Violence surges as Saar plebiscite looms
New Year clashes in the Saar leave two dead and at least 100 injured as Nazis and opponents clash with guns pitchforks hammers and iron rods. Nine shots hit a Nazi leader’s home in Budweiser. Commissioner Knox plans political amnesty and a possible January 7 proclamation. Hitler greets Saar rallies pledging unity with Germany.
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Saarbruecken
Saar Basin
Saar
Knox
Budweiser
Geoffrey G. Knox
Hitler
German Front
Nazi
Berlin
Germany
Amarillo Creek Named For Yellow Subsoil Color
All Around The Town notes Amarillo origins from Amarillo Creek meaning yellow in Spanish. Early homes painted yellow to honor the name. Mentions drought questions, shelterbelt dreams, and local social visits. Participants include Bishop Seaman addressing a union service in Dalhart and various residents visiting relatives and returning to college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Amarillo Creek
Hollywood Censors Reshape Film Rules 1934
Hollywood faces a year of stricter self censorship as Breen heads a reform board overruled only by producers in New York. The Legion of Decency threatens boycott while Mae West and Shirley Temple rise in a reshaped industry with cleaner themes and revived classics.
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Robbin Coons
Hollywood
Breen
Censors
New York
Mae West
Church Crusaders
Washington
Legion of Decency
Will Rogers
Janet Gaynor
Shirley Temple
Baby Jane” Quigley
David Holt
Cora Sue Collins
Virginia Weidler
Jean Parker
Anne Shirley
Anne of Green Gables
Jean Harlow
Bleak Outlook on Saint Pierre Miquelon Port in 1935
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France’s last North American possession, faces a dire 1935 with empty warehouses and idle wharves. Prohibition era wealth vanished as liquor profits dried up. government debt and dwindling reserves threaten aid. Fishing remains the only industry but not enough to sustain families despite subsidies.
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ST. Pierre
Mig
France
North America
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
United States
Saint Pierre
la Belle France
Homemade Cough Remedy Beat Shop Medicines
Learn to mix a simple sugar syrup and Pinex to create a pint of cough remedy. The guide promises fast, lasting relief and greater value than store bought syrups, claiming quick penetration of air passages and soothing effects on inflamed membranes.
Major Crimes Rise In Amarillo Police Report 1934
Amarillo police department reports a rise in major crimes for 1934 including murder and multiple assaults and thefts, with burglary and motor vehicle theft figures climbing while some crime categories dropped. The data covers cases handled by police and reported to the federal bureau, excluding sheriff’s department cases.
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Amarillo
Squire Lawry Questions Prosecution Over Swallowed Check
In Pittsburgh on January 2, Squire Richard Lawry challenged District Attorney Andrew T. Park over how to prosecute a bad check case when the defendant allegedly eats the evidence. Mrs Mary Simon was held for hearing after swallowing the check she allegedly presented. Also noted is a Soviet land project claiming 7 410 000 acres of ground 22 230 000 acres of forage grasses and 741 000 acres of forest trees by 1937.
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Pittsburgh
Squire Richard Lawry
Andrew T. Park
Lawdy
Mary Simon
Squire
Soviet
Russia
Adult School Resumes at Senior High After Christmas
Classes in the PFERA adult school will start at 4 PM in the Senior High School building after the Christmas vacation. The federal project is open to all with no tuition, and outstanding teachers in the Panhandle serve as faculty.
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PFERA
Panhandie
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Panhandle
E. C. Seaman
North Texas
Helen and
Caylor Caddell
Texline
L. G. Nicholas
Hughes Street
St. Anthony's Hospital
8. N. Caldwell
Jackie and
Joe Ray
Kilgore
Caldwell
G. L. Abbott
Hayden Street
Joe Woodward
Fort Worth
Lemoine Edwards
Paducah
Mrs
T. E. Wood
Mr. Wood
South
Texas
Austin
Ted Taylor
Jimmie Allred
Gaston Foote
Pampa Methodist Church
Foote
San Jacinto Methodist Church
Clint Small, Jr
University of Texas
Ralph Randall
Pampa
Lex Baker
Lob Mantents
Holywood
Women's
Catholic Church
Consid
Hays
Joseph I. Breen
Will Hays
Charles Dickens
Alexandre Dumas
Crusade
MEL
French Isle
Vick
Vicks
Magnesia
Pinkham’s
Post Office Drug CO
Taylor Street
Sears
Piece
RAYON
Heavenly
Polk
Demeanor
Lawry
Foley
Lot Cougha
Mra. N. Deaver
Foley's
Amarillo Printing CO
Tri-Way Garage
Pierce ST
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