Federal ruling strikes down 7A as applied to Weirton Steel
Judge John P. Nields ruled Section 7A of the National Industrial Recovery Act unconstitutional as applied to Weirton Steel, denying the government injunction and affirming that the company union is adequate under the act. The decision asserts manufacturing is a cooperative enterprise and does not constitute interstate commerce, upholding workers’ representation through elected representatives. See RECOVERY Page 2 AUSTIN, Feb. 27 (P) Texas racing bills advance in House. hearing turns tense. The Graves measure to ban horse race wagering passes state affairs 10 to 9, with the Russell bill allowing local option votes in counties. Proponents and opponents clash. former Gov. Ferguson criticized. See REPEAL Page 2
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Wilmington
Del
National Industrial Recovery Act
John P. Nields
Weirton Steel Company
Nields
Austin
Texas
House of Representatives
House Committee On State Affairs
Harry Graves
Georgetown
Traylor Russell
Mount Pleasant
House Committee On Criminal Jurisprudence
James E. Ferguson
Rep. Graves
Graves
Committee On Criminal Jurisprudence
House
Committee On State Affairs
Russell
Senate
Interior bill boost includes undersecretaryship proposed
Washington February 27. The interior department appropriation bill for 1936 totals 58 775 856 dollars up 21 910 790 from current funding but 3 297 409 under budget estimates. The committee recommends creating an undersecretaryship with a 10 000 salary, a self sustaining oil administration, and higher allocations for Indian education and reclamation. The measure covers permanent annual appropriations and notes NRA and Conally impacts. Congress Page 11
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Washington
Interior Department
House
Appropriations Committee
State, Treasury
Agriculture Departments
Oil Administration
Supreme Court
NRA
Opposition To Helium Fund Seen
Washington hearings on the Interior Department appropriation bill revealed committee opposition to funding the Bureau of Mines helium work. Officials defended a 50000 maintenance and drilling request for Amarillo Texas wells to meet an estimated demand. The discussion followed notes on government support for lighter-than-air ships after the Macon crash.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
Interior Department
Joseph H. Hedges
Amarillo
Tex
Scrugham
Nevada
John W. Finch
Army and Navy Department
Bureau
Zioncheck
Macon
University dean condemns heavy makeup on women
An Oxford University dean denounces women wearing heavy face paint comparing it to the Queen of Sheba and Sioux scalp dancers. He argues makeup makes them appear dumb. The note suggests connecting this with the Globe-News Want Ads. An ad notes a two room furnished apartment for rent at 1001 North Fillmore with bills paid.
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Sheba
Oxford University
Globe-News
Fillmore
Toughen Your Legs How Many Days Labor Moon Pulls Us
Arthur Brisbane argues that physical training cannot substitute for effort and thought, noting that brains grow with work and reflection rather than mere leg exercises. The column reflects on contemporary topics and includes a note on editorial viewpoints.
Texans Assess Crop Damage From Texas Freeze
United Press reports Texans sought to measure crop losses after a deep cold spell as the weather bureau said the cold had nearly ended. Bell County in Central Texas saw substantial oats and wheat killed, with much acreage already replanted once.
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United Press
Weather Bureau
Bell County
Texas
Abernathy Free On Bond In Theft Case
C L Abernathy faced burglary and theft charges for the Dr Neal Hall cabin theft west of Amarillo on January 11. He appeared at Potter County jail and was released on 1500 bond pending 47th District Court trial. The hall cabin loot included hunting trophies and camping gear.
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C. L. Abernathy
Attorney To Ask Another Chance Soon
AUSTIN February 27 The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Joe V. Moore 31 former Amarillo attorney for murder sentence five years in the penitentiary He is allowed 15 days to file a motion for rehearing following affirmation of his five year term in the death of Shirley Pauline Palmateer 3 Moore was convicted May 9 1934 in 47th District Court after Moore and Mrs Francis Daniels drove a car into a group of children injuring three with one child dying Witnesses testified Moore and Daniels appeared intoxicated Daniels was later tried found guilty and sentenced to one year in the penitentiary granted a pardon while an appeal was pending New Trial motion was overruled May 19
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Austin
Court of Criminal Appeals
Joe V. Moore
Amarillo
Little Shirley Pauline Palmateer
State Court of Criminal Appeals
Moore
47Th District Court
Palmateer
Arthur Street
Francis Daniels
Shirley Pauline
M. A. Palmateer
East Fourth Avenue
Daniels
Wheatley Hurt In Auto Accident Here
R R Wheatley of 2211 Fillmore Street suffered a deep head gash and body bruises when his car was struck at Tenth Avenue and Fillmore Street at 7 35 this morning He was knocked unconscious Attending doctors expect recovery Austin Denney of 201 North Taylor Street driver of the other car sustained only slight injuries Police reported Wheatley headed north on Fillmore and Denney west on Tenth Avenue their automobiles were damaged slightly
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R. R. Wheatley
Fillmore Street
Tenth Avenue
Wheatley
Austin Denney
North Taylor Street
Denney
Amarillo and West Texas Fair Skies With Warmer Temperatures
The forecast shows fair weather tonight and Thursday across Amarillo and West Texas, with New Mexico also clear. Temperature extremes reach a high around 43 and a low near 23, according to John Maynard of Lumber at 800 W 5th.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
John Maynard
Bank Guard Shot at London Bank of England
Private James Baker of the Welsh Guards was fatally shot at the Bank of England known as the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street. He died in hospital from a rifle wound after being found at his post behind the bank walls. Reports varied on the timing and circumstances of the shooting. Baker, 22 and unmarried, was taken to St Bartholemew's Hospital where he died. See GUARD Page 2
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Hany Flory
London
U.P
James Baker
Welsh Guards
Bank of England
Threadneedle Street
Baker
St. Bartholomews Hospital
Allred Charges Police Flub After Texas Desperado Capture
Governor James V. Allred posted a 500 dollar reward for information leading to the capture of Raymond Hamilton, urging city county and state officers to coordinate. He criticized the McKinney trap lack of coordination and noted rangers were nearby but not called. Prior rewards had been limited to penitentiary system incentives.
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Allred
Texas
V. Allred
Raymond Hamilton
Desperado
Hamilton
McKinney
Police Expert W R Ellis Dies After Court Collapse
W R Bobby Ellis, 50, former president of the International Association for Identification and ex identification chief for Houston and Beaumont police, collapsed from a heart attack in a Houston district courtroom and died while being taken to a hospital.
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Houston
W. R. Bobby Ellis
International Association For Identification
Beaumont
Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie pledges restraint in East Africa pullback
Ethiopian charge d affaires Negradas Yesus said in Rome that Emperor Haile Selassie would guarantee that if Italy withdraws troops bound for East Africa Ethiopia would not touch a single stone of Italy's colonial possessions. Yesus spoke to foreign press and reiterated earlier proposals.
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Rome
Negradas
Signal Lines To Go Underground In Downtown District
City electrician Glenn Bowen announced work began yesterday to bury traffic signal and fire alarm lines in downtown. First phase at Fifth Avenue and Polk Street, later extending from Tyler Harrison alley to Taylor Fillmore alley and from First to Twelfth Avenues, including all night burning lights, to be housed in white way conduit per City Manager H R Smith.
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Glenn Bowen
City Electrician
Fifth Avenue
Polk Street
Tyler- Harrison Alley
Taylor-Fillmore Alley
First Avenue
Twelfth Avenue
White Way
H. R. Smith
Abandon Hope for Freighter Blairgowrie Sinks amid Atlantic gale
Aboard Europa and two rescue ships the search for the British freighter Blairgowrie was abandoned with 26 presumed dead. A faint hope remained that lifeboats carried some crew. The Olympic joined in the search, keeping a lookout for wreckage.
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Marion Young
United Press
S. 5
Europa
Mid- Atlantic
Blairgowl
Blairgowrie
Atlantic
Olympic
United States
Bloom
Irrigation Water Rate Set for March Signups End April
Mayor Ross Rogers announced a new irrigation rate effective March for homeowners. Customers who sign up at City Hall before April 1 receive the March meter rate, allowing earlier lavish lawn watering. The rate details are explained in a separate story on Page 3.
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Ross Rogers
School strike in Cuba gains new violence
Havana reports a nationwide school strike gaining momentum with about 30 blasts in the city overnight. Cabinet losses grow as Cosme De La Torriente and Raul De Cardenas resign, citing disagreements with President Mendieta over national elections.
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Cuba
Havana
Carlos Mendieta
Cosme de la Torriente
Raul de Cardenas
Interior and Justice
Drys Hold Slim Lead In Alabama Referendum
Late returns from rural counties show the dry faction leading the Alabama liquor referendum by a margin under 500 votes with 1,604 of 2,156 precincts reporting. Modification 83,506. Against 84,078. one of the state's closest races. Also Arkansas moves closer to legalized liquor as the House passes the emergency clause to the Thorns bill by 67 to 30.
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Birmingham
Ala
U.P
Alabama
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
House
Floor Show for Benefit Dance At Nat Tonight
A floor show is featured at the benefit dance this evening at The Nat for the Pan handle Livestock Association. Miss Phyllis Kapp will perform a dance interpretation before intermission, Ramon Saltonstall of the Lloyd Snyder orchestra will appear in a sermonette, and a medley “Memories of 1914” with lighting and costumes is planned. Proceeds aid cattlemen visiting Amarillo for the stock show. admission is 55 cents per couple.
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Nat
H. A. Dyer
Amarillo
Plans for nationwide student strike against war and fascism
Reports from New York and Los Angeles describe a proposed nationwide college student strike to protest U S military policy. Plans call for demonstrations at 11 A M on April 12 and an undercover tip for an April 5 walkout. Dr Frederic T Woellner cites anonymous threats after a speech at UCLA.
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United States
Los Angeles
U.P
Frederic T. Woellner
University of California At Los Angeles
Informa
Woellner
National Defense
Reserve Officers Training Corps
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Arthur Brisbane
King Festures Syndicate, Inc
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Globe
Brisbane
Jack Dempsey
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Associated Press
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Slim
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