Thelma Todd Death Suspected In Studio Inquiry
Los Angeles December 25 Thelma Todd's attorney A Ronald Button says she appeared outwardly cheerful but worried in recent months. He doubts suicide or accidental death and hints at a connection to gamblers and an unidentified San Francisco business man. West managed finances of her cafe venture.
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Thelma Todd
A. Ronald Button
Miss Todd
Button
Roland West
West
San Francisco
Ida Lupino
Mys
Amarillo Embraces Christmas Spirit Amid Giving Events
Amarillo celebrated a generous Christmas with food and clothing drives by volunteers and organizations. Santa Claus visited the civic center distributing thousands of bags of candy and toys to needy children as community groups aided 100 families with baskets and 300 more with holiday meals.
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Santa Claus
Municipal Auditorium
Civic Center
Amarillo Welfare Association
Goodfellows
Central Fire Station
Maverick Club
Paramount Theater
Herring Hotel
Rotary Club
Potter County
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Robert E. Lucy
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Lucy
Kappa Delta Chi
Amarillo College
Panhellenic Fraternity Council
Christmas Day Reflections Amid World News And Local Tragedies
A sprawling batch of Christmas reports covers Mary Christmas in Austin as mass calls flood her phone. In Bethlehem bells and wireless broadcasts mark services with pilgrims from around the world. San Francisco Bay's Santa Claus, Captain Day, retires after 1,052 appearances. New Year resolutions appear from a jailed man in Texas. Bruno Hauptmann spends Christmas in New Jersey death house. A Amarillo merchant Mack Warren dies in a Christmas morning crash en route with gifts, car engulfed in flames.
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Santa Claus
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Gib Landis
Smith
Tampico
Signal Hill
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Texas
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Col
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Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Mack Warren
Amarillo
Warren
Polk Street
St. Anthony's Hospital
St. Francis
Panhandle
Clarence Sigman
C. W. Marrs
le Fors
W. W. Arnold
Clovis
Orita Stiles
Earthquake Hit Szechuan Kills Thousands in Remote Provinces
Reports from Chengtu indicate a major earthquake on December 18 in Southern Szechuan Province has caused widespread destruction with thousands feared dead and many villages in tribal Lolo areas wiped out. Remoteness and shattered communications hinder exact tallies.
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Chengtu
Szechuan
China
Lolo
The Last Call Then What The Greatest Deed The Richest Man
A syndicated page entry lists four features with bold headings The Last Call Then What The Greatest Deed and The Richest Man. It previews likely columns or serialized pieces appearing in King Features publications.
Clear Skies Expected Over Amarillo Panhandle
Forecasts say heavy cloud cover over the Panhandle would lift by mid afternoon with brighter conditions after Christmas. Morning temperatures around 20 degrees with frost and a brisk north wind. Official forecast unavailable as weather bureau closed. English Airport reported a 900 foot ceiling improving toward noon. Rail lines expected clearing. no snow reported.
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Panhandle
English Airport
Former Chinese minister Tang Yu Jen slain in Shanghai home
Tokyo reports Tang Yu Jen former vice minister for foreign affairs of China was assassinated today in his home in the French concession of Shanghai. Three gunmen forced entry and fired seven shots including a heart piercing. No arrests yet. motive unclear though officials suspect political hatred.
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Tokyo
Nippon Dempo
Tang Yu-Jen
China
Shanghai
Weather outlook and warnings across Texas and Panhandle
Amarillo forecast calls for pair and colder conditions today and tonight. West Texas regions turn partly cloudy and cooler with near freezing temperatures as far south as Del Rio. Shippers warned of a hard freeze with temperatures near 10 degrees within a 300 mile radius north of Dallas. Winter Oils 1¢ Qt. 1900 W 3rd.
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Amarillo
West Texas
de Rio
Dallas
Solemn Christmas in Rome Amid War Stress
Christmas came solemnly to children in Rome as many fathers and brothers were absent due to war. Some fought Ethiopians in Africa while others served in submarines near British ships in the Mediterranean. Christmas trees were scarce due to sanctions.
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Rome
Mediterranean
United States
Newsies Sell Christmas Gift Copies Today
The News-Globe provides free papers to its street sellers in downtown Amarillo as a Christmas gift. Any profit from sales goes entirely to the news hawks, continuing an annual custom that brings cheer to the vendors and readers alike.
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News and Globe
Amarillo
News-Globe
News Hawks
Westover Named Chief of Army Air Corps
Brig. Gen. Oscar Westover was named chief of the army air corps and promoted to major general. He will serve a four year term succeeding Maj. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois.
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Washington
Oscar Westover
Army Air Corps
Westover
Benjamin D. Foulois
Infant Son Dies in Local Hospital
The three day old infant son of Mr and Mrs J C Sparks died at a local hospital at 2:50 this morning. The family resides at 1207 Johnson Street. Mr Sparks is a Santa Fe employee. N B Griggs and Sons will conduct the burial rites pending at noon today.
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J. C. Sparks
Johnson Street
Sparks
Santa Fe
Griggs and Sons
Maverick Calls Massive National Home Building Plan
Representative Maury Maverick of San Antonio urged Congress to launch a gigantic permanent home building and soil conservation program to provide steady employment for about 5 million people. He favored one or two bills creating a conservation and construction effort and a $1,000 to $1,500 home in warmer climates, with loan and mortgage schemes modeled after English practice to fund homes through savings institutions and small investors.
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Maury Maverick
San Anaonio
Congress
Maverick
Department of Conservation and Construction
England
China’s Hold on Inner Mongolia Seen Weakening
Reports from Peiping state Japanese envoys visited Pailingmiao, the Inner Mongolia capital, urging Mongol rulers to declare independence. Prince Teh, a leading figure in the Inner Mongolian government, reportedly renounced ties with Nanking. Autonomy officials, created two years ago by Nanking, express growing dissatisfaction with central policy.
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Peiping
China
Inner Mongolia
Pailingmiao
Prince Teh
Nanking
Inner Mongolian
Arthur Brisbane's Globe column on New Year opportunities
The piece notes Arthur Brisbane's Globe column reflects his views, not the paper. It ponders the approach of 1936 and the limited chances life offers to accomplish something meaningful before the New Year arrives.
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Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbannd
Typhoon devastates southern Philippines hospitals face relief rush
Red Cross dispatches relief expeditions as reports of widespread suffering follow a typhoon that struck the southern tip of Izjon yesterday. Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur suffered heavy damage with vessels sunk and a dock wrecked. Thirty fishermen stranded near Cavite. navy tug rescues 37. Communications gradually restored as the cyclone moved into the China Sea.
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P. I
Red Cross
Philippine
Ijizon
Camarines Norte
Camarines Sur
Sylvia
Paracale
Tandoc
Cavite
Manila Bay
China Sea
Fish to Lead Campaign for Idaho Senator
Rep Hamilton Fish of New York announced he will spearhead the Borah for President effort in New York. After meeting with William E Borah, Fish called a conference of twenty prominent New York Republicans and noted strong Borah support across the Midwest and among forty states he has visited since Congress adjourned. Borah has not declared a candidacy but has received encouraging reports from delegates.
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Washington
U.P
Hamilton Fish
New York
Idaho
Fish
William E. Borah
Borah
Congress
Middlewest
Radio dispute draws FBI probe in Washington lobby talk
Federal agents under Hoover investigate possible political influence in FCC action on upper New York radio bands. A family member overheard a Willard Hotel lobby conversation about Howitt-Wood Radio Co. WNBF and Knox Broadcasting Co. competing for 1240 band rights.
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Federal Communications Commission
G-men
New York State
J. Edgar Hoover
United Press
Willard Hotel
Howitt-Wood Radio Co
Binghampton
N. Y
Knox Broadcasting Co
Schenectady
WNBF
Commission
Knox Broadcasting Company
Lindberghs Celebrate Christmas Aboard Freighter Crossing
Bon Lindbergh and family, en route to England aboard the American Importer, mark Christmas at sea with a tree stockings and a turkey dinner. New York officials react to crime threats against the Lindberghs with strong statements and a city magistrate post offered by Herbert A. O'Brien accepted amid pride in enforcing the law. Mayor LaGuardia vows to fight crime and hopes the Lindberghs return home soon.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
England
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Lindberghs
Herbert A. O'Brien
O'Brien
Lindbergh
LaGuardia
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