President Estimates Plans Will Require Half Billion Dollars
The House agriculture committee reports reveal a three cornered split over the administration substitute soil conservation and erosion plan as Senate debate continues. Administration leaders hope House passage by Feb 15 with Meant to expand federal role in soil conservation amid protests from critics.
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House Agriculture Committee
Senate
House
Congress
Marvin Jones
Amarillo
Hamlin acquitted after 55 hour jury deliberation
George S. Hamlin 47 was found not guilty of murdering his wife Irene Hare in their Farwell home on January 4 1935 after two trials and 55 hours of deliberation in 69th District Court Judge Reese Tatum presided as the jury delivered the verdict.
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Potter County
Palmer County
Farwell
Reese Tatum
69Th District Court
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Irene Hare
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FE. T. Miller
Amarillo
Oakland
Calif
E. A. Simpson
Jimmie Witherspoon
Witherspoon
Hereford
Smith County
Grand Jury
Judge Tatum
Death claims W. A Havener Clovis judge
Judge W. A. Havener of Clovis died early today at a local hospital after several days illness. He was 68, long served as county judge, and local attorney for the Santa Fe railroad. Survived by his widow and daughter Mrs Henry Whitley of Amarillo. Funeral at 2:30 pm tomorrow in Johnson Funeral Chapel, Clovis.
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Clovis
Pacific Northwest
New Mexico
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Henry Whitley
Prospect Street
Amarillo
Johnson Funeral
Durant Details Basic Problems Faced by U. S.
Philosopher William James Durant visits Canyon for an 8:30 p.m. lecture at West Texas State Teachers College as part of the winter artist course. He balances touring with writing the second volume of his Story of Civilization, outlining five-year research plans from Egypt to Greece and Rome.
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America
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Japan
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Rome
Approval for Supply Bill Passed by House
The House approved the conference report on a 357 million dollar deficiency appropriation bill after a brief debate. It now goes to the White House following Senate acceptance. The measure funds the new social security program, admin costs for the soldier bonus, and AAA benefits contracted before the act was declared unconstitutional.
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U.P
House
White House
Senate
Congress
Huey P. Long
Weather forecast for Amarillo and surrounding region
Much colder conditions with possible light snow tonight and a cold wave bringing near zero lows. Saturday turns fair but colder, with continued cold overnight. West Texas areas show cloudy skies and snow in the north tonight, temps plunging below zero in Panhandle by morning and livestock warnings in north and central parts. New Mexico mostly fair with little temp change through Saturday. Temperature extremes recorded up to 1 o'clock today range from 24 to 51.
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Amarillo
West Texas
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Panhandle
New Mexico
Lawmaker eyeing probe into Houston oil shipments
State Rep. Augustine Celaya Brownsville chair of the House Hot Oil Committee said a legislative investigatory panel will start a checkup within two weeks on hot oil shipments through the Houston Ship Channel. He cited an unprecedented surge in tanker traffic and questioned the oil's origins possible from New Mexico Oklahoma Kansas or Texas fields.
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Augustine Celaya
Brownsville
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Texas
Monterrey resumes normal business after anti Communist protest
Monterrey Mexico resumed normal commercial life after a two day suspension in protest of alleged Communistic agitation. Governor Rafael Morales Sanchez of Nuevo Leon said the employers circle fought a phantom enemy and stated he is not a Communist. FHA Loans. Long Bell Lumber Co.
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Mexico
Rafael Morales Sanchez
Nuevo Leon
Coal Miners Vote to Allow Weekday Extra Shifts
United Mine Workers president John L. Lewis announced that soft coal mines may operate tomorrow to alleviate shortages. The 35 hour week remains the norm, with six day operation a concession prompted by severe weather. Lewis urged authorities to ensure coal reaches consumers and not be diverted to industry.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Writer Slain Only for Coin, Say Officers
In Albuquerque on February 7, investigators say the murder of 33 year old magazine writer Carl Taylor was purely for money. The houseboy Modesto Trujillo, 16, has confessed to shooting Taylor twice and stealing cash, travelers checks and a watch. Police recovered the gun and money near the writer’s home. Taylor was reportedly compiling a manuscript on the Penitentes secret rites, but his temple photographs were not found.
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U.P
Carl Taylor
Modesto Trujillo
Taylor
Garbo Ordered to Rest by Doctor in London Stay
Greta Garbo's Stockholm doctor reportedly forbids travel to Hollywood for several weeks. She is to get ample sleep and avoid business worries until late spring, per the Daily Mail correspondent.
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London
U.P
Greta Garbo
Hollywood
Daily Mail
Stockholm
Rainfall Cycles Track Panhandle Fortunes Over 44 Years
Meteorologist H. T. Collman reports rainfall trends in West Texas showing cycles of about 10 to 11 years. From 1892 to 1935 average annual rainfall is 20.95 inches with notable highs in 1923 and lows in 1910 1933 and 1934. Temperatures ranged from 106 degrees in June 1924 to 16 degrees below zero in February 1899.
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Panhandle
H. T. Collman
West Texas
Dust Bowl
Noted Explorer Lecturer Stops In City
GARFORD WILKINSON recounts meeting Count Byron de Provok a renowned explorer and lecturer with ties to multiple geographic and anthropological societies. the count discusses ethiopia italy’s conquest and the motive of oil and mineral wealth with insight into regional conflict and potential outcomes.
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Byron de Provok
Royal Geographic Society of England
American
Egyptian Geographic Societies
Atlantean Institute
International Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland
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Normandy
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Moses
Italy
Ethiopia
Mussolini
Convicts Escape From Kentucky State Reformatory
Four armed inmates overpowered guards at Prankfort state reformatory, looted the prison arsenal, and fled after holding up a taxicab at the gate. They bound Luther Dunn with a knife near the hospital ward and used Dunn’s coat to aid the escape, with Robert Wells knocked unconscious at the outer gate.
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Prankfort State Reformatory
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Curse Dogs Alfonso Near Death Amid Hemophilia Crisis
Alfonso, Count of Covadonga, heir to the Spanish throne, lay near death in Havana from hemophilia after a thigh abscess caused heavy bleeding. A third illness and a blood transfusion by Louis Menocal, a Cuban medical student, followed as he remained between coma and brief awakenings.
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Japan names Machiro Arita ambassador to China
The Cabinet chose Machiro Arita to replace Akira Ariyoshi as ambassador to China. Arita previously served as ambassador to Belgium and returned to Tokyo via the United States. Ariyoshi’s lenient China policy upset Japanese military leaders.
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Machiro Arita
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Akira Ariyoshi
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Oil Tanks Threatened by Mysterious Blaze in Cleveland
In Cleveland on February 7 a large Gulf Refining Co oil tank fire started on an Erie Railroad bridge over the Cuyahoga River. Fire crews and company workers deployed chemical lines as Erie Railroad traffic was halted.
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Planes to Fly 24 Aircraft to Canal Zone in Mass Relay
The army announced a record mass flight of 24 bombing and pursuit planes from Brownsville Texas to the Panama Canal Zone on February 21. The 1,900 mile route passes over Mexico Guatemala and Nicaragua under Lieut. Col. Junius H. Houghton command to bolster forces stationed in the canal area.
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Texas
Panama Canal Zone
Junius H. Houghton
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Nicaragua
Sooner Farm Boy May Get Freedom
Herbert, an Oklahoma farm boy sentenced to life four years ago, was recommended for parole by the state pardon and parole board who found him innocent of the killing. The board may later recommend a full pardon.
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Oklahoma City
U.P
Herbett
Oklahoma
State Pardon Parole Board
Fred Cunningham
Bomber Lands Safely at Mitchel Field After Gear Failure
An army bomber with two crew members landed safely at Mitchel Field New York after a broken landing gear prevented a landing at Concord New Hampshire. The aircraft diverted to Mitchel Field and completed a safe landing.
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Julia Craig Returns Home From Grocery Run
Julia Craig carries groceries and two bundles into her small apartment shared with Amy Sanders. Amy comments on Julia and her dress, while discussing Julia’s day at work and a society client, Mrs. Hamilton Uzzon.
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Amy Sanders
Amy
Davenport
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Winter brings new cold wave and flood fears across regions
Winter renews its onslaught with a new cold wave and heavy snow in the Pacific Northwest, flood threats in the south and subzero temperatures in the corn belt. Ten deaths in southern states. ice jams on the Ohio River rescue a family. coal shortages persist. many roads and schools closed. Vancouver faces widespread destruction.
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Georgia
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Academy picks finest for 1935 film awards
Hollywood reports a record 22 nominations forming the 1935 Academy ballot. Six women and four men exceed previous practice, with four past winners Clark Gable Katharine Hepburn Claudette Colbert and Charles Laughton among nominees for best actor and actress, as the academy prepares final selections.
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Clark Gable
Charles Laughton
Claudette Colbert
Katharine Hepburn
Franchot Tone
Victor McLaglen
Elizabeth Bergner
Bette Davis
Merle Oberon
Miriam Hopkins
Wartime Draft Funds and Men Discussed in Senate
Veterans spokesmen urged passage of universal service legislation to mobilize money, personnel, and industry. Senator Connally of Texas said he would examine the measure when his finance subcommittee meets Tuesday. The bill originated in the House and was amended in the Senate to include ammunition program proposals.
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Connally
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