Weather Warms Slowly Seven Flood Fears Across South
Temperatures rise easing the three year cold wave while southern floods threaten rivers swollen by melting snow. New York and New England dig out from blizzards as Amarillo reports 27 degrees. Relief work eases as milder weather nears Christmas, with planed aid ahead.
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United Press
Jon
New England
New York
New York City
Washington, D. C
Jackson, Miss
Pearl River
France May Pay After All In Christmas Cheer
Arthur Brisbane notes that international pay day has passed and Congress weighs reprisals. France may reverse and send the roughly nineteen million owed, calming markets if no strings attach. The piece hints Uncle Sam might receive £95,500,000 in gold earmarked by the Bank of England.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Uncle Sam
France
Bank of England
Texas oil field orders 9300 wells shut for gauge check
The Texas Railroad Commission ordered 9,300 East Texas wells closed noon Saturday until January 1 to gauge bottom hole pressure. Only two suitable gauges exist in the Midwest. Nine oil companies may lend gauges as officials seek data for proration under Buck plan. Shutdown could hold back about 4.3 million barrels of oil.
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Longview
Texas Railroad Commission
East Texas
Mid-Continent
Commission
W. F. Knode
E. O. Buck
Buck
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Notice
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with a slight warming trend. West Texas generally fair tonight with increasing cloudiness on Tuesday and a modest rise in temperatures. Temperatures today reach as high as 27 and low around 14 degrees.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
West Texas
Hoover Proposes Independent Debt Talks With World
President Hoover asked Congress for cooperation with President-Elect Roosevelt to preserve U S foreign policy continuity on war debts the world economic conference and disarmament. He called for independent steps to discuss debt with nondefaulters and to set up machinery for talks. London reports Baldwin said the U S would join Britain in a joint review of war debt payments. Paris indicated France may support an international commission to study debt terms.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hoover
Congress
War Debt Commission
London
Stanley Baldwin
Parliament
United States
Great Britain
Paris
France
Associated Press
Myers Trial Opens With Insanity Plea Expected
In the murder trial of Edna Myers, five jurors were seated by noon Monday from a 100 person venire, with about half exhausted. The defense signaled a temporary insanity plea, as testimony was set to continue and a 12 person panel to be completed later.
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Edna Myers
Mac
W. A. Goodman
LF. L. Basick
B. S. Morgan
Clay Thompson
W. E. Scott
American manhandled in anti American mob in Paris
Dr. Daniel Mahoney of San Francisco, a former Croix de Guerre recipient who fought with American forces in France, was struck by a mob at Montparnasse in Paris, breaking his front teeth after a clash sparked by anger over another American. He is a former Richmond native and had been studying in Paris.
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Paris
United States
Daniel Mahoney
San Francisco
Montparnasse
Richmond
Sir Harry Lauder Tickets On Sale At Globe-News
Tickets for the Sir Harry Lauder show are on sale at The Globe-News office. After December 22 the seat chart moves to Ulty Drug Store 617 Polk Street. Prices range 55 cents to 2.20 including tax. Reserve at The Globe-News or mail with 3 cents postage. Show on Tuesday night December 7 at 8 15 P M. Tri State Fair attraction.
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Sir Harry Lauder
Globe-News
Harry Lauder
Ulty Drug Store
Polk Street
Globe News
Wilbur
Hawk
Railroad seeks to discontinue trains 31 and 32 Dallas Fort Worth
The State Railroad Commission set today’s hearing for December 29 on Chicago and Rock Island Railroad requests to discontinue trains Nos. 31 and 32 between Dallas and Fort Worth and to substitute mixed trains for motor trains Nos. 651 and 652 between Amarillo and Hitchland Texas.
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Austin
U.P
Chicago and
Rock Island Railroad
Dallas
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Hitchland
Tex
State Jailroad Commission
Labor Provokes Wage Cut Extension in Rail Talks
In Chicago on December 19 labor leaders propose a one year extension of the 10 percent wage reduction as the core demand in rail wage talks. About 1,500 railway union executives press the new plan in a second week of negotiations with nine railroad managers.
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Chicago
Alexander F. Whitney
Railway Labor Executives’ Association
W. F. Thiehoff
Goodfellows Drive Opens To Help Amarillo Families At Christmas
The second annual Goodfellows drive seeks local donations to aid numerous Amarillo families listed by number. Readers may call 5214 or 5215 for case details and arrange food clothing or toys pickups.
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Goodfellow
Amarillo
Goodfellows
Globe
Aunices the
Goodfellow Headquarters
R. Thomson
Lewis Fields
American Legion
Earl Wyatt
Miles Bivins
Gene Howe
Louise Evans
Tech-Globe Force
Oliver-Eakle
Walter Sikes Gives Free Golf To Out of Work Players
Walter Sikes, golf pro and owner of River Drive and Municipal courses, has arranged free play for any out of work golfer all month. No charges will be imposed on either course for these players.
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Walter Sikes
River Drive
Sikes
Christmas Hope for Disappointed Children
A poetic plea for solace for children facing broken dreams at Christmas. The speaker wishes that each child finds glee on Christmas Eve and treasures for brightening their wistful eyes, urging care not to let hearts break in the season.
Heartbreaks Not Confined to Poorer Sections
Fred DeCoster observes a tearful child in a fashionable district whose family faces job loss and mounting debts. A former salesman explains reductions in service and looming foreclosure as the home empties to a bed and stove. The piece argues unhappy Christmases extend beyond slums.
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de Coster
Goodfellows Adopt Over 100 Needy Families for Christmas
Amarillo Goodfellows report over a hundred needy families already taken for Christmas aid including clothing toys and meals. Donations and adoptions come from churches, scout groups, and civic organizations as December 25 approaches.
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Goodfellows
Amarillo Goodfellows
Goodfellow
Girl Scouts
Edith K. Glass
Salvation Army
Central Presbyterian Church
Mark Allen
Hinerman Brothers
J.,cole and
G. G. Laing
Christmas pleas for Goodfellows aid for many families
A series of pleas from No 26 to No 33 asks aid for families facing a harsh Christmas. Unemployed fathers, widowed mothers, and aged relatives seek toys and dinners to brighten the season, with several children named and locations referenced. See GOODFELLOWS Page 18.
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Quincy
Mississippi River
Arthur Brisbane
America
Brisbane
Myers
Texas
J. W. Collins
Goodfellow Drive
Nick
Santa Claus
Santa
Kris Kringle
Deby
Joan
Gran
By Helen Welshimer
Capriaht
NEA Service, Inc
Fred DeCoster
Community Chest
Methodist Church
First Christian Church
First Fundamental Church
Breckenridge
Polk Street Methodist Church
Alpha Zeta Beta Sorority
Progressive
Dr. Shelton
Baptist Church
Sunflower
Girl
F. Bignchard
Animal Kingdom
Istmas
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