Congressmen Cite Lack of Cooperation in Secret Caucus
Democratic lawmakers at a secret caucus charged President Roosevelt with lack of cooperation. They criticized White House consultation and the administration’s handling of bills, arguing better coordination could limit Republican gains as Democrats try to shore up floor support amid low attendance and sustained GOP unity.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Democratic Committee
House Democratic Organization
Eugene E. Cox
Georgia
Cox
White House
Jennings Randolph
West Virginia
Congress
Randolph
Sam Massingale
Oklahoma
Appropriations Committees
Tennessee Valley Authority
William B. Bankhead
Sam Rayburn
Hitler Hails Bismarck Echo As Nazi Ship Is Launched
In Hamburg on February 14 Adolf Hitler lauded the 35,000 ton battleship Bismarck as a fulfillment of Bismarckian preconditions for a greater Germany. He praised the Reich’s rise, urged unity among 50,000 Nazi dignitaries and onlookers, and linked the ship’s christening at Blohm and Voss to the Nazi road of destiny. Countess Dorothea von Loewenfeld christened the vessel.
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Hamburg
Germany
Feuhrer
Reich
Bismarck
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
German Empire
Blohm and Voss
Dorothea von Loewenfeld
Granny Morris Celebrates 92nd Birthday in Amarillo
Granny Morris known as Mrs E E Morris marks her 92nd birthday today in Amarillo. She has lived in Texas 61 years and in Amarillo 36. A Kentucky born cake baker, she plans a large gathering at Annie Fowler’s home tomorrow.
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Granny Morris
Amarillo
Granny
E. E. Morris
Annie B. Fowler
Fillmore Street
Texas
Border clashes reported near Manchoukuo frontier
Domei reports Soviet Russian and Manchoukuo forces clashed near the area of recent skirmishes as Moscow warns of possible consequences. Japan’s Lower House approves a resolution demanding a tougher policy against Russia amid renewed fighting and a Soviet counterattack claim.
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Tokyo
Manchoukuo
Domei
Russia
Hsinking
Moscow
Argun River
Manchukuo
Siberia
Japan
Changkufeng Hill
Japs Tell Britain They’ll Hold Hainan Island
Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita told British ambassador Sir Robert Craigie Japan would probably hold Hainan Island until the end of the Chinese war and possibly indefinitely on military grounds. He gave a similar reply to the French ambassador Charles Henry regarding Japan’s plans for the island near French Indo China and Hongkong. Sources said France might be dissatisfied but unlikely to take action to oust Japan.
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Tokyo
Hachiro Arita
Robert Leslie Craigie
Japan
Hainan Island
Anita
Charles Arsene Henry
Henry
Hongkong
France
Amarilloans Sentenced in New Mexico Robbery Case
Amarillo police report Clovis Ray Howard and Buck Wilson were sentenced to the New Mexico state penitentiary in Santa Fe for robbery with dangerous weapons in Albuquerque. Each drew three to four years. Indian Joe Taylor died from gun wounds at the Green Hut near the Tri-State Fairgrounds. Howard had earlier served nine months in county jail for assault with intent to kill Deputy Ivy Wilkinson.
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Amarillo
Ivy Wilkinson
Dentists Demonstrate Replanting Extracted Teeth
Dr. C. W. Messinger of Houghton Michigan outlined a technique at the Chicago Dental Society meeting to remove an accessed tooth, treat it and replant it. He has replanted about 75 teeth and estimates a five to ten year lifespan with proper care.
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Chicago
Michigan
C. W. Messinger
Houghton
Mich
Chicago Dental Society
Condition of D. W. Uncle Buck Owen Reported Unchanged
Amarillo insurance man church worker and pioneer resident D W Owen remains listed as unchanged after two weeks of critical illness.
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D. W
Buck” Owen
Amarillo
Owen
Benny Trial Delayed to March 6 in Jewelry Smuggling Case
The trial of comedian Jack Benny on charges of buying smuggled jewelry was postponed in New York today until March 6. The delay was granted to allow Benny time to complete a motion picture.
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Benny
New York
Jack Benny
Small Leads Senate Economy Drive Over School Funding
Sens. Clint Small of Amarillo and R. A. Weinert of Seguin directed a Senate economy move that halted action on education financing. A bill to tax state aid per pupil was sent to the state affairs committee for reconsideration after a favorable education committee report. The companion bill would let the state board set per pupil payments, currently $22 a year, with a potential 35 cent rate under the constitution. The move urged delaying or withholding appropriations until a permanent tax policy is set. The vote to re-refer was 20 to 9.
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Austin
U.P
Clint Small
Amarillo
R. A. Weinert
Seguin
Senate
State Board of Education
State Affairs Committee
Committee On Education
State Automatic Tax Board
Board of Education
Small
Pope Pius XI Buried Beneath Great Altar of St Peter's
Pope Pius XI was buried today beneath the central altar of St. Peter's Cathedral in a somber ceremony. The triple casket wrapped in red wool was lowered into the grottoes after rites led by cardinals and bishops, with candles and a long procession marking the pope's final resting place near Benedict XVI and Pius X.
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Pope
St. Peter’s Cathedral
Vatican City
Pius XI
St. Peter's Cathedral
Pius
St. Peter's
Benedict XVI
Pius X
Amarilloan Missing Since Friday Reported by Wife
F M Haggatt a 50 year old brick mason in Amarillo living at 721 North Roberts Street has been missing since last Friday his wife notified police today. Also sought is Carl Jackson of Plainview who left home Sunday to spend the night in Amarillo and may be suffering amnesia after a two month old car wreck. He wears glasses and was last seen with a black hat and brown jacket.
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F. M. Haggatt
North Roberts Street
Carl Jackson
Plainview
Amarillo
Washington
Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Court
Mississippi River
Pierce Butler
Minnesota
Brandeis
Roosevelt
White House
Grippe
Brandies
Wilson
Senate
Sunshine Sends Valentine of Hope to Jail Officers
An Evanston police department in Illinois received a valentine from an unidentified woman signer “Sunshine” who wrote I would like to be a lifer in your jail. The note raised concerns about threats and was treated as a potential security issue by officers.
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Sunshine
Valentine of Hope
Evanston
Ill
Senatorial Chorus Seeks Western Supreme Court Pick
Brandeis retirement spurs calls for a western appointee. Senators from Colorado Texas Iowa urge names like Sam Bratton Joseph Hutcheson Jr Dean Wiley Rutledge and Harold Stephens while Roosevelt mulls a fourth Court pick.
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Jority
Roosevelt
Brandeis
Adams
Johnson
Colorado
Sam Bratton
New Mexico
Connally
Texas
Joseph C. Hutcheson, Jr
Bratton
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Amarillo and vicinity fair tonight and Wednesday. West Texas generally fair tonight and Wednesday. New Mexico generally fair tonight and Wednesday. Colder southeast portion tonight. Temperature to 1 o clock: max 44, min 2.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Neely-Greenhill
Burning incense to drive out skunk in Fort Worth home
Roy N. Faires burned incense to protect his home after his wife smelled a skunk. Police searched the dwelling and suspected the animal hid between walls. They advised opening gas jets and leaving, hoping to asphyxiate the skunk, but it remained, and the Faires kept burning incense.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Roy N. Faires
Tailor George H. Dickert Buys His Own Tombstone
George H. Dickert a tailor and clothes designer in Williamsport Pa disclosed he bought and designed his own tomb stone so his children will be relieved of all the disagreeable details.
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Williamsport
George H. Dickert
Theater Manager Foils Robbery With Odd Punt
Irwin Brod, manager of a downtown theater, foiled a masked robber by kicking him and stalling for time. A black masked man waited at the door as Brad opened it, a janitor then fled the scene, and Brad kicked a three yard punt to buy time.
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Los Angeles
Irwin Brod
Brad
Memphis Ministers Propose Churches on Wheels to Block Liquor
Memphis ministers discuss a plan to deploy churches on trucks to obstruct liquor licenses if Tennessee liquor legislation passes. Dr Davis A Ellis, Baptist pastor, urged the ministerial association to park mobile churches near liquor establishments and remove any licenses that might be granted.
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Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee
Davis A. Ellis
Ministerial Association
Colman Predicts Cold But Fair Weather Tonight
Mr. Collman forecasts colder but fair conditions with a low near 25 degrees tonight and 29 degrees observed at 7 30 this morning. The notice invites estimates from John Maynard Lumber Co at 800 W 5th and phone number 5353.
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Mr. Collman
John Maynard Lbr Co
Even Boy Scouts Must Clothe Their Massachusetts Limbs
Provincetown Massachusetts town meeting approved an order requiring modest dress next summer with shorts halters and immodest garments forbidden from the knees up. The decree applies to all residents including Boy Scouts and girl campers.
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Massachusetts
Provincetown
Mass
Catholic Daughters of America
Prince Mike Romanoff to explain drunken driving arrest
Beverly Hills February 14 Prince Mike Romanoff 47 a New York City born Oxford graduate was jailed on a drunken driving charge. He posted 150 dollars bail and was to explain the arrest to a justice of the peace as details emerged.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Prince
Mike Romanoff
Justice of the Peace
Mike
New York City
Potter County Commission Sets 1939 Tax Levy At Century Rate
The Potter County Commission levied 1939 taxes at the constitutional maximum for each fund with adjustments possible before the rate is set next August. There was no indication of a needed rate increase, which has stood at 62 cents per $100 valuation for two years. Commissioners aim to avoid raising valuations and the tax rate, and reconvened at 2 pm to appoint election judges.
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Potter County
Amarillo Dogs Roam Countryside Wreak Havoc on Livestock
County reports tell of roaming packs of police dogs near Amarillo attacking livestock around Pleasant Valley. Several animals have been killed or badly wounded as a result of these nocturnal raids.
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Amarillo
Dan Pavillard
Pleasant Valley
Molly O Daniel Celebrates 17th Birthday
Molly O Daniel youngest member of Texas first family marks her seventeenth birthday on February 14 in Austin. The report notes her birthday as a civic and social milestone within the state executive circle.
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Molly
Austin
Molly O'Daniel
Texas
Bull Goring Man Wins First News Tip Prize
Top honors in the News Tip contest go to Clay Morgan of Western Stockyards for a tip about a man gored by a bull in the sale ring. Morgan receives five dollars by mail. Frank Briggs takes second for noting the American flag flying upside down on the American Legion building. his check for three dollars will be delivered when he visits the Globe News. Jack Hemingway, 1009 West Nineteenth Avenue, wins third with word of the Fox Drug No 9 robbery on Washington Street. a two dollar prize will be mailed. Several entrants listed by name and address.
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Clay Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Frank Briggs
American Legion
Mr. Briggs
Globe News
Fox
Washington Street
Jack Hemingway
West
Nineteenth Avenue
British Newsman Predicts Nazi Mobilization
Sir Willmot Lewis of the London Times warned on NBC that Germany would fully mobilize on March 6 to press Britain and France for colonies. He cited a London newsletter. he noted the air force was 25 percent mobilized and more Italian troops were moving to Libya near the Tunisian border.
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Washington
Willmot Lewis
London Times
National Broadcasting Company
Germany
Great Britain
France
London
Libya
Tunisian
Switching Sino-Japan War to Mountain Regions Dramatic
An American observer describes China’s resolve amid Japanese control of coast and cities. He notes weapons, currency strength, and a looming supply route from Burma to Central Asia, with Chiang Kai-Shek rallying about a million troops and strong morale despite setbacks.
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China
Japan
Orient
Tokyo
Frank H. Hedges
Shanghai
Chiang Kai-Shek
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