Grain market and steel orders signal varied early 1934 activity
The report notes stock prices rising amid merger chatter and industry gains led by American Can and California packing. General Electric and other industrials advance while shares split on anticipated reorganizations. U S Steel announces January orders totaling 4.88 tons, down from December.
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York
California
Union of Cal and Pacific
Hed Chemical
General Electric and
Motor
General Electr
S Pointe
Continental Can
American Can
Mack Trucks
Foundation Company
Montana Power
Moon Motors
Philadelphia
Reading Coal and Iron
Delaware and
Hudson
U. S. Steel
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Grain and financial notes from Kansas City and New York
Readable fragments indicate bids and classifications for wheat and corn in Kansas City with pricing notes. New York call money markets show higher loan rates and routine rates alongside various time loan terms and merchant paper details.
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New York
Initial international economic conference set for April in Geneva
The League of Nations announced the preparatory committee for the international economic conference will hold its first meeting in Geneva on April 28. Russia had insisted on meetings outside Switzerland, and officials expect a settlement of the Russia Switzerland dispute with French diplomacy aiding Moscow. Bern reports it cannot concede further.
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Acowiate
Geneva
League of No- Lone
Russia
Switzerland
League
Moscow
Berne
Two Women Order Texas Official Over Textbooks
Gov Miriam Ferguson and Mrs Emina Meharg of the state board of education direct state superintendent S M Marrs to certify American Book company texts. Marrs threatens legal action rather than obey. Comptroller Terrell abstains, leaving the two women in control.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
South
Miriam Ferguson
Femina
Meharg
State Board of Education
State Superintendent of Instruction
S. M. N. Marrs
American Book Company
State Text Book Commission
Marrs
Board of Education
S. H. Terrell
Promoter David B. Lawrence vanishes after wedding
Oil promoter David B. Lawrence of Tulsa went missing February 2, a day after his Albany wedding. Mrs. Lawrence told police he left the New York hotel with 3000 in cash and 3000 in travelers’ checks to buy a car, and has not been heard from since.
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iBy Associated Press
New York
David B. Lawrence
Tulsa
Mrs Ida Chitwood Recipes Coming to Daily News
Good news for Amarillo women as the recipes of Mrs Ida Chitwood, noted culinary expert who led the News-Globe cooking school, will be published on the foot page of the Daily News each Saturday morning starting February 13, in this week’s issue.
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Amarillo
Ida Chitwood
News-Globe
The
Daily News
Testimony Ends in Dora Anderson Assault Trial
Testimony in the Dora Anderson assault case was completed at noon with the case to be argued in the afternoon. The defendant is charged with assault with intent to murder after allegedly shooting Anna Richarten on August 3, 1524. The defense claims self defense while the state cites jealousy as motive.
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Dora Anderson
Anna Richarten
Anna Ithardeumn
Fragmented local notice yields garbled text
A damaged OCR fragment presents a jumbled mix of words with no clear events or entities. It lacks readable names, places, dates, or actions to summarize into a coherent item.
Amarillo Echoes Oil Boom Talk and Civic Plans
Long survey of Amarillo figures talks of oil prospects and business activity. Names include Monte Owens, Ray Haggart, Charley Gilkeson, and J. C. Paschall among others as they discuss iron works plans, Kane Creek field, and river trade. Officials note upcoming Wes'Tex OW News issue and cattlemen convention, with social and economic hopes tied to oil, ice, and transportation improvements.
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Ray Haggart
Mystery Astor Heiress Seeks Identity Amid Stolen Valor Claims
Edith Astor, a heiress linked to the Astor family, travels through Colorado and beyond seeking clarity on her birth and marriage history. Her lawyers Crowe and Kolb state her as a reliable client while she describes a lonely life under a cloud of mystery.
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America
Chicago
Crowe & Kolb
Denver Post
Edith Astor
Miss Astor
Drake Hotel
Muller
Paris
Astor
J. J. At
Irving
Ready, Jr
Butte
Mont Villeneuves
Panhandle Refining Officials Visit Amarillo for Development
Panhandle Refining Company officials led by Thomas Morrisey vice president and general manager along with J P Lowen head of land and geological department arrived in Amarillo to inspect properties for potential development. The firm owns proven and unproven oil age assets across Hutchinson Carson Moore and Gray counties and expects favorable conditions and continued development this spring.
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Thomas Morrisey
Panhandle Refining Company
Wichita Falls
J. P. Lowen
Land and Geological Department
Amarillo
Hutchinson
Carson
Moore
Gray Counties
Morrisey
Panhandie
Mr. Morreey
Mr. Howen
Municipal Band to Receive Ten Uniforms Soon
Report indicates the city band will obtain ten new uniforms in the near future. Details are unclear due to OCR issues, but the plan involves a small set of garments for performers and a uniform code update.
Evolution Fight Continues In State Legislatures
A measure by Representative Johnson seeks to bar atheistic teaching in public schools and colleges, while another less severe bill would bar teaching evolution with no major penalties beyond contract cancellations. The Mississippi house backed a related resolution, which Kentucky debated but tabled, as a preacher faced proceedings over biblical interpretation and Serbia sees fundamentalists prosecuting a teacher for teaching human evolution.
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Johnson
Tennessee
Kentucky
Mississippi
Serbia
Blizzard Paralyzes New York and disrupts transport
A northeast gale and blinding snow crippled New York thoroughfares, halted clearing efforts, and isolated suburbs. The storm extended to sea, hampering North Atlantic shipping as wireless ships requested radio bearings and Massachusetts Worcester schools closed.
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North Atlantic
Worcester
Massachusetts
Mrs Hall Hosts Junior Woman's Club Meeting
Mrs. Neal Hall hosted the Junior Woman's Club at 1015 West Tenth Street for a session on period decoration with speaker Mrs. W E Herring who described castles in Spain Belgium and France and their interiors from her 1918 Europe trip. A salad course followed.
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W. EF. Herring
Brotherhoods to Confer With Board on T P Case
The three brotherhoods announce no action on their Texas and Pacific railway strike until after talks with the United States Railroad Labor Board in Chicago. R F E Edrington says the strike vote stands and the labor board’s authority will guide any settlement amid a dispute over pooled tonnage and Missouri Pacific hauls.
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Aten Lated Crees
Fort Worth
Ebuary
Texas and Pacific Railway
United States Railroad Labor Board
Chicago
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
R. F E. Edrington
B. of L. E
Cleveland
Edrington
Labor Board
Texas and Pacific
Alexandria
Missouri Pacific
Mussolini Confirms Speech on Brennero Frontier Policy
In Rome Mussolini told the Italian senate he confirms the letter and spirit of his earlier remarks. He stood by his phrase about the Italian flag extending beyond the Brennero frontier, noting Stresemann may interpret it as he wishes.
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Rome
Stresemann
Germany
Mussolini
Brennero
Whittington Sells Polk Street Building
Jim Whittington sold his half of the 4094 Polk Street building to R B Masterson. Engmans Cafe occupies the lower floor. The other half remains owned by Colonel C T Herring.
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Jim Whittington
Polk Street
R. B. Masterson
Engman
C. T. Herring
Charles M. Wright Funeral Held In Panhandle
Charles M. Wright 30 oil field worker died when the car he rode in overturned two miles north of Panhandle Friday morning. The Hanson Post of the American Legion held a military funeral at Llano Cemetery with Chaplain Hooten officiating and pallbearers Joy D. Chase Robert Moore Blucher B. Tharp Jr BE Boseman Royce P. Gant and John K. Boyce. Wright was a Tulsa American Legion member and his relatives were not present. survived by his mother in Tulsa and a sister in Peoria Illinois. Blackburn Funeral home directed arrangements.
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Charles M. Wright
Panhandle
Hanson Post
American Legion
Hooten
Llano Cemetery
Joy D. Chase
Robert Moore
Blucher
Tharp, Jr. BE. Boseman
Royce P. Gant
Amarillo Business Men's Association Elects New Directors
New directors for the Amarillo Business Men's Association were elected at a meeting in the Board of City Development rooms. R. O. Walkup submitted his annual report. New directors are J. M. Joyce C. E. King and B. T. Ledbetter. Hold-over members are Lee McSpadden J. M. Sklower Clarence Williams and Dr. R. L. Rogers.
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Amarillo
Cooper Irvin Donates Ford Truck to Panhandle Scouts
The Panhandle Boy Scout council receives a two ton Ford truck courtesy of Walter Irvin of the Cooper Irvin Motor Co. The vehicle will haul equipment between towns and to scout camps, aiding camp operations.
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Cooper-Irvin
Panhandle
Boy Scout Council
Walter Irvin
Cooper-Irvin Motor Company
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Roy S. Nash
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Panhandle Refining CO
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First Baptist
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Harrison Street
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Parks Lumber Company
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