Hoover Names Eight Measures in Emergency Economic Plan
President Hoover delivered a surprise message to Congress urging immediate, nonpartisan action on eight emergency measures. He asked rapid passage to stabilize prices, protect depositors, revitalize credit, and spur recovery. The proposals include land bank strengthening, a $500 million reconstruction finance corporation, home loan discount banks, Fed discount facility expansion, bank depositor protections, transportation law revisions, banking reform, and federal expenditure and tax adjustments.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Senate
House
Federal Land Bank
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Reserve Banks
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri Patro l Heading South In Manhunt
Springfield Missouri January 4 A manhunt rivaling the old days of the southwest carried the search for the Young Brothers who killed six officers in a farm yard massacre from Missouri into Texas. A wrecked auto abandoned near Streetman Texas offered a clue as investigators pored over a trail spanning states. Harry and Jennings Young, 27 and 29, were suspected of fleeing toward Mexico with possible aid from Paul Young and another man.
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Springfield
Young Brothers
Missouri
Texas
Streetman
Tex
Dan Nee
Marcell Hendrix
Harry Young
Jennings
Houston
Mexico
Willie Young
Harry
Hendrix
Young Farm
Mark Noe
Republic
Tony Oliver
Wiley Mashburn
Gandhi and Nehru jailed as India’s non violence campaign grows
Gandhi and Valladhar Patel were jailed in Bombay as Britain vows an iron hand to quell the non violence independence drive. Nehru received two years hard labor in Allahabad for violating restrictive ordinances. British officials label the Indian Congress a parallel government opposing order and the Round Table talks.
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Bombay
U.P
Mahatma Gandhi
Valladhar Patel
Great Britain
Gandhi
TRON
Britain
India
Allahabad
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Pandit Nehru
Mahatma Gandi
London
Government of
Indian Congress Party
Winter Storm Hits Texas Panhandle With Sleet and Snow
Winter weather blankets the Panhandle and South Plains with sleet and light snow at daybreak. one half inch of precipitation by noon. Heavy fog, slick unpaved highways, and slowed traffic on Federal Highway 66 east to Oklahoma City. Forecast calls for unsettled, slightly colder weather tonight with a partly cloudy Tuesday. Air and passenger traffic halted across the Panhandle though busses run near schedule. minimum 6 AM temperature 32.
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Panhandle
South Plains
Amarillo
Sweetwater
Wichita Falls
Clovis
Oklahoma City
Panhandle Auto Club
Tucumcari
Government Weather Bureau
Rain Falls Over Most of State
A driving snowstorm moved into most of the state bringing rain and snow. The storm's progression prompted weather warnings and urged residents to take precautions as travel conditions deteriorated statewide.
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Associated Press
Amarillo Weather Outlook Turns Colder Tonight and Tuesday
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity shows unsettled conditions with slightly colder temperatures. West Texas and New Mexico regions follow cloudy to partly cloudy trends with a general cooling, and temperature extremes ranged from 31 to 32 degrees for the past 24 hours ending at 1 PM today.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Tom-Toms And New Year Inukai Hoover And Spain
Arthur Brisbane reflects on New Year 1932 with notes on infantile paralysis progress and global leaders. Inukai of Japan seeks peace with China, Hoover urges courage and faith in American methods, Germany pledges debt payment but unsettled figures linger, Spain tips toward democracy, and Europe’s tone remains cautious as 1932 opens.
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Inukai
Japan
China
Hoover
Woman Victim of Bandit Pair
Amarillo police sought two masked gunmen who pistol whipped and robbed Florence Walton, owner of the Green Hut, of $115 in cash and five diamond rings worth $1,500. The attackers forced her into a car and dumped her near a lake at Famous Heights park, then fled.
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Amarillo
Florence Walton
Green Hut
Tri-State Fairgrounds
Olice
Old Famous Heights Park
Master Absent Dog Fills Regular Pew at Church
H A Maas and his wife habitually brought their dog Ted to the Methodist Church at Kellys near Lufkin. While the family vacationed, Ted, left behind, trotted to the Maas pew and attended Sunday services alone, listening to a sermon about good to be accomplished in the new year.
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Dog
Lufkin
Tex
U.P
H. A. Maas
Ted
Kellys
Here
Maas
Denial Filed to Oil Suits in Allred Ouster Case
Pasotex Petroleum joined 14 other majors and two associations in a bid to oust Attorney General James V Allred by filing general demurrers to all claims in the anti trust suit. The El Paso firm challenged the laws constitutionality and argued the federal constitution protects equal protection and due process. Trial date set as judges take up the docket.
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C. A. Wheeler
Texas
Inquest Planned Today In San Antonio Death of Jim Dixon
An inquest was scheduled for today in San Antonio over the death of Jim Dixon age 54 who was found dead Sunday in a chair where he had been reading a magazine.
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San Antonio
U.P
Jim Dixon
Bomb Case Clues Probe Man Sought In Mail Plot
New York reports a cabinet maker once in an explosive factory is hunted for clues in the mail bomb plot linked to Easton and the Lower East Side. Chicago police pursue four-city bombings with no fatalities, including Coeur D Alene and Trenton.
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New York
Lower East Side
Easton
Chicago
St. Louis Mart
Missouri
Coeur D’alene
Idaho
Trenton
N. J
Emmett M. Barnes
Barnes
Four burglary suspects seek bond release in Booker bank robbery
Velma Betty a 17 year old wife of Bob Betty Billy Culwell and George Brown arrested in connection with a $600 bank burglary at Booker sought release on bond in Lipscomb Texas Part of the money was recovered in Amarillo stores The men are charged with burglary and the girl is held as an accomplice.
Bus Crash Near Stoyestown Injures 37 in Pa
An eastbound motor bus left the highway near Stoyestown and overturned after a down-grade curve, catching fire. Driver Max Delaware suspects a broken steering knuckle caused the brakes to lock. Thirty-seven were injured, two seriously.
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Johnstown
Stoyestown
Max Delaware
Assault on U S Consul Prompts Demands for Penalty
Mukden, Manchuria reports confirm arrests after Culver B. Chamberlain, U.S. consul, was beaten by three assailants in a main street. The consulate sought severe Japanese penalties, citing an unjustified attack. Lieutenant Harry Aldrich, U.S. military observer, was briefly detained by Japanese soldiers before release.
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Mukden
Manchuria
Culver B. Chamberlain
United States
Chamberlain
Washington
State Department
Myers
Johnson
Peiping
Tientsin
U.P
Harry Aldrich
Jiro Taon
Chinchow
Aldrich
Kowpangtze
Lieut
Japanese advance reported along Peiping Mukden line to Lienshan
Reports from Tientsin claim Japanese forces in Manchuria pushed south along the Peiping Mukden railway from Chinchow and occupied Lienshan. Chinese resistance is not believed strong, with two battalions north of Shanhaikwan. Northbound mainline trains turn back at Shanhaikwan, while local service continues to Lienshan.
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Tientsin
China
Manchuria
Peiping- Mukden
Chinchow
Lienshan
Shanhaikwan
Peiping-Mukden
U.S. Deficit Tops One Billion in 1931
The year ends with a deficit of 1,354,961,377 dollars, compared to a 1930 surplus of 66,024,165 dollars. By June 30, 1931, the deficit exceeds 900 million. Governor Pinchot urged federal aid to feed the unemployed, citing payroll losses estimated at 10 to 12 billion annually and severe suffering among families. The Democratic Senate House Policy committee approved a tariff bill. See U. S. DEFICIT Page 2.
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Washington
U.S
United States
Treasury
U.P
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Senate Unemployment Relief Committee
Pinchot
Oil merger planned by Sinclair Prairie group
Tulsa reports that Sinclair Consolidated Oil, Prairie Oil and Gas, and Prairie Pipe Line, all Rockefeller links, agreed to a merger to be completed in three weeks. New entity will be based in Tulsa with offices moved from Independence, Kansas City, and Fort Worth. H. H. Gallagher named president. shares swap of Prairie and Sinclair 1 for 1. Prairie Pipe Line owners 14 for 10. Also Amarillo police return to full duty after a staggered schedule amid recent crime trends.
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Tulsa
Okla
Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Prairie Pipe Line Company
Rockefeller
Consolidated Oil Corporation
Harry H. Rogers
Exchange National Bank of Tulsa
Independence
Kas
Kansas City
Fort Worth
H. H. Gallagher
San Francisco
Shell Petroleum Corporation
Consolidated Companies
Merger talks said to lack official sanction
A Tulsa report claims Sinclair Consolidated Oil, Prairie Pipe Line, and Prairie Oil and Gas agreed on merger details without authority. D. H. Kelsey, VP of Prairie Oil and Gas, said if a merger occurs an announcement will come from the companies, but no official statement exists now.
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Independence
Kas
Tulsa
Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation
Prairie Pipe Line Company
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
D. H. Kelsey
Pearson Test Case Appeal Abandoned
The United States withdrew its appeal to the Supreme Court over a lower court’s quashing of an Amarillo May 1931 indictment against Leonard L. Pearson. Pearson, named temporary receiver for A. A. Timjan’s bankrupt estate in Lubbock, faced an $80 asset concealment charge, dismissed after the trial court ruled no demand had been made and the government failed to prove refusal to pay.
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Washington
United States Today
Supreme Court
Amarillo
Tex
Leonard L. Pearson
Pearson
A. A. Timjan
Lubbock
Apple Cart Tickets On Sale At City Auditorium
Reserve tickets by mail for Bernard Shaw comedy The Apple Cart at City Auditorium with matinee and night shows on Saturday January 16. Popular prices range from 50 cents to 2 dollars for matinee and 50 cents to 2 dollars fifty cents for the night. mail orders to Wilbur C. Hawk of Globe News Amarillo Texas.
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Bernard Shaw
City Auditorium
Wilbur C. Hawk
Globe News
Amarillo
Texas
Amarillo Sets New Low Fire Loss Record for 1931
Fire Chief George B. Cooper announced Amarillo achieved a record low fire loss in 1931, likely under $100,000, with the 1930 loss at $126,213.36. Final figures depend on December insurance reports, but the total may be not more than $90,000. Residents are urged to stay fire hazard conscious.
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Amarillo
George B. Cooper
Cooper
Armed squads guard levees from blast threats in Delta
In Glendora Mississippi threats to blast levees to divert flood waters prompted shotgun squads to patrol the flood system. Convicts laborers and residents joined to reinforce weak barriers as water rose, with officials predicting peak levels expected today.
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Glendora
Miss
Tallahatchie
Offenheiser
Yazoo - Mississippi Delta
Brothers Hunt Continues for Young Brothers in Texas
Nationwide manhunt for Harry and Jennings Young shifts toward Southwest Texas as police in Houston and other cities look for the Missouri killers who gunned down six officers and wounded three. Houston officers spread to Magnolia Park and other districts after tips, with suspects armed and traveling in a car, while authorities pursue new leads.
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Ban Antonio
Harry
Jennings Young
Missouri
Texas
Houston
Tex
Springfield
Magnolia Park
Tony Marglotta
Drivers Warned as Two Children Mit Early Morning Incidents
Amarillo police warned motorists and parents after two near misses with children, Betty Thompson eight, and H T Henderson's son, occurred near Sixth Avenue. Betty clung to a front bumper and was dragged. both children were treated at home or local shops. Police cited no high speed and urged caution in foggy, slippery streets via WDAG radio.
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Amarillo
Betty Thompson
Florida Street
Sixth Avenue
Carolina Street
Betty
A. L. Masters
Independence Street
G. Stanford
H. T. Henderson
Madison Street
M. Phipps
Georgia Street
WDAG
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Arthur Brisbane
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Spain
Americas
Griggs Ambulance
Sary
Democratic
Senate House Policy Committee
U. S
Phll Durham
W. R. McDowell
Boxwell Bros
Apple Cart
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