Hoover Odds Shift in Election Talk Across Nation
The East carries 8 to 5 bets Hoover will win reelection while Roosevelts weakness in spots contrasts with Al Smith supporters who protest his treatment. Garner gains if a brokered convention favors a Texas candidate as France pressures the U. S. and welfare cuts spark list removals. Weather notes forecast March moisture to save the wheat crop.
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Hoover
Kansas
Iowa
Roosevelt
al Smith
Smith
Newton B. Baker
Ritchie
Garner
Raskob
Congress
Texas
Webb Funeral Rites Delayed
Funeral services for Herbert 8 Webb 51 year old Fort Worth and Denver railroad fireman delayed indefinitely relatives announce. Webb fatally injured Monday night at Turkey when slipping from a water tank and striking his neck on the water compartment rim. Surviving daughter Mrs W J Flesher and three sons Harold, Herbert Jr in Hawaii, Denver in Childress.
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Herbert
Childress
Webb
Amarillo
W. J. Flesher
van Buren Street
Harold Webb
North Hayes Street
Herbert, Jr
U. S. Marine Corps
Hawaii
Denver Webb
Battle sentiments shift as Chiang visits Shanghai front
Chiang Kai-Shek travels toward Shanghai amid reports of Japanese troop movements and diplomacy standoffs. Tokyo signals bigger political leverage as generals request reinforcements, while both sides weigh facesaving withdrawal options and the potential for an upcoming push or pause in hostilities.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
Shanghai
19Th Route
China
Kenkichi Uyeda
Japanese War Office
Tokyo
State Department warns Japan over Shanghai damage risk
State Department officials informed Ambassador Debuchi of Japan of potential complications from damage to life or property in the International Settlement amid Shanghai fighting. The discussions were described as purely informal with no note drafted asserting Japanese liability. No decision on next steps was yet made.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
Woosung
Chapei
Shanghai
Shimomoto
Japan
Washington
State Department
Debuchi
Whitcombs Attend Dallas Funeral for E T Summers
Hugh Whitcomb proprietor of Whitcomb Jewelry Company and Miss Addie Whitcomb of White Kirk's travel to Dallas to attend the funeral of their brother in law E T Summers 60 who died at his home there at 2 o clock this morning Summers was in the real estate business in Dallas and had lived in the city most of his life
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Whitcomb Jewelry Company
Addie Whitcomb
White & Kirk's
Dallas
E. T. Summers
Mr. Summers
Murray backs oil plan for state regulation
Oklahoma oil man Cicero Murray said Congress would soon be asked to approve a far reaching plan to regulate and rehabilitate the oil industry.
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Murray
Washington
API
Cicero Murray
Oklahoma
Congress
Beaumont to El Paso Distance Across Texas
The route spans 750 miles from Beaumont in the east to El Paso in the west, covering the state from coast to desert and illustrating Texas geography.
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Brownsville
Texas
Ranch couple seeks immediate work with references
A couple with Panhandle ranch experience asks Tack for help finding immediate employment. He writes they can do any ranch work and the wife is an experienced cook, willing to work first month for room and board, then arrange terms. J. A., care of Tack.
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Tack
Panhandle
J. A
Russia
Polar submarine lecture to show Arctic voyage film
Capt. Sir Hubert Wilkins brings a motion picture record of his Nautilus Arctic voyage to the Municipal Auditorium. The lecture accompanies a polar submarine demonstration with reels filmed beneath the ice and an account of the mid Atlantic accident and Cork reception. Tickets range 25 cents to 1 dollar. sales at City Drug Store.
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Municipal Auditorium
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Arctic
City Drug Store
Polk Street
Jules Verne
London
John Wilkins
Watt
Fulton
Atlantic
Sir Hubert
Spitsbergen
Wilkins
Garner for President Clubs Form Across Texas
Prominent House figure Garner, known for opposing tax hikes and supporting tariff on mohair, faces mixed views on prohibition and federal social policy. Texans form Garner for President clubs in Red River County with T P Guest as secretary and a San Antonio gathering planned for Washington's birthday.
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Texas
Garner
Red River County
T. P. Guest
San Antonio
C. M. Chambers
Uvalde
Ford Dealers of Plains in Session Here
More than fifty Ford dealers from the Panhandle Oklahoma and New Mexico gathered in Amarillo for a business session at the Herring Hotel with six Oklahoma City representatives. They discussed introducing Ford's new Four and Eight by March 1 and named the six Amarillo attendees and representatives from the Lincoln and commercial divisions.
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Ford
Panhandle
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Amarillo
Oklahoma City
Walter Irvin
Walter
Mr. Irvin
Harry Preston
Red de Grush
J. Donovan
J. T. Rechtin
L. B. Cooper
Charles Robinson
Lincoln
W. T. Skaggs
Commercial
French Absent At Arms Conference In Geneva
The disarmament conference reconvened with France absent except for one observer as small powers offered plans. Andre Tardieu, ex minister of war, bid farewell amid a looming cabinet crisis. Finland and Romania urged frontier demilitarization and support for arming the League of Nations.
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Geneva
Andre Tardieu
Laval
Baron Yrno Koshinen
Finland
Ghika
Romania
League of Nations
Soviet Red Army Numbers 504,303 by League Report
Geneva Feb 17 The Soviet government informed the League of Nations disarmament conference that the Red Army totaled 504 303 men. The air and naval forces had 28 000 and 29 000 respectively with navy tonnage at 166 000 including 71 000 tons of capital ships. Ogpu guards totaled 45 000 and 1931 armed forces spending reached 1 200 000 000 rubles.
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League of Nations
Disarmament Conference
Red Army
Red Air
Ogpu
Soviet Secret Police
Russia
Rockefeller wealth and Einstein in a busy Los Angeles day
The scene pivots from Rockefeller philanthropy to Einstein lecturing at UCLA, while Baby Arizmendi dominates local prizefighting talk. Uncle Sam may release 750 million dollars to restore prosperity, and Seattle mayoral hopeful Vic Meyer rides a beer wagon parade, narrowly escaping injury.
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Sam
Vic” Meyer
Seattle
Dodson Named Milk Inspector for Amarillo Potter County
Dodson has assumed duties as milk inspector for the Amarillo Potter County Health Unit. A Texas A&M graduate and son of Amarillo dentist Dr. F W Dodson, he led a field of ten applicants and five who tested for the post. Ted M Shorts, former inspector, moved to Urbana Texas to join his brother in the dairy business.
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Lewis Dodson
Amarillo-Potter County
Dodson
F. W. Dodson
Amarillo
Texas A. & M
Ted M. Shorts
Urbana
Demos revive relief plans after defeated direct aid bill
Democratic senators renewed a proposal for 750 million dollars in state relief loans after the La Follette Costigan direct relief bill failed 48 to 35 in the Senate. Black and Bulkley urged a loan approach to unite supporters, arguing a majority favors federal relief in some form.
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Washington
Senate
Black
Bulkley
Ohio
Trial Details Emerge In Amarillo Shooting Case
Testimony describes a brief scuffle in which Lucile Pierce and Miss Davis said Jones held a shotgun to Pierces head and fired. Marian Fay fell outside the quarters as the two girls fled. both had traveled from Plainview and checked into a hotel under fictitious names.
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Say Jones
Miss Davis
Jones
Lucile Pierce
Miss Pierce
Marian Fay
Church To Celebrate Third Anniversary On Sunday
Members of the Tenth Avenue Methodist Church at 1344 East Tenth Street celebrate the church’s third anniversary with a chicken pie supper from 5 to 8 tonight. Sunday serves will feature former pastors Rev. I E Walker and Rev Z B Pirtle speaking at 11 and 2 respectively, plus a free basket lunch at noon.
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Tenth Avenue
Z. B. Pirtle
Stinnett
G. H. Bryant
Fair Tonight Forecast for Amarillo and Panhandle
Weather forecast from K. T. Coleman predicts a fair night and a slightly warmer Thursday for Amarillo and vicinity. Threatening clouds darken the Panhandle as a 23 degree minimum last night hints at more winter during the approach of spring. railroad dispatchers report similar conditions across the Panhandle.
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K. T. Coleman
Amarillo
Panhandle
Moving Day at the Chamber of Commerce
Flowers sent to the Chamber of Commerce workers on moving day from Polk at Fifth to City Hall. Bill Beechler of Cunningham Flower Shop expressed sympathy with a wicker basket of snapdragons carnations and ferns and a black crepe bow. The card blessed the departing staff.
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Chamber of Commerce
Polk
Fifth
Bill Beechler
Cunningham Flower Shop
Kansas City and Chicago Livestock Prices Tie Markets Edge Higher
Kansas City and Chicago livestock markets report firmer hog and cattle trading on February 17. Hogs gain 6 to 15 cents with top at 3 dollars. cattle and calves mixed with steers and cows showing mixed to steady tendencies. New Orleans cotton opens firm with March to July contracts rising before slight intraday reversals.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Askini
New Orleans
Liverpool
Percy
Milla
Doubting Kindness Drives Man to Inspect Needs
A man torn by doubt over aiding the hungry adopts a rule to verify every plea for bread. He questions each request and fears harm in misjudging need, while a house fire destroys P. M. Richardson’s home at 106 Forest Street, with all contents lost and children witnessing the blaze.
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P. M. Richardson
Forest Street
Senate panel approves Grew as ambassador to Tokyo
The Senate foreign relations committee approved unanimously the nomination of Joseph C. Grew as ambassador to Tokyo.
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Washington
Joseph C. Grew
Tokyo
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Doctor Brings Joy To Eczema Victims
Dr Dennis D. D. D Prescription promises quick relief for eczema and related skin irritations. The ad claims the antiseptic penetrates, soothes inflamed tissue, dries clear, and offers a money back guarantee if not effective. Availability through all druggists at $1.25.
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Dennis
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