National Jackson Day dinner marks Roosevelt campaign launch
Democratic leaders gather in Washington to launch Roosevelt’s bid for re election at the National Jackson Day dinner. President to speak at 8 PM CST surrounded by cabinet senators and party officials. Alfred E Smith and John W Davis absent amid Liberty League charges against Farley over ticket sales to federal office holders. See BANQUETS Page 2.
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Nathan Robertson
Associated Press
Washington
Wasington
Roosevelt
Senate
House
National Committee
Smith
Alfred E. Smith
John W. Davis
Davis
American Liberty League
James A. Farley
League
Democratic National Committee
Farley
House Ways and Means Pushes Veterans Bonus Bill
The Ways and Means Committee urged approval of the Veterans united front bonus bill to boost buying power and aid recovery. The rules committee set a two day debate with open amendments, while Republicans planned to regulate payment form. A Senate bill seeks to repeal the 1934 income tax act salary disclosure provision.
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Washington
U.P
House
Ways and Means
Congress
Rules Committee
Robert L. Coughton
North Carolina
Ways and Means Committee
United Front
Vito Marcantonio
N. Y
Senate
Prices Mount as New Farm Plans Sought
Tremendous trading boosted prices across the stock market with blocks up to 20,000 shares and tickets late by minutes. Cotton futures rose initially while near-months eased. wheat held steady. sugar and silk moved higher. Commonwealth & Southern led activity with large blocks and opening gains up to $2 a share.
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United Press
Chicago
Winnipeg
Commonwealth & Southern
Plea of Stalcup Is Lost
The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed a death penalty for Virgil Stalcup, sentenced in Lubbock County for the murder of Sheriff W. B. Arthur during a jail escape. Stalcup and two companions fled on Oct. 27, 1934, after seizing the sheriff’s car. Arthur was killed. Stalcup was captured in Houston. The appeal listed 15 complaints including jury service irregularities and admissibility of prior indictments from Potter, Wichita, and other counties. Venue had been moved from Dickens to Lubbock County.
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Austin
Court of Criminal Appeals
Virgil Stalcup
Lubbock
W. B. Arethur
Dickens County
Stalcup
Clarence Brown
W. J. Yarborough
Arthur
Houston
Criminal Appeals Court
Talesmen
Potter
Wichita
C. G. Krueger
Dickens
Lubbock County
Texas Attorney General McCraw Winged Thinker
Austin reports Attorney General William McCraw, Texas flying executive, advocates aviation as a path to clear thinking. A former private and transport pilot, he holds licenses, commands a reserve air corps role, and says flying is inexpensive and time efficient.
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Austin
William McCraw
Texas
United States
Army Reserve Air Corps
McCraw
Houston Girl Guest at Tom Seay Home in Houston
Miss Babette Diehl of Houston is the guest this week in the Tom Seay home at 1207 Van Buren Street. Diehl is sister of Mrs. Seay. Tom Seay serves as assistant county attorney.
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Houston
Babette Diehl
Tom Seay
van Buren Street
Miss Diehl
Mrs. Seay
Fire destroys seven buildings in Texas business district
Fire swept through seven buildings in the business district of Chireo Texas causing about $60,000 in damage. No injuries reported and cause under investigation. Local fire department units battled the flames through the afternoon.
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U.P
Morgan Invited Arms Plant Purchase By Britain
Senate hearing reveals J. P. Morgan and Company acted as Britain and France purchasing agents in the United States. A January 14 1916 cablegram from Morgan House in London discussed Britain buying control of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company as it faced financial trouble.
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Preston L. Grover
Associated Press
Washington
J. P. Morgan
Great Britain
Senate
Morgan
Morgan House
London
J. P. Morgan and Company
United States
France
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
J. P. Morgan & Company
Laundry Owners Elect Olinger as President
George H. Olinger of Marlin was elected president of the Texas Laundry Owners Association at the closing session of the 29th annual convention. L. B. Beasley of San Angelo was named first vice president and Joe Hudson of Houston second vice president. Directors include Clay Thornton Amarillo Albert Shepherd Beaumont L B Beasley San Angelo George H Olinger Marlin Arthur Fitzgerald Houston George Fox San Antonio and T G Leachman Dallas. New Mexico Officers James Zukic Raton president I W Woosley Roswell first vice president B O Smith Silver City second vice president and H S J Jackson Albuquerque secretary treasurer. The New Mexico group plans a 1937 convention in Raton. The 1937 Texas parley site to be decided in June.
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George H. Olinger
Marlin
Texas Laundry Owners Association
Mr. Olinger
Arthur J. Fitzger
Houston
L. B. Beasley
San Angelo
Joe Hudson
Clay Thornton
Amarillo
Albert Shepherd
Beaumont
Arthur Fitzger
George Fox
San Antonio
T. G. Leachman
Dallas
New Mexico State Association
Texas
James Zukic
Raton
I. W. Woosley
Roswell
B. O. Smith
Silver City
J. Jackson
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Texas Association
Committee From the Allied Trades
Thaw Begins as Plains Snow Melts and Cleares
The article notes gradual melting of 4 to 6 inches of snow across the Panhandle and nearby areas with temperatures rising above freezing for the first time in two days. Amargo records 19 degrees, Dalhart 10 above, Texline 24, and Woodward 15 to Texico 30. the forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and warmer conditions, while highways remain slippery and travel continues with some difficulty.
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North Plains
Amarillo
Dalhart
Texline
Woodward
Oklo
Texico
H. T. Collman
W. B. Amacker
Snowy Day Traffic Fines Reported Across City
Police reported a slow day with two traffic tickets issued on Monday and Tuesday as snow caused driving hazards. Chief W. McDowell urged patience paying fines, noting officers focused on directing downtown traffic and handing warnings rather than harsh enforcement.
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W. McDowell
Three Arrested In Tourist Case
Three men Lawrence Chanter 28 his brother Clarence and Dewey Goode were arrested in San Francisco amid the Southwest missing tourists mystery. Police said they overheard the trio discussing the unsolved case as searches continues for Mr and Mrs George Lorius and Mr and Mrs Albert Heberer who vanished in the New Mexico desert last May.
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San Francisco
U.P
The
Southwest
Lawrence Chanter
Clarence
Dewey Goode
George Lorius
East St. Louis
Albert Heberer
Duquoin, Ill
New Mexico
Dallas
Demo Speaker Is Republican At Corpus Fete
Corpus Christi Texas January 8 Judge J R Sutherland Nueces County Democratic chairman expressed shock at plans for the Jackson Day dinner after inviting Federal Judge T M Kennerly of Houston to speak only to learn he is a Republican Kennerly declined and James Kilday district attorney of Houston was chosen as speaker tonight
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Corpus Christi
J. R. Sutherland
Nueces County
Democratic Executive Committee
T. M. Kennerly
Houston
Kennerly
Texas
Sutherland
James Kilday
Roosevelt to Talk With Radio Priest
President Roosevelt arranged for an engagement with Detroit radio priest Father Charles E. Coughlin in Washington. Coughlin asked for the appointment and conferred with Secretary Morgenthau but would not discuss the visit.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit
White House
Coughlin
Morgenthau
Hyde Park
N. Y
Joseph P. Kennedy
Securities Commission
Fleets in Action Amid Mediterranean Concentration
French and British fleets move to standard Mediterranean stations ahead of the League council meeting on January 20. Some 92 French warships and an augmented British force are expected to patrol the region, with Nelson and Rodney among ships joining. Ethiopia seeks League involvement over Italy's actions.
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Roy P. Porter
Associated Press
Mediterranean
League of Nations Council
Italy
Nelson
Rodney
Ethiopia
League
Rome
Mussolini
Emperor Haile Selassie
Taxes paid in 1935 reach $3.3 billion in federal revenue
United States Treasury reports 1935 federal taxes at 3,299,435,572 dollars with an average per capita of 26.50, the highest total since wartime levels and a marked rise from 1934 for all states except New Hampshire. Hawaii and the Philippines show declines. Utah shows a 139 percent jump.
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Federal Treasury
Washington
Treasury
New Hampshire
Hawaii
Philippine Island
Utah
Supreme Court
AAA
Budget Woes and Bonus Plans Loom for 1936 Election
Arthur Brisbane argues that balancing the budget faces trouble if a soldiers bonus is paid. He warns taxes would rise and urges costly steps be avoided by building now as lumber prices stay low.
Governor Studying Hauptmann Trial Transcript for Clemency
Gov Harold G Hoffman a member of New Jersey court of pardons is studying the Hauptmann trial transcript as clemency review looms. Hauptmann is sentenced to die next week for the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and murder with execution set for Friday January 17 at 8 PM.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Bruno Richard
Hauptmann
New Jersey Court of Pardons
John Hughes Curtis
Norfolk Book
Fairbanks Says He Will Not Act Again
Douglas Fairbanks Sr announces retirement from acting and says he has nothing to say about romance rumors with Lady Ashley of England. He plans to produce a Marco Polo film in California and China over the next six months, after arriving from Europe aboard the Aquitania.
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New York
Douglas Fairbanks
Lady Ashley
England
Don Juan
Screen
Europe
Aquitania
Fairbanks
California
China
Marco Polo
Lupe Velez
WPA Plan May Be Permanent
Washington reports a new congressional appropriation of 1.5 billion dollars to establish the Works Progress Administration on a permanent basis. The proposal would push the 1936-1937 deficit to about 2.598 billion, with Roosevelt to submit to Congress around March 15. The plan includes 1.5 billion for WPA to create about 2.75 million jobs for 12 months after July 1 and continuation of public works aid with a 500 million revolving fund under Harold Ickes.
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Washington
U.P
Works Progress Administration
Roosevelt
Congress
Harry L. Hopkin
WPA
Public Works Administration
Harold L. Ickes
Jackson Banquet Postponed To A Later Date
Amarillo officials postponed the Jackson Day dinner planned for 6 30 at the Herring Hotel due to inclement weather. Chairman Riley Strickland announced the event would be rescheduled for a future date to accommodate travelers from Panhandle towns.
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Amarillo
Riley Strickland
Panhandle
Strickland
Herring Hotel
Justices Demand Iowa College Closure Over Hanging Effigy
A demand that Iowa State College at Ames close follows an incident in which an effigy of six supreme court justices who ruled against the AAA was hung. Gov. Clyde L. Herring received the petition today in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
U.P
Iowa State College
Ames
Supreme Court
AAA
Clyde L. Herring
Small Want Ad Turns 20 Sewing Machines
A Globe News note recalls Mr. C. D. Thompson of the Sewing Machine Exchange placing a small Want Ad in Miscellaneous for Sale that led to twenty sewing machines being sold. It highlights how Want Ads success across firms, reaching 33 000 daily readers at low cost. The example ad lists SEWING MACHINE EXCHANGE and vacuum cleaners at 717 Weatth, phone 2-2401.
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C. D. Thompson
Sewing Machine Exchange
Globe News
Efforts Speeded for Substitute Farm Program
New Deal leaders rush to craft a new farm program. President Roosevelt and Secretary Wallace met at lunch to discuss the AAA Supreme Court ruling. The House Agriculture Committee, summoned by Chairman Jones, directed drafting of five tentative proposals.
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Jerry Greene
Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
AAA
House Agriculture Committee
Jones
Amarillo
Hamlin Freed on Bail in Slaying Case
George Hamlin, accused of killing his wife Irene Hare, was released on $5,000 bail from a Potter County jail cell a year after imprisonment. Hamlin, whose trial was set for a second time next week, married Irene Hare in Albuquerque after a romance in Oakland parks.
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George
Hamlin
Potter County
Irene Hare
Albuquerque
N. M
Oakland
Calif
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Summary
Forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for fair skies and warmer conditions tonight with a low near 24 degrees. Thursday will be partly cloudy across West Texas and New Mexico with warmer temperatures, and the day may see regional variation in the southeast. Temperature extremes today ranged from 19 to 35 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Grand jury poised to probe Hewitt sterilization suit
San Francisco January report says the grand jury may hear charges connected to Ann Hewitt's $500000 sterilization case against her mother Mrs Maryon Hewitt McCarter and two doctors. Attorneys clash over motives and sanity amid threats and hush hints in the case.
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San Francisco
Ann Cooper Hewitt
Matthew Brady
Aaron Sapiro
New York
Maryon Hewitt McCarter
Russell P. Tyler
Miss Hewitt
Sapiro
R. C. Ryan
Lawrence Collins
Morristown
Tilton T. Tillman
Samuel E. Boyd
Mayr
Scally
Bread Belt Replaces Dust Bowl on the Plains
Ves tel Lott reports that a four inch snow over the Texas bread belt eases drought memories. The moisture boosts Panhandle wheat prospects with about 4,000,000 acres planted and a potential rebound to near normal yields after years of dust storms. Officials say snow aids soil cover and reduces dust risk for spring winds.
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Vestel Lott
Associated Press
Texas
Panhandle
Amarillo
Soil Conservation Service
H. H. Finnell
the Conservation Service
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Corpus Fete
Arthur Brisbane
King Features Syndicate, Inc. International
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Globe
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FHA Loans
Long-Bell Lbr. Co
Bruno
Doug
Jackson
Breeze of
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Mamlin
Grand Jury
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