Long vows renewed probe into Walmsley corruption charges
Huey Long says a joint House and Senate committee will reconvene to review more evidence against New Orleans Mayor T Semmes Walmsley. He plans to use auditors’ findings from recent sessions to oust Walmsley and expand his political faction in New Orleans ahead of congressional duties in Washington.
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Baton Rouge
O. K. Allen
Washington
Huey Long
T. Semmes Walmsley
New Orleans
Joint Committee of
House
Senate
Long
Walmsley
1934 Bank Report To Show Recovery
Washington reports vigorous recovery from the 1933 bank crash with the fewest failures in 14 years. Banks boosted deposits by billions, contracted loans, and gained government cash and security holdings. A note adds a Russian colony church near Fort Ross, California, still standing in fair repair from 1812.
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Washington
U.P
Fort Ross
Cal
Tack Letters Continue In Classifieds From Page One
Widow seeks Amarillo area work with hotel, nursing, clerical experience. Lonesome widower seeks correspondence with a nearby woman. Job appeal for housing a dependable helper avoiding Amarillo homes. Jail inmates thank Sheriff Adams and staff for Christmas dinner.
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Potter County
Bill Adams
D. McIlroy
Owen Boulter
N, L. Lamar
Purse Lost in Town Containing Three Dollars
Brief item reports a resident asking for help locating a lost black leather purse left in town on Wednesday. It contained three one dollar bills and change, the owner’s sole funds. A finder is asked to contact the owner.
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Tack
Ford V-8 Debuts In Town With Modern Body Lines
Walter Irvin Inc displays four 1935 Ford V-8 models at 205 Taylor Street with open house to start tomorrow. The new design features a notably modern body and a center-poise ride promising smoother handling and updated chassis engineering. More than 1,300,000 Ford V-8 engines are already in use, reflecting ongoing power and reliability improvements. A second notice explains a lost light overcoat from Christmas Day with papers inside, asking the finder to mail to Grand Leader Store Borger Texas in exchange for the papers.
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Amarillo
Walter Irvin, Inc
Taylor Street
Ford
Tack
Panhandle
Grand Leader Store
Borger
Texas
Middle Aged Woman Seeks Home Help and Child Care Work
Mrs Shoemaker seeks employment to run a motherless home and care for children. She offers experience and promises to leave the city. She notes lost brown leather oxfords on a car running board, possibly on Louisiana Street or Sixth Avenue, and offers a 50 cent reward if found.
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Tack
Tenth Avenue
West Seventh Avenue
Pierce Street
Louisiana Street
Sixth Avenue
Lost bed and clothing appeal near Happy Tulsa
Lost off a car around 7:30 on Wednesday December 26 near Happy and Tulsa. Four quilts, blankets two sheets and a gown were in the bed, bound with a chicken wrap and domestic sheet. Reward offered for recovery. Names Everette Nail, Talia Tex. Also a personal notice seeking work with housekeeping cooking and child care experience. 18 years old seeks night work with salary and references.
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Tack
Happy
Tulsa
Everette
Nail
Talia
Tex
Rural Potter County schools exceed state standards in report
State Deputy Supt Bryan Dickson lauded Potter County rural schools for high classwork scores, with Brady leading at 1012 points and four schools recommended for full standardization. Several others were held back due to equipment gaps, heavy grade loads, or improper water supply.
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Potter
Brady
Potter County
State Department of Education
Bryan Dickson
Childress
Laura V. Hamner
Dickson
State Department
Amarillo
Freeda Hudson
Masterson School
Bushland
Allison
River Road
Masterson
Highland Park
Moncy
Ady
Cliffside
Trade Index Reaches Peak as Holiday Buying Surges
New York reports Dun and Bradstreet data showing Christmas inventories at low levels amid a 25 to 40 percent rise in nationwide sales versus last year. Final 1934 totals may exceed 1933 by 15 to 20 percent. The business activity barometer climbs for seven straight weeks, hitting its highest point in over three years at 74.5.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet Weekly
Dun & Bradstreet
Musical Trio To Entertain Bible Class Sunday Morning
Mrs. B B Holland Cleta Grace Holland and Virginia Middleton will entertain the T Newton Hill Bible Class Sunday morning with a violin duet and piano. Class singing will be led by H A Shaw with Misa Davis Shaw at the piano. A substitute speaker will address the class in place of the regular teacher.
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B. B. Holland
Cleta Grace Holland
Virginia Middleton
T. Newton Hill
Friday Services at Temple B Nai Israel in 8 O'clock Start
Honorary president J Braunig will conduct the regular Friday evening services at Temple B Nais Israel starting at eight oclock. The religious school will not meet this Sunday and all classes resume Sunday morning January 6 at 10 oclock due to Rabbi Perry F Nussbaum being out of town.
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J. Braunig
Temple B’nai Israel
Perry F. Nussbaum
Moon trip plans loom with German inventor seeking funds
Europe mocks the German inventor Herr 8 who vows to fly to the moon. He seeks at least 137,500 dollars, negotiating with American interests. Moon Express details are guarded but point to a rapid launch from a gun like device. He seeks a passenger to join, plus 330 pounds of gear and 132 pounds of food.
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Europe
Herr 8
America
Beehive Hotel’s Demise Sparks Sydney Remembrance
Old timers in Sydney mourn the Beehive Hotel as it faces demolition to make way for Harbor Bridge. The gathering reflects on the hotel’s longtime role in the community and its place in local memory.
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Sydney
Australia
Harbor Bridge
City
Beau
Spain Reconsiders Pacifist Policy For Stronger Defense
Spain shifts from strict pacifism to armed neutrality. The plan calls for a 250000 man army, fortified Balearic Islands, improved air service, a motorized artillery division, and updated naval forces including 62 ships led by two battleships. Major Ramon Franco heads a U S study tour to reorganize aviation.
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Madrid
Spain
Pyrenees
Balearic Islands
Historic hotel once seamen HQ used by church group
The building, over a century old, once served as seamen headquarters and features notable portraits of Queen Victoria and Sir Henry Parkes painted by an artist now unknown. In recent years the Church of England Men's Society has operated it as a home for derelicts.
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Queen Victoria
Sir Henry Parkes
Church of England Men's Society
Spain builds naval defenses to protect neutrality
Preliminary work has started at Mahon naval base in Menorca with anti air guns anti submarine nets and submerged torpedo guns and defensive flotillas of submarines. Work will extend to other islands next year officials say Spain is not war minded but must be prepared to protect neutrality.
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Mahon
Menorca
Spain
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