Snow and Cold Weather Duel to Turn to Snow in Amarillo Area
U S Weather Bureau forecast shows snow and cold near 15 above in Amarillo and Panhandle tonight and Friday as a cold wave approaches from a storm that hit the northwest yesterday. The region had milder yesterday with 38 in Amarillo, 26 at Texline, and no major highway changes reported. Denver article notes Colorado blizzard did not materialize as Wyoming reported light snow and subzero readings in a freakish turn of weather.
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Amarillo
U. S. Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Fort Worth
Colorado
Denver
Rocky Mountain
Wyoming Weather Bureau
Wyoming
Toll of Freak Storms Rips Across Nation
Thirteen killed, including ten Negroes, and more than 100 injured as tornadoes and high winds sweep from the Wabash Valley to the Pacific. Homes wrecked, lines down, and widespread damage reported in Mississippi Alabama Texas and surrounding plains. Waves and snow plague California Nevada and Colorado with fishermen missing and towns buffeted by winter fury.
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United Press
Wabash Valley
Pacific Coast
Atlantic Seaboard
East
Mississippi
Eagle Lake
Texas
Moundville
Ala
Rockies
Plains States
Montana
Colorado
Nevada
California
Sierras
San Francisco Bay
Illinois
Indianapolis
Rail workers agree to pay slash for jobs
A U.P. report from Chicago says 1.9 million railroad workers will accept a voluntary 10 percent pay cut for one year in exchange for railroads placing as many as 500,000 unemployed workers back on the payrolls. The plan aims to save railroads by about 350 million dollars to cover fixed charges and boost employment.
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United Press
Chicago
U.P
Lake Michigan
Why Only Rich Men See the New Automobiles
Arthur Brisbane discusses wealth and diplomacy as selectors for ambassadors and notes the 32nd New York auto show. He extols American car progress with cars under seven hundred dollars, forecasts mass production, and mentions radio aided milk purification ideas. He contrasts nations ready to fight with those delaying and questions future wars amid reparations and threats.
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New York City
Death Penalty Likely Not In Honolulu Case
Four Americans charged with the murder in Hawaii face possible acquittal of the death penalty due to lack of direct evidence. Police noted no eyewitnesses and said the case rests on circumstantial proof. The defendants include Mrs Massie’s husband Lieut Thomas Massie and two naval enlisted men.
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Dan Campbell
United Press
Honolulu
T. H
Adams
Thalia Massie
Thomas H. Massie
Massie
Kahahawai
Grace Hubbard Fortescue
E. J. Lord
A. O. Jones
Patman cites influence in Soviet Russia case
Rep. Wright Patman charges Secretary Mellon with private interests in Russian contracts and the Koppers Company. He testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in support of impeachment for high crimes and misdemeanors. The session includes questions about the justice department and potential conflicts of interest.
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Washington
U.P
Treasury
Melton
Soviet Russia
Wright Patman
Texas
House Judiciary Committee
Mellon
Patman
Koppers Company
Pittsburg
Russia
Soviet Union
Justice Department
House
Suners
Michener
Michigan
Buffalo herd finds permanent home in Texas lease
About 250 head of buffaloes the last remnants of a once vast herd were bought by a Dallas syndicate and will range on 3000 acres of the Goodnight ranch near Amarillo Texas. The herd began in 1878 when Colonel Goodnight’s wife started it by ropeing four calves. The ranch spans 11500 acres with part in Palo Duro Canyon a noted scenic spot.
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Dallas
U.P
Charles C. Goodnight
Goodnight
Amarillo
Colonel Goodnight
A. ©. Nicholson
Wichita Fells Bank
Nicholson
Palo Duro Canyon
Texas
Polish government rejects moratorium on foreign obligations
Warsaw reported that the Polish government will not consider any projects to suspend or nullify its foreign obligations. The statement marks a firm stance against temporary or permanent relief from international commitments.
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Warsaw
Poland
Laval Ready To Form Government
Paris January 13 Premier Laval said after his cabinet resigned last night that if President Doumergue asked him to form a new government he would accept and could probably assemble a ministry before the night ended.
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Paris
Laval
Doumer
Tragedy in Troup: Boy Dies From Gum Lip Bite
Earl Higginbotham seven died in Troup after biting his lip while chewing gum. Blood poisoning developed from the lip wound, leading to his death.
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Troup
Tex
U.P
Earl Higginbotham
Robber Threat Fails To Stop Fort Worth Editor
Harold Banks, city editor of the Morning Star Telegram, woke to a pistol at his door during a hotel confrontation as officers hunted a station robber on the roofs. A suspect was arrested after Banks refused to reveal details, promising sympathy to reporters returning with stories.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Harold Banks
Morning Star-Telegram
Banks
Links
Hs Guest
Injunction Halts Borger Gas Plans
In Borger a temporary restraining order stopped laying of pipe for a new gas distribution system tied to a franchise granted to I J Killion and associates. District Judge E J Pickens halted work after trenching and pipe unloading. Panhandle Power and Light Co filed for a permanent injunction claiming voters were not asked to approve the franchise. A petition seeks an election.
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Borger
I. J
Killion
Oxygen Plane Bucking Winds Saves Tucson Woman
Pilot Stuart Reiss flew low over Terre Haute Indiana to reach Tucson Arizona where Alice Hilliard 25 lay near death. Harsh hurricane like winds forced a landing in Indianapolis before refueling and continuing the rescue flight. Reiss reported strong headwinds after leaving Columbus and hedged his course to reach the patient.
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Terre Haute
Ind
U.P
Stuart Reiss
Alice Hilliard
Tucson
Ariz
Reiss
Indianapolis
Columbus
Oxygen room flight to aid Louisville girl in Arizona weather
Weather across two thirds of the continent delays a collapsible oxygen room bound for Alice Hilliard 25 in Tucson. Doctors hope the life saving device will reach her bedside tonight. At her side are Judge Robert W. Bingham editor and publisher and Mrs Bingham and Byron Hilliard.
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Tucson
Ariz
Alice Hilliard
Louisville
Miss Hilliard
Robert W. Bingham
The
Louisville Courier - Journal and Times
Bingham
Byron
Dallas Banker Frank H Blankenship Found Shot Dead
Frank H Blankenship a 55 year old former Dallas banker was found dead at his home last night with a pistol and cleaning gear nearby. The pistol had been recently cleaned and oiled and three other firearms were in the room.
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Dallas
Frank H
Blankenship
Weather forecast for Amarillo and region
Rain changes to snow with cold tonight and Thursday. West Texas cloudy with southeast rain turning to snow in the north, colder in the north. Panhandle livestock warning in north. New Mexico sees snow north, rain to snow south, severe cold in north and east with strong winds Thursday. Extreme temperatures 46 and 38.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Sinclair and Prairie Merger Gets Approval
Directors of Sinclair Consolidated Oil Prairie Oil & Gas and Prairie Pipe Line announced approval of a merger into Consolidated Oil Corp Shareholders will receive new stock on a 14 for 10 basis The merged company will own 14 218835 shares of no par common stock and key officers were named with meetings planned for March 1 to ratify the plan
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New York
Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation
Prairie Oil & Gas Co
Prairie Pipe Line Company
Consolidated Oil Corp
Sinclair
Prairie Oil
Prairie Pipe
Sinclair Consolidated O4 Corp
Consolidated
H. F. Sinclair
W. F. Fitzpatrick
E. W. Sinclair
H. R. Gallagher
Shell Union Oil
Chinese Presswarns of worsening situation for Japanese in China
Chinese newspapers in Tientsin report rapid Japanese troop transfers from Tientsin to Shankwan. They say Chin chow is becoming acute for Japan as Manchurian volunteer bands renew warfare, surrounding and wiping out small garrisons. In Tsingtao Japanese marines patrol streets after a riot. Chinese residents flee to escape clashes.
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Tientsin
China
Shankatkwan
Chinchow
Manchuria
Tsingtao
Kuomintang
Board considers salary cuts and tax relief at school meeting
Action on reducing school taxes will await a board meeting later in the week after a previous postponement. President Ordway proposed cutting operation costs by merging tax offices with state and county, hiring a business manager, and paying as you go for building. He also urged re adjusting athletic salaries, drawing protests from Dr Parcells who defends coach Blair Cherry. Teachers have not formally approved salary cuts and say Texas ranks 40th in teacher pay. The board seeks a budget to lower the upcoming tax rate, with final figures due April 15.
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George Ordway
RB. P. Parcells
Cooch Blair Cherry
Texas
Negro Given Death As Farmer's Slayer
In Fort Worth on January 13, a jury sentenced Carter Rollings, a Black man, to death for fatally wounding D. L. Reed, 60, at Crowley last October after a prior trial failed to reach a verdict on the punishment.
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Fort Worth
Carter Rollings
D. L. Reed
Crowley
Apple Cart Seats Go On Sale Today
The Apple Cart by George Bernard Shaw goes on sale at City Drug Store No. 1 517 Polk Street. Local manager Wilbur C. Hawk says reservations are brisk. Two performances at Municipal Auditorium, Saturday afternoon and evening, aimed at out of town guests.
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George Bernard Shaw
Municipal Auditorium
City Drug Store
Polk Street
Wilbur C. Hawk
Sterling Strong Dallas Announces for Congress
Sterling P. Strong, former member of the state Democratic executive committee, announced his candidacy for congressman at large. He said campaigns should focus on issues of vital interest to all people rather than just scrambling for office.
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Dallas
Sterling P. Strong
State Democratic Executive Committee
Fire at Nichols School Sparks Ambush Probe
Sheriff officers investigated the firing of the Nichols school building and an ambush on teacher Miss Mullings as she returned to collect a pupil’s forgotten doll. Three shots were fired at Miss Mullings while the building burned on Saturday.
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Austin
Nichols
Shelia Mulings
Miss Mullings
Confesses Bombing of Kansas City Theater
Ermal Jay Lime and EB M Evans confessed to making the bomb used in the Midland Theater lobby blast that killed Frank Alexander. They said they recruited Edward Gillespie to place the device under a balcony seat believing it contained liquor. Lime and Evans, plus R H Dean and Gillespie, were arrested.
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Ermal Jay Lime
The
Sound Projectionists Association
EB. M. Evans
Midland Theater
Frank Alexander
Lime
Edward Gillespie
Gillespie
Evans
R. H. Dean
Union
Mellon proposes tax plan to balance 1934 budget
Secretary Mellon testifies before the House Ways and Means committee proposing a 1934-reamended revenue act to balance the budget by year end. The plan favors a selective sales tax and higher income, corporate and estate taxes to raise about 1.31 billion dollars over two years despite a large deficit.
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Washington
Mellon
House
Ways and Means Committee
United States
Mine Killing Case At End In Kentucky Trial
Final arguments wrapped up as jurors prepared to deliberate in the murder conspiracy case against William Hightower 77 president of the Evarts local UMWA The defense and prosecutors laid out their theories on whether Evarts union officials plotted the deaths of Harlan County deputies and mine guards Judge Prewitt left three possible verdicts convict of murder conspiracy with electric chair or life imprisonment or acquittal.
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Mt, Sterling
William Hightower
Evarts
United Mine Workers of America
U. S
John M. Robison
Commonwealth
W. C. Hamilton
Evarts Union
Harlan County
Henry R. Prewitt
Hightower
Kentucky
Official Sale of The Apple Cart Tickets Open
Tickets for The Apple Cart are on sale at City Drug No 1 517 Polk Street from 9 am to 5 30 pm daily and moved to City Auditorium at noon Saturday Miss Eva Lewis oversees the sale A bargain matinee is planned Saturday afternoon Prices range 50 cents to 150 dollars for the matinee and 5 cents to 250 dollars for the evening Reservations by mail to Wilbur C Hawk Globe News Amarillo include a stamped envelope with remittance
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City Drug
Polk Street
City Auditorium
Eva Lewis
Wilbur C. Hawk
Globe News
Amarillo
Thousands of Acres Under Flood Waters
Cypress River and Black Bayou floodwaters inundated several thousand acres of farmland near Belcher and Gilliam Louisiana. The Cypress River at Jefferson Texas fell from 20.8 to 19.6 feet, while flood stage is 18 feet. Wells were shut down as the crest neared.
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Bhreveport
Cypress River
Black Bayou
Belcher
Gilliam
Jefferson
Texas
Two Women Found Clubbed to Death in Virginia
Washington reports two women were found clubbed to death at the home of Mrs. Agnes Ilsley in Middleburg Virginia. Mrs. Ilsley a New York resident and her maid Mrs. Bruckner were identified as victims. Police dispatched three experts to assist the inquiry.
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Washington
Agnes Ilsley
New York
Bones found in Cincinnati basement not human remains
Bones removed from the tenement basement where 6 year old Marian McLean’s body was found are not human. Dr. W M Korgman of Western Reserve University Medical School announced the findings today.
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Cleveland
Cincinnati
Marian McLean
W. M. Korgman
Western Reserve University Medical School
Veteran minister dies in Brownville Tex obituary
Rev. W. H. H. Biggs aged 91 longtime West Texas Methodist minister died yesterday at his daughter's home after 61 years in ministry, with services planned in Brownville.
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Brownville
Tex
W. H. H. Biggs
West Texas
Bandits Rob Belle Plaine Banked Town in Early Morning Heist
Three bandits bound the night marshal in Belle Plaine Kansas and cut telephone wires before attempting to disable Valley State Bank alarms. They fled as residents gathered after a bungled alarm. A past gun battle with bandits is noted in town history.
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Belle Plaine
Kan
U.P
Valley State Bank
Robert Bennett
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