Bank Holiday Eases as Depositors Await Withdrawals
Michigan faces a second day of an extraordinary bank holiday with promises that part of depositor balances will be available by tomorrow. The Federal Reserve Bank of Detroit remains open and receives funds from Chicago and New York branches while the Detroit Clearing House plans to release 25 000. Bankers urge a supplemental proclamation allowing emergency withdrawals up to ten percent of balances as the eight day respite aims to stabilize Union Guardian Trust Company's finances.
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Detroit
William A. Comstock
Michigan
Federal Reserve Bank of Detroit
Federal Reserve System
Chicago
New York
Detroit Clearing House Association
Comstock
Union Guardian Trust Company
Belgium Cabinet Quits Under De Broqueville
The Belgian government headed by Premier De Broqueville resigned today in Brussels, marking a major political shift as the cabinet stepped down.
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Belgium
Brussels
de Broqueville
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for fair and warmer conditions tonight and Thursday. West Texas west of the 100th meridian expected partly cloudy, warming trend especially in the north portion tonight and east portions Thursday. New Mexico sees fair skies tonight and today with little temperature change and extremes near 22 to 465.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Senate votes to begin immediate prohibition repeal action
The Senate approved moving to consider a compromise repeal resolution 58 to 23 after a dry filibuster threat. Minority Leader Robinson proposed a substitute aimed at outright repeal with no state ratifications. The House earlier failed to adopt a similar measure.
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Washington
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Robinson
Two Suspects Held in Boettcher Kidnap Case
Denver police announce the arrest of W. M. Red Mitchell and George Zarlengo in the Boettcher kidnapping case as officers race to meet a 48 hour deadline set by Chief Albert T. Clark. A note promising a 10000 reduction appears fake and other leads are explored.
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Boettcher
Denver
Albert T. Clark
Charles Boettcher
Clark
W. M. “Red” Mitchell
George Zarlenge
Colorado
Ben Jukasa
Frank J. Sullivan
Chicago
William J. Armstrong
James Quigg Newton
James Grant
Mitchell
Zarlengo
Hoover arms embargo approved by House panel
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved President Hoover's proposal to authorize embargoes on arms and ammunition shipments to North and South American nations during hostilities, with an amendment limiting the measure to the Americas.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Americas
Hoover
Peaceful Farm Strike Raises Prices Across Veggies
In the lower Rio Grande Valley strike, vegetable prices climbed as farmers avoided picketing and encouraged neighbors to refrain from selling below set rates. No trucks were stopped on day three, with sales constraints enforced by growers via telephone mobilization. Oklahoma farmers in three counties pushed to curb foreclosure costs and planned talks with lawmakers on cutting lawyer fees and related expenses.
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Mccallen
Tex
Lower
Rio Grande Valley
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Custer County
Livestock Values Decline From 1931 to 1933
Livestock on farms nationwide valued at 2.66 billion dollars on January 1 this year, down from 3.20 billion a year ago and 4.45 billion on January 1, 1931, according to the department of agriculture.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
AT&T Votes to Preserve $9 Annual Dividend
New York February 15 American Telephone and Telegraph Company the world s largest corporation voted to continue the nine dollar annual dividend rate in effect for twelve years The decision keeps steady income for shareholders as the company maintains its long standing payout policy.
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New York
U.P
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Island dispute looming over League between Japan and powers
Geneva reports Japan may withdraw from the League over possession of 1 600 Pacific islands held under League mandate. Tokyo signals move with Matsuoka to depart Geneva by end February. Soong coordinates Chinese guerilla and regular forces against Japan in Jehol and Manchuria. Western powers plan three part diplomatic pressure if Japan rejects terms and leaves the League. Roosevelt administration backing, though not publicly announced.
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United States
Nippon
Geneva
Stewart Brown
United Press
U.P
League of Nations
Pacific
Yosuke Matsuoka
Tokio
Matsuoka
League
Peiping
T. V. Soong
Jehol
Manchuria
Joseph Biard
Washington
China
Noover
Roosevelt
Escrow Funds Probe Linked to Highway Dept Audit
State Auditor Moore Lynn urges a legislative committee to probe escrow road funds totaling 85,846 placed in a bank that liquidated. The audit also questions how 1,000,000 was reportedly lost through unwise deposits and notes suspensions on several other sums, with a Senate inquiry planned.
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Austin
U.P
Moore Lynn
State Highway Department
Moore
Miriam A. Ferguson
Senate
Move It North: Petition Seeks Tennis Court Relocation
North Amarillo residents urge city commission to move the park tennis court due to lawn damage loud language and near nakedness of players. Petition cites small park size and suggests relocation to Thompson Park area with several property owners signing.
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Amarillo
City Commission
Buchanan, Lincoln
Wichita Streets
Thompson Rk
G. L. Smith
J. M. Davis
W. C. Brown
W. E. Holman
Farley Dinner Highlights Florida Democratic Doctrine
Miami hosted a large dinner honoring James A. Farley with F B. Shutts promoting the event. Farley spoke on Democratic doctrine before about six hundred attendees. In Paris a sale of historic flags raised notable sums, including Foch’s flag at 160 dollars and George’s flag at 56, Pershing 120, Wilson 6, with a remark that Wilson’s price was oddly low for Europe.
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Fla
James A. Farley
Roosevelt Warwick
F. B. Shutts
The
Miami Herald
Farley
Florida
Paris
Marshal Foch
King George
General Pershie
Woodrow Wilson
Europe
United States
Young Insull recounts deal in Insull properties
Samuel Insull Jr testified before four Senate committees about family trading in Insull properties at prices far below market. He described Insull Utility Investments and Corporation Securities Co of Chicago, noting his father bought shares at 12 when they listed at 30 and later sold to buyers for 2. Names on the customer list included Owen D Young Gerard Swope and South Trimble. The FTC was also probing Insull affairs in Washington as this happened.
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Samuel Insull, Jr
Utilities Kingdom
Senate Committee
Insull Properties
Insull Utility Investments, Inc
Corporation Securities Company of Chicago
Insull
Greece
Chicago Exchange
Owen D. Young
Gerard Swope
South Trimble
Cne
House of Representaves
Panhandle Dry Aides Set Panhandle Rally Across Cities
An all Panhandle rally led by United Forces of Prohibition to be held in Amarillo starts at 7:30 PM in Municipal Auditorium. Speakers include Dr C C Selecman SMU and Dr J D Sandifer Simmons University. Selecman to address Amarillo High School and College and a 3 PM First Christian Church meeting.
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United Forces of Prohibition
Amarillo
C. C. Selecman
Southern Methodist University
J. D. Sandifer
Simmons University
Municipal Auditorium
Selecman
Amarillo College
First Christian Church
Pickett pleads guilty to murder of UT student Arledge
J M Pickett admitted murder and criminal assault charges in Austin on February 15 and received life terms on both counts. He had prior life sentences after convictions in San Antonio. Arledge, a University of Texas student, was killed September 20 while in a car with a companion.
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Austin
J. M. Pickett
San Antonio
Pickett
Edgar
Arledge
University of Texas
Henry H. Brooks
Louisiana Solon Nails Long Story
New Orleans February 15 Rep John H Overton told the Senate committee that Earl Long lied when he testified Overton would receive 200000 if a Nashville Bridge Company proposal to build bridges in Louisiana was adopted.
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New Orleans
John H. Overton
Senate
Earl Long
Overton
Nashville Bridge Company
Unemployed Demonstrators Camp at County Building
About 2 000 jobless men and women camped in the County City Building seeking an audience with the county relief commission. They protest abandoning the commissary dole and push for grocery, wage, gasoline, and cash aid to march to Olympia. Police kept watch as the crowd remained peaceful and organized.
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Seattle
County Relief Commission
Olympia
Seasion
County Welfare Board
Colombia and Peru sever diplomatic ties over border conflict
Colombia ordered its ambassador home and cut relations with Peru amid battles on the Putumayo and Tarapaca border dispute. Peru claimed Colombian aggression started the fighting while both sides reported continued clashes and a gunboat protected flotilla operations in the Amazon region.
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Associated Press
Colombia
Peru
Putumayo
Amazon
Leticia
Pershing Reunites With Soldier He Saved at Santiago
In El Paso, Brig. Gen. Walter C. Short, commander of the First Cavalry at Fort Bliss, recalls how Gen. John J. Pershing saved his life after wounds at the battle of Santiago Cuba thirty five years ago. Pershing plans a rest trip to Fort Huachuca after lunch.
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EL Paso
Santiago
Cuba
John J. Pershing
First Cavalry
Fort Bliss
Walter C. Short
Stanton and Hunsucker Charged in Tulia Slaying
Stanton and Glen Hunsucker face murder charges in Swisher County justice court over the killing of Sheriff John Moseley who died at a filling station near Tulsa while questioning occupants of a car. A $2,000 reward fund was noted for Moseley’s slayers.
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Tulia
Perchmouth
Stanton
Glen Hunaucker
Justice of the Peace Court
John Moseley
Swisher County
Moseley
Tulsa
Hunsucker
Joe Brown
Wise County
Rhome
Il Duce Denies Secret Alliance Reports
Premier Benito Mussolini denied rumors of a secret alliance between Italy Germany and Hungary. He said the question arose before the French foreign affairs committee and would not be worth denying if untrue.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Germany
Hungary
French Chamber of Deputies
Police Seek Bricker Who Crashed Light at Phillips 66
Police search Wednesday for a brick tossing motorist after a car at the Phillips Petroleum station at Ninth Avenue and Harrison Street shattered a street light.
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Phillips Petroleum Company
Ninth Avenue
Harrison Street
Oklahoma City Rejects Charter Amendments To Restore Party Rule
Oklahoma City voters decisively rejected charter amendments that would have re established a partisan form of city government and altered the current city manager system. About 22,000 ballots were cast with a four to one margin against the changes.
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Oklahoma City
U.P
Orm
Senator Poage Urges Abolitions Hit North Texas College
In Arlington Texas a meeting last night denounced Senator W R Poage s proposal to abolish North Texas Junior Agricultural College and seven other state supported schools calling it ridiculous and an educational death by action amid protests over the local college s desertion
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Arlington
Tex
U.P
W. R. Poage
North Texas Junior Agricultural College
Convict to Testify in Dallas Post Office Robbery Trial
Houston dispatch reports gangster Shilo Scrivner left for Dallas to testify in the federal case against George Meyers over a $2,000,000 post office robbery. The Jackson Street post office was robbed twelve years ago.
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Houston
Shilo
Scrivner
Dallas
George Meyers
Jackson Street
Elihu Root Celebrates 88th Birthday
Elihu Root, America's elder statesman, marked his 88th birthday with a park drive and plans for visits from friends. He was reported in unusually good health.
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Statesman Root
New York
Elihu Root
America
Affirm Sentences In Slaying Cases
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed life in prison and 99 years confinement for W. H. Bye bee and Harry Roberts for the slaying of Ollie Parks, an officer, at a Breckenridge dance hall. Other murder convictions upheld include Joe Malin of Hutchinson County with 35 years for killing Roy Owingsby.
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Austin
W. H. Byebee
Harry Roberts
Stephens County
Ollie Parks
Court of Criminal Appeals
Breckenridge
Joe Malin
Hutchinson County
Roy Owingsby
Abilene Auto Death Case Nears Close
Abilene February 15 Arguments of attorneys were in order today in the trial of Tom Jones 20 son of Morgan Jones West Texas capitalist. The youth faced a murder charge in the January 7 automobile collision that killed Eli Perkins a milk distributor and former oil operator in the Ranger field. The state contends he was under the influence of intoxicants at the time.
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Abilene
Tom Jones
Morgan Jones
West Texas
Eli Perkins
Ranger Field
Home brewed liquor kills five in Hungary poisoning many
Five people are dead and four critically ill after drinking home made liquor at Jandorfalva Hungary. Sixty two others are being treated for poisoning as the incident worsens. Police and health officials investigate the source of the brew.
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Homie Brew
Berlin
U.P
Jandorfalva
Hungary
Daily Coincidence Ad Helps Rent in Globe News
Mrs H L Pattie praised Globe News Rent Ads for a small two day ad that drew many calls and rented her apartment. The note suggests sharing the ad to help other rent prospects.
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H. L. Pattie
Globe News
Modern eight rooms with private bath at 05 Monroe Street
Classified notice describing a residence with eight rooms and a private bath located at 05 Monroe Street. No additional details on price or availability are provided in the readable text.
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Monroe Street
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