Plans for Transfer of Blue Eagle NRA Roles
Washington December 20 The Roosevelt administration outlined plans to transfer the expir ing NRA to two or three established government agencies with functions divided among them. The move would cover NRA's life through April and avoid naming departments involved. George Berry's industrial coordination unit is said to fit in, while WRA transfer to the commerce department was discussed but details remain unsettled.
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Washington
NRA
Roosevelt
George Berry
Berry
WRA
Commerce Department
Federal Trade Commission
Clues Point to One Kidnapper in Milne Case
Caleb Milne, heir to a textile and banking fortune, provided information leading to the identification of at least one kidnapper. Investigators pressed in Ohio around Cleveland, with hints linking Alvin Karpis to the broader search. Milne, hospitalized after narcotic overdose and exposure, survived while authorities say no ransom was paid.
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Joseph 8S
Walney
Doylestown
Caleb J. Milne
Ohio
Cleveland
Alvin Karpis
Department of Justice
Karpis
Wrightstown
Milne
Alleged Discourtesies To Congressmen Stir Talk In 1935
Washington reports reveal a push within Democratic circles to oust Rexford Tugwell Harold Ickes and Harry Hopkins from public roles during the Roosevelt era’s campaign. White House and party leaders were warned these figures were political liabilities. Tugwell faces charges of radicalism while Ickes and Hopkins are cited for alleged discourtesies to Congress and others.
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Lyle
Wilson
United Press
Washington
Rexford G. Tugwell
White House
James A. Farley
National Committee
Tugwell
Harold L. Ickes
Works Progress
Harry Hopkins
Farley
Ickes
Hopkins
Public Works Administration
Britain Seeks Safeguard as Italy Eyeing Possible War
Britain moves to mobilize League of Nations backing in case of Italian attack while Mediterranean powers are expected to pledge support. Paris confirms Laval stays in office amid resignation rumors and Rome signals Italy’s view of Anglo French peace plans pending the Fascist council decision.
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Roy P. Porter
Italy
Ethiopia
London
League of Nations
Baldwin
Paris
Laval
Great Britain
France
Rome
Grand Council
Hopkins Near Relief Goal
Washington reports December 9 employment under the New Deal work relief. WPA provided 2,678,625 jobs worth 1.04 billion dollars, CCC added 531,285 positions, with 266,858 from other federal departments. Total workers fall short about 150,900 from the December 1 target. FERA phaseout ends with grants to 22 states while dole continues where needed. Texas workforce totals 86,067.
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Washington
Harry S. Hopkins
Hopkins
Works Progress Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Aubrey W. Williams
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
FERA
WPA
Texas
Quick arrest after hijacking Pox Drug Store 4
Within ten minutes after a one man hijacking of Pox Drug Store No 4 at Fourth Avenue and Pierce Street last night A M Bunk Howard was arrested after a chase. He was found in the 400 block between Pierce and Buchanan Streets in a tired Model T Ford coupe unarmed. The loot totaling 87 65 was recovered and Coffey the clerk who identified him. Howard’s residence is 1007 North Johnson Street.
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Fourth Avenue
Pierce Street
A. M
Bunk) Howard
Howard
Pierce
Buchanan
Billy Coffey
Coffey
Joe Montgomery
Billey Coffey
Sales Coffey
North Johnson Street
Lightship Struck by British Freighter Near Boston
The Boston lightship six miles east of Boston lighthouse was struck by the British freighter Seven Seas Spray. The lightship was leaking badly and a motor lifeboat was sent to help. The freighter turned back to Boston.
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Boston
Point Allerton
Factory Payrolls Show Big Increase
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins announced that factory employment and payrolls rose sharply in November, marking the best showing for any November since 1925. The report highlights gains across key industrial sectors and signals stronger demand.
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Washington
Frances Perkins
Weaker Sex: Mayo Doctor Songs Stronger Women
Dr Edgar V Alen of Mayo Clinic reports from 300000 cases that women outlive men and suffer fewer serious diseases. He notes higher infant mortality and deformities among male births, with life expectancy 10 years for boys shorter than girls. See WEAKER SEX Page 2.
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Chicago
Edgar V. Alen
Mayo Chimie
Rochester
Minn
Hygeia
American Medical Association
Weather forecast for Amarillo and surrounding area
Weather forecast notes cloudy conditions tonight and Saturday with possible light rain and a low near 36. West Texas expects occasional rain tonight and Saturday. New Mexico shows unsettled conditions with showers in the southwest and little temperature change. Temperature extremes recorded around 1 o'clock today ranged from 30 to 45.
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Amarillo
West
Texas
New Mexico
Senator Schall In Grave Condition After Accident
Senator Thomas D. Schall of Minnesota, a noted New Deal critic, lies in critical condition after an automobile crash on the Baltimore Washington highway. Doctors report a serious head injury with possible skull fracture and internal injuries. he remains unconscious under care at casualty hospital.
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Washington
U.P
Thomas D. Schall
Minnesota
Baltimore- Washington
John J. Shukrue
Liberal Platform Borah Outlines 1936 Objective
Senator Borah of Idaho announced his 1936 objective a liberal Republican platform and said he would cooperate with progressive groups seeking delegates for his candidacy. In Texas Harry Lacy was captured by a posse in the Neches River bottoms after a week on the run for the murder of Edgar Womack.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Lufkin
U.P
Harry Lacy
Edgar Womack
Neches River Bottoms
C. Chandler
Lacy
Christmas Tree Fund Tops Three Hundred Dollars
Community drive totals over 300 with contributions from Rotary Club Carl Hinton and Mrs. Olive K Childers. The American Legion committee leads to fund 3000 city children receive Christmas sacks next Tuesday night at the Auditorium.
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Rotary Club
Carl Hinton
Olive K. Childers
A. Petersen
Petersen
Special American Legion Committee
American Legion American Legion Aux
Valeae Geed
Ralph Kenniston
Jewell Davidson
J. N. Riggs
Cardet Veccesei
H.R. Smith
Cccseseveses
Kiwanis Club
T. M. Montgomery
Floyd L
Sloan ‘ Ee
Spanish War Auxiliary
Aoe
Elks Club
Norris Ewing
John K. Boyce
Elizabeth Herring
M. C. Thompson
James O. Guleke
Aes
Clarence Williams
Penney Co
McKnight
W. M. Benton
Ben Stone
Hubert Cole
M. Jwomighgee Ciikassazeee
Sesacnzeseas
Mercury Sags Across Middlewest Record Cold Snap
The Midwest faces a sweeping cold spell with temperatures from 20 degrees below zero in Moorhead Minnesota to 36 above in Dallas Texas. Cities including Kansas City Columbia Springfield Fort Smith Oklahoma City Wichita Omaha Des Moines Sioux City report seasonal lows. Davenport Huron and Minneapolis also register deep freezes as a Canadian high drives south.
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Kansas City
U.P
Middlewest
Moorhead
Minn
Dallas
Texas
Canada
Middle West
Columbia
Springfield
Fort Smith
Ark
Oklahoma City
Wichita
Kan
Omaha
Neb
Des Moines
Sioux City
Mercury
Davenport
Huron
S. D
Minneapolis
Askari Wildly Celebrate Victory Near Mai Tinchet
In the Mai Tinchet Valley Ethiopian forces under Ras Imeru pushed Italian outposts toward Dembe Guina Pass as Fascist air raids hit retreating natives near Addi Aitecheb Addi Fateto and Mai Tinchet. Casualties exceed 1,000 with Ethiopians suffering over 600 killed in hand to hand fighting along the valley ridges.
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Askari
Edward J. Neil Asmara
Fritrea
Mai Tinchet
Takkaze River
Addi Aitecheb
Addi Fadeto
Dembe Guina
Ras Imeru
Two Hurt In Auto Spill Near Pampa
Holmes Oldham of Abilene and Peggy Durkin of Amarillo were injured when their car overturned on the Amarillo Pampa highway shortly after midnight. Oldham was seriously hurt with severe back injuries while Durkin suffered slight injuries and shock. The crash cause is not yet determined and the car was wrecked.
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Globe
Pampa
Amarillo-Pampa
Holmes Oldham
Abilene
Peggy Durkin
Amarillo
T. FP. Durkin
Fort Worth
Father Kills Ill Son Then Takes His Own Life
In Bedford Iowa William Reed 50 killed his 11 year old son Raymond in his room with a shotgun after the boy’s brain tumor operation and then shot himself. A note left by Reed cited mercy and fear of lifelong disability as motive.
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Bedford
U.P
William Reed
Reed
Raymond
St Joseph
Ray
Mond
Club's waiter on Todd table is threatened
A kidnap threat was directed at Alex Hounie the head waiter at the Hollywood club where Thelma Todd died after leaving a party. Police found a threatening postcard and guard his home as jurors push a murder theory amid an inquest into Todd's death by monoxide.
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Los Angeles
Dee
Hollywood
Thelma Todd
Alex Houne
Commediene
George W. Rochester
Miss Todd
TVA Chief Charged with Hymn of Hate Comment
James M. Beck charged before the Supreme Court that TVA Director David Lilienthal sung a veritable hymn of hate against private utilities. The move came as stockholders of Alabama Power Co. questioned TVA's constitutionality. Chicago police reviewed gangster records in the slaying of Joseph Genaro, 47, linked to Capone’s mob, shotgunned outside a tavern near the University of Chicago after a night out.
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Washington
U.P
James M. Beck
Constitutional Authority
American Liberty League
Supreme Court
TVA
David I. Lilienthal
Beck
Alabama Power Co
Chicago
Joseph “Pepe” Genaro
Scarface al’ Capone
Genaro
University of Chicago
Traffic Rules Prompt Citizens to Obey Signals
A public notice urges drivers to follow traffic laws including red lights, stop signs, speeding and parking limits. It highlights violations such as running red lights and failing to stop before turning right on red, calling on citizens to observe regulations.
Sooner Oil Well Near Governor’s Mansion
An oil well near the Oklahoma governor's mansion roared in with an estimated 550 barrels per hour today. The report appears in brief with reference to FHA Loans and Long-Bell Lumber Co. involved.
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Oklahoma City
FHA Loans
Long-Bell Lbr, Co
Blast Near League of Nations Monument in Geneva
An explosion near the League of Nations building damaged the base of a World War soldier memorial in Geneva. Police suspect anarchists placed dynamite beside the monument two years after its erection. A nearby manifesto condemned a Swiss man’s military duty evasion case.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Brisbane column reflects on Earth’s mysteries and travel
Arthur Brisbane of The Globe comments on public wonder about the planet and the voyage from New York to Florida. The piece contrasts climate, city life, and the sunlit path across the country, noting how readers misperceive the world and its offerings.
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Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
Sebring
Fla
New York
Florida
California
Gulf Coast
Wonder Girl Mystery in Amarillo Sparks Romance Rumor
Famed psychic Gene Dennis was rumored to have visited Amarillo to meet John von Herberg, a Seattle Los Angeles theatrical figure, with no confirmation of arrival or marriage license. The Atchison Wonder Girl, famed for horse tips, was elsewhere in Wichita for a show.
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Gene Dennis
Amarillo
John von Herberg
Seattle
Los Angeles
Atchison Wonder Girl
Wichita
Kan
von Herberg
Atchison
Dr Toyohiko Kagawa Denied U S Entry At Angel Island
Immigration officials at Angel Island said Dr Toyohiko Kagawa cannot enter the United States without Washington authorization after health checks found he has trachoma. The Japanese Christian leader arrived from Japan and planned a speaking tour before a quarantine ruling halted his plans.
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San Francisco
U.P
Angel Island
Toyohiko Kagawa
United States
Washington
Kagawa
Japan
Los Angeles
New York
Europe
U. S. Health Department
Tokyo
Dr. Kagawa
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Joseph Y. Robinson
Holland
Britain
A. M. Howard
Winter Gill
William Elmer Holt
Montana
Frank H. Cooney
Holt
Montana Senate
Solon Schall
Weatherstrip & Caulking
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CLUB
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