Urge Religion on Program in Recovery Plan
About 1,500 Panhandle Methodists heard leaders urge spiritual recovery as key to economic renewal at a Polk Street Methodist Church rally. Bishop Arthur J. Moore of Los Angeles Dr W G Cram of Nashville and Bishop John M Moore of The Dalles spoke in the sesquicentennial year reflection on retrospect circumspect and prospect.
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America
Panhandle
Southwest
Polk Street Methodist Church
Arthur J. Moore
Los Angeles
Oklahoma
John M. Moore
Texas House Probes Bond Plans for Farm Loans and Tax Rules
A bill proposing to issue 5 million dollars in state bonds to fund loans for placing families on self sustaining farms was introduced by Reps. Greathouse and Burns. Speaker Stevenson ruled Gov Ferguson must submit taxation questions in a special message, limiting bond retirement provisions and delaying tax bills in the extraordinary session.
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Austin
Texas
House of Representatives
Joe Greathouse
Fort Worth
Gordon Burns
Huntsville
Coke Stevenson
Miriam A. Ferguson
J. C. Duvall
Stevenson
Friends
House
Duvall
Allred
James V. Allred
Commission
Norwegian violinist to conduct Philharmonic today in Abilene
A Norwegian violinist and conductor now based in Abilene led the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra in a children's concert this afternoon. He is scheduled to conduct and perform a concerto at tomorrow evening's Municipal Auditorium concert.
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Abilene
Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Dern orders Justice probe into War Dept commerce
Secretary of War Dern disclosed he authorized a sweeping Justice Department inquiry into all War Department commercial activities including purchases of supplies and sale of surplus materials. The probe, ordered after quiet weeks, also covers Silverman lobbying and alleged monopoly in surplus army goods.
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Washington, Feb
Dern
Department of Justice
War Department
Gernet
Woodring
Joseph Silverman
Bilverman
Silverman
Department
Secretary of War
House
Representative Bankhead
Alabama
Douglas Fairbanks Served With Lord Ashley Divorce Petition
Legal action opened in the divorce suit of Lord Ashley heir to the Earldom of Shutesbury against Lady Ashley. Douglas Fairbanks Sr was served with a petition and rushed from his apartment to his solicitor's residence. He planned to travel to Spain to scout film locations for Exit Don Juan but postponed to handle the service and consultations.
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London
U.P
Lord Ashley
Shutesbury
Lady Ashley
Sylvia Hawkes
Douglas Fairbanks
Fairbanks
F. M. Guedalla
United Press
Spain
Henry Ford Raises Wages Ten Percent for 20000 Workers
Henry Ford announced a 10 percent wage increase for 20 000 production workers in Detroit and Dearborn saying higher wages are best for an efficient industry He indicated the raise would extend to all production lines under his control and management.
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Detroit
U.P
Henry Ford
Pan handle Truck Owners and Drivers Meet Tonight
An important meeting of the Pan handle Truck Owners and Drivers Association is called for 8 o'clock tonight at Painters Hall. The gathering will discuss several problems vital to truck owners and drivers and all members are urged to attend.
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Panhandle Truck Owners and Drivers Association
Painters’ Hall
Quiz Is Futile In Bremer Case
Authorities fail to solve the $200,000 kidnapping of Edward Bremer the banker abducted January 17. Eleven men carrying $4,000 were arrested at Owatonna Minnesota but police say they have no connection with the case.
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ST. Paul
Edward Bremer
Owatonna
Minn
Thomas Cahill
Bremer
Expenditures Approved by Community Chest Directors
Community Chest directors last night approved expenditures of 2385.50 for participating agencies. The Wel fare board received 800 and emergency funds of 500 went to the Children's Home. Other allocations included Boy Scouts 355.50 Girl Scouts 380 public school children's fund 200 Day Nursery 150 Salvation Army 256 and equipment for Chest records 215. They urged minimum spending to preserve income until relief programs end.
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Community Chest
Welfare Board
Salvation Army
Convention 10 Close Tonight at Panhandle Hardware Meet
E W Peterson of Florence Wis speaks at the Panhandle Hardware and Implement Association 25th annual convention in Amarillo about the retail hardware code, its benefits and enforcement. The two day event ends tonight with a final session at the Amarillo Hotel and officers to be elected.
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Panhandle Hardware and Implement Association
E. W. Peterson
Florence
Wis
National Retail Hardware Association
Amarillo Hotel
E. B. Galleher
Clover Manufacturing Company
Norwalk
Dan H. Wilmot
Roswell, N. M
Dying Statement of Doctor to Be Heard in Kennedy Murder Trial
Defense in the Mississippi murder case of Dr. Sarah Ruth Dean challenged a dying statement attributed to Dr. Preston Kennedy. Judge Davis overruled and allowed testimony as Kennedy, on his death bed, allegedly claimed Dean poisoned him with whiskey. Both sides cited law and a similar Sheppard case as precedents.
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Davis
Henry Kennedy
A. F. Gardner
Preston Kennedy
Mississippi
Gardner
Charles A. Sheppard
Fort Rily
Kansas
Sheppard
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Forecast calls for Amarillo and area partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Wednesday. West Texas expects partly cloudy conditions with warmer temperatures and possible rain in the southeast. New Mexico remains fair tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. Extreme readings reported 35 to 54 degrees by 1 o'clock.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Unusual Beer Case On Trial In 47th District Court
Testimony nears end in the first trial in 47th District Court for alleged violation of the 3.2 beer law. B L Hand faces charges of possession for sale of beer above the legal limit after a January 16 raid on Amarillo Stoneware Company. Seized were 63 12 cases. 20 tested within limit while the rest ran over 3.2 percent. The defense argues delivery mistake with a Borger witness testifying about 100 cases from Coors Brewery, half regular 3.2 and half repeal beer intended for Clovis New Mexico.
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47Th District Court
B. L. Hand
Amarillo Stoneware Company
West Sixth Avenue
Borger
Coors Brewery
Golden
Colo
Clovis
N. M
Seek Brutal Slayer Of Florida Women
Police seek the slayer or slayers of two elderly women found dead in their Jacksonville home. Dr. R. R. Killinger called the scene the most gruesome he had seen as Laura Mae Green, 84, died from a heart wound and daughter Mary Rae Anderson, 60, was battered with a hammer.
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Jacksonville
Fla
R. R. Killinger
Duval County
Laura Mae Green
Mary Rae Anderson
Medical report on Insull made to Department
A sealed health report on Samuel Insull Jr prepared by two University of Athens professors was sent to the Interior Ministry. The document remains secret until Minister Metaxas arrives. Professors stated the report is clear and humane but did not reveal contents.
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City Hall Park
New York
Mary Pickford
F. H. LaGuardia
Joe “Fat” Barbera
Associated Press
Insull
Athens
Samuel Insull
Ministry of the Interior
University of Athens
Vladimir Bensis
George Livieratos
Joan Metaxas
Bensis
Chicago
Greece
Kansan Auditor Acquitted by Senate in Bond Scandal
Topeka February 6 The state Senate acquitted Will J. French state auditor on impeachment charges brought by the House as part of the bond scandal fallout.
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Topeka
State Senate
Will J. French
State House of Representatives
Two inmates shot during jail escape attempt at Caddo Parish farm
Tom Daily 19 of Lake City Florida and Robert Allen alias James Anderson 18 of Albany Indiana were wounded today during an attempted break from the Caddo Parish penal farm where they were serving sentences.
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Shreveport
Tom Daily
Lake City
Fla
Robert Allen
James Anderson
Albany
Ind
Caddo Parish
Charges Filed Against Woman in Bank Job
Charges of theft with firearms in the $24,000 Coleman First National Bank robbery were filed today in Coleman Texas against Mrs Carry Robards 46 of Fort Worth. Police said she was arrested in Fort Worth after a past daylong manhunt and was denied information during questioning. authorities indicated she also used the alias Madame Marlene Hendrix.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Coleman First National Bank
Coleman
Mra
Carry Robarda
A. H. Brewer
Coleman Justice of Peace
Brewer
Henry Lewis
Lewis
Marlene Hendrix
Aimee Loses Suit In Court Decision
In Los Angeles on February 6 a WPA judgment of 5900 was returned against Aimee Semple McPherson for failure to proceed with production of a motion picture in which she was to be featured.
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Los Angeles
WPA
Aimee Semple McPherson
Robbery Charge Filed In Coleman Bank Heist
UPA reports a charge of complicity filed in Coleman Texas for the First Coleman National Bank robbery. Suspect Mrs H E B Robards is jailed in Port Worth as Fort Worth officers close in on a gang member per Vice-President Sam Gray’s statement.
Contracts Set On Courthouse Square Plans
Contracts for materials for the improvement of the courthouse square totaling about $4 120 were awarded Monday afternoon at the office of County Auditor H G Hamrick to Amarillo firms The awards covered three cars of cement among Amarillo Lumber Brazleton Lumber and Coe Lumber eleven cars of sand and gravel split between Texas Sand Gravel and Western Sand & Gravel Sprinkler system contract went to Amarillo Hardware Co The cement cost about 1096 sand and gravel about 700 and sprinkler system 1333 61 The total materials costs including other materials will be about 3800 Rabey Punk architect
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Amarillo
H. G. Hamrick
Amarillo Lumber Company
Brazelton Lumber Company
Coe Lumber Company
Texas Sand & Gravel
Western Sand & Gravel Companies
Amarillo Hardware Co
Rabey Punk
Second Wynekoop Trial Date Set
The second trial of Dr. Alice Lindsay Wynekoop on murder charges for Rheta Wynekoop was set for February 19 before Judge Harry B. Miller of the Criminal Court in Chicago.
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Shicago
Alice
Lindsay Wynekoop
Rheta
Harry B. Miller
Criminal Court
Amarilloan Found Dead in Fort Sumner Hotel
Report states public accountant Amarilloan Carnahan of Fort Sumner, New Mexico, was found dead in his bed at the hotel during a business trip. He is survived by a wife and one child. funeral arrangements are pending.
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Carnahan
Florida Street
Fort Sumner
N. M
Roosevelt Returns to White House Work After Illness
President Roosevelt resumes duties at the White House after recovering from a cold that sidelined him yesterday. He was back at his desk today in Washington.
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Roosevelt
Washington
White House
Governor Murray Faces Supreme Court in Salary Case
The Oklahoma Supreme Court denied a petition for rehearing in the salary case of two criminal court of appeals judges, strengthening the governor’s ongoing conflict with the court over paying full salaries to elective state officials.
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Oklahoma City
Murray
State Supreme Court
Criminal Court of Appeals
Daladier Survives Confidence Vote Amid Riotous Chamber
Paris February six Premier Edouard Daladier won a confidence vote 300 to 217 after a riotous session. Deputies clashed during policy declarations as machine guns were readied and thousands of troops stood by. The victory stabilizes his week-old cabinet after the Stavisky scandal at Bayonne.
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Paris
Edouard Daladier
Chamber of Deputies
Daladier
Radical Socialist Party
Chamber
Stavisky
Bayonne
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Globe
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