Amarillo Sees Growth Prospects Tied to Santa Fe Officials
The piece notes a visiting Houston & Uvalde businessman aiming to settle in Amarillo, plus a major Santa Fe banquet where W. K. Etter praised the Plains region. It highlights Santa Fe executives Pitter Houghton and Riedasoe’s confidence in Amarillo as an emerging center, with plans for long term investment and growth.
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Amarillo
W. K. Etter
Santa Fe
Etter
Plains
The
News-Globe
United States
Banta Fe
Pitter
F. B. Houghton
Riedasoe
Houghton
Plains Country
Maribo
Mr. Houghton
Fitter
M. L. Lyles
Mr. Bledene
Praise Given Amarilloans for Red Cross Mississippi Flood Aid
A national Red Cross telegram commends Potter County Chapter for aid to flood victims. About $4,000 cash and thousands of clothing items were donated locally with more to come. The Red Cross reports nearly a million refugees, 113 field hospitals, 317 camps, and 1,100 nurses and 380 disaster workers aiding relief efforts.
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Amarillo
American Red Cross
Mississippi Valley
Red Cross
Potter County
Wm. M. Baxter, Jr
St. Louis
H. G. Hamrick
Ll States
Comedian and theater manager fined over Hitler parody
In London a comedian Hal Bryan and theater manager Thomas Piggott were fined for portraying Adolf Hitler with a Jewish accent. The scene, not part of the licensed script, showed Bryan in disguise delivering the salute and asking “What is this all about?” The Lord Chancellor brought the case.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Hal Bryan
Thomas Piggott
King’s Theater
Hammersmith
Bryan
Herr Hitler
Oddities and Figures Jar the Mind in Mixed Dispatches
A curio of assorted notes cites a battleship without washrooms for officers, a 43 percent birth control belief in the U S, a 67 cent tax on show tickets in Louisville, and Alf Landon’s vote comparison. It also mentions $123,000 from a $1,000 investment in Climax Molybdenum Co, an expected docile Japanese wife, and government real estate in Washington valued at $657 million. Additional items touch on Dionne quintuplets, Buddhism, the North Magnetic Pole, Massachusetts ruin, Keene Texas Sabbath town bans, George Washington’s veto, and varied global and social observations.
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United States
London
Louisville
Gay
Alf Landon
Sul
Harding
Coolidge
Climax Molybdenum Co
Washington
District of Columbia
U. S
North Magnetic Pole
North Pole
Massachusetts
Keene
Tex
George Washington
Xyalem
Prute Kremer
Ara
Bey Wonder
Weer Union
Missionery
LE h-American Tobacco Co
Beulah Pope Clark Charged With Forgery Amid Honeymoon
Beulah Pope Clark, 17, held in the county jail since her marriage on January 20, faces forgery charges tied to a forged uncle signature and about $100 in cashed checks. Her husband O B Clark Jr is also jailed on a complaint that the license was obtained by false swearing. The uncle waived the forgery charges, and Beulah remarked that the honeymoon is not what she expected.
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Beulah
Amarillo
O. B. Clark, Jr
Clark
Beulah Pope Clark
L. ©. Pope
Robbers Take $4450 From Galveston County Officers
Three bandits robbed Galveston County Treasurer F. E. Walton and Deputy Sheriff Fred Ohlert, forcing them to drive to the east end, handcuffing them to the car wheel before fleeing with $4450 in county funds. The muddy car bore a Louisiana license and the crooks carried a small machine gun and a pistol.
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Galveston
FE. J. Walton
Fred Ohlert
Walton
Ohlert
Louisiana
Legion Program Tonight Promises Americanism Talks
American Legion officials announce a major event tonight with talks on Americanism by Mrs. James Cade and Lewis Pields. A Paramount theater group under Dixie Dice will perform as part of the program.
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American Legion
Floyd Sloan
James ©. Cade
Lewis Pieids
Paramount Theater
Dixie Dice
France Sets Four Year Army Build Plan In France
Defense Minister Edouard Daladier announced a four year plan to strengthen France's army costing 19 billion francs about 874 million dollars. In Henderson two men Pinas A Leath 26 and R L Keith 68 were killed in an automobile collision four miles west of Henderson. Lloyd M Hitt 26 suffered a brain concussion.
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Paris
Edouard Daladier
Chamber of Deputies
France
Henderson
Pinis A. Leath
Sommerville
R. L. Keith
Grand Prairie
Lloyd M. Hitt
Dance director seeks annulment after marriage doubts
Judge grants annulment to Dave Gould after Frances Paxton, a movie actress, debated for more than a week following their marriage whether she wanted to be his wife. Superior Judge Harry Arch bald ruled in Gould’s favor.
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Los Ange
Realay
Dave Gould
Frances Paxton
Harry Archbald
Spain Priests Fear Mass Slaughter in Civil War
Vatican article quotes two priests from the Spanish College in Rome asserting that 40 to 50 percent of Spain's priests were killed in what they call a systematic slaughter by Reds during the Spanish Civil War. They spoke in the Vatican publication.
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Vatican City
Frb
Rome
Vatican
Spain
Banking panels discuss ending interest on state fund deposits
In Austin both the House and Senate banking committees conferred with bank representatives on proposed legislation to abolish interest payments by banks on deposits of state funds.
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Austin
Fed
House
Senate
Snow Blocks Utah Highways Quiet as Schools Close
Drifting snow blocked two main highways in Utah halting Tooele County classes. Two earthquakes were felt on Hawaii Island within hours but caused no damage.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Tooele County
Hilo
Mes
Hewaii Island
Trustees to discuss replacing burned Buchanan Street church
Trustees of the Buchanan Street Methodist Church meet tonight to plan replacing their church at 619 North Buchanan Street after a fire destroyed the church and educational building. Rev. W. W. Pittman says the loss is about 7,000 with 5,000 insured. a small classroom building escaped damage. Firemen answered the alarm shortly after 7 o clock.
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Methodist Church
Buchanan Street
W. W. Pittman
Fierce gales blamed for heavy sea losses across northern Europe
At least 94 people are believed dead after two weeks of violent storms in northern European waters. The Swedish steamer P. L. Pahlsson was sunk with all hands off Norway, 18 crewmen missing from the Albania, and Danish islands isolated by ice floes. Two hundred passengers on a Swedish German ferry survived after being marooned for over 12 hours.
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London
P. L. Pahlsson
Norway
Albania
Kirkwall
Screen Actress Claire Dodd Reveals Early Marriage
Hollywood report states Claire Dodd disclosed she has been married about five years and is mother to son Jon. She wed J Milton Strauss, broker, in Agua Caliente and now plans future screen work while enjoying Hollywood social scenes.
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Jon
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Agua Caliente
Hollywood
Two Plead Guilty In Narcotic Case
In Dallas on February 2, two defendants Moody and Epps pleaded guilty as 12 defendants faced arraignment before Federal Judge T W Davidson over a sprawling narcotic ring. Several others including Dick Smith Civello Ci vello Cascio Ginsberg Payne Myrtis Allen Eichenbaum and Johnnie Walker pleaded not guilty, with trial set for February 15.
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T. W. Davidson
D D Moody
Reedy Epps
Dick Smith
Sam Civello
Leon Civello
Joe Civello
Joe Cascio
Louis Ginsberg
Guy Payne
Myrtis Allen
Uhle Eichenb
Social Security Board to Grant $108,450 to Texas Unemployment Costs
The Social Security Board announced a $108,450 grant to Texas to defray costs of administering the State unemployment compensation act for January 1 through March 31.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Texas
Einstein and Thelma Leeds Take Out Marriage License
Harry Einstein known as Parkvakarkus of radio and TV appeared with actress Thelma Leeds at county offices to obtain a marriage license today. The event confirms their plans and advances a high profile entertainment couple in a public record.
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Los Angles
Harry Einstein
Parkvakarkus
Thelma Leeds
New insulin product to reach doctors and public soon
New York UPL reports a new insulin preparation ready for wide distribution to physicians and laymen. Production has stalled while a warning label is devised to alert against fatal reactions in certain patient types.
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New York
UPL
Reading speed to double in coming decade says lecturer
Dr Louis Jacques predicts readers will process 600 words per minute in the next ten years doubling current rates. He notes present pace around 300 words per four minutes and frames the change as a major shift in reading efficiency.
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Pasadena
Cal
Louis Jacques
Condition Of Mrs Lautz Unchanged
Mrs H B Lautz of 1908 Harrison Street remained unconscious at 11 30 AM after a downtown Amarillo car crash. Doctors suspect a stroke as the cause though the condition is still not determined. Her husband is general manager of the Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway.
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H. B. Lautz
Harrison Street
St. Anthony's Hospital
Lautz
Amarillo
Third Avenue
Tyler Street
Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway
Farmer Slain by Stray Bullet Near Hallsville
Will Smelley a prominent Harrison County farmer was found dead yesterday hanging on a barbed wire fence nine miles northwest of Hallsville. Constable Jones and Justice Clay ruled the death accidental saying a stray bullet from men practicing at a rifle range likely struck him as he approached the fence. Smelley’s son and two Black youths discovered the body. a bullet hole was seen in his head.
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Hallsville
Will Smelley
Harrison County
Here
Smelley
Felix Jones
Justice Clay
Jones
San Antonio Junior College students enroll amid tuition protest
Thirty six students defied pickets to enroll for the second semester at San Antonio Junior College amid a $30 annual tuition hike. About 300 students walked out yesterday forming a picket line in front of the registrar's office urging others not to register, though late Monday and today some scholars broke the line to register.
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San Antonio
San Antonio Junior College
Transfer of Rural School Aidhanding to State Board
Sen. Clay Cotton of Palestine proposed a bill shifting the $5,000,000 rural schools aid from the state department of education to the state board of education. The move aims to resolve a controversy over administration of the rural school aid fund in Texas legislature.
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Austin
State Department of Education
State Board of Education
Texas
Clay Cotton
Palestine
FACES 4 YEAR TERM FOR BAKED BURGLARY THEFT
District Attorney Bob Underwood announced that Roland Baker received a two year prison sentence for theft and a four year penitentiary term, with two years suspended for burglary. Baker’s combined sentence requires serving two years in prison plus the suspended term.
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Bob Underwood
Roland Baker
Potter County Library seeks larger board to reflect community
Potter County plans to expand its library advisory board from ten to about twenty members to better reflect civic life. Commissioner John Winters argues broader representation will boost informed public support as the library, with 14 500 card holders and 205 000 books circulated last year, grows. Proposals include adding Amarillo Chamber of Commerce and junior chamber members, plus a representative from Marks Parker's precinct.
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John Winters
Potter County
Rotary
American Business Club
Lions
Kiwanis
J. M. O'Brien
Winters
Amarillo
Second Victim of Gas Blast Dies
Mrs. George Pauling, 27, dies in Waco as the second victim of a deadly gas explosion that wrecked a house being prepared for move in. Investigators cite a man’s account of striking a match to light a water heater. Clay Taylor, the plumber, installed the heater and left a tap open. Gas company workers connected the meter but left the gas cut off.
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WACO
George Pauling
Pauling
Clay Taylor
Revenue Office Opens Mornings This Week for Tax Help
The internal revenue office in room 243 of the Federal Building will open every morning this week from 9 to noon to assist with income tax returns. Deputy Ralph Kenniston said the office may not reopen until the final week for returns and reminded the March 15 deadline. Those filing now avoid the late rush.
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Internal Revenue Office
Federal Building
Ralph Kenniston
Internal Revenue
Kenniston
Bulloch Ill at St Anthony's Hospital
J. M. Bulloch, superintendent of the San Jacinto sub station post office, is ill at St. Anthony's Hospital after being taken from his home at 1102 Western yesterday afternoon.
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J. M. Bulloch
San Jacinto
St. Anthony's Hospital
Western
Slain Colorado Girl Was Intended Attack Victim Earlier
Pauline Shuster, left in an alley to die, was identified by her family as the intended target of an attack six months earlier. Sheriff Maurice T. Smith led the investigation as coroner Glen Miracle ordered a post mortem. The 28 year old waitress died after being found by passersby when a dog drew attention to her prostrate body.
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Alamosa
Colo
Pauline Shustar
Maurice T. Smith
Glen Miracle
Sheriff Smith
Miss Shuster
Hilborn Sanford
Joseph Shustar
Pueblo
G men nab alleged extortionist in executive case
Vernell Milton a 22 year old from Giddings is jailed in Austin after a preliminary hearing where he pleaded guilty to using the mails to extort $75,000 from Dr. W. E. Wood of Elgin. United States Commissioner Bruce Bledsoe set bond at 1500 dollars.
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Austin
Vernell Milton
Giddings
W. E. Wood
Elgin
Bruce Bledsoe
United States
Wood
Heyser Returns to Work After January Auto Accident
County Treasurer L. D. Heyser was back in his office today and said he was still sore from injuries from the January 22 automobile crash. He spent limited time in the office Monday and began a full day's work today.
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L. D. Heyser
Students Strike in Protest to Fee San Antonio Junior College
SAN ANTONIO Feb 20 Three hundred students at San Antonio Junior College struck to protest a $30 rise in the annual enrollment fee. They picketed the registrar's office with signs reading Down with tuition hike and Dont register, causing only two enrollments on the first day of the second semester.
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San Antonio
San Antonio Junior College
Pensions Debate Prompts Aim for Liberalized Old Age Aid
The House pledged early consideration of taxes to fund enhanced old age assistance and changes to the pension act mirroring the constitutional amendment and campaign promises. Rep Leland M Johnson explained the move as notice that the House supports larger pension rolls while Governor Allred warned he would veto liberalization.
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Mately
Leland M. Johnson
Waxahachie
Allred
House
Supreme Court to Review Norris Perjury Conviction
Review granted by the government on February 2 to reconsider lower court rulings upholding the perjury conviction of George W. Norris, a Broken Bow Neb. grocer, linked to his Nebraska Senate primary race against Independent Sen. George W. Norris.
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Washington
U.P
Supreme Court
George W. Norris
Broken Bow
Neb
Senate
Nebraska
Dizzy-Domino Puzzle Offers $500 Cash Prize
Tennessee company launches a publicity stunt offering a free Dizzy-Domino Puzzle with no entry barrier beyond mailing name and address to The Sunny South Corporation in Memphis. Solvers simply aim for the highest puzzle scores to win the $500 prize, with postage paid sending and instructions included. The notice urges readers to respond immediately to secure a puzzle and prize chances.
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Tennessee
Sunny South Corporation
Memphis, Tenn
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