Rooster Henry Trapped in 5-Gallon Glass Bottle
Dallas February report follows Henry a Buff Orpington chick placed in a five gallon glass bottle as a publicity stunt. Henry now a two pound rooster remains confined with a two inch hole for feeding while Humane Society officials debate release amid public interest and owner Mrs. W E Drew defends the display.
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Ipington
Dallas
Henry
Dallas County Humane Society
W. E. Drew
H. B. Goodnight
The
Humane Society
Mrs. Drew
Goodnight
Treasury to borrow 800 million in new cash for March funding
Secretary Morgenthau announced a March 15 financing totaling 1.809 billion dollars. Eight hundred million dollars will be new cash to meet government costs including the soldiers bonus. The plan includes 1.25 billion in cash for both new money and maturing bills.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
The
Tokyo Crisis Deepens as Insurgents Begin Withdraw
Rebels who seized police headquarters and barracks in Tokyo capitulate after mediation by high military authorities. Insurgents evacuate their strongholds and return to their barracks as loyal forces tighten control, with the Imperial Palace under guard amid a snowbound medieval scene.
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Glenn Babb
Associated Press
Tokyo
Okada
Domei
Imperial Palace
Hokei Kashii
Soviet Methods Hit by Trotsky
In HONEFOSS Norway the former Yugoslav communist leader Anton Ciliga reports on harsh Soviet treatment of political prisoners. He cites hunger strikes and forcible feeding used to prevent suicides, alleging thousands expelled from the ruling party suffer similar oppression.
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U. S
Norway
Honefoss
Soviet Union
Anton Ciliga
Yugoslavian Communist Party
Comintern
Ciliga
French Deputies Rate Pact With Soviet Union
Paris February 27 The Chamber of Deputies ratified the Franco Soviet non aggression pact. The vote authorizes President Lebrun to sign the ratification which then goes to the Senate for approval. FHA Loans. Long Bell Lbr Co.
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Paris
U.p
Chamber of Deputies
Albert Lebrun
Senate
Marionette Matinee At City School and Faust Show
Amarillo students may obtain tickets at their schools for a Friday Marionettes performance by Tony Sarg. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court will be shown at 3 30 PM in Municipal Auditorium with 15 cent tickets. Evening show features Faust the Wicked Magician. adults 55 cents, children 25 cents.
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Tony Sarg
Amarillo
King Arthur's Court
Faust
Five dictators unite against England and France
Arthur Brisbane notes Rome hints that Mussolini and Hitler have formed a protective treaty with Austria Poland and Hungary and suggests five dictators may unite against England and France while democracy strains. He recalls Italy's past shifts and warns of shifting alignments in Europe.
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Rome
Mussolini
Hitler
Austria
Poland
Hungary
England
France
Stalin
City Health Report Enters National Conservation Contest
Dr. B. M. Primer city health officer mailed a report for entry in the Inter-Chamber City Health Conservation contest sponsored by the United States Chamber of Commerce. Reports are to be judged in Washington D C by the national headquarters.
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B. M. Primer
United States Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
The
Lobbyist Curbs Approved by Rules Committee
Washington February 27 The House rules committee approved a recommendation for passage of stringent legislation designed to curb activities of congressional lobbyists.
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Washington
Uu.p
House Rules Committee
Priest Burns Said Alive With Bandits In Manchukuo
Peasants told officers they saw Rev. Father Clarence Joseph Burns of Ossining New York alive among bandits on February 23 at Naotoukuo forty three miles southeast of Tundhua. Bandits evaded encirclement by Japanese troops as peasants aid mediation for his release.
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Mukden
Manchukuo
Clarence Joseph Burns
Ossining
N. Y
Naotoukuo
Tundhua
Planes Over Managua En Route to Panama Canal Zone
A mass of 24 United States Army aircraft flew over Managua Nicaragua today heading toward the Panama Canal Zone. The planes were expected to land at San Jose Costa Rica for the night.
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Managua
Nicaragua
United States Army
Panama Canal Zone
San Jose
Costa Rica
Hagood Row Prompts War Dept Clash Over Disciplinary Action
A congressional delegation urged reconsideration of Maj. Gen. Johnson Hagood’s punishment for remarks about WPA as the army high command assailed him for “wisecracking” conduct. Army staff cited his lack of self-control and uncalled for remarks in a public letter to Secretary Dern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George H. Dern
Johnson Hagood
WPA
Lcans
Hagood
House
Byrnes
McSwain
House Military Affairs Committee
South Carolina
Dern
Rep
Blanton
Texas
War Department
Malin Craig
Craig
Nye proposal seeks federal power to regulate farm sales
Senator Gerald Nye a Republican from North Dakota introduced a constitutional amendment granting Congress power to regulate the sale and marketing of all agricultural commodities. The move aims to broaden federal authority over farm trade.
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Washington
Congress
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Measles and Diseases Spread Across Texas Schools
Thousands of Texas schoolchildren face illness as measles influenza scarlet fever and other diseases surge statewide. Schools churches and theaters close. Abilene reports seven pneumonia deaths. Jefferson County schools nearly all closed with 24 000 pupils urged to stay indoors. Port Arthur schools shut as illness rises. many teachers fall ill and substitutes are scarce.
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Dallas
Texas
Texarkana
Abilene
Jeffer
Four Die As Police Chase Ends In City Crash
Memphis, Tenn. four persons are killed and an officer seriously injured when a police squad car in pursuit of a speeding motorist crashes into a third car at a downtown intersection. Victims include Patrolman G W Ham Eugene P McNamara Lawrence Cleary and Don Coburn. Patrolman Bert Hatch sustained broken ribs and possible internal injuries.
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Memphis
Tenn
U.P
Anther
G. W. Ham
Eugene P. McNamara
Lawrence §. Cleary
Don Coburn
Bert Hatch
Ham
Hatch
McNamara
Offer Compromise On Subsidy Plans In Senate
Senator Joseph Guffey of Pennsylvania introduced a compromise ship subsidy bill in the Senate proposing cancellation of all ocean mail contracts after December 31, 1936. The item appears in a Washington dateline with an unrelated local ad snippet for Good Winter Oils.
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Washington
U.P
Joseph Guffey
Pennsylvania
Senate
Ladder Becomes Focal Point in Lindbergh Case
In Trenton two private investigators claim to have proven parts of Hauptmann’s link to the ladder are framed. They allege violet ray tests show four nail holes in a Bronx attic match holes on rail 16 of the ladder, timing around Hauptmann’s arrest. Governor Hoffman persists in questioning the Mills Whited testimony.
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Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Harold G. Hoffman
Bronx
Millard Whited
Spurland
Whited
No One Rushes to Get Hat in Political Ring
Potter County races are unsettled as would be candidates keep silent about plans. G H Jack Little is the only one to file a candidacy notice for the legislature, while Henry S Bishop plans to seek district attorney. Many officials seem to escape opposition, with several rumored runs likely or uncertain.
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G. H
Jack” Little
Henry S. Bishop
Bill Adams
Grady Hazlewood
Potter
Randall
Armstrong
W. J
Bill” Flesher
Hazlewood
Bob Underwood
Leo Sparks
Sparks
W. E. Gee
108Th District Court
E. ©. Nelson
47Th District Court
Jewell Davidson
Ted Blackburn
Hubert Cole
Dallas jury convicts three in Securities fraud case
A federal jury in Dallas convicted James A. Dorsey Victor Pick and Zell G Roe of mail fraud conspiracy and violation of the Federal Securities Act. Four other defendants connected with the bankrupt Securities Service Corporation were acquitted. Dorsey served as president of the defunct firm while Pick acted as statistician and financial advisor. Roe resides in Tulsa Oklahoma.
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Dallas
James A. Dorsey
Victor Pick
Zell G. Roe
Securities Service Corporation
Dorsey
Pick
Roe
Tulsa
Okla
Griffith seeks divorce from Linda Avidson in Kentucky
David Wark Griffith, the director, filed for divorce from actress Linda Avidson in a Kentucky circuit court. The couple, married for 29 years, separated in 1911.
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Griffith
LA Grange
David Wark Griffith
Linda Avidson
Griffiths
Electric workers strike cuts power in 1.5 million in Rio Grande area
At 3:53 A M workers at El Paso Electric Company pulled out at the Santa Fe Street and Rio Grande plants halting electricity from Port Hancock to Las Cruces and Hatch. Officials blame missing machinery while union says dispute follows a year old accord. Pickets guard plants as talks begin.
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EL Paso
el Paso Electric Company
Rio Grande Valley
Santa Fe
Big Rio
International Brotherhood
Santa Fe Street
Electric Company
Move to Resettle Dust Bowl Families in Southwest
Washington February 27 The Resettlement Administration tentatively advances a $10 000 plan to move farm families from the dust bowl region and rehabilitate Pueblo and Navajo Indians. It calls for purchasing about 1 250 000 acres at roughly $2 an acre and aiding around 650 poverty stricken families.
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Washington
WUP
America
Dust Bowl
The
Resettlement Administration
Four Men Escape Littlefield Jail
Four men escaped from the Littlefield city jail last night and remained at large today. The fugitives are Pat Crawford and Audie Chandler both about 21 from Plainview each with a five year sentence for robbery with firearms. Irvin Loggins about 36 was arrested here for officers who wanted him for questioning in Comanche and Seminole investigations. Richard Young 19, suspected in Sudan seed theft, under a five year suspended sentence for automobile theft at Mule Shoe. Five other prisoners stayed in jail.
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Littlefield
Liber Ty
F. A. Loyd
Pat Crawford
Audie Chandler
Plainview
Irvin Loggins
Comanche
Seminole
Richard Young
Muleshoe
Loyd
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
Forecast shows fair conditions tonight and Friday in Amarillo and West Texas with low temperatures around 36 degrees. In New Mexico expect little temperature change with highs to 54 and lows near 30. Deadline note for FHA Title 1 remodeling loans ends March 31. visit John Maynard Lumber Co. at 800 West 5th for details.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
FHA
Act Quick
John Maynard Lbr. Co
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Assail Hagood AS
Wisecracker
Kansas City
ST. Joseph
Fort Leavenworth
Kans
Missouri
Kickapoo Island
Atchison
R. C. Moore
Missouri River District Army Engineer Corps
Moore
Omaha
Frank C. Bolles
7Th Corps
Satan
Weston
Terminal Bridge
Leavenworth
Gary Ben
Metcalf
Rhode Island
Joseph W. Byrnes
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Speeder
Third Auto
Bruno
Potter County
U.S
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Couny
M. C. Smith
Pueblo
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