Three Nations Mass Forces On Amazon River Port Crisis
Three South American nations deploy forces toward Leticia as a conflict over the tiny Amazon port intensifies. Colombia crowds Caucaya and Tabatinga while Peru concentrates on Iquitos, and Brazil moves land sea and air units to Tabatinga to guard neutrality amid mounting tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Three Nations
Amazon
Para
Brazil
U.P
Leticia
Iquitos
Peru
Putumayo
Lima
Tabatinga
Loreto
Colombia
Deaths Front Page Sting in Two Muted Tales
Arthur Brisbane notes front page headlines on senseless deaths from the Florida to Colorado scenes. A Colorado cottage tragedy shows two young lovers found naked with two bottles nearby as authorities ponder murder or suicide amid prohibition’s reach. Prisoners at Sing Sing reportedly ate 214 turkeys on Christmas Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
Colorado
Starlite Cottage
Harold Crawford
Lillian Cool
Sing Sing
Japan plans 60 000-strong force for Manchukuo defense
Tokyo reports arms buildup as Japan seeks to shield Manchukuo from Red Russia and disgruntled Chinese factions. Premier Saito aims for Russo Japanese friendship but vernacular papers warn of looming clashes along Manchukuo's southern border with Jehol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toyo
Manchukuo
Manchuria
Russia
China
Japanese War Office
Asia
Makoto Saito
Chang Hsiao-Liang
Jehol
Roxy Opens Mid Sized Theater Amid Grand New Complex
New York hushes as S L Rothafel stages the RKO Roxy opening in the Rockefeller Center complex. The 2700 seat venue debuts with The Animal Kingdom starring Ann Harding and Leslie Howard, a 50 piece orchestra, dancing girls, a vaudeville star and acts. The premiere highlights the largest chandelier and the largest movie screen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
S. L. Rothafel
Roxy
Music Hall
Rockefeller Center
RKO Roxy
Ann Harding
Leslie Howard
Kemal's Turkish Prayer Edict Tested Tonight
In Istanbul the fate of President Mustapha Kemal's reform to replace Allah with Tantra with Tanri for Ramadan prayers hinges on tonight's moonrise signaling the start of the holy month. Muslim clerics oppose the change and jailings loom for resisting. If minaret calls switch to Turkish, Kemal's Westernizing program gains momentum. if not, trouble awaits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Quirk
Istanbul
Turkey
U.R
Mustapha Kemal
Interior Protective and Development Association Formed in Texas
In Lubbock on December 29 a meeting of about 200 people completed final organization steps for the Interior Protective and Development Association. The group aims to protect and develop the interests of interior Texas and holds the third statewide meeting to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
The
Interior Protective and Development Association
Texas
Humble Head Assures Law To Be Upheld
W A Farish, president of Humble Oil and Refining, urged strict enforcement of state production allowables before Texas oil operators. He cited past exceedances up to 40 000 barrels daily in East Texas and claimed some said 100 000 may have been exceeded. Sharp declines appear in January February and March 1933 nominations filed with the Railroad Commission, with East Texas calls down from November highs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Farish
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Texas Railroad Commission
East Texas
U.P
State Railroad Commission
West Texas
West Central Texas
North Texas
Central Texas
Roosevelt to gain broad power to reorganize government
Democratic leaders in the House tentatively back a plan to grant the President-Elect authority to reorganize federal agencies to cut costs and balance the budget. The move, championed by Burns and Garner, would let Roosevelt consolidate agencies with Congress approving any changes. He will begin a study at Warm Springs, GA, with experts aiding the analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Roosevelt
Burns
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Warm Springs
Albany
Georgia Health Resort
Garner
Congress
Rainey
Ilinois
Congressional
East Texas Oil Commission Ramps Up Enforcement
Farish questions exceedance of allowable barrels as Ernest O. Thompson asserts the Railroad Commission will enforce its orders with East Texas operators. Thompson notes violators may face receiverships and ostracism, while Farish asks the commission to act across all fields. Additional witnesses discuss market demand and nominations to purchase Texas oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Texas
Commission
Farish
Thompson
Texas
Expect Larger Military Sums
A roundup of budget debate in Washington on December 29 1932 examines whether the Hoover administration plans reduce war department military appropriations by 18 million while critics claim a possible over five million increase due to differing item comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
War Department
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
House
Amarillo Want Ads Highlight Local Service Firms
Daily offerings from Amarillo firms include window cleaners plumbing services radiator repair radio service auto repair mattress renovation and furniture work. Listings show contact numbers and addresses for Anderson Mattress Co Plains Furniture Boyd Auto Service Paramount Radiator Service West Texas trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AmarilLo
F. A. Shirk
Paramount
West
Mighties
Uress
Bert Hart
Boyd Auto Service
Taylor
West Texas
Anderson Mattress CO
North
Tyler St
Plains
Kreuger Suit Filed Against Eight American Directors
Eight American businessmen face suits totaling nearly 350 million dollars filed by Irving Trust Company as trustee in bankruptcy for International Match Company. The actions accuse directors of misfeasance and nonfeasance for paying dividends and consolidations with Kreuger Toll, with named defendants and amounts ranging from 416,000 to 36,258,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
O.R
Ivar Kreuger
Irving Trust Company
International Match Company
Kreuger and Toll
Frederic W. Allen
Lee Higginson & Co
Kreuger & Toll
Donald Durant
Percy Rocke
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Jafsie claims receipt for ransom paid in Lindbergh case
Dr John F Condon known as Jafsie says the $50,000 ransom was given to a man named John in a box under his supervision and a receipt was obtained before payment. He states no money was thrown over a cemetery wall and he handed the receipt to Colonel Lindbergh. Two men seen nearby were not identified by him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Lindbergh
John F. Condon
Jafsie
Bronx
Renting Army in Oil Fields Draws Justice’s Fire
Justice Fletcher Riley of the Oklahoma Supreme Court denounces the use of state National Guards for oil proration enforcement in Enid. He says no state army should be rented to an industry and cites the US Supreme Court ruling against martial law in East Texas as a warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enid
Okla
Fletcher Riley
State Supreme Court
Oklahoma Bar Association
United States Supreme Court
East Texas
Weary Rivers Flood Southern States Amid Winter Rains
Steady winter rains push the Etowah Oostanaula and Coosa system, forcing hundreds from homes as rivers rise across Georgia Alabama Mississippi and Arkansas. In Atlanta the Chattahoochee hits 28 feet the highest since 1919 while North Montgomery and Wetumpka face threats.
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Atlanta
Etowah
Oostanaula
Rome
Georgia
Coosa
Chattahoochee
Humbersham
Hall
Montgomery
Ala
Wetumpka
Alabama
Pearl River
Jackson
Miss
Cassidy Bayou
Yazoo
Tallahatchie
Mississippi Delta
Arkansas
Lavaca
St. Francis
South Africa Abandons Gold Standard Officially
Johannesburg report states South Africa has abandoned the gold standard in an official announcement dated December 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
South Africa
U.P
Prince Michael Romanoff Arrested in Fifth Avenue Deception
In New York on December 29 2944 Prince Michael Romanoff alias Harry F Gerguson a former pants presser known as Mike was seized at Ellis Island after an immigration dispute. He paid for tobacco with a $10 bill and confessed to being Gerguson when confronted by a shop manager and a policeman.
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New York
Michael Romanoff
Nicotine
Bronx
United States
Prince Mike
Harry F. Gerguson
Pants
Ellis
Harvard
Oxford
Heidelberg
Gerguson
Mike
Paris
Legacy Shorn By New Will Ends In Triple Homicide
In Chicago a 60 year old Studebaker chauffeur Peter Peterson killed his wife and 20 year old daughter Pauline then himself after a new will cut a $5,000 legacy he expected from Clement Studebaker Jr. The murders occurred as a newly admitted will left the estate to Clement Junior's widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Clement Studebaker, Jr
Peter Peterson
Studebaker
Peterson
Clement Studebaker
North Side
Pauline
Northwestern University Liberal Arts College
Anna Peterae
South Bend Automobile Manufacturing
Petersons
Clement
Junior
Bank Robbed by Two Bandits in Altoona
Two armed bandits robbed the Shaffer State Bank in Altoona Iowa today taking between 1300 and 1400 dollars. The heist occurred December 29 with the suspects fleeing the scene shortly after. No injuries reported and police investigation ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Iowa
Shaffer State Bank
Thirteen Miners Die in Nagmanyok Coal Damp Explosion
A coal damp explosion at Nagmanyok, near Bonyhád in Hungary, killed thirteen miners and injured one today, authorities said. The blast occurred in the mine, drawing emergency crews to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonyhad
Hungary
Nagmanyok
Weather forecast for Amarillo and surrounding areas
Light snow and colder tonight with Friday partly cloudy conditions. West Texas sees showers and snow flurries in the east and panhandle with Friday generally fair and cooler. New Mexico remains fair and colder tonight and Friday with temperatures 26 to 33.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Elinor Fair seeks annulment after impulsive Yuma wedding
Hollywood star Elinor Fair filed for annulment of her Yuma marriage to Thomas W. Daniel, saying it was a big mistake caused by quarrel with her former sweetheart Frank Clark. Clark, a stunt pilot, had suggested the union would be corrected and Fair indicates she remains engaged to him for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Elinor Fair
William Boyd
Yuma
Ariz
Thomas W. Daniel
Miss Fair
Frank Clark
Permanent Cotton Stabilization Board Proposed By Governors
A South wide cotton conference in Memphis hears Governor Conner of Mississippi propose a permanent board of governors to study agricultural problems in the South. The board would include each cotton belt state governor or a representative and meet regularly to stabilize next year’s cotton production. Governor Blackwood of South Carolina supports the idea, with other governors sending appointees.
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Memphis
Tenn
South
Conner
Mississippi
Blackwood
South Carolina
Soviet Homes Deprived of Bread and Sugar
Moscow reports that starting January 1 women in households will lose bread and sugar rations as part of a broader push to employ more women in factories. About 100000 Moscow housewives, many over 60, will be required to work or pay high private-market prices for essentials. Wives of several officials are among those affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
Huge Pin Wheel in Heavens
Astronomers report a giant pinwheel of two fireball suns, hundreds of times larger than the Earth’s orbit, whirling at about a million miles per hour. The star SX Cassiopeia is a close twin system, one body sixteen times the sun’s diameter, the other eight times, rotating every eighteen hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Sun
Earth
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Raymond 8. Dugan
Princeton University
Snow Flies South Snowstorm Reaches Southwest
A northern snowstorm swept south from South Dakota and Montana into New Mexico as clearing conditions returned to the northern Rocky Mountain region. Temperatures fell to 12 degrees near Oso Ridge while the Panhandle was expected to turn warmer Christmas weather then night snow and a partly cloudy Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
South Dakota
Continental Divide
Montana
Rio Grande
Mexico
Rocky Mountain Territory
New Mexico
Oso Ridge
the Panhandle
Oldest American love tale told from Aztec deer skin manuscript
In Atlantic City a 350 year old South Mexico tale of Princess Six Monkey and her ally Eleven Wind was presented to the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The narrative covers courtship, war, sacrifice, and eventual peaceful rule by Six Monkey and Eleven Wind.
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Atlantic City
N. J
America
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Mexico
Herbert J. Spinden
Brooklyn Museum
Bix Monkey
Eleven Wind
Six Monkey
Jean D'Arc
Four Wind
Ene
Ten Flower
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Ine
Globe
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Sebring
Fla
F. B. Shutts
Miami Herald
Yale
Manchu
Allah
ESTES
Roosevelt Studies Plans
Solons
By Cecil B. Dickson
Saeed
Ernest O. Thompson
Railroad Commission
Raymond Clapper
United Press
Kreuger
Abondon
Pants Presser
Eclipse
Princely Poseur
New Will
Trio
BANK
J. W. Collins
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