T. Collman predicts partly cloudy skies tonight and much colder conditions Wednesday.
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Panhandle
North Plains
South Plains
Santa Fe Railroad
Amarile
New Mexico
Waynoka
Okla
Boise City
Tueecumeart
N. M
Tex
Dalhart
Memphis
Fort Worth
Denver
Childress
Pampa
Fritch
Perryton
Amarillo
H. T. Collman
Texas Boys Catch Rattlers for $500 Bounty
Dee and Nelson Basham, 18, of Colorado Tex, fished rattlesnakes from cliff dens above Spade ranch. They killed 5,000 rattlers in 14 months, earning a state bounty of 10 cents per snake, a new record in the region.
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Colorado
Tex
Dee
Wo “Dee
Nelson Basham
Spade Ranch
Basham
Goodfellows Call for Adoptive Christmas Gifts in Amarillo
Amarillo readers are invited to adopt one of 40 needy local families in a Goodfellows drive. Family 1 includes seven members with multiple children seeking clothing and a Christmas dinner basket. Several other families face unemployment, scarce work, and limited income, hoping for aid and holiday cheer.
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Amarillo
Goodfellow Headquarters
Santa Claus
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