New Dealers React to White Sulphur Conference Plan
President Roosevelt faces a business leaders platform from the White Sulphur Springs meeting as officials say he will weigh the recovery program on its merits. Governors and lawmakers react with mixed praise and criticism while a permanent group is planned with figures like John J. Raskob.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis M. Stephenson
Washington
Roosevelt
White Sulphur Springs
Congres
Business Conference For Recovery
White House
C. B. Ames
George Mead
Capitol Hill
Gov. Bryan
Nebraska
John J. Raskob
All-America Style Team Is Announced
The Associated Press reports a 1934 honors list led by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt as the best dressed American woman. Other selections include Kay Francis, Ina Claire, Amelia Earhart, Georgia O’Keeffe, Fannie Hurst, and notable social figures with a 2 month old “best dressed baby” John Drayton Cochran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Plummer
Associated Press
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Kay Francis
Robert H. McAdoo
William Woodward
Elsa Maxwell
Ina Claire
John Hay Whitney
Gladys Swarthout
Amelia Earhart
Georgia O'Keefe
Fannie Hurst
Betty Morris
Park Avenue
John Drayton Cochran
Mrs. Drayton, Cochran
Princess Hohenlohe Schillingfurst
Gifford Cochran
Broken Heart Ends Life of Jap An envoy in Tokyo
Masanao Hanihara, former Japanese ambassador to the United States, died of a paraly tic stroke allegedly linked to his letter to Secretary Hughes warning that grave consequences would follow if the immigration exclusion clause passed. The incident inflamed U S Japanese tensions and sparked lasting distrust amid debate over the 1924 immigration act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Marshall
Tokyo
Masanao Hanihara
United States
Hughes
Hanihara
United States Congress
Congress
Huey Long Pushes Legislation To Consolidate Power In Louisiana
Sen Huey Long orders absent members to seat and pass 31 bills in a bid for a one man rule. Fred ericks and others rush to Baton Rouge as oil tax bills slip through amid rapid, dramatic moves in both houses. Long touts the session as vital for surplus to relief while minor bills raise salaries and reshuffle offices.
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Baton Rouge
Huey PL Long
Louisiana
Senate
A. F. Fredericks
Louisiana Novegal College
Fredericks
Natchitoches
Alexandria
Long
John B. Fournet
Repides Parish
Trans Ocean Air Mail Line Inaugurated
Paramaribo Dutch Guiana reports the Fokker seaplane Snip of KLM arriving with Christmas mails from Amsterdam via Casablanca and Dakar to Paramaribo Field. The flight continues toward Curacao La Guaira and aims to inaugurate a regional air service into the West Indies and Brazil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramaribo
Dutch Guiana
Fokker
Snip
KLM Air Line
Porto Praia
Cape Verde Islands
Amsterdam
Casablanca
Dakar
Africa
Paramaribo Field
Curacao
Dutch West Indies
Venezuela
la Guayra
South America
KLM
West Indies
Brazil
Bandits Rob $1000 From Depot As Officers Dine
In Beaumont Texas during a banquet for police 150 peace officers were distracted while bandits looted the Missouri Pacific freight depot nearby taking over $100 in cash and checks with a face value near $900. Frank Nason MC of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Tex
Texas
Louisiana
Missouri Pacific
Frank Nason
Missouri Pacific Lines
Dutch Plane Missing on Long Flight
The Dutch air liner Univers bound Amsterdam to Batavia Java vanished from Cairo radar for 15 hours amid a massive thunderstorm over the Arabian desert. The Flying Hotel, famed for the England to Melbourne Air Derby, had taken off after refueling with two pilots a wireless operator a mechanic and three passengers aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Univers
Amsterdam
Batavia
Java
Arabian Desert
England
Melbourne
Brisbane and Ickes In Public Works Vision
The Globe highlights Arthur Brisbane as a prominent columnist and notes an editorial perspective on Secretary Ickes with a plan to spend one hundred five billion dollars on public works over twenty to thirty years. It cites F H Ecker of Metropolitan Life Insurance affirming confidence in government wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbene
Ickes
Resources Board
Sam
F. H. Ecker
Metropolitan Life Insurance
Insurance Man in Long Hunger Strike
B. E. Cox, 43, an insurance man and president of the Home Protective Association of Jacksonville, Florida, began the twenty‑third day of a hunger strike in a North Carolina county jail cell. He protests a state insurance laws conviction and says he will not eat until he secures justice in the courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiteville
N. C
B. E. Cox
Cox
the Home Protective Association of
Jacksonville
Fla
Pope Honored on 55th Priesthood Anniversary
Pope Pius marked the fifty fifth anniversary of his ordination as a priest at Vatican City. The event was observed with a ceremony and reflections on decades of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Pius
Albert Fish Identified in Billy Gaffney Case and Budd Murder
Albert Fish, 64, identified at Tombs prison as the man seen with a boy resembling Billy Gaffney, linked to the 1927 disappearance. Westchester grand jury indicts him for the murder of 10 year old Grace Budd as pearls found in the house are linked to the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Albert Howard Fish
Tombs Prison
Billy” Gaffney
Westchester County
Grace Budd
Fish
Gaffney
Joseph Meehan
Anthony Barrone
White Plains
Death by Own Action Feared in Schaffner Search
Carmel Calif December 20 194? Sheriff Carl H Abbott of Monterey County resumed a wide search for Mrs Eliot Boke Schaffner 36 year old Chicago society matron using land air and water units. He said she probably walked into the Carmel ocean beach surf and ruled out kidnapping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmel
Calif
Eliot Boke Schaffner
Chicago Society
Carl H. Abbott
Monterey County
Joseph Schaffner
Hart, Schaffner and Marx
Carmel Ocean Beach
Thief Is Cowed By Girl At Cafe
In Dallas a 102 pound Mary Nichols cashiered at the B. and B. Cafe confronted a man who stole a milk bottle and $5.50 in pennies for the Orphans Christmas Fund. She pursued him half a block and recovered the pennies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Mary Nichols
Orphan's Christmas Fund
Miss Nichols
Orphans’ Fund
Robber Gang Steals $40,000 From Philadelphia Electric Office
A five man robber band, possibly including fugitive Robert Mais, raided a Philadelphia Electric Company branch, took between $40,000 and $48,000 in cash, and escaped in a waiting car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Robert Mais
Philadelphia Electric Company Today
Roosevelt Orders Broad Study of Tax System
President Roosevelt ordered a comprehensive study of federal state and municipal taxes to eliminate overlapping levies and craft a unified tax program, announced by Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. The plan aims to simplify tax laws and reduce burdens across government levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Du Pont Sounds Alarm on War Prep for Peace
Irenee Du Pont told the Senate Munitions Committee that only wartime preparation can prevent war, arguing a democracy cannot wage a successful war and urging preparedness as a rule for peace. He warned conscription of wealth and industry would be needed in a future conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Irenee du Pont
Delaware Powder Industry
Senate Munitions Committee
Gerald P. Nye
Republican
North Dakota
du Pont
Caesar
Napoleon
Citroen Auto Works Faces Receivership Amid Crisis
Paris December 20. The cabinet moves to avert a major crisis as Citroen Auto Works heir Andre Citroen files for receivership while a creditor seeks bankruptcy for the firm. The case tethers France’s largest company to a possible collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Citroen Auto Works
France
Andre Citroen
Henry Ford
Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Forecast Summary
Fair tonight through Friday with partly cloudy skies in the Panhandle. West Texas generally fair and slightly warmer tonight and Friday. New Mexico mostly fair in the south, unsettled in the north, warmer tonight and colder Friday in the northwest. Temperature extremes ranged 26 to 41 degrees by 1 am.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Northwest
Auto loans and cash advances offered in Want Ads
Short term lenders advertise in the Want Ads offering to refinance your car loan or provide cash loans on personal notes. The notices target drivers needing ready cash and highlight vehicle backed or personal financing options from local firms.
Want Ads Offer More Money for Notes and Loans
Several advertisements on the Want Ad pages promise to buy notes, arrange new real estate loans, or refinance existing debt. The section urges readers to read and use want ads for financial offers.
Shelbyville settles after race riot ends two dead
Shelbyville Tennessee faced calm after a race riot yesterday left two dead and nearly twenty wounded. National Guardsmen occupied the town to prevent further clashes while E. K. Harris remained jailed in Nashville awaiting trial. Circuit Judge Coleman planned talks with prosecutors as authorities assess the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Tenn
E. K. Harris
Nashville
National
Hill Hellister
T. L. Coleman
Canning Plant Blast Victim Faces Surgery After Head Injury
Haskell Hughes, injured in a pressure cooker blast at Amarillo Canning Plant yesterday, was to undergo an operation at Northwest Texas Hospital for a severe head blow. He is in serious condition with several teeth knocked out. Slight injuries also reported for L. V. Lockard and W. D. Cloud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskell Hughes
Amarillo
Northwest Texas Hospital
Hughes
L. V. Lockard
Pleasant Valley
W. D. Cloud
Monroe Street
McMasters Street
Coins Bring $35 at Amarillo Centennial Auction
A small group of prominent men bid $35 each for the first Texas Centennial coins in Amarillo on the courthouse steps. C T Ware and Far Fuqua led the bids, funds go to a museum to be located on University of Texas grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
C.T. Ware
Amarillo National Bank
Far Fuqua
First National Bank
James ©. Guicke
University of Texas
Duckie the famous duck visits Amarillo during refueling stop
The widely advertised duck Duckie, known from Joe Penner’s act, appeared in Amarillo on a morning layover en route from Los Angeles to New York. The bird, traveling with its handler, was refueled by the ground crew at English airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Joe Penner
TWA
Los Angeles
New York
English Airport
Widow's Mite Funds Help 25 Docents at Goodfellows
An elderly woman donated a quarter to the Goodfellows fund at 502 Polk Street after naming a needy family. The Christmas drive totals 26 dollars and 25 cents, with multiple donors including J.M. Love 10, Wayne J. Smith 5, Mrs. Jess Ritter 5, George Hilton 5, and an anonymous 1. Amarillo groups urged to adopt families or contribute by week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk Street
Irene Finley
Goodfellows
Goodfellow Fund
J.M. Love
Wayne J. Smith
Jess Ritter
George Hilton
Huey Faces 500000 Libel Suit in DC Supreme Court
The District of Columbia Supreme Court ruled Senator Huey Long must face trial on the $500,000 libel suit by Ramue T. Ansell. Justice Peyton Gordon delivered the opinion holding immunity from the suit inapplicable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huey
Washington
Columbia Supreme Court
Huey Long
Louisiana
Ramue T. Ansell
Peyton Gordon
Long
Senate
Ansell
Army
John H. Overton
Annell
Seafaring Rescue As Champlain Aids Freighter Off New York
The coast guard cutter Champlain fought heavy seas to aid the rudderless freighter Severance 18 miles south of Long Island as part of a string of storm disasters. The gale hit 48 mph and caused minor city damage while other ships including the destroyer Semmes faced danger at sea. 17 lives were lost on the US Usworth and 16 were rescued from the Bisto after dramatic battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Coast Guard
Champlain
Severance
Long Island
Atelantic
Usworth
mid-Atlantic
Bisto
New York City
Semmes
Chaco War Faces Decisive Paraguayan Assault at Villa Montes
Paraguayan army corps press toward Villa Montes base as Bolivian forces prepare stout defense. General Estigarribia leads the assault while a veteran column under Colonel Eugenio Garay completes a 43 mile march, refusing water to set an example. Meanwhile League of Nations fixes January 11 for peace decision and Red Cross reports humane treatment of prisoners.
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Villa Montes
Gran Chaco
Bolivia
Gneral Jose Felix Estigarribia
Eugenio Garay
Geneva
League of Nations Advisory Committee
League
International Red Cross
Lucien Crama
Emmanuel Galland
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
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Mussolini
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Budd
Schaffner
Patricia Lee
Hollywood
Martin W Littleton
Nassau County Hospital
Mineola
L. 1
Legion
H. J. Walker
State
the Goodfellows
A, & Ylang
William EB. Borah
Idaho
North Atlantic
Asuncion
Paraguay
Chile
John Maynord
Griggs Ambulance
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