Japanese Push Drive On Shanghai
In Shanghai the Japanese press a concerted move to drive Chinese from the city and its outskirts. They aim to seize Woosung forts and establish a coastal zone for operations to encircle and oust Chinese forces northwest of the city. 6,000 Japanese naval troops face 25,000 Chinese with brutal fighting near Woosung village. American ships and 6,000 Marines and sailors attempt to keep the war from the international settlement, while 10,000 Allied guards support, and Shanghai’s home guard includes many whites and some Portuguese and Russians.
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Shanghai
Japan
Chapel
Woosung Village
Woosung Creek
Whangpoo
Great Britain
France
Italy
China
United States
Remembered Lincoln Inspires Even as Time Advances
Poem praising Abraham Lincoln as a guiding, enduring influence through the ages. The author notes Lincoln’s calm, brave spirit remains alive beyond his era and birth obscurity, offering lasting inspiration despite most people fading from memory.
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Lincoln
Dallam County approves bond for three highways
Dalhart Texas February 12 construction will start soon on 93 miles of routes 5 41 and 54 after a 4 to 1 vote approving a 360000 bond with state and federal aid. The result boosts the Panhandle highway program and will create jobs while using caliche beds and low cost materials. The project totals over a million dollars with county funds combined with state and federal support.
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The
Globe
Dalhart
Dallam County
Panhandle
War Talk and America First At Home And Abroad
A longtime reader rails against wartime hype and pacifist chatter while urging focus on domestic needs. He argues no war with Japan while China fights, defends preparedness, and criticizes foreign entanglements and self styled dinner table heroes. He notes the press gains from war coverage but stresses protecting Americans first.
Ford plans fuel speculation with new car lines
Detroit reports Henry Ford revealed the V-type eight and improved four but offered few specifics. Industry leaders expect another Ford announcement likely detailing new models and a financing plan, possibly $100 down with two years on the balance. Price and production costs remain to be fixed.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Miss Boone Remains in Unchanged Condition After Beating
Maydelle Boone, 22, remained with little change in health after a beating and robbery at her home on Bon ham Street. She has been conscious only briefly since Saturday night, with possible brain concussion. Officers reported no new details as her mother found the injured woman and two others observed a struggle in the room. Two men allegedly took money from her purse during the incident.
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Maydelle Boone
Miss Boone
Bonham Street
Mae Boone
No Verdict Reached In Compton Forgery Trial
The Amarillo jury deliberated over 12 hours without a verdict in the case of Buddy Compton on forgery charges. Judge Henry S. Bishop ordered continued deliberations to avoid a hung jury after the jurors reported impossibility of reaching a verdict. Compton allegedly used the name G F Miller of Miller Pharmacy on a 7.40 check months earlier. Guy Dean pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and received a one year suspended sentence at noon.
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Buddy Compton
Amarillo
Henry S. Bishop
Bishop
Compton
G. F. Miller
Miller Pharmacy
Guy Dean
Prominent Attorney Dies at San Angelo
Judge J. W. Hill, 76, West Texas attorney from San Angelo and former Texas Senator, died suddenly in Austin of heart trouble at his hotel while in the capital as counsel for Ira G. Yates interests in Pecos County oil land suit. His son J. P. Hill was with him and will likely return the body to San Angelo.
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Austin
J. W. Hill
West Texas
San Angelo
Judge Hill
The
Texas Senate
Ira G. Yates
Pecos County
J. P. Hill
Amarillo reminiscence warns of hard times ahead
A speaker recalls a ragged man once rich enough to buy a new car in Amarillo four years ago, predicting better days ahead while cautioning to remember 1931. Letters from Charles Lowrey of Mobeetie and a note about John Garner hint at regional tensions and rural Texas origins.
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Amarillo
What They Write 72 Tack What They Write 72 Tack
Regular reader commends the column while noting it is sometimes radical on points. The writer hints at a letter page and references a tack about fears of a yellow peril.
Far East conflict updates strain relief efforts in Chapei
Shelling resumed at Chapei amid ongoing fighting near Woosung. Relief teams faced sniping but pressed into the settlement with Red Cross convoys as Admiral Nomura refused a truce extension. Proposals from Geneva and Tokyo circulated as Japan plans military funding and possible diplomacy.
Warner suit against Warner Brothers dismissed
Wilmington Delaware February 12 7 The receivership action filed in chancery court last December by Jules Endler of Passaic New Jersey against Warner Brothers Pictures Inc was dismissed today by Chief Justice James Pennewill upon motion by counsel for Endler
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Warner
Wilmington
Del
Chancery Court
Jules Endler
Passaic
N. J
Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc
James Pennewill
Endler
Desk Sergeant III Elmer Green In Illness
Amarillo police desk sergeant and radio announcer Elmer Green is reported to have the flu, affecting department operations.
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Elmer Green
Amarillo
Charles Springer Dies in New Mexico Ranch
Charles Springer, 74, a prominent figure in New Mexico Republican politics, died at his ranch near Cimarron early today. Known as "Uncle Charley," he shaped political affairs across the state though he never held elective office.
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Charles Springer
New Mexico
Charley
State
Senate Leaders Plan Monday Vote on Job Relief Bills
Washington Feb 12 Senate leaders agreed to vote Monday on unemploy ment relief measures now pending. A first vote likely on the Democratic substitute for the Lafollette Costigan bill offering state loans instead of grants. Both main bills propose 750 million for road work and relief with other compromises under discussion.
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Senate
Lafollette-Costigan
Wagner
New York
Capt Knight to Speak on Eagles at Canyon
Captain C W R Knight renowned authority on eagles and birds will present a film talk at West Texas State Teachers College at 8 oclock Saturday night. He will discuss Pilming the Golden Eagle Sea Hawks and Wild Life in the Tree Tops. Admission is 50 cents.
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C. W. R. Knight
West Texas State Teachers College
Captain Knight
Martin Johnson
Potter County Aims To Make Singing County
Miss Laura V. Hamner county schools superintendent announces 1932 slogan Let Us Make Potter County a Singing County to promote musical training in line with the state Inter scholastic League. Soncy School led the district in musical training under teacher Minnie Hutchins Graham of Amarillo.
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Potter County
Laura V. Hamner
Hamner
Soncy
Minnie Hutchins Graham
Amarillo
Wispy Kerchiefs Answer Yes Or No For Shy Girls
New York report describes printed chiffon kerchiefs that display yes and no options to help shy or indecisive women. The kerchiefs feature other flirtatious phrases like stop go danger curves ahead and include French love lyrics on some designs. They are French made with soft colors and hand rolled hems.
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New York
France
Random Thoughts on Finances and World News
The column surveys gold export limits and the dollar's role, sugar prices fall to a historic low, and farmers are urged to exploit rainy season crops. It notes Hoover's stance on handshakes, Porto Rico’s belt tightening, and ongoing Hindu Muslim violence in India. It cites Britain’s tariff policy, League of Nations arms talks, and a Los Angeles fatality linked to whiskey. Kentucky taxes colonels. England taxes footmen. Chihuahua offers a one day divorce plan. Trade remains slow.
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Kentucky
England
Chihuahua
Cellist Van Vliet Praised by Amarillo Audience
World famed cellist Corelius Van Vliet played at the Amarillo High School Auditorium with Lila Austin Myers of Amarillo College of Music as accompanist. He opened with an informal talk and performed a mix of old and modern works, including a 300 year old Sonata in F Major by Porpora, earning multiple encores and strong audience approval.
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Corelius van Vliet
Amarillo High School
Porpora
van Vliet
Lila Austin Myers
Amarillo College of Music
Myers
Biggest dry raid in Baltimore history seizes equipment
Half a million dollars worth of alcohol making gear was seized by prohibition agents in Baltimore in what officials call the biggest dry raid in the city's history and likely the largest in U.S. enforcement.
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Baltimore
U.P
Prohibition
Justice Department
United States
Indiana Rep Sees Garner as Democratic Standard Bearer
Rep. Canfield of Indiana said Garner is the leader the nation needs and would welcome him as the Democratic standard bearer if Indiana's delegation endorses him at the national convention. He called Roosevelt's nomination a foregone conclusion and suggested any effort to thwart party wishes would fail.
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Tokio
United States
Great Britain
France
Japan
Shanghai
Manchuria
K. Kaneko
Unite States
G. Hayashi
K. Ishii
Britain
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cummings
Garner
Washington
Indiana
Canfield
General Electric Style Show At Finklea Electric
A General Electric Appliance Style Show will be staged tomorrow at the Finklea Electric Company on 511 Polk Street. The exhibit will feature laundry equipment vacuum cleaners electric trains sun lamps and General Electric radios with trained factory representatives assisting local sales staff. Officials from General Electric and the General Electric Supply Corporation have been in Amarillo all week arranging the display with demonstrations led by O W Wright resident agent in Amarillo and others from Bridgeport Conn and Dallas.
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General Electric
Finklea Electric Company
Polk Street
Finklea Company
General Electric Company
General Electric Supply Corporation
Amarillo
W. M. Goodwin
Dallas
R. P. van Sile
L. T. Streeter
H. C. Begole
Bridgeport
Conn
O. W. Wright
Mr. Wright
Death Claims Attorney for Oil Company in Houston
Thomas J. Lawhon, general attorney for the Texas Company, died at his Houston home at 9 A M after months of illness. Born in Williamson County in 1876, he was UT law graduate, former Williamson County judge, and joined the Texas Company in 1913 rising to general attorney. Funeral plans were not yet set.
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Houston
Thomas J. Lawhon
The
Texas Company
Lawhon
Lawdon
Williamson County
University of Texas
Taylor
Texas
Associated
Monroe Farmer Dies At Home Of Brother
Thomas Gridley Jones 38, a farmer near Monroe in Lubbock County, died at his brother Lash ion Jones home on North Van Buren Street after an extended illness. He came to Amarillo for treatment. survived by wife Oda May and three children Earl Everett Louise, his mother Mrs. A. R. Jones of Lubbock, five brothers and four sisters. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Monroe Baptist Church with Rev. A. R. Agee, burial in Monroe Cemetery. Boxwell Brothers of Amarillo directing.
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Thomas Gridley Jones
Monroe
Lubbock County
Lashion Jones
van Buren Street
Mr. Jones
Amarillo
Oda May Jones
Earl
Everett
Louise
A. R. Jones
Lubbock
The
Indictment of James Cannon and Ada Burroughs Dismissed
The indictment charging Bishop James Cannon Jr and Ada Burroughs with conspiracy to violate the corrupt practices act was dismissed by Associate Justice James M. Proctor of the DC Supreme Court. The ruling found the charges failed to prove Burroughs knew of campaign contributions and did not report them, with an immediate government appeal planned.
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Washington
James Cannon, Jr
Ada Burroughs
James M. Proctor
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Southern Methodist
Miss Burroughs
Gigli Sees Real Audiences Lift His Voice To Glory
The singer says live audiences improve his art and contrasts them with unseen mass listeners. He is an avid trap shooter and hunter who regrets a Dallas Texas hunting invite. His secretary insists retirement at fifty is unlikely and Gigli will sing as long as his voice remains in demand.
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Gigli
Jury returns death verdict in Beck case
Beck family sobs moved jurors as the courtroom grew tense the sheriff cleared spectators for privacy and Beck was returned to jail. Buck Wynne the defense attorney spoke of the verdict noting it was the first death sentence he has defended in 192 cents cases.
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Beck
Leslie Stegall
Buck Wynne
Wills Point
Saddler Funeral Rites in Abeyance
Charles Saddler 50 year old carpenter died suddenly at home on North Lamar from indigestion. Neighbors heard him call at 515 pm and saw him collapse while crossing the street. He died before aid arrived. Griggs & Sons will handle the body.
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Charles Saddler
North
Lamar
Mr. Saddler
Kathrine Saddler
Oil Company
Kings Mill
Arlo LaRue
N. S&s. Griggs & Sons
Market snapshot across grain, livestock and cotton markets
Grain prices and livestock shifts across Amarillo and Kansas City with hogs and cattle mostly steady to higher. Cotton in New Orleans shows a firmer tone on improved demand and stock gains, with July futures near 6.97 amid Lincoln holiday closure.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Colorado
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
New Orleans
New York
Lincoln
Liverpool
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